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Amanda Rohl and Alex Angus will tie the knot during the Bandstand Birthday Bash, marking 20th year of bandstand in Memorial Peace Park, June 14.

A wedding, a birthday bash Bandstand celebrates 20th, couple celebrates new life “If music be the food of love, play on,” – Shakespeare.

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manda Rohl and Alex Angus orginally planned on getting married next year. Those plans have changed slightly.

Instead, the couple is advancing the big day by several months so

they can help mark the birthday of a major part of downtown Maple Ridge and they’re fine with it.

The music lovers will tie the knot June 14, as part of the Bandstand Birthday Bash, marking the stand’s 20th year following construction in 1994 by the Maple Ridge Concert Band.

Friends suggested they move up the date last year. Amanda agreed then realized she had only eight months to plan.

But, “This is perfect for us,” said Amanda, 24.

“Jumped the gun a bit,” added Alex, 21.

Both are in the concert band and they both played in the Maple Ridge secondary band when they were in school.

“When they started doing stuff outside school, (such as singing in the Coastal Sound Youth Choir) they decided they liked each other,” explained Amanda’s mom, Judy.

The wedding will mark the first two decades of the bandstand and the commemoration of renovations that should be done by then.

The Maple Ridge Concert Band wants to spiff up the bandstand by completing the wrought iron work on the posts and washing

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The band recently got Maple Ridge council’s support and now is fundraising to pay for the $24,000 in renovations and the $18,500 for the Birthday Bash.

That’s drawing lots of interest, says band president Gale Yip. The pair remembers their first date in 2011, because it was the same day the Canucks lost the Stanley Cup to the Boston Bruins.

Maple Ridge council are calling on MLAs Doug Bing and Marc Dalton to push the province to regulate party buses.

“It’s been an ongoing issue,” said Coun. Cheryl Ashlie Monday, who has been asking for a crackdown since 2008.

If we had a bar behaving this way, allowing under-aged drinking, it wouldn’t be tolerated, she added.

Council’s plea to the MLAs comes a month after a Maple Ridge mom chastised it for failing to push for change.

“They know there have been multiple incidences with youth in our Ashlie community on these buses,” said Raymond, whose daughter Shannon died on July 26, 2008 after taking two ecstasy pills and drinking alcohol during a birthday party for a friend on a party bus.

She was 16 years old.

In February, after meeting with Raymond, Vancouver city urged other cities to press for more rules.

Popular with teens, party buses are akin to a disco on wheels, complete with plush seats, strobe lighting, stripper poles and loud music.

Alcohol is prohibited but passengers often break the rules.

Shannon’s death was the first in a spate of tragedies involving party buses in Metro Vancouver.

Raymond wants safeguards to prevent deaths such as first-aid training for drivers and for companies to have chaperones when underage passengers are on board.

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Haney home for squatters sealed Owner of heritage house says Coun. Al Hogarth doing his job

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After more than a year, strategy almost ready

Drug-dealing squatters were turfed out of a heritage house in downtown Maple Ridge after a pair of illegal suites were shut down Friday for the second time in a year.

District of Maple Ridge staff descended on 22309 St. Anne Ave. a week after Ridge Meadows RCMP raided the home, for the fourth time since June 2012. Maple Ridge Coun.

Al Hogarth manages the house.

Armed with a crow bar, Hogarth led bylaw, fire department and building staff through the property for an inspection as a neighbour constructing a new home looked on.

“We had many headaches because of these people,” said Ken as he spread gravel across the driveway and lamented about items stolen from his site.

A power cord snaked across the alley to a pale yellow house next door that’s slated for demolition.

District staff were surprised to hear someone was still living inside since they were told last fall it was not occupied.

“The squatters keep coming back,” said Gerald Chiang, who owns the historic Turnock-Morse property, the yellow house next door and a third adjacent property, which are slated for a condo development.

Following a similar inspection last March, Chiang and the other owners spent more than $10,000 to board up the illegal suites and remove junk from 22309 St. Anne Ave. Chiang intends to preserve the heritage home as part of the condo development.

“People who are living here were supposed to be gone a long time ago,” said Chiang while standing

by M on i sh a M ar ti n s staff reporter

Maple Ridge Coun. Al Hogarth and owner Gerald Chiang inspect St. Anne Avenue house Friday. outside the house.

“Based on the rules, we gave them notice, boarded it up but they still keep coming back and act like they are the owners.”

Chiang blames resources for drawing the homeless into the neighbourhood.

“I don’t think it’s anybody’s fault.

The homeless people are a serious problem for the city,” he added.

“They can get a lot of resources to survive in this area so they keep coming back.”

Although Hogarth said he has not visited the heritage property since last March, Chiang believes the councillor is doing his best to manage it.

“City (district) council is frus-

trated with the situation drawing out and using police resources but I would say it’s nobody’s fault,” said Chiang, who also owns Tekton Project Management, the company that built a set of new condos at the corner of Lougheed Highway and 223rd Street.

“Al Hogarth has been trying to do his job and he has been doing very well. No one else would do better than this.”

The illegal suites at the back of the home will be torn down soon but district staff found several safety issues in the main portion of the heritage house, where a woman lives.

Assistant fire chief Mark Smitton said inspectors discovered problems with the electrical and heating sys-

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tems as well as issues with egress or exits and excessive storage.

The tenant was relocated over the weekend while repairs were done and Smitton confirmed the problems have since been fixed.

John McKenzie, who lives a block away, remains frustrated that little has changed in his neighbourhood in the past decade.

It’s a recurring cycle of drug bust after drug bust as the derelict properties are not torn down quickly and turn into bases for the dealers and their clients.

“It is a very frustrating situation watching these drug dealers in my neighbourhood 24-seven and seemingly nothing’s being done, except for the bust at Al’s place,” he said.

Maple Ridge student wins Vimy Pilgrimage Jessica Jacob picked for trip to France

by Neil Corbe tt staff reporter

A Maple Ridge student has been selected for a special student trip to France, and to the site of Canada’s most famous battle.

Jessica Jacob of Meadowridge School was selected from among hundreds of applicants across the country to win the Vimy Pilgrimage Award.

The award recognizes the actions of young people who demonstrate outstanding community service,

Meadowridge school’s Jessica Jacob is visiting site of famous battle. notable deeds, bravery or leadership.

Among her accomplishments, Jessica has organized an anti-bul-

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B.C., who were chosen for the trip.

The Vimy Pilgrimage award consists of a fully-funded, week-long educational program in France, to study Canada’s First World War effort. It takes place April 5-12, and includes classroom education and daily field trips to key First World War sites.

The First World War was the first time all four divisions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force participated in a battle together, alongside one division of British troops.

It was a victory noted for tactical innovation and meticulous preparation, and a source of national pride. Some call it Canada’s coming of age. The French had suffered 150,000 casualties trying to capture the ridge.

RCMP warn of springtime scammer on the prowl Ridge Meadows RCMP are warning resident about a man who has been knocking on doors asking for money.

Police received a pair of similar

reports about the man on March 12 and March 13.

In one complaint, the man claimed he needed a locksmith, while in the second incident he said he needed

money for gas. Cpl. Alanna Dunlop said police feel it is the same suspect person in each instance.

He is described as a light skinned man, 5’6” to 5’9” with a medium

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Dunlop said do not comply with the man’s demand and give him any money.

A plan being crafted to ensure ecosystems and the natural beauty of Maple Ridge are protected as the district grows was welcomed by environmentalists Monday.

Council’s workshop was packed to capacity, with people squeezed into doorways as council got an update from consultant Catherine Berris on an environmental management strategy.

It’s been a year since the project was first floated and a draft plan should be completed in a month. The consultants are recommending an environmental advisory committee to ensure the plan is being followed.

Coun. Al Hogarth welcomed the committee’s creation but noted there was no mentioned of land owners or developers sitting on it.

“I still believe in that threelegged s t o o l ,” s a i d Hogarth.

“If you d o n’ t have the social, economic and environm e n t a l Raynolds working together, it won’t work.”

Hogarth and his colleague Mike Morden renewed calls for a review of the district’s stream protection regulation.

“I have clients and friends who have been affected,” said Hogarth, noting the district has never done a review to ensure its stream protection regulations actually work.

In 2005, Maple Ridge decided to keep its streamside protection bylaw, developed in consultation with the federal and provincial government and environmental groups.

Those rules usually require any developments to be set back up to 30 metres from stream banks.

But other municipalities adopted riparian area regulations, for which environmental consultants, hired by developers, decide the distance a development is allowed from streams.

Maria Raynolds lauded the prospect of an environmental committee.

“We have wanted it for decades, she said.

“As for the three-legged stool, this committee is to strengthen the wobbly leg which we have had for 40 years,” Raynolds added.

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Music ‘has definitely made my life better’ Bandstand from Front

“I’ve always done community bands,” said Amanda, who’s been a member of the concert band off and on for 10 years.

Now that she’s out of school she plays more regularly. Both also play in the Brass and Saxy Big Band, which plays in seniors homes, while Alex plays trumpet in a jazz band. Cuban trumpet player Arturo Sandoval is one of his favourite artists. “It’s mostly the Latin stuff.

It’s really fun to play.”

The couple, who hold hands constantly, also

play in a travelling band which goes away for fun weekends.

“Music is something I love to do,” said Amanda. “You get to do some cool stuff with it.

