December 2025

At the final council meeting of 2025, Mayor Dan Ruimy offered a year in review. A focus in 2025 was delivering the city’s capital plan. Over the course of the year, 57 capital investments were completed or advanced, including 15 water, sewer and drainage projects, nine transportation projects, six parks and tree planting projects, four […]

Maple Ridge Fire and Rescue Services is offering residents a few simple precautions to help ensure the season is a safe one through their annual Holiday Fire Safety Campaign. Fire Chief Dave Samson noted that everyone looks forward to the holidays, to relax, celebrate, and spend time with loved ones. However, it is usually a

Maple Ridge city council has adopted a new five-year capital plan that calls for $432 million in spending from 2026 to 2030. The budgets are guided by community input over the past year. “Residents have been clear that they want the city to focus on affordability, core services, and getting infrastructure built,” said Mayor Dan

Dear Editor, [RE: Maple Ridge City Hall asking for public input on new design for Volker Park, Oct. 29, www.mapleridgenews.com] AI algorithms and trend analytics: How many voices are we missing and why? In the case of the Volker Park Redevelopment Phase Two proposal “our” data shows, 98 per cent of the residents sharing a

Less than two weeks after Vancouver FC learned they will be facing top-tier Mexican team Cruz Azul, the team sold out all of the general admission seats in the east grandstand of Willoughby Stadium in Langley for their first match on Feb. 4. There were still tickets available for the south grandstanding, but “they are