June 2026

A Texas-based cargo barge operator has agreed to pay $12.2 million to settle with a B.C. First Nations for environmental damage from a 2016 tugboat diesel spill. The deal with the Heiltsuk First Nation, based in Bella Bella, requires the company to participate in a traditional washing and healing ceremony and to provide 90 days’ […]

The City of Maple Ridge and Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school district are holding upcoming information sessions for those considering a foray into local politics in this year’s Oct. 17 election. The city is encouraging residents to start preparing for the 2026 Local General Election, which will determine the community’s elected officials – one mayor, six

If your bike gets a flat tire or needs some other repair while you are cycling in Pitt Meadows, a solution is likely close by. City hall has announced new network of publicly accessible bike repair stations installed across the community, thanks in part to Amazon, which contributed $35,000 toward the initiative. “Improving active transportation

The Pitt Meadows Farmers Market is back, starting on June 9 at Spirit Square. The market will now run every Tuesday until September, and will be open to customers from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., at 11985 Harris Rd., next to city hall. There is live music at the market, and on June 9 the

Shea Henry, the former executive director of the Maple Ridge Museum and Community Archives, is now with Heritage BC. Henry spent eight years at the museum, six of those years as executive director, taking over from Val Patenaude – who was head of the museum for 27 years – in 2020. Now Henry is the