October 2025

Shoebox season is underway for the Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child campaign. Every year people across the country pack shoe boxes full of toys, school supplies, and hygiene items, in addition to personal notes and photos, to be delivered to children in need around the world. Last year people throughout Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows […]

A record crowd of 32,066 watched Whitecaps FC power their way to a 3-0 win over Dallas in Game 1 of their MLS Cup playoff series Sunday (Oct. 26) in Vancouver. BC Place Stadium was loud throughout the match as the dominant home team took an early lead in the Best of 3 opening-round series,

The Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey Association is hosting hundreds of kids from across the province this weekend, as the annual Hometown Heroes Hockey Tournament this weekend, with final games set for Monday. The tournament is for the U13 and U15 age groups, with tiers 1-4. It is a large tourney with 60 teams, some coming

The City of Maple Ridge has announced the winning businesses in its $10,000 Innovation Challenge. This annual contest honours businesses that show innovation and make a meaningful impact on the community, economy, or the environment. Torchrite Solutions, who manufacture a cutting torch safety system, won first place in the Business to Business class, taking $3,500,

A few things we know to be true: eggs come from chickens, milk and cheese from cows and goats, and meat from a variety of mammals and fowl. Vegetables are grown in the ground, or maybe in greenhouses. Our bread and rice and oats come from big fields – maybe overseas, maybe the wide open