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Along the Fraser Morse Creek gets a straight A’s. p6

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Call for crosswalk after teen hit

by M o n i s h a M a r t i n s staff reporter Friends of a teen who was hit Wednesday evening while walking across Lougheed Highway are calling for a crosswalk along the stretch.

The 14-year-boy was crossing the highway, near 210th Street, when a pickup truck travelling east struck him around 6:15 p.m.

Staff Sgt. Mike Bhatti said the force of the collision knocked the youth several meters into the air.

The boy was taken to hospital, with significant injuries, including broken bones.

Ridge Meadows RCMP closed eastbound lanes for 45 minutes to conduct an investigation.

Many, though, are blaming the distance between traffic lights along the stretch of highway for forcing pedestrians to jaywalk across the busy thoroughfare.

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Earth girls (From left) Vicki McLeod, Leanne Koehn and Val Patenaude are framed by “environmentally friendly” decorations that will be used for booths during Earth Day celebrations in Maple Ridge. See story, p15.

Ruskin Dam upgrades OK’d Work about to start, create 175 jobs over six years

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Work to bring the Ruskin Dam and Powerhouse back to the future is about to begin, now that the B.C. Utilities Commission has OK’d the project.

The 82-year-old dam on Hayward Lake, just across Maple Ridge’s eastern border, will get a

new wider, two-lane road (leading to Hayward Street) over its top, along with a sidewalk, new turbines to pump out more power, and seismic strengthening of its powerhouse.

As well, the concrete piers on the spillway will be replaced, the intake tunnels and penstocks will be upgraded and the right abutment will be improved.

Construction starts in weeks, creating 175 jobs over the six years of the project.

The utilities commission approved the project because it

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Smile, you’re on camera Video is everywhere, but you have a right to know about it S tor y by Phil Melnychuk

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ig Brother is watching you – almost everywhere in Maple Ridge.

But often you don’t know it, although you should.

While federal and B.C. privacy laws require businesses to post signs telling the public if they’re being surveilled, it’s hit-and-miss when it comes to shops, cafés and places of business.

A quick tour through a local mall found five stores with video cameras, but only one had the required sign telling people they were being recorded, although it was posted inside the shop rather than at the entrance.

All of the four banks that line 224th Street in the downtown have signs at the entrance, warning of video surveillance. But only CIBC had a window decal that offered contact information for customers.

According to the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, which governs banks, video advisory signs should include contact information for any one who has concerns.

But most private business are governed by B.C.’s Personal Information Protection Act, which only requires that signs explain that video is taking place.

The use of video surveillance has “exploded,” says B.C.’s Information and Privacy Commissioner.

The office says technology has reached the point where shopping behaviour can be monitored using facial recognition technology.

Walk into a store and you soon could be greeted by name, pitching tailor-made products just like the movie Minority Report.

“It’s just become more and

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Maple Ridge’s youth centre tells people before they enter building that video is underway.

Witch of Endor pub has large sign telling people of video. more prevalent every day, because it’s so economical to do it,” said Mike Morden, with ASC Professional Security Services.

It’s now possible to get a video camera for under $100 that can transmit to a hard drive, then to a website and allow a business owner to monitor it remotely, added Morden, also a councillor for the District of Maple Ridge.

However, many businesses seem oblivious to the requirement to tell people they’re on camera.

According to a January

survey of Vancouver and Victoria downtown businesses by the Privacy Commissioner office, only three per cent of the businesses were following the rules.

Under the Personal Information Protection Act, patrons have to be told they’re being filmed and have to be allowed to see the images if they ask. And there also has to be good reason for doing the videoing, says commissioner Elizabeth Denham.

And there has to be a good reason to start filming, such as monitoring a possible theft area, in the first place.

For Morden, all businesses should post signs telling people they’re on camera.

It’s just a win-win to do so, he adds.

“From both standpoints, the public has a right to know that you are recording. I think that’s fair.”

Better security and deterrence are two reasons for that, he added.

However, there are no signs outside, or inside, the Maple Ridge Community Gaming Centre telling people they’re on camera.

But Great Canadian Enter-

tainment Centres spokesman Howard Blank said that by entering the centre “it’s common knowledge that there are cameras present.” Video cameras are also posted on at least two exterior corners of the centre. Blank said almost all of their properties have signs informing customers about cameras.

“The public has a right to know that you are recording. I think that’s fair.”

Mike Morden, ASC Security

The company is looking at using facial-recognition technology where cameras will detect those who’ve signed up for voluntary selfexclusion programs because of problem gambling.

Outside the Witch of Endor Pub however, a huge sign welcomes patrons, “Smile, you are on camera:

Area under 24-hour surveillance.”

At Save-On Foods in Valley Fair Mall a sign posted before people enter the store tells them they’re on video.

Maple Ridge’s youth centre has signs posted on its exterior walls indicating “Closed Circuit Camera On Premises.”

However, there’s no sign outside Maple Ridge’s Leisure Centre, until patrons walk past cameras on the outside door and up to the reception desk where a sign warns the public video cameras are rolling.

While video technology is may be improving, some businesses find it too much of a bother, says Ineke Boekhorst, executive-director with the Downtown Business Improvement Association.

“I think a lot of them have just given up on it.”

“It’s very costly,” she added. And often the expensive cameras and monitors used to enhance security becomes a major attraction to the thieves.

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The BIA considered installing video cameras on some downtown streets, said Maple Ridge Coun. Bob Masse, who used to be on the committee.

But they gave on that idea because of concerns about privacy, whether any evidence would hold up in court and who would operate it. A major concern was that the cameras could be used to track down people wanted by police.

“It never got a whole bunch of traction.”

Morden agrees that getting convictions in court based on a video is rare because it’s too easy to inject reasonable doubt about the identity of the culprit. The defence can argue that person on camera isn’t the one who is in court but is just a similar-looking person.

“Video evidence alone is very difficult.”

B.C. Privacy Commissioner spokesperson Cara McGregor points out, as soon as a business videotapes someone and captures their image, that information becomes subject to the Personal Information Protection Act. “The bottom line” says McGregor, is that private and public entities using video surveillance must tell people, she says.

That sign has to be visible before people enter the premises. Contact information must also be included on signs for public buildings, while private businesses just have to provide details on request.

“It is not sufficient to post a notice inside your place of business – for example, signs that says: “Smile, you’re on candid camera.”

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and is expected to recover.

A police dog was brought in and searched the area but was unable to locate anyone. The RCMP Integrated Forensic Identification Services was also called in to collect evidence from the house.

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A man was stabbed in the chest during home invasion in Tuesday night in Maple Ridge.

Ridge Meadows RCMP were called to the house on 227th Street, near 121st Avenue, around 11 p.m. and found the man injured inside.

Police are not sure how many people forced their way inside the house.

Property was stolen from the home, but investigators won’t say what was taken.

“Our investigation is in the beginning stages,” said Supt.

Dave Walsh, adding the house was not being used to grow marijuana.

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“I know that some property was stolen from the home.

Although we do not know the motive, this appears to be a target-

ed attack.”

The injured man was airlifted to hospital

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‘We strive to make our roads as safe as possible’ Crossing from front Kids cross it every day going to and from school, said Tanya Delmark, whose son is a friend of the teen who was hit.

“A cross walk in this area is desperately needed.”

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The district has discussed the issue of a crosswalk with the Ministry of Transportation in the past. It has also sent a proposal to add a bike lane and more street lights from Laity to 216th streets, which

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Dam will be ready for ‘quake Dam from front “This technology was invented 100 years ago and it’s pretty good technology,” Hydro VP of generation Chris O’Riley said Thursday.

“Hydro generation is really a simple process and the technology those days was pretty well refined.”

After the abutment is strengthened, crews will start on rebuilding the upper portion of dam and the spillway piers.

The lower part of the dam, built in 1930, is almost as good as new and doesn’t need any work.

“It’s a good concrete structure and it’s well fixed to the bedrock,” O’Riley said.

“I think the plant will be there another 80 years. One of the great things about hydro power is that it lasts a long time.”

Once renovated, the dam’s three 38-megawatt generators will produce 379 gigawatt hours of energy yearly, enough to light up 33,000 homes for a year.

While Ruskin produces less than one per cent of the B.C. Hydro’s power generation, it’s important because it’s located in the Lower Mainland, O’Riley added.

The seismic upgrades are supposed to have the dam survive a one-in-10,000 year earthquake.

The BCUC noted in its approval last

week that “the age and condition of the existing [generating] units at the Ruskin facility represent a significant risk to reliability.”

Geoff Clayton, with the Alouette River Management Society, maintains that B.C. Hydro should include the construction of a $3 million fishway around the Alouette Lake dam as compensation for damming Stave Lake, north of Hayward Lake. Hydro though has rejected the fishway.

Alouette reservoir feeds water into Stave Lake from the Alouette generating station, which also used to produce power but has sat idle for the past 18 months. That used to put out enough power to light up 7,000 to 8,000 homes, Clayton added.

But O’Riley pointed out the Alouette generation station was built in 1928 and has just worn out. It could be rebuilt one day, but it’s not on the priority list, he added.

Clayton says allowing sockeye salmon access to Alouette Lake, so they could spawn would regenerate the entire river eco system.

Nevertheless, the short stretch of the Stave River, from the Fraser River to the base of the Ruskin dam is thriving.

Habitat restoration has rebuilt the chum salmon run to about 250,000, up from a couple thousand in the 1990s, he said.

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Paying a steep price It got more expensive to live in British Columbia on Sunday. And that’s no April Fools joke.

Hydro will now cost about seven per cent more annually. It will cost 4.15 per cent more to travel on a ferry. And drivers will now have to cough up another two cents a litre for gas to help pay for the new Evergreen SkyTrain line to Coquitlam.

Add those increases to our already expensive cost of living and it is becoming more and more difficult to afford being a British Columbian. Even more so in Metro Vancouver.

According to the Royal Bank’s most recent housing affordability report, released in March, the cost of owning a detached bungalow in Metro Vancouver consumes 86 per cent of a household’s pre-tax income. That compares to 52.2 per cent in Toronto, 40.1 per cent in Montreal and 32.8 per cent in Edmonton. Those costs include mortgage payments, utilities and property taxes.

One only has to compare real estate listings in those various cities to see what that means in real terms. For the price of a shoebox-sized one bedroom condo in Metro Vancouver, one could live in a detached character home in a good neighbourhood in Toronto or Montreal or a palatial five bedroom house with an expansive yard and a pool in Edmonton.

And it’s not like our wages are better to make up for the expense of living here. In February, 2012, the average hourly wage in British Columbia for workers 15 years and over was $23.77. That’s 38 cents less an hour than the average wage for Ontario workers, $2.42 less than the Alberta average, and only slightly more than workers in Saskatchewan and Newfoundland get paid.

The average British Columbian carries a debt of $155,500. That’s a little less than Albertans, but more than double the debt of Atlantic Canadians and Quebeckers.

It seems living in paradise comes with a steep price.

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Morse Creek gets a straight A’s M

orse Creek, the little stream that runs along 224th Street to the South Alouette River, got one of the only report cards handed out in B.C. recently.

According to tests conducted last month – turbidity (amount of sediment), acid level, Along the Fraser and oxygen content – Jack Emberly this pretty little brook makes the grade for the Alouette River Management Society’s Adopt a Creek Program.

Morse gets A’s for water clarity, sand and gravel in the streambed filters contaminants, indigenous plants protect the banks from erosion, and water is neither too acidic or alkaline for juvenile salmon.

“All the results were good, the highest category,” reported ARMS office manager Amanda Crowston, who organized the on-site testing.

This pleases Rex Rutherford, a longtime mentor of Morse and whose house faces the creek, and 16 other enthusiastic new “friends” of Morse who showed up to help Amanda survey the stream in Rex’s front yard.

For some of us, it was the second visit to check the health of Morse (mapleridgenews.com/opinion/139046174.html).

In February, we set traps to find out what fish, if any, still live in the brook.

Morse is home to chum, sculpin – a

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sleepy-eyed bottom dweller with fan-like dorsal fins – even steelhead trout.

Years ago, according to old-timers, the trout here were a foot long. A lucky kid brought one home for dinner.

