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Students from Pitt Meadows Elementary were the first community group to ever get a tour of the Amazon distribution facility in Pitt Meadows. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

B.C. students get inside look at Amazon facility

Tours of the Pitt Meadows delivery station will now be a yearly event

Students from Pitt Meadows Elementary were the first community group to ever get a tour of the Amazon distribution facility in Pitt Meadows. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
Offensive lineman Giovanni Manu (right) was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft and by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the fifth round of the 2024 CFL Draft. (Darren Hove Photo)

Pitt Meadows football star drafted twice in 3 days by both NFL and CFL

Giovanni Manu was selected by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Detroit Lions

Offensive lineman Giovanni Manu (right) was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft and by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the fifth round of the 2024 CFL Draft. (Darren Hove Photo)
Offensive lineman Giovanni Manu (right) was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft, becoming the first UBC player to ever be drafted to the NFL. (Darren Hove Photo)

B.C. athlete becomes first UBC player to be drafted to NFL

Giovanni Manu was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round

Offensive lineman Giovanni Manu (right) was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft, becoming the first UBC player to ever be drafted to the NFL. (Darren Hove Photo)
B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton was found guilty of six counts of second-degree murder in 2007, with an additional 20 first-degree murder charges that were eventually stayed in 2010. (CP PHOTO/Jane Wolsack)

Lower Mainland mayors call for parole denial for Robert Pickton

The B.C. serial killer became eligible for day parole in February

B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton was found guilty of six counts of second-degree murder in 2007, with an additional 20 first-degree murder charges that were eventually stayed in 2010. (CP PHOTO/Jane Wolsack)
Members of the Road Safety Target Team were honoured with a Professionalism While Attending a Call for Service Award at the Ridge Meadows RCMP awards gala on April 6. (Ridge Meadows RCMP/Special to The News)

Murdered Mountie honoured at Ridge Meadows RCMP awards gala

Rick O’Brien Youth Engagement Awards were 2 of the 18 awards handed out

Members of the Road Safety Target Team were honoured with a Professionalism While Attending a Call for Service Award at the Ridge Meadows RCMP awards gala on April 6. (Ridge Meadows RCMP/Special to The News)
Davie Jones Elementary and Pitt Meadows Elementary were placed under a hold and secure while various police squads responded to a suspicious call regarding the 19300-block of 121st Avenue in Pitt Meadows on April 10. (Davie Jones Elementary/Special to The News)

Pitt Meadows schools placed under hold and secure due to suspicious call

RCMP held Davie Jones and Pitt Meadows Elementary on Wednesday afternoon

Davie Jones Elementary and Pitt Meadows Elementary were placed under a hold and secure while various police squads responded to a suspicious call regarding the 19300-block of 121st Avenue in Pitt Meadows on April 10. (Davie Jones Elementary/Special to The News)
Pitt Meadows set a rainfall record for Monday, April 9, experiencing 31.3 mm of rain. (Black Press Media files)

Lower Mainland cities set rainfall records

Province warns that a major drought is likely this year

Pitt Meadows set a rainfall record for Monday, April 9, experiencing 31.3 mm of rain. (Black Press Media files)
Ridge Meadows RCMP had a strong presence at Garibaldi Secondary on Tuesday, April 9 after a student made a threat on Snapchat. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

Social media threat brings RCMP to Maple Ridge school

Garibaldi Secondary student allegedly threatens on Snapchat to ‘paint the walls red’

Ridge Meadows RCMP had a strong presence at Garibaldi Secondary on Tuesday, April 9 after a student made a threat on Snapchat. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
The Pitt Meadows Regional Airport received $520,000 from the province through the BC Air Access Program to help improve emergency access. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

Pitt Meadows Regional Airport gets $520,000 to improve emergency access

The provincial funding will pay for perimeter fencing and culvert replacement

The Pitt Meadows Regional Airport received $520,000 from the province through the BC Air Access Program to help improve emergency access. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
Production crews took over part of the Cineplex Odeon Meadowtown Cinemas parking lot on Wednesday, March 20, to film scenes for the upcoming Playdate movie. (Scott White - Shinobi Creative Productions/Special to The News)

New Kevin James movie takes over Pitt Meadows cinema

Filming stress tests will impact Golden Ears Way traffic on Sunday afternoon

Production crews took over part of the Cineplex Odeon Meadowtown Cinemas parking lot on Wednesday, March 20, to film scenes for the upcoming Playdate movie. (Scott White - Shinobi Creative Productions/Special to The News)
Justin Bruce Adam Langlands has been missing from Prince George since Feb. 12. (Prince George RCMP/Special to The News)

RCMP say missing B.C. man may be in the Maple Ridge area

Justin Bruce Adam Langlands went missing from Prince George on Feb. 12

Justin Bruce Adam Langlands has been missing from Prince George since Feb. 12. (Prince George RCMP/Special to The News)
Team L.A. Matheson Mini Mecha Mustangs was one of 36 teams that competed at the 2024 FIRST LEGO League Challenge BC/Yukon Championship at Meadowridge School. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

