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Gun ammo could be hard to get hoarding Americans create supply shortage

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Craig Jones , co-owner of Wanstalls, holds a .223 Remington bullet, an example of the ammunition that he is worried about becoming low on stock because of changes to U.S. gun laws.

Hunters and target shooters are going to find ammunition in short supply as their neighbours south of the border hoard bullets in anticipation of changes to U.S. gun laws.

In the wake of the worst school shooting in U.S. history, President Barack Obama has called for limits on Americans’ second amendment right to bear arms in favour of gun control.

The U.S. public has responded by buying up weapons and ammo.

Wanstalls, which sells tactical and sporting arms and supplies in Maple Ridge, is already seeing a dearth of the popular .223 calibre rounds, and co-owner Craig Jones anticipates that the massive U.S. demand is going to make popular ammunition such as 9 mm and .45 cal handgun rounds difficult to get. see Ammunition, p9

You ruined my life: Pitt rave girl

by M o n i s h a M a r t i n s staff reporter

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A teenage girl who claims she was sexually assaulted at a Pitt Meadows rave in 2010 read a victim impact statement at a sentencing hearing on Wednesday.

The young woman at the centre of rape allegations stemming from the Pitt Meadows rave shared her story for the first time Wednesday in court, recounting bits of what she remembers from that night.

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“Dennis can tell this courtroom, your family and your lawyer 100 times that you are sorry for what you did, and you can apologize to me, but I don’t believe you are sorry for one second,” said the girl, her voice flush with rage.

“You are not sorry for what you did.

You are just sorry you got caught.”

Originally charged with more serious offence of possessing and distributing child pornography, Warrington pleaded guilty in December to a less-

er count of distributing obscene material for posting three photographs of the girl on Facebook.

The photographs were graphic close-ups of a couple having sex – the faces of the girl and boy obscured.

The Sept. 10, 2010 party held at a farm on Harris Road, dubbed Another Night in Bangkok, drew hundreds of teens and young adults.

The young woman, 16 at the time, went to the rave with a group of friends.

“Just like everyone else at the party, we did bring alcohol,” she said, but noted she didn’t plan on getting very

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The teens even picked a spot outside the barn where they would meet should anyone get lost in the crowd.

“I was having the time of my life, hanging out with my friends, dancing, singing and laughing,” she told the court. see Sentencing, p5

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TransLink backs off, for now, on cuts Proposed cuts to shuttle routes cancelled

by Phil M elnyc h u k staff reporter

TransLink said it wanted input on bus route cuts, so bus driver Laurie Pedersen obliged.

And it seems to have worked.

After hearing of Pedersen’s petition of at least 600 names opposed to the trimming of routes C-49 and C-48, and hearing input at an open house last year, TransLink staff have listened.

Recommendations will be to keep C-49 as is and only make a slight change to C-48, said Derek Zabel, spokesman for Coast Mountain Bus, a TransLink subsidiary.

Whether senior staff agree however, remains to be seen.

“These are the recommendations that she’s (spokesman Marisa Espinosa) going to put forward,” Zabel said.

TransLink wanted to focus the C-48 route in fast-growing Albion area, specifically on McClure Drive, near Samuel Robertson Technical secondary, and cut service farther east along 100th Avenue. The new C-48 route would connect to the Port Haney West Coast Express station.

But Zabel said Thursday the recommendation will be to keep the route intact, while adding the stretch on McClure Drive and still to Port Haney station.

Staff that are handling the “service optimization” process will

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Bus driver Laurie Pedersen has already collected 600 signatures for her petition for better local transit service. also recommend leaving C-49 as is. That route runs along Dewdney Trunk Road to 272nd Street then south to Lougheed Highway, then back up 280th Street to Dewdney Trunk Road.

TransLink makes the final decision on route changes later this year.

Zabel said TransLink wants to listen to people’s concerns but also wants to ensure routes are as productive as possible, he added.

Pedersen though plans on continuing her petition, which asks for better service throughout Maple Ridge.

“It does make me happy. I guess I

scared them.” People along the C-49 route will be happy, she added.

Another change is proposed for the C-41 route, in Pitt Meadows, turning it into a loop route that runs every hour, so people can get back to where they came from. TransLink said only one or two people a day rode the C-48 shuttle in the Thornhill area, while the C-49 route in Ruskin drew one or two people every run.

Pedersen says the number of passengers varies according to the time of day. Regardless of what changes are made to routes, Pedersen would

keep her job as a driver.

“We need to get out of the dark.

People are screaming for service and we’re being ignored.”

In addition to the 600 signatures she’s collected, sign boards are posted at Black Sheep Pub, Silver Valley convenience store, the convenience store at 287th Street and Dewdney Trunk Road, in Hammond and at Bruce’s Country Market.

She plans on presenting the petition to politicians, as well as TransLink.

Silver Valley resident Nicole Read, who’s campaigning for an elementa-

ry school in the area, also says TransLink service is needed.

Currently, the only bus service near Silver Valley is a few kilometres down 232nd Street, past Yennadon elementary.

That means a tough walk for her 70-year-old mom. “It’s narrow. It’s steep. And there are no sidewalks.”

People have to walk on the gravel shoulder on 232nd Street in the same direction of traffic.

Maple Ridge located the Silver Valley subdivision at the top of 232nd Street, “but we don’t have any of the amenities. So we’re feeling pretty stranded here by the people of Maple Ridge,” Read added.

“Diane Watts [Surrey mayor], she pushes back on TransLink. She has expectations.”

But Surrey’s got half a million people, countered Maple Ridge Mayor Ernie Daykin.

He said community shuttle service to Silver Valley should be in the next area transit plan, due out this year, although the area still needs more people to support the service.

An express bus service to Braid SkyTrain station and the new Evergreen SkyTrain line in Coquitlam Centre and more West Coast Express frequency should also be in the plan.

Daykin is disillusioned with TransLink and Transportation Minister Mary Polak following the lukewarm response to the mayor’s council idea of a slightly higher sales tax to pay for TransLink.

The mayors were asked to put forward funding alternatives.

“I’m kind of done,” he said of TransLink.

Smart meter reprieve eases minds, at least until election Province denies reversal on policy

by Phil Mel nyc hu k staff reporter

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Maple Ridge Coun. Corisa Bell doesn’t want a B.C. Hydro smart meter on her house.

The decision to back off on B.C. Hydro smart-meter installation seems motivated by the coming election, but that’s fine with Maple Ridge Coun. Corisa Bell, who’s let it be known she doesn’t want one.

“It does show that if you’re persistent and hold out, there is opportunity for change to happen.

“It’s been a long haul on smart meters, but there’s a lot of happy people.”

Energy Minister Rich Coleman last week that

smart meters won’t be forced into homes over the next few months, but he denied reports the province has reversed its policy and will let objectors opt out of having the wireless devices.

Coleman believes most smart meter opponents will ultimately agree to take them after they talk to B.C. Hydro reps. That’s the approach that’s been followed so far as the Crown corporation implements the $1-billion program.

But exactly what will happen to holdouts who resist to the end is unclear.

Coleman said the next steps would be decided after “some re-education” and an effort to work with objectors in a “respectful” way.

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Bell, who campaigned against the Liberal government’s Harmonized Sales Tax – helping force it to a referendum, in which it was defeated – realizes the smart meter relaxation comes just before the May provincial election.

But that could give an opportunity for smart meters to become a campaign issue. One of her main objections to the conversion program, which aims to replace every old meter in B.C. homes with a digital, wireless smart meter, which sends out brief signals showing daily electricity consumption, is the lack of public consultation beforehand.

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Bell’s family business is in the computer industry.

“I believe anything that’s wireless can be hacked.”

Health concerns are next on her list. There’s hasn’t been enough research done on the effects of radio frequencies or electromagnetic frequencies, “in order for us to make a decision.”

At night, she turns off the WiFi on her cellphone, she points out.

“I’m also somebody who doesn’t own a microwave.”

According to Health Canada, the amount of energy absorbed depends on how close someone is to a smart meter.

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Unlike cellphones, “where the transmitter is held close to the head and much of the radio frequency energy that is absorbed is localized to one specific area, radio frequency energy from smart meters is typically transmitted at a much greater distance from the human body.

“This results in very low RF exposure levels across the entire body, much like exposure to AM or FM radio broadcast signals.”

As well, the smart meters signals are only in the form of short bursts,

far below the human exposure limits specified in Health Canada’s Safety Code 6, says Health Canada’s website.

Bell said she’ll be participating in the next election by asking questions and plans on holding accountable whatever government is elected.

When Coleman made the smart meter announcement, NDP energy critic John Horgan accused the Liberals of trying to neutralize the issue ahead of the election.

“They want to reduce the amount of frustration they find in communities right across B.C.,” Hor-

gan said.

He said the attempt to punt the issue to after the May 14 vote has only confused the public, adding MLA offices have been “swamped by concerned citizens who want answers.”

So far in Maple Ridge and Coquitlam, smart meters have been installed in 94 per cent of the 123,000 homes.

More than 1.74 million smart meters have so far been installed provincewide, a penetration rate of at least 93 per cent, with a combination of holdouts and accepting customers still to go.

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Thieves stole more than $2,000 in gold after breaking into a business in Maple Ridge this week.

The theft took place overnight Tuesday or early Wednesday at the Meadow Vale shopping mall, located in the 19100 block of the Lougheed Highway.

According to police, thieves broke into a vacant store, then managed to enter two adjoining businesses, including a jewelry store, where they stole approximately $2,000 in gold pendants and rings.

“The thieves would’ve had to take considerable time and effort to break in to the adjoining businesses, and police are hoping someone heard or saw something,” said Cpl. Alana Dunlop.

Police have few leads to follow up at this time, and are asking for anyone with any information regarding this crime to call Ridge Meadows RCMP at 604-463-6251.

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‘Thoughtless push of a button’ Sentencing from front

She was offered the drug ecstasy, but turned the offer down because “drugs were never my thing.”

For some reason, however, she accepted a drink from a stranger.

She doesn’t remember much after downing that drink.

She told the court she has no recollection of meeting Colton McMorris, the 18-year-old who had sex with her that night and who was eventually charged with rape.

Charges against him were stayed a year ago, though, because there was not enough evidence for a conviction. McMorris maintains the sex was consensual.

“The next few things that I can remember are the fuzziest, weirdest memories I’ve ever had,” said the girl.

“They are not even solid memories. They are fragments.”

She remembers a light in her face, most likely a memory of a torch that was used to illuminate the couple while they had sex in a field near the barn as a crowd of more than a dozen people watched them, some taking pictures.

She does not remember leaving the rave with McMorris or going to McDonald’s with him and her friends.

She does not remember getting into a taxi, but has a vague recollection of being in a moving car with a bunch of people.

The girl woke up the next day in a friend’s house, disheveled and groggy.

“I have never felt so weird after waking up after a night of partying,” she told the court.

“I felt awful.”

When she checked her Facebook page, it was inundated with messages, asking if she was “that” girl at the party.

Her friends soon confirmed that there were photographs of her having sex being shared on Facebook and via text messages.

“My heart sank and I knew it must be me. With all the messages I’d been getting and the condition of my body, I put two and two together.”

When she got home, she spent the day crying while scanning Facebook with its vicious, nasty comments.

She told the court her friends tried, with little success, to get War-

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rington and the teen who took the photos to take them down.

The next day, a close friend of the girl forced her to go to a hospital, where she was examined by a sexual assault nurse.

That night, she told her mother what little she remembered of the night.

Her parents urged her to call police, but she refused.

The next day, though, police were at her house.

An anonymous person had complained about the pornographic images on Facebook.

The girl blamed Warrington for allowing those photographs to go viral.

“What happened that night should have stayed between the people involved and dealt with privately,” she said.

“But because you made the decision to make these photos public, everyone from one end of town to the other has seen these disgusting and disconcerting pictures of the incident. That should never have happened.”

RCMP held a press conference a week after the rave and begged people to stop sharing the photographs. They threatened to charge those who did

not comply with distributing child pornography.

The abuse and torment, however, has yet to abate on social media.

The court heard that although Warrington had spoken with police, a month after the rave, he posted a rap song on his Facebook page that mimicked the Eminem song Lose Yourself. On Twitter and Facebook, his friends continue to name and threaten the girl, whose identity is protected by a publication ban.

“Honestly, it’s like being tortured on a daily basis and I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy,” the girl said. “People say that it will get better and that the pain will go away, but it’s been two years and it still kills me.”

The bullying that followed caused the girl to drop out of high school.

To this day, she suffers from panic attacks and anxiety. She said she turned to drugs and thought about suicide.

“The word rage isn’t even strong enough for my feelings towards you,” the girl told Warrington.

“Your actions were immoral, immature, and just plain right stupid.”

The girl’s mother and father also read victim impact statements, describing how devastating the events have been for their family.

“My family name has been attacked, slandered and used for the enjoyment and entertainment of sick individuals who continue to attack my daughter,” said the father.

“As a father, I am meant to protect my family.

Clearly I feel helpless in carrying this out.”

The girl’s mother told her court that a friend of Warrington said on Twitter that he wished he could kill her daughter with his bare hands. She said that her daughter’s name is all over the internet and will surface in connection with the rave every time it’s Googled.

“I thank God every day that my daughter has the strength to endure all the bullying she’s been subject to because of Dennis Warrington’s nonchalant, malicious actions,” said the mother.

“If this had happened to your sister or mother, would you have posted those pictures? The internet is a lawless society and people think they can do what they want.”

The mother hoped that people will now think twice about posting things that hurt others on the internet.

Crown prosecutor Wendy van Tongeren Harvey is seeking a suspended sentence for Warrington and a 12-month probation period with

strict conditions that include abstaining from alcohol and drugs, as well as 120 hours of community service.

Van Tongeren Harvey told the judge that although Warrington claims he was “told” to share the photos by friends, his motive for posting them was “narcissistic.”

“He was seeking to entertain himself and his friends at the expense of others,” said van Tongeren Harvey, adding that Crown was being lenient in its request for a suspended sentence.

Warrington’s lawyer, Marvin Stern, is seeking a conditional discharge for his client.

A conditional discharge would mean Warrington wouldn’t have a criminal record.

Warrington, 21, apologized in court for his actions and acknowledged what he did was “thoughtless and supremely immature”.

“To think that just the thoughtless push of a button could change so many outcomes is hard to believe and yet so easily overlooked until the consequences surface,” he said.

“It was all too easy to upload and share something that wasn’t mine to share.

Just a few clicks and it

changed your life and how the world views the person you are.”

But Warrington did not grasp the gravity of his actions months after the rave. He breached his bail conditions twice by drinking alcohol.

During the second breach, he fought with police and refused a breathalyzer.

