July 6, 1962 – March 20, 2026 Debbie was born Debra Lee Thompson on July 6, 1962, at Grace Hospital in Vancouver, alongside her twin sister and lifelong best friend, Dianne Barbara. With only two delivery rooms at the hospital at the time, there is a high probability they were born in the same room […]
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A blue heron with an oyster attached to its toe was transported from Vancouver to Maple Ridge for emergency care. The bird was brought to Dewdney Animal Hospital on Saturday, May 2, after a participant in a boat race on False Creek, who happened to be a biologist with Marine Mammal Rescue, noticed the experiencing
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A group of 1st Laity View Scouts worked hard cleaning headstones at Maple Ridge Cemetery. Owen, Wyatt, and Anthony, were able to clean more than 60 headstones on Wednesday, April 29. The trio are working towards their Chief Scout’s Award. Many public headstone preservation sessions will be taking place over the summer. They are put
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A new playground is going to be built at a Maple Ridge school, one of 25 announced by the province on Friday. On May 1, Lisa Beare, Minister of Education and Child Care, was at Fairview Elementary for the announcement, along with school board chair Elaine Yamamoto and trustees Hudson Campbell and Pascale Shaw. Beare
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A man was shot dead in broad daylight at a Surrey business on Monday afternoon (May 4). The shooting happened at an office complex at 13049 76 Ave., where Surrey Police and IHIT (Integrated Homicide Investigation Team) officers remain on scene. A Black Press freelancer on scene reported the call came about 3 p.m. Monday.
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