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

Ridge Meadows RCMP communications specialist Dan Herbranson (left), Sgt. Dale Somerville and Supt. Dave Walsh, playing the guitar, sing Christmas carols for seniors at Greystone Manor retirement residence Thursday.

Minister of Justice and Attorney General Shirley Bond and MLA Marc Dalton joined the RCMP carolers.

A Maple Ridge man is being accused of sexually abusing children who attended his wife’s daycare.

Latif Hamad Tata was arrested Thursday and was remanded in custody for an appearance on Monday.

Tata, 37, faces two counts each of sexual interference of a person under 16, invitation to sexual touching and sexual assault. He is to appear in Port Coquitlam Provincial Court for a bail hearing Wednesday.

“Ridge Meadows RCMP’s Serious Crimes Unit are continuing this investigation,” said Cpl. Alanna Dunlop.

“The young victims were left in the care of the daycare, which runs out of the basement of the family’s home.”

Tata’s wife Breshna runs Shining Stars Daycare on 122nd Avenue.

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Apartment fire had marijuana grow Elderly couple rescued by ladder from third-floor balcony

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A fire that ripped through the top floor of an apartment building in Maple Ridge on Thursday, leaving dozens of people homeless before Christmas, started in a unit next to one with a large marijuana grow operation.

The blaze started in a suite on the third floor of the building at 22355 McIntosh

Avenue around 11 p.m.

Most of the people who lived in the wood-frame building got out safely, but an elderly couple had to be rescued by ladder from a third floor balcony after hallways filled with smoke and flames shot through the roof.

A dog was trapped inside the apartment where the fire started, but escaped when firefighters opened the front door.

Firefighters led other tenants, disoriented by smoke, outside.

Eva Lindgren was asleep in her suite on the third floor, but was woken up by her son, who was alerted to the blaze down the hall after smoke alarms sounded.

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“He yelled, ‘mom you’ve got to get up,’” said Lindgren, who ran outside dressed only in a coat as thick black smoke billowed out of the building.

Nineteen of 30 tenants were housed in a hotel over the weekend, while others are bunking with friends and family.

Lindgren and her sister Janice remain worried about where they are going to live once their three-day allowance for food, clothing and shelter runs out.

“Everything in the apartment is gone,” said Lindgren, whose sister is an epileptic.

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Medical grow ops to move out of homes Federal government wants regulated producers

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

The federal government is poised to eliminate licensed medical marijuana grow ops in homes that have long been criticized for safety concerns and connections to the illegal drug trade.

Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced in Maple Ridge on Sunday a planned shift to a new system of federally regulated commercial producers of medical pot who will supply authorized users with prescriptions from doctors.

“Under our new rule, only facilities that meet strict security requirements will be able to produce marijuana for medical purposes,” Aglukkaq said.

The new system – which also ends government production of medical pot – is expected to come at a sharply higher cost for the nearly 26,000 users authorized to possess medical marijuana.

The price of medical marijuana from Health Canada should rise to $8.80 cents a gram - it currently ranges from $1.80 to $5 a gram.

Local authorities have argued most medical pot home growers are producing far more plants than they require, suggesting rampant abuse of the program by licensees selling into the illicit market.

“The high value of marijuana on the illicit market increases the risk of home invasions,” Agluk-

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Federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq announces proposed new medical marijuana regulations at Maple Ridge Fire Hall No. 1 on Sunday. See video of the annoucement @ mapleridgenews.com. kaq noted. “These production operations can also present fire and toxic mould hazards.”

The federal Ministry of Health said it intends to implement the system by March 31, 2014, at which point all current licences to possess or produce pot are to expire.

The Fire Chiefs Association of B.C. believes the change will im-

prove safety in residential neighbourhoods.

The new rules were welcomed by Maple Ridge fire chief Peter Grootendorst, who has lobbied long for changes.

“If it truly is a drug and is being prescribed by doctors, then it should be like every other drug, with quality control and security,” he said.

However, Grootendorst and other fire chiefs remain concerned that Health Canada is refusing to disclose the locations of existing medical grow ops once they are dismantled.

“What we want is the location of those grow ops to be disclosed to police so we can check to make sure they have been dismantled and everything was done safely,”

he said.

The government is also moving towards licensing cannabis compassion clubs, which have existed in a legal grey area since Health Canada approved medical pot.

Maple Ridge’s TAGGS Dispensary has attracted more than 1,000 members since it opened in 2009.

Founder Michael Joinson will be one of the first to apply to be licensed as a compassion club and is optimistic about the new changes, but still has concerns.

“There are a lot of problems,” said Joinson. “You are now taking away the ability of these people who’ve invested time and money in growing their own medicine.

The other thing I don’t like is how they lump in legal medical grows with illegal grows.”

Joinson said a lot of people don’t like buying marijuana from Health Canada because they only produce one strain of cannabis.

He is also worried about who commercial growers will be and what expertise they will have.

Joinson and other advocates who want a patient-friendly system believe that Health Canada did not take their advice when they provide feedback on the new rules.

“I sent a document that was 45 pages, explaining the best way to go about things,” said Joinson. “I don’t think they even looked at it.”

The government is holding a 75day comment period for the public to give feedback on the proposal (http://bit.ly/U4xtqi), which will end on Feb. 28, 2013.

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Maple Ridge mayor cool on call for regional police force Despite recommendation from Missing Women report

by Phil M elnyc h u k staff reporter

A call for a regional police force is one of the key points from the missing women’s inquiry report released Monday, but a local mayor isn’t jumping on the bandwagon.

“I’m not convinced that a regional police force may have been the answer,” said Maple Ridge Mayor Ernie Daykin.

“We’ve got to look, for sure. We need to make informed decisions.”

Daykin said he’s willing to consider the idea, but maintains that since the integrated RCMP teams were formed in the early 2000s, communication between forces has improved. He

argues those integrated teams, such as those that specialize in murder investigations, dog squads, crime-scene analysis or traffic accidents, are functioning as a form of a regional force.

Abbotsford and New Westminster police now work with the RCMP’s integrated teams, he added, although there needs to be more cooperation with Vancouver police..

Missing Women Inquiry commissioner Wally Oppal said the province should create a Greater Vancouver police force, and that a “fractured, badly coordinated police response” was a key factor that let Robert Pickton keep killing years after he should have been caught.

“It is clear from the evidence that a regional police force stood a good chance of apprehending Robert Pickton much earlier,” Oppal said in his final report, titled Forsaken, released Monday, noting the Lower Mainland

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The patchwork of municipal police and RCMP detachments came into stark focus during the inquiry, as Vancouver Police took the view no crimes were committed in their jurisdiction, because Pickton’s farm was in RCMP-policed Port Coquitlam.

“The missing and murdered women were forsaken twice,” Oppal said in the report. “Once, by society at large, and again by the police.”

The former attorney-general, in his four-volume report, says the fragmentation of policing in the Lower Mainland led to multiple police failures, including uncoordinated parallel investigations and the failure to share key evidence.

Daykin said it’s obvious there could have been better communication between Vancouver Police Department and Coquitlam RCMP.

Daykin added that police rivalries should come second to public safety.

“It’s unacceptable that if there’s a major incident in the Lower Mainland, these guys aren’t talking to each other. That’s not on.”

He’d like to see what a regional force would look like and how it would be funded before forming a final opinion.

Pitt Meadows Coun. Bruce Bell, though, favours a provincial force – but one that wouldn’t replace local RCMP detachments.

Perhaps the integrated teams could be the start of such a force, he added, though he too wondered about costs and who would pay.

Bell added the antagonism between the Vancouver Police Department and RCMP was evident in the response to the Vancouver Stanley Cup riot in June 2011.

According to Bell, RCMP offered

their help to Vancouver police but wanted to be in control. Vancouver police declined, with the result that Abbotsford police were called out.

“There’s got to be something to that because there were no RCMP on scene.”

Metro Vancouver mayors have repeatedly dismissed talk of a regional force in the past, citing concern over loss of local control or officers pulled away to regional duties.

“A decisive step must be taken to break this impasse,” Oppal said, adding he does not recommend “yet another study” on the feasibility of the idea. He recommends an expert panel develop a proposed new regional policing model and implementation plan.

The 1,450-page report contains more than 60 other recommendations.

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Crews remained on scene overnight and had to extinguished a flare-up Friday morning.

“It had huge potential for loss of life. It was a very serious fire,” said fire chief Peter Grootendorst.

The “stubborn” fire made its way through the ceiling into the attic space of the building, that is estimated to be 40 years old.

Firefighters had to pull down the ceilings of every suite on the top floor to attack the fire. The roof had eight layers of tar on it.

“It was a very time-consuming and very difficult job,” said Grootendorst.

