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Maple Ridge This Month
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, January 16
10:00 am, Workshop - Blaney Room
Tuesday, January 17
6:00 pm, Public Hearing - Council Chambers
7:00 pm, Council Meeting - Council Chambers
Monday, January 23
10:00 am, Workshop - Blaney Room
1:00 pm, Committee of the Whole - Council Chambers
Tuesday, January 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 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 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.
JANUARY 2017
ENGAGED: 2017 Council Meeting Schedule
Make a New Year’s
Resolution to Stay Informed
At the end of 2016 Council established the schedule for their
2017 Council meetings. The meeting dates are available in
two formats online at mapleridge.ca/640. You will also fi nd
information regarding upcoming meetings, agendas and reports
that are typically posted on the Friday prior to the meetings.
One of the best ways to stay informed about any upcoming
meetings is to sign up for notifi cations to your email or
smartphone. Using the ‘Notify Me’ link on mapleridge.ca
provides you with a ‘one stop’ location to sign up. By signing
up for this service you are notifi ed the minute agendas and
reports are posted, and if there are updates, you get those too.
Our goal is to ensure that you have access to the information,
agendas, reports and presentations that your Council receives
as part of their decision-making and governance of our
community. Get in the loop and get engaged!
INFORMED: Grant Funding Workshop
Find Out How Your
Organization Can Access
Funding For Your Event
The Cultural Grant Funding Workshop is planned for January 25,
from 6:30 to 8:30 pm in the McKenney Room, Maple Ridge
Business Centre (22470 Dewdney Trunk Road) for anyone interested
in learning more about available funding and in-kind resources
available through Maple Ridge Parks, Recreation & Culture.
To help build a strong community, Maple Ridge Parks,
Recreation & Culture (PRC) provides annual grants to non-profi t,
community-based organizations. Grant funding is intended to
build community spirit, foster economic benefi ts and promote
community involvement through support to community festivals,
neighbourhood block parties, matching grant activities and arts
and cultural activities.
Successful applicants demonstrate a sense of responsibility to
the community through sound fi nancial practices, environmental
stewardship, safe planning, quality volunteer opportunities and
leadership development that increases the capacity of citizens
to come together, plan and take action toward common goals.
Everyone is welcome. Please RSVP to reserve a seat for this free
workshop by sending an email to festival@mapleridge.ca or call
the Festival & Volunteer Offi ce at 604-467-7325.
INFORMED: January 2017
INVOLVED: Heritage Week 2017
Celebrate the Rich History
of Maple Ridge
Heritage Week 2017
runs from February
12 to 19, 2017 and
there are a number of
events that are in the
works to connect you
with the deep history
of our community.
Here’s a snapshot to
help you schedule
your February outings;
• Downtown Walking Tour: 1:00 pm on February 12 – meet at the
fountains located at the west end of Memorial Peace Park
• Cemetery Walking Tour: 1:00 pm on February 13 – meet at the
Maple Ridge Cemetery
• History Is…Conversation: 6:00 pm on February 15 – Alouette
Room, Maple Ridge Library
• Oral History Workshop: 10:30 am on February 18 – Maple Ridge
City Hall
The marquee event of Heritage Week is the annual Heritage
Awards that will be handed out on Thursday, February 16 at St.
Andrew’s Heritage Church Hall, 22279 116 Avenue. The event
will start at 7:00 pm. Please check the Community Heritage
Commission webpage on the City website at www.mapleridge.
ca/240 for updates, including last year’s award winners and the
evening’s program. Everyone is welcome and refreshments will
be served.
If you would like to attend one or more of the above events,
please RSVP to Lisa Zosiak by emailing lzosiak@mapleridge.ca or
by calling 604-467-7383. Look for more details on the Heritage
Week celebration online and in the next edition of Maple Ridge
This Month published in the February 1 edition of this newspaper.
Contact us at: enquiries@mapleridge.ca
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.
ENGAGED: Community Facilities Conversation
Your Comments & Suggestions Can Help
Shape Our Future?
In December of 2016 The ‘Community Facilities Conversation’
kicked off with the development of a series of webpages at
mapleridge.ca/1676 that outline eight different proposals
for future parks, recreation and cultural facilities that were
identifi ed in the Parks Master Plan which was adopted in
2009. There are ‘pop up displays’ at the west entrance of City
Hall, the Maple Ridge Public Library, the Maple Ridge Leisure
Centre and Planet Ice with information boards and survey
forms so you can share your views on these proposals. The
same survey can be fi lled out online. We encourage you to take
a look at the printable information sheets and videos and get
connected with this project.
Over the next few weeks 3,000 invitations will be mailed to
randomly selected households to participate in a survey that
will seek public input and comments on the proposed projects,
priorities for the development of parks, recreation and culture
facilities and discuss various funding alternatives. If your household
receives one of these letters we would like to encourage you to take
a few moments from your busy day to share your opinions.
In the upcoming months there will be more ‘pop up displays,
face-to-face surveys, online interactions and an open house and
community café to share the preliminary information. We hope
you will be part of the Community Facilities Conversation and help
shape the future of Maple Ridge.