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Health Care Parking problem at Ridge hospital. p6

Gaming revenue set for special projects. p3

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Infrastructure funding, skills training in 2013 budget

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Earth Hour Maple Ridge municipal employees Michael Millward and Alexandra Tudose will be turning off the lights at district hall for Earth Hour on Saturday. If using candles during the event, they advise to not leave the room where one is lit and to keep them away from children and pets. See story, p4.

Canadians will see little new spending from Ottawa this year as the government stays on target to get rid of the deficit by 2015, although resources are being reshuffled to boost skills training, infrastructure projects and manufacturing.

“It’s staying the course of creating jobs, long-term growth and economic prosperity,” Randy Kamp, member of parliament for Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge-Mission, said following Thursday’s budget speech.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s 2013 federal budget commits $900 million in new spending, with no new taxes or tax cuts.

It also introduced a new Canada Job Grant that will hand out up to $5,000 per person for job training.

See Budget, p11

New law targets crack shacks Community Safety Act aims to improve neighbours

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

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The heritage home in Port Haney has been raided by police three times in a year.

o Tyler Ducharme, it’s a familiar pattern.

Police swarm the drug house down the street. The addicts and dealers scatter. A few are arrested, offering momentary tranquility to him and his Port Haney neighbours. It lasts only a few hours, at

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“Personally, I don’t think it’s over – one can still see the players involved lurking about,” says Ducharme, pessimistic that the March 7 drug bust by police and subsequent enforcement by the district’s bylaw officers will have a lasting effect on his neighbourhood.

“As the week has gone on, the traffic at the location has gone up. This place is pretty entrenched. Residents

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around here have been through this for years, whether this location or numerous other ones in the area. We just want a bit of break and take the level of crazy down a few notches.”

New legislation that passed last week might give Ducharme and his neighbours that break.

The Community Safety Act will allow people to submit confidential complaints to a new provincial unit charged with investigating, mediating and working with property owners to curb various unlawful and dangerous activities. On substantiating a complaint, the unit will take

steps to force the property owner to address identified issues.

Where problems persist, the provincial unit may apply in civil court for a community safety order, which may bar certain individuals from the property or close it for up to 90 days.

Similar legislation in force in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Yukon has seen most identified problems cease without court involvement; less than one per cent of complaints have led to an application for a community safety order.

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Gaming revenue set for special projects District to speed up a few with a million dollars stashed away

by Phil M elnyc h u k staff reporter

Maple Ridge’s bet on gambling revenues is turning up aces as the dollars from the Maple Ridge Community Gaming Centre keep rolling in.

After three years of earning a 10-percent share of slot machine revenues, Maple Ridge has piled up just under a million dollars that it can spend on special projects, yet to be determined.

The money comes from a 2011 decision to stash away any money in excess of $500,000 made from slots during the year.

Great Canadian Gaming Corp. expanded the Haney Bingo Plex on 224th Street and installed 100 slot machines in the fall of 2010.

Last year alone, the slot machines brought in $819,341 for the district, with totals expected to climb again next year, when the new gaming centre on 227th Street opens with 150 slot machines.

The numbers were part of a financial update of 2012 given to council on Tuesday.

The statement says the District of Maple Ridge finished $340,443 in the black after revenues of $125,490,917 were balanced off against expenses of about $125,150,474.

Of the total expenses, general government cost $12 million, while police and fire services soaked up $29 million, while transportation cost $9 million. Just under $18 million was spent on recreation services for residents.

The district is also looking at pushing other projects ahead of schedule, such as im-

Slot machines at the gaming centre in Maple Ridge brought in $819,341 for the district last year alone. proving Lougheed Highway west of the new gaming centre to 226th Street and designing highway improvements west to 224th, Street where they would meet up with renovations that took place a few years ago between 224th and 223rd Street.

Maple Ridge has put aside $700,000 for the design work and to fix up the highway

between 227th and 226th streets. About $300,000 will come from TransLink and about $200,000 from gaming dollars.

The district is also proposing to chip in another $85,000 in gaming revenues as part of a $400,000 project that will extend the improvements of 122nd Avenue in front of Maple Ridge secondary, east to 224th Street.

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Staff are also suggesting $1.25 million be set aside to continue the downtown incentive plan, which gives cash incentives to builders to spark development in the core area.

The district could also replicate the program to attract commercial or industrial enterprises.

Metro mayors nix TransLink property tax hike plan Had approved an increase in 2011 as backup measure

by Phil M elnyc h u k staff reporter

Lower Mainland mayors have said they’re mad as heck and they won’t take it anymore.

And the Metro Vancouver board agreed with them, and on Friday endorsed a Mayor’s Council plan that nixes the two-year TransLink property tax hike of about $23 for each home. It told TransLink to find the money elsewhere.

Maple Ridge Mayor Ernie Daykin initially voted for the proposal as a stopgap way of keeping transit improvements going forward and because the provincial government said all funding options were up for discussion.

“That turned out not to be the case,” Daykin said.

“The trigger for me was, they said they were not prepared to talk about this, or this, or this – for me, it’s off the table.”

Daykin said the Mayor’s Council’s job is to

review TransLink’s budget, not look for funding solutions.

Area mayors had OK’d the hike in 2011 as a backup measure, to raise about $60 million for TransLink, in case new funding sources from the province didn’t materialize, although they fully expected Victoria would deliver.

Daykin said during this spring’s provincial election Metro Vancouver will be copying what Calgary did and set up a website, inviting provincial candidates to offer their solutions for transit.

“We want to know what these guys will do, too.”

He expects transit and transportation to become an election issue.

“I think it’s frustrating, that’s the way I would characterize it.”

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Walters pointed out that the Mayor’s Council was set to release its own suggestions for paying for TransLink on Friday as the provin-

cial election moves into high gear.

Mayors in Langley, Surrey and White Rock had previously opposed eliminating the property tax hike, fearing that might torpedo the new Highway 1 express bus over the Port Mann Bridge and King George Boulevard B-Line.

Daykin Those projects are proceeding, but it will take more money than TransLink now has to fully implement them as originally proposed – higher frequency on the Highway 1 express bus and extending the King George B-line to White Rock.

There’s no money in the budget for other improvements proposed in 2012, including a broader bus service expansion and extending SeaBus service on Sundays and holidays.

The regional Mayors’ Council is expected to pass a TransLink-prepared supplemental plan to formally rescind the temporary property tax hike by May 1.

Mayors continue to demand new cash

sources for TransLink, including a regional sales tax of up to 0.5 per cent, an annual vehicle levy or a share of B.C.’s carbon tax, plus longer-term implementation of comprehensive road tolls.

Despite the latest decision, TransLink’s regular annual property tax increase is still proceeding.

Walters Provincial law allows the transportation authority to raise its total property taxes, which have gradually climbed to almost $300 million, by three per cent each year without the mayors’ approval.

An owner of a home assessed at the regional average of $712,000 paid more than $230 to TransLink in 2012, while a business assessed at $2 million paid more than $3,000.

The bills for each property tend to go up by one to two per cent a year, not the full three per cent, because some growth in TransLink property tax comes from new construction.

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Earth Hour puts municipalities in the dark Pitt Meadows planning month of events, awards for businesses, organizations

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ights will wink out and will be candles lit around the globe on Saturday night as Earth Hour takes place from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.

In 2012, some 7,000 cities in 152 countries took part in the campaign, which has become the largest voluntary action for the environment.

An estimated 10 million Canadians turned out their lights in an hour of energy conservation last year.

People should notice a difference around Maple Ridge.

Alexandra Tudose, a district research technician, has been contacting businesses and organizations to ask that they reduce energy

consumption wherever possible.

She and district facilities manager Michael Millward are have been looking at where the district can cut power.

“I want to make sure that we walk the talk,” she said.

Laura Benson, the district’s manager of sustainability and corporate planning, said everything that can be shut down will be.

“There will be a difference at Memorial Peace Park. People will definitely see that it looks different than in normally does,” she said, adding that the sign at the Leisure Centre will be shut off, and Christmas lights in the park will be out.

She said the district has been working with B.C. Hydro for the past three years on energy savings. It has done an

energy retrofit of the Leisure Centre, adding high efficiency condensing boilers, solar panels on the roof and a heat recovery system in the building. Greenhouse gas emissions were cut in half.

Fire hall No. 1 has a geo-exchange ground source heating and cooling system.

In general, the district looks at its own facilities and how they can run more efficiently.

“Our approach is to demonstrate through action, not tell people what they should do,” said Benson. “Every facility is being contacted for Earth Hour, to make sure they’re doing what they can.”

In Maple Ridge last year, the energy saving was enough to power 39 homes for a day. While that is significant, the most important aspect of Earth Hour is the message it sends.

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In 2011, Pitt Meadows was an Earth Hour leader, with a whopping 5.7 per cent reduction.

Last year there was an Earth Hour parade, and the 2.4 per cent reduction was still the thirdbest drop in the Lower Mainland.

This year, Earth Hour will be one event in a month of environmental advocacy in Pitt Meadows.

The city is offering a speaker series, which begins Monday night.

The first of the Earth Talks will feature the ERacing team, a group of UBC student developing an electrically-powered racing car, at 7 p.m. at the Meadows Room.

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“People are interested in little actions that can make a big difference over time.”

Anika Steblin, City of Pitt Meadows Pitt Meadows sustainability coordinator Anika Steblin said the municipality has been an Earth Hour leader, and “hopefully that will continue this year.”

“People are interested in little actions that can make a big difference over time.”

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Port Haney drug house to be renovated ‘Problems not going to go away’

by Phil M elnyc h u k staff reporter

The house at the corner of St. Anne Avenue and 223rd Street has been a headache for its owners and the area of Port Haney, following its third drug raid and arrests in less than a year.

Two Maple Ridge councillors, though, share the mayor’s appreciation of the challenges facing council colleague Al Hogarth, who manages the property.

Mayor Ernie Daykin said earlier this week that it’s not easy managing property and bad tenants

can get into buildings.

Hogarth is an awkward spot, says Coun. Mike Morden, pointing out that people are used to doing their drug deals out of the house and will keep returning.

“We can just continue to have police deal with it on an ongoing basis. It’s an ongoing problem and until that building is redone, it’s probably not going to go away.”

Council could discuss the issue if there were enough complaints about it. The building could be vacated and boarded up, but even that requires special insurance and runs the risk of people entering illegally.

“It’s a tough position he’s in, a tough spot.”

However, because the

old home will be renovated under a heritage agreement with the District of Maple Ridge and restored as part of a new condo complex on the three corner lots, the house can’t be just torn out.

Morden said gentrification of the area is also underway and there are many such houses in Maple Ridge.

“We have made homeless all those dealers that were sitting at Northumberland [Court].”

That complex was razed in the fall of 2011.

Coun. Bob Masse wonders if the Crime Free Multi-Housing program, which sets certain building maintenance standards, could be applied to single family homes, which are often used as

holding properties awaiting redevelopment.

Masse said he raised the house as an issue when the state of downtown was discussed last summer.

But he agreed with Hogarth that the Residential Tenancy Act makes it difficult to get rid of problem tenants.

“It’s ridiculously hard to force them to comply, because the Residential Tenancy Act puts a whole bunch of roadblocks in front of just kicking them out.” Even with eviction orders, tenants just refuse to leave, he added.

Masse, though, said there’s no sentiment on council for blaming Hogarth.

“I’m sure it’s something that he’s aware of and it doesn’t sit well with him.”

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“The legislation is more than a longtime coming, if anything, it is ridiculously overdue,” said Ducharme.

“What communities need is another tool in the box that can be used when situations are clearly getting out of control. When situations like crack shacks become obvious or full functioning operations and average citizens see nothing being done by the various levels of government, that feeds into the overall apathy and makes people less likely to get involved in solutions, both short- and long-term.”

Ducharme and a nowdefunct community group pushed for years for similar legislation after realizing that authorities can do little when a landlord won’t tackle drug-dealing tenants.

B.C. Liberal MLA Marc Dalton, who represents Maple Ridge and Mission, took their concerns to Victoria.

“I’m really excited this is in place,” said Dalton.

“There is a real frustration amongst citizens about what’s going on. These properties often create a cycle of problems that are never-ending. I can tell the neighbourhoods where there are problems like this because you can sense the fear.”

Unlike criminal laws, the civil legislation will target properties where the occupants may change frequently, but the problem activities persist, and the property owners fail to take effective action to stop them.

B.C.’s act will target properties used for drug production and trafficking, prostitution, afterhour parties and those linked to gangs and organized crime.

Dalton says the new act does not target individuals, but the properties.

“The property owners or people involved do not get a criminal record, but there will be a squeeze on the property,” he added.

“It’s not that everyone jumps on the property after one complaint. There

have to be multiple complaints.”

For safety reasons, the unit tasked with enforcing the Community Safety Act will treat all complaints as confidential.

Court actions initiated by the unit will disclose evidence secured by the unit’s investigators; complainants will not be identified, quoted or called to testify.

The legislation won’t stall or trump criminal investigations and still respects the rights of tenants and landlords enshrined in the Residential Tenancy Act. This legislation would complement criminal investigations that focus on individuals who cause fear and direct harm to families going about their daily lives, said Insp. Brad Haugli, president, B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police.

