Pitt Meadows

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

 

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, 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

 

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)
The discovery of a body drew a large police presence in Pitt Meadows on Aug. 15. 2021. (Shane MacKichan/Special to The News)

Two dogs killed woman in 2021 B.C. attack

DNA samples confirm deadly attack on Ping Guo

The discovery of a body drew a large police presence in Pitt Meadows on Aug. 15. 2021. (Shane MacKichan/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)
Two bears were killed in Pitt Meadows, resulting in a fine of more than $7,000 to the man who shot them. The bears pictured here were captured in a photograph by local photographer and conservationist Ross Davies. (Special to The News)

Pitt Meadows man fined for killing two bears

Must pay $7,360 after shooting bears drawn to property by beehive parts

Two bears were killed in Pitt Meadows, resulting in a fine of more than $7,000 to the man who shot them. The bears pictured here were captured in a photograph by local photographer and conservationist Ross Davies. (Special to The News)
In May 2023, this stolen truck led police on a chase from Mission to Vancouver to Hope, until it was found in a pipeline tunnel, where the driver was shot with a bean bag round. He was sentenced to jail time on April 2. (Mission RCMP Photo)

Truck thief who police chased across Lower Mainland gets jail time

Sentenced to almost two years for actions feeling police last May

In May 2023, this stolen truck led police on a chase from Mission to Vancouver to Hope, until it was found in a pipeline tunnel, where the driver was shot with a bean bag round. He was sentenced to jail time on April 2. (Mission RCMP Photo)
People who were said to be smoking hard drugs at the Tim Hortons Restaurant on 224th Street in Maple Ridge, in a still frame taken from a video. Their faces have been intentionally blurred. (Chelsa Meadus Facebook/Special to The News)

Video of Maple Ridge doughnut shop drug use goes viral

Mayor pledges there will be more uniforms in downtown

People who were said to be smoking hard drugs at the Tim Hortons Restaurant on 224th Street in Maple Ridge, in a still frame taken from a video. Their faces have been intentionally blurred. (Chelsa Meadus Facebook/Special to 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)
Tyler O’Neill tips his hat to the cheering St. Louis Cardinals crowd after hitting a home run. (Contributed)

B.C. slugger could make baseball history

Tyler O’Neill going for fifth straight opening day home run

Tyler O’Neill tips his hat to the cheering St. Louis Cardinals crowd after hitting a home run. (Contributed)
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)
A mobile overdose prevention site is located at Ridge Meadows Hospital. (RainCity/Special to The News)

Lower Mainland overdose prevention site sees dramatic increase since opening

January saw 28 people and February 141 at the Ridge Meadows Overdose Prevention Site

A mobile overdose prevention site is located at Ridge Meadows Hospital. (RainCity/Special to The News)
Missing man Mauro Comensoli, 71, last seen in the 14300-block of Harris Road on Friday, March 8, has been found deceased, Ridge Meadows RCMP reported on Sunday, March 10. (RCMP)

Man missing in Pitt Meadows , 71, found deceased: RCMP

Last seen Friday

Missing man Mauro Comensoli, 71, last seen in the 14300-block of Harris Road on Friday, March 8, has been found deceased, Ridge Meadows RCMP reported on Sunday, March 10. (RCMP)
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)
Townhouses under construction in Maple Ridge. (Neil Corbett/The News)

Maple Ridge misses out on new federal housing funds

Mayor disappointed city not approved for Housing Accelerator Fund

Townhouses under construction in Maple Ridge. (Neil Corbett/The News)
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)
Crash in Burnaby on Feb. 18 involved four women from Maple Ridge. (Gofundme/Special to The News)

Burnaby highway crash: Second victim dies in hospital

Four women with an Uber hit by SUV in Burnaby

Crash in Burnaby on Feb. 18 involved four women from Maple Ridge. (Gofundme/Special to The News)
Crash in Burnaby early Sunday morning involved four women from Maple Ridge. (Gofundme/Special to The News)

‘Hold your kids tight’: 1 killed, 2 critically injured in Burnaby car crash

Four friends celebrating 21st birthday when Uber was hit

Crash in Burnaby early Sunday morning involved four women from Maple Ridge. (Gofundme/Special to The News)