Tyler Shymkiw for Maple Ridge Council

Friends,

This is an amazing community.

You are all amazing people.

I want to share with you first that I won't be running for office this fall. Nor will I be running for any other level of government.

You and all my colleagues have made this an amazing experience, and I cannot think of a greater honour than having had the opportunity to serve as your elected official in my hometown. I have made so many friends, and learned so much. I have made some mistakes, and hope I have done some good.

This town deserves a future that brings us together, that seeks to bring out our highest virtues. I know we will realize that future, I know tomorrow will be better than today, and I thank you for having given me this opportunity to have had a voice at the table for four years.

Wherever I am,

Whatever I am doing,

Know that my heart will be here with you,

Looking to our future,

And knowing this is the greatest community in the world.

Yours Sincerely, Tyler Shymkiw