An 18-storey tower is being planned for 22576 and 22588 Brown Avenue (just east of Edge St.), which is a designated bike route. The file # is 2013-019-RZ. There are several more towers planned for Brown. It is expected that, in another 5 years or so, a developer will move ahead with 5 more towers between Brown […]
When I write for the Maple Ridge News, often my columns are longer than allowed, so sometimes they’re pretty heavily edited. The good thing about a blog is that I can write whatever and however long I want. So here is the original version of my November article: The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) […]
Another questionnaire was sent out to Maple Ridge candidates, this one being about the cost of suburban sprawl. For more information and links to the questionnaire and responses received, click here.
HUB asked candidates across Metro Vancouver two questions related to cycling. Both Maple Ridge (69%) and Pitt Meadows (92%) had high response rates compared to other Metro Vancouver municipalities. The first question was specific to each community: In the case of Maple Ridge:“Do you agree that it’s absolutely critical that we start to apply the […]
The Transportation Plan was endorsed unanimously by Council tonight, although Coun. Bell and Coun. Masse had some concerns and were – in vain – looking for support to delay the endorsement. Thank you, Coun. Bell and Coun. Masse. Here‘s the link to the Council meeting. The discussion on the Transportation Plan starts at about 3:49. […]
Election time is upon us; much is at stake. Which will be the main issues on the table? We’ll probably once again see the same old discussions about shopping, garbage, council and staff salaries, and our ever rising property taxes, none of which ever seem to get resolved to our satisfaction. Metro Vancouver is facing […]
I just had to post this wonderful video… Enjoy!
Last Sunday we went on the second Bike to Farms ride. This was our biggest ride so far. I was hoping for at least 20 people, but we had 40! You can read about the ride in my column in the Maple Ridge News. Here are photos taken during the ride by some of the […]
GETI Fest 2014 is fast approaching. Click on the link to find out more about all the exciting stuff that’s happening this year. Of course, we’re back for the 4th year in a row with our bike decorating and bike rodeo station: We’re hoping to see lots of kids this year. Bring the kids’ bikes […]
