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Two wrestlers from the Maple Ridge Secondary program won medals at the national championships. The event was held in Grande Prairie, Alta. in late April, and featured more than 700 athletes from across the country. Tyson Deane-Freeman, Grade 11, took silver in the Greco Roman competition, which is a traditional wrestling style that does not […]

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said one of the four people who were in quarantine in the Island Health region has tested positive for the Andes strain of hantavirus, after a cruise ship was struck with the virus earlier this month. The four arrived at Victoria International Airport on Sunday, May 10, and have

Dear Editor, [RE: LETTER – COVID lessons were not lost on many, April 19, www.mapleridgenews.com] I was so disheartened to read the response from the angry anti-vaxxer from Maple Ridge, listing out the lessons he says ‘we’ learned from COVID. His final comment was to suggest that the reduced response to the measles vaccine is

As the unemployment rate in B.C. hit a level of 6.8 per cent in May, Minister of Jobs Ravi Kahlon tried to put a positive spin on the news. His statement about the increase in the rate acknowledged the impact of U.S. tariffs and the Iran war, but quickly switched to saying “British Columbia is

Fraser Highway was closed between 232 and 240 Streets as police investigate a fatal hit-and-run early Saturday morning. On May 16, at approximately 4:40 a.m., Langley RCMP responded to a person in distress on Fraser Highway, between 232 Street and 240 Street. Officers arrived in the area and located a pedestrian who had suffered injuries