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‘Cop Killin Villain’ charged in kidnapping Ian James william Campbell has extensive, notorious criminal history

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

The man arrested for kidnapping a teenage girl from a Maple Ridge mall last weekend has an extensive criminal history that began as a youth with a crew called “The Cop Killin Villains.”

Ian James William Campbell was charged Thursday with one count each of kidnapping using a weapon, attempting to choke to Campbell overcome resistance, assault causing bodily harm and unlawful confinement.

He remains in custody, but is set to appear via video for a bail hearing Jan. 31.

The 25-year-old man was arrested around 10 p.m. Tuesday in Vancouver by members of the Vancouver Police Department’s Emergency Response Team and Ridge Meadows RCMP’s Street Enforcement Unit.

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Time to get with garbage pickup ‘Municipal system more efficient, makes more sense’

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It’s time to move into modern times with the rest of Metro Vancouver and have a single collection system for garbage and green waste in Maple Ridge, says resident Todd Oliver.

“It’s an essential service, for crying out loud.”

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That creates unnecessary air and noise pollution, he said, while people who can’t afford monthly pickup toss their garbage in ditches, parks and school grounds.

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District staff claim there’s no public interest in a single garbage contractor, Oliver added, but he wants the public to be able to decide in a proper referendum with all the facts available.

“At least give the taxpayers all the information.”

And if other Maple Ridge residents feel the same way, he wants them to write letters or send emails to Mayor Ernie Daykin.

Oliver made a pitch to council Tuesday and said it would cost Maple Ridge residents $208 a year for garbage and green waste pickup.

“There’s more press about why we shouldn’t have garbage collection … than giving taxpayers the opportunity to see what the benefits are.”

Metro Vancouver is requiring all its member municipalities to pick up green waste and kitchen scraps by 2015 as part of its goal to divert 70 per cent of waste from the garbage dump system.

Oliver’s proposal excludes collection of recyclables, which is already being done well by the Ridge Meadows Recycling Society.

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Bringing hope to tugurio of Medellin I S tor y by Neil Corbett

t wasn’t long after he escaped a life of poverty in a Colombian slum that Jorge Silva went back to help.

He started about seven years ago, and the relief work he leads has been surprisingly contagious in this community.

The local engineer and a group from Maple Ridge brought money for school supplies and toys for the kids from his old neighbourhood, in a tugurio (slum) in Medellin, the second-largest city in the South American country. They provided for 300 children, and gave them a meal. The Canadians felt good about it, but it was soon obvious their contribution was discouragingly minor in relation to the need.

They saw homes made out of scrounged materials like pallets, corrugated tin, plywood, even canvass.

Here a dirt floor, there a kitchen little more than a two-burner hot plate with a couple of pots, using pieces of cardboard for lids. The slum is on an unstable slope, and when it rains some of these makeshift homes are washed out.

“We had scratched the surface,” said Darrell Johnson, a friend of Silva’s and partner in their charity work.

“We thought, ‘What can we do to provide them with real hope.’”

From that sentiment has grown a non-profit organization called Seeds of Love and Hope in South America – Sohalis, which sprung from the initial charity work of the Cornerstone Neighbourhood Baptist Church.

A Sohalis fundraiser last month raised $125,000 in one night.

The money will support the activities of a children’s centre the group has built in Medellin.

In March 2008, led by Silva, the group bought two acres of land on the outskirts of the city for $75,000.

Then, using the affordable local labour, combined with the work of volunteers from Cornerstone, they built the 2,400-square-foot children’s centre.

Silva can see the difference it is making in the lives of the approximately 1,000 kids who are growing up in a the tugurio.

“We try to teach them and give them tools, so they can move up in life.”

Jorge Silva, Sohalis

The kids who attend are fed. There are 115 children who eat a meal there five days a week, more on weekends, and the centre serves more than 40,000 meals each year.

They also receive school supplies, tutoring, and a place where they can do their homework.

The kids get their teeth fixed, and whatever medical attention they need.

They find friendship and even counselling. Many are physically or sexually abused – three of the 14-year-old girls at the centre are pregnant.

Sohalis built a centre that feeds 115 children a week in a slum in Medellin; the village is built on an unstable slope.

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The group from Cornerstone Neighbourhood Baptist Church raised $125,000 last month to return to Medellin and provide activities for children at the centre.

“We find the girls don’t like to go home,” said Silva. “They want to stay with us.”

But due to the bureaucracy of running an orphanage, he explains, the children all have to leave at night.

Silva said that children are either orphans, or de-facto orphans due to the neglect of their caregivers.

He understands where they come from. Silva tells his personal story in snippets – he didn’t own a pair of shoes until the age of 12; all of his childhood friends are dead.

Colombia is a wealthy country, and Medellin is an affluent city of some 3.5 million people with modern amenities, such as reliable, clean transit. But there are no social programs. The poor don’t have access to welfare, those without work don’t get unemployment insurance, and there is no old-age pension program.

“You’re on your own.”

Rather than a social safety net, the country has the drug trade, and poor teenage boys in the slums get caught up in it. In Silva’s experience, most are killed before they reach 20.

He survived an upbringing in these harsh environs by the grace of his mother.

“My mom, she kept us really focussed,” he said. “That makes a difference – when someone is supporting you.”

He studied hard, was a brilliant student, and won a university scholarship. That got him out of the tugurio.

Other kids have no hope for such an opportunity. One boy who attends the centre is 14, but has to provide food for his family. He has a job, and works from 2 a.m. to 9 a.m. Then he has to get to school. He’s failing.

“We know there will be a lot of failures,” Silva said.

“We try to teach them and give them tools, so they can move up in life.”

Silva and Johnson are more focussed on the successes.

“We have four kids going to university now,” said Silva, as if it were his own kids going off to a brighter future.

Johnson said their success is proof of the difference that the centre and

Sohalis are making.

“We consider that a tremendous success, if they can graduate with a degree,” he said. “They could have never done that.”

There are other high points, such as raising $12,000 for an eight-year-old boy from the centre to have surgery on a deformed foot.

There is another boy whose legs are deformed. The rumour in the tugurio is that his mother had tried to abort him, and during pregnancy wore a tight rope around her stomach. He also needs tens of thousands for surgery. The work is all done in Colombia.

“We have good medicine – if you can afford it.”

The formula for success is that people from Maple Ridge go to the slum.

They work there, and help. There are photos of them building the centre, cooking meals over a fire, a hairdresser cutting hair, and many with the kids. They form relationships with the people they are helping.

“We have made it very personal,” Silva said. “This is something that’s

really grassroots.”

There are 115 people who sponsor children, paying $50 per month.

When the children can use a computer at the centre, they get a chance to communicate with their sponsors on Facebook, seeing pictures and sending pictures with Google Translate.

Silva said he visited the centre five times last year, and each time he brought a group of supporters – on one trip there were 32 people.

“We don’t want your money, we’d rather have your heart,” he said.

The plan now is a 7,500-squarefoot building on the same site, offering more services. There’s a model in Silva’s home office, and artist’s concepts on the wall. They have a building permit, and construction will begin soon.

To date, the group has raised $800,000 for the poor of Medellin.

“It was always in my heart to do something,” Silva said.

“I have found great people here, who have the desire to do the same.”

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TIRE REPAIRS One night just before quitting time we had a van drive up to our shop with a flat rear tire and it was obvious to me that we had one more job to do before we could call it a day.

My first thought was why is this van owner driving to my shop on a flat tire as that’s the quickest way to ruin a tire. Driving on a flat tire is a high priority No-No! What I was about to see and learn about this particular vehicle and it’s flat tire leads to yet another topic suitable for this weeks article.

Driving on a flat tire quickly destroys the tires sidewall which is the backbone of the tires core construction. Once you damage a tire’s sidewall core in any way, including a puncture, it’s no longer suitable for use. So I immediately knew that we were going to be installing the spare tire on this van until we could find a suitable replacement as repairing it was out of the question.

The van had an outside tire plug in the tire that had lasted all of one day. Turns out the van owner had a flat tire the day previous and it had been repaired by another shop.

Unfortunately the tech that repaired it used an outdated and unsafe methodology to make that repair, all in an effort to save some time.

This is my politically correct way of say the tech was lazy! Allow me to explain why this is no longer the way to fix a tire.

When you have a flat tire on your vehicle first and foremost “Do Not Drive” the vehicle until the tire has been replaced. When a shop goes to repair the tire the only way it can determine if the tire core has been damaged is to remove the tire from the rim and inspect it. You see, it’s very common for an object that punctures the flat tread of the tire to also puncture the inside of the sidewall of the tire as it slowly or quickly deflates. As stated previously any damage to a tire sidewall renders it unsafe for use. Further it’s also commonplace for a tire that’s low on air to break down the sidewall core while you drive on it. Again, the only way to check that is with the tire removed from the rim for inspection.

Plugging a tire puncture is accomplished by using a patch with a plug at its center which is installed from the inside out. The plug fills the hole, the patch covers the hole and is glued & sealed in place and the air pressure keeps it there. This will last the lifetime of the tire. The reason we don’t do outside tire plugs is that they have a tendency to fail, as with the plug on this van, putting the occupants in harms way as they encounter a flat tire while driving.

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The National Energy Board has heard from two environmentalists who’ve clearly said they oppose Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline across northern B.C. Not that it will make much difference. Whatever the NEB decides or recommends now can be overruled by the federal cabinet, noted

Mike Gildersleeve, former Maple Ridge Green party candidate.

Gildersleeve said he told the hearing that there’s a risk to oil pipelines on both land and ocean and that people are trying to protect the resources they have and that one spill could have serious impacts on First Nations.

“You don’t clean up this stuff,” he said.

It’s also time to start moving towards a green economy that uses cleaner energy.

“We really need that community and public debate. It’s not there.”

“We have a wholesale dismantling of ministries. DFO (Department of Fisheries and Oceans) can’t even respond.”

Gildersleeve appeared at the NEB’s Enbridge Northern Gateway Project Joint Review Panel hearing in Vancouver, Jan. 16.

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Skydivers out of Pitt Meadows airport Company, airport board fail to reach agreement

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A skydiving business faced with a 2,500-per-cent increase in its license fee is packing up and leaving Pitt Meadows airport.

Pacific Skydivers Ltd. met with the airport society’s board last week in another attempt to negotiate an agreement for another year.

Ian Flanagan, owner of Pacific Skydivers, has been fighting the increase in the fee, from $2,800 annually to more than $60,000, for the past year.

“The board seemed pretty receptive,” he said.

However, the board directed airport manager Glenn Ralph

to deal with the license.

Ralph offered Pacific Skydivers an annual license fee of $4.05 per square metre, which amounts to $60,075 a year, plus taxes.

Flanagan say he pays $2.50 per square metre for hangar space he rents at the airport and he won’t pay double the amount for a “small swamp piece of land” near the runway for skydivers to land on.

“They are going me drive me off the airport to replace it with nothing,” he added.

“We’ve been here for 26 years without a problem.”

Speaking from Calgary, Flanagan says he is willing to pay $3,000 a year for the landing zone – a 20 per cent increase over last year.

In addition to the license fee paid directly to the airport, Pacific Skydivers, which has operated out of the airport since

1986, and Flanagan Enterprises occupy 12,300 square feet of hangar space on the property.

The airport is operated by a private, non-profit society, the board for which is appointed by the municipalities of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.

The mayors sit on the board as non-voting directors, but have not intervened in the dispute because they consider it a “tenant-landlord” issue.

Maple Ridge Coun. Bob Masse, however, visited Pacific Skydivers after Christmas and still hopes for a compromise.

“I’m certainly not happy it’s gotten to this point,” he said.

“I hoped it wouldn’t. It’s a pretty sad day if that’s what it’s come to. I think it is something in the community that’s kind of special and that people enjoy.”

Ralph and airport board president Mike Pierce did not return calls for comment.

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A single system A Maple Ridge resident is appealing to council to switch to a single municipal collection system for garbage and green waste.

Currently, curbside garbage in the district is picked up by four private companies, which, depending who individual home owners sign up with, charge $144 to $174 yearly for one can a week.

The Ridge Meadows Recycling Society, in partnership with the district, provides weekly curbside pickup with its blue box and multi-bag sort system.

In question, under this dual model, is whether too many recyclable materials are still making their way into the waste stream, ending up in land fills and contributing to climate change.

Most other Lower Mainland municipalities have their own single collection system, including Pitt Meadows, which also takes organics.

Maple Ridge does not, yet.

About a third of Maple Ridge residents don’t have any garbage pickup. We assume they take it to the Albion transfer station, paying at least $10 a trip.

A staff report from July estimates that, under a municipally operated system, the combined garbage and recycling collection costs would be $275 to $350 a year.

Also in July, council rejected the idea of even looking at one system, unanimously defeating a motion to hire a consultant to report such possibilities.

But an open-ended question asked in the annual citizen surveys found 41 per cent of respondents want municipal garbage pickup.

Metro Vancouver is requiring all its member municipalities to pick up green waste and kitchen scraps by 2015 as part of its goal to divert 70 per cent of waste from the garbage dump system, so Maple Ridge will get there.

But if there is a better, cheaper, cleaner more efficient way of collecting all our waste, there’s no harm in looking at that.

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Wondering about God since beginning T he Catholics want you to Come Home as part of the religion’s massive advertising blitz designed to lure back those of the faith who have wandered away from the church.

The Mormons have long funded an effective radio advertising campaign reminding Commentary Christopher Foulds us all that family is about time.

And, of course, signboards outside of churches from coast to coast to coast vie for the attention of passersby with solemn and witty words alike.

But, it was in a motel room in ice-cold Lillooet during a hockey-tournament weekend that an 11-year-old boy with a mind as inquisitive as can be decided to start to try to figure out all this God stuff.

Raised in a non-religious home and peppering dad with questions of creation since the beginning of his time, my son spied the Bible in the drawer (placed there, as always, by the Gideons), set aside his novel and opened the Good Book.

And, starting with Genesis, he read.

And read. And read. And repeated a paragraph here. And asked a question there. And wondered about literal and figurative context.

And, finally, decided to attempt to finish the Old Testament by the end of the year as his one and only New Year’s resolution.

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No chance, I said, noting it is an extremely difficult book to read.

Nevertheless, the boy will plug away and has various editions of the Bible at home to peruse in his quest.

The question of why we are here and from where we came is eternal; I ponder those queries as often today as I did as a child, as a teenager, as a first-time father.

The questions are daunting; the possible answers beyond frightening.

The question from my kids is thrown at me now and then: Do you believe in God? My answer is incomplete, but honest: Sometimes I think I do; sometimes I think I don’t.

I have long believed each of us must determine what we believe with respect to our purpose for being here and all to which that relates.

It’s fine to baptize your baby.

It’s fine to have your kid attend Sunday school and instil in him your beliefs, religious or otherwise.

However, it is that brain inside that head of that little person that will ultimately decide the belief system.

It may be guided by a parent’s beliefs; it may have nothing to do with years of teachings.

Whether my kids grow up to be atheists or seminary students doesn’t matter.

What matters is they make the decision based on what they believe, not what I perceive to be the way to enlightenment.

As I told my boy, one can be an atheist, agnostic or, in my case, simply confused and still read the Bible, study scripture

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and debate the book as a literal life guide versus an entertaining collection of allegories.

Regardless of how you approach the tome, it’s all a learning experience and there is no downside to adding more data to that grey matter between your ears.

