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Mayor Nicole Read addresses council for the first time on Monday.

Read outlines changes Seeking new school in Albion is one priority

By Phil M elnyc h u k pmelnychuk@mapleridgenews.com

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uring the election campaign, Nicole Read tried to win voters by saying it was time for a change in Maple Ridge.

After the ceremonial swearing in Monday, Read said she wants to change how the city grows, wants a new school in Albion, will seek council support to create her promised mayor’s task force on homelessness and will make it a priority to review the city’s economic development, planning and bylaws departments.

“Tonight, we’ll break with the past and forge a new direction for our city,” she told a packed council chambers in her inaugural speech.

The new mayor said the public has been clear in asking for more jobs in Maple Ridge and for a broader tax base, to give homeowners a break on constant property tax increases.

“This requires us to streamline our processes and cut red tape.”

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Tara Pozsonyi (left) and Cheyenne Stebbe at the Iron Horse Youth Safe House, which will no longer have government funding at the end of this month.

Youth house ready to close Layoffs notices handed out to shelter staff B y P h i l M e l nychuk pmelnychuk@mapleridgenews.com

Time has run out on the Iron Horse Youth Safe House.

The 20 or so part-time and casual staff who help kids in trouble now have their layoff notices, and by New Year’s Eve, the five-bed emergency shelter will close.

“We’re hoping for Ministry of Children and Family Development support and we’re hoping that a lastminute miracle will allow the shel-

ter to stay open. But at this point, it’s highly unlikely,” said Stephanie Ediger, executive-director of the Alouette Home Start Society.

While other youth shelters are supported by the ministry, Maple Ridge is the sole shelter not to get that help, she said.

Talks are continuing, but so far, there’s been no commitment from the ministry.

Therefore, the shelter had to give notice so other agencies could do the same.

“So far, we haven’t been successful and it’s December now.”

The shelter’s future has been uncertain for a year, following a change

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But MP Randy Kamp pointed out that services such as youth shelters usually are provincial responsibilities.

“I think in terms of Iron Horse, you can certainly make the argument that child and youth are certainly the responsibility of the [provincial] ministry.”

Kamp, though, hasn’t heard if provincial funding for the shelter is imminent.

“I guess they haven’t stepped up yet,” he said of the children’s ministry.

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Maple Ridge This Month DECEMBER 2014 SPOTLIGHT ON: Santa Claus is Coming to Town The Santa Claus Parade is this Saturday at 6:00 pm

INFORMED: December 2014 Council Meeting Schedule

It’s a magical Christmas in Memorial Peace Park starting at 4:00 pm. Christmas in the Park is the official kickoff for the holiday season in Maple Ridge.

Mayor and Council encourage everyone to attend these important public meetings. It’s your chance to see how public policy is debated and enacted.

Monday, December 8 9:00 am, Workshop - Blaney Room 1:00 pm, Committee of the Whole - Council Chambers Tuesday, December 9 6:00 pm, Public Hearing - Council Chambers 7:00 pm, Council Meeting - Council Chambers Agendas & Minutes

Music in the bandstand, a special petting zoo, free hot chocolate and the chance to visit with Santa in his yurt are all part of the activities leading up to the big parade!

At 6:00 pm Santa lights the giant Peace Tree at the corner of 224 Street and Haney Place and transforms it into the largest living Christmas Tree on the North Fraser! The lighting of the tree signals the start of the Santa Claus Parade that will run down Dewdney Trunk Road from 222 Street east to 224 Street and then south through the Town Centre. There will be some road closures that evening, but Santa comes but once a year!

Agendas for these meetings are posted online the Friday before the meeting date. Go to mapleridge.ca, click the link under Your Council on the home page.

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INFORMED: The Christmas Bells Downtown Maple Ridge is a Winter Wonderland In 1966 the Downtown Merchants Association, wanting to create an iconic Town Centre display for Christmas, got together and purchased the Christmas bell decorations that have been the centrepiece of the community’s holiday experience. The Operations team have the responsibility of storing and maintaining them, and making sure they are hung every year. In 1966, the lights made their debut in the Town Centre and a tradition was born. This photo was taken that first year as they were hung.

If you are unable to attend a Council Meeting, Public Hearing or Committee of the Whole meeting you can now watch these meetings on your computer 24/7. The entire unedited meetings are posted two to three days after the meeting. The video is indexed to the agenda package so that you can watch them in their entirety or click through by agenda item. Go to mapleridge.ca and click on the video link at the centre of the home page. In addition, Council meetings are now broadcast on the internet via live streaming using the same technology used for our live budget Q&A sessions. For more information about the live stream go to the ‘Council Meetings’ page at mapleridge.ca.

In 2013 the lights were recast using the original molds and rewired with modern lights to make them look brand new. In addition, new streaming icicle lights were added to complete the revamp of our iconic Christmas streetscapes in Maple Ridge. This year the lights around the trees were replaced with LED rope lights to further enhance the display. All this work has been completed in time for the Santa Claus Parade that runs this Saturday. The best part is that some of the original business owners who bought the lights are around to see their grandchildren and great grandchildren enjoy the lights. It’s a beautiful time of year, and when it’s a foggy night or there’s a snowfall the street is magical. Merry Christmas everyone!

INFORMED: CP Holiday Train Stops in Maple Ridge Mark Your Calendar! Wednesday, December 17, 2014 This year, the ‘train of lights’ will be in Maple Ridge on Wednesday, December 17 at 7:30 pm to raise money, food and awareness for the Friends In Need Food Bank.

The train will stop across from the Billy Miner Pub and Restaurant just east of the Port Haney West Coast Express platform. The Maple Ridge stop is one of about 150 communities that are part of this year’s journey by the two Holiday Trains making their way across Canada and the United States until December 18.

Each Holiday Train has 14 brightly decorated rail cars with hundreds of thousands of technology-leading LED holiday lights and designs. As well, the two trains feature a modified boxcar that has been turned into a traveling stage for performers who entertain supporters with a live festive show for the entire family. This year Canadian recording legend Jim Cuddy will be entertaining us from the mobile stage on the train.

Remember to bring a donation of food or cash with you for this year’s stop of the CP Holiday Train. For additional information, photos, a route map and downloadable pictures of the two

ENGAGED: Thank You Maple Ridge Voter Turnout Increases by Over Six Percent in 2014

trains visit: www.cpr.ca. Supporters can also join the Holiday Train on Facebook and on Twitter @CPHolidaytrain.

The Maple Ridge Fire Department ‘Firefighters For Families Food Drive’ will be happening on Saturday, December 13 at all of the major food stores in Maple Ridge from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Firefighters and members of the Youth Academy will be asking for cash donations in support of the Friends In Need Food Bank and all the money collected will be presented at the CP Holiday Train on December 17. The spirit of giving is strong in Maple Ridge! Thank you for your generosity!

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Your new Council has taken the oath of office and their first regular meetings are scheduled for December 8 and 9 as noted on the schedule on this page. On November 15, 2014 16,828 local citizens cast a ballot in the Local Election. This represents 31.26% of eligible voters, and increase of over 4,700 people or 6% from 2011.

In this election we saw huge numbers coming to the City website at mapleridge.ca with between 25,000 and 30,000 visits to our special election pages. Over 10,000 people viewed the election results online, and our engagement on Facebook and Twitter showed similar numbers.

In the ads we asked local citizens to ‘Be Engaged. Be A Voter’ and we would like to thank those of you that responded to this campaign. Your new Council is busy with their orientation and mountains of reading in preparation for the four year term ahead of them. In the upcoming weeks and months we will be posting their official photos and biographies on the City website and providing contact information so we can continue this wonderful engagement. Thanks again Maple Ridge – you stepped up in 2014.

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Dave Springman, of Haney Vape, sells electronic cigarettes, vape devices, e-juice and accessories, with various bottles of e-juice.

Wrestling with e-cigarettes Governments considers ‘vaping’ another source of second-hand smoke

By Neil Corbett ncorbett@mapleridgenews.com

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ore people are inhaling from ecigarettes, three businesses that promote “vaping” have sprung up in Maple Ridge, and governments across Canada, are struggling to create rules around this new way of smoking.

In November, the government of Ontario banned the sale of e-cigarettes to anyone under the age of 19, and prohibits their use wherever tobacco smoking is not allowed.

In October, the City of Vancouver took the same measures, joining a small group of municipalities that have put some regulation on ecigarettes – Red Deer, Alberta;

York regional district in Ontario; and Maple Ridge.

The latter was among the first municipalities to put regulations on e-cigarettes.

For all of the concerns, vaping is expanding like a smoke ring worldwide. The Oxford Dictionary chose “vape” as the word of the year for 2014, saying you are 30 times more likely to encounter the word vape than you were two years ago. The UK’s first vape cafe opened its doors in April.

Some people who try it become vape enthusiasts, like Dave Springman, the proprietor of Haney Vape. He’s a mechanic by trade who kicked a pack-and-a-half-a-day habit of 38 years when he quit tobacco and took up vaping.

Now he works behind a shop counter filled with electronic

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Some vaping devices can cost up to $200. “pen” style e-cigarettes and rows of small flavoured bottles – every flavor from cotton candy to Export A. He’s been in business for 10 months.

Springman explains what

vaping is: Whether shaped like a pen, a pipe or a cigar, the device is mostly a rechargeable battery and a juice reservoir.

An electric charge turns the juice to vapor as the smoker inhales.

In his shop, the devices range in price from $30 to $199.

The juices are made up of propylene glycol, vegetable glycerine, flavouring and, in some cases, nicotine.

Springman is not legally allowed to promote his product as a healthier alternative to smoking. However, he notes that people who are trying to quit smoking tobacco find that vaping gives them the familiar burn they crave – a “throat hit,” that the patch and smoking cessation aids do not.

And he said vaping is a far more affordable alternative to smoking tobacco. He sells a bottle for $10, or three for $25.

Each bottle is the equivalent to approximately five packages of cigarettes, he said.

A person who would spend $350 per month on tobacco would spend $50 per month on e-juice, he claims.

Springman doesn’t sell e-cigarettes – the plastic version of

the traditional “smoke,” which generally retails for about $10.99 at corner stores and gas stations. They cannot be refilled or recharged, he notes.

“They’re expensive, for what they are, and they mimic smoking,” he said.

And he will not sell to a minor – as with a tobacco product.

He agrees people should not be allowed to vape anywhere they want.

“I wouldn’t want the person next to me in a restaurant vaping while I’m eating dinner.”

But, he believes it is a much different product, and should be treated differently than tobacco smoke.

“They’re treating it as if it was smoking, which I disagree with,” he said of recent regulations in Ontario and Vancouver.

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A Maple Ridge man who has been part of the fight to minimize police dog bites applauds new provincial regulation on the animals.

