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Ridge creates plan to end homelessness Ideas include incentives for developers, more support by M on i sh a M ar ti n s staff reporter
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Enticing developers with incentives to build affordable housing and creating a network of supportive landlords are being pitched as solutions to end homelessness in Maple Ridge. But putting the ideas into action remains months away. “I think we are doing a lot on our part,” Maple Ridge Coun. Mike Morden said after council was updated on strategy to stem the increase in homelessness locally. Since the district first began to address homelessness in 2003, there have been several successes: the creation of the Salvation Army’s shelter, with 15 beds; the Iron Horse Youth Safe House, with five beds; the new Alouette Heights supportive housing building, which has 45 units; and Route 29; which provides longterm support to youth. see Homelessness, p3
Canadian alternative rock band 54-40 played the ACT on Friday, performing favourites such as Ocean Pearl and Baby Ran. see more photos, p16.
Film industry on brink of leaving Hosting town hall meeting Feb. 27 at the ACT by P h i l M e l nychuk staff reporter
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Garry Brook, Michele Dutka, Sheree Fondeur and Don Emond have been affected by the tax changes in B.C. and Ontario.
For Garry Brook, the crisis in B.C.’s film industry has reached the point he could pack up and leave his Maple Ridge home, a place where he raised three kids, who went through minor hockey and ballet, so he can find work in his occupation of running the lighting and rigging on
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Arts Centre Theatre at 7 p.m. In Maple Ridge, the movie industry creates 700 direct jobs, says Bill Morrill, who builds movie sets. For every day that a movie is shot locally, about $10,000 flows into the local economy, according to Maple Ridge’s economic development office. The industry pumped $2.4 million into Maple Ridge last year, says the office, about the same as the year previous and up from the $1.9 million spent during the Winter Olympics year of 2010. see Film, p13
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Bringing warmth to Coldest Night Fundraising walk Saturday in downtown Maple Ridge
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Saturday will be the Coldest Night of the Year in Maple Ridge. That’s not a weather report, but rather an event organized by the Salvation Army to highlight the plight of those who are forced by their economic circumstances to live outdoors. “There are people in Maple Ridge whose reality is, every night they sleep on the streets,” said Amelia Norrie, spokesperson for the Salvation Army Caring Place. The Coldest Night of the Year is a fundraiser for various charities and will be held on Saturday in 23 cities across Canada. There will be 5 km and 10 km routes through the Maple Ridge downtown area, and both will start and end at the Caring Place, located at 22188 Lougheed Highway. Registration opens at 4 p.m. Opening ceremonies will be held at 5 p.m. and the walk begins for both distances at 5:15 p.m. Between 6 and 8 p.m. a light, warm meal will be served to all walkers and volunteers. Organizers are budgeting an hour for participants to complete the 5 km walk, and two hours for the 10 km. However, it is not a race or timed event, so walkers can go at their own pace. There will be rest stops on the walks, with some shelter, heat, a washroom, snacks and warm drinks. The goal is to raise $25,000 for Caring Place programs – and much of it will buy groceries. The Salvation Army serves 10,000 meals every month to 600 clients through its community meal pro-
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Salvation Army frontline worker Desiree Towne (left), family and community Ministries advocate Connie McGonigal and shelter manager Michael Emery will be taking part in the Coldest Night of the Year walk on Saturday to raise money for programs offered at the Caring Place. gram. It also provides emergency shelter in 25 beds, and has a Cold Wet Weather program that allows it to accommodate an addition 15 people. School supplies, summer camps and Christmas hampers are some of the other offerings from the Caring Place. The March 2011 Homeless Count found that there were 102 homeless people living in the community. Already some $9,000 has been committed by the 14 teams taking part locally. People can sign up in teams, or
individuals can sign up to be part of the Caring Place Team. The top team so far is the Ridge Racers, captained by Jaana Mikkola, who have raised $2,932. Walkers are asked to bring good walking shoes or boots, a hat or toque, gloves, scarf and a reflective windbreaking jacket and sweater. Participants are asked to park across the street from the Caring Place, in the lot at the Maple Ridge Baptist Church. While the chilly temperature of
Maple Ridge won’t provide the same jarring dose of reality as the freezing night in Thunder Bay, Ont., another Coldest Night city, Norrie said the event will still be a social event, a fundraiser and an exercise in awareness. Norrie said it is an excellent complement to the Amazing Adventure Race fundraiser, which runs in June. • For more information, visit coldestnightoftheyear.org/location/mapleridge.
Maple Ridge’s new Community Animal Centre is taking in about 33 per cent more cats than dogs, council heard at its Tuesday committee meeting. But there’s a plan for dealing with those felines, SPCA stakeholder relations manager Geoff Urton told council. Last November, the SPCA, Katie’s Place (the cat shelter behind the SPCA) and a community member came up with three ideas to deal with unwanted cats. One was to increase education, another was to start a trap neuter-return program for stray cats, in which Katie’s Place will catch 120 stray cats a year, neuter them, then release them, as a means of population control. Releasing the cats back on to the street helps control population because the cats resume their place in the community, but can’t breed and are not replaced by new cats. The SPCA, in turn, will spay or neuter 125 cats a year, on a discount basis, for qualifying needy families. It’s expected as a result that 1,900 fewer kittens will be born in Maple Ridge in the next year, easing the burden on animal shelters and animal control. In 2012, the Maple Ridge shelter cared for 439 cats and kittens and only 330 unwanted dogs.
‘Main concern is other people coming to the community’ Homelessness from front
However, Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows were the only municipalities in Metro Vancouver that saw an increase in homeless people in 2011. Morden wants concrete recommendations to follow the latest homeless action plan so district councillors can lobby their federal and provincial counterparts to direct funding towards solutions that actually work. In particular, he would like funding to bridge existing gap from the street level all the way to transitional and supportive housing. “We are wasting more money, wasting more taxpayers’ money, if we don’t complete the full circle,” he said. During the 2011 Greater Vancouver Homeless Count, 110 people were found to be homeless in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. That is up from 90 in 2008.
Of the 102 – 40 were housed in emergency shelter facilities, while the remaining 63 were counted as being unsheltered or sleeping rough in the streets, parks and green. To tackle homelessness, the Maple RidgePitt Meadows-Katzie Housing Planning Table is working on an action plan that will be implemented over five years. There is an inadequate supply of affordable housing stock that is stable and suitable for the community’s current homeless and atrisk of homelessness population, said Darrell Pilgrim, who sits on the committee. The action plan was developed by using a focus group comprised of seven people who were homeless or formerly homeless, in addition to looking at current statistics and services. The recommendations include creating incentives for developers to include affordable units as part of new residential developments,
as well as creating an inventory of existing affordable units and identifying between 15 and 20 units of low-barrier affordable housing for the hard-to-house homeless population. “My main concern is that, as we house people and move people out of homelessness, that void or vacuum will be filled by other people coming to the community,” said Coun. Bob Masse. Coun. Al Hogarth, a realtor and property manager, wants landlords to be consulted since they are key to supplying the housing. “I can provide good housing stock, but if you get somebody who is going to trash it and kill it, guess what? I am even less likely to want to deal with anybody that needs help,” said Hogarth, noting that it would be ideal if information about problem tenants could be shared. Hogarth added that there needs to be supports in place to help both the tenant and
landlord. “Without that supportive group backing them up and giving me that sense of security, I am not likely to ever do it again,” he said. In addition to creating affordable housing, the committee also recommended increasing education and awareness so the stigma and myths about homelessness are addressed. The plan also recommends the district lobby for a Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team, which was funded by the province in the past. The cost of no support to this population is so much higher than providing the needed supports, noted Kelly Swift, general manager of community development, parks and recreation. The 2013 Ending Homelessness Action Plan will be forwarded to Maple Ridge’s social planning committee and return to council in summer with recommendations.
