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Municipal: Accountability is key to Mayor Nicole Read. 3

Arts&life: Building on success of Cinderella. 10

Sports: Rams host Xmas tourney.

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Year in Review top stories of 2014

Metro: New regional pump station will get water moving. 12

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Sockeye opening expected Friday DFO predicting potential record run this year

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Lina Azeez, with the Watershed Watch Society, is part of a group of Pitt Meadows residents who are opposed to a drainage project that is part of a proposed park along Airport Way. Colleen Flanagan/THE NEWS

Judge’s eye Goats are judged at the Albion Fairgrounds on Saturday during Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Country Fest. Story, 4.

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Ridge gets first speed humps Traffic calming for Shady Lane along 124th

recommended calming measure in the district’s traffic management policy, they are being tested along the stretch with the support from the neighbourhood, which has been plagued by an increase in traffic since the Golden Ears Bridge opened.

District general manager of public works and development services Frank Quinn said the neighbourhood is already seeing a decrease in vehicles traveling along 124th Ave. “The people who use it for rat running are probably not excited about having to slow down,� he

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The first speed humps in Maple Ridge are already slowing down traffic on Shady Lane.

Technically known as “vertical deflections,� the raised asphalt bumps were installed last week along 124th Avenue, between Laity and 216th Street, at a cost of $10,000.

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added. “But mostly we are interested in the comments from the neighbourhood, and they seem pretty positive so far.�

The district plans on monitoring the effectiveness of the speed humps for the next six months to a year.

They were installed after much consultation with residents of Shady Lane.

Quinn said the district looked at other measures, such as chicanes, but there were right-of-way issues. “When the residents understood

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isn’t anything like the one Magri remembers.

As a boy, he fished for cutthroat trout in its cool waters. Now, the 10.16-kilometre slough is little more than an irrigation ditch, split into channels. Some of its tributaries have been filled and few native

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Lee, who started the Volker Park Refugee Facebook page, suggested that, in the future, community committees monitor off-leash areas and report to parks and leisure services so issues can be dealt with.

And more consulting should be done as the department considers three alternative sites for a new off-leash area. Westview Park, Upper Maple Ridge Park and Tolmie Park are all being considered as replacement sites.

because they’re not in support of the dog park coming down.

They don’t see the purpose in coming out.�

Lee, though, wanted to help with the removal as a way of moving on and recognizing that a decision had been made. “There’s nothing else to be done here,� she said.

The off-leash area, when it was opened about four years ago, wasn’t managed properly and mistakes were made, she said.

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Marcel Lafond, a neighbourhood resident, helps dismantle the Volker Park off-leash dog area on Thursday.

Issues and complaints over the Volker Park off-leash dog area on 123rd Avenue dragged on for months. But it took only minutes to remove the wire mesh from the park Thursday in an event titled “Mending Fences.�

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Ice Bucket Challenge

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Ineke Boekhorst (left) of the Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association and Taryn Stephenson, representing a local business, take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Thursday on 224th Street. Ridge Meadows Hospital Foundation members accepted the BIA’s challenge and took part on Tuesday.

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civil suit to recoup medical costs as the accident left him with permanent disabilities.

Smith was 15 in March 2008, when he participated in a soccer exchange with students from the Colegio Once Mexico, a private school for Guadalajara’s elite.

The nine-day trip entailed staying with home-stay families, sightseeing and training with elite soccer players.

Smith billeted with the family of

Paul Lopez, a 16-year-old Mexican student who he struck an instant friendship with.

Two nights before Smith was to head back to Canada, the pair went to the home of a friend of Paul’s.

Oscar was having an impromptu farewell party, with Smith a guest of honour.

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In an interview in 2008, Smith said he had a stomach ache so had unbuckled his seatbelt and was reclining in the passenger seat when the car crashed.

The impact flung Smith into the windshield.

He sustained a traumatic brain injury, facial and abdominal trauma, partially paralyzed his left arm and lacerated his liver.

His notice of claim states the inju-

ries have and will continue to cause him suffering. Smith continues to receive medical care for his injuries and will require treatment for the rest of his life.

The lawsuit alleges Smith’s injuries were caused by the “negligence� of the school board, their employees and agents.

The lawsuit claims the school board failed to properly supervise and protect students, particularly Smith.

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RCMP raided a rental house on St. Anne Avenue on Wednesday for the fourth time in two years, and arrested five people.