“It’s definitely something that has made my life better.”

Sometimes you even get paid, depending on the gig.

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The ceiling panels are designed to reflect the sound and eliminate the “slap back” effect.

The concert band built the bandstand entirely from local donations of cash, labour and materials, then gave it to the District of Maple Ridge. Total price tag at the time was $192,000.

Amanda’s and Alex’s wedding harkens back to that of another founder of the facility.

Legion member George Price, a veteran of the Second World War, got married for the fourth time, soon after the bandstand opened in May 7, 1994.

Alex plays trumpet and Amanda plays saxophone, as do her parents Judy and Dan, who are also part of the concert band.

Alex acknowledges many kids play during high school then give it up when they graduate.

But if kids like playing, get back into it, he says. “I was one of those kids. She got me back into it,” says Alex.

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ast week’s B.C. Supreme Court ruling threatens to destabilize and neutralize a central tenet of municipal planning in B.C. -- the need for municipalities to coordinate their growth and goals through regional planning.

Langley township had rezoned rural land in defiance of Metro Vancouver’s regional plan without getting a required two-thirds majority vote of the Metro board. The court sided with Langley.

The decision is astounding because the Local Government Act spells it all out, saying that each city within a region has to ensure its plans fit with the region’s goals.

There are appeal avenues for dissenting cities but it’s clear in the legislation the intent is to persuade cities to get together and create a plan so that growth happens in the most efficient way.

All of the above is written in long-standing legislation so the ruling that Metro Vancouver’s regional growth strategy is not enforceable and that Langley township can create a suburb that contradicts the region’s plans is suprising.

The court said that Metro Vancouver was “micro-managing” Langley township’s affairs by denying the suburb and enforcing its own regional growth plan.

This is hardly the case. The regional government was simply trying to enforce one of its key mandates, which is to control growth and ensure it follows the regional plan, adopted by all its member municipalities, including Langley, in 2011.

If Metro Vancouver doesn’t have that ability, there will be a constant procession of cities sprawling, creating costly chaos that will be born by the taxpayer. Metro Vancouver could look like Los Angeles. This decision must be quickly and vigourously appealed.

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Green machine gathers on left coast VICTORIA – Canada’s sleek, imported green propaganda machine rolled into the capital last week for a couple of days of meetings.

You wouldn’t have heard about it, because they didn’t stage any protests or press conferences.

B.C. Views Instead, they met quietly with selected Tom Fletcher reporters as well as politicians from both sides of the aisle. They didn’t invite me for some reason, but from what I can gather, it was a friendly networking session.

When I speak of our U.S.-directed environmental movement, many people still don’t know what I mean.

They see the sign-waving on TV and assume it’s all spontaneous, driven by passionate volunteers. Nuke the Whales for Jesus, as we used to joke in the 1970s.

It’s an industry now, and as with our automotive industry, Canada is a branch plant of the U.S. The Victoria event was an annual conference called Organizing for Change, sponsored by Tides Canada.

Thanks mainly to the work of B.C. researcher Vivian Krause, this offshoot of the U.S. Tides Foundation now at least identifies itself while it pulls B.C.’s political strings.

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Wildsight and Seattle-based Conservation Northwest.

Tides is itself a front for wealthy charitable foundations based mostly in Seattle and California, funded by billionaires who see “saving” B.C. as their personal eco-project.

Their hired activists met with Environment Minister Mary Polak to discuss her just-introduced Water Sustainability Act. This was to demand heavy fees and choking regulations on water used for “fracking,” that nefarious gas drilling technology so demonized in fake documentaries and celebrity protests.

Tides no longer attempts to hide its strategy of targeting energy development in B.C. and Alberta. Its tactics are well known, too. Environmentalists need high-profile wins, and the economic pain is best inflicted outside of the U.S., the biggest polluter in world history.

Organizing for Change’s stated priorities for the year are the “last stand of the Great Bear Rainforest,” the “Sacred Headwaters” and the Water Sustainability Act. Professional protesters are mainly just taking credit for the 2012 buy-back of Shell’s coalbed gas licences around the headwaters of the Nass, Skeena and Stikine Rivers. The Tahltan Central Council declared that territory theirs in 1910, and having pros roll in with slogans and graphics wasn’t exactly crucial to the outcome.

Their greatest marketing success so far is the Great Bear Rainforest, which is continually portrayed as being in peril from hunting, logging and of course, oil and gas development.

One of the documents Krause unearthed is a 2008 plan entitled “Tar Sands Campaign Strategy 2.1” that has proven

remarkably prophetic. As Greenpeace, Sierra and ForestEthics were negotiating the 2007 Great Bear land use plan, other network members were preparing to “raise the negatives” and market Alberta as a unique threat to planetary integrity.

I’ve written before about the distortions and evasions required to present such a fossil fuel fairy tale.

Suffice to say that while we have busloads of protesters in B.C., you don’t see them in those benevolent petro-states Angola, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Venezuela, Kuwait or Algeria.

They’re not saving the whole planet, just

“NDP MLA wants B.C.’s groundwater mapped … deep into the earth. That should take a while.”

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the safe and lucrative parts.

And as I mentioned after the protesterstaged Neil Young concert tour, it’s amazing how American oil and gas interests and Alaska oil tankers remain invisible to this sophisticated network.

NDP environment critic Spencer Chandra Herbert met with the green machine too. He wants all of B.C.’s groundwater mapped and measured deep into the Earth’s crust. That should take a while.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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THE NEWS/letters Robsons have always been good neighbours Editor, The News: Kudos to Dean Cousins for speaking up for Gord and Mary Robson and Heather Hills golf course. (The News, March 12).

I am not a close friend of the Robsons.

Nor am I a political person.

I just like the Robsons. There, I’ve said it.

I remember serving Gord and Mary and Bill Hartley pints at the old Billy Miner in the late 1980s and there was no shortage of lively political discussion.

When I worked with the chamber of commerce, Mary brought in their sons to volunteer for litter pickup in their neighbourhood under the Adopt A Block program. I saw both Mary and Gord at countless functions supporting various causes.

I have spent years walking dogs and riding horses around their property and I know they make great neighbours.

People were always polite, friendly and enjoying a beautiful setting. I doubt if many other golf courses would be so friendly to horseback riders and/or dog walkers in their area.

To me it seems like Gord is still paying for suing the District of Maple Ridge himself once upon a time.

The idea of the Robsons selling and moving because of this makes me really sad because to me, the Robsons are a huge part of the culture in Maple Ridge.

Love him or hate him … Maple Ridge wouldn’t be Maple Ridge without Gord Robson.

I hope you change your mind and don’t move.

Lynn Blatta Pitt Meadows

Tenancy act offers solutions Editor, The News: Re: Quiet on council, The News, March 14: Nothing makes my blood boil more than an irresponsible landlord/manager, yet it continues to be a huge problem no matter where you live.

I moved to Maple Ridge from Kamloops last June and here it is in black and white in the community paper.

Coun. Al Hogarth who professes a “poor me, it’s not my job” attitude has, in his charge, the expectation that he take action to fix a clearly

difficult situation. As an advocate assisting tenants over the past several years, I find his attitude totally unacceptable.

If in fact, Coun. Hogarth only has a duty to serve the “legal tenant,” his job of conducting business is lacking.

If I were the legal tenant, I’d be getting my claim together for residential tenancy arbitration and teach Hogarth and the owner they have a financial investment that they can and, quite frankly, should lose.

He and the owner make money from the property … it’s simple … no property, no money. Done.

If it means using the civil forfeiture law – use it.

This is not personal. Coun.

Hogarth may be a nice guy with poor judgment.

He collects a fee without doing the job. How is he spending your tax dollars?

Come on Hogarth, what about Section 28 of the Residential Tenancy Act, privacy, the right to quiet enjoyment (for those legal tenants), use

of common areas for reasonable and lawful purposes, free from interference?

As for not going to the property to inspect monthly as provided under Section 29 of the act, give 24-hour notice and inspect monthly – shame on you.

Have you tried to truly clean up our neighbourhoods? If this property reflects your standards, lord help us.

Teal Quin Legislative Poverty Awareness and Advocacy

Most can understand councillor’s frustration Editor, The News: There has been several articles in your newspaper regarding the drug house on St. Anne Avenue, a deplorable situation and one that we all are disgusted by.

However, I am dismayed at how each story seems to emphasize Coun. Al Hogarth’s connection to this property, a house that he is doing his best to ‘manage’ under obvi-

ously difficult conditions.

Initially, my intention was to write with respect to Hogarth’s comments regarding the pitiful recourse available to landlords through the Residential Tenancy Branch.

I have personal experience with this in simply trying to collect unpaid rent. To say it was a miserable, useless remedy is an understatement.

However, what’s really

ironic is that in the same issue of (March 14) The News, there is a comprehensive article regarding the B.C. Civil Forfeiture law and how it has dealt with similar situations.

Instead of placing blame on a man who’s spent a good part of his life dedicated to making our community a better place and insinuating that he hasn’t done enough to rectify the problems,

perhaps it would be more poignant to investigate why nothing has been done by the B.C. forfeiture office?

I am sure most of us can understand Hogarth’s frustration and the difficulty he has endured as a result of the system inadequately dealing with these criminals in the first place.

