Students preparing for careers in some of B.C.’s most important services have new roofs overhead and an upgraded driver training facility, after a joint Canada-B.C. investment in infrastructure at the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC). Two capital projects were completed …
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MISSION- This year at Hatzic Middle School a group of staff and students had the privilege of participating in a Halq’emeylem translation contest at Seabird Island. We were fortunate this year to have a dedicated Hal’qemeylem language teacher, Rachelle Silver, …
MLAs D’Eith and Beare welcome $15,000 for seniors in Maple Ridge
MAPLE RIDGE – Maple Ridge MLAs Bob D’Eith and Lisa Beare welcome a $15,000 grant from the province that will support seniors in living active, socially engaged and independent lives by making their community more age-friendly. “Maple Ridge was recognized …
MLAs Beare and D’Eith welcome school upgrades for students in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows
MAPLE RIDGE – Local MLAs Minister Lisa Beare and Bob D’Eith say students in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows will benefit from safer, more efficient and more comfortable schools thanks to over $4 million in provincial funding for school upgrade …
MLA D’Eith welcomes school upgrades for Mission students
MISSION – Local MLA Bob D’Eith says students in Mission will benefit from safer, more efficient and comfortable schools thanks to nearly $2.5 million in provincial funding for school upgrade projects in the Mission School District. “Safe and comfortable learning …
Shovels in ground signal start to a wider, safer highway in Mission
Work on Highway 7 has officially begun to improve safety and reduce congestion for people travelling through Mission, Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. “I am pleased to see that work is getting underway on these vital upgrades to Highway 7,” …
MLA Bob D’Eith welcomes Community Action Team to Maple Ridge to fight overdose crisis
MAPLE RIDGE – Maple Ridge is one of 18 B.C. communities that are getting an on-the-ground Community Action Team (CAT) and dedicated funding as part of the Province’s escalated response to the overdose crisis. “I’m so pleased that Maple Ridge is …
B.C. communities hardest hit by overdose crisis supported through community action teams, funding
Eighteen B.C. communities hardest hit by the overdose crisis are the first to get the support of on-the-ground community action teams (CAT) and dedicated funding as part of government’s escalated response to the overdose crisis. “This bold, new approach is …
Province taking action on homelessness in Maple Ridge
Twenty new temporary winter shelter beds are opening this week for people struggling with homelessness in Maple Ridge, as the Province and BC Housing continue to work with the city on long-term housing solutions. BC Housing is partnering with the …
Information session on Maple Ridge supportive housing
BC Housing is hosting a drop-in public information session in Maple Ridge to inform residents on the plans for proposed supportive housing, affordable rental housing, and expanded mental-health and addictions support for people in Maple Ridge. The session will be …