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Bocking runs for nDP once more Veteran candidate wins Maple Ridge-Mission

by Phil M elnyc h u k staff reporter

Mike Bocking will again represent the NDP. The veteran campaigner was selected Sunday by the Maple Ridge-Mission NDP riding association to run in next May’s provincial election. Bocking Bocking defeated Maple Ridge music lawyer Bob D’Eith 81-45 to win the nomination at a meeting in Silverdale.

“It was a long campaign,” Bocking said Monday, noting the two had been competing for 14 months.

The results, however, weren’t a surprise since both candidates basically knew who was supporting them. see Nominee, p9

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Magna-tized Elaine Magnaye, in Grade 6 at Eric Langton elementary, keeps a keen eye on the competition during the question period at the finale of Bookfest, a recreational reading program for district students, at the Greg Moore Youth Centre on Monday.

Two more witnesses: rave trial ‘Was there an attempt to hide what was going on?’

by M o ni s ha M a r tin s staff reporter

A trial for a young man accused of posting pornographic photographs on Facebook taken during a rave in Pitt Meadows two years ago resumed Tuesday with two more witnesses describing what they saw that night.

Both teens stressed the couple photographed during a Sept. 10,

2010 party were having consensual sex.

Paige Morgan, who was 16 at the time, told the court she watched the couple copulating in a field on a property off Harris Road.

You would have called police if you believed there was an assault taking place, asked Marvin Stern, representing Dennis John Allen Warrington, who is accused of posting the photos on Facebook.

Warrington faces one count each of possessing and distributing child porn, since the girl in the photographs was 16 at the time of the rave.

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“She and the guy were not trying to hide at all,” replied Morgan.

“It was out in the open.”

Morgan did not know the identity of the couple, but later learned the girl’s name.

She also saw the girl at the MacDonald’s restaurant on Harris Road after the rave.

“She was bawling her eyes out because she lost her phone,” Morgan testified, adding that later “[the victim] seemed happy, like nothing was wrong.”

She also told the court that the

people closest to the victim were older, Indo-Canadian men, one who had a video camera. None of the men have testified during the trial.

Following the rave, photographs of the teens having sex began to spread via text messages and social media.

Stern asked Morgan if what happened at the rave became a hot topic of conversation amongst teens in high school and whether there was any suggestion that the teen had been sexually assaulted. see Trial, p9

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Report outlines the way forward Taking property out of ALR no longer way to go

by Phil M elnyc h u k staff reporter

Some pathways for Maple Ridge’s future has been sketched out in a 100-page report perused by council Monday.

The Commercial and Industrial Strategy, 2012-2042, which will be reviewed by staff and politicians and eventually the public, doesn’t suggest using the Agricultural Land Reserve to make room for industrial expansion.

“We’re recommending that it’s a risky strategy to base hopes on getting lands out of the ALR,” JeanPierre Raulot-Lapointe, with GP Rollo and Associates, explained after the meeting.

Because that land may not be approved for exclusion from the reserve, other options need to be considered, he added.

The comment seems to contradict Maple Ridge’s official community plan, which says the district could try to exclude farmland to create employment-generating lands.

Coun. Michael Morden said the report reflects the recent affirmation of the Agricultural Land Commission’s main mission – to protect farmland.

“This ship has sailed,” said Morden.

“It’s about meeting their mandate.

It’s not about spending all this time dealing with permit applications.

“Everybody needs to get over that.”

Land commission chair Richard Bullock said earlier this year that the commission will be cutting back the time it spends reviewing exclusion applications.

“The signs that we’re getting from the Agricultural Land Commission, whatever comes out, will be it, for a long time,” added public works manager Frank Quinn.

Any applicant who tries to remove land now must wait five years before reapplying.

In a similar vein, the report also says that development should be focused within Maple Ridge’s urban boundaries rather than looking for vacant land outside the built-up areas of the district.

“For me, their finding reiterated the importance of that,” planning director Christine Carter told council.

Two applications to exclude land on the west side of 105th Avenue for development are now before the ALC, while the district could make its own exclusion application for land east of 105th Avenue.

Both requests would be part of the district’s long-term plan for devel-

Only two Ridge bears killed in 2012 13 fewer than year before new bylaw

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The owners of the log sort yard along the Haney Bypass have proposed a waterfront development for the property, which would fit with the district’s new commercial and industrial strategy. oping the area.

The report points out half a dozen areas where Maple Ridge can expand its industrial capacity within its current urban borders: • Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure lands beside the Haney Bypass comprise 38 acres, could be one site where light industry could develop, although slopes and streams complicate development; • up to 60 acres could be used for industry or light manufacturing at 232nd Street and 128th Avenue, along the approaches to Golden Ears Provincial Park – possibly zoning could include accommodation for artisans through live-work living spaces.

• Albion Industrial Park also could be used for industrial expansion, although infrastructure improvements would be needed; • farther afield, along the Lougheed Highway near 250th Street, two parcels totalling 20 acres on either side of Kwantlen First Nations property could be developed, although they also have slope and stream issues.

The report says that Maple Ridge has time to find industrial land, but it should start the preparations now.

If council heeds or incorporates the advice, plans for Albion flats, along Lougheed Highway and 105th Avenue, could also change.

One recommendation says employment should be a “major component” of developing Albion flats.

Raulot-Lapointe told council that he foresaw any retail in the area serving only the local community rather than big box stores.

That contrasts with Maple Ridge’s current concept plan, which calls for big box stores, light industry and recreational uses throughout Albion flats.

“The recommendations were clear, that there needs to be an industrial component and we need to have a look at that to see what generates jobs for us,” Morden said.

By 2040, Maple Ridge will need between another 170 and 230 acres for industrial use, in order to provide local jobs for a growing population.

“This ship has sailed.”

Coun. Mike Morden, Maple Ridge

When it comes to shopping, the report recommends no big new shopping areas covered with big box operations.

Instead, the downtown should continue to be the priority for “all types of retail,” including big box stores.

There’s “no urgent need” to find additional commercial land, especially when the future development of Albion flats is considered, nor should industrial land be converted

to shopping malls, says the report.

Instead, it says the downtown incentive plan should be continued, land assembly should be encouraged, and perhaps there should be beautification program, where business owners can get matching grants.

Metro Vancouver has projected 48,000 total jobs in Maple Ridge by 2041, up from a present 23,000.

But Maple Ridge is already doing better than other cities in creating local jobs, the report points out.

In 2006, about 35 per cent of Maple Ridge’s population were locally employed. Only Surrey, at 38 per cent, had a higher percentage.

By comparison, Langley township’s local employment rate was 23 per cent, while New Westminster’s was only 20 per cent.

Coun. Al Hogarth said most of the report’s findings were expected.

The development of the industrial area at the far north of 256th Street will take years and still depend on extension of Abernethy Way east to 256th Street. But that road project will cost millions and could be a decade away.

Hogarth supported the plan for 256th Street, but it will take time to develop, adding other purposes should be considered such as recreational, tourism or education.

“Are there other uses that could happen there?”

Council will review a staff synopsis of the report in the new year, with open houses to follow.

So far in 2012, two bears have been killed in Maple Ridge over conflicts with humans, compared with 15 the year prior.

That’s a measure of success that Bear Aware coordinator Rosie Wijenberg can point to as the district Bear Aware program goes into hibernation after its first year in operation.

She has spoken to children at all local schools in high bear-conflict areas. Wijenberg knows her message got through, both because she got requests for more presentations, and because when she was done the kids were “playing bear.”

Wijenberg and volunteers also went door-to-door in many high-conflict areas, talking to people about ensuring potential food sources – garbage and fruit – were not available.

She plans to continue that work in Year 2, with an added emphasis on rural areas, and consulting with some property owners in rural areas to encourage electrical fences to keep bears out.

She will encourage more bear-resistant garbage cans in high-conflict areas, as well.

Wijenberg will also work to establish a fruit gleaning program for next year, noting that it is the premier attractant. Fruit brings bears closer to homes, where they will find other food sources like garbage, bird feeders and pet food.

While Bear Aware is standing down until spring, most bears in the region will remain active – particularly those that have become food conditioned.

The Conservation Officer Service (COS) urges residents to avoid human-bear conflicts and a potential $230 fine under the Wildlife Act for accessible attractants.

• Residents are encouraged to call the COS via the RAPP line at 1-877-952-7277 to report human-bear conflicts.

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“In the last few years there have been several incidences of misrepresentation,” she said.

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Waste of money News flash: The new Port Mann bridge is open and by all reports is operating reasonably well with two lanes in each direction open for traffic.

What, you knew that already? Perhaps you should tell the provincial government.

Although many will welcome full operation of the bridge (eight of 10 lanes will be open on Dec. 1), there are those in Victoria who believe Metro Vancouver drivers are still ignorant of this latest development and, thus require constant reminding of its existence and its time-saving benefits.

How else to explain the radio advertisements regaling motorists about the benefits of this, the largest undertaking in the $3.3-billion Port Mann Highway 1 Improvement project?

Most people will have noticed by now that the long, laborious and often controversial construction project is nearing completion; they don’t need a series of advertisements — paid for with taxpayers’ dollars — to find out what is as nakedly obvious as the connection between these radio spots and the May 2013 provincial election.

Still, there is a disingenuous optimism to these ads in that they hope that people will be convinced through constant repetition that the paying of tolls — no matter how odious, costly and painful to household budgets they are — will be ultimately worth it because, well, you guessed it, time will be saved.

Households on both sides of the bridge will have to weigh the costs of tolls versus time-saving benefits and will decide to fork over the cash, detour to avoid them, move or change jobs. These are complex calculations that are unlikely to be affected by a series of simplistic advertisements no matter how well meaning. It’s also naive to expect these ads will change the minds of those who opposed the highway improvement project from the start. It’s highly unlikely these ads, no matter how craftily made, will encourage these folks to now suddenly champion it.

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Predictable responses over poverty VICTORIA – B.C.’s ritual day of shame over child poverty has come and gone once again, with politicians trading blame and time-worn talking points.

