A black bear had to be tranquilized and rescued from the top of a tree during rush hour in Pitt Meadows on Tuesday.

Source: https://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/bear-rescued-from-tree-in-pitt-meadows/

Ball hockey players from Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows will soon be going toe-to-toe with players from all over B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba as they compete in the 2023 Western Challenge Cup tournament in Edmonton.

Source: https://www.mapleridgenews.com/sports/maple-ridge-and-pitt-meadows-ball-hockey-players-head-to-western-challenge-cup/

In that case, Pitt Meadows, the smaller community, wants its own separate detachment.

Source: https://www.aldergrovestar.com/news/langley-city-township-will-have-to-plan-rcmp-split-says-solicitor-general/

Otter Co-op in Pitt Meadows closed in late 2022 to accommodate a new Harris Road underpass at the CP Rail crossing but the new location has been blocked by the Agricultural Land Commission.

Source: https://www.mapleridgenews.com/opinion/letter-pitt-meadows-bookkeeper-says-alcs-otter-co-op-decision-doesnt-add-up/

Previously, the Pitt Meadows EOC has received several other rounds of funding from the province, including a $25,000 investment for new equipment in 2021 and again in 2022.

Source: https://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/pitt-meadows-emergency-operations-centre-receives-30000-from-province/

That was the message conveyed by CP Rail at the March 28 council meeting in Pitt Meadows.

Source: https://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/new-cp-rail-still-coming-to-pitt-meadows-despite-harris-road-underpass-troubles/

While it’s particularly bad on parts of the northern coastline, Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows are among the Lower Mainland communities that also suffer more from the problem.

Source: https://www.mapleridgenews.com/editorials-opinion/in-our-view-dead-boats-causing-local-headaches/