Revealing Public Works!

 

𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐈𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐆𝐄

During Public Works week in the city of Maple Ridge, I cycled to the opening day festivities at the Maple Ridge Operations Centre on the east side of our growing home community. It was an easy ten kilometre ride along the unofficially designated multipurpose pathway along side a very busy arterial road. We have a silent code of logical ethics in our city whereby we respect the safety of all non vehicular traffic on the side paths, formerly called sidewalks. It was a very easy ride enjoyed by many cyclists, and only two pedestrians that morning.

This special event highlighted public works services in our city and helped everyone better understand what services our City provides:  delivering clean water and sewer services, maintaining city roads, sidewalks, streetlights, street signage, and servicing our many parks.

As we wandered throughout the Yard, we encountered a number of familiar and not so familiar machines, equipment, and gadgets. Proud employees were doing demonstrations, answering questions, asking questions, and doing presentations to inform the more than a thousand people who showed up on that sunny day. 

From backhoes, to dump trucks, street cleaners, cherry pickers, forklifts and flushers, snowploughs, road pavers, pothole fillers, signage, water meter readers and traffic meter technology, to educational games and hands-on related activities for all ages, the Open House was absolutely fantastic. 

Knowledge is power and power is awareness, making us all a whole lot more informed and able to better appreciate where a lot of our property taxes go.

Complementing all of it was live “Rock the Block” music, food trucks, giveaways, and photo opportunities.

And so it was — another great weather day; another well organized city event; and, another reason to feel proud to be living in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, 🇨🇦.