Bill Evanow’s case was part of the impetus for the new standards, announced last week.

He was mauled and permanently injured by an RCMP German shepherd in March 2011 after police chased a suspect onto his Maple Ridge property.

RCMP pursued the car thief from Mission.

They boxed in a stolen pickup on a Haney street, and had deflated the tires with a spike belt. But the thief smash through the blockade, and ditched the pickup in Evanow’s driveway.

In a spotlight shone from a police helicopter, Evanow saw the thief running on his property.

He gave chase, picking up a snow shovel as he ran. Evanow tripped the thief as he went through his yard, then chased him as he leaped over a fence towards a parking lot off 223rd Street.

When he saw the man scale a second fence a fair distance away, he gave up chase.

As Evanow turned around to head back

home, he felt a sharp pain as a police dog latched onto his thigh.

Even after the RCMP dog handler arrived, it would not release, Evanow said, and he lay on the ground for several minutes with the big dog biting down on his leg.

“The handler couldn’t get him to release,” he remembers.

Evanow spent eight days in hospital, as the dog literally took a piece out of him. It took six months for his wounds to heal. He still has pain from the injured leg, he said.

Evanow saw up close how police dogs must be considered a weapon.

“They’re pretty threatening animals,” he said.

“They’re very aggressive, they’ve got their teeth bared and their hair up, and they’re pretty scary.”

Evanow filed a lawsuit against the RCMP, and his case was used

by Pivot Legal Society, which lobbied for more formal controls on police dogs in the province.

“I had an interest in effecting some change.

This kind of stuff has to be prevented somehow,” said Evanow. “It can’t be ‘release the dogs first, and ask questions later.’”

Pivot and CTV News investigated the matter, making several freedom of information requests, and found that a police

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Bill Evanow of Maple Ridge was attacked by a police dog while trying to assist in a chase. dog bites someone every other day in B.C. The dog that bit Evanow had been trained in a “bite and hold” method, and dogs trained in that way bite far more often – virtually every time they are released.

Other dogs use a “bark and hold” tactic, where they act aggressively, but will not bite unless ordered to attack.

Pivot found that the “bite and hold” dogs are up to 10 times more likely to bite.

Evanow said the new rules will be worthwhile if they keep police dogs from injuring innocent people in the future.

The new provincial standards, which are the first in Canada, are designed to minimize police dog bites and injuries. Among the core principles are that dogs be well trained

and always under their handler’s control. They may bite only if someone is causing or about to cause bodily harm, or is fleeing or hiding and there are reasonable grounds for immediate apprehension. The dog handler must verbally warn a suspect that their police dog is about to be deployed.

Every dog and handler team will be tested annually, and must demonstrate their continued ability to be called off, and to remain under control while biting.

Police will be required to complete a detailed report for each bite incident.

In Evanow’s case, the RCMP did not file a report until 11 months after the incident.

The Pivot report found many police dog bites have never been reported.

It also requires police to consider numerous factors in deploying a police dog, including whether the person being apprehended is a young or elderly person.

Police will be, generally, prohibited from deploying their dogs to search for or apprehend a child 12 or younger unless there is an immediate danger.

There were 56 recorded cases in 2010 and 2011 in which RCMP dogs bit someone under 18.

Pivot lawyer Doug King once referred to Evanow’s case “the straw that broke the camel’s back,” because it was such a clear example of police dog maiming the wrong person.

Evanow’s lawsuit against the RCMP is still pending.

The new regulations will come into effect on Sept. 1, 2015.

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When the city tightened up its smoking bylaw in the spring, it increased the distances that smokers must be from doorways, and included e-cigarettes in the bylaw. The bylaw does not show the amendment that included e-cigarettes, but the council minutes of April 8 indicate that the bylaw was changed.

Outgoing mayor Ernie Daykin said city hall decided its bylaws should treat all second-hand smoke the same. “Whether it’s tobacco smoke out of a cigarette or vapor out of an ecigarette, it’s just another version of second-hand smoke,� said Daykin.

Coun. Bob Masse recalled council’s discussion, and the intention was to put these smoking devices under the same rules. “We were applying the same standards as for tobacco,� he said. “Maybe they’re not as bad as cigarettes, but there’s problems there.�

Dr. Lisa Mu, a medical health officer with the Fraser Health Authority, lauded the city for its tough second-hand smoke regulations, calling it “something we really applaud.�

She said Fraser Health has concerns about ecigarettes in that they are a device that is being marketed as a smoking cessation aid. “But there has been no official data this it is an effective smoking cessation aid,� she said.

However, the main concern is the “risk of re-normalization of smoking.�

Mu said e-cigarettes are being targeted at youth, and have been successful in bypassing tobacco laws in many parts of the world. “Plain and simple, it looks like they are smoking,� she said. “We have worked very hard to denormalize smoking.�

Mu said the vapor itself can be considered toxic, “albeit at very low exposures.�

What’s more, the juices that are available for vaping can contain nicotine, even when marketed as not containing it. “And nicotine is a highly addictive substance,� she said.

Health Canada has banned e-cigarettes with nicotine from being sold in Canada, but they are legal in the U.S., and are still sold commonly in Canada.

Health Canada says it has investigated more than 250 complaints about the sale of nicotine contained in e-cigarettes in the past four years, and issued cease-and-desist orders, but critics say it has almost no ability to enforce its regulations.

Health officials cite a lack of research into vaping, but Springman said there are numerous studies that have already been done in Europe, and they are available to read.

Last month, the BBC published a report headlined, “E-cigarette fears might be unfounded.� It showed that e-cigarette users are almost entirely current or former smokers. Only one user in 300 had never smoked, it said.

Springman is a member of the Tobacco Harm Reduction Association, and it is gathering much of the research, pulling it together for the government of Nova Scotia, which has embarked on its own ecigarette legislation.

He advocates that government should not be placing limitations on flavours, as Ontario has. “As adults, we should be able to choose flavours,� he said. “That’s part of what makes vaping more interesting [than smoking tobacco].�

Victoria, too, is wrestling with provincial legislation, to be released this spring.

Springman believes it will be difficult for the electronic smoking industry to get a fair shake from governments. “It’s influenced a lot by big tobacco, and by the money coming in on tobacco taxes,� he asserts.

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Muddied oil The protests on Burnaby Mountain received a lot of attention, and raised many questions.

The issue of exporting bitumen from the Alberta oil sands is controversial. There are concerns about how oil is extracted from the oil sands; about the environmental impact of extraction; about the type of oil produced and about the fact that the plan is to ship raw product to China and other Asian markets, and not refine any of it in B.C. In addition, there are concerns about climate change and putting more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

However, it is not up to Kinder Morgan or oil companies to solve climate change issues on their own.

That ultimately is the job of national governments, and the one in Canada has been hesitant to make any moves towards reducing oil sands activity.

Kinder Morgan has now finished its testing. The protesters have gone home.

Court injunctions are a part of our law and order system, although they must be clear if they are to mean anything. Violating court injunctions carries a fair bit of risk, something some people are quite prepared to take.

A number of statements about native land claims have been made by protesters. There is no active claim on any part of Burnaby Mountain, most of which is owned by either Simon Fraser University or the City of Burnaby.

In terms of Burrard Inlet and plans for oil tankers to traverse it, that is most certainly a legitimate concern of First Nation groups, as well as citizens of adjacent municipalities.

Where this issue of shipping Alberta oil overseas will end is uncertain. Kinder Morgan is not backing down on plans to twin its Trans Mountain pipeline.

Meanwhile, declining oil prices and the increasing self-sufficiency of oil supply in North America could have a profound effect on the market for Alberta oil.

It may well be, if oil prices continue to decline, that Alberta oil sands projects are no longer economically viable.

That could lead to a withdrawal of plans to ship oil via pipeline to the West Coast.

All of the attention paid to this issue will hopefully cause people to think about the place of fossil fuels in our society, the benefits we derive from them, and the risks that are entailed in relying on them.

There is no clear answer to that question, either.

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Nisga’a prove their critics wrong VICTORIA – It has been 15 years since I wrote a commentary objecting to the B.C. government pushing aside its own hard-won treaty process to reach an unprecedented landand-cash settlement with the Nisga’a Nation for their ancient Nass B.C. Views River territory.

Tom Fletcher My objection, and that of many others, was the imposition of a parallel state with collectively owned land enshrined for all time. This was an ailing NDP government rushing to enable a property ownership system that has demonstrated little but failure and suffering around the world.

The Nisga’a are proving me wrong, and this was again demonstrated at a littlenoticed ceremony at the B.C. legislature last week.

The B.C. government had just passed amendments to allow a gas pipeline through Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Park, the first co-managed provincial park in B.C. history. Another bill enabled the Nisga’a Lisims government to impose industrial property tax on liquefied natural gas production. Legal documents were signed so the Nisga’a legislature can do the same this week.

In recent years, the Nisga’a disposed of concern about collective land restrictions by adopting a private property system.

And Supreme Court of Canada decisions have repeatedly answered protests about

the establishment of a parallel state – that’s what it is, so get used to it.

The Nisga’a have moved to assemble four fee-simple tidewater sites for LNG terminals, joining the Haisla Nation at Kitimat in reaching aggressively for a modern economy through gas export.

The Nisga’a have partnered with TransCanada Corp. on a 900-km pipeline to supply the $11-billion LNG project led by Petronas for the Prince Rupert port. And they don’t intend to stop there.

“We want to be part of the Canadian business establishment,” said former Nisga’a Nation president Joe Gosnell.

The signing ceremony was briefly disrupted by one of a small group of Vancouver-based Nisga’a who have been using modern protest tactics against this decision. We weren’t consulted, it’s a desecration of victims of a volcanic eruption, it’s a threat to eelgrass beds, and so forth, say well-rehearsed young men with video cameras running.

Nisga’a President Mitchell Stevens has patiently and repeatedly explained that Nisga’a legislature rules were relaxed to allow every hereditary chief to speak to elected leaders on this pivotal move. After that, it received the required two-thirds majority support.

Gosnell, the revered chief negotiator who carried the treaty over the goal line in 2000, moved slowly with the help of an ornately carved cane to speak at a reception. He seemed genuinely surprised that he has lived long enough to see the fruits of generations of labour.

Gosnell recounted the 1887 paddling

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trip down the B.C. coast from the Nass Valley to Victoria to present the Nisga’a territorial claim, where the tribal leaders were turned away on the steps of the legislature by Premier William Smithe. It would take until 1910 for Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier to promise a settlement, and until 1949 for Nisga’a Chief Frank Calder to be elected to the B.C. legislature.

In 2000, when the treaty received royal assent in Ottawa, Gosnell took part in a ceremonial burning of the Indian Act and got to work on implementing selfgovernment.

“And Supreme Court of Canada decisions have repeatedly answered protests about the establishment of a parallel state – that’s what it is, so get used to it.”

And on Nov. 27, 2014, B.C. Liberal, NDP and independent MLAs voted unanimously to open the way to an industrial future for the Nisga’a.

“That’s what being alive means to me today,” Gosnell said. “You’ve got to have big dreams. Maybe all those dreams won’t come true, but at least you have the ability to dream big. And, boy, are we ever dreaming big.”

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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The Strip-a-thon raised $25,000 for the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Christmas Hamper Society last year, and will be held again on Dec. 7.

Editor, The News: Re: Strip-a-thon tradition continues (The News, Nov. 28).

I am so disappointed to see the Strip-a-thon promoted on the front page of the paper again.

Of course it’s a great cause, but selling sex for the cause sends the message that it’s acceptable for women to be objectified.

Such a message is not compatible with combating poverty.

So much of the poverty problem can be traced to sexual irresponsibility and the exploitation of women.

Strip clubs only serve to capitalize on the weakness of both men and women, and families suffer.

The Strip-a-thon is not healthy for our community.

There are many ways to be generous and charitable without exploiting people and perpetuating the problem.

Marilee Hare Maple Ridge

‘We need carbon dioxide to survive’ Editor, The News: Re: Guess what, CO2 isn’t that big a deal (Letters, Nov. 26).

Thank you, Dennis Jaques, for your totally factual article on CO2 I would like to add some information on CO2 to help enlighten the public’s misconception on this greenhouse gas.

I speak to many different people on C02 and always get the same answer when I ask the question: How much of the air we breath is carbon dioxide?

The answer is always about the same for everyone, ‘Oh, about 50 per cent, at least.’

Wrong, of course – our atmosphere contains 15 different gases, which include particles such as soot and dust: • nitrogen, 78.08 per cent; • oxygen, 20.95 per cent; • carbon dioxide, 0.038 per cent; • dust and soot, 0.000001 per cent.

In the late 1800s (when more accurate measurements were possible), our air had 380 parts per million of carbon dioxide.

Today, it has 380 ppm.

The climate change we experience

will always occur – with or without mankind as a civilization.

We need carbon dioxide to survive as a species.

The cost to us, monetarily, as a people, is rising dramatically based on fictitious statements made by organizations such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

“The climate change we experience will always occur – with or without mankind as a civilization.”

I suggest you buy a book called The Deniers, by Lawrence Solomon.

I am familiar with the reports and results of Dr. Henrik Scensmark.

Because I read and investigate, I can speak with assurance and knowledge on the subject at hand.

Ignorance is bliss, but you are spending your hard earned dollars on some thing you cannot control or change.

Richard Mead Maple Ridge

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The public will have its say on plans to put up another condo tower on Brown Avenue, just east of Edge Street, after council sent on the application to public hearing last week.

Bissky Architecture and Urban Design has applied to put up the 126-unit, 18-storey tower at 22588 Brown Ave. The tower would be surrounded by three storeytownhouse buildings and complement another condo tower project immediately west on Brown Avenue being built by the same developer.

“This really embodies all that we’re trying to achieve in the downtown,” said Coun. Cheryl Ashlie. She said via webcast of the meeting that she was looking forward to how the project will transform the downtown.

According to the application, the project will have 146 parking spots, 11 more than required.

There also will be parking for 73 bicycles.

“This is pretty neat to see $100-million of private investment coming into the downtown,” outgoing councillor Mike Morden.

Several applications have been made for large projects in the downtown, but this one looks like it will actually happen, he added.

The project is a result of the eco-friendly Smart Growth on the Ground created in 2004, noted outgoing mayor Ernie Daykin.

That plan served as the basis of the downtown plan created shortly after that calls for highdensity development in the downtown. Other features of the project include a lighted landmark at the top of the tower as well as 15 affordable housing units and another 15 accessible housing units.

Staff say the appearance

of the building will be different than existing architecture and will have a more contemporary, international look that will use steel and glass and concrete, “a departure from the small-scale, less durable wood frame buildings typically seen in the town centre.”

One charging station for electric vehicles will be provided in the underground parking but Coun. Bob Masse said Maple Ridge should consider requiring more such stations in future projects.

Outgoing councillor Al Hogarth, a realtor, left the room during the vote for second reading, because he manages properties for the owner of the property.

Sign bylaw Council has given third reading to its sign control bylaw, limiting where election signs can be posted and how many.

Despite concerns about some of the provisions in the bylaw, Maple Ridge’s

outgoing council gave the go-ahead for third reading, allowing the bylaw to come back to the new council for final reading.

Some of the changes include limiting the size of election signs to a maximum of 1.5 sq. m, or 16 sq. feet. They also can’t be put up until 20 days before a civic election and must be taken down four days afterwards.

Signs can’t be placed where they disrupt traffic sight lines or interfere with pedestrians while candidates have to put up a $100 deposit before placing signs. What remains to be decided is if there will be a limit to the number of signs that can be put up during a campaign.

The new council, to be sworn in Dec. 1, can then make further changes before final adoption.

A revision of the part of the bylaw that deals with business signs has received three readings and also awaits final reading.

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A mandatory question and answer session will be held at 1:30 P.M. on December 11, 2014 at the City of Maple Ridge Municipal Hall, Blaney Room located at 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, BC. Bidders must attend the mandatory question and answer session to have their submission considered.

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It’s just not fair that five-year-old Sophey has to go without soccer or swimming lessons because of a policy that requires any family support payments received by single moms to be clawed back from their disability or income assistance cheques.

So after reading about her plight Friday, Maple Ridge resident Derek Difant wanted to help just a bit, by giving Rebecca Bodo $400.

The only catch is, will she be taxed on that or will she also have it clawed back from the $1,242 she receives monthly on disability income assistance?

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Ugly sweater day There is a better use for the ugly old sweater that you put on to stay warm when the home or office gets chilly.

In fact, that ugly sweater can be used to motivate others to help out with the fundraising for the Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada.

Now That’s Ugly Society founder Jordan Birch wants Ugly Christmas Sweater Day that takes place Dec. 19 in Maple Ridge and has invited the new council to wear ugly sweaters at its meeting that day.

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cused on Bodo’s predicament and the campaign to get the B.C. government to change its policy.

Difant said the $400 came partly from his own contribution and from other good-hearted people in his neighbourhood who also were moved by Bodo’s plight.

“We had a great neighbourhood and they’re good people.”

Bodo said she really appreciated the gesture and that the donation will come in the form of a pre-paid credit card.

Another Maple Ridge resident, Monique Tamminga, is also helping out by pre-paying for Sophey’s swimming lessons at the Leisure Centre. good causes.

Instead, he expects to at least get a certificate saying the city supports his cause.

The goal this year is to raise $100,000 throughout Metro Vancouver to pay for the wishes of 10 sick kids with lifethreatening illnesses.

One of the major events for the charity is the Ugly Christmas Sweater Party at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver.

It’s the world’s original ugly sweater party and also takes place Dec. 19. That event usually draws more than 1,200 people every year.

There’s also a five-kilometre race on Dec. 13 at the Olympic Village Square in Vancouver.

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Notice of Public Hearing TAKE NOTICE THAT a Public Hearing will be held in the Council Chamber of the Municipal Hall, 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, North-East corner entrance, at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 9, 2014 to consider the following bylaws: 1) 2013-019-RZ MAPLE RIDGE ZONE AMENDING BYLAW NO. 6991-2013 LEGAL:

Lot A and Lot 5, both of Section 20, Township 12, New Westminster District, Plan 9687

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3a) 2013-039-RZ MAPLE RIDGE OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDING BYLAW NO. 7121-2014 LEGAL:

Lot 1, District Lots 263 and 246, Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan 21483

LOCATION:

20208 McIvor Avenue

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To amend schedule “B” of the Official Community Plan, as shown on Map No. 898

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& PURPOSE: To amend the Urban Area Boundary as shown on Map No. 897 & PURPOSE: To add to Conservation on Schedule “C” as shown on Map No. 899

PURPOSE: To permit a future development with a total of 132 dwelling units, consisting of 126 apartment units in an 18 storey high rise structure, with 6 townhouse units in 3 storey structures. & PURPOSE: To create the CD-2-13 (Comprehensive Development Zone) and to permit a one tower development with 126 apartments units, 6 townhouse units and concealed parking.

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2a) 2013-041-RZ MAPLE RIDGE OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDING BYLAW NO. 7087-2014 LEGAL:

Lot 5, Except: Firstly: The East 100 Feet; Secondly: Part Subdivided by Plan 17056; Thirdly: Part Subdivided by Plan 26346; District Lot 241, Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan 1750

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20738 123 Avenue

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To amend Schedule “B” of the Official Community Plan, as shown outlined in bold on the following map

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To permit a future Subdivision of approximately 13 single family lots.

& PURPOSE: To amend Schedule “C” of the Official Community Plan to add as Conservation, as shown outlined in bold on the following map.

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2b) 2013-041-RZ MAPLE RIDGE ZONE AMENDING BYLAW NO. 7007-2013 LEGAL:

Lot 5, Except: Firstly: The East 100 Feet; Secondly: Part Subdivided by Plan 17056; Thirdly: Part Subdivided by Plan 26346; District Lot 241, Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan 1750

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20738 123 Avenue

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To permit a future subdivision of 21 single family lots.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that a copy of the aforesaid bylaws and copies of staff reports and other information considered by Council relevant to the matters contained in the bylaws will also be available for public inspection at the Municipal Hall, Planning Department counter, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. from November 28, 2014 to December 9, 2014, Saturdays, Sundays and Statutory Holidays excepted. Some of this information will also be posted on the City website www.mapleridge.ca on the Your Government /Meet Your Council/Council Meetings page.

ALL PERSONS who deem themselves affected by any of these bylaws shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing before Council on the matters contained in the bylaws or by making a written submission to the attention of the Manager of Legislative Services or by sending an e-mail to the Clerk’s Department at clerks@mapleridge.ca, by 4:00 p.m., December 9, 2014. Please note that all written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection.

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‘I hope the MLAs are advocating for it’ Housing from front

“I hope the MLAs are advocating for it.”

Groups were told a few years ago that a change was being made to the Housing First model, which Kamp said is now being followed in most countries.

“It shouldn’t be a surprise, but I do understand their disappoint-

ment.”

Still, there is still some federal money available for emergency-type shelter programs, he added.

In September, Service Canada also cut $140,000 that allowed the Salvation Army to add 15 cold-wet weather mats to its existing 25 year-round beds.

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“We will work hard towards this and report progress often.”

Read said she wants the support of both Liberal MLAs, Doug Bing and Marc Dalton, in trying to get a new elementary school built in Albion.

“I ask you to be ready when I contact you to bring that conversation forward with me,” she told the MLAs. “Once we show leadership in the area of responsible development, we will be in a stronger position to begin that dialogue.”

Building a new school, though, is a costly and lengthy proposition.

School board chairperson Mike Murray said that two elementary schools that recently opened in Langley, each with capacity of 500 students, cost $13 million each.

Murray also said the provincial government would first have to review the local school district’s school facilities plan and decide whether it would provide the money for a new school.

And the board would have to find about $375,000 out of its budget to operate that new school.

He expects that once the school board’s facility review is in complete next year, the property the school district owns on 104th Avenue, east of 240th Street, still would be a favoured location.

When it comes to the debate about how Maple Ridge will grow, the city’s official community plan “has lost its integrity,” Read said.

“A multitude of rezoning decisions have proceeded out of step with associated longterm costs,” frequently,

with lots of opposition.

She wants to rebuild trust between residents, many of them newly arrived, and developers proposing the latest suburb. She called for a responsible development charter, which would consider suburb applications “in the framework of long-term costs.”

She also wants to change how development occurs and require schools and parks to be built more quickly after a new suburb is built.

Transparency at city hall was also promised.

“I intend to report to you early and often and have already started a dialogue at city hall to achieve this,” Read said.

“Know that I will never get so comfortable in my role that I forget who hired me.”

She also promised to improve Maple Ridge’s transit services.

“It’s also unreasonable to ask the citizens of Maple Ridge to pay heavily into transit and transportation without an acceptable return on those dollars.”

Read wants to work with new Pitt Meadows Mayor John Becker to achieve this.

With regard to her promised mayor’s task force on homelessness and addiction, a major part of her election campaign, Read said Maple Ridge could be regional leader on the issue.

She plans on creating that task force within 90 days, assuming council supports the idea.

“I want residents to feel safe in their homes, on our streets and in our parks, and I want our homeless citizens to feel embraced, supported and protected within our larger community.”

closes for good, Ediger said the house, on a city-owned lot, could be used for some other program to help youth using provincial money.

“But right now, it’s very unclear what direction that will take.”

Since it opened, the Iron Horse Youth Safe House has given more than 1,100 kids a safe place to stay. Maximum

length of stay at the house, which cares for kids between 13 and 18 years old, is 30 days.

While staying there, kids are given support and help so they can plan the next stage of their lives.

The shelter is also used by kids from outside of Maple Ridge.

More than a third of those who stay at the

shelter are from Maple Ridge.

Ediger said without the shelter open, teens will have to go the six other youth emergency shelters in Metro Vancouver.

But only one shelter in North Vancouver and another in Vancouver helps kids under 14 years old.

One teen wrote to

Iron Horse saying the shelter helped her as she struggled with drug addiction and says it helps teens younger than her.

“If you close down Iron Horse and they have nowhere else to go but the safe houses in Vancouver and Surrey, they are just going to give up on themselves.”

Ediger said new money provided by B.C.

Housing’s Homeless Prevention Program will help youth find market housing and that the Alouette Home Start Society could double it’s transitional housing capacity for youth.

But, “that tends not to be the youth who are 16 and under. That’s where the real gap is going to be.”

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The Coins for Kids program has been saved, and that means an extra $5,000 for children who use the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Christmas Hamper.

The District Student Advisory Council has traditionally organized coin drives in all School District No. 42 schools to raise money for the Christmas Hamper Society.

Last year, that group gave 575 local families a merry Christmas – din-

ner and $100 worth of presents for each child.

But this December, because of the teachers’ strike that delayed the start of school, DSAC was not able to organize Coins for Kids on time.

However, school district staff are going to pitch in with the project – contacting principals, sending collection tins to schools and whatever else is necessary to ensure the annual fundraiser goes ahead.

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Last year the Christmas Hamper helped 575 families.

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Forty eight angels decorated by students from Meadowridge School adorn a Christmas Tree in the front lobby of the credit union branch at 22824 Lougheed Highway.

On the back of each angel is the wish list of a child whose family needs support this holiday season.

The children’s names are gathered by Cythera Transition House Society, a non-profit organization that provides services to abused women and children.

Once again the public is being asked to pick an angel, fulfill the wish list and return the unwrapped presents to the branch no later than Dec. 8.

On Dec. 9, the gifts will be wrapped and delivered to Cythera House in time for the holidays.

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Brenda Garcia, event organizer, wants people to know that Help Portrait is not put on just for the homeless, but for anyone who wouldn’t otherwise be able to have a professional family on the tree. There are also teens aged 1618 years that are living on their own and need help.

A book sale held throughout the year at the branch helps to top up gifts and also provides the parents with a gift certificate for Target and Superstore for holiday supplies.

Last year the program helped 59 children in Maple Ridge.

A total of 401 children, including this year’s angels, have been helped since the program started in 2007.

Each year the branch makes sure it doesn’t take more names than it can sponsor. “But that’s never been a problem,� said Rubin. “Everybody who takes an angel gets their own joy out of it,� she said.

The Vancity Pitt Meadows branch, at 19800 Lougheed Highway, has 31 angels on its tree this year.

Names for them are provided by the Meadow Ridge Food Bank.

The branch will also be collecting Size 5 and 6 diapers, baby wipes, toiletries, gift certificates from Superstore, Save On Foods and Safeway, new gloves and socks and new or gently used blankets.

Deadline for donations is Dec. 10.

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She is hoping to see 300 people this year.

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BUSINESS LICENCE RENEWALS If you hold a Maple Ridge Business Licence, it’s due for renewal on or before January 1, 2015.

Renewal notices have been mailed out to all business owners. We provide the following payment options: Online – Go to www.mapleridge.ca and under Accessing Services click on the Online Services link. Online payments can be made using MasterCard, Visa or certain Debit cards (TD Canada Trust, Bank of Montreal, Scotiabank and RBC Royal Bank).

In Person – At the Finance counter in City Hall or at the Licencing and Bylaws front counter located at 11960 Haney Place (2nd floor) between 8:00 am & 4:00 pm Monday through Friday (except statutory holidays).

By Mail – Send cheques payable to the City of Maple Ridge 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 6A9. We do not accept cash payment by mail.

By Phone – With Visa, MasterCard or American Express by calling the Licencing and Bylaws Department Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm (except statutory holidays) at 604-467-7305, press 1 for business licencing.

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We provide the following payment options once you’ve received your renewal notice: Online – Go to www.mapleridge.ca and under Accessing Services click on the Online Services link. Online payments can be made using MasterCard, Visa or certain Debit cards (TD Canada Trust, Bank of Montreal, Scotiabank and RBC Royal Bank).

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By Mail – Send cheques payable to the City of Maple Ridge 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 6A9. We do not accept cash payment by mail.

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Slumach facts, fairy tales Looking Back

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tories of untold riches hidden somewhere just north of us have never stopped to fascinate searchers for and dreamers of gold.

According to popular belief, Slumach was the first to discover that gold.

Slumach was a Katzie First Nations man living on the reserve at the southern end of Pitt Lake.

He was convicted for murder and hanged in 1891.

Talking with Donald Waite in 1972, Slumach’s grandniece, Amanda Charnley, thought that Slumach found gold north of Pitt Lake.

But what he found there was a far cry from the “untold riches” the stories talk about.

Mrs. Charnley remembered her father telling her that Slumach did not find more than $27 worth of gold in his whole life.

In 1869, a nameless “Indian” reportedly turned up in New Westminster with a “good prospect of gold,” which he said to have found in a little creek north of Pitt Lake.

Was that person Slumach?

Had Slumach ever turned up with gold in New Westminster or had the slightest rumour even circulated connecting the imprisoned Slumach with gold, it would have been all over the

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There was simply no gold in Slumach’s real life story. front pages. However, the newspapers were silent and the old man himself went to his death without speaking about gold or a mine.

He had no secret to hide. There was simply no gold in Slumach’s real life story.

Slumach was hanged for the killing of a man called Louis Bee, who had previously bullied Slumach, and who knows what he and his buddy Seymour were up to when they surprised Slumach hunting with a shotgun in his hands.

Liquor – not gold – is in the background of this murder. Bee and his crony were “drunks,” according to Mrs. Charnley. Police court records show that they had been convicted in the past for illegally selling liquor to First Nations people.

The records of the Slumach trial mention an

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Peter Pierre, Mrs. Charnley’s father, was the confidant and companion of Slumach in his final days and hours.

Both he and the Indian Agent in New Westminster described Slumach as a kind old man who had harmed no one before his shooting of Bee. Had he been a white man, Slumach would probably have been spared death by hanging in consideration of his age. But for him, an “Indian,” there was no clemency.

All settlers were obsessed with finding gold and rumours of a mysterious gold treasure in the Pitt Lake area kept surfacing occasionally in particular in the New Westminster newspapers.

Slumach’s name, however, did not appear in connection with gold until 1915, and that only in an American newspaper article.

The first mention in a Canadian newspaper of Slumach as the finder of that elusive Pitt Lake gold was in 1926. The story described Slumach as a charming mass murderer who, when he died, took with him “the secret of a great gold mine up in that

wild Pitt country.”

That thread was picked up again in an article published in 1939, about a “half-breed Red River Indian named Slummock.” This Slummock, a prospector from Manitoba, was a tough character who frequently came to New Westminster with a “well-filled poke of nuggets.” Before killing – by drowning – an unnamed fellow prospector he was thought to have drowned three of his “Indian wives” at Widgeon Creek.

He did this, it was said, to prevent the women from revealing the source of his gold at the headwaters of Pitt Lake.

That fairy tale took on a life of its own. Slumach reappeared in story after story as a murdering, boozing womanizer, throwing nuggets around as if it was popcorn. He was pictured as a “narrow-eyed cigar-smoking half-breed Indian” who never revealed the source of his wealth; even swearing in his last moments that the mine would die with him. Slumach was said to have put a curse on the mysterious gold.

The readers loved it and we, today, still enjoy reading those tales.

Of course, aside from the fabricated stories there is nothing supporting the suggestion that the real Slumach even had knowledge of the legendary gold.

Despite that, we will doubtless continue talking about “Slumach’s gold” or “Slumach’s curse” or that “Slumach” character in these stories. But when we do so, let us reserve a few kind thoughts for the real Slumach, the old Katzie gentleman whose name was used after his death for an imaginary player in the stories of that mysterious gold just north of us.

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The Burnett Fellowship Baptist Church will put on a live nativity scene at the far end of the park. Members will also dish out free S’mores.

The local Kiwanis Club will cook hot dogs hand out and coffee, by donation.

All funds raised will go to the Christmas Festival Society for next year’s event.

A mailbox for letters to Santa will be located beside his yurt. Don’t worry if you haven’t already written to Santa, children can write letters at the craft tent in Christmas Corner.

The St. Patrick’s School choir will lead off the entertainment on the bandstand, where there will be live entertainment and a Christmas sing-a-long.

