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Pitt taxes going up

Thousands lost during recent B&es

no effort to show budget with no tax increase, despite petition

by M on ish a M a r ti ns staff reporter

Maple Ridge couple at Ultrasound when home hit

by Moni s ha M a r tin s staff reporter

A proposed tax increase of three per cent in Pitt Meadows isn’t being welcomed by a pair of seniors who’ve petitioned the city for no spike on their municipal bills next year.

Preliminary estimates predict a general tax rate increase Walters of 2.13 per cent and a strategic capital adjustment of one per cent for the average homeowner, with a property valued at $383,716.

That means a total tax increase of 3.13 per cent, or less than $50, next year.

The estimates come as the city begins its business planning process to figure out spending and expenses for 2013.

Though low, the proposed increase is being panned by Tom and Norma Murray.

The couple presented a petition with 1,300 signatures to council earlier this month, accompanied by speeches imploring the city to rein in spending and give property owners tax relief in 2013.

A former school board trustee, Murray started the petition in July after a staff report to council suggested general taxes will increase about four per cent annually for the next five years.

Fed up with annual tax increases, Murray wants the city to follow West Vancouver and Mission, cities which saw no increase in taxes in 2012. Abbotsford is also attempting a “near zero” tax increase for 2013.

At the very least, Murray wanted the city to complete a zero-increase exercise, just to see where fat in the budget could be trimmed. see Taxes, p12

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‘no homes for Cardiff Farm’

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Building homes on a large green tract of undeveloped industrial land in south Pitt Meadows is not an idea supported by the city’s economic development corporation.

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tates to seek a zoning change for part of the 40.4-hectare (100 acres) property on Harris Road – known locally as Cardiff Farms.

“With a goal of job creation in Pitt Meadows, preserving land for employment is critical in supporting this goal,” chair Terry Becker said on behalf of the board.

In a letter to council, the corporation’s board stressed the importance of protecting Pitt Meadows’ industrial base, saying residential development won’t result in longterm job creation.

The letter counters a proposal by the owners Alouette Es-

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Homeowners in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows have lost thousands of dollars to thieves in the past week during a rash of brazen daytime break-and-enters.

A neighbourhood in Pitt Meadows, bordered by Wildwood Crescent and Hammond Road, logged four breakins last week, with two taking place on Tuesday, Nov. 20 and one each the following Sunday and Monday.

Maple Ridge residents Robert FitzJames and his wife Shannon were targeted Monday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. while they were at her pregnancy Ultrasound.

The thief, or thieves, pried open the side garage door and slide door to enter their Burnett Street property.

“They must have been watching the house,” said Fitz-James.

The thieves stole his wife’s engagement ring, a 2003 Honda XR80R dirt bike, a red Xbox 360, his mother-inlaw’s jewelry, three laptops and his son’s Lego.

In total, the loot was worth more than $10,000.

It’s mostly the sentimental things, like the engagement ring, that hurt the most to lose, he said.

Ridge Meadows RCMP confirmed there have been a string of break-ins recently, mostly targeting computer equipment and jewelry.

Police said the items being stolen can be pawned or flipped easily. The crimes are, most likely, fuelled by drug addiction, police said.

The detachment’s street enforcement team is pursuing leads.

One of the break-ins on Nov. 20 was interrupted. The man fled before police arrived and a gold-coloured car was seen in the area. see Break-ins, p12

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Practising conflict of interest avoidance Councillors aware of the rules, eager to police selves

politician will be more likely to approve their applications to the municipality.

Many B.C. politicians fear being found in conflict – where they can be technically innocent but found guilty in the court of public opinion.

“A fair number of them are attentive,” said Smith. “Conflict of interest is one of the things that has a high potential for careerending politics.”

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aple Ridge city councillors are unlikely to ever find themselves embroiled in a Rob Ford-type conflict of interest, according to Mayor Ernie Daykin.

Ford is the Toronto mayor ejected from office for violating the Ontario Conflict of Interest Act. He used official city letterhead to solicit donations to his private football foundation in 2010. Then, two years later, when council debated whether he should repay the $3,150 raised, Ford inappropriately took part in the debate.

Daykin said council members in the district know better than to use their office to promote a cause they have an interest in, or to debate issues in which they have a clear conflict or perception of conflict.

For example, Daykin is the treasurer for his church, so he excuses himself whenever council discusses the issue of tax exemptions for churches.

Other councillors excuse themselves for various interests.

Daykin said in nearly a decade on council he has never seen such a clear case of conflict of interest as that involving Ford.

The district gives new members of council an orientation session, and the municipality’s lawyer explains their roles, legal obligations, and conflicts of interest.

“Across the whole area of ethics in government, there is a vast amount of grey area.”

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The district gives new members of council an orientation session, and the municipality’s lawyer explains their roles, legal obligations, and conflicts of interest.

“It is made, in my view, pretty clear,” Daykin said.

However, the system is open to abuse, and rules need to be tightened, according to SFU political science and urban studies professor Patrick ‘Paddy’ Smith.

He calls the area of election finance “the Wild West.”

Smith sends his students to municipalities across the Lower Mainland to collect election finance filings, and has found the

two largest spending groups are developers and public sector unions.

In fast-growing Maple Ridge, as well as Pitt Meadows and other Lower Mainland suburbs, development is a key election issue.

“Developers play a big role,” he said.

Mosaic Homes, a residential and commercial development company, and a slew of people connected to the Cardiff Farms property in

Pitt Meadows donated a considerable amount of money to three people on council during the last municipal election campaign.

But election rules only require disclosure – without spending limits, contribution limits or any limits on who can contribute.

“It really is a mess,” said Smith.

If a developer makes contributions to the campaigns of local politicians, there may be a real or perceived expectation that the

He has worked with all three of B.C.’s conflict of interest commissioners – Ted Hughes, Bert Oliver and Paul Fraser. Although their purvey is provincial politics, all three said they are questioned by municipal politicians needing help in conflict matters, and they will offer informal advice.

“An awful lot of municipal councillors are overly attentive,” said Smith.

That they are eager to police themselves is encouraging, because even tighter rules could not anticipate the many ways a politician could find himself or herself in conflict.

“Across the whole area of ethics in government, there is a vast amount of grey area.”

Maple Ridge wants to be No. 2 with anti-bullying bylaw PoCo first in B.C.; gives RCMP more powers

by Nei l Corbe tt staff reporter

Mayor Ernie Daykin will consider an anti-bullying bylaw for Maple Ridge.

Port Coquitlam will pass the first anti-bullying bylaw in B.C., giving the RCMP new powers to dealing with bullying behaviour in that city.

On Tuesday, Daykin attended the event in Port Coquitlam to announce the bylaw and accompanying new program to provide support and resources for both bul-

lies and their victims.

The program, Be Someone, was developed by PoCo business leader Gary Mauris, with the support of PoCo mayor Greg Moore.

The bylaw will be modeled after similar legislation used in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Moore told community leaders and students at the campaign launch at Riverside secondary.

It will create a monetary fine for bullying behavior, and will provide bullies an opportunity to take an approved course. If they take the course, the ticket will be “ripped up.”

“We’re going to stand up and say bullying won’t be tolerated,” Moore said.

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Daykin said Todd’s death impacted people in Maple Ridge.

“I had folks saying, ‘Ernie, what are you going to do about this?’ My hope is we’ll be the No. 2 community [with an anti-bullying bylaw].”

He said Mauris’ involvement in PoCo was key to the implementation of the program, and he would like to see someone in Maple Ridge steep forward and champion the cause, building off the work done west of the Pitt River Bridge. Daykin is obtaining a copy of the program materials for review.

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Mauris, president and founder of Dominion Lending Centres, said he was inspired to act by the final card in Todd’s video, in which she stated she was alone and needed someone.

Calling bullying an “insidious problem,” Mauris acknowledged that Todd would have celebrated her 16th birthday the day of the campaign launch.

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One way for people to show their support is to post an “I am someone” sticker in their business window or public facility. Mauris also said the entire program can be imported to any city that wishes to take a stand against bullying.

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Amanda Todd was a 15-year-old girl victim of bullying, online and at school, who and took her own life, leaving behind a Youtube video that told of her ordeal. It has been viewed more than 20 million times.

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Car Care with Cyril Barry

ALARMED In my long and eventful career in the automotive repair trade I can honestly say that I have not encountered an after-market add on that causes more problems than car alarms.

Modern vehicles are an over designed mobile electronics nightmare, that requires experienced well trained automotive tech’s to interpret, diagnose and repair any and all problems as they arise. What you get at some, not all, car alarm installation locations are youngsters with little to no auto electronics knowledge, never mind training. They grab the nearest power and ground wires to install ‘the’ unit. A ‘unit’ that is usually made in a third world country out of parts that would be rejected by the company that designed and produced your vehicle, as not good enough!

While this is not the case with high end components, a poor installation can reek havoc on your electrical system and cause no end of odd ball problems.

So why do I bother and write about something as mundane as car alarms? The answer lies in the amount of vehicles we see with problems caused thru no fault of the car. Instead, we trace intermittent electrical problem(s) to a very poor wiring job on a car alarm installation. How would you feel when I present you with a substantial bill, just to tell you that it was a simple wiring problem created by a simple wiring mistake? Not very amused, I would guess. So, maybe you should consider asking a few questions before you jump into the world of car alarms.

Does anyone really pay attention to car alarms?

Now that car alarms are common place and just about everyone has one, are there less or more cars being stolen? The answer is more, many more. So, are car alarms actually doing anyone any good? Or are they just another up sell when you decide to dump a huge amount of cash on that killer car stereo? Are there alternatives to car alarms and if so what are they?

Drainage ‘crisis’ will cost Pitt millions One Polder pump older than 70

by M onisha M ar t ins staff reporter

The pumps and ditches that keep Pitt Meadows above water are aging faster than the city can replace them.

The estimated cost for replacing all of the drainaage infrastructure ranges between $49.5 and $52.4 million.

The city operates and maintains six pump stations, fifteen pumps and eight flood boxes.

The city is responsible for the repair, maintenance and replacement of 725 culverts.

But money being set aside annually for new pumps and culverts falls far short of that goal.

To fund the replacements, the city needs to place $1,170,076 every year into its reserves.

Meanwhile, aging infrastructure is driving

up operating costs – significantly.

“We have a crisis on our hands and we have to address it,” Mayor Deb Walters said in response to a staff report on the city’s worn and outdated drainage infrastructure.

“It’s very easy to say we are going to keep taxes low, but then we are just putting off the inevitable for our kids

to deal with and that isn’t realistic.”

The two biggest challenges for the city are figuring out how to spread out costs over the long term and build up reserves to avoid borrowing and grants.

The oldest of the pump stations in the city, located in the Pitt Polder, is between 72 and 82 years old. It will cost between

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The average expected life cycle of a pump is 20 years and the major electrical components in a pump station have, on average, a 25-year life cycle.

The current program assumes replacing one pump a year for the next 13 years.

To do that, the city’s operations department is recommending a $2 million increase in capital funding as part of the 2013-2017 budget.

And it’s not just pumps that are a problem, as the rate of culvert failure also exceeds the city’s current rate of investment.

The current culvert replacement program is set at $200,000 every other year in order to facilitate replacement of large diameter culverts, as required. Since 2008, $625,785 has been spent replacing culverts.

Walters said the city

needs to start planning for these replacements.

“We can’t put it off any longer,” she added.

The city is joining a chorus of municipalities across Canada calling for more support from federal and provincial governments to fund failing infrastructure.

Walters said the city will apply for grants and do its best to put aside money, but can’t be expected to fund it all.

“There comes a time when municipalities have to say, ‘enough is enough.’”

Coun. Janis Elkerton agreed.

“There is one taxpayer here and everybody needs to be footing the bill,” said Elkerton.

“We cannot continue to do everything based on just property taxes.

We need help from the senior levels of government to fill basic needs, never mind the niceties.”

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‘Important economic opportunity’ Cardiff from front

The corporation believes that preserving Alouette Estates for industrial development presents “a rare and important economic opportunity for Pitt Meadows.”