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Although the legislation has passed, staff have yet to be hired for the unit.

That won’t happen until after the provincial election.

Al Hogarth, who manages the property on St. Anne’s that’s been busted three times in the past year, believes not much will change until the Residential Tenancy Act is updated.

Hogarth, a councillor for the District of Maple Ridge, noted the new law once again targets property owners who are often unable to take action against tenants who disobey repeated warnings and eviction notices.

“The Residential Tenancy Act is silent on these types of criminal activities,” said Hogarth. “[The new legislation] will just put more onus on the owners. It’s not going to where the real activity is – the individual who is perpetrating the crime, not the individual that gets caught up in it.”

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The Parcel Tax Review Panel, in accordance with Section 205 of the Community Charter, S.B.C. 2003 C.26, Part 7. Div. 4, will consider and deal with additions, deletions and changes to the Parcel Tax Assessment Roll.

The Review Panel shall hear complaints and may review and/or amend the Parcel Tax Assessment Roll as to the following: a) An error or omission respecting a name or address on the parcel tax roll b) An error or omission respecting the inclusion of parcel c) An error or omission respecting the taxable area of frontage of a parcel d) An exemption having been improperly allowed or disallowed In accordance with the Community Charter, the Review Panel will only address appeals filed by the person who owns a parcel included on the parcel tax roll and only in relation to that person’s own property. In order to be considered for review, appeals must be filed in writing with the Municipal Collector by 4:00 p.m. April 4, 2013.

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A good meal The District of Maple Ridge has asked a non-profit group not to host free dinners for the homeless on municipal property anymore.

The CEED Centre Society owns a historic building on land it leases from the district in a beleaguered part of Port Haney. The society has been hosting the dinners, along with volunteers from St. George’s Anglican Church, on Saturday nights since 2010, after the founder of the street ministry passed away.

Robert Mitchell started handing out sandwiches on the street to those in need in 2004. That eventually turned into barbecues in front of his business on 223rd Street.

Tyler Ducharme, a Port Haney resident and former council candidate, has publicly complained about the dinners at the CEED Centre, that those who attend are responsible for crime and nuisance behaviour in the area – noise and needles.

CEED Centre manager Christian Cowley, also a former council candidate, has denied that, pointing instead to a drug house that police have raided three times in the past year.

That rental property is managed by Al Hogarth, a realtor and member of Maple Ridge council. You’d think if anybody could help resolve the situation in Port Haney, it would be him – for starters, by doing a better job vetting his tenants.

The district has a heritage agreement to renovate the house, as part of a planned condo complex. But is it really worth saving? It is worth the headaches and expenses until that day comes?

If it is, spend some money and shut it down, buy the insurance and board it up.

Get rid of the trouble makers.

Instead, the district decides to displace the community dinners – to get in the way of people doing good, serving hot food and drink while providing a warm, dry place and some companionship to those in need.

The district needs to rethink and reverse this decision, and get to work resolving the issues plaguing Port Haney. They existed before the community dinners, which is why Robert Mitchell started them.

They are part of the solution, not the problem.

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Marco Terwiel Once I was on the road to recovery and somewhat mobile, the nurses, members of housekeeping, the laboratory, physiotherapy and other departments involved in looking after me were eager to share both the good and the bad of their role in the health care system and suggested I write about their frustrations in trying to do a good job.

I could fill many pages of how difficult it is for many to remain positive in an environment of stifling bureaucracy.

I will take just one example where two different regulatory bodies have made decisions affecting many of the frontline personnel in a negative way. I am sure that the people in charge did not mean to make life difficult for those who are essential for the efficient running of the hospital, but they certainly did. And what is worse, is that once the negative impact became clear, very little was done to correct the situation.

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tors, each with their own set of expectations, conditions and problems. There has been some grumbling in the media, both nationally and locally, mainly advocating that parking should be free for all as part of our medicare benefits.

If my information is correct, there are currently 460 hospital parking spots. Half of these are allocated to staff and the others specifically to physicians, emergency parking and visitors.

Under ideal circumstances, the staff would need 75 spots more to accommodate their needs and these cannot be easily found.

Currently an employee can apply for parking privileges, but more often than not has to wait weeks, if not months before there is one available from an employee who is moving, retiring or found other employment. Even then parking is not guaranteed, since there are 30 more parking passes in circulation than available parking spaces.

The full-time employee has $11.53 deducted from their paycheck bi-weekly for the pass. That is around $280 per year, just to come too work without a guarantee they can park their car.

If an employee parks elsewhere for the full fee, they still will get a $48 ticket. That is on top of the $280 per annum for the parking pass.

All too many times an employee will arrive and find absolutely no parking spot. In the recent past, they would then turn around and park on the neighbouring streets. The local residents did not like that, and apart from verbal and written

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abuse, some irate home owners even resorted to defacing the vehicles.

This shortage of parking spots was mainly a problem in the early morning, with change of shifts.

The neighbourhood residents pressured council in instituting a two-hour parking limit in the streets surrounding RMH to deal with their unhappiness.

Council accommodated the complainers, but created a new problem for the RMH personnel. That forced employees to park a considerable distance away and showing up for work late, inconveniencing the nurse or other employee anxious to get home after a rough night shift, looking after patients with a skeleton staff.

No matter who arrives early to secure a spot, there will still be 30 people out of luck.

On a slightly happier note, since last week, another 12 stalls have become available for the employees, as union organizers had placed two trailers in precious parking space in case of a strike.

That threat has been removed and I find it ironic that the very organization claiming to protect the interests of the hospital employees made life more difficult for them.

Back in October, there was a vague promise of more space, but so far nothing has come of that.

So far I have only written about the quandary of the employees, but there are different problems for the physicians, and if they dare to park in a different area, they get a $84 ticket. That will be reversed after a lengthy process – one that should

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online comments • Kristin Krimmel: Re: Street ministry moving on (mapleridgenews.com).

The problem of homeless and destitution will continue as long as we, as a society, do not provide low-cost housing that they can afford. It should be mandated and funded through the three levels of government.

That a regular, free community meal brings them together makes these unfortunates visible. Mainstream society doesn’t want to see this real manifestation of how much our society has become imbalanced. The solution cannot come from the disenfranchised. It must come from the people of means and the people in power. The new supportive housing on Brown Street has been a great help, but more is needed. If you want to do something to help, lobby to get more of this kind of housing. Vote for a party that will be apt to work for people as well as business. It would help also to increase the pensions of those who cannot fend for themselves. The poor and homeless are not all drug addicts and alcoholics. There are those on disability, the elderly on GAIN-assistance pensions, those who subsist on minimum wage salaries while bringing up families, the mentally challenged who are no longer cared for by the state. Think about it. We have the power to change things. There is an election coming up. Vote for a party who truly cares. Or join an organization that actually does something for those in need. Or invite a group of unfortunates to dinner (if you can find an acceptable location, but not in my back yard).

Editor, The News: Re: Street ministry moving on (The News, March 20 ).

The CEED Centre is a long-time non-governmental organization, which is well known in Maple Ridge for helping the less fortunate among us, along with its various educational programs. That Maple Ridge council would close down a once-a-week gathering where persons can have a meal and a warm place to socialize based on a few complaints is sad.

What is also disturbing is that one of our councilors who manages a well known problem property in this area and which is the source of many of complaints, would use condescending language directed at Christian Cowley, the CEED Centre manager, to defend his own inability to clean up his property.

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Far from satisfactory Terwiel from p6

And then there are the visitors. There are times there is no space available .

Solutions: • Public transport – not easy or convenient. No prospect to accommodate the peak hours of shift change, but in principle is doable.

• Make a private deal with some of the residents around RMH to park your car on their premises for a fee, similar to what some of the Royal Columbian’s employees do.

• The vacant lot on the corner of Laity Street and Lougheed Highway could accommodate quite a few vehicles until such time that the space would be developed.

• Free parking for an hour, and if you need longer, then you pay a small fee .

All in all, the current situation is far from satisfactory and sooner or later most of us will have to use the hospital and want to be looked after by cheerful and valued personnel.

Dr. Marco Terwiel is a retired family physician who lives in Maple Ridge.

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A draft Maple Ridge study on that topic recommends council expand the urban boundary to include more industrial lands and the official community plan says that it reserves the right to change the urban boundary if more industrial land is needed.

Coun. Cheryl Ashlie wanted to ensure a reference to the study was included with the regional context statement.

The statement also harmonizes Maple Ridge’s own population forecasts with Metro Vancouver’s. Given infill and densification policies, the district’s population should hit 130,000 by 2041, a target that’s only 2,000 below Metro’s projections for the area.

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But there’s no worry about where all those people will go. There’s plenty of room to build new homes and welcome the newcomers.

Residential development is not a problem in Maple Ridge, public works general manager Frank Quinn told Maple Ridge council Monday.

Instead, the issue is narrowing the gap between commercial and residential development.

In that way, the municipality won’t be as dependent on residential taxes to pay its bills.

Quinn pointed out that there is room for growth in both Albion and Silver Valley as council pored over the report that explained how Maple Ridge’s long-term plan meshes with Metro Vancouver’s new Regional Growth Strategy, passed in 2011.

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The RGS replaced the Livable Region Strategic Plan.

According to Quinn, Maple Ridge’s intensive involvement when the new strategy was written ensured that its issues were reflected in Metro Vancouver’s plan.

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‘Real plan needed, not smoke, mirrors’ Budget from front

That amount must be matched by provinces or territories and employers for a total of $15,000.

The budget projects the grant program will help provide 130,000 people a year with skills and training once the agreements are signed with all provinces and territories.

“We’ve done fairly well in uncertain times and are up to about 950,000 jobs since the end of the recession,” Kamp added.

“We are encouraged by that and want it to continue by not raising taxes.”

Kamp added the new Canada Jobs Grant is to help more Canadians connect with jobs and get the training they need .

“It’s quite an interesting problem that we have. We have both unemployment as well as jobs that are going unfilled because of a lack of [trained] people.”

To offset new spending, the government intends to find $100 million by spending less and an additional $400 million by closing tax loopholes and catching tax cheats.

There will be more cash for infrastructure projects – over $47 billion in new funding over 10 years starting in 2014.

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is on track to return to * balanced budgets by 2015–16.

The official opposi* tion accused the federal government of playing a “shell game “ with skillsUnbeatable prices on top name brands like Michelin, BF Goodrich, Firestone, Toyo and more. training money, while Unbeatable prices on top name brands like Michelin, killing jobs with austerBF Goodrich, Firestone, Toyo and more. ity cuts. * “There is nothing in this budget to prepare Canada for a 21st Century economy. The Con- Unbeatable prices on top name brands like Michelin, BF Goodrich, Firestone, Toyo and more.

“That money can now servatives are leaving a go to community huge environmental, social and fiscal debt to our projects. I’m pretty * children,” said opposiCivic Dedan EX-L pleased with that.” tion leader Tom Mulcair.

FB2F9CKNX The NDP also reUnbeatable prices on top name brands like Michelin, BF Goodrich, Firestone, Toyo and more. minded that, last year, MP Randy Kamp Conservatives predicted STARTING G FROMeconomic growth that never came – overestimating growth figures OUR INTRODUCTORY dexed Gas Tax Fund, “That money can now by more than 35 perLOWEST cent OUR LOWEST INTROD which was recommend- go to community proj- and failing to contain the SEDAN PRICE IN 15 YEARS ed by the Federation of ects. I’m pretty pleased current account deficit – SEDAN PRICE IN 15 YE Canadian Municipali- with that,” Kamp added. which has now reached INCLUDES FREIGHT AND PDI. bchonda.com ties.

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The young-looking man, wearing light brown coveralls, a hoodie sweatshirt and ball cap with a green logo on the front, can be seen walking casually into the store at about 11:40 a.m. Thursday. A second camera angle shows him examining a spinning display case on the countertop, looking around to see if he is being observed, and then lifting the case and walking away.

The entryway camera captured him walking out of the store with the stolen case.

It was full of jewelry valued at between $3,000 and $4,000.

A complete inventory has yet to be completed.

Ryan Jewellers is in the Valley Fair Mall, at 22709 Lougheed Hwy. Owner Thanh Cao said in his 15 years of owning the business, he has had one gunpoint robbery, but such brazen thefts are rare.

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Report calls Kitimat oil refinery viable If built as planned, the Kitimat refinery would be the biggest private investment in B.C. history

by To m Fletch e r Black Press

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he B.C. government has released its own independent report on a proposed heavy oil refinery near Kitimat, which concludes that the project has “economic merit.”

The report, by Californiabased Navigant Consulting Inc., examined the proposed refinery design and also assessed markets for refined fuels in Asia.

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The report endorses a conventional design for the refinery, proposed by Victoria newspaper publisher David Black last summer.

Black, owner of Black Press Ltd. – which publishes the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News – established a separate company called Kitimat Clean Ltd last year.

In early March, he announced that he is finalizing details for $25 billion in financing and purchase agreements for the gasoline, diesel and jet fuel that the plant would produce.