As crews rushed from suite to suite, they discovered a large clone lab with 1,200 small marijuana plants on the third floor.

People were also growing marijuana in closets in two other apartments on the same floor.

The fire did not start in any of the suites that were

being used to grow marijuana.

Grootendorst was shocked to find evidence of three growops in close proximity to each other in a multi-storey building, filled with people.

“They don’t belong there. It’s just not safe,” he added, pointing to the high-intensity lights, the heat, the mildew and mold associated with doit-yourself grow ops.

Grootendorst said the man who lived in the suite where the fire started has no idea what caused it, but the fire department suspects it may have been electrical.

Police seized the pot plants, but are not pursuing charges.

Kary Movers were hired to help move and store what remains of the tenants possessions. Nothing could be saved from the third floor.

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Police have informed the Ministry for Children and Family Development, as well as the Fraser Health’s community care facilities licensing about this case.

Investigators spent this past weekend interviewing children and their parents.

“Our investigators are still interviewing children and parents,” added Dunlop.

“In order to further our investigation we are asking for any other victims, or witnesses, to come forward and talk to police. This matter is now before the courts, so I will not comment on the specifics of the allegations.”

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“She was going to provide us with a second health and safety plan, but has not done that yet, so it will remain closed until a plan is agreed to,” Butler added.

Police are asking for any parent who’s child attended the Shining Stars Daycare on 122 Avenue, who have not already been contacted, or have concerns, to call

Ridge Meadows RCMP at 604-463-6251.

This business should not be confused with Shining Stars Montessori Daycare and Preschool in east Maple Ridge.

Tata is the second man in the past year to be charged in connection with allegations of sexual assault at a daycare.

Edgar Hernandez, whose wife ran a daycare in east Maple Ridge, was charged in April. Those charges have since been stayed.

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Kary Movers worked through the weekend to move stuff from the building to a warehouse in Surrey.

The District of Maple Ridge and province’s emergency services covered the costs of the move for residents as only two units had fire insurance.

“Everyone stepped up at this special time of year to do everything they could to help these people in a time of need,” he added.

The apartment building is owned by Cameron Court Apartment Inc., an Abbotsford-based company registered to Parmjit Kaur Sandhu.

Sandhu doesn’t know how the fire started and only heard about the grow operations in her building through media reports.

“I wasn’t personally told anything about that and I had no idea about that.

We are still in the stages of finding out everything ourselves,” she added.

This isn’t the first time a marijuana grow op has been discovered in one of Sandhu’s properties.

A house she owns on Richardson Road in Pitt Meadows was raided once in 2009 after a grow op was discovered, but tenants eventually obtained a license from Health Canada to grow medical marijuana there.

She also owned a gym on 224th Street in Maple Ridge that was demolished after an illegal growop was found inside.

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“Our prayers are with them and they are our main focus,” she said.

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Enough with guns The slaughter of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook elementary in Newtown, Conn. again has raised calls for tougher restrictions on firearms.

It’s sad it takes such tragedies to get those in positions to enact change to speak up about their beliefs, such as U.S. President Barack Obama – who now, in his second term, claims to have long backed reinstating a ban on assault weapons.

It’s even sadder still that such mass killings continue to occur, and unpalatable to listen, in their wake, to gun supporters in the U.S. spout off about the right to bear arms.

It is illogical, their line that guns don’t kill people – people kill people. Bullets kill people.

More unsound is the suggestion by some that it would be a good idea to arm school administrators or teachers.

Let the police serve and protect. Let our educators do what they do best – teach.

Let’s be clear, the problem is guns; more specifically, guns in the wrong hands – criminals and those with mental illness, or just drunk or disturbed. They can do much harm, and unfortunately guns allow them to do so in quick, cowardly and devastating ways.

In 2009, according to GunPolicy.org, there were more than 9,000 gun homicides in the U.S. – the highest rate in the world, in a country where almost nine out of 10 people own a gun.

Canada had the third most gun homicides that year, behind Italy, with 176.

Make no mistake, the issue is guns, not culture.

Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein plans to introduce legislation early in the new year that would include a ban against new assault weapons, re-introducing one that was allowed to expire in 2004.

Democratic Senator Frank Lautenberg also wants to reintroduce legislation to ban the sale of large capacity ammunition magazines.

There should be no debate about this.

No one needs a semi-automatic rifle to kill a deer.

Guns are not toys, something used to pass time, shooting at paper targets or tin cans, or children.

From Columbine to Virginia Tech to Sandy Hook, we’ve seen the damage guns do.

It’s time to take them out of dangerous hands.

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Premier ponders black ink, oil VICTORIA – Premier Christy Clark has completed the traditional round of year-end interviews with legislative press gallery reporters.

Here are excerpts from my discussion with her, dealing with the Enbridge oil pipeline proposal and the balanced budget B.C. Views her government has Tom Fletcher promised to present in February.

Tom Fletcher: On the Enbridge project, are you getting the answers you want on safety?

Premier Christy Clark: No, we’re not.

We’ve set out our position. The five conditions need to be met, period.

[B.C.’s conditions are “world-class” land and marine spill prevention and response, meeting legal obligations for aboriginal consultation, passing federalprovincial environmental assessment and a “fair share” of financial benefits.]

PCC: We need the oilpatch producers, the Alberta government and the federal government to come to the table.

We’ve been cross-examining Enbridge.

We have not been getting any of the answers that we hoped to get. We haven’t gained a lot of comfort from that process. And none of the other conditions are even close to being met.

We are doing our own study of marine traffic. We want to understand the total number of ships that are out there plying our coast right now. Because all of

them have fuel in them, and some are cargo ships that are big enough to have enough [bunker] fuel as a mini-tanker would.

Part of this is trying to understand where our level of Coast Guard protection needs to be today, in order to protect us should there be a spill from the existing traffic.

TF: Balancing the budget: the finance ministry’s current projections call for an upturn in natural gas royalties in the coming year. With the current glut of gas, isn’t that kind of far-fetched?

PCC: It is going to be difficult to present a balanced budget, but I think, because we’re going to build in some [forecast] allowance, as we always do, and because we’re going to be completely transparent about the assumptions that have led us there, and because we aren’t going to fiddle with any of the assumptions that we receive from the experts in the Ministry of Finance, it’s going to be quite clear that we have done it. We have come by a balanced budget honestly.

So when it comes to natural gas, you know that the assumption we use in the budget is based on a fairly complex formula that the Ministry of Finance has relied on for probably a decade now. We don’t fiddle with that.

There are those who would say we should artificially lower the [revenue projection] number that we use. But if you artificially lower it, what’s to stand in the way of artificially raising it? You either accept the advice of your experts or you don’t. And they’re the experts, not the politicians.

TF: Right now we have a deficit gap of

more than a billion dollars. Can that be closed without significant spending cuts, or tax increases, or both?

PCC: You will see when we get to the budget. And it will be absolutely transparent how we got there. [Laughs] Nice try.

“So when it comes to natural gas, you know that the assumption we use in the budget is based on a fairly complex formula that the Ministry of Finance has relied on for probably a decade now.”

TF: If the B.C. Liberals form a government in May, will the election date be changed so we don’t have to have this discussion about questionable spring election budgets?

PCC: It’s not part of the plan today, but I’m sure it’s a discussion we’ll have in the next four years. I know that people have talked about it. I’m open to it. I’m not wedded to this particular date.

• Next week I’ll have highlights from my year-end interview with NDP leader Adrian Dix. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com (tfletcher@blackpress.ca).

This week’s question: Should Maple Ridge pass a bylaw banning pay parking at Ridge Meadows Hospital? @ Online poll: cast your vote at www.mapleridgenews.com, or e-mail your vote and comments to editor@mapleridgenews.com

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The News/letters Can Ridge afford more firefighters?

Editor, The News: Re: Fire dept. budget hits $10 million (The News, Dec. 5).

There has been several articles written recently about the hiring of three more firefighters and the budget.

Can we afford them?

Well, I think that the recent apartment fire on McIntosh Avenue should be a wake up call. Firefighters were on the scene from approximately 11 p.m. until around noon the next day.

The severity of this necessitated calling in back up from Pitt Meadows.

Many of these men put their lives on the line with very little thought for their own safety. They had a job to do: save lives and property as best they could.

They did one hell of a job. You only had to walk by to see their devotion to it.

It brought back a memory of the smiling firefighter walking up the stairs of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11th, then the building imploded.

Can Maple Ridge afford three more full-time firefighters.

I would hope so.

Bob Kerfoot Maple Ridge

Lower taxes, not increase Editor, The News: Re: Ridge tax rate set to rise 3.9 per cent (The News, Dec. 5).

I think its time for the mayor and council to revisit their thinking about the automatic four per cent tax increase.

