Monisha Martins

Pitt Meadows council - Mayor Deb Walters; Janis Elkerton;Bruce Bell; Tracy Miyashita and Gwen O'Connnell.

Pitt council freezes pay

Pitt Meadows council wages up 50 per cent since 2008.

Pitt Meadows council - Mayor Deb Walters; Janis Elkerton;Bruce Bell; Tracy Miyashita and Gwen O'Connnell.
Michael Hayes will be vying for the mayor's seat in Pitt Meadows. (Inset) Coun. David Murray and John Becker, a former city councillor who is also seeking the mayor's seat.

Pitt Meadows gets second candidate for mayor

Michael Hayes joins John Becker in the race to lead the city of Pitt Meadows

Michael Hayes will be vying for the mayor's seat in Pitt Meadows. (Inset) Coun. David Murray and John Becker, a former city councillor who is also seeking the mayor's seat.
Teniko Okabe holds her newborn son Carter Ramsay, with her husband Ben and other son, Jayce.

Paramedics, firefighters deliver baby in Maple Ridge home

No complications with the birth of Carter Ramsey, who wasn't due until Sept. 23.

Teniko Okabe holds her newborn son Carter Ramsay, with her husband Ben and other son, Jayce.
The above concept chosen by Pitt Meadows council,  pitches development of the entire 50.9 hectare site. It is the only options that will fund the construction of the North Lougheed Connector.

North Lougheed plans hit wall

A divided Pitt Meadows council has put the next step for developing a 50 hectare area along Lougheed Highway on hold.

The above concept chosen by Pitt Meadows council,  pitches development of the entire 50.9 hectare site. It is the only options that will fund the construction of the North Lougheed Connector.
Maple Ridge man arrested for luring children online

Maple Ridge man arrested for luring children online

David Anderson on probation when he tried to meet a Mountie posing as a 13-year-old girl

Maple Ridge man arrested for luring children online
Mike Gildersleeve stands at the edge of a protest Saturday Sept. 6 to the creation of a natural park at the corner of Airport Way and Bonson Park.

Pitt park project comes to a halt

Council decides to scrap water features after protest organized by supporters of the Katzie Slough Restoration Project

Mike Gildersleeve stands at the edge of a protest Saturday Sept. 6 to the creation of a natural park at the corner of Airport Way and Bonson Park.
Premier Christy Clark, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows MLA Doug Bing, Maple Ridge-Mission MLA Marc Dalton and Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Coralee Oakes unveil a banner Wednesday to mark an event that officially designated Maple Ridge as a city.

Brand new city celebrates 140 years

Maple Ridge officially becomes a city on Sept. 12, the 140th anniversary of the incorporation of the community

Premier Christy Clark, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows MLA Doug Bing, Maple Ridge-Mission MLA Marc Dalton and Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Coralee Oakes unveil a banner Wednesday to mark an event that officially designated Maple Ridge as a city.
The remains of a fire at 19478 Dewdney Trunk Road, between Harris and Hale roads in Pitt Meadows.

Fire destroys Pitt Meadows farm house

At least seven people, maybe more resided at rental property; no one admits to calling in fire.

The remains of a fire at 19478 Dewdney Trunk Road, between Harris and Hale roads in Pitt Meadows.
Lina Azeez with the Watershed Watched Salmon Society stands in tall grasses which grow along the edge of a habitat compensation pond, built by the Ministry of Transportation, to counteract the loss of salmon habitat after a third bus lane was constructed on Lougheed Highway. Azeez is working with Pitt Meadows residents to stop the construction of a similar drainage channel and pond in the same area. (Inset) Scott Magri stands near the Katzie Slough. (Inset 2) A map of the slough and its tributaries. (Inset 3) Scott Magri talks to Lina Azeez and Ken and Thelma Joyner near the site of the proposed park.

