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Flowers bloom along Lougheed Highway, downtown Maple Ridge. (The News files)

Bloom at the Albion Community Centre in Maple Ridge

New spring event for families coming on April 21

 

A woman checks her phone after posing for photographs under a canopy of cherry blossom trees in Vancouver, on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Vancouver’s cherry blossoms have become a domestic and international tourist draw, with Chinese tour companies offering flower viewing packages for thousands of dollars, competing with more traditional locations such as Tokyo and Kyoto in Japan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Selfie sticks bloom beneath Vancouver’s cherry blossoms, as petal power goes global

Seeing the blossoms has become the main selling point of some travel offers

 

Sandi Thiessen and a group of friends – a Facebook group called Ridge Meadows 55+ Social that formed during COVID – recently visited Grant Narrows Regional Park, a popular recreation and sightseeing destination located in Pitt Meadows, that offers stunning sightseeing year round. The group, led by Thiessen, walk twice a week at different dikes and destinations. “This day there were six of us. Sometimes as many as 14 turn up for the hike/walk. We do Grant Narrows a few times a year,” she noted. (Special to The News)

IN OUR VIEW: Spring at long last

Let’s all get outside and enjoy it while it lasts!

  • Apr 2, 2023

 

Lochella Jerusha captured the arrival of spring in West Maple Ridge, with the appearance of cherry blossoms near 203rd Street and Dewdney Trunk Road. (Special to The News)

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  • Mar 28, 2023
Lochella Jerusha captured the arrival of spring in West Maple Ridge, with the appearance of cherry blossoms near 203rd Street and Dewdney Trunk Road. (Special to The News)
Lou Fasullo captured this shot of Fort Langley and beyond from the 150-foot perspective, after Sunday’s snowstorm. “I think we got over 35 cm of snow in the Fort,” said the avid community photographer. (Special to Langley Advance Times)

WEB POLL: Ready for more snow, or for spring and flowers?

We’re having a bit more snow than we usually get at this time of year

  • Mar 3, 2023
Lou Fasullo captured this shot of Fort Langley and beyond from the 150-foot perspective, after Sunday’s snowstorm. “I think we got over 35 cm of snow in the Fort,” said the avid community photographer. (Special to Langley Advance Times)
Margarita Sanchez loved this spring bouquet of tulips erupting in colour at Silver Valley Farms, located at 216th Street and 128th Avenue in Maple Ridge. (Special to The News)

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  • May 7, 2022
Margarita Sanchez loved this spring bouquet of tulips erupting in colour at Silver Valley Farms, located at 216th Street and 128th Avenue in Maple Ridge. (Special to The News)
Hazel May, a relative newcomer to Pitt Meadows, was inspired to snap photographs of a few blossoms – a sure sign of spring – popping up around the Pitt Meadows city hall recently. (Special to The News)

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  • Apr 1, 2022
Hazel May, a relative newcomer to Pitt Meadows, was inspired to snap photographs of a few blossoms – a sure sign of spring – popping up around the Pitt Meadows city hall recently. (Special to The News)
Fraser Valley Regional Library’s Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows branches are gearing up for spring break. (Special to The News)

ON THE PAGE: Libraries stocking up for fun this spring break

A virtual Science World experience is among the alternatives being offered for the holiday

  • Feb 26, 2022
Fraser Valley Regional Library’s Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows branches are gearing up for spring break. (Special to The News)
Shannon Belsito took this photo on Thursday morning, indicating the true arrival of spring. “Feeling the inspiring beauty and freshness of spring with these gorgeous magnolia blossoms near Kanaka Creek that just popped after the rain.” (Special to The News)

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  • Apr 12, 2021
Shannon Belsito took this photo on Thursday morning, indicating the true arrival of spring. “Feeling the inspiring beauty and freshness of spring with these gorgeous magnolia blossoms near Kanaka Creek that just popped after the rain.” (Special to The News)
Jackie Kloosterboer is a disaster emergency preparedness specialist who started her career in Maple Ridge. (Screengrab)

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME: Perfect time for safety inventory, too

A disaster preparedness expert reminds people to check smoke detectors and more

Jackie Kloosterboer is a disaster emergency preparedness specialist who started her career in Maple Ridge. (Screengrab)
Icicles form along the tree branches as the rough waves crash into shore at Coronation Park in Toronto on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. Canadians can expect average temperatures this fall that will give way to a cold winter in central and eastern parts of the country, according to The Weather Network.THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

Groundhogs got it wrong: spring isn’t coming soon, Weather Network says

The only part of B.C. to warm up early will be Victoria

Icicles form along the tree branches as the rough waves crash into shore at Coronation Park in Toronto on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. Canadians can expect average temperatures this fall that will give way to a cold winter in central and eastern parts of the country, according to The Weather Network.THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin