Aesthetic Maple Ridge
Great perspective and analysis of Maple Ridge by a couple of locals, Ian McLeod and Claus Andrup. Get your copy today (printed or digital .pdf versions) HERE.
Jackie Chow
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Maple Ridge Cycle has moved!
Maple Ridge Cycle already moved 2 months ago, but I’ve been too busy to write about it. Owner Troy has had some time now to get things organized, so today was a good day to go see his new store and talk to him. That’s Troy in his new shop I hope he’s going to […]
Maple Ridge Transportation Issues & Opportunities Survey
Do you feel that it’s not safe for your kids to bike to school? Does it make you feel nervous if grandma is biking to the store? Is there too much speeding on our roads? Here is an opportunity for everyone who likes to bike – or who would like to see improved safety and […]
Unveiling cycling infrastructure plans for Maple Ridge
This coming Saturday, July 28, at 10:30 am, the Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Bicycle Advisory Committee will unveil the cycling infrastructure plans for Maple Ridge at the Haney Farmers Market in Memorial Peace Park. Transportation planners are looking for input from people who like to bike, of all ages and abilities. Is the route to your […]
Prospera Valley GranFondo Fort Langley July 22
I headed out to Fort Langley today for the inaugural Prospera Valley GranFondo. The goal of the organizers is – apart from raising funds for the Special Olympics – for this event to become one of the premier annual cycling events in the Greater Vancouver area. The quiet country roads in Langley and Abbotsford used […]
Alien Blue Waters in Maple Ridge’s Cenotaph Park
Another non-biking post: I know it has been bubbling away for a year or so now but today I sent a letter to Mayor and Council as well as to The Maple Ridge News on this “important” matter which has been picking me for some time… oh, so persnickety, I am. I’m wondering if anyone else […]
Rise of Renewables
Sorry, this is not a bike story, nor planning, nor transportation, but an ENERGY story that I thought was rather encouraging, speaking to the surging alternative energy sector. From the Vancouver Sun, July 13:Renewable energy has come of age. That’s how Maria van der Hoeven, executive director of the International Energy Agency, explained to reporters […]
column in Maple Ridge News on Velo-city 2012 Conference
Here’s our latest column in yesterday’s Maple Ridge News, about the Velo-city 2012 Conference held in Vancouver last month: Not moving fast enough on cyclingIn late June, more than 800 delegates from countries around the world, including some from Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge, took part in Velo-city Global 2012, the world’s premier international cycling […]
Group Ride hosted by Surrey HUB – Friday, July 13
Ride leader: Gordon Hall Starting from Maple Meadows West Coast Express station at 4:38pm. I will be waiting by the ticket vending machines. We will ride the Golden Ears Bridge with some great views, Golden Ears Bikeway, Tynehead Trails bikeway and 168 St overpass. This is some of the best cycling facilities in the lower mainland, […]
One of my favourite rides in Maple Ridge
On most Saturday mornings, I awake at about 7am, quietly dress, grab my bike and leave my still sleeping family to “hit the road”. As I live at the top of Silver Valley Road, the first 2.5 kilometers of my ride is an exhilarating, awakening and speedy dash down this long hill that reminds me […]