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Thousands of dollars were distributed to community organizations at the Maple Ridge Community Foundation Funding and Impacts Night. The event took place Wednesday, Nov. 19, at Burnett Fellowship Church, where grants awarded from both the Maple Ridge Community Foundation Endowment Fund, and from directed funds – these are grants from people who have started their […]

In a day full of Indigenous celebration in Lake Country, Vernon-Lumby MLA Harwinder Sandhu stepped up against recent opposition to Truth and Reconciliation. Sandhu and Lake Country Mayor Blair Ireland were in attendance at the 28th Winter Family Gathering Traditional Pow Wow, presented by the Lake Country Native Association at the Winfield Community Hall on

A candlelight vigil marking International Trans Day of Remembrance in Vernon included a lesson on blue whale anatomy. Rye Harwood, director at large with the Vernon Pride Society, presented a fact about the world’s largest animal to a crowd of nearly 100 people who gathered in solemn observance Thursday evening, Nov. 20. “They have a

Efforts to capture the bears involved in a Bella Coola attack that sent three children and one adult to hospital have continued into Saturday, Nov. 22. Additional British Columbia Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) officers are on scene in the remote northern B.C. community after the grizzly bear attack on Thursday, Nov. 20. Based on its

The Thomas Haney Craft Fair is a success in every way. Firstly, it is expected to draw more than 6,000 people to the Maple Ridge secondary school. Secondly, student organizers expect it to raise more than the $25,000 it took in last year. Also, it’s the biggest student-run craft fair in the province, happening this