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INFORMED: August 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.
Monday, August 29
10:00 am, Workshop - Blaney Room
1:00 pm, Committee of the Whole - Council Chambers
Tuesday, August 30
7:00 pm, Public Hearing - CANCELLED
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.
AUGUST 2016
Contact us at
enquiries@mapleridge.ca
INVOLVED: 2016 Caribbean Festival
Two Days of Fun at the Albion Fairgrounds
The 16th Annual Caribbean Festival is being held once again
at the Albion Fairgrounds! The event will run for two days,
Saturday, July 30 from 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm and Sunday, July
31 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. To really celebrate this special
16th Anniversary, the Maple Ridge Caribbean Festival proudly
presents a ‘Good Vibrations Beach Party’ with a 2-hour tribute
concert to celebrate 50 years of the BEACH BOYS by the Mike
Amaral’s California Beach Boy Experience from Santa Cruz,
CA. The festival is also hosting a Beach Volleyball Tournament
and expanding the Show N’ Shine Car Show on Saturday.
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.
It looks like summer weather has fi nally arrived and there is no
shortage of events to be a tourist in your own city or bring your
summer guests to show them what Maple Ridge has to offer.
All the events are listed on the Community Festivals & 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
Services site.
The new Summer Street Feast that runs in Memorial Peace
Park from 5:00 to 9:00 pm on Thursday evenings has become
a popular event after only a few weeks. The event will run
throughout August and into September. Great food trucks and
entertainment makes this a fun new event in our downtown.
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 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 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 Brookfi eld Farm. Check
the market website at www.haneyfarmersmarket.org for
updates on special events and upcoming vendor’s list. There
are always new fresh items in season!
There are a lot of other great events, free concerts and movies
in the park and 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 and connect with the Community Festivals &
Events calendar for more details of the events you see listed.
There’s something for everyone this summer.
Explore Maple Ridge!
ENGAGED: August Events for the Whole Family
Get Connected with the Community Festivals
& Events Calendar
City Hall: Closed
Maple Ridge Leisure Centre:
Open 8:30 – 4:00 pm
Pitt Meadows Family Recreation Centre:
Open 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Fire Hall No.1 Administrative Offi ce: Closed
RCMP – Police Services Administrative Offi ce:
Open 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Greg Moore Youth Centre: Open 3:00 – 5:00 pm in Memorial
Peace Park, 6:00 to 9:30 pm in GMYC
Pitt Meadows Youth Centre: Closed
Please stay safe, drive carefully and have a wonderful weekend.
INFORMED: BC Day Hours
Monday, August, 1 2016
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 Street 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 traffi 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 intensifi es there will be delays along this section of road.
Please obey all traffi 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 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 the City Facebook and Twitter
accounts. You have the option of signing up for direct email and
text notifi cations using the ‘Notify me’ feature on our 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.