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The union would like masks to be mandatory everywhere in schools, for children aged 10 and up. That would be a reasonable response to this, said Maple Ridge Teachers’ Association president Trevor Takasaki. It would alleviate some people’s anxiety.

Keep an eye out for a large amethyst that was stolen overnight from a Chilliwack stone shop. It has been in their showroom window for nearly 16 years.

Since the outset of the pandemic, the federal government has funded designated quarantine sites for Canadians to safely self-isolate for 14 days, as required under the Quarantine Act. Currently, no other non-essential travellers are allowed in the country. Canadians arriving back in the country will now need to pay for a private COVID-19 test upon landing at one of four designated airports and then wait for the results at a government-approved hotel. The costs will land completely on the traveller.

Spector was convicted of murdering actress Lana Clarkson in 2003. He died in hospital.

A good amount of sunshine for the Fraser Valley is in the forecast for the coming week.

We’re seeing an encouraging trend in our COVID-19 curve, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix said in a statement. The current public health orders restricting private gatherings and advising against non-essential travel are expiring on Friday, and Henry will be providing an update on orders and the latest analysis from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control of the spread of the original virus and its recently detected variants.

A Surrey woman has been told by her strata council to get rid of her beloved dog Scout because the nine-month-old Golden Retriever is more than 14 inches tall at the shoulder.

It’s a time to a time to honour, celebrate and reflect on the stories, experiences and accomplishments of Black Canadians here in British Columbia and across the country, the arena said in a social media post.

Here are some of the unofficial holidays for the coming week!

Another Mission teen has been arrested for an alleged assault on school grounds, marking the third student arrest RCMP have made this week following a widely reported video surfacing of two girls assaulting a fellow student.

WATCH: Did you meet Dwayne Buckle as he walked through Hope? He ended a walk from Red Deer with a dip in the frigid ocean at his destination of Port Hardy, nearly three months after he set out.

Are you still reminiscing about the year that was? Have a read of our special features on the year 2020 in Hope and area, as well as tons of photos: January to June: https://www.hopestandard.com//take-a-walk-down-memory-lan/ July to December: https://www.hopestandard.com//stroll-down-2020-memory-lan/

B.C. has reported 1,475 new COVID-19 cases and 22 deaths over the weekend.

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Podcast: Talk includes TDM’s RCMP career, radio, TV, wine, Janis Joplin and much more

Nearly 16,000 people have signed a Change.org petition to the provincial government, urging health minister Adrian Dix and premier John Horgan to halt hefty increases in licensing fees for nurses of all classifications.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the recall affects customers in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario and Saskatchewan.

Sooke’s Jim Bottomley is among a handful of futurists based in Canada. I want to help people understand the future of humanity.

COVID-19 is considered the cause of a 12-per-cent spike in call volume for the Surrey-based service, which involves the help of close to 150 well-trained volunteers.

Nordic skiing enthusiasts will be able to strap on their skiis at Manning Park as early as this weekend.

There have been 538 new COVID-19 cases recorded in B.C., as well as a further death.

B.C. will now require masks in public indoor and retail spaces, following months of calls for such a mandate.

Update: We're experiencing some technical difficulties, please bear with us and we promise candidates shall be speaking with you soon. ----- Watch your five Fraser-Nicola candidates in their first all candidates meeting ahead of the Oct. 24 B.C. election.

A 14-year-old from Hope is recovering after she was hit by a car at a crosswalk that her mother says is in need of improvements.

Dennis Adamson intends to enter the race for Fraser Nicola MLA as an independent, after being active with both the BC NDP Party and, briefly, the BC Green Party. He has until Friday (Oct. 2) to be confirmed as a candidate by Elections BC.

Well Hopeites, you've outdone yourselves. A total of 6,000 pounds of food and $3,000 was gathered at last weekend's Thanksgiving food drive.

We're almost ready to start the 2020 Provincial Election All Candidates Meeting for Fraser-Nicola....Covid style!

He’s a very outdoorsy person and he’s really smart, said Julia Naterer. And there are a lot of people looking for him. Jordan Naterer, 25, was last seen Saturday Oct. 10.

We need prevention and recovery to get people well, and we need to end these lawless camps and tent cities in city parks with a provincial mandate to help these vulnerable British Columbians, Wilkinson said, adding the mandate would be imposed on local governments to prevent 24-hour camping in urban parks.

This weekend the Four Wheel Drive Association of BC are taking it upon themselves to clean up the Jones Lake area, a place one organizer says has become a spot for ‘weekend warriors’ who leave all manner of garbage behind.

Around 85 per cent of Fraser Cascade students have returned to in-person learning. This and more in our roundup from the first SD78 board meeting of the school year:

Join us at 4 p.m. today as Fraser Nicola candidates square off on issues of importance to Hope and area.

Since March, 495 positive cases of COVID-19 among status First Nations people in B.C. have been confirmed. As of Sept. 29 there were 178 active cases and eight deaths.

Creativity pays off in a lot of ways, but it may not help with parking tickets as this group of tourists found out the hard way.

Do you have student loans in repayment? Today is the day you need to start dealing with them again and here are some options for you:

Hope rescue crews are resuming their search for a missing 25-year-old this morning, they are joined by searchers from the Similkameen, Interior and Fraser Valley.

Mounties were called to Trinity Western University Wednesday for a report of an agitated man on campus who was having an altercation with campus security. Parslow said the man was taken to Royal Columbian Hospital by BC Ambulance Service, where he remains in critical condition.

On May 28, the COVID-19 outbreak at Mission Institution was officially declared over by Dr. Bonnie Henry, but four months later, staffing shortages plague the medium-security prison.

Did you watch the debate tonight? What, for you, were the standout moments and what do you think of the performance of the three party leaders?

Ian Sewell wore out his wrist and his markers making signs for every Chiefs player...

Police say a 17-year-old Hope woman, who was last seen Monday in the Agassiz area has been located.

It’s that time of year again.

Users of #Chilliwack Vedder Greenway trails from across the Lower Mainland asked to weigh in

Breaking news! Trick-or-treating is not cancelled.

B.C. has recorded 549 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths over the Thanksgiving long weekend.

Police say Jada Margaret Ann Charlie-Carlson was last seen Monday in the 6100 block of Lougheed Highway.

At least a few residents in the Agassiz-Harrison area experienced a Halloween-worthy phenomenon Tuesday morning. Thick, white webbing blanketed lawns, fencing anything outdoors throughout the area overnight, and it’s not immediately clear where it all came from.

A majority of the 54 outages are within the Fraser Valley, as well as in Langley and Maple Ridge.

Today is Orange Shirt Day, are you wearing orange?

The air quality could go from 'low' risk to 'moderate' with plume of smoke moving in but nothing like a few weeks ago

In a progress update today, Fisheries and Oceans Canada said roughly 151,000 salmon have now been detected with acoustic sonar north of the site, 8,270 of which relied on the Whooshh Passage Portal.

B.C. party leaders are confronted with demands to deal with growing urban camping and associated crime as they campaign for the Oct. 24 provincial election. After years and hundreds of millions spent to provide housing, they admit the problem is growing faster than the solutions.

If the government were to invest really quickly an extra $2 billion right now could go a significant way to keep child care spaces open during a pandemic and bring their costs down to they’re actually affordable.

As of Sept. 30, customers must leave their vehicles on enclosed car decks and come up to outer passenger decks or areas. Passenger in upper or open car decks can still remain in their vehicles.