That breach resulted in the young man spending three days inside the North Fraser Pre-trial Centre, where inmates thought he was a sex offender.

He was threatened and a tray of food was thrown at him.

For the past year, Warrington has complied with bail conditions and said he has matured.

“I hope I can convey how truly sorry I am,” Warrington told the court. “All I can do is try to change who I am because of it, to change how I approach any situation with thought and justification so I can avoid making mistakes that might cause anyone pain in the future. I hope that one day you are able to forgive my actions … “ After Warrington apologized, the girl sent a text to Crown, saying she appreciated it.

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Broken lives The young woman who police allege was raped at a Pitt Meadows rave two years ago got to tell her side of the story Wednesday in court.

Originally charged with the more serious offence of possessing and distributing child pornography, Dennis John Allen Warrington pleaded guilty in December to a lesser count of distributing obscene material for posting three photographs of the girl on Facebook.

At his sentencing hearing, he said he’s learned his lesson, and told her he’s sorry.

She doesn’t believe him.

She said he’s ruined her life.

She explained how she went to the rave in September 2010 with friends. She was having the time of her life, laughing, singing and dancing.

She brought her own alcohol, but then accepted a drink from a stranger.

She said she doesn’t remember much after that, until waking up the next day to find pictures of herself and a young man having sex, posted to Facebook.

She told the court that those images still haunt her today, that she is still taunted by others.

She said she quit school and suffers from anxiety and panic attacks. She said she turned to drugs and thought about suicide.

It has been more than two years, and the girl feels like her ordeal may never end.

We hope, for her sake, that it does, that those who haven’t let it go yet, finally do so.

And we hope some lessons have been learned, not just for those involved, but for all.

Our actions, or inaction, have consequences, unintended or not, and in an instant, as we’ve seen, lives can be altered, damaged, forever.

As a society, we are too quick to offer our opinions, assign blame, to jump in the game. Too few of us seem to care about the aftermath, those hurt. We rather point and stare, or turn a blind eye than intervene or help.

We lack character. We are shallow, looking for the easy way out, or what suits us best. We are afraid to do what’s right if it invites scorn.

We try and lie our way out of trouble, or run and hide. Rather than speak out, we talk behind people’s backs.

It’s all cowardly.

And we are not better because of it.

Because of it, we are worse. We are broken.

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Sometimes the jersey just doesn’t fit F

rom orange and white to green and white, the colours Geroy Simon will wear this summer constitute, quite simply, a football fashion faux pas.

Simon is, of course, the legendary ex-B.C. Lion slotback, a man known well enough in the province that even Commentary non-football fans are Chris Foulds aware of his presence.

Like Lui Passaglia and Trevor Linden and Harold Snepts and Bobby Lenarduzzi before him, Simon has that intangible connection to the public that very few athletes possess.

His rise to top-of-mind status is all the more remarkable, considering he came to Lotusland all the way from Johnstown, Pa., via a short stop in Winnipeg.

Today, however, Simon is a Saskatchewan Roughrider, having been traded last week.

Age, salary and his role in the Lions’ offence led to the transaction, which means the man who owns the CFL record for most career receiving yards will not be at Kamloops’ Hillside Stadium when the Lions open training camp in early June.

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uniforms, while others can fashion a plethora of togs with no sense of unease on the part of the spectator.

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To see Simon in Rider green is just wrong. For whatever reason, it will never look right.

There are certain players in professional sports who are connected to a team in ways the vast majority of athletes are not.

Linden never looked right wearing New York Islander, Washington Capital and Montreal Canadien jerseys.

He looked right only in a Vancouver Canuck uniform.

Same with Ryan Smyth, now back to being an Edmonton Oiler, as God intended.

Ray Bourque won a Stanley Cup as a member of the Colorado Avalanche, but he will always be a Boston Bruin, as will Bobby Orr in spite of donning a Chicago Blackhawk jersey.

Then there are players who rack up Air Miles and look just fine wherever they play.

Mike Sillinger holds the record for most teams played for — at 12.

He looked OK whether skating for the Anaheim Ducks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Detroit Red Wings or any of the other nine clubs for which he toiled.

If there exists in sports that intangible aspect that ties certain players to specific teams, might there be a similar situation in politics?

Perhaps.

In my mind, Ujjal Dosanjh and the NDP go together like peanut butter and jam.

Do you feel your job is secure?

Yes: 33% – No: 67% (43 votes)

Dosanjh and the federal Liberals? Not so much.

Pierre Trudeau embodies the federal Liberals, yet he was a New Democrat before leading Canada’s natural-governing party.

Seems weird to think of Trudeau as part of the NDP. More recently, we have had politicians switch sides now and again, though without sacrificing that intangibility that ties the person to a particular political entity.

Bob Simpson is the well-known independent Cariboo-North MLA who in 2010 was booted from the NDP. Five years before that, he was a senior organizer for the B.C. Liberals.

Simpson may well be the Mike Sillinger of provincial politics, calling various dressing rooms home without invoking any attachment with voters.

If so, Simpson’s political linemates could be John van Dongen (B.C. Liberal/B.C. Conservative/Independent) and Kamloops’ very own Claude Richmond (Social Credit/B.C. Liberal).

Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio (13 years, all with the New York Yankees)? A nation turns its consistency-starved eyes to you.

And, to you, Ed Broadbent (24 years, all with the federal NDP).

And, to you, Peter Lougheed (19 years, all with the Alberta Conservatives).

And, to you, Grace McCarthy (22 years, all with the B.C. Socreds) ...

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

This week’s question: Does more need to be done to protect farmland in B.C.?

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The News/letters A better use of our tax dollars

Editor, The News: Re: Missing link filled in cycling network (The News, Feb. 1).

Where does the stupidity end?

We have a district that can hardly afford to keep school crossings safe (I refer to the Webster’s Corners elementary School and the 256th Street and Dewdney Trunk Road intersection as an example) from fully loaded gravel trucks – wanting to spend $489,000 of our tax dollars on 655 metres of bike lane.

And where does a cash-strapped TransLink find an extra $270,000 to add to the project and the province kicking in a matching $489,000?

Give us a break – add it up: $1.248 million for 655 metres of bike path.

Someone has to be nuts to think this is a good use of public funds.

I took the time to walk the stretch of road and find it no better or no worse than any other section of the Lougheed Highway between downtown and the west side.

I also note that there is an existing bike path on 121 Street going in the same direction.

I did notice that someone is preparing to develop three or four properties along the stretch of roadway in question. How much is the developer kicking in? Or will it just benefit from the improvements being paid for by the taxpayers?

I really encourage the taxpayers of Maple Ridge to start asking for really strong financial plans for this district.

Where is the cost-benefit study for the project?

Whenever this type of ‘touchy-feely’ spending is considered, the district should be required to publish the cost-benefit study so that we can all be informed of how these types of decisions are reached.

I really would support the district being audited, because this is an obscene waste of money (even a more obscene waste than the new art work/statue downtown, paid for by taxpayers – an unjustified expenditure. The district could have put the money toward, a more pressing community issue, helping relocate the Caring Place to another municipality. That for sure would benefit the homeowners in that area of our community and a would be a better use of tax dollars.

Doug Buker Maple Ridge

online comments Parking nightmare • Amanda McKellar · Maple Ridge, British Columbia: Re: Three Ridge parking lots for sale? (mapleridgenews.com).

Great way to promote shopping in our downtown – make parking there more of a nightmare. Businesses downtown should be worried about this unless some strategically placed parkades are put in place first.

Shared knowledge • John Marven: Re: Growing food could be salvation (mapleridgenews.com).

Jack [Emberly]: it is an honour to know you. Please, keep up the good work. As members of the Haney Farmers’ Market, we understand where you are coming from. The more we share, the more we create, the more everyone benefits. Shared knowledge is power.

Walls of shame • Joseph Guitard: Re: Walls up for Maple Ridge gaming centre (mapleridgenews.com).

A Christian mayor and he let that happen. Shame.

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Finding you can’t eat money Editor, The News: Re: Growing food could be salvation (Along the Fraser, Feb. 1).

Jack Emberly’s article made me think of a quote I mention to my customers at the Haney Farmers Market: “Imagine for a moment if we once again knew what it is we are eating, where it came from, how it found its way to our table, and what it really cost.”

Personally, I have been growing my own food for a long time, yet I’m not a real farmer, just a concerned citizen.

Thirty-three years ago, I began farming on half an acre here in Maple Ridge.

At that time, I had three small children and my husband was the only one who worked full-time.

Imagine for a moment living on one paycheck, feeding five people, and paying a mortgage. It was not easy.

Today, I take care of two- acre property, growing my own food, and teaching grade 6/7 students full-time.

My students and I visit Save On Foods, Roots, meet dieticians, business owners, health food staff, who educate us about food and the industry.

Students in my class are well informed and perhaps one day they will find vitality in local food.

Just like the community Ben Hewitt describes in his new book, titled The Town That Food Saved. The author promotes food systems that are better for health and society.

After 33 years of practice, I now sell my produce at the Haney Farmers Market, feeding senior citizens, families with small children.

As well, I teach people who are interested and willing to listen and learn.

I think that the Cree prophecy would make great headlines. It states: Only after the last tree has been cut down, Only after the last river has been poisoned,

Only after the last fish has been caught, Only then will you find you cannot eat money.

Zdena Novy Maple Ridge

Little dramatic Editor, The News: Re: Growing food could be salvation (Along the Fraser, Feb. 1).

Jack Emberly’s column was correct that, “the more we connect with food locally, the healthier our community will be.”

But the quote he used from Albert Einstein, “The world is a dangerous place, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it,” was a little dramatic just because one doesn’t grow a garden.

There are much worse things to be apathetic about.

Cherryl Katnich Maple Ridge

Food production industry is not broken Editor, The News: Re: Much Pitt Meadows farmland left fallow (The News, Feb. 6).

The ALR was created to ensure there would be adequate farmland for the future of our provincial population, and the value of this can be easily understood and appreciated.

Since it was instituted in the early ’70s, other than a lower tax rate on the farmable land (note: not the residence and amenities), there was no compensation to those who held the land.

Economically, this encumbered the land as collateral for funding to develop agricultural activity.

It also deprived the owners of fair and equitable appreci-

ation of the value of the land.

For example: an acre of development land for housing will sell for up to 10 times the value of farmland.

In light of the sentiment behind the ALR, which land should be more valuable?

Now there is a study conducted by Kwantlen college to estimate the potential benefit intrinsic in underutilized farmland. (Note: by the estimates of this study, only eight cents of every agridollar go to the farmers; the remainder go in a fashion to most industrial production to processing, packaging, distribution, marketing and retail.)

The study was commissioned by Surrey Mayor Diane Watts, ostensibly to

capitalize on all the opportunities that underutilized farmland present.

This seems reasonable in an economy that survives on growth and consumption.

But, Watts also says that if you are going to live on ALR land, you have a responsibility to farm that land.

So much for property rights.

And what constitutes farming?

While we value flowers, shrubs and horses, are these activities within the original concept of the need for the preservation of land to presumably produce food stuffs for our local population?

If the powers that be want to preserve land for the growth of food stuffs for our

local population, or even for trade and export, let those lands be owned by those powers.

Let them be responsible for those lands – which means the taxpayers will foot the bill for insuring their food supply is managed by bureaucrats.

The food production industry isn’t broken.

Leave it alone.

And when the value of farm production matches the costs of production and produces a fair return for the farmers, the plow and harrow and harvester will be put to work.

In the meantime, fallow land is money in the bank.

Ihor Zalubniak Pitt Meadows

Creating and preserving greenspace and farming Editor, The News: Re: Much Pitt Meadows farmland left fallow (The News, Feb. 6).

Pitt Meadows has 7,000 hectares of farmland with only 4,000 actually being used for farmland.

Kent Mullinix had pointed out that constant changes in regulations create a speculation of future land values that, in turn, keeps farmland too high priced for sustainable farming.

The ALR is obviously a total failure, that is allowing farmland to gradually disappear.

We all read and hear stories of landowners of farmland or forested vacant lots who are always hoping to or have made it big by subdividing.

How do we stop the loss of farmland – and green space?

How do we stop speculation,

which pushes the value of land up – which puts pressure on development?

The suggestion of adding development costs may soften the speculation.

The problem is development regulation change more than ALR regulations and would not deter land speculation.

Politicians will simply adjust the rules for development.

We need to take away the right to subdivide from the politicians.

Political rules and regulations can not be trusted to protect farmland.

We need some practical provincial regulation that allows freedom to development, but has strong incentives to not subdivide.

I would suggest that if any land is to be subdivided that 50 per cent of the land be giv-

en to the city.

If farmland or greenspace is to be subdivided because of demand, quality of land or whatever reason is used for the day, that 50 per cent of the land be given to the city.

“Political rules and regulations can not be trusted to protect farmland.”

The actual percent could be based more on the type of zoning for the developed land, but should be consistent and not negotiated by some developer special plea.

A higher percent would slow speculation.

The city could use the land

for parkland, farmland or just preserved green space.

If the land is good farmland, the city could lease this out to local citizens who want to operate a sustainable farm and charge accordingly and reduce taxes.

In the worst case, the city could sell this land for development. The city would profit, but would have to get local citizens to agree to the sale.

This plan would put all landowners on equal footing and remove the speculation.

This plan would do a lot for creating and preserving greenspace and farming. It would be based more on demand for farmland than cost.

Landowners could speculate with full knowledge of fair consistent rules.

Dan Banov Maple Ridge

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Living Wage fails to get Pitt support City finds it would cost too much to implement

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A “living wage” bylaw failed to get the support of Pitt Meadows council Tuesday as putting the policy into practice would cost the city too much.

Championed by anti-poverty activists, a living wage calculates the cost of living for a family of four in a region and determines how much you need to earn in order to live there.

The living wage calculation for 2012 now sits at $19.14 per hour for Metro Vancouver for each parent working full-time.

A living wage bylaw would set a target above B.C.’s minimum wage for workers who work directly for the city or those whose receive city contracts.

The Living Wage for Families Campaign, along with 54 organizations representing more than 300,000 British Columbians, issued an open letter to candidates during the last civic election, urging them to help low-income families by passing a living wage policy.

Thus far, only the New Westminster has signed on.

For Pitt Meadows Coun. David

Murray, putting such a policy in place have shown struggling families that the city cares.

“Simply put, it’s the right thing to do,” said Murray, secretary-treasure for CUPE’s Fraser Valley District Council. “I thought the living wage would start chipping away at helping to make things a little bit better.”

Murray wanted to find out how much implementing a living wage bylaw would cost the city, but failed to get support from his colleagues.

Only Coun. Bruce Bell voted in support of his motion.