According to Black’s plans, the $16 billion refinery would require another $9 billion in construction, including six

product pipelines to Douglas Channel to load ships with refined fuel, and a natural gas pipeline to run a power plant, fire refining equipment and supply hydrogen for a new heavy oil refining process.

Energy Minister Rich Coleman said the Navigant report cost $40,000, and would be done by the province for any proposal of this scale, through the province’s major projects office.

If built as planned, the Kitimat refinery would be the biggest private investment in B.C. history.

The Navigant report describes a conventional coking process that extracts a coallike byproduct from heavy oil.

Black announced March 6 that his team is revising its environmental permit application to use a new process that would convert the coke and increase liquid fuel output.

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David Black shows a sample of bitumen from Alberta’s oil sands while announcing his plan to build a refinery last summer.

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Whonnock, what’s in a name?

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he name Whonnock is an Anglicized version of what the early settlers recorded as “Honnok,” or “Ho’nak.”

This was the name of the people and, by extension, the village where they lived on what is now Whonnock Indian Reserve No. 1.

The Whonnocks reportedly told Father LeJeune of the Order of Mary Immaculate in Mission that the name meant the place of the humpback salmon.

A more recent phonetic version of the name, Xwô:leqw, comes from linguist Brent Douglas Galloway, an authority in the Halkomelem languages. His interpretation of the meaning of the word is “the place where there are (always) humpback salmon” – close to what the Whonnocks had told Father LeJeune.

Today’s community of Whonnock owes its early start to the coming of the transcontinental railway.

The contract for the building of the railway called for stations to be built every 10 miles, and Whonnock happened to be 10 miles from Port Hammond.

Rather than adopting the Indian place name with its uncertain spelling, the railroad builders opted to call this stop “Wharnock,” a familiar surname, but without any affiliation to Whonnock. Wharnock was the name that went up on the station building when it was ready in 1884, and that was also the name for the stop on CPR’s timetables.

However, the residents of the fledgling community were not happy with the name Wharnock.

“The place is more correctly known as ‘Whonnock’ from the Indian village in the vicinity,” says the application for the establishment of the post office in 1884. To the familiar “Honnok” the residents had added the ‘W,’ and they had changed the ‘k’ to ‘ck.’

The postmaster general in Ottawa agreed that the new post office should be named Whonnock.

The CPR did not follow suit and continued using the name Wharnock for more than 20 years. The newspapers also used Warnock or Wharnock as the place name, and at that time many of the newcomers to the community favoured this British version over its Indian equivalent. Both names, Whonnock and Wharnock, continued to exist side by side until after 1905, when all parties

In 1914, the name of the station would have been “Whonnock” instead of “Wharnock.” started using the name Whonnock.

Years passed, but then, in 1939, the residents of Whonnock were surprised and mystified to see the name on the station changed from Whonnock to Whonock with only one ‘N.’ What had happened was that the Canadian Permanent Committee on geographical names in Ottawa had adopted the writing “Whonock” to put the name in line with the spelling of the name of

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The mutilation of the community’s name angered many residents who “... had a distaste for the name of ‘Whonock’.”

They felt that a second ‘N’ was needed for a proper pronunciation of the name. Many never stopped writing Whonnock and the mail went through anyway.

During the war years, there were other battles

to fight, but in the 1960s a handful of volunteers took action preparing and presenting a petition for the return to the old spelling to the governments in Victoria and Ottawa.

Mostly by house-tohouse visits the few volunteers collected 603 signatures from an estimated population of 644. Of those 603 not less than 588 supported a return to the original spelling.

In the process of collecting signatures the community’s borders were also confirmed.

The petition was successful, and in 1969, with agreement of the Kwantlens, who had inherited the Whonnock reserves, the Committee on Geographical Names reinstated the spelling of Whonnock, to the great satisfaction of the residents.

Fred Braches is a local historian who lives in Whonnock.

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GVHBA extends deadline for voting to April 8

People’s Choice Award to be handed out For the first time, the Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association is asking people in Metro Vancouver to vote for their favourite new or renovated project with their People’s Choice Award. The new award will be handed out at the gala ceremony with the other categories on April 20.

To vote for the People’s Choice Award, visit your local Black Press newspaper site and click on the Contests link, or visit http://bit. ly/2013GVHBA. You are able to vote for your favourite project up to five times per day. Voting will end on April 8.

Voters will be entered to win a LUX 550 Cart Model barbecue valued at

$1,100, sponsored by FortisBC. The Ovation Awards are in their fourth year, and honour the best of the best in renovation, new-home construction and design. Among the finalists this year are My House Design/ Build Team, ParkLane Homes and Portrait Homes.

“High-quality home building and renovation are hugely important to the homeowners of Metro Vancouver,” says GVHBA CEO Bob de Wit. “The Ovation Awards recognize the industry’s leaders in innovation and excellence.”

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“Now is the perfect time to buy,” says Rohatyn. “Right now you can afford to buy a new home for the same price as renting.”

For a limited time, Polygon is offering buyers the chance to own at Red Maple Park for as little as $899 a month (ask sales staff for more details).

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Langley is widely considered to be the “countryside” of the Lower Mainland, with a number of equestrian and agricultural areas. Polygon’s Red Maple Park makes living the idyllic country lifestyle easy.

“The location is ideal,” says sales manager Judy Rohatyn. “The neighbourhood is nice and quiet.

We’ve had so many young families and couples moving in.”

Red Maple Park’s convenient location means that there are plenty of shopping and dining opportunities nearby.

Willowbrook Mall and the Langley Events Centre are also close, and a new elementary school within walking distance of Red Maple Park will open in the fall. For commuters, this location offers quick access to Highway 1 and the Langley bypass. Red Maple Park offers some of the best value in Langley in a convenient, yet exclusive, setting.

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Master ensuites are spa-inspired with dual sinks, an elegant light bar that illuminates the full-length vanity mirror, countertops with integral backsplash and custom-designed flatpanel cabinetry. And, most homes also include a bathtub with ceramic tile surround in the main bathroom.

Another incentive which puts Red Maple Park above the competition is exclusive use of the impressive 8,400 square-foot resort-inspired Maples Club, which features an outdoor pool and whirlpool, fitness studio, guest suites for out-of-town visitors, theatre

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If you think about where the item came from, that’s your clue as to where you can go to recycle many products, says Koehn. For instance, you can turn pharmaceuticals into your pharmacy, and tires can go to tire shops.

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“At the recycling society we always start with the basic concept of reduce, re-use and recycle,” says the communications coordinator.

“We believe it’s important to reduce the amount of stuff you accumulate, but once you have it – and no longer need it – we think the starting point should be re-using the items.”

She urges readers to put on their thinking caps to come up with ways to keep the items in circulation so they doesn’t have to be recycled or dumped.

“Give it to someone else if they can use it,” Koehn advises. “Think about who might have a need for the object. Re-gift it, or donate it to a thrift shop, or drop it off at a consignment store or a used-books shop, as appropriate.”

There are several shops locally that specialize in used books, plenty of thrift stores, a few consignment clothing boutiques, and even a higher-end furniture and home décor consignment store.

And don’t forget about places like pre-schools and daycares, she says, which can always use craft items like paper, pencils, crayons – even clean cardboard.

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Cherie Hankinson of the Ridge Meadows Recycling Society puts a broken hair dryer in a pile for household items at the recycling depot Wednesday. She advises to keep thrift stores in mind before recycling items that are still in working condition. great ways to unload unwanted goods and make a few bucks in the process. Three or four hours in your driveway on a sunny day can be a surprising source of pocket money, and a great way to meet the neighbours.

Another good way to get rid of stuff and make a few bucks is by placing your items on sites like Craigslist or Kijiji, where just about anything and everything can be bought or sold.

“We believe it’s better for the environment to

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If you can’t find a new home for an item, then the next best step is to recycle it, Koehn offers.

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259,000 244,900

259,000 264,900

$

259,000 274,000

$

$

E-Z-4-U

sUpER Family complEx • 2 Bedroom, 2 Level Townhome • Close To Schools, Parks, Transportation & Recreation.

• Includes Fenced Yard, new Flooring In Kitchen, Laminate Floors • 2 Oversized Bedrooms, new Roof 2010, Security System, 5 Piece Ensuite, Stacking Washer Dryer, Raised White Cabinets, Gas Fireplace And More.

randy & Tracy DeLair 604-467-5131

259,000 498,500

$

nEw 6 BEDRoom • Quality Finishing Throughout • Granite Countertops, Tile Backsplash, Laminate Flooring, Soft Close Cabinets,Much More.

• Large Covered Rear Sundeck, Front Porch, Lane Access To Double Detached Garage.

• Fully Finished Basement, Covered Patio & Separate Laundry.

Jim Isherwood 604-250-7755

• • • •

Carefree Living, Well Presented.

One Level, Adult Oriented Townhome.

End Unit, Small Pet Welcome.

Spacious 1389 Sq. Ft. 2 Bedrooms 2 Full Bathrooms.

• Family Room, Big Open Kitchen.

• There’s Lots More!!

opEn sUn 2 - 4 pm #33 20630 118th ave mR • • • • •

Chris Frandsen 604-467-5000

3 Bedrooms, Plus Den. End Unit, Quiet Side Of Complex.

Fenced Back Yard/Single Garage.

Lower Maintenance Fees.

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Karen Bennett 604-463-3000

259,000 478,888

259,000 549,000

$

$

tRUly onE oF a kinD!

opEn sUn 2 - 4 12501 220th st mR

• $90,000 In Recent Upgrades.

• Minutes To Parks, Lougheed Mall & Sky Train.

• Includes Granite Countertops, Under Mount • Sinks, Laminate Flooring, In Floor Radiant Heat, Custom Cabinetry, S/S Appliances, Spectacular Enusite W/Oversized Therapeutic Air Jet & Air Bubble Soaker Tub • Great Views Mt. Baker & Fraser River.

• Davison Subdivision, Family Home.

• Updated And Very Well Maintained 2 Storey, Full Basement.

• Shows Very Inside & Out. • Kitchen W/Granite Counter Tops & Large Walk-In Pantry.

• 4 Bedrooms, Lge Master Suite With Ensuite, Jetted Tub & Free Standing Shower.

• Cul-De-Sac Location, Close To Schools.

randy & Tracy DeLair 604-463-2991

rick Medhurst 604-463-3000

R M FO ROORYONE E V E

IC TAST FAN ATION C O L

$

699,000

11887 250th Street

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

259,000 559,900

opEn thURs - mon 12 - 4 11215 creekside mR • • • • • • • • • •

3 Bdrm & den, 2700 sq. Ft. Entertainment style kitchen w/pantry.

Granite on main & upper floor.

Blinds, screens, entertainment units.

Surround sound & extensive sound system.

Premium s/s appliances, washer & dryer.

Master bdrm f/p, deluxe soaker & shower.

Security system & upgraded moulding pkg.

Fully landscaped & fenced.

Close to town, kanaka park & playground.

Vicky van Herwaarden 604-999-2452

259,000 569,900

259,000 959,000

$

$

RanchER with walkoUt BasEmEnt • 1/4 Acre Lot, Home Is Approx, 3300 Sq. Ft. • 3 Bedrooms, 2 Full Baths, Family. Rm • Fully Finished Basement.

With A 2 Bedroom Suite .

• Private, South Facing Backyard.

opEn sUn 2 - 4 12610 ansell st mR • • • • • •

Chris Frandsen 604-467-5000

Helping you is what we doTM

Academy Park Estate Large 4000 Sq. Ft. RAnCHER 5 Beds + 5 Bath In - Ground Pool Personalize To Your Perfection Close To Meadowridge Private School

“Mr rogers” glenn & Luke 604-780-2304

749,000

369,900

$

536 Cottonwood Avenue

• 1/4 ACRE property in Harrison Hot Springs Village • 4 blocks to HARRISON LAKE • GREAT GARAGE

766,000

$

12491 201St Street

• 4 bdrm, 4 bthrm with TRIPLE GARAGE. • FANTASTIC BACK DECK with view.

• Extras galore, inc. HEAT PUMP & CUSTOM MILLWORK G LISTIN 2-4PM NEWN SUN OPE

Y AWA L GET M IT AL FRO

$

OST ALMACRE 1/4

$

12475 Davenport Drive

• Huge CUL-DE-SAC lot • 3 bdrm/3 bthrm, plus large games room • STUNNING VIEWS UR E D YO BUILAM HOM DRE

345,000

$

#51 - 19572 Fraser Way

• 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom END UNIT • LARGE KITCHEN with ISLAND AND BREAKFAST NOOK • Great PITT MEADOWS location

899,900

$

22699 & 22707 136A Ave • BREATHTAKING VIEWS • Opportunity to CUSTOMIZE YOUR PLAN • Call for information on completion dates

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We Never Stop Moving

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839,000

579,900

13619 McKercher Drive

22845 - 126B Ave.

