http://ridgemeadowspost.com Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:56:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://ridgemeadowspost.com/torch-relay-comes-to-maple-ridge 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 ... http://ridgemeadowspost.com/christmas-lights-in-maple-ridge-2 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, ... http://ridgemeadowspost.com/christmas-train-stops-in-maple-ridge-this-friday 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 ... http://ridgemeadowspost.com/christmas-in-the-park-this-saturday 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, ... http://ridgemeadowspost.com/christmas-lights-in-maple-ridge 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 ... http://ridgemeadowspost.com/christmas-comes-to-pitt-meadows-on-december-4th 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 ... http://ridgemeadowspost.com/one-last-event-for-haney-farmers-market 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, ... http://ridgemeadowspost.com/flood-watch-ends-more-wind-warnings 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 ... http://ridgemeadowspost.com/a-time-to-remember 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 ... http://ridgemeadowspost.com/geocaching-in-maple-ridge