Saving the Katzie Slough seems simple

The Watershed Watch Salmon Society is organizing a rally to stop the construction of a drainage channel they claim will destroy fish habitat

Lina Azeez with the Watershed Watched Salmon Society stands in tall grasses which grow along the edge of a habitat compensation pond, built by the Ministry of Transportation, to counteract the loss of salmon habitat after a third bus lane was constructed on Lougheed Highway. Azeez is working with Pitt Meadows residents to stop the construction of a similar drainage channel and pond in the same area. (Inset) Scott Magri stands near the Katzie Slough. (Inset 2) A map of the slough and its tributaries. (Inset 3) Scott Magri talks to Lina Azeez and Ken and Thelma Joyner near the site of the proposed park.
The business is located on Ford Road Detour.

Pitt Meadows mulls stop work order for soil mixing operation

In 1994, the Agricultural Land Commission approved the first “non-farm use” application for a topsoil screening and mixing business.

The business is located on Ford Road Detour.
Helen Homer, holding a “Families First” sign, pickets outside Garibaldi secondary in July with other Maple Ridge teachers Jim Watson, Jodi Dahle, Areal Cracknell, Michele Smith.

Maple Ridge teachers pan two-week truce

MRTA president George Serra said the government had all summer to propose a cooling off period

Helen Homer, holding a “Families First” sign, pickets outside Garibaldi secondary in July with other Maple Ridge teachers Jim Watson, Jodi Dahle, Areal Cracknell, Michele Smith.
Deb Walters was the first woman to be elected as mayor of Pitt Meadows in 2011. She will not be seeking re-election.

Pitt Meadows mayor will not seek re-election

Deb Walters announces will not run in November, leaving John Becker as the only declared candidate for mayor on the ballot thus far

Deb Walters was the first woman to be elected as mayor of Pitt Meadows in 2011. She will not be seeking re-election.
Teacher picketed outside Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows MLA Doug Bing’s constituency office on Tuesday afternoon. They also rallied outside Maple Ridge-Mission MLA Marc Dalton’s office earlier that day.

Pickets to greet students next week

Dispute between B.C. teachers and provincial government to continue past Sept. 2.

Teacher picketed outside Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows MLA Doug Bing’s constituency office on Tuesday afternoon. They also rallied outside Maple Ridge-Mission MLA Marc Dalton’s office earlier that day.
Maple Ridge firefighters got the fires under control quickly.

Brush fires sparked along tracks

CP Rail investigating cause of all three as firefighters rush to respond

Maple Ridge firefighters got the fires under control quickly.

Pickets to greet Maple Ridge students

Teacher dispute continues past Sept. 2, district trying to be optimistic

A tree that seen better days fell on to townhouse complex on 207th Street Monday.

Rotting tree falls on home

A tree fell, and many people heard it, crash on to townhouse

A tree that seen better days fell on to townhouse complex on 207th Street Monday.
Anna Kravjanski, learning resource coordinator at St. Patrick's School, cuts out letters for the bulletin board as she readies her room for the upcoming school year Thursday afternoon.

Private schools see spike in interest

Maple Ridge private schools getting more calls from parents.

Anna Kravjanski, learning resource coordinator at St. Patrick's School, cuts out letters for the bulletin board as she readies her room for the upcoming school year Thursday afternoon.
Pitt Meadows secondary planning to open

Pitt Meadows secondary planning to open

Principal Mike Keenan expects first day of classes to be Sept. 2.

Pitt Meadows secondary planning to open
Landon Smith and the Westview secondary senior boys’ soccer team travelled to Guadalajara on a cultural exchange in 2008. Smith was injured in a car crash and is now suing the school district for negligence.

Former student sues Maple Ridge school board

Landon Smith was injured in a car crash during a cultural exchange

Landon Smith and the Westview secondary senior boys’ soccer team travelled to Guadalajara on a cultural exchange in 2008. Smith was injured in a car crash and is now suing the school district for negligence.
Teacher picketed outside Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows MLA Doug Bing’s constituency office on Tuesday afternoon. They also rallied outside Maple Ridge-Mission MLA Marc Dalton’s office earlier that day.

Maple Ridge teachers tap into hardship fund

BCTF members on strike receiving cash and grocery vouchers

Teacher picketed outside Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows MLA Doug Bing’s constituency office on Tuesday afternoon. They also rallied outside Maple Ridge-Mission MLA Marc Dalton’s office earlier that day.