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The residents of Legion Towers on 224th Street have a new landlord and Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 88 has some money in its pockets. However, who the landlord is and how much the building sold for is under wraps, for a while at least. The building sold on Feb. 8, said resident Bob Kerfoot. He disagrees with the sale and wonders about being able to remain as a resident there in the years ahead under new ownership. The legion will update residents Sunday afternoon after first informing a general meeting of legion members of the ownership change. “It’s something that needed to be done and we’ve got the best deal possible,” said legion spokesman Jim MacDonald. “They’re well protected for a number of years. They’ll get all the details Sunday,” he said of the tower residents. “There will be no major changes, drastic rent increases or evictions when the property changes hands,” he said in a news release. MacDonald said there will be no evictions and no increases in rent (above what is allowed by the province) for a period of between five and 10 years. He added later that includes an arrangement between B.C. Housing and the new purchaser on rent subsidies paid on behalf of tenants. Kerfoot, though, won-
Jim MacDonald says the legion got the best deal possible. ders why the legion would sell the most profitable of its five buildings. The branch got membership approval to sell the property last year and use the proceeds to pay for repairs to its other buildings. The 12-storey Legion Towers was built more than 40 years ago and was originally intended as housing for aging veterans. Currently, it offers subsidized low-cost seniors housing; membership in the legion isn’t required. Kerfoot says Sunday’s meeting is a waste of time because the sale is
done, closing on May 9. “Unless there’s a representative there from the purchaser to answer questions, what’s the point of the meeting? The legion can tell you what they’ve been told, and that’s all.” He questioned the period for which tenants are guaranteed their rents. “Five to 10 years? What are they hoping, everybody dies within 10 years? I don’t know. I really don’t know. “I will never agree with the sale of this building.” Kerfoot said the legion owns five other buildings, clear title. “There
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could have been another way to do it other than sell the only building that makes them money.” Kerfoot has lived in the building for 13 years and pays $557 monthly for a two-bedroom suite, utilities included. He’s currently receiving a B.C. Housing subsidy and could get more assistance to help with any future rent increases. “I can’t see right now, at this moment, where I’m going to be hurt.” But what if the new owner wants to renovate the suites? Does that mean evicting people, he asked. “I don’t want to move after 13 years, everything is pretty well settled here at 77 years old. I want to go out of here feet first and I’ll do anything I can to hang on to that.”
For the record A story in the Feb. 15 issue of The News incorrectly described Maple Ridge Mayor Ernie Daykin’s position on the municipality buying the school site in Silver Valley on 136th Avenue. Daykin doesn’t favour buying the property unless School District No. 42 agrees to buy the property from the municipality at a later date, covering the costs of the municipality.
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Old-growth trees get protection in Maple Ridge by Phil M elnyc h u k staff reporter
Stands of tall trees in forests around Maple Ridge now have some extra protection after being labeled old-growth management areas. Last week’s announcement, though, isn’t getting the vice-president of the Pitt Polder Preserva-
tion Society excited. “I guess they’ve identified these little watersheds … but it’s not like it’s a brand new protected area,” said Peter Jongbloed. While some of those old-growth areas are outside park boundaries, in areas where logging takes place, the majority created within the Alouette land-use area around
Maple Ridge lie within the boundaries of Golden Ears Provincial Park. According to Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources Operations, “an additional 23,810 hectares of oldgrowth management areas are protected in the Chilliwack forest district.” Out of that, 2,415 ha have been created in the Alouette Landscape Unit,
around Alouette Lake. Another 5,569 ha in oldgrowth management areas have been created near the upper Pitt River and another 4,000 ha added in the Widgeon Creek area near the south end of Pitt Lake. “We’re certainly for protected areas. It’s just not as dramatic as they make them out to be.” A few of the areas are
also located on the east side of Alouette Lake. Allan Johnsrude, district manager with the ministry, says the areas are usually created in areas that have trees 250 years old or more. “It’s the diversity of some of these old-growth areas that provide some of the value.” Logging isn’t allowed in old growth management
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Getting around Things are clearly getting desperate for Lower Mainland mayors if they are seriously considering a sales tax to help pay for public transportation in the region. The proposed TransLink sales tax would add 0.5 per cent on to the GST or PST on goods and services sold in the Metro Vancouver area. At five cents on every 10 dollars spent, the tax is very modest, so much so that most consumers won’t ever notice it, yet it will generate $250 million in new revenue. The fact is, cost-efficient public transportation benefits everyone. It facilitates trade, it eases automobile traffic, reduces the need for costly freeways, and unlike roads, it is a user pay system. In that light, the proposed tax makes a lot of sense. It’s an investment in our own economy. But any new tax is politically poisonous, especially a sales tax. Just ask Gordon Campbell and Brian Mulroney. So for Lower Mainland mayors to float this idea, you can be sure of one thing: They are all out of ideas. There are many reasons for TransLink’s funding woes. One that rarely gets mentioned is that Metro Vancouver is largely a victim of its geography, and what makes it beautiful also makes it a nightmare to get around. Mountains, rivers, and ocean are pretty to look at, but designing transit infrastructure around them is costly. And those construction costs are higher out west due to earthquake risk. We’re also nearly 4,500 km away from Canada’s seat of power, and as such, we are an afterthought politically. This might be Metro Vancouver’s most tragic geographical shortcoming. Of the 12 current projects listed on Transport Canada’s website as receiving federal money, seven are for projects located in the Greater Toronto Area, totaling more than $1.6 billion in funding. For all of B.C., the feds are contributing just $500 million, the bulk of that going to construction of the Evergreen Line. Metro Vancouver is not getting its fair share of federal transportation funding. We may have half the population of Toronto, but we’re getting onethird the funding, and our need is arguably greater. It’s time for all levels of government to take responsibility for public transportation in the Lower Mainland. – The News
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B.C. gas boom is real, all right VICTORIA – Whether Christy Clark’s government survives the May election or not, the natural gas “Prosperity Fund” idea floated in last week’s throne speech is a useful one. B.C. is poised to join Alberta in the upper rank of energy proB.C. Views ducing jurisdictions, Tom Fletcher with an expanding network of natural gas collection, refining and processing into liquid (LNG) for export. Clark’s pre-election throne speech proposed a resource fund similar to Alberta’s Heritage Fund that would be reserved for debt reduction and major projects, rather than spent on programs, which tends to happen under the political pressure of four-year election cycles. Opposition politicians and media commentators have dismissed this as a pre-election stunt. They note that the LNG industry in B.C. doesn’t exist yet, and may never produce the hundreds of billions of dollars projected over the next 30 years. I returned for a visit to B.C.’s northeast earlier this month, and I can tell you the gas boom is real. My parents homesteaded east of Dawson Creek near the Alberta border in 1962, and I recall when our farm was drilled for gas by Gulf Canada 40 years ago. Many more gas wells have been drilled since then, and country roads have been widened and numbered for industrial traffic. Hydraulic fracturing, already in use
when our farm was drilled, has been combined with directional drilling to open up huge new supplies. A farming community called Montney is the latest hot play, yielding not only shale gas, but petroleum liquids, which are valuable for diluting heavy oil, among other things. B.C. has never seen this kind of international investment interest before. Initial projects have been joined by global players such as British Gas, and Mitsubishi, a key player in Japan’s replacement of its devastated nuclear power program. Spectra Energy, which operates one of North America’s biggest gas processing plants at Fort Nelson and has another one under construction nearby, has begun work on a third plant near Dawson Creek. Spectra and British Gas have also proposed the latest of several pipelines, to move all this gas to an LNG terminal at Prince Rupert. The Kitimat-Prince Rupert region now has at least five proposed terminals, with investors including Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil and state players from China and Korea. All this is happening as shale gas is developed across the United States as well. As with oil, Canada is a captive of the U.S. market, and the flood of new gas supply has the North American price at rock bottom. At least B.C. hopes it’s the bottom. Gas royalties passed forest income to the B.C. treasury many years ago, and now as the forest industry struggles to recover, the province faces tumbling revenues from gas. Why would B.C.’s shale gas be seen as a priority for new global investment in
LNG? For one thing, we’re a stable democratic country with a mature industry and competent regulation. Secondly, the shipping advantage of the Kitimat and Prince Rupert ports to the Pacific Rim has finally been recognized internationally, as coal, forest products, grain and container traffic has climbed in recent years. B.C. has another advantage that appears to be increasingly important. The shale gas deposits are deep, under a kilometre or more of solid rock, and most are in remote, sparsely inhabited locations.
“For one thing, we’re a stable democratic country with a mature industry and competent regulation.” That adds cost to the pipeline system, but it has a benefit. At the beginning of the year, I predicted that the international protest movement that dishonestly targets Alberta oil would soon turn to demonizing natural gas. That pseudo-scientific attack has begun, right here in B.C. More on that to come.