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Sports: High school football kicking off.

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NHL club Grace Gayomani takes a selfie with new Canuck goaltender Ryan Miller during a charity golf tournament in support of the West Coast Boys Club Network on Thursday in Pitt Meadows at Golden Eagle Golf Club, owned by the Aquilini Investment Group, which also owns the Vancouver NHL team.

Police confirm he was riding bike along highway

By Michael Hall newsroom@mapleridgenews.com

The body of a male cyclist was found in a ditch along the north side of Lougheed Highway near the Mission border on Wednesday.

Ridge Meadows RCMP arrived by 280th Street at around 2:30 p.m. and the highway was shut down to a single lane of alternating traffic.

The cause of the death is not yet determined. “I can confirm that it is a male, and he had been riding a bicycle,� said an RCMP spokesperson.

The cause of death has not been determined. A coroner attended and an autopsy will be performed.

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After 140 years, this is Maple Ridge Still think Maple Ridge is beautiful? Or do you hardly notice any more its rivers, mountains and breath-taking vistas?

Maybe these words can re-awaken a love of your beloved’s attributes. “The scenery from any point is magnificent with the great Fraser River in the

foreground and the majestic, snow-crowned mountains in the background. “Beautiful little lakes ‌ with streams descending from the falls to the Fraser,

add to the beauty of this nature-favoured locality.�

You won’t find such a description on the local tourism bureau’s website. You have to travel back in time, to 1922, when former mayor John A. McIver was promoting Maple Ridge to local business types.

McIver was profiling Maple Ridge and looked back 48 years before, when his dad was at the first council meeting following the formation of the Township of Maple

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A rental property in Port Haney, managed by a Maple Ridge councillor, was raided by police Wednesday for the fourth time in less than two years.

Five people were arrested at the heritage house, located at 22309 St. Anne Avenue, after Ridge Meadows RCMP executed a warrant to search for illegal drugs. “It’s been hell for me,� said a man

who lives next door and is frustrated that not enough is being done by property manager Coun. Al Hogarth to address drug dealing at the property. “It’s got to stop somewhere.�

No one from the District of Maple Ridge including Hogarth, Mayor Ernie Daykin or bylaw director Liz Holitzki returned a call for comment.

Following the raid, police seized heroin, another undetermined substance, which could either be crack cocaine or meth, and “other items connected to drug trafficking.�

Investigators released three people shortly after the raid, but drug trafficking charges are being rec-

ommended against a man and woman.

Built in 1938 by Joseph Turnock, the Cape Codstyle home has been repeatedly raided by police since April 2012.

Hogarth In addition to four search warrants, Ridge Meadows RCMP have had 11 calls for service to the property since then, and 10 files on people connected to the house.

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With costs for a RCMP corporal at $64.59 per hour and a constable $61.36 per hour, the tally for a drug bust can total tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars.

Supt. Dave Fleugel says a search warrant for a small property will use between four and six officers.

And that’s just to search the property. If you tack on the costs of surveillance or a SWAT team, the costs can balloon to much more. “We are definitely concerned about that. I have instructed the supervisor of the unit to start looking at a forfeiture application,� said Fleugel.

An angry mob of about 120 placard-waving teachers crashed Maple Ridge’s 140th birthday party.

Premier Christy Clark arrived at the downtown arts theatre for the occasion of the historic anniversary and Maple Ridge officially becoming the province’s 50th city – setting aside its longtime “district designation.�

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The crowd was outside the glassfront building and in the ACT lobby, and their jeers filled the room as the premier took the podium, with chants like “arb-i-tra-tion,� many boos and “Shame. Shame.

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She got a laugh when she referred to Maple Ridge as “a thriving – and very vocal – urban centre.�

After her speech and extending congratulations, Clark took questions, and all about the teachers strike.

Asked about that day’s B.C. Teachers Federation vote to enter binding arbitration, she reconfirmed that the government is not interested. “My answer to that is this: binding arbitration, because it takes the decisions out of the hands of the

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people who are elected to make those decisions, is ultimately going to lead to higher taxes.�

The vote passed with more than 99 per cent of teachers in favour.

The premier compared the potential outcome of binding arbitration to an additional five cents per litre gas tax.

Clark said she still believes that the government can get a negotiated deal with teachers.

Government has a “good raise on the table,� and $375 million to improve class size and composition, she said.

