Maple Ridge, BC

romanticize your summer a little 🚲🍓   Bike & Bites is back June 27 in partnership with @intothewildtours   this year’s ride includes: 🏞️Starting at Memorial Peace Park 🍺 @thepatchbrewery 🌿 Jerry Sulina Park: Dyke Trails 🍴 Maple Ridge Park (Featuring bites by @fromhumbleroots ) 🌊 Finish off at @kingfisherspub   plus: collect stamps at stops throughout the ride for a chance to win prizes at the final destination 👀✨   honestly? this sounds like a pretty great Saturday   Get tickets👉 MapleRidge.ca/BikeBites   #MapleRidge #BikeAndBites #ExploreMapleRidge #YourMapleRidge

Parking at Maple Ridge Park is changing for a few weeks 🚧 Starting May 19, parking lot construction will temporarily change how you access the park: 🅿️ What’s closed: • North lot (132 Ave): May 19–21 • South lot (232 St): Closed starting May 21 (approx. 6 weeks) 🚗 Where to park instead: A temporary overflow lot (100+ stalls) is available just north of the park on 132 Ave. Use the marked crosswalks to get across safely. 🌳 Still open: The playground, picnic areas, spray park and washroom are all open. 🍽 Picnic updates: • Large shelter: Available (at a reduced rate) • Small shelter: Being replaced • Picnic tables: Open as usual We know this isn’t ideal timing, but this work is part of ongoing upgrades to make the park even better (more parking included). Thanks for your patience while we build. 📍 More info + updates: Engage.MapleRidge.ca/MapleRidgeParkUpgrade #MapleRidge #YourMapleRidge #MapleRidgeParks #ParkUpdates

Maple Ridge really said: ✨ local legends only ✨ Hometown Heroes Night is back May 20 🏆💛 good food good people and celebrating athletes who are out here making the community proud 👏 this year we’re celebrating Megan Kinna from Samuel Robertson Technical 👀 👉 MapleRidge.ca/HometownHeroes 📍 Samuel Robertson Technical 🕔 Doors open at 5 PM | Dinner at 6 PM 🎟️ $60 Adult | $30 Youth (Tickets available at Maple Ridge Leisure Centre) are you pulling up? 👀👇 #MapleRidge #HometownHeroes #YourMapleRidge #DrivenByCommunity

🚨Community Safety Pop-Up Events are back! Visit our Community Safety Team downtown and learn how your City is building connection and working to ensure downtown is both welcoming and safe. The bonus? You can enter to win prize packs of City swag, gift cards to local restaurants and shops, and a grand prize draw for two VIP tickets to the City’s Our Neck of the Woods event! Pop-ups run every other Wednesday from 10am – 1pm, starting May 20 – Sept. 9. 📆First event: Brickwater, 11897 227 Street, May 20, 10am - 1pm For a full schedule of all the summer pop-ups, visit MapleRidge.ca/BeDowntown #MapleRidge #BeDowntown

Here’s what’s on the agenda for the Committee of the Whole Meeting, May 19 (11am). Council will consider the following items to forward to the next Regular Council meeting: • Amenity Cost Charge Program and Bylaw: To establish a framework for funding growth-related community amenities. • Hammond Outdoor Pool: Continuation of program for annual free admission for residents. • 24227 Dewdney Trunk Road: To refer an application for non-adhering residential use to the Agricultural Land Commission to construct an oversized additional dwelling. • Maple Ridge Drinking Water Conservation Plan Amending Bylaw No. 8111-2026: Amendments to improve clarity and resolve inconsistencies without changing permitted water uses. • Political Activity Policy Review and Update: for Council’s consideration in advance of the October 2026 Local Government Election. For the full agenda and meeting schedules, visit MapleRidge.ca/CouncilAgenda

Find your next TBR at The ACT Gift Shop! 📖👀 🖊️ Written by Artist-In-Residence Colleen Brown, 'If you lie down in a field, she will find you there' is a biographical memoir of Colleen's mother. A combination of storytelling and poetry, this captivating book will be hard to put down. Get your copy today at The ACT Gift Shop! Open Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm. ABOUT THE BOOK ⬇️ While in the middle of a divorce and in the process of reinventing herself, Doris Brown died suddenly in 1974. Two years later, a serial killer confessed to her murder. This book captures the cadence of family stories collected through interviews the author conducted with her siblings and family members. #MapleRidge #ArtsandTheatre #MapleRidgeACT #MapleRidgeArts #ACTArtsCentre