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Busking Bonanza Grade 8 student Aidan Springle performs a hip hop routine during ‘Busking Bonanza-Silver Saves’ held over the lunch break at Maple Ridge secondary last week. $285 raised from the two-day event is going to the breakfast program at the Outreach Alternate Secondary School, located at MRSS.

Maple Ridge is livestreaming its evening and committee meetings starting April but one councillor is wondering why council’s main meeting will not be broadcast.

Council’s workshop meetings take place twice a month on Monday mornings in the Blaney Room where staff and council talk around a table.

While the room will be fitted with audio equipment for recording sound, there won’t be any

livestreaming of meetings in the near term, Maple Ridge Mayor Ernie Daykin said Friday.

That could lead to “potentially a whole bunch of other costs.”

Maple Ridge said last week that now that it has sufficient bandwidth, it can livestream its regular and committee meetings from council chambers at little cost.

However, for council workshop meetings, recordings will be available by request for staff or council reference purposes.

They’ll also be posted on the district’s website, Daykin said.

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Workshop meetings usually see more extensive debate and discussion than regular council meetings.

But Coun. Corisa Bell says workshop meetings should be livestreamed as well.

“Why is it so important to keep workshop private?” she asked.

Other cities can do this in 24 hours, why is the district waiting months? “You can buy a $300 computer screen and livestream through it. There’s no reason in my mind that it can’t already be happening.”

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Old cats may lack cute factor, but that’s the whole point Pet s by Magdalena Romanow

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n May 2010 we received a call from another rescue. A person wanted to surrender his two cats, and if they didn’t take them he would just leave them in their parking lot. They were older. The other rescue couldn’t accommodate them. Could we take them? Luckily we had the room.

Their names were PJ and Dixie, and they were both purebred Siamese. But the story just went downhill from there. They had both been purchased as kittens from a breeder.

PJ was 17 years old, and Dixie was 16. They were not just older, they were ancient as far as cats are concerned.

They had spent their entire lives in one household until their owner got new cats and PJ started peeing

outside his box. The cats were handed over to a family member, but there were other cats there so PJ continued to pee inappropriately. So what do you do with an animal you’ve had its whole life when things go wrong? You dump it of course!

After they came to us PJ became Bourbon, and Dixie became Merlot. Bourbon, because he was a tough old guy, and Merlot because she was sweet as wine.

They were lovely and while Bourbon showed his age, Merlot looked like a kitten. She was very tiny and astoundingly cute. We figured someone would surely adopt this duo. They were purebred after all. They had medical issues. Nothing major, but things that come with age.

Not surprisingly, someone fell in love with them and took them home on a permanent foster basis. It

Merlot came to Katie’s Place when she was 16. didn’t last long. This duo had been through a lot and the inappropriate peeing continued.

The people tried, but this was just not something that they were willing to live with. So Bourbon and Merlot came back.

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Shelley has been diagnosed with cancer.

Because of their advanced age we let them live in the hallway. Less cats to contend with, more human interaction, more space. They were like two puzzle pieces. Always wound tightly around each other. Unfortunately we

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We don’t euthanize animals because they are no longer attractive. We don’t have an age limit, and we surely don’t have appearance guidelines.

In November 2013 Bourbon finally lost his will to live and we let him go. A month before Bourbon died Merlot was diagnosed with mammary cancer.

It was just a matter of time for her too.

By February, it was obvious Merlot was no longer comfortable, so with heavy heart, we let her go.

These two seniors were loved by everyone.

The volunteers spoiled them, school children made them “we love you” cards, and the other cats respected them. They may never have found another real home but they lived out their lives surrounded by people who valued them. That is part of being a no-kill facility.

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This is a year for historical celebration Historical Society will mark its 40th year of active organization.

This year as well, the Maple Ridge Museum will celebrate its 30 years of existence in the Haney Brick and Tile manager’s house beside the Haney Bypass. Two special publications will mark the event.

One will be a reprint of Maple Ridge: A History of Settlement. The other will be volume one of reprinted Looking Back columns from 1989.

Society marks its 40th birthday Coming soon, along with daffodils, and blossom trees, will be Maple Ridge’s 22nd annual Heritage Tea. On Saturday, April 5, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., the Maple Ridge Historical Society will be welcoming people who care about the heritage of Maple Ridge to the Seniors Activity Centre at 12150 – 224th Street. You don’t have to be born here or have attended school here, to attend. All you need is an interest in our past and the people who have influenced and shaped our district.

The first heritage tea in 1992 was held in St. Andrew’s United Church hall. Historical society members were overwhelmed by the number of old timers who eagerly crowded into the hall greeting their friends and chatting so loudly that the invited dignitaries could not make themselves heard.

Since then, heritage teas have been held in a variety of halls, including Hammond Hall, Whonnock Hall, and for several years in the Arts Centre that used to stand in Memorial Peace Park.

For the past number of years, we have enjoyed the facilities of the Seniors Actitivy Centre with its large

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hall, kitchen Because of space and easy the increasing access. cost of food This year, and supplies, there were the entrance no local fee for the tea high school will be $10 reunions that this year. What we know do you get for about, but the your investMaple Ridge ment? A warm Museum is welcome from Looking Back preparing its the Maple Sheila Nickols usual photo Ridge Hisdisplay featurtorical Society ing our district volunteers, a in the year 1964. There tasty selection of sandwill also be a slide show wiches and goodies, tea of photos with captions and coffee and plenty that will run throughof companionship from out the tea. Various old friends.

Maple Ridge Museum 2014 is a year of sigpublications will be nificant anniversaries. on sale. Without fail, Pitt Meadows will be some people will bring celebrating its 100th in their family photos year of inauguration and pieces of informain April. Maple Ridge tion that will add to the will remember its 140th museum’s growing and year this September. valuable archives.

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Art focuses on World Water Day Fraser Voice, Watershed Watch Salmon Society’s Fraser Valley outreach project, is hosting a community gathering focusing on art and all that inspires an appreciation for water in Maple Ridge and the surrounding communities.

The event will take place on World Water Day, this Saturday, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Alouette River Management Society’s River’s Heritage Centre in Allco Park in Maple Ridge.

The show is called Our Home Waters and highlights local artists inspired by our waters in beautiful Maple Ridge.

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Starting the spring cleaning

A good starting place when doing a spring decluttering is to take a good look at your closets and other storage systems.

By Kerry Vital Spring has arrived, and the time-honoured tradition of spring cleaning can begin. The best place to start might be your closet. If you’re not sure where to start, having a professional come in and take a look might be a good option.

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By Kerry Vital Like clothing, decor is subject to trends. This spring, old is new again and hot new colours are coming to the forefront.

“One of the hot colours this year is called Rare Orchid,” says Sheryn Calvert of Calvert Design Studio. “It’s a purplepink colour that we’re also seeing in fashion.”

Calvert notes that fashion is always a big inspiration for home decor, whether it’s colours or fabrics.

“Fashion is ahead of us,” she says. “We look to them to see what’s coming up.”

Sarah Antonich of Beyond Beige Interior Design is also seeing shades of pink and orchid, along with other floral colours. However, these colours aren’t just for little girls; shades of pink can be easily incorporated into adult furnishings as well, or perhaps via a piece of art or other wall decor item.

Another currently trend is all shades of blue, especially navy.

Homeowners can incorporate it into their home with accents such as toss pillows.

“It’s easy to incorporate trends with small items,” says Calvert. “You don’t have to redo everything. Changing up a few accessories is not that costly.”

The Georgie Awards are presented by the Canadian Home Builders’ Association. Many first-time winners took home the golden statue this year at the gala ceremony, which honoured the best in both new home construction and renovations.

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Georgie Award winners take home the gold The best in British Columbia’s residential construction industry are honoured at the annual Georgie Awards.

By Kerry Vital Taking home a little golden statue isn’t just for Oscar winners. On Feb. 1, British Columbia’s best residential builders, renovators, designers and marketers were honoured with their own golden prizes at the Georgie Awards.

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Canadian Home Builders’ Association of BC, and recognize the best of the best in B.C.’s residential home construction industry.

“The excellent work from the winners – and indeed all the finalists – demonstrates that B.C. is truly the leader when it comes to innovative design and quality construction,” says CHBA BC President Rob Capar.

This year’s gala ceremony took place at the Vancouver Convention Centre West, emceed by broadcaster Wayne Cox. Among this year’s big winners was Portrait Homes, who took home five awards.

“We have an incredibly talented team that design and build great homes in fantastic

communities,” says Robert Grimm, principal at Portrait. “I couldn’t be more proud of our team for their continued dedication and commitment to being the best they can be!”

Portrait was honoured with the Customer Choice Georgie Awards, as well as the awards for Single Family Production Home Builder of the Year and Residential Community of the Year and Best Landscape Design for Hampstead in Maple Ridge.

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Adera Development Corporation also went home a winner, with awards for Best Multi-Family Low Rise Development for Sail at the University of British Columbia and Multi-Family Home Builder of the Year.

Solterra Developments was also well-represented at the Georgies, with their awards for Best Project Identity, Best Multi-Family Kitchen – New and Best Interior Design Display Suite – Single-Family or Multi-Family, all for Keefer Block in Vancouver.