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The depths of the desperation some teachers have reached are on display on the racks of a woman’s clothing consignment store in downtown Maple Ridge.

In the last few weeks, at least four teachers have brought in items to Crazy About Clothes, so they can be sold on consignment and teachers can raise some badly needed cash. “Someone brought in a beautiful piece of jewelry that was a gift, and she brought it in,� said store owner Nancy McConnell. “Some teachers are consigning their clothes to me because they need the money.�

McConnell has owned the store for three and a half years, and this August was her worst month since.

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Members of council expressed impatience with the pace of improvement in downtown Maple Ridge on Monday, as city hall staff presented council with a Vibrant Downtown report.

Most of the hour-long discussion centered on the many drug addicted

and mentally ill people who frequent the area. “We’ve got to stop coping, and we’ve got to solve,� said Coun. Mike Morden.

He added that it’s time for an action plan, rather than more study – as city hall staff recommended in the report. “We don’t need more study. Put together a proper plan, and act on it,� he said. “I want to see us take a much more proactive approach on it.�

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Morden noted that 30 people were recently moved from a camp on Ministry of Transportation lands, “with no plans for where they will go.� “It’s not good enough to have the RCMP chasing them around,� he said.

Councillors questioned Ridge Meadows RCMP Supt. Dave Fleugel about enforcement in the downtown.

Coun. Corisa Bell asked how many hours local police dedicate to

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Bell said. “Taxpaying citizens feel neglected.�

Coun. Bob Masse questioned how proactive the downtown foot patrols can be, noting that he has seen patrols walk past a group of people trespassing on private property.

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By John A. McIver’s time (Maple Ridge mayor from 1921-24), two trunk roads ran the length of oblongshaped Maple Ridge, allowing the transport of food to Vancouver, when no 100mile diet was needed.

The post-secondary task force will makes its case for a school in Maple Ridge on April 16, when Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Shirley Bond visits town with the leader of the Universities at Shady Grove.

The latter is a post-secondary institute in Maryland where nine universities work together to bring programs under one roof, Coun. Bob Masse said on Facebook recently. Students there can either take courses from one institute or blend different programs.

Masse says a school in Maple Ridge could take the same approach and use B.C.’s post-secondary transfer credit system.

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A former student of Westview secondary is suing the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school board for injuries sustained in a car crash during a field trip to Mexico in 2008.

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Pitt Meadows’ plan to spur development on a large tract of undeveloped farmland along Lougheed Highway hit a roadblock Tuesday as a split council defeated plans to move the project to the next stage.

At a committee meeting Tuesday, council failed to give first and second reading to a bylaw that would allow the city to amend its official community plan.

The 3-3 split also meant the city can’t amend its regional context statement, a requirement for any land use changes

by Metro Vancouver.

Coun. Gwen O’Connell tried to save the process the city has been through thus far by proposing council defer voting until staff return with more information about the costs to build an interchange at Harris Road and Lougheed Highway. “I want to know what the whole interchange is going to look like,� said O’Connell.

The city’s plans for the 50-hectare area, located northeast of the highway and Harris Road, has been a controversial issue for years. The land is mostly owned by SmartCentres, a land developer whose tenants include Walmart, Payless, Costco, Staples and Indigo.

The city hopes that developing the entire site will facilitate the construction of the North Lougheed Connector, a road that’s needed to access the commercial strip. City staff and several councillors still point to farmers and regional traffic as the main impetus behind the 3.6-kilometre road.

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Morgan Jensen wants a seat on Maple Ridge council, but he’s also got another goal which he says is more important.

The home renovation contracJensen tor wants more people to vote this Nov. 15, when the council for the District of Maple Ridge will be chosen for the next four years. “I’m planning on running for council. I just haven’t made an official announcement yet,� he said Tuesday.

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Pitt Meadows Mayor Deb Walters announced Thursday that she will not seek reelection.

After almost nine years on council, Deb Walters will be leaving city hall in No- Walters vember to spend more time with her husband Len, her children, Cayley and Scott, and her twin grandsons, Lennon and Sawyer, who are five months old.

Walters has been thinking about stepping aside for several weeks. “It’s just the right time,� she said. “I made the decision a couple of weeks ago, but decided to share it now to see if other people wanted to put their hat in the race.�

A two-term councillor before she was elected as the city’s first female mayor in 2011, Walters won with 2,025 votes – 823 more than John Becker, who is running again this year.

