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 …

The annual Return of the Salmon event will be hosted by the Kanaka Education and Environmental Partnership Society (KEEPS) and Metro Vancouver Parks this Sunday, October 18th at the Kanaka Creek Fish Fence (Kanaka Creek Road and 240th Avenue).  The event runs from 11:00am – 3:00pm, rain or shine.
If you’ve never seen the salmon returning, it’s something that you’ve got to experience.  The first time I saw one was around 1981 on the Adams River outside of Kamloops, and when you consider what these fish go through to survive …

More details have been released regarding the stabbing death of a man behind the Safeway at 203rd St and Lougheed Highway last week.
A 25-year-old Coquitlam man has been charged with the murder of James William Ball, 43.  Police have not released the name of the man charged as he has not made a court appearance yet.
At this point, police believe that the incident that led to the stabbing was a personal dispute between the two men, and not related to gangs or drugs.  Ball had no known criminal record.
Ball arrived …

Members of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team have been called in after a man was found near the loading dock of the Safeway at Lougheed Highway and 203rd Street around 6:15 this morning.
The man was transported to Ridge Meadows Hospital where he later died.  Foul play is suspected, but no further details are available at this time.
We’ll post more information as it becomes available.
Andrew Douglas (ad@ridgemeadowspost.com)

This Sunday, come out to one of the two Rivers Day celebrations being held here in Maple Ridge.
The Alouette River Management Society (ARMS) will be hosting their festivities at the Rivers Heritage Center in Allco Park (24959 Alouette Road, Allco Park), and the Kanaka Education and Environmental Partnership Society (KEEPS) will be gathering at the Kanaka Creek Regional Park – Riverfront (Lougheed Highway & Haney By-pass on River Road).  Both celebrations run from 11am – 3pm.
The ARMS event will feature stage acts, a barbecue, fishing and interactive displays for …