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The News/letters Good deed brings smile and tears Editor, The News: Re: Broken lives (News Views, Feb. 8). Good deeds occur few and far, but when they happen, they make an impact. On Saturday, Feb. 9, at Thrifty Foods in Haney Place Mall, I was standing in line, waiting to pay for a few groceries. I am an elderly lady and due to recent health issues, I tire easily. The cashier was having difficulties ringing through an item for another lady who was two customers in front of me, and apologized to all the customers in line for the delay. Once the problem at the till was fixed and the line started moving again, the gentleman in front of me whispered something to the cashier, and before I knew it, she started ringing through my items with the gentleman’s in front of me. I spoke up to fix the error, but to my surprise, the cashier informed me that the gentleman was going to pay for my transaction with his. Along with the gentlemen paying for my groceries, the cashier was also kind enough to pay for a reusable bag for myself. This has never happened to me and I was taken aback. This random act of kindness brought me to tears, along with the cashier. It was not a large transaction, but it lifted my spirits to know that there are good people out there who have a sense of kindness. I cannot thank this stranger enough for his kind actions. I want to share this and at the very least hope this story brings a smile to your face. Doris Epp Maple Ridge
Survey on garbage pick-up Editor, The News: I am not convinced that municipal garbage pick-up wouldn’t hinder our growing interest in recycling. Because of recycling, we only need to visit the transfer station once every three months, costing us $30 to $40 a year. Why would I want to spend a great deal more to have it picked up? I believe any garbage pick-up should be voluntary. Maybe Coun. Bob Masse is right, let’s take a survey. Judy Jones Maple Ridge
online comments Better off • Doug Stanger · Centennial: Re: Powerline path pushes across streams (mapleridgenews.com). Let’s see, your article caused B.C. Hydro, its contractor, Flatiron, the B.C. Forestry Service, an Environmental Technician from the District of Maple Ridge and a reporter from The News to come out to survey the site with a follow-up article to be written and a promise of better clearing practices from B.C. Hydro, and you are wondering if anyone cares? If everyone had your dedication, Geoff [Clayton], we would all be better off, and you are appreciated.
Time to progress • James Bulpit · 67 years old: Re: Frustrating side of conservation (mapleridgenews.com). Sandy, well said. MR continues to have this very backward thinking that we are a farm community, and council is now planning for the year 2040. But the time is now and the next five to 10 years, not 2040. Get on with progress.
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Hospice rewards good deeds Editor, The News: The Ridge Meadows Hospice Thrift Store helps generate funds for the hospice society to continue providing support and care to patients and loved ones dealing with end of life experience, grief and mourning. Situated on the corner of Dewdney Trunk Road and 224th Street (behind Haney Sewing and Sound), the store is run by Paige Charron, thrift store coordinator. Feb. 5 started as a normal day in the store with Paige, two part-time staff, and several of our amazing volunteers who dedicate their time to helping us to operate the store, and generate those vital funds used to carry out our programs. During the afternoon of that day, a mother with her three young children, a boy of three, and two other children around four and six years of age, were just outside the thrift store door when the youngest child collapsed, could not breathe, his complexion and lips started to turn blue. The mother was is a state of panic with fear for her child. While a customer dialed 911, three of the thrift store volunteers sprung into action. Anne McNamara and Helen Donnelly whisked the two other children inside the store, led them to the toy section, where they reassured the frightened youngsters, read books to them and provided toys to keep their minds off what was happening outside.
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Mark Vosper, executive director of the Ridge Meadows Hospice Society, shakes the hand of Keith Gibson, a volunteer at the Hospice Thrift Store, where he saved the life of a three-year-old who collapsed and stopped breathing. While Gibson started CPR, volunteer Helen Donnelly (right) and another thrift store volunteer, Anne McNamara, took the mother’s two other children to another room to read to them. A third volunteer, Keith Gibson, recognized immediately the need to clear the boy’s airway, checking for breath and a pulse. Keith is now retired, but has a background, and training in providing first-aid. The boy had neither breath nor pulse. Keith performed CPR, which resuscitated the child, making him cough up phlegm. Keith turned the boy onto
his side into the recovery position, by which time the paramedics had arrived to take charge of the sick boy. We have since heard from the emergency services that the boy is OK. Things could have turned out much worse if not for the quick thinking actions of Keith, and support of his fellow volunteers Anne and Helen. The Ridge Meadows Hospice Society is a non-profit
registered charity that relies on teams of dedicated volunteers to help deliver our programs, and support our fundraising events, such as the Vistas Run and Walk on May 12, 2013. We proudly showed our appreciation to Keith, Helen and Anne by presenting them with certificates in recognition of their commendable action. Mark Vosper executive director Ridge Meadows Hospice Society
TransLink has gone above and beyond Editor, The News: Re: GE Bridge sound wall to come down (The News, Feb. 15). This is a 100-year project, and TransLink has fully anticipated the need to cover contingencies that arise during the project lifespan. The cost of the new wall is covered from funds already allocated to the bridge, and does not require any new
funds. Repeated measurements have demonstrated that the original design of the bridge meets all specifications for noise abatement. This information has been fully shared with the community. TransLink has worked closely with the community to listen to concerns. The actions that TransLink has taken
since the bridge opened, including further dampening of the noise and building the higher wall, are all in the interest of being a good neighbour. These measures are above and beyond what TransLink was required to do. Patricia MacNeil, communications manager TransLink
Why so opposed to stream protection regulations? Editor, The News: Re: Frustrating side of conservation (Letters, Feb. 15). Sandy Macdougall has written about the frustrations of developers and landowners wishing to unburden themselves and others of land in the hopes of cutting it into many small saleable pieces of suburban sprawl. He claims our government’s attempts to preserve the waterways in Maple Ridge, are too burdensome on those developers that “want to pre-
serve those precious amenities”. God bless those developers. Then he closes his letter by saying “residents in Silver valley, who have been waiting for more than a decade for schools, parks, sidewalks and other amenities promised in the community plan but still not forthcoming”. I fail to see what this has to do with all that hand-wringing about that pesky stream protection. The Silver Valley land rush
debacle seems to be a case of proceeding at a rate faster than our government is capable of managing. Or possibly something more unprincipled. I guess Mr. Macdougall’s point is: we need a new mayor and council. Mr. Macdougall also stated, “I have absolutely no vested interest in any development” Then I wonder why he is so opposed to stream protection? Does he dislike clean water?
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centives aren’t subsidies, but are credits given to entice new money into the province that otherwise wouldn’t be here. He says the B.C. government isn’t correctly calculating the revenue the industry brings to the province, under estimating it by as much as 45 per cent. “We just lost nine features, billions of dollars, that went out the door in December. “That’s billions in revenue that B.C. said goodbye to. “We’re new money coming. We’re a green industry. We all pay our taxes and spend our money here in the community.” Any time a movie shoots, thousands of dollars are spent locally, in coffee shops and restaurants and hardware and clothing stores to secure the stuff needed to get films shot. The District of Maple Ridge also made about $80,000 in filming fees and permits last year, an increase of a third from two years ago. Film liaison officer Marg Johnson says it may be too soon to see a slowdown. “I’m not seeing it yet,” she said. So far this year is comparable with last year in the Maple Ridge film office. “As far as filming this year, I would say it’s
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The proposal to build the first concrete highrise in Maple Ridge in decades came before council Tuesday. The application seeks to rezone the corner of Dewdney Trunk Road and Edge Street, currently the location of Paliotti’s restaurant, and three other lots to the north on Brown Street. If council agrees, Ascent One Properties, over eight years, will build three towers, first a sixstorey tower, followed by a 13-storey tower, followed by a 19-storey tower. The latter, the tallest part of the project, will sit on the corner of Dewdney Trunk Road and Edge Street. The first building will have 48 apartments, the second 72 and the third 120, for a total of 240 residential units, while space for stores and businesses will be allotted within 47,000 sq. ft of floor space. A staff report notes that the proposed density will exceed that normally allowed, but creation of a new zone allowing higher density will fit with those objectives for the town centre. Although the project doesn’t include any details about green building or energy efficiency, the applicant has been told of financial incentives that are available for such features. Ascent One president Stephen Yang is proceeding with the project with a new partner after being involved with the 223 North project, now underway on Lougheed Highway and 223rd Street. Coun. Al Hogarth is marketing 223 North and excused himself Tuesday from council discussion of the Edge Street application. Late last year, Ascent One said construction
Lougheed Highway Multi-use Cycle Track You are invited to attend an Open House to view the road design drawings for the Lougheed Highway multi-use cycle track. The cycle track will be constructed on the north side of Lougheed Highway between Laity Street and 216 Street. The project objectives are to provide a safe cycling pathway on approximately 700 meters of Lougheed Highway. This pathway will extend the east/west connectivity for cyclists through the existing neighborhood cycle routes on 117 Avenue. The proposed improvements have been approved in the District’s 2013 Capital Budget and grant funding has been confirmed through the Bike BC - Gateway Program and TransLink. The Open House is scheduled for:
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The first building will have 48 apartments, the second 72 and the third 120, for a total of 240 residential units. could start this spring on the tower project. A staff report says the application represents “a significant redevelopment” for the downtown with lots of “positive repercussions.