Here’s what was discussed at the Council meeting on May 12: • Translink presentation on local infrastructure upgrades, a new seasonal route from Haney Place to Golden Ears Park, and proposal for a Langley-Haney Place Bus Rapid Transit project, for which Council confirmed support. • 21783 Lougheed Highway: Zoning amendments adopted to allow an Accessory Pharmacy Use associated with a new doctor’s office. • 2026-2030 Financial Plan Bylaw: The financial plan which incorporates 2026–2030 Capital Program, one-time decision packages approved in Dec. 2025, ongoing decision packages previously approved by Council and operating and capital carryforwards was adopted. • Maple Ridge Property Tax Rates: Establishment of property tax rates for municipal and regional district purposes for 2026. • Updates to the Tree Protection & Management Bylaw to align with the findings of the Urban Forest Management Plan were adopted. • Maple Ridge Fees and Charges Amending Bylaw Update: Changes proposed related to tree protection and management fees were adopted. • Downtown Business Improvement Area Establishment Bylaw: proposal to continue collection of local service tax funding the Downtown Maple Ridge BIA’s business promotion activities received 3rd reading. • Election Bylaw: Consolidation of two existing bylaws and introduction of election sign regulations for the 2026 General Local Election. • Inclusive Housing Unit Mix Policy: Introduction of a policy to guide inclusion of family-oriented and senior-suitable units in multi-unit developments in designated growth areas was adopted, with an exemption for projects already in process. • The “One City Fees and Charges Policy” to govern consistent and transparent administration and setting of City fees was approved. • Approval of the 2025 Consolidated Financial Statements. • Council Remuneration Survey: Received for information and a new bylaw is to be drafted that maintains the status quo while adding Acting Mayor Equity provisions. Full Council meeting highlights are available at MapleRidge.ca/CouncilHighlights

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🔥The campfire ban has been lifted – just in time for the long weekend! Effective Friday, May 15 at noon, Category 1 Campfires will be permitted. A “Category 1 Campfire” is a fire that is AT MOST 0.5 metres high x 0.5 metres wide, AND is recreational or serves a First Nation ceremonial purpose. 🚫Larger fires or fires for different purposes are still prohibited under the Category 2 & 3 ban. The ban also prohibits: • fireworks, • burn barrels and cages, • controlled air incinerators, • binary exploding targets. Don't get burned - read up on the rules at: MapleRidge.ca/BackyardBurning #MapleRidge #FireSmart

📨2026 Property Tax Notices arriving in mail next week Payment Deadline: July 2 Property owners who signed up for online services have been emailed their notices. Save time and avoid lineups. Pay early using: 💻 Online banking 🌟*NEW* Credit card (2% merchant service fee) through MyCity, eServices, Paymentus (a third party provider), or in person at City Hall 📝 Cheque by secure drop box or mail Create a MyCity account to: ✔️ View your balance ✔️ Print your notice ✔️ Sign up for eBilling Create an account today at: MapleRidge.ca/MyCity ❗Changes to Sewer Charges: Non-residential sanitary sewer charges are now based on consumption and billed quarterly on utility bills, instead of on the property tax notice. Learn more about property tax payment options and supports at MapleRidge.ca/PropertyTax. Click the link in our bio under News or visit: MapleRidge.ca/News #MapleRidge #PropertyTaxes

warning: this may accidentally become the highlight of your week 💃😌 Zumba Fest is bringing the energy, the music, and the “ok wait this is actually SO fun” vibes 👀 expect: 🔥 good music 💃 easy-to-follow moves 🌎 dance party energy 😅 cardio disguised as a good time Register: MapleRidge.ca/Registration swipe for details ✨ #MapleRidge #YourMapleRidge #ZumbaFest

POV: you signed up for a bike ride and somehow ended up in your wholesome summer era 🚲🍓😌 scenic trails snacks at every stop waterfront vibes and just enough cardio to justify the treats 👀 yeah… Bike & Bites is back June 27🍴🌿 Get tickets👉 MapleRidge.ca/BikeBites or Tap the link🔗 in our bio to read the full news release #MapleRidge #YourMapleRidge #BikeAndBites #ExploreMapleRidge