Among our group this time were five grades 4/ 5 students from Laityview elementary with a day off because of the teacher strike. Keiler Justus was with her mom, Paula, a local singer – songwriter. Elaine Cromier’s grandson, Jacob, watched intently as Amanda added drops of a chemical to water samples and waited for indicative color changes.

“What are we doing this for?” Jacob asked.

“We’re checking the oxygen content,” Crowston explained.

Oxygen in Morse increases as water bubbles over rocks at regular intervals.

Lynn Trostheim, who lives next door to Rex, figured it was a good idea to bring her sons, Ty and Alex, along.

“Kids are much more environmentally concerned than we were. I think promoting that is worthwhile.”

Lynn’s boys scrambled down to the creek to collect water samples. In the process, Ty discovered carcasses of two decomposed chum spawners.

“This is cool,” said Ty. Like most kids, he loves to fish. The spawners are proof that neglected tributaries of the Alouette could make kidfishing possible again, but most streams throughout B.C. struggle to sustain wild trout and salmon for future generations.

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the agenda at the Cohen Inquiry – and likely to escalate thanks to Harper’s plan to remove habitat protection from the Fish Act – has made the survival of fry difficult. We’ve muddied our streams, diverted them, dumped chemicals and construction waste into them without regard to plant and animal life, and ignored the importance of these waters to an inter-dependent biosystem.

Adding insult to injury, municipalities have robbed streams of names pioneers gave them, taking the love that went with earlier Christenings. It’s easier to cherish a ‘Crawdad Creek’ over something called T2, or Connector A. I spent carefree hours in North Van’s Little Brown as a kid, studying speckled trout. It’s now buried under the freeway.

Oil and gas run-off entering unfiltered storm drains from roads kills fingerlings in streams. We could fix that with the will and imagination the feds lack.

As more people befriend our creeks, municipalities will help reverse damage caused by practices within their boundaries.

Adopt a creek is the beginning. Geoff Clayton says testing streams to nail down contaminants entering them is the next step in pinpointing problem sources.

Clayton hopes the district will help with the costs of an ARMS testing program.

In Maple Ridge one positive collaborative action involves our local fire department. Howard Exner, deputy fire chief, is at the hall located above Morse Creek at Brown Avenue near Dewdney Trunk.

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THE NEWS/letters You want to save on Budget does little to change Canada cost of schooling?

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EDITOR, THE NEWS:

The school board has proposed extra non-instructional days to save $200,000 worth of costs over the 2012- 2013 school year.

Yet the teachers want more money?

How many days will we need to add in the future to offset cost as the cost of education will continue to grow (it never seems to go down)?

Is there a time in the not so distant future when our kids will be at home more than they are at school? The proposed calendar includes 180 instructional days, just under half a year.

Let me propose this: online classes.

It is how the future is unfolding at any rate. Online classes would reduce the cost of buildings, their maintenance, utilities, bussing costs, administrative costs, and more.

Furthermore, it would eliminate school yard bullying, gender bias, race bias, and so on.

Now, while parents of younger children may not like this idea because socialization is important for development, particularly when children are young, and I would be inclined to agree, online classes would be functional for secondary school venues.

I have taken many online classes in the past few years and they are convenient and better taught than some classes, even at a university level, that I have had the fortune to participate in.

Let me, the tax payer, choose which teachers and classes my kid participates in, online, within the provincial curriculum. This method would appear to weed out the good teachers from the bad. And those teachers with high enrollment and exceptional results should be compensated accordingly. Would this not do away with all the crying for an increase in pay?

(Although it may increase outcry among union members who have seniority.)

Maybe instead of Facebook, it is time for Mr. Zuckerberg to develop Schoolbook? How ironic is that?

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‘All of it went down drain’

Emberly from p6 Exner says the department has been trying not to contribute to Morse Creek’s water quality problems. In the past, he admits, equipment cleaning and flushing at this location sent oil and detergents into drains that eventually emptied into Morse.

“All of it went into the storm drain,” says Exner.

“We’ve made positive changes to make sure harmful chemicals from the hall don’t get into the creek. We had an oil and contaminants separator put in. We also make sure the detergent in the water is the most ecologically sensitive we can find.”

It’s all good news for Morse, and other streams waiting to be befriended by neighbouring humans.

If there’s one you care about, give ARMS a call (604-467-6401), and don’t forget to invite me to the reChristening.

• On the Ridunkulist: The feds, for threatening to kill habitat protection in the Fish Act. The Cohen Commission should be titled “Influence of Government Deregulation, Policy, and Legislation on the Decline of Fish in B.C.” That focus would expose the real reasons fish are disappearing and the minds behind it – government’s master plan under the conservatives to sacrifice fish and habitat to corporate profit.

Jack Emberly is a retired teacher, local author and environmentalist.

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n like a lion, out like a lamb.

That’s how I would describe the 2012 federal budget announced March 29 to the great anticipation of many, because this is the first time a majority government has delivered a budget Commentary Adrian MacNair since 2003.

The result was a relatively typical and tame middle-of-the-road budget, and certainly not the sort of fire and brimstone that had been predicted for the past decade should Stephen Harper and several of his former Reform-Alliance MPs ever secure absolute power in the Lower Chamber.

If anything, a number of the proposals on the budget read like a progressive, rather Liberal agenda, including forming an advisory council to get more women on corporate boards, deep cuts to the military, and changes that make it easier for the unemployed and those with disabilities to find work.

There’s nothing in the budget that calls for massive cuts to the unionized public sector except for modest downsizing of a bureaucracy that

they themselves created since taking power in 2006.

It’s true that roughly 19,200 jobs will be lost over the next few years, representing 4.8 per cent of all federal public service jobs, but this is lacking the context that the Conservative government has overseen the most dramatic rise in civil service hiring in Canadian history.

According to Statistics Canada, the number of federal government employees (including military) rose from about 387,000 in 2007 to 427,000 in 2011, a 10.34 per cent increase over five years.

Nor does a $5.2 billion spending cut over three years really amount to much when the figures are as large as the federal expenditures listed in the budget. The estimated $276 billion in spending is $54 billion larger than the first budget presented by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty in 2006, nearly a 25 per cent increase over just six years.

Adjusted for inflation, cutting $5.2 billion over three years is about $12 billion less than the amount it will grow anyway. So, the size of budget isn’t being reduced, it’s simply growing slower.

Certainly, there were some announcements of cuts in the budget that might bother a few people. The CBC will now have to find some way

to carry on with a 10 per cent reduction to its budget over the next three years, cutting $27.8 million next year, $41.8 million in 2013-14 and $45.4 million in 2014-15.

But there are those who might argue that a publicly funded company that already receives a subsidy of more than $1 billion should be able to find a way to absorb these cuts, particularly when free market media carry on without those subsidies.

There’s also the changes to Old Age Pension which will affect those who are not yet 65 years of age by 2023, and extend their working life by two years. That’s certainly frustrating for those of us who fall in that category, and even confusing given comments made by parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page in February indicating current OAP funds are sustainable.

Given that the federal government doesn’t seem to ever listen or believe the comments made by Page, perhaps it’s time to save another $1.8 million and get rid of the office the Conservatives created in 2008 to fulfill its promise in the Accountability Act. But make no mistake. This budget changes little about Canada’s bigspending, big-debt government.

Adrian MacNair is a reporter with The Mission Record, a Black Press affiliate.

An officer’s job is to serve and protect, not bully EDITOR, THE NEWS:

Re: Mountie doesn’t want criminal record (The News, March 30).

First of all, why did the officer proceed to harass a law-obeying citizen who was just talking to his friends?

Is it because the man was showing an attitude?

He had every right to be angry at police as they were ignorant and abusing their authority, once again.

It angers me that police think that they have a right to enter anybody’s property without permission and use unnecessary force. What

happened to this officer’s training? Did they not teach him to ask questions and listen to all present to get other people’s stories?

What happened to non-violent crises intervention?

Why did he proceed to harass the man when the female neighbour explained that the officers were at the wrong address?

This has happened too often and it needs to stop.

I work with mentally ill people and never in my 17 years have I witnessed any staff member acting like those police officers.

I assure you if that happened, both officers who used the force would be fired.

The officers should be held accountable for their actions, as their job is to serve and protect people, not to act like bullies.

EVA JEZ MAPLE RIDGE

Gee, officer EDITOR, THE NEWS:

Re: Mountie doesn’t want criminal record (The News, March 30).

Gee, constable, I didn’t

want a criminal record either – 30 years ago.

I pleaded your exact words to the judge: “I’ve learned my lesson.”

I pleaded this to the judge, right across the walkway from your office, in the old courtroom, and what did I get?

A $200 fine. which was substantial in those days, and – a criminal record.

And I didn’t beat anyone up.

So, be a man, and take the same treatment I got, for a non-violent crime.

JAMES MARK BECKETT MAPLE RIDGE

TransLink should be audited, along with ICBC, Hydro EDITOR, THE NEWS

TransLink is out of control.

I can’t believe that every one of the mayors on the TransLink board of directors did not know that transportation authority is not in the position to collect fair evasion fees.

What is going on? Not even the transportation minister knew that TransLink could not collect for the outstanding tickets.

I don’t get it. Nobody knows what is going on. These fellows must be sitting on their heads.

No wonder TransLink is always looking for more money. As a taxpayer, I say no more money for TransLink until an independent audit has been done.

And by the way, B.C. Hydro and ICBC should also be audited at the same time.

There is too much waste and not

enough accountability.

TransLink must be living in dreamland, going by the honour system. Wake up, TransLink, I am sick and tired of giving you more money. My little pension cheque is not getting any bigger.

B. FELGNER MAPLE RIDGE

Let’s get fair EDITOR, THE NEWS

A recent letter stated that the best way to pay for transportation infrastructure is to raise the gas tax even more, so all drivers pay evenly.

The problem is that they don’t. Those who have access to good transit do not buy gas to commute, they ride SkyTrain, while those who have to drive to commute pay the gas tax and possibly

a bridge toll, also.

This is patently unfair.

A major beneficiary of improved public transit is real estate adjacent to such service, as evidenced by property values near SkyTrain stations, and the recent sale of condos along the Canada Line.

These sources then should contribute a major share to the cost of new transit infrastructure – add property taxes and as a percentage of the assessed values, not the minor $23 per property, or whatever it is now.

Some properties have increased majorly in value from SkyTrain expansion.

And some commuters are paying majorly through gas tax and bridge tolls to finance a system that they can’t even use. Let’s get fair.

LYALL HOLMES MAPLE RIDGE

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Crime dropping, mental health an issue staff reporters Local RCMP seem to be wrestling crime to the ground in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, according to statistics provided by Supt. Dave Walsh.

Overall, the number of criminal offences has dropped 13 per cent over the previous year, Walsh told Maple Ridge council Monday.

Furthermore, there’s been a 19-per-cent drop in property crime and 17-per-cent drop in crimes against people. “I think, in general, we have a pretty safe community,� said Walsh.

Last year, 205 ďŹ rearms were seized and 32 marijuana grow-operations dismantled. There were also three fatal accidents, while in 2010, nine people lost their lives in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows from motor vehicle fatalities. The new Golden Ears Bridge is also bringing more motorists to west Maple Ridge and allowing “multi-jurisdictionalâ€? criminals into the area.

Walsh said two initia-

tives focusing on crime hot spots and the red serge patrol – where Mounties don traditional garb for downtown summer patrols – have also been successful.

Walsh told council that RCMP remain accountable to the public through the inuence of the media, the court system, in-car cameras, regular meetings with council, and from the general public, capturing controversial incidents with cellphone video cameras.

One issue police are facing is the amount of time spent dealing with mental health issues, which last year amounted to 447 incidents. But it’s difďŹ cult to the track the issue through normal police reports, said Walsh, adding later that it’s a conservative number. “We are the ad hoc mental health people,â€? he told council.

Police also dismantled fewer marijuana grow operations last year (32) compared to 63 the year before.

That’s due to an in-

crease in the number of legal medical marijuana grow operations, Walsh said.

Coun. Judy Dueck was worried about the number of motorists

Pitt crime The City of Pitt Meadows saw the number of criminal offences rise by one per cent over the past year.

According Ridge Meadows RCMP stats, Mounties logged a total of 1,673 files in 2011, compared to 1,660 in 2010.