• Brand New, fully finished home • Over 3400 sq.ft. on a 6000 sq.ft. lot • Legal 2 bedroom suite down • Vaulted ceilings • 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms • Located very close to town on a private cul-de-sac • Hot water heating system

THE

• Beautiful high-end home with unobstructed view of Golden Ears and valley below • Granite countertops, vaulted ceilings, and a fully finished basement • 6 bdrms, 5 baths, and a large open kitchen • Giant master bdrm with balcony

$

Ralph Telep

Dave Telep

Don Vicki Schmidt Cunningham

409,800

U LT I M AT E

Hobby Farm

Great opportunity to be your own boss. Well established business with great cash flow and excellent expansion potential. Priced well below replacement and franchise fees.

Buyer must meet franchise qualifications.

Located in Busy mall with some surrounding businesses open late. Under $60,000.

799,900

$

27010 - 100th Ave.

JUST LISTED!

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

Over 3,000 sq.ft. finished in this fabulous family home with lane access to double garage. Updated kitchen, hardwood floors, 3 1/2 baths including spacious ensuite off large master bdrm. Covered deck and patio overlook greenbelt.

Listed at $479,900.00, so don’t delay see it today with Al Hogarth.

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4 Location, Location Location!

NEW LISTING!

• 1260 sq ft 3 bedrooms • New furnace, gas f/p, hot water tank • Vinyl windows, 1/2” h/w flrs • Beautifully maintained inside & out • Over 7900 sq ft lot

Aleesha Hogarth

Unlicensed

Franchise Coffee Shop Pitt Meadows

PRICE REDUCED

Deb Hogarth

S E R V I C E

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

Walk To Whonnock Lake

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

Priced at only $588,500

www.ralphtelep.com

Rancher On Cul-De-Sac

$

TRI-TEL REALTY

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449,800

$

TRI-TEL REALTY

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4 Pitt Meadows Co-op Park!

NEW LISTING!

• Over 2100 sq ft • 2 storey on cul-de-sac • 8000 sq ft lot • Entire kitchen updated • Great suite potential • Private yard w/hot tub

149,800

$

• Immaculate mobile • Meadow Highland co-op park • Low pad rent • 1 bedroom (could be 2) • Indoor pool & Clubhouse • Best mobile park in BC

12180 Dover Street, Maple Ridge

21684 Howison Avenue, Maple Ridge

#80 - 19646 Pinyon Lane, Pitt Meadows

HOT NEW LISTING! Excellent Suite NEW LISTING!

INVESTOR ALERT!

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Duplex with Four-plex Potential

Potential

409,800

$

• 3 bdrms up / 2 bdrms down • Needs some TLC • Great potential • 600 sq ft workshop • Large pie-shaped lot

22727 Balabanian Circle, Maple Ridge

559,900

$

2.6 Park-Like Acres

• $3,065/month income • Separate triple garage w/2 bays • Over 12,000 sq ft lot • Both sides rented & tenants want to stay • Close to transit, schools, recreation & shopping

699,800

$

Wow! What An Investment Opportunity!

OPEN SAT & SUN 1-3

• 2600 sq ft home • 6 bedrooms • 1,000 sq ft shop with power • Deluxe suite • Quiet cul-de-sac • Flat usable acreage

29575 Taise Place, Stave Falls

Reduced $5,000

Reduced $50,000

830 sq.ft. Penthouse

819,900

$

View View View!

• Fabulous 3 storey • Formosa Plateau home with view • Located next to • Incredible applipark ance package • Huge party deck

13605 McKercher Drive, M.R.

429,800

$

West Maple Ridge

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

20516 - 116th Ave., M.R.

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289,800

$

West Maple Ridge

144,800

109,800

$

Best Unit In Building

• 3 bdrms, 2 baths • Well managed • 1,275 sq. ft. complex • Single garage • Fully fenced yard • Lots of updates • Shows very well

• Best location in bldg • Spacious 1 bdrm • Quiet side of • Secure parking bldg overlooking • Pets allowed greenbelt • Close to amenites

#27 20699 - 120B Ave., M.R.

#411, 12025 - 207A St., M.R.

549,800

$

No Money Down

• Over 650 sq ft • 1 bedroom suite • Underground parking

• Amenities within walking distance • Outdoor pool

#215, 12170 222nd St., M.R.

$

No-Thru Street

• 2 acres with development potential • Over 2,100 sq. ft.

• 4 bedrooms • Double garage • Park like setting • Needs a little TLC

24115 - 110th Ave., M.R.

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Nice well maintained complex. Walk to Sevenoaks Mall, shopping, churches.

Nice clean 2 bedroom plus two room addition. Lots of parking with tandem garage for 2 cars, plus. $67,500

Great neighbourhood! Fully finished bsmnt, nicely done. Area of newer homes, quiet area. 9’ ceil. nice kitchen w/lots of cabs. Master w/sep shower/tub. Fabulous home for entertaining. $424,800

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Redone top to bottom. New R2012 updates galore. New baths, flooring, counters. Usable 6000+ sq. ft. lot. RV parking, det garage. Quiet area, no thru street. Priced to sell. $399,888

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#0998

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#0907

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#1021

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#2026

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Maple R. Mobiles $69,500

1 yr old 2 storey, 3 bdrm home. Gourmet kitch w/granite tops, s/s appl & maple cabs. Fam rm/Livrm/Dinrm, 2f/p. Media/ fam rm & 4 pce bath. 2 car garage. Plus parking for 2 add vehicles. $474,900

Excellent family neighbourhood. Quick access to Abernathy Way & walk dist to schools. Cozy wood stove in liv room.

Fully finished downstairs. Private back yard w/pond. $414,900

2 bdrm rancher, 50’x200’ lot. Has a 24’x20’ heated garage/workshop w/220 wiring. RV parking. Large fully fenced backyard w/10’x8’ storage shed. $299,500

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. $279,900

Centrally located with many updates!

Electrical upgraded w/new CSA #, newer roof! New skirting, flooring, windows, new ceiling in mbrm & hallway!

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Just about everything has been done top to bottom. New roof in ‘07, new cabs, counters, sinks, floor, carpets, baths, soffits, paint & more. Approx 10,000 sq. ft. lot. City sewer. $319,500

Attention investors! Huge lot w/lane access (bring the RV or room for shop).

Walk to schools, rec center, UFV, Heritage Park & Westcoast Xpress. Den on each side could be a bdrm. $309,000

Priced to sell!!! Spectacular Mt. Baker & Valley view! Walk to shopping, churches & amenities!! Tons of parking + room for the RV. Double enclosed garage. Hurry on this one! $301,600

Basement entry, 3 bedroom home. Private back yard. Tons of potential. Bring your decorating ideas and make this your personal own home. $293,000

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Shows a “10”! New kitchen w/new s/s fridge, stove and dishwash. 4 bdrms, 3 baths, new flooring thru-out. Vacant immediate possession! $289,990

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Heritage Park at your doorstep! 1279 sq. ft.! 2 bdrm 2 bath. Custom walk-in closet! Granite in the kitchen! 2 parking spots + storage unit. $379,500

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#2052

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Formal living and dining combo. Family room off kitchen. 1212 sq. ft. Single garage. Adult Complex. $199,900

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®

2012 Top REALTORS Recognized Harvey Exner, Manager, Macdonald Realty Maple Ridge – Coquitlam and Lynn Hsu, President of Macdonald Realty, are pleased to announce the recipients of the Macdonald Realty®Awards. To be tops in any profession requires dedication and hard work. We wish to thank the following individuals for their hard work and dedication to their clients. It is an honour and a pleasure working with them.

Award of Excellence

Mike Huber

Scott Meadus

Franz Prokop

Sales Achievement Award

Brenda Exner

Brenda Jenkins

Al Jenkins

Travis Franklin

Paul McCallum

Victoria Ward

Lisa Telep

Jason Exner

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$

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387,900

• Panoramic mountain views • 4 bedroom basement home • Kitchenette in basement • 7250 sq. ft. lot, close to schools • New roof, new bath...needs new owners! Call today!

• Greenbelt on 2 sides, rare find • 12,000 sq. ft. lot (over 1/4 acre) • Meticulous basement home with suite • Double garage plus detached carport • Amazing property, come see for yourself!

PITT MEADOWS DEAL • 1549 sq. ft. upper unit in Windsor Oak • Open plan, 2 bedrooms, 2 washrooms • Family room with mountain views • Double car garage, great complex • Quick possession possible.

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OPEN SATURDAY 2-4

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SHORT TERM LEASE

#21 - 21550 Cherrington

4 bedroom townhouse Duplex Style New roof from 2010, New furnace from 2010 Great Westside location Self managed, Low maintenance fees

• • • •

22855 Lougheed Hwy

Short term lease space available CS-1 zoning , approx. 7500 sq.ft C-3 zoning, approx. 5700 sq.ft.

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• High visibility • Great retail exposure

Al & Brenda JENKINS 604-467-3871

20878 124TH AVE., CHILCOTIN SUBDIVISION

19744 WILDWOOD CRES., PITT MEADOWS

LET’S MAKE A DEAL

It’s worth waiting in line to buy this totally renovated 4 bdrm home in one of the best west locations in Maple ridge. This exclusive listed home boasts all the updates: roof, windows, furnace, real hardwood floors on main level, new solid maple kitchen, new carpet, 3 baths all on a very private 9,000 sq. ft. lot with mtn. view. Don’t miss this priced to sell at $519,900

Lock the guests away in the separate 1 bedroom guest suite that comes with this 1950 sq. ft. rancher with 3 bedrooms, 3 baths.

West coast contemporary style with windowwrapped living areas, soaring ceilings and garden area with pool & hot tub designed for easy entertaining. A must see at $648,800.

Owner wants to sell and if you want to buy, we have a 4 bedroom, 2 baths, RV parking in a great centrally located neighbourhood in a quiet cul-de-sac location ready to go. Priced to sell at $369,900.

www.brendajenkins.com

Art & Nathan

TEAM TELEP

Neufeld

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Great Family Home!

LIS

$439,900

• Clean! Clean! Clean!

• Located on quiet street near schools • Lots of updates incl. laminate floors & new carpet • Tons of natural light in the kitchen • Spacious private fenced back yard • Basement is partially finished with lots of room to expand

10680 239th Street

Check Out The View!

$799,900 + HST

$674,900

25676 112th Avenue

$279,900

$874,900

Great Industrial Space • Located in Pitt Meadows Industrial Park • Approximately 1700 sq ft light industrial space • Phase 3 wiring • Lots of parking

One Look Will Do!

$849,500

• Located in prestigious Falcon Bluff • Gourmet kitchen with granite, dbl. oven, 5 burner top of the line s/s appliances • Large master w/ spa inspired 5 pc ensuite • Overhead walkway looks down onto the open family room and kitchen • Basement has been fully finished • Big lot with large deck for entertaining, wired workshop/shed, and room for fido!

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www.mapleridgenews.com - THE NEWS -- Friday, March 22, 2013 -- 31 Section coordinator: Neil Corbett 604-467-1122 ext. 216

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ody Osborn is heading to nationals, and putting Westview wrestling on the map.

Osborn has won bronze medals provincially in each of the past two years, and now will be taking his talents to the nationals.

His coach Greg Brock, who oversees the small contingent from Westview Secondary, said what Osborn is lacking in experience, he more than makes up for in toughness. He has a style that is abrasive even in this sport of sanctioned roughhousing.

“He’s an extremely fit and extremely aggressive wrestler,” assessed the coach.

Brock said even wrestlers who beat Osborn walked away knowing they have been in a fight, and asking aloud “Who is that guy.”

Osborn battles in the 60 kg (132-pound) class, which is arguably the most talentladen weight class in the province.

And he can hang in there with the best. At the provincial championships last month he won four of five matches and took the bronze medal.

In the semi-final he came up against a former national champ. His game plan was to wear him down and then take over the match late. A bit of bad luck, and one bad decision, went against him.

“I could notice that he was getting tired, but then my lip started bleeding,” he said.

Osborn was ahead by a point, and the game plan was working, but while Osborn tried to stop the bleeding, his opponent got a much-needed breather.

That nullified the advantage of Osborn’s superior fitness.

Pressing the attack, the Wildcat tried to pounce on his opponent, but the former champion turned the

move against him with a counter worth five points.

While it cost his fighter, Brock said the aggressive move showed Osborn has the kind of heart that can’t be coached.

“Are you fighting to not lose, or are you fighting to win?”

In the bronze medal match Osborn fought what he felt was a lackluster first round. He was down on the score clock. He gave himself a talking to, determined to end the match quickly, and 20 seconds into the second round he got the pin.

“I was happy to get the bronze again, but I had higher expectations.”

With B.C. wrestlers generally faring well at the nationals, and with his tough battles against the best in the province, Osborn is optimistic that he can fight for a medal in Saskatoon next month.

He’s practicing regularly, and also has a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He said it helps with grappling, but the two disciplines differ considerably in that Jiu Jitsu teaches ground fighting techniques that can be done from one’s back, while wrestlers whose shoulders are square to the floor are considered pinned.

Brock said the only thing lacking for Osborn is competition experience.

“He has the hard work and physicality, now he just needs more mat time,” said Brock. “He’s still a relatively raw wrestler, but the technical aspect of his wrestling gets better every time he steps on the mat.”

