Dear Editor, [RE: Maple Ridge mayor asks for safety measures along deadly stretch of highway, Feb. 18, www.mapleridgenews.com] There have been calls for action by Maple Ridge Mayor Ruimy and some members of the public for action on the number of pedestrian deaths due to accidents with vehicles in the Laity Street area of Lougheed […]

There’s the potential for snow during the morning commute Tuesday and Wednesday for Lower Mainland drivers. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Surrey, Langley and the entire Metro Vancouver area, saying a cool, unstable air mass over the South Coast will bring freezing levels to near sea level before Tuesday morning (March

On “Be A Superhero Night,” Vancouver Giants in Batman jerseys downed the Kelowna Rockets 3-2 in a shootout on Sunday at Langley Events Centre. Dressed up to raise funds for the Children’s Miracle Network, the Giants winning goal came from Tobias Tomik, with goals in regulation from Mathis Preston and Blake Chorney, plus a heroic

There is a new postmaster in town. He is orange, with short hair, a pink nose, and long whiskers. Sid, the 10-year-old cat known to hang out between McFli’s Feed Delivery and the Whonnock Post Office, has been named honourary postmaster. “Well, he can’t read or write,” laughed Whonnock resident Paul Stanley, who came up

The WorkBC Centre in Maple Ridge is hosting an upcoming interactive information session about the trades. Working with SkilledTrades BC, which leads and coordinates the trades in the province, the session is aimed at job seekers in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows who are interested in starting or continuing a career in the trades. The