Property crime in the city increased of six per cent, while crimes against people, such as assaults, robberies and kidnappings, decreased 10 per cent.

Sex offences in Pitt Meadows went up by 50 per cent to six in 2011, compared to four in 2010.

Robberies saw the most significant spike when it came to crimes against people, increasing by 67 per cent over the year, to 10 in 2011 from six in 2010.

A rise in break-ins contributed to a spike in property crime,

using cellphones while driving.

Walsh said distracted driving is now RCMP trafďŹ c services’ top priority, even over impaired driving.

with commercial breakand-enters seeing a 38 per cent increase, to 58 in 2011 from 42 in 2010. Residential break-ins also increased, by 19 per cent to 58 in 2011 from 42 in 2010.

Drug offences saw an overall increase of six per cent that includes drug possession files which saw a 15 per cent spike to 45 in 2011 from 29 in 2010, while drug trafficking dropped by 60 per cent to just two files in 2011, compared to five in 2010.

New laws and more enforcement were credited for keeping impaired drivers off the roads in Pitt Meadows, contributing to a drop of 42 per cent in impaired driving charges to 21 in 2011 from 36 in 2010.

There were no fatal motor vehicle accidents in the city in 2011, after three deaths in 2010.

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Private transcription services riles HEU

by R o b e r t M a n g e l s d o r f staff reporter A plan to privatize medical transcription services could save the Fraser Health and other Lower Mainland health authorities more than $3 million annually, but the Hospital Employees’ Union claims the plan could put patient confidentiality and the accuracy of medical records at risk.

Currently, more than 130 medical transcriptionists in the Lower Mainland transcribe doctors’ voice-recorded notes of surgical procedures, consultations, patient histories, laboratory and diagnostic test results, and various reports, and enter them into patients’ medical records.

The 35 hospitals in the Lower Mainland, including Ridge Meadows Hospital in Maple Ridge, produce 4.5 million minutes of dictated notes per year.

Currently, health authorities in the Lower Mainland use a number of duplicate systems for transcribing doctor’s verbal medical notes.

Fraser Health, Providence Health Care, Provincial Health Services Authority, and Vancouver Coastal Health are jointly seeking to contract those services out to a single vendor. Currently, there are different computer systems, standards and processes for delivering transcription services at each of the four health organizations.

By enlisting a single private firm to transcribe the notes, Fraser Health and its partner health authorities will be able to access the best technology, and save money, says Yoel Robens-Paradise, Providence Health Care’s executive director for health information management in the Lower Mainland.

“This is a significant opportunity to find savings and redirect those funds into health care delivery,” he said. “We need to take advantage of the technology and get the most for our money.”

The move is the latest step to consolidate nonclinical and clinical-support services in the Lower Mainland, resulting in close to $55 million in annual savings so far.

Under the plan, medical data would never leave Canada, Robens-Paradise notes. Outsourced medical transcriptionists must reside and perform their work in Canada, and all data must be stored in a secure, controlled-access data center located in Canada. There would also be strict standards for speed and accuracy as part of the contract.

Currently, more than 40 per cent of transcription services are already outsourced by Fraser Health.

However, HEU secretary-business manager Bonnie Pearson says transferring control over the accuracy and confidentiality of sensitive patient records to a private contractor could put those records at risk.

“Health authorities have a responsibility to both patients and physicians to maintain close control over highly sensitive patient records,” says Pearson. “This ill-thought out move by health employers comes with an unacceptably high degree of risk.”

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‘There’s no difference in the quality of the work’ HEU from p11 According to Pearson, in-house medical transcriptionists have already raised red flags about the quality of the outsourced reports they receive to edit and correct.

“Protecting the integrity of confidential patient records should be health employers’ first priority,” says Pearson. “Health employers should be focused on

finding solutions that don’t involve privatizing patient records and putting this information at risk. Government should put the brakes on this ill-considered move.”

However, many of people currently contracted out to perform transcription services are the same employees who work inhouse, and are picking up extra

work on the side, notes RobensParadise.

“There’s no difference in the quality of their work,” he said.

The proposal to outsource follows unsuccessful negotiations with the HEU and other unions to find an alternative model for a more cost-effective delivery of transcription services, says Robens-Paradise.

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by R o b e r t M a n g e l s d o r f staff reporter It was a sight that sank the hearts of parents and students at Eric Langton elementary when they returned to school after the spring break holiday.

The school’s aging playground, for 20 years a centre of activity for students and children in the downtown Maple Ridge neighbourhood, was destroyed by vandals.

The slide was smashed, metal pipes had been stolen, and the metal brackets holding the playground together were broken.

The dilapidated structure is now a tangled mess of yellow caution tape and plywood to prevent kids from climbing on the now unsafe structure.

“Someone went to a lot effort to do this,” says parent Heather Treleaven. “But to what end? It’s just so disappointing.”

The school’s Parent Advisory Council is hoping to raise $80,000 to $100,000 for a new playground, complete with accessible swings for students in wheelchairs, and a sensory panel for students with autism and learning disabilities.

The Maple Ridge Legion and the Maple Ridge Orthodontic Association have already contributed $1,200.

The PAC has also applied for grant funding, but they are still a long way off from their fundraising goal.

With only $25,000 saved up from the last

few years of fundraising, it could be four or five years before parents can replace the school’s playground.

“It’s been hard on the kids,” says PAC chair Lisset Peckham. “Playgrounds are an essential part of every single school. Kids can release energy, make friends and have fun.”

On Friday, April 13, the PAC is holding a trivia night to help raise

funds for a new playground. Teams of six to 10 adults will be vying for bragging rights in a variety of categories, including movie and sound clips, geography, history, current events and more. In keeping with the Friday the 13th theme, tickets are $13.

Peckham hopes the community will come out and support the school.

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by Colleen Flanagan staff reporter More than 350 exhibitors will converge on Planet Ice and the Golden Ears Winter Club for the upcoming Ridge Meadows Home Show.

Everything from home renovations, construction, decor, furniture, electronics, landscaping, outdoor equipment, health and wellness, housewares, beauty, cooking and wine will be on display May 4, 5, and 6.

“There will be everything from backyard living, barbecuing and gardening through to extreme sports and river rafting,” said Cassandre Winder, project coordinator for the Ridge Meadows Home Show.

“We want to get people revved up and excited about doing cool things in the community.”

Planet Ice will be divided into two sections for the home show and the Golden Ears Winter Club will play host to a third section.

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Gordon Desormeaux, known as Chef Dez, a government certified ‘Red Seal’ chef, will be hosting barbecuing demonstrations.

Ongoing demonstrations and how-to seminars will take place throughout the weekend in addition to tasty food tidbits and free product samples.

“We are careful and put a lot of thought to who we put in the show,” said Winder. “You will be able to get informa-

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There will be more exhibits outside Planet Ice, too.

The free Family Fun Zone will run again this year, with plenty of physical activities for children. SportFit will be back again with activity based stations, testing the fitness of your child.

There will also live performances, including Bobs and Lolo of Treehouse TV fame, children’s entertainer Pamela Sunshine, Showstoppers Academy of Performing Arts, Rock School high school band, jazz singer Lydia Querengesser, the Bergthorson Glee Club

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‘Freecycle’ part of Earth Day event

by Colleen Flanagan staff reporter A 40th anniversary celebration for the Ridge Meadows Recycling Society will highlight Earth Day festivities this year.

The event is April 21, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Memorial Peace Park in Maple Ridge.

The ACT will also host activities, including the Ridge Meadows Recycling Society’s information tables. The recycling society’s anniversary video (http:// www.youtube.com/embed/nvKjAN2BtyU) will be played on various screens.

A “freecycle” – in the Studio Theatre at the ACT – is one of the new attractions.

Blue boxes have already been placed at various stores downtown Maple Ridge for people to donate gently used articles of children’s clothing, books and toys to the freecycle.

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All of the items collected will be available for people to take at the freecycle on Earth Day. “If you see something you like or your kid likes just take it,” said organizer Leanne Koehn, daughter of Ridge Meadows Recycling Society founders Julie and Dave Koehn.

“It’s based on the idea that we live in an abundant society and we don’t have to work so hard to make a lot of money to buy what we need,” said Koehn.

All of these items that we need already exist, said Koehn, and this takes the stigma off of reused items.

Another new initiative that will make it’s

debut at Earth Day will be the Zero Waste Station pilot project.

Koehn came up with the idea after seeing it in action at the Richmond Maritime Festival.

Four stations will be set up across the park and will contain three bins at each one, plus one not-so-visible garbage bin. The first bin will be for glass, metal or plastic containers.

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waste properly.

“It’s really about keeping things out of the landfill,” said Koehn.

A local chapter of the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition, along with the Ridge Meadows Recycling Society are organizing a bike give-a-way for Earth Day. Bicycles that are in reasonably good condition are being collected at the recycling depot (10092 – 236th Street).

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VACC will also show how to use bus bike racks.

Electric cars will also be part of the celebrations, including a 1912 Detroit Electric car.

The first Farmer’s Market of the year will be part of Earth Day, as well.

There will also be plenty of entertainment.

As a final touch, the Maple Ridge Quilting Guild is creating reusable pennant-style bunting to decorate the many booths that will fill Spirit Square on Earth Day. Opening ceremonies are at 11 a.m.

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The woman in her 20s was on the north side of Merkley Park, in the 22200-block of 124th Avenue, when she was stopped by the men around 4:20 p.m.

Cpl. Alanna Dunlop said one of the men tried to grab her purse.

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Mischief makers Police are looking for vandals who smashed windows along Lougheed Highway in Maple Ridge early Sunday.

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District talking mall with Kwantlen

by Phil M elnyc h u k staff reporter The District of Maple Ridge can’t do anything about it, but that doesn’t mean it’s not talking to the Kwantlen First Nation about its new mall planned for band land on Lougheed Highway and 250th Street.

Negotiations have been ongoing between district staff, the band and consultants for the past several months, said Maple Ridge’s chief administrator Jim Rule.

“We’re basically talking the whole basket of services,” such as water, roads, police and fire, said Rule.

Kwantlen announced recently that work will start this year on a new shopping centre that will have a big anchor tenant by next year, spring of 2014 at the latest.

Property Development Group is working with Kwantlen First Nation on the 275,000-sq.-foot project.

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The band plans to build a 275,000 square foot mall on its property on Lougheed Highway at 250th Street. to happen. This site is ready now,” PDG chairman Lawrence Rank said previously.

Rule said the district is taking a business-like approach to the discussions and said the band will have to pay for the full costs of the services.

Maple Ridge’s zoning bylaws and official community plan don’t apply.

“At the end of the day, Kwantlen First Nation has total control of their land,” adding that staff have a positive relationship with the First Nation that’s based in Langley.

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The project is similar to others in the Lower Mainland.

Consultant Steve Zuliani said “all the costs [to the district] are covered,” by the band.

The shopping centre will be the first stage in a phased project that will include up to 450 homes

on the north side of the highway and an ecorecreation area along the Fraser River on the band’s land, Indian Reserve No. 5.

Getting a new mall farther east on Lougheed Highway is fine with Leslie Sofarelli, with Residents for Smart Shopping which pressed for a mall in Albion flats, at 105th Avenue and Lougheed Highway.

“I don’t have any problem with it. I think it’s great.”

The district is waiting for an Agricultural Land Reserve exclusion application from the property owners on the west side of 105th Avenue to allow possible shopping development there.

But she said council keeps approving more housing developments and is not improving services.

Coun. Cheryl Ashlie said Maple Ridge has to keep in mind the community’s welfare as it negotiates with the band.

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‘Green up’ early spring cleaning efforts Contributed

Residents can still add their name to a waiting list for these reduced-cost items that can make a real difference to greening your outdoor spring clean-up efforts.

“I love my solar cone,” says Koehn. “It’s fantastic and I can get rid of a lot of things I can’t compost or recycle.”

There’s plenty of ways to green up your early spring cleaning efforts in the garden.

Maple Ridge implemented a Pesticide Use Control bylaw in 2006 and the CEED Centre (ceedcentre.org) has plenty of tips on how to green up your soil, lawn and vegetable patch. You can even make your own bug spray, and the CEED Centre site lists 10 ways to get rid of pesky predators without toxins.