In New Westminster, the initial costs of implementation were pegged at $150,000, taking about a year to put in place.

Surrey, meanwhile, estimated that living wage costs could be as high as $10 million to $16 million a year.

Pitt Meadows contracts out more city services than New Westminster and shares policing and parks services with neighbouring Maple Ridge, which does not support the living wage.

A city staff report noted that although admirable in terms of a policy, implementing it would be quite complex.

“Look at the amount of positive press the City of New Westminster had by doing this. I think we missed an unbelievable opportunity,” said Murray.

His colleagues believed that implementing a living wage bylaw would be delving into an issue that’s should be tackled by their provincial or federal counterparts.

Mayor Deb Walters noted the policy cost New West more than $100,000 to implement and would require additional staff to monitor it over time.

“We felt all of our staff already met the living wage standard in Pitt Meadows, so we didn’t feel it was something we needed to address,” Walters said.

“We can’t mandate other businesses to do it. But within the city, we pretty much practice it anyway.”

Pitt city turning 100 On April 25, 2014, the City of Pitt Meadows will celebrate 100 years since incorporation.

A year-long list of celebrations is planned and the city hopes to engage residents by forming a centennial celebration committee.

The city has already started applying for grants to fund the celebration.

Staff are still searching for a part-time coordinator to work for up to two years to create and support the celebration committee and engage the community to plan as the city prepares to celebrate this important milestone.

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Mayors get Jubilee medals The mayors of Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge are now among the thousands of Canadians who’ve received commemorative medals to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth 2’s accession to the throne.

Pitt Meadows Mayor Deb Walters (above) and Maple Ridge Mayor Ernie Daykin were selected by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for contributions they’ve made to their communities.

“Your peers in local government across the country admire your accomplishments as a community leader, and congratulate you on earning this prestigious award,” said FCM president Karen Leibovici.

Walters shared the accolade with her colleagues and city staff.

“It really does take the staff and council to do what we do here. It’s wonderful to be recognize,” she said.

“I’m humbled and honoured,” Daykin said Thursday.

“I don’t know if I’m going to go out and make a lot of hoopla about it.”

It is nice to be acknowledged, though, he added, given the flack you get some days.

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He said Wanstalls receives most of its ammunition from the U.S., with some coming from Germany and Russia.

“It is worrisome,” he said. “It’s going to get fairly bad.”

Although not wanting to encourage Canadians to hoard, or sound “like a hawk,” he said shooters may want to stock up.

Another possible solution is for shooters to load their own ammunition. He estimates it costs about $500 to buy the necessary equipment to get started.

“It’s very satisfying” he said. “You don’t save a lot of money, you just shoot more. It creates more skill, and you become more familiar with your firearm.”

Ultimately, however, he anticipates it may be almost impossible to obtain shells, primers and other components for shooters to make their own ammunition, until the market goes back to normal.

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“You can’t give anybody a timeline, or when you’ll have it,” he said. “It’s a huge problem in the United States.”

Already he sees ammunition manufacturers in the U.S. taking product off their public websites, as they work to fill orders for their primary custom-

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Ammo shortages have happened before – during the second U.S. invasion of Iraq, when police forces worldwide started switching from revolvers to 9 mm handguns, and even when Obama was first elected four years ago.

The gun control debate in the U.S. was reignited after the school shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Conn., and gun owners have since been hoarding supplies.

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People read into the program and criticism what they will, said Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Pat Bell.

They also seem to have lost faith in the program, so it should be reviewed, he added.

Ottawa announced the review following the controversy of a Chinese mine company’s plans to bring in 200 foreign workers to labour in a northern B.C. coal mine.

Bell was at Maple Ridge-Mission MLA Marc Dalton’s office Tuesday following a Maple Ridge luncheon speech, talking about matching job skills with the future demands of the economy.

In the next seven years there will be a million job openings across Canada, as baby boomers retire.

In B.C., that will work out to at least 100,000 vacancies.

The problem is that universities are offering courses, such as in the humanities, based on what students are demanding rather than tailoring their course offerings to future needs in the economy.

That produces crops of fresh graduates wondering around with degrees but no jobs.

“They need to consider themselves economic engines. They need to craft their program offerings based on what jobs will be available as these students graduate.”

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“It would start a lot of local businesses, I would think.”

Bell agreed, saying he’d like some entrepreneurial training added to trades training so that plumbers or electricians can learn the basics of running their own businesses.

He’d also like to include entrepreneurialism into elementary and high schools, though that will take some time.

He said the world economy is shifting from Europe and the U.S. towards Asia and the stakes and risks are high.

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“If we think we’re just owed it or if we send the wrong signals to the international investment community, if we’re sending the wrong signals that investment isn’t welcome here. Then that’s a problem as well.”

He added he wasn’t talking about Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline across Northern B.C. which is drawing heavy public opposition.

He said the company isn’t paying attention to the steps the B.C. government has outlined for that project.

Bell said that mining activity around his hometown of Prince George has brought the unemployment rate to 4.2 per cent.

Dalton added later that B.C. has a great future because of resources and skilled workforce.

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The Ridge Meadows Hospital Foundation is hosting a penny roundup, and asking people to donate their soon-to-be-gone pennies to the foundation.

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The Royal Canadian Mint ceased the production of pennies on Feb. 4, and they are being taken out of circulation by banks.

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Police looking for hit and run vehicle Car struck man on Lougheed Highway Ridge Meadows RCMP are looking for a car that struck and injured a road maintenance worker early Wednesday.

The man was working in the 24100-block of Lougheed Highway with a colleague when they saw a silver Nissan Altima speeding towards them around 1:30 a.m.

The workers ran towards the middle of the four-lane highway to avoid the car, but police allege the car also

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A passenger side mirror was knocked of the Nissan. altered its course and headed towards the workers.

The car struck a work truck and one of the workers before it stopped for a brief moment, then sped off towards Mission.

“The potential for this incident to be worse was certainly there,” said Sgt. Dale Somerville.

The man received injuries to his back and leg.

The passenger side mirror broke off the car

during the collision and Somerville said police have that mirror.

“Through that we have identified this vehicle as a 2006 to 2012 Nissan Altima,” said Somerville.

Police do not have a licence plate number so are asking the public to look for a silver Nissan Altima which is missing a passenger side mirror.

• Anyone with information about the hit and run is asked to call Ridge Meadows RCMP at 604-463-6251. To remain anonymous call CrimeStoppers at 1-800222-8477 or leave a tip online at solvecrime.ca.

Packaging soon to be on recycling list Mandatory recycling for printed paper

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The next step in recycling takes place next year, when the packaging and printed paper program kicks in.

Maple Ridge residents, though, won’t notice the difference because they’ll still dump their paper and packaging into separate coloured plastic bags, and trucks from the Ridge Meadows Recycling Society still will be hauling it away as they always have.

“There will be very little change,” Coun.

Corisa Bell this week.

The only one possible change is that recycling pickup may take place every second week instead of weekly, although that hasn’t been decided, she added.

Some of those questions should be answered on Feb. 18, when MMBC speaks to council.

B.C. Recycling Regulation added packaging and printed paper to its mandatory list for recycling in 2011, with May 2014 as the target date for implementation, and is giving the agecies that are currently collecting recyclables first rights at collecting all of the recyclable paper.

A plan from Multi Material B.C. says that about half of the waste paper stream is already being collected and re-

cycled, and says the latest step intends to build on that without disruption to the existing service.

However, the ultimate financial arrangement over who gets what percentage of the materials are sold and at what price hasn’t been decided yet.

“The whole funding model [and who gets what share of revenue from selling recyclables] will be determined in the second quarter,” said Kim Day, executive-director with Ridge Meadows Recycling Society.

According to the society’s website, Maple Ridge may no longer have control over whether materials are recycled locally to green businesses or if

they are shipped overseas.

“One of the things we feel strongly about is we try to develop the North American market and try to keep the commodities here.”

There are stronger environmental regulations on the continent rather than overseas, she said.

But likely the existing purchasers of recyclers would remain the same.

However, MMBC still will track the end use to ensure the products are being recycled.

Day agreed that the main goal is to minimize change or disruption to residents as they do their recycling.

Currently, about half of the paper and packaging waste is already collected and recycled.

Wharf Street Park Design Information Meeting Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Parks and Leisure Services will be hosting an Information Meeting to discuss design and potential development of a neighbourhood park. The park is proposed for the property located at 20208 Wharf Street, east of Hazelwood Street.

The Information Meeting will provide an opportunity for residents to give input into the design of this neighbourhood park. Your participation is greatly appreciated.

The format of the meeting will be an open house with information panels, and a short presentation of neighbourhood park design starting at 7:15 PM. Date: Monday, February 18th, 2013.

Time: 7:00-8:30 PM Meeting Location: Hammond Community Centre 20601 Westfield Avenue, Maple Ridge, BC Questions can be directed to Bruce McLeod, Manager of Parks Planning and Development, 604 467-7338 or bmcleod@mapleridge.org

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You do not need to be an old-timer to remember years when we have had an abunLooking Back dance of snow in Maple Ridge.

After a week or more of freezing Sheila Nickols weather, children brought out their skates to try their wobbly ankles on frozen ponds. There is a photo from the 1950s in the Maple Ridge Museum archives of a group of children tying their ice skates beside a frozen Whonnock Lake.

Occasional outdoor skating was the only local possibility for children to learn to skate or play hockey before the Centennial Arena was built in 1967 in central Haney. In earlier years, the Fraser River froze over regularly, but with treacherous open patches of water. As far down river as New Westminster, horses and sleds were known to cross the ice.

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The farm was turned into the first gold course in the district beginning in 1925. With a good layer of snow, the open slopes on the east side of the course attracted many people to slide down the bumpy ride. Families brought out their sleds and toboggans, or lacking the usual equipment, found pieces of cardboard, tea trays, or anything else that would serve the purpose for an exhilarating ride downhill.

An enterprising group of Hammond youngsters who shall remain nameless spotted a perfect sliding object on the outer wall of a confectionery store. It was an oblong Coca Cola sign, made of metal covered with a shiny enamel surface. They liberated it from the store, and carried it over to the golf course transformed into a sledding hill.

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The bigger and braver boys went a bit further to find what they called Suicide Hill. This was a sharp downhill followed by a long slide. Riding on this steep slope was only possible on a sled or toboggan, but even on such, few made it to the bottom of the hill without being thrown off.

Great fun for thrill seekers.

If someone has a photo of the seasonal sledding on the Maple Ridge Golf Course grounds, the Maple Ridge Museum would appreciate having a copy.

Also, can anyone confirm that the children in today’s photo are from the Churchard family?

Sheila Nickols is past president of the Maple Ridge Historical Society.

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At 0.5 per cent the tax – tacked on top of the seven per cent PST on transactions within Metro Vancouver – would raise an estimated $250 million per year from transactions within Metro Vancouver, according to a technical analysis that examined potential new sources.

But mayors’ council chair Richard Walton said 0.5 per cent is the “absolute limit” of what he thinks might be proposed, adding just 0.1 or 0.2 per cent would generate “very sizable contributions” of $50 to $100 million.

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The mayors still want the province to enable an annual vehicle levy – an average of $38 per vehicle would generate $50 million – as a short-term option.

And road pricing, which could include various forms of tolling or per-kilometre charges on motorists, would be pursued as the favoured long-term transit funding revenue source, embraced by all of the region’s mayors.

Other options include either a reallocation of future carbon tax revenue or the implementation of a new regional carbon tax for TransLink.

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A regional sales tax would have one advantage over the others – it could be introduced very quickly.

“We’re moving back to the PST anyway,” Walton said. “So this is a logical time to look at it.”

Tourists and other B.C. residents who live outside Metro Vancouver and come into town for entertainment don’t contribute as full a share to TransLink’s costs as local residents who pay property tax, he said.

With a regional sales tax in place, he said, Abbotsford hockey fans who fuel up outside the region and drive in to catch a Canucks game would still pay towards TransLink through the tax on their tickets, he said.

Walton said using sales tax to fund the transit and road system is defensible.

“The more efficiently people, goods and services move, the more effectively the economy works,” he said.

The mayors have not spelled out how much money should be raised in total to support TransLink’s expansion plans or which sources should be used in the end.

Walton suggested if 0.5 per cent was added on sales tax, that might allow the region to forego the vehicle levy and drop the gas tax by several cents a litre.

All cities in the region agree the transit system must expand to meet the needs of the growing population, but exactly how fast and what projects go first are undecided.

“If you wanted to go ahead and build the UBC line tomorrow and roll out ALRT through Surrey, you’re talking billions of dollars,” Walton said.

“You’d have to include all of [the sources] at maximum.”

Asked whether a regional sales tax might prompt shoppers in Langley to head east into Abbotsford to save money, Langley City Mayor Peter Fassbender suggested the same incremental sales tax be added in other regions to fund transit there.

“If it’s done properly and within the right context, this maybe becomes something that becomes provincial and helps overcome the funding challenges the other regions are facing as well.”

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A progress report on TransLink’s belt-tightening drive has concluded Metro Vancouver’s transit system is largely on track to carve out $40 to $60 million in cost savings over the next three years.

The findings from the office of TransLink’s independent commissioner show $33 million in cost efficiencies have already been achieved or are being implemented this year, with about $10 million still to come by the end of 2015.

“The good news for us going forward is all the efficiencies we’ve been talking about for the last couple of years – highlighted by the audits – are beginning to pay off,” said TransLink board chair Nancy Olewiler.

Much of the savings come from the bus system, by running schedules tighter with less wriggle room for recovery time at the end of each route.

TransLink is also shifting to cheaper community shuttle service on routes with fewer riders and trimming back on the number of spare buses it keeps to cut maintenance, insurance and other costs.

“There have been significant reductions in operating costs,” according to the report.

It cautions that, in contrast with the other savings, corporate costs are going up – much of it because of higher computer and systems costs related to the introduction of fare gates and Compass smart cards this year.

TransLink last year approved $98 million in cost-cutting intiatives, including shelving most of a previously planned transit expansion, as well as further efforts to restructure existing bus service, less frequent weekend SkyTrain service and new or higher parking fees at park-andrides.

The improved financial footing means the transportation authority is in better position to deal with its immediate challenges, such as a surprise drop in fuel tax revenue over the past year or so.

TransLink officals have declined to go as far as either the commissioner’s 2012 efficiency review or a subsequent provincial audit recommended, saying they can’t risk driving away transit riders by seriously reducing service.

TransLink CEO Ian Jarvis said the cost savings achieved don’t solve TransLink’s long-term challenge of finding big new sources of funding to pay for new rapid transit lines, which is the focus of talks between area mayors and the province.

