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Maple Ridge This Month
AUGUST 2017
INFORMED: August
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.
INFORMED: 2017 Country Fest
A Maple Ridge Tradition Since 1902
Maple Ridge’s Country Fest is one of the longest running
‘Country Fairs’ in BC and Canada. This weekend, Saturday,
July 29 and Sunday, July 30, you are invited to the
Albion Fairgrounds for a ton of family fun. The best part
is that admission is FREE and parking is only $2 with a
complimentary shuttle available.
Saturday’s events run from 10:00 am until 10:00 pm with live
music, agricultural demos & judging, amusement rides, animal
shows, petting zoo and there’s even a beer garden for the grown
up visitors. Sunday runs from 10:00 am until 6:00 pm.
Go to mrpmcountryfest.com for all the activities and event
schedules.
INVOLVED: 2017 Caribbean Festival
Two Days of FREE Fun at the Albion Fairgrounds
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.
Council will be taking their summer break in August. The
Meeting schedule resumes in September.
Tuesday, September 5
6:00 pm, Council Workshop - Blaney Room
Tuesday, September 12
7:00 pm, Council Meeting - Council Chambers
Tuesday, September 19
6:00 pm, Council Workshop - Blaney Room
7:00 pm, Public Hearing followed by Council Meeting -
Council Chambers
September 25 through 29
Council members will be attending Union of BC Municipalities
Meetings
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 or Public
Hearing 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.
ENGAGED: Fall 2017
Program Guide
Get a Sneak Peek Online
Next Week
The team has been hard at work preparing the Fall 2017 Parks,
Recreation & Culture Program Guide and they will be ready for the
‘digital’ reveal with an online sneak peek the rst week of August
with hard copies of the guide arriving from our printer on Thursday,
August 10.
The following week, on August 15, online registration will begin and
two days later on August 17 we will start accepting in-person and
phone registrations for the Fall 2017 programs. We will be sending
out posts on the City’s social media channels to remind everyone
of the deadlines, but we thought we’d share this early notice due
to the many requests we’ve been getting.
The 17th annual Caribbean Festival is being held once again
at the Albion Fairgrounds! The event will run for two days,
Saturday, August 5 from 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm and Sunday,
August 6 from Noon to 8:30 pm.
By popular demand the organizers are excited to announce
the return of the highly acclaimed group “Hotel Califormia”
the original tribute to the ”Eagles”. The 2-hour concert on
Saturday evening will open with 12 year old singing sensation
Laura Webb from Maple Ridge.
Two large stages with continuous music provided by 16 live
bands from Toronto and the Lower Mainland’s Caribbean
community, featuring Reggae, Calypso, Salsa and Soca
music and much more.
Many dedicated volunteers are working hard to make the
Maple Ridge Caribbean Festival a favourite tourist attraction
for theBC Day long weekend for visitors and locals alike.
Over 100 entertainers will showcase the music and culture
of their islands. In addition to the music, make sure you
enhance the experience by visiting the wide variety of food
vendors, offering authentic Caribbean foods. The event also
boasts 40-50street vendors displaying their goods at the
Caribbean open air market and 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 for the whole family. “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 visit
caribbeanfest.ca.
INFORMED: BC Day Hours
Monday, August 7
City Hall:..................................................................Closed
Maple Ridge Leisure Centre: .........Open 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Greg Moore Youth Centre: ...........Open 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Fire Hall No 1: Administrative Of ce: .......................Closed
RCMP Administrative Of ce: ........Open 11:00 am - 3:00 pm