His teammate Saber Scott also had a good year for the small Westview Wildcats wrestlers, and won her share of tournament medals. But at the provincials had the misfortune of a tough draw – she faced the eventual gold medallist in her first match, and the bronze medallist in her second.

Men’s night tees off at golf club There were numerous winners from Men’s Night golf at the Maple Ridge Golf Club on March 14.

The top low gross player was Roger Beaudoin with a 36, and second and third were Bob Schnider and Chris Harvey tied at 37.

The low putts was Monty Martin at 11.

Closest to the pin on hole three was Chris Harvey, on hole five it was Ken Gossen, and on hole six it was Steve Jorgenson.

The first long drive went to Bob Jackson, and second John Neely.

The Deuce Pot on hole 6 was won by Steve Jorgenson.

That was the first men’s night of the year a the course, which will run for 25 weeks.

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Kodiaks advance to PIJHL final

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Cody Osborn, seen in blue at the provincial championships, where he won a bronze medal, is putting the fledgeling Westview Wildcats wrestling program on the map. His coach said he uses a tremendous work rate and aggressive style to win, and is taking Osborn to the national championships in Saskatchewan next month.

The Aldergrove Kodiaks, who eliminated the Ridge Meadows Flames in the first round of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League playoffs, have advanced to the championship series against the Richmond Sockeyes.

The Sockeyes won the first game 8-2 on Wednesday.

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The News/scoreboard Hockey

Planet Ice Recreational Leagues Regular season standings Division 1 Teams GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts Jokers 25 20 3 1 1 176 87 42 Ram Rods 25 13 1 1 1 104 101 28 Rednecks 25 10 14 0 1 86 133 21 Broncos 26 9 14 1 2 95 125 21 Prestige Worldwide 25 9 14 1 1 108 123 20 Division 2 Teams GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts Ravens 24 17 7 0 0 164 103 34 Crunch 24 15 9 0 0 130 123 30 Rhinos 26 13 9 1 3 127 107 30 Big Doggs 26 13 11 0 2 148 138 28 Penetrators 24 11 12 1 0 111 120 23 Bedrock Hammerheads 25 9 14 1 1 117 148 20 Blue Bulls 25 7 17 1 0 95 153 15 Division 3 Teams GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts Albion Ferries 26 18 5 1 2 136 94 39 Train Wreck 27 18 8 0 1 145 96 37 Knight Riders 28 16 11 0 1 136 122 33 Blackhawks 26 12 11 1 2 126 125 27 Dewdney Devils 27 11 11 3 2 127 138 27 Grillers 27 9 16 1 1 102 144 20 Titans 26 7 18 0 1 121 164 15 Division 4 Teams GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts All Blacks 26 18 7 1 0 149 95 37 Strange Brew 26 17 7 2 0 124 77 36 Ice Hawks 26 17 8 1 0 154 116 35 Sabres 26 13 12 1 0 132 117 27

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Sports

Where Does The Road Take You? In the Spectacular Northwest Territories, scenic wilderness is everywhere… even just off the highway.

Spring break soccer camp Above, Anthany De Sousa chases his coach, Kevin Comeau, during a U-7 game at Brad Higgs Soccer School spring camp at SRT Wednesday morning. At left, Georgia Gordon and Anthany De Sousa chase the ball during a U-7 game. Below, Georgia Gordon and Adrian O’Brien-Jeanneret jump for joy after their team scores a goal. The camps will continue next week, March 25-29, and registration is available through the website www.westcoastfc.ca.

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Accessible and breathtaking, our parks – such as Twin Falls Gorge Territorial Park – are just steps away from the highway, offering aweinspiring sights such as the incredible Hay River Canyon. Our parks may be mere minutes from the road, but our waterfalls, trails and full-service campgrounds will leave you with memories that will last forever.

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Friday, March 22 • The Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows NDP is hosting a celebratory event for retiring MLA Michael Sather. The event will be at The ACT (11944 Haney Pl.) from 7-9:30 p.m.

Tickets are $100 and will be tax receipted. For tickets please see either the ACT or NDP websites at www.theactmapleridge.org or www.bcndp.ca/events.

Saturday, March 23 • The Maple Ridge Lawn Bowling Association is having a spring garage sale at 11445 – 232nd St. Maple Ridge. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There is free parking and bowlers are under cover.

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Monday, March 25 • Non-Profit Business: Introduction to Social Enterprise workshop will be offered from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Ridge Meadows Seniors Centre crafts room, 12150 224th St. Designed to help non-profit organizations enhance delivery on mission and programs, respond to increased local community needs, diversify revenue sources, or improve self-sustainability options. The workshop provides staff, board and volunteers of non-profit organizations a day of learning on the “what and how” of social enterprise. Attending the workshop qualifies your non-profit to apply for an ENP technical assistance grant. Call Michelle at 604-871-8268 or michelle@enterprisingnonprofits.ca.

Friday, March 29 • Canadian Blood Services encourages Maple Ridge residents to make an appointment to give blood this coming Easter long weekend, a time when typically blood donations decrease as regular donors are away or busy with other activities. Having blood donors come in during the long weekend is critical to ensuring patients have the blood they need. The Maple Ridge clinic will be at noon to 7 p.m. at Fairview Elementary School, 12209-206 St. For information on donor eligibility and to book a donation appointment, Maple Ridge residents can visit blood.ca or call 1-888 2 DONATE (1-888-236-6283).

Saturday, March 30 • Ridge Meadows Seniors Society offers the Variety Plus Spring Show offering entertainment and laughs from 2-4 p.m. in the main hall at 12150 – 224th St. Advance tickets $8 at the reception desk, or $10 at the door. Call 604-467-4993.

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Employment Services Centre of Maple Ridge 170 – 22470 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge, B.C. 604.466.4600 www.workbcmapleridge.ca Locations across B.C. WorkBCCentres.ca Vancouver Island 250.387.6121 TDD: 1.800.661.8773 Vancouver 604.660.2421 TDD: 604.775.0303 Elsewhere in B.C. 1.800.663.7867 TDD: 1.800.661.8773

The Employment Program of British Columbia is funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia.

Society presents Saturday Night Social from 7-10 p.m. at the lounge. Entertainment

by Lach Duncan. Tickets $4 at the reception desk. No minors please.

Sunday, March 31 • An Easter Egg hunt and delicious barbecue from Stomping Grounds Bistro will be held at Osprey Village in Pitt Meadows from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kids can visit the Easter Bunny, have their face painted and enjoy balloon making with Dilly the Clown at the event, which is organized by Osprey Village and the Pitt Meadows Community Association. For more see www.ospreyvillage. com.

Tuesday, April 2 • The next meeting of the Garibaldi Art Club will be held at 7 p.m. in the craft room, on the third floor of the Maple Ridge ACT. Plans for our Spring Show at Fraserview Village Hall (April 19 - 21) will be discussed. Please bring new items for our raffle baskets and your show entry form and fees. GAC membership $50 or $40 for seniors. New members welcome. For more information check our website: www.

GaribaldiArtClub.com • The Auxiliary to the Ridge Meadows Hospital and Health Care Centre is having a used book sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the main entrance to the hospital. All funds raised will be going toward equipment and resources for the hospital. For more information call Eileen Good at 604-463-1550 or visit the facebook page at www. facebook.com/.

Wednesday, April 3 • Meadow Ridge Female Minor Hockey and Pitt Meadows rink is hosting “Try Hockey Just for Girls, which will be a fun session to try the game of ice hockey. No skill needed, just your interest.

Girls aged five to 17 can bring skates, helmets and sticks (extra sticks are available if needed). Any questions please check barracudashockey.ca.

For more information call Jade Tomlinson at 604-818-3149 or email registrar@barracudashockey.ca.

Thursday, April 4 • The Maple Ridge/Pitt

Meadows Caregivers Support Group and Parkinson’s Society offer a meeting from 10 a.m. to noon, for caregivers, family and friends of people with Parkinson’s disease. For more information please call or email Elinor Verkerk 604-4672768 or jdverker@shaw.ca.

Sunday, April 7 • Ridge Meadows female minor hockey will hold its annual general meeting from 2-4 p.m. at Planet Ice (23588 – 105th Ave.), in the upstairs meeting room. The club encourages all members in good standing to attend. Annual reports for the 2012/2013 hockey season will be presented by current members on the board.

Elections for the 2013/2014 Board of Directors will also take place. Call Laurie Suchodolski at 604-462-1180.

• Clay Workshop: Zen and the Art of Space: Keith RiceJones offers a special hands-on workshop exploring the possibilities of three-dimensional space. Cost is $56. Registration at The Maple Ridge Leisure Centre at 604-467-7322 or recreg4u.ca, course No. 177248.

Thursday, April 11 • Philosophers Cafe at The Act Arts Centre and Theatre (11944 Haney Pl.) lobby, at 7 p.m. Are our social institutions (law, education, health care, and marriage) lagging behind cultural change? If so, how should they change? Moderator: Larry Green Friday, April 19 • Soirée Familiale and Barn Dance. Doors open at 6 p.m. Music from 6:30-9 p.m. at the Albion Fairgrounds commercial building. Join us for a fun, family-friendly evening of dancing to the music of “Alouest,” a dynamic homegrown Maillardville-based music group that brings their own French Canadian West Coast style to music ranging from French folk to Celtic, Bluegrass to Old Time, with an occasional sprinkling of Latin and Jazz.

Tickets are only $10 per family with $5 off for CPF members.

Concession available. Children must be accompanied by a parent/adult. For tickets email: cpf.ridgemeadows@gmail. com or contact your CPF school representative. Sponsored by Canadian Parents for French, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows.

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

INDEX IN BRIEF FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS . . . . . . . . . 1-8 COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS . . . . 9-57 TRAVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-76 CHILDREN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-98 EMPLOYMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102-198 BUSINESS SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . 203-387 PETS & LIVESTOCK . . . . . . . . . . . 453-483 MERCHANDISE FOR SALE . . . . . . 503-587 REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603-696 RENTALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703-757 AUTOMOTIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 804-862 MARINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903-920

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IN MEMORIAM

OBITUARIES

We knew little that morning that God was going to call your name.

In life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same.

Mom, Matthew, Hannah, Grandma & Grandpa McArthur

In Loving Memory of Nerio A. Stradiotto January 24, 1930 ~ March 26, 2009

IN MEMORIAM

When someone you love becomes a memory the memory becomes a treasure.

Anne Marie Banks

Feb 13, 1926 ~ March 22, 2011 6

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 114

DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

IN MEMORIAM GIFTS

PLAYHOUSE FAMILY LICENSED DAYCARE

“Where Learning is Childs Play�

Has immediate openings.

Including lunch & snacks. Offers cooking lessons, getting ready for school programs, daily outside play, etc. Family friendly rates.

Call Lori (778) 239 - 4041

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

Condolences may be sent to www.mapleridgefuneral.ca

Close to major route

604.465.9822 CAMERON, Jack passed away peacefully from this earth on March 20, 2013.

He is predeceased by his daughter Lisa (Ross) Pearson.

Left to mourn are his wife of 58 years Marlene, daughter Shawn, brother Brad, grandchildren Alexis (Bryan), Nealy (Mike), Michael (Connie), and Connor (Andy) & great grandchild Blake Cameron Pearson.

Jack will be sorely missed by a large circle of family & friends.

He lived life to the fullest and loved every minute of it. We’re sure he will be sadly missed by the Pitt Meadows Snooker Team to which he had belonged to for many years.

Prayers will be held Monday March 25th at 8PM at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church 22587121st Ave. Maple Ridge. Funeral Mass will be at 12:30 PM on Tuesday March 26th, at St. Patrick’s.

It’s good to see you always.

I was up to see you today & I make sure everything is just ďŹ ne, the weather is not the best, new owers soon my Love.

Will let you go now my Dear As always Glen, Peter, Mae

Love you always, Dad

CHILDREN

OBITUARIES

SCHARFT, Harry In loving memory of Harry Scharft who died peacefully on March 12, 2013 at 8:17pm.

His memorial service will be held Saturday March 23, 2013 at 1:00pm at the Maple Ridge Christian Reformed Church, 20245 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge, B.C. We would like to thank the staff at Ridge Meadows Hospital and Maple Valley Seniors Village for their compassionate care for him.

Also thanks to their church, Maple Ridge Christian Reformed Church, for their loving attention for him and his wife Sylvia and her daughter Meagan. ~ God is Good! ~

Thank-you to nieces and nephews Louise, Mike, Mathew, and Korina, and friends Cindy Dodd, Pearse and Alison for being there for us to the end.

Expressions of sympathy can be made at www.gardenhill.ca

Two years have now passed since you left us. I think about you every day and miss you more each day. My heart is aching to see your smile and I’d give anything to hear you say “ How’s it going Daddy-o?� once again. You live on in my thoughts and heart forever.

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Treasured in my heart you’ll stay, until we meet again some day.

Forever in this heart of mine, anbcclassified.com everlasting bond, for now until the end of time, are memories so fond.

Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day.

Unseen, unheard, but always near, still loved, still missed and very dear.

In Loving Memory of Jacob Kristoffer McArthur Sebert March 22, 1993-July 6, 2012

We love you and miss you so much buddy.

