Emelie Peacock

Two orphaned bear cubs were rescued June 15 from the Skagit, they will now stay Critter Care Wildlife Society in Langley until next summer. Their mother was shot by a hunter in the Skagit Valley on June 13. Hope Mountain Black Bear Committee photo

Cubs rescued, hunter fined after sow shot in Skagit Valley

Officers opt for fines, as hefty punishment could prevent hunter cooperation in future

Two orphaned bear cubs were rescued June 15 from the Skagit, they will now stay Critter Care Wildlife Society in Langley until next summer. Their mother was shot by a hunter in the Skagit Valley on June 13. Hope Mountain Black Bear Committee photo
95-site RV camping to be built in Manning Park

95-site RV camping to be built in Manning Park

RV park one of first to be built in a provincial park

95-site RV camping to be built in Manning Park
Rescuers halt Coquihalla River search due to darkness, after reports of person in river

Rescuers halt Coquihalla River search due to darkness, after reports of person in river

No information to indicate a child is involved, RCMP state, after this information surfaced on social media

Rescuers halt Coquihalla River search due to darkness, after reports of person in river
Carli Spielman runs Wild Rabbit Flowers, an event floral studio specializing in weddings, from her home studio and garden in Hope. Grief and shock were how she described the first few weeks of the pandemic and its effect on the wedding industry. Submitted/Wild Rabbit Flowers photo

‘Love is not cancelled’: Upper Fraser Valley wedding businesses prep for meagre summer season

Small, intimate ceremonies dominate this summer, with industry looking at a monster year in 2021

Carli Spielman runs Wild Rabbit Flowers, an event floral studio specializing in weddings, from her home studio and garden in Hope. Grief and shock were how she described the first few weeks of the pandemic and its effect on the wedding industry. Submitted/Wild Rabbit Flowers photo
A Hells Angels member from Edmonton is facing charges related to a 2016 incident in Hope. Neil Cantrill’s trial will start in New Westminster June 22. (Black Press Media files)

Men charged with kidnapping, extortion in Hope set for trial June 22

Edmonton-based Hells Angel Neil Cantrill is charged, as are two others, in relation to 2016 incident

A Hells Angels member from Edmonton is facing charges related to a 2016 incident in Hope. Neil Cantrill’s trial will start in New Westminster June 22. (Black Press Media files)
Yale First Nation to open Indigenous Bloom dispensary

Yale First Nation to open Indigenous Bloom dispensary

New business, at Ruby Creek, will be the first cannabis retail outlet opened near Hope

Yale First Nation to open Indigenous Bloom dispensary
Manning Park Resort is open again, after shutting for over two months due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Manning Park Resort photo)

Manning Park Resort re-opens after two-and-a-half month shutdown

Camping and day-use is already open in the provincial park as of June 1

Manning Park Resort is open again, after shutting for over two months due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Manning Park Resort photo)
North of Yale along Highway 1 was where police say they found a person with life-threatening injuries, who later died of those injuries. The crime scene resulted in a highway closure throughout the day Wednesday, June 3. (Emelie Peacock/Hope Standard)

BREAKING: Homicide investigators probe suspicious death on Highway 1 north of Yale

RCMP found a person with life-threatening injuries early Wednesday, who later died at the scene

North of Yale along Highway 1 was where police say they found a person with life-threatening injuries, who later died of those injuries. The crime scene resulted in a highway closure throughout the day Wednesday, June 3. (Emelie Peacock/Hope Standard)
RCMP were on scene on Highway 1 near Flood Hope Road where a man in his 50s was struck and killed Thursday, May 28. (Shane MacKichan)

Cyclist in his 50s victim of fatal crash near Hope Thursday

Police have ruled out speed, impairment as factors after a tractor-trailer struck a man in his 50s

RCMP were on scene on Highway 1 near Flood Hope Road where a man in his 50s was struck and killed Thursday, May 28. (Shane MacKichan)
A candle lit for April Parisian at a candlelight vigil Saturday, May 23 in Memorial Park. (Emelie Peacock/Hope Standard)

‘My spirit hurts, I want her home’: Family shares pain, fond memories at vigil for April Parisian

The 45-year-old Indigenous woman, who made her home in Spuzzum, has been missing since early April

A candle lit for April Parisian at a candlelight vigil Saturday, May 23 in Memorial Park. (Emelie Peacock/Hope Standard)
A photo of Ken Monkhouse shared on the Highway Thru Hell Facebook page, announcing his passing.