Talisman Homes took home the Best Single Family Home up to 2,000 Square Feet under $500,000 for their home at Tsawwassen Springs, while first-time winner Saiya Developments Ltd. received the Best Single Family Home over 2,000 Square Feet under $750,000 award. Another first time winner, Alchemy Construction Ltd., took home the award for Best Townhouse Development for their Lonsdale Contemporary project in North Vancouver.

Epta Properties received the Best Multi-Family High-Rise Development award for their condominium project Avra in White Rock.

Forge Properties was also a big winner at the Georgies, with four awards for Best Advertising Campaign, Best Sales Centre, Best Salesperson of the Year in New Home Construction for Adriana Cikojevic and Marketing Campaign of the Year, all for their condominium project Royce.

Among the renovators honoured at the Georgies was Shakespeare Homes for Best Residential Renovation over $800,000 for their Mountain Highway project in North Vancouver and reVISION Custom Home Renovations for Best Residential Renovation $500,000 to $799,999.

Blackfish Homes and Construction took home the award for Best Custom Home valued under $750,000, while Tamlin Homes received the award for Best Custom Home valued between $750,000 and $1.5 million.

In two of the more exciting categories of the night, Atira Women’s Resource Society won the awards for Best Innovative Feature and Best Environmental Initiative, both for their development built out of recycled shopping containers. Located in the Downtown Eastside, the homes provide safe, affordable housing for women in the neighbourhood.

For a full list of winners and finalists, visit www.georgieawards.ca.

The gala awards ceremony took place at the Vancouver Convention Centre West, and was emceed by Wayne Cox. Portrait Homes was among the big winners, taking home several awards for Hampstead, below.

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Making it all make sense 1 “ from page. 13 for Stor-More Closet and Blinds. “You may want to close the doors and just ignore it.

Sometimes getting a fresh set of eyes is a good thing.”

She suggests emptying the closet completely and taking a look at everything you’ve pulled out of it.

“If you haven’t worn it in 12 months, you’re not going to wear it,” Carnaby says.

“People can be sentimental about their clothes, but if you have a fresh new organizer, why would you put back something you don’t use?”

Organizing a closet, or indeed almost anywhere in the home, is about more than functionality. Closet storage has come a long way from the plain white metal shelving and plastic boxes that many grew up with. Now doors, baskets, shelving, rods and racks are all available in a variety of finishes and colors. You can even find dedicated racks for ties, belts, pants and more. Shoe collectors can keep their favourite and most beautiful pairs on display while keeping the others tidied away.

“You can also find pull-out laundry hampers, for example,” says Carnaby. “It’s possible to organize almost anything.”

However, just because something looks good doesn’t mean it will work for everyone.

“Sometimes something that looks pretty isn’t necessarily the most functional,” says Carnaby. “If you have 20 pairs of shoes, you don’t want storage for only 10. You need to have a game plan for what you’re storing.”

Storage is also about more than just clothing and shoes. Carnaby says that she often sees people requesting storage for crafting materials, home decor such as holiday decorations, and wrapping paper and bows.

“A professional can take your ideas and work with them,” says Carnaby. “There are so many things you can do with a closet now.”

Another benefit of having a professionally organized closet is being able to get rid of furniture pieces that can clutter a room by installing drawers and shelving in the closet itself instead of having to store clothing and other items in a chest of drawers.

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The BC Government is proposing to offload the province’s world-class recycling programs, run by local municipalities, to an association led by big multi-national corporations.

The idea is that we’ll get a better, more efficient program that costs taxpayers less.

Currently, BC homeowners only pay, on average, $35 a year for curbside recycling. Under the proposed regime, you’ll pay more. Every time you bring home a pizza, buy toilet paper,

Unfortunately, what we’ll really end up with is anyone’s guess.

How much more? Well, nobody’s saying.

The association isn’t guaranteeing that we’ll get a better program, or even one as good as the current Blue Box program already in place. Since the association is led by big businesses outside of BC, many of whom are not even headquartered in Canada, one could presume that profits will come before environmental stewardship. They usually do. They also won’t guarantee that there won’t be any job cuts here in BC.

Here’s the only thing anyone does know: we already have a Blue Box program that works, is efficient, managed locally and puts the BC environment first. So why is the BC government flipping a coin, bringing in a questionable recycling program that some of our local elected officials are already calling a “scam?”

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Shakespeare Homes wins Georgie for North Vancouver renovation

By Kerry Vital

For North Shore builder Shakespeare Homes, winning a Georgie Award is one more feather in their cap.

“We were up against some great competition,” says Mark Cooper, president of Shakespeare Homes. “This win is really a tribute to our talented staff and trades.”

Cooper and his team earned the Georgie Award for Best Renovation over $800,000 for their Mountain Highway project in North Vancouver.

The original home was built in the early 1960s, and came with a set of challenges. Among them were the strict rules that governed the location and height of the house, as well as regulations around the stream-side location. The original house had a broken foundation and was beginning to slide down to the creek, and the owners were looking for a change. One of the homeowners had grown up in a heritage house and wanted to include some of those details in his new home. However, new zoning rules would have required the home to be built right against the road due to setbacks from the stream and boundaries of the property. Shakespeare Homes went to the city of North Vancouver and learned that they could re-build the home right where it stood.

“The Georgie committee appreciated that we were working with many restrictions,” says Cooper. “It takes more than pretty pictures to win a Georgie.”

Inspired by the actual 1880s architecture of the original neighbourhood, Shakespeare Homes added a third storey to the house, and incorporated hand-cut granite

stonework, double-exposure cedar shingles and exposed rafters and soffits, among other heritage details.

“We were also working with an eye to building green,” Cooper says. Among the environmental initiatives in the new home is a natural storm water treatment system that collects runoff, filters it and releases it back into the creek.

Shakespeare Homes also built a detached garage with its own heritage-

style architecture. It looks like a carriage house, with its own heat, power and bathroom, and features a vaulted cathedral-framed ceiling.

“This home is a real testament to the high quality that Shakespeare Homes provides,” says Cooper.

Shakespeare Homes was also a finalist in the Best Residential Renovation $300,000 to $499,999 category for a project in Deep Cove.

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Opening your space to the world Accordion-style sliding doors can be a beautiful addition to your home, especially when you can take advantage of some spectacular views.

By Kerry Vital Even with the at-times cold and snowy winter that hit Metro Vancouver this year, there’s not much that can beat our climate.

Entertaining outdoors can take place throughout much of the year, and indooroutdoor living is especially prevalent in the spring and summer months. In order to facilitate this, installing a door that seems to almost disappear might be just the thing you’re looking for. Often called an accordion door or bifold door, the panels fold up flat against each other and are often used in living areas and master suites with outdoor access.

“You can really expand your house to the outside with these,” says James Stobbe of Loewen, a leading Canadian manufacturer of windows and doors. “They’re great for party situations.”

The doors involve a large amount of glass and thus maximize the views from your home, even when closed. They’re also amazing at letting natural light into your space, so even on the cloudiest day your home will be bright and airy. Another benefit of large bifold doors is to open up the home to a breeze and cool off the room in the warmer months without

the need for air-conditioning.

Bifold doors can be installed in a straight line similar to a regular sliding door, or in a corner to open up your space completely. Stobbe notes that 90-degree corners are most common, but other configurations are possible with the help of a professional.

“You need to work with your own unique situation,” says Stobbe. “I’ve seen shorter styles (that are) more like windows, as well as openings 12, 15 feet wide.”

The doors stack to the exterior of the home, maximizing your interior space, and are built from a variety of materials, including wood and metal.

“There are many different materials available,” says Stobbe. “We offer Douglas fir and mahogany options, which people can prime if they want to. Douglas fir is rot-resistant and is a stronger material. You probably wouldn’t see doors made from pine as it’s softer.”

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While it might be tempting to attempt this renovation on your own, that might not be the best option since accordion and bifold doors need more support than other types of doors, and that needs to be taken into account when deciding to install one.

“The reality is that you need to have the structure to support it,” Stobbe says, adding that a beam will often be needed to keep it place.

“How do you design the structure around it?” says Stobbe, recommending that an engineer be involved in the process.

Stobbe also says that the weather is an important consideration, as they are not always a good idea in climates that are very cold. Luckily for Vancouverites, we’re a bit spoiled when it comes to extreme cold!

Another question that homeowners might have is whether they have to open every door in order to enter or exit the house. However, that’s not the case.

“It’s possible to line them up so you can use one door while the others stay shut,” says Stobbe. “Three or four panels are very common; if you’re only looking for two it’s better to go with a French door.”

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A bad moon on the rise Maple Ridge band set to rock the Haney with CCR covers

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

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n his plaid flannel shirt and a wig cropped into a Friar Tuck haircut, Steve Blaine embodies John Fogerty of the seminal American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival - right down to his voice.

“Nobody puts the wig on,” says Blaine, with a smirk.

“Everybody trying to do a modern CCR. We thought we would go old school.”

As the lead singer of Bad Moon Risin’, the costume allows Blaine to truly rock CCR’s long list of hits.

“You’ve got to put a show on,” he says.

Bad Moon Risin’ is the tribute act of the Brick Yard Band, a dance rock quarter led by Blaine with Bob Bell on guitar, Jeff Juraski on bass and Rob Mellof on drums.

The Brick Yard Band never set out to start a tribute though.

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Bad Moon Risin’ is Bob Bell on guitart, Rob Mellof on drums, Steve Blaine on vocal and Jeff Juraski on bass. covers and people would just come says Blaine, who watched a live up to us and tell us they love it,” recording of CCR several times to said Mellof. help him mimic Fogerty to a tee.

