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OCTOBER 2015
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INFORMED: October 2015
INFORMED: Thanksgiving Hours
Monday, Oct. 12 Holiday Hours
INVOLVED: Fire Department Open House
2015 Fire Prevention Week Kicks Off with Open House
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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, October 5
9:00 am, Workshop - Blaney Room
1:00 pm, Committee of the Whole - Council Chambers
Tuesday, October 13
7:00 pm, Council Meeting - Council Chambers
Monday, October 19
9:00 am, Workshop - Blaney Room
1:00 pm, Committee of the Whole - Council Chambers
Tuesday, October 20
7:00 pm, Public Hearing - Council Chambers
Tuesday, October 27
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.
Contact us at
enquiries@mapleridge.ca
Stop by for a visit to Fire Hall No. 1 on
Saturday, October 3 for the annual Fire
Department Open House from 11:00 am until
3:00 pm. You will want to bring your camera
as the kids will have a chance to sit in the
trucks, learn about the special apparatus that
fi refi ghters use to save lives and get some
great tips on fi re safety for the moms and
dads. There’s even an obstacle course for the
young ones to practice some of the skills that
fi refi ghters use every day on the job.
The 2015 Fire Prevention Week theme is “Hear
the Beep Where You Sleep. Every Bedroom
Needs a Working Smoke Alarm.” The key message is to install
smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each separate
sleeping area, and on every level of your home, including the
basement. Larger homes may need more alarms.
Fire Hall No. 1 is located at 22708 Brown Avenue, just one
block north of Dewdney Trunk Road. The Open House runs from
11:00 am until 3:00 pm and remember this is all FREE for the
whole family.
As part of Fire Prevention Week all students in Kindergarten
through Grade 3 will receive a booklet with activities to teach
them about smoke alarms and escape planning with their
family. Firefi ghters will deliver them to all primary grade school
children in Maple Ridge. Once these activities are completed,
teachers will give them an entry form to take home for a
parent’s signature and then be submitted to enter them in
a draw for an iPad. This year there are fi ve iPads being given
away in the province sponsored by the Offi ce of the Fire
Commissioner, Fortis BC, Fire Prevention Offi cers’ Association
of BC, Fire Chiefs Association of BC, Fire Training Offi cers
Association of BC. Last year’s winner for the Lower Mainland
was from Yennadon Elementary!
From the same entry forms, the Maple Ridge Fire Department
selects one boy and one girl to be Fire Chief for a Day. Entries
can be submitted to the school offi ce or to Fire Hall No. 1.
Contest closes November 6, 2015. Encourage your kids to
enter!
SPOTLIGHT ON: A Taste of Maple Ridge and Beyond
2015 Golden Harvest celebrates bounty of food and friends
INFORMED: 128 Avenue Four Lane Expansion
Moving Forward to Completion of 128 Avenue Upgrade
On Friday, October 16 the Maple Ridge Agricultural Advisory
Committee, in partnership with the Haney Farmers Market,
presents the Seventh Annual Golden Harvest at The ACT Arts
Centre. This local food event was created to showcase the
talents of top local chefs, culinary arts students from local high
schools (Thomas Haney, Garibaldi) and increase awareness
of the variety of our local bounty. An appetizer party with a
‘harvest-y’ feel, Golden Harvest promises to inspire your taste
buds and get you thinking and talking local with your friends!
Local restaurants and incredible local food producers are
on hand and you have the chance to see how local produce,
cheese and meats are transformed into delicious bite size
treats. These will show you the talents of the local restaurants,
hint at their menus and show you what you can do with local
ingredients and a little creativity. This is THE foodie event of the
year.
The event runs from 6:00 to 8:00 pm and will feature displays
and delicious bite size samples from a number of amazing
local farms and restaurants. Tickets are $30 with seniors and
students tickets prices at only $20. Get your tickets at the
Haney Farmers Market, from any member of the Agricultural
Advisory Committee or from The ACT Arts Centre box offi ce in
person or by calling 604-476-2787.
The four lane expansion of 128
Avenue is intended to create a better
east west fl ow for the many people
who use this route in and out of the
City during rush hour. After a two week
closure to do important work on the
watercourses that cross this road, the
project will now move forward and you
will see the new four lane section of
road emerge on the south side of the
project site. Paving and other work will
be happening over the next couple of months, and crews will
be planning work to minimize impacts during rush hour.
Once the new lanes are established on the south side of the
route, the fi nal work on the north lanes
and the separated multi-use path will
be completed. The entire project, with
all the little details completed, will be
completed by Christmas.
Sign up for direct notifi cations to
your email or smart phone using the
‘Notify Me’ section of the mapleridge.
ca website. We post most projects
on our site to help you plan your
commute without any hassles. Thank
you for your patience during this project. Stay alert and follow
the construction zone speed limits and the instructions of the
fl aggers/
Municipal Hall: Closed
Maple Ridge Leisure Centre: Open from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Pitt Meadows Family Recreation Centre: Closed
Greg Moore Youth Centre: Open from 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Fire Hall No. 1 Administrative Offi ce: Closed
RCMP – Police Services Administrative Offi ce:
Open from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Pitt Meadows Youth Centre: Closed