Their jobs should be to lower taxes, not increase them.

Maybe they should downsize like all the rest of us had to do.

Maybe they could start by cutting their salaries by 15 per cent.

Sorry, guys, we are tapped out. There is no more money for tax increases.

I’ve lived in Maple Ridge since 1973 and nothing has changed on our street. What are we paying for?

Overpaid staff and bad decisions.

Get real and show some leadership.

J. Gienow Maple Ridge

online comments Hope given • Sherri Bychyk: Re: Pitt Meadows likes Ridge’s social media experiment (mapleridgenews.com).

Thank you, Mr. Bell and Ms. Elkerton, for considering the public’s views on the tax situation in Pitt Meadows. It has given me hope that this year’s budget will be one where the petition has made the taxpayers’s voice heard. I agree that budget meetings be held in January and at a time more suitable for working people.

Cash grabs • Tom Cameron · Works at Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Christmas Hamper Society: Re: Singers demand free parking at Ridge hospital (mapleridgenews.com).

Most folks visiting the hospital don’t want to have to be there to start with, but the greed of parking companies adds insult to injury. Hell, folks, I can park at the mall for three hours for free. Time for a wakie, wakie session on this matter. Get over all the cash grabs everywhere.

Letters welcome Letters to the editor should be exclusive to The News and address topics of interest to residents of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. Include full name and address, as well as daytime phone number for verification. Keep letters to 500 words or less. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. @ E-mail letters to editor@mapleridgenews.com.

Need free hospital parking Editor, The News: Re: Singers demand free hospital parking (The News, Dec. 14).

As president of Branch 88, Royal Canadian Legion Maple Ridge, I would like to extend my complete sympathy to the singers who received parking tickets while putting on a concert at Baillie House.

For many years, Branch 88 has had a sick and visiting committee, which visits our veterans and members at Ridge Meadows Hospital, Baillie House and Ridge Meadows Hospice on a weekly basis.

For all of these years we were allowed to park on the strength of displaying a Royal Canadian Legion sign clearly visible on the dash.

Those days are obviously gone as our sick and visiting committee members now receive parking tickets up to $85 from Impark.

Early in the year, we complained to hospital management, who did everything possible to allow us to continue these invaluable visits, including issuing a hospital parking pass to our legion branch.

This hospital parking pass and the legion signage is totally ignored by Impark staff.

On calling to challenge the tickets, Ridge Meadows Hospital and hospital foundation staff can only offer us sympathy as their employees are in precisely the same boat.

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Members of the Rx Rockers were issued parling tickets after performing for seniors at Bailie House.

Calls to Impark are met with total indifference and the stated impression that they are operating a business to make money and have no interest in the welfare of the patients or those trying to bring some comfort into their lives.

Our veterans and their dependents deserve better.

Our community deserves better.

Please add us to the list of those who recognize the need for free parking at our health facilities as is done in other Lower Mainland communities.

Jim MacDonald, President Branch 88 Royal Canadian Legion

One does not have to be Christian to do good Editor, The News: Re: Jesus is the reason for Christmas season (Letters, Dec. 12).

With all due respect for the faith of Mrs. S.D. Kwong, the lady who bemoans the shift from a mainly Christian religious festive season to a predominantly secular one, I would like to submit the following.

A little historical perspective may help.

For thousands of years the aboriginal population of the North American continent

had developed their own belief systems. Like many other northern populations, they celebrated the winter solstice as the sun started to rise from the horizon The Europeans arrived only some 600 years ago and brought with them their Christian faith and vigorously started the Christianizing of the original inhabitants.

The Christian invaders considered aboriginal peoples pagans and blissfully ignored their culture, values and beliefs.

Not only that, until fairly recently, they actively and often forcibly imposed various denominations of the Christian faith, inflicting immeasurable harm on to many fellow human beings in the process.

Yes, Christians did a lot of good, as well, building schools and hospitals and educating people. But one does not have to be a Christian to do those things.

Fortunately, we have progressed to the point where we have become more re-

spectful of other faiths and values and no longer assume that the winter solstice celebrations are a purely Christian event, but an adaptation of a much older tradition.

There are many people who celebrate Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Yalda, Yule, without expecting other people to be inundated by their interpretation of the significance of this time of the year.

Wishing you a happy, healthy 2013.

Marco Terwiel Maple Ridge

Stealing the earth from our children, grand-kids Editor, The News: In the past few days, constituents of MP Randy Kamp (Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge-Mission) have received a 2013 calendar – that they paid to produce and distribute – that has the Native American proverb: “We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors. We borrow it from our children.”

The calendar also includes environmental tips inside.

The calendar is sent by our MP, who over the last year, as parliamentary secretary on fisheries, has supported the federal minister of fisheries and the federal Conservative government in neutering the Federal Fisheries Act, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and federal environmental legislation.

To ensure their work was complete, this government gutted the Department of Fisheries and Oceans of the biologists, and scientists who tried to enforce the rules of the previous act, plus countless other environmental staff and expertise through-

out the federal government.

They also pulled Canada out of the Kyoto Agreement and are turning Canada into an environmental pariah.

This is our MP who repeatedly and consistently refused to answer well-thoughtout questions from constituents and others about the reasons for the drastic changes to the Federal Fisheries Act. Mr. Kamp treated everyone with disregard because he refused to represent his constituents, including council for the District of Maple Ridge, which has submitted a well-reasoned and politically neutral communique seeking understanding and urging the federal government to engage with constituents before ramming through the final steps that will put many of Canada’s fisheries and much of its fish habitat at risk.

Sending out this calendar is ironic at best and hypocritical at worst.

I encourage everyone to send the calendar back to Mr. Kamp with a strong but respectful message to represent the inter-

ests of constituents rather than protect his perks and pension by doing the bidding of the prime minister and stealing the earth from our children and grand-children.

John Kelly Maple Ridge

Hey, little taxpayer Editor, The News: Ho, ho, ho, this is precious. I got a calendar from my federal government representative. The calendar is full of environmental tips from my Conservative MP. This is the same government that has abandoned the protection of hundreds of rivers and quazillions of fish. This is the government that has just given half a million acres to a communist country.

Hey, little taxpayer, you do your little share at home and us big boys, we’ll make money and enjoy our power over God’s once-green acre.

M. Gendron Maple Ridge

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A Maple Ridge woman lost her Christmas dinner in a brazen break-in two weeks ago that’s left her freezer empty.

Cheryl Ann Payne discovered the freezer on her deck wide open when she returned home to her apartment on Dec. 6.

When she looked inside, the turkey for a holiday feast and beef, pork, fish and vegetables that were meant to feed her for a month were missing.

“It really kills you at this time of year,” said Payne, who lives on a disability because her kidneys are failing.

“I have to be very careful with my diet. I can not replace the food items so easily at this time of the year. It’s a time of giving, not a time to steal from others.”

Payne is shocked that the thieves made their way to the back of her building on 121 Avenue near Brown Avenue.

She said they had to get past a gate and into a fenced grassy area to spot the freezer.

The turkey and fixings were going to be served on Christmas to her daughters and seven grandchildren.

“It just feels like a hole,” said Payne. “You hear about things like this at Christmas, but you never think it’s going to be you. It really ruins things.”

Payne’s freezer now has two heavy-duty locks on it.

“They won’t be able to get into it now,” she says.

Payne isn’t the only Maple Ridge resident who has been targeted by thieves this holiday season.

Ridge Meadows RCMP report thefts from homes and cars historically spike in December.

Sissel Vanderster’s friend Glen O’Connor had tools stolen from his truck, which was parked on 123rd Avenue, near Laity Street.

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The thieves made off with a blue canvas bag full with Makita tools and a $500 cordless drill that O’Connor needs for work.

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Pitt Meadows Athletic Park will have a set of eyes and ears come spring, when a caretaker occupies a home being constructed on the site.

The three-bedroomhouse will be ready in two months, in time for ball hockey and baseball season.

Though there were hiccups at the start when crews hit peat while laying the foundation, the house will still meet its budget of $260,000.

Adding piles under the foundation drove up costs by $20,000.

Despite being on budget, some Pitt Meadows residents are questioning why the caretaker’s residence is needed at the park on

Business Licence Renewals for 2013 If you hold a Maple Ridge Business Licence, it’s due for renewal on or before January 1, 2013.

Renewal notices will be mailed out to all business owners shortly. We provide the following payment options once you’ve received your renewal notice: Online – Go to www.mapleridge.ca and click on the Online Services button. Online payments can be made using MasterCard, Visa or Debit cards from the following financial institutions; TD Canada Trust, Bank of Montreal, Scotiabank and RBC Royal bank.

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Some have complained about the house’s proximity to an outdoor ball hockey court.