Hotel plan on hold The plan to build the long-awaited hotel for the bottom of 224th Street has been shelved for a few months. MultiWell Development and Investment has asked for a year’s extension for a rezoning application at 11613 – 224th St. The application was to allow 125-room hotel, commercial space, restaurant and meeting rooms to be built on the pie-shaped lot between Callaghan Avenue and 224th Street. Third reading was already given the project on Feb. 28 of last year and a public information meeting has already taken place. However, the applicant requires more time to
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The Future of Whonnock Hall A Community Conversation Please join us as the discussion will include: Update on the Whonnock Lake Master Plan, Existing Whonnock Lake Centre Agreements; Whonnock Community Association role moving forward; Future use of Whonnock Lake Centre; Model of Engagement in other Neighbourhoods; Future Use/Vision for Whonnock Lake Centre. Feedback from all community members is encouraged and welcome. Thursday February 21, 2013 7:30-9:30 PM Whonnock Lake Centre 27871 113th Avenue Maple Ridge If you have questions, please contact Dave Speers Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Parks & Leisure Services, Neighbourhood Development Coordinator 604-467-7433, ext #1 or email dspeers@mapleridge.ca
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NDP leader promising review of pay parking at hospitals Complaints of ‘cash grab’ by health authorities continue by Jef f Nage l Black Press
NDP leader Adrian Dix is promising to examine whether the policy of charging patients and visitors to park at Lower Mainland hospitals is appropriate. But he’s not guaranteeing an NDP government would handle the pay parking issue any differently and says the province can’t simply give up the money that’s generated. “I take it seriously and I’m going to review it,” Dix said. “But you have to find the revenue. It’s not very much, but you still have to find it.” The Fraser and Vancouver Coastal health authorities took in $19 million from parking fees in 2011 – less than one per cent of their combined budgets. “If you’re going to say no to that revenue then you have to find other revenues,” Dix said. “It’s not as easy as saying ‘I’d like people to park for free.’” The cost of paying to park at hospitals has been a growing source of complaints in recent years from people who argue the fees are unfair. “It’s a cash grab,” charges Peter Kirsebom, an 82-year-old South Surrey senior who says he was going to start a petition the last time he got worked up about the issue. “In Delta, you don’t pay anything,” he said, referring to that municipality’s bylaw banning pay parking at the hospital. He said his appointments at the Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre often run half an hour late, forcing him to shell out for two hours instead of one. “That’s eight bucks – it’s too much.” Maple Ridge’s mayor recently vowed, after similar local complaints, to explore whether his municipality could follow Delta’s footsteps and either ban pay parking or persuade Fraser Health to drop the fees. Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid told CTV last month it was difficult for health authorities to absorb parking costs and the current system was unlikely to change.
The Canadian Medical Association Journal in 2011 argued pay parking amounts to an unfair user fee that can disrupt patient care. It said parking charges should be waived at least for patients as they add avoidable stress and may cause some to abruptly end a consultation to feed a meter and avoid fines. Dix said there are arguments for dropping the fees or altering the structure, but added rural B.C. residents “face more dramatic issues” because of the centralization of hospital services in more distant centres. Fraser Health spokesman Roy Thorpe-Dorward said about a third of the parking fee revenue collected goes to providing parking services – paving, lighting, security and management fees to a pay parking firm like Impark. The remaining twothirds goes into general health system funding. Thorpe-Dorward said there are no plans to change the system, nor has the health authority given up on extending
pay parking to the ‘free’ hospitals in Delta and Mission. “We still have a goal over the long term of introducing pay parking at those sites to offset the costs,” he said. “But it’s not something we’re pushing or pursuing.” He said health authorities have numerous programs where patients and others may get discounted monthly parking passes and in some cases complimentary parking. Renal dialysis patients, for example, get free parking permits. Fines issued to patients whose time on the meter ran out because their appointment ran too long can be reversed on compassionate grounds, he added. Part of the rationale for pay parking is that it encourages stall rotation, so some spaces are available when people need them and they aren’t hogged by users from surrounding businesses. Delta’s bylaw against pay parking has also blocked TransLink from charging at its park and ride there.
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Building a bank of community images A
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The Minty family in front of their new business, “Minty’s Hamburgers,” in a building that has been in continuous use as a restaurant since. It is now “Kitchen Ridge” on Lougheed Highway.
tion of the picture. We need to pay attention to DPI if we want to be able to print our photographs. Most scanners, if left on their factory settings, will scan at 150 or 200 DPI. That is fine for sharing on computer screens, but if you try to print them at any reasonable size, they become blurry or even break up into a lot of little squares.
At the Maple Ridge Community Archives, we deal with digital images all the time. We really appreciate the willingness of families to share their images with us so we have worked out a simple scanning plan based on the size of the original image. If the print you are working with is a standard 4 x 6” or larger, scan at 300 DPI. If the print is smaller than that, use 600 DPI. For slides, use 1,200 DPI. It is very easy to make smaller copies of scanned files, but impossible to make larger ones. The staff of the community archives is willing to give further help on scanning or how to organize the images once you’ve scanned them. While we always prefer having originals for our collection, we are happy to get copies if only to act as a preserver in case disaster befalls the originals. For those completely disinclined to tackle technology, we will borrow family photos and scan them for you, giving you copies of the scans when we return the originals. This is how the community image bank is built. If your family had deep roots in another community before coming to Maple Ridge, you might consider contacting their archives to see if they would like copies. Once the work of scanning is done, being generous with the result is very inexpensive. Not only will it be appreciated by the other archives, you might really make the day for a family researcher asking questions that your photos will answer.
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favourite aid to memory for those of us who like to look back is the photograph. Whether we’re remembering our children as babies, our ancestors, or our high school friends, most of us will go to our photo collection Looking Back first. Val Patenaude Today, we have an unprecedented ability to copy and share those photographs. But as with so many elements of modern life, scanners seem to present us with too many options and all in a language we don’t speak. Scanning your family photos – especially if you have inherited collections from your elders – is an enormous undertaking. Once you have invested in the equipment and a plan for managing the resulting digital files, isn’t it also worth doing the job in such a way that it only needs to be done once? Before you begin, you need to ask yourself what you want to be able to do with the files. You will probably want to share them with family, with friends online, and perhaps to print and frame for your home. It is that latter task that has the greatest requirements. We hear the acronym “DPI” tossed around in connection with digital photographs. It’s a printer’s term for “dots per inch”, referring to the number of dots in a linear inch in a particular photograph – the more dots, the greater the resolu-
Val Patenaude is director of the Maple Ridge Museum.
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Bettina Strauss/ Special to the newS
Ross McKeachie, Chris Lee and Shaine Jones in a scene from Manstruation, which was shot in Maple Ridge.
John Vis/Special to the newS
Chris Jordon Lee as Peter in the short film Manstruation, which he wrote with Ryan Haneman. Manstruation is one of six films in this year’s Crazy8s contest.
Bettina Strauss/ Special to the newS
Ryan Haneman wrote and directed Manstruation, which was shot in Maple Ridge two weeks ago.
Manstruation: A modern period piece Maple Ridge’s chris Jordan lee is one of six film-makers in this year’s crazy8s contest by M o ni s ha M a r tin s staff reporter
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here’s a quote attributed to Lenny Bruce: “The only honest art form is laughter, comedy. You can’t fake it.” Chris Jordan Lee can relate. He’s experienced the uncomfortable silence that follows a joke that falls flat. He’s heard what it sounds like when someone forces a chuckle. “Comedy is incredible subjective, which we learned very, very painfully throughout this experience,” says Lee. “When you are doing a drama, sci-fi and thriller, it’s very easy to please the audience. Everyone likes it when Bruce Willis dies at the end. With a comedy, there are so many hit and misses.” Lee never expected an idea about something that often makes people cringe would land him a spot in one of the most coveted contests for aspiring B.C. filmmakers. Manstruation, a short film written by Lee and actor Ryan Haneman, is one of six films that won the Crazy8s competition, which requires contestants to shoot and edit a movie in eight days. “I can’t believe they went for it,” he says in disbelief. Manstruation, as the name would suggest, is an unapologetic role-reversal comedy, or as Lee puts it, “a 10-minute penis joke.” A quirk of evolution has caused men to begin having periods, and the film’s protagonist Peter cannot believe his misfortune. While trying to devise the perfect male hygiene product, Peter must simultaneously deal with unsympathetic doctors, a heartless girlfriend and overly emotional buddies. “The point of the movie is to make fun of men and their refusal to talk about the issue,” says Lee. “This is a day in the life of a man on the first day of his period.” Haneman met Lee while they were both working as actors on a local independent feature film called A LARPER’s Love Story, directed by Bruce Burnett.