Fraser Valley driver featured on ‘Highway Thru Hell’ TV show dies

Monkhouse died Sunday night of a heartattack, Jamie Davis towing confirmed

A photo of Ken Monkhouse shared on the Highway Thru Hell Facebook page, announcing his passing.
Family kept searching for Shawnee Inyallie until the very end. Here, Inyallie’s brother Patrick Pete instructs volunteers before a search of Highway 1 towards Boston Bar Nov. 18, 2018. Emelie Peacock/Hope Standard

‘In Shawnee’s name’: First Nations search, rescue and patrol program in planning stages

Linda Peters envisions trained searchers ready to go at moment’s notice in each B.C. First Nation

Family kept searching for Shawnee Inyallie until the very end. Here, Inyallie’s brother Patrick Pete instructs volunteers before a search of Highway 1 towards Boston Bar Nov. 18, 2018. Emelie Peacock/Hope Standard
RCMP use spike belts to stop trio in crime spree spanning from Calgary to Hope

RCMP use spike belts to stop trio in crime spree spanning from Calgary to Hope

Two charged after alleged assault, vehicle theft, shoplifting in four Alberta and B.C. communities

RCMP use spike belts to stop trio in crime spree spanning from Calgary to Hope
Candlelight vigil in Hope Saturday for April Parisian, missing for seven weeks

Candlelight vigil in Hope Saturday for April Parisian, missing for seven weeks

Family keeping searches going, as the RCMP’s homicide team are investigating her disappearance

Candlelight vigil in Hope Saturday for April Parisian, missing for seven weeks
Police and rescuers find one person deceased off of Highway 7 after crash days ago

Police and rescuers find one person deceased off of Highway 7 after crash days ago

Reports of a vehicle over an embankment prompted police, SAR, fire crews and ambulance response

Police and rescuers find one person deceased off of Highway 7 after crash days ago
The Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park, which houses the popular Othello Tunnels, is not on the list of parks to re-open for day use May 14. Emelie Peacock/Hope Standard

Many Hope and Fraser Canyon parks remain closed, as others around B.C. open to day use

A ‘slow, methodical’ approach to re-opening tourism is crucial, says Shannon Jones

The Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park, which houses the popular Othello Tunnels, is not on the list of parks to re-open for day use May 14. Emelie Peacock/Hope Standard
Family, police confirm boyfriend of April Parisian, missing since early April, is dead

Family, police confirm boyfriend of April Parisian, missing since early April, is dead

Searches and fundraising are ongoing to scour areas Parisian was known to frequent

Family, police confirm boyfriend of April Parisian, missing since early April, is dead
$15,000 worth of construction equipment recovered in Hope, one man arrested

$15,000 worth of construction equipment recovered in Hope, one man arrested

Police arrested the man after a resident reported a ‘prowler’ at a Fort Street construction site

$15,000 worth of construction equipment recovered in Hope, one man arrested
A missing persons poster for April Parisian in front of Hope’s district hall. Emelie Peacock/Hope Standard

Family appeal to skilled backcountry users to join Fraser Canyon search for missing woman

Mountaineers, rock climbers, gold miners, hunters, trappers all needed in search of remote area

A missing persons poster for April Parisian in front of Hope’s district hall. Emelie Peacock/Hope Standard
Cyclist arrived by the hundreds at the end of the Ride to Conquer Cancer in Hope in 2019. Chris Duchaine/ Black Press

B.C.’s Ride to Conquer Cancer postponed until 2021

2,100 riders had signed up for the massive annual fundraiser for the BC Cancer Foundation

Cyclist arrived by the hundreds at the end of the Ride to Conquer Cancer in Hope in 2019. Chris Duchaine/ Black Press