The Christmas Festival Society will also collect donations of new, unwrapped toys for the Maple RidgePitt Meadows Christmas Hamper Society and nonperishable food items for

the Friends in Need Food Bank, which can be dropped off at the tent in the park.

The official lighting of the Christmas tree will take place at 6 p.m., beside Santa’s yurt, which will also signal the start of the parade.

Dianne Enns, chair of the Maple Ridge Christmas Festival Society, is relieved that it is not expected to be as cold as last year, when 47 groups registered to march in the parade but only 37 showed up due to the cold temperature outside.

Enns is hoping to hit the 60 mark this year.

The assembly area for the Santa parade will be on Brown Avenue by Plaza Street.

From there, it will make its way south along Plaza Street to Dewdney Trunk Road, where it will travel east to 224th Street.

It will go south along 224th St. to Selkirk Avenue, where it will turn west and finish at 223 Street.

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New this year will be a series of carnival games for children to participate in.

Passports for the games can be picked up at the Maple Ridge Christmas Festival tent next to the bandstand.

The passports are stamped at each game and once completed can be returned to be entered into a draw for a prize.

There will be free pictures with Santa Clause in his yurt, located at the south west entrance to Memorial Peace Park.

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udy is back in town and his first stop was to see his friends at Maple Ridge Towing to confirm they are ready for another season of Operation Red Nose.

Rudy is the mascot for the Operation Red Nose saferide-home program. The return of the red-nosed deer signifies the launch of the volunteer designated-driver service in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows for the seventh year.

Maple Ridge Towing in Albion industrial area is the headquarters for the service, which began Nov. 28-29 and continues Dec. 6, 7, 12, 13, 19, 20, as well as New Year’s Eve. Maple Ridge Towing owner Randy Sorley and his daughter, Dena, have been keen supporters of the program since it was introduced to the region in 2008.

“At the time, we were approached to help with Operation Red Nose, we had been considering offering safe rides home with our trucks for people who knew they shouldn’t be driving themselves,” recalls Sorley.

“When we understood what a benefit Operation Red Nose would be to this community, we wanted to be a key partner to ensure its success.”

Dena is the volunteer director, venue manager and lead dispatcher, providing more than 300 volunteer hours each season.

She wants to hear from anyone interested in volunteering to help out because help is still needed.

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“We need at least 10 teams a night to give us the resources to do our best job of getting to the clients quickly.”

There is a particular need for drivers – to drive the client vehicles and the road team vehicles – and navigators. These roles form the three-person volunteer road teams.

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Christmas Haven is for all T here’s always a place to go and be with others in Maple Ridge on Christmas Eve. The Christmas Haven takes place at the Arts Centre Theatre that day, beginning at 6 p.m.

The free event serves up Christmas dinner in the Genstar room and the lobby with turkey and all the trimmings for anyone who wants to attend. “No registration is required.

It’s from six until nine. The last meal is served at 7:30 p.m.

There will be entertainment, face painting and music,� said Coun. Corisa Bell, who’s been volunteering at the Christmas Haven for nine years.�

It’s a casual affair where anyone, from anywhere, can drop in for the meal and share some company and good food. “It’s just such an amazing evening,� Bell added. “The whole concept is, it’s Christmas Eve, we don’t want anyone to be alone on Christmas Eve. It’s a pretty magical

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Kids are welcome and Santa and fun and games will be part of the event.

Bell said the Christmas Haven is funded by volunteer contributions from local businesses and individuals. About 250 to 300 people show up for the dinner.

About 50 volunteers put on the event.

Over the past three or four years, the composition of those who attend the Christ-

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Now, more seniors and immigrants attend, Bell said. “It’s really a blend of the community that attends now.�

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This year’s event will be extra special, as Pitt Meadows celebrates the community’s 100th anniversary.

Past Christmas traditions will be highlighted, as the city wraps up its 100th anniversary celebrations.

That night Pitt Meadows will welcome Santa to the community, and join in the countdown to light the city’s Christmas Tree for the holiday season.

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This year’s Osprey Village Tree Lighting is set for Dec. 7 from 5-8 p.m. – the seventh annual.

The family affair will see Santa’s arrival, and children can have their photos taken with the jolly old elf.

“Every year, every event in the village has grown, which is great,” said organizer Anahi England, who owns the Stomping Grounds Cafe in Osprey Village and is part of the village business association.

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The 2014 celebration will begin at 6 p.m. at Spirit Square Park and run until 8 p.m.

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tion of the event this year, and they expect to see 200-300 people.

There will be Christmas carols, free hot chocolate and cookies for those who arrive early, and numerous vendors selling food and holiday wares.

England said it is a good place for people to do some of their Christmas shopping.

Many of the vendors will offer activities for children, including the creation of Christmas crafts.

“It’s a free event for everybody, sponsored

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“And the village looks really pretty, and all lit up.”

Osprey Village is an outdoor shopping district on the shore of the Fraser River. It is located at 10958 Barnston View Road.

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To get into the Christmas spirit, downtown businesses are also participating in a shop window-decorating contest to see who can come up with the best of the season. That goes until Dec. 15, when judging takes place.

Also underway is the Shop The Neighbourhood event, for which downtown stores will offer special one-day deals.

As Christmas approaches, the big Christmas tree in Memorial Peace Park will have its lights turned on Dec. 6 at 6 p.m., all part of the Christmas in the Park and the Santa Claus Parade that takes place that night. That event starts at 4 p.m. and continues to 8 p.m.

Santa also starts his parade at 6 p.m. For details, visit www. mapleridgechristmasfestival. com.

Last year, the City of Maple Ridge put up new LED icicle lights in the park that caught people’s attention. Those new lights were combined with new Christmas bells hung along 224th Street. The bells were made from the original 1950s molds, from which the original bells were made 50 years ago, creating an oldfashioned ambience.

“Essentially, it’s like we’ve gone back to 1966. This is exactly how they looked in 1966,” Maple Ridge’s spokesman Fred Armstrong said last year.

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Jim Cuddy is riding the rails with CP this year, offering free concerts from the rolling boxcar stage. Also performing locally this year is Tracey Brown – an inductee into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.

The Holiday Train will stop at the Harris Road crossing on the night of Dec. 17 at 8:45 p.m. The boxcars will open on both sides, and a holiday street party will begin at 9 p.m.

Harris road will be closed to traffic during the event.

The concerts are free, but those attending are asked to bring a non-perishable donation for the Friends in Need Food Bank, or a cash donation.

“It is a major, major fundraiser and foodraiser,” Mike LoVecchio, CP’s director of government affairs, said re-

cently as he announced the stop at Pitt Meadows city hall.

“We’re thrilled to be able to bring the holiday train to Pitt Meadows.”

Billed as “North America’s longest rolling food bank fundraiser, the Holiday Train started in 1999, and has generated $9.5 million in cash donations and $3.3 million pounds of food donations in communities along the tracks.

The Holiday Train has made Maple Ridge a regular stop, and it will be in Haney that same night at 7:30 p.m., so local people could easily see the show twice. It will continue on to Port Moody and Port Coquitlam for its last shows of the season on Dec. 18.

Mary Robson, executive director of the Friends in Need Food Bank, noted that the Holiday Train provides the food bank with its single biggest cash fundraiser of the year.

Last year at the Haney stop, CP gave the local charity a cheque for $7,000, and there were further cash donations

of $1,700 from local people at the event that night.

Local firefighters also use the occasion to kick off their shake-a-boot event, during which they collect donations for Christmas charities at local grocery stores and other high-traffic locations. Last year, they gave Friends in Need approximately $9,000 in donations.

In addition to the cash, she estimates the food bank takes in 1,000 pounds of food that night.

With two stops this year, she anticipates local charities will be well stocked this holiday season.

Robson also appreciates that the food bank’s cause is highlighted in such a high-profile way.

“To raise public awareness is huge.”

LoVecchio gave credit for the Pitt appearance to outgoing mayor Deb Walters, who asked CP to add the stop in recognition of the community’s 100th anniversary this year.

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Kettle campaign is underway T he festive sound of bells jingling, a smiling volunteer with a red toque, and a big kettle marked “Salvation Army� will get Christmas shoppers across Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows reaching into their purses and wallets to help those in need.

The six-week kettle campaign has become synonymous the holi-

day season, and the 2014 Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Campaign marks the 124th year that the organization has asked the public to help millions of Canadians living in poverty.

With a $4 million goal in B.C. and a $90,000 target in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, the campaign will enable The Caring Place to

work with individuals and families in providing basic necessities such as food, clothing and shelter.

Contributions will also help The Caring Place provide life� changing programs, such as housing support and job and skills training, to help vulnerable individuals find a way out of poverty, permanently.

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In late afternoon, the train then head back east to Mission, departing Waterfront Station at 4 p.m.

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ugar plumb fairies and St. Nicholas come to life in the magical re-telling of the popular Christmas poem ’Twas The Night Before Christmas.

This holiday season, the Emerald Pig Theatrical Society will be putting on the musical that tells the story of the poem’s author Clement C. Moore, a serious news journalist who works for the New York Evening Post.

Moore must write a holiday feature story for the paper just four days before Christmas.

The president of the United States, James Monroe, looks forward to the story every year and is counting on reading it to his family on Christmas Day. However, Moore has writer’s block.

With pressure mounting from the paper and having to work at home amongst the excitement of his own five children, Clement’s frustration turns into magic.

“It’s all about his struggle to write the story. He’s a serious news reporter but he has a flair, he has an imagination. He’s a good story teller. But he considers himself a newsman and not a fantasy story teller,” explained Chris Carver, who will be playing the part of

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(From left) Christopher Stanwood, Holly Krauchi, Hailey Thomas, Steve Rowley, Petrina Baptist, Regan Custance, Greg Taylor, Victoria Dufficy and Tina Zubek-Smeding are the choir: (right) Jenna Rowley and Tessa Loman play sugar plum fairies.

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“The show is him at home, struggling to put the story together and all sorts of fantasy things happen with sugar plum fairies and he actually sees St. Nicholas and all this magic happens that helps him create the master-

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This is the first musical production for Carver, who has been involved in community theatre for 12 years.

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Carver says audience members can expect lots of singing, caroling, dancing, fantasy and laughs.

Sharon Malone, the director, has always loved the poem and it has been a part of her family’s Christmas tradition for many years.

She also loves the challenge of a new production. “ As a director, I never like to do the same thing twice, and I love a challenge,” whether it’s building an airship (Love’s Labor’s Lost) or an alien rock band (Much Ado About Nothing) or figuring out how St. Nicholas is going to slide down a chimney.

Malone also found the music in the show challenging, learning the rhythm of the pieces, tweaking the tempo and pitch and finding the right notes for the actors.