After discovering their shared love of comedy, the pair developed a comedy television series called Unreeled, about a down-on-his-luck hockey player. Lee said they tried to pitch Unreeled to the Comedy Network last year, but were told they didn’t have enough directorial or writing experience on their résumés. Crazy8s, a contest now in its 14th year, seemed like the perfect place to gain recognition. The industry regards the contest as one of the best ways to launch a film career.
“Write what you think is funny.” chris Jordan lee, actor and writer
Manstruation grew out of a short story Lee crafted at Douglas College when tasked with writing “outside his comfort zone.” While other students chose ninjas and superheroes, Lee wrote about something he really knew nothing about: menstruation. He never imagined he would eventually play the lead. “We wrote in some fairly uncomfortable semi-nude scenes,” Lee says with a laugh. Once he got in front of the camera, Lee embraced being Peter. “I don’t regret it at all. I just feel bad for the woman who had to play the doctor in the movie,” he says. Originally from Ottawa, Haneman moved to Vancouver in 2001 to pursue an acting career. He studied at the Yaletown Actor’s Lab, founded by David Palffy, and went on to appear in commercials and independent features, including Road to Victory, directed
by Mike Reilly, and When Life Was Good, directed by Terry Miles. He also performed as a stand-up comic, and with Tara Browne and JP McGlynn formed the comedy sketch troupe ‘Damen & Herren’ in Vancouver. Manstruation is his first foray into directing. For Lee, being directed by a friend and writing partner made filming much easier, although there were times when he wanted to slap Haneman. The rest of the cast was also made up of friends. “It made it way easier for [Haneman] to be brutally honest with us,” says Lee. Most recently, Lee played a supporting role in Tom Raycove’s TOXIN 3D, an IndustryWorks Pictures release about a zombie infestation. Manstruation is up against Braindamage, sci-fi flick set in a dystopian near-future; In The Deep, a film about dying; Stewing, a dark comedy revenge action movie about a dog-napping; Under The Bridge of Fear, a film noir and When I Saw You, a playful riff on the value of human connection. Lee’s winning formula is to write what he thinks is funny. “You can’t write a comedy to please people. So the important thing with a comedy is to write what you think is funny,” he says. “Hopefully more than 10 people in the audience laugh and then you have this chain reaction. It’s always the energy in the theatre and room that gets you laughing at jokes.” The team behind Manstruation hope that Saturday’s Crazy8’s gala will be stepping stone to greatness or at the very least - a paying gig. The best case scenario is someone saying we need a writer for this show to write gags,” says Lee. “I am hoping someone somewhere will hire me for some cash and I can pay back all the people I owe money to.”
Crazy8 gala the crazy8 gala takes place Saturday, Feb. 23 at the centre for performing arts in Vancouver, with an after party following at the Vancouver art Gallery. For tickets, visit www.crazy8s.cc.
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Canadian flick at Golden Ears Movie Series Edwin Boyd was a Canadian folk hero
11944 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, BC
Maple Ridge Art Gallery Portable Walls: Christian Nicolay and Ya-chu Kang February 9 – March 9 Tues – Sat – 11am - 4pm A site-specific exhibition exploring shifting Canadian identity by international artists Christan Nicolay and Ya-chu Kang.
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Peggy Peat Preview Show February 24 Group Performances: 10:00 a.m. Solo Performances: 1:30 p.m.
GEMS Movie Series: Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster February 25 – 7:30 p.m.
Artists and artisans living in the Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows who create original works are invited to participate in the 15th Annual Art Studio Tour. The self-guided tour of local studios offers a unique opportunity for the public to visit artists in their studios, gain insight into their creative process and work environment and provides the chance to purchase works of art directly from the artist. The tour takes place May 4 and May 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Last year more than 30 studios participated in the event. • The deadline for submissions is March 1. To join the tour, email Kerry McLaren at kerrymclaren@ shaw.ca or visit www.artstudiotour.ca.
WWII vet Eddie Boyd is torn between providing for his young family and an unfulfilled dream of becoming a Hollywood star. Rated PG.
The Studio March 2 – 2:00 p.m.
Four curious dancers bring paintings to life before your eyes in renowned Quebec company Bouge de là’s latest production The Studio/L’atelier.
An Evening of Memorable Murder Mysteries with Author Cathy Ace March 9 – 6:15 p.m.
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Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster, a Canadian drama film, written and directed by Nathan Morlando, starring Scott Speedman Unable to provide for into a crack team of Gangster was one of the his wife Doreen (Kelly professional thieves key Canadian films of Reilly) and their chil- and launches a head- 2011. dren, and seeing only line-grabbing series of disappointment in the flamboyant bank robface of his policeman beries that mix force father (Brian Cox), and farce. Edwin Boyd plays the Boyd turns to crime. Switching effortlessly ACT Monday, Feb. 25 at Recruiting a band of from crackling caper 7:30 p.m. small-time crooks he film to tragic drama to For more GEMS movies, meets during a prison deeply felt romance, visit actmapleridge.org. stint, Boyd forges them Edwin Boyd: Citizen
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Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir March 9 – 8:00 p.m.
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• Local governments have been responsible for conserving their own heritage buildings since 1994, when legislation was amended to give them the tools to recognize and protect their historic sites, and the ability to encourage conservation. • B.C.’s Register of Historic Places has over 3,500 listings of recognized historic sites and there may be hundreds more that have yet to be registered.
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Pitt Meadows guard Sebastien Marshall tries to pick off a pass during Saturday night’s league championship game against the Glenagle Talons. The Marauders won the game, and were perfect against opponents in the Fraser Valley North through 13 games this season. Neil Corbett/ the NewS
Pitt perfect in league play Marauders enter Fraser Valley tournament this week as the sixth seed by Nei l Corbe tt staff reporter
The elimination round of the Fraser Valley Tournament begins today, and a field of 32 triple A high school basketball teams will be slashed down to 16 by the end of the night’s action. Those remaining 16 teams will battle through the rest of this week and next, vying for one of the eight berths into the provincial championship. The lone local entry is the Pitt Meadows Marauders, who at least are seeded well, thanks to their undefeated season in the Fraser Valley North. On Saturday night the Marauders capped off a perfect 10-0 regular season by winning their league championship. In their home court, against the Gleneagle Talons, they played stifling defence
and led 28-13 at half time, and 46“We lost our energy and confi23 after three quarters. dence, because you’re not making It was only after six-foot-eight those shots,” said Scott. centre Jordan Rich left the game Sebastien Marshall, consistently with a painful-looking ankle injury Pitt’s most dangerous offensive that Gleneagle was able to get any weapon, said the Marauders eletraction. Rich had great hands and vated their play for the North zone hustle through three quarters of playoff tournament. The defence the game, but was not able to put got a lot of stops, and the team fed any weight on his injured foot as he off that. awkwardly left the floor. “It was a lot of fun. The compeWith the big tition was great, post out of the we had to step game, Gleneagle up our game, out-scored Pitt • Who: Marauders vs. Johnston Heights and we did.” 23-13 in the • Where: Pitt Meadows Secondary Marshall had fourth quarter, • When: Tonight 8 p.m. 23 points in the but still lost 59North cham46. pionship. Rich “I’m worried we’ve lost our big scored 20 before turning his ankle. guy,” said head coach Rich Goulet In the semi-finals they beat Heriafterward. “He was dominating in- tage Woods 76-52, as Marshall put side until that injury.” up 32 points and Rich 26. “We only played a quarter,” laAs the only returning Grade 12 mented Gleneagle head coach starter from last year’s squad, MarTony Scott, whose team beat the shall believes Pitt’s play has to go Terry Fox Ravens for the first time up another notch for the Fraser this season to get into the North Valley Tournament. championship game. “We’ve got to get to the next level His Talons weren’t sharp in their – there are so many great teams in shooting early, and that put them the Fraser Valley,” he said. in a hole. “We’ve had hard losses and hard
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wins, and we’ve done it all together. Now, making the provincials is the goal.” The Fraser Valley tournament features the teams ranked first through fourth in B.C.: Abbotsford’s Yale Lions, the Walnut Grove Gators, the Tamanawis Wildcats of Surrey and the White Rock Christian Warriors. Added to that are five more teams who rank honourable mention, and the 10th-ranked Marauders, making it easily the toughest tournament outside of the provincials. The coaches seeded Pitt at sixth in the Fraser Valley, behind the aforementioned ‘big four’ and the W.J. Mouat Hawks. Pitt will host Johnston Heights of Surrey, ranked 27th, tonight in the elimination round. The game tips off at 8 p.m. If they win they will play Friday at 6:15 p.m. against the winner of a match between Terry Fox and Seaquam. There will be another round of games on Monday, then the tournament final round will be played out at the Langley Events Centre on Feb. 28 to March 2. More high school hoops page 33
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Two Ridge Meadows Burrards teams medalled as the B.C. Lacrosse Association held the provincial championships in the Under-12, U-14 and U-16 divisions over the weekend at the University of Victoria. The event featured 21 boys teams from across Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. The Burrards won bronze in the U-12 division, and silver at U-14. Burrards U-12 standout Austin Cook won the Warrior Sports Canada Most Valuable Player award. Players from each team were also selected for Warrior Fair Play Awards, and Burrards Matthew Sinclair won at the U-12 level, and Haden Harty at the U-14 tier. The U-14 team had two lopsided early wins, 15-1 over Poco, followed by 14-3 over Victoria. In their third game they faced one of the two Coquitlam teams in their division, and lost 10-7. That record was good for second in the pool, and they faced another Coquitlam team, who were first in their pool, in a the semi-final. They beat the Adanacs squad for the first time this season by a convincing 12-6 score. In the final they faced the same Coquitlam team from their pool, and lost 7-1 to take the silver medal.
