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INFORMED: August 2015SPOTLIGHT ON: Stage 3 Water Restrictions In Effect
Please Do Your Part To Conserve Water 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, August 31
9:00 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.
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Council Meeting Videos
If you are unable to attend a Council Meeting, Public
Hearing 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 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: Summer Events
Get Connected with the
Summer Festival Calendar
AUGUST 2015
INVOLVED: The Caribbean Festival Has Moved
Two Days of Fun at the Albion Fairgrounds
INVOLVED: Keeping Trees Healthy
Please Water Young Boulevard Trees During Hot Weather
Stage 3 water restrictions are currently in place in all Metro Vancouver
communities. In addition to this advertising, the City has been running
posts on Facebook and Twitter and we’ve posted new information on our
City website.
Please take the time to read this information. Effective immediately, City
staff working in the fi eld will be dropping off notices when they observe
people who are not in compliance with the Stage 3 water restrictions.
In addition, City staff will also be responding to complaints that are
received on our Operations line 604-463-9581. The addresses where
this information are dropped off are being logged and any further non-
compliance will be turned over to Bylaw Services, which may result in
fi nes. At Stage 3 the fi ne is $750 for watering your lawn outside the
allowable times.
It’s going to be a long hot summer, and we need to conserve water as
much as possible. Thank you for being part of the solution.
Contact us at
enquiries@mapleridge.ca
The 15th Annual Caribbean Festival has moved to the Albion
Fairgrounds! The event will run for two days, Saturday, August 1
from Noon to 10:00 pm and Sunday, August 2 from Noon to
8:30 pm.
The festival will feature two large stages with continuous music
provided by 15 live bands from the Lower Mainland’s Caribbean
community, featuring Reggae, Calypso, Salsa and Soca music.
Over 100 entertainers will showcase the music and culture
of their islands. The photo accompanying this article is of
the talented ‘Steele’ one of the 2015 headline acts. And to
really celebrate this special 15th anniversary, the Maple Ridge
Caribbean Festival proudly presents a special musical tribute
to the Eagles on Saturday night with a 2 hour concert featuring
“Hotel California”, one of the world’s most accomplished Eagles
tribute productions. In addition to the music, make sure you
enhance your experience by visiting:
• The wide variety of food vendors, offering authentic Caribbean
foods from jerk chicken to curried goat.
• 60-70 street vendors displaying their goods at the Caribbean
open air market.
• A large kid zone with rides, face painting and a number of
other activities planned for our small festival goers.
This great family event is free and attracted up to 18,000
festival patrons last year and has become one of the favourite
summer festivals in the lower mainland.
“Let’s get together and feel alright” this August long weekend
to celebrate multiculturalism with the music and foods of the
Caribbean Islands. For more information on the Festival go to
their website at caribbeanfest.ca.
Is the street tree in front of your house looking stressed?
Wilting, browning and thinning foliage are all signs of water
stress. We could use your help.
During these stretches of hot weather we are asking for the
public’s assistance in ensuring the survival of the young street
trees in our areas. It is critical that they
receive 15 gallons of water twice a week. We
ask for your assistance in watering the trees
in the boulevard bordering your home or
business. Methods that work quite well:
• Deep root watering attachments available
from most nurseries.
• A 5 gallon pail with holes drilled in the
bottom set under the tree to water slowly.
• A ring of mulch around the tree to keep
the water in.
The City of Maple Ridge gardeners take care
of any pruning required so please do not prune these trees or
raise the grade on the trunk of the tree. Burying the trunk of
the tree or building soil or mulch up on the trunk of the tree
will kill the tree.
Parks & Facilities have a limited supply of tree watering
bags available for a $10 refundable deposit
to assist with the watering of City and/or
resident’s trees. Tree bags are available at the
Maple Ridge Leisure Centre, or Pitt Meadows
Family Recreation Centre with a maximum of
two (2) bags per household. Please note that
proof of address is required for purchase and
issuing refunds.
Please be sure to pass this information on
to your family, friends, neighbours and co-
workers! Thank you for your support. Together
we can keep Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows
green!
There’s always something going on around here, as the
song lyric goes, and the best way to keep up is to go to the
Community Calendar at mrpmparksandleisure.ca. There’s a ton
of great activities happening this summer.
How about the free concert series ‘Music on the Wharf’ hosted by
our own Maple Ridge Museum and Archives? There are concerts
on August 10 and 24.
The Maple Ridge Fire
Department’s Hot
Summer Nights are also
scheduled throughout
the summer in various
neighbourhoods. This is
a great activity for the
kids.
Lunchtime concerts at Memorial Peace Park run every Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday from noon to 1:00 pm throughout
August. All through the summer our Haney Farmers Market
anchors many wonderful weekend events at Memorial Peace
Park. Great food, great friends and great fun from 9:00 am
until 2:00 pm. On Saturday, August 8 the Haney Farmers
Market moves to Brookfi eld Farm for the annual ‘Market at the
Farm.’ This is a great family friendly event.
Check out the calendar as there are events at our Public
Library, special events in our parks and a ton of wonderful
activities and programs in our recreation facilities. Get
connected with the Community Calendar!