Maple Ridge

Maple Ridge Mayor Dan Ruimy posed with Fin, the Vancouver Canucks mascot, for a Kraft Hockeyville promotional video at Planet Ice. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

PHOTOS: Vancouver Canucks mascot helps make killer contest video for B.C. arena

Voting for the Kraft Hockeyville contest starts on March 31

 

Allen James Brooks was convicted of two counts of sexual assault in 2020 during a trial at the Port Coquitlam Courthouse. (The News files)

B.C. high court orders a new trial for former X-ray tech convicted of sexual assault

Allen James Brooks was convicted of two counts of sexual assault in 2020

 

(L-R) Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam MP Ron McKinnon, Ridge Meadows RCMP Supt. Wendy Mehat, Mission acting Mayor Ken Herar, Maple Ridge Mayor Dan Ruimy, parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Public Safety Pam Damoff, School District 42 chairperson Elaine Yamamoto, and assistant commissioner and Lower Mainland district commander Maureen Levy all helped announce nearly $4.7 million in funding for Fraser Valley communities. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

Fraser Valley communities receive nearly $4.7 million in federal funding to fight gun violence

This BSCF money is aimed at helping protect at-risk youths from gang activity

 

Ryker Ulansky (left) and Jake Ulansky (right) make up half of the U-BOTS team that built a water-powered vehicle and won the Core Values Award First Place at the FIRST LEGO League Challenge BC/Yukon Championship on March 11. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

PHOTOS: Winners of 2023 FIRST LEGO League BC/Yukon Championship heading to USA

A Nanaimo team was the top-ranked group at this year’s competition

Ryker Ulansky (left) and Jake Ulansky (right) make up half of the U-BOTS team that built a water-powered vehicle and won the Core Values Award First Place at the FIRST LEGO League Challenge BC/Yukon Championship on March 11. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
Tyler O’Neill previously played for Team Canada at the 2017 World Baseball Classic. (Jeffrey Sze - Baseball Canada/Special to The News)

B.C. baseball star leads Team Canada to World Baseball Classic record

The 18-8 win for Team Canada is the highest-scoring game in WBC history

Tyler O’Neill previously played for Team Canada at the 2017 World Baseball Classic. (Jeffrey Sze - Baseball Canada/Special to The News)
Larissa Franklin won a bronze medal in women’s softball at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo as part of Team Canada. (Larissa Franklin/Special to The News)

Softball Canada 2023 Women’s National Team features overwhelming number of B.C. athletes

11 of the 22 athletes named to the roster hail from B.C.

Larissa Franklin won a bronze medal in women’s softball at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo as part of Team Canada. (Larissa Franklin/Special to The News)
Bullets were fired at a house along Mountainview Crescent on Sunday, March 12. (Shane MacKichan/Special to The News)

Shots fired at occupied Lower Mainland residence

Police responded to a home along Mountainview Crescent Sunday evening, March 12

Bullets were fired at a house along Mountainview Crescent on Sunday, March 12. (Shane MacKichan/Special to The News)
Planet Ice in Maple Ridge is the only B.C. arena to be a finalist in this year’s Kraft Hockeyville contest. (The News file)

B.C. arena named finalist in Kraft Hockeyville contest

Planet Ice is one of the four finalists competing for the $250,000 grand prize

Planet Ice in Maple Ridge is the only B.C. arena to be a finalist in this year’s Kraft Hockeyville contest. (The News file)
The CFSEU-BC arrested five men in the Lower Mainland and seized numerous firearms as a result of their March 7 raids. (CFSEU-BC/Special to The News)

Langley residence raided along with other homes, numerous firearms and drugs seized

Ali Sabha Taghan is 1 of 5 men arrested and charged in March 7 raids

The CFSEU-BC arrested five men in the Lower Mainland and seized numerous firearms as a result of their March 7 raids. (CFSEU-BC/Special to The News)
The CFSEU-BC arrested five men in the Lower Mainland and seized numerous firearms as a result of their March 7 raids. (CFSEU-BC/Special to The News)

Maple Ridge residence raided along with other homes, numerous firearms and drugs seized

Arman Anthony Giordano is 1 of 5 men arrested and charged in March 7 raids

The CFSEU-BC arrested five men in the Lower Mainland and seized numerous firearms as a result of their March 7 raids. (CFSEU-BC/Special to The News)
The CFSEU-BC arrested five men in the Lower Mainland and seized numerous firearms as a result of their March 7 raids. (CFSEU-BC/Special to The News)