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Chris Carver as Clement C. Moore and Simon Challenger as St. Nicholas.

But, “the result is beautiful and funny and sweet and real. Audiences will come away feeling warmly entertained and hopefully they will read the poem again and again with their children, starting their own family traditions.”

• ’Twas the Night Before Christmas runs December 10-13 and 17-20 at 7:30 p.m. at Open Door Church, 11391 Dartford Street, Maple Ridge. Tickets can be purchased at eventbrite.ca, emeraldpig.ca or by calling 604-785-1405.

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Ramblers medal in tourneys

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(Above) Titans receiver Kyle Halverson shakes off an H.D. Stafford tackler in Monday’s provincial championship game.

(Right) Andrew Fishwick, Tyler Spencer and Jack Williams celebrate the Titans’ Grade 8 provincial football championship.

Titans win SRT’s first B.C. title Titan Grade 8s win double A football final

By Neil Corbett sports@mapleridgenews.com

The Samuel Robertson Technical Titans got the first provincial championship in the school’s history on Monday, courtesy of the Grade 8 football squad.

The Titans Grade 8s beat the H.D. Stafford Skyhawks of Langley by a

score of 40-0 in the Double A provincial championship.

“That was a big day for the boys, and for the school too,” said head coach Rick Pelwecki.

Running back Dylan Ford led the offence with three touchdowns on the day, including a 60-yard score.

Brayden Hamilton had two touchdowns, including one off of a 50-yard pass-and-run play from quarterback Tyler Spencer.

“He ran over half the H.D. Stafford team to score his second touch-

down,” said Pelwecki.

Cade Cote also found the end zone on a 55-yard play.

The defence continued its stellar play, which has seen the Titans not allow a point to be scored against them in the past three games.

Defensive lineman Mitchell Crews was always in the Stafford backfield, and had five tackles for losses in the game.

Brock Pelwecki, the coach’s son and an outside linebacker, also had numerous tackles for losses, and

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Hamilton, playing middle linebacker on defence, had an interception.

The Titans finished in first place on the double A circuit, with a record of 5-1.

Their only loss of the year was against Stafford, by an 18-6 score, but the team was missing key starters for that game.

The Titans had some big wins on the year, 54-0 over the Holy Cross Crusaders, 54-0 over the G.W. Graham Grizzlies and 42-22 over the Abbotsford Panthers.

Maple Ridge Rambler Cam Hicks won gold at the Roberts Rumble wrestling match on the North Shore, and he was also was voted the most outstanding male wrestler of the meet.

Teammate Ciara McCrae was selected most outstanding female wrestler. Marko Kolobara won two out of three matches, and Libby McDonnell took one.

In Cloverdale, at an Upper Fraser Valley Novice Tournament, several Ramblers posted good results, including Daniel Jo, Dionte Hurtado, Austin Maschket and Mateya Haintz all gold. Jacob Burgi and Lucas Kolobara each took third, and Will Baptist fourth.

New hoops season tips off at Pitt The Pitt Meadows junior girls basketball team finished in fourth place in their host tournament over the weekend, and Brisa Waldbauer received an allstar award.

The Marauders senior boys start the season ranked 10th on the QuadA circuit this year.

They are in the Heritage Woods tournament this weekend.

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Donating a coat can warm two at a time.

(From left) Tahlon Flamma of Ridge Meadows speed skating club, Maria Kim of Port Coquitlam speed skating club, Janie Green and Marshall Shupe of Ridge Meadows compete in the Division 2, 1,000m event at the Ridge Meadows Jingle Bell Cup Interclub meet at Planet Ice on Saturday.

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Black Press is collecting coats for kids in support of the Greater Vancouve Vancouver Home Builder’s Associations’ ns’ 19th Annual Coats for Kids Campaign st year over 5,000 items were collected by y to be held Nov 24 - Dec 5. Last ution by the GVHBA members for distribution Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau and es, toques other agencies. (Scarves, gloves, Also so in need of hoodies and blankets also accepted.) forr te fo teens!

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Bring your kids, grandparents, dogs, whoever and whatever you like but start the year right!

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Racers host Jingle Bell Cup Racing in their home rink at Planet Ice on Saturday, several members of the Ridge Meadows Racers posted some medal-winning times.

The club hosted the Jingle Bell Cup compe-

tition over the weekend, and CBC was there to film it, as part of the Sports Day in Canada programming the network does.

Among the highlights were locals Marshall

Shupe, Tahlon Flamma and Timothy Song winning gold, silver and bronze respectively in the 500m race in the T2T age class.

Shupe also won gold in the 1,000m, while

Flamma and Janie Green both took silvers, and Song bronze.

Green also took gold in Div. 3, 500m.

In Div. 4, Junior B 500m, Ridge’s Carina McDonald took silver, and in the T2T age class at that distance Amelia Janes won bronze.

Annabelle Green won gold in the Division 5 1,000 m event.

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Flames drop from playoff spot The Ridge Meadows Flames dropped into last place in the Harold Brittain Conference with two more weekend losses.

The Flames lost 6-5 to the Aldergrove Kodiaks on Friday night, and 5-2 to the Abbotsford Pilots on Saturday – both at home.

The Flames led Aldergrove 5-4 into the last five minutes of the game, and then the Kodiaks got two late power play goals to steal the win. Their power play was two-for-four, while the Flames failed to score in two chances.

Against the Kodiaks the scoring was spread out, with Halen Cordoni, Grant Rosvig, Jordan Rendle, Nicholas Maydaniuk and Danny Wilson all tallying a goal, and Wilson adding an assist. Dale Howell also had two assists in the game. Tyler Read made 27 saves on 33 shots in goal.

Bradley Crompton and Andrew Castagna both scored for the Flames in the Pilots loss. Christian Plain stopped 24 of 29 shots in net.

Their Flames record drops to 8-15 Colleen Flanagan/THE NEWS on the season, and they are two points behind Mission (8-13-1-1) in Jordan Rendle (11) and the rest of the Ridge Meadows Flames have been pushed out of a playoff spot in the Pacific Junior Hockey League. the chase for the final playoff spot.

Abby rink takes Haney bonspiel Another Haney Masters’ Curling Bonspiel ended successfully on the weekend, with 24 teams enjoying competition for the coveted Ralph Haney Trophy at Golden Ears Winter Club.

After five draws an exciting final saw Abbotsford’s Jim Anderson edge Chilliwack’s George Heagy 7-6 to take the championship in the 57th consecutive year of competition.

The rink of Gary Sawatsky (skip), Don Plummer (third), Cliff Wells (second) and Ed Belsey (lead) from the host-club Haney curled admirably to finish at the top of all Haney entries.

Curlers aged 55 and over from Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows and the rest of the Fraser Valley were treated to superb ice conditions provided by icemakers Don Huber and Terry Gregory, and a well-run schedule through the efforts of Peter England, Gregg Hook, and Bob Asher.

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TRAVEL DENO-SWANSON, (Marilynn) Kelly Sept 23, 1964 - Nov 26, 2014 Kelly passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving friends and family who stayed by her side throughout the final days of her brave battle with a liver disorder. Kelly is predeceased by her father Karl Swanson and brother Derek Swanson. Kelly was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, cousin and friend. She is survived by her husband Murray, son Jestin, daughter Ryleigh, mother Marilynn (Maurice) Lacasse and brother Mark (Roslyn) Swanson.

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

EDUCATION

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HELP WANTED

GET FREE VENDING MACHINES. Can Earn $100,000.00 + Per Year.

All Cash-Retire in Just 3 Years.

Protected Territories. Full Details CALL NOW 1-866-668-6629. Website WWW.TCVEND.COM

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• Minimum $6,050 down payment • Guaranteed Cleaning Contracts • Includes Professional Training • On Going Support • Proven Worldwide Franchiser

$1000 Hiring Bonus & Above Average Rates To join our team of professional drivers please send a resume and current drivers abstract to:

careers@vankam.com or Fax: 604-587-9889 We thank all applicants for your interest!

Van-Kam is committed to employment equity and environmental responsibility.

RENTALS: These listings cover all types of rentals from apartments, condos, office space, houseboats and vacation homes. So if you’re in the market to rent, or looking for a roommate, start here. bcclassified.com

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130

HELP WANTED

Detailed House Cleaning * We do Move-outs * Chemical Free

mariescustomized cleaning@gmail.com 604-467-1118

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

All Shifts including Graveyard.

No experience required.

Excellent growth opportunities.

Excavator & Backhoe Operator Training. Be employable in 4-6wks. Call 604-546-7600. www.rayway.ca

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FARM WORKERS P/T Warehouse Worker/Store Clerk

FARM WORKERS Pitt Meadows farming company requires seasonal farm workers for blueberry and cranberry farms. Duties will include general farm labor, planting, pruning, fertilizing, weed control and harvesting. Work is physically demanding; handling heavy loads, repetitive tasks and standing for extended periods of time. Work is performed outdoors in cold/damp or hot/dusty conditions. Wages are $10.25 per hour. Work can consist of 50 hours or more over 6 day weeks particularly during harvest.

Approx start date: January, 2015 Please fax your resume to Meadowland Farms Inc. 604-460-2041 No phone calls please.

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Otter Co-op @ Pitt Meadows Duties: D Provide excellent customer service to walk-in & telephone customers D Perform housekeeping duties D Till Operations D Maintain the warehouse & yard in a neat & tidy fashion D To warehouse & convey feed product in warehouse D To service (load cars & small trucks) retail sacked feed clients while filling order for feed, hay, fertilizer, twine & shavings D Other duties assigned Qualifications: D Sales experience D Grade 12 education D Customer service skills D Number & detailed oriented D Mature D Excellent communication skills D Able to lift 50lbs repeatedly D Must be available weekdays & weekends D Forklift experience is desirable

HELP WANTED

ECE required for Daycare in Maple Ridge.

Monday to Friday.

604-466-5704 or 604-219-4324

Please email your resume to: pittmeadows@otter-coop.com or fax 604-465-0718 or apply in person 12343 Harris Rd. Pitt Meadows

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SALES ADVISOR DIGITAL PRODUCTS

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

OFFICE CLERK - P/T. Required for POCO Pasta mfg company.

Computer skills necessary.

Fax resume to: 604-944-6304 or Email: terry@oldcountrypasta.com

Are you confident enough to develop business conversations?

Black Press publishes the Surrey Leader, Langley Times and Peace Arch News along with 150 other publications.

We will develop individuals with an ambition to succeed whether they have deep post-secondary credentials or not.

This is an exceptional opportunity if you are adept at making successful calls and highly rewarding to those that maintain the required pace.

We have an immediate opening for a Sales Consultant on our Digital team representing our highly successful online recruitment platform LocalWorkBC.ca.

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LABOURERS

SEASONAL FARM LABORERS Required for Erica Enterprises Pitt Meadows.