Bus drivers get hike Coast Mountain Bus Co. drivers and other unionized staff will get a four per cent pay increase over the next two years under a new contract ratified Tuesday.

The three-year deal reached last week provides no retroactive wage hikes for the first year – the old contract expired last March – but gives two per cent raises in 2013 and 2014.

The new collective agreement was ratified in an 88 per cent vote by members of two Canadian Auto Workers lo-

cals who work at TransLink’s bus subsidiary.

It covers more than 4,700 transit operators, mechanics, maintenance and SeaBus workers, running to March 31, 2015.

CAW local 111 president Don MacLeod said the deal ensures no concessions for workers while complying with the net-zero government mandate for other public sector unions in the first year.

MacLeod said the union also negotiated improvements to bus scheduling running times to improve service and address its concerns about pass-ups, overcrowding and lack of night bus service.

He said the union will continue to work with TransLink to reduce fare evasion as well as violent attacks on bus drivers.

The annual pay increases will add at least $6 million in each of the next two years to the $320-million annual cost of wages for the drivers and other operations staff, according to Coast Mountain Bus director of operations Don Rice.

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Members of Metro Vancouver’s zero waste committee were dismayed when told by staff of the proposal by Multi Material BC to eliminate glass collection at curbside after the industry-led stewardship agency takes charge of the residential recycling system in mid-2014.

“Whose idea was that?”

Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie, the committee chair, said last week. “That’s going to be a big problem.”

He and other mayors predict residents will just throw glass in the garbage if it’s no longer picked up from homes at curbside.

“If people have to take their jars to a depot, they’re just going to throw them away.”

Multi Material B.C. chair Allen Langdon said curbsidecollected glass breaks and contaminates other higher value recyclables, such as newsprint, paper and plastics, degrading

their value.

“No decisions have been made, nothing has been finalized,” he said, adding Multi Material is taking comment on the proposed change to exclude glass until March 1.

Langdon said most glass – about 71,000 tonnes a year province-wide – already makes its way to processing via depots because of refundable deposits.

Only an estimated 2,500 tonnes of glass now gets picked up through blue boxes, he said.

And he said the curbsidecollected glass arrives too contaminated to be recycled into more glass – there is no glassrecycling plant in B.C. anyway – and typically is used only for road aggregate or cover at landfills.

“If the glass is taken out, we actually think it will have a positive impact in helping us to recycle more material,” Langdon said.

The Nanaimo and Central Okanagan regional districts already have depot-only glass drop off and don’t want to be forced to add it to curbside pickup programs.

The change would be an advantage for Surrey, where residents are on single-stream recycling. Homes there don’t sort recyclables but jumble them all in the same blue box and they’re sorted at a highly

automated plant.

Glass contamination of other materials is a bigger risk under such single-stream systems than in ones where residents separate streams, as in Maple Ridge, Langdon said, adding the switch would improve the amount and value of other material being recycled.

Langdon said Multi Material BC takes no position on whether single-stream recycling is better, adding cities that act as contractors would be free to continue with either system.

Curbside pickup for all other types of packaging and printed materials.

Critics say that because glass is one of the lowest value recyclables, a depot-only system that makes it harder for residents to return it will cut curbside collection costs and save the industry group money – but at a cost to the environment.

Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan said the intent of the new system should be to maximize recycling, not focus on saving industry members money by cutting corners on usability.

Multi Material, which includes retailers, grocers, restaurants and newspapers, is a non-profit agency charged by the province with formulating a stewardship plan to collect and recycle all types of packaging and printed materials.

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Higher gas prices from refinery closure doubted Not all local mayors agree the loss of the Chevron refinery in Burnaby would bring more pain at the pumps for Lower Mainland drivers.

West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith, who has a business background as a petroleum distributor, disputes suggestions that the refinery, if closed, could force gas prices up sharply in the region because of the reduced local supply.

It’s the last remaining refinery in the region and it’s become entangled in the debate over the proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, with critics warning the push to export more crude oil to Asia threatens to starve the plant of its supply.

Smith doesn’t accept suggestions the loss of the refinery would lead to Canadian crude being shipped to China, refined there and then imported back.

“It makes no sense,” he said, pointing to more efficient U.S. refineries

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“There are three refineries 50 miles from the border with 10 times the capacity of the Chevron refinery,” Smith said. “It’s a hell of a lot cheaper.”

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t’s odd how things you never I have spent thought of suddenly become more time big factors in your thinking dealing with when you hear of them. the mediMy mother, having been concal system. fined to her room in an eldercare While home for almost two weeks durprivacy laws ing a flu outbreak, was delighted deter the bad when the isolation was lifted and guys, they happy to return to the dining hall also impede to share some conversation with the good her table partners. guys.

Her delight was soon replaced Without a As we age with disappointment when two way of find- Graham Hookey of her table partners were not ing informathere. tionFeindel about

by Janet At first, she simply thought those you care for, you are unable they might be with family, but to help them or, even worse, as the days went on, she became might come across as ignoring concerned. She asked staff and their needs simply because you was told that because of privacy don’t know what those needs of information laws, they couldn’t might be. really tell her where they were or Not too long ago we experiwhat had happened. enced a mental health issue in She is unsure if they are in the our extended family that left us hospital or even still alive and helpless to intervene. It is one feels badly that she can’t send thing to have legislation that them flowers or a card if they are protects the privacy and choices confined to a hospital. of the mentally ill and quite Like all legislation of good another to use that legislation to intent, privacy laws make sense block any attempts of loving famin the legal context. Our business ily members to provide support ACT is no one else’s business. forThe someone who does not seem Intellectually, I would stand to be able to make appropriate Ticket Centre: firmly behind this notion as there choices. are certainly unscrupulous indi- 604-476-2787 Now, having lost the ability to viduals and companies that can support this individual to privacy take advantage of an individual’s restrictions, the family is comhealth information to harass pletely out of the loop of comthem or their family with some munication and does not know sales pitch or service. her health April 17 and welfare or locaBut there is another side to tion. There are a lot of tears shed, privacy laws that has emerged as regularly, that loss of contact Reception afterforshow

and ability to provide help.

I am sure there are good reasons for the legislation, and plenty of examples of abuse of information disclosure. Still, I have this sense that the cynicism we have developed about such issues reduces the opportunity for 95 per cent of the population, who are caring and loving people, to help their fellow man or even their families.

I may be naïve to assume 95 per cent of the world would not abuse privileges that come with knowing and being able to act upon limited information about others, but my personal experiences have certainly leaned more to the good side of human interaction than the bad side and if I was ever in a position where my friends or family needed information to support my needs, I would trust them with it. The trick is to find the balance between the law and the heart, to maximize the good and minimize the bad.

It appeals to me that keeping an elderly lady completely in the dark about the welfare of friends, with whom she shared every meal, does not offer any opportunity to maximize the good.

Someone may need a get well card that reminds them they are cared for, but they aren’t going to get one.

Graham Hookey writes on education, parenting and eldercare (ghookey@yahoo.com).

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Not much stock in real estate forecasts but it’s very hard to say when that’s going to happen.”

Low interest rates and lower prices will keep Maple Ridge, in particular, desirable, says Exner.

“We’ve seen an adjustment in the past 12 months, but I’m not sure we’re going to see more of that in 2013. I think everything is in place for a balanced market, which is good for everybody – buyer and sellers.

What sellers expected two years ago (fast sales, big prices, and competing bids) isn’t going to happen right now, which is a good thing overall because it levels the playing field.”

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he B.C. Real Estate Association is forecasting a 5.6 per cent increase in housing sales for 2013, but two local brokers say the number doesn’t mean much in the Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows market.

In a press release issued last week, Cameron Muir, chief economist with the BCREA, said provincial home sales will increase in the coming year to 71,450, but will fall far short of the 10-year average of 86,800, and won’t even reach the five year average of 74,600.

The 5.6 per cent increase is a modest improvement that comes on the heels of an 11.8 percent decrease in home sales province wide in 2012.

The numbers are an interesting talking point, says Bob Quinnell, managing broker at Royal LePage Brookside Realty. But he doesn’t put much stock in them when it comes to the local marketplace.

It’s a position shared by Harvey Exner, managing broker at Macdonald Realty Maple Ridge, who notes provincial numbers are pretty meaningless in an industry where regional trends are what really count.

“I don’t put much stock in those statistics when it comes to Maple Ridge because our market is different,” says Quinnell. “In the past, everyone went up and down together, but now it’s very different.

“I don’t put much stock in those statistics when it comes to Maple Ridge because our market is different.”

What drives house sales and prices in Vancouver or Surrey doesn’t necessarily affect Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.”

Exner concurs, and adds: “Last year, when the Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board and the BCREA were reporting massive drops in house sales [in the Lower Mainland], we actually didn’t drop nearly as much [in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows].”

In 2012, the BCREA reported a 23 percent drop in home sales in Vancouver, but east of the Pitt River Bridge saw sales fall by just 10.5. “[We’re} not influenced by Vancouver, which is influenced to a large degree by mainland China right now,” says Exner. “If you’re out here, you can essentially disregard what’s happening in the province or Vancouver and look at the factors that directly affect Maple Ridge and

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To that end, the main factors that have kept housing sales relatively steady out this way are land availability and lower prices, says Quinnell.

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Bob Quinnell, managing broker Royal LePage Brookside Realty “Buyer confidence is definitely growing in 2013,” says Quinnell, who says his office is already seeing good activity and sales. “We’re currently seeing listings declining and prices declining, which is unusual, so I think we’re going to see a bit of a run in the market with more houses selling because of it.”

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9700+ sq ft lot with Lane Access Room to build a shop or carriage house Over 2500 sq ft of finished living space Open plan with separate living and dining rooms • 4 large bedrooms upstairs incl. master with 5 pc ensuite and walk in closet

$699,900 + HST Call Dave at 604-341-0783 26556 127th Avenue

$799,900 + HST

$929,900

Call Lisa at 604-970-2209

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#21 21550 Cherrington Avenue 4 bedroom townhouse • Neat & Clean Duplex Style • Great Westside location New roof from 2010 • Self managed New furnace from 2010 • Low maintenance fees

Ideal for First Time Buyers or Investors. A 3 bedroom, ground level entry home featuring master ensuite bathroom, an oak kitchen with stainless steel appliances, wood burning fireplace, a 2 bedroom suite and sunny southern exposure. Additional features include new carpets, new paint and a fenced yard with new lawn. Well priced with quick possession available. 22439 125th Avenue

Al & Brenda

WARREN FLETCHER

604-467-3871

warandpeace@shaw.ca

JENKINS

604-671-6657

www.brendajenkins.com

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• Rare opportunity to own flat 8.192 acre building site in rural Pitt Meadows • No creeks or streams • Backs onto the dyke • Minutes to freeway and Golden Ears Bridge • Just waiting for your imagination! Try your offer!

$1,200,000 Call Lisa at 604-970-2209

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• Gourmet kitchen has all the bells and whistles for the chef in the family • Master bdrm on the main with 5 pc ensuite and f/p • Bsmt has nanny suite with bdrm, ensuite and sitting area • Watch the game in the basement’s huge rec room and bar area!

• Outstanding unobstructed view of the mountains will take your breath away!

• Over 2400 sq ft of finished space & an unfinished bsmt awaiting your ideas • Open layout with granite counters, engineered hardwood floors, crown mouldings and more • Still time to pick colours! Call today!

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114,900

499,000

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#105 11957 223RD STREET CENTRAL LOCATION! • 1 bedroom ,1 bath unit.

• Huge patio & garden area.

• Walk to everything.

• No dogs allowed.

MLS# V986840

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12268 214TH STREET ORIGINAL OWNER • 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms.

• Lrg well-maintained home.

• Large lot on a quiet street.

• Walk to schools.

MLS# V984950

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389,900

84,900

$

Tired of High Prices?

• Here’s the buy that will relax you!

• 4 bedrooms, basement entry family home.

• Safe, quiet cul-de-sac location.

• Many upgrades, RV parking.

• Workshop and storage shed.

259,900

$

Alouette Retirement • Adults 55+.

• Well maintained, 2 bedroom manufactured home.

• Vaulted ceiling, laminate floor, lots of windows, shows extremely well.

• Two storage sheds, small, cute backyard.

• Single carport, RV parking upon availability and a small fee.

• Sorry no dogs. Pad fee $502.58.

$

Compare Price, Amazing • 1800 sq ft, 2 level townhome.

• Adult oriented 45+, small pet welcome.

• 2 bedrooms, large open den, 2 baths.

• Family room, super large deck.

• Amenities: indoor pool, club house, exercise room.

R M FO ROORYONE EVE

N OPE 2-4 SUN

398,000

32615 Egglestone Ave

12408 Davenport Drive

• 5 bdrm/5bthrm, with TONS OF EXTRAS • Possible SIDE SUITE • Entertainer’s back yard with HEATED POOL AND HOT TUB

• EXCELLENT VALUE in Mission • 2 years old, 5 bdrm/4 bthrm home • GREAT NEIGHBOURHOOD TIC TAS FAN ATION C O L

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158,000

$

$

• 2 bdrm/2 bthrm RANCHER with full basement • Some upgrades • Creek side lot with MOUNTAIN VIEW

164,900

414,000

734,900

$

22839 125A Avenue

$

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259,000

$

$

The Willow

Rent Running You Ragged?

Brandy Wynd Estates

• Adults 55+ Fraserview Village.

• 2 level, 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath apartment.

• Master, bedroom on main level.

• Amenities included indoor pool and lots more.

• Take the leap - into home ownership!!

• Awesome one bedroom corner apartment.

• 3rd floor security, in-suite laundry.

• All appliances included, low strata fee.

• Healthy building, great location.

• Adult oriented 45+ sm pets welcome.

• Nice floor plan, oak kitchen cabinets, eating area in kitchen with sliding doors opening onto a covered patio & level backyard.

• Master bdrm offers 3 pc ensuite w/shower.

• New W&D hot water tank Club house.

• Immediate occupancy poss.

699,000

766,000

899,900

$

$

$

12475 Davenport Drive

22699 & 22707 136A Ave

• Huge CUL-DE-SAC lot • 3 bdrm/3 bthrm, plus large games room • STUNNING VIEWS

• BREATHTAKING VIEWS Opportunity to CUSTOMIZE YOUR PLAN • Call for information on completion dates

11887 250th Street

• 5 bdrm/4 bthrm, with BASEMENT SUITE • Backing GREENBELT, facing ALR • Minutes to schools, shopping

Chris Frandsen

604-467-5000

Brookside Realty

chrisfrandsen@shaw.ca

Brookside Realty

11933 224th St., Maple Ridge

11933 224th st., Maple Ridge

Helping you is what we doTM

604.467.5000

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259,000 169,900

$

Open Sun 2 - 4 pm 216 - 22277 122 Ave • • • • • • •

The Gardens!