The occasion was an annual gathering staged at the B.C. Teachers’ Federation B.C. Views office in downtown Tom Fletcher Vancouver. It is organized by First Call, an umbrella group sponsored by the BCTF, the B.C. Government Employees’ Union and a collection of like-minded “anti-poverty activists,” as they describe themselves in their latest report.

The familiar script unfolded. The report misinterprets federal income statistics from two years ago and calls for a long list of uncosted, but hugely expensive measures that they assert will make B.C. the first jurisdiction in human history to eradicate poverty.

A sampling: provide raises for employees and contractors at all levels of government until they are making an unspecified “living wage,” because we all know how public sector workers uniquely suffer from pay and pension inequality.

Raise the minimum wage again and index it to inflation. Establish universal public dental care, prescription drug and eye care programs, and daycare. (Dismiss targeted programs that already provide this.)

Raise welfare rates and expand eligibility for employment insurance. Cut tuition

and provide more student grants. Eliminate homelessness.

And so it continues toward a socialist Utopia and certain bankruptcy for provincial and federal governments already deeply in the red.

I wrote about these numbers when Statistics Canada released them back in June. They showed a modest improvement nationally and provincially in what they measure, which is not poverty, but the relative relationship between income groups.

First Call dismisses that improvement as “a dismal record.”

My point is not to deny that there are many poor people in B.C. and Canada.

There are. But at this point, we don’t even have a reliable way of measuring the problem, let alone effective solutions.

The report states: “Statistics Canada said the child poverty rate in Greater Vancouver was 18.4 per cent in 2010 …”

No, Statistics Canada didn’t say that.

It said what it always says, that “LowIncome Cut-Off,” or LICO figures, are not an accurate measure of poverty.

The political response was equally predictable. Veteran NDP MP Libby Davies led the charge in Ottawa. The government must establish a national anti-poverty strategy with firm annual goals, she said, reciting the identical script of the B.C. NDP. Davies didn’t mention that Manitoba is among the provinces with such a plan.

It’s the only province that finished below B.C. in the percentage of children living in low-income homes. These plans are mainly gesture politics, providing the appearance of action.

Social Development Minister Stepha-

nie Cadieux spoke on behalf of the B.C. Liberal government, and she, too, stuck to a familiar script. The best path out of poverty is a job, she said. This is true, but also obvious.

Then Cadieux went on about the “B.C. Jobs Plan,” which has its own sorry record of misrepresented federal statistics.

Here’s one of the report’s more blindingly obvious section headings: “Child poverty concentrated in big cities.” No kidding. The whole population is concentrated in big cities.

First Call dismisses that improvement as “a dismal record.”

Herein lies a clue that is missed by “activists” for ever-larger government. Poor people are increasingly crowded into the most expensive places.

If I’m on welfare or working in a lowwage job and receiving a provincial rent subsidy (one of those things LICO doesn’t measure), should I live in downtown Victoria or Vancouver? Shouldn’t I relocate to a smaller community where housing is cheaper?

There are lots of complications to this, but some kind of incentive to relocate could help big and small communities.

This week’s question: Do you have increasing household debt? @ Online poll: cast your vote at www.mapleridgenews.com, or e-mail your vote and comments to editor@mapleridgenews.com

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com (tfletcher@blackpress.ca).

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The News/letters Put cell tower on district land Editor, The News: Re: Cellphone tower rattling residents (The News, Nov. 7).

As reported over the last couple of weeks, our oh so friendly telecom giant Telus is once again conspiring with a land owner to place a cell tower on private property.

Telus obviously believes it is OK to deface the most publicly accessible iconic view of the Golden Ears mountains.

This tower is not an emergency. There are other options.

Towers currently at Dewdney Trunk Road and 240th Street are underutilized and municipal land is also available.

As the land use authority, our municipal council is actively developing its own policy.

Telus has not even fulfilled the requirements of Industry Canada’s Default Policy.

For these and other reasons, this tower should not be located in that field.

It needs to be on hold until another more suitable site is found.

The first choice being municipal land so that our municipality will reap the benefits financially.

Protect our community from this back door approach to changes to our landscape and culture.

Janet Foster Maple Ridge

B.C. education is already skill-based Editor, The News: Re: Province to review grad requirements (The News, Nov. 7).

Like our MLA Marc Dalton, I believe we do have a “world class education system” (though not without its faults), so I puzzle at the systemic, untested alterations being promoted for implementation by our provincial and district education administrations.

Specifically, the desire to see “less content-based assessment, and more skill-based assessment” seems wildly out-of-date. You don’t have to be a teacher to see the problems with this.

As a concerned parent, even I know that more often than not, assessment already is skills-based.

One’s writing in an English class is likelier assessed on the mastery of the skill demonstrated than on any content knowledge, even if content is used to fuel composition.

In math, formulae and calculators are provided for students, so that all they have to do is show that they understand how and not what.

Even when it seems that content is being assessed, often it is in fact still skills that are the focus: did the student have the skill to pay attention and take notes

(from the board or on one’s own – both basic skills), maintain an organized binder, study effectively, and retain salient details so that precious time in life is not wasted looking up on one’s smartphone the meaning behind every polysyllabic word or historical allusion?

Furthermore, let us not throw the baby out with the bath water: there is some content that needs to be internalized. We cannot get by in life on skills alone – great as they may be; we need our doctors, nurses, lawyers, and politicians, even educators, to know a wealth of content along with their varied skills.

There has long been the argument that “memorizing facts and figures isn’t as important as it once was” (since the internet became ubiquitous, anyway), but let us not overlook that a person who has internalized certain facts and figures generally understands them better – and can apply them better – than a person who needs to look them up. Moreover, the need to memorize information would have been obviated . if at all, with the establishment of local libraries, for the difference between these and smartphones is only a matter of speed. As we

can see, though, people still need to know stuff.

What concerns me most, perhaps, about this new “plan” is, ironically, the very content of the skills-based curriculum, the only aspect of which that has legitimacy at a secondary level, is “creative thinking” – although critical thinking, a more valuable skill, is notably absent.

The other “skills” are so broad and uneducational that I wonder how our policy-makers and administrators define education.

“Cooperation” is a parenting issue that schools can only attempt to reinforce, nothing more. “Selfmotivation” simply isn’t a skill; it’s a trait that again depends mostly on a child’s up-bringing.

I hope “decision-making” is a synonym for critical thinking, otherwise its obscurity is laughable. To say that these skills “give students the skills necessary to be successful in the future” is to say that something as vague as decision-making is all that is really required, for certainly that broadly covers all other skills.

Being successful in the future means expanding our expectations, not limiting them to four, poorly-defined concepts that are already being taught and mod-

eled and reinforced. Show me a classroom where these qualities are not fostered.

Unfortunately, the most recent “experiment” in the remedial summer program is being touted as a model to follow on the path to this new curriculum and “education-system”. This, after only one month of often educationally-irrelevant field-trips. I would hope the long-term effects of such a method of schooling would be closely examined before implementing it.

Certainly, a near 100 per cent success rate is impressive, but how does that compare to the success rate of the “traditional” summer-school classes?

Furthermore, how is success being defined? It seems to me that the government’s New Education Plan has redefining success as its primary goal, and I wonder what this will mean for my and my children’s futures living in this future society where success means not the ability to better comprehend, consider, and communicate, but rather the exploration of an area of interest and a presentation or project that proves you didn’t completely waste your time.

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Nominee from front

“The numbers are right in line with what we thought would happen,” Bocking said.

Next spring will be his fifth attempt at getting elected.

Bocking ran federally against Conservative MP Randy Kamp in 2004, 2006 and 2008, losing each time.

He ran against current Liberal MLA Marc Dalton in Maple RidgeMission in 2009, losing by 68 votes.

Maple Ridge-Mission’s western boundary is 224th Street and extends east to Cedar Street in Mission.

“I think people have had enough of the B.C. Liberals and so I think there’s a perception that we’ve got a very good chance to win this riding, because of the very close result last time.”

This time around, Bocking said voters will remember the growing provincial deficit, the promise of the government not to bring in the HST and the attempted closing of the emergency ward of Mission Memorial Hospital.

Bocking is currently president of the Media Union of B.C., Local 2000, a position he’ll maintain unless he’s successful in his run to become MLA. “We’ll have even more volunteers this time.”

He’ll also have six months to prepare for the vote, while he had only six weeks during the previous election.

Bocking said transportation and transit are at the top of the list of issues, as well as health care and education.

“The environment is becoming more of an issue as well.”

Honesty and integrity in government, he added, are other concerns.

Bocking said the NDP may put some efforts into winning Mission-Abbotsford, with the retirement of Liberal Randy Hawes. He pointed out the NDP grabbed a third of the votes last time.

Nomination for that riding takes place in December.

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Thornhill: still a vibrant community Looki ng Bac k by Fred Braches

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rant Hill, rising prominently above the surrounding land northeast of Albion, is generally known as Thorn Hill, or Thornhill, after James Thorne, who took out a Crown Grant for 160 acres east of 240th Street (Baker Road) and north of 108th Avenue.

The slope of the hill stretches along the Fraser River from Albion to Whonnock. At both ends and along the Fraser the land rises steeply, offering spectacular views. The slope along the Fraser and behind the Whonnock post office quickly became a preferred residential area.

What attracted settlers to the lower parts of Grant Hill even more was access to the river (the highway of its day), the railroad, store and post office. The higher land further away from the river, the Thornhill area of today, was too far away from the amenities of civilization and only became inhabited after the arrival of the automobile.

Before that, Ashton W. Spilsbury’s 160 acres, above 98th Avenue on top of Spilsbury Road, was considered to be in Whonnock, though it included the core of today’s Thornhill. Even after the automobile opened the Thornhill area for settlement, it continued to be seen as part of the historical communities Whonnock or Albion.

In the years following the First World War, Japanese farmers started settling in the Thornhill area. Thirteen Japanese farming families owned acreage west of 256th Street, and another 15 lived east of 256th Street.

