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A Maple Ridge living with muscular dystrophy was the recipient of one of Muscular Dystrophy Canada’s highest honours. Stephen Rysen, the man behind the annual Run, Walk & Roll for Muscular Dystrophy Canada, was awarded the 2026 Hope in Action Community Award in recognition of his contributions to help break down barriers for the neuromuscular […]

Safe Surrey Coalition and former mayor Doug McCallum are alleging foreign interference in the upcoming municipal elections in Surrey, Delta and Vancouver and are calling for a formal investigation into several social media accounts they believe are behind it. McCallum’s Safe Surrey Coalition issued a press release July 28 concerning a “network” of at least

The federal government will give $1.1 million to the City of Maple Ridge and the local RCMP detachment in an effort to keeps kids out of gangs, and out of trouble. The Building Safer Communities Fund (BSCF) money will extend the RISE initiative, a city-led effort focused on “reducing youth vulnerability, strengthening resilience and preventing

Maple Ridge adventurer Chris Cooper might be getting close on his 80th birthday, but he’s just back from trekking 500 km across the UK with wife Barbara, their service dog Burnett, and his new artificial hip. The trip started at Land’s End at the southwestern tip of mainland England in early March, ended in at

A new protection order aims has come downstream to safeguard salmon. As severe drought conditions continue to affect river levels in the Thompson Okanagan region, a fish population protection order will help protect endangered chinook salmon in Salmon River by temporarily restricting water use for forage crops and identified industrial purposes. Government, local communities, farmers