February 2026

Local seniors, along with the city’s community planning team, and a group of UBC master’s students are exploring how the City of Maple Ridge can become an age-inclusive and socially connected neighbourhood. A two-hour engagement workshop was held in January in the Blaney Room at city hall, that included about 25 members of the Maple […]

The lowest gas prices in British Columbia can currently be found in the Okanagan and Shuswap regions, as well as one Kootenay town. According to Gasbuddy.com, the Super Save Gas stations both Vernon and Grand Forks are priced at $107.9 per litre on Wednesday morning (Feb. 18). At many gas stations throughout the region, including

Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock is set for its seventh maternity diversion since December. The diversions have been happening at both Peace Arch and Ridge Meadows Hospital in Maple Ridge since December of last year, due to a temporary shortage of obstetrician-gynecologists, according to Fraser Health, meaning expecting parents who had planned to give

In response to pedestrians being killed in traffic on the Lougheed Highway in Maple Ridge, Mayor Dan Ruimy has appealed to the province for safety measures. “Since 2023, there have been five pedestrian fatalities on Lougheed Highway between 203 Street and 222 Street, which have disproportionately impacted the unhoused, vulnerable population in our community,” noted

A special challenge is taking place in the school district for Pink Shirt Day. Students at three local schools have been busy making kindness cards for others as a way to give back to the community The initiative started with students at Edith McDermott Elementary, who, under the guidance of teacher Kaitlyn Brett, created 78