Back inside the house, there are also plenty of green cleaning recipes to create and choose from.

T

he sun is streaming in through your beautiful bay window – just enough to remind you that it might be time to stop putting off this year’s spring cleaning.

But this month, between Earth Hour and Earth Day, it seems everyone – including your teenager, who you’ve never actually seen pick up a mop or broom – keeps telling you it’s time to go green.

The good news is, there’s plenty of help to kick your bleach habit and create a healthier environment, inside and outside your home this spring as green cleaning has gone mainstream. Not that you have to admit that to your offspring.

“People are much more open to the idea,” says Michelle Koval of Positively Green, a green cleaning business with clients who range from homeowners to developers.

Some still just want a spotless home and don’t care how she makes it happen, but many are demanding 100 per cent ecofriendly products.

“Attitudes have really changed,” she says.

Koval took to the green clean movement in earnest five years ago, when her own sensitivities to perfumes in harsh cleaners were too hard to ignore. Now the keen entrepreneur employs a team of cleaners and loves to create converts in her customers.

And her favourite ingredient?

Vinegar. The simple pungent liquid is the key to green cleaning and kills up to 99 per cent of bacteria. She includes a little fresh smelling essential oils to her mix and creates a cleaner that will stand up against any conventional product.

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Michelle Koval (front) and Sarah Brown of Positively Green Clean, use an environmentally friendly cleaning product. their sleeves and get to work, there’s also plenty to do outside your home and local organizations are leading the way in helping you get to work.

The Maple Ridge Transfer station has a year-round, yard waste area that will take your yard clippings and branches shorter than three metres.

You can also take advantage of Ridge Meadows Recycling Society’s annual spring brush chipping program this month. It in-

cludes pick-up of up to three cubic metres of tree and shrub branches. Pick-up is April 10 for homes west of 224th Street, and April 23 for homes east of 224th St. “It’s a great way to reduce waste while you tackle your outdoor spring cleaning,” says Leanne Koehn of the recycling society.

She is also thrilled that the community has responded well to the annual sale of composters, rain barrels and solar cones, which dissolve meat and paper products.

• All-purpose cleaner: teaspoon of vinegar, teaspoon of washing soda, a dab of environmentallyfriendly liquid soap, two cups hot tap water. Combine in a spray bottle and shake until the washing soda has dissolved. Apply and wipe off with a sponge or rag.

• Window cleaner: quarter to half teaspoon of liquid detergent, three tablespoons of vinegar, two cups water. Put all the ingredients into a spray bottle, shake it up a bit, and use as you would a commercial brand.

• Mold killer: two teaspoons tea tree oil, two cups water. Combine in a spray bottle, shake to blend, and spray on problem areas. Do not rinse.

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• Immaculate • Fenced private yard • New roof in 2011 $ 264,800 • Walk to amenities #15 - 23575 - 119th Avenue, Maple Ridge

Cass $

369,800

Great Location • 1,465 sq. ft. rancher • 3 bedrooms • 7,600 sq. ft. lot

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619,900

$

Jenny Shin

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499,000

$

• 4 bdrms & den on main, 3 baths • Warm open great room plan • Bsmt is wired & plumbed ready to suite

#30 - 19160 - 119 Ave., P.M.

$

• Over 3500 sq. ft. • 2 Storey with full • 4 bedrooms up bsmt • 2 bdrm suite • Corner lot on no • Just 5 years old thru St.

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Private Location • 1,690 sq. ft. 2 storey • 5 bedrooms • 7,200 sq. ft. lot

• Extensive reno’s • Private master suite • Two wired sheds

20295 Lorne Ave., M.R.

539,900

$

• 6 bdrm, 4 bath & den family home • On transit route, steps away from school • 2 bdrm suite with separate entrance

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199,000

$

• Best value townhome in Maple Ridge • Own for under $800 per month • 2 bdrms, 1 bath. Call Cass 604-833-1069

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Great location, schools, shopping, golf courses commuter routes. REMODELLING: new laminate, carpeting, painting, kitchen appliances, some plumbing, recent roofing.

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959,900 12680 239 St 1 $

• In the parade of homes, this impressive house wins top prize!

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Imagine, Wild Steelhead at your back door are one of the benefits you’ll enjoy from this serene river front 2 acres. Once you drive over your private bridge you’ll take a break from all the hustle and bustle life throws at you. Enjoy this 4 level home 4 bedroom with awesome covered deck ,pool ,hot tub, park like setting and much much more. Located only 5 minutes from towncore, shopping, schools and commuting.

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• Efficient kitchen open to Living and dining room.

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• Enjoy access to the Fraserview Community Centre, workshop and pool.

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• Beautiful views over the Fraser and Mt. Baker • 1096 sq. ft. top floor, high ceilings • 2 bedrooms, 2 washrooms, right in town • You’ll be glad you looked!

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#316-22514 116th Avenue, Maple Ridge

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OPEN HOUSE: SUNDAY, 1-4 PM

MLS #V941505

11764 STEEVES ST., MR

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SCOTT MEADUS 604.313.5727

$539,000 10429 Tamarack MLS# V904889 $

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#37-24185 106B Ave

# 16 20841 DEWDNEY TRUNK RD Beautiful 2 level townhouse. 3 bdrms, 3 pce ensuite off master. Vaulted ceilings, cozy f/p, private backyard great for entertaining. Call Theresa today to view! Just $324,900

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33271 - 14TH AVENUE, MISSON • 1540 sq ft Rancher • 3 Bed/2 Bath • Central Location • Full Crawlspace $ 289,900 • Newer Roof, Laminate Floors • Private Backyard

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Perfect for horses or a hobby farmer. Huge barn with box stalls and power. Home is 2000 sq feet with 3 bedrooms, 3 baths and is totally renovated. This home will please the fussiest buyer and can be easily subdivided. Call for a personal viewing.

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22986 Gilbert Dr.

24650 100th Ave.

$1,249,000

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COTTONWOOD VILLAGE 19-11588 232 Street, Maple Ridge End unit 1456 sq ft townhome with huge livingroom, gas FP, large country kitchen and 2 piece bath upstairs. Downstairs you will find 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, and a good sized laundry room. There is a patio off the master BR and a sundeck off the kitchen. Great family complex!

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$696,900 + HST

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• Desirable open “Great Room” plan layout • Kitchen has s/s appliances, granite and a breakfast bar • Great space for entertaining • Fully fenced back yard great for kids and/or pets Call Lisa at 604-970-2209

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$589,900

• Very clean and well kept home in desirable location • Large Kitchen has a center island, s/s appliances, and tons of cupboard space • Large decks in the back yard perfecting for entertaining and backing onto green space • Open plan with lots of windows • Vaulted ceilings and floor to ceiling rock fireplace in the livingroom

Call Lisa at 604-970-2209

14310 256th St.

$1,195,000

AUTO WRECKER/ METAL RECYCLING • 2.669 Acres of Industrial Land • Auto wrecker zoning • Currently generating $3500/month income • Sale comes with 52’ x 12’ office and 60 ft scale • Call today for more information Call Lisa at 604-970-2209

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Executive custom built 4000 sq ft home on almost 2 acres of fenced, drained land. Three stall barn, corner lot, sep workshop, 2 car high ceiling garage - carport and a mountain view! Home features 4 large bedrooms, 4 bathrooms (two with jacuzzi each), 3 F/P, covered patio & breeze way, den, large kitchen with eating area, built in appls such as double ovens, 2 washers, dryer & heated 5 ft crawl space. Vaulted ceilings, crown mouldings, new granite kitchen countertops & more. Suitable for bed & breakfast. Offers!

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Hungerford heading to UniverCity on Burnaby Mountain

Altitude showcases great views Hungerford Properties is hitting new heights with their latest development, Altitude. Located in UniverCity at Simon Fraser University on Burnaby Mountain, the two high-rise towers will give buyers 360-degree views of Burrard Inlet, Indian Arm, the North Shore mountains and downtown Vancouver.

“This is the last best view location on Burnaby Mountain,” says Jason Dolker, director of sales, marketing and service for Hungerford.

The location is a draw for buyers to its proximity to everything without being right in the middle of it.

“It’s a retreat from the city yet still connected,” Dolker says. “You get the

best of both worlds ... Nobody has our views ... we’re 1,300 feet above sea level.

Nothing can compare.”

Buyers looking for a greener lifestyle will find their perfect home at Altitude, as it will be part of one of the most sustainable communities in the Lower Mainland. Surrounded by 1,400 acres of forest, the building is designed to be about 45 per cent more efficient than traditional buildings and includes a three-bin kitchen recycling centre and a hydronic hot water heating system, among other energy-efficient features.

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efficient ... it’s very livable.”

Udzenija says that livability is one of the most important things to Concord, and this shows in every home they build.

With shared amenities such as an entertainment kitchen, formal dining room, karaoke room, an indoor driving range and an outdoor putting green, Concord has spared no expense on keeping their residents happy and healthy. The fitness facility is particularly impressive, with a stateof-the-art cardio gym that is outfitted with the latest in Italian Kinesis fitness

equipment.

“Our amenities set us apart,” says Udzenija. “No other development at this particular time has such an expansive amenities set.”

The Met is opening for previews this week, but there has already been a lot of interest in the market.

“We’ve been very excited about this for a long time,” Udzenija says.

The grand opening will take place April 21.

Home start at $279,900. For more information, visit www.themetburnaby. com or call 604-899-8800.

‘It’s all about the location’

Concord Pacific continues to impress with The Met

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With the opening of their newest high-rise development, The Met in Burnaby, Concord Pacific is once again proving why they are an integral part of the Metro Vancouver real estate business.

“It’s all about the location,” says Concord Pacific’s Project Marketing Manager Peter Udzenija. “There are parks everywhere, we’re kitty-corner to Metrotown and just a block and a half from SkyTrain. It’s comfortably close.”

The condominium suites are spacious and come in a variety of oneand two-bedroom floorplans. There are some three-bedroom suites available as well on the upper floors.

With 8’8’’ ceilings and open balconies or terraces in most homes that are perfect for enjoying your beautiful view, you will never feel cramped in your new space. Wideplank engineered hardwood flooring throughout the main living areas and plush carpeting in the bedrooms is standard, and both lend a touch of elegance to the home.

The kitchens are full of thoughtful little details, such as a waste recycling bin and sliding basket under the kitchen sink, soft-close hardware on all the cabinets and a modern white marble tile backsplash that is perfectly complemented by wood veneer cabinetry with open glass display shelving and under-cabinet

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We have everything that people want,” says Concord Pacific Project Marketing Manager Peter Udzenija. “It’s very livable.”

lighting. Depending on your plan, your kitchen will be lit by pot or track lighting, and the engineered stone countertop is almost too beautiful to mar by preparing food on it. The Miele appliances are a chef ’s dream, while the polished chrome Grohe faucet is yet another beautiful detail.

The luxury extends to the bathrooms, which include engineered quartz stone countertops, a custom medicine cabinet with a mirror, shelves and built-in lighting, and white marble tile flooring that matches the tub/shower surround.

Homeowners are given the option to have their home automated with Control4 technology or include air conditioning in their suite.

“We have everything that people want,” Udzenija says. “Because of the shape of the building our plans are very

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The expansive lobby of The Met, top, will include a lounge area for residents. Situated in the middle of parkland, above, it is easy for homeowners to feel a part of nature while still being close to every amenity they could possibly need, from the Metropolis at Metrotown shopping centre, left, to a convenient SkyTrain station.

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Take a tour today and move in this winter • 24 hour concierge service and on site security personnel • Full kitchens in most suites • Restaurant style dining with two menu choices at every meal • Delight in the aroma of fresh pastries and a cappuccino in the 24 hour Bistro • Enjoy Tai Chi and water wellness instruction in our soothing therapeutic pool • Care for your “Mind, Body & Spirit” with our on-site Chiropractor, Physiotherapist, and Oasis Spa Wellness team • On-site physician • DD’s Hair Salon • Lots of activities and entertainment, including art, spanish classes and live entertainment.

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s a health teacher, I regularly told students that there was nothing more important than their health.

I certainly don’t need to remind the elderly of that.

