Ridge singers at fest

The air will be ringing with song and laughter when the voices of eight choirs participate in the Coastal Sound International Choral Festival, July 4 to 9.

The festival is hosted by the Coastal Sound Youth Choir and the Children's Touring Choir of which more than half of the choir are from Maple Ridge.

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Rainy Webster's Corners

There was singing, arts and crafts, hotdogs and chips, a cake walk, games and Dingo, a four-month old lamb at Saturday's Webster's Corners Day. The traditional pie-eating contest was won by Dan Mikolay of the Maple Ridge Recycling Society, and Justin Muirhead, in the teen category. From noon to 3 p.m. there was a Heritage Tea with sandwiches, baked goods, coffee, tea and lemonade. The Webster's Corners historic display showed the memorabilia of the families who settled in Webster's Corners.

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Royal visit online

The royal visit kicks off this Thursday, and the TIMES website will have complete coverage of the newlyweds on their first official tour as a couple.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Will and Kate, will begin their royal tour of Canada at 2 p.m. ET on June 30, when the couple's plane lands in Ottawa.

For all the news on the royal visit, go to www.mrtimes.com and click on "The Royal Visit" under Quick Links.

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