“We really get into the songs.”

Mellof says the band is going to Although they were only around true, authentic 1970s-era CCR. for four years, Creedence Clearwa“We trying to reinvent it. Aniter Revival’s music is still a staple mate it a little bit,” adds Blaine. of rock radio airplay with the band “And Steve has the voice for Foselling 26 million albums in the U. gerty,” says Bell.

S. alone. Their list of hits are too Blaine’s bandmates are quick to many to count on two hands. add that he’s the only one who ac“Their songs are all popular, they tually resembles Creedence’s origiare all danceable and fun to hear,” nal lineup.

Bell isn’t trying to be Fogerty’s brother John, Juraski may have to grow a lush handle-bar moustache to resemble bassist Stu Cook and Mellof is no twin of drummer Doug Clifford.

“It’s easy to pull off a CCR tribute because no one knows what they look like,” says Juraski, with a laugh.

The band believes there’s a reason why audiences have embraced Bad Moon Risin’.

They’ve been building the tribute for the past two years and are slowly seeing success with bookings for corporate gigs as well as a chance to play in Memorial Peace Park this year for Canada Day. “It’s because every CCR song is a hit,” says Blaine.

“Our set goes for about an hour and you’ll know every song.”

Showtime • Bad Moon Risin’ plays the Haney Public House Friday, March 21. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10. Info: badmoonrisinband.ca or brickyard-band.com.

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Ridge resident in Be The Boss Canada Maple Ridge resident Rina Varley never expected to star a reality TV show.

In fact, the part-time Nurse Next Door sales manager had no idea she was being recruited to compete in Corus Varley Entertainment’s Be The Boss Canada on W Network.

The show pits two employees against each other to complete a series of challenges for a chance to win a promotion, or their own franchise location.

“We never knew what we were doing until the day of the challenge,” says Varley, a former Black Press employee. “It’s easy to think that reality TV is scripted, but this really wasn’t. We weren’t given very much time at all to think about our challenges.

An hour, if we’re lucky. Other times, there was 10 minutes to collect my thoughts and just dive in.”

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“It tells the story of what might happen if the Ballet Master was to leave the classroom,” said LaHay. Each of the dancers are given a chance to shine in what they do best in this piece, set to

the innovative original score by Bowman.

Tossing in a dash of humour to the program is #weddingdayproblems by Ballet Kelowna alumna, Raelynn Heppell, set to the song, All I Do Is Cry by vocalist Etta James. Watch as ballerina Desiree Bortolussi is tossed in the air in a hold-your-breath throw and catch by her partner Jed Duifhuis during the pas de deux from iconic Canadian choreographer Brian Macdonald’s Tam Ti Delam.

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Marauders compete in first-ever 4A provincials

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The Pitt Meadows Marauders won two and lost two in the first-ever 4A provincial championship, which was held from Wednesday to Saturday at the Langley Events Centre.

Pitt lost to Vancouver College 74-68 to open the tournament, then on Thursday morning lost 55-50 to Cowichan. The latter team would go on to win the bronze medal.

Friday they beat the Prince George Polars by a score of 84-53. Graham Smith led the offence with 19 points and had 14 rebounds.

Jordan Murley made the best of only 14 minutes of playing time and put up 18 points, on eight of 10 shooting. Hakeem Wewala scored 10.

On Saturday, the Marauders beat Queen Charlotte, the small school that moved up to the top division and became the talk of the tournament this year. The Marauders won 92-77. Smith had 30 points, 24 boards and eight assists, and Wewala had 15 and nine rebounds.

Doug Cruz scored 11 points with eight rebounds, Zach Villaneuva had 11 points, and Murley scored 10.

The Queen Charlotte team was awarded the Most Inspirational Team of the tournament.

In the first-ever quadruple A championship, the Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs beat the Holy Cross Crusaders 67-64. Churchill’s tough post player Mindy Minhas, who the Pitt team has been very familiar with over the past two seasons, was the player of the game for the final, and the tournament MVP. Pitt last won the championship in 2000, and coach

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Isaac Halas, left, of the Maple Ridge Ramblers, drives against Arjun Dhadda of the Fleetwood Park Dragons during the 69th annual BC Boys High School Basketball Championships.

Rich Goulet also brought them to the final in 2004.

Goulet’s other championship came against the Maple Ridge Ramblers, as the two local teams met in the triple A final in 1989. Just one point separated the two, the final score being 58-57.

Goulet should be able to take a strong run at another provincial championship next year, as he returns four key players. Centre Smith is one of the best scorers in the province, and a Team B.C. player. Also returning are slick guards Villaneuva and

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Ramblers go 3-1 In the triple A tournament, the Maple Ridge Ramblers

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“The quality of play and competitiveness of this new population based tier was extremely high and will only continue to improve as more teams realize the new opportunities that have become available,” said coach Ken Dockendorf, who helped to develop the new alignment.

“After an eight-year absence from the BCs, the Ramblers now have their program back as a competitive program with a bright future, with eight returning players from this year’s team and the promising development of the grade 8 and junior teams.”

The Ramblers lost their opener 45-39 to Mark Isfeld of Courtenay, the top team on Vancouver Island. Isfeld was a solid team, that would go on to lose in the bronze medal game.

But on Thursday the Ramblers started a win streak, as they beat LV Rogers of Nelson 52-35.

Next they downed Surrey’s Fleetwood Park 62-53 in a Friday nooner. They got contributions from everyone. Ethan Coumont led the offence with 18 points with seven rebounds, Isaac Halas scored 13 and Jackson Murdoch scored 11. Ravjot Rakhra led the rebounding with 10, while chipping in nine points.

Saturday they finished the tournament by beating the North Peace Oscars 71-55.

Coumont put up acrossthe-board stats: 25 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists. Halas had 14 points and sox boards, while Rakhra had 12 points and nine rebounds.

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The Ramblers’ last provincial championship was in 1986, and Dockendorf was also the bench boss then.

They last made it to the final in 1997.

The coach was pleased with the way his team performed this post-season, with 10 of 13 playoff wins.

“The main factor that allowed the Ramblers to become more successful as their play-off run advanced was the outstanding team effort at the defensive end, allowing only 46 points per game,” he said. “The rebounding of Jackson Murdoch and Ravjot Rakhra, the ball pressure from Isaac Halas and Owen Stewart were keys to success.”

Titans earn a victory The SRT Titans made school history with their first-ever appearance in the B.C. championships, and on the last day of the tournament they got their first win, 51-50 over LV Rogers.

Trevor White led the scoring with 15 points, Cole Lamont had 14 and four steals. Brad Rowbotham led the rebounding with 12, and Mitch McDole had 10 boards to go with eight points.

The Titans were also named the most sportsmanlike team of the tournament.

Friday morning they lost 71-63 to the McNair Marlins of Richmond. Lamont had 23 points and 10 rebounds in that game, while Matt Van Dregt scored 15.

The Titans lost their opener on Wednesday 64-40 to eventual B.C. Champions St. Thomas More of Burnaby, then lost to Nanaimo 61-44 on Thursday.

In the triple A tournament championship, the STM Knights beat Charles Hays 53-38, while Abbotsford beat Mark Isfeld 71-51 in the bronze medal game. Knight Reece Morrris was named the tournament MVP.

Racers to compete at Westerns

The Ridge Meadows Racers will be sending five athletes to the upcoming Western Canadian short track speedskating championships.

Shivani Bahadur, Pascal Chassay, Janie Green, Marshall Shupe, and Tim Song, will be heading to the Canada West Championships in Lethbridge Alberta at the end of this month.

They will race skaters from Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

They qualified at the provincials on March 8-9.

In the Female L2T 10/11 division Annabelle Green won a bronze medal, and Adam Abbott finished eighth overall in the province in the L2T 10/11 Male division.

In the T2T-12 Males, Tim Song won gold, while Pascal Chassay and Tahlon Flamma finished fifth and seventh in the province.

In the T2T-12 female division Janie Green won gold, and Shivani Bahadur finished 5th in the province for the T2T-13 Females.

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Margie passed away peacefully on March 14, 2014 at the age of 54 years. She will be lovingly remembered by her family and many friends. Prayers will be held Friday, March 21 at 6pm at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 22561 121st St. Maple Ridge, B.C., where Funeral Mass will be held Saturday, March 22 at 1:30pm. Rev. Father M. To Celebrant.

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HIGHWAY OWNER OPERATORS $3500 SIGNING BONUS Van Kam’s group of companies req. Highway linehaul owner operators based in our Surrey terminal for runs throughout BC and Alberta. Applicants must have winter and mountain driving experience/training.

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FARM WORKERS

130

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

Shifts available are: P/T and F/T days, afternoons, evenings and weekends. Previous experience. and banquet experience an asset, but not required. Must be 19 years of age. Golf benefits.

email: missiongolf@shaw.ca

TRADES, TECHNICAL

Coquitlam Petro Pass, 1:30pm-9:15pm ~ Mon-Fri Apply in person to: 78 Glacier Street EXPERIENCED Lane Closure Tech’s and Traffic Control people req’d. immediately. 604-996-2551 or email Traffic_King@shaw.ca

The Club Administrator is a part-time position, 25 hours per week, reporting to the Board of Directors. The Club Administrator is responsible for the day to day club operation, registrar and bookkeeping duties and a variety of record keeping and office related responsibilities.