They were among the first to open the land for agriculture. After the Japanese were evicted in 1942, their lands became available to a growing community of young white settlers and their families.

In the early 1960s, a door-to-door survey was held to establish the boundaries of Whonnock. This was done as part of a successful community effort to restore a second “n” to the name Whonnock that had been lost just before the war. Residents living in the Thornhill area east of 256th St. did not hesitate to identify themselves with Whonnock as their place of residence. But at the same time, they were aware that the Thornhill area was a neighbour-

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The Thornhill elementary School opened in 1959 with two teachers: Mrs. Norman and Mr. Peacock. This is Margaret Norman’s class of 1959–1960. hood by itself within Whonnock.

The 1950s and 1960s were the time of the birth of Thornhill as a community. This was when Thornhill got its own school. At first, the Thornhill youngsters attended Whonnock School. But in 1959, the number of children in the area justified the opening of an elementary school in the centre of Thornhill.

Margaret Norman taught at that school in the early years and recalls the energy and enthusiasm of the neighbourhood.

Before long the Thornhill Community Association came to life, and the members started

fundraising for the construction of a community hall. The hall was a tiny affair, but as from 1965 the proud residents of Thornhill had a meeting place of their own. Even the Whonnock Women’s Institute preferred meeting at the new Thornhill hall rather than in the derelict Whonnock Memorial Hall, of which they were the custodians.

Before 1950, the Gazette and other newspapers never mention Thornhill as a distinct area or community.

In 1952, the Gazette reports about the first anniversary of the Thorn Hill Women’s Institute, carefully adding “(Whonnock)” behind the name to clarify the

location for the readers.

It was only during the last decade or so that the location of the Thornhill area became generally known and started to be referred to as a distinct community.

An impetus came from the well-published and worthy action of Betty and Klaus von Hardenberg and their neighbours to protect what became known as the Thornhill aquifer, threatened by the advance of new development encroaching from Albion. However, the main publicity of the name came from the real estate profession, who prefer the name Thornhill over Albion or, even worse, Whonnock.

The Thornhill Community Association continues to thrive, and the Thornhill Hall, more spacious now than it was at first, is still well used by the community.

Thornhill may not be as old as the historical communities of Maple Ridge, but what it lacks in years, it makes up in energy and vibrancy.

Fred Braches is a local historian who lives in Whonnock.

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Proponents are invited to attend a Non Mandatory Information Session on Wednesday, December 5, 2012. Please see Part A, Section 19 of the RFP document for further details.

Proponents are requested to return One (1) signed original, and two (2) copies of their proposal, in a sealed package clearly marked “RFP-OP12-50 Electrical Contractor Services” to the undersigned by the closing time of 2:00 P.M. Local Time, December 14, 2012: District of Maple Ridge 11995 Haney Place, Reception Desk (Main Floor) Maple Ridge, BC, V2X 6A9 Attn: Nathan Hearts Proposals received after the closing date and time may or may not be considered.

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There will be no public opening for this Request for Proposal (RFP). No information will be disclosed from the time of Proposal opening to the time a contract is awarded.

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Notice to members The Nominations and Election Committee is seeking to fill three director positions in 2013, each for a three-year term.

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Owners of serval cats, the bobcat-sized felines from Africa, may have to make a strong case to get their cats accepted under Maple Ridge’s new animal control bylaw.

Because the SPCA doesn’t like the idea of the mini-leopard living in people’s homes.

“We have so many house cats that need homes,” said Sara Dubois, manager of wildlife services with the B.C. SPCA. Metro Vancouver area residents will approach

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“We would disagree,” Dubois said of the request.

Maple Ridge’s new animal bylaw, which has received three readings, prohibits all but domesticated cats or those that are registered under The International Cat Association.

That means the savannah cat, a cross breed between serval cat and a house cat, is allowed under the new bylaw.

Dubois said that the SPCA wanted the serval cat included in the controlled alien species regulation, part of the Wildlife Act. Vancouver has banned ownership of the cat, she pointed out.

She understands while people would own such an animal. “I can see the appeal. It’s a very beautiful cat.”

But keeping them as a pet presents challenges, such as ensuring they have the right diet and exercise or veterinary care.

And there are several risks to the serval, if it escapes captivity, mostly

to the cat itself, rather than the public. “They’ve very often have been declawed.”

And without hunting skills in a cold climate, it would have a tough time.

Serval cat owners from around the Lower Mainland recently gathered at municipal hall, demanding a change to the new law. They also collected a 600-name petition for the cause.

Serval cats originate in Africa and are larger than domestic cats, but have been in Canada since the 1960s and have been domesticated for thousands of years, said White.

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Helping track immunizations ImmunizeBC’s new automated text message immunization reminder will help parents stay up to date on their baby’s vaccinations.

New parents who sign up for the service will get automated text message reminders to make appointments with their health care provider for their child’s two-, four-, six-, 12- and 18-month immunizations.

“Immunizations save lives and are the best way for a parent to protect their child from certain infectious diseases,” said B.C. Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid.

“In an age where tex-

ting is increasingly a normal way to communicate, it makes sense to leverage it as a way to remind parents to stay up to date on their baby’s vaccinations.”

People of any age can also sign up to get reminders for other scheduled immunization appointments.

The reminders are helpful for any vaccination that requires multiple doses, such as the human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV) program for young women born in 1991, 1992 and 1993.

Signing up to receive ImmunizeBC text message reminders is easy:

text “sign up” to 604757-2705; or bisit www. immunizebc.ca and look for the Get Text Message Reminders link.

To stop receiving the messages at any time simply type “stop” to 604-757-2705.

To start again, type “start.”

Text messaging is one of several new features from ImmunizeBC to encourage immunization.

The ImmunizeBC website now offers a personalized vaccination calendar, public health unit finder, an interactive frequently asked questions (FAQ)

application, and a live chat session with a nurse during regular business hours.

You can also share your story about the value of immunization at www.ihaveimmunity. com.

It’s a province-wide initiative to raise awareness of the value of immunization through stories, resources and information.

The B.C. Centre for Disease Control is an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority, a specialist in prevention.

• Learn more at immunizebc.ca or healthlinkbc.ca.

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Health tips to help prevent cancer With temperatures dropping and the arrival of the holiday, it may be tempting to slip into unhealthy habits that can increase the risk of developing many preventable cancers.

Lifestyle choices have a considerable impact on preventing a large number of cancers.

“Food is a central component of living and what’s more important is eating the right kinds of food.

The science is indisputable. Diet and a healthy lifestyle contribute to the prevention of a myriad of diseases, including cancer,” said Ryna Levy-Milne of the B.C. Cancer Agency.

“Five gives you 50,” a message from the cancer agency, reminds British Columbians that five lifestyle adjustments can help reduce more than 50 per cent of cancers, when followed year-round.

• Eliminate tobacco use: whether chewed,

smoked or inhaled first or second-hand, tobacco kills thousands of Canadians each year. Even third-hand smoke, or the smoke trapped in hair, skin, clothes, walls, drapes, carpets, furniture and toys can irritate the lungs and potentially cause harm to the young and vulnerable.

• Eat fresh, whole foods: The temptation to indulge in calorie-laden seasonal treats may become more pronounced as the festive season draws closer, but the link between obesity and cancer is proven. Obesity accounts for 14 per cent of all cancer deaths in men and 20 per cent in women.

• Maintain a healthy weight: Researchers suggest limiting weight gain in adulthood by prioritizing exercise and healthy eating. Ways to combat weight gain include regular physical activity and the inclusion of vegetables,

fruit, bean, lean protein and whole grain-rich diet, as well as the limiting of alcohol, processed meats, sugar and salt.

• Get regular exercise: Regular physical activity such as exercise that causes a sweat or brisk walking for at least 30 minutes every day is important. The aim, as endurance levels improve, is to increase activity to at least 60 minutes of moderate exercise or a minimum of 30 minutes of vigorous physical activity every day.

• Eliminate sunbed use and limit UV exposure from the sun: Whether a snowbird flying south or a skier hitting the slopes, researchers warn that vigilance against UV rays is just as important in the fall and winter months as it is in the summer. The sun’s rays can still shine through on cloudy days and when combined with higher altitudes with snow on the

ground, the sun’s reflection can cause an added risk of sunburns.

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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE ASSISTANT

DENTAL RECEPTION CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

FORKLIFT OPERATOR - SAFETY

Are you are looking to upgrade your current skills or planning a new career? This well rounded certificate program will give you a solid foundation in basic office and computer skills. You will increase your employment options for the career of your choice.

Admission Requirements: Grade 12 or mature student (over 19 and out of school for one year) Duration: 9 weeks, 225 hours (9:30-3:30 pm with evening options available for some courses)

There is an ongoing demand for qualified dental receptionists.

This comprehensive program provides training which includes knowledge and skills necessary for managing the daily operation of a dental office.

Graduates will be competent to perform front office and business record duties specific to the dental profession.

Admission Requirements: Grade 12 or mature student, Touch control of keyboard 25 wpm.

Attendance at an information / application session and / or submission of a 500 word essay outlining your interest in the Dental Program. Must be able to pass a criminal records check prior to practicum placement.

Duration: Total hours: 135

Employer recognized, BC Safety Council approved, lift truck operator training/safety program. Theory with hands-on training is WorkSafe and CSA compliant. Students are required to meet the health criteria for motor vehicle licensing, fluency in written and spoken English. Steel toed boots are recommended. Manual should be picked up at Ridge Meadows College for pre-reading. Certificate will be issued upon successful completion of theoretical and practical portions of the program.