Sunny south facing sundeck.

2 bedroom and den.

Virtually noise free building.

New hot water tank.

Laminate Throughout.

S/S Appliances.

Tyra Sauriol 778.846.8484

259,000 399,000

$

259,000 179,900

$

Great top Floor View maple Ridge • 2 bedrooms apartment, over 1000 sq. ft. corner penthouse suite.

• Big living room with gas fireplace.

• In suite laundry, plenty of closet space.

• Large sundeck, 1 parking space.

• All offers considered!!

Gina Halinda 604.467.5000

259,000 498,800

$

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259,000 335,900

$

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“Mr Rogers” Glenn 604.780.2304

259,000 529,900

$

$

Open Sun 1 - 4 pm

117 - 22515 116 Ave • 1 level living, 45+ or better • 2 beds and 2 baths, sapcious • Kitchen flows onto greenbelt in back yard • Perfect for flowers, veggies and nature lovers

259,000 359,900

$

Just Reduced!!!

11 23085 118th Ave • • • •

Sommerville Gardens.

Shows like new, backs onto park.

Private level fenced yard.

3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, vaulted ceilings in family room, gas f/p in living room.

• Master esuite has full walk-in shower near shopping and schools.

Jim Isherwood 604.250.7755

259,000 559,000

$

maple Ridge • • • • •

Corner 1/4 acre lot.

4 bedrooms, plus den.

Close to shopping and all amenities.

Priced to move.

Don’t miss out!

Randy & Tracy DeLair 604.463.2991

259,000 619,900

$

259,000 369,800

$

Open Sun 1 - 4 pm 21152 122 Ave • Great starter!!

• Cute 3 bedroom rancher on large lot.

• Excellent West Side location, nice area.

• Close to schools, parks, all amenities.

• Many updates, roof, windows kitchen.

• Possibility for shop in rear yard!

Rolf & Lennie Gullmes 604.202.7653

1,150,000 259,000

$$

Backs onto Ravine for ultimate privacy!

Open Sun 2 - 4 pm

Open Sun 2-4 pm

Open Sun 2-4 pm

11543 Anderson place

12075 238th Ave

12247 Senda Crt mission

12221 188 St p.m.

maple Ridge

• Like no other...

• Two blocks from the Hospital at the end. of a quiet cul-de-sac off River Road.

• Over $50,000 in renovations, by a custom craftsman.

• Custom designed for adults, and ideal for entertaining.

• Fabulous WHISTLER inspired deck/spa • You won’t be disappointed.

• Privacy plus, spacious open plan home incl, newer lifetime warranty metal roof, furnace & hot water tank.

• Custom sun room with in floor heating on main floor.

• Large walkout bsmt w/rec room, bdrm, bath, & more RV parking, fenced yard, CDS location.

• Suitable for licensed kennel.

• Wheelchair friendly and a gardeners delight.

• Updated 4 bdrm rancher on .45 acre, located in West Pitt Meadows.

• Spacious living room w/fireplace.

• Newly fenced yard, covered patio.

• 23 x 26 detached garage/ shop & 20 x 21 double carport.

• Walking distance to trans. & schools.

• Custom built, high quality material & craftsmanship.

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

• 3 large bdrm with full en-suites, exceptional views from each floor.

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

• 2 double garages with lots of extra parking for RV or Boat.

“Mr Rogers” Luke 604.780.2304

Amanda vandenBrink 604.467.5000

Jim Isherwood 604.250.7755

• 5 bedroom, 3 bath bsmt entry home.

• Newer carpets, paint, newer windows.

• Peaceful setting, backing onto greenbelt.

• Close to schools and tansit.

• RV parking

Brenda Lyster 604.240.0960

Sarah Eales 604.467.5000

• Immaculate 2 storey home + finished basement.

• 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms & 5 piece ensuite.

• Prestigious Falcon Oaks neighborhood.

• Close to parks, schools transportation & Medical clinic.

• Don’t miss this lovely home!

Randy & Tracy DeLair 604.463.2991

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16,875 sq. ft. lot! Privacy and tranquility. Shop w/220 wiring. Small barn w/ loft. Rancher needs a makeover. 3 bdrms, 2 gas f/p. BC assessment is $395,000! Can’t go wrong. $299,900

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Great business opportunity! Working motel & restaurant on 1.73 acres. Motel has 9 rental units plus a caretakers residence. Rest. has seating for 50. Call for further info. $449,500

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Centrally located 2 bedroom. Adult oriented complex. Close to all amenities. $139,500

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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.

Building a better future for children in BC who have special needs. $6,490.00---

Sunday, Feb. 10 • Valentine Treats: The Museum is keeping it sweet this Valentine’s Day. Drop by to make a gift or treat yourself!

Museum Sundays run from 2-4 p.m., and are open to children and adults of all ages. Admission is by donation. For more information please give Jen or Leslie a call at 604 465 4322.

Monday, Feb. 11 • Emerald Pig Theatrical Society, The Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Arts Council, Stage 43, TheatreBC and Fraser Valley Zone present “A Special Morning with Christopher Gaze” - a collaborative,

inspiring workshop. How do we make theatre essential?

At The ACT (11944 Haney Pl.) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch provided, club members $45 and non-members $75. Contact Cathie at lark2rising@gmail. com or Sharon at emeraldpig@ theatrebc.org.

Tuesday, Feb. 12 • SongStage at The ACT, 7-9 p.m., hosted by local songwriter Ivan Boudreau.

This month’s featured artist is singer/songwriter Dan Beer, in the main lobby of the theatre. Open mic to follow for songwriters of original material who wish to perform.

$6,000----Goal

Wednesday, Feb. 13 • The Golden Ears Gogos, an affiliate of the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign, raises funds to support grandmothers in Africa who are raising their grandchildren who have been orphaned by the AIDS pandemic. We meet the second Wednesday of each month at the Maple Ridge Library (22470 Dewdney Trunk Rd.) from 6:30-8:30 p.m. New members welcome. Contact Lynn at lemather@shaw.ca or 604-463-3998.

Thursday, Feb. 14 • Philosophers Cafe at The

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Community Calendar Friday, Feb. 15 • The Canadian Red Cross Family Support Program is looking for volunteers to offer emotional support and practical assistance to families whose children have been admitted to B.C. Children’s Hospital with chronic or life-threatening illnesses. Volunteers must be able to contribute 100 hours per year, and will benefit from 50 hours of professional training, mentorship, workshops, and a supportive network of fellow volunteers. For information, visit www.redcross.ca or contact Ginny Wong at 604-709-6618 or Ginny.wong@redcross.ca.

Sunday, Feb. 17 • Knitting Sunday at the Pitt Meadows Museum for knitting, crocheting and textile arts. This monthly program runs from 2-4 p.m. and is open to children and adults of all ages. Admission is by donation. For more information please give Jen or Leslie a call at 604-465-4322.

Monday, Feb. 18 • The Pitt Meadows Garden Club is inviting members and anyone interested to their monthly meeting at 7 p.m. The guest speaker is Mike Lascelle, and his topic is adaptive gardening for seniors.

The meeting will be held at the Pitt Meadows Community Hall, near the corner of Harris and Ford Roads. There will be coffee and home made treats, with a drop-in fee of $2 for non-members.

Tuesday, Feb. 19 • It’s all about Connections is a support and information group for parents of children with extra support needs. Our speaker this month is Margot Stephens, a

social worker from Sunny Hill Hospital. If you need some strategies to turn your piles of paperwork into an organized system where you can find the paperwork you need, when you need it, this is the meeting for you! Noon to 2 p.m. at the Hive at Eric Langton Elementary School.

For more information or to RSVP, contact tracy.hewgill@rmacl.org (604-467-8700) or carol@rmcdc.com (604-463-0881).

Wednesday, Feb. 20 • Get the most out of your library!

The Maple Ridge Public Library (130 22470 Dewdney Trunk Rd.) will be offering a one-hour information session on BiblioCommons, FVRL’s new online catalogue at 2 p.m. Learn tips and tricks, how to write reviews and summaries, and connect with other library users on this fun new social media platform. For more information and to register, call the Maple Ridge Public Library at 604-467-7417.

Thursday, Feb. 21 • Financial Literacy For Older Adults and Their Families workshop, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Fraser Valley Library, Maple Ridge Branch. Financial abuse of older adults is a growing problem in our society.

Learn how to help your aging parents protect their finances, recognize and respond to financial abuse. Free event, refreshments provided. Please register at (604) 786-7404 or e-mail htreleaven@ shaw.ca.

• Cinema Politica is screening The People Of The Kattawapiskak River. The ongoing Idle No More movement and the recent action of Chief Theresa Spence have brought the issue of First Nations

treaty rights and the living conditions and services on First Nations reserves into the national spotlight. Filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin takes us to the Attawapiskat reserve, inside the homes and makeshift shacks, as the residents speak of their hardships while revealing inspiring hope for the future. This is a free event with door prizes and refreshments served.

Maple Ridge Municipal Hall, council chambers (11995 Haney Pl.) from 7-9 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 22 • Hominum Fraser Valley is an informal discussion and support group to help gay, bi-sexual and questioning men with the challenges of being married, separated or single. For information and meeting location, call Art 604-462-9813 or Don 604-329-9760.

Saturday, Feb. 23 • Friends of the Library once again host their popular Quiz Night at the Maple Ridge Public Library at 7 p.m. Enlist your spouse, friends and neighbours to form a team of up to eight for an evening of fun, trivia, prizes and snacks. Tickets are $10 each and are available at the reception desk. For more information call the library at 604-467-7417.

Sunday, Feb. 24 • Magnet Making and Tea Time Slide Show. Drop by the Museum for some historical entertainment and refrigeration decoration! Museum Sundays run from 2-4 p.m. and are open to children and adults. Admission by donation. For more information call Jen or Leslie at 604-4654322.

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Quantum tramp and tumbling returns

Golden Ears hosts curling playdowns

The Quantum Gymnastics Centre competitive trampoline and tumbling team came back with a vengeance this past week-end at the first BC Cup competition, hosted in Cameron Recreation Centre, Burnaby.

The last time Quantum’s very successful competitive program brought home the medals was 4 years ago, before the program was discontinued.

In September 2012 the program resurfaced with a crop of new, young, talented athletes.

Eight athletes competed and the team brought home four medals from their first competition.

Leading the field was Cody Marthaller, winning Gold in tumbling and silver on doublemini. Anna Hawboldt won bronze on trampoline and a 4th place on double-mini. Sidney Gjaltema won bronze on double-mini.

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With gymnastics in their blood, Maple Ridge’s Allison and Jordyn Beyer are moving up the ranks of artistic and trampoline gymnastics.

This past weekend, 11year old Allison swept the Level 5 tyro competition at the Omega Invitational in Coquitlam.

Her four gold medals at the meet make her one to watch as the competition season begins.

Younger sister Jordyn, age nine, competed for the first time in Level 1 trampoline gymnastics at the Shasta Invitational in trampoline. Qualifying for finals in both double mini trampoline and trampoline, she finished tenth and eighth respectively.

Both gymnasts train at Club Aviva Gymnastics in Coquitlam under the careful eye of their coach and mother, Nancy Beyer, who was an Olympic coach in 2000.

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Ashleigh Lesser of the WCAGFC Fury is confronted by a sliding goaltender for the Central City Breakers, Saveen Bains, during a U-13 game at the Pitt Meadows Athletic fields on Sunday. Bains made the play, and kept the ball out of her net.

fewer points than Pitt. still, with a win on Friday night, Fox could still steal first place – if both teams finished 9-1, the tie-breaker would be

by Ne i l Co r b e t t their head-to-head game. staff reporter Goulet is happy with the way his team is playings the playoffs loom.

“I can’t be unhappy. We had that horrendous start, and The Pitt Meadows Marauders host The Terry Fox Ravens to- floundered trying to get our act together in games,” he said. night with first place in the Fraser Valley North up for grabs.

They faced tough competition in tournaments in Hawaii, The Marauders have gone 8-0 in league, Bellingham and the Legal Beagle. and have enjoyed three wins in the past “Since then, everything has been on the up.” week. Tuesday night they beat Heritage He went to the bench a lot during that time, Woods 89-46, in a game that saw every and the result is that he has a deep, confident player on the roster save one score a basket. team.

Alejandro Canjura led Pitt with 25 points At stake tonight is home court advantage and Jordan Rich scored 21. through the upcoming league playoffs, set Saturday they played stifling defence in a for next week.

62-28 win over Gleneagle – a team that has Pitt Meadows will host the seventh or finished its regular season schedule with a eighth-seeded team on Wednesday night at tidy 8-2 record.

7:45 p.m. in the opening round. The semiHead couch Rick Goulet said a straightfinals will then be held on Friday, and the forward defensive adjustment has made a finals on Saturday. big difference in the Pitt half of the court.

The Marauders played North Surrey last “We went to a zone, because we weren’t night in a road game, but results were not stopping anybody man-to-man,” said Gouknown in time for publication. let said. “It seems to clear our minds to be • Who: Marauders vs Ravens better on offence.”

• Where: Pitt Meadows Secondary In other action Sebastien Marshall was the top scorer • When: Tonight at 8 p.m.

On Tuesday night Walnut Grove beat Mawith 20 points, and Rich had 15. ple Ridge 66-33 in Abbotsford West play, Last Friday they doubled Port Moody 84dropping the Ramblers to 1-5 in league ac42, as Canjura scored 18 and grade 11 fortion. ward Jordan Dasilva had 12.

Also in Abbotsford West, Westview suffered losses to MEI First place is on the line against the Ravens.

Fox has just one blemish on their record this season with a 91-40 on Tuesday, and Walnut Grove 96-25 on Saturday, and 7-1 record, but through eight games had scored almost 100 are winless in seven league outings.

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Masters’ curling at its best will be featured this weekend at Golden Ears Curling Club as teams in the Fraser Valley strive to represent this zone in the Masters’ Provincial Championships this Spring.

The top eight men’s teams in the over60 and over-70 categories will compete in a double knockout tournament with the championship games scheduled for Saturday.

The local representative in the over-60 division is the rink of Earl King (skip), Jack Stadel (third), Lorne Fletcher (second) and Peter England (lead), with Roger Fast as fifth man.

In Masters’ events this week, the King rink ran their first-place record to 9-1, losing to Angelo Masaro before taking a narrow 7-6 win over Bill Hanula’s rink.

Hanula, along with Mike Murgatroyd, Terry Lajeunesse and Albert Stimson, almost pulled off the victory over King, but Hanula’s last shot came up short.

