Cinema Politica is proud to screen the Canadian Labour International Film Festival (CliFF) selection, Town of Widows. This documentary focuses on a growing group of widows, workers and family members in the town of Peterborough Ontario as they fight for justice in a system stacked against injured workers.The General Electric factory was a fixture in Peterborough for 127 years, closing its doors in December 2018. It brought jobs but ultimately may be responsible for a lethal legacy of cancer.The…See More

Cinema Politica is proud to screen the Canadian Labour International Film Festival (CliFF) selection, Town of Widows. This documentary focuses on a growing group of widows, workers and family members in the town of Peterborough Ontario as they fight for justice in a system stacked against injured workers.The General Electric factory was a fixture in Peterborough for 127 years, closing its doors in December 2018. It brought jobs but ultimately may be responsible for a lethal legacy of cancer.The…See More

Join us to look back on the year and celebrate our accomplishments! We also want to thank our GETI Fest volunteers. Please bring a dish, dessert, or drink to share. Partners and children are also invited!We'll start with a short retrospective of GETI Fest, review what worked well, and gather suggestions for what we can improve on next time.Then it's time to break out the cheer! We'll serve dinner and celebrate with music and activities.CEED Centre has a kitchen with dishes and cutlery, but feel…See More

Join us to look back on the year and celebrate our accomplishments! We also want to thank our GETI Fest volunteers. Please bring a dish, dessert, or drink to share. Partners and children are also invited!We'll start with a short retrospective of GETI Fest, review what worked well, and gather suggestions for what we can improve on next time.Then it's time to break out the cheer! We'll serve dinner and celebrate with music and activities.CEED Centre has a kitchen with dishes and cutlery, but feel…See More

GETI and the organizations we support are making real change in our community. Join us at the round table and add your voice to the solutions.See More

Everything you always wanted to know -- especially on recycling day -- about what can and can't be recycled and how to do it right!Ridge Meadows Recycling Society’s Leanne Koehn will join us to demystify what, how and where to recycle as we move toward a zero waste economy.Bring your spooookiest recycling challenges and prepare to be scared by some recycling realities. Green Drinks is an informal gathering of local friends and neighbours who share an interest in the environment and a commitment…See More

Come out to our new great location at Big Smoke Alehouse to swap summer stories of river stewardship, backyard agriculture, plastic-free July and more. And with election season here, what better time to discuss making sure the environment takes centre stage in the federal election?Join fellow Pitt Meadows/Maple Ridge neighbours for a goodbye-to-summer, kick-off-to-fall, rousing good time.See More

Come out to our new great location at Big Smoke Alehouse to swap summer stories of river stewardship, backyard agriculture, plastic-free July and more. And with election season here, what better time to discuss making sure the environment takes centre stage in the federal election?Join fellow Pitt Meadows/Maple Ridge neighbours for a goodbye-to-summer, kick-off-to-fall, rousing good time.See More

The Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Katzie, Seniors Network; Golden Ears FEAST; and Haney Farmers Market are co-hosting a pub night to raise funds for the Nutritional Coupon Program at the Market. The program provides local, low-income seniors with fresh produce and meat from the Haney Farmers Market. Join us for a burger and a beverage, karaoke, raffles, silent auction, and other games! Don't delay the last two pub nights sold out quickly!Tickets are $25 and are available at Community Services -…See More

Cinema Politica Ridge Meadows and Golden Ears Transition Initiative jointly present this encore screening of the documentary film To The Ends of the Earth.This commanding exposé uncovers how the harvest of "extreme fuel" amounts to human and ecological devastation in the name of status quo extraction and consumption. To The Ends of the Earth brings forward the voices of those who not only denounce the rise of extreme energy, but also envision the new world that is taking shape in its stead: a…See More

Join the Maple Ridge Music Society & Bergthorson Academy of Musical Arts for an evening of songs and stories about the Salish Sea.Pacific Canadian muso-historians Tiller’s Folly (Bruce Coughlan, Nolan Murray & Laurence Knight) and Eco-Folk Rockers The Wilds (Holly Arntzen & Kevin Wright) have joined forces in a celebration of songs and stories about the Salish Sea, it’s beauty, history, ecology and culture.Our special guest performer & speaker Eddie Gardner is a Sto:lo Elder of…See More

You're interested in cycling in the Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows area, but would like to see safer and more convenient infrastructure and routes? Then we'd love to see you at our meetings!Our Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows HUB committee has been working with local government to improve cycling in our area since 2009. We're thrilled to see that our efforts are now leading to some significant results. Our very first separated cycle track was added on 203rd Street north of Dewdney Trunk Road. We're seeing…See More

Maple Ridge Council will hear a request to declare a Climate Emergency at their regular July 23 meeting. It would be helpful if Council could see as many concerned and supportive citizens in the audience as possible. The Climate Emergency request will be presented by Steve Ranta, a member of Extinction Rebellion Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows, at the regular Maple Ridge Council meeting on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in the Council Chambers. The entrance is on the east side of City Hall, off Dewdney…See More