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Maple Ridge This Month
FEBRUARY 2017
ENGAGED: Let’s Talk Dirt
Share Your Thoughts at the
Open House
The City of Maple Ridge has recently initiated a review of the
Maple Ridge Soil Deposit Regulation Bylaw No. 5763-1999.
Public consultation is a pivotal component of this review process.
Following a public open house and questionnaire in the Fall of
2016, the City has prepared a new draft Soil Deposit Bylaw.
We wish to continue our consultation with citizens, business
owners and other stakeholders.
A community Open House is being held on Thursday, February
2, 2017 from 5:00 – 8:00 pm (drop in anytime) in the Council
Chambers foyer.
All citizens are invited and encouraged to attend and learn more
about the current bylaw, concerns that have been raised to date
and provide comments on how to improve the Soil Deposit Bylaw.
A questionnaire for public feedback will be made available at the
Open House and online at mapleridge.ca/152. If you can’t make
the meeting you can pick up a survey at the Planning department
front counter at City Hall. The survey will remain open until the
beginning of March. The feedback that is received will assist staff
in preparing a fi nal Soil Deposit Bylaw for adoption.
ENGAGED: Community Facilities Conversation
Your Comments and 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 that was adopted in 2009. There are ‘pop up
displays’ at the south entrance of the Business Tower by Service BC,
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 at surveymonkey.com/r/Facility_Talk_Open_Feedback.
We encourage you to take a look at the printable information sheets
and videos and get connected with this project.
3000 invitations have been mailed to randomly selected
households to participate in a survey that will seek public input and
comments of 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, 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.
INFORMED: February 2017
INVOLVED: Heritage Week
Celebrate the Rich History
of Maple Ridge
Heritage Week 2017
runs from February
11 to 18, 2017 and
there are a number of
events that are in the
works to connect you
with the deep history
of our community.
Here is 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 located at 22279 116 Avenue. The
event will start at 7:00 pm. Please check the Community Heritage
Commission webpage on the City website at 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. You can fi nd a link to the Heritage Week
events at mapleridge.ca/DocumentCenter/View/12546.
Be part of history!
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: Let’s Talk Employment Lands
Expanding Our Local Economy Takes Land
The City is exploring opportunities to change the land use
designation for certain properties in two areas of Maple Ridge as
a way to create more local employment opportunities. There is an
ad in this edition of The News with the maps of the proposed areas
to rezone.
A community Open House is being held on Monday,
February 6, 2017 from 4:00 to 8:00 pm (drop in anytime)
in the Council Chambers foyer.
Based on our Commercial & Industrial Strategy, the City will
need 170-230 acres of additional industrial land by 2040.
The City is looking to speak with citizens, business owners and
other stakeholders about the proposed changes. The proposed
redesignation of the identifi ed properties will guide future
development applications and will not change currently permitted
uses or zoning.
All citizens are encouraged to attend and learn more about
the proposed land use redesignations and to provide their
comments. More information and a public feedback questionnaire
are available atmapleridge.ca/400 as well as at the Planning
department front counter at City Hall
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, February 6
10:00 am, Workshop - Blaney Room
Tuesday, February 14
7:00 pm, Council Meeting - Council Chambers
Monday, February 20
10:00 am, Workshop - Blaney Room
1:00 pm, Committee of the Whole - Council Chambers
Tuesday, February 21
7:00 pm, Council Meeting - Council Chambers
Monday, February 27
10:00 am, Workshop - Blaney Room
Tuesday, February 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 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.