Committees & Commissions

Maple Ridge has many different committees and commissions. Explore the list below to learn about their roles and responsibilities.

Maple Ridge City Council is restructuring its advisory committees

to better align with Council’s strategic priorities, streamline operations, and enhance overall functionality. The changes, which follow a comprehensive review, aim to create a more effective governance structure and support Council’s long-term vision.

Effective in January following final Council approval on Dec. 10, the proposed changes consolidate eight existing committees into four new advisory bodies, each focused on specific strategic priorities. 

Learn more 

If you would like to apply to join a Committee, please fill out an application form.

Committees & Commissions Application 

View Archived Meeting Documents

The Mayor and Council are appointed to serve as directors, liaisons, or delegates to a number of agencies representing different levels of government, committees of Council, and external community groups. The guidelines for appointments and the roles and responsibilities of appointees can be found in Policy 3.10 and 3.11 (below).

Policy 3.10, Council and Staff Liaison Roles

Policy 3.11, Committees of Council

Alouette River Management Society (ARMS)

Type(s)
Outside Agency Appointments
The Alouette River Management Society is involved in almost all aspects of watershed stewardship, including education, inventory and monitoring, habitat restoration and lobbying for the protection of aquatic habitat.

Business Improvement Association

Type(s)
Outside Agency Appointments
The Business Improvement Association works to create a prosperous destination that is clean, safe and vibrant, where a diverse community of businesses and residents live, work and play.

Chamber of Commerce

Type(s)
Outside Agency Appointments
The Chamber of Commerce works with community stakeholders to develop and implement diverse and sustainable economic strategies and create tools that support new and small business start up and grow.

Fraser Health Authority

Type(s)
Outside Agency Appointments
The Fraser Health Authority services range from hospital care, to community-based residential, home health, mental health and public health services.

Kanaka Education & Environmental Partnership Society (KEEPS)

Type(s)
Outside Agency Appointments
The Kanaka Education & Environmental Partnership Society promotes appreciation, understanding, protection and the enjoyment of the Kanaka Creek Regional Park and the Kanaka Watershed's natural and historical features.

Malcolm Knapp Research Forest Community Advisory Board

Type(s)
Outside Agency Appointments
The Research Forest Community Advisory Board is comprised of community groups and government organizations and is mandated to offer suggestions and recommend policies to the Malcolm Knapp Research Forest, interpret a variety of viewpoints, build a broader base of community involvement, educate outsiders to the UBC community and explore possibilities for cooperative research.

Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Arts Council

Type(s)
Outside Agency Appointments
The Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Arts Council is a non-profit society governed by a volunteer board of directors dedicated to promoting and encouraging appreciation for the arts.

Map​le Ridge Youth Planning Table

Type(s)
Outside Agency Appointments
The Maple Ridge Youth Planning Table is a committee made up of executive members and members at large that are focused on achieving the goals outlined in the Maple Ridge Youth Strategy through collaboration with youth, their families and local agencies to foster a community that supports and engages youth in nurturing their mental, social and physical health and well being.

Pitt Meadows Airport Society

Type(s)
Outside Agency Appointments
The Pitt Meadows Airport Society owns and operates the Pitt Meadows Regional Airport which is the only Fraser Valley aerodrome located on the north side of the Fraser River serving fixed wing and fresh water float operators. It serves the area north of the Fraser River from Mission up to and including Vancouver.


Ridge Meadows Recycling Society

Type(s)
Outside Agency Appointments
The Ridge Meadows Recycling Society is a community-based, non-profit organization advocating Zero Waste, operating responsible waste reduction services and providing environmental education.