So, as the boy tackles more of the very fine print that has baffled centuries of mankind, he will, in all likelihood, find himself vacillating between believing and doubting, which, when stripped of all else, is what constitutes the scales of life.

We either believe or we don’t — be it God’s existence, a friend’s promise, a mate’s vow, a child’s explanation.

When I was a child, I briefly took part in a few Bible-study sessions arranged by a devout aunt.

I had one question that vexed me: If God exists, who or what created God? Her answer was to not answer by explaining our minds could not handle the explanation, lest they explode.

To me, though, that is the crucial question that applies even to those who side with life emanating from a random Big Bang event: Who or what created the ingredients that led to the Big Bang?

Maybe the boy will decipher something to explain all that as he delves deeper into the pages of the sacred text.

God knows (or not) his innocent mind has as good a chance as any to solve this eternal mystery.

Christopher Foulds is editor of Kamloops This Week, a Black Press affiliate.

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The News/letters It’s a strange world we live in Editor, The News: Re: Court fines Aquilinis $1,000 (The News, Jan. 18).

I find it quite disgusting that you can take water rights so lightly from the owners of the Canucks, destroy fish habitat and not have the local assistant MP for fisheries in the riding doing anything about it.

Hold the fan base at bay for an extended time through greed and pay less then 1/10 of your personal wine collection as restitution. See link Strange world we live in.

Todd Turner Maple Ridge

What’s point of recycling?

Editor, The News: So what’s the point of recycling?

Every week we diligently sort through our garbage and prepare our recyclables for weekly curbside pickup, and every week some guy on a bike comes by, picks it up, drags it to the school next door, takes what he wants, then throws the rest in the school dumpster.

At least he didn’t throw it all over our yard like the last clown did.

There really should be a law or something.

Bill Morrill Maple Ridge

150 days to correct toll bills Editor, The News: You might give your readers a heads up on the Golden Ears Bridge toll billing. They might be over-charging you.

I use the bridge Monday to Friday for work. I have a transponder and they have been charging me for a video toll charge. Also, they said they can only go back 150 days to correct your bill.

Connie Campbell Pitt Meadows

online comments Michael Morden · Councillor at District of Maple Ridge: Re: ALC rejects plans for Albion flats (mapleridgenews.com).

Fugter use.

• Tyler Ducharme · Maple Ridge, British Columbia: Re: Trying to deal with district (mapleridgenews.com).

Avoiding Maple Ridge resident’s questions and concerns has become a game for staff. The question for me becomes, where are elected officials in this? I heard it at two different all-candidates meetings, that when you can’t get answers from staff, talk to council. I’ve been in front of council twice since October and what happens? I get told by the mayor to talk with staff. Wash, rinse, repeat, verbiage, obfuscate, ignore.

• Lesley Carberry: Re: Easy fix to FASD? (mapleridgenews.com).

This is a very interesting read. Dr. Asante pioneered an early study in FASD in Yukon, in the 1980s. He was involved with our sons at that time, and has maintained an interest in them since then.

• Kathryn Murray · Douglas College and Kwantlen University: Re: Ridge RCMP bust Haney crack shack (mapleridgenews.com).

How much did that cost? Is a tactical armored vehicle really necessary to deal with crack addicts?

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Where are all the jobs in B.C.?

Editor, The News: The citizens of B.C. have seen millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded advertisements in the past few months.

We have been told over and over about the wonderful B.C. Jobs Plan the Liberal government has developed, but what is the reality?

Statistics Canada has released its data for the year 2012 and it is a real eye-opener.

Far from a successful jobs plan, B.C.

ranks eighth in Canada in job production.

Only two Maritime provinces, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, rank below B.C. Newfoundland increased its jobs by 3.7 percent, Saskatchewan by 2.7 per cent, Alberta by 2.8 per cent, and B.C. by a lowly 0.8 per cent.

After spending millions of our tax dollars, we are number eight out of 10.

We will see lots of advertising by

all political parties over the next few months, but to see these blatant political advertisements paid for by taxpayers is disgusting.

Think about all the good things that could have been done with this money.

Shame on the Liberal government for wasting our precious tax dollars on these advertisements.

Bill Elder Maple Ridge

A drain or strain on health care system?

Editor, The News: Re: Would you eat at restaurants three times a day (Letters, Jan 18).

Thank you, David Hutchinson, for giving us an insight into what medical marijuana users can expect under the new regulations.

I would like to offer a further example.

Let’s take the hypothetical situations of two identical MS patients, both living on government disability of $912 per month and both currently using five grams per day of home-grown marijuana, which has minimal cost to them and none at all to taxpayers.

Patient A realizes he will not be able to afford the more than $1,300 a month that it will cost to purchase the commercially-produced drug and has no alternative but to switch to another drug that will be covered by Fair Pharmacare, despite the fact that this replacement comes with horrendous side effects.

Patient B is reluctant to give up the beneficial effects of medical marijuana and chooses to continue to grow his 25 plants, albeit illegally.

Now, let’s extend our hypothesis.

Patient A now requires more medication to deal

with his serious side effects and he is also at risk of developing leukemia (a common side effect of a drug used to treat MS). His quality of life has deteriorated and he is suffering from depression.

He has become a drain on the health care system and thus on taxpayers.

Patient B has been arrested for production of a controlled substance and could go to jail. He will have a criminal record and will also now have to accept the same inferior and expensive health care that Patient A receives.

Government policy has now made victims of two

people and drastically increased the burden on taxpayers.

Multiply this scenario by the thousands of current users and the problem becomes a disaster.

Surely it is possible to institute controls on the production and use of marijuana without causing distress and difficulty to sick people and those who seek to help them.

Medical marijuana is cheap and highly effective health care and its loss will cause a serious impact on current users, as well as increasing health care costs.

Anne Rostvig Maple Ridge

Lights, camera ... inaction’ gains little sympathy

O

nce upon a time, in my years in B.C.’s sometimesthriving, sometimes-struggling film industry, I met some of the most bombastic, headstrong, self-aggrandizing personalities you’d ever want to share a shuttle to set Commentary Lance Peverley with.

I also met the most creative, resourceful and selfless.

As often as not, they were one and the same.

These are the calculating individuals who spend their days – and nights – on set, surrounded by lights, cameras and, every so often, action.

They film – oops, dating myself since I left in ’07… – they “digitally record” our TV shows, feature films and (boo, hiss) commercials.

Long overtime hours, never-ending food and a thirst for making movie magic help inspire them to their careers of choice – makeup artists, FX technicians, script supervisors, performers, cinematographers and grips among them.

And these are the people – the estimated 25,000 locals who create our onscreen entertainment – who are asking for their audience’s help now that their once-prosperous industry is slipping away, series by series, blockbuster by blockbuster.

Last week, many noticed the provincial government’s just-released 2011 report on employment dismisses their industry outright: “Government has taken a close look at the screen-based entertainment industry as a possible focus for the Jobs Plan, and has not found a compelling case for any additional emphasis on this sector.”

So, in a disorganized fanout, they took to Facebook, Twitter and any of the ‘old media’ that would pay attention.

Parsing through the rhetoric, what it seems they are asking for is additional tax incentives that make B.C. as financially attractive as other filming locations.

What they got was flippancy, and their criticisms were repeatedly deleted from Premier Christy Clark’s Facebook page.

(No, not form letters, but hundreds of unique comments from individual workers worried about their future.)

Truth is, the public has little sympathy.

They see film workers as highly paid elite who hobnob with the rich and famous at the expense of a family life.

While the latter is true, the former is open to debate.

Sadly, because so many, while pursuing their dreams, have justified to family and friends about the extent of their wages being Hollywood-sized, they get little sympathy from voters and, thus, politicians.

So now they’re angry – Hulk angry – and they’re starting to get organized, at least, as organized as creative, headstrong, bombastic, selfless people can be.

To be fair to the premier, I think

my former colleagues’ initial reaction missed the mark.

They see Clark’s Jobs Plan as a huge investment to protect actual, well, jobs.

I see it as a politician campaigning with millions of our dollars to protect only hers.

And I haven’t heard from anybody – not a soul – who privately predicts those efforts will be successful.

Hmmm. Clark’s “race to the bottom” comment last week, in which she seemed to be referring to competing film industries and governments, might soon come back to haunt her.

In fact, I suggest those who were once gainfully employed in film might want to try to ingratiate themselves with leading candidates, ensuring a friendly face or two come the May 14 election.

As well, they might want to spend more time educating both the public and themselves how tax credits actually work.

No, these are not the same as subsidies, but nor are they found money.

Done right, such incentives are our investment – yours and mine – in an industry that promotes services, supplies and employment in and around the Lower Mainland.

And, most beneficial to the province as a whole, it’s an industry that casts light on our tourism industry to those who have both cash and time to spend.

The math is out there.

Both sides have yet to calculate it accurately.

Lance Peverley is editor of the Peace Arch News, a Black Press affiliate.

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The neighbour ran across the street, pounded on the front door, then grabbed a garden hose to douse flames, which he could see in the garage.

“As soon as I opened the back door, this wall of smoke and heat hit you,” he said, standing in the rain while the fire department waited for B.C. Hydro crews to cut power to the property.

No one was home when the fire started.

Damage was contained to the garage, but the rest of the house was filled with smoke.

Maple Ridge fire chief Dane Spence found no evidence of anything suspicious that may have started the fire.

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Pitt Meadows Secondary School Grade 7 Open House and Information Session, Wednesday February 6th, 2013 Pitt Meadows Secondary School staff would like to invite you to our Grade 7 Open House on Wednesday, February 6th, at 7:00 p.m. PMSS offers a variety of educational options that enriches our diverse student life. In grade eight, students participate in a comprehensive academic program while having an opportunity to experience the Fine Arts and Applied Skills programs. While in these programs, students will enjoy learning about guitar, drama, art, foods, sewing, metalwork and woodwork as well as Physical Education and French as a Second Language. PMSS’ educational options also include honours classes, leadership classes, the Pacific Hockey Academy, a gifted program, French Immersion, work experience, inquiry-based learning and a laptop program. PMSS has numerous extra-curricular opportunities for students in athletics, band, choir, drama, and Student Council.

Pitt Meadows Secondary School has a rich history as a community school. Our students go on to a variety of post secondary institutions and trades and several of our students have received full ride scholarships in both athletics and academics over the last two years.

GRADE 8 HONOUR ROLL ✪ Sydney Albrecht ✪ Sarah Appleton ✪ Sally Bachmann ✪ Rylan Baerg ✪ Katrina Bello ✪ Hedric Bernardino ✪ Adriana Bertoia ✪ Nicky Boggio Villalobos ✪ Aodhan Carlisle ✪ Sydney Carter ✪ Ethan Chung ✪ Rebecca Daniels ✪ Sophie Dhami ✪ Kiana Dyke ✪ Karim Elchaar ✪ Connor Evers

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Application forms are available now at the Maple Ridge Leisure Centre, the Pitt Meadows Family Recreation Centre, or online at www.mapleridge.ca and www.pittmeadows.bc.ca

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His arrest came after a public appeal by police for tips in the violent abduction of a 17-year-old girl from Westgate Centre on Lougheed Highway in Maple Ridge.

“Shortly after we released the suspect’s picture, we started to receive tips,” said Insp. David Fleugel. “That allowed us to quickly identify and then locate the suspect. I’d like to acknowledge and thank the public for the valuable information they provided police. We all benefit when citizens are so engaged in working with police toward the safety of their communities.”

The girl was standing outside her place of work when she was approached by a man on foot around 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19.

According to police, the man told the teen he needed help to start his car.

The girl went to help the man, but he produced a gun and forced her to drive her car, a red 1993 Honda Civic, out of the mall to a secluded area, where police say he physically, but not sexually assaulted her.

Badly beaten, she still managed to fight him off, ripping a gold cross from him during the struggle, and escaped to a nearby house, where police were called.

Fleugel commends the girl for fighting off her attacker.

After police appealed for information, several other women contacted investi-

gators, saying they were approached by a similar man near Westgate mall.

Officers obtained surveillance footage from a nearby business and released a photo of the alleged abductor.

Police sources say Campbell shaved his head after the public appeal, but his photograph was recognized by corrections officers and other police officers.

Campbell’s criminal history dates back to 2005 and includes convictions for assault, flight from a peace officer and theft.

According to court records, Campbell was sentenced in 2008 to four and a half years in prison for stealing a car and leading police on a high-speed pursuit that ended with the death of passenger.

At that time, Campbell was part of a group of Surrey teens who called themselves “Cop Killin Villains.”

In a stolen SUV, Campbell rammed a police cruiser twice, prompting one of the officers to shoot and kill one of three passengers - 16-year-old Kyle Tait.

Appeal court documents reveal Campbell came from a dysfunctional family and spent his early years in foster care.

Police are also investigating whether the 25-year-old is linked to other robberies across the Lower Mainland.

Campbell is known to use the alias James Austin, as well as James Scott Calegerro, James William Smithe and Alexander Robert Dunphy.

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Graham Odgen Graham, a Member of the PGA of Canada since 2002, has been part of the WCGG Team since 2006. He exhibits passion and dedication through hard work and a genuine love of growing the game of golf at Hazelmere. Prior to his employ, Graham enjoyed being a Member of the Club, joining in 1999. Graham’s positive attitude and energetic work ethic displayed in the golf shop is also evident on the lesson tee & Cleveland/Srixon Fitting Centre, garnering him a growing stable of loyal students. Graham regularly competes on the lower mainland professional tours. A multiple past winner of the Employee of the Month Award, it is with great pleasure that we announce Graham as the 2012 Hazelmere Employee of the Year.

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Helen joined the golf team at Swaneset Bay in January 2011 as one of our PGA Professionals. Enjoying her time working in golf and member services, Helen has perfected her guest and member service skills in such a way they can only be rewarded by the title of employee of the year. After her 1st year, Helen took the opportunity to learn another aspect of golf and became our Tournament Coordinator. Along with the guest service and food and beverage teams, Helen’s high level of work ethic ensures perfect coordination and execution at all of Swaneset’s corporate golf events. Our tournament clients have found her to be friendly, confident and incredibly customer-service oriented. If there are questions she cannot answer, she will find answers to them. West Coast Golf Group appreciates all her hard work and congratulates Helen on being selected as Swaneset’s employee of the year.

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Please join us to review the current issues and opportunities for this important issue.

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A new recreation facility for seniors in Pitt Meadows will open its doors on Saturday.

This week, crews added the finishing touches to the 9,500-squarefoot seniors’ centre, which will form part of The Wesbrooke development, near the city’s civic centre.

Sandra Caddo, with the Ridge Meadows Seniors Society, and other seniors were packing boxes Thursday to move from their old home in the Pitt Meadows Family Recreation Centre. The seniors are eager to move into the new facility.

“We are finding stuff we can get rid off and stuff we can sort out to take with us,” said Caddo.

“We’ve been waiting for a while, so now that it’s happening we are getting pretty excited because we are moving.”

The new centre will be managed by seniors through a not-for-profit organization contracting with the Parks and Leisure Services Commission, but will be maintained by the developer and owner of The Wesbrooke, which has a 40-year lease with the city.

The centre will offer space for social activities, a large hall with a stage, arts and crafts room, a lounge, snooker room and administration offices.

“It going to be really nice and it’s a beautiful place,” said Caddo, who is on centre’s steering committee.

