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Comedy Improv Nights begins Oct. 15 at The ACT, where performers will create scenes on the spot from audience suggestions. Shows are also scheduled for Nov. 19 and Dec. 17, with more dates planned in the new year.
Forty-one seniors performed 21 acts at the second annual Talent Show at the Maple Ridge Seniors Activity Centre, held to mark National Seniors Day. The event celebrated older adults’ skills and creativity.
Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows MLA Lisa Beare says her long service in NDP cabinets has been an honour. She discussed education and health services, local investments and the issues she hears from voters on the campaign trail.
Thomas Haney Secondary student and classical vocalist Chelsea (Yunxi) Jiang raised $1,210 for Operation Smile Canada at a charity recital in Maple Ridge. The organization supports children born with cleft lip and palate in low- and middle-income communities.
Jordan Simmons, co-founder and CEO of Nominee, is seeking the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows seat in the Oct. 24 provincial election. He points to his government and technology-sector experience, while outlining concerns about the major parties and local priorities.
A student-run debate for SD42 school trustee candidates is planned for Oct. 13 at Garibaldi Secondary School in Maple Ridge. The public is welcome to attend, and the meeting will also be livestreamed on YouTube.
Repair Cafés across the Lower Mainland bring volunteers and residents together to fix household items for free. Visitors must bring the parts their repairs need, while fixers supply tools and basic materials. Some events also offer computer repairs.
KEEPS is inviting the community to its Return of the Salmon event on Oct. 18 at Kanaka Creek Regional Park. Registration is required, and attendance is capped at 200.
Trevor Randle, a culinary arts teacher at Maple Ridge Secondary School, is one of 20 teachers nationwide to receive a 2026 Prime Minister’s Award Certificate of Achievement. Nominations for the 2027 awards are open until Jan. 13.
Ridge Meadows Recycling Society is promoting a battery recycling quiz contest hosted by its Extended Producer Responsibility partner, Call2Recycle, for Circular Economy Month. The contest offers a $10,000 grand prize and four other prizes, and closes Oct. 31 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Maple Ridge Leisure Centre will turn its pool into a floating pumpkin patch for a new all-ages event on Saturday, Oct. 10. Activities run from noon to 3 p.m.; each family can take one pumpkin home while supplies last.
Eleven candidates are seeking six seats on Pitt Meadows city council in the Oct. 17 municipal election. Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News invited each candidate to provide a profile; Julia Perrie did not return the questionnaire.
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