If you’ve ever wondered what life was like in Maple Ridge back when the community was brand new, this Saturday will be your opportunity to have that question answered. 
The Ridge Meadows Seniors Society, Maple Ridge Historical Society, and the Mayor’s Heritage Day Society are working together to present Heritage Day on Saturday, August 1, at Peace Memorial Park.
The festivities will get underway with the Haney Farmer’s Market at 9:00am, and a parade down 224th later in the day.  There’ll also be activities for children, heritage games, a chance to …

With the weather climbing into the mid-30s this week (if not higher out here), I thought I’d take a look at some of the places you can go to get cooled off in the Maple Ridge area.  And no, sorry, I’m not talking about the pub.  Places that you can take the kids, if you have them. 
Hammond Pool (Lorne Ave at 206 St): Sure the Leisure Center is great, but when it’s really hot out, nothing beats an outdoor pool.  Open from noon to 4:30, and then again from …

For those who might not know, every July 11, 7-Eleven gives away 7oz Slurpee’s all day.  That means you’ll need to get down to 7-Eleven before you hit the Caribbean Festival later today.

(Creative Commons photo by bchow on Flickr.)
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It’s time for the 9th annual, Maple Ridge Caribbean Festival, starting tomorrow at Memorial Peace Park, and continuing through on Sunday.
If you’ve never been to this festival, it’s a very high energy event, with an incredible variety of colours, music and sights from all around the Caribbean being served up.  There’ll be 10 live bands performing on two stages during the whole weekend, along with street vendors, and six different food vendors as well.
Last year’s event attracted about 18,000 people, and with the weather supposed to be as hot as …

About three weeks ago, I wrote a post on the upcoming Maple Ridge Jazz & Blues Festival, taking place on Saturday, August 8th.  I’m now happy to report that some more information has come in regarding the lineup for the event.

The Shuffle Demons will participate as part of their 25th anniversary tour.
Bill Coon, the 2009 Canadian National Jazz Awards ‘Guitarist of the Year’ will be performing along with 2009 ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ Ross Taggart.
Cousin Harley will be bringing their rockabilly blues to the stage.  Not to …

As we had mentioned previously, MapleRidgeWeekends.com is sponsoring three month-long photo contests this summer, each with a different theme, and seeing as how we’re about a week into July, it’s time to get shooting.
The theme for this month is The Spirit at Spirit Square.  From their press release:
Memorial Peace Park’s Spirit Square is a thriving location for all kinds of events and festivals. To enter the July contest, take a picture that captures the Spirit at Spirit Square.

August and September’s themes are Celebrating Community in Maple Ridge and Maple Ridge …