Ron Laxdal’s rink of Bill Ritchie, Tony Stadig and Chuck Lilley battled Masaro to a 6-6 draw. Masaro remains in second-place with a 7-2-1 record.

Hub Cap Cup new hockey tournament Pitt Meadows Arena Complex is hosting the Hub Cap Cup recreational hockey tournament on March 22, 23 and 24.

Sponsored by Maple Ridge Chrysler, this event will be a roundrobin tournament for adults. There will be a 35-and-over division, and a 45-plus division, and the team’s appropriate division will be calculated using the average age of the team.

Each team will be guaranteed three games, with the top teams playing off.

Registration cost is $850, and the deadline is March 1.

• For information call 604-460-1531.

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Cyclists to hit the roads and dikes The 2013 edition of Barry’s Roubaix, a road cycling race modeled after the legendary European Spring Classics, is set to descend upon the roads and dykes of Pitt Meadows on April 7 – the

same day as the Paris-Roubaix race in France. The Pitt Meadows race is held on a 10km loop.

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Race for the Ridge is the largest cycling event in the district, and the 11th running is set for April 27-28.

Cycling stage race rolls in April The 11th Annual Race the Ridge, a cycling stage race presented by Local Ride Bike Shop, is scheduled for the weekend of April 27-28.

Organizers have capped entries at 60 riders per category.

Now in its 11th year, Race the Ridge features one of the province’s only true stage races with three different stages over two

days: a road race, a time trial, and a criterium.

The rider with the lowest cumulative time over the three stages wins the overall title.

The courses are always challenging and one of organizer Barry Lyster’s goals is to feature the world-class cycling opportunities in his hometown of Maple Ridge.

The event has become increas-

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“It’s great to see the cycling community support this race over the years, and by doing that it has enabled us to continue to make the event better. I’m excited to see what 2013 will bring,” said Lyster.

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Financial Literacy for Older Adults & Their Families Financial abuse of older adults is a growing problem in our society. Learn how to help your aging parents protect their finances, recognize and respond to financial abuse, access community resources for further information or assistance and make informed financial decisions that meet their needs.

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Hockey 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 Vancouver Wolf Pack North Delta Devils Grandview Steelers

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PJHL scoring

On the attack Ridge Meadows Burrard Thomas Noble tries to get around Burnaby Devils Dex Tanchuk in their Pacific Coast Lacrosse League U12 game, held Saturday at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex.

Basketball High School Rankings Boys AAA 1. Yale Lions (Abbotsford) (previous 1) (17-1) 2. White Rock Christian Warriors (2) (23-3) 3. Walnut Grove Gators (Langley) (3) (19-3) 4. Tamanawis Wildcats (Surrey) (5) (23-4) 5. Kitsilano Blue Demons (Vancouver) (4) (18-3) 6. Oak Bay Bays (Victoria) (6) (17-3) 7. Kelowna Owls (7) (13-6) 8. W.J. Mouat Hawks (Abbotsford) (8) (19-9) 9. Enver Creek (Surrey) (9) (24-2) 10. St. Georges Saints (Vancouver) (10) (8-5) 10. Terry Fox Ravens (P. Coquitlam) (HM) (10-10) Honourable Mention Pitt Meadows Marauders (HM) (14-11) Sardis Falcons (Chilliwack) (HM)(18-5) Vancouver College Fighting Irish (HM) (8-9) Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers (Surrey) (HM) (19-5) Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs (Van) (HM) (17-2) Handsworth Royals (North Van) (HM) (17-2)

14,020 kids in Maple Ridge need a community to stand behind them.

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High School Rankings Girls AAA 1. South Kamloops Titans (4) 2. Brookswood Bobcats (Langley) (2) 3. Handsworth Royals (North Vancouver) (3) 4. Oak Bay Breakers (Victoria) (1) 5. Argyle Pipers (North Vancouver) (5) 6. Kelowna Owls (6) 7. Maple Ridge Ramblers (7) 8. MEI Eagles (Abbotsford) (HM) 9. Burnaby South Rebels (10) 10. Riverside Rapids (Port Coquitlam) (8) Honourable mention Feetwood Park Dragons (Surrey) (9) W.J. Mouat Hawks (Abbotsford) (HM) Yale Lions (Abbotsford) (HM) Claremont Spartans (Victoria) - HM Steveston-London Sharks (Richmond) - HM

Player Mak Barden Spencer Quon Anthony Brito Dean Allison Marcus Houck Michael Tebbutt Adam Rossi Daniel Lange Quinn Buckellew Stephen Ryan Danton Heinen Sam Chichak Nicholas Hermary Spencer McHaffie Stefan Gonzalez

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

GP 41 40 35 40 37 38 38 40 34 39 39 36 34 38 38

G 24 12 28 23 24 21 17 30 26 15 19 17 20 17 12

Ridge Meadows Flames scoring

Player GP Matthew Bissett 39 38 Pts GF GA W% Sean Pesut 39 56 165 82 .718 Travis Oddy Paul Piluso 31 51 146 115 .638 Adam Bartsch 37 35 127 172 .438 Marco Ballarin 36 17 97 203 .213 Michael Nolan [Rookie] 33 14 90 211 .175 Vitalik Morozov 35 Alexander Smith 37 Pts GF GA W% Nolan Wallinger 33 63 178 84 .788 Connor Redmond 15 61 176 90 .744 Nicholas Coltura [Rookie] 30 30 44 140 134 .550 Mitchell Plevy [Rookie] 33 44 125 131 .537 Christopher Nakamura [Rookie] 38 36 134 156 .439 Ryan Lisowsky Reece Rivard 35 Max Metzner [Rookie] 34 Clayton Lake [Rookie] 25 Trevor Sutton 33 A Pts PIM Nicholas Beck 34 42 66 42 Trevor Harris 21 50 62 40 29 57 112 32 55 26 PJHL goaltending 30 54 28 29 50 180 Player Team GP W 33 50 25 Alexander Ahnert Ice Hawks 15 11 17 47 34 Aaron Oakley Pilots 30 20 20 46 16 Mark Menicucci Kodiaks 25 16 29 44 55 Scott Lapp Ice Hawks 27 17 24 43 4 Kootenay Alder Sockeyes 27 20 26 43 27 William Latimer Sockeyes 17 11 21 41 26 Braden Krogfoss Wolf Pack 18 10 23 40 82 Tyler Read Devils 24 10 28 40 59 Cole MacInnes Kodiaks 16 7

G 24 5 11 13 9 13 10 7 7 8 6 2 2 7 1 1 1 1 1 0 0

A Pts PIM 15 39 18 28 33 10 18 29 12 12 25 27 15 24 6 7 20 82 10 20 12 13 20 21 9 16 91 7 15 57 6 12 50 10 12 60 10 12 6 4 11 22 9 10 61 9 10 106 7 8 6 6 7 36 4 5 8 4 4 18 4 4

L 3 9 8 7 7 5 7 13 3

T 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

GAA 1.86 2.05 2.24 2.38 2.41 2.41 2.79 2.99 3.26

Sv% .933 .918 .933 .911 .921 .925 .910 .909 .893

Sports Calendar February sports registration • Online registration for Ridge Meadows Minor Lacrosse is under way, and late fees will take effect as of Feb. 28 at 11:59 p.m.

Fees range from $150 for Mini-Tyke (age 5-6) to $255 for Midget (1516). For more details see www.rmburrards.com.

• Ridge Meadows Baseball is holding its final registration event on Feb. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Harris Road Block House. Registration closes on March. 1. Fees range from $90 for Rally Cap division (age 5-6) to $250 for Midget (16-18). Register online at

www.rmbaseball.bc.ca.

• The West Coast Auto Group Football Club is offering two new women’s soccer programs. The Soccer Mom Spring Program is an introductory program for adult women designed to be fun. It will be offered Monday evenings at Westview from 7:30 to 9 p.m. beginning March 4. Cost is $75. The club will also offer weekly women’s scrimmage soccer, for fitness and fun, at a cost of $45. For more information or to register see www.westcoastfc.ca.

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It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Desmond Barnard, 84, of Maple Ridge who passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2013, at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster following a brief illness.

Desmond was born in East Finchley, London on August 10, 1928. In 1940, Des and his siblings, John (Stanley), Tony and Doreen were evacuated to Canada and split up into different homes. Des returned to England in 1945. One year later, at 18, he was called up to serve with The Royal Medical Corp and was sent to the conflict in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

After his service, Des returned to England, working several different jobs, including one in a hospital where he met his wife Cynthia (Rusty). In 1953, they emigrated back to Canada settling in Kamloops, BC, where Des worked as an orderly for the Royal Inland Hospital and later as assistant manager for The Burris Clinic. Together they had 2 daughters, Brenda (Cain) & Shelagh (Pemberton).

In 1977, Des remarried in Abbotsford, BC, and he and his new wife, Lorna, moved to Maple Ridge. He was a good father to his stepchildren, Brad and Lisa Henderson.

Des and Lorna lived a full life together traveling with family and friends, visiting many different countries. He proudly worked most of his years as manager of the Cannon Clinic in Abbotsford BC, retiring at the age of 70. He then joined Lorna, working together as extras in many notable movies.

Des was predeceased by his loving wife, Lorna, in 2006.

Through his grief, he remained social and busy with movie work, the Rotary Club, volunteering at the Seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Wellness Centre and the ACT and keeping close to his family and friends. He leaves 3 daughters and 1 son; 2 brothers and 1 sister; 8 grandchildren, 1 great granddaughter and many close friends.

The family of Desmond Barnard give heartfelt thanks to the Ridge Meadows and Royal Columbian Hospitals, surgeons and nurses, for their valiant efforts to save him.

A celebration of his life will be held at his favourite pub, The Gillnetter, 1864 Argue St., Port Coquitlam, BC on Saturday, Feb 16th at 1:00pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Desmondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name to the Heart & Stroke Foundation.

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Dear beautiful and vibrant daughter, sister and aunty, you are greatly missed.

Lovingly remembered by your mother Sang-Soon, sisters Katharine (David, Madison & Ava), Elizabeth and brother Peter (Mae, Victoria & Xavier).

Prayers will be said Wednesday, February 13 at 8:30 pm at St. Lukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catholic Church, 20285 Dewdney Trunk Rd, Maple Ridge. Funeral Mass will be held Thursday, February 14 at 10:00 am also at St. Lukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

Interment to follow at Maple Ridge Cemetery.

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SWANSON, Chase With heavy hearts we announce the passing of our son Chase on January 26, 2013 after a bravely fought six month battle with cancer. Left to mourn are mother Michelle, father Adrian, brother Cole.

Adored and missed by his grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and many friends.

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21 MADEIROS, Clement De Silva Clem was born in Pembroke, Bermuda 1932 and came to Canada in 1966 and was a long time resident of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.

He passed away peacefully on February 3rd, at the age of 80, with his loving family at his side; his beloved wife Judy of 55 years, daughter Karen (Bob) sons Steve (Paula) and Lee (Debbie) and grandchildren; Bradley, Nicholas, Tianna, Garrett, Cassidy, Reece, Cater.

Also surviving him, his sister Rose and Brother Joseph in the USA and brother James & his wife Margaret in Bermuda.

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We invite you to a memorial service which will be held at the St Johns Divine Church on River Road , Maple Ridge BC on Saturday the 9th February at 12 Noon. In Lieu of flowers donations to the BC Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital fund or a charity of your choice would be greatly appreciated.

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Hallmark’s two vibrant Abbotsford retirement communities have an opening for a full-time Hospitality Coordinator. Supervisory and management exp. excellent verbal and written communication skills, and good organizational and time management skills are essential.

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• Implement advertising and promotional activities • Leadership and guidance • Manage a marketing budget • Work with the buying teams with the marketing strategy Requirements: • At least 1 - 2 years experience in food service franchise marketing is a must • Excellent attention to detail and strong oral and written communication skills • Energetic, creative & hands on • Proficient in MS Office and creative design software or the ability to learn quickly

Base salary is $36,000 + performance bonus (20% of yearly net proceeds) Send your resumes to Henry Cui by email: cuish2@yahoo.ca or by fax: 604-988-8398

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

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Advertising Sales Representative The Surrey Leader has an opening for an experienced Advertising Sales Representative.

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Mission Golf & Country Club Shifts available are: P/T or F/T days, afternoons, evenings and weekends. Previous experience. an asset, but not required. Golf benefits.

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EXPERIENCED PARTS PERSON for a progressive auto/industrial supplier. Hired applicant will receive top wages, full benefits and RRSP bonuses plus moving allowances. Our 26,000ft 2 store is located 2.5 hours N.E. of Edmonton, Alberta.

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HELP WANTED

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 130

HELP WANTED

Food Counter Attendants Req’d for 888 Fast Food Enterprises o/a Subway Sal: $10.50/hr. Duties; Take customers’ orders. Prepare food for customers. Portion or wrap food. Serve customers at counters.

Stock refrigerators. May receive payments. Basic English required.

Punjabi an asset.

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

Journeyman HD mechanic required for oilfield construction company. Duties will include servicing, maintenance and overhaul of our equipment. The job will be predominately shop work , but with a portion of your time spent in the field. A mechanics truck will be supplied for you. The job is based in Edson, Alberta.

Call Lloyd at 780-723-5051.

FOOD SERVICE MANAGER Req’d for 888 Fast Food Ent. o/a Subway Salary: $15.80/hr. Duties: Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate restaurant operations.

Determine types of services to be offered and implement operational procedures. Recruit and oversee staff training. Staff Scheduling and performance. Control Inventory and resolve customer complaints.

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

MAIDS NEEDED

GREEN HOUSE PRODUCTION WORKERS Picking planting packing. Early start. 6 days/wk $10.25 to start. Apply in person to the Greenhouse office w/resume: 13460 Rippington Rd, Pitt Meadows

GROCERY STORE PRODUCT SAMPLERS

Monday through Friday, F/T. Must have valid D/L, insurance and own car, and be willing to drive team leader & supplies to jobs. Exp’d, long term, committed employee only. Benefit plan to join. Start at $14/hr in house + travel time, 4% holiday pay paid. Send resume to: dkavanagh@shaw.ca

Wild and Crazy, Can’t Be Lazy

$440/wk, up to $800/wk Must like loud Music & Travel Outgoing ppl only and avail immediately call today,start tomorrow!

Cindy 604-777-2195 131

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS BOOKKEEPING and Office Clerk required at least 3 days per week for local Trucking & Excavating Co. Need some experience in Computerized Account Entry, (we use Quickbooks) bookkeeping, and manual paperwork. Call Linda at 604-460-7852 or e-mail resume to wmader@telus.net

160

TRADES, TECHNICAL

ASPHALT SHINGLE ROOFERS

Required for Maple Ridge roofing co. Previous experience is an asset, not necessary - willing to train. Wages Commensurate with Experience.

