Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Environmental Council (MRPMEC)
Environmentally active organizations and stewardship groups in the Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows area exchange information and communicate the consensus positions of the environmental community to elected officials and staff as members of MRPMEC, which was formed on November 28, 2005.
Photo by Pam Burns Photography in Pitt Meadows BC
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CEED Centre Society
Adopt-A-Block Alouette Rover Management Society (ARMS) Haney Horsemen Associaton HUB - Your Cycling Connection Kanada Education and Environmental Partnership Society Silver Valley Neighbourhood Association thornhill Aquifer Protection Study (TAPS) Ridge Meadows Recycling Society |
Executive Summary
MRPMEC was created to enhance inter-organization cooperation and help guide the process of rapid growth that Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows are expected to undergo over the next few decades.
Overview
We have an opportunity to make a good situation better. The cities of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows are at a critical juncture in their development as they decide the policies and practices that will shape their communities into the distant future. We are lucky to have a diverse array of people and organizations interested in taking active stewardship roles in the environmental field. The present opportunity is to use that diverse interest to make our collective stewardship more effective.
MRPMEC is intended to reflect and utilize the diversity of its constituent stakeholders to help guide the future growth of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.
Objectives
MRPMEC has two main purposes. Its first function is to facilitate the exchange of information among constituent groups. The second purpose is to provide strong and consistent advice on environmental issues on which consensus can be reached in the cities to all levels of government. The role of the council is not to override the position of any one stakeholder if opinions differ, but to serve as a vehicle for communicating consensus positions. Another purpose is to facilitate informal feedback between stewardship groups and governments.
Benefits
Participation in MRPMEC provides the stakeholders with information on other groups' activities to avoid scheduling conflicts and duplication and to solicit assistance. We hope that opportunities for collaboration also increase.
The Council serves as a vehicle to quickly distribute information and mobilize people on fast-moving issues. Governments are able to efficiently collect opinions of the most active stakeholders in the community on environmental issues.
Eligibility
Membership on the Council is open to any organization or collective entity involved in environmental activities, stewardship of natural resources, or in the non-industrial use of natural resources. Membership is limited to organizations and multi-person entities, and does not extend to individuals.
Organization and Procedures
MRPMEC has a general assembly and a spokesperson. The general assembly is open to all members of the constituent groups, but each group is only entitled to a single vote and must designate a single representative. The MRPMEC only publicizes issues that have the absolute consensus of the general assembly, which is solicited electronically.
The spokesperson is responsible for collating member votes and communicating consensus positions to the public.
Christian Cowley, Executive Director of the CEED Centre Society, is the current spokesperson.
New Members
New membership on the Council is open to any organization or collective entity involved in environmental activities, stewardship of natural resources, or in the non-industrial use of natural resources. Individuals must be a member of a constituent group to be included in the email list. For more information email the Spokesperson or call 604-463-2229 during office hours (Monday to Wednesday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm)
MRPMEC was created to enhance inter-organization cooperation and help guide the process of rapid growth that Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows are expected to undergo over the next few decades.
Overview
We have an opportunity to make a good situation better. The cities of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows are at a critical juncture in their development as they decide the policies and practices that will shape their communities into the distant future. We are lucky to have a diverse array of people and organizations interested in taking active stewardship roles in the environmental field. The present opportunity is to use that diverse interest to make our collective stewardship more effective.
MRPMEC is intended to reflect and utilize the diversity of its constituent stakeholders to help guide the future growth of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.
Objectives
MRPMEC has two main purposes. Its first function is to facilitate the exchange of information among constituent groups. The second purpose is to provide strong and consistent advice on environmental issues on which consensus can be reached in the cities to all levels of government. The role of the council is not to override the position of any one stakeholder if opinions differ, but to serve as a vehicle for communicating consensus positions. Another purpose is to facilitate informal feedback between stewardship groups and governments.
Benefits
Participation in MRPMEC provides the stakeholders with information on other groups' activities to avoid scheduling conflicts and duplication and to solicit assistance. We hope that opportunities for collaboration also increase.
The Council serves as a vehicle to quickly distribute information and mobilize people on fast-moving issues. Governments are able to efficiently collect opinions of the most active stakeholders in the community on environmental issues.
Eligibility
Membership on the Council is open to any organization or collective entity involved in environmental activities, stewardship of natural resources, or in the non-industrial use of natural resources. Membership is limited to organizations and multi-person entities, and does not extend to individuals.
Organization and Procedures
MRPMEC has a general assembly and a spokesperson. The general assembly is open to all members of the constituent groups, but each group is only entitled to a single vote and must designate a single representative. The MRPMEC only publicizes issues that have the absolute consensus of the general assembly, which is solicited electronically.
The spokesperson is responsible for collating member votes and communicating consensus positions to the public.
Christian Cowley, Executive Director of the CEED Centre Society, is the current spokesperson.
New Members
New membership on the Council is open to any organization or collective entity involved in environmental activities, stewardship of natural resources, or in the non-industrial use of natural resources. Individuals must be a member of a constituent group to be included in the email list. For more information email the Spokesperson or call 604-463-2229 during office hours (Monday to Wednesday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm)
We acknowledge with respect the Sto:lo peoples on whose unceded traditional territory the CEED Centre stands,
and the q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie) and qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓ (Kwantlen) First Nations whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.
and the q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie) and qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓ (Kwantlen) First Nations whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.