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So environmental planner Rod Stott says the tree protection bylaw, first passed in 1989, should be reviewed and some of the gaps filled.

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You can cut and hack and clear your whole property, and that’s fine with the District of Maple Ridge under its existing tree bylaw.

But clear-cutting acreages causes drainage

average tree can store up to 1,000 litres of water a day and produces enough oxygen for four people a year.

In Maple Ridge’s rural areas, permits for cutting trees are only required in conservation areas, near streams or on steep slopes or forested areas.

But Maple Ridge may be selling itself and its trees short, compared to other cities in Metro Vancouver.

“Municipalities are recognizing the value of all the services that water courses and trees provide us with,” Stott said.

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require replacement of any tree taken down or charge fees for each tree cut.

If a tree is cut down in Abbotsford, three more trees have to be replaced elsewhere, or $546 per tree is charged to the developer.

In Richmond, there’s a 2:1 tree-replacement ratio, or $500 is charged for each tree taken down.

In Maple Ridge, trees only have to be replaced at a 2:1 ratio (two new trees for each one cut) in stream conservation areas.

Stott says revising the tree protection bylaw will

ensure risk management is required and will bring its tree management policies into line with existing environmental goals.

The review would also improve tree replacement standards and look at ways to preserve trees in heritage or significant landscape areas.

But how the district approaches the topic and what it does depends on the environmental management strategy that council is to consider next month. That strategy will try to ensure bylaws are consistent with broader, environmental goals.

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No Season

No way to protect trees in heritage, recharge areas and in geotechnical protection areas.

In Maple Ridge’s urban areas, permits to cut trees are only needed in areas that can be subdivided, or on properties larger than an acre, on slopes, near streams, in heritage areas or on development sites. Otherwise, ordinary homeowners can chop down up to three

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Maple Ridge passed its first tree-cutting bylaw in 1989, then updated it in 1993 by protecting trees along Shady Lane (124th Avenue) and within nine metres of the top of a bank of a creek.

In 2000, tree cutting was also regulated in areas that are being developed on steep slopes

trees yearly of any height or description without a permit.

In rural areas, permits are only needed on steep slopes, near streams, in forest reserves or development permit areas.

That allows owners of most large properties to otherwise clear-cut their entire properties.

Stott said in his report that

under the current bylaw, there is no way to preserve trees in heritage areas or in groundwater recharge areas. Neither is there any way to preserve trees in urban areas or development permit areas.

There’s a need “for appropriate wording and tools in bylaw schedules and regulations for more effective enforcement.”

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Oliver maintains a single collection system would be more efficient, cheaper and could even reduce the amount of garbage going into the waste system.

He cites Pitt Meadows’ experience from summer, when the city saw a 25-per-cent reduction in garbage after green waste collection was implemented in the spring.

He says municipal websites for Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam promote recycling, while Maple Ridge only directs people to the Ridge Meadows Recycling Society portal.

“What is it with Maple Ridge, always wanting to say, ‘stand pat,’ “ Oliver said.

“At the end of the day, we’re going to be paying for garbage

Garbage from front

Under the current system, Maple Ridge residents pay between $144 and $174 yearly for private garbage pickup of one can a week.

Taxpayers also have to cough up a $68-a-year recycling fee, bringing the top total annual charge for one-can-a-week garbage collection and recycling to $242.

However, a staff report from July estimates that, under a municipally operated system, the combined yearly costs would climb to between $275 to $350.

That report also points out the entire collection system could change as a new requirement to recycle paper and packaging takes effect in 2014.

About a third of Maple Ridge residents don’t have any garbage pickup and truck their trash down to the transfer station

pick up.”

“People are moving here expecting these types of services.

We’re not in Alaska, we’re in Maple Ridge.”

He said a friend recently moved from Vancouver to Maple Ridge, put out his garbage can and waited three weeks, but nothing happened. He learned later he had to call one of the companies to become a customer.

“To me, it just makes so much sense,” Oliver said of municipal collection. “Why hasn’t this happened years ago?”

He may be fighting a decision that’s already been made.

Last July, council rejected even looking at the issue, unanimously defeating a motion to hire a consultant who would look at garbage and recycling collection.

Coun. Bob Masse cam-

paigned on municipal garbage pickup in the last election and says the district should find a way to take an accurate poll of public opinion, providing all the numbers and cost comparisons are available.

“I would like us to see the question go to the community – do you want municipal garbage pickup?

“I think most people want garbage pickup, but I’m absolutely willing to be proven wrong.”

While he favours municipal collection, he doesn’t want it if it means higher costs for taxpayers. On average, it would have to work more advantageously cost-wise for residents.

He pointed out that in an open-ended question asked in the annual citizen surveys, 41 per cent of respondents said they wanted municipal garbage pickup.

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www.mapleridgenews.com - THE NEWS -- Friday, January 25, 2013 -- 17

How can the Conservatives fix economy?

Your federal government wants to hear your ideas on how it should spend your money.

So it’s inviting taxpayers to get involved in its online pre-budget consultations and give it a piece of their minds, in 200 words or less.

The survey can be accessed from Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge MP Randy Kamp’s home page (http://www.randykamp. com/) by clicking the prebudget consultations link and asks for responses to four questions.

Is there anything that

can be done to protect Canada’s economy from global economic threats?

Are there are any lowcost ways to ensure Canada can compete and prosper and are there any areas where spending cuts can be made?

And, how can the government encourage private sector growth?

Names don’t have to provided, but the finance department wants to know what province you live in, your age, rough occupation, level of education and income.

Kamp said that “talking

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directly to Canadians is the best way to get input in how to help fuel job and economic growth …”

He said, in the past, many ideas raised at previous consultations have been included in actual budgets that come out every March.

Kamp said Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other cabinet members will be travelling across the country to hear people’s ideas. The MP also met with small business owners and community leaders to hear their ideas

from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

“This year’s kick off for our annual Bowl for Kids Sake fundraiser also helps us launch celebrations for our 100th anniversary as a charitable service to Canadian families,” said board chair Daniel Sorensen in a press release.

“We’re excited about the opportunity to share our story, and for the support we find within our communities.”

Bowl for Kids Sake attracts 50 local corporate sponsors and as many as 1,000 bowlers who come out to this event.

“By supporting Big Brothers Big Sisters as a sponsor, we believe we can have a positive impact on local families,” said

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Fraser Valley is launching Bowl for Kids Sake 2013, the 24th annual running of one of the group’s most popular and successful fundraisers.

Bowl for Kids Sake 2013 has more than 20 bowling sessions available, beginning Feb. 20 in Chilliwack and winding up March 16 in Abbotsford. Events are planned at a lanes across the Valley, including Revs in Maple Ridge.

Two launch events will be held: In Abbotsford at Galaxy Bowladrome on Feb. 6, and in Chilliwack at Chillibowl Lanes on Feb. 7. Both events take place

on how to promote economic growth. That input says that businesses want the government to continue its “low-tax plan for jobs and growth.

“I also noted that many felt that our government can help create an environment for robust job creation by aggressively tackling our country’s debt and deficit.”

He said the plan is to keep Canada on the right and says with 820,000 new jobs since the end of the recession, it’s the best record among all G-7 countries.

Bruce Howell, CEO of Prospera Credit Union. “We congratulate Big Brothers Big Sisters for their longevity and the important work they do by providing children and youth in our communities with mentors who are positive role models.”

Funds raised by Big Brothers Big Sisters help to screen, support and match a volunteer mentor with a child. The goal is to create lasting friendships, provide positive and supportive role models to children, and help them reach their full potential.

• For details see www.mentoringworks.ca. To inquire about sponsorship or registering a team call Angel Elias at 605-852-3331.

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I remember as a child being mesmerized by this great stillness, and my child eyes feasting on every reflection I could find, the shoreline with its trees and rocks, and the sunset appearing duplicated everywhere I searched.

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New auditor for cities sets up shop

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B.C.’s new Auditor General for Local Government says her first audits to probe spending in local cities will be underway by the end of April.

Basia Ruta started work this past week at the newly opened AGLG office in Guildford.

The Ontario chartered accountant and senior federal bureaucrat will lead performance audits of municipalities and regional districts and deliver non-binding recommendations to help improve local government efficiency and effectiveness.

“I think the mandate allows us to really provide some meaningful information,” Ruta said.

She hasn’t decided which communities she’ll scrutinize first.

Ruta said she intends to meet municipal reps, financial executives, chambers of commerce and other stakeholders before formulating a service plan and deciding on initial audits within the first 100 days.

“We can do horizontal audits that could impact many, many communities on a single issue,” Ruta said.

“It doesn’t have to be just focused on one community.

So you can have broad-based issues, broad-based objectives that you go and pursue.”

Procurement procedures and policing costs are examples of topics where Ruta said she might examine multiple

cities’ practices simultaneously.

“It isn’t possible for this office or any office to audit everything of interest,” she said, but added other potential topics include the sustainability of infrastructure, environmental issues and whether cities are making good use of revenue-generating tools.

The AGLG was created by the provincial government despite objections from some B.C. cities who feared it could turn into a witch hunt for waste that failed to take into account differing municipal priorities, and that might duplicate existing audits at their expense.

“We do not question policy,” Ruta said. “We wouldn’t be commenting on tax rates, for instance. We wouldn’t be commenting on collective agreement negotia-

tion rates – that’s really a matter of policy.”

But she said audits could weigh in on whether the performance of a civic program or function is meeting its objectives or whether adoption of best practices might bring better value for money.

Business groups including the B.C. Chamber of Commerce pushed for the new watchdog.

Ruta was assistant deputy minister and chief financial officer with Environment Canada and previously worked for 10 years in the office of the federal Auditor General.

The AGLG’s website at www.aglg.ca also includes an area for citizens to suggest audit topics.

The local government auditor can serve up to two five-year terms.

NDP leader Dix proposes independent ad review VICTORIA – B.C.’s auditor general should be empowered to review government advertising messages and determine if they are in the public interest or just a boost for the party in power, NDP leader Adrian Dix said.

The NDP plans to present legislation in February to set rules for government ads such as the current “B.C. Jobs Plan” series that extolls the strength of the provin-

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“Basically it will do what the Ontario law currently does, which is to have all government ads approved based on the criteria,” Dix said.

“Partisanship is obviously one of those.”

Dix said he didn’t recall a similar ad campaign run by Glen Clark’s NDP government in the late 1990s, but noted such a law would apply to all governing parties if it is passed.

Previous Social Credit governments engaged in similar pre-election promotional efforts.

The current ads have a budget of $15 million.

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BC Home + Garden Show coming to B.C. Place

Everything you need under one roof The BC Home + Garden Show is coming to BC Place on Feb. 20 to 24, and bringing with it a host of events, exhibitors and inspiration for everything home related.

One of the most popular sections at the show is the HGTV Main Stage. It will feature HGTV celebrities such as Paul Lafrance, host of Decked Out, and Sarah Daniels and Philip DuMoulin, co-hosts of Urban Suburban.

Other show highlights include the Dream Gardens section, where local experts will teach participants about gardening and answer your questions, and the Ask a Decorator space, where Vancouver’s Christine Friend will give

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Morgan Crossing is ringing in the New Year with a great price on all remaining Focus homes until Jan. 31.

The Focus homes are two- and threebedroom condominiums in the heart of the popular village, and Director of Sales Bryan Woolley says they’ve proven to be very popular.

“The homes are really well-designed,” he says, adding, “Now is the time to buy ... these homes are priced to sell.”

With spacious floorplans ranging from 922 to 1,270 square feet and plenty of amazing features such as engineered wood flooring, gorgeous countertops and an open-plan layout, buyers will easily find things to love about their new home.

The biggest draw of the homes at Morgan Crossing is the amazing village lifestyle that you get when you purchase here. The village has shopping, dining, community events and amenities right outside your front door. The homes at Focus are located directly above Thrifty Foods, so going grocery shopping is incredibly easy.

“You don’t have to stock up on groceries if you don’t want to,” says Woolley. “It’s just two minutes from your home into the store. You can do it during a commercial break!”

If you’re craving a dinner out, Morgan Crossing offers you a range of choices from White Spot to Pita Pit. When it’s time for dessert, Mink A Chocolate Cafe or Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt is right around the corner.

Shopping is simple at the variety of stores at Morgan Crossing, from Jacob to Town Shoes to Winners. Even a workout is right outside, with the Steve Nash Sports Club in the village.

“People fall in love with the village,” Woolley says. “It sets Morgan Crossing apart.”

The community feel is especially important.

“The social possibilities really attract people,” says Woolley. In fact, he notes that the events at Morgan Crossing continue to bring residents out in droves. Past events have included car shows, fashion shows and movie nights.

A wide range of people have purchased homes at Morgan Crossing, from downsizers to young firsttime buyers. This makes for a good mix of people around and plenty of opportunities to chat with new people, Woolley says.

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People fall in love with the village,” says Director of Sales Bryan Wooley. “It sets Morgan Crossing apart.”

Morgan Crossing as well, as you won’t need a car to complete all of your errands, and you may find yourself entertaining at home a lot more often instead of heading out on the town because everything is right at your fingertips. This also saves you a lot of time, meaning you can spend more of it doing the things you really want to do rather than rushing around trying to get everything done before finally being able to head home after a long day.

For more information, visit the real estate presentation centre at 103157755 Croyden Dr., South Surrey, next to Thrifty Foods in the village, open daily (except Fridays) from noon until 5 p.m. Condos start at just $269,900 during the promotion. Call 604-5821336 or visit www.morgancrossing.ca.

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Residents at Morgan Crossing will find plenty to do in the village, from shopping to grabbing a bite to eat, top and above. The homes include engineered wood flooring and gorgeous countertops, middle, so now is a great time to find your perfect space.

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Making one’s home a sanctuary, a showpiece, a family retreat – or whatever it is that makes a home a ‘home’ for any given family – is an ongoing process that requires time and money, both of which are in short supply for many.

Which is why, according to three local enthusiasts, interior design trends in 2013 are tending towards practical ideas that take into account limited budgets.

“Most people can’t afford to move up to a more desirous home these days,” says interior designer Camilla Brown, of West Coast Dream Homes. “They’ve not made the gains they expected, so they’re looking at staying in their homes a lot longer than planned. As a result, they’re looking for ways to make them nicer, and to make better use of the space they have.”

That means many of the interior design trends for 2013 involve designing around what the homeowner already owns, rather than making wholesale changes.

Tammy Hayward, a Pitt Meadows designer who runs a company called Stylicious, says redesigning smaller spaces that incorporate nostalgic notes from days gone by is trendy.

“When times are hard, it’s the memories of childhood that are comforting, so we’re starting to see pop culture make a comeback because that’s what so many boomers remember from their childhood.”

To that end, she says, things like wallpaper

Trends Top five trends, from Tammy Haywood: • Texture in pillows and throws, to warm up a room.

• Unexpected use of tile on walls in rooms you wouldn’t normally use it.

• Computer-inspired graphics on wallpaper and fabrics.

• Luminescent flecks of light in paper, fabric, stone, to lighten spaces.

• Male-inspired living areas

Camille Brown notes one trend is to make better use of space. with big floral prints are catching on again, as is a move towards lighter, brighter rooms with splashes of neon colour in the accenting pieces (pillows, throws, art) to brighten things up.

Mitch Owsanski, consulting producer for the television show Million Dollar Rooms, keeps tabs on design trends through his website (www.priceypads.com).