February November 2015 $10.49/hr. 6 days/wk. 50-60hr./wk. Potting, pruning, weeding & harvesting.

Must be prepared to work outdoors in all conditions. Bending, lifting, kneeling, standing and walking required. Email resume to: ericaenterprises@shaw.ca

Primary Focus: • Contact prospective business clients via phone and email • Develop trustworthy and informative relationships • Maintain a strong volume of calls with the assistance of our CRM system

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MEDICAL/DENTAL KWAKIUTL BAND COUNCIL

Qualifications: • Strong telephone skills • Marketing and/or creative mindset • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment • Basic computer skills • Strong command of English, both verbal and written

seeking full-time

Community Health Nurse in Port Hardy. Email: health-director@kwakiutl.bc.ca for job description or to apply by Dec. 14th, or fax (250) 949-6066.

It is also an asset if you have a good knowledge of BC communities.

This is a full time position based in Surrey, BC. Black Press offers competitive compensation, a team environment, benefits and opportunity for career advancement.

Please forward your resume with a brief note on why you are a great candidate to:

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Kristy O’Connor, Digital Sales Manager koconnor@bpdigital.ca

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

HELP WANTED

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CONCRETE & PLACING

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

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HELP WANTED

Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows NEWS

Available routes in Maple Ridge 130

HELP WANTED

Delivery Drivers

With industrial type vehicles only.

Vehicle must hold 5000 papers .

NO MINI-VANS. • Twice weekly: Tuesday & Thursday • Pick up newspapers from our warehouse • Deliver newspapers to our carriers

Call 604.514.6770 circulation@langleytimes.com

40000024 - 108 Ave, 108 Loop, Tamarack Lane 40000044 - 118 Ave, 118A Ave, 119 Ave, 236B St, 237 St, Dewdney Trunk Rd. 40000067 - 104 Ave, 239 St, Slatford Pl, Slatford St, Zeron Ave. 40000070 - Tamarack Cres, Tamarack Pl. 40100108 - Burnett St, Fisher St, Telosky Ave. (Townhouses) 40100109 - 113 Ave, 230 St, Gillis Pl, Harrison St, Lougheed Hwy, Olund Cres, Telosky Ave. 40100113 - 221 St, Carshill St, Cliff Ave, Cliff Pl, Lougheed Hwy, River Rd. 40210209 - 122 Ave, 123 Ave, 227 St, Hinch Cres.

40310306 - 117 Ave, 118 Ave, 210 St, Barker St, Fraserview St, Penny Lane, Steeves St. 40330333 - Charlton St, Chigwell St, Ditton St, Eltham St, Hampton St, Kent St, Lorne Ave, Princess St.

Available routes in Pitt Meadows 41011016 - 118B Ave, 119 Ave, 119B Ave, 194B St, Blakely Rd, Bonson Rd, Hammond Rd. 41011026 - Albertan St, Fair¿eld Ave, Hammond Rd, Herring Pl, Wildcrest Ave, Wildwood Cres.N. 41021057 - 121B Ave, 122B Ave, 188 St, 189A St, Charnley Crt, Ford Rd.

Circulation 604.476.2740 brian@mapleridgenews.com

Marketing Sales The Abbotsford News and Mission Record, two of Canada’s leading community newspapers, have openings for a Sales Consultant.

This is a career opportunity for a results-driven individual. Candidates will possess the ability to increase sales to existing clients while successfully prospecting new business in two of the Fraser Valley’s fastest growing markets.

The ideal candidate has a positive attitude, a persuasive manner (previous sales experience preferred, but not essential), is highly motivated with strong organizational and communication skills. Training is provided.

Our work environment sets industry standards for professionalism and innovation. The News and Mission Record combines a salary/benefits package designed to attract and retain outstanding staff.

Please send your application in confidence to: Don Barbeau Advertising Manager 34375 Gladys Avenue Abbotsford, B.C. V2S 2H5 e-mail: donb@abbynews.com

Advertising Sales Consultant The Peace Arch News has an opening for an advertising consultant.

By joining White Rock / South Surrey's number one community print and online newspaper, you can develop a rewarding career in advertising and marketing while contributing to one of the Lower Mainland's most vibrant communities. The team environment at the Peace Arch News will inspire you to the highest level of customer partnership and reward your motivated approach to excellence.

You should be a strong communicator, well organized, self motivated and enjoy working in a fast-pace environment. Previous media sales experience is preferred. A car and a valid driver's license are required.

Closing Date: Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014

The Peace Arch News is part of Black Press, Canada's largest private independent newspaper company with more than 170 community, daily and urban newspapers in BC, Alberta, Washington, Ohio, California and Hawaii.

The interest of all applicants is appreciated, however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Please send your resume with cover letter by Monday December 15 to:

blackpress.ca X abbynews.com X missioncityrecord.com

Collette Vernon - Ad Manager Peace Arch News, #200 - 2411 - 160th St., Surrey, BC V3S 0C8 or email to Collette@peacearchnews.com

www.blackpress.ca . 4 U SPA

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

Earn Extra Cash!

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

NOW HIRING! LABOURERS F/T & P/T

CLEANING SERVICES CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

.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

EDUCATION

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is an in-demand career in Canada! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get the online training you need from an employertrusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-888-5280809 to start training for your workat-home career today!

FINANCIAL SERVICES

BC COLLEGE OF OPTICS - Optician / Contact Lens Fitter. 6 month course. 604.581.0101

FLAGGERS NEEDED. No Certification? Get Certified, 604-575-3944

Van Km’s Group of Companies requires FT class 1 drivers for the Surrey area. Applicants must have LTL & P&D driving experience and must be familiar w/the Greater Vancouver region.

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

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

DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

F/T CLASS 1 DRIVERS Pick-Up & Delivery

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

Are You $10K Or More In Debt?

DebtGo can help reduce a significant portion of your debt load.

Call now and see if you qualify.

1-800-351-1783

ANNUAL STARTING REVENUE $24,000 - $120,000 FINANCING AVAILABLE

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PERSONAL SERVICES

The Benefits of Relaxation!?

European Private Studio By appt: 604-230-4444

Opportunity To Buy Janitorial Franchise

604.434.7744 info@coverallbc.com www.coverallbc.com

PERSONAL SERVICES

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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

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FREE ESTIMATES

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275

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MILANO PAINTING Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510

FEEDER HAY $180 per ton in 3 x 4 square bales. Delivery avail. Sawdust & Shavings. 1- (250)838-6630

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HOME REPAIRS

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ELECTRICAL

#1 IN RATES & SERVICE. Lic’d/Ins. LOCAL Plumber. Plugged drains, renos etc. Chad 1-877-861-2423

FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Call Aman: 778-895-2005

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

EAGLE ROOFING

Interlawn Landscape Services Commercial / Res. 604-356-9273 www.interlawnlandscapes.com

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GARDENING

PLUMBING

BRO MARV PLUMBING 24/7 Plumbing, heating, clogged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com

604-618-6401 Marcel

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MISC SERVICES

Tar & Gravel D Asphalt D Interlocking shingles D Torch-on Membrane D Laminated shingles

✶Dump Site Now Open✶ SBroken Concrete RocksS $24.00 Per Metric Ton SMud - Dirt - Sod - ClayS $24.00 Per Metric Ton GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds

All types of Roofing Repairs Free Estimates

$59.00 Per Ton

604-467-6065

Meadows Landscape Supply

604-465-1311

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

MOVING & STORAGE

Licensed - Bonded - Fully Equip.

Residential Commercial, 1-3 Men BIG OR SMALL MOVES Start $45/hr ~ All size trucks Free estimate/Senior Discount www.miraclemoving.ca Prompt Delivery Available

604 - 720 - 2009

7 Days / Week

~We accept Visa & Mastercard~

Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd.

Experienced & Courteous Licensed & Insured

MISC. FOR SALE

MISC. WANTED

REAL ESTATE ACREAGE

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

MOUNTAIN-MOVERS.ca (778)378-6683

Gutter Cleaning & Repairs. (Res. & Strata). Prompt Service. Window Cleaning & Pressure Washing.

Grants Home Maint. 604-936-2808.

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AFFORDABLE MOVING

FOR SALE BY OWNER

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

Call Ian 604-724-6373

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

Derek Manor 2048 Manning Ave. Port Coquitlam Impeccably Clean!

• • •

ABBA MOVERS & DEL Res/comm 1-5 ton truck, 2 men fr $45. Seniors Discount. Honest, bsmt clean up.

25yrs Exp. 24hrs/7days 604-506-7576

TOPSOIL

SCREENED TOPSOIL MUSHROOM MANURE BARK MULCH 604-467-3003

www.jonesbroscartageltd.com

HOME IMPROVEMENTS 329 PAINTING & DECORATING

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TREE SERVICES

www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

MAPLE RIDGE: Spacious private almost new 3 bdrm 2.5 bathroom close to schls, parks & shopping. $549,800. 604 380-3561.

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HOMES WANTED WE BUY HOMES BC • All Prices • All Situations • • All Conditions • www.webuyhomesbc.com 604-657-9422

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

Good Apartment Sizes Heat SH/W S Parking 1 Bedroom ~ $795/mo.

PAINT SPECIAL

BIG

or small...

www.bcclassified.com 1 & 2 Bdrms available $825/mo & $925/mo

SENIOR’S DISCOUNT

Advertise across the lower mainland in the 17 best-read community newspapers!

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

PETS

Ask about our

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ROOM SPECIAL

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

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FEED & HAY

1ST cut Alberta Timothy Hay for sale in Pitt Meadows. 60 lb. bales.

Good protein, good fibre, low sugar, and great for horses and all livestock. $12.00 per bale. 604 505 4087

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TOWNHOUSES

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1108/mo - $1211/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

TRANSPORTATION 818

CARS - DOMESTIC

2000 Ford Truck 1995. 1999 Ford Explorer 1995. 2000 Toyota RAV4 1995. 2003 Honda 2995. 2006 VW diesel 7888. 2006 Dodge pickup 4995. Eagleridge 855-200-3899

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

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

Close to stores & schools.

SENIORS DISCOUNT

22423 121st Ave 604-467-4894

Maple Ridge Central

Certified crime free clean quiet building for mature adults only. 1 bdrm, gas f/p. No smokers No pets $600 + utils.

SCRAP CAR Removal TOP CA$H PAID on the spot. Local Business. www.a1casper.com 604-378-2029

The Scrapper

OFFICE/RETAIL

Maple Ridge Office & Retail Space

Unbelievable Rates, Starting at $495/month.

Various sizes 320sf. - 2000sf.

Various downtown locations.

Updated and well maintained.

