Applications are now being accepted for new youth leadership course run by the Maple Ridge RCMP. “Youth Leadership 102” is described as an integrative three-day advanced leadership course, run by the RCMP Family and Youth Resource Team (FYRST), that includes volunteering and relevant work skills. The program is for youth aged 15 to 17 years […]

Angelo Isidorou has announced he is leaving his role as executive director of the B.C. Conservatives. The Conservative Party of B.C. issued Isidorou’s statement Wednesday (July 29) at 8:45 p.m. and included a brief statement from Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay. Isidorou’s statement says he leaves on “amicable and mutual terms.” He also served as the party’s

The City of Maple Ridge missed the new housing target set by the province in its second year, and even the first year’s numbers were overstated. City council sent the second-year housing target progress report to the province, for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. The province set targets in June

B.C is adding 5,000 trades-training spaces to for students across every region in the province for 2026-27. Premier David Eby made the announcement at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) in Cloverdale July 28. KPU is getting 462 of those new skilled-trades training seats for September. The additional seats brings KPU up to 1,762 trades-training seats. The

A toddler was rushed to hospital by air ambulance after falling into the water at Whonnock Lake. Maple Ridge RCMP responded to a call for medical emergency assistance at around 8 p.m. on Monday, July 27, in the 27800 block of 113 Avenue at the popular local recreation site. There they found a two-year-old in