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“A better and cheaper plan would include perimeter lights and security cameras,” said Henrick Paradis, who lives nearby.

He also wondered why the new house was being built so close to a ball hockey court.

But Michael Mill-

ward, the facilities manager for the parks and recreation department, explained the caretaker is more than just a pair of eyes and ears.

“It is much more than a security role,” said Millward, noting that a caretaker can spot suspicious people

and call police immediately.

“They have huge roll of maintenance duties, as well as being an onsite presence.”

Their duties include garbage pickup, mowing lawns and maintaining courts.

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Request for Proposal FIRE FIGHTING TENDER APPARATUS PROJECT: RFP-FD13-06

The District of Maple Ridge invites Proposal submissions from interested parties with proven experience and qualifications for the design, construction and delivery of one (1) fire fighting tender pumper apparatus.

The complete Request for Proposal document may be downloaded from BC Bid website: http://www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca.

Proposals are to be addressed and delivered to: District of Maple Ridge, Main Reception Desk 11995 Haney Place Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada V2X 6A9 prior to the Closing Time: 2:00 pm Local Time, Tuesday, January 29, 2013.

The District may, entirely at its discretion, consider Proposals that arrive after this time.

This Request for Proposal will not be opened publicly.

The District of Maple Ridge reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals or to accept the submission deemed most favourable in the interest of the District. The District will not be responsible for any cost incurred by the Proponent in preparing the Proposal.

NOTES: 1. Proposals shall be in sealed envelopes or packages marked with the Proponent’s Name, the Request for Proposal Title and Number.

2. The District’s office is open on Business Days 8:00 am to 4:00 pm and closed Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

3. DO NOT SUBMIT PROPOSALS BY FAX OR EMAIL. All queries related to this RFP shall be no less than five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Time and shall be submitted in writing to the attention of: Daniela Mikes, Manager of Procurement Tel: 604.466-4343 Fax: 604-466-4328 E-mail: dmikes@mapleridge.ca 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 6A9 Tel: 604-463-5221 • Fax: 604-467-7329

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Twelve caretakers live in houses on site, while two live in mobile homes.

The caretakers live rent-free, meaning their rent is offset by their duties.

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Albion students learn what it’s like to win, lose in business Some discover, they have a knack for inventing, selling

would they leave the gym with all their stock?

“You put yourself on the line when you develop a product and try to sell it,” said Lanzarotta.

“All of the kids were successful.”

The spirit of entrepreneurship was burning bright, with sales pitches right off the used car lot.

“I’m charging $4, but if you’re a teacher or a former teacher, like you are, $3,” Kooper Hoy said to a customer.

Jenny Wahl apparently liked the line, and bought one of Hoy’s picture frames.

Customers included parents, staff and other kids from the school, and they bought up the goods in short order. Some sold out, and then took even more orders.

Uswak has a recently completed a business degree with a concentration in entrepreneurship and innovation.

He was amazed at how the 12-yearolds went through the same exercises he had in university.

“It was crazy – it was exactly the same, just at a different level,” he said.

“You could see a lot of the kids were having fun with it.”

Lanzarotta agreed, saying the class asked to do another project after Christmas. The project was part of the health and career planning curriculum, but it will not be repeated this year.

Uswak said the show succeeded.

“It taught kids how businesses are operated,” he said.

“And it had a charitable aspect as well – they had to donate 10-per-cent of their net to a charity.”

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he most gifted composer of all time may have never played a note, says a philosophical musing about opportunities.

What if the next Bill Gates or Warren Buffett went for a comfortable government job, with all stat holidays and a sound pension?

“A lot of people don’t realize they have the entrepreneurial spirit until they are introduced to it,” said Jason Uswak, who helped lead the Grade 6-7 class at Albion elementary through a Young Entrepreneur Show last week.

Uswak is with Envision Financial, which has paired with Powerplay Strategies to introduce the world of business to seven Maple Ridge schools.

The kids filed into the gym with products they had developed – no food allowed. They were offered for sale for a price ranging from 75 cents to $5. There were custom picture frames, a Play Dough-type toy, jewelry, pet rocks and more.

Albion principal Ron Lanzarotta said there was a great energy in the gymnasium. The kids had developed products, written financial plans that included loans from parents, put together displays, and even practised interacting with customers.

He said there was initially some nervousness for the young business owners. Would their products sell, or

(Above) Grade 6/7 teacher Barry Henderson huddles the entrepreneurs for a group cheer before The Young Entrepreneur Show at Albion elementary on Thursday; (left) Kooper Hoy, Grade 7, pitches his hand-made book lights to a customer.

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A copy of this Request for Proposal can be downloaded from BC Bid at www.bcbid.ca.

A MANDATORY site meeting and tour of each facility will commence at the District of Maple Ridge, City Hall, Main Reception Desk, 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, BC at 9:00 am sharp on Friday, January 11, 2013. Attendance is Mandatory to submitting a Proposal.

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The original plus two (2) copies of your proposal submission should be submitted in a sealed envelope or package, marked with the Proponent’s name and RFP number and title, to the undersigned at the following address: District of Maple Ridge 11995 Haney Place, Main Floor (Reception Desk) Maple Ridge, BC V2X 6A9 ATTENTION: Daniela Mikes, Manager of Procurement Proposals should be received no later than 2:00 pm PST, January 22, 2013.

The District may, entirely at its discretion, consider Proposals that arrive after this time and date. Proposals transmitted by facsimile machine or electronic mail will not be considered.

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Harley McFarlane was in tears when she found out she won the grand prize in the annual Fire Prevention Week contest.

She was all smiles, however, during the presentation last week, when she accepted a new laptop computer in front of her classmates at Albion elementary.

The Grade 3 student jumped to her feet when her name was called and ran to the front of the gym to accept her prize from Tara Fraser, fire service advisor for the Lower Mainland.

Students from across the province entered the contest by completing a fire safety checklist and answering a math question, then dropping off entries at local fire departments.

The winner was drawn at random, with only one winner in the province.

Albion elementary had more entries than any other school in the district.

Harley was excited to win.

“She was in tears,” said her mother, Traci McFarlane. “She lost her tooth on the same day and said it was the best day ever.”

Harley plans to use the computer for homework and to download games, starting with her favourite, Marble Blast.

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ooking for a gift for that person on your list who loves wildlife and the environment? Or for someone who has everything? Maybe even a nostalgic gift for that person living abroad?

Then honour them this year by sponsoring a special wild animal in need in their name.

Gift options include a mailed personalized certificate with a photo of an animal patient, an ecard, or a printable card that can be selected at spca.bc.ca/sponsorwildanimals.

Your tax-receiptable gift of $25, $50 or $100 will sponsor the care of an injured or orphaned wild animal for a week of treatment at the B.C. SPCA’s Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre.

This year, the centre treated a record 2,400 by the end of November – 400 more animals than ever before.

Sponsorship will help everything from tiny baby hummingbirds to eagles, owls and deer fawns.

A recent example of one such wild animal in need was an adult male northern Pygmy owl who was admitted on Nov. 25.

The smallest of the owl species, he hit a window and was lying stunned on the ground. He was picked up and brought into the

The SPCA has been listed among the top charities. centre in good body condition, with no bruising or broken bones.

Suffering from minor head trauma, he received supportive care and cage rest for a two-week period. Flying well and now fully recovered, he was released back where he had been found on Dec. 8.

Help wildlife and scratch off those hard to buy for people from your list this year by giving a special wild gift.

A selection of 10 special wild animals for 2013 can be viewed online

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Sponsorship certificates can also be purchased by calling 250-4789453.

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• Guardian Angel: Become a Guardian Angel to one special animal. With your gift send special requests for belly rubs and other care and help your chosen animal get adopted with your personal message of support.

• Give meaning to everything you buy: Use your BMO B.C. SPCA MasterCard this season and every purchase will help the animals.

• Show your Corporate Spirit: Make your holiday giving extra special this season by making a corporate donation to the B.C. SPCA in lieu of cards or gifts.

• Kids Club memberships: A B.C. SPCA Kids Club membership is the perfect gift for children 13 and under and costs just $15. It includes a membership card, activity guide, a subscription to our youth magazine, Bark!, monthly e-newsletters and chances to win prizes and discounts at B.C. SPCA youth events. Through the Kids Club young people learn about animal care and making a difference for animals.

SPCA among top charities Charity Intelligence Canada has named the B.C. SPCA one of its top charities for 2012.

The B.C. SPCA was one of 45 charities, and one of only two animal welfare organizations, selected in the top 2012 picks.

Charity Intelligence developed its system of monitoring and rating charities to help individuals make informed choices to ensure their donations have the greatest impact.