August 6, 1987 - March 24, 2011

OBITUARIES

She has left us to be with the love of her life, her husband Paul, 2 sons, Bobby and Frank, and her mom and dad. Survived by her daughter Cindy (and Dennis), son Paul, grandchildren Amanda & Stephanie.

FUNERAL HOMES

HOGGAN, Tristan

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

DENONI, Frances on March 18, 2013

It broke our hearts to lose you, you did not go alone for part of us went with you, the day God called you home.

You left us peaceful memories, your love is still our guide and though we cannot see you, you are always at our side.

Our family chain is broken and nothing seems the same, but as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again.

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

BC Cancer

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

CONWAY, Margaret Teresa Oliver - Benneck Nov 12, 1922 - March 9, 2013 Born in New Westminster long time resident of Maple Ridge.

Mom was full of life, laughter, and a great inspiration to all that knew her.

Missing her is her daughter Anna-Marie, son-in-law Harold, grandson Bryan and many relatives.

Mom had some very special friends in her life... you know who you are... Thank You. Also thank you to Dr.’s, nurses and staff at RMH for all your kind care during moms stay.

Love you Mom, “nighty night� ~ Anna, Harold & Bryan

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COMING EVENTS

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PRE-SCHOOLS

Meadow Montessori PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION OPEN Mornings, Afternoons or Extended Days

Close to Golden Ears Bridge

Call: 604-465-3492 Charlene Reaveley Children’s Charity

DOMNICH, Peter September 18, 1925 March 14, 2013

2nd Annual

GALA NIGHT Friday, April 5, 2013 Dogwood Pavillion Mike Butler Room

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Peter Domnich. Peter passed peacefully March 14th,2013 at MMH. It is with peace and happiness that we know he will be greeted at the gates of Heaven by his precious Alla whom he loved more than anything. He will be greatly missed by his children Kathy (Brad), Paul (Denise), Andrew (Sarah), as well as grandchildren Angela,

624 Poirier Street Coquitlam BC Tickets are only $44.80 and include Catered Dinner, Bar Service, Silent Aution, Door Prizes, Entertainment to 1:00 am with live bands, magician & DJ Donations of Goods, Talents & Services for the Silent Auction are greatly appreciated.

Tickets are available by calling Dan, (604) 617-5216 or purchasing them online, www.crccs.ca

Jamie, Joshua, Jessica, Samuel, Sean, Shanna, Hayley, Paul and

great grandchildren. His warm and loving smile and outspoken personality will be missed by all that knew him as we say goodbye to a true hero.

Visitation will be held at the Maple Ridge Funeral Chapel (Osborn’s) 11969 216th Street, Maple Ridge on Friday March 22, 2013 from 9:00am-10:00am with funeral service to follow at the Maple Ridge Baptist Church 22155 Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge at 11:00am.

All proceeds from this event go to benefit the Charlene Reaveley Children’s Charity Society.

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LOST AND FOUND

FOUND: Game Player (portable).

Call to identify 604-460-7086.

CHILDREN

Condolences may be sent to: www.mapleridgefuneral.ca

www.meadowmontessori.ca

DRIVERS WANTED:

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

No Rail Experience Needed!!

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

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

Compensation based on prior driving experience.

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

DO NOT FILL IN CITY OR STATE

HEAVY HAUL DRIVERS F/T Class 1 Heavy Haul Drivers required. 1 year low bed experience & ability to cross border a must. Please email DRIVER’S ABSTRACT with resume to:

robin@spruce hollowheavyhaul.com OWNER OPERATORS $2500 SIGNING BONUS Van Kam’s group of companies req. Owner Ops. to be based out of our Surrey Terminal for runs throughout BC & Alberta.

Applicants must have winter and mountain driving experience / training.

We offer above average rates and an excellent employee beneďŹ ts package.

Email a detailed resume and current driver’s abstract, and details of your truck to: careers@vankam.com or Call Bev at 604-968-5488 Van Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

Thank you for your interest however only those of interest to us will be contacted.

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR In-SHUCK-ch Nation Administration Office, Deroche.

Duties include but are not limited to: D Become familiar with the In-SHUCK-ch Nation Final Agreement and Constitution D Produce and distribute the monthly In-SHUCK-ch Nation Community Newsletter (Ucwalmicw), and other In-SHUCK-ch promotional materials D Assist in maintenance and development of the In-SHUCK-ch Nation and Treaty websites D Follow-up on any outstanding Ratification Communications Planning Activities D Project planning and writing funding proposals as necessary.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: D post-secondary education or equivalent in a communications related field with abilities or training in graphic design and layout D experience working with FTP, Adobe products, Microsoft Office XP, and programming (HTML) D possess a valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License The incumbent will be professional, reliable, courteous, and able to maintain positive working relationships as part of a team.

SALARY: D.O.E POSITION DURATION: Temp F/T, April - September 2013

OWNER OPERATORS $3500 SIGNING BONUS Van Kam’s group of companies req. Owner Operators for our Surrey based terminal for runs throughout BC and Alberta.

Applicants must have winter and mountain driving experience / training.

We offer above average rates and an excellent employee beneďŹ ts package.

Email a detailed resume and current driver’s abstract and details of your truck to: careers@vankam.com or Call Bev 604-968-5488 or Fax: 604-587-9889 Van Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

Thank you for your interest however only those of interest to us will be contacted.

Please forward your resume and cover letter to: Sheryl Rankel, OfďŹ ce Manager In-SHUCK-ch Nation 41290-B Lougheed Highway Deroche, BC V0M 1G0 Fax: 604-820-6873 E: sheryl.rankel@inshuckch.com

WHERLEY, Stella Stella passed away March 17, 2013 at the age of 93. She was predeceased by her husband Frank (2007) and their son Geoffrey (1980). Survived by her son Peter (Jan) and daughter Nancy (Glen), and 2 grandchildren Tegan & Tavish, and many friends at Sunwood in Maple Ridge. No service by request. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association

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PRE-SCHOOLS

Little Explorers Preschool

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

"HFT UP ZFBST t 1IPOJDT 1SPHSBN New 4 hr junior kindergarten program starting in Sept.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING QUALITY CARE & A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT

604-722-2410

Condolences may be sent to www.mapleridgefuneral.ca

Little Explorers Preschool “Where Children Develop a Lifelong Love of Learning� .

REGISTER NOW FOR SEPTEMBER 2013

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 114

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 125

DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

FOSTER/SOCIAL CARE

130

HELP WANTED

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HELP WANTED

$100-$400 CASH DAILY

Local Haul Drivers Needed for the following positions;

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required for COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY in Port Coquitlam.

8am-4:30pm Mon-Fri. $11/hr + beneďŹ ts

PropertyStarsJobs.Com

Full Time - Day & Nights Casual Part Time & Saturdays

All Unemployed Start Now!!!

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.

Class 1 license req. Preference will be given to applicants with previous Super B & Mountain driving experience.

SUMAS TRANSPORT INC. is a locally owned & operated transport company with a Competitive Compensation Package.

Interested applicants please fax resume and drivers abstract Attn. Darcy (1)604-852-2650 or e-mail leslie@sumastransport.ca

Make it yours.

Call 604-708-2628 caregiving@plea.bc.ca www.plea.bc.ca

FARM WORKERS

Apply in person at: #205, 1515 Broadway St, Port Coquitlam

$11/hr to start up to $20/hr,No Commission, Benefits Available.

We need 8-10 ppl right away!

Must be outgoing and work well in a team and individually.Paid weekly.

JANITOR / MAINTENANCE

Call Today Start Tomorrow Lacey 604-777-2195

Req. for Port Kells Warehouse.

40 hrs. wk. flexible schedule.

Wage dependant on experience. $12.50-$16.00/hr. Transportation a must.

Farm Workers: Salary: $15/hr.

Duties: Plant, cultivate & harvest crops. Operate and maintain farm machinery. Examine quality of produce and preparation for market.

Req. Basic Farm Knowledge required. Location: Pitt Meadows, BC Contact: Charan Singh Email: farmspurewal@yahoo.ca or Fax: 604-465-0649

AUJLAS’ FARMS LTD

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Ad Control / Sales Support

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EDUCATION

Black Press is Canada’s largest private, independent newspaper company, with more than 170 community, daily and urban newspapers in B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii and extensive online operations with over 250 websites. Black Press is also a leading commercial printer with 15 printing plants in operation.

Interested applicants should send their resume to Kelly Myers, Assistant Advertising Manager, no later than Friday, March 22, 2013. admanager@langleytimes.com No phone calls please.

6-Month Course

Optical Dispensing is a high-growth industry with good pay and job security. Train for a “Career With Vision�. START YOUR OWN BUSINESS!! t NPOUI NPSOJOH QSPHSBN starts April 8th, 2013 t 'JOBODJBM BTTJTUBODF BWBJMBCMF t Hurry FOSPMNFOU MJNJUFE

BC COLLEGE OF OPTICS ,JOH (FPSHF #MWE 4VSSFZ #$ www.bccollegeofoptics.ca

604.581.0101

Classes Start Soon in Maple Ridge!

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HOME CARE/SUPPORT

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 134

NOW HIRING Evening Shifts All Maple Ridge Locations

Email resume to: subway_careers@shaw.ca

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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

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F/T COOK (Pitt Meadows) required for Domo Sushi

P/T Packager

High School grad with 3-5 years exp. English/Korean is beneficial. $16.00/hr

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EDUCATION

Required immediately Brake mechanic, CFV, Position is full time, Wage & benefit pkg Call Larry/Jason 604 826-9119 or email sympaper@telus.net

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EDUCATION

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EDUCATION

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TEACHERS

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INTRO TO COMPUTER TRAINING INTRO TO BOOKKEEPING

Limited seats available!

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

Community Support Worker Staff required for supporting adults with developmental disabilities in a staffed residential setting in Maple Ridge & Coquitlam. First Aid / CPR required. Union rates and benefits. Must be available weekends and overnights.

Younghusband Resources Ltd. Fax - 604-466-1207 Email - info@younghusband.ca www.younghusband resources.com

Looking for a Great Job Opportunity?

Division of Black Press

www.blackpress.ca

EDUCATION

Optician & Contact Lens Fitter

The Langley Times has a full time position for an Ad Controller/Sales Support. The position requires an organized individual with an ability to multi-task in a fast-paced team environment. Strong written and verbal communication skills, knowledge of Microsoft and Excel applications and attention to detail are also requirements.

Responsibilities of the position include booking and trafficking advertising and yer distribution, plus some general ofďŹ ce and reception duties. You will be at the centre of the action contributing to a team of dynamic sales, marketing and creative professionals.

It is best suited to those who can offer our internal and external customers unparalleled service.

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

HIRING TUTORS! Are you good at math and science? Looking for flexible hours and fulfilling work?

Call to apply! 778-388-7287

Of Spices & Herbs - repetitive filling and sealing of spices and herbs, light lifting may be req’d.

Suitable for someone who enjoys working with their hands and has attention to details. Minimum wage.

Fax resume to: 604-465-4372 www.natureschoice.ca

FARM LABOURERS required 5 or 6 Days/Week 40 or 50 Hours/Week $10.25/Hour Horticultural work such as: Planting, pruning, spacing and harvesting the crop.

Employment starts early July’13 Submit your application to: Phone: 604-465-8153 or by Fax:604-465-9340 or by mail:12554 Woolridge Rd., Pitt Meadows, B.C. V3Y 1Z1

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HELP WANTED

F/T INSIDE WORKERS

for Landscaping Work!

Competitive, Energetic, Honesty a MUST!

SUPER B DUMP DRIVERS

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

604.457.3600

SPROTTSHAW.COM

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 160

TRADES, TECHNICAL

CLARK FREIGHTWAYS

FULL TIME COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT MECHANIC SIGNING BONUS! We are a growing, progressive & well respected transportation company operating a full repair and maintenance facility at our head office in Coquitlam.

Requirements; • Must Be Physically Fit • Communicates well In English • Full Certification

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

Please e-mail resume:

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WORK WANTED

PERSONAL SERVICES 171

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

hrfrt@telus.net

Call Marie 604-467-1118

mariescustomizedcleaning @gmail.com

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MIND BODY SPIRIT

DECADENT RELAXING FULL BODY SWEDISH MASSAGE *PRIVATE *EUROPEAN From $65 & up. 604.230.4444

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EDUCATION/TUTORING

Get Your Pilots Licence Register Today for Groundschool Classes. Pitt Meadows Airport www.icaflightacademy.com

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

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OPERATIONS ASSISTANT

CLEANING SERVICES

HOUSECLEANING

MECHANIC SHOP MANAGER

Fax resume to: 604-460-0944.

Golden Eagle Group is a blueberry and cranberry farm located in Pitt Meadows BC, Canada.

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

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

Golden Eagle Group is looking for full-time MECHANIC SHOP MANAGER. Repair and maintain fleet of agriculture and construction equipment. Ag-equipment experience, heavy-duty equipment license, hydraulics knowledge are an asset.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

Window Cleaning, Pressure Washing, Gutter Cleaning. Free Est. (604)465-1302 / 604-786-3466

Union Shop ~ Full Benefits.

or Fax: (1)604.472.2136

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ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

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.

