Maple Ridge has mailed out property tax notices

Maple Ridge City Hall has mailed out tax notices. (Neil Corbett/The News)
Property taxes are due on Tuesday, July 4.
ICBC is implementing a new discount for vehicles driven less than 10,000 kilometres in a year. (ICBC)

ICBC rolls out new discount for vehicles driven under 10,000 km a year
Brad Merritt of 54-40. (54-40 photo)

PODCAST: Brad Merritt is a founding member of the iconic band, 54-40
Canopy Growth signs deal with Indiva for Wana brand of edibles

Canopy Growth signs deal with Indiva for Wana brand of edibles
Parks Canada plans major rewrite of more than 200 historic site plaques

Parks Canada plans major rewrite of more than 200 historic site plaques

Water is sprayed on the artificial turf before Switzerland and Ecuador play a FIFA Women’s World Cup soccer match at B.C. Place stadium in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday June 12, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver Whitecaps make pitch towards families as inflation, expenses hit fans
Lifeguards work at Brittany Beach on the Ottawa River in Ottawa on Friday, June 24, 2022. Staff running pools and beaches across Canada are trying to entice people to work as lifeguards amid a shortage, the Lifesaving Society says. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canadian towns and cities try creative ways to recruit lifeguards amid shortage
Narwhals swim between sea ice floating in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in this July 22, 2017, file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-David Goldman

Inuit, environmental groups praise cruises for agreeing to avoid Eclipse Sound
B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix pauses while responding to questions during a news conference in Vancouver, on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. Dix announced on Friday $4.5 million in new funding for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice in Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. giving $4.5 million to upgrade children’s hospice facility
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The provincial government announced June 1, 2023 that it’s giving $1.1 million to expand counselling services at Looking Glass Foundation that helps people with eating disorders. Anorexia nervosa is the leading cause of death for young women between the ages of 15 and 24. (Unsplash)

B.C. group gets $1.1M to expand counselling services for people with eating disorders

Police are investigating after someone threw black paint on the front entrance and a window of Ladner United Church in the early morning of Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Police are treating the incident as a hate crime as the locations are where Pride flags were hanging inside the building. (Ladner United Church/Facebook photos)

Vandal again targets Pride flags at B.C. church

Provincial Environment Minister George Heyman announces $10 million in funding for the BC Parks Foundation outside Goldstream Nature House in Goldstream Provincial Park on June 1. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

B.C. gives $10M to parks foundation to expand programs

Marie Clements, creator of the film “Bones of Crows,” poses for a photograph during the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin

Residential school drama ‘Bones of Crows’ explores ongoing legacy of trauma

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A worker sprays water on Victoria Park in Hong Kong, as government closed parts of traditional venue of the city’s annual Tiananmen crackdown vigil for “maintenance works”, on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Louise Delmotte

Activists in Canada aim to carry torch for Hong Kong’s silenced Tiananmen vigil

June 4 marks the 34th anniversary of China’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters

Police in Vancouver say at least two people were sent to hospital after a shooting in the city’s Downtown Eastside. Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

‘Chaotic scene’: Vancouver police say 2 injured in Downtown Eastside shooting

Police believe the shooting was targeted but are asking anyone with information to come forward

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Vancouver FC celebrates their first goal in their game against Victoria on Friday, June 2, at Willoughby Stadium in Langley. (Beau Chevalier/Vancouver FC/Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: A league record number of goals, but no win for Vancouver FC against Pacific FC in Langley

T.J. Tahid scores first professional goal

Canada’s Bianca Andreescu returns the ball to Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko during their third round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Saturday, June 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Thibault Camus

Canada’s Andreescu loses to Ukraine’s Tsurenko in third round at Roland Garros

She was eliminated from the French Open

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Jessica is running more than 900 kilometres from Nelson to Victoria as part of “Aubrey’s Run Across B.C. to End Toxic Drug Death,” passing through the Okanagan and stopping in communities for events along the way. She is running in memory of her son Aubrey, who died from toxic drug poisoning on Aug. 30, 2022. (Bill Metcalfe photo)

Running for Aubrey: Grieving B.C. mom hits pavement to Penticton for safe supply

Jessica Michalofsky will be at the Peach at 3 p.m. on Sunday

Ridge Meadows RCMP members, Special Olympians, local dignitaries, and community members participated in the 2023 Law Enforcement Torch Run in Maple Ridge on June 1. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

PHOTOS: Maple Ridge torch run raises thousands for Special Olympics BC

RCMP members, Special Olympians, and local dignitaries participated in June 1 run

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Obituaries

Michael Hastings

May 27th, 2023

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May 20th, 2023

Enes Mary Anderson (nee Zanatta)

May 17th, 2023

Sue Thiessen

May 14th, 2023

George Perdue Isaac

May 12th, 2023

Alan Edward London

May 12th, 2023

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Entertainment
The Sea to Sky Swinger ride at Playland. (Photo: facebook.com/PNE.Playland)

Playland opens for summer June 3 with the wooden roller coaster still not rolling

Refurbishment work continues on the iconic ride, with a new ‘launch coaster’ a year away

Danny Masterson and his wife Bijou Phillips arrive for closing arguments in his second trial, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Los Angeles. Masterson is charged with raping three women at his Los Angeles home between 2001 and 2003. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Danny Masterson convicted of 2 counts of rape; ‘That ’70s Show’ actor faces 30 years to life

“That ’70s Show” star Danny Masterson was led out in handcuffs from…

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FILE - Ernie Field pushes the doorbell on his Ring doorbell camera, July 16, 2019, at his home in Wolcott, Conn. In a vote Wednesday, May 31, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission is ordering Amazon to pay more than $30 million in fines over privacy violations involving its voice assistant Alexa and its doorbell camera Ring. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Amazon to pay $31 million in privacy violation penalties for Alexa voice assistant and Ring camera

Amazon agreed Wednesday to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle…

FILE - Apple CEO Tim Cook smiles at an Apple event in Cupertino, Calif., on Sept. 7, 2022. After ballooning for years, CEO pay growth is finally slowing. Cook, who was number three in the AP CEO pay survey, requested a 40% pay cut in 2023 after shareholders questioned the size and structure of his $99.4 million compensation package in 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

CEOs got smaller raises, but would still take employees 2 lifetimes to match annual pay

Typical compensation package for chief executives who run S&P 500 companies rose just 0.9% last yea

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The Duck Divas have been hiding tiny resin ducks across B.C. to bring a smile to people's faces. (The Duck Divas/Facebook)

The sneaky Duck Divas have been hiding tiny fowl across B.C.’s Interior

Tiny, colourful ducks have been found in Abbotsford, Merritt and Kamloops

Armstrong’s Marty Eckert was handed the keys to his new Volkswagen Taos Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Eckert won the car through Tim Hortons’ Roll Up the Rim to Win contest. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)

North Okanagan man Rolls Up new Volkswagen with Tim Hortons coffee

‘I thought it was a joke. I had to call my wife to come and verify that it was actually real’

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Fashion at the British Columbia Aviation Museum. Lia Crowe photography

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        On May 28, Canadians will unite at MS Walk to make a world free of MS more than just a dream. Photo courtesy MS Society

        Connect for hope at MS Walk on May 28

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