2023 Annual Report

Message from the Mayor

The past year has brought many exciting changes and accomplishments as we move toward a thriving future for Maple Ridge. On behalf of Council, I am pleased to present our 2023 Annual Report, which highlights our activities and financial performance from the past year and previews our plans for 2024. Our work is framed around the 2023-2026 Council Strategic Plan, adopted in May 2023 to help write a new chapter for Maple Ridge that preserves what we love while setting up our community for a vibrant future. Our report theme, City on the Move, ties in with our new Maple Ridge Moves plan to improve how people and goods move around the community. The plan will help get people out of cars and onto transit, including the upcoming Bus Rapid Transit line between Maple Ridge and Langley. It will also remove bottlenecks for new homes and industrial lands in east Maple Ridge through the Abernethy Way expansion and a new 240th Street bridge to Silver Valley. Maple Ridge Moves is integral to our efforts to diversify our local economy and attract the kinds of businesses that bring good local jobs and broaden our tax base—businesses like E-One Moli Energy Canada, which last fall announced a billion-dollar investment in a world-class lithium-ion battery plant in Maple Ridge. Our population is over 100,000 and growing rapidly. We need to update infrastructure, expand recreation and other services, and facilitate more homes for people of all ages and incomes. New thinking is required to meet those needs while retaining our quality of life and protecting the environment. To that end we held three leadership summits in 2023 on the climate, housing affordability, and economic development, sparking ideas and building relationships while further establishing Maple Ridge as a regional leader, ready to tell our own story. Our updated City branding reflects our new direction and captures our excitement and optimism for the future. We are a city on the move, driven by community and bold by nature. As we continue to move forward, we’re committed to working closely with the community and key partners. The public-friendly approach of our 2023 Annual Report is just one example of our increased focus on communicating our work and engaging with our residents, businesses, community groups, Katzie (q̓ic̓əy̓) and Kwantlen (qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓) First Nations, and other partners in a meaningful way. We encourage you to review this report to learn more about our work, and follow our progress on social media and MapleRidge.ca .

The City of Maple Ridge carries out its work on the traditional territory of the Katzie (q̓ic̓ əy̓ ) First Nation and the Kwantlen (qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓ ) First Nation.

Dan Ruimy Mayor

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