Girls lacrosse wins two silver Two local teams medalled at the Subway B.C. Lacrosse Association (BCLA) Women’s Under 12 and 15 Field Lacrosse Invitational Tournament held over the weekend at the Willoughby Park Complex, at the Langley Events Centre. Ten teams from the Lower Mainland competed, and the Ridge Meadows girls won silver in he Under-15 tournament, while a combined Burnaby/Ridge Meadows team also won silver in the Under-12 category. Caitlyn Greenlay of the Burnaby/ Ridge Meadows team won the Warrior Fair Play coaching selection award. Anna McGregor of the U-12 Burnaby/Ridge Meadows team and Megan Stewart of the U-15 Ridge team both won player Warrior Sports Canada Fair Play awards.
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An injury to Pitt Meadows Marauders six-foot-eight centre Jordan Rich’s ankle during Saturday night’s league championship game threatened to keep him out of the Fraser Valley Tournament, which begins tonight. He is seen here driving for two of his 20 points on Saturday.
This week, local high school basketball squads are battling their way through their respective Fraser Valley tournaments, trying to win their spots into the provincial championships. The Maple Ridge Ramblers senior girls basketball squad opened the Triple A Fraser Valley tourney with a convincing 75-35 victory over Chilliwack on Monday. They played their second-round game last night (Tuesday) against the tough MEI Eagles. Results of that contest were not known by deadline. Double A Girls: Pitt Meadows lost 58-48 to Surrey Christian on Thursday. On Wednesday (Today) they will face their second-round opponent, G.W. Graham, at 3 p.m. at D.W. Poppy. The tournament final is scheduled for Saturday. Double A Boys: On Friday, Samuel Robert Technical (SRT) opened their tournament with a loss to Langley Christian 61-36, while Thomas Haney lost 81-71 to G.W. Graham. On Wednesday, SRT faces Mission at 6:30 p.m., and Haney faces Pacific Academy at 8:15 p.m. Both games will be played at Langley Christian. Single A Boys: Maple Ridge Christian takes on Credo Christian on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Saint John Brebeuf secondary in Abbotsford. Junior Girls: SRT beat Fleetwood Park 34-26 on Monday, and they will advance to second round action against the W.J. Mouat Hawks Wednesday at 5 p.m., at Mouat, in Abbotsford. In other first-round action, the Ramblers lost to Elgin Park 44-32, and Thomas Haney lost to Riverside 59-18. Both of those local schools were eliminated. Junior Boys: The Pitt Meadows Marauders opener the Valleys with a 56-25 win over the Rick Hansen Hurricanes on Monday at Pitt. Today the Marauders play their second game against the Holy Cross Crusaders, at Pitt Meadows. If they win, their next action will be Thursday, 5 p.m., at Walnut Grove. SRT lost their tournament opener to Walnut Grove 53-16, and Thomas Haney was also eliminated from the tournament after a 64-20 loss to Fleetwood Park. Grade 8 Fraser Valley tournament action began last night. • See Friday’s edition of The News for more results.
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Well, that’s a first. The Ridge Meadows Flames started their bestof-seven playoff series against the Aldergrove Kodiaks by beating them for the first time this season. It took double overtime, but they opened the Pacific International Junior Hockey League playoffs with a 4-3 win on Monday night. This after going 0-6 against the Kodiaks during the regular schedule. But Flames coach/GM Jamie Fiset will tell you that the playoffs are a whole new season – one in which his team is off to a great start. For two periods the game was scoreless, and then an Aldergrove goal got the fireworks started – six more markers in the third period, to send the game to overtime. Each team killed a penalty in the first overtime period, and then Flames top sniper Matt Bissett ended it on a Flames power play early in the second overtime. Point
men Connor Redmond and Ryan Lisowsky tossed the puck back and forth along the blueline as Bissett slid into position beside the net. As a hard pass came from Redmond, he used a jeweler’s touch to deflect it over the Kodiak netminder for the gamewinner. “It was set up beautifully,” said Fiset. His team has taken points off every other team on the junior B circuit, and the coach was confident the players could get results against the Kodiaks, despite their record. “It’s been frustrating playing Aldergrove. We haven’t played them well all year. They always seemed to catch us on bad nights.” Bissett also scored the first Flames goal, and had a four-point night. His line was unstoppable, as Adam Bartsch had a goal and an assist, and Travis Oddy had two assists. “They were a force all night,” said Fiset. He also gave props to team captain Alex
Smith, who filled in and play defence for just the second time this season, and helped shore up the Maple Ridge end of the ice. And there was no overlooking the work of goaltender Wes McLeod, who made 60 saves on 63 shots. “He had to make some big saves on the penalty kill in overtime,” noted Fiset. The Flames play again tonight in Aldergrove, then the series will shift to Planet Ice for games three and four, on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 7:45 p.m. “It should be a very entertaining series,” predicted Fiset.
Regular season wrapup The Flames entered the playoffs on a win – a come-from-behind 3-2 overtime win against the Mission Outlaws on Friday night. Mission led the game 2-0 heading into the third period, but goals by Chris Nakamura
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email: missiongolf@shaw.ca
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PROFESSIONALS/ MANAGEMENT
DIRECTOR OF Public Works & Engineering, Competition #13-05 for the City of Quesnel. Please refer to our website at www.quesnel.ca for more information on municipal services and a full job description. City of Quesnel, 410 Kinchant Street, Quesnel BC V2J 7J5 Fax (250) 992-2206 or Email: ncoe@quesnel.ca
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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
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TRADES, TECHNICAL
PERSONAL SERVICES 171
ALTERNATIVE HEALTH
EXPERIENCED PARTS PERSON for a progressive auto/industrial supplier. Hired applicant will receive top wages, full benefits and RRSP bonuses plus moving allowances. Our 26,000ft2 store is located 2.5 hours N.E. of Edmonton, Alberta. See our community at LacLaBicheRegion.com. Send resume to: Sapphire Auto, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: hr@sapphireinc.net. PUT POWER INTO your career! As a Fairview Power Engineer. On-campus boiler lab. 4th ClassPart A 3rd Class. Affordable residences. GPRC Fairview Campus. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview. 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
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for Landscaping Work! Competitive, Energetic, Honesty a MUST!
Deckhand- Looking for deckhands at marine towing company. Requirements: ROCMC, SMVOP, MED A2 and marine first aid (all current) Tug Boat Captain- Looking for Tug Boat Captains at marine towing company. Requirements: 60 ton ticket, seafarers, medical (all current), and at least 5 yrs seatime working as a Captain on a tug boat.
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EXPERIENCED Lane Closure Tech’s and Traffic Control people req’d. immediately. 604-996-2551 or email Traffic_King@shaw.ca
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SEARCHING FOR A NEW JOB?
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.
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P/T INSIDE WORKERS required for COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY in Port Coquitlam. 10am-2pm Mon-Fri. $11/hr. Apply in person at: #205, 1515 Broadway St., Port Coquitlam.
Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home for a few months. Are you looking for the opportunity to do meaningful, fulfilling work? PLEA Community Services is looking for qualified applicants who can provide care for youth in their home on a full-time basis or on weekends for respite. Training, support and remuneration are provided. Funding is available for modifications to better equip your home. A child at risk is waiting for an open door.
