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| On June 24, 2025, Maple Ridge Council endorsed its first-ever Climate Action Plan, Resilient Future 2050: Moving Boldly Toward Low-Carbon Resilience.
The plan outlines five key strategies—called “Bold Moves”—and 58 actionable steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enhance climate resilience, and support sustainable growth across the city. Over 80% of the actions are slated for implementation within five years (2025 - 2030).
Developed with extensive community input and backed by provincial funding, the plan includes updated sustainability targets, supports both rural and urban areas, and will be monitored through the City’s Community Scorecard. A cross-departmental Climate Action Team has been struck to manage and oversee implementation of the actions outlined in the plan and ensure alignment with existing projects at the city to maximize resource utilization.
The key result had three related initiatives that are all completed - multi-hazard risk and vulnerability assessment, extreme temperature risk mapping and analysis and development of the community climate action plan. | |
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| The plan to reduce reliance on natural gas has been completed. After a major energy audit and research by energy specialists the City now has a strategic energy management plan to guide investments and maximize efficiency of energy use across city facilities. Work on the solar project is still ongoing, and this will be tracked under a new key result to separate it from the master plan for reducing reliance on natural gas. | |
| Understanding how climate risks will impact residents and the work of the City is a priority. This project associated with this Key Result involved development of a framework that will help inform decision making and policy for the City into the future. Staff have developed a climate and resiliency lens and framework. They are now working to incorporate this at different levels of city procurement, operations and planning. | |
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| The McKenney Creek Restoration and Enhancement Plan is complete, and Council approved moving forward with phased implementation on July 28, 2026. The Plan provides a long-term approach to improve the health of McKenney Creek. Further work, including monitoring, priority-setting, and identifying restoration opportunities, will continue through regular operations and future business planning. Any future studies, design, or capital projects will be considered through the City’s normal budget and approval processes. | |
| This key result has been met. The project associated with this key result undertook assessment of lands that were suitable for preservation of natural assets. In 2024 the City was able to identify and put in place protection for 9 hectares of land that will be conserved as a natural asset for the betterment of the community. | |
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Maple Ridge City Council has adopted the City’s first-ever Urban Forest Management Strategy, marking a significant milestone in its commitment to preserving and enhancing the city's diverse urban forest.
The Urban Forest Management Strategy (UFMS) outlines comprehensive measures to sustainably manage and expand Maple Ridge's vital green spaces and tree canopy in the context of urban development and climate challenges.
See Urban Forest Management Strategy | Maple Ridge, BC for further information and a copy of the final strategy.
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| In 2025 the City planted over 1800 new trees in 7 parks in Maple Ridge through grant funding and has continued to apply for more tree planting grants as they become available. In Fall 2025 - Spring 2026, over 1,500 new street trees will be planted in boulevards and in parks across Maple Ridge, focusing on areas of the City with low tree canopy. These new street trees are also part of a successful tree planting grant. | |
| Following a review of previous bylaws and policies a new Tree Protection and Management Bylaw was adopted by Council on May12, 2026 that is better aligned with the intent of the Urban Forest Management Strategy previously adopted by Council. Updates to this bylaw clarify two streams of regulation of trees in the community, one for residents and one for the development community to tailor the requirements to the different needs and impacts of these groups.
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