
Maple Ridge resident Audrey Swain dies at 91
Audrey Swain, a lifelong Maple Ridge resident known for local business, volunteer and charitable contributions, died Aug. 18. Her family will hold a private ceremony.
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Audrey Swain, a lifelong Maple Ridge resident known for local business, volunteer and charitable contributions, died Aug. 18. Her family will hold a private ceremony.

Metro Vancouver recorded 1,869 residential sales in August, down 4.6 per cent from a year earlier and 21 per cent below the 10-year seasonal average, GVR says.

A professor urges municipal election candidates to support a plan to remove leaded aviation fuel from Pitt Meadows Regional Airport.

The Ridge Meadows Seniors Ukulele Group invites the public to a Sept. 10 celebration and continues to welcome members aged 55 and older.

A new school is coming to Maple Ridge in the new year, while the report recalls the former Ecole Eric Langton Elementary School building.

The new Eric Langton Elementary opened Sept. 8 with space for 680 students, a neighbourhood learning centre and a child-care facility.

The free 16th annual festival runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 19 at Memorial Peace Park, with music, vendors, eco-exhibits and food trucks.

James Kenneth Hunt, known as Jim or Jimmy, died Aug. 29 at Royal Columbian Hospital at age 62.

The ACT Art Gallery in Maple Ridge will present Vancouver artist Laurence Belzile’s solo exhibition from Sept. 12 to Nov. 7, featuring five large abstract paintings honouring influential women artists.

The former councillor will seek a council seat as an independent in Maple Ridge’s Oct. 17 municipal election.

Maple Ridge parent Kourosh Ahmadian is running for school trustee, calling for stronger oversight, transparent budgets and more money directed to classrooms.

The third annual free festival on Sept. 5 filled downtown Maple Ridge with nine live performances, food, shopping, family activities and a car-free zone.
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