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phasis on much darker or lighter colors on the walls that are then broken up with color in the furniture and accessories.

He’s also seeing more traditional styles being blended with more modern looks and colors.

So moldings, for instance, are getting updated treatments, but they still provide the traditional look and feel they always have.

All three agree ‘dream’ garages are big for 2013, with people wanting to make better use of their garages by organizing them so the clut-

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Top five trends, from Mitch Owsanski: • Specialty rooms such as wine cellars and tricked out entertainment rooms.

• More marble when it comes to flooring.

• Much more copper and brass in lighting fixtures.

• Wallpaper – but only if it’s done well.

• Monotone colors on walls broken up with splashes of color.

Top five trends, from Camilla Brown: • Personalization – using items one already has and designing to incorporate them.

• Bigger pieces of art that become focal points.

• A move towards cozy family spaces – rooms that everyone can use at any time.

• Quality is coming back as people don’t want to replace things as often.

• Lighting is being used more as a design element with cost-efficiency in mind.

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www.coldwellbankermapleridge.com 22519 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge

TRI-TEL REALTY

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Bonnie Telep

Jamie Luttmer 604-760-6448

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1,490,000 10 Acre Equestrian Centre

549,900 18889 - 120B Avenue

$

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• Main house has over 3,500 sq. ft.

• 4 bdrms, 3 baths • Duplex with 2 separate living quarters. 3 bdrms in total • State of the art stable with 15 box stalls • 2 sand riding arenas & 15 covered sand paddocks • 5 minute drive to the GE Bridge

• Pitt Meadows split level • Over 2,700 sq. ft. of finished living space • 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms • Short walk to schools, shopping, recreation and commuter train • New windows, gutters and heat pump

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529,800

22055 - 126th Avenue, Maple Ridge

2 Waterfront Lots

This 1750 sq.ft. ranch style home sits on 2 legal lots and offers 100 ft of water front. The home is well cared for and offers stunning views of the Fraser River. Great opportunity to renovate and upgrade or to build 2 homes. Older boat house and piles would need upgrading. $698,800 See this one today with Al Hogarth

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399,800

11726 Fraserview Street, Maple Ridge

399,800

$

Build Your Dream Home!

439,800

$

West Maple Ridge

OPEN SUNDAY 1-3

22845 - 126B Avenue, Maple Ridge

599,900

$

• 5 bedrooms • 4 bathrooms • Located very close to town on a private cul-de-sac • Hot water heating system

209,800

$

Largest Sq. Ft. in Building

• 2 bdrms, 2 baths • Open plan • Over 1100 sq ft • Walk to train • Enclosed porch w/ • Close to amenities Mtn View • UG parking

#508, 22230 North Ave., M.R.

139,800

$

1 Bedroom Condo

• Close to Whonnock • 300’ x 750’ lot Lake & Elementary • Seller will consider • Value in timber on allowance for sepproperty tic & water supply

• Over 2,000 sq.ft. • Family friendly • 3 bedrooms up neighbourhood • 2 bdrm suite • Great Location down • Walk to amenities

CHEAPER THAN RENT! WITH $7,000 DOWN $785/MO. OAC

OVER 5 ACRES!

20516 - 116th Ave., M.R.

#214, 22277 - 122nd Ave., M.R.

(Incl. maintenance fee)

Formosa Plateau

A MUST SEE!

• Brand New, fully finished home • Over 3400 sq.ft. on a 6000 sq.ft. lot • Legal 2 bedroom suite down • Vaulted ceilings

Why Rent?

Reduced $60,000

Walk To Whonnock Lake

Home has 3 bedrooms, enclosed porch, basement area has workshop, storage den, lots of upgrading done, paint flooring, roof and more. 6 stall barn, riding ring, only 2 min walk to elementary school. New septic system.

Priced at only $588,500

604-467-9300

Brand New Roof!

First Time On Market

$

Hobby Farm

& Associates

TRI-TEL REALTY

399,800

21387 Glenwood Ave., M.R.

Aleesha Hogarth

Unlicensed

Terry Passley

$

• Over 1,900 sq.ft. • Tons of parking • 3 bdrm split level • Close to school, • 9,100 sq. ft. lot shopping, transit • Single garage • 2 Driveways

Deb Hogarth

S E R V I C E

“We keep our promise, or you don’t keep us.”

OPEN SATURDAY 2-4

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4 • One level living - no stairs!

• Appx 1200 sq ft • 3 bedrooms • Beautiful 7900 sq ft lot • Close to hospital, schools, shopping & transit • It’s a beauty - inside & out

U LT I M AT E

Fraser River Waterfront

Subdivision

$

TRI-TEL REALTY

Looking for your own waterfront to moor your boat or just watch the river roll by. This 100’ lot has great potential to subdivide into 2 - 50’ lots. Sewer and water on the street.

Small renovated home ideally situated on lot to build your dream home if you don’t wish to subdivide. For more details, information or to view call Al Hogarth $498,800

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4 Davison Reduced $20,000

• Over 2500 sq. ft.

• 2 storey with basement • 3 bedrooms • New roof • Amazing view • Backs onto ALR farmland • 6,000 sq ft lot

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SILVER VALLEY VIEW LOTS • Beautiful 7,275 sq. ft. lot in Silver Valley • Very private and beautiful area, backing onto greenbelt • No building restrictions, room for a 3 car garage • They don’t make them this size any more!

$

939,000 13629 McKercher Drive

• Beautiful high-end home with unobstructed view of Golden Ears and valley below • Granite countertops, vaulted ceilings, and fully finished bsmt • 6 bdrms, 6 baths, large open kitchen, large master with balcony • Over 5,000 sq. ft. of luxury

In Urban Reserve

859,900

$

27010 - 100th Ave. • 5.12 private acres with 3,700 sq. ft. home • Beautiful views of the Fraser River and Mt. Baker • 30 year roof installed in 2002 • Excellent opportunity for future development • 3 bdrms, 3 baths, games rm & loft

15 ACRE HOBBY FARM 9860 - 272nd Ave. • 2844 sq. ft. old style farm home • 50 x 300’ barn • 50 x 75’ hay barn • In ALR, rural & private!

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629,900

$

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22972 123RD AVENUE

EVEN THE NEIGHBOURS STOP!

• Mountain views to fill the heart • One-owner fully finished bsmnt home • Heat pump, updated roof and deck • 70 x 105 level lot, minutes to school • Don’t miss this one! Call today!

• The neighbours comment on how much they admire this property • 12,000 sq. ft. lot surrounded by greenbelt on two sides • Meticulous home w/ 2 bedroom suite

RAINER & VICKI 604- 341- 3575

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We have 3 Specific Buyers looking for the following:

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✔ Home with Suite in Maple Ridge area up to $500,000. The Buyers are renting and sold their condo in Maple Ridge

#2 - 2838 Garden St Abbotsford, BC V2T 4W7

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parents and have been pre-approved.

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399,900

149,900

$

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#325 – 12170 222ND STREET YOU’RE RENTING WHY??

TWO BEDROOM 944 square foot top floor home! Newer roof & boilers, hot water & heat INCLUDED in the strata fee, SECURE underground parking. This home is VERY nicely updated and shows wonderfully with big living, dining & kitchen areas. POOL & SAUNA included in your new LifeStyle!

12073 – 230TH STREET JUST LISTED!!

ONE OWNER & owner built! 2749 square feet, could be a 6 bedroom home, 2 KITCHENS, 2 ½ baths, 2 wood burning fireplaces, vaulted ceilings, recent roof, 12 x 29 WORKSHOP, mountain view, 9,460 foot lot with some future potential.

This clean, solid, well built home is prime for upgrading.

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419,900

194,500

$

12093 ACADIA STREET JUST LISTED!!

First time on the market in 40 years! Detached 24 x 20 WORKSHOP plus bonus space, basement entry home nicely set up with a home offer, A/C, newer vinyl windows & siding, updated furnace, couple of gas fireplaces, big 9,000 foot lot in easy walking distance to MRSS. NICE HOME, established neighbourhood.

$

#58–22308 124TH AVENUE BRANDYWYND GREENBELT!!

Two bedroom, two bathroom home looking over greenbelt to the east. BIG living area with gas fireplace, mountain views from the sundeck, covered parking. Large laundry room, open kitchen, pets are allowed, 45+ LifeStyle, covered parking, clubhouse, lots of parking.

Brookside Realty

22308 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge 604.466.2838 #2-19126 Ford Road, Pitt Meadows 604.459.2838

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LifeStyles

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555,000

• 2,956 sq. ft. of quality construction • 3 bedrooms / 2.5 bath plus loft • Main floor access to Level Backyard • Master bedroom suite on main floor • Gourmet kitchen with Granite Island • Upgraded builder options thru-out

OPEN JaNuary 27, 1-3

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$

604-657-6231

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394,000

$

• HST incl - $10,000 1st time buyers rebate - call us for details!

• 1 and 2 bedroom brand new condos • Downtown location - next to Thriftys • High-end finishing & spacious layout • Includes 7 high end appliances

#7-11282 Cottonwood Drive • 2,062 sq. ft. family friendly home • 3 spacious bedrooms / 3.5 baths • 2 storey townhome plus w/o bsmnt • Entertainment sized sundeck & patio • Sunny south exposure with yard

Call Gary or Lorraine for details 604.466.2838

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$

639,900

GORGEOUS 2 STOREY WITH FINISHED BASEMENT IN PRESTIGIOUS THORNHILL • 6 Bedrooms plus a Den • 4 Bathrooms

• 2 bedroom inlaw accommodation • Open concept plan throughout

• Upgraded laminate and carpet • SHOWS LIKE NEW!

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604-561-0053

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• New luxury revenue home!

Approx. $5000/month in potential revenue • 10 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms • Huge media room down

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1006 1180 Pinetree Way, Coq.

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• 1st time buyers special!

• Close to everything.

• Extensively remodelled.

• Pride of ownership shows.

• 7200 sq. ft. of land.

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• 3 level 1,937 sq. ft. home • 3 bdrm up, + huge bdrm down with a washroom – $319,900 could be a suite! # 112-22950 116 Ave, M.R.

W NE

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899,000

514,000

$

WATERFRONT PROPERTY ON THE FRASER RIVER • 3033 sqft • 5 bedroom + den • Boat moorage up to 50ft boat

• Huge south facing patio • 1500 sqft walk out basement • 2 car garage

569,900

$

$

VERY PRIVATE YARD

22192 126TH AVENUE • Lrg Corner Lot • 2180 sqft • SS Appliances + Granite countertops • Harwood floors

• • • •

One bedroom suite Covered deck RV parking Excellent location

• • • •

Large ¼ Acre lot 3 bdrm plus den New paint New laminate in kitchen • Vaulted ceiling

• Detached 743 sq ft shop • Large patio on main • Balcony off master

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• Highland Creek 2 storey homes with full daylight basements & separate entrance.

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• Maple kitchen with granite countertops, island, pantry. Gas fireplace in the family room.

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

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Starting at $459,000 Showhome at 10558 Jackson Road • New quality built 2 storey homes with basements.

Nicely finished.

• Separate entrance. Easy to make into an inlaw suite.

• Appliances, blinds and landscaping included.

• 9 foot ceilings on the main floor.

• Spacious kitchen w/ granite countertops & island.

• Gas fireplace in the family room. www.albionterraces.com

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Starting at $463,900 Showhome at 10132 - 240 Street Onni built 2 storey homes with basements.

3 or 4 bedrooms. Open floor plans.

Gas fireplace in the great room.

Maple kitchen with granite countertops, island & pantry.

• Fridge, stove, dishwasher, microwave, washer, dryer, garberator, double garage.

• • • •

W NE

G TIN LIS

Starting at $329,900 Showhome at #67 11252 Cottonwood Drive • Cottonwood Ridge nicely finished new townhomes with 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.

Some have a finished basement.

• Hardwood floors, maple cabinets, granite countertops, crown moldings.

• Gas fireplace. 6 appliances and blinds included.

• Garage for 2 cars.

• Central location near schools, shopping and transit.

D! CE DU RE

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Spencer Brook New Deluxe Townhomes Starting at $329,900 Showhome at #40–23986 104 Avenue • 9 foot ceilings on the main floor. Great room w/ FP. • Maple kitchen w/ granite countertops, large island.

• Some have finished basements, double garages & back onto greenbelt.

• 6 appliances & blinds included.

• Walk to the bus stop, elementary & high school.

Near shopping, Albion Sports Complex & Planet Ice.

22308 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge #2-19126 Ford Road, Pitt Meadows

PITT MEADOWS APARTMENT #214 - 19122 - 122 Avenue $264,900 • Edgewood Manor spacious 2 bedroom corner unit. 2 bathrooms (4 piece ensuite).

• Family rm off the kitchen.

• Gas fireplace in the living rm. Insuite laundry.

• Underground parking for 2 cars. Central location near West Coast Express, shopping, transit & park.

WEST MAPLE RIDGE REDUCED $10,000 21415 - 117 Avenue, Maple Ridge WITH VIEW $489,900 21240 122nd Avenue, Maple Ridge $489,000

• Great area near French Immersion elementary school & high school.

• 2670 sq. ft. basement home with 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 gas fireplace.

• Family rm on the main floor.

• West side of Maple Ridge.

• 4 level split. Finished basement with fireplace, games room and den.

• 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms.

• Private 8,712 sq. ft. yard on a no through street.

• Double garage.

604.466.2838 604.459.2838 Each office independently owned and operated

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Brenda Lyster

OPEN SAT 12-3

Brookside Realty

11933 224th St., Maple Ridge

604-240-0960

V975890

V973165

9770 256th Street • • • • • • •

Beautiful southern exposure 5 acres Updated split entry home Two workshops Lots of parking On a no thru road Established christmas tree farm

V986217

22173 CLIFF AV

• Large lot • Central location • Near west coast express and bus transportation

$749,000

$230,000

V972700

12221 188TH ST

11731 246th Street

• Perfect location in the very west of West Meadows • .45 acres • Updated 1600 sqft rancher overlooking blueberry fields • Detached double garage and double carport • 4 bedrooms • $619,900 $619,900

• On a quiet no thru road over 1/4 acre • Well loved and updated rancher • Detached workshop for vehicle or hobbies • Walking distance to transportation and highschool $399,000 MAPLE RIDGE PITT MEADOWS

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Amanda vandenBrink

Brookside Realty

604-812-2894

11933 224th St., Maple Ridge

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11874 249th • 5 bdrm, 3 bath family home.

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MAPLE RIDGE • Here’s the buy that will relax you!

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• Safe, Quiet cul-de-sac location.

• Many upgrades, RV parking.

• Workshop and storage shed.

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11226 236A ST • • • • •

Security system, screens and blinds In-Law Suite Potential Approx 2600 sq. ft. plus basement 3 bedrooms, den, 2 1/2 bathrooms Vaulted great room, entertainment style kitchen • Deluxe master with soaker tub and shower • Attached double garage, finished backyard.

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604-999-2452

MISSION • Custom built, high quality material & craftsmanship.

• 3 level home on a quiet CDS backing onto lake, private dock.

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• Main floor has a great room with 19’ ceilings, large kitchen with island and an office.

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604-463-2991

Jim Isherwood

Brookside Realty 11933 224th St., Maple Ridge

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ommunity Calendar lists events in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. Notices are free to local non-profit groups courtesy of The News. Drop off details to 22328 119 Ave., fax to 604-463-4741 or e-mail newsroom@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.