Residential growth has outpaced commercial growth in the city such that there is a discrepancy between the residential and commercial assessment split, explained Becker, whose husband John was a member of Pitt Meadows council for three terms and until his failed mayoral bid a year ago.

“More commercial and industrial taxes are required to fund programs and services, and balance the revenue stream,” she added.

In September, Mosaic Homes and Alouette Estates pitched council a plan for development, offering to build a new outdoor pool, if a portion of the property can be rezoned from industrial to residential.

The property owners need the city’s support to pursue a change in zoning at the Metro Vancouver level from industrial to residential and believe a mix of uses would be more viable on the site.

Depending on how large it is, the industrial-commercial section could provide 500 to 4,000 jobs.

Mosaic suggested the development could even house a hockey school.

The Cardiff property is across the street from the Golden Ears Business Centre, another light industrial complex.

The comments from the city’s economic development corporation were welcomed by Coun. Janis Elkerton, who refuses to consider any changes to zoning.

“We shouldn’t be wasting valuable industrial land on housing,” said Elkerton, who doesn’t buy the argument that the city has too much industrial land in the area.

“Look what’s on the other side. You can have a quantity of leased land and owned in-

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Pitt Meadows Mayor Deb Walters wants to study what would be most viable for the property.

dustrial land. That would bring more buyers in.”

The city’s mayor, however, was hoping the economic development corporation would suggest a study for the 40.4 hectare site to help determine what businesses it would attract.

“I have never ever envisioned housing on the whole parcel,” said Walters, who believes a study similar to the one done for the North Lougheed area would benefit the city.

“We can put anything down there, but if it’s not going to be sustainable, it’s not viable.

Anything we put in there - we want it to succeed.”

Elkerton, however, doesn’t want the city to spend any money on consultants and studies.

“I think we’ve studied things enough,” she said.

“We shouldn’t be putting more money into that. I’m tired of things being studied four times over before anything happens.”

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Change pot laws Marijuana reform advocates hope Washington and Colorado states’ recent vote to legalize and tax marijuana sales will add momentum to their push for change in B.C. Washington state estimates it would collect $560 million in the first year from a 25-per-cent tax on the sale of regulated marijuana through authorized stores.

If enacted, this could also cause a partial collapse of B.C.’s estimated $7-billion-a-year illegal pot industry, as growers relocate to the U.S. to avoid the need to smuggle.

Recently, the Union of B.C. Municipalities passed a resolution calling for marijuana to be decriminalized.

They’d rather pot be regulated and taxed instead.

The U.S. votes are a progressive move toward responsible marijuana use. It’s time for B.C. to take a similar step toward decriminalization, if not legalization of marijuana.

The potential tax revenue and the opportunity to reduce law enforcement costs, and help unclog our court system is compelling.

The poll results south of the border sent a message that U.S. drug policies are not working. Ours aren’t working either.

Sensible B.C., a campaign headed by B.C. marijuana activist and medical pot dispenser Dana Larsen, aims to get enough signatures on a petition to force a provincial referendum on marijuana decriminalization, through B.C.’s Recall and Initiative Act. The proposed Sensible Policing Act would block B.C. police from spending time or resources on searches, seizures or arrests for simple cannabis possession.

It’s time we take our antiquated marijuana laws and follow the lead of our neighbours to the south and let the people decide if it’s time for a change.

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Equal and inalienable rights for all “All human beings are born with equal and inalienable rights and fundamental freedoms” – United Nations, Dec. 10, 1948.

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n Nov. 8, 2012, the highest court in the land affirmed this declaration when it Along the Fraser ruled on the 15-yearJack Emberly long legal battle of a public school student with dyslexia who was denied the learning support he needed for reading.

It was 1994 when Jeffrey Moore’s fight for his “inalienable rights and fundamental freedoms” began. It was a Grade 3 kid pitted against North Vancouver School District and the Province of B.C. Jeffrey struggled to process printed words. The district’s diagnostic centre, which housed specially trained teachers and structured programs to help kids like Jeff, had just been closed.

The school district blamed the province’s inadequate funding for education.

That was wrong, said the Supreme Court.

“The reason children are entitled to an education is that a healthy democracy and economy require their educated contribution. An adequate special education, therefore, is not a dispensable luxury; it is the ramp that provided access to the statutory commitment [School Act] to education made to all children in B.C.”

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The removal of Jeff ’s “ramp” began a nightmare.

“It was heartbreaking to watch Jeff ’s morale and self-esteem suffer after that,” says Rick Moore, Jeff ’s father. “I’d always had faith in the public system. I never for a moment thought I’d be putting my kid in a private school.”

The Moores decided to fight for Jeff and for other kids whose right to an equal education were being ignored. With help from the Community Legal Assistance Society, they took their case to the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal.

“Early intervention for kids with learning disabilities closes the academic gap between them and average students,” says Rick. “Down the road, it reduces the drop out rate, and increases overall graduation. If you get kids reading by Grade 3, they’re not a burden on the system.”

It’s true. Research shows twice as many learning disabled kids drop out of school.

There’s more substance abuse among them, and a higher suicide rate. Adults with learning disabilities who didn’t get appropriate help lack job-related social skills, and struggle to hold jobs. Conversely, increasing literacy of students by just one per cent, equates to an increase of $32 billion in national income.

The Moores understood this in 1994, and Canada’s Supreme Court concurs now.

Potentially, that’s good news for thousands of kids and their families.

The bad news is that responsible government action has waited this long. Jeffrey won his Human Rights case in 1995. The tribunal ruled that the school district and

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province discriminated against him by failing to provide specialized support – closing the diagnostic centre.

It gave the province one year to “ensure that all school districts have in place a range of services to meet the needs of [learning disabled] students,” and ensure “the delivery of free and appropriate programs to children with learning disabilities.”

In addition, it ordered,“early intervention programs so that [learning disabled] students can be identified and intensive remediation provided ...”

The tribunal, like the Supreme Court, understood the society benefits from helping all kids learn in public schools.

As a special education teacher in 1995, I celebrated the tribunal decision only to feel frustrated and angry when it was ignored by the guardians of kids I worked with.

North Van and the province won their appeal, but the Moores fought on, “for all the kids and their families that put their hopes in this case.”

And now, justice for children and families has been reasserted in Canada.

But, will the Liberal government or the next one do the right thing this time?

Rick is cautious. “This kind of decision takes a long time to filter through the system. We’ve seen the ministry off-load responsibility and they’ll try to do that now.

They know these kids are invisible. And, things are worse now. There’s more incentive not to identify them.”

He’s right to be sceptical. The ministry says it puts more money into education now.

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The News/letters Leaving us with no bus connections at all Editor, The News: Re: Taxes rise but TransLink cuts in Maple Ridge and elsewhere (The News, Nov. 23).

The proposed cuts to the Thornhill buses C48 and C49 will leave us with no bus connections at all.

We walk 25 minutes uphill to get the C48 at 100th Avenue, or half an hour along the busy Lougheed Highway to get the C49 at 72nd Avenue.

The C49 is not busy at 100th Ave.. That is near the end of its run and it has been dropping people off along the route, then starts picking up people on the return run.

Its last run is at 6 p.m. and it’s not busy picking up then for the return because 6 p.m. is the last bus home until the next morning.

People thinking green say they want to encourage people to take public transport, but here we have the province spending millions on car infrastructure, then TransLink cutting people off from bus access.

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online comments • Zoesnakehips Hart: Re: Taxes rise but TransLink cuts in Maple Ridge and elsewhere (mapleridgenews.com).

I lived on Garibaldi for two years, until recently, and there are a lot more than one or two people on the C49 most of the time; it’s usually fairly full.

There are five people in my household, and we all used the bus service daily. I have now had to move into the city, so that my teens can manage to get jobs, as the bus service was too limited to allow for that. This service is already way below what is needed, and restricts where people can chose to live or work.

• Lee-Anne Ballard Re: Three injured in highway crash in Maple Ridge (mapleridgenews.com).

The merge lane there is so short – if you misjudge just a little, you can get smoked cause the traffic is really moving at this part of the highway. Yes, thank god no one was killed.

‘Gov’t not funding increase’ Emberly from p6

It’s a specious claim intended to deceive, according to George Serra of the Maple Ridge Teacher’s Association.

“It’s kind of like 10 years ago a text book cost $50 and the government gave districts $60, but unfortunately, it costs $80 now, and the government isn’t funding that increase.”

That’s true. Government underfunding has resulted in a continuous decline in special education teachers. Those remaining have had their roles shifted from helping kids to administering tests that reduce the number of children “designated” for government licenced assistance, and the biggest group – learning disabled students – have been dropped from designations.

Most now get no help at all; nor do ‘grey area’ kids – weak students who can’t keep up alone. Librarians, second language teachers (ESL) have disappeared.

In short, discrimination has grown in our public schools, and unfortunately, judicial conclusions have not increased responsible behaviour by the B.C. government or trustees, who still cut and slash because they are told to.

Neither, to date, has reaffirmed, in any real way, the idea that, “All human beings are born with equal and inalienable rights and fundamental freedoms,” including an education.

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

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What’s wrong with second-hand gift?

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y cousin and I were recently in one of my favourite shops for children’s clothes, a consignment store called Not for Long in White Rock.

She spotted a brand-name winter coat for a toddler for a third of what Commentary it would cost new, Kristine Salzmann and thought it would be perfect for a friend.

This jacket looked brand new, but the fact that it had a previous owner gave my cousin pause.

Which made me think, why isn’t it socially acceptable to give someone a second-hand gift, particularly children?

Other than well-loved favourites, they grow out of clothes and toys so quickly that it’s easy to find items in excellent condition at consignment stores and swap meets.

The saying goes, “it’s the thought that counts,” yet we concern ourselves with whether the proper monetary amount

was spent and if it’s shiny and new.

A few weeks ago, the U.S. National Retail Federation released its 2012 holiday consumer spending survey: the average holiday shopper is expected to spend about $750 on gifts, decor, cards and all that junk that wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for Christmas.

The federation forecasted America’s total holiday sales at $586.1 billion.

And the headline on the press release was, “Shoppers to Remain Conservative With Holiday Gift Budgets This Year.”

A total of $750 per consumer is conservative?

If we’re seriously concerned with the impact of society’s rampant consumerism on the environment, wouldn’t a great solution be to re-gift once-loved items in good condition?

I’m not against gift giving. People often find pleasure in discovering something they feel the recipient will find joy in.

Even little ones like to give – a recent study published in PLoS One (the Public Library of Science) found that toddlers under the age of two seemed happier giving treats to others than receiving treats themselves.

I also enjoy giving gifts, but I’m disturbed by the pressure we feel to buy things for people because we “have to” and not because we happen to find something that reminds us of them.

A few friends and I have tried to imbue some sentimentality and effort into our gifts by going the handmade route.

But I’ve yet to give someone a used gift. I buy my own family second-hand clothes and toys all the time.

I just have a difficult time bringing myself to do it for other people, even if the $5 Radio Flyer trike I spotted at a Cloverdale thrift store that I know is $60 in stores looks like it just came out of the box.

My cousin did buy the little girl’s coat for a Christmas gift, and I say, good for her.

I think some of my friends – particularly my swap meet- and consignment-crazed new parent pals – would understand.

For the rest of the people on my shopping list, your gifts will be new or handmade – this year, anyway.

Kristine Salzmann is a former Black Press reporter who now writes monthly on parenting issues.

Witnessing poverty from the sidelines Editor, The News: Lately, there’s been a call for compassion for the residents and homeowners around the Caring Place.

Compassion for those who have a warm home to sit in while the frigid weather outside goes unacknowledged because the only time you’re exposed to this tumultuous weather is walking to your car to drive and buy groceries to have your guaranteed three square meals per day, plus snacks.

Compassion for those setting up their Christmas trees, watching the simulated fireplace on their wall-mounted flat-screen televisions, sipping on a cup of hot cocoa with a furnace churning out comfortable warm air; hustling to your nearest shopping centres for Christmas gifts for your nearest and dearest family members and splurge a little on trinkets and fashion on yourselves.

