Archive for June, 2011

Downtown Maple Ridge continues to welcome an array of exciting new retail shops. If you haven’t been downtown for a while, you owe it to yourself to visit http://www.downtownmapleridge.ca/ to check out all the great new shops. Not only on 224 where there’s an awesome cluster of fashion, fun and food options, but also along Lougheed and Dewdney Trunk. Just Ducky, Swirl VQA Wine store, Cythera Unique Boutique to name a few.       And of course Saturdays you’ll find the Haney Farmer’s Market in the heart of the Town Centre on 224 between Lougheed and Dewdney 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Look forward to seeing you there!

We may be on to something here… this week 2011 Daytime Emmy Award nominee General Hospital and Cougar Town actress Carolyn Hennesy @carolynhennesy began following us on Twitter. We invite you to join her and our growing number of followers for all the latest on what’s happening in the Maple Ridge Film Industry, business, investment and much more @InvestMR

Our 3-year Town Centre Investment Incentive program offers 6 years municipal tax exemption for projects that meet our ‘green’ criteria of minimum LEED Silver, or 50% alternative energy.

Visit  http://www.mapleridge.ca/ ( follow the links from the ‘sprout’ image on the home page) to find out how your new commercial, mixed use, multi-family residential or other projects can qualify for priority processing, reduced fees and up to six years municipal tax exemption.

While you’re on our site check out FortisBC and BC Hydro who offer programs and services that can help developers achieve the maximum benefit.  Other innovative building resources include the Lighthouse Sustainable Building Centre in Vancouver http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/  and Passive House sites http://www.passivebuildings.ca/ or the Canadian Passive House Institute http://www.passivehouse.ca/

Self-guided Investment tour – we’ve adapted the narrative from the Real Estate Investment Network 2011 Western Canada Fieldtrip to a self-guided format. Whether you actually drive the route which should take 45 minutes to an hour, or you simply download it give it a quick read – we hope you’ll find the interesting historical tidbits, local trivia as well as highlights about upcoming projects interesting. Download your copy today under Quick Links on the bottom of the Town Centre Investment Incentive site

Peter Tam is spearheading a great initiative designed to stimulate the local economy and create jobs for local youth and young adults. July 21 from 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM Golden Ears Winter Club. Job seeker admission is $5 or free with resume.  Details 604 467 1888 peter@petertam.ca or find the event on Facebook ‘Ridge Meadows Job Fair for Everyone’.

Congratulations to Clayton Maitland, Vice-Principal of the SFU K – 12 Environmental School Project – Place-Based, Imaginative and Ecological Education - who held a Community Celebration June 22 at Whonnock Lake.  Visit http://schools.sd42.ca/es/ for details.