Fax resume 604.462.9859 or e-mail - hiroofingltd@shaw.ca or Call: Sue 604.880.9210

COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT & DIESEL ENGINE MECHANICS Required for Cullen Diesel Power Ltd. and Western Star & Sterling Trucks of Vancouver Inc. Positions avail. in Surrey. Cummins, Detroit Diesel and MTU engine experience considered an asset.

Union Shop ~ Full Benefits.

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

HOME CARE/SUPPORT

LANDSCAPER LABOURERS With exp in retaining walls.

Starting @ $16-$18/hour Email: stancowtan@live.com PUT POWER INTO your career! As a Fairview Power Engineer. Oncampus boiler lab. 4th Class-Part A 3rd Class. Affordable residences.

GPRC Fairview Campus.

1-888999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Borrow Against Your Vehicle!

• MONEY TODAY! • Instant Approvals • No Credit Checks • Privacy Assured

www.topdogloans.com 604.503.BARK (2275) 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 IF you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue.

1-800-587-2161.

Need CA$H Today?

Own A Vehicle?

No Credit Checks!

Cash same day, local office.

www.PitStopLoans.com 604-777-5046

ELECTRICAL

(#102055) Bonded

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

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

RECRUITMENT FAIR

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

203

283A

HANDYPERSONS

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

778.885.7074 Trent Reisinger

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

604-475-7077 Call Don @ RIDGE MEADOWS ELECTRIC Lic/Bonded. Small Jobs.

604-462-0480 / 604-861-7418

275

FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

604-618-6401 Marcel.

Ceramic Tiles, Hardwood Laminate Guaranteed work, Free Estimate.

281

GARDENING

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HOUSE RENO’S Specialist in Home Improvement for Seniors KITCHEN, BATHROOM, DECK, WHEELCHAIR ACCESS Fully Insured. References Avail.

Call 604-781-7031 EAGLE TILE 101 - 19070 Lougheed Hwy, Pitt Meadows 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 A-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, fencing, reroofing. Dhillon 604-782-1936.

LEGAL SERVICES

We Care Home Health Services

LOCATED AT THE BEST WESTERN 21650 LOUGHEED HWY. MAPLE RIDGE

260

Borrow Up To $25,000

188

February 20, 1:00pm - 4:00pm

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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

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

HOOT & OWL 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

ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING

Gary 604-339-5430

LOOKING FOR

Certified Care Aides REGISTERED WITH THE BC CARE AIDE REGISTRY

Training provided in North Burnaby.

Call JMP Marketing at 604.294.3424, local 30 JMP Marketing Services Reliable since 1979

182

WHO IS MRS MORTGAGE? www.MrsMortgageBC.ca For Best Rates & Products Call Suz... 604318-2510

Need To Get Out Of The House, Talk To People & Create Extra Income?

Try part-time work as a Food Demonstrator 6-10 days a month in Thrifty Foods, Safeway, Save-On-Foods, Price Smart, London Drugs and more!

Job Description: You must be outgoing, able to work on your own, enjoy talking to people & doing basic cooking. Great for men & women, seniors, retirees & mature adults.

Demo Days: Sat. & Sun. mostly; some Fri. & Sat. - days vary with jobs but must be available 2 days in a row. Hours 11-6.

Requirements: • Fully fluent in English • Able to stand 6-7 hr./day • Own a car to carry supplies • Be well groomed & bondable • Able to carry medium weight equipment into stores.

Pay starts at $10.50/hr.

PERSONAL SERVICES

134

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES COUNTER PERSON

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

PYRAMID CORPORATION is now hiring! Instrument Technicians and Electricians for various sites across Alberta. Send resume to: hr@pyramidcorporation.com or fax 780-955-HIRE.

SHORE MECHANIC – F/T Heavy Duty Mechanic Certificate or equivalent w/5 yrs exp. www.westcoast tug.ca/shore-mechanic

Must be friendly & outgoing.

Apply in person with resume to:

PERSONAL SERVICES

The Lunch Doctor

12139 Harris Rd., Pitt Meadows before 11am or after 1pm.

171

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

236

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

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

604-465-5955

CLEANING SERVICES

HOUSECLEANING

Seven Days a Week

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

(604)465-1311

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

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

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

mariescustomizedcleaning @gmail.com

604-468-8889

ENVIRO

candymassage.blogspot.com/

FRIENDLY CLEANING

$20/hr. Min. 3 hrs.

Equipment & Supplies Included. (Except Vacuum).

Peggy 604-880-1969

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

Gary 467-3024 Cellular 604-671-9694

242

CONCRETE & PLACING

UNIQUE CONCRETE DESIGN LOSE WEIGHT AND FEEL GREAT!! I’ve lost 28 lbs-YOU CAN TOO!!

FREE TRIAL OFFER AVAIL-604-928-2657/http://healthylifetoday. greatshapetoday.com

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MIND BODY SPIRIT

Blissful Massage

AQUA SPA

Deep Tissue Massage & Skin Care

604.510.6689 20437 Douglas Crescent Langley ✰✰ SIMPLY THE BEST ✰✰ Swedish Massage Designed 4 U Hot Towels/Stone Body Treatment.

Pre book 20-30% off 604.230.4444

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

DROWNING IN DEBTS? Helping Canadians 25 years. Lower payments by 30%, or cut debts 70% thru Settlements. AVOID BANKRUPTCY! Free consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or Toll Free 1 877-556-3500 MONEYPROVIDER.COM. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused.

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

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

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

HERFORT CONCRETE

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

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

257

DRYWALL

FRANKS Drywall *Boarding*Taping *Spraying no job too sm. Seniors rts Free ests. 604-939-7029, 809-1945 45 Years in the drywall trade. All size jobs boarding, taping, spraying.

Big or small. Wayne 778-242-2060

260

ELECTRICAL

DC ELECTRIC (#37544). Bonded.

We specialize in jobs too small for the big guys! *24 HOUR SERVICE* 30Yrs exp. Free est. 604-460-8867.

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

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 287

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 320

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

MOVING & STORAGE

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 374

TREE SERVICES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 548

FURNITURE

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

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

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

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

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable.

Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

MATTRESSES starting at $99 • Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

Your LOCAL Tree Service, For Honest Prices & Quality Work

329 PAINTING & DECORATING www.paintspecial.com

Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certified Arborist

604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

Home Renovations and New Construction

Running this ad for 8yrs

PAINT SPECIAL

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

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

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

Dean 604-834-3076

288

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.

356

3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

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

Please call for pricing 604-465-5193 or 604-465-5197

338

PLUMBING

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

20 years exp., reliable & courteous.

Lic’d. Bonded. Jack 778-835-4416

bradsjunkremoval.com

Hauling Anything..

But Dead Bodies!!

C & C Electrical Mechanical

Green Services Ltd

20 YARD BINS AVAILABLE We Load or You Load !

604-475-7077

Landscape Construction Renovations W Maintenance

604.220.JUNK(5865) Serving Metro Vancouver Since 1988

604-463-3644 604-861-1490

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

.Enterprise Plumbing, Heating, Gasfitting

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

• • •

GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $59.00 Per Ton

TOPSOIL

SCREENED TOPSOIL MUSHROOM MANURE BARK MULCH 604-467-3003

www.jonesbroscartageltd.com

Meadows Landscape Supply

604-465-1311

372

AFFORDABLE MOVING

SUNDECKS

Local & Long Distance

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

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

✓

CHECK CLASSIFIEDS bcclassified.com 604-575-5555

GET the BEST for your MOVING From $40/hr Licensed & Insured Senior Discount 778-773-3737

LOCAL HAY FOR SALE. First cut $6/bale. Good Quality! 60lb bale average. Pitt Meadows.

Call 604-505-4087.

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477

pressurewashing Boom lift W Windows

Gutter Cleaning Painting Int/Ext Business / Industrial / Apartments Residential W Strata WMalls HST ~ WCB ~ Liability Ins ~ Lic

Fleet Trucks. Seniors disc 15% off

All Work Guaranteed

604.319.1993

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

373B

TILING

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

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

Deluxe 2 Bedroom. st Available March 1

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

Walk to W. Coast Express.

No pets.

ENGLISH Bulldogs, 8 weeks, 2 female, 1 male. Not reg. $1800. zsjerome@hotmail.com, chilliwack

MULTI POM puppies, 2 F, 1 M, 7 weeks old. Ready to go. All shots. $550. obo. Phone 604-825-2271.

SHELTIES 2 SABLE PUPS 1 w/ white body + spots D.O.B Oct 19th Loveable, sweet pups 604-826-6311

• DIFFICULTY SELLING ? • Difficulty Making Payments?

No Equity? Expired Listing? Penalty?

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

RENTALS

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE FERTILIZERS

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

706

APARTMENT/CONDO

Coquitlam 996sf 2bdrm 2bath strg same flr carpet/wood, prkg cls to Coq Ctr Doug College elem schl NP/NS $1236 Mar 1. 604-941-3259

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

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

$525 + util’s

Bright 2 bdrm apt.

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

Derek Manor 2048 Manning Ave. Port Coq ~ 604-941-5452 or 604-944-7889 FREE PREMIUM CABLE $80 Value

MAPLE RIDGE ELDERLY CITIZENS HOUSING SOCIETY *Bachelor suite $354+ heat. Cable incl. *1Bdrm suite $455+ heat. Cable incl.

SENIORS 55+ NON-SMOKING ENVIRONMENT

Please call 604-467-1366 All phone messages will be returned.

Maple Ridge

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

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

(604)466-5799 MAPLE RIDGE ~ IMMEDIATELY 1 bedroom suite from $720/mo Richard 604-369-1096

MAPLE RIDGE MAPLE INN 11695 -224th St

1 & 2 Bdrms $790/$890 GREAT LOCATION

Queen Anne Apts. * Renovated Suites *

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

Maple Ridge Central

(604) 467- 5271

MAPLE RIDGE 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

22423 121st Ave 604-467-4894

Phone 604-465-9823

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)

CHIHUAHUAS, tiny tea cup puppies, blonde & white, M/F, 8 weeks, ready now. $700. 604-794-7347

&

For more information, google us.

No pets ~ Ref’s req’d.

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

533

Pitt Meadows

S Impeccably clean S Heat S Hot Water S Parking 1 bdrm ~ Avail Now $790/mo New home w/riverview in Ruskin.

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

MAPLE COURT I

MAPLE COURT II

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

PETS

PITT BULL/American Bull Dog X, 7/mo fem, vet chkd, all shots, needs new home, $425. (604)825-1521

PRESSURE WASHING

HOMES WANTED

Take a walk through the Classifieds for the best bargains around! bcclassified.com Phone 604-575-5555

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

$45/Hr

FOR SALE BY OWNER

www.profile-properties.com

FEED & HAY

Lab/Shepherd/Rotti x pups, 3M/3F. vet check, dewormed, ready to go, $495. Call 604-864-1004.

MOVING & STORAGE

604-537-4140

PETS

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

MISC SERVICES

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

627

456

DUTCH TOUCH

320

625

Recycled Earth Friendly HOT TUBS ARE NO PROBLEM! On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

22437 121st Ave 604-467-0715

BRENTWOOD Apartments

CHILLIWACK 3 lots for sale on Promontory Hill, nice view. Can build 3 storey house. $199K each assessment value. 604-719-7428

1 & 2 BDRM SUITES

Call 604-464-7548

SAWMILLS from only $3997 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT.

REAL ESTATE

AVAILABLE NOW Heat, hot water & parking.

Close to stores & schools.

Visit our website for other rental properties:

www.treeworksonline.ca treeworkes@yahoo.ca 10% OFF with this AD

www.recycleitcanada.ca

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

MISC. FOR SALE

604-787-5915, 604-291-7778

604.587.5865 FULL PLUMBING SERVICES

560

MAPLE RIDGE

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

CALL FOR DETAILS

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

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

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

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

JAGUAR LANDSCAPING Lawn & Garden Service.

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

✶Dump Site Now Open✶

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

JUNK REMOVAL

www.augustinesoilandmulch.com

317

T & K Haulaway

Tree removal done RIGHT!

RECYCLE-IT!

SAWDUST HOGFUEL

604-572-3733

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

LANDSCAPING

Hemlock, Fir & Cedar

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

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

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

300

Free Estimates * Fully Insured

RUBBISH REMOVAL

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

#1 IN RENTALS (Since 1990)

Professional Property Management Services

Clean, very quiet, large, INCLUDES: HEAT, HOT WATER & HYDRO Near Shopping & Amenities.

SENIOR’S DISCOUNT

604-463-7450 604-463-2236 12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certified Crime Free Buildings MAPLE RIDGE Central. Lrg 1 bdrm totally updated; new floor, paint,++ nr amens, insuite w/d, d/w, lrg patio, vaulted ceilings, sec u/g prk. Immed Ns/Np. $790+utils. 604-307-2241.

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 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)

PITT Meadows, 12130 Harris Road, Family-Oriented Complex at Meadow Park, 1 bed $770, 2 bed $950, 3 bed $1100. Walk to Westcoast Express, outdoor pool, heat & HW included. cat ok. March 1st . Call 604319-9122 or email pfrechette@pinnacleinternational.ca

TWO bedrooms, concrete hi-rise apartment, 8 floors with views, corner unit, 2 baths, 1030 square feet, insuite laundry, city centre.Vacant. $1050 per month. #80311980 222nd Street, Maple Ridge.

Call Hanson 604-250-2196 for appointment.

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RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

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

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

604.465.7221 PORT COQUITLAM

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

604-464-3550 TWO bedrooms, concrete hi-rise apartment, 8 floors with views, corner unit, 2 baths, 1030 square feet, insuite laundry, city centre.Vacant. $1050 per month. #80311980 222nd Street, Maple Ridge.

Call Hanson 604-250-2196 for appointment.

WESTGATE APARTMENTS CLEAN SPACIOUS SUITES

1 bdrm- $750 2 bdrm- $950 Full time caretaker.

MOVE IN INCENTIVES Seniors Discount CALL ANYTIME TO VIEW

778-839-4691

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL CENTRE downtown core. Lease or rent for small business, March 1/13.

Call to view space, 604-506-1574.

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

RENTALS

RENTALS

733 MOBILE HOMES & PADS

750

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

Maple Ridge 1 Bdrm a/g ste. Quiet, bright, pri. Incl wifi, hd tv, heat, shrd lndry. $695. Mar 1st 604-209-8964.

736

HOMES FOR RENT

3BDRM + DEN, 2.5BTH, Nice & clean. Grand living rm; kitchen w/island; balcony. 2 car garage. N/P N/S. $1600/mo+util. (604)721-9488 MAPLE RIDGE 12880 216 Street.

