Greg Laychak

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Kent's long-running ALR land use issue was voted down and sent back to staff.

Ag land issue sows seeds of discontent

Mayor and district council have a hard time in the latest compliance case

Kent's long-running ALR land use issue was voted down and sent back to staff.
Ivy Blake (left) and Leslie Johnson (right) were selected for two of fifty spots at the Minerva Foundation’s Learning to Lead weekend program designed to teach women leadership skills.

Smashing stereotypes and learning to lead

Local young women among 50 in B.C. picked for unique program

Ivy Blake (left) and Leslie Johnson (right) were selected for two of fifty spots at the Minerva Foundation’s Learning to Lead weekend program designed to teach women leadership skills.
Local sports programs count on volunteers to keeps costs low and enthusiasm high.

Springtime brings call for volunteers

"We don't want to lose these activities for the kids."

Local sports programs count on volunteers to keeps costs low and enthusiasm high.
Naomi Olsen in her home studio. Olsen is the featured artist for the Agassiz Monday Painters’ 55th Anniversary art show held this month.

Painter finds beauty in the darker corners of life

Naomi Olsen draws inspiration from personal challenges in life

Naomi Olsen in her home studio. Olsen is the featured artist for the Agassiz Monday Painters’ 55th Anniversary art show held this month.
Gracie Tolmie, a Grade 4 student at Agassiz Christian school with her science fair project on aquaponics that won a prize at the Fraser Valley regionals.

Young scientists discover success at regionals

Agassiz Christian school students bring back awards from Fraser Valley science fair

Gracie Tolmie, a Grade 4 student at Agassiz Christian school with her science fair project on aquaponics that won a prize at the Fraser Valley regionals.
District of Kent City Council received a presentation last Wednesday about what can be done to improve Valley View Cemetery in the years to come.

Breathing new life into a cemetery

Kent Council considers ways to improve Valley View Cemetery

District of Kent City Council received a presentation last Wednesday about what can be done to improve Valley View Cemetery in the years to come.
The Electoral Area Services Committee voted to issue a temporary use permit to Fraser Valley Aggregates last Tuesday that allows the sand and gravel producer to process aggregate for six years.

Gravel agreement makes the best of a bad situation at Lake Errock, EASC says

'It’s six years of torture as opposed to 20 or 30 years of torture'

The Electoral Area Services Committee voted to issue a temporary use permit to Fraser Valley Aggregates last Tuesday that allows the sand and gravel producer to process aggregate for six years.
Damage caused by a blaze that burned a residence on Agassiz Rosedale Highway early Monday morning is evident later that day.

Fire damages Agassiz home

Residential blaze on Highway 9 called suspicious by investigators

Damage caused by a blaze that burned a residence on Agassiz Rosedale Highway early Monday morning is evident later that day.

Kent ditch debate continues

Environmentalists side with stricter federal rules and discipline, municipalities try to fund growing demands and keep farmers happy

Bob Vernon holds the cheap and easy-to-use click beetle trap he designed which uses pheromones to attract male insects for research purposes.

Research builds a better bug trap

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researchers build off of collaborative efforts

Bob Vernon holds the cheap and easy-to-use click beetle trap he designed which uses pheromones to attract male insects for research purposes.
Local public is passionate about farmland and ALR exclusion applications.

Group makes pre-emptive defence of agricultural land

A full gallery at Municipal Hall gave loud applause to Wayne Vandenbrink's anti-ALR exclusion speech

Local public is passionate about farmland and ALR exclusion applications.

District of Kent eyes 2.97% tax hike

A third of the proposed increase will go toward policing costs

New agricultural zone for smaller parcels

The A1 designation has been created to regulate plots smaller than two hectares

Guy Hawk with Governor General David Johnston after receiving his Medal of Bravery at the Chan Centre of the Performing Arts Friday.

Act of bravery earns local man Governor General’s award

Guy Hawk recognized for pulling a woman out of a burning trailer

Guy Hawk with Governor General David Johnston after receiving his Medal of Bravery at the Chan Centre of the Performing Arts Friday.
Phyllis Stenson was presented the Spirit of Folk award at the Folk Alliance International conference in Kansas City mid-February.

Harrison Festival ‘Pathbreaker’ earns folk music honour

Former director Phyllis Stenson presented ‘Spirit of Folk’ award

Phyllis Stenson was presented the Spirit of Folk award at the Folk Alliance International conference in Kansas City mid-February.
The proposed Statlu Resources Inc. contaminated soil dump location is 10 kilometres north of Highway 7 on Chehalis Forest Service Road.

Landfill plan gets final ‘no’

Statlu's proposed remediated soil site on Chehalis Forest Service Road officially nixed

The proposed Statlu Resources Inc. contaminated soil dump location is 10 kilometres north of Highway 7 on Chehalis Forest Service Road.
A new wine festival comes to Harrison Hot Springs this spring.

Wine festival brings the best

New event focuses on regional wineries, pairing local foods with vino

A new wine festival comes to Harrison Hot Springs this spring.
Youth workers Ericka Young (left), Anika Allan, and Mike Vanlaar (right) are shaping the new youth centre with help from community teens.

Centre taps into what youth want

New funding, new location, new programs: A revamped youth centre opens its doors in Agassiz

Youth workers Ericka Young (left), Anika Allan, and Mike Vanlaar (right) are shaping the new youth centre with help from community teens.
Earl Wilder, president of Upland Resources Inc. and Statlu Sand and Gravel looks across the location of his proposed remediated soil landfill site.

Process questioned after landfill rejected

'We're pretty upset about it,' says Earl Wilder of Statlu Resources

Earl Wilder, president of Upland Resources Inc. and Statlu Sand and Gravel looks across the location of his proposed remediated soil landfill site.
Kate Onos-Gilbert's tulip field at Seabird Island. The grower will take a break from holding her annual festival this year.

Annual tulip festival cancelled after a decade

Struggle to find a new location kills popular event for now

Kate Onos-Gilbert's tulip field at Seabird Island. The grower will take a break from holding her annual festival this year.