Major fire burning in Maple Ridge right now. At least four homes are going up in flames in the Silver Ridge development. Scott Newman took a look at the fire from the CKNW Eye in the Sky. "There is one two, three, four houses still in flames, big smoke coming out of Maple Ridge...fire crews aren't spraying it--this is too much to even bother with … [Read more...]
Maple Ridge mayor looks to reduce 911 pocket dials at UBCM
September 25, 2012 by
The mayor of Maple Ridge has put forward a resolution at this year's Union of B.C. Municipalities convention which he hopes will reduce cell phone users pocket dialling 911. Ernie Daykin says it's an issue that's draining the resources of emergency responders, who often spend up to 10 minutes trying to figure out whether a dropped 911 call is … [Read more...]
Man shot in Maple Ridge
September 2, 2012 by
Police have released few details so far, but say a 30-year-old man is in hospital after he was shot this morning in Maple Ridge. Police say it happened around 5 a.m. at an apartment complex on 225 Street near North Avenue, in the underground parking lot. The man is in stable condition, but police have not commented on his injuries or a motive for … [Read more...]
Mill on fire in Maple Ridge
August 26, 2012 by
A mill is on fire at Lougheed Highway and 287th Street in Maple Ridge--it is fully involved. No word of any injuries so far. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Homicide investigators probe death of 58 year old man in Maple Ridge
July 10, 2012 by
Homicide investigators are looking into a death in Maple Ridge. They've been on scene at a home in the 11000 block of Carshill Street. Sergeant Jennifer Pound says the victim is a 58 year old man. How he died will be determined through an autopsy Tuesday. She says no arrests have been made. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
River levels spark evacuation alert in Maple Ridge
June 22, 2012 by
60 homes in Maple Ridge are now on evacuation alert.Fred Armstrong with the district says the alert affects people on Wharf Street on the unprotected side of the dyke. "The District's flood management plan calls for the issuing of the alert in that area when the Fraser Mission Gauge reaches 6.5 metres. We were looking at the information in … [Read more...]
More mutilated cats found in Maple Ridge
May 31, 2012 by
The SPCA is investigating the discovery of more mutilated cats in Maple Ridge. "Yesterday, two more bodies were discovered -- one at Harry Hooge elementary school and then again last evening another body was reported on 221 Street in Maple Ridge." The SPCA'S Lorie Chortyk says since last June, the remains of 24 mutilated cats have been found in … [Read more...]
Operator charged, but Maple Ridge daycare remains open
May 16, 2012 by
The operator of a daycare in Maple Ridge has been charged with sex-related offences, but the daycare remains open. Edgar Hernandez faces charges of sexual interference and sexual assault, and is accused of touching a young girl inappropriately. A spokesman with the Fraser Health Authority, which licensed the Dragonfly Daycare, says the facility … [Read more...]
Deadly stabbing in Maple Ridge
May 13, 2012 by
A 36-year old man is dead after being stabbed in Maple Ridge overnight. IHIT Corporal Adam Macintosh says the victim was wounded in a fight near 223 Street and Mcintosh Avenue. He made it to Ridge Meadows Hospital and that's when police were called. "Our goal right now is to determine what happened. We know that an altercation … [Read more...]
Eagle Ridge loses 3 hospitalists
May 8, 2012 by
The Vice-President of the BC Nurses Union is concerned that three hospitalists at Coquitlam's Eagle Ridge Hospital have apparently been let go. Janice Buchanan says she doesn't know why. She says nurses are concerned because fewer hospitalists impacts how patients are looked after in the Emergency Ward, "The nurses rely heavily on the … [Read more...]