Compassion for those of you who ignorantly refer to the poverty-stricken as inorganic non-living automatons and turn your noses up at the destitute.

These are luxuries to the poor, even the housed working poor (housing alone is a luxury), who have to sign up for the Christmas hamper due to the fact they have hungry children who would otherwise go without a Christmas.

And the worst you people have to complain about is witnessing the depth of poverty?

Maybe some garbage on your sidewalk? That’s the worst off you’ve been?

The municipal workers clean those places up.

Take a long look at what you have, and compare it to the very little they have.

In fact, I challenge any one of you playing the martyr to take with you nothing but the clothes on your back, a sleeping bag, and no money whatsoever, and spend 24 hours outside. Sleep outside, and go to the Caring Place, if you should be so hungry, or beg for money.

Spend one day and night in their shoes, and tell me how bad you have it when you return to your home, witnessing poverty on the sidelines, and fall asleep in your soft warm beds with your beloved cuddled at your side.

Yes, some things are a minor inconvenience, and no one wants to witness suffering, but minimizing, trivializing, dehumanizing, all of this, will not make poverty history.

This attitude will not eliminate poverty or homelessness.

It will not alleviate their suffering any less so, not that you are too concerned about their suffering to begin with.

So you donated a buck or two to the red kettles.

Good for you. You’ve done your one good deed for the year.

That doesn’t give you a ticket to look down upon the worstoff.

You are one crisis away from homelessness. One injury, one disability, one trauma, one family death, one lay-off away from this type of existence.

Stop taking your heated home, families, three meals

per day, flat-screen televisions, cell phones, computers, clothing and warm beds for granted.

Nothing will be done if you don’t witness the extremes of poverty, out of sight, out of mind, right?

Do something in your community to solve the problems instead of putting Band-aids on bullet wounds.

Nerissa Gregory Maple Ridge

Hire me Editor, The News: You want change and actual rehabilitation programs to help these people on our streets, then hire me and cover my wages ($200 and hour).

I need a secretary ($15/ hour?). I will then rehabilitate them.

But I also need donations: office space, two rooms (one

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I need: paper (lined and blank), pens, printer, computer, two upright file cabinets, legal file folders, two tall book shelves (one with locking doors), ink for printer (or ink refilling vouchers), small blank white recipe cards, chairs for training room (eight), and about six chairs for the waiting room.

An expert (with 30 years experience) to help deal with the highly complex needs of clients, such as dual diagnosis, as well as a rehabilitation specialist – that’s me, the only one in Canada, and I live here in Maple Ridge.

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online comments • Dharma Synnove Jørgensen · Maple Ridge, British Columbia: @ Mr. Macdougall ... Do you realize that the term “human detritus” is an oxymoron? If you pick up any dictionary and look up “humans”, you’ll find quite a biological, organic definition of a sentient being, also known as homo-sapiens.

Look up “detritus” and you’ll find a rather inorganic, non-living definition. So, to use those two words combined is quite contradictory in the written and spoken forms. Either my given analysis implies that you do not properly know the definitions of the words which you are using in which to describe people suffering in the depth of poverty, or it was your intention to use a dehumanizing statement, in which case, would make you appear to be a complete sociopath. Sure, many residents do have a problem with witnessing poverty and homelessness. I would have had more respect for your opposition to the presence of the Caring Place had you not used such strong, hateful descriptions of human beings who suffer on the extreme end of the spectrum of poverty and adversity. Good day, sir.

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Joint tourism plan for North Fraser Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge, Mission team up

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The north side of the Fraser River will see its tourism strength increased next year when Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge and Mission launch a combined tourism strategy.

The project will involve developing consistent signage throughout the area and take place over a 12- to 18-month period, a Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training spokesman said Thursday.

Included in the strategy will be an asset inventory, signage audit and development of a regional tourism brand, funded by the ministry.

“We want to make it more of a tourism, recreation area for Lower Mainland residents.”

Marc Dalton, MLA Maple Ridge - Mission

About 50 people in government and industry met at the Randy Herman centre in Maple Ridge Wednesday, to work on the strategy, part of the B.C. Jobs Plan pilot project launched a year ago.

“We’ve made some progress with some of the different private projects,” said MLA Marc Dalton.

That happened earlier this year

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The tourism strategy is one of nine possible job generating projects. when improvements were made to the Florence Lake Forest Service Road, in the Mission Interpretive Forest, near Zajac Children’s Ranch on Stave Lake near the Maple Ridge-Mission border.

That latest road project cost about $500,000 said Dalton, while adding some campsites in the area at a cost of about $130,000 also will increase the tourism potential.

The provincial government paid for those improvements as part of the pilot project which seeks to identify high job-generating projects that can be started with minimal or no startup cash.

“We want to make it more of a tourism, recreation area for Lower Mainland residents,” Dalton said.

The tourism strategy is one of nine possible job generating projects being considered by Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge and Mission as part of Invest North Fraser.

Others being considered are agri-food distribution hub; a green building technologies centre; a working farm school; a business innovation accelerator; and an eco-industrial park.

Also considered as an economic kickstarter was the recent decision by the B.C. Technology Industry Association to choose Maple Ridge and Surrey as locations for Centre4Growth program.

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Leopard-like cats originating out of Africa could be legal in Maple Ridge if staff likes the idea and can find the right words to add to the Animal Control Licencing Bylaw.

On Tuesday, council approved a motion allowing staff to see if ownership of serval cats can be legalized, while giving final approval to the new bylaw, which raises annual registration fees for owners of aggressive dogs.

Serval cat owners, though, may not want to get their hopes up.

After researching the topic, bylaws staff may recommend accommodating them in the bylaw. Serval cats originate out of central Africa, but have been bred in captivity as pets for several generations.

“Depending what [staff] may come back with, we may do what they asked, we may not,” said Mayor Ernie Daykin Wednesday.

“We’re going to look and we’re going to listen to them and we’re going to go from there.”

The motion included an order of non-enforcement against owners of serval cats, until the bylaw has been changed,

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Kelly Allen hopes council amends the new bylaw to allow for domestic serval cats, like Duma. so owners don’t have to worry about having their animals seized.

“What they’re saying is, they’re going to make it legal,” said Rick White, a Maple Ridge serval cat owner.

White said because the serval cat, about the size of a bobcat, isn’t the same animal as a house cat, different language must be found for the bylaw.

White was happy with council’s response, providing it’s followed through. “Until it’s actually put in law … it would make us happy.”

Allowing serval cats goes against the advice of the B.C. SPCA, which says there are enough domestic cats looking for

homes. The SPCA also consider servals to be wild cats.

But White says domestic servals have been bred in captivity for generations and are proposing that third-generation, captive-born servals be allowed.

White takes his pet out and about regularly in public, including stores that allow pets.

“There have been no instances of these cats attacking people.

“People pet our cats. It’s not just my cat. It’s other people’s cats as well.

They’re like a dog, very sociable.

“We feel confident that is a new breed of cat, the domestic serval, versus

the wild serval.”

He says White Rock is first to include servals in with domestic cats.

He estimates there are about 200 serval cats in B.C., with about seven of those in Maple Ridge.

Under the new Animal Control Bylaw, given final reading Tuesday, people with dogs deemed aggressive will have to pay $200 for a yearly licence, considerably more than that charged for a normal dog. The owner of a spayed or neutered dog only has to pay $25 a year if they renew before Jan. 31. Seniors over 65 also will get a 50-percent break, bringing it down to $12.50.

escalating fines for abandoned buildings staff reporter

Maple Ridge is moving ahead with its Vacant and Abandoned Building Bylaw.

Council gave third reading to the bylaw, which calls for escalating fines for fire department inspections, on Tuesday.

Under the bylaw, owners no longer will have months or years to decide what to do with a building – unless they want to keep paying pricey inspection

fees.

That’s because owners will have only a month to apply for reductions in those inspection fees, which can be up to 75 per cent, by either applying for a demo or reno permit that shows they’re either tearing down the building or fixing it up.

If they wait beyond that, they’ll have to pay the full amount any time firefighters have to re-inspect the building. That means $150 for the first re-inspection,

$300 for the next, $600 for the third and $1,200 for the fourth.

After that, fees top out at $2,400 each time the fire department has to check on safety or security of a building.

The fees match those charged for the false alarm bylaw.

Mayor Ernie Daykin said the bylaw isn’t aimed at houses that are empty and just awaiting tenants.

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Irish dance club has no place to go

by Phil M elnyc h u k staff reporter

For years, the shoes tapped out the infectious Celtic rhythms on the comfortable wood floors of old Albion Hall.

Those days all came to an end, however, last year when the District of Maple Ridge demolished Albion Hall and put the Stewart School of Irish Dance into the category of no fixed address.

Since the demolition, the school has been in four locations, each time being kicked out.

Now the school has run out of options.

Thursday was the dancers final night at their latest stop, St. Andrew’s Heritage Church Hall.

“The 29th [of November] will be the last day in Maple Ridge and most of them will drop out of it,” said Elizabeth Taylor, whose 10-yearold daughter is one among those with nowhere to dance.

The school offers lessons elsewhere in the Lower Mainland, but that means driving to either Richmond or Van-

Stewart School of Irish Dance

The Stewart School of Irish Dance in Maple Ridge has been at four spots since Albion Hall was demolished. couver, something parents are reluctant to do.

After Albion Hall was torn down in spring 2011, the dance club moved to the multi-purpose room at Laity View elementary.

But the club requested a bigger room and moved to Golden Ears elementary.

The dancers then moved to Alouette elementary, from which they were evicted in October, over concerns of damage to flooring.

The final stop was St. Andrew’s Heritage Church Hall, but they’ve been told recently they

no longer can use that building, either.

“We do have one place [Colleen Findlay Place] that would love to have us, but they have a carpeted floor, which isn’t going to work.”

The alternative is pay $4,000 for a portable floor that’s picked up and put down for every practice.

The main concern about Irish dancing is damage caused by the dancing shoes. But Taylor says the shoes don’t damage floors.

“I think what happens when people hear the shoes hitting the floor

they automatically think they’re tap shoes. But they’re not.”

What’s odd is that the group is always asked to appear at cultural events, but no one wants to provide a place to practise.

“When we’ve got kids who live in Maple Ridge who’ve gone to the world championships … yet we don’t let them dance.”

Taylor said she’s talked to the school board, but was told that it’s up to each maintenance supervisor in each school to decide what activities will take place.

At Alouette elementary, dancers wore soft shoes, while at Laity View elementary they wore their hard shoes, “but there were no complaints.”

At Golden Ears, the club only used soft shoes. Taylor says the floor was already damaged before the dance school used it.

“And they’re saying, ‘no, you wrecked it.’”

But Taylor took photos of the floor before they used it, she pointed out.

“I think it’s really sad that will be gone from Maple Ridge for good.”

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‘Will council settle on what staff has recommended?’

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“I’m still going to fight for zero,” said Murray.

“I’m not saying we can reach that, but we haven’t even tried.”

Murray and a group

of concerned residents intend to attend budget meetings and scrutinize city spending. They also plan to recommend where money can be saved, eyeing staff sala-

ries and the city’s reserves.

“Now we get the opportunity to sit down during the budget meetings and try to achieve a zero,” said Murray, who

Public Notice Maple Ridge Intermunicipal Business Licence Bylaw No. 6957-2012 On November 27, 2012 Maple Ridge Council gave three readings to Maple Ridge Intermunicipal Business Licence Bylaw No. 6957-2012. The bylaw allows trade contractors or other professionals related to the construction industry to purchase an intermunicipal business licence allowing them to operate across municipal jurisdictions within the Fraser Valley region, minimizing the need to obtain a separate Municipal Business Licence in each jurisdiction.

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urged everyone who signed the petition to attend the sessions.

A one per cent municipal property tax increase (for all classes) raises approximately $153,000 in revenue for the city, which has a proposed budget of $20 million in 2013.

Couns. Bruce Bell, Janis Elkerton and Dave Murray supported the petition’s call for a zero tax exercise.

