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A new report from B.C.’s forestry advisory council finds the province’s forestry sector is outdated and opaque, and the old ways are not working for communities, business, First Nations or the environment. The report recommends rethinking the entire forestry system, eliminating broad timber harvest targets and moving to a system of “land care” that manages […]

The Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school district will need 80 new classrooms in 15 years, with estimated growth of almost 2,000 additional students, the board of trustees heard at their Jan. 14 meeting. The board reviewed a residential development report, which was completed in the fall of 2025, and shows the coming demand for classroom space

The Yukon RCMP Crime Reduction Unit arrested three men and seized nearly a kilogram of suspected drugs following a months-long trafficking investigation in Whitehorse, according to a Feb. 2 news release. The investigation began in January and focused on suspected trafficking activity in the city. Police executed a search warrant in the Porter Creek subdivision

Emergency officials say there is no tsunami threat to B.C. after a 4.2-magnitude earthquake in California Monday morning (Feb. 2). Originally reported as a magnitude 4.1 earthquake the U.S. Geological Survey now lists it as 4.2. It hit about 32 kilometres southeast of San Francisco and 112 kilometres north of Monterey, Calif. at a depth

Just six months ago, Peace Arch Duty Free Shop operator Peter Raju was about ready to throw in the towel, frustrated by operating challenges – including tariffs – in recent years that had rendered the longstanding business “not profitable.” “In August/September, we seriously thought about turning the keys back to the First Nations,” Raju said