Make it yours. Call 604-708-2628 caregiving@plea.bc.ca www.plea.bc.ca
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For more information about posted jobs: fax: 250-624-5473 or email: wms@citytell.net
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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
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Earn Extra Cash! Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows NEWS
Available routes in Maple Ridge 40100113 - 221 St, Carshill St, Cliff Ave, River Rd. 40220262 - 124 Ave, 216 St, Exeter Ave, Spring Cres, Thornton Ave 40220263 - 121 Ave, 122 Ave, 216 St, 218 St, Acadia St, Mountainview Cres 40220264 - Evans St, Manor Ave, 216 St, 123 Ave, 124 Ave 40220266 - 122 Ave, 221 St, Davison St, Moody St. 40310301 - 117 Ave., 215 St., 216 St., Berry Ave., Darby St., Holly St., River Rd. 40310322 - 210 st., Cook Ave., Rosewood Pl., Rosewood St., Hunter Pl. 40320350 - 124 Ave., 214 St., Carlton St., Cherry Pl., Laity St. 40320352 - 122B Ave., 214 St., Campbell Ave., Creston St., Laity St. 40320353 - Thornton Ave, Douglas Ave, Laity St, Hardy St, 126 Ave 40330335 - Dale Dr., Pinda Pl., Walnut Cres. 40400431 - 133 Ave, 133 A Ave, 233 St, Balsam St. 40400437 - Blake Loop (13625–13693), 228 St, 228A St, 228B St
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ELECTRICAL
Call Don @ RIDGE MEADOWS ELECTRIC Lic/Bonded. Small Jobs. 604-462-0480 / 604-861-7418
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FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS
Installation of laminate floors, baseboards, fixing drywall & painting. Interior/Exterior. Apts & homes. Licensed, WCB, Liablility & HST. 10% discount for seniors. Call (604)319-1993
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GARDENING
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Prompt Delivery Available
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Seven Days a Week
✶ Bark Mulch ✶ Lawn & Garden Soil ✶ Drain Grave Lava Rock ✶ River Rock ✶Pea Gravel
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M.T. GUTTERS
Call Tim 604-612-5388 ALWAYS GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs, 20 yrs exp. Rain or shine.7dys/wk.Simon 604-230-0627
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TOPSOIL
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FEED & HAY
LOCAL HAY FOR SALE. First cut $6/bale. Good Quality! 60lb bale average. Pitt Meadows. Call 604-505-4087.
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LIVESTOCK
HERD Dispersal $15,000 - 50 Saanen/LaMancha/Alpine does. Also many kids from April to June 2012 for sale. Prefer selling as a herd but will sell individually/consider trade for meat goats. 604-864-8888
SCREENED TOPSOIL MUSHROOM MANURE BARK MULCH 604-467-3003
SUNDECKS
477
PETS
BORDER COLLIE X, born Dec 5th, ranch raised, getting lots of atten. $350. Carol 604-316-4668 or email: carol@blackdiamondranch.ca
CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866
10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005 Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-782-9108 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com
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German Shepherd pups, ckc reg, vet check, 1st shots, own both parents, gd tempered, farm & family raised in country, make a good guard dog and family pet. $1000. 604-796-3026, no sunday calls
TREE & STUMP
604-475-7077
removal done RIGHT! 604-787-5915/604-291-7778
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ITALIAN MASTIFF(Cane Corso) P/B blues, ready to go, 1st shots, tails/dew claws done. Ultimate family guardian $800 (604)308-5665 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
SHIH TZU Tiny Toy Poodle X pups, vet checked, 1st shots, dewormed. M $400, F $450. 604-866-4467.
Home Renovations and New Construction Kitchens, Bathrooms, Flooring, Drywall, Garages, Decks & more * 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE* INSURED ~ WCB
Dean 604-834-3076
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
(#102055) Bonded
Additions, Home Improvements Restorations, Renovations, & New Construction. Specializing in Concrete, Forming, Framing & Siding. 604-218-3064
HOUSE RENO’S Specialist in Home Improvement for Seniors KITCHEN, BATHROOM, DECK, WHEELCHAIR ACCESS Fully Insured. References Avail.
Call 604-781-7031
HUNGRY PAINTERS ceiling, walls, trim, power washing Int/Ext Spray, Brush & Roll 604-467-2532
GARAGE SALES
OFFICE / MOVING SALE Fri. Feb. 22 / EVERYTHING MUST GO. Office equip. Furniture, forklift, shelves, Kitchen, etc. 101-20050 Stewart Cres. Maple Ridge. 9am - 4pm. 604-465-2703
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FURNITURE
MATTRESSES starting at $99 • Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331 *NEW QUEEN MATTRESS SET* Pillow Top in Plastic. Mfr. Warranty Must Sell $200 ~ 604-484-0379
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MISC. FOR SALE
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 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.
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
572 PLANTS/NURSERY STOCK Mature Assorted Landscape trees and Topiary for sale. Asst’d sizes. Professional delivery & install avail. Call for more info 604-202-9282.
REAL ESTATE 612 BUSINESSES FOR SALE
FOR SALE BY OWNER
CHILLIWACK 3 lots for sale on Promontory Hill, nice view. Can build 3 storey house. $199K each assessment value. 604-719-7428
• Tree Trimming • Fully Insured • Best Rates
353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS
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TREE SERVICES
C & C Electrical Mechanical
• Hvac Gas Fitting • Electrical *Free Est. *Licensed *Insured 24hr. Emergency Service
CENTRAL AUCTION #313 - 20560 - Langley By Pass (#10 Hwy) 604-534-8322
KWIK KERB business for sale. With all equipment: lots of colours, sealant and more (only 7 years old) Excellent business, current owner will train! Fully operational, ready to go... Sell for $3500. 604-202-9282
TILING
OVER 15yrs exp. installing ceramic,porcelain,stone tile. visit www.futuristichomeservices.com
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AUCTIONS
Viewing Sunday 1pm - 5pm Consignments Welcome
PETS
PRESA CANARIO P/B UKC, fawn Both parents approx 150 lbs. $950. Call 604-302-2357
DRYWALL
604-475-7077
359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
45 Years in the drywall trade. All size jobs boarding, taping, spraying. Big or small. Wayne 778-242-2060
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HANDYPERSONS
Leo: 604-657-2375 / 604-462-8620
C & C Electrical Mechanical
604.587.5865
FULL PLUMBING SERVICES
778-231-9675, 778-231-9147 FREE ESTIMATES
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Recycled Earth Friendly HOT TUBS ARE NO PROBLEM! On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!
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ARRANGE HANDYMAN Design, Renovations & Repairs Call Glenn @ 778-873-8300
Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certified Arborist
JUNK REMOVAL
• Estate Services • Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses • More
1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable. Rates. Different From the Rest. 604-721-4555.
F All types of concrete work F F Re & Re F Forming F Site prep FDriveways FExposed FStamped F Bobcat Work F WCB Insured
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$45/Hr
Call Marie 604-467-1118
Your LOCAL Tree Service, For Honest Prices & Quality Work
RUBBISH REMOVAL
Local & Long Distance
604-537-4140
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PLUMBING
AFFORDABLE MOVING
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Antique & Collectible Auction Monday Feb. 25th - 7:00pm.
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MOVING & STORAGE
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
Liability Insurance/BBB/10% off with ad
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SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240
283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS
TREE SERVICES
•New Roofs •Re-Roofs •Repairs
604-465-1311
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Eastcan Roofing & Siding
Meadows Landscape Supply
5” Gutter, Down Pipe, Soffit
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GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $59.00 Per Ton
28 YEARS EXPERIENCE FULLY INSURED
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
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MISC SERVICES
HOUSECLEANING
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Int/Ext Res/Comm New CST W home cleaning provided W 10% discount on all quotes 1 hour free consultation with designer with every accepted job
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UNIQUE CONCRETE DESIGN
K & J Complete Painting and Home Services Ask about our Specials
Landscape Construction Renovations W Maintenance
Professional Installation
CONCRETE & PLACING
(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.
Green Services Ltd
From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos
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3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour
SBroken Concrete RocksS $22.00 Per Metric Ton SMud Dirt Sod ClayS $23.00 Per metric Ton
FRIENDLY CLEANING
Window Cleaning, Pressure Washing, Gutter Cleaning. Free Est. (604)465-1302 / 604-786-3466
PAINT SPECIAL
LANDSCAPING
JAGUAR LANDSCAPING Lawn & Garden Service. Design, Pruning, Lawns, Cleanups, Comm/ Res. (604)466-1369
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
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HOME REPAIRS
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ENVIRO
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www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley
DUTCH TOUCH
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CLEANING SERVICES
Peggy 604-880-1969
353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS
604-618-6401 Marcel Repairs, Maintenance, Renovation Guaranteed work, Free Estimate
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
Equipment & Supplies Included. (Except Vacuum).
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
A-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, fencing, reroofing. Dhillon 604-782-1936.
