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Kristin MacDonald, an educational assistant with the Coquitlam School District, is being threatened with termination of employment because of photographs she posted of herself to an adult-only platform. (Special to The News)

Lower Mainland woman threatened with termination over photos on adult-only website

Kristin MacDonald is an educational assistant in Coquitlam, but has been ordered to cease side gig

Kristin MacDonald, an educational assistant with the Coquitlam School District, is being threatened with termination of employment because of photographs she posted of herself to an adult-only platform. (Special to The News)
Ridge Meadows RCMP have taped off a large area near the southeast entrance to the Meadowtown Shopping Centre. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)

Body found in Pitt Meadows, homicide investigators called in

Ridge Meadows RCMP on scene near Meadowtown Shopping Centre

Ridge Meadows RCMP have taped off a large area near the southeast entrance to the Meadowtown Shopping Centre. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)
Brittney Johnson, Owner of Coastal Collective + Co, in Osprey Village, says filming in the community has a negative impact on the businesses trying to operate there. (Special to The News)

Petition launched to part ways with film industry in B.C. village

Business owners and residents annoyed about disruption with little compensation

Brittney Johnson, Owner of Coastal Collective + Co, in Osprey Village, says filming in the community has a negative impact on the businesses trying to operate there. (Special to The News)
The puppy yoga fundraiser takes place Thursday, May 18. (Karma Healing at Whonnock Lake/Special to The News)

Puppies to power Lower Mainland yoga fundraiser

Money raised to go to non-profit Power To Be

The puppy yoga fundraiser takes place Thursday, May 18. (Karma Healing at Whonnock Lake/Special to The News)
Glee Dango plays the part of Julie Graham-Chang, left, and Pitt Meadows actress Mia Bella will be playing the part of Lydia Goldblatt in the new television series <em>Popularity Papers</em>. (Special to The News)

Lower Mainland actress stars in YTV show Popularity Papers

Popularity Papers airs Mondays 3 p.m. PST on YTV beginning April 10

Glee Dango plays the part of Julie Graham-Chang, left, and Pitt Meadows actress Mia Bella will be playing the part of Lydia Goldblatt in the new television series <em>Popularity Papers</em>. (Special to The News)
Allen James Brooks was convicted of two counts of sexual assault in 2020 during a trial at the Port Coquitlam Courthouse. (The News files)

B.C. high court orders a new trial for former X-ray tech convicted of sexual assault

Allen James Brooks was convicted of two counts of sexual assault in 2020

Allen James Brooks was convicted of two counts of sexual assault in 2020 during a trial at the Port Coquitlam Courthouse. (The News files)
Bullets were fired at a house along Mountainview Crescent on Sunday, March 12. (Shane MacKichan/Special to The News)

Shots fired at occupied Lower Mainland residence

Police responded to a home along Mountainview Crescent Sunday evening, March 12

Bullets were fired at a house along Mountainview Crescent on Sunday, March 12. (Shane MacKichan/Special to The News)
Jesse Sokol, peer coordinator at the Maple Ridge Community Action Table with STORM, also brought meal bags to give out to those in need. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)

VIDEO: Black Balloon Day honoured in Lower Mainland

As of January, 2023, there have been 211 “suspected” illicit drug deaths across B.C. says new report

Jesse Sokol, peer coordinator at the Maple Ridge Community Action Table with STORM, also brought meal bags to give out to those in need. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)
Police stand outside the house on Colemore Street where Kyaw Naing Maung was shot and killed by a police officer. (Colleen Flanagan/THE NEWS)

Report finds RCMP actions ‘unreasonable’ in 2019 fatal B.C. police shooting

Recommendations made for officer training, and pairing with trained mental health professionals

Police stand outside the house on Colemore Street where Kyaw Naing Maung was shot and killed by a police officer. (Colleen Flanagan/THE NEWS)
A screen shot from the video shows a cow being prodded. (Screen grab from video)

Complaint made against B.C. slaughterhouse over alleged animal cruelty

A video supplied to Animal Justice shows animals being hit and throats slit while still conscious

A screen shot from the video shows a cow being prodded. (Screen grab from video)
Firefighters on the scene at Dairy Queen in Maple Ridge. (Colleen Flanagan/Special to The News)

