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Students from Kanaka Creek Elementary are using their Halloween candies this year to make Christmas a little sweeter for seniors living in centres and community members in need. The school put together about 750 holiday treat bags to deliver to Maple Ridge senior and treatment centres as well as the food bank. It’s a project Kanaka Creek has been doing for 12 years. “It’s … [Read more...] about Kanaka Creek Elementary students make the holidays a little sweeter for the community

Whether it was throwing a pie in a teacher's face or participating in a school run, students in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows found different ways to raise money for cancer research. At least 18 schools in the district put on their Terry Fox Runs during the months of September and October, raising more than $25,000. “We hope that the kids take away the understanding of w … [Read more...] about Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows schools raise tens of thousands during Terry Fox Runs