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.  …

Now that both Halloween and Remembrance Day have passed, it’s time to start thinking about Christmas (although stores seem to have been in Christmas mode since, oh, September or so).
Come out to the Spirit Square in Pitt Meadows on Friday, December 4th at 6:30pm for the lighting of the Christmas tree.  Hot chocolate will be provided, along with entertainment.  Requests for more information on the entertainment weren’t returned by the time this post was published.
For more information, contact the Pitt Meadows Community Foundation at 604.465.4772, or email mdhayes@telus.net
Andrew Douglas (ad@ridgemeadowspost.com)

I suppose I’m fortunate that no one on my side of the family has ever been involved in a war.  That’s not to say that I don’t know anyone who hasn’t experienced war.  My father-in-law was still in Holland when the Germans invaded during the Second World War.  And my sister-in-law’s cousin spent two terms in Vietnam during the late ‘60s.  He still has nightmares.
As I get older, though, Remembrance Day ceremonies seem to take on more and more significance.  Had my father-in-law not been hidden by Canadian soldiers during …

This is the next installment in our series of weekly posts that will spotlight local websites pertaining to the Ridge-Meadows area.  Some will be photo sites, some will be the sites of local businesses, and some will be blogs.  If you’d like your site to be showcased, please send an email to the address at the bottom of this post.
What else would you expect for a web spotlight in October, but a look at Maple Ridge’s Laity Pumpkin Patch?  The pumpkin patch is now open for visitors as well as …

With all of the available hiking trails and parks available in the Ridge Meadows area, today we decided to take a walk through one of our favourite areas, Allco Park, at 248th Street and Alouette Road.
Although the skies off to the east were looking pretty menacing, we managed to avoid any rainfall the whole time.  One thing that we really enjoy about Allco Park is that even though the parking lot is rarely empty, it’s actually pretty uncommon to meet anyone out on the trails.  So if you’re looking …

This is the next installment in our series of weekly posts that will spotlight local websites pertaining to the Ridge-Meadows area.  Some will be photo sites, some will be the sites of local businesses, and some will be blogs.  If you’d like your site to be showcased, please send an email to the address at the bottom of this post.
With all the talk lately of supporting local businesses, what better way to do so than by purchasing plants for your gardens that were grown by those who know the Ridge-Meadows …

While it’s certainly been an interesting summer, it’s time to start thinking about fall.  If you haven’t been to the Haney Farmer’s Market all summer, why not?  We’re down there just about every weekend checking out everything that the market has to offer.
Here’s what’s coming up before the market closes in about a month:
This weekend’s Tomato Fest will feature both standard and newer hybrid tomato plants courtesy of Red Barn Plants.
The following weekend is the annual Cookbook Exchange.  You can leave a book and take another one, or take one …

This is the second installment in our series of weekly posts that will spotlight local websites pertaining to the Ridge-Meadows area.  Some will be photo sites, some will be the sites of local businesses, and some will be blogs.  If you’d like your site to be showcased, please send an email to the address at the bottom of this post.
You wouldn’t necessarily think that a (smaller) town such as Maple Ridge would have a site dedicated to photos shot just within it’s boundaries, now would you?  But I showed you …