The Ridge Meadows South Asian Cultural Society is once again celebrating Diwali in Maple Ridge, joining millions of people worldwide in the Hindu, Sikh and Jain communities. A free event, a celebration of lights and culture, is being held at The ACT Arts Centre (11944 Haney Pl.) this Saturday, Oct. 25 from 1 p.m. to […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are headed back to the World Series. George Springer ripped a dramatic three-run homer in the seventh inning as the Jays beat the visiting Seattle Mariners 4-3 on Monday in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series Monday at Rogers Centre. Springer's homer came off reliever Eduard Bazardo, with the

The City of Maple Ridge will apply for a $300,000 grant to prepare to respond to wildfires. The money would be spent on the Community Wildfire Resiliency Plan, and to hold FireSmart activities. FireSmart is a methodology for managing wildfire risk that is recognized across Canada. In 2022 the city received $49,000 for its FireSmart

As Halloween approaches, more and more displays are popping up across Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. Enter Creekside Cemetery if you are brave at 11516 Creekside Street, Maple Ridge, a display by Cody White. Cheryl Lewis has a spooky display set up at 24037 109A Ave. in Maple Ridge. Joni Hackett also has one up

An open call out has been issued to local artists by the City of Maple Ridge as they get ready to take over operations of The ACT Arts Centre on Jan. 1. The city is looking for artists, performers, and creatives, in a variety of fields, to build a new artist roster. Muralists, painters, performers,dancers,