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 multipurposed 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.

• Family Literacy Fair, Maple Ridge Public Library, from 2-4 p.m. Families of all ages are invited to test their skills at the interactive amazing race stations featuring puzzles, a drum circle, reading/writing, and physical movement. Get your passport stamped at each station to be

eligible for a prize draw. There will also be a teen area, information booths from local service agencies, spin-the-wheel (prize every time), refreshments and more.

• Ridge Meadows Hospice Thrift Store is having a 50-percent-off storewide event Saturday, Jan. 26 and Sunday, Jan. 27. Store hours are Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, noon to 4 p.m., at No. 3 –12011 224 Street (604-4637711).

• B.C. Beats will play at the ACT Arts Centre and Theatre, (11944 Haney Pl.), at 8 p.m. with B.C. singer-songwriters.

Andrew Allen, Laurell and Stef Lang, together in concert

deliver an evening of great beats, memorable hooks and honest storytelling. Tickets are $15 to $28. www.theactmapleridge.org/ BC-Beats Sunday, Jan. 27 Animal Creation: We’ve got the pipe cleaners, pompoms, feathers and Google eyes. Bring your own creativity and join us for animal crafting! Museum Sundays run from 2-4 p.m. and are open to children and adults of all ages. Admission is by donation. For information call Jen or Leslie at 604-465-4322.

• Let’s get walking for Jim Boileau and the more than 70,000 individuals and families in B.C. who are living with de-

mentia. The 2013 Investors Group Walk for Memories is dedicated to Jim Boileau, a retired fireman, who lives in Maple Ridge. The walk will be held at Rocky Point Park in Port Moody. Registration at noon, walk at 1 p.m. from 1-6 km walk along the Shoreline Trail. Register online at www. walkformemories.com. Funds raised support the Alzheimer Society of B.C. Monday, Jan. 28 GEMS Movie Series features The Kids With a Bike. Abandoned by his father, a young boy is left in a state-run youth farm. French with English subtitles. Playing at The Act Arts Centre and Theatre, at 6 p.m. www.theactmaplerid-

georg/gems • Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows and Katzie Seniors Network is holding a volunteer information meeting for a new intergenerational garden from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Ridge Meadows Seniors Centre (12150 - 224th

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in focus Support for Hospital Foundation comes in many ways

Our thanks to everyone who helped Kingfishers Waterfront Bar & Grill raise over $5400 for RMH Foundation to date!

Their feature sheet menu campaign is a delicious success ~ with $1 from each order donated to your hospital. They are eager to continue their support with the upcoming Blues Festival!

Majid Mahichi was recently honored with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal presented on behalf of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Governor General of Canada by the Member of the Parliament Honorable Randy Kamp in recognition of “dedicated service to his peers, to the community and to Canada.” The contributions that he has made are most commendable. Majid acknowledged the service of so many remarkable organizations in Canada that he was involved with. He is grateful for his wife, Sherry Soltani’s, support and living in peace in Canada, among so many different cultures and communities and believes, “Together we can make the world a better place.”

The team at Temptations Salon & Spa was happy to present a cheque to Cythera House for $2500

Gord and Judi Hart, of Woodtic Galleries present RMH Foundation Chair Ron Antalek with a cheque for $4300. Gord has ‘turned’ his passion for wood into a beautiful hobby of wood ‘turning’ creations.

Thank you Gord for sharing your passion with RMH Foundation.

The Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Arts Council receives a $14,000 grant from Westminster Savings via Project Better Balance.

The funds will support the Arts Council’s Arts Angels program that provides subsidies, bursaries and tickets for those who might not otherwise be able to access arts programs and live performances in their community.

L to R: Bill Brown (WS Board Chair), Dawn Flanagan (MRPM Arts Council Board Director), Doug King (WS Board Director), Candace Gordon (MRPM Arts Council Board Director), Linda King (MRPM Arts Council Board Director).

Ridge Meadows Hospice Society was presented with a cheque from “Team Scotia.”

Scotiabank volunteers at Hospice’s Hoe Down for Hospice event and matches funds raised in Hospice’s 50/50 raffle.

We had two very special children visit us today. When Tiana turned 8 and Ty turned 4 they asked for people to make a donation to the hospital instead of bringing a gift. Thanks to the kindness of Tiana and Ty Bikic we received $165 today. “This was their idea. We supported them, but they were the ones who wanted to do this. We are very proud of them” said Jovo Bikic, proud father and principal of Glenwood Elementary. If you have an upcoming birthday or anniversary and would like to follow in the Bikic’s footsteps please call the Foundation office at 604-463-1822

Realtor’s helping Christmas Hamper Society Macdonald Realty Ltd raised $1100 by donating their time to the home show shuttles. Here we present Tina Kirkpatrick director of the Christmas Hamper Society with our gifts for teens.

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Payten finding her place on mat Payten Smith appears poised for another B.C. championship

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T

hree years ago, when she was in Grade 9, Payten Smith fought a Grade 12 student for a provincial championship in wrestling.

She had to settle for silver, but that’s the last match she lost.

It could be the one of her high school career.

Maple Ridge wrestling coach Bill McCrae runs a good program – one which generally graduates an athlete on to post-secondary wrestling every year.

He sees Payten as the most dominant wrestler he’s had on the Ramblers team in 23 years at the high school.

Last year, in Grade 10, Payten won her first provincial gold.

This year, no opponent has even scored a point against her, so there is no reason for McCrae to think she won’t win two more gold medals – this year and in her grad year.

“I’ve had 20 provincial champions, but not one that’s going to win three times in a row,” said the coach.

“She won’t even get a point scored on her, unless she

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Payten Smith throws a teammate during practice at Maple Ridge secondary. She is the unbeaten captain of the wrestling team. does something silly.”

En route to winning at the B.C. Age Class Championships in Kamloops earlier this month, Payten had her fastest-ever victory – seven seconds.

“I did a fireman’s throw, and then I pinned her,” she explained.

Before that she was at the Port Alberni tournament, where she jumped up several weight classes and took on

girls in the 120 kg class.

She still found more easy wins.

“A lot of the bigger girls don’t have much stamina,” she points out.

McCrae calls her the complete package, and has a long list of reasons why she has become virtually unbeatable.

“Will to win, tenacity, support from home, intelligence ... ” McCrae says she picks up

moves faster than other kids, and retains them.

Last year, Payten also took up judo. She loves the new challenge – the flips and throwing.

She has been to two judo tournaments, in Richmond and Abbotsford, and won gold medals in both.

Already, she is being recruited to be part of the Team B.C. judo team for the Canada Winter Games in

her Grade 12 year.

“Just when you thought she couldn’t get any better, now she can throw,” said McCrae, smiling.

Where does this golden haired, straight-A student, concert pianist, soft-spoken young woman get her yen for hand to hand combat?

Maybe it’s in the genes.

Her father was a professional wrestler, known as The Hangman and also Black

Jack Smith.

He fought on All-Star Wrestling, Stampede Wrestling and most of the small circuits.

Now Bill Smith is a local welder.

He gave up the ring when his daughter was born.

But she has seen a longhaired, leather-pants version of her father stamping around the ring on Youtube.

He is her biggest fan, but never twisted her arm to wrestle.

“He didn’t originally encourage me to wrestle – I just wanted to do it.”

She has never enjoyed team sports, but loves the social side to being part of the wrestling team.

“I like how our team is like a family, and we all get to know each other.”

She has been the captain since last year.

The provincial championships are coming up in Cowichan at the end of February, and Payten will be a favourite to win.

Then she will attend the 2013 Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke, Que. as part of Team B.C. With competition in B.C. running out, she is anxious to test herself against the best from across Canada.

“I want to take wrestling to university, and one day compete in the Olympics.”

Part of Payten’s edge is in coaching, she said, with a literal nod to McCrae.

And the other part is desire.

“A lot of the other girls want to win, but not as much as I do.”

wiercioch makes Senators to start the nhL season

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Maple Ridge’s Patrick Wiercioch (right) celebrates a goal with his Senators teammates.

Maple Ridge pro hockey prospect Patrick Wiercioch started the season in the NHL. Wiercioch teed up a shot that resulted in the first goal of the season for the Ottawa Senators in their Saturday night season opener against the Winnipeg Jets. The point shot was deflected into the net by Milan Michalek, and the local defenceman got an assist on the play. The Sens went on to beat the Jets 4-1, and Wiercioch had a solid stat line, with the point, a plus-one rating and 17 minutes of ice time.

It was not the first NHL action for Wiercioch, who played eight games and had two points in the 2010-2011 hockey season.

Wiercioch was drafted 42nd overall in 2008. He played minor hockey for the North Shore Winter Club, Junior A with the Burnaby Express and college hockey with the University of Denver.

A year ago he was struck in the throat with a clearing shot while playing with the AHL Binghamton Senators, and the puck broke a bone in the back of his neck. It was considered a potentially career-threatening injury at the time, but Wiercioch came back after seven weeks.

During the off-season he stayed in Ottawa and added muscle to his six-foot-five frame. He

came to training camp last week weighing 2005 pounds, and was regarded by the Ottawa coaching staff as the player who had made the greatest strides during the lockout-lengthened off-season.

At the start of this young NHL season, much has been written about his childhood friendship to the Senator’s second-line centreman Kyle Turris.

Wiercioch started the hockey season with the Binghamton Senators, racked up 10 goals and nine assists in 32 games, and was playing 25 minutes per game in the top pairing.

• The Nashville Predators sent another Maple Ridge hockey player, Victor Bartley, back to the AHL Milwaukee Admirals on Sunday, and he did not get a chance to open the season in the NHL. • Brad Hunt, featured last week for his starring role on the blueline for the Chicago Wolves, farm team of the Vancouver Canucks, was named to the AHL all-star game.

The 2013 Dunkin Donuts AHL All-Star Classic takes place Sunday and Monday, Jan. 27 and 28, in Providence, R.I. Of the 597 players to take part in the AHL All-Star Classic since the event was reinstated in 1995, nearly 93 percent have competed in the NHL.

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Stick check Jack Foster (right) of the Ridge Meadows Rustlers and Liam Bressette of the Langley Eagles battle for the puck during an atom A2 game at Planet Ice in Maple Ridge on Sunday.

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 North Vancouver Wolf Pack Grandview Steelers

PJHL scoring

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Player Mak Barden Spencer Quon Anthony Brito Adam Rossi Dean Allison Michael Tebbutt Marcus Houck Sam Chichak Daniel Lange Nicholas Hermary Danton Heinen Quinn Buckellew Stephen Ryan Vik Sanghera Aaron Merrick

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

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Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association standings Cloverdale A1 12 1 Atom A Flight 1 Teams GP W L T SP Pts Midget Flight 1 South Delta A1 17 12 3 2 12 38 Teams GP W Semiahmoo A1 18 13 4 1 10 37 Langley A1 16 10 Abbotsford A1 17 11 5 1 12 35 Richmond A1 16 6 Port Moody A1 16 9 5 2 15 35 North Vancouver A1 15 9 Langley A1 17 10 5 2 11 33 Semiahmoo A1 15 9 North Delta A1 17 5 8 3 12 26 Cloverdale A1 15 9 Coquitlam A1 17 7 9 4 7 22 15 7 Ridge Meadows 18 4 14 1 9 17 Hollyburn A1 Chilliwack A1 15 8 Cloverdale A1 17 3 9 5 6 17 Abbotsford A1 16 4 Chilliwack A1 16 5 11 0 6 16 North Shore WC A1 15 4 Surrey A1 16 3 10 2 4 14 Ridge Meadows A1 14 4 Peewee A Flight 1 North Delta A1 15 3 Teams GP W L T SP Pts Burnaby A1 13 3 Burnaby WC A1 18 17 0 1 17 52 Surrey A1 14 3 North Shore WC A1 15 11 2 2 14 38 Surrey A1 17 8 7 2 17 35 Juvenile A1 Abbotsford A1 16 8 7 1 13 30 Teams GP W Richmond A1 18 8 8 2 12 30 Richmond A1 18 13 Vancouver A1 17 5 8 4 14 28 North Vancouver A1 17 10 Langley A1 16 6 6 4 11 27 Vancouver A1 16 8 Semiahmoo A1 16 5 10 1 14 25 Seafair A1 17 7 Coquitlam A1 15 1 8 6 10 18 Langley A1 16 7 R. Meadows A1 16 1 14 1 10 13 Ridge Meadows A1 17 6 North Delta A1 18 3 Bantam A Flight 2 Surrey A1 17 4 Teams GP W L T SP Pts Seafair A1 17 9 7 1 17 36 Atom Female Red Group Chilliwack A1 17 9 4 4 13 35 Teams GP W Ridge Meadows A1 16 9 4 3 14 35 Surrey C2 9 7 Burnaby WC A2 17 9 7 1 16 35 Meadow Ridge C1 7 7 South Delta A1 12 9 0 3 10 31 North Shore C3 8 6 North Shore WC A2 16 6 7 3 16 31 Abbotsford C2 8 3 Mission A1 17 6 9 2 14 28 Tri Cities C3 9 1 Langley A2 16 6 8 2 12 26 Richmond C3 7 3 North Delta A1 17 4 10 3 14 25 Vancouver C2 9 2 Port Moody A1 5 4 1 0 14 22 Vancouver C3 8 2 Hollyburn A1 4 3 1 0 14 20 Chilliwack C1 3 1 South Delta C2 8 1 North Van A1 12 1 10 1 14 17

8 3 10 15 L 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 7 8 8 6 8 11

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SP 14 16 12 12 9 12 10 12 12 11 9 10 9

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L 4 4 5 6 8 9 12 10

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Sports Calendar – Jan. 26 to Feb. 2 • Free yoga classes will be offered at a one-year anniversary event for Bikram Yoga, 22770 Lougheed Hwy., on Feb. 2, for all ages. Classes at 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. There will also be a yoga demonstration at 1 p.m., food, drink and prizes between noon and 3 p.m. Info at www.bikramyogamapleridge.ca.

• Stride to Thrive walking group meets every Saturday morning, rain or shine, at 10 a.m. by the large sign board in Jerry Sulina Park on the dike. Stride to Thrive is a recreational walking group for women of all ages whose lives or the lives of family and friends have been touched by cancer. Come on out and have a walk and a chat.

Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey Association

NOTICE OF TOWN HALL MEETING An open forum discussion on the current state and future direction of our association.

We would like to hear your thoughts, ideas and concerns.

The RMMHA Executive

Tuesday, February 7th 7 - 9 pm Golden Ears Curling Club

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Ex-Rambler busts out with Toreros Felicia Wijenberg enjoyed her best week, setting new career highs Former Maple Ridge Ramblers basketball star Felicia Wijenberg had a great week playing in her junior season with the University of San Diego Toreros.

In the second week of action in the West Coast Conference of Division 1 women’s basketball, the six-foot-two forward had one of the most productive weeks of her Torero career.

In Thursday’s loss to Brigham Young University, Wijenberg was quietly the player of the game as she scored a career-high 14 points and pulled down seven rebounds. Her presence was also felt on the defensive side of the ball, as she was able to neutralize the Cougar’s six-foot-seven post player Jennifer Hamsen, and made her almost a non-factor.

Wijenberg followed that up with a new career-high of 15 points in the win over Loyola Marymount University, and she grabbed a season-high nine rebounds, to just miss her first double-double of the season.

