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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMaple Ridge This Month - 11 November Issue.pdf @yourmapleridge @yourmapleridge 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge BC V2X 6A9 mapleridge.ca Maple RidgeMaple Ridge This MonthThis Month If you have a question about any of the content in this ad, or questions about any programs or services offered by the City of Maple Ridge, please email enquiries@mapleridge.ca and one of our team members will respond to you. INFORMED: November 2015 INFORMED: Watch for Paving 128 Ave. Four Lanes Expansion INFORMED: Let’s Have a Safe and Fun Halloween Some Great Advice from the Canadian Red Cross AD: 7261260 City Maple Ridge MRTM 20151030 RUN DATE: FRI., OCT. 30 SIZE: 7x14 PUBLICATIONS: Maple Ridge News art: rcw rep: Lisa COLOUR: cmyk Out: 2:57o28rcw Cor:11:19o29rcw 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, November 2 9:00 am, Workshop - Blaney Room 1:00 pm, Committee of the Whole - Council Chambers Tuesday, November 10 7:00 pm, Council Meeting - Council Chambers Monday, November 16 10:00 am, Workshop - Blaney Room 1:00 pm, Committee of the Whole - Council Chambers Tuesday, November 17 7:00 pm, Public Hearing - Council Chambers Tuesday, November 24 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. Workshop at a Glance Subscribe to the ‘Workshop at a Glance’ 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. NOVEMBER 2015 Contact us at enquiries@mapleridge.ca On Saturday our streets will be fi lled with superheroes, princesses, Jedi knights and some ghosts and goblins. You will also see RCMP offi cers, RCMP auxiliary offi cers, Citizens on Patrol, Maple Ridge fi refi ghters and a whole bunch of great parents escorting their kids. Halloween, especially for the little ones, is an enormously fun time and together we can help make this a special and safe night for all. Here are some of the great tips that the Red Cross shared on their website to help ensure the safety of our children; • Costumes should be light-coloured and fl ame resistant with refl ective strips so that children are more easily seen at night. Remember to put refl ective tape on bikes, skateboards and brooms too! Costumes should be short enough to avoid tripping. • Remind children to keep away from open fi res and candles. Costumes can be extremely fl ammable. • Use face paint rather than masks or things that will cover the eyes. • Explain to children that calls should be made along one side of the street fi rst and then the other, and that it’s best to cross the street only at intersections or crosswalks. • Remind children to look both ways before crossing the street and to check for cars, trucks and low-fl ying brooms. • Provide yourself or the children with a fl ashlight to see better and to be better seen. • Trick or Treaters should travel in groups of four or fi ve. Young children should be accompanied by an adult. • Visit homes that have the porch light on. • Remind children not to eat their treats and goodies until they are examined by an adult at home. And candy should not be eaten if the package is already opened. Small, hard pieces of candy are a choking hazard for young children. • Set agreed-to boundaries with your children. Explain the importance of staying within them and arriving home on time. Please note: Fireworks are illegal. In the last couple of years our fi refi ghters have responded to calls where the careless handling of fi reworks has resulted in very serious fi res. If you want to see fi reworks, plan to attend the community fi reworks display on Friday evening at the Albion Fairgrounds. One fi nal comment. Halloween can be very stressful on your pets. All the little (and big) people coming to the door and walking around the neighbourhood can put some animals in a lot of stress. It is made worst by illegal fi reworks going off over the weekend. Pet owners need to ensure that their cats and dogs are inside and safe on Saturday night. Let’s all be responsible neighbours and make sure that Halloween is a fun and safe night in Maple Ridge. Just a reminder that the four lane expansion of 128 Avenue is reaching a critical milestone where paving will start to take place on the south side of the project area. Every effort will be made to minimize impacts to rush hour traffi c during the work, and the goal is to pave two lanes on the south side of the project and divert the traffi c to these new lanes while the work on the north lanes of the project proceed. Keep an eye out for notices of when that diversion will happen. Sign up for direct notifi cations to your email or smart phone using the ‘Notify Me’ section found at mapleridge.ca. We post all major and minor projects on our site to help you plan your commute. Thank you for your patience during this project. Stay alert and follow the construction zone speed limits and the instructions of the fl aggers. INFORMED: The Market is Going Under Cover A Partnership with Grow & Gather Keeps Shoppers Dry We’ve had a great year for weather for the Saturday Haney Farmers Market, but the fall rains have come, so the Market is heading for cover! For the next three weeks the market will be located at Grow & Gather (formerly Trice Farms) located at 24565 Dewdney Trunk Road. Please note that the hours change as well. The market will now operate from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm. This Saturday, October 31 is the annual Halloween extravaganza where you win a prize just for dressing up. The youngsters are also welcome to paint a pumpkin as part of the daily activities. On November 7 there will be celebrity cooking demonstrations at 10:00 am, Noon and 2:00 pm with the ‘Kitchenettes’ assisting the local chefs. You can attend these sessions for $10 or all three for only $25. It’s always great to sample the creations of these talented chefs. That fi nal market on November 14 is a great chance to pick up some great Christmas gifts including amazing baking, chutney, mincemeat, canned fruit and other holiday treats. One of the best gifts you can give is a 2016 membership to the Haney Farmers Market – it’s a gift that will last a year. For more information on the weekly vendors and special activities at the market go to haneyfarmersmarket.org. INVOLVED: A Maple Ridge Halloween Tradition Community Fireworks Display at Albion Fairgrounds On Friday, October 30 the Maple Ridge Fire Department will host the annual fi reworks display at the Albion Fairgrounds. This year the event is sponsored by two amazing community partners; the kind folks at Marv Jones Honda and the Lions Club of Maple Ridge. The show starts at 7:15 pm sharp but you need to get out and get your viewing location early so you don’t miss a thing. On Friday, October 30 the ‘Ghost Ridge’ Haunted House will run for the fi nal night from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The 2015 theme is ‘Cirque de la Lune.’ The actors who will be performing at Ghost Ridge are ready to scare you witless, all while raising funds for local charities. The Albion Fairgrounds are located at 23448 105 Ave., Maple Ridge. For more information go to ghostridge. ca or follow them on Facebook at facebook.com/ghostridge. We salute these wonderful volunteers who are maintaining this ‘spook-tacular’ tradition.