Dear Editor, Mayor and council’s ongoing secrecy around their decision to take over governance of The ACT from the arts council feels like a betrayal of the trust of Maple Ridge residents. Since the mayor’s surprise announcement on Sept. 8, mayor and council have been refusing to release minutes of the closed meetings, or any […]
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Thousands of socks were donated at this year’s Socktober Sock Drive put on by Stop Overdose Ridge Meadows, (STORM). This year 1,068 pairs of socks were donated to the cause and will be distributed to those in need for the winter season. “We are thrilled to continue the great tradition of Socktober and see the
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I’ve been fascinated for years by old propellor driven planes, and the terrifying, daring history of early aviators. Technology advanced quickly, from the awkward, boxy biplanes and triplanes of the 1910s and ’20s to the sleek, streamlined monoplanes of the 1930s and ’40s. Much of it came from the world of airplane racing. British aicraft
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Vancouver Giants scored three times in the third period, but by then, Seattle Thunderbirds had built up a lead too big to be overcome Saturday night at the accesso ShoWare Center in Washington. It ended in a 7-3 win over the Giants. The loss drops the Giants’ overall record to 8-10-0-1, while the Thunderbirds improve
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Maple Ridge is a community with a proud Remembrance Day tradition. Each year on Nov. 11, Memorial Peace Park in downtown Maple Ridge is filled for the ceremony at the cenotaph. Some years as many as 6,000 attend. It is the local observance of nation-wide tradition on the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of
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