December 2025

When Archer Conboy arrives in his kindergarten class, he sits down at a desk with his brother’s name on it. At family dinners, Archer pulls a chair out for his brother to sit in. And before he goes to bed, Archer says good night to his brother. Wherever he goes, Archer takes Everest with him.

A joyful celebration of holiday harmony will be taking place in Maple Ridge. Maple Ridge Chorus with guests, Lynn Valley Voices, will be performing Heather Sorenson’s “Wintersong and Requiem”. Both choirs recently travelled to Carnegie Hall in New York, where they joined singers from around the world to perform Sorenson’s “Requiem” and this concert will

Every year in B.C., hundreds of bears and other large wildlife will die on highways and other roads. Less often discussed publicly, however, is the toll that train collisions along Canada’s national railway corridors take on unsuspecting animals feeding or wandering on the tracks — including in Rogers Pass. In a statement to Black Press

Unique and festive holiday cards are on sale now with proceeds going to two deserving Maple Ridge organizations. The holiday cards feature a black and white image of the historic bells hung throughout the downtown of Maple Ridge, along with a Christmas tree on top of The ACT Arts Centre, with the caption reading, “Seasons

Let’s see the community Through Your Lens. We want to see Pitt Meadows & Maple Ridge as you see it. Send us a photo showing how you view the community, and it could be featured in a future edition of the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News. Please include the photographer’s full name and tell us where