The system promotes “performance-based giving” by assessing charities with criteria ranging from transparency and accountability to evaluation of program outcomes.

Charity Intelligence also benchmarks each charity to see how they compare with other similar nonprofit organizations.

An optimal charity, it says, is one with lean and efficient operations, while its programs create positive impact and change.

Earlier this year, the B.C. SPCA also received an A-plus rating in MoneySense magazine in their annual rating of Canadian charities.

Falling for kittens The SPCA’s Fall for Kittens adoption event, Nov. 26 to Dec. 9, resulted in 860 felines (457 kittens and 403 cats) being adopted out – nearly 300 more than the same period last year.

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Reg Parks hopes to make the Dicken’s classic A Christmas Carol a seasonal tradition in Maple Ridge

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

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n the preface to A Christmas Carol, Charles Dicken hoped his tale would live on, “haunting houses pleasantly”.

More than a century later, Dicken’s wish has come true – in spades. His story about sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge and his surprising transformation is now a seasonal tradition.

“It is one of the quintessential Christmas story.

It is the definition of the spirit of Christmas,” says Reg Park, a drama teacher at Maple Ridge Christian School who intends to turn his stunning production of the Dicken’s classic into an annual event.

For the past three months, a group of about 75 dedicated volunteers from Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows have been been working feverishly to stage the show, compete with a two storey tall set that encompasses the entire school gym and features falling snow, LED lights and five-part musical harmonies.

The show is based on a new musical adaptation by Keith Ferguson and Bruce Greer of Dickens’ 1843 novel that is faithful to the original’s plot and prose.

“There are a lot of spiritual elements that we really resonate with our school,” says Park, who plays Scrooge in the musical.

The musical takes place on a thrust stage with audience seated on three sides.

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Young actress gets best Christmas wish ever Pitt Meadows Chelsea Miller plays Emily in The Magic of Santa

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

For Chelsea Miller, Christmas really began in November.

She’s spent the past month immersed in fake snow, jingling bells, frosty snowmen and Santa.

“I just love Christmas,” says Miller, who is has the coveted role of Emily in Patrick

Roberge Productions’ holiday musical The Magic of Santa.

“I just love how it brings Christmas cheer and other stuff.”

The Magic of Santa follows young Emily as she searches for her very own Christmas wish. With help from her new friends Rudy the Polar Bear, Mrs Claus, Skitter the Mouse and other loveable characters, Emily discovers the wonder of Santa’s magic.

Featuring dancing Christmas trees, rocking reindeer, and a magical Christmas cast, The Magic of Santa is a family holiday experience not to be missed.

Miller comes from a family of perform-

ers. Both her parents do voice overs for cartoons and her younger sister Jaeda Lily, 6, also acts.

However nine-yearold Miller only began acting last year.

Since then, she’s been on a Fisher Price-Disney commercial and danced in the Great Big Miller Boo. She was asked to audition for The Magic of Santa because they needed a girl who

could sing, dance, and act.

The audition was two and a half hours long and she beat out a dozens of other girls for the role. She is sharing the role with another young actress, just in case one of them fall sicks during the Christmas performances.

“I really tried my hardest,” says Miller, when asked about the audition.

“I really love to act.”

Since then, Miller, who is represented

by PLAY Management in Vancouver, has landed several other acting gigs and just this week got called back for two more auditions.

• The Magic of Santa plays at the PNE Pacific Coliseum on Friday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 22 at 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.

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VSO Traditional Christmas December 23 4:00 & 7:30 p.m.

Heart warming Christmas music and carols, hosted

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The Wizard of Oz January 18 – 19 Take a trip down memory lane with the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Arts Council and Bergthorson Academy of the Arts’ musical theatre arts program.

Generation Charity Fun Run/Walk January 1 2013 @ 10 am Osprey Village, Pitt Meadows All donations support Families Battling Cancer 2, 5, 10km marked & measured trail along the river and onto the dyke system.

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B.C. Beats Andrew Allen with Laurell and Stef Lang January 26 – 8:00 p.m.

Great beats, memorable hooks and honest storytelling.

GEMS Movie Series: The Kid With A Bike January 28 – 7:30 p.m.

Abandoned by his father, a young boy is left in a state-run youth farm. In a random act of kindness, the town hairdresser agrees to foster him on weekends. Unrated in BC. In French with English subtitles.

Arts Club ON TOUR: Henry and Alice: Into the Wild February 3 – 7:30 p.m.

Forced to examine their relationship in the tangle of the wilderness – they might just discover how to survive a true mid-life crisis!

Lobby Nights @ The ACT SFU Philosopher’s Café Dec 23 – 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

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How many people does it take to support a therapeutic riding centre?

It takes a community of people and many more. NFTRA wishes to extend its’ sincere and heartfelt thanks to all of those people who contributed to our organization this year. People like Jack Polo from Maple Ridge Equi Sport Centre who donated thousands of dollars worth of ‘in kind’ time, equipment, and enthusiasm to ensure that we can offer our riders the very best experience possible. Truly, we could not do this without the generous support of each and every person listed as well as all of our volunteers. Thank you for continuing to support this inspiring program.

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Park likes the intimate setting.

“As an actor you are on your toes and it’s exciting and it’s invigorating. You are not as removed from the audience. The fourth wall is gone,” he says.

“It’s a difference between painting a picture and sculpting a sculpture.”

As a performer, there are many juicer roles than Scrooge.

“As an actor, they tell you to look for parts with an arc,” says Park.

“There’s not much of a better arc than evil to good in a span of 45 minutes. It’s a lot of fun.

You get to be cranky and then happy. There is a real redemptive quality in it that I like.”

Park’s acting buddy

Lawrence Locke is cast as Bob Crachit, Scrooge’s overworked, harassed clerk.

“This story never fails to put me in the spirit.”

Lawrence Locke, actor

“It’s very out of my personality so it was going to be a more challenging role,” says Locke, who initially auditioned to play Jacob Marley, Scrooge’s business partner.

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Locke has done his best to make Crachit his own, a hard task given the popularity of the play.

“I still think my character is a little bit different,” says Locke.

“He’s much more selfassured, even though he finds himself in difficult circumstances.”

With A Christmas Carol, Dickens hoped to illustrate how selfserving, insensitive people can change.

Warmth, generosity, and overall goodwill, overcome Scrooge’s bitter apathy as he encounters the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and of Christmas Yet To Come Locke hopes the musical ignites the Christmas spirit in everyone who sees a performance or hears Dicken’s story.

“I know for me, personally, every year it’s a bit of a struggle to find my Christmas spirit.

We get so involved with other things that are going on with our lives,” he says.

“This story never fails to put me in the spirit.

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It’s about reaching out and giving hope to others who are around you and those who need it so much more.”

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Arts&Life

Ridge ballerina dances The Nutcracker Elizabeth Jobling plays a toy soldier As a toy soldier, nine-year-old Elizabeth Jobling is working hard to stay in character.

The tiny ballerina has to hold her gun erect and march in synch with her troop.

“I have to be very stiff,” says Jobling.

The Hammond elementary student

has been honing her dancing skills for the past few months as a character in Goh Ballet’s The Nutcracker.

Featuring principal dancers from The New York City Ballet, with live music performed by members of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra, The Nutcracker features all the holiday magic, sparkle and tutus to delight every member of your family this festive season.

Jobling auditioned for her part in

May and is excited to be featured in the ballet for a second year in a row.

“It’s really exciting,” she says, adding that’s it is fun to learn from older dancers who help her with choreography.

“That’s the best part for me, cause I get to learn new stuff.”

Based on the classic E.T.A. Hoffman fairy tale, The Nutcracker tells the story of Clara, who receives a Nutcracker doll from her uncle, Dr.

Drosselmeyer. The young girl later dreams that her Nutcracker doll comes to life and leads an army of toy soldiers into battle against the evil Mouse King. After the Mouse King is defeated, Clara and her Nutcracker Prince journey through the beautiful Land of Snow and the Kingdom of Sweets, witnessing a world of breathtaking magic along the way. When Clara awakens, she wonders if her magical journey was all but a dream.

• Goh Ballet presents The Nutcracker at The Centre for Performing Arts Dec. 19-23. For tickets, visit www.gohnutcracker.com.

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A scene from Goh Ballet’s The Nutcracker, which opens this week in Vancouver.

Maple Ridge dancer Elizabeth Jobling plays a toy soldier in the ballet.

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What we know of Pitt Meadows War Dead Looking B ac k by Leslie Norman

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ast month we gathered at the cenotaph in Pitt Meadows to honor those residents who gave their time and, for some, their lives to serve this country in wars of the 20th century.

The Pitt Meadows cenotaph was built in 1990 and underwent a redevelopment in 2009 and a rededication in 2011, with the names of the Pitt Meadows War Dead placed on the monument for visitors to read and ponder who these people were.

