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Parks, Recreation & Culture strives to provide residents with parks, trails and other recreation facilities that are:
To view our Field Development Projects, please visit our projects page.
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- thoughtfully designed
- well maintained
- meet the needs of our community
To view our Field Development Projects, please visit our projects page.
To view our Completed Projects, please visit our projects page.
September 2019 – Update
A contractor will be working to remove blackberries and to make improvements to the existing riparian areas. Two creek beds will be enhanced as well as native plants planted within the park area over the next 1-2 months.
Stay tuned for an official opening event to be scheduled once this remaining work is completed.
April 2019 – Update
The new neighbourhood park in the Blaney Hamlet area of Silver Valley is now open with final touches to be made in the coming weeks. Based on the top 5 amenities requested by the community, the park features a nature play playground, picnic opportunities, a full-size sports court, nature trail and an informal grass field. The play elements that are part of the playground include a rope climbing feature, spinning orbiter, natural climbing stump, water play channel and seesaw. Thank you to each and every one of our neighbours who participated by providing feedback and engaging with this project.
The final steps—scheduled to be completed in the next coming weeks—will be to install the water play feature, sports court lines and picnic tables shortly. Once the grass is established, the fencing around the field will be removed.
The Silver Valley Neighbourhood Gathering Place, which is a separate project, will have its own public process once the project is initiated.
November 2018 - Park Construction
Park Construction activities are continuing into Fall as the contractor is close to wrapping up their work on this new park. The playground areas, water and sand play areas, nature trail and sports court have all taken shape and are awaiting the final touches before the park is opened to the public. Stay tuned for a grand opening announcement in Spring 2019.
Summer 2018 - Park Construction
Maple Ridge council has approved the construction of this new neighbourhood park in the Blaney Hamlet area of Silver Valley. Park construction is expected to start in July 2018 and be largely completed by November. Thank you to all the residents and neighbours who participated in the open house and online feedback forms to shape this park.
October 2017 - Concept Plan
A concept plan (PDF) has been developed based on the feedback we received (PDF) at the previous open house and through the online comment forms.
As a part of our community consultation process we invited your feedback on the concept plan until November 19, 2017.
The Silver Valley Neighbourhood Gathering Place project, which is part of the recent Community Facilities Conversation may proceed once the results of the alternative approval process are available.
May 2017 - Open House
Parks, Recreation & Culture staff held a public open house on May 11, 2017 to gather neighbourhood input on this proposed park in Blaney Hamlet. Have a look at the Open House Boards (PDF).
A comment form was also available online for two weeks. Approximately 25 comment forms were received at the open house with 65 additional comment forms being received through the online form for a total of 90 responses.
Top amenities that were desired included a playground, picnicking, sports court, walking trails, grassed areas and small water play area. We are currently working on formulating a concept plan to share with the community in response to the many comments received.
Park Location
East of 230A Street at 137 Avenue
Maple Ridge
Park Location Map (PDF)
Planning for a new neighbourhood park in the south west Haney area is underway. This 0.33 ha (0.81 acres) site is envisioned to become a physical and social-focused amenity in the neighbourhood.
November 2019 – Concept Plan Open House
The Maple Ridge Parks, Recreation & Culture department will be hosting a second open house to gather public feedback on the proposed concept plan for a new neighbourhood park in the Haney area. The details of the open house are:
Date: Thursday, November 14, 2019
Time: 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM (drop-in)
Location: City Hall – North Entrance from Dewdney Trunk Road
11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge
Please use this comment form if you would like to leave feedback on the proposed concept plan. As a part of our community consultation process, we invite your feedback until November 28, 2019.
You may also contact Chad Neufeld, Acting Manager of Parks Planning & Development, at 604-467-7338 (Ext.2) or by email.
September 2019 – Encampment Closed
After the closure of the camp at this site, work on the neighbourhood park has started again with a site remediation plan underway.
May 2017 - Open House
A community open house was held on May 4, 2017. Have a look at the Open House Boards. The comment period has now ended, please check back for updates as we tabulate the responses and develop a park concept plan.
Park Location
11683 223 Street
Maple Ridge
Park Location Map (PDF)
June 2019 – Construction Starts
Construction has started at Firefighters Park, with the initial site clearing, excavations and earth moving activities taking place in the first few weeks. Construction is expected t last until late fall of 2019, based on the weather and construction activities. The City also hosted a "Hot Summer Nights" event with the Fire Department on July 18 where the public was invited to see the renderings of the final park design.
April 2019 – Pricing
The City is undertaking a competitive bidding process for the construction of this new neighbourhood park. Once the bidding process is completed, a contractor will be selected to construct the park. Look for construction to start in May or June 2019.
December 2018 - Design Development
After receiving the second round of public feedback on the concept plan, detailed design of the park plans has been taking place. Once the detailed design plans are finalized the City will undertake a competitive bidding process to select a contractor. Construction is expected to start in Spring 2019.
June 2018 - Concept Plan
A concept plan has been developed based on the feedback we received at the previous open house and through the online comment forms.
As a part of our community consultation process we invited your feedback on the concept plans from June 21 to July 15, 2018.
Park Location
238 St and 113 Ave
Maple Ridge
Park Location Map (PDF)