Police seize numerous firearms and drugs from 6 B.C. homes

5 men have been arrested and charged in March 7 raids

The CFSEU-BC arrested five men in the Lower Mainland and seized numerous firearms as a result of their March 7 raids. (CFSEU-BC/Special to The News)
Jesse Sokol, peer coordinator at the Maple Ridge Community Action Table with STORM, also brought meal bags to give out to those in need. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)

VIDEO: Black Balloon Day honoured in Lower Mainland

As of January, 2023, there have been 211 “suspected” illicit drug deaths across B.C. says new report

Jesse Sokol, peer coordinator at the Maple Ridge Community Action Table with STORM, also brought meal bags to give out to those in need. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)
Ridge Meadows RCMP are investigating after a man was found deceased in the parking lot next to Maple Ridge Secondary School on March 4. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

Police name man found dead in Maple Ridge on Saturday

IHIT investigating suspicious death of Surinderjit Singh, 55,

Ridge Meadows RCMP are investigating after a man was found deceased in the parking lot next to Maple Ridge Secondary School on March 4. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
Cameron St. Amand (left) competed as a finalist in the 2023 World’s Strongest Firefighter Contest, which involved doing a sandbag carry. (Special to The News)

B.C. firefighter competes in World’s Strongest Firefighter Contest

Cameron St. Amand was one of only two Canadian finalists in the competition

Cameron St. Amand (left) competed as a finalist in the 2023 World’s Strongest Firefighter Contest, which involved doing a sandbag carry. (Special to The News)
Ridge Meadows RCMP are investigating the dead body located in the parking lot next to Maple Ridge Secondary School. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

Deceased middle-aged man found near Maple Ridge school

Ridge Meadows RCMP and IHIT are currently investigating ‘suspicious’ death

Ridge Meadows RCMP are investigating the dead body located in the parking lot next to Maple Ridge Secondary School. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
Police stand outside the house on Colemore Street where Kyaw Naing Maung was shot and killed by a police officer. (Colleen Flanagan/THE NEWS)

Report finds RCMP actions ‘unreasonable’ in 2019 fatal B.C. police shooting

Recommendations made for officer training, and pairing with trained mental health professionals

Police stand outside the house on Colemore Street where Kyaw Naing Maung was shot and killed by a police officer. (Colleen Flanagan/THE NEWS)
The Hells Angels clubhouse in Langley has been the gathering place for the White Rock chapter of the outlaw biker gang for years. (Langley Advance Times staff)

EXPLAINER: After government seizures, Langley’s Hells Angels clubhouse still stands

Former senior Township staffer said neighbours felt safer after bikers moved in

The Hells Angels clubhouse in Langley has been the gathering place for the White Rock chapter of the outlaw biker gang for years. (Langley Advance Times staff)
Firefighters on the scene at Dairy Queen in Maple Ridge. (Colleen Flanagan/Special to The News)

VIDEO: Firefighters called to Dairy Queen in Maple Ridge

Witnesses say one person was sent to hospital with burns

Firefighters on the scene at Dairy Queen in Maple Ridge. (Colleen Flanagan/Special to The News)
Milk and Cookies for Canuck Place fundraising campaign lasts until March 31. (Canuck Place Children’s Hospice/Special to The News)

Buy a cookie, help a sick child at Langley bakeries throughout until end of March

Several Lower Mainland bakeries involved in the Milk and Cookies for Canuck Place campaign

Milk and Cookies for Canuck Place fundraising campaign lasts until March 31. (Canuck Place Children’s Hospice/Special to The News)
Chefs should be knowledgeable about optimum guidelines for preparing food, but ultimately, it should be up to the consumer of the dishes to decide their own taste preferences – steak being just one offered as example by Chef Dez. (Metro Creative Services)

ON COOKING: Don’t be bullied by culinary snobs

Chef Dez encourages people to be proud of their food preferences, and own it

  • Feb 20, 2023
Chefs should be knowledgeable about optimum guidelines for preparing food, but ultimately, it should be up to the consumer of the dishes to decide their own taste preferences – steak being just one offered as example by Chef Dez. (Metro Creative Services)
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