About 10 people attended a protest in Maple Ridge to direct a message to Ottawa about sending arms to the United States. The group, Friends for Peace Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows, waved posters demanding that the federal government stop sending arms to the United States for use. They stood at the corner of Lougheed Highway […]

A forum on empowering women in the workforce took place in Maple Ridge in the lead-up to International Women’s Day. Around 40 women packed a room at The Well in Chances Casino in Maple Ridge, on Wednesday, Feb. 11, to hear four local panelists who were there to share their experience for the conference called

Dear Editor, [Re: Restaurant harassed for hosting Poilievre, Jan. 12, www.mapleridgenews.com] I was sad to see a wonderful local restaurant, Ronny’s Bistro, be tossed around like a political football last month. Once the match is over, I hope Ronny’s is not left on the sideline. What happened? According to the restaurant owner – still the

Hudbay Minerals announced Feb. 20 that it had received the permit from the B.C. Ministry of Mines to expand its operations at Copper Mountain Mine near Princeton. The permit process received an accelerated timeline from the province as part of its Look West initiative, despite pushback from local First Nations, and will see the mine’s

A decade-long Vernon summertime attraction is marching south. The Okanagan Military Tattoo, after 11 years at Kal Tire Place, is relocating to Vancouver, citing financial sustainability challenges. The event will now be known as the British Columbia Tattoo and is partnering with the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) to run the event on the opening weekend