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Sixteen candidates are seeking six Maple Ridge council seats in the Oct. 17 municipal election. The candidates were invited to share basic profiles and explain their reasons for running, along with their experience, priorities and contact details.
With General Voting Day a little more than a week away, Maple Ridge is encouraging residents to plan to vote in the 2026 Local General Election. Voters will choose municipal and school board representatives and decide three borrowing assent questions.
The City of Maple Ridge has completed two public-art crosswalks at Memorial Peace Park, designed by Artist in Residence Colleen Brown. Their pink and green palettes draw on park flowers and a nearby tower’s glass.
The Great BC ShakeOut drill is set for Thursday, Oct. 15, at 10:15 a.m. Maple Ridge residents can practise earthquake response at home, work, school or in the community, and register for free city workshops later in October.
Five independent candidates are vying for Pitt Meadows’ two seats on the Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows Board of Education in the Oct. 17 municipal election. One candidate did not respond to the newspaper’s questionnaire.
The candidates discussed the North Lougheed Area Plan, rail-related traffic delays, affordability and municipal spending at a forum hosted by the Ridge Meadows Chamber of Commerce.
The Oct. 17 municipal election features independent candidate Jerry Kok and incumbent Dan Ruimy in the race for Maple Ridge mayor.
Michael Kenneth Bryant, born in Maple Ridge in 1966, died peacefully on Sept. 26, 2026. His family remembers his smile, simple pleasures and summers spent with his nieces and nephews.
Janis Elkerton and incumbent Mayor Nicole MacDonald are the two candidates seeking Pitt Meadows’ mayoralty in the Oct. 17 municipal election.
Former society head Annette LeBox donated eight binders documenting the group’s opposition to a proposed housing development and its work to protect local wetlands and farmland.
Maple Ridge is launching five free, drop-in recreation activities at Volker Park this fall through a new secure equipment container. No registration is required; activities may change or be cancelled because of severe weather or site conditions.
Maple Ridge has posted holiday hours for Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. Municipal Hall, the library and several other facilities will be closed, while three recreation facilities have modified opening hours.
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