YEAR IN REVIEW: Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows bolster emergency ...
4 days ago · In the past year, both Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows city councils invested significantly in emergency services. The City of Maple Ridge went on a hiring binge for emergency services in 2024, as city council approved a budget with a 6.5 per cent property tax increase in February. That funded 16 new ...
YEAR IN REVIEW: Shots ring out in downtown Maple Ridge
Dec 30, 2024 · On May 31, 2024 a man was shot to death in downtown Maple Ridge, in broad daylight. At the corner of 223 Street and Lougheed Highway an argument erupted into gunfire, and Dustin Evans was fatally shot. A witness who was sitting in a car nearby said he saw two men fighting before one man suddenly ...
Police arrest suspect at gunpoint in downtown Maple Ridge
6 days ago · The Ridge Meadows RCMP arrested a suspect at gunpoint on the evening of Dec. 30. The arrest happened just before 10 a.m. at a pair of duplexes in the 22000 block of 119th Avenue. In video shot from across the street, about seven police vehicles are parked out front and in the driveway of the little ...
Owners respond to Telegraph Cove fire: 'the emotional toil is ...
5 days ago · It's definitely been a long day in Telegraph Cove. After a major structure fire broke out in the early morning hours on Dec. 31, the historic village of Telegraph Cove on northern Vancouver Island suffered numerous damages before finally being brought under control by North Island fire crews late in ...
B.C. reflects on 2024 wildfire season, talks climate ...
Dec 29, 2024 · In 2024, the BC Wildfire Service collaborated with communities across the province to address wildfires and enhance climate resiliency. Between April 1 and the end of 2024, 1,688 wildfires burned approximately 1.08 million hectares across B.C. Lightning was the primary cause, responsible for more ...
Vernon man wins wildfire cancellation lawsuit against Air ...
6 days ago · A man from Vernon won a civil lawsuit against Air Canada after his flight was cancelled due to the wildfires that were raging around Kelowna on August 16, 2023. In a decision made in the Civil Resolutions Tribunal on Dec. 20, 2024, David Pansegrau was awarded $1,477, to be paid by Air Canada ...
Outrage in Kootenays as ferry strike threatens communities
Dec 30, 2024 · When Val Miller moved to Procter in 1986, she understood life in the community was dictated by its ferry crossing. The small community northeast of Nelson is only accessible by a cable ferry located a short drive away at Harrop, which Miller and other residents have accepted as part of the package ...