Rick Medhurst Royal LePage Realty

851

TRUCKS & VANS

604-463-3000

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MAPLE RIDGE

(604) 467- 5271

.CAN-PRO Paint and Drywall. Over 25 yrs of quality service. 3 ROOMS, $250. Insured. 604-771-7052

752

MAPLE RIDGE West side. 1 Level lower unit townhouse. 1 Bdrm +den or 2 Bdrm. Close to transit, walk to shopping, banking, etc. Age restricted over 45 complex. Totally reno’d with newer appli’s. NS/NP. Photos avail upon request. $1000/mo +utils Call 604-838-4434 or email: 77darrell@gmail.com

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.

12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certified Crime Free Buildings

&

Ring up profits!

1 Bdrm apts $750 2 Bdrm apts $800

SUITES, LOWER

PORT COQ n/side. 2Bd gr/lvl suite, sep ent, f/p, laund, nr all amens. n/s n/p, $855 +1/3 utils. 604-306-1701.

Incl heat, hot water & parking.

Close to stores and Schools.

604-463-2236 604-463-7450

MAPLE COURT II

.give and take tree service 778.872.8406

750

MAPLE RIDGE

22437 121st Ave 604-467-0715

1989 14x70 in Ruskin MHP. Fam./Pet ok. $39,900 w/$575pad Parial view. Chuck 604-830-1960

604.465.7713

604-464-3550

SORRENTO 22260 122nd Avenue (604)319-9341

MAPLE COURT I

$

2 bdrm suite ~ $925 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

WE’RE ON THE WEB

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

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

Find all the help you need in the Home Services section

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

1 bdrm suite ~ $775

Ref.s & Credit check req’d

3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

NORTHSTARS PAINTING www.northstars-painting.com Master Painters at Students Rates.

We will BEAT any Qualified Quotes.

778.245.9069

You'll find something for the kid in you in the Classifieds!

604-575-5555

SUNRISE 22292 122nd Avenue (604)349-5982

No Pets ~ Avail. Dec. 15

1/2 month Rent Free Ask manager for details.

Running this ad for 10yrs

Onsite Manager

604-353-9836

AVAILABLE NOW Maple Ridge

and Hydro

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING

Moorage Rental Year or Semi-annual Outdoor Storage Available Starting At $30/month for Boats, RV’s, Cars, Trucks & Trailers

1/2 month Rent Free Ask manager for details.

Near Shopping & Amenities.

Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates.

Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

14179 Reichenback Rd

SENIORS DISCOUNT

Includes: Heat, Hot Water

604-537-4140

Any project,

Launch Ramp with 3 lines and ample parking for tracks and trailers

APARTMENT/CONDO

* Renovated Suites * *Large *Clean *Very Quiet

mikes hauling 604-516-9237

LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

CALL US to take care of that unwanted, trash, junk or whatever you need hauled away :) Not a Franchise. Owner operated and Fee Friendly :) .... Not like those other guys :) 604-357-3969 http://www.astalavistarecycling.com/

(604)466-5799

PORT COQUITLAM

706

Queen Anne Apts.

$45/Hr

GUTTER CLEANING

Pitt Meadows Marina

RENTALS

Great Location

www.affordablemoversbc.com

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

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Vacant Manufactured Home Pad in 55+ Mission retirement park, for new SRI single wide. From $69,888. Chuck 604-830-1960

604-575-5555 Toll-Free 1-866-575-5777 DEVELOPMENT Potential in Urban Reserve. Maple Ridge. Approx 7.02 acres & 5 acres. Call 604-760-3792

STORAGE

1 & 2 Bdrms from $682, $830 and $880 & renovated suite with dishwasher $45. extra.

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

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 Under New Management

JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca

603

749

Maple Ridge Swan Court Apartments

604-941-5452; 604-944-7889

560

meadowslandscapesupply.com

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

New SRI *1296 sq/ft Double wide $94,888. *New SRI 14’ wide $69,888. Repossessed mobile homes, manufactured homes & modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960.

CHIHUAHUA, tiny pups, 2 males, 1 female, ready to go now. $700. Call (604)794-7347

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

APARTMENT/CONDO

Glenwood Manor Apartments

fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977

COLLIE Doodle pups born Oct 17.

Mom is a Rough Collie (45 lbs) & dad is a small Standard Poodle (50 lbs). Both have health clearances (eyes, hips, elbows). 2 Very curly males avail, 1 black & 1 unique blue merle. Intelligent, gentle, easy to train, good with children & animals, low to no shed. Similar in looks & in nature to the Golden Doodle. We are a 4H (agility, obedience, showmanship) family. Please consider the time & commitment needed to raise a dog. Pups will have 1st shots and deworming. Ready Dec. 12, Mission $950. 604.820.4827

RENTALS

Maple Ridge

in need of caring homes!

All cats are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed.

Visit us at:

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

1.866.960.0045 www.dollars4guns.com.

Call: (778)237-4364

(604)465-1311

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CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION

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DISTINGUISHED MOVERS

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

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

RENTALS

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

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2014 Accent “Highest Ranked Small Car in Initial Quality in the U.S.∆”

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‡ AWARDED THE HIGHEST GOVERNMENT CRASH SAFETY RATINGʆ U.S. NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

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Visit HyundaiCanada.com for details on our entire line-up!

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Prices do not include administration fee of $599.

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®The Hyundai names, logos, product names, feature names, images and slogans are trademarks owned by Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. ‡Cash price of $12,959/$24,859/$31,894 available on all remaining new in stock 2015 Elantra L 6-speed Manual/2015 Santa Fe Sport 2.4L FWD/2015 Genesis Coupe 3.8 GT 6-speed Manual models. Prices include Delivery and Destination charges of $1,595/$1,795/$1,695. Prices exclude registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, license fees, applicable taxes and dealer admin. fees of up to $499. Fees may vary by dealer. Delivery and Destination charge includes freight, P.D.E. and a full tank of gas. †Finance offers available O.A.C. from Hyundai Financial Services based on a new 2014 Accent 4 Door L 6-speed manual/2015 Sonata GL Auto with an annual finance rate of 0% for 96 months. Weekly payments are $33/$59. $0 down payment required. Cost of Borrowing is $0. Finance offers include Delivery and Destination of $1,595/$1,695. Finance offers excludes registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, license fees, applicable taxes and dealer admin. fees of up to $499. Fees may vary by dealer. Financing example: 2014 Accent 4 Door L 6-speed manual for $13,744 at 0% per annum equals $33 weekly for 96 months for a total obligation of $13,744. $0 down payment required. Cash price is $13,744. Cost of Borrowing is $0. Example price includes Delivery and Destination of $1,595. Example price excludes registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, license fees, applicable taxes and dealer admin. fees of up to $499. Fees may vary by dealer. ∆Leasing offers available O.A.C. from Hyundai Financial Services based on a new 2015 Genesis Sedan 3.8L Premium with an annual lease rate of 0.9%. Bi-weekly lease payment of $299 for a 24-month walk-away lease. Down Payment of $0 and first monthly payment required. Total lease obligation is $15,548. Lease offers include Delivery and Destination of $1,995, fees, levies, and all applicable charges. Lease offers exclude registration, insurance, PPSA, license fees and dealer admin. fees of up to $499. Fees may vary by dealer. $0 security deposit on all models. 20,000 km allowance per year applies. Additional charge of $0.25/km. Delivery and Destination charge includes freight, P.D.E. and a full tank of gas. The 24-Month Test Drive package is only available on the 2015 Genesis Sedan 3.8L Premium. The 24-Month Test Drive package includes a no charge Hyundai Schedule Maintenance Plan with an approximate retail value of $700. Visit www.hyundaicanada.com or your local Hyundai dealer for details. The Hyundai Schedule Maintenance Plan for the Genesis Sedan 3.8L Premium includes scheduled items such as replacement engine oil and filter changes, tire rotation, inspections for brake pads and rotors, front and rear brakes servicing, replacement engine air cleaner filter and add of fuel additive. Service or repairs not covered by the plan are the customer’s responsibility, even if additional services are recommended by the dealer or revealed by vehicle inspections covered by the Hyundai Schedule Maintenance Plan. Please consult your vehicle’s scheduled maintenance guide for factory-recommended service intervals. The 24-Month Test Drive package includes a no charge Hyundai Excess Wear Protection Plan (EWP) with an approximate retail value of $500. Visit www.hyundaicanada.com or your local Hyundai dealer for details. The EWP Plan provides coverage for up to $3,500 in relation to claims made regarding certain excess wear and tear repairs and certain part replacements. Claims may only be submitted when the customer returns the vehicle at the end of the lease term. Customer must pay a $50.00 deductible for any claim made, which is due at the return of vehicle at the end of the lease term. The EWP Plan does not waive excess kilometre charges over 1,000km. The EWP Plan does not repair vehicles or reimburse customer for repairs. Damage resulting from mechanical/electrical breakdown is not covered by the EWP Plan. The EWP Plan excludes vehicles used for commercial purposes. Coverage under the EWP Plan is subject to terms and conditions.

Any applicable charges that are beyond the EWP Plan limits will be charged to the customer. ΩPrice adjustments are calculated against the vehicle’s starting price. Price adjustments of up to $4,635/$3,835/$7,000 available on in stock 2015 Elantra L 6-speed manual/2015 Santa Fe Sport 2.4L FWD/2015 Genesis Coupe 3.8 GT 6-speed Manual. Price adjustments applied before taxes. Offer cannot be combined or used in conjunction with any other available offers. Offer is non-transferable and cannot be assigned. No vehicle trade-in required. Prices of models shown: 2015 Elantra L 6-speed Manual/2015 Santa Fe Sport 2.0T Limited AWD/2014 Accent 4 Door GLS Auto/2015 Sonata Sport 2.0T/2015 Genesis Coupe 3.8L GT Auto/2015 Genesis 5.0 Ultimate are $27,244/$41,444/$20,744/$32,694/$28,580/$63,995/$40,694. Delivery and Destination charges of $1,595/$1,795/$1,595/$1,695/$1,995/$1,695 Prices exclude registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, license fees, applicable taxes and dealer admin. fees of up to $499. Fees may vary by dealer. ∆The Hyundai Accent/Elantra received the lowest number of problems per 100 vehicles among small/compact cars in the proprietary J.D. Power 2014 Initial Quality StudySM (IQS). Study based on responses from 86,118 new-vehicle owners, measuring 239 models and measures opinions after 90 days of ownership. Propriety study results are based on experiences and perceptions of owners surveyed in February-May 2014. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com. Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). ‡† ΩOffers available for a limited time and subject to change or cancellation without notice. Dealer may sell for less. Inventory is limited, dealer order may be required. Visit www.hyundaicanada.com or see dealer for complete details. ††Hyundai’s Comprehensive Limited Warranty coverage covers most vehicle components against defects in workmanship under normal use and maintenance conditions

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