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By Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows News A Maple Ridge teacher was one of six in B.C. to receive an inclusive education award Friday in Victoria. Carissa Keenan teaches at Harry Hooge elementary and was presented with a 2019 National Inclusive Education Award at an annual conference. The awards... read more

By Colleen Flanagan, Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows News A Pitt Meadows secondary physics, science and math teacher has been awarded a Prime Minister’s Award for teaching excellence in STEM. Kelvin Dueck teaches Grades 9 through 12 and said, in a media release, that he will do almost anything... read more

By Colleen Flanagan, Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows News Around 70 tickets were handed out by the Ridge Meadows RCMP Wednesday morning in front of Yennadon elementary. These tickets, though, were not fines, but information cards designed and coloured by Grade 2 students at the Maple Ridge school to... read more

Westview secondary held its 13th Annual Ultimate Fitness Challenge has week, with more than 100 senior physical education students, teachers and volunteers taking part. The Ultimate Fitness Challenge is designed to test students in Grades 10-12, both as individuals and as part of a team. They work to complete... read more

By Neil Corbett, Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows News The Maple Ridge Ramblers have qualified 29 athletes for the Fraser Valley track and field championships. The team was led by its seniors at the recent Upper Valley Championships in Abbotsford. Mateya Haintz won the aggregate award for taking gold medals... read more