With gold on the line, Vernon Brazilian jiu jitsu fighter Lillian Marchand said to hell with the sister city. Marchand used a devastating armlock submission to defeat Elisabeth Clay from the Ares BJJ Association – located in Vernon’s sister city of Modesto, Cal. – in the female black belt middleweight division final at the 2026 […]

Warning: this story contains graphic details that some readers may find disturbing. Teens who were sentenced as adults 3.5 years ago to life in custody for the “brutal and senseless” killing of popular South Surrey mechanic Paul Prestbakmo in 2019 have had their penalty reverted to the maximum allowed under the Youth Criminal Justice Act

Inspired by the true, mysterious case of a well-preserved mummy discovered in 1991, a Maple Ridge writer has used his creative skills to weave a tale of forbidden love and revenge. “Hunter Gatherer”, a self-published book written by Leslie Michael, of Maple Ridge, re-imagines the story of Otzi, also known as The Iceman. Otzi’s mummified

City of Maple Ridge is featuring talk on property taxes in their new podcast “Tax Mythbusters”. The Real Ridge Podcast features manager of corporate strategy and business transformation, Phil Sanderson, and City of Maple Ridge Mayor Dan Ruimy, who are tackling the question of why taxes go up when services seem to stay the same.