4 Bdrm house with 6 appliances. $1995/mo +utils. (604)722-5609 MAPLE RIDGE Cntl 4Bdr 2ba,fresh paint, X-Lrg yrd, lrg cov’d patio, F/P, ns/np. Apr1. $1550. 604-773-3912 MAPLE RIDGE, Thornehill. 2 Bdrm house on acreage, $1000. Suit sgle N/S. Mar 1. 604-762-4678.

POCO clean 3 bdrm rancher. Near school/amens. $1560. NS/NP, ref’s.

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

746

SUITES, LOWER

MAPLE RIDGE. 1 bdrm +den, 1400 sf, W/D. New bath/carpet. NP/NS. $900 incl utils/net. 604-505-8181.

MAPLE RIDGE 1 Bdrm plus. Priv. entry/laundry, NS/NP $750/mo incl util. Call: 604-463-1043 MAPLE RIDGE 1 bdrm suite with F/S, D/W, own W/D & full bath. N/S, N/P. Avail March 1st. Ref’s req’d. $750/mo. Call 778-995-7724.

MAPLE RIDGE: 232 & Silver Ridge area.

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.

RENTALS 752

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

Call 604-467-3944 Port Coquitlam - Maryhill furnished 1 bdrm. shr’d kitchen / bath / living.

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

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION MAPLE RIDGE 2400s/f furn’d home to share, male/female with 1 other.

Own bedsitting & bathrm, incl all amens. Ns/np. $625. 604-476-1335

750

SUITES, LOWER

AUTO FINANCING

845

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

2 Bedroom Apartments And 2/3 bedroom Townhouses available

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).

TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

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

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

Pls call: 604-466-3623 or

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

778-386-6782

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

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

MAPLE RIDGE 2bdrm, 2bth, grnd lvl suite,1200sf priv ent. utils inc.

Avl now. NP/NS. $950: Quiet mature cpl pref. Refs. 778-858-5256 MAPLE RIDGE. 2 Bdrm bsmt suite in new home, near 240th. Private entry, own lndry. Prefer one person.

N/P, N/S. $850/mo incl utils.

Avail March 1st. Call 604-970-0431.

MAPLE RIDGE, 2 bdrm ste, lrg kit, W/D. $850/mo. Avail now. N/P, N/S, Ref’s req’d. (604)530-5455 lve msg.

MAPLE RIDGE ctrl bright spac g/l 1 bdrm sh w/d, N/S. Cats ok. Nr transit. Gas f/p, prkg $700 incl util/full cbl/net Feb15/Mar 1 604-463-5592

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

• Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal

TRANSPORTATION

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

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

YOU WORK? YOU DRIVE!

810

AUTO FINANCING

MAPLE RIDGE near SPCA. New 1 bdrm walk-out bsmt, Avail now, ns/np, $690 incl utils. 604-928-5012

If you have bad credit or no credit history, we can get you behind the wheel of a Marv Jones pre-owned vehicle.

Imports, domestic, all makes available – We finance everyone!

MAR 1. 2 Bdrm, Private W/D/Driveway/Gated Patio. On Bus Rte, near Sch/Prk 604-726-5303.

PORT COQUITLAM 2 bdrm $825 or use 1 bdrm $750. N/S, N/P, Refs. Avail now. 604-354-8004

2 BDRM grd. level. Washer, dryer, alarm. $925 w/utilities, (604) 9428776, (604) 809-2393

751

Central Coquitlam 1 bdrm new g/l top of line appls, tile flrs inste ldry $1100 incl util/net. 604-999-3227

M.Ridge beautiful NEW 1BR, designer ktchn, w/i closet 5appl ns/np $800 incl util/sat 604-240-8358

SUITES, UPPER

851

TRUCKS & VANS

Call Marv Jones Honda NOW! 604-465-5464 Ask for Rob Godin 604-356-2303 Rob.godin@marvjoneshonda.com

MAPLE RIDGE suit quiet single couple, refs req. 2 bdrm g/lev. patio, shed, shr W/D, N/S, incl utils $900.

March 1. (604)808-1787 v or text

2 Br bright garden suite WP. $995 + 25% utils. 5 appl 1100 sq feet. N/S N/P. 604-720-4447.

NOTICE is hereby given that on Saturday February 23rd at 2:00 p.m. at 11985 - 203rd St., Maple Ridge, B.C., the undersigned; Advanced Storage Centres will sell at Public Auction, by competitive bidding, the personal property heretofore stored with the undersigned.

RENTS between $880.00 – $1395.00

$75 OFF 1ST MONTH

Haney Motor Hotel

810

TRANSPORTATION

Coquitlam/Port Coquitlam/ Maple Ridge

ROOMS FOR RENT

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

TOWNHOUSES

TRANSPORTATION

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

1-800-961-7022

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

MOTORCYCLES

THE ONE, THE ONLY authorized Harley-Davidson technician training program in all of Canada. You’ll work on all types of HD bikes.

Quality instruction and state-of-theart training aids. GPRC Fairview Campus, Fairview Alberta. 1-888999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

1993 CHEV PICKUP V6, automatic Will sell canopy sep. Truck & canopy $3000/obo.

Canopy $700: (604)463-5413

Christopher Sampson.........J014 Kirsten Slater......................F078 Brady Fulton.......................J032 Gregory McMillan...............B111

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STANDARD FEATURES INCLUDE: 148HP ■ iPOD®/ USB/AUXILIARY INPUT JACKS ■ POWER WINDOWS & DOOR LOCKS ■ DUAL HEATED POWER EXTERIOR MIRRORS

SMALL CAR (OVER $21K)

INCLUDES AIR CONDITIONING STANDARD FEATURES INCLUDE: DRIVER SELECTABLE STEERING (DSS) ■ HEATED FRONT SEATS ■ SIRIUS XM RADIO WITH BLUETOOTH® HANDS FREE PHONE SYSTEM ■ COOLED GLOVE BOX

INCLUDES AIR CONDITIONING STANDARD FEATURES INCLUDE: iPOD®/USB/ MP3/AUXILIARY INPUT JACKS ■ POWER HEATED EXTERIOR MIRRORS ■ EZ LANE CHANGE ASSIST

HWY: 6.7L/100 KM CITY: 10.1L/100 KM

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2013 AJAC BEST NEW SUV (OVER $35K)

0 28,259 $

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SANTA FE 2.4L FWD AUTO. DELIVERY & DESTINATION INCLUDED.

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2013 SANTA FE OWN IT FOR

2012 CANADIAN & NORTH AMERICAN

CAR OF THE YEAR

HWY: 7.7L/100 KM CITY: 10.4L/100 KM

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ELANTRA GT GL 6-SPEED MANUAL. DELIVERY, DESTINATION & $1,100 IN PRICE ADJUSTMENTS* INCLUDED.

2013 TUCSON BI-WEEKLY

INCLUDES AUTO & AIR STANDARD FEATURES INCLUDE: SIRIUS XM RADIO WITH BLUETOOTH® HANDS FREE PHONE SYSTEM ■ VEHICLE STABILITY MANAGEMENT W/ESC & TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ■ HEATED FRONT SEATS

SONATA GL

HWY: 5.6L/100 KM CITY: 8.7L/100 KM

THE MOST FUEL-EFFICIENT FULL-SIZED CAR NATURAL RESOURCE CANADA’S 2012 ECOENERGY VEHICLE AWARD◊

GET THE HYBRID FOR NO EXTRA CHARGE

DOWN PAYMENT

2013 AJAC BEST NEW

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HWY: 5.3L/100 KM CITY: 7.8L/100 KM

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TM The Hyundai names, logos, product names, feature names, images and slogans are trademarks owned by Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. †Finance offers available O.A.C. from Hyundai Financial Services based on a new 2013 Elantra L 6-Speed Manual/Elantra GT GL 6-Speed Manual/Tucson L 5-Speed Manual/Santa Fe 2.4L FWD Auto/Sonata GL Auto with an annual finance rate of 0%/0%/0.99%/1.99%/0.99% for 84 months. Bi-weekly payments are $96/$107/$124/$166/$146. No down payment required. Cost of Borrowing is $0/$0/$772/$2,038/$907. Finance offers include Delivery and Destination of $1,495/$1,495/$1,760/$1,760/$1,56 5. Registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, charges, license fees and all applicable taxes are excluded. Delivery and destination charge includes freight, P.D.E., dealer admin fees and a full tank of gas. Financing example: 2013 Elantra L 6-Speed Manual for $17,444 at 0% per annum equals $96 bi-weekly for 84 months for a total obligation of $17,444. Cash price is $17,444. Cost of Borrowing is $0. Example price includes Delivery and Destination of $1,495. Registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, charges, license fees and all applicable taxes are excluded. Delivery and destination charge includes freight, P.D.E., dealer admin fees and a full tank of gas. Fuel consumption for 2013 Elantra Sedan L 6-Speed Manual (HWY 5.2L/100KM; City 7.1L/100KM)/2013 Elantra GT GL 6-Speed Manual (HWY 5.3L/100KM; City 7.8L/100KM)/2013 Tucson L 5-Speed Manual (HWY 7.7L/100KM, City 10.4L/100KM)/2013 Santa Fe 2.4L FWD Auto (HWY 6.7L/100KM, City 10.1L/100KM) /2013 Sonata GL Auto (HWY 5.6L/100KM; City 8.7L/100KM) are based on Manufacturer Testing. Actual fuel efficiency may vary based on driving conditions and the addition of certain vehicle accessories. Fuel economy figures are used for comparison purposes only. Price of models shown 2013 Elantra Limited/Elantra GT SE Tech 6-Speed Auto/Tucson Limited AWD/Santa Fe 2.0T Limited AWD/Sonata Limited is $24,794/$27,844/$34,109/$40,259/$30,564. Prices include Delivery and Destination charges of $1,495/ $1,495/$1,760/$1,760/$1,565. Registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, charges, license fees and all applicable taxes are excluded. Delivery and destination charge includes freight, P.D.E., dealer admin fees and a full tank of gas. *Price adjustments are calculated against the vehicle’s starting price. Price adjustments of up to $1,100 available on 2013 Elantra GT GL 6 speed Manual. Price adjustments applied before taxes. Offer cannot be combined or used in conjunction with any other available offers. Offer is non-transferable and cannot be assigned. No vehicle trade-in required. †*Offers available for a limited time, and subject to change or cancellation without notice. See dealer for complete details. Dealer may sell for less. Inventory is limited, dealer order may be required. Based on Natural Resource Canada’s 2012 ecoEnergy award for most fuel efficient full-size car. ††Hyundai’s Comprehensive Limited Warranty coverage covers most vehicle components against defects in workmanship under normal use and maintenance conditions.

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INCLUDES AUTO & AIR SONATA GL AUTO. DELIVERY & DESTINATION INCLUDED.

HyundaiCanada.com

The Hyundai names, logos, product names, feature names, images and slogans are trademarks owned by Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. †Finance offers available O.A.C. from Hyundai Financial Services based on a new 2013 Elantra L 6-Speed Manual/Elantra GT GL 6-Speed Manual/Tucson L 5-Speed Manual/Santa Fe 2.4L FWD Auto/Sonata GL Auto with an annual finance rate of 0%/0%/0.99%/1.99%/0.99% for 84 months.

Bi-weekly payments are $96/$107/$124/$166/$146. No down payment required. Cost of Borrowing is $0/$0/$772/$2,038/$907. Finance offers include Delivery and Destination of $1,495/$1,495/$1,760/$1,760/$1,56 5. Registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, charges, license fees and all applicable taxes are excluded. Delivery and destination charge includes freight, P.D.E., dealer admin fees and a full tank of gas. Financing example: 2013 Elantra L 6-Speed Manual for $17,444 at 0% per annum equals $96 bi-weekly for 84 months for a total obligation of $17,444. Cash price is $17,444. Cost of Borrowing is $0. Example price includes Delivery and Destination of $1,495. Registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, charges, license fees and all applicable taxes are excluded. Delivery and destination charge includes freight, P.D.E., dealer admin fees and a full tank of gas. ▼Fuel consumption for 2013 Elantra Sedan L 6-Speed Manual (HWY 5.2L/100KM; City 7.1L/100KM)/2013 Elantra GT GL 6-Speed Manual (HWY 5.3L/100KM; City 7.8L/100KM)/2013 Tucson L 5-Speed Manual (HWY 7.7L/100KM, City 10.4L/100KM)/2013 Santa Fe 2.4L FWD Auto (HWY 6.7L/100KM, City 10.1L/100KM) /2013 Sonata GL Auto (HWY 5.6L/100KM; City 8.7L/100KM) are based on Manufacturer Testing. Actual fuel efficiency may vary based on driving conditions and the addition of certain vehicle accessories. Fuel economy figures are used for comparison purposes only. ♦Price of models shown 2013 Elantra Limited/Elantra GT SE Tech 6-Speed Auto/Tucson Limited AWD/Santa Fe 2.0T Limited AWD/Sonata Limited is $24,794/$27,844/$34,109/$40,259/$30,564. Prices include Delivery and Destination charges of $1,495/$1,495/$1,760/$1,760/$1,565. Registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, charges, license fees and all applicable taxes are excluded. Delivery and destination charge includes freight, P.D.E., dealer admin fees and a full tank of gas. *Price adjustments are calculated against the vehicle’s starting price. Price adjustments of up to $1,100 available on 2013 Elantra GT GL 6 speed Manual. Price adjustments applied before taxes. Offer cannot be combined or used in conjunction with any other available offers. Offer is non-transferable and cannot be assigned. No vehicle trade-in required. †*♦Offers available for a limited time, and subject to change or cancellation without notice. See dealer for complete details. Dealer may sell for less. Inventory is limited, dealer order may be required. ◊Based on Natural Resource Canada’s 2012 ecoEnergy award for most fuel efficient full-size car. ††Hyundai’s Comprehensive Limited Warranty coverage covers most vehicle components against defects in workmanship under normal use and maintenance conditions.

TM

Dave Wyant

Sean Elmont

604 467 3401

Brent Miscisco

Mike Jankowiak

Robbie Beaton

PAPER TO INSERT DEALER TAG HERE

23213 Lougheed Highway • mapleridgehyundai.com 1022_DBC_12_6858.indd 1 DL#7356

Adam Cunliffe

Brett Kinney

Ross Burroughs

Bob Murdoch

Super Dave’s 13-01-31 5:18 PM

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CLEARANCE MERCHANDISE

MEN’s starting @

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 *ONLY A FEW LEFT

*ONLY A FEW LEFT

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High Visibility Reversible Waterproof Fleece Lined Vest

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