I apologize for not getting this post out last Friday like I mentioned.  Unfortunately though, I didn’t have enough submissions to make it worth doing the post.  Now that I’ve received a few more submissions, it’s time to write the post.
I have to admit to being a little disappointed that there weren’t more submissions.  Maybe when the readership is higher next Christmas, we’ll have more submissions.
Regardless, here are the displays, in no particular order.  While I don’t have specific addresses (except in one case), I’ve included the closest intersection.

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The annual Maple Ridge Santa Claus Parade is a tradition that’s not to be missed, and this year’s Christmas in the Park and Santa Claus Parade takes place this Saturday, December 5th from 4-8pm at Memorial Peace Park.
It’s supposed to be cool on Saturday, so make sure that you bring your mug and have some free hot chocolate.  A lawn chair might also not be a bad idea, as sitting on the cold ground isn’t really a fun way to spend an evening, particularly when you bring the kids along.  …

Every year either the Vancouver Sun or The Province runs a list of the best Christmas light displays around the Lower Mainland.  Unfortunately, very few of them are out here the Ridge-Meadows area.
So we want to hear from our readers.  Where are the best lights displays that you’ve seen lately, in either Maple Ridge or Pitt Meadows? Do displays get bigger each year, or smaller?  Do they change each Christmas, or do people have a tendency to put up the same display year after year?
I’m the first to admit that …

And here you thought that the Haney Farmer’s Market was shut down for the year.  Hardly.
The Farmer’s Market will be holding their annual winter market on Saturday, December 5th, from 10am to 3pm at St. Andrew’s Haney United Church (222nd St and Dewdney Trunk Road).
Stop by and get some gift ideas, or consider some of the baking, meat, or seafood that will be available for sale.
The students of Odyssey Community School have come up with a Silly Santa concept.  Make sure you get your photo taken with the Silly Santa.
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It seems that the first flood watches have now ended, at least for the Ridge Meadows area, but we’re not quite out of the woods yet, as the storms continue to roll across the southern half of the province.  Environment Canada issued another wind warning at 4am this morning, warning that winds ranging from 70-90 km/h are expected to hit the Fraser Valley, including Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows tonight.
I don’t know what it is, but I happen to have a thing for wind storms.  Not for the damage …