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Maple Ridge This MonthMARCH 2015
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INFORMED: March 2015
Council Meeting Schedule
Mayor and Council encourage everyone to attend these important
public meetings. It’s your chance to see how public policy is debated
and enacted.
Monday, March 2
10:00 am, Workshop
1:00 pm, Committee of the Whole - Council Chambers
Tuesday, March 10
7:00 pm, Council Meeting - Council Chambers
Monday, March 16
10:00 am, Workshop - Blaney Room
1:00 pm, Committee of the Whole - Council Chambers
Tuesday, March 17
7:00 pm, Public Hearing - Council Chambers
Tuesday, March 24
7:00 pm, Council Meeting - Council Chambers
Monday, March 30
10:00 am, Workshop - Blaney Room
1:00 pm, Committee of the Whole - Council Chambers
Agendas & Minutes
Agendas for these meetings are posted online the Friday
before the meeting date. Go to mapleridge.ca, click
the link under Your Council on the home page.
Council This Week
Subscribe to the ‘Council This Week’ eNewsletter that provides a
summary of issues discussed at Council Workshop meetings. Go
to mapleridge.ca, click the link to ‘Notify Me’ and sign up today.
Council Meeting Videos
If you are unable to attend a Council Meeting, Public Hearing,
Workshop, or Committee of the Whole meeting you can now watch
these meetings on your computer 24/7. The entire unedited
meetings are posted two to three days after the meeting. The video
is indexed to the agenda package so that you can watch them in
their entirety or click through by agenda item. Go to mapleridge.
ca and click on the video link at the centre of the home page. In
addition, Council Meetings, Workshops, and Committee of the
Whole are now broadcast on the internet via live streaming using the
same technology used for our live budget Q&A sessions. For more
information about the live stream go to the ‘Council Meetings’ page
at mapleridge.ca.
SPOTLIGHT ON: Your Maple Ridge Photo Contest
We Would Like To Feature Your Photos in the Citizens Report
ENGAGED: Spring Arts & Recreation Guide
Online Registration Starts March 3
INFORMED: Transit Funding Referendum
TransLink Presentation is Online for Your Viewing
INFORMED:
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Each year at the Home Show the City
of Maple Ridge unveils the Citizens
Report that has become the ‘community
yearbook’ for the previous year. The report
details the City’s fi nancial health, looks
back on the events that shaped the year
and reports from each of the divisions at
City Hall.
This year, in celebration of the City
celebrating its 140th Birthday and the
change of designation from a District to
a City, we’d like to create a photo essay
that we will title ‘Your Maple Ridge’ in the
2014 Citizens Report. This is the formal
kick off of the ‘Your Maple Ridge’ photo contest. We would like
you to show us your favourite things about our community.
The Communications team will then select images from the
submissions for the fi nal photo essay in the upcoming Citizens
Report as well as photo galleries on social media that will
be shared widely. The contest is open to all citizens past or
present.
We are looking for high resolution photos, so the fi le size needs
to be a minimum of one megabyte, up to a maximum of 8
megabytes (1000 KB - 8000 KB when you look at the fi le size
in the properties). They can be colour or black and white and
the subject matter is wide open. We ask
that the photographer provide a short
explanation of the location or setting
of the photograph, along with their full
name and contact phone number. You
can submit your photos to enquiries@
mapleridge.ca, or mail or drop off a CD
to the City marked ‘Your Maple Ridge
Photo Contest.’ Please do not ‘watermark’
the photos. By entering the contest
you agree to have them published in
the Citizens Report, placed on the City
website and social media channels.
Credit will be given in the publication.
We will contact you if your image will be used in print or online.
Enough with the rules and regulations – let’s start gathering
those amazing images!
What do you like best about Maple Ridge? Is it a sunset or
sunrise? An old abandoned barn? A photo of your child’s
soccer or hockey team? Perhaps you love a coffee and pastry
from a local eatery? The subject matter is completely up to
you. From a close-up of a fl ower to a vista of the Golden Ears,
we are expecting some stunning images.
This is your Maple Ridge. let’s share it with the world!
On Monday, February 2, 2015 representatives of TransLink
appeared before Council as part of the Workshop agenda.
Given the interest in the TransLink Funding Referendum and the
associated 10 Year Plan, Council moved the meeting to Council
Chambers to allow for more public seating and the capacity to
record and livestream the meeting for the public.
The Referendum will be conducted using mail ballots that
will be sent out in March of 2015 and citizens across Metro
Vancouver will determine if the proposed 0.5% sales tax will
be used to fund the TransLink plan. This is a great opportunity
to view the presentation and question and answer period. Go
to mapleridge.ca, click on the ‘Your Council’ link and then click
through to the Council Agendas and Minutes section to view
the February 2 Workshop recording. The TransLink presentation
is at the beginning of the recording and lasts about 90
minutes. Be informed about this important issue.
The Spring Arts & Recreation Guide has arrived in print
and is now available at your favourite recreation facility.
The digital version has been loaded to our website at
mrpmparksandleisure.ca in anticipation of the online
registration starting on Tuesday, March 3, 2015. ‘In-person’
registration begins on March 5, 2015.
The interactive guide uses a program called
FlippingBook which allows you to fl ip through
the online publication exactly as you would
with the print edition. An added feature of
the online guide is that you can click on
the program registration information on
the digital version and you will be taken
instantly to RecReg4U.ca to complete your
registration.
Phone in registration can be done by calling
604-465-2470 Monday to Saturday from
8:00 am - 8:30 pm and on Sunday from
9:30 am to 7:30 pm. Walk-in registration
is available at the Maple Ridge Leisure
Centre, 11925 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, Monday to Friday
from 6:00am - 8:30 pm and on Saturday and Sunday from
7:00am - 7:30 pm.
What are you interested in doing? Have you got a fi tness goal
you’re trying to achieve? Are you looking to
get involved in the community and become
a volunteer? Perhaps you are interested
in expressing yourself in the visual or
performing arts? Maybe you are just looking
to meet some great new friends and get
engaged in your community?
No matter what your motivation, the Spring
Arts & Recreation Guide is a great source of
inspiration and programs for you and your
family. Look for printed copies at the end of
the month and remember, get online and
register for your favourite programs starting
on March 3, 2015. Go to mapleridge.ca and
click on the green Parks & Leisure icon on
the home page to discover the possibilities.
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GUIDE SPRING 2015
Guide Valid until June 30, 2015
Online registration begins Tuesday, March 3
Full registration begins Thursday, March 5
CULTURERECREATIONARTSKeeping Our Drinking
Water Clean and Safe
Keeping the water system clean and safe is a
year-round project, and in the Spring we
conduct our annual program to fl ush and clean
the water mains.
We started this work at the beginning of
February on the west side of the City, and
over the next few months we will be
working our way west clearing any
sediment that has settled in the lines.
During this work you might see a drop in
water pressure or milky or ‘dirty’ water.
If you see ‘milky’ water it means that there
is air trapped in the system. Just open a
tap in the household slightly to allow the
air to bleed out of the water. If there is some dirt or sediment
in the water turn on an outside tap, or if you don’t have access
to an outside tap run the bathtub tap, until the water comes
out clear. The interruption in your normal service will be as
brief as possible.
If you have any questions please call the Operations
Centre at 604-463-9581. Thank you for your patience and
understanding. This work helps ensure that we have the
cleanest water possible every day.