Graham Vanstone is the new manager of Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Country FestGraham Vanstone will continue as executive director of the Ridge Meadows Home Show, in addition to his new role as manager of Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Country Fest. (The News files) AdvertisementNew leadership has come to the oldest agricultural festival in Maple Ridge. Graham Vanstone, the executive director of the Ridge Meadows Home Show, will be taking over as manager of Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Country Fest. “We’re excited to welcome Graham to the team,” said Dean Spady, president of the Country Fest Society. She took over from longtime Country Fest manager, Lorraine Bates, who ran the festival for three decades.