Applicants need to have good written and oral skills, be service oriented, have good computer skills, bookkeeping (Simply Accounting) and office experience.

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

GPRC, Fairview Campus, Alberta needs Power Engineering Instructors. No teaching experience, no problem. Please contact Brian Carreau at 780-835-6631 and/ or visit our website at www.gprc.ab.ca.

GROUND MAINT. & GOLF SHOP STAFF

• Heavy Duty Diesel Mechanic - Will accept 3rd & 4th year

Required for

apprentice with experience.

Mission Golf & Country Club

• Trailer Mechanic • Yard Person

Part Time to Full Time.

- Must have class 5 license & minimum grade 12.

Golf knowledge an asset but not required. Must be 19+ years Must be available to work weekends and afternoons.

Positions available immediately for a local Industrial company!

Golf playing privileges included.

Please email resume to: missiongolf@shaw.ca

Pension Plan & Extended BeneďŹ ts Included

Please fax resume 604-599-5250

or drop off at 7983 Nelson St. Mission B.C.

LABOURERS Local Manufacturing Company is looking for energetic, enthusiastic people with a positive outlook.

Full-time - Days and/or Afternoon shifts. No experience required.

Excellent growth opportunities.

Please fax or email resume to:

JOURNEYMAN HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC is required for coastal logging operations near Woss, BC. Year round employment with full benefits.

Further details can be found at www.hdlogging.com Please fax resume to 250-287-9259.

604-467-1197

PLUMBERS & PLUMBERS APPRENTICES

jessica@bwcreativerailings.com

Landscaping Sales & Service Opportunities Up To $400 CASH Daily F/T & P/T Outdoors. Spring / Summer Work. Seeking Honest, Hard Working Staff. www.PropertyStarsJobs.com Up to $400 CASH Daily FT & PT Outdoors, Spring/Summer Work.

Seeking Honest, Hard Working Staff. PropertyStarsJobs.com

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EDUCATION

203

ACCOUNTING / TAX /BOOKKEEPING

(2 or 3rd year)

Multi residential / Commercial work.

Full time.

Fax resume: 604-556-3849.

SAWMILLS from only $4,897 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

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EDUCATION

LEGAL SECRETARY Legal Assistants are well-paid and have strong prospects for full-time work. The most employable and promotable legal assistants have speciďŹ c training and experience in litigation and conveyance procedures.

Career Opportunities: Legal Secretary O Legal Administrative Assistant Litigation Secretary O Real Estate Secretary Conveyance Clerk

CALL MAPLE RIDGE: 604.457.3600 OR VISIT SPROTTSHAW.COM

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 236

* No Chemicals * Fridays Open For information

mariescustomizedcleaning @gmail.com To book an appt call

Please call 604-710-1581 or fax your detailed resume: 604-592-2690

604-789-1725

242 236

Need CA$H Today? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000. Snapcarcash.com 604-777-5046

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ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

188

LEGAL SERVICES

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

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

604-468-8889 candymassage.blogspot.com/

CRIMINAL RECORD? Pardon Services Canada. Established 1989. Confidential, Fast, & Affordable. A+BBB Rating. RCMP Accredited. Employment & Travel Freedom. Free Consultation 1-8NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366) RemoveYourRecord.com

CLEANING SERVICES On the Go Maids Fast and Reliable. $25/hr.

778-318-4716

Intex Janitorial & Maintenance Services Janitorial, OfďŹ ce Cleaning Int. Ext. Windows, Pressure Washing, Gutter Cleaning Free Estimates

(604)465-1302 / 604-786-3466

Residential & Commercial

182

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Cleaning

DROWNING IN DEBT? Cut debts more than 60% & DEBT FREE in half the time! AVOID BANKRUPTCY! Free Consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or Toll Free 1-877-556-3500 BBB Rated A+

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

CLEANING SERVICES

Home Cleaning Services

A renowned Surrey based company. Requires experienced & new Wood Cabinetry Installers.

Training will also be provided to the suitable candidates.

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ENSIGN is looking for Assistant Drillers, Drillers, Night Tour Pushes, and Rig Managers for our Australian Division. Recruiter’s will be in Nisku, Alberta, March 31 - April 9 to conduct interviews. If you want to hear more about our International opportunities please contact our Global group and apply online at ensignjobs.com.

Call 1-888-367-4460.

START NOW! Complete Ministry approved Diplomas in months!

Business, Health Care and more!

Contact Academy of Learning College: 1-855-354-JOBS (5627) or www.academyoflearning.com.

We Change Lives!

FINANCIAL SERVICES

PERSONAL SERVICES

Application deadline March 22, 2014.

BRIGHTON COLLEGE - Train to be a Health Care Aide in 26 weeks. 604.901.5120

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

drop at 7983 Nelson St. Mission

Email application and resume to: mdrgcpresident@shaw.ca

.Flagpersons & Lane Closure Techs required. Must have reliable vehicle. Must be certified & experienced. Union wages & benefits. Fax resume 604-513-3661 email: darlene.hibbs@shawbiz.ca

PERSONAL SERVICES

Wood Cabinetry Installers

Mission and District Rod and Gun Club

EDUCATION

EDUCATION

160

Required for

Please see the Club web site for more information: www.missionrodandgun.com

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

SERVERS & COOKS Mission Golf & Country Club

CLUB ADMINISTRATOR

To join our team of professional drivers, email a detailed resume, current driver’s abstract and details of your truck to: careers@vankam.com or Call 604-968-5488 or Fax: 604-587-9889

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AUJLAS’ FARMS LTD FARM LABOURERS required 5 or 6 Days/Week 40 or 50 Hours/Week $10.33/Hour Horticultural work such as: Planting, pruning, spacing and harvesting the crop.

Employment starts early July’14 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

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

Only those of interest will be contacted.

Van Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

Reasonable rates 16 yrs. exp.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 203

Flexible * Reliable

604-460-2097

ACCOUNTING / TAX /BOOKKEEPING

Jani-Clean Janitorial

Compact Bookkeeping

If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

We’ll look after your bookkeeping so you can look after your business.

Reasonable Rates.

Over 20 years exp. Refs avail.

compactbooks@hotmail.com

Licensed * Bonded * Insured

CONCRETE & PLACING

UNIQUE CONCRETE

DESIGN

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

778-231-9675, 778-231-9147

FREE ESTIMATES

HERFORT CONCRETE

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

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

257

DRYWALL

CASCADE DRYWALL. Res / Comm Drywall, taping, text. ceilings, t-bar. steel stud. Call Rob 604-218-2396 or 604-820-9601

260

ELECTRICAL

DC ELECTRIC (#37544). Bonded.

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

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

Local lady has immed. openings.

Hardworking, reliable, efficient.

Refs. avail. (778)231-0709

778-882-4661

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HELP WANTED

130

HELP WANTED

Earn Extra Cash!

130

HELP WANTED

130

HELP WANTED

Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows NEWS

Credit Officer

Available routes in Maple Ridge

We are looking to add an assertive, personable Credit and Collection Specialist to our team. This is a permanent, full time position.

40100109 - 113 Ave., Gillis Pl., Harrison St., Telosky Ave. 40220261 - 124 Ave, 126 Ave, Blackstock St, Grace St. 40220270 - 123 Ave, 124 Ave, 221 St, Canuck Cres, Gray Street.

40310304 - 214 St., Ashbury Crt., Dewdney Trunk Rd., Hood St. 40310306 - 117 Ave., 118 Ave., Barker Ave., Fraserview St., Penny Lane.

40310310 - 117 Ave., 212 St., Cutler Pl., Fraserview St., Laity St. 40310316 - 115 Ave., 207 St., 207A St., 209 St., Golf Lane, River Rd., Steeves St. 40320350 - 123 Ave, 124 Ave, 214 St, Charlton St, Cherry Pl, Laity St. 40320354 - 121 Ave, 214 St, 216 St, Campbell Ave, Glenwood Ave. 40330328 - 114 Ave, 209 St, Dartford St, Lorne Ave, :DUHVOH\ 6W :HVWÂżHOG $YH

Available routes in Pitt Meadows 41011011 - 114B Ave., 115A Ave., 116A Ave., 196A St., 196B St.,197A St., 197B St., 198 St., 116B Ave. Serving Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows since 1978

I=: C:LH Circulation

604.476.2740

brian@mapleridgenews.com

As a Credit Officer some of your duties will include interacting with internal and external customers, approving credit limits for new customers, monitor credit thresholds for existing customers and contacting customers for payments.

The skill set you bring to the team will include a professional telephone manner, effective time management techniques, efficient computer knowledge including Microsoft Office suite and an entry-level competency of accounting.

Your previous work experience will include role(s) in credit and/or collections with a focus in customer care.

We are looking for candidates who have a minimum 2 years experience in a comparable role.

If you are looking for a change and would like to join a dynamic group, kindly forward your resume to: Black Press Group Ltd. Attn: Stephen Gregorig, Credit Manager Box 3600 Abbotsford, BC V2S 2H5 sgregorig@blackpress.ca Competition closes: March 31, 2014 We thank all those whom are interested in this position; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

blackpress.ca X bclocalnews.com

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 275

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 281

FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

GARDENING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 287

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 287

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 300

LANDSCAPING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 341

PRESSURE WASHING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 372

SUNDECKS

We Sell Weed...

