Tim Fitzgerald

Liam Wallace launches off the first feature at the Silver Style Jump Jam in Vernon, B.C. Saturday en route to a win in the amateur category of the Freeride Mountain Bike Association sanctioned race.

Wallace wins freeride amateur title

Local rider takes top prize at Silver Star Bike Park in Vernon to ensure overall championship

Liam Wallace launches off the first feature at the Silver Style Jump Jam in Vernon, B.C. Saturday en route to a win in the amateur category of the Freeride Mountain Bike Association sanctioned race.
Karina LeBlanc reacts after her team takes a late 2-0 lead in the finals of the National Women's Soccer Association title game in Rochester, N.Y. Saturday.

LeBlanc celebrates with National Women’s Soccer League crown

Maple Ridge goalkeeper looks to play for Canada in 2015 World Cup on home soil

Karina LeBlanc reacts after her team takes a late 2-0 lead in the finals of the National Women's Soccer Association title game in Rochester, N.Y. Saturday.
Jake Rudolph has worked with the City of Pitt Meadows for the past decade.

Pitt CAO hired by City of Abbotsford

Jake Rudolph to take on role as the newly created role of deputy city manager

Jake Rudolph has worked with the City of Pitt Meadows for the past decade.
Maple Ridge firefighters remove burnt items from a storage area in the parking garage of the Sunrise building along 122nd Avenue Saturday morning.

Suspicious fire displaces 21 people in Maple Ridge

Blaze started in the parkade of Sunrise Apartments on 122nd Avenue, a building plagued by problems

Maple Ridge firefighters remove burnt items from a storage area in the parking garage of the Sunrise building along 122nd Avenue Saturday morning.
Tristen Pozsonyi and his mom Brenda hope the public can help them locate his midget racer, which was stolen Aug. 14 from a track in Aldergrove.

Thieves steal Maple Ridge kid’s quarter racer

One of a kind car pinched from a track in Aldergrove

Tristen Pozsonyi and his mom Brenda hope the public can help them locate his midget racer, which was stolen Aug. 14 from a track in Aldergrove.
Haney Neptune’s  Sam Remfry chases down the ball during the provincial championships in Coquitlam, Wednesday. The U16 team won the title over Langley 9-6.

Haney Neptunes win provincial gold

U-16 team takes overtime victory against rival Langley Flippers

Haney Neptune’s  Sam Remfry chases down the ball during the provincial championships in Coquitlam, Wednesday. The U16 team won the title over Langley 9-6.
Elk have found their way from the upper Pitt Lake area to  the middle of Maple Ridge, near Kanaka Creek.

Maple Ridge poachers could kill elk

Conservation officers concerned about new herd in Maple Ridge

Elk have found their way from the upper Pitt Lake area to  the middle of Maple Ridge, near Kanaka Creek.
Maple Ridge’s Shae Domitruk, catcher, helps an injured  Surrey Storm player reach home.

Fraser Valley Fusion carry the load, showing sportsmanship rules

Team puts winning aside to ensure injured player crosses home plate

Maple Ridge’s Shae Domitruk, catcher, helps an injured  Surrey Storm player reach home.
James Eccles has been hired as the first-ever full-time director of hockey development for the Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey Association.

Ridge Meadows hires Eccles as first director of hockey development

Deal finalized at the RMMHA’s board of director’s meeting Monday night

James Eccles has been hired as the first-ever full-time director of hockey development for the Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey Association.
Bull elk stand on Lougheed Highway near Kanaka Way. The pair have been spotted grazing along the green belt.

Elk making themselves at home in Maple Ridge

Two spotted trying to cross Lougheed Highway, safety concerns

Bull elk stand on Lougheed Highway near Kanaka Way. The pair have been spotted grazing along the green belt.
Julien Benak rips up the track on his property in Maple Ridge in preparation for the TransCan Canadian Grand National Championships in Walton, Ont. Aug. 14 to 18.

Benek leaves the competition in the dust

Nine-year-old motocross rider looks to take top prize at national race in Walton, Ontario

Julien Benak rips up the track on his property in Maple Ridge in preparation for the TransCan Canadian Grand National Championships in Walton, Ont. Aug. 14 to 18.
Burrards forward Riley Glemnitz fires a howitzer over the shoulder of a Richmond Roadrunner’s defender during Friday night’s 9-8 loss. The Burrards would avenge the loss with a 12-6 win over Richmond in the A final Monday at Planet Ice.

Burrards rebound for provincial title

Team overcomes early loss to beat up on Richmond in the Intermediate A final Monday at Planet Ice

Burrards forward Riley Glemnitz fires a howitzer over the shoulder of a Richmond Roadrunner’s defender during Friday night’s 9-8 loss. The Burrards would avenge the loss with a 12-6 win over Richmond in the A final Monday at Planet Ice.
Jade Lenton, 10, will compete in the 200 metres at the Hershey Track and Field Games in Hershey, Pennsylvania after overcoming an Achilles injury.

Sprinter seeks sweet success in Hershey

Achilles injury slows, but doesn’t stop Jade Lenton as she prepares for 200 metre event at Hershey’s Track and Field Games

Jade Lenton, 10, will compete in the 200 metres at the Hershey Track and Field Games in Hershey, Pennsylvania after overcoming an Achilles injury.
Terry Becker is the new president of the chamber of commerce.

New chamber president seeks to reform tax laws

Terry Becker takes over top role at the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows chamber after Ken Holland steps down

Terry Becker is the new president of the chamber of commerce.

SPCA offers spay, neuter program

Local chapter team's up with Katie's Place to help control cat population in Maple Ridge with low-cost program

Summer can be busy for SAR team

Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue caution anyone heading out into the back country to be prepared

Ticket sales surge for Rockin’ River fest

Brad Paisley headlines three-day music festival
in Mission, Aug. 15-17

District to fix garbage bylaw to protect bears

Change will see garbage put out on the morning of collection in an effort to keep bears from feeding on refuse

Pitt changes secondary suite bylaw

Property management companies now allowed to manage rental properties within city limits

Dads ride 400 km for men’s health

Friends get together to bike across BC and Washington State over the weekend