Elkerton noted even the City of Vancouver is aiming for one of the lowest tax increases in

the region.

“Everybody is getting the message [that] the public is fed up,” said Elkerton.

Her colleagues, however, believe it would be a waste of staff time and unrealistic to aim for no tax increase in 2013.

Mayor Deb Walters assured residents that council has heard their calls for restraint.

“Staff was directed right from the get-go to work hard to keep it down,” she said.

“Will we settle on what staff has recommended?

Not necessarily.”

Walters welcomed more participation in the budget process and stressed the city is constantly trying to find other sources of revenue.

“We are going to keep going after development and diversify the tax bases, keep meeting with investors and go after all the grants we can,” she said.

Budget time The city is now in the process of business planning for 2013. Pre-

sentations will be held at city hall in Pitt Meadows Dec. 5, 6, and 11 and will include highlights of each department’s business plan, an overview of the City’s financial plan and related tax issues. All meetings are open to the public. There will also be a formal public consultation meeting at an open house on Dec. 11 at 5 p.m.

Business plans will also be available online and in print at the library as of Nov. 23 for the public to review.

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Council has told staff to find a way to put medical-marijuana grow operations into agricultural areas of Maple Ridge.

“They’re going to draft a bylaw where it can only be grown in an agricultural zone and get it out of the houses,” said Mayor Ernie Daykin.

“You can write a bylaw, and then the $64,000 question is – what happens if it’s challenged.

Will it stand up?”

Politicians made the decision at their Tuesday meeting after a report on the topic. According to the report, Health Canada is developing new standards for medical marijuana operations in two years. Those standards will toughen requirements for product quality, safety, record keeping, and could result in the phasing out of smaller, individual growers.

Medical marijuana growers could face the same restrictions as mushroom barns or pig styes, which means the buildings would have to be 60 metres away from the front lot line and 30 metres from rear lot lines.

Council also looked at a resolution introduced by Coun. Michael Morden, asking the federal government to disclose locations of medical marijuana operations to police in an attempt to reduce needless raids on what are assumed to be illegal operations.

But Daykin doubts if the feds will cooperate. “I’m not holding my breath on that. The trump card, it’s always been a privacy thing.”

From a business point of view, a medical marijuana grow operation is an uncertain proposition, according to greenhouse grower Steve Pelton.

He is with SKP Plant Factory Inc., producers of Kitchen Pick culinary herbs, and said it’s possible that illegal grow operators, who already have the expertise and equipment,

Maple Ridge council has asked staff to craft a bylaw that will push medical marijuana grow operations into agricultural zones.

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could simply switch to become legitimate marijuana producers.

And individual growers, who could easily exceed their quota, could also undermine licensed growers.

“I don’t know how they can police the individual growers.”

The report points out that people with medical-grow certificates do not have to account for their yield.

“I seriously doubt if there’s any money in it,” Pelton said.

As of a year ago, 3,600 people in B.C. were authorized to have medical marijuana, while about 1,200 were licensed to grow medical marijuana, many of whom do so in their homes.

Growing marijuana in homes can cause problems for both residents and neighbours because of the amateur nature of electrical works needed to keep the grow lights on.

While bad wiring can cause fires, another possible explosive effect could result from using propane-powered carbon dioxide generators indoors. Carbon dioxide is used for speeding plant growth and the propane burners also generate carbon monoxide.

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Maple Ridge This Month SPOTLIGHT ON: Santa Claus is Coming to Maple Ridge The Annual Christmas in the Park and Santa Claus Parade Kick off the Holiday Season Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 6:00 pm the Santa Claus Parade begins working its way through the Downtown and families will enjoy one of Maple Ridge’s great winter traditions! But the Parade is merely part of an amazing day of celebrations that have been organized by the Christmas in the Park volunteers and Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association members. Here’s some information to help you plan your day.

‘Spirit of Christmas.’ The tree, which was dedicated to our Veterans at a ceremony last year, then sends the message that all serving and past soldiers wish for - ‘peace on earth, goodwill to all men.’

The Christmas in the Park event runs from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm, and that includes the Santa Claus Parade. The Parade starts at 6:00 pm sharp, and the route runs from Plaza Street (just east of 222 Street where Organic World is located) and Dewdney Trunk Road east to 224 Street, then runs south along 224 Street to Lougheed Highway and heads west again to 223 Street where it disperses on the side streets. Last year folks had their lawn chairs in the prime viewing spots early!

The Christmas tree lighting is the brainchild of the Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association, who also host the old-fashioned Holiday Market that runs from 4:00 to 8:00 pm under the covered parking lot just north of the bandstand at Memorial Peace Park (behind Jim’s Pizza east of 224 Street). This is a great place to do some Christmas shopping from local merchants who will feature beautiful local crafts and a peek at the great gift ideas in their stores throughout our community. We guarantee that you will find some great deals at the market, which will have free apple cider, festive treats for the kids and a great door prize draw for a HUGE basket.

The Christmas in the Park event features a variety of activities for kids of all ages, and the volunteers even build Santa a ‘yurt’ so he can visit with kids of all ages and pose for photos. There’s free hot chocolate and popcorn and Santa signals the start of the parade at 6:00 pm sharp by magically lighting the Peace Tree located at the corner of 224 Street and the Haney Place ring road.

The Peace Tree is transformed into Maple Ridge’s largest Christmas tree when Santa helps ‘Light up the Town’ by touching the tree and illuminating half a kilometer of LED lights with his magical

So there you have it, an amazing community celebration brought to you thanks to the dedicated work of local volunteers and generous sponsors. For more information on the Christmas in the Park or Santa Claus parade go to mapleridgechristmas.ca or look for information on the District’s Facebook page at facebook.com/yourmapleridge.

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December 2012 Council Meeting Schedule Mayor and Council encourage everyone to attend these important public meetings. It’s your chance to see public policy debated and enacted.

Monday, December 3 9:00 am Workshop, Blaney Room 1:00 pm Committee of the Whole, Council Chambers Tuesday, December 11 6:00 pm Public Hearing, Council Chambers 7:00 pm Council meeting, Council Chambers Agendas & Minutes Agendas for Council meetings are posted online the Friday before the meeting date. Go to mapleridge.ca, and click on the Mayor & Council link.

Council This Week Subscribe to the ‘Council This Week’ eNewsletter and get a summary of the issues discussed at Council Workshop meetings. Go to mapleridge.ca, click on the Mayor & Council link, then select Council This Week and sign up today.

Council Meeting Videos Unable to attend a Council Meeting, Public Hearing or Committee of the Whole Meeting? Watch these meetings on your computer 24/7. Unedited meetings are posted two to three days after the meeting and are indexed to the agenda package so that you can watch them in their entirety or click through by agenda item. Go to mapleridge.ca and click on the Video link at the bottom left of the home page.

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ENGAGED: Council Committee Vacancies Community Members Play an Important Role Mayor and Council rely on the advice and expertise of a number of committees as they shape policy and programs for the District. Currently, there are a number of vacancies on some of the Committees that we are looking to fill with citizen volunteers. Here is a summary of the positions and the Committee work; • Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC) - 3 Maple Ridge “Members at Large” positions, 2 Food Producing Members, and 2 Non-Food Producing Members. This Committee is responsible for the development and implementation of educational and public awareness programs related to agriculture in the District and they support projects that promote local agriculture.

that advises, informs and educates the Councils, municipal departments, community agencies and general public on accessibility and disability issues.

• Social Planning Advisory Committee (SPAC) – 2 Maple Ridge “Members at Large” positions. The Committee has the mandate to enhance the social well-being of present and future residents of our community by advising Council on policy and on matters relating to social planning and the social needs, social well-being and social development of the community and by identifying and addressing social issues of concern to community residents and initiating social planning projects to enhance the community.

• Community Heritage Commission (CHC) – 1 Maple Ridge “Member at Large” position. The Commission is responsible for advising Council on heritage conservation matters and provides support for activities that benefit and provide for the advancement of heritage conservation in the District.

If you are interested in serving on one of these committees, please send a letter explaining why you are interested in serving along with your professional and community involvement background. You can find additional information at www.mapleridge.ca/EN/main/municipal/committees_ commissions.html where you will find a volunteer ‘job description’ and an online application form.

• Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility Issues (MACAI) - 2 Pitt Meadows “Members at Large” positions.

This is a joint Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows committee

Applications and inquiries for all committees may be directed to Tracy Camire, Committee Clerk. Tracy can be reached by calling 604-463-5221 or by email at tcamire@mapleridge.ca

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Celebrate Christmas with the Haney Farmers Market 2012 has been an amazing year for the Haney Farmers Market who finish their 2012 season with an incredible Winter Market on December 1, 2012. The market runs from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Golden Ears United Church at the corner of 222 Street and Dewdney Trunk Road. The church used to be called ‘St. Andrews United Church’ for those of you who have been around for a while.

There will be great entertainment from Cristin Bostrom and Wendy LeVan and the assortment of holiday baking, preserves and artisan crafts will allow you to find beautiful gifts for your loved ones. You can find more information on the event at www.haneyfarmersmarket.org.

We hope that you’ll be able to get out to this final event for the year, and it’s a great time to sign up and become a 2013 ‘Friend of the Market’. Your ten dollar membership comes with $10 in gift certificates that are as good as cash for the vendors at the Market. In addition, if you buy your membership you are automatically entered into a draw for special gifts donated by the generous vendors. You can also buy gift certificates for the Market as stocking stuffers! We’d like to pay tribute to all the members of the Haney Farmers Market Society for their dedication to running the market and thank all the regular vendors for connecting us all to the farmers and artisans in our community. This is a great way to start your day, so we will see you at the Market!

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Joanne Olsen, executive director with the Friends in Need Food Bank, says the shelves are traditionally bare just before the start of the Christmas season.

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Coldwell Banker TriTel Realty is gearing up for their sixth annual hamper drive in support of the Friends in Food Bank.

The realtors will be heading out from Dec. 10 to 12 in an effort to help stock the shelves this holiday season.

They cover the neighborhoods surrounding Riverside Centre, as well as Alouette, and Harry Hooge elementary schools over the course of three nights.

To date, they have collected more than four tons of food and $6,800 in donations.

Bonnie Telep, owner of Coldwell Banker in Maple Ridge, said her team is more than happy to do what it can for the food bank “This is our community and we want to be

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‘Don’t worry about what can’t control’

I

find, both for my sister and for me, that one of our greatest challenges is not overthinking too much when dealing with our mother.

We both live a long way from her, but speak to her daily. Given the frequency of communication, each interaction is pretty similar to the one before and the one that will take place the next day.

We talk about the weather, about how she’s feeling and about the day-to-day routines that comprise our lives.

My sister and I speak weekly, sometimes more often if one of us “interprets” something my mom has said as being an impending crisis. In essence, we sit on the phone with her each night, talking about mundane subjects and bringing our own biases and insecurities into what we think she might be saying.

At this stage, we’re a bit sensitized of course. We know she’s going through a big transition, moving from her own house into a seniors’ home. We know she’s finding the loss of her husband a year ago, very trying and she’s lonely without the social routines that governed their lives for 46 years.

And, naturally, we’re feeling guilty that we’re not able to be closer and more supportive of her, even if that choice is more hers than ours.

As time passes, and my mom settles into the routines of her new living accommodations, my

sister and I might be less likely to hear some subtle tone or minor phrase that sends our thoughts rocketing at the speed of light to full stress mode.

As we age We may begin to hear Graham Hookey more of the subtle tones and minor phrases that reinforce that she’s doing okay and that she’s finding some quality of life in a situation that is completely foreign to us.

For years, I took considerable pride in living the philosophy, “don’t worry about what you can’t control.”

It reduced my stress and allowed me to focus my energy on the matters I could control, at home and at work. But now I find myself worrying about my mom, and if you knew her, you’d understand that she’s the last thing I could ever control.

Had she met the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae, they wouldn’t have lasted 10 minutes and history would have been different.

This is one of the greatest challenges, I believe, in dealing with eldercare issues from afar.

