2017 Citizens Report

Your Council : In the Community

Council members attend numerous meetings each year and spend many hours poring over reports and presentations, but an important part of the job is representing the City at many community events, fundraisers and ribbon cuttings that happen each year. Here are just a few highlights of 2017. Top left: In March, Maple Ridge was announced as the host City for the 2020 BC Summer Games. We enlisted Home Town hero Karina LeBlanc as emcee for the announcement and she learned that a new synthetic turf field at Merkley Park would be dedicated in her honour. Karina is the queen of social media and Mayor Read took a moment to pose for a selfie to mark the event. Middle left: The annual South Asian Cultural Society gala featured many members of parliament who were guests of MP Dan Ruimy (right). Councillors Kiersten Duncan and Tyler Shymkiw are seen here with the Honourable Harjit Sajjan, Canada’s Minister of Defense who gave an inspiring speech to the audience. Bottom left: Councillors Gordy Robson and Craig Speirs spent a number of hours at the Ridge Meadows Home Show talking with citizens about issues that are important to them. This is the place that the annual Citizens Report is first available to the community. Middle right: Councillor Bob Masse joined Santa Claus to summon the ‘Spirit of Christmas’ to magically light the giant Christmas tree at the entrance to Memorial Peace Park. This marked the start of the Santa Claus parade. Top right: At the end of October Councillor Bell attended an event at Allco Park celebrating the refurbishment of the horse corrals. The work was carried out with a grant from the Horse Council of BC with the support of the City’s Parks & Facilities staff and volunteers from the Haney Horsemen Association.

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