16+ hour, 26+ min ago   (161+ words) Published 5:29 pm Sunday, September 13, 2026 By Ty Lim/Kelowna Capital News The B.C. government will be offering a total of $15 million in 2027 to support wildfire risk reduction projects in individual communities. The funding was announced on Sunday, Sept. 13 and is part of…...

22+ hour, 9+ min ago   (353+ words) Published 11:45 am Sunday, September 13, 2026 Motorized kick scooters are becoming more common among the general public, joining e-bikes, and mobility scooters in public spaces. But these electric devices are controlled by B.C. laws, because these devices can reach significant speeds. A North…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (237+ words) Published 5:45 pm Saturday, September 12, 2026 A long-time member and Girl Guides leader has been hard at work printing off orange heart stickers, which she is giving to the community for free in honour of National Truth and Reconciliation Day. Celina Woycheshen…...

4+ day, 57+ min ago   (487+ words) Published 9:00 am Thursday, September 10, 2026 Another new face has entered the race for school board trustee representing Maple Ridge. Crystal Warner describes herself as a community organizer, labour leader, and a lifelong champion for strongpublic services, who believes that every child…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (866+ words) Published 7:47 pm Wednesday, September 9, 2026 A mostly cordial debate ended with an exclamation mark when NDP candidate Pam Alexis implied that one of her opponents doesn’t know the Abbotsford-Mission community at all and is there to sow division and hate. She…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (194+ words) Published 9:00 am Saturday, September 5, 2026 [RE: City of Maple Ridge considering new $393M recreation proposal, mapleridgenews.com] I have lived in the Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows area for close to 45 years and have always supported the funding and development of recreational…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (620+ words) Published 12:56 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2026 A mosque in Surrey, B.C. was vandalized over the weekend with someone writing “hateful and threatening” words on the building and leaving pieces of raw bacon. The RCMP Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit (SPOSU) is investigating whether…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (477+ words) Published 12:46 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2026 By Brendan Shykora/Vernon Morning Star A day after Secretary of War Pete Hegseth shared a post mocking Vernon cadets on social media, Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee MP Scott Anderson censured the senior U.S. official in a social media…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (607+ words) Published 3:34 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2026 By Jordy Cunningham/Kelowna Capital News While recognizing Kelowna City Council’s concerns with the Outreach Urban Health Centre safe consumption site, Interior Health’s (IH) chief medical health officer Dr. Sue Pollock said the site is ultimately…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (302+ words) Published 12:47 pm Tuesday, September 1, 2026 By Jennifer Smith/Vernon Morning Star B.C.’s Premier is astonished by the United States’ military leadership’s “attack” on Vernon’s cadets. — Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) September 1, 2026 With nearly 10 million views and nine million comments, the post is seemingly…...