Maple Ridge city council voted unanimously to remove Hammond Pool drop-in admission fees for Maple Ridge residents. Read more in The Ridge: buff.ly/Avde7iY #MapleRidge

Maple Ridge won’t be going forward with a family friendly housing policy — for now. Read more in The Ridge: buff.ly/dgzhVTD #MapleRidge

With industrial and job growth lagging in Maple Ridge, city council is looking at how it can make better use of the city's underutilized industrial land. Read more in The Ridge: buff.ly/SqqU2jS #MapleRidge

While funding for the Grade 5-7 elementary band program was extended for the next school year, teachers and parents in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows are still concerned about its long-term prospects. Read more in The Ridge: buff.ly/C6yEWc2 #MapleRidge #PittMeadows

While Maple Ridge has started to take action on heat preparedness, Pitt Meadows is lagging behind, says SFU researcher Andréanne Doyon. Read more in The Ridge: buff.ly/bMJnuNG #MapleRidge #PittMeadows

Pitt Meadows council expressed ire after the province selected the municipality to be part of the next group of municipalities prioritized for housing targets. Read more in The Ridge: buff.ly/8ZLQHX1 #PittMeadows

A retired School District 42 teacher cannot apply for a certificate of qualification, an independent school teaching certificate, or any other teaching authorization for one year after an investigation into his behaviour. More in The Ridge: buff.ly/t447VsS #RidgeMeadows

At a public hearing Tuesday night, some Maple Ridge residents said they were concerned that a nine-lot development would increase traffic flow into the neighbourhood, especially by Maple Ridge Elementary. Read more in The Ridge: buff.ly/RegBsLa #MapleRidge

Some Pitt Meadows councillors say that irrigation and traffic concerns aren’t adequately represented in the city's first agriculture survey. Read more in The Ridge: buff.ly/khUBJAn #PittMeadows

Sunday was the final day for Hollywood 3 Cinemas in Pitt Meadows, which showed second-run films at discounted prices in the shadow of the Cineplex theatre down the road – ending a 35-year run in the city. Read more in The Ridge: buff.ly/vedkqHt #PittMeadows

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Citizen scientists and experts alike gathered at Malcolm Knapp Research Forest last weekend with one goal: to count as many bugs as possible. Read more in The Ridge: buff.ly/4i1MN5T #Environment #MapleRidge