REG’D CARE AIDE looking for P/T work, 4-10 hours/day, Pitt Meadows Maple Ridge areas. Criminal Check don. Please call: (604)457-1205

We Offer; • Attractive Compensation Package • Signing Bonus Discussed At Interview

PERSONAL SERVICES

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Jakes Construction Ltd has openings for an

ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING

OPERATIONS ASSISTANT The successful candidate must be computer literate with experience working in a shop environment, mechanically inclined, and organized with the ability to multi-task in a high paced environment. Duties will include parts sourcing, small tools management, inventory control, record keeping and equipment maintenance administration. Offering competitive wages and career advancement for the right individuals.

Send resume to:

Email: hr@jakesconstruction.ca | Fax: 604-702-5609 03/13T_JC12

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ACCOUNTING Done Accurately Small Business, P/U & Delivery Bookkeeping, Payroll, Tax Returns, HST.604-814-0967 / 604-862-1596

DRYWALL

FRANKS Drywall *Boarding*Taping *Spraying no job too sm. Seniors rts Free ests. 604-939-7029, 809-1945 Taping, Spraying & Patching No job too big or small. Del & Kelly 604-505-3826 or 778-318-0173 CASCADE DRYWALL. Res / Comm Drywall, taping, text. ceilings, t-bar. steel stud. Call Rob 604-218-2396 or 604-820-9601

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ELECTRICAL

www.yorkshiretimberwise.ca

INSURED - FREE ESTIMATES

604-476-0075

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

Gary 604-339-5430

D Garden Blend Soil D Lawn Blend Soil D Custom Blends avail.

D Composted Mushroom Manure NO Wood byproducts used

When QUALITY Matters all soils are tested for Optimum growing requirements.

17607 Ford Road Pitt Meadows

PICK-UP ...... or .... DELIVERY

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Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd.

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

SBroken Concrete RocksS $23.00 Per Metric Ton SMud - Dirt - Sod - ClayS $23.00 Per Metric Ton GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds

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

Gary 467-3024

Meadows Landscape Supply

Cellular 604-671-9694

604-465-1311

(604)465-1311

Home Renovations and New Construction

M.T. GUTTERS

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

288

DC ELECTRIC (#37544). Bonded.

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

RETIRED carpenter wants to keep busy. Looking for small carpentry jobs. Will repair or build new. Will also do small plumbing jobs. Call Ken 604-460-7803.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS 300

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

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

Call John 604.836.1563

Call 604-781-7031

Woodland Decks

Serving Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows since 1978

Monthly Lawn Maintenance Weekly Lawn Mowing

Circulation

- Power Raking Aerating - Moss Control Fertilizing - Hedges - Pruning

brian@mapleridgenews.com

Ph: 604.465.5376 Cell: 604.318.4514

S. H. LANDSCAPING TREE SERVICES

W Design & Renovations W Decks W Fences W Stairs

Trimming W Pruning W Topping Clean-upW Garbage Removal

W Retaining walls W Railings Home Renovations Call Patrick for a free est.

Flower Beds W Allan Blocks Bark Mulch W River Lava Rock

604-351-6245

Brad 778-552-3900

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

LANDSCAPING

604-618-6401 Marcel.

Ceramic Tiles, Hardwood Laminate Guaranteed work, Free Estimate.

•Lawn Cuts/Trim •Aerating •Leaf Cleanup •Power Rake •Hedge & Shrub Trimming •Pruning Trees •23 yrs. exp.

•Insured •Free Estimates

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

604-463-3644 604-861-1490

FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

15% SENIORS DISCOUNT A+ Rating with BB Bureau

604-537-4140

Landscape Construction Renovations W Maintenance

778.885.7074 Trent Reisinger

GARDENING

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

Green Services Ltd

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

281

Local & Long Distance

DUTCH TOUCH

(#102055) Bonded

275

HOME REPAIRS

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

287

AFFORDABLE MOVING

$45/Hr

Call Tim 604-612-5388

HANDYPERSONS

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

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

Dean 604-834-3076

~ FULLY INSURED ~

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

MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable.

Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

283A

$59.00 Per Ton

320

meadowslandscapesupply.com

5” Gutter, Down Pipe, Soffit *CLEANING *REPAIRS 28 YEARS EXPERIENCE

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

✶Dump Site Now Open✶

CHOICE RENOVATIONS

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

C & C Electrical Mechanical

MISC SERVICES

7 Days / Week

Professional Installation

40320383 - 121 Ave., 122 ave., 214 St., Campbell Ave., Dewdney Trunk Rd., Laity St., McIntyre Crt. 40330334 - Lorne Ave., Ospring St., Princess St., Wanstead St.

604.476.2740

WARRANTY ON ALL WORK

604-377-7017

Residential / Commercial

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

604-462-0480 / 604-861-7418

40320353 - Thornton Ave, Douglas Ave, Laity St, Hardy St, 126 Ave

I=: C:LH

Fully Insured ~ Free Quotes

Prompt Delivery Available

40320351 - 122 Ave., 123 Ave., 216 St., Stonehouse Ave.

41011030 - Cobblestone Lane, Parkside Walk, Fieldstone Walk, Harris Rd (11620 - 11778 Even Side)

Lawn Mowing Service Grounds Maintenance Pruning/Hedging Yard Clean-Ups

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

257

LANDSCAPING

Yorkshire TimberWise

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

40320350 - 124 Ave., 214 St., Carlton St., Cherry Pl., Laity St.

Available routes in Pitt Meadows

300

WFencing WDecking WArbours WGates

UNIQUE CONCRETE DESIGN

40310316 - 115 Ave., 207 St., 207A St., 209 St., Golf Lane, River Rd., Steeves St.

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

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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

40310301 - 117 Ave., 215 St., 216 St., Berry Ave., Darby St., Holly St., River Rd.

40400432 - Docksteader Loop, Docksteader Cir., Forman Dr.

287

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

GREENSKEEPERS

604-475-7077 Bookkeeping & Accounting Payroll, Year-end, Financial Statements, Income Taxes E-FILE Service Ph: 604-465-2123 Cellular: 604-788-0161

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

Landscape Maintenance & Construction

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

40220266 - 122 Ave, 221 St, Davison St, Moody St.

40330339 - 116B Ave., 202A St., 202B St., 203 St., Hammond Rd.

GARDENING

HERFORT CONCRETE

Available routes in Maple Ridge 40220262 - 124 Ave, 216 St, Exeter Ave, Spring Cres, Thornton Ave

281

CONCRETE & PLACING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

203

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

EAGLE TILE

604.230.1634 or 604.467.3724

VECTOR RENO’S Complete Home Renovations / Improvements. Interior & Exterior.

Call 604-690-3327

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

Lawn Care Weeding W New Turf Fertilizing W Moss Control Power Raking W Aeration

Fencing & Allan Block

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

Running this ad for 8yrs

Gardening

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

101 - 19070 Lougheed Hwy, Pitt Meadows

www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

Free Estimate 18 years experience in Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows

Den’s GarDENing Services Winter & Spring cleanups, Hedges, Rubbish removal, Topping, Pruning, Wind or Snow damage & removals, Chipping & Stump grinding.

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

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

338

PLUMBING

100% Heating & Plumbing 24/7 Certified, Insured & Bonded RELIABLE & AFFORDABLE

604.465.2944

Journeyman Call 604-345-0899

JAGUAR LANDSCAPING Lawn & Garden Service.

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

BRO MARV PLUMBING $49 Service Call. 24 Hrs. Plumbing, Heating, Electrical, Plugged drains.

(604)582-1598 or (778)714-2441

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 338

PLUMBING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 374

TREE SERVICES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 548

CRESCENT Plumbing & Heating Licensed Residential 24hr. Service • Hot water tanks • Furnaces • Broilers • Plugged Drains 778-862-0560

Your LOCAL Tree Service, For Honest Prices & Quality Work

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

20 years exp., reliable & courteous.

Lic’d. Bonded. Jack 778-835-4416

Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certified Arborist

FULL PLUMBING SERVICES

FURNITURE

~ Since 1987 ~

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

Close to transit, schools, and shopping.

$$CASH $$ for your furniture, tools, electronics, antiques, appliances, computers & collectibles.

ANYTHING OF VALUE

559

PRESSURE WASHING

TREE & STUMP

POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING

removal done RIGHT!

Call Ian 604-724-6373

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

604-787-5915/604-291-7778

www.treeworksonline.ca 10% OFF with this AD

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

PETS

Eastcan Roofing & Siding •New Roofs •Re-Roofs •Repairs Liability Insurance/BBB/10% off with ad

604.562.0957 or 604.961.0324

Mainland Roofing Ltd. 25 yrs in roofing industry

Family owned & operated.

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

604-427-2626 or 723-2626 www.mainlandroof.com

456

FEED & HAY

LOCAL HAY FOR SALE. First cut $6/bale. Good Quality!

60lb bale average. Pitt Meadows.

Call 604-505-4087.

477

PETS

BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOGS, pure bred at Diesel Kennel, 3 male, $1500. each. Call (604)869-5073 CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

560

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

MISC. FOR SALE

DOWNSIZING

Household Furnishings chesterfield, tables, chairs bdrm suite, tools & MUCH MORE. Everything Must Go.

Call 604-465-4603

RECYCLE-IT! JUNK REMOVAL

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

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

604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca FREE! Scrap Metal Removal...FREE!!! *Appliances *BBQs *Exercise Equip *Cars/Trucks/Trailers *Hotwater Tanks *Furnaces * Restaurant Equipment All FREE pickup!

604-572-3733 T & K Haulaway

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

• • •

TOPSOIL

SCREENED TOPSOIL MUSHROOM MANURE BARK MULCH 604-467-3003

ANTIQUE ORGAN hi back style, decorative & refinished $1000/obo.

Photos avail. Call 604-541-9619.

HOMES WANTED

12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certified Crime Free Buildings

22437 121st Ave 604-467-0715 &

New home w/riverview in Ruskin.

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

ABC TREE MEN Pruning, Shaping, Tree Removal & Stump Grinding. 604-521-7594 604-817-8899

TREE SERVICES

New SRI *1152 sq/ft Double wide $77,900. *14x70 Full gyproc single wide - loaded $69,900.

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

Glenbrookhomes.net

548

FURNITURE

MATTRESSES starting at $99

11895 Laitty St, Maple Ridge

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.

715

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

MAPLE RIDGE Central: 2 bdrm, full bth, inste w/d, carport + ext. storage $950, immed, NP/NS 604-808-6874 MAPLE RIDGE Ctrl. 2 Bdrm 1/2 duplex, new carpets & paint, walking dist to bus/schls, etc. $800 + utils.

NS/NP. Avail Apr 1. 604-612-3401, 604-467-3253 or 1-604-302-9688

736

HOMES FOR RENT

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

MAPLE RIDGE CENTRAL 1 bdrm apt, $750/mo incl heat, h/w, N/P. Avail immed. Call 604-476-6683.

M. RIDGE Clean 5 bdrm home. 3 baths. F/P, fncd bkyrd. $1895. N/P, N/S. Apr 1. 1-250-616-7217.

741

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

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

Glenwood Manor Apartments 1 & 2 Bdrms from $655 & $880 & renovated suite with dishwasher $45. extra.

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

RENTALS RENT TO OWN

STOP RENTING! RENT TO OWN! No Qualification Required!

FLEXIBLE TERMS! Cloverdale 60th &176th Spacious 708sf. 1 bdrm. Condo. Only $880/mo.

Option Fee Req. 604-626-9647

706

APARTMENT/CONDO #1 IN RENTALS (Since 1990)

Professional Property Management Services

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

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

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

Visit our website for other rentals: www.profile-properties.com

Call 604-464-7548

(604)466-5799

746

ROOMS FOR RENT

$75 OFF 1ST MONTH

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

604.466.8404 (Erik)

YOU WORK? YOU DRIVE! 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!

MAPLE RIDGE lrg 2 bdrm grnd lvl suite, incl f/s, d/w, share lndry. $950 utils incl. Quiet mature, N/S, N/P. Apr 1st. Call: 778-865-4017 MAPLE RIDGE north, 2 bdrm & den garden suite, 1300 sq.ft., gas F/P, shower only. $975 incl gas/hydro.

Avail Apr 1. NS/NP. (604)467-8044

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

MAPLE RIDGE - Thornhill area. lrg.

1 bdrm. Full bath, on acreage. Walk in closet. Full Tile throughout. Pri. entry & prkg. $875/mo. incls. WIFI, laundry & hydro N/S. Small pet okay. Avail. immed. 604-816-0849

838

RECREATIONAL/SALE

MAPLE RIDGE West. 1 Bdrm lower own w/d, prkg, nr transit. $725.

