A local rise in online anti-South Asian hate is part of a larger trend, according to two professors at the University of the Fraser Valley. Dr. Hassan Javid, a professor of sociology at UFV, said it’s part of a broader anti-migrant sentiment around much of the Western world, concurrent with the rise of right-wing populist […]
B.C. researchers link anti-South Asian sentiment to wider trend Read More »
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SHARE: Perfect winter morning stroll along the rivers Read More »
For highway drivers throughout the rugged expanses of B.C.’s sprawling Interior, the most challenging time of the year has returned. A man with plenty of first-hand experience with those challenges has some words of wisdom for motorists venturing out this winter. Fire Chief Steven DeRousie of Revelstoke Fire Rescue Services (RFRS) says planning ahead, coming
Worried about winter driving? Try these tips out of B.C.’s Rogers Pass country Read More »
Great Canadian Entertainment, the company that once owned Chances Maple Ridge, is selling off another of its B.C. properties – the latest one in Coquitlam. GCE, described as one of the biggest gaming operators in the country, is selling the Great Canadian Casino Vancouver in Coquitlam to the Snuneymuxw First Nation – the same group
First Nation buys another regional casino Read More »
Ahead of the heavy rains slated to hit the Lower Mainland between Saturday and early Tuesday, the team at Maple Ridge Museum dug into the archives for a related photo from the community’s massive photo album. They were able to locate this one. It depicts a flood-damaged picnic shelter at Maple Ridge Park (located at
65 years ago: Community has a history of floods Read More »