In the First World War, more than 20 men from this community of less than 250, at the time, enlisted in the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force.

Only one of these men did not return home: Roland Francis Croasdaille Thomson.

We know he died on Sept. 26, 1916, less than a year after he had signed his Attestation Papers and been deemed fit to serve.

We also know he died in France, but don’t

Pitt Meadows Museum

R.F.C. Thomson of Pitt Meadows is listed among the “Heroic Dead.” know precisely where single and had listed his or how. He is listed on next of kin as a sister, the Vimy Memorial and Mrs. F. Chute, County his is one of thousands Kerry, Ireland. of names of men who He enlisted in Vernon fought for Canada in and joined the Canathe First World War dian Infantry, 14th and who lost their lives, Battalion. He died a but have no official private. grave.

Thomson arrived in According to his Canada in October paperwork, R.F.C. 1911. Prior to that time Thomson was born he had lived with his Nov. 20, 1875 in Belfast, sister and her husband Ireland and was just shy and children at 29 of his 41st birthday at Glannagilliagh Road, the time of his death.

Caragh Lake, Ireland. In His eyes were hazel, his the 1911 Irish census he complexion fair, his hair was listed as a “sharegray, stood five-footholder” and arrived in eight-and-a-half and this country too late had a tattoo. He was to be included in the

1911 Canadian census.

We know he was living in Pitt Meadows at the time of our municipality’s incorporation as he is listed as serving on the first council and being at their first meeting in May 1914.

His occupation in this community is unknown. At the time he filled in his Attestation Papers in Vernon he listed his profession as “rancher,” but there was no spot for “resident address” on these early papers (as there was later in the war), so we do not know where he was living at the time.

With a date of death of Sept. 26, 1916, Thomson likely was at the First Battle of the Somme. If so, he took part in one of the bloodiest battles of the war and was one of 396 casualties from the 14th Battalion on that date.

Where his body of Roland lies is lost to history, but his name lives on with a mention on the Vimy Memorial and on a small community cenotaph in Pitt Meadows.

Leslie Norman is curator at Pitt Meadows Museum.

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Friday, Dec. 28 Garibaldi Secondary’s Key Club is holding its first event this December – a bake sale for breast cancer. The event will be held at the Haney Place Mall, 11900 Haney Pl. Help support a worthy cause while getting some delicious treats as well! The event begins and 9 a.m. and goes until everything is sold out. For information call Sara Stanley at 778-240-4864.

Tuesday, Jan. 8 Coquitlam Prostate Cancer Support and Awareness Group will hold its January meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 7 p.m. in the Coquitlam Pinetree Community Center. All those involved with prostate problems are urged to come and share their concerns and experiences in a strictly confidential atmosphere. There is no charge (donations are accepted). For additional information call Norm at 604936-8703 or Ken at 604-936-2998.

• The next meeting of the Garibaldi Art Club at 7 p.m. in the craft room, third Floor, Maple Ridge. G.A.C. membership $50 or $40 for seniors. New members welcome. Come and find out about upcoming events for 2013. For more information see www.GaribaldiArtClub.com • The Fraser River All Nations Aboriginal Society will hold its first annual general meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Rainbow Club House, 11907-228

St. Maple Ridge. For information contact Rayann Harris at rayann.s@shaw.ca.

Thursday, Jan. 10 • The Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Chapter of HUB: Your Cycling Connection meets from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. in the Greenside Room at the Maple Ridge Library.“ • The SFU Philosophers’ Cafe meets at the Arts Centre and Theatre at 7 p.m., 11944 Haney Pl. This month’s topic: Are we entering a new dark age or going through a transitional time? Are there signs of an emergent vitality that might not be noticed amidst the destruction of old forms?

Saturday, Jan. 12 Golden Ears Physiotherapy will be holding an educational workshop on acupuncture from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., which will include a live demonstration of acupuncture by a physiotherapist. Westgate Clinic is located at 20395 Lougheed Hwy. in Maple Ridge. This awareness event is free to all ages.

Friday, Jan. 18 The Wizard of Oz: On Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. and on Jan. 19 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. the Wizard of Oz will play on the main stage at the ACT Arts Centre and Theatre. The show will be performed in concert by Jonathan Reichert and the Ridge Meadows Orchestra. Tickets are available at The ACT for $12 in advance, $15 at the door, or a four pack for $40. For information call 604-476-2787 Saturday, Jan. 26 Twice In A Lifetime is a program for students looking to purchase a good quality worn-once graduation dress. We are offering grads this opportunity on consignment over a two-day period on Jan. 26 and 27 at the Greg Moore Youth Centre multi-purposed room from 11

a.m. to 3 p.m. both days. Organizers will be accepting consignment dresses to sell for this event. For more information call Yvonne Murray at Thomas Haney Secondary School at 604-463-2001.

Friday, Feb. 1 Living Life to the Full is an eightweek course to increase mental health literacy in the community, and to reduce the stigma toward mental illness. Topics include explanations of mental health, mental illness, and mental health programs, as well as information about effective interventions and ways to access professional health. Each session is from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Maple Ridge Public Library, Alouette Room, at 22470 Dewdney Trunk Rd. For more information and registration please visit http://www. simonfraser.cmha.bc.ca/get-involved/ events/living-life-full-course. If you would like information on the course visit www. llttf.ca.

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Prime minister recognizes Goulet Pitt basketball coach receives national honour

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rime Minister Stephen Harper recognized the efforts of Pitt Meadows secondary basketball coach Rich Goulet on Friday.

He was one of 17 recipients from across Canada to receive one of the Prime Minister’s Volunteer Awards, at a ceremony in Ottawa. The awards are handed out to recipients from five regions, and Goulet was chosen as a community leader for B.C. and the North.

Goulet has been a high school basketball coach since 1965, including a decade at Saint Thomas More, followed by 33 years at Pitt Meadows.

His teams won provincial titles at the triple A level in 1989 and 2000, and the double A level in 1983.

He has been the coach of provincial teams, and coached both Steve Nash and his brother Marty with the national team.

He founded and administered the Steve Nash Youth Basketball League in Pitt Meadows.

In April he was inducted into the Basketball B.C. Hall of Fame.

Leroy Severinski and his brother Kevin played for Goulet in the mid1980s, and he said former Pitt players always describe that time as some of the best years of their lives.

Kevin is still at the school as a coach, and Leroy coached Nashball.

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Pitt Meadows Marauders basketball coach Rich Goulet receives his Prime Minister’s Volunteer Award from Stephen Harper and Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, at a ceremony in Ottawa on Friday.

Leroy’s son Trevor was a star player for Goulet and went on to Canada West competition at the University of Saskatchewan.

The Severinski family’s long association with Goulet has fostered a real appreciation of the man.

“My son has big respect for Rich,” said Leroy. “He instilled principles and values that carry on beyond bas-

ketball.

“There are basic, fundamental standards that haven’t changed in 40 years.”

He doesn’t see Goulet slowing down.

“He’s still got the fire and the competitiveness. He wants to have a great program.”

Pitt Meadows principal Dennis

Dickson said the secret to his athletic director’s success is an unlimited work ethic.

“Titanic,” is how the federal government described it in a press release.

“It comes down to his dedication.

He is without doubt one of the hardest working people I know,” said Dickson.

“He gives up, I imagine, all of his

free time doing things for the community.”

The press release also noted that Goulet is “famed locally for repainting the lines on the basketball court after each cleaning.

“He teaches by example that there is no task too small to do well, whether it’s collecting garbage after a tournament or handwriting receipts.

Though basketball is his passion, Mr. Goulet encourages players at every age and skill level to participate in sports of all kinds. His fundraising prowess benefits myriad teams and arts and cultural groups within the school and community. He coaches his own school’s teams as well as regional and provincial squads; his clinics, camps and tournaments have made Pitt Meadows a basketball mecca. Mr. Goulet’s programs have run for more than 40 years and his mentoring has left a lasting impression, promoting volunteerism and involvement long after students have graduated.”

Although Goulet has not yet been back to Pitt Meadows to receive the congratulations of his co-workers, Dickson said everyone is impressed that he received such a prestigious award.

“It’s huge. He’s had a great year in terms of being recognized,” said Dickson.

“He seems just to take it all in stride.

He doesn’t talk about it. He’s on to the next practice.”

After meeting the prime minister on Friday, he immediately jetted off on his bi-annual trip to Hawaii for the Lahaina Christmas Tournament.

WLA resists fighting crackdown

by Travis Paterson Black Press

Photo courtesy Maple Ridge Burrards

The WLA board of governors wants to keep its existing rules around fighting.