With my mom moving in with me after the passing of my father, I have been privy to the nature of her phone conversations, not so much because I have been trying to listen in, but because her hearing is somewhat comprised and, thus, she tends to speak loudly enough that the neighbors all around us are also sharing her conversations.

The topic of 99 percent of her conversations? You guessed it: health.

Since those with whom she is carrying on conversations tend to be over the age of 80, this should come as no surprise.

There is no shortage of medical stories to tell.

One good friend has had a terrible case of shingles for about eight months. Since this is a disease of the nervous system, it is complicated to treat and has a lot of symptoms that affect various parts of the body.

Truly, it is a problem that creates a great deal of suffering and loss of sleep. It has a tendency to attack those with com-

promised immune systems, which pretty much includes everyone over the age of 80.

It’s important to understand that this is Parenting not a disease that is Graham Hookey caught; essentially, we all carry the virus that causes it from our childhood. Thus, simply staying away from others won’t help.

There is a vaccine for it, but few elders get it.

Having seen the impact on her friend, my mom has become an advocate of this particular vaccine and has relayed, in graphic detail, the problems shingles can cause.

I have to say, knowing what I do now about the condition, I would suggest that any senior who has reached the age of 80, or who has any sense that their immune system is weakened, should speak to a doctor about the vaccine.

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After all, if something was caught because the immune system was already weak, how much weaker will it be, and thus how much more susceptible will the individual be when yet another virus or bacteria is introduced?

My mom’s discussions with others often end up following a trail from one condition to the next, and the most frightful issues tend to arise once a hospital visit becomes necessary.

As ironic as it may seem, the last place most sick elders want to be is in the hospital, where they perceive the greatest risks to their health exist.

I know this is not the first time I’ve said this, nor do I believe it will be the last, but the importance of preventative care for the elderly cannot be overstated.

At some point, it is a simple reality that the slope becomes very slippery as the immune system fights hard but tires easily.

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hat’s so good about Good Friday?

Is it because students and teachers get a day away from the halls of learning and certain government employees are granted a holiday from their work that we call the day good?

What is the meaning of the word good as it describes this particular celebration?

When did this day become a significant day and why is it observed as a holy day?

Egeria in the fourth century attested to some of the practices associated with the celebration of Good Friday. It is a religious holiday observed

by Christians commemorating the death of Jesus Christ by crucifixion on the Cross at Calvary.

We have no historical facts to tell us when and where the church began this celebration, but we do know it is ancient.

The dictionary gives many shades of meaning to the word good, including pious and holy as it describes this day of remembrance.

The day is also known as Black Friday, Holy Friday, Great Friday and Easter Friday.

Why do Christians refer to this day as Good Friday when what the Jewish and Roman authorities did to Jesus was not good?

The answer is that the re-

sults of our Lord’s death are very good.

The Bible says, “But God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Acts of Faith Christ died Eddie Bradley for us.”

Also it says, “For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that He might bring us to God ... ” While Jesus was hanging on the cross dying in our room and stead, He made seven verbal declarations that have become known as the “the seven words of the cross.”

The first is, “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.”

In the midst of the greatest trial of His life, Jesus prayed for forgiveness for His enemies.

One of the great purposes of the death of Jesus was to bear the punishment for the sins of each individual human being and to provide a way for our total forgiveness The second word of the cross was in response to a dying thief who asked, “Lord remember me when you come into

your kingdom.”

“And He said to him, ‘Truly I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.”

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Tuesday, April 10 • Whonnock Weavers and Spinners Guild will be meeting at Whonnock Lake Centre at 7:30 p.m. Visitors, guests, and new or potential members welcome.

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For more information, please call Marie at 604-462-9059.

Wednesday, April 11 • Parkinson’s Society B.C.’s Maple Ridge Parkinson’s Support Group meets from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Ridge Meadows Seniors’ Activity Centre. This meeting is open to all persons with Parkinson’s, their caregivers, families, and friends. For more information please contact Peta Purdy 604-463-1332, or email rpcoco@telus.net Thursday, April 12 • The Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Chapter of the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition meets in the Maple

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• The SFU Philosophers’ Cafe meets at the Arts Centre and Theatre at 7 p.m., 11944 Haney Place. This month’s topic is “The Sacred: Can we distinguish the sacred from spirituality and both from religion? What role should the sacred play in our culture?” Moderator is Larry Green. Co-sponsord by the Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Art Council. Everyone welcome.

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Friday, April 13 • Eric Langton Elementary School is holding its third annual trivia night fundraiser.

Everyone is welcome to this adult-only evening. Challenge your friends and foes in their knowledge of all things trivial. A variety of categories, movie and sound clips, geography, history, current events and more. Tickets are $13 each, teams are six to 10 people. Come with a team or we can find you one. Coffee and tea, snacks and desserts included. Cash bar. All funds raised go toward purchasing new playground equipment for the school. To purchase tickets call 604-476-1174 or e-mail ericlangtonpac@gmail.com. 12138 Edge Street, Maple Ridge, 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.).

Saturday, April 14 • Metro Vancouver presents Bear Essentials from noon to 3 p.m. at Kanaka Creek Regional Park in Maple Ridge. As Metro Vancouver grows, people are living, working and playing in closer proximity to bears.

Understanding bear behaviour helps keep people safe and bears wild. Drop by and learn about black bear ecology and understand how to coexist with our wild neighbours. Meet at the Riverfront south of Lougheed Highway and River Road. Open to all ages, free drop-in.

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on seniors’ concerns. For more information, call Rose at 604-467-8319, or Lil at 604-463-4703.

• TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Wednesday in Pitt Meadows.

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• Overeaters Anonymous meets every Wednesday at the St. Andrew’s Church from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. 22165 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge, back entrance.

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Its efforts at maximizing the efficiency of sprinkling systems in residential and commercial buildings recently earned it one of Pitt Meadows’ Going Green Business Awards.

The award, one of seven given out at a recent Pitt Meadows council meeting, was for the most innovative green solution.

Outdoor sprinkling systems can use up to 40 per cent of property’s water consumption, notes Keesha Rosario, Smart Watering’s managing director for western Canada.

“We look at where the efficiencies can be made, whether it’s in best management practices, maintenance and then we get into products.”

Weather stations that hourly record local conditions such as sunshine, humidity, wind and temperature, then compute the exact amount of water that has to come out of a sprinkler system.

Rosario recently moved out her Pitt Meadows home office and is renting a new office in Maple Ridge, while the company has another

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Terry Becker of Becker and Company displays an electronic document that is helping the Pitt Meadows law firm go paperless. office is in Ontario.

“Because we’re growing,” said Rosario.

She was speaking from Kenora, Ont. while on a cross-Canada tour of major cities as the company starts catering to municipalities and shows them how to improve water use in residential areas.

“Right now, we actually monitor irrigations systems for Guildford Town Centre. We do Oakridge mall in Vancouver,” and several other properties in the Lower Mainland.

Tweaking a sprinkling system and using wireless technologies and specialized sprinkling or irrigation equipment can make the effort worth it. Reductions in

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water use of between 30 and 70 per cent can result.

She pointed out sometimes sprinkling or irrigation systems can be even be more efficient and use less water than someone who hand-waters treasured flower beds.

Smart Watering Systems has consulted for Abbotsford, which implemented a tiered water rate system last year, But that has since been cancelled.

“When you only have so much water and your growing at a fast rate, it’s pretty important that you conserving your drinking water because the water costs money to treat to get to those households and those properties. It’s really important

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The company has done two pilot programs, one for the District of North Vancouver and another for Metro Vancouver. The company even saved Metro Vancouver $1,400 a year by improving the small, irrigated landscape for the Metro Vancouver office building on Kingsway Avenue in Burnaby.

Smart Watering Systems also consults for developers and for clients who manage business parks and shopping centres in the Lower Mainland and Whistler, and is now moving to Vancouver Island.

The company’s also nominated for a green award by the City of Toronto and was nominated for a local cham-

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The company can also show how to harvest rainwater, to reduce the demand for treated water.

“There are quite a few countries around the world that would be shocked to see how we use our water.”

Pitt Meadows council handed out several other going green awards at March meeting.

Becker & Company Law offices won the award for most awareness through education.

Office manager Terry Becker points out there are now six employees who walk to the offices every day, including a newly hired lawyer who lives in central

Pitt Meadows.

John Becker also rides his bicycle to work, on sunny days, and the office has completed an energy retro-fit.

The key part of their award, though, has been the move from paper to computerized record keeping, no mean feat for a law office that consumes paper by the bushel load.

When faxes arrive, they go into the computer rather than get printed out.

For the past four years, the clients’ legal documents now are all computerized according to Law Society of B.C. standards.

That spares paying for the physical storage of the documents for the required 10 years, which can cost thousands of dollars.

Computerized records not only saves money and consumption of paper (a reduction to 44 boxes of paper used in 2011 from 76 used in 2010) it makes the office more efficient.

Clients can have their documents e-mailed easily where ever they want instead of calling a courier.

The board room is also fitted with a large TV screen, allowing employees to participate webinars rather than attend seminars in Vancouver.

Green awards • Most Integrated Green Solutions (Under 10 Employees): Meadows Cleaners.

• Most Awareness Through Education (Under 10 Employees): Koha Montessori.

• Most Integrated Green Solutions (Over 10 Employees): Egis Projects Canada.

• Honourable Mentions: Cafe Zenberry, Affreight Traffic Systems.

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Pitt coach inducted into Basketball B.C. hall of fame Pitt Meadows Marauders Air Force head coach Rich Goulet honoured in first year of eligibility

by R o b e r t M a n g e l s d o r f staff reporter It’s been a year of near constant accolades for Pitt Meadows Marauders Air Force coach Rich Goulet, and it’s not over yet.

On April 21, the longtime local basketball coach will be inducted into Basketball B.C.’s hall of fame in recognition of his 43 years as a high school coach.

Goulet is one of the few coaches inducted into the hall of fame who have spent their entire career at the high school level.

“The only other person I can think of is Bill Disbrow, who won five B.C. championships with Richmond High,” says Lawrie Johns, executive director of Basketball B.C. Johns said this was Goulet’s first year of eligibility, and it was a no-brainer to have him inducted.

“He’s done just about everything you can do at high school basketball,” he says. “But it’s not just longevity, its about results.”

Goulet was three B.C. titles to his credit, and was the first high school coach to win a provincial championship at both the AA and AAA level.

Earlier this season, Goulet marked his 1,000th win as coach of the Pitt Meadows senior boys’ basketball team. The Marauders went on to post their winningest season in school history this year, winning the Fraser Valley Championships in the process.

In all, Goulet estimates he’s coached close to 4,000 games, taking into account the games he’s coached at the Grade 8, Grade 9, and junior level, as well as with St. Thomas More, Basketball B.C.’s provincial teams, the Steve Nash League, and spring league exhibition play.

With the Pitt seniors, he’s coached more 1,500 games, maintaining a win percentage of more than 60 per cent.

Johns said Goulet received and “exceptional” number of nominations for his induction.

“It’s a pretty big honour,” says Goulet.

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Attacker James Baker (left) and Jake Gobillot, who plays defence and transition for the Intermediate A Maple Ridge Burrards, sport the team’s new jerseys during practice Wednesday at Cam Neely Arena.

Maple Ridge Burrards Intermediate A team prepares for inaugural season

by R o b e r t M a n g e l s d o r f staff reporter For years the Ridge Meadows Minor Lacrosse Association has seen its most talented players leave the local club to play for elite level teams elsewhere.

Without an Intermediate A or Junior A franchise, players had little other option.

However, with the awarding of the Maple Ridge Burrards Intermediate A franchise this season, and a Junior A team looking increasingly realistic, the local association appears poised to complete its development ladder, from tyke to se-

nior men’s.

“We’re the third biggest association in the Lower Mainland, but we’ve never had a place for elite athletes to go,” says Dave Bailuk, president of the new Maple Ridge Burrards Intermediate A team. “A lot of them quit, some go to PoCo, some go to Langley.”

But Bailuk says the local talent this year was too good to ignore, and the new team hopes to be near the top of the standings in its first season.

Last season, the Burrards midget team won the B.C. championship. The majority of that team will be playing for the Burrards Intermediate A squad,

along with many other local Intermediate A players who have opted to come home and play for their new hometown team.

