It was reported a week or two ago that for security reasons, it wouldn’t be possible to disclose the route that the Olympic Torch would take on it’s trip through Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows on Monday, February the 8th.  Thankfully, the District has now posted the information on their website at http://mapleridge.ca/assets/Default/Parks~and~Leisure~Services/pdfs/events/Maple_Ridge_Olympic_Relay_Route_Map.pdf for everyone to have a look at.
The main ceremony will take place from approximately 6:15 to 8:00am, rain or shine.  If you don’t want to take part in the main event, residents are encouraged to turn …

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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Since 1999, the CP Rail Holiday Train has been making the trip across the country to raise money, food, and awareness for food banks in communities across Canada.  A U.S. trip was added to the lineup in 2001.
The Holiday Train will be stopping in Maple Ridge again this year, at its usual stopping point, across from the Billy Miner Pub, on Friday, December 18th from 7:45 to 8:15pm.
If you’ve never had the opportunity to get out and see the train as it rolls through your community, you really should.  …

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 …

Hot on the heels of the Terry Fox Run, the Cops for Cancer Tour de Coast is taking place between September 23rd and October 1st.  About a hundred law enforcement officers from around the Lower Mainland will be taking part in the event, which will bring them to the Ridge Meadows area next Tuesday and Wednesday (September 29th and 30th).
From the Cops for Cancer website:
The Canadian Cancer Society’s Cops For Cancer is a unique community-based event that raises funds for pediatric cancer research and support programs for children with …

I guess it was all just a matter of perspective.  Or timing.  Whichever.
While it would be easy to pile on the scorn for how the opening day party on the Golden Ears Bridge was poorly organized, we just didn’t happen to see it.  Now, that’s not to say that there weren’t issues.
The bridge was supposed to be open at 11am so that people could walk the length of it if they so chose.  We got to one of the three designated sites where shuttle service was running at about …

The Golden Ears Bridge Celebration is being held this Sunday from 11:00am to 4:00pm, on the deck of the bridge, and if you’ve got some time to volunteer for the event, they’re very happy to have you.
From Pitt Meadows’ web site:
If you have experience working with performers, staging gear, hospitality, customer service, or would just like to contribute to the history-making celebration of the Golden Ears Bridge, TransLink has volunteer opportunities for you to consider. Please read and fill out the Volunteer Form and send it back to us by …