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A parliamentary petition proposing a federally funded second route from Penticton to Kelowna has the backing of the local Member of Parliament. Helena Konanz, who represents the Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay riding, shared the petition on her social media. In August, Konanz had also joined Okanagan Lake West-South Kelowna MP Dan Albas and regional MLAs in […]

January is a month when many people would prefer not to look at their credit card or bank statements, but the Better Business Bureau serving Mainland BC (BBB) is cautioning people to check for unexpected subscription renewals and hidden fees, which often pop up at the start of the new year. The start of the

The Maple Ridge Community Foundation has started 2026 by handing out some big checks. The local charity first offered $10,000 to the Ridge Meadows Hospital Foundation, which has been raising funds to purchase new equipment and other improvements for the hospital since 1984. Janine Davies, executive director of the hospital foundation, said the funds will

Four people, including one in a wheelchair, had to be rescued from a flooded house surrounded by rushing water on Monday morning, Jan. 12. The property near the junction of 224 Street and 132 Avenue flooded rapidly in the latest atmospheric river to drench the Lower Mainland. Melanie Brooks had moved into the property as