Quiet N/S, N/P, ref’s, 604-477-1000 PITT MEADOWS 19428 Cusick Cres 2 bdrm, no dogs or cats. Avail now. $850 incl utils/cable. 604-465-4530 PITT MEADOWS: 1 bdrm gr/lvl ste, shared laundry once/week, nr WCE ns/np, avail April 1st. $700/mo incl utils. Call 604-465-7620 PoCo Mary Hill 2 bdrm lrge g/l ste, full bath, sh ldry, NS/NP. $795/mo incl util May 1. 604-306-1701 eves

752

2005 ADVENTURE Camper, slps 4, toilet, F/S, heat, no leaks, exc cond $8800 obo 604-463-7200

TOWNHOUSES

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

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

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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

TRANSPORTATION 810

AUTO FINANCING

TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

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

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

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

859

UTILITY TRAILERS

UTILITY TRAILER, box 4’x5.5’x2’, new tires, lights & paint, spare tire $650 removeable top(604)466-6323

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

Call 604-467-3944

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

MAPLE RIDGE: Room w/wash/rm & kitch. Hydro/cbl inc. sml pet OK. $400. 604-467-0836.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Donald Scott Botterill, also known as Scott Donald Botterill, deceased, late of 1202 - 11980, 222 Street, Maple Ridge, BC, V2X 0L8, who died on January 25, 2013, are hereby required to send them c/o Mont & Walker Law Corporation, 201 Selby Street, Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2, Attention: Michael P. Walker, before April 30, 2013, after which date the Administrator will distribute the said Estate among the parties entitled thereto having regard to the claims of which has notice.

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

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

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

Haney Motor Hotel

NEWER APARTMENTS

Maple Ridge Swan Court Apartments

1-800-961-7022

MAPLE RIDGE Large 2 bdrm gr/lvl suite, new, spac. kitchen. Walk to WCE, shopping & all amens across fr Staples. Students Welcome! Ns/np. No big parties. $950/mo inc util/net/cbl & lndry.

Rent negotiable. 604-465-7356

604-463-3000

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION

22334 - 117th Ave Phone 604-463-5660

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

Rick Medhurst Royal LePage Realty

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

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

Various downtown locations.

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

- 2000sf. Starting at $495/month.

$525 + util’s

Maple Ridge

AUTO FINANCING

MAPLE RIDGE OFFICE & RETAIL SPACE

(604) 467- 5271 MAPLE RIDGE Central Spacious 1 bdrm apt. Deck, lndry facil, prkg.

NS/NP $650 Apr 1st. 604-937-3534

MAPLE RIDGE, Central. Large 1 bdrm legal bsmt suite, separate laundry & entrance. Walking distance to shopping & WC Express. $850/mo incl util. (604)765-3748.

810

OFFICE/RETAIL

• DIFFICULTY SELLING ? •

Sunday March 24th 9am - 3pm

Household, fine china, spinning wheel, pillows, clothing, etc. ** Free Parking **

TWO bedrooms, 2 baths, 8th floors, nice views, corner unit, city center, 1030 sq.ft. living area, insuite laundry, $1050/month, vacant. #80311980 222nd St., Gordon Towers.

Call Hanson at 604-250-2196 or email to hanson_wan@hotmail.com for appt.

Maple Ridge Central

700

374

604-464-3550

MAPLE RIDGE 2 bdrm hse completely redone. Newer appl & flooring. Garage & shed on property. Lg yard. Nr Golden Ears bridge. Apr 1. $1250. 604-941-2243 / 942-7876

MAPLE RIDGE Central, avail now.

1 Bdrm and 2 bdrm & den, 5 appls, gas f/p, u/g prkg. $800 & $1050.

604-355-1356 or 604-467-4450

22897 - Rogers Ave. Maple Ridge

is having a

AVAILABLE NOW

MAPLE COURT I

GARAGE SALES

undercover, on Sat Mar 23rd, 11445 232 St. M.Ridge 9am-1pm

MAPLE RIDGE 1 & 2 BDRM SUITES

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

SPRING GARAGE SALE,

MAPLE RIDGE 1 bedroom suite from $700/mo. Avail immed or April 1st. Richard 604-369-1096

Heat, hot water & parking.

Close to stores & schools.

Moving Sale Everything Must go!

Priced to sell!

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

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

604-463-7450 604-463-2236

Difficulty Making Payments?

No Equity? Expired Listing? Penalty?

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

MAPLE RIDGE LAWN BOWLING ASSOC.

1 & 2 Bdrms $790/$880

REAL ESTATE

533

SUNDECKS

MAPLE RIDGE

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

SENIOR’S DISCOUNT

www.jonesbroscartageltd.com

372

1 Bdrm suite $775

Full time on-site caretaker.

Available Immediatly

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

551

PORT COQUITLAM

Clean, very quiet, large,

ESTATE AUCTION March 25, 7pm. Quality maple, teak & oak furniture, tools, etc. Central Auction #313-20560- Langley Byass (#10 Hwy) 604-534-8322 www.centralauction.com

FERTILIZERS

MAPLE Ridge, 207/Lougheed, Bright 1/bdrm downstairs suite, private entry. Open kitchen/living area.

Laminate floor throughout. Gas f/p, large windows. Backyard. N/S, N/P, no parties. Avail immed. $700/mo incl util. Call Sylvia 604-467-5691 or Roelie 1-250-726-7553.

* Renovated Suites *

REG. German Shepherd Pups xrays, shots,READY NOW Black & Tan 1100.00 604 512-3310

AUCTIONS

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

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Purebred Bernese Mountain dog pups, not reg. Chilliwack family raised, all shots $900 604-845-2125

509

MAPLE RIDGE 1 new bdrm Albion nr SRT, walk-out bsmt, Avail now, ns/np, $690 incl utils. 604-928-5012

Fully renovated 1 & 2 bdrm suites

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

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

Clean, Quiet Well Managed Bldg.

3 Blocks to W.C. Express

UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

ITALIAN MASTIFF(Cane Corso) P/B blues, ready to go, 1st shots, tails/dew claws done.

Ultimate family guardian $1000 (604)308-5665

PUG available for stud service. He is a rare silver male, purebred but not registered. Also Golden retriever (not reg.) avail for stud (OFA hips & cert eyes) Mission 604-820-4827

COQUITLAM Westwood Plat. 2bdr 1700 s/f, 5 appls, ns/np, avail now. $1100/mo incl utils. 604-944-1177.

604.465.7221

TRANSPORTATION

SUITES, LOWER

19071 Ford Rd. Pitt Meadows

$595/mo incl ht/wtr & cable. NP

Maple Ridge 1 Bdrm $550/mo Incl’s hot water Certified Crime Free Building Mature adult oriented.

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

750

Polo Club Apartments

1 Bedroom suites Avail

MAPLE INN 11695 -224th St

RENTALS

Coquitlam SE - 1 bdrm suite, brand new. n/s, n/p. Prefer mature single. $750/mo. (604)889-6636

Building has been TOTALLY RENOVATED

604.418.1932

APARTMENT/CONDO

GREAT LOCATION

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

PRESA CANARIO P/B UKC, fawn Both parents approx 150 lbs. $950.

Call 604-302-2357

706

Queen Anne Apts.

WE BUY HOUSES! Older House • Damaged House Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms!

CALL US FIRST! 604-626-9647

RUBBISH REMOVAL

Certified Crime Free Multiple Housing

RENTALS

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

627

356

Fraser View 2 Apartments

604-463-4449 604-209-6583

2 Acorn stair lifts. Both in excellent condition. Just over 8” straight space saver rails. 6 months old.

Original $6550 want $2000. jwripley@shaw.ca

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

Sandy 604 945 5864 sandy@terramanagement.ca

Single Items to Entire Households

604-475-7077

• Tree Trimming • Fully Insured • Best Rates

APARTMENT/CONDO Bright 2 bdrm apt.

C & C Electrical Mechanical

341

706

#1 Cash Buyer

Free Estimates * Fully Insured

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

RENTALS

PORT COQUITLAM bright furn’d rooms in lrg 2bdr gr/lvl ste, full bath, nr amens, $450 &$475 incl utils, cbl & net. Apr 1. NS/NP. 604-807-9612

749

STORAGE

Pitt Meadows Marina Public Access Launch Ramp Outdoor Storage for Boats, RV’s, Cars, Trucks & Trailers Year Rental Moorage Fuel Dock W Onsite Manager

604.465.7713

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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 Santa Fe 2.4L FWD Auto/Accent 4 Door L 6-Speed Manual/Elantra GT GL 6-Speed Manual (includes $750 in price adjustments)/Elantra L 6-Speed Manual (includes $500 in price adjustments)/Tucson L 5-Speed Manual with an annual finance rate of 1.99%/0%/0%/0%/0.99% for 84 months. Bi-weekly payments are $167/$82/$110/$94/$124. No down payment required. Cost of Borrowing is $2,038/$0/$0/$0/$772. Finance offers include Delivery and Destination of $1,760/$1,495/$1,495/$1,495/$1,760. 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 $16,944 at 0% per annum equals $94 bi-weekly for 84 months for a total obligation of $16,944. Cash price is $16,944. Cost of Borrowing is $0. Example price includes $500 price adjustment, 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 Santa Fe 2.4L FWD Auto (HWY 6.7L/100KM, City 10.1L/100KM)/2013 Accent 4 Door L 6-Speed Manual (HWY 5.3L/100KM; City 7.1L/100KM)/2013 Elantra GT GL 6-Speed Manual (HWY 5.3L/100KM; City 7.8L/100KM)/ 2013 Elantra Sedan L 6-Speed Manual (HWY 5.2L/100KM; City 7.1L/100KM)/2013 Tucson L 5-Speed Manual (HWY 7.7L/100KM, City 10.4L/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 Santa Fe 2.0T Limited AWD/ Accent 4 Door GLS Auto/Elantra GT SE Tech 6-Speed Auto/Elantra Limited/Tucson Limited AWD is $40,259/$20,094/$27,844/$24,794/$34,109. Prices include Delivery and Destination charges of $1,760/$1,495/$1,495/$1,495/$1,760. 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 $2,000/$1,250/$2,000/$1,750/$2,500 available on 2013 Santa Fe/ Accent 4 Door/Elantra GT/ Elantra Sedan/Tucson with the exception of the base models (2013 Santa Fe 2.4L FWD Auto/Accent 4 Door L 6-Speed Manual/Elantra GT GL 6-Speed Manual/ Elantra L 6-Speed Manual/Tucson L 5-Speed Manual); however the price adjustments of $750/$500 for the Elantra GT GL 6-Speed Manual/Elantra L 6-Speed Manual are available in the finance offers set forth above. 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. ††Hyundai’s Comprehensive Limited Warranty coverage covers most vehicle components against defects in workmanship under normal use and maintenance conditions.

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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 Santa Fe 2.4L FWD Auto/Accent 4 Door L 6-Speed Manual/Elantra GT GL 6-Speed Manual (includes $750 in price adjustments)/Elantra L 6-Speed Manual (includes $500 in price adjustments)/Tucson L 5-Speed Manual with an annual finance rate of 1.99%/0%/0%/0%/0.99% for 84 months.

Bi-weekly payments are $167/$82/$110/$94/$124. No down payment required. Cost of Borrowing is $2,038/$0/$0/$0/$772. Finance offers include Delivery and Destination of $1,760/$1,495/$1,495/$1,495/$1,760. 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 $16,944 at 0% per annum equals $94 bi-weekly for 84 months for a total obligation of $16,944. Cash price is $16,944. Cost of Borrowing is $0. Example price includes $500 price adjustment, 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 Santa Fe 2.4L FWD Auto (HWY 6.7L/100KM, City 10.1L/100KM)/2013 Accent 4 Door L 6-Speed Manual (HWY 5.3L/100KM; City 7.1L/100KM)/2013 Elantra GT GL 6-Speed Manual (HWY 5.3L/100KM; City 7.8L/100KM)/ 2013 Elantra Sedan L 6-Speed Manual (HWY 5.2L/100KM; City 7.1L/100KM)/2013 Tucson L 5-Speed Manual (HWY 7.7L/100KM, City 10.4L/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 Santa Fe 2.0T Limited AWD/ Accent 4 Door GLS Auto/Elantra GT SE Tech 6-Speed Auto/Elantra Limited/Tucson Limited AWD is $40,259/$20,094/$27,844/$24,794/$34,109. Prices include Delivery and Destination charges of $1,760/$1,495/$1,495/$1,495/$1,760. 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. ΩPrice adjustments are calculated against the vehicle’s starting price. Price adjustments of up to $2,000/$1,250/$2,000/$1,750/$2,500 available on 2013 Santa Fe/Accent 4 Door/Elantra GT/ Elantra Sedan/Tucson with the exception of the base models (2013 Santa Fe 2.4L FWD Auto/Accent 4 Door L 6-Speed Manual/Elantra GT GL 6-Speed Manual/ Elantra L 6-Speed Manual/Tucson L 5-Speed Manual); however the price adjustments of $750/$500 for the Elantra GT GL 6-Speed Manual/Elantra L 6-Speed Manual are available in the finance offers set forth above. 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. †Ω♦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. ††Hyundai’s Comprehensive Limited Warranty coverage covers most vehicle components against defects in workmanship under normal use and maintenance conditions.

Dave Wyant

Sean Elmont

604 467 3401

Brent Miscisco

Mike Jankowiak

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