“Everyone is really excited about this team,” said Bailuk.

As the top lacrosse league in the province for players aged 16 to 18, the B.C. Intermediate Lacrosse League is a stepping stone to the Junior A ranks, as well as the NCAA, Western Lacrosse Association, and the National Lacrosse Association.

“A lot of kids in this league are gearing up to get scholarships,” said Bailuk. “This league is a showcase of the best talent in the province, so it is heavily scouted.”

With the Intermediate A franchise now in place, there is only one gap in the Burrards development ladder: a Junior A franchise.

Bailuk said the local organization had their application rejected for a team this year, but he hopes the “We are going to apply every year until we get it,” he said.

“They’ve told us it could be a couple of years, but I’m hoping it will be sooner than that. We have the talent, and we have the support.”

• The Maple Ridge Burrards Intermediate A lacrosse team plays its first home game April 27 at Planet Ice at 8:30 p.m.

Barry’s Roubaix race returns to Pitt dikes on Sunday staff reporter The third annual Barry’s Roubaix cycling race is set to return to the Pitt Meadows dikes this Sunday, with some of the country’s best cyclists taking part.

“With the new course start-

ing and finishing near the Ridge Meadows BMX Track, it gives us a great central area for spectators to see the race unfold,” said race organizer and Local Ride bike shop owner Barry Lyster. “It also offers a good spot for kids to bring their bikes and

hang out, as the BMX track will be open for riding, plus we have an Easter Egg Hunt planned.”

Some of the country’s best riders have registered for the event including World Cup medalist and Pan American Champion Steph Roorda, who

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The races begin at the corner of Kennedy and Barnes roads at 8:30 a.m. and will continue into the early afternoon. For more information, visit www.localride.ca

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Coaches like Goulet a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;vanishing breedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Goulet from p39 â&#x20AC;&#x153;I go every year to the awards banquet, and I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think I would be up there while Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still coaching.â&#x20AC;?

For Goulet, the award is further recognition of the countless hours heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spent coaching the boys of Pitt Meadows, many of whom have grown up to have children of their own and still live in the community.

However, he says the biggest satisfaction he gets as a coach is running into his old players, and seeing the success theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had in life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the provincial ďŹ nals this year one of my old players was sitting behind the bench and gave me a note after the game thanking me for pushing him to be better,â&#x20AC;? says Goulet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It means a lot to know that what you do has an impact.â&#x20AC;?

The key to Gouletâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coaching philosophy has always been to hold his players accountable, and not just accept â&#x20AC;&#x153;good enough.â&#x20AC;?

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Pitt Meadows coach Rich Goulet reached 1,000 wins with the senior boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball team this season. cult for many teenagers to understand that at the time, the lessons pay dividends down the road. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If they are willing to work hard, and put in that effort, they have had success,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a quality they pick up playing for

me, and it pays off in life. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not what they remember right away, but years later they realize where that [quality] came from. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All I ask of them is to love what they are doing. Otherwise, whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the point?â&#x20AC;?

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er coach, Goulet is a vanishing breed, says Johns.

Only 50 per cent of high school teams have teacher coaches, and that number is getting smaller every year, he says. Teacher coaches provide more stability for school sports pro-

grams than community coaches, and every year there are fewer teachers willing and able to take the reins from the older generation.

But while his teaching career may be nearing its end, Goulet says he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any plans to retire from the hardwood. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still going to coach for a while, whether Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m teaching or not,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I do.â&#x20AC;?

Also being inducted to the hall of fame this year will be SFU womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coach Bruce Langford, builders John Bius and Dan Miscisco, referee Dean MacKinnon, former UVic player player Tracie Sibbald, and the 1972/73 UBC womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team.

Banquet The Basketball B.C. awards banquet takes place Saturday, April 21, at the Langley Events Centre banquet hall.

For tickets, visit www. basketball.bc.ca.

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Sports Calendar

Sabre rattling A member of the Sabres (left) reaches at the puck as Ross Power of the All Blacks takes control during the first playoff game between the two teams in Division 4 of the Winter Men’s Hockey League at Planet Ice on Saturday.

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Rugby

Golf Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour Kings’ Links by the Sea, Surrey March 22 and 23

Lower Mainland Rugby Union B.C Men’s Division III, Mainland Pool B Team GP W L Kamloops RFC 7 7 0 Kats RFC 6 5 1 Brit Lions RFC 6 4 2 SFU Rugby 6 4 2 Scribes RFC 7 4 3 Capilano B 7 3 4 Chilliwack RFC 7 2 5 Ridge Meadows RFC 7 1 6 Burnaby B 7 0 7 Women’s Tier 2 Team GP W L Brit Lions RFC 6 4 1 Ridge Meadows RFC 7 4 3 Meraloma Rugby Club 7 3 4 Burnaby Lake Rugby Club 5 2 3 Velox Valkyries 5 2 2 * Default: -4 points U-16 Boys’ Team GP W L Vancouver Rowing Club 3 3 0 Burnaby Lake Rugby Club 6 5 1 Capilano 1 4 3 1 Richmond RFC 3 2 1 Meraloma 4 0 4 Capilano 2 3 0 3 Ridge Meadows 3 0 3

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Boys U-14 Rank Player Hometown 1 Landon Stellingwerff Calgary 2 Taylor Patrick Surrey 3 Liam Kruse Victoria 4 Voncan Omidi Surrey 5 Mitchell Thiessen Chilliwack 6 Cameron Coates Chase Boys 14-16 Rank Player 1 Kevin Kwon 2 James Chang 3 Connor McLellan 4 James Kim 5 Charlie Thompson 6 Nick Guenther T-7 Kevin Li T-7 Edward Metcalfe 9 Brendan Lancaster 10 Cody Stewart 11 Devin Kelly 12 Young Oh T-13 Michael Burns

Score 86, 79-165 89, 80-169 90, 98-188 101, 93-194 105, 92-197 158, 152-310

Hometown Score Pitt Meadows 75, 70-145 Vancouver 73, 80-153 Chilliwack 85, 71-156 Langley 82, 77-159 Delta 78, 84-162 Abbotsford 85, 78-163 Burnaby 83, 81-164 Surrey 91, 73-164 Burnaby 81, 84-165 Abbotsford 88, 78-166 White Rock 88, 82-170 Coquitlam 85, 86-171 Calgary 86, 88-174

T-13 T-13 16 17 18 19 20 21

Kaleb Fisher Derrick Walters Jordan Morford Ryan LaBossiere Shayne LaRochelle Zachary Gardner Alex Walker Ryan Combs

Abbotsford Williams Lake Abbotsford Williams Lake Coquitlam Penticton Abbotsford Abbotsford

87, 87-174 89, 85-174 90, 86-176 90, 88-178 96, 88-184 99, 87-186 106, 87-193 105, 97-202

Boys 17-19 Rank Player 1 C. Nowakowski 2 Austin Hughes 3 Victor Baptiste 4 Justin Rouleau 5 Ryan Hunt 6 Jesse Reichelt

Hometown Score Victoria 77, 69-146 Delta 77, 77-154 Oliver 83, 77-160 N. Vancouver 86, 77-163 Pitt Meadows 92, 80-172 Langley 89, 84-173

Girls Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Hometown Score Pitt Meadows 80, 70-150 Victoria 82, 75-157 Kelowna 81, 85-166 Richmond 88, 79-167 Vancouver 93, 88-181 Westbank 87, 95-182 New West 97, 88-185 Surrey 104, 101-205

Player Muni (Lily) He Haley Kruse Madison Kapchinsky Alisha Lau Julie Lym Kylie Jack Breanna Croxen Ashley Omidi

• The Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Chapter of the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition meets in the Maple Ridge Library, Greenside Room, Thursday, April 12, from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. The Coalition is working to make cycling become a mainstream mode of transportation for everyone. Drop by and learn more about what cycling can mean for you and your community. For more information email Jackie at jchow23708@ yahoo.ca and check out the Coalition’s blog at http:// www.rmcyclist.info/.

• The Maple Ridge Burrards senior men’s lacrosse team opens the 2012 Western Lacrosse Association season at home at Planet Ice in Maple Ridge on Sunday, May 22, against the Langley Thunder. game time is 6:45 p.m. For more information, visit www.burrards.ca • Singles dance, at various locations, occasional Saturday nights. Live band. For more information call Doris at 604-465-4412.

• Come join in the fun with seniors’ beginners Hawaiian dance lessons. For more information, contact Diana at 604-465-5722.

• The North Fraser Therapeutic Riding Association needs volunteers to help groom and tack horses and to lead or side walk with riders during their lesson. Horse experience is great but not required. If you enjoy the outdoors, working with wonderful people of all abilities, and love animals, this is the place for you. Please contact 604-462-7786 for further information.

• The Maple Ridge Golf Club Men’s night tees off every Thursday. Weekly prizes.

All skill levels welcome. For more information, call Monty Martin at 604-465 9221.

• Volunteers wanted for the Special Olympics.

Coaches and assistant coaches needed for various sports. To volunteer, contact a.caught@ gmail.com.

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Joseph Duff Jr. Nov. 26, 1926 ~ March 30, 2012

With our deepest sadness, our brave and much loved dad passed away at McKenney Creek Hospice from advanced prostate cancer.

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Predeceased by wife Yvonne April 2009 – his parents Isabel and Joseph Sr. – his brothers Hughey and George. Dad is survived by daughter Dolores and son Darcy – also survived by sister May (Bill), June (Roger predeceased) and brother Peter (Carol). Also sisters-in-law, brother-in-law and cousins.

IN MEMORIAM

Remillard Aurele Joseph (Boots) May 29, 1935 ~ April 10, 2011

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Beloved Husband, Father and Pepere Gone is the face we loved so dear Silent is the voice we loved to hear, Too far away for sight or speech, But not too far for thought to reach, Sweet to remember him who was here, Who, gone away is just as dear.

Loved always your wife Betty and family

OBITUARIES

Dad was born in Pitt Meadows and remained local. Dad worked 45 years at Hammond Cedar Mill as a Charge Hand and he belonged to Alouette Power Squadron and had a passion for boating. Even built his first boat, a 17 foot cabin cruiser with plans from Popular Mechanics in 1956 and continued boating all his life. He was also a talented carpenter and baker. Dad loved his family and friends fiercely and with his sense of humor and a twinkle in his eye.

Dad you are in our thoughts, in our hearts and you will always be with us and missed immensely. Our thank you to all that touched our Dad’s special life – He was a kind and wonderful and proud caring man and the world was a better place because of our Dad.

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MURRAY, Thomas It is with sadness that the family of Thomas (TOM) Edward Murray announces his death on February 26th in Maple Ridge B.C at age 66. He is predeceased by his parents Ed and Laura Murray and brother Allen. He is survived by his sons Russell (Katie)and Steven Murray, one nephew Christopher, Auntie Mickey, and several cousins. Tom was a employee of B.C Hydro, from Sept. 1972 to Sept.

2003. A celebration of his life will be held April 14th 2:00 p.m. @ Fraser View Hall, 22610-116 Ave. Maple Ridge.

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Thank you all for your love and support during Dad’s illness.

In lieu of flowers donations to Prostate Cancer Canada 2 Lombard Street, 3rd floor Toronto, ON M5C 1M1 would be appreciated.

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WANT TO REACH THE REST OF CANADA? In BC and Yukon alone, your ad can be printed in 2.1 million newspapers with a combined readership of more than 2.5 million adults.

Advertising Sales Consultant The Langley Times, a twice-weekly award-winning newspaper has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time sales person.

The successful candidate will have a university or college education or two years of sales experience – preferably in the advertising or retail industry. The ability to build relationships with clients and offer superior customer service is a must. The winning candidate will be a team player and will also be called upon to grow the account list with an aggressive cold calling mandate. The ability to work in a an extremely fast paced environment with a positive attitude is a must.

We offer a great working environment with a competitive base salary and commission plan coupled with a strong benefit package.

Black Press has over 170 community newspapers across Canada and the United States and for the proven candidate the opportunities are endless.

