The B.C. government is providing $270,000 to allow the 40-bed temporary shelter in Maple Ridge to remain open until the end of June 2016.

Students and teachers at Thomas Haney Secondary school, Garibaldi Secondary school and Westview Secondary school in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Secondary school in Pitt Meadows will benefit from innovative learning concepts being put into action thanks to 15 new K-12 Innovation Partnership projects.

Service BC will test expanded office hours at its Maple Ridge location in response to requests from local residents.

Chip lovers all over the province can get snacking with locally grown and produced Hardbite Chips.

Jason Dann is 38 and has been in construction for more than a quarter century, but he’s been through some patches where he had to rely on federal Employment Insurance or provincial income assistance.

The B.C. government will provide approximately $550,000 in funding to RainCity Housing and Support Society to operate the new 40-bed shelter in Maple Ridge and provide the necessary support services to those in need in the community.

Schools across the Maple Ridge school district (SD 42) are saving energy and money by investing in efficiencies. The Ministry of Education has approved SD 42’s Energy Management Plan (EMP) that over the next 8 years will bring over $4 million in operational savings and also dramatically reduce emissions.