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INFORMED: July 2016
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.
Tuesday, July 19
7:00 pm, Public Hearing
Monday, July 25
10:00 am, Workshop - Blaney Room
1:00 pm, Committee of the Whole - Council Chambers
Tuesday, July 26
6:00 pm, Budget Q&A – Council Chambers
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 JULY 2016
Contact us at
enquiries@mapleridge.ca
ENGAGED:
Budget Q&A Session
ENGAGED: Summer Festivals for the Whole Family
Get Connected with the Community Festivals & Events Calendar
Over the next few months there are a large number of
community festivals and events that you and your family
will love. All the events are listed on the community events
calendar on the home page at mapleridge.ca. When you hit the
‘view more’ link at the bottom of the listing you are taken to the
full community calendar hosted on the Parks & Leisure site.
In the next few weeks you will want to check out the new
Summer Street Feast that runs in Memorial Peace Park
from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Thursday evenings throughout
July, August and into September. Great food trucks and
entertainment will make this a fun new event in our downtown.
The popular Bard on the Bandstand returns to Memorial Peace
Park on July 21, 22 and 23. This year the Emerald Pig Society
has a very ‘groovy’ take on Shakespeare’s ‘Mid Summers Night
Dream.’ They are even raf ing off a Volkswagen van as part of
this 60s themed presentation. You have to check that out!
Country Fest is back on July 23 and 24 at the Albion
Fairgrounds. Admission is FREE for this amazing weekend
that is one of the biggest and longest running agricultural
celebrations in BC. Music, displays, tons of activities
and great food make this a ‘must see’ event. Go to
www.mrpmcountryfest.com for all the activities and
event schedules.
Music on the Wharf brings great music to one of the most
beautiful, natural and historic settings, the Port Haney Wharf.
Concerts start at 7:30 pm and run July 25, August 15 and 29.
Watch the sun set over the mighty Fraser River!
The Caribbean Festival runs July 30 and 31 at the Albion
Fairgrounds. Great music, great food and great times await
at this popular event. The full schedule can be found here at
www.caribbeanfest.ca.
Every Saturday the Haney Farmers Market runs from
9:00 am until 2:00 pm at Memorial Peace Park. On August
13 the market will have their annual visit to Brook eld Farm.
Check the market website at www.haneyfarmersmarket.org/ for
updates on special events and upcoming vendor list. There are
always some new fresh items in season!
There are a lot of other great events, free concerts and movies
in the park, events at the Maple Ridge Public Library, Zumba
at the Port Haney Wharf and the huge Renaissance Festival on
August 26 and 27 at the Albion Fairgrounds.
Check out the Community Festivals and Events listing at
mapleridge.ca for more details of the events you see listed.
There’s something for everyone!
ENGAGED: Brand Review Underway
Phone and Online Surveys Being Launched
The City of Maple Ridge has hired Illuminata
Marketing Inc. to complete a brand review for
the City. The project has included a number of
community focus groups and in the coming days
a telephone survey will be conducted by Sentis
Research. An independent online survey will be
launched to gather broad public input. The phone
survey will be done with a randomly selected list
of citizens and the online survey will be formally
launched via social media posts on Facebook
and Twitter in the coming days. Thank you in
advance for sharing your opinions in these
surveys. If you have any questions about the
project please contact Lino Siracusa, Economic
Development Manager for the City of Maple
Ridge at lsiracusa@mapleridge.ca or by phone
at 604-467-7320.
We’re Looking for Questions and
Comments on the City Budget
If you’ve ever had questions about
the City’s budgeting practices, how
property taxes work, where the
money comes from, where it goes,
this is your time to go online, get on
the phone or head down to Council
Chambers and have your questions
answered by City staff.
This is your time to ask questions!
Here are the options to send us your questions NOW:
• Leave a message on our budget phone line at 604-467-7484
• Send an email to budget@mapleridge.ca
• Post your questions to our Facebook or Twitter feeds
@yourmapleridge
You can also join us online or in Council Chambers to be
part of the LIVE Question & Answer session on Tuesday, July
26, 2016 from 6:00 to 6:45 pm. We will be taking questions
from the audience and live using the feeds listed above. This
session will help guide the work to develop the new nancial
plan for 2017 to 2021. We look forward to answering your
question.
INFORMED: Summer is Peak Construction Season
Get in the Loop on Major Projects in Maple Ridge
There are a couple of big projects underway in the community
that we want to let you know about. The expansion of 128
Avenue between 216 and 224 Street is well underway. The
new alignment will mirror the work done last year to create four
lanes plus the separated multiuse path. The crews are trying
to minimize impacts on commuters, but there are times when
there will be traf c delays. We appreciate your patience as this
important work is completed.
Work has also started on an upgrade to 203 Street from
Dewdney Truck Road north to Golden Ears Way. New storm
water management, road widening, bike lanes and sidewalks
will be installed to bring this connection up to modern
standards. As the work intensi es there will be delays along
this section of road. Please obey all traf c control staff and
construction speed zones.
All through the summer crews are busy around town on smaller
projects. From the repaving of roads to emergency repairs,
crews schedule these projects based on weather forecasts and
the availability of contractors. In addition to City crews there is
also work being done by CP Rail, BC Hydro and the Province.
We post notices of projects on our website at mapleridge.ca
and these automatically get posted to Facebook and Twitter.
You have the option of signing up for direct email and text
noti cations using the ‘Notify me’ feature on our City website.
Go to mapleridge.ca and click on the ‘Notify Me’ link and
select the items that you need to know about right away. It’s
quick and easy.
Thank you all for your patience as we work to maintain and
improve City infrastructure. Maple Ridge has a billion dollars’
worth of roads, sewers, storm water systems and one of the
best drinking water systems in the world. Maintaining your
investment in these systems is our top priority.