15% SENIORS DISCOUNT lawn cuts, aerating, leaf cleanup, pruning, hedge trimming, trees, 23 yrs. exp. Free est. Brad 778-552-3900
LEGAL SERVICES
$20/hr. Min. 3 hrs.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
604-618-6401 Marcel. Ceramic Tiles, Hardwood Laminate Guaranteed work, Free Estimate.
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.
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HOME IMPROVEMENTS
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
YORKIE, miniature, p/b female, beautiful, 8 weeks old, $1000. Call 604-316-7775
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HOMES WANTED
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APARTMENT/CONDO
MAPLE RIDGE
1 & 2 Bdrms $790/$880 GREAT LOCATION
Queen Anne Apts. * Renovated Suites * Clean, very quiet, large, New home w/riverview in Ruskin. Pet/fam ok. $89,800 with $505 pad rent. Chuck 604-830-1960.
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 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
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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 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
Derek Manor 2048 Manning Ave. Port Coq ~ 604-941-5452 or 604-944-7889 FREE PREMIUM CABLE $80 Value
No pets ~ Ref’s req’d. MAPLE RIDGE 1 bedroom suite from $720/mo. Avail immed or March 1st. Richard 604-369-1096 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. $780+utils. 604-307-2241.
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)
APARTMENT/CONDO
WESTGATE APARTMENTS CLEAN SPACIOUS SUITES 2 bdrm-$950 Centrally Located, 1/2 blk-Ridge Meadows Hospital Full time caretaker. MOVE IN INCENTIVES Seniors Discount CALL ANYTIME TO VIEW 778-839-4691
709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL PORT COQUITLAM, 1500 - 3000 sq ft. Ground floor commercial area. Facing onto city park. 1 blk from Lougheed/ Shaughnessy intersection. Call 604-464-3550.
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES
MAPLE RIDGE Central: 2 bdrm, full bth, inste w/d, carport + ext. storage $950, immed, NP/NS 604-808-6874
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ROOMS FOR RENT
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 View Apartments
Certified Crime Free Multiple Housing
Building has been TOTALLY RENOVATED 1 Bedroom suites Avail
POCO - furnished bdrm. shr’d kit. & living area. Quiet house. No Smoke $400/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 Maple Ridge - 3 BDRM upper suite $500 per room. Avail. now. (604)463-8446
750
SUITES, LOWER
Coquitlam, Oxford St 2 bdrm g/l ste sh w/d, priv ent, NP/NS $1100/mo. Avail Mar/Apr. 604-945-4151
Maple Ridge 1 Bdrm a/g ste. Quiet, bright, pri. Incl wifi, hd tv, heat, shrd lndry. $695. Mar 1st 604-209-8964.
NEW WEST: reno’d 1 Bdrm with loft, deck nr skytrain, NP/NS refs. Mar 1. $800. Rave 604-946-7194
MAPLE RIDGE 1 Bdrm plus. Priv. entry/laundry, NS/NP $750/mo incl util. Call: 604-463-1043
2 Bdrm corner suite $940
PORT MOODY 180o Views of Mountains & Water New exec. 1250 sqft, 2 bd condo on 27th flr. Unobstructed views. 6 s/s appls. W/D. 2 prkg, storage. Rec center. $1950. NS/NP. Refs/credit chk req. Avail Imm. 604-355-8932 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. MERCHANDISE: CLASS 500’S From antiques & collectibles, to sporting goods and electronics, to parakeets and pet supplies, if it’s considered merchandise for sale, you can find it here.
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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RENTS between $880.00 – $1395.00 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). If your combined monthly family income is between $2600.00 – $5500.00 you may be qualified for market rent. If your income is lower than these ranges call BC Housing 604-433-2218
For further info call 604-451-6075 to view Metro Vancouver Housing Co-operation. PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1030/mo - $1134/mo. Shares req’d. Close to WCE, schools & shopping. No subsidy available. 19225 119th Ave. For more info & to book an appt. call 604-465-1938
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FORD F-150 stock side mirrors. Brand new, black with silver trim. $600 obo for the set. 604-328-2837 (Maple Ridge)
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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 suite. D/W, W/D. $1000/mo. incl util. Immed. Small pet neg. (604)463-0029 MAPLE Ridge. Albion area. 2 bdrm. Sep entry. NS/NP. On bus rte. Shrd W/D. $800 incl utils. Ref’s. Immed. 778-549-9526 or 604-463-9122. MAPLE RIDGE 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. Avl. now. 604-463-5592
AUTOS: To buy or sell your car, truck, RV, van, 4x4 or trailer - this category has it all. You’ll also find automotive supplies and classic cars for sale, or you can list the vehicle you’re seeking.
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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 MAPLE RIDGE West. 1 Bdrm, F/P, w/d, pri entry. Suit sgl prof, NS/NP. $800 + utils. Mar 1st, 604-319-1993 MAPLE RIDGE West. 1 Bdrm lower ste, own w/d, prkg, near bus. N/S, N/P. $700 +1/3 utils. 604-477-1000 Port Coquitlam, 1 bdrm ste, inc heat & light. w/d. Own driveway. n/p. n/s. $800mo Avail Mar1 (604)942-4785
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LARGE, Newly Renovated 3 Bedroom 1 Bath House (upper suite) in Central Coquitlam. Everything is new and it’s located in a great family neighborhood across the street from Lafarge lake, Douglas College and Transit. Level fenced yard. Private laundry and util incl. $1600. Dennis 778-231-5713.
TRUCKS & VANS
1993 CHEV PICKUP V6, automatic Will sell canopy sep. Truck & canopy $2200/obo. Canopy $700: (604)463-5413
FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022
2 Bedroom Apartments And 2/3 bedroom Townhouses available
MAPLE RIDGE. 1/bdrm in private home. N/S. N/D. Reas Rent. Avail immed. (604)467-2168
M.RIDGE Central. Spacious 1 bdrm apt. Deck, ldry fac Prkg. ns/np. $620. Avail March 1 604-937-3534.
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
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COQUITLAM WW Plateau. Bright grnd level 2 bdrm. Lndry incl. $900 N/S, N/P. Avail now. 604-808-2964.
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22222 Lougheed Hwy., Maple Ridge Inquire in person between 9am - 3pm or
604.418.1932
$650/mo. incl hot water NP
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PORT COQUITLAM 3 bdrm totally reno’d ste, 2 bath, NP/NS. Sh ldry. $1600/mo. Mar 1. 604-250-7040
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Haney Motor Hotel
Glenwood Manor Apartments
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MAPLE RIDGE 220/Selkirk 3bdr 1.75ba, 1300s/f, pet ok. $1300 +half utils/garage. Apr1. 604-322-0180.
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RENTALS
Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402
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MAPLE COURT II
604-464-3550
S Impeccably clean S Heat S Hot Water S Parking 1 bdrm ~ Avail Now $790/mo
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Rooms from $445/mo. Fully Furn, weekly maid service, cable TV, private bath, on bus route, 5/min walk to commuter rail.
22437 121st Ave 604-467-0715
Maple Ridge
RENTALS
RENTALS
DreamTeam Auto Financing “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals
1-800-961-7022
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CARS - DOMESTIC
2002 FORD FOCUS SE, loaded, AirCared, 156K, private, $2900 obo. Call: (778)565-4334
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2 hr. Service www.a1casper.com (604)209-2026
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 - 8 8 8 - 9 9 9 - 7 8 8 2 ; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.
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AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673 #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200
1993 Ford Explorer, owned about 8yrs, well maint, pwr everything, runs well. $1150. 778-386-9152
BOAT ACCESSORIES
2012 MERC tiller 4 stroke 9.9 motor. Multifunction tiller handle offers one hand operation. 5 trim positions, auto ratchet and shallow water drive. C/W tank, long hose 3.2 gal. Less than 20 hrs use in fresh water. No issues, no damage. $2100. 604-307-4357 INFLATABLE Aquos. Like New. 4 pc alum. floor and 2 bench seats. 15 HP rating. Lg 10’8”, W 5’, 16.5” tubes, 4 air chmbrs. Load capacity 1213lbs (550KG). Dry wt 143lbs. Extra h/d rubber keel protectors. Incl -2 alum oars with integrated oar locks, carry bag, H/D foot pump, anchor with line, safety and patch kits. Very stable. $875. 604-3074357
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“The Hyundai Promise” A 30-Day Money Back Promise and a 7 Year, 120,000km Hyundai Extended Warranty Plan* Come in to Super Dave’s Maple Ridge Hyundai today.
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604 467 3401 23213 Lougheed Highway • mapleridgehyundai.com DL#7356 *On select models, see Maple Ridge Hyundai for complete details. Dealer #7356
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Brett Kinney
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