Overall, in conference play, Wijenberg is averaging 9.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.

She is fourth in the conference in shooting percentage with 21 baskets on 39 attempts for a 53.8 per cent average, tied for tenth in blocked shots and offensive rebounds and is 21st in the conference in scoring.

Wijenberg played basketball for MRSS until she was invited in Grade 11 to attend the prestigious National Elite Development Academy in Ontario. She made the under-18 national team as a 16 year old, and helped

Explore Family Literacy Two exciting, fun-filled FREE family events Sharing our Stories, Pitt Meadows Public Library Saturday January 19, 2013 from 11 AM to 3 PM Join us for a traditional Katzie welcome, storytelling sessions, fun activity stations, information booths, and refreshments.

Family Literacy Fair, Maple Ridge Public Library Saturday January 26, 2013 from 2 PM to 4 PM Test your skills at the interactive Amazing Literacy Race stations, listen to Paula Justus bring stories to life, join in a drumming circle with Boris Sichon, or take part in one of the many other fun-filled activities during our Family Literacy Fair. Prizes to be won!

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Maple Ridge’s Felicia Wijenberg had a breakout week in NCAA basketball. the team win silver in the FIBA Americas tournament.

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Flames beat Pilots, face Ice Hawks tonight

by Nei l Corbe tt Black Press

The Ridge Meadows Flames avenged last Friday’s 9-2 blowout loss in Abbotsford by putting a 7-3 hurt on the Pilots on Wednesday night at Planet Ice. The Pilots, tops in the Harold Brittain Conference with a sterling 26-9-2-0 record, led 3-2 after the first period. But their game was derailed by a string of penalties – five minors and four majors for misconduct in the second period alone.

“Our team needs to play an aggressive style, and we have a chance to win every night,” observed Andrew Ileander, owner of the Ridge franchise in the PIJHL. “The Pilots got frustrated in the second pe-

riod, took stupid penalties, and we capitalized.”

Travis Oddy led the scoring with a fourpoint night – all assists.

Michael Nolan and Matt Bissett each had two goals and an assist, Adam Bartsch scored twice and Connor Redmond had a goal and an assist.

Ileander said his team needed a convincing win over a frontrunning club.

“Our boys are pumped right now – and it’s a good time to get hot,” he said, noting there are just eight games left in the 44-game schedule before playoffs begin.

The Flames are 13-174-2.

• The have another tough test in the Delta Ice Hawks (26-8-1-2) tonight at Planet Ice, at 7:30 p.m.

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WISE BUYERS READ THE LEGAL COPY: Vehicle(s) may be shown with optional equipment. Dealer may sell or lease for less. Limited time offers. Offers may be cancelled at any time without notice. Dealer order or transfer may be required as inventory may vary by dealer. See your Ford Dealer for complete details or call the Ford Customer Relationship Centre at 1-800-565-3673. ◆Offer valid from January 15, 2013 to February 28, 2013 (the “Offer Period”). “First Three Bi-Weekly Payments on Us” (the “Offer”) applies up to a total maximum amount of [$500] / [$750] / [$1,000] / [$1,750] (all three bi-weekly payments in total) (the “Maximum Amount”) per eligible 2013 [Focus (excluding ST and BEV), Fiesta] / [Fusion, Escape, Focus ST, Focus BEV, CMAX] / [Mustang, Taurus, Edge, Explorer, Flex, F-150] / [Expedition] – all Shelby GT500, F-150 Raptor, Transit Connect, F-Series Super Duty, F-650/F-750 Lincoln models excluded (each an “Eligible Vehicle”) to customers who finance or lease an Eligible Vehicle during the Offer Period through Ford Credit or the FALS program on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit Canada. For customers making monthly payments, the first three bi-weekly payment amounts will be calculated by multiplying the monthly payment by 12, dividing the resulting amount by 26, and multiplying the resulting amount by three. In most cases, the customer will be responsible for making all scheduled payments in accordance with his or her purchase or lease agreement but will receive a cheque from the dealer for an amount equivalent to the first three bi-weekly payments, including tax, up to the Maximum Amount. The means by which the Offer will be executed by dealers to customers will vary based on the type of purchase or lease agreement - see dealer for full details. Offer not available to cash purchase customers. This offer can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. This offer is not combinable with any CFIP, CPA, GPC, or Daily Rental incentives. †Until February 28, 2013, receive as low as 0% APR purchase financing on new 2013 Ford [Fusion (excluding Hybrid, HEV, PHEV)]/ [Taurus (excluding SE), Edge (excluding SE), Escape (excluding S)]/[Focus (excluding S, ST and BEV), Fiesta (excluding S)], models for a maximum of [48]/ [60]/ [72] months to qualified retail customers, on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest interest rate. Example: $30,000 purchase financed at 0% APR for 48/ 60/ 72 months, monthly payment is $625.00/ $500.00/ $416.67, cost of borrowing is $0 or APR of 0% and total to be repaid is $30,000. Down payment on purchase financing offers may be required based on approved credit from Ford Credit.

Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price. ‡Until February 28, 2013, receive $500/ $1,000/ $2,000/ $2,500/ $3,500/ $5,500/ $6,000/ $6,500/ $7,000/$7,500 in Manufacturer Rebates with the purchase or lease of a new 2013 Focus (excluding S, ST, BEC), Fiesta, F-150 Regular Cab XL 4x2 (Value Leader)/ Focus S, Mustang V6 Coupe, Taurus SE, Edge FWD (excluding SE), E-Series/ Transit Connect (excluding electric), F-350 to F-550 Chassis Cabs / Mustang V6 Premium/ Mustang GT/ F-250 to F-450 gas engine (excluding Chassis Cabs)/ F-150 Regular Cab (excluding XL 4x2) non 5.0L /F-150 Regular Cab (excluding XL 4x2) 5.0L/F-150 Super Cab and Super Crew non 5.0L, F-250 to F-450 (excluding Chassis Cabs) Diesel engine/ F-150 Super Cab and Super Crew 5.0L – all Raptor, GT500, BOSS302, Transit Connect EV and Medium Truck models excluded. This offer can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Manufacturer Rebates are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives. *Purchase a new 2013 Focus SE Sedan/2013 Escape SE FWD with 1.6L EcoBoost engine/2013 F-150 XLT Super Cab 4x4 with 5.0L engine for $18,999/$27,999/$31,499. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price after Manufacturer Rebate of $500/$0/$7,500 has been deducted. Offers include freight and air tax of $1,650/$1,650/$1,700 but exclude variable charges of license, fuel fill charge, insurance, dealer PDI (if applicable), registration, PPSA, administration fees and charges, any environmental charges or fees, and all applicable taxes. All prices are based on Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price. Manufacturer Rebates can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Manufacturer Rebates are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives. ††Until February 28, 2013, receive 0%/1.49%/4.99% annual percentage rate (APR) purchase financing on a new 2013 Focus SE Sedan/2013 Escape SE FWD with 1.6L EcoBoost engine/2013 F-150 XLT Super Cab 4x4 with 5.0L engine for a maximum of 72 months to qualified retail customers, on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest APR payment. Purchase financing monthly payment is $264/$407/$507 (the sum of twelve (12) monthly payments divided by 26 periods gives payee a bi-weekly payment of $122/$188/$234 with a down payment of $0 or equivalent trade-in. Cost of borrowing is $0/$1,287.57/$5,015.31 or APR of 0%/1.49%/4.99% and total to be repaid is $18,999/$29,286.57/$36,514.31. Offers include a Manufacturer Rebate of $500/$0/$7,500 and freight and air tax of $1,650/$1,650/$1,700 but exclude variable charges of license, fuel fill charge, insurance, dealer PDI (if applicable), registration, PPSA, administration fees and charges, any environmental charges or fees, and all applicable taxes. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price after Manufacturer Rebate deducted. Bi-Weekly payments are only available using a customer initiated PC (Internet Banking) or Phone Pay system through the customer’s own bank (if offered by that financial institution). The customer is required to sign a monthly payment contract with a first payment date one month from the contract date and to ensure that the total monthly payment occurs by the payment due date. Bi-weekly payments can be made by making payments equivalent to the sum of 12 monthly payments divided by 26 bi-weekly periods every two weeks commencing on the contract date. Dealer may sell for less. Offers vary by model and not all combinations will apply. ▼Program in effect from January 15, 2013 to April 1, 2013 (the “Program Period”). To qualify, customer must turn in a 2006 model year or older vehicle that is in running condition (able to start and move and without missing parts) and has been properly registered/plated or insured for the last 3 months (the “Criteria”). Eligible customers will receive [$500]/[$1,000]/[$2,500]/[$3,000] towards the purchase or lease of a new 2012 or 2013 Ford [C-Max, Fusion Hybrid, Fusion Energi]/[Fusion (excluding SE), Taurus (excluding SE), Mustang (excluding Value Leader), Escape (excluding XLT I4 Manual), Transit Connect (excluding EV), Edge (excluding SE), Flex (excluding SE), Explorer (excluding base)]/[F-150 (excluding Regular Cab 4x2 XL), Expedition, E-Series]/[F250-550] – all Fiesta, Focus, Raptor, GT500, BOSS 302, Transit Connect EV, Medium Truck, Value Leader and Lincoln models excluded (each an “Eligible Vehicle”). Taxes payable before Rebate amount is deducted. To qualify: (i) customer must, at the time of the Eligible Vehicle sale, provide the Dealer with (a) sufficient proof of Criteria, and (b) signed original ownership transferring customer vehicle to the Authorized Recycler; and (ii) Eligible Vehicle must be purchased, leased, or factory ordered during the Program Period. Offer only available to residents of Canada and payable in Canadian dollars. Offer is transferable only to persons domiciled with the owner of the recycled vehicle. Offer can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Offer not available on any vehicle receiving CPA, GPC, Commercial Connection or Daily Rental Rebates and the Commercial Fleet Rebate Program (CFIP). Customers eligible for CFIP are not eligible for this offer. Limited time offer, see dealer for details or call the Ford Customer Relationship Centre at 1-800-565-3673. ▲Offer only valid from December 1, 2012 to January 31, 2013 (the “Offer Period”) to resident Canadians with a Costco membership on or before November 30, 2012. Use this $1,000CDN Costco member offer towards the purchase or lease of a new 2012/2013 Ford vehicle (excluding Fiesta, Focus, Fusion HEV & Energi, C-Max, Raptor, GT500, Mustang Boss 302, Transit Connect EV & Medium Truck) (each an “Eligible Vehicle”). The Eligible Vehicle must be delivered and/or factory-ordered from your participating Ford/Lincoln dealer within the Offer Period. Offer is only valid at participating dealers, is subject to vehicle availability, and may be cancelled or changed at any time without notice. Only one (1) offer may be applied towards the purchase or lease of one (1) Eligible Vehicle, up to a maximum of two (2) separate Eligible Vehicle sales per Costco Membership Number. Offer is transferable to persons domiciled with an eligible Costco member. This offer can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford Motor Company of Canada at either the time of factory order (if ordered within the Offer Period) or delivery, but not both. Offer is not combinable with any CPA/GPC or Daily Rental incentives, the Commercial Upfit Program or the Commercial Fleet Incentive Program (CFIP). Applicable taxes calculated before $1,000CDN offer is deducted. Dealer may sell or lease for less.

Limited time offer, see dealer for details or call the Ford Customer Relationship Centre at 1-800-565-3673. ***Estimated fuel consumption ratings for 2013 Focus 2.0L I4 5-speed manual transmission: [7.8L/100km (36MPG) City, 5.5L/100km (51MPG) Hwy] / 2013 Escape FWD 1.6L GTDI I4 EcoBoost 6-speed automatic transmission: [9.1L/100km (31MPG) City, 6.0L/100km (47MPG) Hwy] / 2013 F-150 4X4 5.0L V8 6-speed automatic transmission: [15.0L/100km (19MPG) City, 10.6L/100km (27MPG) Hwy]. Fuel consumption ratings based on Transport Canada approved test methods. Actual fuel consumption will vary based on road conditions, vehicle loading, vehicle equipment, and driving habits. **When properly equipped. Max. towing of 11,300 lbs with 3.5L EcoBoost 4x2 and 4x4 and 6.2L 2 valve V8 4x2 engines. Max. payload of 3,120 lbs with 5.0L Ti-VCT V8 engine. Class is Full-Size Pickups under 8,500 lbs GVWR vs. 2012/2013 competitors. ‡‡Max. horsepower of 411 and max. torque of 434 on F-150 6.2L V8 engine. Class is Full–Size Pickups under 8,500 lbs GVWR vs. 2012/2013 comparable competitor engines. ©2013 Sirius Canada Inc. “SiriusXM”, the SiriusXM logo, channel names and logos are trademarks of SiriusXM Radio Inc. and are used under licence. ©2013 Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. All rights reserved.

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Beside each other through thick and thin with old age approaching, Let the Next 40 Begin!!

Winnipeg. Dad was born and raised in Owen Sound, Ontario, joined the RCAF where he met Velo; they were married in November 1944. After Bible School in Winnipeg, their travels took them to many locations though BC. Finally in 1958 they settled in Maple Ridge where Dad was Secretary Treasurer of the School District for many years. Dad was involved in many church building projects in the Maple Ridge area during his life time.

He moved to Vancouver to be near his daughter after the passing of his wife. We wish to thank the wonderful staff at Sunrise Assisted Living in Vancouver where Dad enjoyed the best care possible; he loved the view from his 4th floor room. Graveside Service to be held on Tuesday, January 29 at 11:00 am at Maple Ridge Cemetery - 21404 Dewdney Trunk Road. Service to follow at 1:00pm at Maple Ridge Alliance Church - 20399 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge.

Bob & Fran Nunnikhoven January 27th, 1973.

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In Loving Memory of Mildred Woloshyn July 30 1922 – January 27th 2012 “Dear Nana, Up above although your no longer here, In my heart is where I’ll keep you.

Forever you’ll be near” Not a day goes by we don’t think of you Miss you. Love Always, Courtnie, Kyla, Carrie, Rob & Daggy

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Bill passed away peacefully surrounded by family at the age of 92. Remembered lovingly by his beloved wife of 67 years Inez Jean (Preece), his sister Patsy, children Monty, Sunny, Joe, 9 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren and numerous relatives and friends. To view the full obituary and leave condolences for the family visit: www.gardenhill.ca Shaw, Catherine April 10, 1940 January 11, 2013.

Mrs. Catherine Shaw passed away peacefully at the age of 72 in her home. Survived by her loving children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and many many friends. She will be sorely missed by many.

Born in England and moved to Canada in 1966.

Celebration of life to be held February 2, 2013 at 1:00 4:00pm. at Meadowlands Housing Co-op, 19032 Advent Road, Pitt Meadows.

In clubhouse. Please park in designated visitor parking.

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Harmony Daycare Cora’s Retirement!

OPEN HOUSE Thursday, January 31 We hope to have many “Harmony” families (both parents & children) present, so please save the date!

When: Thursday, January 31st Time: 6:30pm Where: Fellowship Hall of the Christian Reformed Church (Gym)

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And now, the summer sun will never be as warm. No remedy will ever ease my pain. But I will warm my life in memories, and thoughts of us together once again.

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Country Lane Learning Centre CLLC operated by ECE Teacher / Elementary Teacher

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We Offer: Infant Toddlers Program Personalized Preschool Program, Hot Lunches, Spanish Program, Summer Program

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Love Mom, Dad, family & all your friends.