Every vocal inflection or minor complaint seems like a disaster in the making when you feel

helpless and distant. While daily communication is supportive of the parent, it creates a routine of potential stress for the son or daughter. I find I’m on the phone 10 minutes a night, but thinking about what was said for the next hour or more.

I’m going to assume this will get better over time. She’ll settle in; we’ll settle in; routines will create comfort rather than anxiety.

In the interim, both my sister and I need to quit talking to each other so often and setting off each other’s guilt, because really, that’s what this is all about and we have to learn to handle it better.

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Christmas story for the desperate Ac t s of Faith by Tim Sheridan

T

he ‘Christmas story’ is one for people who are desperate.

It’s pretty hard to admit ever feeling so. But it starts with the sign.

Reading the story of the birth of Jesus in the Bible, we bump into these words – “This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger” (Luke 2:12).

This isn’t the quaint manger scene we are used to with our nativity sets – it is a smelly stable where the animals are kept and the only place suitable to lay the newborn baby is in the trough where the animals would eat.

God has come to the earth – but in a way that nobody would have expected – a baby in a feed trough to a young teenage couple.

A Maple Ridge version of the story would sound something like this: A young teenage couple from East Vancouver hitchhike back to Maple Ridge. They arrive late at night and don’t even have enough money to afford a room at the local motel. They check the shelter and it’s full.

Mary is about to give birth – so they make their way to the closest gas station. There in the bathroom stall – on the cold, wet floor – they give birth to a son.

Joseph goes outside and finds an old dirty sweatshirt in the alley.

And he wraps the baby

in it to keep him warm.

Mary cleans up while Joseph goes back outside, finding some cardboard boxes to put their baby in and he lines it with old flyers and newspapers.

As they get settled, the door knocks. Three homeless people had just seen an angel who announced to them Jesus’ birth and they come to see the sign that the angels told them about.

Why did God come like this?

Because only the desperate can experience the real meaning of the Christmas story.

The desperate know that they are in a life and death situation.

They know that they can’t save themselves.

The situation they find themselves in is helpless

and they have no power to change it.

The God of the Bible saw the desperate situation we find ourselves in.

Because our situation is so desperate, he couldn’t have come any other way. He had to plunge himself into the desperateness of our situation.

Some say that Christianity is for those who need a crutch. No. Our situation is much more desperate than that. You don’t throw a crutch to someone who has passed out and is laying face down on the ground.

No – Christianity is more like a rescue operation. We are without hope. Our situation is much more desperate.

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Tim Sheridan is pastor at Maple Ridge Christian Reformed Church.

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Intracorp brings riverfront luxury to Richmond

Oval Village welcomes River Park Place Intracorp is introducing “New Luxury” to the Richmond Oval Village with its newest development, River Park Place.

This riverfront master-planned and pedestrian-friendly community will be developed in three phases. These contemporary condominiums will redefine urban living, complement the existing Oval Village and add a significant architectural landmark to the neighbourhood.

The first phase, a 15-storey tower, will mark the entrance to the Oval Village shopping district.

The interiors will showcase quality finishes and sophisticated and efficient

design.

Residents will have access to a private banquet room for entertaining. Other amenities include music rooms, a basketball court, a secured children’s play area, and much more.

River Park Place will be a few blocks away from the new T&T Supermarket.

There is also shopping, dining and the state-of-the-art Richmond Oval fitness centre located right in the neighbourhood.

One-bedroom homes at River Park Place start at $299,900. For more information, register at www.

RiverParkPlaceLiving.ca or call 604282-7838.

take advantage of all the benefits of a master-planned community, Greenfield says. Among the amenities offered is an outdoor swimming pool, hot tub, putting green, community garden, fully equipped fitness facility and a lounge and bar with a multi-media room, party room and kitchen, among other things.

“Nobody else can offer these amenities,” says Greenfield. “We have 1.5 acres of outdoor space.”

When you venture off the property, you will find shopping and dining just steps away at Coquitlam Centre. There are several leisure activities in the 2,200 acres of parks and trails nearby, as

well as education at Douglas College and several elementary and secondary schools.

“Our location is optimal,” Greenfield says. “We made sure that we made life as comfortable as possible.”

Intergulf is proud to offer 100 homes under $300,000, which gives first-time buyers a chance to buy a home in a great transit-oriented community.

“This is a great investment,” Greenfield says. “It’s the optimal time to buy.”

Homes at Grand Central Three start at $229,900. For more information, visit www.grandcentral3.com or call 604-936-1888.

‘It’s the optimal time to buy’

Living the grand life at Intergulf’s Grand Central

By Kerry Vital

Life is grand at Intergulf Development Group’s Grand Central Three, in the heart of Coquitlam’s centre and right on the soon-to-bebuilt Evergreen Line.

With great layouts, beautiful features and amazing amenities, finding the perfect home at Grand Central will not be hard.

“We’ve been very careful to efficiently design the homes,” says Rennie project manager Macartney Greenfield. “Our layouts are pretty fantastic.”

Ranging from 545 to over 1,400 square feet, the 249 homes are available in a range of one- and two-bedroom plans, some with a den as well.

The 37-storey building has huge windows and spacious balconies or patios, so the outdoors is never far away no matter what the weather is like.

Inside, the 8’8-ceilings and laminate wood flooring throughout the living and dining rooms combine for a truly great first impression. Buyers are able to choose between two colour schemes, Chelsea and Manhattan, giving you options for making your home yours.

Stainless-steel appliances, contemporary wood veneer cabinetry and quartz countertops are all included in the elegant kitchen, and the marble backsplash is a highlight.

“It really sticks out as a design

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Our location is optimal ... We made sure that we made life as comfortable as possible,” says Rennie project manager Macartney Greenfield. detail,” Greenfield says. “It adds sophistication to the suite.”

The bathrooms feature their own wood veneer cabinets and quartz countertops, which makes the home flow nicely. Large soaker tubs and porcelain tile flooring are complemented by contemporary faucets and fixtures by Moen. In the two-bedroom homes, the ensuite includes a bath/shower with ceramic or glass tile.

A full-size washer and dryer is included with every suite, one of many convenient touches that Intergulf is offering its buyers.

This is the third phase of Grand Central, so buyers will be able to

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Homeowners at Grand Central Three, left, will be able to take advantage of the master-planned community’s amazing amenities, including an outdoor pool, above. Inside, the homes include laminate wood flooring and stainless-steel appliances, top.

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t’s easy to wrap yourself in the warmth of giving this week by cleaning out your closets and filling the local realty offices with blankets, coats, mittens and more as part of the 18th annual Realtors Care blanket drive.

McDonald Realty’s Jewel Yourchek has been part of the campaign for the past four years and has watched the drive become more successful each year as people open their hearts to help both the homeless and those struggling to make ends meet.

“This is a cause we can all get behind to make a difference for people who really need it,” Yourchek says of the blanket drive, which runs until Monday, December 3.

And she knows just how direct that help can be.

Earlier this week, Yourchek left a local dry cleaners with a gorgeous down-filled blanket destined for the blanket drive pile and moments later saw a woman sitting quietly at the corner of 224th St. and Selkirk Avenue. She asked the woman if she could use a warm blanket and returned in minutes with the duvet.

Yourchek’s 18-year-old daughter was with her at the time and sharing this moment with her made the hectic weeks of planning, col-

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Realtors Jewel Yourchek and Tyra Sauriol with some of the blankets and coats that they have already collected for their annual drive. lecting and sorting blankets worth every moment, she says.

“We try to pass on the spirit of compassion and giving,” she says.

“Sometimes we don’t see the need when we live securely in our own homes.”

While the tangible life-saving support of blankets and clothing is clearly needed, the act of showing those struggling in our community that they are remembered and cared for is just as valuable, she says.

“The blankets also tell people

that others care and place value on their lives.”

The first blanket drive started much the same way as Yourchek’s simple decision to reach out to one other person on the street.

Back in 1995, Vancouver realtor Don MacKay was driving by Hastings and Main streets in Vancouver on a cold and rainy night and thought he should do something.

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“I always believed we should give back to our community,” he says on the 18th anniversary in a REBGV video interview about his role. “Let’s face it, most of us do really well and the need is big or bigger than ever. We should be taking more initiative to help those who are less fortunate than us.”

Realtors, their clients, and their communities have taken that to heart and the blanket drive is now held from Whistler to Chilliwack, with help going to about 20,000 vulnerable people, according to the REBGV. But unfortunately that need is growing both regionally and locally, with estimates of about 2,600 homeless people on Metro Vancouver streets and more families and seniors struggling to make ends meet in the tough economic times.

The Salvation Army’s Caring Place director Darrell Pilgrim is seeing more vulnerable seniors this year and has noticed the cost of living and economic downturn has hit seniors hard. Community efforts like the Realtors Care blanket drive are vital, he says “We couldn’t do what we do without their assistance,” Pilgrim says. “It makes a huge difference.”

Last year the blanket drive gathered up about 300 bags stuffed with warm blankets and clothes, and as the weather dips below

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zero, Yourchek is hoping to better that number this year.

“Every year seems to brings more than the year before,” she says.

She is looking for donations of gently used blankets, jackets, scarves, and mittens for both adults and children.

New socks and underwear will also be accepted. Items must be donated by Monday, Dec. 3, when Yourchek and her team will distribute them to the Salvation Army Caring Place and the Alouette Homestart outreach workers.

Drop off locations You can drop the items off at realty offices in Maple Ridge or Pitt Meadows: Coldwell Banker Tri-Tel Realty, 22519 Dewdney Trunk Rd.; Homelife Trendsetter Realty, 200 - 22728 Dewdney Trunk Rd.; Keller Williams Elite Realty, 550 – 20395 Lougheed Hwy.; Macdonald Realty Ltd., 22718 Lougheed Hwy; Royal LePage-Brookside Realty, 11933 – 224th Street; RE/MAX Lifestyles Realty, 22308 Dewdney Trunk Rd.; RE/MAX Results Realty, 20842 Lougheed Hwy.; RE/MAX Lifestyles Realty (Pitt Meadows), No. 2 – 19126 Ford Road.

If you can’t get to an office to drop your items off you can, call Yourchek at her Macdonald Realty Ltd. office at 604-4673871.

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• 2 storey homes with full daylight basements & separate entrance. 1 home has finished basement. 4 & 5 bedrooms, den. Backs onto greenbelt/parkland.

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• Near shopping, rec centre, transit, and schools.

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• South exposure covered sundeck with partial view towards Mt. Baker & Fraser River.

• Gas fireplace. Updated appliances. Atrium style open to garden hall ways. Underground parking.

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Fantastic top flr. 1 bdrm unit has some upgrades, laminate floor. Transit right at your door. Walk to all ammenities.

Well run building has been nicely updated.$89,000

Priced to sell! Double wide with addition! Vaulted ceilings, f/p, built-in hutch in din/rm, separate laundry. Ensuite, big yard, lots of parking. Immediate possession! $69,900

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That would mean at least doubling the current price of weed to generate the same amount in tax if it were sold legally in the province – a scenario some observers have warned could keep the gangcontrolled black market alive and well.

Washington State, with a similar sized pot-smoking population, has come up with its own estimate of nearly $2 billion in government revenue over five years from taxing marijuana.

Voters there approved legalization in a referendum earlier this month.

Its planned 25-percent tax would be levied not just once, but on each wholesale and retail sale, and other state and local taxes and licensing fees would also apply.

Kevin Hollett, a spokesman for Stop The Violence, defended the idea of tax levels

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Taxing B.C. bud could generate hundreds of millions of dollars in provincial government revenue each year, but likely not billions, a new study suggests.

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The Stop The Violence campaign to legalize marijuana has used that figure to infer B.C. could reap $2.5 billion in revenue over five years by heavily taxing the drug.

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Alcohol is heavily taxed, he noted, but there’s no significant black market.

He agreed illegal trade will remain a factor as long as there’s a big export market.

A North Americawide scheme would be best, he said, but predicts there’d be “a really significant change” if even half the U.S. states taxed and regulated pot.

