Living in Albion

Catchments are set by address, so confirm a specific address in the SD42 school locator or with School District 42 (SD42).

• The Albion Area Plan is Chapter 10.2 of the Official Community Plan. It was first adopted on July 4, 2006 and the City adopted updates on October 28, 2025.
• The October 2025 update adds walking and cycling connections, supports local commercial nodes and introduces buffers where urban development meets farmland.
• The plan divides North East Albion into four precincts: north of 112 Avenue, east of Lockwood Street, between 248 Street and Lockwood Street, and west of 248 Street.
• The City’s targeted review of North East Albion looked at the lands south of 110 Avenue. The recommended concept includes a moderate increase in density, with townhouses along 248 Street and between 248 Street and 249 Street.
• The City says it adopted updates to the Official Community Plan and to the Town Centre, Hammond, Silver Valley and Albion area plans in 2025. Albion’s was adopted on October 28 and the others in November.
• ALR: the City’s 2015 Albion Flats update report says most of the Albion Flats is in the Agricultural Land Reserve and outside the City’s Urban Area Boundary. The exceptions are generally along 240th Street south of 104th Avenue, where there is housing, Albion Elementary and the historic commercial node where Bruce’s Market is located.
• The report puts the Albion Flats at about 133 hectares (329 acres) in south-central Maple Ridge, next to the Lougheed Highway and 240th Street.
• Flood: the City’s Official Community Plan (section 6.2.3), as quoted in the 2015 report, says the Albion Flats is within the floodplain of the Fraser River and is associated with high ecological value.
• The City mails its Be Flood Ready guide to properties near the Fraser River floodplain. The guide includes a map of the Fraser River floodplain and an overview of the City’s flood response plan.
• The City says it manages flood risk case by case, and that a proposed Floodplain Management Bylaw would set clearer rules, including minimum building elevations.
• I did not find a City slope or ravine statement for the Albion residential area, or a published flood construction level for it. Ask the City about floodplain and creek rules for the exact lot.
• Transit: Albion has no West Coast Express station. The nearest is Port Haney Station at 22300 River Road.
• TransLink’s Langley–Haney Place Bus Rapid Transit line would run 22 km with 13 stations and service every 10 minutes at peak. TransLink says it is in detailed planning with preliminary funding through the 2025 Investment Plan, and that more funding is needed to deliver it.

My Maple Ridge zoning guide covers agricultural and rural zones only. For a home on a city lot, send me the address and I’ll look up the zone.