VIDEO: Firefighters called to Dairy Queen in Maple Ridge

Witnesses say one person was sent to hospital with burns

Firefighters on the scene at Dairy Queen in Maple Ridge. (Colleen Flanagan/Special to The News)
Chief Grace George with the Katzie First Nation wants Trans Mountain Corporation to stop work on Katzie First Nation territory. (The News files)

B.C. First Nation orders Trans Mountain to stop work on their land

Katzie First Nation claims work at two sites is being done without proper notice or consultation

Chief Grace George with the Katzie First Nation wants Trans Mountain Corporation to stop work on Katzie First Nation territory. (The News files)
SD42 has assessed Alouette Elementary for asbestos, mould, air quality, water quality, and all custodial supplies and pest control supplies used at the school were reviewed. (Alouette Elementary photo)

UPDATE: Lower Mainland school given all-clear in air quality test

Tests undertaken at Maple Ridge school after a number of cancer diagnoses

SD42 has assessed Alouette Elementary for asbestos, mould, air quality, water quality, and all custodial supplies and pest control supplies used at the school were reviewed. (Alouette Elementary photo)
Daphne was part of a large seizure of budgies from the Okanagan and is waiting to be adopted out from the Maple Ridge branch of the BC SPCA. (BC SPCA/Special to The News)

Mozart-loving budgies waiting for forever home at BC SPCA in Maple Ridge

Budgies were part of a large seizure in the Okanagan

Daphne was part of a large seizure of budgies from the Okanagan and is waiting to be adopted out from the Maple Ridge branch of the BC SPCA. (BC SPCA/Special to The News)
A Ridge-Meadows Minor Hockey Association player is facing discipline for sharing images of undressed teammates on social media. (Pexels/Tima Miroshnichenko photo)

Who should be teaching kids what not to do on social media? Coaches, teachers, parents

A youth hockey player posted images of undressed teammates on Snapchat, sparking questions about who should be teaching privacy ethics

A Ridge-Meadows Minor Hockey Association player is facing discipline for sharing images of undressed teammates on social media. (Pexels/Tima Miroshnichenko photo)
A small airplane crashed into the ditch beside one of the runways at Pitt Meadows Regional Airport at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 24. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

Plane crash at Pitt Meadows airport

A plane has crashed into a ditch by the runway, no injuries reported

A small airplane crashed into the ditch beside one of the runways at Pitt Meadows Regional Airport at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 24. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
The IIO B.C. is seeking witnesses after a crash in Mission involving a Ridge Meadows RCMP member left a man with serious injuries. (The News files)

Ridge Meadows RCMP member under IIO investigation after Mission crash

The officer was off-duty at the time of the collision

The IIO B.C. is seeking witnesses after a crash in Mission involving a Ridge Meadows RCMP member left a man with serious injuries. (The News files)
Supt. Wendy Mehat gave credit to coordinated response and communication between police jurisdictions, integrated teams, the forensic identification Support and Emergency Health Services, for the timely arrest of the suspect. (Ridge Meadows RCMP photo/ Special to The News)

Dog dead, woman in hospital after Lower Mainland shooting

The shooting occurred around the 26000 block of Lougheed Highway in Maple Ridge

Supt. Wendy Mehat gave credit to coordinated response and communication between police jurisdictions, integrated teams, the forensic identification Support and Emergency Health Services, for the timely arrest of the suspect. (Ridge Meadows RCMP photo/ Special to The News)
Donations of clothing and household items were handed out before the Thanksgiving dinner. (Special to The News)

Ukrainian families share stories of wartime displacement at Thanksgiving gathering in Maple Ridge

About 100 people attended the traditional turkey dinner

Donations of clothing and household items were handed out before the Thanksgiving dinner. (Special to The News)
The Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Katzie Seniors Network’s Intergenerational Garden could win $2,500 in a social media contest put on by Scotts Canada Ltd.. (Colleen Flanagan-THE NEWS)

Lower Mainland community garden needs shares and likes to win $2,500 in social media contest

Scott’s Gro for Good social media contest runs until Tuesday, Oct. 4

The Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Katzie Seniors Network’s Intergenerational Garden could win $2,500 in a social media contest put on by Scotts Canada Ltd.. (Colleen Flanagan-THE NEWS)