Albion (Maple Ridge)

Albion is in School District 42 (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows). As of October 2026, no source we can read shows the catchment lines, so the District 42 locator, not a listing, decides the school for an address. Samuel Robertson Technical Secondary is at 10445 245 Street, inside the Albion neighbourhood. Garibaldi Secondary, at 24789 Dewdney Trunk Road, is the only public school in Maple Ridge that offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, and it has since 2008. It sits in the Smith neighbourhood, not Albion. This is a different school district from Fort Langley, Walnut Grove or Willoughby (School District 35), so crossing the river also crosses the district line.

Council adopted the updated Albion Area Plan on October 28, 2025, after second reading on September 16 and a public hearing on October 21, 2025. The City describes it as adding walking and cycling connections, supporting local commercial nodes and creating buffers where urban development meets farmland. Its targeted review of the lands generally south of 110 Avenue in North East Albion places townhouses along 248 Street and between 248 and 249 Streets.

The West Coast Express is the rail option: five weekday trains west in the morning and five east in the evening, none at midday or on weekends. On the September 2026 TransLink schedule, Maple Meadows to Waterfront takes 50 minutes and Port Haney to Waterfront takes 56. Port Haney Station (22300 River Road) is the nearer of the two, about 5 kilometres in a straight line from the middle of Albion. Maple Meadows Station (20010 Dunn Avenue) is about 9.5 kilometres. Most weekday commuters from Albion drive.

No. Tolls on the Golden Ears Bridge ended on September 1, 2017, the same day as the Port Mann Bridge. The bridge opened to traffic on June 16, 2009. It replaced the Albion Ferry, which ran between Albion and Fort Langley from 1957 until July 31, 2009.

There is no SkyTrain station in Maple Ridge. The Surrey Langley SkyTrain extension, due in late 2029, ends at Langley City Centre and does not serve Maple Ridge. A SkyTrain-dependent buyer should look elsewhere; a buyer who drives or uses the West Coast Express can work from Albion.

Cottonwood is the City's neighbourhood immediately west of Albion, and Albion is the newer of the two. The frame most people carry is that Cottonwood is a cheaper, older Albion. The benchmarks say otherwise. Cottonwood detached was $1,235,100 in July 2026 against Albion at $1,177,400, so it is about 5% more expensive, not cheaper. It has been the more expensive of the two in every July since 2024. (measured: 2026-08-20) A buyer who prioritizes new-construction warranty will look at Albion; one who prioritizes yard size and original-build quality will look at Cottonwood.

Albion has a density bonus program written into the Zoning Bylaw, tied to an Albion zoning matrix that lists which zones are eligible. The City's zoning map includes zones named RS-1d, RS-1b and RM-1. The community amenity contribution and the floor-space ratios are set in the bylaw and have changed since the pilot, so read the current Zoning Bylaw section for the specific parcel before relying on a figure.