Saturday Dec 1, 8:30 am–4:30 pm Saturday May 25, 8:30 am–4:30 pm Saturday Jan 26, 8:30 am–4:30 pm Saturday Jun 15, 8:30 am–4:30 pm Saturday Mar 2, 8:30 am–4:30 pm $179/1 session $30: Text / Certificate

Dental Reception Certificate Program Courses: • Dental Program Application Session • MS Word Level 1 (offered Fall, Winter and Spring terms) • Dental Reception I • Dental Practicum (offered • Dental Reception II Spring term) • Introduction to MS Windows • Recommended: Computer and the Internet (offered Fall, keyboarding, for those who Winter and Spring terms) do not type 50 wpm

FOODSAFE BASIC – LEVEL 1

Administrative Office Assistant Program Courses (15 core courses required – with some evening and Saturday options) • Introduction to MS Windows • World Host Fundamentals 7 and the Internet • MS Outlook 2010 • Computer Keyboarding (Level 1) • MS Access 2010 • Business Systems & Procedures • MS PowerPoint 2010 • Computer Keyboarding (Level 2) • Integrated Applications for • MS Word 2010 (Level 1) MS Office Programs • MS Word 2010 (Level 2) • Employment Preparation • Business English & Communications • Social Media for Business • MS Excel 2010 (Level 1)

Register for classes

PROGRAM STARTS JANUARY 7 TOTAL COST INCLUDING TEXTS: $3,575.00

TOTAL COST INCLUDING TEXTS: $2,165.00 PROGRAM STARTS SEPTEMBER 2013 FREE APPLICATION SESSION JUNE 8 CALL TO REGISTER

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE ASSISTANT – FINANCIAL OPTION

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

If you are seeking to focus on bookkeeping and accounting in order take a more specialized approach to your career, then consider the Financial Option Certificate. Your employment opportunities will include many jobs with a financial focus such as Accounting Clerk, Accounts Payable/ Receivable Clerk, Invoice Clerk and Payroll Support – just to name a few.

Admission Requirements: Grade 12 or mature student (over 19 and out of school for one year) PLUS touch control of the keyboard with 20 net wpm.

Duration: 9 weeks, 225 hours (9:30-3:30pm with evening options available for some courses)

GENERAL INTEREST & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Winter / Spring 2013 • French for Parents • Computer Keyboarding for Absolute Beginners • Computers for Absolute Beginners • Finding Your Family Tree: An Introduction to Genealogy • Zumba © Shannon, Sandi and Kathy • Pilates – Kathy White • Digital Photography – Eric Svendsen • How to Start a Small Business

• How to Get Better Grades in School – Terry Small • Introduction to Project Management • How to Write and Publish Your Own Book in 40 Days – Bob Burnham • De-Cluttering – Simplified Solutions • Public Speaking Boot Camp – Maria Gallo • Speak! To Grow Your Business – Maria Gallo • Assertiveness – William Duncan • Peak Performance and Self

• • • • • •

Esteem – William Duncan Spanish Italian Nutrition and Diet Workshops Gardening Workshops Creative Writing And more! Find courses online at rmcollege.ca

Administrative Office Assistant: Financial Option Courses (16 core courses required – with some evening and Saturday options) • Introduction to MS Windows • MS Excel 2010 Level 1* and the Internet* • World Host Fundamentals • Administrative Assistant • MS Outlook 2010 • Computer Accounting • MS Access 2010 • Bookkeeping • MS PowerPoint 2010* • Bookkeeping 1 • Integrated Applications for • Business Systems & Procedures MS Office Programs • MS Word 2010 Level 1 • Introduction to Computerized Bookkeeping • MS Word 2010 Level 2 • Business English & Communications • Employment Preparation • Social Media for Business PROGRAM STARTS JANUARY 7 TOTAL COST INCLUDING TEXTS: $3,969.00 FREE INFORMATION SESSION DECEMBER 12, 6:30. CALL TO REGISTER.

COMPUTER ACCOUNTING Your employment options will expand with a Computer Accounting Certificate. Qualified bookkeepers are in demand and today’s employers require up-to-date training and skill sets. You will learn the core principles and theories in accounting that will enable you to transfer and cross-over these skills to other computer accounting programs.

Admission Requirements: Grade 12 or mature student (over 19 and out of school for one year) PLUS touch control of the keyboard with 20 net wpm Duration: 142 hours Computer Accounting Program Courses (7 core courses required with 2 optional course) • Bookkeeping 1 7 and the Internet • Accounting 2 • MS Excel 2010 Level 1 • Accounting 3 • Simply Accounting Level 1 • Introduction to MS Windows • Simply Accounting Level 2

Why ECE? Because Kids Don’t Come With Instructions!

The Early Childhood Education Program (ECE) prepares students to work in a variety of early learning settings such as preschool, private kindergarten, Strong Start, child care, or community recreation courses for young children.

Successful completion of 15 courses, including three practicum courses, qualifies students to apply for provincial licensure as an Early Childhood Educator. Licensed graduates may ladder into post-basic diploma programs, or into Child and Youth Care degree programs at other institutions.

(Graduates do not qualify as teachers in the public school system.)

Admission Requirements: Secondary school (grade 12) or equivalent, or acceptance under mature student status.

Duration: 908 hours Application for admission is required Program Requirements: • ECE01 & 02 Child Growth & Development I & II • ECE03 Foundations in ECE • ECE04 Health, Safety and Nutrition • ECE05 Creative Art • ECE06 & 07 Curriculum I & II

Admission requirement: fluency in English.

B.C. Ministry of Health required sanitation program for people working in the food service industry. Graduates are registered with the B.C. Ministry of Health and will receive a FoodSafe Certificate.

Please bring your Care Card number to the class. Pick up your FoodSafe Manual one-week before the start date for pre-reading.

Saturday Dec 8, 8:00 am-4:30 pm Saturday Apr 6, 8:30 am-4:30 pm Saturday Jan 19, 8:30 am-4:30 pm Saturday May 11, 8:30 am-4:30 pm Saturday Feb 23, 8:30 am-4:30 pm Saturday Jun 22, 8:30 am-4:30 pm $76/1 session $15: Text / Certificate

FOODSAFE ADVANCED – LEVEL 2 NEW! Prerequisite: FoodSafe Basic (Level 1) This B.C. Ministry of Health course is designed for managers, chefs and supervisory staff with experience in the food industry. Topics include: food poisoning, food protection, facilities and equipment, housekeeping and pest control, and managing sanitary practices.

Graduates are registered with the B.C. Ministry of Health and will receive a FoodSafe Advanced Certificate. Please bring your Care Card number to the class. Pick up your FoodSafe Manual one-week before the start date for pre-reading. Tuition includes book and certificate fee.

Thursday, Oct 18 5:00-9:00 pm, Saturday, Oct 20 8:00 am-4:30 pm $169/2 sessions $25: Text / Certificate

BUILDING SERVICE WORKER

FREE ADMISSION / INFORMATION SESSION DECEMBER 12, 7:00 PM. CALL TO REGISTER.

Master the essentials of commercial and institutional building maintenance. Learn the proper techniques for cleaning, safe operation of equipment, and receive WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System) certification. Theory with hands-on instruction.

Admission requirements: grade 10 and fluency in English.

Monday-Thursday Jan 28-Feb 21, 6:00-10:00 pm Monday-Thursday Apr 8-May 1, 6:00-10:00 pm Monday-Thursday Jun 3-26, 6:00-10:00 pm $789/15 sessions Samuel Robertson Technical School $40 material fee

TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANAGUAGE

WORKSAFE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

• • • • • •

ECE08 Language and Literature ECE09 Guiding Behaviour ECE10 Music & Movement ECE11 Math, Science & Technology ECE12 Child, Family & Community ECEP01-03 Practicum I / II / III

This program offers intensive, short-term teacher training leading to a TESL certificate, issued by a recognized, government accredited post-secondary institute. Graduates of this 120-hour program will find ESL teaching positions abound in the international marketplace, private language schools, and private tutoring. TESL is an affordable alternative to other English Language teacher training programs, which require a bachelor’s degree.

Admission Requirements: Minimum Grade 12 diploma (or equivalent), completed application form including English skills test, consent for criminal records search and satisfactory standard of English. Applicants for admission must be at least 20 years of age, and must have a standard education that allows entry to higher education in their own country. International students should have one of the following scores: TOEFL 590, Grade B Cambridge, or VEC Level 6B Average TOTAL COST INCLUDING TEXTS: $1,599.00. PROGRAM STARTS JANUARY 28. FREE ADMISSION SESSION: JANUARY 16, 7:00 PM CALL TO REGISTER.

Admission requirements: Fluency in English and 17 years of age.

Certificate requirements: Each program requires participants to take four to seven core topics. Students are tested on the core topics at the end of each program to qualify for certification. Each program also includes elective topics and/or workshops that may be offered on the basis of student need and instructor availability. Programs may be delivered at Ridge Meadows College or at workplace sites. Please call for more information regarding customized WorkSafe training for your workers, at your worksite.

• Hazard Recognition and Control • Supervisor Safety Management • Joint Health and Safety • Preventing and Investigating Committee Training Musculoskeletal Injury (MSI) (Sprains and Strains) • Occupational Health and Safety in Small Business • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) • Preventing Workplace Violence CALL FOR INFORMATION ON WORKSAFE FOR YOUR BUSINESS: Custom programs

TOTAL COST INCLUDING TEXTS: $2,115.00

T 604-466-6555 F 604-463-5437 rmc@sd42.ca rmcollege.ca 20575 Thorne Avenue, Maple Ridge BC V2X 9A6

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New Year Resolutions Start Now!

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE ASSISTANT

DENTAL RECEPTION CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

FORKLIFT OPERATOR - SAFETY

Are you are looking to upgrade your current skills or planning a new career? This well rounded certificate program will give you a solid foundation in basic office and computer skills. You will increase your employment options for the career of your choice.

Admission Requirements: Grade 12 or mature student (over 19 and out of school for one year) Duration: 9 weeks, 225 hours (9:30-3:30 pm with evening options available for some courses)

There is an ongoing demand for qualified dental receptionists.

This comprehensive program provides training which includes knowledge and skills necessary for managing the daily operation of a dental office.

Graduates will be competent to perform front office and business record duties specific to the dental profession.

