Archive for June, 2011

Have fun and give back to your community through volunteering as a group. Build leadership and team spirit by choosing a Community Special Event or Park Cleanup for your next team/staff volunteer opportunity. Please contact the Festival and Volunteer Office at festival@mapleridge.ca or call 604-467-7325 (extension 1) to discuss opportunities and to suggest projects

Experience the wide variety of Festivals and Events that showcase our local culture, natural surroundings, and the talented people of our community. Whether you are a participant, volunteer or organizer, this is your source for information.

Maple Ridge employees value their co-workers, the variety in their work and the organization’s positive culture and work environment. The convergence of great community and great cooperation make the District of Maple Ridge a very attractive place to work. If you are interested in learning more about a career with the District, please visit the Careers section on our website.

Environment Canada is expecting a dry summer this year. To ensure the survival of young street trees under these conditions, it is critical that they receive 15 gallons of water twice a week. We ask for your assistance in watering the trees in the boulevard bordering your home or business.

Methods that work quite well:

• A very small trickle from a garden hose for 4 hours
• Deep root watering attachment available from most nurseries
• 5 gallon pail with holes drilled in the bottom set under the tree to water slowly
• A ring of mulch around the tree to keep the water in

The District gardeners take care of any pruning required so please do not prune the District trees or raise the grade on the trunk of the tree. Burying the trunk of the tree or building soil or mulch up on the trunk of the tree will kill the tree.

For more information please call Jane Baile, Parks and Leisure Services at 604-467-7364. Thank you for your support. Together we can keep Maple Ridge green.

Starting in 2011, residential lawn sprinkling hours are restricted to 4:00 am to 9:00 am. That is when the least amount of water used on lawns will evaporate. These restrictions are in place from June 1 to September 30.

When You May Sprinkle Your Lawn

• Even-numbered addresses may sprinkle lawns from 4:00 am to 9:00 am on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
• Odd-numbered addresses may sprinkle lawns from 4:00 am to 9:00 am on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
• Residential addresses may NOT sprinkle on Friday

For more information on water treatment and supply, sprinkling regulations, conservation and reservoir levels please visit the Metro Vancouver website.