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Maple Ridge - Pitt Meadows School District 42 has issued a back-to-school update on current conditions at Eric Langton Elementary, including the demolition zone and important information.
The Salvation Army Ridge Meadows Ministries will provide new backpacks and supplies to more than 400 students this year, easing back-to-school costs for about 300 families.
B.C. Highway Patrol says video from two witnesses showed the driver appearing asleep near Mountain Highway in North Vancouver on Aug. 11.
Businesses, organizations and service providers now have until 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, to respond to the city’s Emergency Operations Plan request for information.
B.C. Highway Patrol issued a $368 ticket after witnesses reported and recorded a Tesla driver who appeared asleep near Mountain Highway in North Vancouver.
Police removed 103 impaired drivers and 69 drivers travelling more than 40 km/h over the limit during the summer, and will continue roadside checks and speed enforcement this fall.
Claims against the estate of the late Maple Ridge, British Columbia resident must be submitted to Pathfinder Law Corporation by Oct. 10, 2026.
Beverly Grace Larsen, born in Vancouver on Oct. 4, 1933, died Aug. 25, 2026, at Meadow Ridge Hospital in Maple Ridge. A private celebration of her life is planned for Oct. 4.
A red-tailed hawk found badly injured at the Langley-Surrey border in January was released near where it was found in late August after months of care from OWL.
Maple Ridge’s free third annual festival will run from 2 to 10:30 p.m. with nine performances, food, shopping, cultural programming and family activities.
Juno-winning Celtic folk trio The McDades will perform Sept. 18 at Burnett Church in Maple Ridge, with tickets available through Arts On Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows.
City of Maple Ridge removed a large bigleaf maple near a picnic shelter after arborists found Kretzschmaria deusta, a fungus that can weaken trees internally and lead to sudden breakage.
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