Please submit your resume with a cover letter

by Friday, April 20, 2012 to: Dwayne Weidendorf The Langley Times, #102-20258 Fraser Highway, Langley, B.C. V3A 4R3 or email to publisher@langleytimes.com No phone calls please.

www.blackpress.ca

Division of Black Press

We can also book your ad in more than 600 community newspapers across Canada.

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Call

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LABOURERS

DRIVER/LABORER for reg. pick-up + junk removal services. Must have class 5 with clean dr/ab + crim rec, be phys. fit + enthus with positive attitude. $16/hr. w/benefits. 24+ h/w apply @happystan1@hotmail.com Food Counter Attendants Req’d for 888 Fast Food Enterprises o/a Subway Sal: $11/hr Duties: Take customers’ orders; prepare food for customers; portion or wrap food; serve customers at counters; stock refrigerators; may receive payments. Basic English req’d. Punjabi an asset.

Contact Jatinderpal @ E-mail: subwayenterprises888@yahoo.ca Fax: 604-463-5441 Location: Maple Ridge, BC

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Call Erica

Reporting to the Director of Administration and Services, the employee will perform general housekeeping for seniors residing in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.

For further information please refer to our website at:

www.comservice.bc.ca

Please forward resume to: jleginus@comservice.bc.ca Fax: 604.463.2988 by: April 13th, 2012 This position requires union membership.

This position is open to male and female applicants.

Fax - 604-466-1207 Email: info@younghusband.ca www.younghusbandresources.com

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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

Counter Person / Kitchen Help required permanent Full Time.

Must be friendly & outgoing.

Apply in person with resume to: The Lunch Doctor 12139 Harris Rd., Pitt Meadows before 11am or after 1pm.

604-465-5955

EDUCATION

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Bookkeeping & Accounting Payroll, Year-end, Financial Statements, Income Taxes E-FILE Service Ph: 604-465-2123 Cellular: 604-788-0161

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KC Business Management Accounting/Bookkeeping

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

D All government required tax filing, including payroll and WCB reports D Setting up your business on computerized accounting software D Issuance of monthly financial statements for your business D Help with managing your day to day administration needs D Help with maintaining your A/R and A/P accounts to keep them current D Filing of personal and corporate tax returns REASONABLE RATES Call Kate at 604-477-2200 or e-mail me at katecrawford@shaw.ca

# 101-1125 Nicola Avenue Port Coq. (behind COSTCO)

604-468-8889 candymassage.blogspot.com/

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$28.00 - $38.00 per hour based on experience. Commercial roofing co. hiring lead roofers with extensive exp. in commercial roofing, including: two - ply torch, single ply, sloped and metal.

Offering Great Benefits Including: Company Vehicle, Paid Travel, Support Crews, Top Wages, Health/Dental, Pension & Company Uniforms.

Must have proven ability to install using RCABC roofing practices and follow WCB regulations.

A PERFECT SHINE Residential & Commercial Cleaning 604-619-3796 Vi .

604-460-8058 #7 - 20306 Dewdney Trunk, M. Ridge Corner Max Gas Station

I love to make order out of chaos!!!

Organized, efficient, reasonable rates. Noreen 604-466-3696

Fax resume: 604-944-2916, Call Adam: 604-944-2977 or e-mail aknipfel@designroofing.ca Visit: www.designroofing.ca

Top Notch Cleaning Fast and Reliable. $25/hr.

778-318-4716

EDUCATION

CONCRETE & PLACING

HERFORT CONCRETE NO JOB TOO SMALL

Healthcare is the #1 employer in B.C.

Serving Lower Mainland 23 Years! *Prepare *Form *Place *Finish *Granite & Interlocking Block Walls *Stairs *Driveways *Exposed Aggregate *Stamped Concrete. *Interlocking Bricks *Sod Placement -Excellent Ref’s -WCB Insured

Become a

LEO: Mobile #657-2375, 462-8620

HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT

UNIQUE CONCRETE DESIGN F All types of concrete work F F Re & Re F Forming F Site prep FDriveways FExposed FStamped F Bobcat Work F WCB Insured

• Job Security • Great Wages • Career Opportunities

778-231-9675, 778-231-9147 FREE ESTIMATES

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Small class sizes with a hands-on approach to learning.

DRYWALL

45 Years in the drywall trade. All size jobs boarding, taping, spraying.

Big or small. Wayne 778-242-2060

PROGRAM STARTS SOON IN MAPLE RIDGE

CALL NOW! Funding may be available.

Your Career Starts Here

CLEANING SERVICES

“AN EXTRA HAND” Exp. Hardworking, reliable cleaning lady. Also grocery shopping, light errands & companionship, to-from appoint Louise Reasonable rates. 604.467.3665

COMMERCIAL ROOF FOREMAN

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EDUCATION

ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTING Done Accurately Small Business, P/U & Delivery Bookkeeping, Payroll, Tax Returns, HST.604-814-0967 / 604-862-1596

Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Community Services is an equal opportunity employer

Younghusband Resources Ltd PO Box 21116 Maple Ridge Square RPO Maple Ridge, BC V2X 1P7

Home Sharing - Do you want the best of both worlds? Work from home while your family opens their hearts and home to an adult with disabilities. For more information email: home-share@younghusband.ca

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Call our office or visit our website for more info.

604-536-9287 or www.canadianopen fastpitch.com or Attend our next Volunteer meeting for more details.

Tuesday, May 1 7:00 pm at the Sandman Signature Hotel, 8828 201 Street, Langley

15 hours per week Flexible work schedule (Mon. to Fri.) (daytime hours no evenings/weekends).

May include extra hours for vacation/sick coverage.

604.777.2195

Community Support Worker Required for supporting adults with physical and mental disabilities. CPR/First aid and valid driver’s license. Competitive wages (union rates and benefits) Must be available weekends and some over nights (Full time overnight position available). Send resumes to:

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

Be part of our exciting, worldclass softball tournament, which takes place from June 30 - July 9 in Surrey, BC. We are looking for volunteers in areas such as: scorekeeping, security & parking, transportation, batgirls, tickets & gates, and more! We ask that each volunteer work a minimum of 20 hours.

In exchange for your time, each volunteer will receive:

Housekeeper

Must be outgoing

Community Support Worker & Home Sharing Opportunities

1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366) RemoveYourRecord.com

AT THE SCOTIABANK CANADIAN OPEN FASTPITCH!

Seniors Outreach and Home Support

START NOW!!!

HOME CARE/SUPPORT

VOLUNTEER

• FREE ADMISSION to all playing venues • 1 complimentary item of event apparel • 1 complimentary meal per volunteer shift worked!

12 F/T CSR reps needed Up to $20/hr, weekly pay

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Guaranteed Record Removal since 1989. Confidential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating assures EMPLOYMENT & TRAVEL FREEDOM. Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET

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LEGAL SERVICES

604-463-1174 www.discoverycommunitycollege.com

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MIND BODY SPIRIT

✸ MASSAGE CONFIDENTIAL✸ Simply for your health & pleasure *European *Private 604.230.4444

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com

FRANKS Drywall *Boarding*Taping *Spraying no job too sm. Seniors rts Free ests. 604-939-7029, 809-1945 HUGH’S DRYWALL The clean professional way.

Taping / Textured ceilings 463-5413 Professional Drywall & Taping All textures. Big/small projects.

604-970-1285

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ELECTRICAL

#1167 $25 service call, BBB Lge & small jobs. Expert trouble shooter, WCB. Low rates 24/7 604-617-1774

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ELECTRICAL

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 281

GARDENING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 281

GARDENING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 287

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 300

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DC ELECTRIC (#37544). Bonded.

24 hr service. We specialize in jobs too small for the big guys! 30 yrs exp. Free est. 604-460-8867.

604 575 5555

RIDGE MEADOWS ELECTRIC Licensed & Bonded. Call Don 604-462-0480 or 604-861-7418

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

LAWNS - LAWNS - LAWNS

We Do Lawns *Monthy Lawn Maintenance

GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine.

7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

OF Home (604)501-9290

M.T. GUTTERS

*Yard Clean-up *Pruning and More.

-- Seniors Discount --

Professional Installation

604-560-1971

Cleaning & Repairing

LAWNS PLUS

Call Tim 604-612-5388

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FENCING

ASHDOWN CONTRACTING Fences, Decks & Reno’s. Quality you can Afford. 604-970-4732

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FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

Residential~Strata~Commercial

(604)671-2746 Free Estimates

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Commercial ride-on Mower Walk-behind Mower Line-trim Blower Professional - Reliable Reasonable Rates.

Monthly Lawn Maintenance

Mike 604-862-3053

Cutting Edge Lawncare Ltd.

All aspects of Landscaping and Maintenance,Strata, Commercial, Residential, Pavers, Patios, Retaining walls & Drainage

W Maintenance W Power raking W Fertilizing W Pruning W Landscaping WClean-up

✶Residential Specialist✶

George 604-466-9514

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Prompt Delivery Available

Seven Days a Week

Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd. ✶ Bark Mulch ✶ Lawn & Garden Soil ✶ Drain Grave Lava Rock ✶ River Rock ✶Pea Gravel

(604)465-1311

meadowslandscapesupply.com

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

Available for Delivery Call for pricing

Call (604)763-8795

604-465-5193 or 604-465-5197 OUR READERS WILL BE LOOKING FOR YOU WHEN THEY NEED REPAIRS OR RENOVATION SERVICES.

D Garden Blend Soil D Lawn Blend Soil D Custom Blends avail.

D Composted Mushroom Manure

S. H. Landscaping Tree Services

✔ ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDS Call Niko Plumbing Ltd. 24/7.

Res/Com, plugged drains. h/w tanks. ★15 yrs exp. 604-837-6640

Lawn care Weeding W New Turf Fertilizing W Moss Control Power Raking W Aeration

Fencing & Allan Block

PICK-UP ...... or .... DELIVERY

Free Estimate 17 years experience in Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows 604.230.1634 or 604.467.3724

604-465-3189

HOOT & OWL Renovations & repairs Also rubbish removal available Email: hoot&owl@telus.net Gary 604-339-5430

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Heavy Duty Mechanic The Teal Jones Group (Surrey based company) has an immediate opening for a full time Heavy Duty Mechanic.

Previous experience working on forklifts, loaders and boom boats is required and welding experience is an asset.

Individuals who can work efficiently with safety in mind and with minimal supervision are encouraged to apply.

Compensation will be dependent on experience, along with an excellent benefits package.

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Call: (604)460-8776

Please send resume to: achoquette@tealjones.com Or via fax: 604-581-4104 Attention: April Choquette www.tealjones.com

MISC SERVICES

✶Dump Site Now Open✶ SBroken Concrete RocksS $22.00 Per Metric Ton SMud Dirt Sod ClayS $22.00 Per metric Ton

GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $59.00 Per Ton

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable.

Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

Call Ian 604-724-6373

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

ABACUS ROOFNG

www.abacusroofing.info Asphalt roofs, Re & Re, Shake conversions *30yrs Exp.

Look Who’s Hiring!

MAKING YOUR RENOVATION DREAMS COME TRUE...

Call Chris

Browse through bcclassified.com’s career and employment listings in the 100’s.

AFFORDABLE MOVING Local & Long Distance

Kitchens • Bathrooms New Additions • Flooring Painting • Decks Windows / Doors Stonework • Siding & More

$45/Hr

From 1, 3, 5, 7,10 Ton Trucks Licenced ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free estimate/Seniors discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

604-537-4140 SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials.

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

329 PAINTING & DECORATING 2 HUNGRY PAINTERS Int./Ext. + POWER WASHING. Man & Wife with combined Exp. of 75+ Years. 604-467-2532

PRESSURE WASHING

ORCA Spray Power Washing. We offer top to bottom exterior cleaning, specializing in tile and cedar roofs. Fast, Friendly, Courteous service. HST and WCB registered.

Give us a call at 604-366-4506

Meadows Landscape Supply

604-465-1311

Free Estimates BBB • WCB • Insured

.Enterprise Plumbing, Heaitng, Gasfitting

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DRNEWEARTH.COM

EAGLE TILE A - 20779 Lougheed Hwy Maple Ridge Your local natural stone distributors. Custom made Granite Countertops.

Slate Granite Marble Tile Tumbled stone.

