YEAR IN REVIEW: Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows bolster emergency ...
21 hours ago · In the past year, both Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows city councils invested significantly in emergency services. The City of Maple Ridge went on a hiring binge for emergency services in 2024, as city council approved a budget with a 6.5 per cent property tax increase in February. That funded 16 new ...
Vehicle crash closes Lougheed eastbound at 240th in Maple ...
2 days ago · Ridge Meadows RCMP are reporting that the Loughheed Highway's eastbound lanes will be closed at 240th street temporarily on Dec. 31. Just before 9 a.m. police reported the closure, as a result of a vehicle crash, and work to get the vehicle that left the road out of a wooded area. More details as ...
Police arrest suspect at gunpoint in downtown Maple Ridge
2 days ago · The Ridge Meadows RCMP arrested a suspect at gunpoint on the evening of Dec. 30. The arrest happened just before 10 a.m. at a pair of duplexes in the 22000 block of 119th Avenue. In video shot from across the street, about seven police vehicles are parked out front and in the driveway of the little ...
YEAR IN REVIEW: Shots ring out in downtown Maple Ridge
3 days ago · On May 31, 2024 a man was shot to death in downtown Maple Ridge, in broad daylight. At the corner of 223 Street and Lougheed Highway an argument erupted into gunfire, and Dustin Evans was fatally shot. A witness who was sitting in a car nearby said he saw two men fighting before one man suddenly ...
Maple Ridge council working on budget at 6.9 per cent increase
3 days ago · Maple Ridge city council is working on its 2025 budget, which city staff says has been pared down from 10.5 per cent to a 6.9 per cent property tax increase – but that number has not yet been finalized. "There's still more pencils to be sharpened," noted Mayor Dan Ruimy. Staff noted the tax ...
YEAR IN REVIEW: Maple Ridge celebrates its 150th anniversary
5 days ago · Maple Ridge marked its historic 150th anniversary in 2024, with the largest-ever community event, the "Our Neck of the Woods" festival. Hosting the festival meant the downtown area – including 224th Street between the Lougheed Highway and Dewdney Trunk Road, and Memorial Peace Park – was blocked ...
Watermain cleaning starting in January in Maple Ridge
4 days ago · The City of Maple Ridge is advising residents they will be undertaking watermain work across the city beginning Thursday, Jan. 2. The work is expected to take approximately four weeks and will improve water quality when it is completed. Flushing areas will be from 218 Street to 227 Street between ...