Well, the world (or at least a chapter of the literary world) recently took note of a local 13-year-old who put pen to paper to create a poem about hummingbirds. Charlotte Norman, a teen from rural Maple Ridge, received honourable mention for a poem aptly called “Hummingbird,” that has earned her international accolades through an […]

Thousands of people were at the annual Christmas in Pitt Meadows celebration at city hall on Friday night. Families flocked to Spirit Square and the Family Recreation Centre, for what Mayor Nicole MacDonald calls “one of our most cherished traditions.” Mike Hayes recalled the first such event, organized by the Pitt Meadows Foundation with the

A Maple Ridge landscape artist is part of a “Winter” exhibition in White Rock. The “White Rock Gallery Winter Show” will showcase the work of Renato Muccillo, who is internationally known for his oil paintings of local scenes. Muccillo, who has called Maple Ridge home since 2006, has released eight new paintings which guests will

Another four bears have been ruled out as the B.C. Conservation Officer Service (COS) wraps up the search for the grizzlies that were involved in a harrowing attack in Bella Coola that left four people with serious injuries last month. The COS said it is no longer actively trying to capture bears, while calling the