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Nova Scotian lighthouse lamp found in B.C. thrift store ignites cross-country friendship
Julia Ghersini found a lighthouse lamp in a Maple Ridge, B.C., thrift store and realized it was a unique, hand-painted item by Nova Scotia's John and Sheila Jordan. When she posted about it on Facebook, her post went viral, and she ended up meeting Amanda Farnsworth-Thibodeau, a great-niece of the Jordans, who has her own version of the lighthouse.
CTV News
14-06-2025
- CTV News
Bear killed after attack in Maple Ridge
Vancouver Watch A Maple Ridge woman is recovering after being attacked by a bear. The bear was killed by police and a search is underway for its two cubs.
CTV News
13-06-2025
- CTV News
Police kill bear that attacked Maple Ridge woman, search ongoing for orphaned cubs
In this Saturday, June 14, 2014 photo, a mother black bear wanders with her two spring cubs near the parking garage along Alumni Drive in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Bob Hallinen) Mounties in Maple Ridge killed a bear after it attacked a woman in her backyard Thursday night, officials confirmed. According to the Ministry of Environment, the black bear swiped the victim on the side of the head. She was treated in hospital, but police described her injuries as minor. 'RCMP destroyed the suspected offending bear – a sow with two cubs,' the ministry wrote in a statement to CTV News. Conservation officers were sent to the area early Friday morning, and are still searching for the orphaned cubs on foot, in vehicles, and in the air with drones. The ministry asked anyone who sees the bear cubs to call the Report All Poachers and Polluters line at 1-877-952-7277. The Ridge Meadows RCMP sent a warning to residents about wildlife encounters in light of the bear attack, which said officers responded to 'an incident involving a resident and a bear' Thursday, but did not elaborate further. When CTV News asked police how they came to the decision to kill the bear, they wrote in a statement: 'The decision to dispatch an animal by police is always made on the basis of whether it is potentially dangerous or suffering. Given the nature of the call, including the injury sustained by the resident and the bear still posing a threat on the resident's property, officers were forced to act in the interest of public safety and make a difficult decision. We continue to work with our BC Conservation Officer Service and municipal partners to educate the public and prevent further incidents such as this involving wildlife.' Mounties also said an aggressive coyote bit a dog on Tuesday. 'While bear and coyote sightings are common in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, Ridge Meadows RCMP is taking this opportunity to remind residents to stay vigilant and use precaution,' police wrote in a news release Friday. 'We all play a significant role in determining how wildlife will interact with humans. Educating yourself and your family can help prevent such encounters.' Police reminded residents to keep dogs on a leash, secure their garbage, and to never approach or feed wildlife.
CBC
13-06-2025
- CBC
Surrey, B.C., man charged with impaired and dangerous driving after deadly crash in Burnaby, B.C.
A Surrey, B.C., man has been charged with impaired and dangerous driving in connection with a Burnaby, B.C., crash that left two people dead and injured three others last year. Two women from Maple Ridge were killed on Feb. 18, 2024, when a minivan and a Tesla collided on Highway 1 eastbound near the Sprott Street exit, according to an RCMP press release. Police say two other Maple Ridge women in their 20s and a Surrey man in his 30s were seriously hurt. Chi Sun Park, 35, is facing 15 criminal charges, including dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm, as well as charges related to driving while impaired by drugs. The charges come after an investigation by B.C. Highway Patrol. "This matter is now before the courts and no further information will be released at this time in order to respect the court process," said the release. Park was released on bail with no cash deposit required. His next court date is scheduled for July 24.
CTV News
13-06-2025
- CTV News
B.C. man charged in highway crash that killed 2, injured 3 others
Police were called to the crash on Highway 1 in Burnaby, B.C., on Feb. 18, 2024. A Surrey, B.C., man has been charged with multiple counts of driving while impaired by drugs after a highway crash that killed two young people and seriously injured three others. A statement Friday from the Burnaby RCMP says 35-year-old Chi Sun Park is facing 15 charges in relation to the collision between a Tesla and a minivan last year. Two women from Maple Ridge, ages 20 and 23, were killed in the 3 a.m. crash on the Trans-Canada Highway near the Sprott Street exit on Feb. 18, 2024. Two other Maple Ridge women, also in their 20s, were seriously hurt, as was a Surrey man in his 30s. Police initially said impairment was not suspected as a contributor to the crash, however further investigation has led them to believe otherwise. 'This matter is now before the courts and no further information will be released at this time in order to respect the court process,' the RCMP statement said. The B.C. Prosecution Service approved the following charges against Park on June 9, according to police: Two counts of dangerous operation of a conveyance causing death; Three counts of dangerous operation of a conveyance causing bodily harm; Two counts of operation of a conveyance while impaired by drugs causing death; Three counts of operation of a conveyance while impaired by drugs causing bodily harm; Two counts of operation of a conveyance with a blood drug concentration that exceeded the concentration for methamphetamine prescribed by regulation causing death; Three counts of operation of a conveyance with a blood drug concentration that exceeded the concentration for methamphetamine prescribed by regulation causing bodily harm. Park is scheduled to appear in Vancouver provincial court on July 24.
