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There's a lot to do in Maple Ridge that doesn't involve screen time
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (435+ words) Published 11: 45 am Saturday, July 4, 2026 Launch your child into summer fun. (The News files) School's out, summer is in session, and it's a time when parents should put screen time into the background. Screen time jumps by 30 per cent after class…...
B. C. nurses begin job action following 72-hour strike notice
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (729+ words) Published 4: 26 pm Thursday, July 2, 2026 Hundreds of nurses in Vancouver for a B. C. Nurses Union conference marched along the streets of Vancouver on May 31, 2023, calling for safer staffing levels. The union has begun job action July 2, 2026 after issuing a 72-hour strike notice…...
B. C. Nurses" Union files 72-hour strike notice to labour relations board
5+ day, 30+ min ago (408+ words) Published 12: 37 pm Monday, June 29, 2026 B. C. Nurses Union's Adriane Gear, now union president, speaks at a protest May 31, 2023 that saw hundreds of nurses in town for a BCNU conference march along the streets of Vancouver calling for safer staffing levels. (Lauren Collins…...
School's out for summer across Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows " except Kanaka Creek
1+ week, 1+ day ago (426+ words) Published 8: 00 pm Thursday, June 25, 2026 By Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News Staff Students across SD42 celebrated the last day of school on June 24. In her annual year-end message Superintendent Teresa Downs thanked families of students in the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows School District…...
B. C. post-secondary system facing worst funding crisis in its history, report finds
2+ week, 2+ day ago (606+ words) Published 11: 30 am Thursday, June 18, 2026 British Columbia's public post-secondary system is facing the worst funding crisis in its history, according to a new report that found 19 of the province's 25 public institutions are projected to operate at a loss, with an estimated…...
Executive director of Maple Ridge Museum now with Heritage BC
3+ week, 5+ day ago (207+ words) Published 5: 45 pm Sunday, June 7, 2026 Shea Henry is the new executive director of Heritage BC. (Special to The News) Shea Henry, the former executive director of the Maple Ridge Museum and Community Archives, is now with Heritage BC. Henry spent eight…...
Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows arts students receive scholarships from Arts On
4+ week, 1+ day ago (379+ words) Published 5: 00 am Friday, June 5, 2026 By Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News Staff Claire Nyhold (left), and Crystal Shi both received a $2, 500 scholarship from Arts On/The Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Arts Council. (Special to The News) (From left) Bailey Davis, Claire…...
Kelowna grad receives $120 K scholarship to pursue engineering
4+ week, 1+ day ago (354+ words) Published 1: 00 pm Thursday, June 4, 2026 An "cole Kelowna Secondary (KSS) student has earned a prestigious scholarship to help her pursue a career pathway in engineering. Shaeyllan Beardmore has been selected to receive a $120, 000 Schulich Leader Scholarship to study engineering physics at…...
Gender apartheid: B. C. march pushes online learning for Afghan women
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (625+ words) Published 11: 00 am Wednesday, June 3, 2026 Two dozen supporters gathered in James Bay's Irving Park for the Red Pashmina Walk held on May 31, 2026. (Olivier Laurin/Victoria News) Following 9/11, U. S. President George W. Bush signed a joint resolution authorizing the use of force against those…...
Abbotsford student's architectural skills earn bronze at national event
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (273+ words) Published 12: 45 pm Tuesday, June 2, 2026 Kate Brown earned a gold medal at the 2026 Skills BC provincials, and went on to win bronze in architectural technology and design at nationals. (Skills BC) Abbotsford is now home to one of the most talented…...