The city hosted 2 Rock the Blocks in August. August 10 was held at Hammond Park and Aug 24 was rescheduled from June (due to weather) at Blaney Hamlet. Each event saw over 500+ Neighbours and visitors participating. There were food trucks, Kids Zone, DJ & dance tutorials, live music, and more. The Maple Ridge Musuem ran an engagement tent with games & education on the history of Maple Ridge and Katzie People in collaboration with the Katzie First Nations. MLA Lisa Beare joined the 2 events with an engagement tent giving away popcorn and other treats. Artist, Carly Bouwman, completed her 4th community engagement mural where residents were invited to help paint a large mural representing their neighborhood (north Maple Ridge). This mural is part of the larger MR150 public art project and will be unveiled on September 14.
With the 3 Rock the Block locations and other free programming throughout the summer across Maple Ridge (including Hot Summer Nights at Firefighters Park and Music on the Wharf, and festivals at Memorial Peace Park) 67.64% of the population was 15 minutes walking distance of a free city sponsored event.