Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News

The Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News is a local newspaper that caters to the communities of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows in British Columbia's Lower Mainland, situated 40 kilometers east of Vancouver. This newspaper is released twice a week, on Wednesdays and Fridays, and is distributed for free to nearly 30,000 households. It is published in a tabloid format and is owned by Black Press.

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Fire-roasted lamb favoured at 10-day Surrey Greek Food Festival

15 hours ago | mapleridgenews.com | Tom Zillich

Greek food, music and dancing draws crowds to a festival set up in North Surrey until June 15. Friday (June 6) is opening day/night for Surrey Greek Food Festival, an annual tradition and fundraiser for Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, at 96 Avenue and 132 Street.
'Dream come true': Surrey girl off to Brazil to wrestle at U17 Pan-Ams

23 hours ago | mapleridgenews.com | Tom Zillich

Surrey teen Natalie Wojciechowski is wrestling her way around the world at high-level competitions in Brazil, Greece, Estonia, Netherlands and other countries. The 16-year-old athlete recently won the 2025 Canadian Wrestling Championship team trials, earning a chance to compete at the U17 Pan-American Wrestling Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this month.
Man charged with gun crimes linked to lethal Langley shooting

2 days ago | mapleridgenews.com | Matthew Claxton

A man wounded in a targeted shooting in Langley last September is now facing a number of gun charges after an investigation by the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT). Barinder Singh Dhaliwal, a 41-year-old Langley man, has been charged with possession of a loaded firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm in a vehicle, unauthorized possession of a firearm, and possession of a firearm while prohibited. He was arrested on June 3.
Eby says Japanese highly interested in B.C. minerals, LNG

3 days ago | mapleridgenews.com | Mark Page

Premier David Eby is finding considerable interest in Japan for B.C.'s mining and LNG sectors, but nothing to justify building a new heavy oil pipeline to the west coast. During the Asia trip, the premier is scheduled to travel to Japan, South Korea and Malaysia. This 10-day mission aims to forge more trading partnerships with Asian countries to withstand U.S. tariffs. This means finding companies to invest in B.C. and finding places for British Columbians to sell products.
International students hit hard by food insecurity, suggests B.C. university

3 days ago | mapleridgenews.com | Karl Yu

Post-secondary students are going hungry, Vancouver Island University research suggests, and students from abroad are among those adversely affected. Jenna Sportak and Sydney Gallant, part of the VIU community-based applied interdisciplinary research group, used a "quantitative methods approach" creating an online survey which students from all VIU campuses had access to, with 303 respondents. In addition, they visited campuses to inform students about food insecurity.
Province opening 18 involuntary mental health beds in Maple Ridge

3 days ago | mapleridgenews.com | Colleen L. Flanagan

As soon as next week a new involuntary care mental health facility, Alouette Homes, will be accepting new patients in Maple Ridge. Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows MLA Lisa Beare, Josie Osborne, Minister of Health; Terry Yung, Minister of State for Community Safety and Integrated Services; and Dr. Daniel Vigo, B.C.’s chief scientific adviser for psychiatry, toxic drugs and concurrent disorders, were at the facility on Tuesday, June 3, to announce the opening of the 18 room facility.
Students march in Maple Ridge for Pride

4 days ago | mapleridgenews.com | Colleen L. Flanagan

"None of us are equal, until all of us are equal" are the words painted at the main entrance to Maple Ridge Secondary School, along with an emblem symbolizing diversity and inclusion. However, within the last month, the emblem was vandalized, twice. So, as students and teachers came together to celebrate Pride at the school on Monday, June 2, these acts of nonacceptance were top of mind.
Spuzzum First Nation removes chief citing breach of oath of office

5 days ago | mapleridgenews.com | Kemone Moodley

Spuzzum First Nation has removed James Hobart as its chief, following his guilty plea to an assault charge and failing to attend council meetings. "These have been challenging and uncertain times for our community," said Spuzzum councillors Diana Stromquist and Janice Kuester in a joint letter.
RCMP truck damaged in Aldergrove collision

5 days ago | mapleridgenews.com | Dan Ferguson

Two vehicles, a car and a police truck, suffered extensive damage in a Sunday morning collision in Aldergrove on Fraser Highway, near 260 Street. Langley RCMP Staff Sgt. Brock Rayworth told the Langley Advance Times the crash took place around 2:26 a.m. It involved an Uber with a driver and a passenger, as well as an RCMP vehicle with a single officer. All three suffered “non-life-threatening injuries” and have been released from hospital, Rayworth said.
Peachland rental home not as promised, family of 5 left homeless

6 days ago | mapleridgenews.com | Brittany Webster

Kayla Holmes and her husband Carl Marchtaler, along with their three kids and five pets, have spent the month of May without a place to call home. The family of five moved from Kitimat to Peachland, arriving on May 2 at a residence on Sutherland Road in Peachland to find the four-bedroom house they had signed a lease for including locked doors and curtains for bedroom walls.