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May 23: Seniors . A volunteer info session for seniors interested in the intergenerational garden takes place from 1 to 2: 30 p.m. at Eric Langton, 12138 Edge St. Info: Sue Fleming at 604-837-8915 or gardencoord@gmail.com.

News

Dancing for mental health

Four-year-old Mary Ann Eskut performed zumba, along with a couple dozen other people, at the annual mental health awareness event held May 9. The event...

Director leaves Friends food bank

A group of volunteers and board members were at Friends In Need Food Bank on Tuesday wishing its executive director well as she steps down from her position...

Seniors set up task force

Seniors in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows will soon have new opportunities to volunteer, mentor younger generations, and help raise awareness of elder abuse...

Building a community

Neighbourhood Champions and Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Parks & Leisure Services are organizing a free, neighbourhood-building workshop for all residents...

Gibson ropes in rodeo gig

Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair is starts tomorrow and rising Maple Ridge country star Ray Gibson will be performing on the new youth stage during the...

Bruce's market turns 65

Sixty five years and still going strong. As the town changes, Bruce's Country Market changes with it and Ryan McEachren said he is "excited" to be working...

Banners welcome public

The Cloverdale Rodeo will include an Aboriginal Gathering Place this year - and its banners were painted on Monday by students in Maple Ridge and Pitt...

Tourism office popular

The number of people coming to the Visitor Centre in Pitt Meadows increased by 69 per cent in 2012. There were 6,474 people who came to the centre, compared...

Mother’s Day fun

Two-year-old Drew Hannah and his mother Katie Carlson were at the seniors centre on May 12 where the Maple Ridge Lions Club hosted a pancake (and more...

Realtors beautify care home

Baillie House is looking spruced up this week thanks to realtors who took a day off to do some landscaping.

Record turnout at farmers market

There were radishes, rhubarb, baby bok choy, and several varieties of mushrooms at the Haney Farmers Market on Saturday - and a record crowd to purchase...

South Bonson awarded

The City of Pitt Meadows has won a Provincial Award of Excellence from the BC Recreation and Parks Association for its South Bonson Community Centre.

McHappy Day in Maple Ridge benefits families

Everyone who celebrated McHappy Day Wednesday is "McGrateful" for the event.

Forward focus

Henry Senecal kept his eye on the cue ball as he played a game of billiards with his friends at the Ridge Meadows Seniors Society facility recently.

SPCA warns of heat

BC SPCA received a call about an animal locked in a hot vehicle at 22932 Lougheed Hwy. on Sunday afternoon.

Flag puzzles reader

A TIMES reader was puzzled by an upside-down flag at Alouette Elementary last week, but the school district confirmed it occurred because of a broken ...

Show erupts with flowers

When Ridge Meadows Home Show rolls around every spring, it's almost impossible for local nurseries and landscaping businesses to participate. After all...

Sewing life's trials and tribulations

A women going through menopause is like a dragon breathing fire, with chin hair, a snarly look, attitude, and a body shifting towards the ground.

GenSqueeze meets

An event with Paul Kershaw, a UBC public policy professor, to discuss issues facing young adults will be held on May 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Kanaka Cree...