Opinion

Otter Co-op Outdoor Experience water park at Aldergrove Credit Union Community Centre. (Langley Township/Special to The Star)

WEB POLL: Fun summer activities?

What are you heading out of the house to do on the weekends?

  • Jun 2, 2023
(Steven Chang/BC Lions)

THE MOJ: Robinson’s time to shine

Lions’ receiver has breakthrough game in Regina

  • May 30, 2023
FILE - A worker wheels equipment past the famous Hollywood sign as preparations continue on March 8, 2023, for the 95th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

PAINFUL TRUTH: Stunt performer changed Hollywood from the shadows

You’ve seen Yakima Canutt and his work, but not known it was him on screen

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tours a rental housing development in Vancouver, Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

IN OUR VIEW: Feds need to come to table on housing

We won’t solve the housing crisis until Ottawa starts building on a major scale

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tours a rental housing development in Vancouver, Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Fentanyl. (Colleen Flanagan/Black Press Media files)

WEB POLL: Treatment or enforcement key to cutting drug deaths?

Is there another way out of the endless crisis?

  • May 25, 2023
Fentanyl. (Colleen Flanagan/Black Press Media files)
A local resident had praise for Maple Ridge public works staff and their efforts to keep the community looking good. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)

LETTER: Looking good, Maple Ridge

Local resident wanted to publicly acknowledge municipal crews for making neighbourhood look good

  • May 25, 2023
A local resident had praise for Maple Ridge public works staff and their efforts to keep the community looking good. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)
Ridge Meadows RCMP Cpl. Julie Klaussner chatting with a young child. (Ridge Meadows RCMP/Special to The News)

In Our View: RCMP’s history is one of constant change

Force has moved from horseback to helicopters, and is changing with society as well

  • May 21, 2023
Ridge Meadows RCMP Cpl. Julie Klaussner chatting with a young child. (Ridge Meadows RCMP/Special to The News)
A woman stands before the Memory Wall of Fallen Defenders of Ukraine in Russian-Ukrainian War, on Ukrainian Volunteer Day in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 14, 2023. (Andrew Kravchenko/Associated Press/with permission)

LETTER: Maple Ridge writer pens poetic ode to Ukraine

West will triumph in war with Russia, local letter writer says

  • May 22, 2023
A woman stands before the Memory Wall of Fallen Defenders of Ukraine in Russian-Ukrainian War, on Ukrainian Volunteer Day in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 14, 2023. (Andrew Kravchenko/Associated Press/with permission)
Maple Ridge Chorus put on the concert, The Show Must Go On, in early May 2023. (Special to The News)

LETTER: Maple Ridge chorus sings the praises of community supporters

Spring concert delayed so more seating could be set up

  • May 19, 2023
Maple Ridge Chorus put on the concert, The Show Must Go On, in early May 2023. (Special to The News)
Former BC Housing CEO Shayne Ramsay. (Caitlin Clow - Kelowna Capital News)

IN OUR VIEW: BC Housing scandal an appalling mess

How much money could have gone to badly-needed projects?

  • May 17, 2023
Former BC Housing CEO Shayne Ramsay. (Caitlin Clow - Kelowna Capital News)
Things have changed since this aerial photo of Fort Langley was taken in the 1950s. (Langley Centennial Museum collection)
Things have changed since this aerial photo of Fort Langley was taken in the 1950s. (Langley Centennial Museum collection)
Share your opinion via email, through our website or in a posted letter. (Heather Colpitts/Black Press Media)

LETTER: Pitt Meadows resident offers insights into federal rail regulations

Residents should not have to foot the bill for infrastructure CP requires to meet federal rules

  • May 15, 2023
Share your opinion via email, through our website or in a posted letter. (Heather Colpitts/Black Press Media)
Breakdown of project cost of Harris Road underpass project. (Vancouver Fraser Port Authority/Special to The News)

LETTER: Rail companies have received concessions for decades so CP could help Pitt Meadows

Underpass only one element in reducing train wait times

  • May 14, 2023
Breakdown of project cost of Harris Road underpass project. (Vancouver Fraser Port Authority/Special to The News)
City hall managers Christina Crabtree, David Pollock and Christine Carter are no longer employed by the City of Maple Ridge. (Special to The News)

LETTER: Maple Ridge staff shakeup troubling

Resident wants more information on significant staffing changes

  • May 12, 2023
City hall managers Christina Crabtree, David Pollock and Christine Carter are no longer employed by the City of Maple Ridge. (Special to The News)
King Charles III and Queen Camilla wave from the Royal Box ahead of the concert at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Sunday, May 7, 2023, celebrating the coronation of King Charles III. It is one of several events over a three-day weekend of celebrations. (Yui Mok/Pool Photo via AP)

WEB POLL: King Charles on Canadian currency?

Should the new king be the face of Canadian money?

  • May 12, 2023
King Charles III and Queen Camilla wave from the Royal Box ahead of the concert at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Sunday, May 7, 2023, celebrating the coronation of King Charles III. It is one of several events over a three-day weekend of celebrations. (Yui Mok/Pool Photo via AP)
Send your letter to the editor via email to editor@mapleridgenews.com and include your first and last name, as well as but not for publication, your street address, and phone number.

LETTER: Maple Ridge resident irked by Harris Road train-related delays

Rail company can afford to fix the problems it creates in Pitt Meadows, letter writer says

  • May 8, 2023
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Grainy video sent to Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove taken on Saturday, April 22, 2023 showing a Union Gospel Mission Vancouver van dropping off unhoused people in downtown Chilliwack. (Video screenshot)

LETTER: Union Gospel Mission president responds to Chilliwack mayor’s concerns about homeless dropoff

‘The bottom line is: We do not drop people off in Chilliwack (or anywhere) without a plan in place’

  • May 5, 2023
Grainy video sent to Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove taken on Saturday, April 22, 2023 showing a Union Gospel Mission Vancouver van dropping off unhoused people in downtown Chilliwack. (Video screenshot)
Photo from a recent CARES adoptathon. (Langley Advance Times file)

WEB POLL: Indoor cats or outdoor cats?

Do you let your cat roam outdoors or not?

  • May 5, 2023
Photo from a recent CARES adoptathon. (Langley Advance Times file)
The CP Rail underpass at Harris Road. (Special to The News)

LETTER: Pitt Meadows residents left out of underpass equation

Federal government, port authority and rail line all happy to move ahead with costly project

  • May 1, 2023
The CP Rail underpass at Harris Road. (Special to The News)
Library users and supporters might have to put some skin in the game to keep the existing level of services available at local community libraries. (Black Press Media files)

PAINFUL TRUTH: Libraries still unloved

Donations to local libraries could make such a difference

Library users and supporters might have to put some skin in the game to keep the existing level of services available at local community libraries. (Black Press Media files)