Admission Requirements: Grade 12 or mature student, Touch control of keyboard 25 wpm.

Attendance at an information / application session and / or submission of a 500 word essay outlining your interest in the Dental Program. Must be able to pass a criminal records check prior to practicum placement.

Duration: Total hours: 135

Employer recognized, BC Safety Council approved, lift truck operator training/safety program. Theory with hands-on training is WorkSafe and CSA compliant. Students are required to meet the health criteria for motor vehicle licensing, fluency in written and spoken English. Steel toed boots are recommended. Manual should be picked up at Ridge Meadows College for pre-reading. Certificate will be issued upon successful completion of theoretical and practical portions of the program.

Saturday Dec 1, 8:30 am–4:30 pm Saturday May 25, 8:30 am–4:30 pm Saturday Jan 26, 8:30 am–4:30 pm Saturday Jun 15, 8:30 am–4:30 pm Saturday Mar 2, 8:30 am–4:30 pm $179/1 session $30: Text / Certificate

Dental Reception Certificate Program Courses: • Dental Program Application Session • MS Word Level 1 (offered Fall, Winter and Spring terms) • Dental Reception I • Dental Practicum (offered • Dental Reception II Spring term) • Introduction to MS Windows • Recommended: Computer and the Internet (offered Fall, keyboarding, for those who Winter and Spring terms) do not type 50 wpm

FOODSAFE BASIC – LEVEL 1

Administrative Office Assistant Program Courses (15 core courses required – with some evening and Saturday options) • Introduction to MS Windows • World Host Fundamentals 7 and the Internet • MS Outlook 2010 • Computer Keyboarding (Level 1) • MS Access 2010 • Business Systems & Procedures • MS PowerPoint 2010 • Computer Keyboarding (Level 2) • Integrated Applications for • MS Word 2010 (Level 1) MS Office Programs • MS Word 2010 (Level 2) • Employment Preparation • Business English & Communications • Social Media for Business • MS Excel 2010 (Level 1)

Register for classes

PROGRAM STARTS JANUARY 7 TOTAL COST INCLUDING TEXTS: $3,575.00

TOTAL COST INCLUDING TEXTS: $2,165.00 PROGRAM STARTS SEPTEMBER 2013 FREE APPLICATION SESSION JUNE 8 CALL TO REGISTER

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE ASSISTANT – FINANCIAL OPTION

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

If you are seeking to focus on bookkeeping and accounting in order take a more specialized approach to your career, then consider the Financial Option Certificate. Your employment opportunities will include many jobs with a financial focus such as Accounting Clerk, Accounts Payable/ Receivable Clerk, Invoice Clerk and Payroll Support – just to name a few.

Admission Requirements: Grade 12 or mature student (over 19 and out of school for one year) PLUS touch control of the keyboard with 20 net wpm.

Duration: 9 weeks, 225 hours (9:30-3:30pm with evening options available for some courses)

GENERAL INTEREST & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Winter / Spring 2013 • French for Parents • Computer Keyboarding for Absolute Beginners • Computers for Absolute Beginners • Finding Your Family Tree: An Introduction to Genealogy • Zumba © Shannon, Sandi and Kathy • Pilates – Kathy White • Digital Photography – Eric Svendsen • How to Start a Small Business

• How to Get Better Grades in School – Terry Small • Introduction to Project Management • How to Write and Publish Your Own Book in 40 Days – Bob Burnham • De-Cluttering – Simplified Solutions • Public Speaking Boot Camp – Maria Gallo • Speak! To Grow Your Business – Maria Gallo • Assertiveness – William Duncan • Peak Performance and Self

• • • • • •

Esteem – William Duncan Spanish Italian Nutrition and Diet Workshops Gardening Workshops Creative Writing And more! Find courses online at rmcollege.ca

Administrative Office Assistant: Financial Option Courses (16 core courses required – with some evening and Saturday options) • Introduction to MS Windows • MS Excel 2010 Level 1* and the Internet* • World Host Fundamentals • Administrative Assistant • MS Outlook 2010 • Computer Accounting • MS Access 2010 • Bookkeeping • MS PowerPoint 2010* • Bookkeeping 1 • Integrated Applications for • Business Systems & Procedures MS Office Programs • MS Word 2010 Level 1 • Introduction to Computerized Bookkeeping • MS Word 2010 Level 2 • Business English & Communications • Employment Preparation • Social Media for Business PROGRAM STARTS JANUARY 7 TOTAL COST INCLUDING TEXTS: $3,969.00 FREE INFORMATION SESSION DECEMBER 12, 6:30. CALL TO REGISTER.

COMPUTER ACCOUNTING Your employment options will expand with a Computer Accounting Certificate. Qualified bookkeepers are in demand and today’s employers require up-to-date training and skill sets. You will learn the core principles and theories in accounting that will enable you to transfer and cross-over these skills to other computer accounting programs.

Admission Requirements: Grade 12 or mature student (over 19 and out of school for one year) PLUS touch control of the keyboard with 20 net wpm Duration: 142 hours Computer Accounting Program Courses (7 core courses required with 2 optional course) • Bookkeeping 1 7 and the Internet • Accounting 2 • MS Excel 2010 Level 1 • Accounting 3 • Simply Accounting Level 1 • Introduction to MS Windows • Simply Accounting Level 2

Why ECE? Because Kids Don’t Come With Instructions!

The Early Childhood Education Program (ECE) prepares students to work in a variety of early learning settings such as preschool, private kindergarten, Strong Start, child care, or community recreation courses for young children.

Successful completion of 15 courses, including three practicum courses, qualifies students to apply for provincial licensure as an Early Childhood Educator. Licensed graduates may ladder into post-basic diploma programs, or into Child and Youth Care degree programs at other institutions.

(Graduates do not qualify as teachers in the public school system.)

Admission Requirements: Secondary school (grade 12) or equivalent, or acceptance under mature student status.

Duration: 908 hours Application for admission is required Program Requirements: • ECE01 & 02 Child Growth & Development I & II • ECE03 Foundations in ECE • ECE04 Health, Safety and Nutrition • ECE05 Creative Art • ECE06 & 07 Curriculum I & II

Admission requirement: fluency in English.

B.C. Ministry of Health required sanitation program for people working in the food service industry. Graduates are registered with the B.C. Ministry of Health and will receive a FoodSafe Certificate.

Please bring your Care Card number to the class. Pick up your FoodSafe Manual one-week before the start date for pre-reading.

Saturday Dec 8, 8:00 am-4:30 pm Saturday Apr 6, 8:30 am-4:30 pm Saturday Jan 19, 8:30 am-4:30 pm Saturday May 11, 8:30 am-4:30 pm Saturday Feb 23, 8:30 am-4:30 pm Saturday Jun 22, 8:30 am-4:30 pm $76/1 session $15: Text / Certificate

FOODSAFE ADVANCED – LEVEL 2 NEW! Prerequisite: FoodSafe Basic (Level 1) This B.C. Ministry of Health course is designed for managers, chefs and supervisory staff with experience in the food industry. Topics include: food poisoning, food protection, facilities and equipment, housekeeping and pest control, and managing sanitary practices.

Graduates are registered with the B.C. Ministry of Health and will receive a FoodSafe Advanced Certificate. Please bring your Care Card number to the class. Pick up your FoodSafe Manual one-week before the start date for pre-reading. Tuition includes book and certificate fee.

Thursday, Oct 18 5:00-9:00 pm, Saturday, Oct 20 8:00 am-4:30 pm $169/2 sessions $25: Text / Certificate

BUILDING SERVICE WORKER

FREE ADMISSION / INFORMATION SESSION DECEMBER 12, 7:00 PM. CALL TO REGISTER.

Master the essentials of commercial and institutional building maintenance. Learn the proper techniques for cleaning, safe operation of equipment, and receive WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System) certification. Theory with hands-on instruction.

Admission requirements: grade 10 and fluency in English.

Monday-Thursday Jan 28-Feb 21, 6:00-10:00 pm Monday-Thursday Apr 8-May 1, 6:00-10:00 pm Monday-Thursday Jun 3-26, 6:00-10:00 pm $789/15 sessions Samuel Robertson Technical School $40 material fee

TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANAGUAGE

WORKSAFE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

• • • • • •

ECE08 Language and Literature ECE09 Guiding Behaviour ECE10 Music & Movement ECE11 Math, Science & Technology ECE12 Child, Family & Community ECEP01-03 Practicum I / II / III

This program offers intensive, short-term teacher training leading to a TESL certificate, issued by a recognized, government accredited post-secondary institute. Graduates of this 120-hour program will find ESL teaching positions abound in the international marketplace, private language schools, and private tutoring. TESL is an affordable alternative to other English Language teacher training programs, which require a bachelor’s degree.

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The News/arts&life Rainbow Shoes chase away the blues Section coordinator: Monisha Martins 604-467-1122 ext. 217

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Colours and clothes were the inspiration for Tiffany Stone’s third book of children’s poems

by M o ni s ha M a r tin s staff reporter

T

iffany Stone’s pants burst with poetry in rectangles of mauve, purple and pale pink.

Each colourful patch tells a tale, just like the heels of her shoes, painted in rainbow hues.

“You can tell I like dressing up,” says Stone, with a grin, her ensemble complete with flowery, fuzzy purple-pink socks and a swish of blue in her bangs.

When she dons the jazzy trousers and psychedelic shoes, she can’t help but chase away the blues.

“I can be really goofy and as long as it has it’s own sense within the nonsense, kids are very accepting of that,” says Stone, an accomplished poet whose just published her third collection of children’s poems with Tradewind Books.

Hard-bound and beautifully illustrated by Stefan Czernecki, Rainbow Shoes is book about colours and clothes - two things that Stone and pre-schoolers adore.

“I love playing with words.”

Tiffany Stone, children’s poet

There’s an ode to her purple pants, orange socks, a tale about what pirates where at night and a chance to learn six new words for blue.

