Last Saturday morning a group of 16 people met at Big Feast Bistro in downtown Maple Ridge for a little cycling adventure. It was the first of a series of Discovery Bike Rides that the Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Chapter is organizing this year to explore Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows neighbourhoods and surroundings, as well […]
By Dom Nozzi, AICP What is the most important lesson I’ve learned in my 25 years as a town planner? American communities tend to beat around the bush or otherwise mince words when their spokespeople proclaim they would like to “improve the quality of life.” But we are often left hanging by such proclamations. How do […]
By Gary McKenna – The Tri-City News / Photo – Craig Hodge – The Tri-City News For the delivery drivers at Coquitlam office supply business Costless Express, the introduction of dedicated bike lanes in downtown Vancouver was not welcome news.But while others complained about snarled traffic and depleted parking, Costless CEO Calvin Johnson decided to look […]
Time to get your bike tuned up, if you haven’t already done so, to get ready to join us for the Discovery Bike Rides we’re planning to organize in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows this year! We are hoping that with these Discovery Bike Rides we can help you discover neighbourhoods that you haven’t visited, […]
TORONTO, Ontario (BRAIN)—The Bicycle Trade Association of Canada (BTAC) is reporting that bicycle sales by independent bicycle dealers (IBDs) have surpassed a quarter of a billion dollars at retail value.Janet O’Connell, the executive director of BTAC, said: “Bicycling is one of the fastest growing recreational activities in Canada, and municipalities are increasingly embracing cycling as […]
Last week, the City of New Westminster announced unprecedented support of cycling education in the city’s middle schools. They have committed to funding the VACC’s Ride the Road program for all grade 7 and 8 students with the aim of creating a generation of confident, enthusiastic cyclists. Ride the Road was developed by the VACC and […]
Good news that Stomping Grounds Coffee House is to locate in the Osprey Village development at the south end of Bonson St. on the Fraser River in Pitt Meadows. Surely the coffee house will develop into an exciting neighbourhood hub, but will also become a great cycling destination and stop along an already fantastic recreational […]
By David Suzuki and Faisal Moola, February 22, 2011 Straight.com article We humans like our wars. We have a war on drugs, a war on terror, a war on crime, and now, it seems, a war on cars. The latter “war” has entered the political vocabulary in Vancouver, where city council has been trying to reduce reliance on private […]
The Maple Ridge Agricultural Advisory Committee invites you to participate in a discussion on local solutions to a sustainable food system.
By Phil Melnychuk – Maple Ridge NewsPublished: February 22, 2011 3:00 PMUpdated: February 22, 2011 3:36 PM People are ignoring the bicycle helmet law so perhaps they should have their bikes taken away, says a Maple Ridge councillor.If people can’t afford a bicycle helmet, how can they afford to have a bicycle, asked Coun. Al Hogarth Monday.Bicycles, in […]