Note: This is canceled until further notice.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

Protests and demonstrations are deemed a right of free speech and expression in democratic nations, but increasingly this right is being challenged by governments and policing forces that are intent on setting limits to these basic freedoms. Land and water protectors and climate change activists have been labelled as “domestic terrorists” and police forces are increasingly using so-called “less lethal” weapons and surveillance regimes such as facial recognition to track individuals.This month's…See More

This ongoing series celebrates the City of Maple Ridge, past and present, through the voices of our citizens. Presentations combine talks, readings and performances with community dialogue. Presented by the Maple Ridge Community Heritage Commission, the Maple Ridge Historical Society, the Maple Ridge Family History Group, Golden Ears Writers and the Maple Ridge Library.Guest speakers for February: Janeen Parent (Library Live and On Tour)Kathleen Spiess (Ridge Meadows Senior Society)Brenda Smith…See More

At the next Maple Meadows Green Drinks event, David Koehn will answer all your questions about buying and operating an electric car. Date: Thursday, Feb 27Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Location: Bean Around Books, 22626 Lougheed Highway, Maple RidgeDetails Transportation accounts for 30% of greenhouse gas emissions. Our gas-powered cars are among the biggest culprits.BC residents are ready to make serious changes in how we get around, and electric vehicles will play a big part in the future of…See More

On February 13, 2020 in partnership with Moms Stop The Harm (MSTH) and Stop Overdose Ridge Meadows (STORM) our film presentation is “Flood: The Overdose Epidemic In Canada”.Between January 2016 and December 2018, there have been more than 12,800 apparent opioid-related deaths in Canada, resulting in reduced life expectancy for the first time in four decades. Flood: The Overdose Epidemic in Canada is a documentary that aims to reduce the stigma around substance use disorder (SUD) and inspire…See More

On February 13, 2020 in partnership with Moms Stop The Harm (MSTH) and Stop Overdose Ridge Meadows (STORM) our film presentation is “Flood: The Overdose Epidemic In Canada”.Between January 2016 and December 2018, there have been more than 12,800 apparent opioid-related deaths in Canada, resulting in reduced life expectancy for the first time in four decades. Flood: The Overdose Epidemic in Canada is a documentary that aims to reduce the stigma around substance use disorder (SUD) and inspire…See More

Join us to set the direction of GETI activities for the new year! We'll start with a potluck and some socializing. Then comes items of business: the election of board members, and early planning for this year's GETI Fest. Please bring a dish or drink to share, as well as your thoughts and ideas for the coming year.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

Cinema Politica Ridge Meadows presents a free documentary film with post-film guest panel discussion.Synopsis: Housing prices are skyrocketing in cities around the world. Incomes are not. PUSH sheds light on a new kind of faceless landlord, our increasingly unliveable cities and an escalating crisis that has an effect on us all. This is not gentrification, it's a different kind of monster. The film follows Leilani Farha, the UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, as she's travelling the…See More

Cinema Politica Ridge Meadows presents a free documentary film with post-film guest panel discussion.Synopsis: Housing prices are skyrocketing in cities around the world. Incomes are not. PUSH sheds light on a new kind of faceless landlord, our increasingly unliveable cities and an escalating crisis that has an effect on us all. This is not gentrification, it's a different kind of monster. The film follows Leilani Farha, the UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, as she's travelling 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

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