Robert Mangelsdorf

Thomas Haney secondary principal Sean Nosek says Grade 8 enrolment at the innovative school is up for the third straight year.

Grade 8 students flocking to Thomas Haney

Maple Ridge school is bucking the trend and seeing an increase in enrollment in Grade 8 for the second year in a row.

Thomas Haney secondary principal Sean Nosek says Grade 8 enrolment at the innovative school is up for the third straight year.
Adam Bartsch, left, and Paul Piluso of the Ridge Meadows Flames will be on the ice next Friday, Sept. 14, at Planet Ice in Maple Ridge as the local junior B hockey club faces off against the Mission City Outlaws in their Pacific Junior Hockey League home opener.

Ridge Meadows Flames red hot in preseason play

Junior B squad 3-1-1 in exhibition action

Adam Bartsch, left, and Paul Piluso of the Ridge Meadows Flames will be on the ice next Friday, Sept. 14, at Planet Ice in Maple Ridge as the local junior B hockey club faces off against the Mission City Outlaws in their Pacific Junior Hockey League home opener.
Kate Leuvekamp (left), with her mother, Lisa McCausland, is one of only eight kindergarten girls at the Pitt Meadows school.

Pitt Meadows school trying all-boys KG

32 of the 40 of the new kindergarten students at Davie Jones in Pitt Meadows are boys

Kate Leuvekamp (left), with her mother, Lisa McCausland, is one of only eight kindergarten girls at the Pitt Meadows school.
Blazers goalie Taran Kozun made 24 saves on 27 shots Friday night at Cam Neely Arena.

Kamloops Blazers torch Victoria Royals in WHL action at Cam Neely Arena

Victoria Royals back in town this Friday night to take on the Kelowna Rockets in more WHL preseason action

Blazers goalie Taran Kozun made 24 saves on 27 shots Friday night at Cam Neely Arena.

Chopper rescues injured hiker on Golden Ears trail

15-year-old hiker rescued after spending the night on Golden Ears trail.

Ken Hando holds a vile with live bed bugs that he uses for training his bed bug-sniffing dog Loola Loo.

Bed bug epidemic bites Ridge

Be wary of used furniture, especially that left outside.

Ken Hando holds a vile with live bed bugs that he uses for training his bed bug-sniffing dog Loola Loo.
B.C. Premier Christy Clark spoke at Thomas Haney Secondary Tuesday.

Maple Ridge riding could go either way in May

Premier says government's low taxes, triple-A credit rating and jobs 'too boring' for voters

B.C. Premier Christy Clark spoke at Thomas Haney Secondary Tuesday.

Liquor store, ICBC workers strike Wednesday

One-day walkout to protest stalled negotiations means no govt. liquor stores or ICBC offices will be open

Fisheries warns of illegal seafood sales

No commercial sockeye fishery this year so there could be roadside stands

Jessica Laxton, red, lost everything in Haney fire last week.

Maple Ridge helping out victims of fire that destroyed house

Flames broke out about 3 a.m., seven people left homeless

Jessica Laxton, red, lost everything in Haney fire last week.

Traffic along 280th rankles residents

Increase in gravel trucks started with new highway light

A fire destroyed the Waldun Group's cedar mill in Maple Ridge early Sunday. At  the height of the blaze, flames were seen stretching about 100 feet into the night sky.

Ruskin mill fire may have been electrical

Waldun company unsure if it will rebuild mill, but looking to keep employees working.

A fire destroyed the Waldun Group's cedar mill in Maple Ridge early Sunday. At  the height of the blaze, flames were seen stretching about 100 feet into the night sky.

Conservatives drawing, except in Maple Ridge

No nominations yet for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows or Maple Ridge-Mission

The Raging Grannies lead the Congaline Not Pipeline.

Enbridge pipeline opposition grows in Maple Ridge

Letter-writing campaign begins, workshop offered at library in Maple Ridge

The Raging Grannies lead the Congaline Not Pipeline.
Jen Baillie, children’s services programmer for parks and leisure services, with Rwandan children during a volunteer trip in 2010.

Maple Ridge group off to Rwanda to construct occupational centre

A group of local volunteers is off for a trip of a lifetime to lend a hand on the other side of the world.

Jen Baillie, children’s services programmer for parks and leisure services, with Rwandan children during a volunteer trip in 2010.

Car sales rev up in July

2012 on pace to be best auto sales year since 2007, with more than 1 million sold

Josine Eikelenboom sits with her grandson Alan, 8, by a pond on her property along 124th Ave., east of 232nd St. on Thursday.

Maple Ridge resident fears for Coho Creek

Josine Eikelenboom protected her part of creek but worries about portion near proposed pit in Maple Ridge

Josine Eikelenboom sits with her grandson Alan, 8, by a pond on her property along 124th Ave., east of 232nd St. on Thursday.

Rescuers help in search for filmmaker

Fewer calls so far this summer, search experts help out up north

Senior A Burrards pound Victoria Shamrocks in ‘historic win’

Maple Ridge Burrards fall in OT to Langley Thunder

Curtis Dickson had 6 points in his first game of the year as the Burrards overcame a four goal deficit to force overtime Wednesday night.

Senior A Burrards pound Victoria Shamrocks in ‘historic win’
Mike Salo, owner of Fraser Valley Metal  Exchange in the Albion, says the  municipal and provincial regulations contradict one another.

‘New scrap metal laws won’t stop thefts’

Dealers must now require ID from sellers, no longer pay much cash

Mike Salo, owner of Fraser Valley Metal  Exchange in the Albion, says the  municipal and provincial regulations contradict one another.