PHOTOS: B.C. teams roll into top place finishes at LEGO robotics tournament

A Maple Ridge school welcomed hundreds of people for the March 9 event

Team L.A. Matheson Mini Mecha Mustangs was one of 36 teams that competed at the 2024 FIRST LEGO League Challenge BC/Yukon Championship at Meadowridge School. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
Parts of the new “Avatar: The Last Airbender” show were filmed in Langley at The Farm on 264 movie studio. (Netflix/Special to The Times)

B.C. locations splashed all over new ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ TV show

Season 1 dropped on Netflix on Feb. 22, with seasons 2 and 3 on the way

Parts of the new “Avatar: The Last Airbender” show were filmed in Langley at The Farm on 264 movie studio. (Netflix/Special to The Times)
Mauro Comensoli went missing in the 14300-block of Harris Road in Pitt Meadows on Friday, March 8. (Special to The News)

RCMP request help in locating missing elderly man in Pitt Meadows

Mauro Comensoli was last seen on Friday in the 14300-block of Harris Road

Mauro Comensoli went missing in the 14300-block of Harris Road in Pitt Meadows on Friday, March 8. (Special to The News)
The inaugural Cst. Rick O’Brien Joint Forces Jamboree will be taking place in Maple Ridge on May 25 to honour the memory of Ridge Meadows RCMP officer O’Brien, who was tragically shot and killed during a police operation on Sept. 22, 2023. (Special to Black Press Media)

Memorial ball hockey tournament in Maple Ridge honours murdered Mountie

Cst. Rick O’Brien Joint Forces Jamboree takes place on May 25

The inaugural Cst. Rick O’Brien Joint Forces Jamboree will be taking place in Maple Ridge on May 25 to honour the memory of Ridge Meadows RCMP officer O’Brien, who was tragically shot and killed during a police operation on Sept. 22, 2023. (Special to Black Press Media)
Pitt Meadows city council endorsed recommendations to adjust taxation for B.C. farmland to try and help reduce the amount of farmland that is currently vacant or unused. (Ridge Meadows Chamber of Commerce/Special to The News)

B.C. city says issue of unused farmland could be solved with 3 tax changes

Recommendations were sent off to UBCM and the LMLGA for further consideration

Pitt Meadows city council endorsed recommendations to adjust taxation for B.C. farmland to try and help reduce the amount of farmland that is currently vacant or unused. (Ridge Meadows Chamber of Commerce/Special to The News)
The Thomas Haney robotics team called ThunderTech Robotics consists of Quinn Gigliotti, Paige Wiens, Daria Okoneshnikova, Logan Humeniuk, Diego Niebla, Vincenzo Lombardi, Matvey Okoneshnikov, Daniil Batishchev, Monica Fisher, Mason Klokeid, Ari Sehrawat, Lance Wu, Charlie Page, and Mischka Olamit. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

VIDEO: B.C. students race custom-built robots at Victoria competition

Both Canadian and international teams will compete at the divisional event

The Thomas Haney robotics team called ThunderTech Robotics consists of Quinn Gigliotti, Paige Wiens, Daria Okoneshnikova, Logan Humeniuk, Diego Niebla, Vincenzo Lombardi, Matvey Okoneshnikov, Daniil Batishchev, Monica Fisher, Mason Klokeid, Ari Sehrawat, Lance Wu, Charlie Page, and Mischka Olamit. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey Association general manager Jordan Emmerson (left) and Ridge Meadows Minor Lacrosse Association president Tyson Craiggs said that the cities of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows are in desperate need of more arena space. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows sports groups outgrow local arenas

Minor hockey and lacrosse associations forced to go to other cities for space

Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey Association general manager Jordan Emmerson (left) and Ridge Meadows Minor Lacrosse Association president Tyson Craiggs said that the cities of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows are in desperate need of more arena space. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
Maddie Leaney of Union College was named as one of the players on the Hockey Commissioners Association’s National Women’s Rookie of the Year watch list. (Canadian Sports School Hockey League/Special to The News)

Maple Ridge hockey player only B.C. woman to make rookie of the year watch list

Maddie Leaney is 1 of 26 players on the Hockey Commissioners Association list

Maddie Leaney of Union College was named as one of the players on the Hockey Commissioners Association’s National Women’s Rookie of the Year watch list. (Canadian Sports School Hockey League/Special to The News)
RCMP in Maple Ridge had a section of 123rd Avenue between 222nd and Hillside Streets closed due to a targeted shooting Saturday afternoon, Jan. 20. (Kyler Emerson/Black Press Media)

Maple Ridge shooting victim dies from injuries, prompting IHIT investigation

The incident occurred on Jan. 20 at 123rd Avenue and 222nd Street

RCMP in Maple Ridge had a section of 123rd Avenue between 222nd and Hillside Streets closed due to a targeted shooting Saturday afternoon, Jan. 20. (Kyler Emerson/Black Press Media)