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Murdered B.C. teen’s family backs move to extend parole ineligibility

A push for change on Parliament Hill in Ottawa has been welcomed by the family of Langford teenager Kimberly Proctor, who was murdered 16 years ago. Cowichan-Malahat-Langford MP Jeff Kibble’s private member’s bill, which aims to keep the most serious offenders off the street for longer, was passed by the House of Commons at second […]

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New underwater camera a game changer for Maple Ridge environmental agency

Alouette River Management Society, (ARMS), has purchased a new underwater camera allowing them to study salmonoids in their natural habitat. The camera was purchased in June last year for $720 after ARMS received a short-term grant from Pacific Salmon Foundation, and it is a “big game changer”, said Sophie Sparrow with the environmental organization that

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Scholarships open to Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows students worth $2,500 each

Applications are open for two $2,500 scholarships available for students in British Columbia and Yukon. Interchange Recycling, a not-for-profit organization formed in 2003, responsible for collecting and recycling used motor oil, oil filters, oil containers, used antifreeze, and antifreeze containers in BC and Yukon, is behind the second annual “The Tomorrow Grant” to support students

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Korean shipbuilder bidding on submarine deal partners with B.C. firms

A North Saanich marine equipment supplier is looking to inch its way into the global submarine supply chain after South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean formalized teaming agreements with the company as Parliament works to procure 12 new subs for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). On Thursday (March 26), a delegation of representatives from shipbuilder Hanwha

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