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Pitt Meadows Marauders head coach Matt Todd says he's trying to build more than just good athletes with his football program.

Fostering young athletes

Emphasis on player development key for coaching and player success.

Pitt Meadows Marauders head coach Matt Todd says he's trying to build more than just good athletes with his football program.
Firefighters at the site of the grow op on 121B Avenue, Friday.

Fire damages Maple Ridge grow crop

RCMP are investigating whether the grow op, on 121B Avenue in Maple Ridge, was a licenced.

Firefighters at the site of the grow op on 121B Avenue, Friday.
Maple Ridge’s Bruce Perkin shows off the four National Hot Rod Association trophies he’s won over the course of his 40-plus years in drag racing.

Perkin honoured as a pioneer in racing

Local drag racer inducted into Greater Vancouver Motorsport Pioneer Society

Maple Ridge’s Bruce Perkin shows off the four National Hot Rod Association trophies he’s won over the course of his 40-plus years in drag racing.
Fifteen hours after a fire broke out in a Pitt Meadows Coop, firefighters were still hosing down site on Harris Road Monday.

Major fire at housing co-op

May have started in carport of one unit, 17 people without homes

Fifteen hours after a fire broke out in a Pitt Meadows Coop, firefighters were still hosing down site on Harris Road Monday.

Suspect sought in Sunday pub stabbing

Victim remains in serious condition after double stabbing outside Haney Public House

Don Waite with his latest book, British Columbia and Yukon Gold Hunters, a History in Photographs, to be released in September.

A history of hunting for gold in B.C.

Maple Ridge author is set to release his latest photography book.

Don Waite with his latest book, British Columbia and Yukon Gold Hunters, a History in Photographs, to be released in September.
Stephen Garrett has partnered with Lindsay Stroud at Bean Around Books and Tea to host Death Cafe.

Coffee, and thoughts on dying

Local cafe hosts discussion on mortality.

Stephen Garrett has partnered with Lindsay Stroud at Bean Around Books and Tea to host Death Cafe.
Theft after a night’s rescue

Theft after a night’s rescue

Search team member has her purse stolen.

Theft after a night’s rescue
Lawrence Locke (left), Brittany Grant and Julia Ullrich rehearse for the upcoming Theatre in the Country production of You Ought To Be In Pictures.

Intimacy the main ingredient for Parks

Theatre in the Country debuting Neil Simon classic on August 20.

Lawrence Locke (left), Brittany Grant and Julia Ullrich rehearse for the upcoming Theatre in the Country production of You Ought To Be In Pictures.
Fred Braches (fourth from the left) is part of the History Channel’s new reality show Curse of the Frozen Gold, which premiers Wednesday, Aug. 26 at 10 p.m.

Braches joins the search for gold

Local historian part of new TV series looking to solve Slumach’s legend.

Fred Braches (fourth from the left) is part of the History Channel’s new reality show Curse of the Frozen Gold, which premiers Wednesday, Aug. 26 at 10 p.m.
Drug overdose suspected in Maple Ridge man's death

Drug overdose suspected in Maple Ridge man’s death

29-year-old was known to police.

Drug overdose suspected in Maple Ridge man's death

Camp total holding steady

City still looking for shelter location, mayor expects locations within a week

Dr. Biju Mathew drove to Medicine Hat to see how the city there was handling its homelessness problem.

What happened in the Hat

No short solution to ending perplexing problem of homelessness

Dr. Biju Mathew drove to Medicine Hat to see how the city there was handling its homelessness problem.
A doctors whose office is next to the homeless camp on Cliff Avenue claims it continues to grow.

Camp needle exchange worker quits

A growing camp on Cliff Avenue is now without its needle exchange program after the employee covering the region quit on Saturday.

A doctors whose office is next to the homeless camp on Cliff Avenue claims it continues to grow.
B.C. Ambulance, Maple Ridge Fire and Rescue and the RCMP respond to an assault on Cliff Avenue on Wednesday.

Another battle in Cliff Avenue camp

One man taken to hospital, another behind bars, charges possible

B.C. Ambulance, Maple Ridge Fire and Rescue and the RCMP respond to an assault on Cliff Avenue on Wednesday.
In Nepal, Al McGee will work on water purification and shelter relief, as monsoon season is about to start.

Making a difference in Nepal

Pitt firefighter and nurse goes on humanitarian mission with GlobalMedic to help in earthquake recovery.

In Nepal, Al McGee will work on water purification and shelter relief, as monsoon season is about to start.
Caribbean Fest is moving from downtown to Albion flats.

Caribbean Fest moving to Albion Fairgrounds

Two-day event draws thousands, needs more space and more parking

Caribbean Fest is moving from downtown to Albion flats.

Water restrictions tighten during dry summer

A record low snowpack and an unseasonably warm start to the summer in the Lower Mainland points to a summer of tight water restrictions...

Rural homeowners get insurance discounts in Maple Ridge

Some homeowners in rural sections of Maple Ridge may be eligible for discounts on their fire insurance premiums after the fire department...

Maple Ridge firefighters spray water into the attic of a home located on the banks of the Fraser River on the 25700 block of Lougheed Highway on Thursday afternoon. The blaze started in a shed about 20 feet from the house and also spread to a hog fuel pile located about 100 feet from the home.

Fire destroys home near Fraser River

The fire started at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday in a shed and quickly spread to the home and nearby hog fuel pile.

Maple Ridge firefighters spray water into the attic of a home located on the banks of the Fraser River on the 25700 block of Lougheed Highway on Thursday afternoon. The blaze started in a shed about 20 feet from the house and also spread to a hog fuel pile located about 100 feet from the home.