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)

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 …

Did you ever play ‘hunt-the-flag’ when you were younger?  Interested in both the outdoors and technology?  Have you ever thought about giving geocaching a try?
What the heck is ‘geocaching’?  Essentially, it’s a game of hide and seek with worldwide participants.  Using a handheld GPS receiver, participants try to locate a ‘cache’ which at the minimum usually contains a logbook that those who find the cache are able to sign, although it may contain a few small trinkets that can be traded for something that the person finding the cache …

While this is the weekend for being with family, there’s absolutely no reason to spend it sitting at home, particularly with the weather being as good as it’s supposed to be.  So here’s a few things that you might consider doing this Saturday:
The Ridge Meadows Rustlers will be hosting their annual Fall Icebreaker Bantam AAA Tournament.  Games will be held at both Planet Ice and the Pitt Meadows Arena.  For more information, contact Levan at 604.467.1304
And it’s Cranberry Day at Meadows Maze (13672 Reichenbach Road, Pitt Meadows).  This is their …

Unfortunately, I didn’t get a chance to post about this earlier in the summer, but I felt that it was something worth mentioning if you’re looking for an activity to take your kids to, at least one more time this year.  The Ridge Meadows BMX track will be hosting it’s final evening of racing for this year on Tuesday night.  Registration runs from 5:30 – 6:30 and the first gate drops at 7pm.
We’ll be providing more coverage of the racing when they start up again next March.  If you’ve …

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 …

We won’t have a post tomorrow, considering that it’s Canada Day and all, but we’d like to give you some information on what’s happening in both Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows to celebrate the birth of Canada.  Some of this information taken from the District of Maple Ridge website at http://www.mapleridge.ca/EN/topnav/events/months/events/canada_day.html
The party gets started early in Pitt Meadows – 8:00am to be specific.  It’s an 8km run/walk, which is held each year, leading up to the official ceremony getting under way at the cenotaph at 10:30.  Bring the kids …

If youth baseball is your thing, then Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows are the place to be this weekend, as it’s time for Ridge Meadows Baseball’s annual Rumble at the Ridge tournament.
Starting today and running until this Sunday, you’ll be able to catch some of the best Bantam AAA, Mosquito AAA and Peewee AAA baseball at various locations throughout the Ridge-Meadows area.
Locations are broken down as follows:

Ronnie Crawford Bantam AAA Invitational Tournament (14-15 year-olds) – playing at Hammond Stadium and the Pitt Meadows Athletic Park
Lorne Upsdell Peewee AAA Invitational Tournament …