“I love playing with words,” says Stone, who fell in love with poetry in grade 6, sparked by her teacher’s love for verse.

The ideas come to her when she’s driving or late at night. She always has a notebook and pen to scribble them down. To make sure the poems have a groovy rhythm, she read them aloud.

Stone completed a bachelor of fine arts in creative writing and playwriting at the University of British Columbia, where she rediscovered writing for kids.

“It’s hard to be a published poet and it’s really, really hard to be a published children’s poet,” she says, explaining how she gained the confidence to pursue a career she loves after one of her poems was published in a children’s anthology while at university.

Her professors - accomplished children’s authors Sue Ann Alderson and Florence Mc-

Whonnock poet Tiffany Stone has a new book of poetry, inspired by clothes and colours, titled Rainbow Shoes.

Neil - were an added inspiration.

Stone now works as an editor with Tradewinds and has edited several awardwinning publications including The King Has Goat Ears (Tradewind Books), and more recently Roll On: Rick Hansen Wheels Around the World (Greystone).

“It’s such joy to work with others who speak poetry because not a lot of people do,” she says.

In addition to books, she write poetry for children’s magazines and will have a poem in the March 2013 issue of Chirp.

Writing for kids gives her a large canvas and wide scope.

“Kids aren’t as bound by reality as grown-

ups are. Kids are newer to language and they enjoy it more,” says Stone.

“I think we take it for granted as we get older. So you can put in a crazy word and it’s really exciting to them or make things rhyme that you wouldn’t think of.”

And there is an unlimited source of inspiration - from colours and clothes to pirates and naughty animals.

The poems in Rainbow Shoes were written during a family RV trip to the Northwest Territories in the summer of 2010.

“There was a lot of time spent on the road and since my husband, Carman Easton, was driving and the kids were buckled into their seats, this left me a lot of time for thinking

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up poems.”

Stone’s three children - Emory, 13, Jewell, 9 and Kaslo, 7 - inspire her creativity but are also her harshest critics.

“They are pretty savvy,” says Stone, who tests her rhymes and rhythms on them.

“And they are not kind with mom’s work.”

Poetry Rainbow Shoes is available locally at Black Bond Books and online through amazon.ca and Indigo.

It will be released in the US and UK spring 2013. To learn more, visit tiffanystone.ca.

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Paintings in a wide variety of styles, as well as ceramics, turned wood and other original art and artisanal work will be shown in ensembles of three to seven works per artist.

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The exhibition will be offered Tuesday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Dec. 20 at Maple Ridge Art Gallery (The ACT Theatre) at 11944 Haney Place.

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Slugger signs in NCAA, pro scouts come calling earlier this month. He was impressed with the atmosphere, by everyone wearing the team gear and by the coaching staff that would help him develop his game.

He signed, and if he plays in the NCAA, it Play out an NCAA baseball scholarship, or turn pro? It’s a question Tyler O’Neill is wres- will be for the Beavers.

“We are very excited to have Tyler join tling with.

On the same day as it was announced that us starting next season,” Oregon State head the Maple Ridge slugger had signed a letter of coach Pat Casey said in a press release. “He intent to join the Oregon State baseball team will bring a lot to this program, both on the in 2014, representatives of the Houston As- field and off it. He is a very talented player who has a great makeup and will be a stutros dropped by his house for a visit. dent-athlete of terrific character. Tyler has an It was his first visit from a Maoffensive potential to hit in the jor League Baseball team, but two middle of our lineup with real more are scheduled to come in power.”

December.

But if he is a high pick in the “They love the long ball – esMLB entry draft in June, the pecially catchers who can hit the lure of beginning a pro baseball long ball,” said O’Neill. career will manifest. He’s rated Ball clubs at every level take as the No. 85 player in North notice when a high school player America by Baseball America dominates the prospect factory and 109th by Perfect Game. that is the B.C. Premier Baseball “It’s too far away for me to League, as O’Neill did last season. make an actual decision,” he With the Langley Blaze he was said. “I won’t be able to decide the MVP of the league and batted THE nEwS/files until after the draft. .403 with 10 doubles, four triples, In the meantime, he’s hitting six home runs and 39 RBI in just Tyler O’Neill is getting the gym hard, and on off days 134 at bats in 2012. Then the big league attention. hitting the ball hard in batting Garibaldi secondary senior went on to represent team B.C. at the Canada Cup. practice. Just to cover all the bases, he has His play draws comparisons to Toronto added yoga to his training regimen.

O’Neill will be taking into the Power ShowBlue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie – a fellow Blaze alumni who is projected to be a big case Home Run Derby Dec. 27-30 at Marleague star. O’Neill appreciates the associa- lins Ballpark in Miami, joining some of the tion with Lawrie, who was a first-round draft top baseball prospects from across North pick and who helped pave the way for the America and other baseball nations like the Dominican republic. He’s looking forward to next crop of talent out of the BCPBL. “It’s always good to be compared to some- his moment at the plate.

“I love it. I love being on the big stage. I’m one like him. He plays the game hard, like I going to be ready for it,” he said. try to do,” said O’Neill.

“You just time it right, and swing as hard The Oregon State Beavers courted O’Neill when he visited their campus in Corvallis as you can.”

by Nei l Corbe tt staff reporter

SRT competes at provincials Injuries derailed a run at a provincial championship for the Samuel Robertson Technical secondary senior boys soccer team.

The SRT squad qualified for the provincials for the second straight year, and in its first game of the tournament beat a tough Notre Dame squad 2-1. Spencer Pallone and Jesse Erhardsen were the scorers.

Injuries to key players saw the team struggle, and SRT finished 12th with a win, a tie

and three one-goal losses. The tie was against Carihi (Campbell River) 1-1, followed by losses to Smithers 1-0. L.V. Rogers (Nelson) 1-0 and SaHali (Kamloops) 2-1.

“We limped into the B.C.s due to injuries and barely crawled out,” remarked coach John Sneddon.

Erhardsen was named to the all-star team.

“In every game this year Jess proved himself to be the most valuable player on the team,”

said Sneddon.

SRT players impressed the university coaches who attended, including Bruce Wilso of UVic and Pat Rohla of Trinity Western University.

SRT finished third in the Fraser Valley championship, beating Sands 3-2 in the bronze game on two goals by Pallone and one by Curtis Ogilvie.

Only six players return for next season, so 2013 will be a rebuilding year for SRT.

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head coach Jeff Boyce.

“The referees was really getting into the heads of my players.”

But he said the Stampeders, despite their record, were by far the toughest team the 8-2 Knights faced all season. Langley was just the second team to score more than two touchdowns against the Knights.

“It was a good game.

They took it to us – they were the better team on the day,” said Boyce.

He returns most of his players for next season. He has coached the core of the team for 10 seasons – since they were atom players – and would love to get them a championship in their final year.

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The teddy bears will be collected and donated to less-fortunate children through the RIDGE MEADOWS HAMPER SOCIETY!

Flames goaltender Robert Bruni played solid in net against the Abbotsford Pilots on Friday, then had a shutout on Saturday in Port Moody.

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BOWERING Steven Steven Frederick Bowering, 57 of Mission, BC died peacefully surrounded by family and friends on Nov. 20, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer.

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(some baking & administrative duties req’d) Permanent Part-Time position.

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

142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS

Please forward resume to: mapleridgeparttimeassistant @gmail.com

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Call Marie 604-467-1118

mariescustomizedcleaning @gmail.com

Required for U-Haul Repair Shop. Mechanical Aptitude and tools an asset. Full time position, starting at $12/hr. & up depending on experience.

Apply online: uhauljobs.com or email resume: ernesto_faria@uhaul.com JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNICIAN. Hanna Chrysler Ltd. (Hanna, Alberta) needs a few more good people.

Busy, modern shop. $25. $31./hour + bonus, benefits. Great community. Inquire or send resume.

Fax 403-854-2845; Email Chrysler@telusplanet.net.

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ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

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

MIND BODY SPIRIT

173

Grand Opening

AQUA SPA MASSAGE & SKIN CARE

604.510.6689

20437 Douglas Crescent Langley

SWEDISH MASSAGE & PRT Simply for your health & relaxation ✬✬ EUROPEAN ✬✬ PRIVATE ✬✬ Holidays Specials 604.230.4444

173E

HEALTH PRODUCTS

HERBAL MAGIC - With Herbal Magic lose up to 20 pounds by New Year’s Eve and keep it off. Results Guaranteed! Start today Call 1-800854-5176.

604-468-8889

GARDENING

320

Prompt Delivery Available

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

MOVING & STORAGE

356

Local & Long Distance

Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd.

meadowslandscapesupply.com

Recycled Earth Friendly

604-537-4140

• Estate Services • Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses & More!

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

182

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Declined By the Bank?

Private lenders too expensive?

We are a BC registered mortgage lender that offers extremely competitive rates so you can keep your house and your right hand! (1st and 2nd’s) www.armadamortgage.com

604.467.6449

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1-800-587-2161.

MONEYPROVIDER.COM. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused.

Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877776-1660.

Need CA$H Today?

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Call Tim 604-612-5388

DRYWALL

FRANKS Drywall *Boarding*Taping *Spraying no job too sm. Seniors rts Free ests. 604-939-7029, 809-1945 Taping, Spraying & Patching No job too big or small. Del & Kelly 604-505-3826 or 778-318-0173

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Int/Ext Res/Comm New CST W home cleaning provided W 10% discount on all quotes 1 hour free consultation with designer with every accepted job

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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

ELECTRICAL

Call Don @ RIDGE MEADOWS ELECTRIC Lic/Bonded. Small Jobs.

604-462-0480 / 604-861-7418

WorkSafeBC insured WASHING Services..

Home Renovations and New Construction

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.

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

Running this ad for 8yrs

ENVIRO FRIENDLY CLEANING

$20/hr. Min. 3 hrs.

Equipment & Supplies Included. (Except Vacuum).