The new study’s estimates were based on an average price paid in B.C. of $7.50 per gram, although it cautioned most pot smokers may pay more than that.

Washington’s estimates assumed a $12-per-gram retail price, four times the estimated $3-per-gram cost of licensed marijuana producers.

Past studies suggest B.C. grown marijuana is worth $7 billion a year, with at least 85 per cent going to export.

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“The current price on the black market of marijuana is $200 to $300 an ounce,” he said.

“If people who are going to tax and regulate it, were going to sell it for $600, you’re still going to have a black market.”

Another criminologist, Daryl Plecas, has also argued high taxes just keep the door open for organized crime.

He said the main market for gangs would go up in smoke if pot was made legal for anyone to grow and possess and government made no attempt to tax or regulate it, but added that only works if consistent laws are applied across North America.

Boyd said he believes governments could tap a major flow of revenue under legalization

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Speaking for the NDP opposition, MLA Carole

James said she does not believe the next budget will be truly balanced, despite a plan to sell government assets that she likened to “selling the family farm.”

James noted that the forecast deficit has grown by about 50 per cent since the last budget, and the B.C. Liberal claims of strict spending control are contradicted by spending $15 million on ads that mainly promote the B.C. Liberal party in the run-up to the May election.

In September, De Jong

announced a government-wide hiring freeze and restrictions on travel and other discretionary government spending.

Wednesday he said $176 million in savings have been identified.

Tax change helps smaller breweries The B.C. government has changed its policy for taxing smaller breweries, to stave off a possible pre-Christmas shutdown at a Prince George brewery and promote

growth in the craft brewing business.

Smaller breweries are taxed at a lower rate than big commercial operations, until last week paying a flat tax of $1.75 per litre of bottled or canned beer and $1.20 per litre of draft.

That rate applied until annual production reached 16 million litres, at which point the higher commercial brewery rate applied to the entire production run.

Reaching that threshold would trigger a tax increase in the millions of dollars, and Pacific Western Brewing of Prince George was the only B.C. producer getting close, partly from increased sales of their low-priced line of Cariboo beers. The company notified its employees last week that it was facing a shutdown for December if the tax policy didn’t change.

Deputy premier Rich Coleman said Monday the new system creates a sliding scale of tax rates for smaller brewers that takes them up to the commercial tax rate of big breweries when they reach 30 million litres of annual production.

Adopt-A-Family Program Collections are Monday, December 12th to Friday, December 16th ADOPT-A-FAMILY CONTACT INFORMATION Program Coordinator: Connie McGonigal Phone Number: 604-463-8296 ext. 112 E-Mail: connie.mcgonigal@caringplace.ca

Spread Christmas Joy Kettle Volunteers Needed Today – December 24 1,000 volunteer hours still needed!

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Give a hungry person a complete Christmas dinner for $2.99 Many people in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows have no where to call home. For $2.99 you can provide a Turkey Dinner with all the trimmings for a hungry person in your community. Please help The Salvation Army Caring Place support individuals and families in need this Christmas.

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Drop off details to 22328 119 Ave., fax to 604-463-4741 or email events@mapleridgenews. com at least a week before the event. Include a contact name and number. No submissions by phone. Listings appear as space permits. For guaranteed publication, ask our classified department at 604-467-1122 about non-profit rates.

• Colder nights call for a warm donation: Join the Maple Ridge Health Unit and Volunteer Resources at Ridge Meadows Hospital to help make this winter a little warmer for those less fortunate. Drop off your gently used winter coats or new socks and gently used boots and shoes by Dec. 3 at the RMH Volunteer Resources office, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

The items will be shared with those less fortunate at the December public health clinic at the Caring Place.

Saturday, Dec. 1 • The Haney Farmers Market’s Winter Market will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Golden Ears United Church (formerly St. Andrew’s Haney United Church) on Dewdney at 222nd, offering Christmas Cake, Chocolates, plump chickens and exotic mushrooms. Market Gift Certificates are available for those hard-

to-buy for people. Cristin Bostrom and Wendy LeVan entertain. www.haneyfarmersmarket.org • Christmas tree sales: The First Haney Scout Group is bringing back a time honoured tradition of Scouts and Christmas trees. They will be at Westwood Cycle starting Dec. 1. A great variety of locally grown trees, popcorn & hot chocolate and enter to win a BMX Rise bike donated

by Norco.

Sunday, Dec. 2 Eric Langton Elementary Holiday Craft Fair and Winter Carnival, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 12138 Edge St. Cost is $1 for all ages. There will be over 40 local artists to shop from. Live music and pictures with Santa. Midway games and great prizes to be won • Christmas tree lighting event at Osprey Village will take place from 6-8 p.m. at 110958 Barnston View Road.

It is free for all ages, and the public is invited to enjoy the night market, have your photo taken with Santa in his Workshop, listen to the sounds of Mr. I and his Rainbow Singers, and kids can have a free hot chocolate and cookie (while quantities last). Accepting donations for the food bank.

• The Haney Pioneer Village Co-op Craft Sale will take place at 11830 230th St. from 11 to 3 p.m. Table rentals are $4 and their will hotdogs and refreshments. Call 604463-7517 to reserve a table.

• Deck The Halls Ornament Making runs to 4 p.m. at the Pitt Meadows Museum, located at 12294 Harris Road.

The event is part of the Museum Sundays series. Guests are invited to help decorate the museum for Christmas and as well as making ornaments for our tree and for yourself.

Museum Sundays are by donation. For more info email pittmeadowsmuseum@telus. net.

Monday, Dec. 3 Girls only “Try It” learn to play hockey from 9 a.m. to noon at Planet Ice, 23588 105 Ave., Maple Ridge. Cost is $8 per session. There are three one-hour sessions. Girls 9-12 are on the ice at 9 a.m., 6-8 at 10:15 a.m. and 3-5 at 11:15 a.m. Bring your own hockey or figure skates, a CSA approved hockey helmet, hockey or lacrosse gloves (ski gloves will work too), and a hockey stick. If you don’t have a helmet, rental are available and we have some plastic sticks on hand too. Contact Mike Todd at 605-465-2470 register online at www.recreg4u.ca.

Tuesday, Dec. 4 The Holy Wow Poets’ Christmas Show starts at 7 p.m. at The Act Theatre, 11944 Haney Place. There will be a Christmas poetry recital.

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• The Christmas Countdown begins at the Maple Ridge Public Library at 6:45 p.m. Join in for an early evening of holiday songs, rhymes, stories and a special puppet show.

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call the Maple Ridge Public Library at 604-467-7417.

Wednesday, Dec. 5 Join the RMRTA and the Retired Employees of SD 42 at their Christmas Luncheon, at Meadow Gardens Golf Club

restaurant (19675 Meadow Gardens Way, Pitt Meadows), from noon to 2 p.m.. Retired teachers are asked to bring a new, unwrapped children’s present to the lunch. Donations will be included in the local Christmas family hampers.

RSVP Phyllis Schnider (604) 463-7675.

Thursday, Dec. 6 Christmas Market at Alexander Robinson Elementary from 5-8 p.m. There will be many vendors, a concession

and a large number of raffle prizes to be won. Some limited vendor space is still available.

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• ToastMasters has something to offer for everyone - from gaining confidence to

helping you think on your feet to improving on your speaking skills. Blue Heron Toastmasters meets every Thursday 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Pitt Meadows City Hall.

For information call Andrew Thompson 604-460-0339.

• Healthy New Year’s

Resolutions will be the topic as Patricia Dominguez of Integrated Nutrition, returns to the Maple Ridge Public Library on Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. with advice for choosing and sticking to them.

For information, call the public library at 604-467-7417.

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Sparkes fly at masters bonspiel hall of Fame curler Bernie Sparkes headlines annual masters tourney

Ringette gold in edmonton Pitt Meadows resident Katie Stanoffsky and Maple Ridge’s Bayley Bird made a little ringette history last weekend.

They and the rest of their Lower Mainland U16 AA ringette team travelled to Edmonton to compete in the prestigious Woods Tournament. They came home with gold after downing Calgary 8-2 in the final game.

Their team, the Lower Mainland Thunder, went a perfect 5-0, outscoring their opponents from Alberta and Saskatchewan by an aggregate score of 37-11 over the threeday tournament.

It was just the second time in the 26-year history of the tournament that a team from B.C. has won gold, and the first time in the U16 division.

The Thunder consists of the top U16 players from an area stretching from Abbotsford to Richmond. They will be travelling to Fredericton, N.B. in April to compete in the Canadian championships.

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The Bernie Sparkes rink was the team to beat as the 55th Annual Haney Masters Bonspiel started on Thursday morning at the Golden Ears Winter Club.

Sparkes, of Chilliwack, is a legend in B.C. curling was he won the Labatt Brier national championship in 1966, 1968 and 1968 when he was with the Ron Northcott Rink.

He had four Alberta championships and another eight B.C. titles, sending him to the Brier a record 12 times, including six as skip. He retired in 1987, going out as the Brier runnerup that year. He has been inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1974 and into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.

Now 71, and using the modified stabilizer broom that is allowed in master’s curling, the hall-of-famer is still a force to be reckoned with.

“I can’t believe we drew him first,” groused a member of the Larry Simpson rink of Chilliwack on Thursday morning, after Sparkes went ahead 2-0 early.

There were 24 teams and 96 curlers from throughout the Lower Mainland competing, with the winner to be awarded the age-old Ralph Haney Trophy at a Saturday afternoon banquet. There is a little cash on the line – the champs will win $200 plus an additional $20 for every game they

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Hall of fame curler Bernie Sparks delivers a rock in the Haney Masters Bonspiel on Thursday at the Golden Ears Winter Club. win.

A masters curler must be older than 55, but many were in their 70s and even 80s. Some use a stick, which allows them to deliver the rock standing, as they walk out of the hack and toward the hog line, delivering their shot shuffleboard style.

Curlers say the stick is a challenge for draw shots, as it is tougher to get the right weight than when holding the rock in hand, but those wielding sticks can be deadly on takeouts.

Sparkes, who won a master’s event last weekend in Langley, will again have to deal with Bill Ellis’ rink of Chilliwack - last year’s Haney champion. Former Langley Masters champion George Heagy will also be competing.

Skaters medal at Jingle Blades The Maple Ridge Skating Club had 26 skaters represented at the 2012 Jingle Blades competition last weekend in White Rock.

Sabrina Jones received silver in the Star 4 – U13 girls division, while Amanda Horacsek got silver in Star 4 – 13 and over. Genevieve Scholl won bronze in Senior Bronze Women, and Allison Merke took gold and Breeann Derrick silver in Junior Silver Women.

Lauren Westhaver had a gold medal skate in Senior Silver Women. Miranda Kahlert was first and Allison Merke fourth in Introductory Interpretive.

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Golden Ears members Terry Lageunesse (left) and George Lagerstrom sweep a path to the house.

The Bruins women’s rugby team played in the bowl final, but lost 17-5 to the Brit Lions of Delta.

The Maple Ridge try was scored by captain, Larissa Chatt.

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The News/scoreboard Pacific Junior Hockey League Regular season standings Harold Brittain Conference Teams Abbotsford Pilots Aldergrove Kodiaks Ridge Meadows Flames Mission City Outlaws Port Moody Panthers Tom Shaw Conference Teams Richmond Sockeyes Delta Ice Hawks North Delta Devils Grandview Steelers North Vancouver Wolf Pack

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One touch Andrea Hazell of the WCAGFC Celtics, right, during a division 4 under-18 game against the Killarney Gunners at the Pitt Meadows Athletic Fields recently.

