Jerry Kok and incumbent Dan Ruimy are running for mayor of Maple Ridge

Candidates in Maple Ridge’s Oct. 17 municipal election were invited to provide basic profiles for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News readers. The two mayoral candidates are Jerry Kok and incumbent Dan Ruimy.

Kok is running as an independent. He is a general manager, turns 57 on election day and lives in Silver Valley. He has lived in Maple Ridge for 45 years. He can be reached at Jerry@jerrykok.ca or 236-516-9733. Kok said the business community strongly encouraged him to run while he was president of the chamber of commerce. He loves Maple Ridge and wants to help move it forward in a thoughtful, fiscally responsible way.

Ruimy is running with the A Better Maple Ridge Team. He was the Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge MP from 2015 to 2019, a former business executive and a small-business owner. He has lived in Maple Ridge for 15 years and lives in the town centre. He can be reached at druimy@gmail.com or info@abettermapleridge.ca. Ruimy said Maple Ridge has built real momentum over the past four years, citing restored stability at city hall, stronger public safety and progress on long-needed infrastructure. He said he wants to maintain that progress and keep building a better Maple Ridge.