A-LIST: Record votes cast in 2021

Enclosed in today’s edition is the list of the best of the best Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows businesses and organizations, as selected by you (the readers).
A first-time winner from Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows shares what it means to be a finalist
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The employment insurance section of the Government of Canada website is shown on a laptop. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jesse Johnston

Workers fired for refusing vaccines likely won’t get EI, minister says
Anna Lewald, left, a registered nurse at South Peninsula Hospital, gives Dave Aplin, right, an influenza vaccine at a flu and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine clinic Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

B.C. records 13 more COVID-19 deaths Friday, 649 new cases
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Online cannabis sales coming to Yukon
Fishing boats on the fourth street dock in Tofino sway from side-to-side with the heavy rain and wind after the tsunami warning ends, on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Melissa Renwick

First Nations seek safety upgrade for B.C. harbour after pair of floatplane crashes

Visitors and tourists to Parliament Hill stand around the Centennial flame on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. A Parliament Hill memorial to Indigenous children who never returned from residential schools has been dismantled. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Memorial to residential school victims removed from Parliament Hill
Seattle Kraken players kneel on the ice at their training facility as head coach Dave Hakstol outlines a play during NHL hockey practice, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Seattle. The Kraken will face the Vancouver Canucks, Saturday in Seattle for the expansion team’s home opener. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Years of waiting finally end as Seattle Kraken make home debut
Bloc Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet gestures as he responds to a question during a news conference, Friday, Oct.22, 2021 on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Quebec premier says Trudeau must ensure the Quebec nation does not lose a seat
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    UBC’s Earthquake Engineering Research Facility demonstrates how earthquakes can cause hazards inside a home. (Black Press file photo)

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    A man walked into a Campbell River store and threw eggs at employees and displays. Quinsam Communications security cam still

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    British Columbia’s COVID-19 vaccine card system went into effect Sept. 13, 2021. Anyone who wants access to a range of non-essential indoor services must show proof of at least one dose of vaccine, with a second shot required by Oct. 24. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

    B.C. to lift capacity limits for indoor ticketed, organized events as of Oct. 25

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    Ukrainian and Canadian servicemen do training exercises to get ready for large scale International military drills on Yavorivsky training ground close to Lviv, Ukraine, Thursday, April 15, 2021. The Defence Department is vowing to review how the military screens for extremist views in the foreign troops it trains. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-HO, Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Office, *MANDATORY CREDIT*

    Defence Department vows to examine extremism in Canadian-trained foreign troops

    Far-right radicals in the Ukraine boasted they received training from the Canadian Armed Forces

    Prince Rupert resident, Jan Loroff, was the lucky winner of the Canada-wide contest. Loroff walked away with his new vehicle on Oct. 15. (Photo: Rainbow Chrysler)

    Prince Rupert resident wins Sportsnet Hockey Predictor Contest

    Winner drives away with new Dodge Ram in national hockey contest

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    Abbotsford Canucks head coach Trent Cull and Abbotsford hot dog king Skully White are the guests on episode two of the Abbotsford Farm Podcast.

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    Episode two of the Abbotsford Farm Podcast features Canucks head coach and local hot dog hero

    The Abbotsford Canucks are hosting a pregame plaza party at Abbotsford Centre before tonight’s (Friday, Oct. 22) home opener.

    Abbotsford Canucks hosting pregame plaza party tonight

    Event runs from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Abbotsford Centre before home opener against Henderson

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    Noah Trulsen, the Maple Ridge athlete, let behind a legacy of kindness. (Lorraine Trulsen/Special to The News)

    Perform an act of kindness, urges mother of late Maple Ridge athlete ‘with the heart of a giant’

    Family to mark the day of Noah Trulsen’s passing with this giving-activity

    A thank you was posted on a decorated pole in downtown Maple Ridge, to express appreciation for the uPlan’s special efforts in recognizing grads. (Special to The News)

    COMMUNITY NETWORK: Youth learning the rewards of volunteering

    Young people in the community came together to make several kind gestures possible this past year

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      Obituaries

      Roy Felix Schotts

      Oct 11th, 2021

      Mary Anne Faucher (née Hurford)

      Oct 10th, 2021

      Dave ‘Mr. Bean’ Boardman

      Oct 4th, 2021

      Enid Fell (Clarke)

      Oct 2nd, 2021

      Christiaan ‘Chris’ Muller

      Sep 22nd, 2021

      John ‘Jack’ Isherwood

      Sep 22nd, 2021

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      Corb Lund tips his hat during Fire Aid for Fort McMurray concert in Edmonton on Wednesday, June 29, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken

      Alberta country stars band together on song opposing Rockies coal mining

      This Is My Prairie, features country luminaries including Brett Kissel, Terri Clark and Paul Brandt

      In his new book, Sidney author Grant Hayter-Menzies explores the life of local historical celebrity Muggins. (Courtesy Heritage House)

      Muggins, B.C.’s famous wartime charity hound, celebrated in new book

      Author Grant Hayter-Menzies also looks at the use of animals in war – at home and on the battlefield

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      Each year, less than one per cent of the area designated for sustainable timber harvesting by B.C.’s independent chief forester is harvested. (B.C. government photo)

      Modernizing B.C. forests starts with up-to-date facts, industry says

      30% of old forests on high-productivity sites, 75% off limits

      B.C. Forests Minister Katrine Conroy is leading an overhaul of the B.C.’s Crown forest management. (Hansard TV)

      B.C. begins forest management overhaul to increase Indigenous participation

      Province reasserting control over Crown forests, minister says

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      A humpback whale calf breaches the ocean’s surface in fall 2021. (Credit: Val Shore, Eagle Wing Tours, PWWA)

      Record number humpback calves spotted off B.C.’s south coast in 2021

      21 new calves spotted in Salish Sea so far this year in whale baby boom

      CandyStore.com analyzed 14 years of sales data to determine the most popular Halloween candy. (Black Press Media file photo)

      North America’s top Halloween candy choices revealed

      14 years of sales data analyzed to reveal top 10 treats for trick-or-treaters

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      September 8, 2021 -Dishes of ( from top left, clockwise) Beef Carpaccio, Spaghetti and Wagyu Meatballs and Prawn Carbonara at the Lot 1 Pasta Bar restaurant. Don Denton photograph

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            Natura On Forest’s Edge is just 73 homes on five floors nestled right into Horn Creek Park, in Abbotsford. There are just a few homes remaining, starting in the mid-$500s.

            Your home in the woods, tucked away in the heart of Abbotsford!

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