Last week’s rule change that is meant to minimize and eventually remove fighting from box lacrosse is being met with resistance.

The Western Lacrosse Association is not ready to give up fighting and is looking for more information around the Canadian Lacrosse Association’s change to Rule 45.

The rule change states that any player deemed a willing combatant in a fight will be assessed an automatic ejection from the game.

Initially the WLA stated it will

abide by the rule change. But on Thursday the WLA board of governors held a teleconference meeting.

Contrary to one report, the teleconference was not a yay or nay vote to accept or reject the rule, said commissioner Casey Cook.

Rather, the league instructed the commissioner and assistant commissioner to gather more information, so as to make recommendations on how Rule 45 can be applied in a more effective manner, Cook said.

“Let’s not kid ourselves, the league is also looking at its options. We’re in information-gathering mode, what we can do to see

a better way to introduce the rule.”

The 2013 season starts in May and there’s plenty of time to iron out the rule, or find a way around it. One of the greater concerns at the moment is that the ejection rule does not do enough to eliminate fighting, which will simply evolve into a more timely element of the game.

“We want to get this rule change out of the way to know where we’re headed. But to say we’ve got a gun to our head to do that would be characterizing it incorrectly,” Cook said.

The rule also applies to the junior and intermediate levels of box lacrosse in Canada.

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The Ridge Meadows Flames lit up more red lights than a Christmas tree as they took three out of a possible four points and scored 10 goals in two weekend games.

Friday night they beat the Grandview Steelers

(14-14-1-1) at Planet Ice by a 6-5 score.

Matt Bissett had a four-point night, with two goals and two assist. His linemates added three points each, as Paul Piluso had two goals and an assist, while Travis Oddy recorded three assists.

“That line was clicking, and they were dangerous every shift,” said coach Jamie Fiset.

He said the outburst came from simplifying the offence.

Connor Redmond, with a goal and two as-

sist, and Nolan Wallinger with a goal, rounded out the scoring “We had been looking for the best shot or pretty goals,” said Fiset.

“We said, ‘Let’s just put pucks on the net, and get traffic to the net.’”

On Saturday night the Flames trailed the North Vancouver Wolf Pack (13-13-1-1) by a score of 3-1 after the first period, but came back with goals in the second and third to steal a point in a 4-3 overtime loss.

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by the Flames power play resulted in a turnover and the decisive goal. The pointmen were passing it between each other, but a defender managed to tip a pass outside the zone, and race onto it for a breakaway.

Vitalik Morozov and Sean Pesut each had a goal and an assist, and Marco Ballarin also scored.

Both goaltenders have showed they can play well at times, but neither has showed the consistency to grab ahold of the starting job.

R.J. Bruni started Friday night’s game, allowed three goals on 10 shots, and was pulled from the game. Wesley McLeod was solid the rest of the way, saving 28 of 30 and earning the win.

So, on Saturday McLeod started. The Wolf Pack scored three times on 14 shots, and McLeod was replaced

by Bruni before the first period was out.

This time Bruni played well coming off the bench, stopping 22 shots as his team came back and earned a single point for the overtime loss.

The Flames’ next game will be Thursday, 7:15 p.m. at the Mission Leisure Centre.

On Friday they host North Vancouver, 7:30 p.m. at Planet Ice.

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Man in motion

Thomas Haney’s Spencer Chayco (No. 7) faces tight checking by Rick Hansen defenders as he looks for an outlet pass to Dawson Cody (No. 11) during senior boys’ basketball tournament action on Thursday in Abbotsford. The Thunder lost this contest 99-29, and the rest of their games, while Hansen went on to finish second.

Former Chief joins Spartans

Well-travelled Pitt Meadows junior hockey player Matt Ius is continuing his competitive hockey career with the Trinity Western University Spartans.

TWU announced the signing as “a major piece to its offensive puzzle.”

“Matt definitely has a nose for the net, but he’s also an all-around player,” coach Dwayne Lowdermilk said in a press release. “To have a player like Matt coming to our team is a great boon for us for this season and the future.”

Ius patrolled right wing for the Langley Chiefs, and along with his BCHL experiences also played 129 games at the WHL level over five seasons.

Last year he was in Canada West, playing university hockey for Mount Royal. Due to injury, Ius played in just four games with the Cougars, registering three assists.

From 2005 to 2011 he played with seven different junior franchises, including the WHL’s Everett Silvertips, Swift Current Broncos, Chilliwack Bruins and Portland Winterhawks, and the BCHL’s Burnaby Express, Nanaimo Clippers and Langley Chiefs.

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Ius plans to study business at TWU.

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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.

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

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

Please submit your resume with a cover letter by 5:00 pm Sunday, December 23, 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.

No phone calls please.

THE NEWS

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

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Circulation Clerk The award-winning Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows News has an opening for a part-time Circulation Clerk. This position is approximately 30 hours per week.

The successful applicant will enjoy working in a fast-paced customer service oriented environment. In addition, this person must possess strong computer skills, have an accounting background, good communication skills (both verbal and non-verbal) and a pleasant telephone manner.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic self-starter with proven organizational expertise. Previous circulation experience would be an asset.

Please submit your resume and cover letter in confidence by Sunday, January 13, 2013 to: Brian Yip Circulation Manager Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows News 22328 - 119th Avenue Maple Ridge, BC V2X 2Z3 or by email to: brian@mapleridgenews.com Thank you to all who apply. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

GUTTER CLEANING HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 236

CLEANING SERVICES

M.T. GUTTERS

24 HOUR EMERGENCY 604.319.1993 Fully Insured

Lic. Renovator, WCB, Liability Water damage, Dry wall, Moldings, Paint, Doors, Insulation.

Pressure washing.

Apt’s, Residential & Businesses www.chucksrenos.com chucksrenos@hotmail.com

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FRIENDLY CLEANING

$20/hr. Min. 3 hrs.

Equipment & Supplies Included. (Except Vacuum).

Lauren 778-862-1920 HOUSECLEANING * Move- ins / Out * Staging *Inside Windows / Blinds * Organizing Gift Cards for any occasion

CONCRETE & PLACING

HERFORT CONCRETE

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

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

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

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

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DRYWALL

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

Big or small. Wayne 778-242-2060

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ELECTRICAL

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

604-462-0480 / 604-861-7418

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

604-475-7077 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.

Green Services Ltd

Landscape Construction Renovations W Maintenance

Call Tim 604-612-5388

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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

Additions, Home Improvements Restorations, Renovations, & New Construction.

Specializing in Concrete, Forming, Framing & Siding. 604-218-3064

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LANDSCAPING

DUTCH TOUCH

5” Gutter, Down Pipe, Soffit

28 YEARS EXPERIENCE FULLY INSURED

HOME REPAIRS

MISC SERVICES

✶Dump Site Now Open✶ *BATHROOMS *KITCHENS *ADDITIONS *REMODELING *SUNDECKS *BASEMENTS, etc 20+ yrs exp., Insured/Guaranteed Big & Small Jobs Welcome!!

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

GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $59.00 Per Ton

Mathias 604-313-5530

Meadows Landscape Supply

www.nphomes.ca

604-465-1311

Earn Extra Cash!

Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows NEWS

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Available routes in Pitt Meadows 41011022 - Bonson Rd (12137-12255), Maple Pl (19610-19666), Somerset Dr (19572-19656).

Serving Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows since 1978

Black Press has over 170 community newspapers across Canada and the United States.

THE NEWS Serving Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows since 1978

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SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

Call Ian @ 604-724-6373

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YOU WHEN THEY NEED REPAIRS OR

PAYROLL

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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GARDENING

Own A Vehicle?

171

HELP WANTED

281

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

Borrow Up To $25,000

PERSONAL SERVICES

130

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

Need CA$H Today?

Seniors Outreach & Home Support Program Name

PT/FT Pizza Cooks

U-Haul Co. of B.C. seeks a Two Person Team or Couple to manage a Storage Location.

Positions available in Delta and Surrey. Duties include all aspects of storage transactions, customer service, truck and trailer rentals, record keeping and security.

Position requires valid drivers license. On site apartment avail. for successful candidates.

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PERSONAL SERVICES

GM EAST INDIAN Restaurant is now hiring Dishwasher & Kitchen helpers, full & part time. Drop in with resume to 20726 Lougheed Hwy, between 2 & 5pm.

No phone calls please.

SURREY Schools is hiring Custodians (Spare Board). Reporting to the Manager of Service Operations you may work on short notice for on-call assignments involving day, afternoon or graveyard shifts at various school sites. You must have a BSW Certificate, BC Driver’s License and related experience in the custodial field. This union position includes a liberal benefit package.

Visit www.surreyschools.ca or www.makeafuture.ca/surrey for more details.

Two Person Team or Couple to manage a Storage Location.

