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INFORMED: June 2016
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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, June 20
10:00 am, Workshop - Blaney Room
1:00 pm, Committee of the Whole - Council Chambers
Tuesday, June 21
7:00 pm, Public Hearing
Tuesday, June 28
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 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
broadcast on the internet via live streaming. For more information
about the live stream go to the ‘Council Meetings’ page or connect
via the Videos link right beside the ‘newsroom’ icon on the home
page at mapleridge.ca.
MID-MONTH JUNE 2016
Contact us at
enquiries@mapleridge.ca
INFORMED:
National Aboriginal Day
SPOTLIGHT ON: Taxes are Due on Monday, July 4
Use Online Tools to Avoid Lining Up
You can claim your Home Owner Grant online at mapleridge.ca
by clicking on the ‘Property Taxes & Home Owner Grant’ link on
the home page which will take you to a direct link to claim your
grant. In fact, setting up a ‘My Maple Ridge’ account online
will give you 24/7 access to your tax information and allow
you to sign up for paperless tax notifi cation as well as track
your payment history. It’s just one way to save time. Once you
claim your Home Owner Grant you can pay the balance owing
at most fi nancial institutions either in person or by using your
online or telephone banking.
You can drop off your Home Owner Grant and post-dated
cheque at the secure drop box located at the west entrance of
City Hall near the Economic Development Offi ce to avoid lining
up. The box is cleared daily and will be emptied at midnight on
Monday, July 4, 2016.
For those of you who prefer to make payments in person, our
offi ce is open late on Thursday evenings until 8:00 pm for
the month of June. Take a few moments to read through the
materials that came with your tax notice and learn how you can
avoid any lineups. The illustration for this article is ‘Page 28’ of
the 2015 Citizens Report. This publication can be found online
at mapleridge.ca or in the lobby of City Hall. It’s a great way to
learn how your tax dollars are invested in your community.
INFORMED: Do You Want to be a Volunteer?
Be Part of the Canada Day Team
Friday, July 1 Maple Ridge will host a Canada Day celebration
from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm at Memorial Peace Park. A
special Haney Farmers Market anchors the west side of
Memorial Peace Park. The stage in
front of The ACT Arts Centre on the
east side of the park will be fi lled with
live music and the special protocol
celebration at 12:30 pm where we
will raise the fl ag after a march in by
the Royal Canadian Legion and RCMP.
The full schedule can be viewed at
mrpmparksandleisure.ca/426.
It takes an army of patriotic
volunteers to run this event and if
you’re interested you can contact Dave Speers, City of Maple
Ridge liaison 604-467-7433 Ext #1 or dspeers@mapleridge.
ca. Volunteer details are on the same link as the schedule. A
Volunteer Orientation & Information Session for Canada Day
runs from 7:00 - 8:00 pm on Monday, June 20 at the Maple
Ridge Library (Fraser Room).
This year you can take place in the
‘Race to Canada Day’ by downloading
a special entry card from the City
website at mrpmparksandleisure.
ca/426 and visiting the six locations
in Maple Ridge outlined on the card.
Bring your completed and correct
race card to the Children’s Recreation
Station on July 1, between 10:00 am
and 3:00 pm. Here you will complete
a fi nal challenge on the Race to
Canada Day journey! One entry per family/household.
Be part of Canada’s 149th Birthday celebration here in Maple
Ridge!
Celebrate National Aboriginal Day on Saturday, June 24 at
Memorial Peace Park from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm. This year’s
celebration is a feast for the senses. The Bannock Cook Off
and food vendors will tickle your sense of taste and smell.
There will be
drumming,
singing and
dancing,
including a hoop
dance by Jane
Wylie, that will
be a visual and
auditory feast.
There will also
be art displays
and vendors
that will allow
you to feel the
craftsmanship
passed through the ages. The Bandstand will be the central
focus of the Festival with the Farmers Market fi lling the west
side of the park. Come on down and celebrate the history,
culture, food and art of the First Nations and Metis people of
Canada.
INFORMED: Construction Season is Here
Sign up for Notifi cations to Your Email and Cell Phone
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. Work is underway on
the section running from 216 to 224 Street. In the upcoming
weeks a major upgrade of 203 Street from Dewdney Trunk
Road to Golden Ears Way will also be starting. Both projects
will run for a number of months well into the Fall of 2016.
Along with these large projects we have smaller repairs and
upgrades scheduled for this year and we want to make sure
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.
For larger projects you will see orange information signs and
electronic reader boards advising you that there will be an
impact to the regular fl ow of traffi c. This is your warning to
get through the site earlier than usual in the day or plan an
alternate route during the construction phase.
For smaller projects our Operations Centre sets the priorities
based on emergency repairs and weather conditions. Some
work can be done rain or shine, like a broken watermain or
sewer line. Some 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.
The best way to ‘get in the loop’ 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.
Thanks for your patience as we complete these important
projects and remember to follow the instructions of the
fl agging crews who will be out there keeping all the workers
safe on the job sites.