Participation in this study means completing a short survey either by mail or telephone.

RSVP: Please call Heather at 604-465-1290 to let her know how many will be attending.

November 7, 1960 - January 27, 2011

Happy 30th Birthday

LITTLE, William Lyle June 22, 1920 - January 19, 2013

July 18, 1952 - January 14, 2013

MaryBeth (Betsy) (nee Walford) passed away suddenly at her home in Maple Ridge. She is predeceased by her parents Arthur & Hazel and her brother Arthur. Betsy will be sadly missed by husband Dale, daughters MacKenzie (Kevin) & Ashley (Lee), son Sheldon (Wendy) and her grandson Troy. Also missing her are her brother Joe (Barb) nephews Steven, Kevin, Joey and nieces Michelle & Jo-ana, many Aunts, Uncles, cousins and friends. There will be a private service for family and friends at a later date.

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Paul passed away into the presence of his Lord the afternoon of January 20, 2013. He was a devoted husband and father. He was predeceased by his wife Velo in 2007 and his son Doug in 2005. He leaves his son David (Beth) in Australia, daughter Ruth (Terry), daughter in law Maria,

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BARBER, Paul Alexander July 3, 1921-January 20, 2013

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Little Explorers Preschool 12145 Laity St. in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Our experienced staff offer a developmentally appropriate curriculum that follows the Early Learning Framework.

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~ Has 3 openings ~ Come & join our family where everyday is an adventure.

EAST Ridge Child Care is a Licensed Community Preschool that is now accepting registration for our NEW 4 HOUR PRESCHOOL (starting fall 2013). Ages 3-5 years. Runs M,W,F 9am-1pm. Limited spaces available! For more information OR to register please call 604-479-2523 or visit www.eastridgechildcare.ca

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PUDDLE D (Duck) Children’s Ctr Preschool Daycare 21/2 to 5 years Before &/or After school care K ~ 12 years Davie Jones Edith McDermott Highland Park Pitt Meadows Programs included: Arts, Science, Music, Math, Dramatic Play & Sports Fully licensed, QualiďŹ ed E.C.E. Caregivers & Teachers

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We offer a caring, supportive and stimulating environment in which children happily enjoy the freedom to explore and learn the realms of numeracy, literacy, geography, science, music & art.

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR DAYCARE & (FALL START) PRESCHOOL

AM & PM Classes avail Bright, well-equipped facility

Thornhill Corner Montessori Saturday, Feb. 2nd from 9:00am - 12:00pm 9975 272nd St. Tel: (604) 462-1400

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Montessori Beginnings

Websters Corner Montessori Saturday, Feb. 9th from 9:00am - 12:00pm 25102 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Tel: (604) 466-5681 2, 3 or 5 days per week preschool, extended preschool & daycare programs.

Transportation between locations is provided.

Please visit us at:

www.montessoricorner.ca Preschool & Childcare Our progressive program excels in merging the best of the Montessori Method and the current thinking of Early Childhood Education. Each child has their own program to grow and learn. Within our prepared environment we offer fun and exciting programs; French, Music & Creative Movement.

AM/PM 2, 3,4 & 5 day programs.

We also offer Daycare programs.

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FARM WORKERS FARM WORKERS

REGISTRATION for September 2013

Close to major route

604.465.9822

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Needed for Seasonal work from April to November in Pitt Meadows Duties: Weed control, pruning, harvesting berries & all general farm labour. Must be reliable & able to work in all weather conditions with minimum supervision.

Wage $10.25/hr, 40-60 hrs/wk. Fax resume: Attn: Sue to 604-465-0300

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Entry level promoters needed.

Room for travel and rapid advancement.

Must be outgoing and avail immediately

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F/T Liquor Store Clerks Some lifting involved. Must be available for all shifts.

Apply in person with resume to:

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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES SHAKE & SHINGLE LIQUOR STORE

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New Year New Career!

Up to $800/wk

Calgary’s # 1 Exterior’s company will be in your area recruiting for the following positions: skilled Roofers, Siders, Eavestroughers, Foreman & sub crews . Our Roofing & Exteriors Manager’s will be in the lower mainland on Wed, Jan 30th and Thurs, Jan 31st.

Please call Donavan at (587) 228-0473 to schedule an interview during those dates.

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?

PLEA Community Services is looking for qualified applicants who can provide care for youth in their home on a full-time basis or on weekends for respite.

Training, support and remuneration are provided.

Funding is available for modifications to better equip your home. A child at risk is waiting for an open door.

DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

Terrific career Opportunity with outstanding growth potential to learn how to locate rail defects.

No Rail Experience Needed!!

Skills Needed - Ability to travel 3 months at a time, Valid License w/ air brake endorsement.

Extensive Paid Travel, Meal Allowance, 4 weeks Vacation and BeneďŹ ts Package.

Compensation based on prior driving experience.

Apply at www.sperryrail.com under careers, keyword Driver.

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Seeking a reliable individual to fill a 35 hr/wk position. Mon-Fri (1:30pm-9pm) $10.75/start Benefits after 3 mth. Please only apply in person with resume to:

HELP WANTED

LANDSCAPER REQUIRED With 3 years experience & a valid Drivers licence. Must be reliable & hardworking, able to work on their own and operate a bobcat. Starting @ $18/hour.

Call 604-462-7522 or Fax resume to: 604-462-7554 or Email:

vanderpauwlandscaping@shaw.ca

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Hands-on training to get you job ready and hired in the following ďŹ elds:

Fast track to a new career

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For more info link on the link: http://www.epicroofing.ca/ about-epic/careers.html

Become a Community Support Worker

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Graphic Designer The award-winning Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows News has an immediate opening for a full time Graphic Designer.

The successful applicant will be creative, organized and work effectively under tight deadlines, interacting with advertising clients, sales representatives and the creative team. Speed, accuracy and attention to detail is a requirement.

A comprehensive working knowledge is required of CS6 on Mac OS X for both print and on-line advertising. Preference will be given to those with technical skills.

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

If you’d like to be part of a successful team, please send a resume, cover letter and portfolio showcasing your talent by email to: Carly Ferguson, Advertising & Creative Services Manager Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows News admanager@mapleridgenews.com Closing date: February 1, 2013 Thank you to all who apply, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

No phone calls please.

Program starts soon in Maple Ridge

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 281

GARDENING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 287

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

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

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

RNs: INTERESTED IN PRIVATE PRACTICE? BioClin Health Care is hiring casual RNs for our private infusion and injection clinic opening soon in Pitt Meadows. RNs must have exceptional I.V. skills and critical care experience. Starting RN salary: $38/hr.

Fax resume to Shaazmeen: 1-866-276-2589, or email: careers@bioclin.ca.

142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR Part-Time MIRCOM Technologies located in Maple Ridge, is seeking an energetic motivated P/T Office Administrator.

Office/Reception experience required, proficient computer skills, knowledge of AccPacc is an asset. Wage dependent on experience.

Submit resume with cover letter ‘Attention Elaine’,

by fax: 604-460-6368 or email: emcfegan@mircom.com

P/T SECURITY GUARDS needed for evening shifts.

Email: mr.crescent@yahoo.com

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

EXPERIENCED TRUCK PARTSMAN

COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT MECHANICS Wanted for

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

• Maintenance & Repairs • Diagnostics Of Trucks, Trailers, Forklifts & Hydraulics • Reporting • Inventory Control

• Industry Leading Remuneration Packages • Full BeneďŹ ts • Pension Plan

Seven Days a Week

236

CLEANING SERVICES

FRIENDLY CLEANING

mechanics@supersave.ca

$20/hr. Min. 3 hrs.

Equipment & Supplies Included. (Except Vacuum).

Lauren 778-862-1920

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

Want to turn your castoffs into cash? You don’t need magic to do the trick. All you need is a classified ad. Call us today to place your ad. bcclassified.com 604.575.5555 toll-free 1.866.575.5777

EUROPEAN LADY will clean your house or office. 15 Years exp. Ref’s avail. Free Est. 604-468-0421

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

604-468-8889 candymassage.blogspot.com/

(604)465-1311

meadowslandscapesupply.com

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

283A

HANDYPERSONS

ARRANGE HANDYMAN Design, Renovations & Repairs Call Glenn @ 778-873-8300

287

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

mariescustomizedcleaning @gmail.com

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

CONCRETE & PLACING

173

MIND BODY SPIRIT

Grand Opening

AQUA SPA Relaxation Massage & Skin Care

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

Mathias 604-313-5530

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HELP WANTED

WANT TO WORK OUTDOORS? Established utilities services company is seeking part time and full time METER READERS for Chilliwack, Surrey, Maple Ridge, Burnaby, Richmond, North Vancouver, Vancouver and surrounding areas. ‹ E_perience reading meters is considered an asset ‹ 4ust have a reliable vehicle ‹ 4ust be customer oriented ^ith good communications skills ‹ 4ust be capable of ^orking independently in various ^eather conditions ‹ 7hysically demanding Qob ‹ *ompany provided uniforms and training ‹ 7aid by piece rate paid per meter that you read ‹ 0f hired clean +rivers (bstract clean *riminal )ackground *heck and proof of business class vehicle insurance required ‹ Earning potential of appro_imately per hour Email resume to employment@olameter.com noting location of choice in the subQect line or fa_ to 877-864-2831

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CHOICE RENOVATIONS

Cellular 604-671-9694

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

Take a walk through the Classifieds for the best bargains around! bcclassified.com

SUNDECKS

Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-782-9108 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

âœśDump Site Now Openâœś

373B

604-465-1311

320

MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable.

Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

TILING

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

JOSEPH Quality Tile inc. www.jqtile.wordpress.com Ceramic tile installation and supply. Contact: Joseph 604-518-0068, Niel 604719- 2212

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

OVER 15yrs exp. installing ceramic,porcelain,stone tile. visit www.futuristichomeservices.com

Meadows Landscape Supply

Earn Extra Cash!

Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows NEWS

AFFORDABLE MOVING Local & Long Distance

$45/Hr

Available routes in Maple Ridge 40000059 - 114A Ave, 115 Ave, 115A Ave, 236 St, 236A St, Creekside St. 40000060 - McClure Dr, 106 Ave, 240 A St.

604-537-4140

40220262 - 124 Ave, 216 St, Exeter Ave, Spring Cres, Thornton Ave

GET the BEST for your MOVING From $40/hr Licensed & Insured Fortiermoving.ca 778-773-3737

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,

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

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

40310306 - 117 Ave, 118 Ave, 210 St, Barker Ave, Fraserview St, Penny Ln, Steeves St. 40320353 - Thornton Ave, Douglas Ave, Laity St, Hardy St, 126 Ave 40320373 - 121 Ave, Irving St, Lindsay Ave, Lindsay Pl, Makinson St. 40320379 - 201 St, 201B St, 121 Ave, 121A Ave, Telep Ave, 123 Ave, 120A Ave, 120B Ave. 40320384 - 124 Ave, 125 Ave, 209 St, Blanshard St, Meadow Pl.

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

40400437 - Blake Loop (13625–13693), 228 St, 228A St, 228B St

Dean 604-834-3076

Available routes in Pitt Meadows

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.

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

HOOT & OWL

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

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Phone 604-575-5555

MISC SERVICES

Home Renovations and New Construction

778.885.7074 Trent Reisinger

TOPSOIL

SCREENED TOPSOIL MUSHROOM MANURE BARK MULCH 604-467-3003

www.augustinesoilandmulch.com

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

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

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

604-465-5193 or 604-465-5197

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

(#102055) Bonded

www.recycleitcanada.ca

Please call for pricing

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

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

604-462-0480 / 604-861-7418

604-475-7077

604.587.5865

www.jonesbroscartageltd.com

HOGFUEL

EAGLE TILE

ELECTRICAL

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

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

www.nphomes.ca

DRYWALL

Swedish Massage ConďŹ dential

JUNK REMOVAL

• • •

Hemlock, Fir & Cedar

101 - 19070 Lougheed Hwy, Pitt Meadows

FRANKS Drywall *Boarding*Taping *Spraying no job too sm. Seniors rts Free ests. 604-939-7029, 809-1945

RECYCLE-IT!

.Enterprise Plumbing, Heating, Gasfitting

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

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

Big or small. Wayne 778-242-2060

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

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

JAGUAR LANDSCAPING Lawn & Garden Service.

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

GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $59.00 Per Ton

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604-475-7077

604-463-3644 604-861-1490

Gary 467-3024

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

C & C Electrical Mechanical

Landscape Construction Renovations W Maintenance

T & K Haulaway

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

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

Green Services Ltd

604-572-3733

Recycled Earth Friendly

PLUMBING

FULL PLUMBING SERVICES

DUTCH TOUCH

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

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

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604.465.2944

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

604.510.6689 20437 Douglas Crescent Langley ✭✭Customized Services✭✭ *Private *European *Daily Specials 604.230.4444

LANDSCAPING

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

UNIQUE CONCRETE DESIGN

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

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

Den’s GarDENing Services Fall & Winter cleanups, Hedges, Rubbish removal, Tree pruning, Wind or Snow damage & removals, Chipping & Stump grinding.

317 242

HERFORT CONCRETE

Please fax: (1)604-796-0318 or e-mail: rick.tamihilog@shaw.ca

300

SAWDUST

Class 109 Career Opportunities!

Why not make your dream a reality?

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

3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

HOME REPAIRS

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.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HOUSECLEANING

Call Marie 604-467-1118 DREAMING of a new career?

Look in bcclassified.com’s

âœś Bark Mulch âœś Lawn & Garden Soil âœś Drain Grave Lava Rock âœś River Rock âœśPea Gravel

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

ENVIRO

Please e-mail resumes:

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288

RUBBISH REMOVAL

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

PAINT SPECIAL

ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING

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

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Running this ad for 8yrs

Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd.

WE OFFER:

Competitive Wages & BeneďŹ ts After 3 months

HELP WANTED

www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

Prompt Delivery Available

• Strong Command Of The English Language • 3rd or 4th yr. Apprentices • Certified Journeymen • Driver’s Licence • Self-Starter

Required for a growing Lower Mainland logging company. Full Time opportunities.

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QUALIFICATIONS:

Heavy Duty Diesel Mechanic

• TRUCK MECHANICS • HOOKTENDERS • HEAVY DUTY MECHANICS • WELDERS • LOW BED DRIVERS

Call John 604.836.1563

No Credit Checks!

Cash same day, local office.

DUTIES INCLUDE:

PERSONAL SERVICES

Please contact Mike e-mail: mike@megacranes.com or fax 604.599.5250

Own A Vehicle?

Borrow Up To $25,000

SURREY

Union Shop - Full BeneďŹ ts

BENEFIT PACKAGE!

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

Fast Paced, dynamic shops

or Fax: (1)604.534.3811

Mega Cranes Ltd. an industry leader is seeking an energetic, aggressive self starter for a full time position. Required immediately. Must have inspectors ticket and Red seal. Will have hydraulic experience and must be able to read electrical and hydraulic schematics.

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

Need CA$H Today?

www.PitStopLoans.com 604-777-5046

Required for Western Star & Sterling Trucks of Vancouver Inc. Position available in Surrey location.