Lauren 778-862-1920

ABC TREE MEN

3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

✶ Pruning & Shaping ✶ Tree Removal ✶ Stump Grinding

☎ 604-521-7594 ☞ 604-817-8899 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

Tree removal done RIGHT! • Tree & Stump Removal • Certified Arborists • 20 yrs exp. • 60’ Bucket Truck • Crown Reduction • Spiral Pruning • Land Clearing • Selective Logging ~ Fully Insured • Best Rates ~

Dean 604-834-3076

604-787-5915, 604-291-7778 www.treeworksonline.ca treeworkes@yahoo.ca 10% OFF with this AD

(#102055) Bonded

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

338

PLUMBING 626

778.885.7074 Trent Reisinger

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

275

.Enterprise Plumbing, Heaitng, Gasfitting

604-618-6401 Marcel.

Ceramic Tiles, Hardwood Laminate Guaranteed work, Free Estimate.

281

GARDENING

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

HOUSES FOR SALE

PETS

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977

CHIHUAHUA, SMALL male, 4 years old, sweet boy, $500. Call 604-794-7347

EASY XMAS SHOPPING FOR PETS! No line ups - No cold weather. Deals to Bark about!! Receive 10% off with coupon code: Clubpet10 www.petland.ca 1-855-8390555

GOLDEN RETRIEVER X COLLIE (Lassie) pups. You can’t find a better combo of smart and loyal dogs.

Born Oct 13, ready Dec 8. Both parents on site. Raised in home with kids, cats & other dogs. Dad 75lbs (Golden) is OFA hip cert. free of hip displasia & eye cert. mom also (rare blue headed white Collie, 48lbs).

Both parents 4H (obedience, showmanship & agility) dogs. 5 Males (3 are blue merle) & 3 females (black). $500. Mission, 604-820-4827

MALTESE 1 M, 1F Born Sept 3rd 1st shots, vet ✔, health guarnt’ view mother. $650 1(604)355-0452

MINI SCHNAUZER pups. 1st shots, dewormed, tails docked, vet ✓ $650/ea. Call 604-657-2915.

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

626

HOUSES FOR SALE

Sell your Home!

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

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

288

HOME REPAIRS

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

300

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005 #1 RATES & SERVICES Fully Stocked Serv. Van. Clogged drains, drips, garbs,sinks, reno’s, toilet installs, Lic/Ins. 604-805-2488

with the &ODVViÀeG

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DUTCH TOUCH

SURREY: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, hardwood floors throughout and new roof. $549,000. 604-575-5555.

604-463-3644 604-861-1490

3-LINE EXAMPLE

JAGUAR LANDSCAPING Lawn & Garden Service.

Design, Pruning, Lawns, Cleanups, Comm/ Res. (604)466-1369

Size not exactly as shown

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS 317

MISC SERVICES

BCClaVViÀeG.com

ONLINE AD: BC-wide reach! For one week!

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Meadows Landscape Supply

604-465-1311

SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials.

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

Power Pack iQcluGeV PRINT AD: Includes photo and 3-lines for one week.

GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $59.00 Per Ton

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable.

Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

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SBroken Concrete RocksS $22.00 Per Metric Ton SMud Dirt Sod ClayS $22.00 Per metric Ton

MOVING & STORAGE

$

Canuck Roofing All Roof Repairs Any job big or small. Free Est. *WCB *Insured *BBB 778-772-1969

✶Dump Site Now Open✶

320

LiPiteG Time Offer!

Sell your home FAST in the highest read community newspapers & largest online sites!

LANDSCAPING

LEGAL SERVICES

CLEANING SERVICES

Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

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

604-475-7077

TREE SERVICES A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv.

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

Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports

PAINT SPECIAL

Mike 604-961-1280

Landscape Construction Renovations W Maintenance

236

374

604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

www.expertpowerwashing.com

Green Services Ltd

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

477

www.paintspecial.com

EXPERT POWER

FEED & HAY

www.jonesbroscartageltd.com

HUNGRY PAINTERS JUST SIMPLY BETTER 3 rooms $399 walls only, based on 10x10. No hidden charges.

604-467-2532

Gutters cleaned & repaired

• ELECTRICAL • FULL PLUMBING SERVICES • HVAC GAS FITTING *Free Est. *Licensed *Insured 24hr. Emergency Service

SCREENED TOPSOIL MUSHROOM MANURE BARK MULCH 604-467-3003

Call John 604.836.1563

Handyman/Repair Services

260

• • •

K & J Complete Painting and Home Services Ask about our Specials

5” Gutter, Down Pipe, Soffit

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

257

A-1 PAINTING CO. 604.723.8434 Top Quality Painting. Floors & Finishing. Insured, WCB, Written Guarantee. Free Est. 20 Years Exp.

Professional Installation

No Credit Checks!

188

TOPSOIL

LOCAL HAY FOR SALE. First cut $6/bale & Third cut $7/bale. Good Quality! 60lb bale average. Pitt Meadows. Call 604-505-4087.

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

Borrow Up To $25,000

CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

PETS

Call Ian @ 604-724-6373

Own A Vehicle?

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No upfront fees! Immediate response! Electronic deposits and payments!

1 (866) 499-5629 WWW.MYNEXTPAY.COM

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

GUTTER CLEANING

28 YEARS EXPERIENCE FULLY INSURED

Free Estimates * Fully Insured

www.recycleitcanada.ca

ALWAYS GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs, 20 yrs exp. Rain or shine.7dys/wk.Simon 604-230-0627

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

Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certified Arborist

604.587.5865

Leo: 604-657-2375 / 604-462-8620

UNIQUE CONCRETE DESIGN

TREE SERVICES

Your LOCAL Tree Service, For Honest Prices & Quality Work

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

M.T. GUTTERS

374

JUNK REMOVAL

$45/Hr

From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licenced ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

✶ Bark Mulch ✶ Lawn & Garden Soil ✶ Drain Grave Lava Rock ✶ River Rock ✶Pea Gravel

RUBBISH REMOVAL

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

RECYCLE-IT!

AFFORDABLE MOVING

Seven Days a Week

C & C Electrical Mechanical

Cash same day, local office.

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NO JOB TOO SMALL Serving Lower Mainland 25 Years! *Prepare *Form *Place *Finish *Granite & Interlocking Block Walls *Stairs *Driveways *Exposed Aggregate *Stamped Concrete. *Interlocking Bricks *Sod Placement EXCELLENT REF’S -WCB Insured

WE’RE ON THE WEB

www.PitStopLoans.com 604-777-5046

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

CONCRETE & PLACING

HERFORT CONCRETE

PERSONAL SERVICES 171

281

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

(604)465-1311

TRADES, TECHNICAL

Brake / Tire / Trailer Mechanic

CLEANING SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HOUSECLEANING

P/T ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT Local Maple Ridge business is seeking part-time administrative support person, approximately 15 to 20 hours/week.

Applicants should be organized and professional, with strong bookkeeping, communication and people skills.

Knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, essential. Use of Simply Accounting preferred but willing to train.

236

* Move- ins / Out * Staging *Inside Windows / Blinds * Organizing Gift Cards for any occasion

WANTED IN NORTHERN ALBERTA-Log truck drivers with off-road experience.

Immediate openings,Good wages, accommodation supplied, forward resumes: johnwb@telusplanet.net

WANTED MOVIE EXTRAS & MODELS!

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ONLINE AD: Local reach — until you cancel it!

http://www.abacusroofing.info/

Shake Conversions, Re & Re Asphalt

Repairs & Gutter cleaning Junk Removal available 28 years experience

Chris 604-462-9009

Call 604.575-5555

A26 -- Wednesday, November 28, 2012 -- THE NEWS - www.mapleridgenews.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 548

FURNITURE

REAL ESTATE 663

MAPLE RIDGE/ PITT MEADOWS

FREE TO A GOOD HOME - dark brown cloth, 4 seater theatre couch in good condition. You must pick up. 604-328-2837 or 778-899-2837.

Spacious 2 & 3 Bdrm T/hses 2 & 3 Bdrm Apartments

*NEW QUEEN MATTRESS SET* Pillow Top in Plastic. Mfr. Warranty Must Sell $200 ~ 604-484-0379

4 SNOW TIRES BLIZZAK 215/60R16 on aluminum GMC wheels, good cond. $200 ea. or all 4 $750. Roy (604)465-1485 BIG BUILDING SALE...”THIS IS A CLEARANCE YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS!” 20X20 $3,985. 25X24 $4,595. 30X36 $6,859. 35X48 $11,200. 40X52 $13,100. 47X76 $18,265 One End wall included.

Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

Find the

Call Gary or Lorraine (604)466-2838

Fraipont & Manyk RE/MAX Lifestyles Realty

700

Real Estate Section - Class 600’s ChillSpot is The COOLEST Dog Bed-A new and innovative, thermodynamically cooled dog bed, that enhances the cool tile surfaces our pets rely on during the warm weather months. www.chillspot.biz STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed!

Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

REAL ESTATE 609

*$674,900 incl HST *8251 sq.ft. level lot *3182 sq. ft. home * Legal 1 bdrm suite *4 bdrms & 3 full baths *Central Maple Ridge location

APARTMENT/CONDOS

LUXURY OCEAN FRONT CONDOS!

North Burnaby- 3bdrm Townhouse, $1165/mo.

8750 Maple Grove Cres.

✮

North Burnaby- 2bdrm Townhouse, $1085/mo.

7485 Woodbrook Place

✮ Port Coquitlam- 2 bdrm Townhouse, $975/mo.

3 bdrm $1140/mo.

3156 Coast Meridian Road ✮

706

✮

Coquitlam- 3 bdrm Townhouse, $1165/mo.

1144 Inlet Street

RENT TO OWN

✮

Coquitlam- 2 bdrm Apartment, $865/mo.

100 Nelson Street

APARTMENT/CONDO #1 IN RENTALS (Since 1990)

Professional Property Management Services P.Meadows - Solaris Towers BRAND NEW UNITS AVAIL *1Bd+den. *2Bd. *2Bd+den. *3Bd. *3Bd+den. Call for details.

