How to help families affected by the Maple Ridge fire

Cash donations are the preferred method of giving back, according to Canadian Red Cross

A fire in the early morning hours of June 10 has evacuated more than 200 Maple Ridge residents. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

 

Maple Ridge fentanyl dealer loses sentencing appeal

Statue of Lady Justice at B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. (File photo)
Woman will serve three years in jail for dealing fentanyl, meth
Raymond Salgado of Nanaimo, competes on 'Canada's Got Talent'. (Canada's Got Talent photo)

PODCAST: Singer Raymond Salgado, ‘Canada’s Got Talent’ finalist
A total of 66 people took part in the Move to Cure ALS event in Polson Park in Vernon Saturday, June 10, 2023. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)

Move to Cure ALS event supports unique B.C. research model
Oregon to crack down on illegal pot growers by holding landowners responsible

Oregon to crack down on illegal pot growers by holding landowners responsible
Ticket to ride: Southern California theme parks roll out new attractions for summer

Ticket to ride: Southern California theme parks roll out new attractions for summer

Central Okanagan Search and Rescue was called Saturday morning (June 10) to help find an apparant car that crashed into Okanagan Lake in West Kelowna on Friday night. (File photo)

Search team pulled back from Okanagan Lake
A White Rock restaurant has levelled a complaint of 'ethical misconduct' against Coun. David Chesney, following comments made on a social media site (Tricia Weel File photo)

White Rock business launches ‘ethics’ complaint against councillor
A passenger boards a WestJet Encore Bombardier Q400 twin-engined turboprop aircraft in Kamloops, Saturday, June 3, 2023. WestJet and Swoop pilots ratified their collective agreement after a bargaining process that saw the threat of a strike snarl many Canadians’ long weekend plans. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

WestJet to wind down budget airline Swoop, fold it into main operation
The Langley Hiring & Post-Secondary Education Expo is at the Langley Events Centre – Field House (Gate #8) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 22. Black Press file photo

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    Nanaimo RCMP have reported a man has died on June 7 after going into medical distress while swimming at Westwood Lake. (Black Press Media file photo)

    Man dies after going into medical distress while swimming in Vancouver Island lake

    Hope RCMP are looking into a serious spate of alleged hate crimes in Hope, just days into the community’s first Pride festival. (Kemone Moodley/Hope Standard/Megan te Boekhorst)

    PHOTOS: Pride flag set on fire during night of alleged hate crime in Hope

    Three-year-old Deerat Kaur Chahal enjoys some time at Skaha Park. Her family and her are being deported if a reprieve isn’t given. (Mark Brett / Local Journalism Initiative Reporter)

    Okanagan MP, community rallies to keep young family from being deported

    A combination of dried-out forests, potentially strong winds and lightning could make for a “very challenging” fire season in 2023, which has already turned to be unprecedented in many ways, provincial officials said Thursday (June 8) during a news conference. (Black Press Media file photo)

    Officials warn of ‘very challenging’ fire season ahead in B.C.

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    Maple Ridge Fire and Rescue chief Michael Van Dop said that the June 10 fire had been completely extinguished by 3 p.m. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

    Maple Ridge fire chief gives update on downtown fire

    More than 50 firefighters were used to extinguish blaze

    Construction of the Edge 3 condo development in downtown Maple Ridge begun last summer, with the Edge 2 building visible in the background. (The News files)

    VIDEOS: Third of four Edge condo buildings burns during construction

    Friday night’s fire in vacant building spreads and damaged a number of other Edge units nearby

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    Sports
    Abbotsford’s JP Siou is set to take on the Spartan Death Race, which begins in Vermont later this month. (Submitted)

    Atypical Abbotsford athlete taking on Spartan Death Race challenge

    Local trainer JP Siou received a last-minute invite to daring event in Vermont, hopes to survive

    Thunderous cheers from an exuberant young audience made for a special game Tuesday, June 6 at Langley Events Centre, as the Vancouver Bandits hosted their second yearly School Day Game. They fell to Winnipeg 106-103. (Ryan Molag, LEC/Special to Langley Advance Times)

    Vancouver Bandits fall in close game, despite loud cheer squad

    4,500 students from 31 Lower Mainland schools cheer on pro-basketball team in Langley

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    Community
    220 people participated in the 2023 Move to Cure ALS fundraising walk for the Tri-Cities in Pitt Meadows on June 4. (ALS Society of B.C./Special to The News)

    Move to Cure ALS walk in Pitt Meadows smashes fundraising goal

    More than $21,000 was collected by the 220 participants

    A boy opens a shoebox filled with gifts from Operation Christmas Child in Costa Rica. (Operation Christmas Child/Special to The News)

    Maple Ridge bottle drive to help children worldwide

    Operation Christmas Child holding bottle drive for annual shoebox campaign

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    Obituaries

    Lorna June Davison (nee Fuller)

    Jun 4th, 2023

    William A. E. ‘Bill’ Canvin

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    Michael Hastings

    May 27th, 2023

    Evelyn Christensen Brown (nee Rosenberg)

    May 20th, 2023

    William Victor Horvath (Bela)

    May 19th, 2023

    Robert Milliken

    May 18th, 2023

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    Entertainment
    Surrey-raised musician Jazzy B with his StarWalk plaque on Granville Street in Vancouver during its unveiling in September 2016. (File photo)

    New ‘StarWalk’ tour maps B.C.’s most celebrated entertainers for free on VanWalks app

    ‘People commemorated in the sidewalk have shaped not only Canadian culture, but worldwide entertainment’

    Author of “JAJ: A Haida Manga” Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas is shown along with the cover of the book in this combination handout image. (Karolina Turek, Douglas & McIntyre photo)

    A tale of history and humanization unfold in colourful ‘Haida Manga’

    Colourful watercolour panels of ‘JAJ: a Haida Manga’ leap off the page

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    Business
    The Bank of Canada building is pictured in Ottawa on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. The Bank’s deputy governor Paul Beaudry delivered an economic progress report in Victoria, offering insight into the central bank’s decision to raise its key interest rate to 4.75 per cent. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

    Future interest rate decisions will be taken one at a time, says BoC deputy governor

    ‘Every decision is taken one at a time at this point’

    Cameron Shute, from Nelson, B.C., whose small business Dark Horse Innovations is part of a growing number of outdoor gear makers, designers and manufacturers in the Kootenays region of the province, is shown in a handout photo. (Peter Moynes photo/Contributed to The Canadian Press)

    ‘Craft gear from here:’ Kootenays eyed by wilderness lovers and entrepreneurs alike

    ‘In the beginning, it was people who were already here, but now we’re finding people are moving here just to make gear’

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    A recent survey reveals that young Canadians are losing confidence in investing. (Black Press Media File Photo)

    Young generations are losing confidence in investing, new B.C. survey reveals

    A survey shows young Canadians’ challenges in fulfilling their investment aspirations

    Canada has had several big-name movies shot across the country, some of which may be surprising. (anncapictures/Pixabay.com)

    10 movies you might not have known have scenes shot in Canada

    It turns out Vancouver isn’t the only city in Canada that gets tagged in for movie backdrops

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    Life
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        Dr. Sean Maurice from Prince George won Spring GoByBike Week 2021’s Exodus Travels grand prize bike trip in Croatia. There's another trip up for grabs during this spring's GoByBike Week, May 29 to June 4!

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          On May 28, Canadians will unite at MS Walk to make a world free of MS more than just a dream. Photo courtesy MS Society

          Connect for hope at MS Walk on May 28

          Find a walk near you and support those living with MS today!

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