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

I=: C:LH (#102055) Bonded

Specializing in Renos New Const, (Comm./Res.) Free Estimates 778.885.7074 Trent Reisinger

Circulation

604.476.2740

brian@mapleridgenews.com

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 320

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

MOVING & STORAGE

338

PLUMBING

FULL PLUMBING SERVICES

AFFORDABLE MOVING

• Hvac Gas Fitting • Electrical *Free Est. *Licensed *Insured 24hr. Emergency Service

Local & Long Distance

$45/Hr

C & C Electrical Mechanical

604-475-7077 ✔ ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDS Call Niko Plumbing Ltd. 24/7.

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

604-537-4140

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

METAL ROOFING

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable.

Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

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

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

50 years warranty Variety of patterns, lightweight, 10 different colours Your neighbours will be impressed.

Free estimate ~ Financing avail

Call Chuck @ 604.319.1993

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

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

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

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

604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL FRESH COAT PAINTING ~ Int/Ext, Drywall repair, Gutter cleaning, Pressure washing Free Est. (778)868-5307 James

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

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley Running this ad for 8yrs

SCREENED TOPSOIL MUSHROOM MANURE BARK MULCH 604-467-3003

www.jonesbroscartageltd.com

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

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

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

Shake Conversions, Re & Re Asphalt

Repairs & Gutter cleaning Junk Removal available 28 years experience

PLUMBING

Chris 604-462-9009

Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $

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

Mainland Roofing Ltd. 25 yrs in roofing industry

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

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HOUSES FOR SALE

☎ 604-521-7594 ☞ 604-817-8899

Family owned & operated.

Fully ins. We do Cedar Shakes, conversions, concrete tiles, torchon, fibreglass shingles, restoration & repairs. 20 yr labour warr.

604-427-2626 or 723-2626

.Enterprise Plumbing, Heating, Gasfitting

Your LOCAL Tree Service, For Honest Prices & Quality Work

www.mainlandroof.com

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HOUSES FOR SALE

Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certified Arborist

Sell your Home! with the &ODVViÀeG

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TREE SERVICES A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv.

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

Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports

http://www.abacusroofing.info/

HUNGRY PAINTERS ceiling, walls, trim, power washing Int/Ext Spray, Brush & Roll 604-467-2532

338

TOPSOIL

• • •

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

Free Estimates * Fully Insured

PETS 456

FEED & HAY

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

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Be safe this holiday season Let us drive you home safely in your own car.

604-515-6673

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

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ONLINE AD: Local reach — until you cancel it!

Call 604.575-5555

Thanks to our Program Partners: Serving Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows since 1978

I=: C:LH AMERICAN BULLDOGS $1200 Ready for Xmas 4 females, 3 males 1st shots dewormed(604)230-1999

AMERICAN COCKER Vet ✔, cuddly, family raised, paper trained.

Exc pet! $700. 604-823-4393 Chwk.

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 European German Shepherd pups, 12 weeks, nice, classic colors. Lrg dogs CKC + all shots $1000/ea & up. 2 F. 604-538-4883 German Shepherd Puppies, American Canadian bloodline, wonderful temperament, great confirmation $1200. 856-2004 / 604-908-7913 GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES P.B. $1200: Born Sept. 29th.

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

All ages & colours. $750-$1500.

604-882-9555. DeaSmith@shaw.ca 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

Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22 & 31

Call 604-515-6673 (from 9pm-3am)

D R I V E y o u r c o m m u n i t y.

We ’r e in it TO G E T H E R .

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PETS 477

PETS

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 560

MISC. FOR SALE

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

TRANSPORTATION 810

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

TRANSPORTATION 845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

GOLDEN Retriever collie (Lassie) X pups. Born Oct 13. Ready for new families. Raised in home with kids cats & other dogs. These pups are well socialized, sweet and mellow.

Both parents here to meet. Dad is Golden retriever: OFA hips cert. clear of hip dysplasia and eyes cert. so is mom. Both parents 4H (obedience, showmanship, agility) dogs.

You can’t find a better combination for a companion dog (smart & loyal) 1st shots & dewormed. Both males & females avail, all black in color with varying amounts of white on toes & chest. 604-820-4827 Mission PITBULL puppies. 5 males, 4 females. 6 wks old. White & brown. $350. each obo. 604-300-0807 PITBULLS. Ready for Christmas. 3 M & 1 F. $950 obo. View both parents. Call for pictures 778-240-5811 PUPPIES FOR SALE, 7 wks old, Terrier X Multi Poo $500 Call 604-856-3855 Pupplies for Xmas -Rottie X Pitti.

1st shots, dewormed. cropped tails.

8 wks. $400/ea. (604)961-9117 Wolf X Shepherd pups, $450. blk w/markings, view parents. chrisjo@telus.net (604)869-2772

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 523

UNDER $100

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STEEL BUILDINGS/ METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed!

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

EARLY 80’S DODGE 1/2 Ton van differential, complete $100. Call: (604)869-1422

545

FUEL

1YR Seasoned Alder Birch Maple Clean, Split, DRY & Delivered.

Family Operated for 20 yrs.

(604) 825-9264 FULLY SEASONED, Alder, Maple, Birch. Split & Delivered. Free kindling. Phone 604-789-1492 anytime

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FURNITURE

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APARTMENT/CONDOS SENIORS - CONDO

Fraserview Village $197,000 Bright &Clean 2 BDRM - 2 baths in 55+ complex Spacious kitch, non-slip tiles, roll-out shelves, newer appl’s, airconditioning and gas F/P. Secure U/G parking and LOW maintenance fees.

WILL BE 3 blocks to Casino and shopping.

Royal Lepage - Dave @

604.240.3523

615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY 1680 SQ. FT. WAREHOUSE incl.

500 sq.ft. office; avail. Feb 1/13. $1,530/mo + tax. 3-7191 Progress Way, Delta (Tilbury) Bob Miller 604940-9507 milleroliver@dccnet.com

GREAT LOCATION

Queen Anne Apts. * Renovated Suites * Clean, very quiet, large, INCLUDES: HEAT, HOT WATER & HYDRO Near Shopping & Amenities.

SENIOR’S DISCOUNT

604-463-7450 604-463-2236 12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certified Crime Free Buildings MAPLE RIDGE: 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

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

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

736

AVAILABLE NOW 1 & 2 BDRM SUITES Heat, hot water & parking.

Close to stores & schools.

HOMES FOR RENT

MAPLE RIDGE 12880 216 Street.

4 Bdrm house with 6 appliances. $1995/mo +utils. (604)722-5609 MAPLE RIDGE; 3 Bdrms, 1.5 baths dble garage, lndry, kitchen w/island & fam/rm. N/S, N/P. Avail immed. $1495/mo + utils. (604)202-8000

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HOMES WANTED

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CALL US FIRST! 604-657-9422

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

MAPLE COURT II 22423 121st Ave 604-467-4894

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. $790+utils. 604-307-2241.

MAPLE Ridge Ctrl. Gordon Tower, 1 Bdrm, fresh paint, new flr, 5 appl, mtn view, avail now. $800. NS/NP. Suit retired person. (604)467-1886 Maple Ridge

Glenwood Manor Apartments

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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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 Maple Ridge near Haney Bypass, 2 bdrm 1 bath condo, 55+, $950/mo + hydro ($30/mo)Jan 1 604-467-3333

Maple Ridge Swan Court Apartments Pad in Ruskin MHP. Pet & family OK! Rent $449/mo. New home $89,900. Chuck 604-830-1960.

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

604.467.1170

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MAPLE RIDGE

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

- 2000sf. Starting at $495/month.

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ROOMS FOR RENT

$75 OFF 1ST MONTH

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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.

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

2010 VENZA: Like new, only 20,000 kms, fully loaded, automatic, 6 cylinder, dvd system. $22,800. 604-575-5555.

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TOWNHOUSES

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

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

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Priv.entry/laundry, NS/NP $750 mo. incl util 604-463-1043

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OFFICE/RETAIL

746

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

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

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

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• Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

PORT COQUITLAM, 2/bdrm Rancher, fully reno’d. North side.

Jan 1. $1175/mo. (778)885-4001

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604-464-3550

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Getting a job couldn’t be easier!

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709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

1 & 2 Bdrms $790/$890

Excellent Strata Management team

MISC. FOR SALE

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

CALL FOR DETAILS

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

REAL ESTATE

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

560

Professional Property Management Services

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64-66 CHEV 6 cyl engine, needs rebuild, includes many extra parts. $100 obo. Call: (604)869-1422 73-74 CADILLAC rear fender skirts, 2 pairs; also brake rotors, drums & calipers. Fair shape. $100/all. Call: (604)869-1422

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