Call 604-464-7548

www.profile-properties.com

Bright 2 bdrm apt.

Resort Spa Restaurant Golf Marina

Large 2 br located in a Central Coq Co-op. $810/mo. No subsidy.

Close to transit, schools, and shopping.

www.MarinSemiahmoo.com

1-888-996-2746 x5470

HOMES WANTED

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

✮

✮

Coquitlam-2 bdrm Apartment, $905/mo.

312 Schoolhouse St. Port Moody- 3 bdrm Townhouse, $1285/mo.

411 Noons Creek If your combined gross monthly income is between $2600 - $5500 you may qualify for one of these market units.

If your income is lower than these ranges call BC Housing 604-433-2218

For further info call 604-451-6075 to view Metro Vancouver Housing Co-operation.

Visit our website for other rental properties:

Was $850k ~ Now $399,900

WE BUY HOUSES! Older House • Damaged House Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms!

CALL US FIRST! 604-657-9422

Coquitlam- 3 bdrm Apartment, $1250/mo. 3 bdrm Townhouse, $1435/mo.

1111 Brunette Ave.

RENTALS

STOP RENTING RENT TO OWN No Qualification Required, Flexible Terms! Cloverdale – 60th Ave &176th St. Spacious 742 sf.

1 Bdrm. Condo. Only $880/mo.

Option Fee Required 604-657-9422

2 Bdrm. & 2 Bath

627

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APARTMENT/CONDO

With accessible amenities, in safe family oriented communities of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody & North Burnaby.

Pet friendly.

• Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

MISC. FOR SALE

706

BURNABY, COQUITLAM, PORT MOODY & PORT COQUITLAM

MATTRESSES starting at $99

560

RENTALS

GARIBALDI Court

Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows NEWS

Available routes in Maple Ridge 40000013 - 232 St (11438 -11588) Townhomes 40000045 - McClure Ave, Zeron Ave, 240 St, 239 St, 106 Ave 40000059 - 114A Ave, 115 Ave, 115A Ave, 236 St, 236A St, Creekside St. 40000060 - McClure Dr, 106 Ave, 240 A St. 40000067 - 104 Ave, 239 St, Slatford Pl, Zeron Ave 40220262 - 124 Ave, 216 St, Exeter Ave, Spring Cres, Thornton Ave 40220264 - Evans St, Manor Ave, 216 St, 123 Ave, 124 Ave 40220266 - 122 Ave, 221 St, Davison St, Moody St. 40310301 - Berry Ave, Darby St, Holly St, River Rd, 117 Ave, 216 St, 40310316 - Steeves St, Golf Ln, River Rd, 209 St, 207 St, 115 Ave 40320353 - Thornton Ave, Douglas Ave, Laity St, Hardy St, 126 Ave 40400437 - Blake Loop (13625–13693), 228 St, 228A St, 228B St 40400418 - Dewdney Trunk Rd, 234 St (12003 -12200)

Available routes in Pitt Meadows 41011026 - Albertan St, )air¿eld Ave, Herring Pl. Serving Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows since 1978

I=: C:LH Circulation

604.476.2740

brian@mapleridgenews.com

MAPLE RIDGE

OFFICE & RETAIL SPACE

PORT COQUITLAM

1 Bdrm & den $835 2 Bdrm corner suite $895 S Incl heat/hot wtr, wndw cvrngs S Close to bus stop S Walk to shpng/medical/WCE S Across from park w/Mtn views S Gated parking and Elevator S Adult oriented building S References required CALL FOR APPOINTMENT

Various downtown locations.

Avail. Now! Updated and well maintained. Various sizes 320sf.

- 2000sf. Starting at $495/month.

Call: Rick Medhurst, Royal LePage

604-463-3000

746

604-464-3550

733 MOBILE HOMES & PADS

736

HOMES FOR RENT

MAPLE RIDGE

1 & 2 Bdrms $790/$890 GREAT LOCATION

Queen Anne Apts.

INCLUDES: HEAT, HOT WATER & HYDRO Near Shopping & Amenities.

SENIOR’S DISCOUNT

604-463-7450 604-463-2236 12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certified Crime Free Buildings MAPLE RIDGE 2 bdrm condo with u/g pkng. Avail now. $950/mo.

Gordon Tower @ 222nd/Dewdney.

604-467-4450 or 604-355-1356

MAPLE RIDGE

AVAILABLE NOW

PORT COQUITLAM

2 Bdrm Rancher in the area of Gates Park.

2471 Welcher Ave Beautiful, private back yard. $1149/mo + utils. Pets welcome.

For further info call 604-451-6075 to view Metro Vancouver Housing Co-operation.

TRANSPORTATION 809

AUTO ACCESSORIES/ PARTS

750

810

DEWDNEY & 230th, avail. immed., 1 BD, 800 sq.ft. $775/mo, util, cble, intrnt, wifi, shrd lndry, grnd lvl, lam. & carp, newer F/S, microwave, NO SMOKERS (unit & property), indoor cat ok, suits mature couple or single, owner up w/2 kids (6 & 9), 604466-9579 bfr 9:00p or 604-3070787 anytime.

818

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AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673 The Scrapper

TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

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ONLY

&

Glenwood Manor Apartments 1 & 2 Bdrms from $655 & $840 & renovated suite with dishwasher $45. extra.

Clean, Spacious Includes heat, hot water & parking Seniors discount 21387 Dewdney Trunk Rd

(604)466-5799

2 hr. Service www.a1casper.com (604)209-2026

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

Sell your vehicle FAST in the highest read community newspapers & largest online sites!

MAPLE COURT II

Maple Ridge

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

CARS - DOMESTIC

with the &ODVViÀeG

22437 121st Ave 604-467-0715

MAPLE RIDGE Fraser St. 1 bdrm condo, convenient loc., u/g prkg, $750 + hydro. Avail. Dec. 1. Call 778-773-4730

845

Sell your Car!

MAPLE COURT I

MAPLE RIDGE Central Mature Adult building 1 Bdrm apt., newly reno’d u/g parking,cable incld $650/mo, n/p, ref’s, For appoint 11am to 5pm (778)327-8405.

RECREATIONAL/SALE

Coquitlam. Bright 2 bdrm. Pri. ent. w/d. Patio. N/S. N/P. $875 incl utils.

Nr college Avail now 604-464-1494.

Heat, hot water & parking.

Close to stores & schools.

MAPLE RIDGE Central. Lrg 1 bdrm totally updated; new floor, paint,++ nr amens, insuite w/d, d/w, lrg patio, vaulted ceilings, sec u/g prk. Immed Ns/Np. $800 +utils. 604-307-2241.

838

1996 22’ SLUMBER QUEEN 5th wheel. Interior like new, has to be seen to appreciate. New stereo, back up camera, new HD antenna, m/w, a/c. Includes hitch. $6,500.

604-625-7761 Aldergrove.

AUTO FINANCING

1 & 2 BDRM SUITES

22423 121st Ave 604-467-4894

1-800-961-7022

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

TOWNHOUSES

PITT MEADOWS. Furn. bdrm with priv. bth 2 bdrm condo. Female.

Prkg. NS/NP. $475. 604-460-0840

MISSION (Stave Falls area) Renovated 3 bdrm home on 2 levels on 1 fenced acre. appl’s incl’d Long term NO PETS. This is NOT a potential property for grow ops or drug interests. Avail Dec 1 $1795/mo (604)617-9649 or 604-421-1116

CARS - DOMESTIC

752

SKI RACK for sale. Thule 91725 Universal Flat Top. 6 Carrier. Universal mounting for 6 pairs skis/or 4 snowboards. Adaptable to most factory roof racks. $60. 604-3282837.

SUITES, LOWER

AUTO FINANCING

DreamTeam Auto Financing “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1030/mo - $1134/mo. Shares req’d. Close to WCE, schools & shopping. No subsidy available.

19225 119th Ave. For more info & to book an appt. call 604-465-1938

Call 604-467-3944

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION

810

MAPLE RIDGE East ~ avail Dec 1st 1 Bdrm ground level, util’s incl’d, 6 appl’s, N/S N/P refs req’d $775/mo 604-240-5679 or (604)466-5959

22222 Lougheed Hwy., Maple Ridge Inquire in person between 9am - 3pm or

COQUITLAM West, 1200 s/f, bright 2 bdrm grnd lvl ste, reno’d kit, gas f/p, d/w, shrd w/d, $1100 incl util. cbl/wifi, 1 blk to Austin/Mundy. Near SkyTrain & WCE. Avail now. NS/NP (604)779-4969 M-F after 5:30 pm.

MAPLE RIDGE 2 bdrm house 1.5 bath, all appl’s, fen patio, small pet OK, ref;s req’d $1200/mo + utils 604-618-6884 or 604-710-4250

SUITES, LOWER

MAPLE RIDGE, 216 & Ridgeway, Reno’d 900 sf. lrg. bdrm. + den, F/bath. Laminate flrs. & tile. Sep. ent. Fenc’d yrd. Free wifi & cbl, w/d.

Pets ok. $750 +1/3utils. Avail on or bef Dec1. Ref req. 604-467-9459

Haney Motor Hotel

PORT MOODY - Glenayre sleeping furnished room, cls. to transit, n/s, $325. 604.941.2959/ 778.883.0265

TRANSPORTATION

TH

ROOMS FOR RENT

MAPLE RIDGE 12880 216 St., 4 bdrm. house, 6 appl., $1995 mo. + utils. (604)722-5609

Sorry No Pets

750

Rooms from $445/mo. Fully Furn, weekly maid service, cable TV, private bath, on bus route, 5/min walk to commuter rail.

PORT COQUITLAM, 1500 - 3000 sq ft. Ground floor commercial area.

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The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been used in the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 148 (excessive speeding) of the Motor Vehicle Act of British Columbia.

Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2012-1269, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for disposal by the

Director of Civil Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice.

A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published.

You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Director’s website, accessible online at www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/ civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

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