Staff shake-up a change-up for Burk

The District of Kent and the Village of Harrison Hot Springs have collided this week as news of staff changes affect both communities. In an unusual timing of events, both the District and the Village are now searching to fill two key positions. Gerry van der Wolf, the Village’s chief administrative... more

Aquanauts meet a swimming success

The Agassiz-Harrison Aquanauts held a successful hometown meet last weekend. The 5th Annual Kristy Hatt Memorial Meet saw about 330 athletes from across the Fraser Valley descend on the Ferny Coombe pool for two full days of races. A total of... more

• Rocky Mountain High Rescue
• Rezoning to allow more condo units on Mt. Woodside
• Active Transportation Network plan gets moving

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Fastball season ends for the team

The second season began and ended last week for the Agassiz Men's Fastball Club. The league seemed to be in a hurry to finish the year as there were games scheduled on consecutive nights for the double knockout tournament draw. Agassiz... more

• Paddlers wanted for dragon boating
• Aquanauts at Langley flippers meet
• Offensive explosion for Fastball team

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Auditor barks, bites B.C. government

VICTORIA – First B.C.’s new children’s watchdog Mary-Ellen Turpel Lafond clashed with the B.C. Liberal government over its lack of progress in stabilizing programs for kids in government care. Then Ombudsman Kim Carter forced a shakeup of the B.C. Lottery Corp.... more

• Protecting species is everyone’s job
• Protect your car
• Unpacking the carbon tax

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More bears killed in region

Dear Editor, With reference to Robert Armstrong’s comment “Bears killed in our region” in your July 2nd edition of the Observer I would like to add that I know for a fact that at least three bears have been killed... more

• Greater population, greater problems
• Questioning the political process
• Warning heeded by many locals

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The search for a home continues

Now that the readers of this column understand the place that we currently hang our hats, in this writing, we're going to delve into what we want out of our new home. With average detached home prices in the Lower Mainland... more

• The current state of affairs
• Deceived by a well dressed realtor
• Get rich with 15 minutes of fame

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