In December 2024, the City of Maple Ridge officially opened its new film kiosk, joining Toronto and Vancouver as the cities in Canada to have this infrastructure to serve the film industry.
The waterfront lot between the Fraser River and Haney Bypass is now a place where production crews can power up their operations, rather than bringing diesel generators.
“The waterfront lot is the city’s busiest filming base camp and has become a game-changer for environmentally sustainable film production in B.C.” noted a news release by Creative BC. “In 2025, the clean-power kiosk saved 95,914 litres of diesel, cutting 258.57 metric tons of CO2 emissions and reducing noise and disruption in the community.”
Film and TV productions set up their “circus” of trailers there.
Key 2025 highlights:
• 221 days of usage
• 26 productions powered
• $176,800 in fuel savings
• $150,000 in revenue generated
The savings in emissions is the equivalent to 75 cars driving for a year, said Creative BC.
Without this kiosk the city estimates they would risk losing up to one-sixth of annual filming revenue and face increased diesel generator use across municipal streets.
Funded in partnership with BC Hydro and a Reel Green grant, the kiosk cost $330,000 to plan and install.