Forward Resume to Annish Singh Fax: 604-888-4749 E-mail: ars@cullendiesel.com

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

Roof & Drywall Repairs CARPENTRY & TILE WORK

Reno’s/Additions/Kitchens Snow / Salting Rubbish Removal NO JOB TOO BIG OR SMALL

Email: hoot&owl@telus.net

Gary 604-339-5430

41011022 - Bonson Rd (12137-12255), Maple Pl (19610-19666), Somerset Dr (19572-19656).

41011027 - 115B Ave, 116B Ave, 195A St, Bonson Rd. 41011030 - Cobblestone Ln (11619-11635), Fieldstone Walk (19203-19292), Streamstone Walk.

Time to Put Down Some Roots?

Check out our Real Estate Section (600’s) for home listings by realtors and For Sale By Owners for a great deal on your new home.

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

Serving Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows since 1978

I=: C:LH Circulation

604.476.2740

brian@mapleridgenews.com

A46 -- Friday, January 25, 2013 -- THE NEWS - www.mapleridgenews.com

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 374

TREE SERVICES

PETS 477

PETS

REAL ESTATE 630

LOTS

5 ACRE DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY IN MAPLE RIDGE potential 35 building lots. $1,250,000. Vendor can finance.

2 Houses, $2400/mo. Also 2.5 acres for $775,000. 604-760-3792

AARAYA Tree Services

604-463-9980 Fully Insured W24 Hour Service Topping W Falling W Hedging Chipping W Stumpgrinding

30 Years Local Service

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

SATISFACTION GUARANTEED

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO Derek Manor 2048 Manning Ave.

Port Coq ~ 604-941-5452 or 604-944-7889 FREE PREMIUM CABLE $80 Value

FREE ESTIMATES

RENTALS 706

MAPLE RIDGE 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

S Impeccably clean S Heat S Hot Water S Parking 1 bdrm ~ Avail Now $790/mo

TREEMENDOUS Arb Care. Simply the best choice for all your tree care needs. Specializing in structural pruning, reductions and removals.

Ask us about decorative lighting options. Turn your trees into conversation pieces. Call: (604)562-3545 or treewarden@hotmail.com

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

AMERICAN BULLDOGS $800 Ready NOW. 1 Female, 1 Male Call for appt. (604)230-1999

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

PETS 453

BOARDING

BARN / STORAGE; 3 stalls and a 1 bdrm suite for rent in Maple Ridge. $1500/mo. Avail Apr 1st. Call: (604)760-3792

454

EQUESTRIAN

CEDAR HOGFUEL Special Fall prices Sawdust also available

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977 CHIHUAHUA, FEMALE, 1 year old, long hair, very sweet. $500. Call 604-794-7347

456

FEED & HAY

• DIFFICULTY SELLING ? • Difficulty Making Payments?

No Equity? Expired Listing? Penalty?

We Take Over Payments! No Fees! www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663

1 & 2 Bdrms $790/$890 GREAT LOCATION

Queen Anne Apts. * Renovated Suites *

YORKSHIRE Terrier pups, 3 males, ckc reg, micro-chipped, champion lines, (604)858-9758

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 533

FERTILIZERS

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

545

FUEL

APARTMENT/CONDO

MAPLE RIDGE #1 IN RENTALS (Since 1990)

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

CALL FOR DETAILS Port Coq.downtown, large newer 2bdrm condo, top flr corner,large windows, hi ceilings, $1300/mo.

Call 604-464-7548

Visit our website for other rental properties:

www.profile-properties.com

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

BRENTWOOD Apartments

548

Deluxe 2 & 3 Bdrm. st

FURNITURE

Pitt Meadows Available February 1

Gas F/P, D/W, garburator, laundry hook-up, underground prk. Across from Elem. School.

Walk to W. Coast Express.

No pets.

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

For more information, google us.

OAK ROUND TABLE & carved back chairs, asking $500. Brown leather chesterfield $150. Futon Sofabed & Mattress, like new $300.

All in good shape. 604-463-4831.

Bright 2 bdrm apt.

560

MISC. FOR SALE

627

REAL ESTATE HOMES WANTED

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

Phone 604-465-9823

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

Close to transit, schools, and shopping.

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. sandy@terramanagement.ca Or phone 604 945 5864 MAPLE RIDGE CENTRAL 1 bdrm apt, $750/mo incl heat, h/w, N/P. Avail Feb 1. Call 604-476-6683.

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

Close to stores & schools.

MAPLE COURT I 22437 121st Ave 604-467-0715

778-386-6782

MAPLE RIDGE near SPCA. New 1 bdrm walk-out bsmt, Avail now, ns/np, $720 incl utils. 604-928-5012

6,600sf. or 5,400sf. @ $4.50sf. + 3N or 12,000sf. @ $4.25sf. + 3N 3 phase and single phase power.

3 bay doors 12 x 12. (604)941-2959 PORT COQUITLAM, 1500 - 3000 sq ft. Ground floor commercial area.

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

715

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

MAPLE RIDGE Ctrl 2 bdrm, full bath, carport, Xstorage, own W/D, NP/NS Immed $950 (604)808-6874

PORT COQUITLAM 2 bdrm $850 or use 1 bdrm $750 NS/NP Refs.

Avail now. 604-354-8004

752

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

POCO clean 3 bdrm rancher. Near school/amens. $1570. NS/NP, ref’s.

Now. 604-805-2768, 604-931-1573

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ROOMS FOR RENT

$75 OFF 1ST MONTH

If your combined monthly family income is between $2600.00 – $5500.00 you may be qualified for market rent.

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

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

TRANSPORTATION 809

AUTO ACCESSORIES/ PARTS

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

FORD F-150 stock side mirrors.

Brand new, black with silver trim. $600 for the set. 604-328-2837 (Maple Ridge)

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

Haney Motor Hotel

TIRE CHAINS - Heavy duty V-Bar cam chains for one ton dually p/u truck. Fits 16 inch dually wheels. $160. 604-328-2837 ( Maple Ridge)

(604)466-5799 Maple Ridge Swan Court Apartments Large 1 & 2 Bedrooms.

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

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

604.466.8404 (Erik)

Call 604-467-3944 748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION MAPLE Ridge. M/F. Rm main floor in heritage house. $500+ util./mo. txt 778-773-0430. Avail. Feb. 1 MAPLE RIDGE M/F bed sitting rm own bath main hse Lots of amens NS/NP $625mo 604-476-1335

750

SUITES, LOWER

MAPLE RIDGE 1 Bdrm plus.

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

TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

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

• Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

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

851

TRUCKS & VANS

2007 CHEVY UPLANDER VAN red, 7 pass, very good condition, like new. $8250. (778)889-2301

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

Glenwood Manor Apartments

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

The Scrapper

Attractive modern units, in a safe, all ages community. Amenities include, playground, on site laundry facilities & secure parking in a certified Crime Free Multi Housing complex. Close to schools and parks with shopping near by.

Pet friendly (some exceptions apply).

HOMES FOR RENT

MAPLE RIDGE Cntl 4 Bdrm 2 bath, newly painted, Xtra Lrg yard, F/P, ns/np.Mar 1st.$1550. 604-773-3912

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200 AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

RENTS between $880.00 – $1395.00

733 MOBILE HOMES & PADS

MAPLE RIDGE 12880 216 Street.

4 Bdrm house with 6 appliances. $1995/mo +utils. (604)722-5609

845

TOWNHOUSES

2 Bedroom Apartments And 2/3 bedroom Townhouses available

MAPLE RIDGE. 2bdrm mobile home. In quiet 55+ retirement park.

Covered parking, storage. Freshly painted, new carpets. $725/mo.

Avail immed. N/S, N/P. Call 604-240-8358

736

1-800-961-7022

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

Coquitlam/Port Coquitlam/ Maple Ridge

&

MAPLE COURT II

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

MAPLE RIDGE central. Newly reno’d 2 bdrm gnd lvl suite, full bath, nr bus & school, ns/np, avail now. $900/mo incl utils. 604-719-4848.

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

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

MAPLE Ridge. Albion area. 2 bdrm.

Sep entry. NS/NP. On bus rte. Shrd W/D. $800 incl utils. Ref’s. Immed.

778-549-9526 or 604-463-9122.

MAPLE RIDGE. Lrg 2 bdrm, 1300 sf. Share W/D. Feb 1 or 15. Pets ok. $1000+50% util. 604-727-7071.

CHILLIWACK WAREHOUSE

RENTALS

Newer 1 Bdrm suite Newer appliances. Own W/D Suits one, or couple. Avail March 1. N/S, N/P. $800/mo incl utils & alarm & wifi.

PORT COQUITLAM

SENIOR’S DISCOUNT

PRESA CANARIO P/B UKC, fawn Both parents approx. 20 to 150 lbs.

Call 604-302-2357

706

604.465.7221

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

MAPLE RIDGE: 2 bdrm condo$950/mo with u/g parking. Avail now. Gordon Tower @ 222nd/Dewdney. 604-467-4450 or 604-355-1356

SHELTIES 3 SABLE. 7 mo. old F. spayed & both shots. Two 3 mo old one w/white body & spotted.

Loveable, sweet pups. 604-826-6311

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

AUTO FINANCING

MAPLE RIDGE:

19071 Ford Rd. Pitt Meadows Clean, Quiet Well Managed Bldg.

3 Blocks to W.C. Express

810

232 & Silver Ridge area.

MAPLE RIDGE 2 bdrm grnd level suite, 900 sq/ft, shared laundry, avail Feb1st or 15th. $900/mo incl heat/hot water. Call 604-313-1718.

604-464-3550

604-463-7450 604-463-2236

SUITES, LOWER

Pls call: 604-466-3623 or

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

12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certified Crime Free Buildings

TOWNHOUSES

750

TRANSPORTATION

MAPLE RIDGE 216/River Rd. Near New 3 bdrm bsmt suite, $1275/mo incl heat/light/cable. Sorry N/S, N/P. Avail Feb. 1st. Call 604-463-3832.

Polo Club Apartments

Clean, very quiet, large,

$195,000 SENIORS T/H, great M. Ridge loc, well maint, low fees, 1 lvl 2 bd, 2 bth, 2 prkg. 604-463-7976

477

BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOGS, pure bred at Diesel Kennel, 3 male, $1500. each. Call (604)869-5073

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

MAPLE RIDGE

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

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

BEAGLE PUPS, tri colored, good looking, healthy, vet check $700.

(604)796-3026. No Sunday calls

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.

Glenbrookhomes.net

641

★ ★ STRAW ★ ★ for erosion control, bedding etc.

The Hay Hut..............604-916-5737 LOCAL HAY FOR SALE. First cut $6/bale. Good Quality! 60lb bale average. Pitt Meadows.

Call 604-505-4087.

PETS

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)

ITALIAN MASTIFF(Cane Corso) P/B blue, 9 wks, 1st shots, tails/dew claws done $800 (604)308-5665

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

604-465-5193

No pets ~ Ref’s req’d.

MAPLE INN 11695 -224th St

BORDER COLLIE X, born Dec 5th, ranch raised, getting lots of atten. $350. Carol 604-316-4668 or email: carol@blackdiamondranch.ca

MATTRESSES starting at $99

Augustine Soil & Mulch Ltd. Pitt Meadows, BC

New home w/riverview in Ruskin.

Pet/fam ok. $89,800 with $505 pad rent. Chuck 604-830-1960.

BEAUTIFUL black Lab/Weimaraner puppies all black blue eyes 3F 3M. 6 wks. Ready Jan 28. Farm & family raised. $325. 604-852-7199

German Shepherd Puppies, Top American Canadian bloodlines, wonderful temp, great conf. $850 & $1200.604-856-2004/604-908-7913

Your LOCAL Tree Service, For Honest Prices & Quality Work

APARTMENT/CONDO

RENTALS

810

AUTO FINANCING

The following vehicles will be sold, as per the Warehouse Liens Act: 2006 Honda Civic VIN# 2HGFG11386H005781 registered owner Lorraine Saran Kidd, debt amount as of January 18, 2013 is $2557.61 1998 Chevrolet 2WHDR VIN# 1GCHC39J4WE113758 registered owner Christine Wolczyk, debt amount as of January 18, 2013 is $2540.89 If you have a claim either of these vehicles please respond in writing

by Febrary 8th, 2013 to: Maple Ridge Towing (1981) Ltd, 23283 McKay Ave, Maple Ridge, B.C. V2W 1B9.

www.mapleridgenews.com - THE NEWS -- Friday, January 25, 2013 -- 47

Dave Wyant

Sharma Family Abbotsford, BC

Borzo & Angela Salehi Port Moody, BC

Ng Family Coquitlam, BC

Mircea & Adrianna Pitt Meadows, BC

Joseph & Marcey Maple Ridge, BC

Alvin & Carole Pitt Meadows, BC

Derek & Rebecca Maple Ridge, BC

Faith & Brad Surrey, BC

Feltrin Family Port Coquitlam, BC

Sean Elmont

Brent Miscisco

Mike Jankowiak

Robbie Beaton

604 467 3401 23213 Lougheed Highway • mapleridgehyundai.com *Prices plus applicable taxes and fees. DL#7356

Adam Cunliffe

Brett Kinney

Ross Burroughs

Bob Murdoch

Super Dave’s

48 -- Friday, January 25, 2013 -- THE NEWS - www.mapleridgenews.com

50

%

CLEARANCE

CLEARANCE

minimum the regular price on all

MEN’s starting @

SEASONAL SUPER SALE BEGINS

off

CLEARANCE MERCHANDISE

Shirts ............................................. from $9.99 Jeans .............................................from $9.99 Pants .............................................from $9.99 Shoes ..........................................from $29.99 Insulated Vests ..............................from $29.99 Jackets ..........................................from $49.99 Snowboots ....................................from $49.99

LADIES starting @

Jeans ......................................from $9.99 Shirts ..................................... from $19.99 Pants .................................... from $19.99 Shoes ................................... from $29.99 Snowboots ............................. from $44.99

YELLOW TICKET items PRICES AS MARKED

ROCKY

Trail Phantom

• Ultra Dry™ Waterproof, 600g • Thinsulate™ Ultra Insulation.

• Realtree All-Purpose • Camoflage.

Reg. $179.99

FLEECE HOODIES & JACKETS

Gun Flint

NOW IN

SALE $

14399

SALE $

• 800g Thinsulate™ • Ultra & Ultra Dry™ • Waterproof Reg. $159.99

Shadow Trek

• Non-Insulated, Realtree • Hardwoods® HD Green, Welded • TPU Midfoot Support.

Reg. $199.99

12799

15999

SALE $

Elk Tracker

• Gore-Tex® Waterproof Membrane, • 600g Thinsulate™ • Ultra Insulation 1000g 600g Reg. $249.99

19999

SALE$

1000g Reg. $259.99

23999

Grizzly Tracker

• Ultra Dry™ Waterproof. 1000g • Thinsulate™ Ultra Insulation • Realtree® All-Purpose • Camoflage.

Reg. $214.99

17199

SALE $

SALE$

HURRY IN FOR BEST SELECTION

SALE IN STOCK ONLY

SALE while quantities last $15199

*CLEARANCE ITEM WHILE QUANTITIES LAST. IN STOCK ONLY.

Shop Local! Everybody Wins

Custom Embroidery Centre on Premises

22722 Lougheed Hwy., Maple Ridge 604-463-7277 Monday - Friday 9 am - 9 pm • Saturday 9 am - 6 pm • Sunday 10 am - 5 pm

Maple Ridge Store Only Locally Owned & Operated