Player Mak Barden Anthony Brito Spencer Quon Nicholas Hermary Dean Alison Adam Rossi Danton Heinen Stephen Ryan Sam Chichak Marcus Houck Spencer McHaffie Quinn Buckellew Justin Elliot Michael Tebbutt Scott McHaffie

Team Ice Hawks Ice Hawks Wolf Pack Steelers Sockeyes Pilots Sockeyes Kodiaks Sockeyes Wolf Pack Kodiaks Wolf Pack Steelers Pilots Kodiaks

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Vivian (Vic) Thorpe

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Oct 29, 1921 ~ Nov 30, 2011

Grant Mead

July 15, 1934 ~ Nov 30, 2010 16

Always in our hearts, love Joan, Travis & Family

Tyler Mahon

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John Hoani Burgess Anthony Peter Kot Oct 7/66 - Nov 29/11 The saddest day in our lives was saying good bye to you, my husband and our Dad, after battling so courageously to live for two years with kidney cancer. Your strength, determination, and fight never to give up or feel sorry for yourself has taught us how to continue on this path of life without you, one day at a time. You are forever in our hearts and in our thoughts and your legacy will continue to live on in our two beautiful sons as they grow more like you each and every day. Finally free of pain and suffering we know you are smiling down upon us, singing Neil Diamond and Eagles tunes and forever cheering for the Dallas Cowboys!

You were the best 19 years of my life, until we meet again, Love, Tanja, Emerson, Marcus and Maverick “Nasdarovlia”

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CHRISTMAS CORNER

Thursday, December 6th Doors Open at 6:00pm BC Cancer

Join us for an evening of

Critter Care Wildlife Society

Christmas Shopping (30 tables of various vendors), Desserts & an uplifting Christmas Program ~~~~~~~~~~~

604-530-2054

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SPREE December 3rd - 16th, 2012 9:30am - 5pm 481 - 216th St. Langley

More than just Glitter ~~~~~~~~~~~ Tickets $10. ~ Proceeds to Monarch Place.

For Tickets call: 604-467-9613

HELME Linda Elnora Linda passed away peacefully in her home with her loving family around her, on November 23, 2012. She is survived by her loving husband, Wally; daughters, Delynn (Suki), and Dawna (Dennis); precious grandchildren, Saira, Jakob, Kaitlyn, and Tayah; and her beloved brother, Paul. A celebration of Linda’s life will be held on Monday, December 3rd at 2:00pm at Garden Hill Funeral Chapel - 11765 224th Street, Maple Ridge.

In Lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be greatly appreciated.

Expressions of sympathy can be made at www.gardenhill.ca STOLARSKI John Of Langley, B.C., former resident of Maple Ridge, passed away peacefully at St. Paul’s Hospital on November 23, 2012 at the age of 81.

He is lovingly remembered by his wife Mildred, daughter Shawnee, sister Helen (Jim) Rankin, sister-in-law Thelma, nieces and nephews. He was an RCMP member for 30 years. Funeral Mass at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Langley, on December 4, 2012 at 1 P.M.

Please support your local wildlife shelter and get a jump on your Christmas shopping with items such as mouse pads, hoodies, sweat shirts and beautiful pictures.

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CRAFT FAIRS

DISCOVERY PLAYHOUSE CHILDREN’S SOCIETY

12th Annual Christmas Craft Fair Saturday, December 1st, 10:00a.m. - 4:00p.m.

Heritage Hall 12460 Harris Road Pitt Meadows

Christmas Light Installation Call Matt 604.726.7542 16

CHRISTMAS CORNER

• Over 50 Craft Tables • Super Raffle Prizes • Great Gift Ideas • $1.00 Admission Table Registration - $30

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32nd Annual Coquitlam Christmas Craft Sale 1PJSJFS $PNNVOJUZ $FOUSF t 1PJSJFS 4USFFU Friday November 30 - 5pm-9pm Saturday December 1 - 10am-4pm Sunday December 2 - 11am-4pm

Featuring delicious homemade goodies, fine creations in glass, ceramics, textiles and wood as well as skin care and unique housewares. With over 120 B.C. crafters, there is surely something for everyone on your Christmas list!

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MAPLE RIDGE ADVENTURE PRESCHOOL

Preschool Daycare 21/2 to 5 years Before &/or After school care K ~ 12 years

(604)463-4903

Davie Jones Edith McDermott Highland Park Pitt Meadows

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Class 1 Drivers wanted. Offering top pay. Close to home. Family comes first! 1 year flat deck exp. & border crossing a must. Email resume & driver abstract to:

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The Abbotsford News, a bi-weekly publication serving more than 45,000 homes, has an opening for a fulltime, multi-media journalist.

Candidates will have outstanding and diverse writing abilities, including a flair for narrative. Advanced photography and video skills will be key attributes, along with a strong grasp of social media best practices (Twitter, Facebook, etc.), a passion for online journalism, and an understanding of how to tailor content accordingly.

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You should have a diploma/degree in journalism, and/ or related experience. Knowledge of basic Photoshop, iMovie and InDesign is a must.

You’re a critical thinker, with keen attention to detail, and the ability to work well under deadline pressures.

The Abbotsford News is part of Black Press, Canada’s largest private, independent newspaper company, with more than 150 community, daily and urban newspapers in B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii.

Those interested should submit a resume, writing and photography samples, and a cover letter to: Andrew Holota, Editor The Abbotsford News 34375 Gladys Avenue, Abbotsford, B.C. V2S2H5 e-mail: aholota@blackpress.ca Deadline for applications: November 30, 2012

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Greenhouse Construction Estimator BC Greenhouse Builders, founded in 1951, is the leading manufacturer of premium greenhouses. We are seeking a Greenhouse Construction Estimator that will understand each customer’s specific requirements and carries a desire to provide real, effective solutions and exceptional service.

RESPONSIBILITIES · Pursue leads, prospect new business and determine scope of work · Oversee projects from estimate to completion · Quantify and develop all aspects of the project including requirements, specs, costs and drawings REQUIREMENTS · Construction and building acumen, read blueprints · Post-Secondary Education · Sales / Customer Service background · Excellent communication, critical thinking, and job task planning Competitive Base Salary, incentives, extended benefits and RRSP plan.

Please email your resume to careers@bcgreenhouses.com Only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.

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Psychiatric Nursing (online): Learn at home through guided online learning combined with local clinical placements and some local classroom delivery. This 23 month program is accredited by the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of BC (CRPNBC). Entry-level earnings start at $30.79/hour to $40.42/hour.

Special Education Assistant (online): Learn at home through guided online learning combined with some local classroom delivery and two 3-week practicums. You can become a Special Education Assistant in just 9 months! Average starting wage in school districts is $24/hr. You will receive training and certification from the Provincial Outreach Program for Autism and Related Disorders (POPARD).

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 130

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HELP WANTED

PERSONAL SERVICES 171

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 242

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HERFORT CONCRETE

WAREHOUSE WORKER Moulding distributor has a Full Time opportunity available for 40hrs./week with our growing company. Experience is an asset.

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Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home for a few months. Are you looking for the opportunity to do meaningful, fulfilling work?

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(604) 777-2195 An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators.

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 287

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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

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.Flagpersons & Lane Closure Techs required. Must have reliable vehicle. Must be certified & experienced. Union wages & benefits. Fax resume 604-513-3661 email: darlene.hibbs@shawbiz.ca

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PORTER REQUIRED Person needed to escort residents WITHIN THE BUILDING to and from the hairdresser Wednesday & Fridays, 5 hours per day in a Maple Ridge seniors care home.

(No leaving the building).

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FILM, PRINT, VIDEO, T.V. & COMMERCIALS. Register on-line @ WWW.CASTINGROOM.COM or call: 604-558-2278

Advertising Sales Representative The award-winning Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows News has an immediate opening for a full time Advertising Sales Representative.

The successful candidate will be required to meet sales targets by deepening relationships with existing clients and developing new business with an aggressive face-to-face cold calling mandate.

The ability to work independently in an extremely fast paced environment while adhering to deadlines is a must. Candidates considered for the position will be results oriented, strong communicators, and be willing to learn and adapt in an ever changing business environment. A vehicle and a valid driver’s license is required.

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Please submit your resume with a cover letter by 5:00 pm Sunday, December 9, 2012, to: Carly Ferguson, Advertising & Creative Services Manager Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows News 22328 - 119th Avenue Maple Ridge, BC V2X 2Z3 or by email: admanager@mapleridgenews.com Thank you to all who apply, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Fax resume: 604-888-1516 E-mail: cholm@ mouldingandmillwork.com

Required for an Alberta Trucking Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta. Scheduled Days Off. Call Lloyd 780-723-5051 LANDSCAPER LABOURERS & LEAD HAND, with exp in retaining walls. Starting @ $16-$18/hour Email: stancowtan@live.com

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

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

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

LABOURERS

Seasonal farm laborers Erica Enterprises Pitt Meadows Mid Feb-Nov 2013 $10.25/hr 6 days per week. 50-60hr/pr week. Potting, pruning, weeding, harvesting. Must be prepared to work outdoors in all conditions.

Bending, lifting, kneeling, standing, walking required.

Email resume to

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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604-460-8058 #7 - 20306

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Dewdney Trunk, M. Ridge Corner Max Gas Station

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.

Please forward resume to: mapleridgeparttimeassistant @gmail.com

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DRYWALL

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Grand Opening

AQUA SPA MASSAGE & SKIN CARE

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ELECTRICAL

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

604-462-0480 / 604-861-7418

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

Gary 467-3024 Cellular 604-671-9694

EAGLE TILE

604-475-7077

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

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.

Handyman/Repair Services

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

Gutters cleaned & repaired

WorkSafeBC insured

EXPERT POWER

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

FINANCIAL SERVICES

CHOICE RENOVATIONS

101 - 19070 Lougheed Hwy, Pitt Meadows

SWEDISH MASSAGE & PRT

182

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

(#102055) Bonded

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

WASHING Services.. www.expertpowerwashing.com

Mike 604-961-1280

288

HOME REPAIRS

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

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.

300

LANDSCAPING

DUTCH TOUCH Green Services Ltd

Landscape Construction Renovations W Maintenance

604-463-3644 604-861-1490

778.885.7074 Trent Reisinger

Brake / Tire / Trailer Mechanic

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 FABRICATOR with pressure vessel exp. req’d for Maple Ridge union shop. Stable F/T position.

Email resume: mike@emmfg.com

F/T CNC MACHINISTS & MACHINE OPERATORS

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

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

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

275

FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

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

Need CA$H Today?

CUSTOM TILE WORK or BATHROOMS CUSTOM CARPENTRY

Reno’s/Additions/Kitchens

Available routes in Maple Ridge 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 40320379 - 201 St, 201B St, 121 Ave, 121A Ave, Telep Ave, 123 Ave, 120A Ave, 120B Ave. 40400418 - Dewdney Trunk Rd, 234 St (12003 -12200)

ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING

E-mail: ellerymfg@telus.net

Call: 604-882-9122 Fax: 604-882-9124

WELDER (sub arc) with pressure vessel exp. req’d for Maple Ridge union shop. Stable F/T position.

Email resume: mike@emmfg.com

www.augustinesoilandmulch.com

Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows NEWS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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

236

HOOT & OWL

Earn Extra Cash!

www.PitStopLoans.com 604-777-5046

HEAVY DUTY Mechanic (Fraser Valley).

We are a well established medium size contractor serving the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley area since 1969. We are recruiting a Heavy Duty Mechanic stationed at our Abbotsford shop. You will be responsible to service, maintain and repair our fleet of mobile paving and grading equipment in addition to undertaking basic welding and fabricating duties to upkeep equipment.

Must have a good understanding of hydraulic and electrical systems and have a keen eye for preventative maintenance practice. You must have a valid class 5 BC driver’s license and a safe driver’s abstract in order to drive our service truck to respond to field service requests. A min 3yr experience is needed along with Interprovincial Heavy Duty Mechanic Certificate and you must possess an ability to work in a team environment and at times with limited supervision. This is a unionized position paying very competitive wages and an extensive benefits package for the right candidate. Respond by email to: nickjs@telus.net

Please call for pricing

Gary 604-339-5430

No Credit Checks!

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HOGFUEL

Email: hoot&owl@telus.net

Cash same day, local office.

(to qualified individuals)

Dean 604-834-3076

SAWDUST Hemlock, Fir & Cedar

Drywall work/rubbish removal

Own A Vehicle?