604-618-6401 Marcel Ceramic Tiles, Hardwood Laminate Guaranteed work, Free Estimate.

281

GARDENING Residential & Commercial “Award Winning Renovations” 32 Years of Experience

RIGHTCHOICE

info@jkbconstruction.com www.jkbconstruction.com

A-Z Renovations

16897 Windsor Road Pitt Meadows

Complete Kitchen & Bath RENOS Basements, Flooring, Drywall, Framing, tiles etc...

(Turn right 1st road East of Pitt River Bridge from Vancouver) 604-465-9812

778-840-8372 Dreaming of a NEW CAREER? Check out bcclassified.com’s Employment and Career Sections for information 604-575-5555 toll-free 1-866-575-5777

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300

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7 Days / Week

M.T. GUTTERS

Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd.

Professional Installation

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

(604)465-1311

meadowslandscapesupply.com

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

317

TREE SERVICES

Tar & Gravel DAsphalt D Interlocking shingles DTorch-on Membrane D Laminated shingles

MISC SERVICES

All types of Roofing Repairs Free Estimates

SBroken Concrete RocksS $24.00 Per Metric Ton SMud - Dirt - Sod - ClayS $24.00 Per Metric Ton GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds

LANDSCAPING

374

EAGLE ROOFING

✶Dump Site Now Open✶

JAGUAR LANDSCAPING Lawn & Garden Service.

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

604-467-6065 10% DISCOUNT. MG Roofing & Siding. CA. Re-roofing, New Roof Gutters.

$59.00 Per Ton

604-812-9721

Meadows Landscape Supply

604-465-1311 .

Call Tim 604-612-5388

small to LARGE ads get results in

Gutter & Roof Cleaning since 1982.

WCB/Liability insurance. Call Simon for prompt service. 604-230-0627

bcclassified.com 604-575-5555

TOTAL RENOVATIONS

HANDYPERSONS

Den’s Handyman & Maintenance Decks Fences Pressure Washing Spring Cleanup Call 778-899-1910 MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, RENOVATION www.proficientrenovation.com or call 604-323-4111 for more details

FINANCIAL SERVICES

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

~ FULLY INSURED ~

283A

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.proworks

1-800-663-5847

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

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS Prompt Delivery Available

HOME REPAIRS

Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

Free Turf

. Expert Power Washing. Gutters cleaned & repaired. www.expertpowerwashing. Mike, 604-961-1280 MIKE 604-961-1280

604-728-3009

182

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Repair, Replace, Remodel...

SPECIALIZING IN • Basement Suites • Kitchens • Baths • Remodels • Additions • Flooring • Painting • Drywall • Much More Since 1972 Dan 778-837-0771

182

FINANCIAL SERVICES

LANDSCAPING DESIGN / INSTALLATION and MAINTENANCE Strata, Commercial & Residential, Pavers, Walls, Spring Garden Clean-ups, New Lawns & top dressing & Drainage.

.A East West Roofing & Siding Co. Repairs, new roofs, torching, gutter services. 10% off. 604-783-6437

Call (604)763-8795

320 182

PETS

MOVING & STORAGE 456

AFFORDABLE MOVING

FINANCIAL SERVICES

www.affordablemoversbc.com

$45/Hr

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

Save-More Roofing - Specializing in New Roofs, Re-Roofs & Repairs. 778-892-1266

604-537-4140 1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates.

Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

Read this notice carefully. You may be eligible for a refund.

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

This Notice is to all persons who borrowed a payday loan from The Cash Store or Instaloans located in British Columbia during the period November 1, 2009, to March 23, 2012, and who also purchased a cash card at the time of negotiating the payday loan.

Pay-Less Pro Painting

477

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

BERNAISE MOUNTAIN DOGS CROSS TIBETAN MASTIFF PUPS Bundles of fun. $700. No Sunday calls 604-794-7633, 604-819-3349

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

D Free estimates D Insured Licensed D References Residential D Pressure Washing

www.paylesspropainting.com

www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

mikes hauling 604-516-9237

bradsjunkremoval.com

Hauling Anything..

But Dead Bodies!!

20 YARD BINS AVAILABLE We Load or You Load !

Running this ad for 10yrs

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

CANE CORSO MASTIFF - pure bred pups, shots, dewormed, vet checked. Call 604-826-7634

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

Chihuahua pups, playful, M/F, family raised, vet check, 1st shots, avail now. $$625/650. 604-794-5844

Serving Tri City 34 Yrs. Call 24 Hrs/7 Days

Scott 604-891-9967

PETS

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977

Spring EXT/INT SPECIAL LOOK for our YARD SIGNS

Pursuant to a March 23, 2012 determination by the Director of Consumer Protection BC, a related Compliance Order of the same date and a Supplemental Compliance Order dated November 30, 2012, The Cash Store and Instaloans are required to refund to all borrowers with loan agreements negotiated between November 1, 2009 and March 23, 2012, the amount of any issuance fee charged, required or accepted for or in relation to the issuance of a cash card. This Compliance Order applies only to loan agreements negotiated in the Province of British Columbia.

A Notice of Refund Eligibility was mailed to all clients of The Cash Store and Instaloans who negotiated a loan agreement between November 1, 2009 and March 23, 2012 who also purchased cash cards at the time of negotiating that loan agreement. The Notice of Refund Eligibility that was mailed to clients included a claim form that eligible claimants can use to verify their identity for the purposes of claiming a refund.

Mainland Roofing Ltd. 25 yrs in roofing industry

LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

Notice of Refund Eligibility Pursuant to a Determination by the Director of Consumer Protection BC

FEED & HAY

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

60lb bale average. Pitt Meadows.

Call 604-505-4087.

604.220.JUNK(5865) Serving Metro Vancouver Since 1988

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

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

CHIHUAHUA’S reg’d,micro-chipped cert. of pedigree, health records, shots, dewormed, paper trained, Video avail. $495. 604-353-8750 charlesfoyers@gmail.com

DO YOU LOVE DOGS? We need loving foster homes for med.-lrg. sized dogs. 604.583.4237

FEMALE PEKINGESE top of the line pup, reg’d. Email for more info.

Video avail. $695. 604-353-8750. charlesfoyers@gmail.com

FEMALE YORKIE - Micro-chipped Reg’d, cert of pedigree, video avail. health records. $695. 604-353-8750 charlesfoyers@gmail.com GERMAN SHEPHERD P/B puppies 5 M, 2 F, all shots, ready now. $700 Call 604-889-8957 S.Surrey.

FRESH COAT PAINTING ~ Int/Ext *Drywall Repair *Gutter Cleaning *Pressure Washing. Free Estimates Call James (778)868-5307

ITALIAN MASTIFF (Cane Corso)

2 HUNGRY PAINTERS. Int/Ext, 36 yrs. Power wash. Refs. WCB. Free Est. 604-467-2532, 604-780-2532

If you feel that you may be eligible for a refund related to this Notice you may request a claim form from any branch of The Cash Store or Instaloans.

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

Claim forms may also be downloaded from www.cashstore.ca or www.instaloans.ca.

TONY’’S PAINTING

If you arrange to receive a claim form, your completed claim form can be submitted: • • •

By fax to Cash Card Refunds B.C. at 604-320-1655 Or by attachment to an email sent to claims@cashcardrefundbc.ca Or by mail to: Cash Card Refunds B.C. #200, 4946 Canada Way Burnaby, BC V5G 4H7

Completed claim forms are to be submitted by July 31, 2014.

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PLUMBING

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005 FIXIT PLUMBING & HEATING H/W Tanks, Reno’s, Boilers, Furn’s.

Drain Cleaning. Ins. (778)908-2501

100% Heating & Plumbing Certified, Insured & Bonded Reliable & Affordable Journeyman Avail 24/7 Call 604-345-0899 BRO MARV PLUMBING 24/7 Plumbing, heating, plugged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com

341

PRESSURE WASHING

POWER WASHING since 1982.

WCB/Liability insurance. Call Simon for prompt service. 604-230-0627

• • •

TOPSOIL

SCREENED TOPSOIL MUSHROOM MANURE BARK MULCH 604-467-3003

www.jonesbroscartageltd.com

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

P/B blue males & females.

Ready to go. 1st shots & tails/dew claws done.

ULTIMATE FAMILY GUARDIAN Pet homes. $1000. 604-308-5665

REG Bluenose APBT puppies for sale. Razors Edge/Gotti bloodlines, all blue/white markings. 250-8773564 or email northernflower9@hotmail.com for pics/info

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

Ask about our

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ROOM SPECIAL

CALL TODAY! 604-803-5041 www.benchmarkpainting.ca

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 551

GARAGE SALES

SAT, Mar 22, 9am-3pm. 22132 126 Ave, MR. Multi family, includ. radial arm saw, kitchen chairs, dropleaf table, sports goods, new xmas lights, fluorescent light fixtures, coffee tables

560

REAL ESTATE 639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES • DIFFICULTY SELLING? •

Difficulty Making Payments?

No Equity? Expired Listing? Penalty?

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

RENTALS

MISC. FOR SALE

DISCONNECTED PHONE? National Teleconnect Home Phone Service. No One Refused! Low Monthly Rate! Calling Features and Unlimited Long Distance Available.

