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INFORMED: June 2015SPOTLIGHT ON: Construction
Our Top Tip to Avoid Road Rage: Get in the Loop!
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ENGAGED: Haney Farmers Market
The Fresh Okanagan Fruit is Arriving at the Market
Haney Farmers Market has fast become one of the favourite
destinations of area ‘foodies’ looking for incredible local
produce to add to their dinner plate. Due to a very mild spring,
the selection of fresh fruits and vegetables is pretty impressive
for the end of May. In fact, last week the fi rst strawberries
arrived from the Okanagan and were a popular choice for all
the market shoppers.
This weekend, on May 30, the Maple Ridge Museum and
Archives will be on site with a great display that celebrates
“Main Street’ from the 1920s to current times. They are even
doing walking tours! This is a great way to see, in photos and
in person, how our community has developed and grown. The
market organizers tell us that there will be ten farmers on
location selling their fresh produce, and the usual collection
of fresh baking will allow you
to stock up your pantry for the
upcoming week.
So call up a friend and make
a date to meet at the Haney
Farmers Market in the heart of
Maple Ridge. The Market runs
from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm on
Saturday mornings at Memorial
Peace Park on 224 Street just
south of Dewdney Trunk Road.
Haney Farmers Market is
looking for people interested in
volunteering or busking at the
Market. Get in touch with Eileen
at 604-467-7433 or email
hfminfo@haneyfarmersmarket.
org.
One of the road projects that has been most anticipated is the
conversion of 128 Avenue into a four lane section of road from
the current two lane alignment. This summer work will start on
the section running from 210 Street, the end of Golden Ears
Way, to just east of 216 Street. The remaining section, from
216 Street to 224 Street is scheduled for 2016.
The projected completion date for this fi rst section is November
of this year. While the project is being staged to minimize the
impact to commuters on this popular route, let’s be realistic
here, there will be some delays during the construction.
In fact, we have a number of road works and bridge upgrades
scheduled for this year and we want to make sure that you
don’t wake up late one morning, jump in the car to race to
work only to fi nd your usual route under construction.
Here are the ways that you can avoid having a meltdown in
traffi c. For larger projects, our Engineering team put bright
orange information signs up before the work starts warning you
that there will be an impact to the regular fl ow of traffi c. This
is your clue to either wake up a bit earlier, so you have some
extra time to absorb any delays, or plan an alternate route
during the construction phase.
For smaller projects our Operations team set the priorities
based on emergency repairs and the weather conditions. Some
work can be done rain or shine, like a broken water main or
sewer line. Other repairs and small projects, especially paving
and road patching projects, are best done in dry weather. Once
the team has set the project list they post a road construction
or closure alert on the City website at mapleridge.ca.
So there are two ways you can get in the ‘construction
information loop.’ One is to check the website on your
home computer or smartphone before you head off on your
commute. The best way is to sign up for notifi cations by email
or directly to your smartphone using the ‘Notify Me’ feature
of the City website. It takes just a few minutes to sign up for
the alerts that are important to you, and once you are in the
loop the chances that our construction projects will ruin your
commute should be zero.
Go to mapleridge.ca and click the ‘Notify Me’ link on the home
page and follow the prompts to sign up for as little or as many
alerts as you need to stay informed about your community.
Thanks for your patience as we complete these important
projects and remember to follow all the instructions of the
fl agging crews who will be out there keeping all the workers
safe on the job sites.
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, June 1
9:00 am, Workshop - Blaney Room
1:00 pm, Committee of the Whole - Council Chambers
Tuesday, June 9
7:00 pm, Council Meeting - Council Chambers
Monday, June 15
9:00 am, Workshop - Blaney Room
1:00 pm, Committee of the Whole - Council Chambers
Tuesday, June 16
7:00 pm, Public Hearing - Council Chambers: Cancelled
Tuesday, June 23
7:00 pm, Council Meeting - 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.
ENGAGED: Open
Government Task Force
Citizens Committee
Reaches Out For Your Ideas
On Wednesday, June 3 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm in the Blaney
Room at City Hall, there will be a special Public Input Night
hosted by the Citizens’ Representative Committee (CRC) of the
Mayor’s Open Government Task Force. Maple Ridge aspires to
be a leader in Open Government, which means that we need
your input on how Maple Ridge can improve the way that we
present information.
The CRC has two ways that you can express your ideas and
suggestions. The fi rst is in writing using the special email
opengovernment@mapleridge.ca. Take a few minutes to write
a brief, or long, note that will go directly to the committee
members so that they can share it at the June 3 meeting to
prompt discussion around the table. The second way is to call
Ingrid Kraus at 604-467-7347 and book a fi ve minute slot
where you can present your ideas in person to the committee.
Please take a moment to send suggestions to the group at
opengovernment@mapleridge.ca. You can fi nd out more about
the Open Government Task force and CRC at www.mapleridge.
ca/953/Mayors-Open-Government-Task-Force. This is
important work. Be part of the evolution and revolution.
JUNE 2015