Top Wages & Benefit Package

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

604-465-5193 or 604-465-5197

Borrow Up To $25,000

•Horizontal Boring Mills •Horizontal & Vertical Lathes •Vertical Machining Centres

Home Renovations and New Construction

JAGUAR LANDSCAPING Lawn & Garden Service.

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

CLEANING SERVICES

ENVIRO FRIENDLY CLEANING

$20/hr. Min. 3 hrs.

Available routes in Pitt Meadows

Equipment & Supplies Included. (Except Vacuum).

Lauren 778-862-1920

Prompt Delivery Available

HOUSECLEANING

Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd.

41011026 - Albertan St, )air¿eld Ave, Herring Pl.

Seven Days a Week * Move- ins / Out * Staging *Inside Windows / Blinds * Organizing Gift Cards for any occasion Call Marie 604-467-1118

mariescustomizedcleaning @gmail.com

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

(604)465-1311

meadowslandscapesupply.com

Serving Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows since 1978

I=: C:LH Circulation

604.476.2740

brian@mapleridgenews.com

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 300

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

LANDSCAPING

338

PLUMBING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 374

TREE SERVICES

PETS 477

PETS

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 548

FURNITURE

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

Your LOCAL Tree Service, For Honest Prices & Quality Work

560

4 SNOW TIRES BLIZZAK 215/60R16 on aluminum GMC wheels, good cond. $200 ea. or all 4 $750. Roy (604)465-1485

Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certified Arborist

PETS

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

454

EQUESTRIAN

CEDAR HOGFUEL Special Fall prices 317

MISC SERVICES

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

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

Shake Conversions, Re & Re Asphalt

Meadows Landscape Supply

604-465-1311

320

Repairs & Gutter cleaning Junk Removal available 28 years experience

MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable.

Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

Local & Long Distance

RUBBISH REMOVAL

RECYCLE-IT!

$45/Hr

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

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

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

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

604.587.5865

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

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

OUR READERS WILL BE LOOKING FOR YOU WHEN THEY NEED REPAIRS OR

Visit our website for other rental properties:

Swiss Mountain pups, short-hair, family raised, gentle, vet chck, dewormed. $500. 604-795-7662

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 506

509

AUCTIONS

COLLECTIBLE AUCTION. Monday Dec. 3rd, 7:00pm.

Comics, Star Wars, Sports & non-sport cards, vintage cameras, jewellery, etc.

CENTRAL AUCTION #313 - 20560 - Langley By Pass (#10 Hwy) 604-534-8322 www.centralauction.com

545

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

778-233-4949 T & K Haulaway

www.paintspecial.com

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley Running this ad for 8yrs

PAINT SPECIAL 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.

TOPSOIL

• • • 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

SCREENED TOPSOIL MUSHROOM MANURE BARK MULCH 604-467-3003

Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $

ABC TREE MEN ✶ Pruning & Shaping ✶ Tree Removal ✶ Stump Grinding

☎ 604-521-7594 ☞ 604-817-8899 .Enterprise Plumbing, Heaitng, Gasfitting

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

Res/Com, plugged drains. h/w tanks. ★15 yrs exp. 604-837-6640 $38/HOUR PLUMBING, HEATING plugged drains. Big & small jobs.

Local & licensed cell (778)549-2234

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

FUEL

548

FURNITURE

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.

European German Shepherd pups, 9 weeks, nice, classic colors. Lrg dogs CKC + all shots $1000/ea & up. 2 F. 604-538-4883

MATTRESSES starting at $99

551

551

GARAGE SALES

Sandy 604 945 5864 sandy@terramanagement.ca

Coquitlam Center Co-op Refurbished 3 bdrm apt.

Available immediately Cls to transit, shops & schools $1100/mo. No subsidy.

New SRI *1152 sq/ft Double wide $77,900. *14x70 Full gyproc single wide - loaded $66,900.

Repossessed mobile, manufactured & modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960.

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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 ~

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

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

7485 Woodbrook Place

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

1111 Brunette Ave.

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Coquitlam- 3 bdrm Townhouse, $1165/mo.

1144 Inlet Street

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Coquitlam- 2 bdrm Apartment, $865/mo.

100 Nelson Street

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Coquitlam-2 bdrm Apartment, $905/mo.

312 Schoolhouse St.

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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

GARIBALDI Court

For further info call 604-451-6075 to view

(604) 463-9522 Central Maple Ridge

Metro Vancouver Housing Co-operation.

(2) Beautiful 2 BEDROOMS AVAILABLE NOW

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES NO COMMISSION SALES

Great location for seniors!

Clean, quiet & affordable!

Incls heat, h/w, cable.

Senior Move-In Allowance.

Refs & Credit check req.

MAPLE INN 11695 -224th St Maple Ridge 1 Bdrm $550/mo 2 Bdrm $625/mo incl’s hot water Certified Crime Free Building Mature adult oriented.

Close to uptown 604-463-4131 for appointment (9am-5pm)

Sorry No Pets Sell your Home without the huge commission Fee’s.

Save Your $$$$$ Call Allan for more info at 604 - 357 - 3105

626

HOUSES FOR SALE

For more info. google us.

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

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HOUSES FOR SALE

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GARAGE SALES

TREE SERVICES A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv.

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

Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005

FERTILIZERS

FULLY SEASONED, Alder, Maple, Birch. Split & Delivered. Free kindling. Phone 604-789-1492 anytime CHIHUAHUA PUPPIES. 8 weeks old, purebred long hair female.

Vaccinated & pad trained. $900 $1200. (604)807-9957

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

Close to transit, schools, and shopping.

www.jonesbroscartageltd.com

374

PLUMBING

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

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

8750 Maple Grove Cres.

Bright 2 bdrm apt.

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

APPLIANCES

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

FREE! Scrap Metal Removal...FREE!!!

Call John 604.836.1563

HOMES WANTED

KITCHEN AIDE Built-in Fridge, model KBLC36FMS02. As new. Under warr. $3900: (604)536-4226

533

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

Call 604-464-7548

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627

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

3 bdrm $1140/mo.

3156 Coast Meridian Road

sandy@terramanagement.ca Or phone 604 945 5864

RENOVATION SERVICES.

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

#1 RATES & SERVICES Fully Stocked Serv. Van. Clogged drains, drips, garbs,sinks, reno’s, toilet installs, Lic/Ins. 604-805-2488

477

www.recycleitcanada.ca

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

604-467-2532

338

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

Spacious 2 & 3 Bdrm T/hses 2 & 3 Bdrm Apartments With accessible amenities, in safe family oriented communities of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody & North Burnaby.

Pet friendly.

#1 IN RENTALS (Since 1990)

REAL ESTATE

APARTMENT/CONDO

BURNABY, COQUITLAM, PORT MOODY & PORT COQUITLAM

Professional Property Management Services

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES P.B. $1200: Born Sept. 29th.

2 Male, 1 Female. (778)863-6332 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

706

APARTMENT/CONDO

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FEED & HAY

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Augustine Soil & Mulch Ltd. Pitt Meadows, BC

456

RENT TO OWN

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

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

Chris 604-462-9009 356

AFFORDABLE MOVING

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CHINESE SHAR-PEI PUPPIES MINI’S/TOYS - M & F $1200.00 604-315-8774 WWW.WRINKLESRUS.COM

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

http://www.abacusroofing.info/

GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $59.00 Per Ton

700

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

Free Estimates * Fully Insured .

MISC. FOR SALE

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

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Maple Ridge Swan Court Apartments

MAPLE RIDGE

1 & 2 Bdrms $790/$890 GREAT LOCATION

Queen Anne Apts. * Renovated Suites *

Large 1 & 2 Bedrooms.

Hardwood floors, adult oriented, heat, h/w & cable incl’d, f/p, n/pets.

Criminal Record check may be reqd Resident Manager Onsite Now with SENIORS DISCOUNT

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

NEW WEST: 1 Bdrm with loft, deck, view, near amens. N/P, N/S, ref’s. $850. Jan 1. Rave @ 604-946-7194

SENIOR’S DISCOUNT

Polo Club Apartments

604-463-7450 604-463-2236

19071 Ford Rd. Pitt Meadows

12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certified Crime Free Buildings

604.465.7221

Heat, hot water & parking.

Close to stores & schools.

1 Bdrm & den $835 2 Bdrm corner suite $895

22423 121st Ave 604-467-4894

Maple Ridge Central

Certified Crime Free Clean, Quiet Building for Mature Adults Only.

1 Bdrm. gas F/P. No Pets, Non Smoker

$525 + util’s

(604) 467- 5271 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.

Maple Ridge

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

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

604-464-3550

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL PORT COQUITLAM, 1500 - 3000 sq ft. Ground floor commercial area.

Facing onto city park. 1 blk from Lougheed/ Shaughnessy intersection. Call 604-464-3550.

PORT COQUITLAM WAREHOUSE /SHOP with offices for lease. Avail immed. 2631 sq.ft.. Unit #7 2031 Lougheed Hwy. For more information, call: 604-880-9977.

715

PORT COQUITLAM Lower Mary Hill spac 3bdrm upper 5appl f/p N/P big yd $1245+util 604-785-3980

736

NEWER APARTMENTS ◆ 1 & 2 Bdrm starting at $750 ◆ Six Appliances ◆ Secured Underground Prkg. ◆ Cls. to West Coast Express ◆ Adult Oriented

22334 - 117th Ave Phone 604-463-5660

HOMES FOR RENT

3BDR BONSON PARK $1550 NEW RENO Avail now or Jan 1. Large Patio, Yard, Garage (778)987-9011 MAPLE RIDGE 12880 216 St., 4 bdrm. house, 6 appl., $1995 mo. + utils. (604)722-5609 M Ridge, Dec 1st, clean, bright, 3 BR rancher, gas fp, covered deck, workshop, gardeners delight, near hosp, fr, st, w/d, NP/NS, Refs, $1450 + utils. 604-841-2122

741

MAPLE RIDGE

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

OFFICE/RETAIL

MAPLE RIDGE

OFFICE & RETAIL SPACE 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

838

RECREATIONAL/SALE

845

ROOMS FOR RENT

TRANSPORTATION 845

TRANSPORTATION

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

• Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

The Scrapper

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

859

Haney Motor Hotel

UTILITY TRAILER, box 4’x5.5’x2’, new tires, lights & paint, spare tire $850 removeable top(604)466-6323

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

Port Coquitlam - Maryhill furnished bdrm. shr’d kitchen / bath / living.

Quiet older Non-Smoking House. $450/mo. incls. lndry. 604.941.2959

PORT COQUITLAM

MAPLE COURT II

AUTO FINANCING

746

W 1 & 2 Bdrm Suites W 3 Appliances W Secured Garage Parking W Adult Oriented W Ref’s Req’d & Absolutely No Pets

1 & 2 BDRM SUITES

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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.

Call 604-467-3944

AVAILABLE NOW

22437 121st Ave 604-467-0715

OFFICE/RETAIL

TRANSPORTATION

SURREY 128/84, office space 1100 sq. ft., board rm., reception, kitchen areas, incl. utils., strata fees, wifi, lots of free prkg. Access 24/7. $300 ea. 5 individual offices or $1200 for all. (604)562-5656

Clean, Quiet Well Managed Bldg.

3 Blocks to W.C. Express

MAPLE RIDGE

MAPLE COURT I

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TRANSPORTATION

604.467.1170

Clean, very quiet, large,

MAPLE RIDGE: 1 bdrm condo @ $800/mo & 2 bdrm condo- $950/mo with u/g parking. Avail now.

Gordon Tower @ 222nd/Dewdney.

604-467-4450 or 604-355-1356

RENTALS

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

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COQUITLAM CENTRE 1300sf 2 bdrm 2 bath sep ldry & ent. prkg NS/NP. $1180/mo. 604-771-9628

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COQUITLAM: lovely, bright, lrg 2 bdrm bsmt ste in 12 yrold house. Nr Poirier comm ctr. Inste w/d, monitored alram, 1car prk. ns/np. Now $900 incl ht/hydro. 604-202-3300.

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818

CARS - DOMESTIC

751

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