Large selection of Porcelain & Ceramic Sales & Service 604.463.0718 ~ 604.460.6656

360 PLUMBING & HEATING. Gas, plumbing, heating, reno’s, repairs.

20 years exp., reliable & courteous.

Lic’d. Bonded. Jack 778-835-4416

Flower Beds W Allan Blocks Bark Mulch W River Lava Rock

17607 Ford Road Pitt Meadows

101 - 19070 Lougheed Hwy, Pitt Meadows

PLUMBING

$36/HOUR. Local lic’d Plumber.

Big & small jobs. Plumbing, heating, plugged drains, call (778)549-2234

all soils are tested for Optimum growing requirements.

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Gardening

NO Wood byproducts used

Call: (604)460-8776

Northstar Painting Ltd.- The Residential Specialists. BIG jobs, Small jobs - We do it all! Interior and Exterior Projects. Master Painters at Students Rates. WCB Safe, Reliable, Efficient & Quality Paint. 778.245.9069

www.augustinesoilandmulch.com

Trimming W Pruning W Topping Clean-upW Garbage Removal

When QUALITY Matters

JAGUAR LANDSCAPING Lawn & Garden Service. Design, Pruning, Lawns, Cleanups, Comm/Res. (604)462-1369

Cellular 604-671-9694

Hemlock, Fir & Cedar

Fully INSURED

Bsmt suites, bathrooms, windows siding, H/W tank installation, etc NO JOB TOO SMALL

Gary 467-3024

SAWDUST

Spring clean ups

DRNEWEARTH.COM

- Power Raking Aerating - Moss Control Fertilizing - Hedges - Pruning

Ph: 604.465.5376 Cell: 604.318.4514

LANDSCAPING

CHOICE RENOVATIONS

Weekly Lawn Mowing

Certified Turf-Grass Management Tech.

Does it make a difference??

You bet your grass it does!!

Spring Clean-up Rubbish Removal Located in Maple Ridge Call Matt

* Electrical * Plumbing * Heating * Painting * Carpentry * Tile Work * Laminate & Hardwood Flooring Exc. Rates, Senior Disc. Work guar.

Since 1986. Ken 604-418-7168 ADDITIONS, Renovations & New Construction. Concrete Forming & Framing Specialist. 604.218.3064

BIG CUTS!!

Searching for your dream home or selling it?

This is the location. Listings include everything from acreage, farms/ranches to condos and waterfront homes. Visit bcclassified.com

Handyman Services

❞A ALL RESIDENTIAL❞

Always! Pwr. raking, grass cutting, fertilizing, hedging, pruning, Rubbish rem. Free Est. 604-230-0627

Improvements,

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HANDYPERSONS

A-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, reroofing. Dhillon 604-782-1936.

15% SENIORS DISCOUNT lawn cuts, aerating, power-raking, pruning, hedge trimming, trees, 23 yrs. exp. Free est. Brad 778-552-3900

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GARDENING

3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com

28 YRS EXP. *FULLY INSURED

604.726.7542

604-618-6401 Marcel.

Ceramic Tiles, Hardwood Laminate Guaranteed work, Free Estimate.

Running this ad for 8yrs

PAINT SPECIAL

5” Gutter, Down Pipe, Soffit

Landscape Maintenance

D Economical Lawn Mowing D Complete Grounds Maint D Pruning & Shaping D Aeration & Power Raking D Fully Insured

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539

RETIRED carpenter wants to keep busy. Looking for small carpentry jobs. Will repair or build new. Will also do small plumbing jobs. Call Ken 604-460-7803.

(604)999-5454 MLG ENTERPRISES All Aspects Landscaping & Garden Solutions

Scott 604-891-9967

HOME REPAIRS

Cert Electrician #13588

Let MDG Home Services do the work for you...

Just pick up the phone and give us a call!!!

.Jim’s Mowing Spring Services Same day services

Serving Tri City 32 Yrs. Call 24 Hrs/7 Days paylesspainting.multiply.com

Mike 604-928-7765

W Lawn Mowing WHedge Trimming W Power wash the house W Sidewalks and driveways W Gutters W Painting W General yard cleanup W Any little job....

TRAVEL with bcclassified.com

778.885.7074 Trent Reisinger

604-463-3644 604-861-1490

HANDYMAN SERVICES PROF. PAINTING ~ Int / Ext POWER WASHING

Does your house have the blues?

Need to spruce up the yard?

Just can’t find the time?

Specializing in Renos New Const, (Comm./Res.) Free Estimates

D Free estimates D Insured Licensed D References Residential D Pressure Washing

604-618-6401 Marcel Repairs, Maintenance, Renovation Guaranteed work, Free Estimate

MDG HOME SERVICES

(#102055) Bonded

LOOK for our YARD SIGNS

Landscape Construction Renovations W Maintenance

(604)836-9274

Dean 604-834-3076

# 1 PAY-LESS Painting Ext./Int. SPRING Special

Green Services Ltd

Roofs, windows, doors, painting, drywalling, flooring, bsmnt. finishing.

Kitchens, Bathrooms, Flooring, Drywall, Garages, Decks & more * 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE* INSURED ~ WCB

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DUTCH TOUCH

SCOTT FAMILY RENOS

Home Renovations and New Construction

LANDSCAPING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

604-462-9009 AT NORTHWEST ROOFING Re-roofing, Repair & New Roof Specialists. Work Guar. WCB.10% Senior’s. Disc. Jag 778-892-1530

GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, Asphalt Shingles, Flat roofs, WCB Clean Gutters. $80. 604-240-5362

NAHAL CONSTRUCTION New and Re-Roof Specialist Residential & Commercial.

Shakes, Shingles and Duroid.

25 year of experience.

Call for your FREE estimate.

Jas 778-896-4065 Bell 604-339-2765

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

AAA PRECISION PAINTING. Quality work. 778-881-6096.

Check Out Our Extraordinary Projects At www.caliberwest contracting.com

604.764.9594

RECYCLE-IT!

JUNK REMOVAL Recycled Earth Friendly • Estate Services • Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses & More!

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

604.587.5865

www.recycleitcanada.ca

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 374

TREE SERVICES

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*Appliances *BBQs *Exercise Equip *Cars/Trucks/Trailers *Hotwater Tanks *Furnaces * Restaurant Equipment All FREE pickup!

T & K Haulaway

Your LOCAL Tree Service, For Honest Prices & Quality Work

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL Always! deliver Top soil, bark mulch, sand & gravel. 7days/wk.

Simon 604-230-0627 will spread

Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certified Arborist Free Estimates * Fully Insured

TOPSOIL

TREE SERVICES A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv.

Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping.

Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports

Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $

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FEED & HAY

LOCAL HAY FOR SALE. Good Quality! 60lb bale average. $6/bale.

Pitt Meadows. Call 604-505-4087.

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PETS

CANE CORSO MASTIFF, shots, dewormed, tails cropped, vet â&#x153;&#x201C; $1,000. Call 604-826-7634.

Cocker spaniel pups â&#x20AC;&#x201C; purebred, no papers 1st shots, dewormed, ready to go now. $600. Call 604-888-0832 Jack Russell pups, cute, short, stocky, smooth coat, tail doc, deworm, 1st shot. $550. 604-798-9233 LAB PUPPIES, chocolate & black healthy, family raised. Parents on site. $625. Vet â&#x153;&#x201D;, 1st shots 604755-1364 shakhana@hotmail.com

Tree Service * ISA Certified Arborist *Hazard Tree Removal * Crown Reduction & Falling * Stump Grinding *Prune & Hedge Trim * Arborist Reports Insured WCB Free Estimates

604-942-6907

LAB/RETRIEVER born January 23 family raised. Dewormed. $400.

604-491-5262. No Sun. calls please NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com PUGS, fawn, 2 male, 2 female. family raised, vet chkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d, shots. $500. (604)796-2727/799-2911 Rottweiler Pups- PUREBRED, tails, dewclaws, shots, vet checked Health guarantee. Ready April 6th $650. to $1,000, 604 460 0804.

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GARAGE SALES

SAT. APRIL 7, 8-3 p.m. 23085 Eagle Avenue, Maple Ridge, BC (North of Dewdney Trunk Rd. turn @Tim Hortons on 230th, then right on Eagle...look for signs) Assortment of motor cycle parts, tools, camping equipment, gardening stuff, 85 Chev P/U and a 2001 Chev Cavalier!! We havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forgotten the ladies...kitchen and household stuff too!

Websters Corners Elem.

Corner of 246th & Dewdney Trunk

CHILDRENS BIKE, good condition. $60. 604-465-4998

Big Garage Sale in the Gym

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Sat. April 14, 9am - 3pm.

Crafters Welcome

UNDER $200

3 DRAWER MATES BED WITH HEADBOARD, mattress 5yr warr.

Child outgrew. $165. 604-465-4998 TWIN BED WITH FRAME fully covered mattress & linens included. $200. 604-465-4998

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FERTILIZERS

WEED FREE Mushroom Manure 13 yards - $160 or Well Rotted 10 yards - $180. 604-856-8877

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FURNITURE

#1 Cash Buyer â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since 1987â&#x20AC;? $$CASH $$ for your furniture, tools, electronics, antiques, appliances, computers & collectibles.

WW ANYTHING OF VALUE WW

If you would like to bookd a table please Call Cindy at (604)462-8510 (tables only $15 each)

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463-4449 or 209-6583

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

SIMMONS Elec. bed, sgl 115v raises feet, head & knees. w/Massage button. $250: (604)463-4185

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MISC. FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE 627

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PIANO; APT SIZE Lowrey upright piano $550/obo. Ph: 604-418-6274 or 604-531-1576.

REAL ESTATE 626

HOUSES FOR SALE

RENTALS

HOMES WANTED

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APARTMENT/CONDO

WE BUY HOUSES! Older House â&#x20AC;˘ Damaged House Moving â&#x20AC;˘ Estate Sale â&#x20AC;˘ Just Want Out â&#x20AC;˘ Behind on Payments Quick Cash! â&#x20AC;˘ Flexible Terms!

CALL US FIRST! 604-657-9422

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS 1978 14x60 2bdrm in Ruskin park $39,900 & New SRI single & double wides from $84,900. 604-830-1960.

2005 FOREST RIVER Grand Surveyor, 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 5th wheel, 1 slide, fiberglass laminate construction, on small quiet RV park in Maple Ridge. Kept in covered storage 4 years.

Built on deck. $19,000 obo.

Pad $425/mo.

(778)668-0327. Bob New SRI *1152 s/f dblwide $77,900 *14x70 full gyproc single wide, loaded $66,900. Repossessed Mobiles & Modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960.

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ABBOTSFORD ABBOTSFORD CONDO FOR SALE BY OWNER

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

Single items to entire households

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Public Input Invited Proposed changes to Visual Quality Objectives within the Chilliwack Forest District The Chilliwack Forest District will be establishing updated Visual Quality Objectives (VQOs) for the Fraser Timber Supply Area (TSA) as per Section 7 (1)(2) of the Government Actions Regulation (GAR) process under the Forest and Range Practices Act. Changes to VQOs are expected to reflect current information gather through an updated Visual Landscape Inventory accepted by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO). Portions of the following scenic areas are proposed for changes: Alouette Lake, Stave Lake, Lake Errock, Harrison Lake, Chehalis Lake, Nahatlatch Valley, Pitt River, Coquihalla and Hope Princeton Highway Corridors. Draft maps showing the proposed changes are available from the district website at: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/ftp/DCK/ external/!publish/VQO/ Comments received on or before June 8th, 2012 will be considered in the final preparation of the Order, planned to take effect on or after June 29th, 2012.

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Awning, 3 burner w/oven, microwave, dinette booth, A/C & more! $21,995(Stk# 33437) www.fraserway.com/ consignment 1-877-651-3267 DL#31087

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Call George between 9am-5pm 604-467-9300

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2011 Hyundai Santa Fe GL

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2009 Hyundai Accent GL

2008 Jeep Wrangler 4x4

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Sahara Unlimited, V6 auto, pw/pl, air, cruise, AM/FM/CD, keyless entry, mint condition, alloy wheels, skid plates, illlum. entry, 52,500 kms.

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2011 Hyundai Sonata GLS

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2.4L auto, pw/pl, air, cruise, heated seats, moonroof, alloys, Bluetooth, 29,822 kms.

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