Recycling pickup to change in Maple Ridge
WEB1 day ago · Waste Control Services will be picking up from multi-family buildings. The change is being as a result of discussions between the City of Maple Ridge and Ridge Meadows Recycling Society after other municipalities including Pitt Meadows, Langley and Vancouver, made a successful transition to Recycle BC collection.
Maple Ridge council chambers off limits for public use
WEB1 day ago · For these reasons, it said, the decision was made earlier this year to limit access to council chambers for official city business only, including: conducting council meetings, committee meetings, and other corporate business. "By doing so, we can maintain the integrity of our IT systems and protect the city’s assets," the city said.
B.C. wildfire fighter and student designs new smoke ...
WEB2 days ago · British Columbia wildland firefighter Angus Duguid loves his job, but he doesn’t love waking up with headaches or a clogged nose from inhaling smoke. So he turned his skills as a design student at Emily Carr University to fixing the problem for himself and, he hopes, fellow firefighters. “We see ...
Where will B.C.’s election be won? Even identifying the ...
WEB3 days ago · The calculus of predicting an election and identifying its key battlegrounds is complex enough in any race, but observers of the provincial poll this month are facing a pair of unknown quantities that make the maths even more confounding. Those are the significant redistribution that has added six ...
Locals use green thumbs and big hearts to clean up Maple ...
WEB3 days ago · Locals use green thumbs and big hearts to clean up Maple Ridge park. Volunteers needed for Reg Franklin Park event on Oct. 12. Alouette River Management Society has removed hundreds of invasive blackberry bushes from Maple Ridge parks. (ARMS/Special to The News)
Editorial: Maple Ridge part of day for Truth and Reconciliation
WEB4 days ago · These are small but significant steps toward reconciliation. The First National Day for Truth and Reconciliation happened on Sept. 30, 2021. It's still a young idea. The people who helped to organize the event in Maple Ridge on Sunday were moved by the large numbers of people who came to be part of this effort, and by the spirit of the day.
Temporary winter shelter opened in Maple Ridge
WEB4 days ago · A temporary winter shelter has opened in Maple Ridge. The shelter will provide 30 beds to those who need a dry, warm place to stay at night over the winter months until Wednesday, April 30 – regardless of the temperature outside. On its first night in operation, Tuesday, Oct. 1, the shelter housed 17 vulnerable members of the community, said ...