Call National Teleconnect Today!

1-866-443-4408. www.nationalteleconnect.com.

RADIOS Clearing out some of my radio collection, including tube-type, mantle and floor models including short wave & military. Hundreds of vacuum tubes & related parts.

Come and take a look!

604-465-5296 or 778-549-1611 Pitt Meadows portalkee@shaw.ca

700

RENT TO OWN

STOP RENTING! RENT TO OWN! No Qualifications! Flexible Terms!

CLOVERDALE - 60th and 176th Spacious 1 Bedroom Condo.

Only $880/mo. Option Fee Req’d 604-626-9647

706

563

Derek Manor 2048 Manning Ave. Port Coq ~ 604-941-5452 or 604-944-7889 FREE PREMIUM CABLE $80 Value 800 sf S Impeccably clean

603

ACREAGE

2.7 all useable acres 1 km from Kamloops city limits. River and mnt views all studies complete, ready to build $299,900 (250) 318-8868

627

HOMES WANTED We Buy Homes BC • All Prices • All Situations • • All Conditions • www.webuyhomesbc.com 604-626-9647

Searching for your dream home or selling it?

This is the location. Listings include everything from acreage, farms/ranches to condos and waterfront homes. Visit bcclassified.com

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

Heat SH/W S Prkg S Avail. Now 1&2 bdrm Starting @ $795/mo No pets ~ Ref’s req’d.

GARIBALDI Court (604) 463-9522 Central Maple Ridge 2 Bdrm units available.

Great location for seniors!

Clean, quiet & affordable!

Incls heat, h/w, cable.

Senior Move-In Allowance.

Refs & Credit check req.

Sorry No Pets For more info: google us.

CRIME FREE BUILDING

MAPLE INN 11695 -224th St Maple Ridge 1 bdrm - $550/mo Inc. hot water Certified Crime Free Building Mature adult oriented. Close to uptown 604-463-4131 for appt.

(9am-5pm)

GREAT LOCATION

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

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

SENIOR’S DISCOUNT

604-463-2236 604-463-7450

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

Close to stores & schools.

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

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

OPEN HOUSE

Large 3 bdrm with great room + den open design.

Many extras Only 5yrs old, Show home condition.

Asking $592,500 Joseph Kogler 604-833-6814 Royal Pacific Tri-cities Rlty

WANTED TO RENT

TRANSPORTATION 810

AUTO FINANCING

REAK

SSD E N N GUI ECOR

Help

us B

New carpet, paint, appliances S Includes heat/hot water S 1.5 blocks to various bus stops S 2 blocks to Safeway/medical S City park across street S Gated parking and Elevator S Adult oriented building S References required CALL FOR APPOINTMENT

BREAK A WORLD RECORD IN ONE DAY Fill your bags with food...make your drop.... We need your help!

The 600,000 lbs of food will be donated to the Friends in Need Foodbank.

Call Gwen at The Wesbrooke 604-460-7006 for more info.

RUN WITH PURPOSE Start an Athletes In Kind Charity Run Club in your elementary school!

1 Bdrm apts $750 2 Bdrm apts $800 Incl heat, hot water & parking.

Close to stores and Schools.

SUNRISE 22292 122nd Avenue (604)349-5982

Maple Ridge Swan Court Apartments Large 1 & 2 Bedrooms.

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

Criminal Record check may be req.

Resident Manager Onsite Now with SENIORS DISCOUNT

604.466.8404 (Erik) M.RIDGE Ctrl 11735-25 St. 1 & 2 bdrm $650 $900, incl heat/h/wt. No dogs 604-467-9420 / 604-728-0940

Our kids program is like no other, the participants understand the gift of HEALTH and how important it is to make healthy choices in activities (such as running) We support the BC Childhood Cancer Parents Association at Vancouver’s Children’s Hospital.

All proceeds from registration support families battling Cancer through our partner BCCCPA

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

Auto Loans. All Credit Approved. Bad Credit Guru. www.badcreditguru.com or call 1.844.843.4878

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES 821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 2000 VW PASSAT for parts, runs, needs transmission, $2,000. obo.

Call 604-302-3281.

HOMES FOR RENT

MAPLE RIDGE 12880 216 Street.

4 Bdrm house, 5 appls. Avail now. $1799/mo + utils. (604)722-5609

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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

741

OFFICE/RETAIL

Unbelievable Rates, Starting at $495/month.

Various sizes 320sf. - 2000sf.

Various downtown locations.

Updated and well maintained.

604-463-3000

ROOMS FOR RENT

CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT In support of youth locally and internationally Notice of Foreclosure

Call 604-467-3944

Notice is hereby given that Mayfair Self Storage, 20070 Stewart Cres., Maple Ridge, will auction the contents of these lockers to recover outstanding storage costs on March 28, 2014.

749

STORAGE

Pitt Meadows Marina 14179 Reichenback Rd

Public Access Launch Ramp Outdoor Storage for Boats, RV’s, Cars, Trucks & Trailers Year or semi-annual Rental Moorage

Parking + Onsite Manager

604.465.7713 750

SUITES, LOWER

COQUITLAM N: newly reno’d 2 bdrm+den g/l, 1.5bths, priv entr, lrg patio, w/d, 5 appl, ns/np. $1090/m inc util. Mar 15. 604-552-3307 MAPLE RIDGE bright clean grnd/lvl 1 bdrm, new paint, gas f/p, lndry, brand new fridge/stv, avail now. N/P no inside smoking. $800 incl hydro, cbl/net (604) 466-5289 or 307-3685

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

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

Register On-Line At: athletesinkind.com THE THIR TEENTH ANNUAL HANEY ROTARY

$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.

Sponsored by:

All Levels Welcome! k - gr.7

Maple Ridge Office & Retail Space

Rick Medhurst Royal LePage Realty

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UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT 11895 Laitty St, Maple Ridge WESTGATE APARTMENTS Fully renod 1 & 2 bdrm suites Full time on-site caretaker.

Available Immediately CALL ANYTIME TO VIEW

MAPLE RIDGE West 2 bdrm duplex sxs, 4 appls $900/mo+utils, No dogs. Near golf course & trans April 1st. (604)477-1224

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TWO bedrooms, 2 baths, 8th floors, nice views, corner unit, city center.

1030 sq. ft. living area , insuite laundry, $1100 per month including one parking. New renovation. #80311980 222nd Street, Gordon Towers, call Hanson at 604-250-2196 or email hanson_wan@hotmail.com for appointment.

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

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

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FOOD DROP STATION E The Wesbrooke 604-460-7006 E 12000 190A Ave Pitt Meadows

2 Bdrm (corner suite) $925

AVAILABLE NOW

MAPLE RIDGE Central. Spacious 1 bdrm, newly painted, nr all amens, insuite w/d, d/w, lrg patio, vaulted ceilings, sec u/g prk. Immed.Ns/Np. $780/mo + utils. 604-307-2241.

OPEN HOUSE Sat & Sun ~ 2pm - 4pm 19579 Thorburn Way Pitt Meadows (S.Meadows)

757

WANTED for May 1st: 1 Bedroom apartment or suite in Maple Ridge with lease that allows pets.For quiet N/S lady. Ph: 604-380-3080 lv msg.

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MAPLE RIDGE

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PORT COQUITLAM

746 MAPLE RIDGE

New SRI *1296 sq/ft Double wide $93,888. *New SRI 14’ wide $67,888. Repossessed mobile homes, manufactured homes & modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960.

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PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1097/mo - $1199/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

(604)466-5799

12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certified Crime Free Buildings

NEW 14 Wide in 55+ Mission Park $86,988 w/$550 pad rent.

Pet OK. Chuck 604-830-1960

APARTMENT/CONDO

Maple Ridge

736

MAPLE RIDGE

1 & 2 Bdrms $790/$875

2014 SRI 2 bdrm, den, 2 bath double wide in Langley 55+ park $134,888. Chuck 604-830-1960

RENTALS

604-464-3550

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

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

FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation.

Licensed Dealer. 1.866.960.0045 www.dollars4guns.com.

RENTALS

Wednesday, May 21st, 2014 at Swan-e-set Bay Resort and Country Club

#132..................Jessica Kroes #132C..............Shelley Nelson #408......................Ivan Czach #432...............Peter Gustafson #476....................Dennis Pool #504.....................Frank Baker

proudly presented by

The Haney Rotary Club Serving Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows since 1952

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS NOTICE is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Mogens George Julius Larsen aka George Larsen formerly of 12496 Colemore Street, Maple Ridge, B.C. V2X 5Z5 Deceased, are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Executor, c/o ANDERSON & THOMPSON, Barristers & Solicitors, 22311 - 119th Avenue, Maple Ridge, B.C. V2X 2Z2; on or before May 1, 2014, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to claims that have been received.

Kevin William Larsen & Susan Mary Larsen, Executors

supported by

Dr. Patrick O’Brien CIM

West Coast Auto Group

1973

2013

Celebrating 40 years serving our community

1PM SHOT GUN START! Tournament fees are $165 per golfer* *includes a box lunch, range access, golf cart, 18 holes of golf, tee gifts, on course side competitions and barbeques, dinner and access to an outstanding silent and live auction all in aid of youth charities.

For more information about player registration or sponsorship opportunities please contact event chair Mike Murray at mwmurray@shaw.ca

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