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Richmond organizations can apply for 2027 City Grants until 5 p.m. on October 14, with updated eligibility, funding limits, grant streams and a new online application system.
Port Moody will offer a free, registration-required Blanket Exercise on Sept. 30 to explore colonization’s history and ongoing effects on Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
ICBC is replacing 140 intersection safety cameras across the region, including five in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, to deter red-light running and excessive speeding.
Canada Disability Benefit payments are due Sept. 17 and Canada Child Benefit payments Sept. 18, with eligibility and application details available for people not yet receiving them.
A Burnaby mother has rebuilt her daughter’s memorial for the second time in less than a month after it was ransacked in daylight. RCMP are seeking information.
Municipal leaders from across British Columbia are gathering in Vancouver, where the future of the province’s Indigenous rights law, housing and public safety are on the agenda.
Mike Morden, Maple Ridge mayor from 2018 to 2022, will run as an independent candidate for council in the Oct. 17 municipal election.
Kristina Lao will make her Maple Ridge debut on Sept. 25, opening The ACT Arts Centre’s Musical Spotlight Series with unreleased music from her forthcoming EP.
Port Coquitlam voters will elect a mayor, six councillors and two school trustees on Oct. 17, with advance and mail ballot voting also available.
Treat Accessibly is encouraging households to move treat stations to accessible locations so more children can take part in Halloween on Oct. 31.
StatCan reported steady annual inflation in August, with slower gasoline price growth offset by higher rent and travel costs and a moderation in grocery inflation.
Hundreds of executives and global asset managers will gather in Toronto as Ottawa seeks to attract new investment in major Canadian projects.
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