In her term, she’s seen more than 450 new jobs come to the city and “more are coming everyday.�

This year, the city had its lowest tax increase in 12 years.

Walters said the city is on the right track. “I’m a little fearful that the brakes are being put on by some people on council, but that’s certainly not the reason I’m not running,� she added. “I’m proud of all the jobs we have created close to home. I’ve made great connection with the provincial government. I’m very proud of the work I’ve done.�

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Park no longer for dogs backhoe and a District of Maple Ridge work crew, the fence was taken down and the poles pulled out in about an hour and 15 minutes.

Rebecca Lee, a dog owner, approached parks and leisure services with the event idea as a way of bringing both sides together following the commission’s April decision to close the park.

But she didn’t expect many dog owners who used the park to show up. “They don’t want to come out

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Mike Gildersleeve has organized four or five protests in front of MP Randy Kamp’s office over plans to build the Northern Gateway oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat.

Those efforts seem to have done nothing as, on Tuesday, federal Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford announced his government’s approval of the $6.5 billion pipeline to allow oil shipments to Asia. “I can’t imagine a more risky project to inflict on B.C.,� said Gildersleeve, a member of the Green party and Fraser Valley Pipeline Watch. “The risks are seen as far outweighing the benefits,� he added.

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Those plans, however, are threatened by a proposed park, with undulating water features, set to be constructed on undeveloped land at the corner of Airport Way and Bonson Road. “It’s just nuts,� Magri said.

The proposed 35-hectare park encountered stiff opposition from nearby residents soon after it was proposed last summer.

The city’s plans entail extending an existing community garden, as well as enhancing wetland and wildlife habitat with a low-flow drainage channel, which will connect to already drying Katzie Slough.

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plants remain on its banks.

The slough traverses the city, cutting through established neighbourhoods in the city’s south and eventually heading north across Lougheed Highway into land owned by mall developers SmartCentres.

In its heyday, it was a natural drainage and irrigation channel that flushed with the tides, was full of fish and big enough to canoe in.

In December, Magri got a cold reception from the city when he pitched his plans to restore the Katzie Slough to its former glory.

Undeterred, Magri has pushed on with his plans with support from the Watershed Watch Salm-

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Fraser Valley anglers are waiting like kids at Christmas for the sockeye salmon opening, a run that could more than double the previous record.

They should only have to wait a few more days. “It’s a matter of being a little patient for a little while longer, and we should have more information by Friday,� said Jennifer Nener, Department of Fisheries and Oceans area director for the lower Fraser River.

There was an initial opening for First Nations fishermen over the weekend. It will be expanded in the week ahead.

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Sports: Golfer in the Hunt. 36

Crime: Commercial break-ins up in downtown Maple Ridge. 10

Community: Protect Maple Ridge from wild fire. 3

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A plea to the public to help keep the youth safe house open has been heard by two businessman who are putting up half the cash.

Barj Dhahan and Gurtek Shoker, owners of local Tim Horton’s franchises, are offering $12,500 to keep the safe house running another month, providing other groups or individuals can work together and come up with the same amount.

If that total of $25,000 is added to the $5,000 the Iron Horse Youth Safe House has already raised, the house would have enough money to stay open until Jan. 31.

Dhahan, who owns the two Tim Hortons on Dewdney Trunk Road at 232nd and 248th streets, gave a cheque for $5,000 on Dec. 23 and is ready to give the other $7,500 when that’s matched in the community. “You can’t have a place close down in a week and I don’t know how many youth need a home. Where are they going to go? “When there are needs that all of a sudden pop up, those of us who are touched by it, even if it’s a dollar, it all adds up.�

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Mayor Read: accountable to you S tor y by Phil Melnychuk

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sk Nicole Read if she finds herself dazed and confused about being put into the spotlight, running at city of 80,000 with no political experience, no previous years on council and not even a stint on school board and her reply is clear.

No. She’s not surprised.

She would not have run for mayor if she thought winning would have been a shock.

“When I made the decision to run I had a pretty good sense of the landscape,” she said recently as the new council headed into the Christmas break.

Read became mayor and leader of a new council Nov. 15, defeating incumbent mayor Ernie Daykin and councillor Michael Morden.

But she knew people were ready for a change. New suburbanites in her area of Silver Valley were fed up with minimal services in return for their steep taxes.

Many others in areas such as Albion felt the same way and voted for change.

Read is now in her second-storey mayor’s office, an uncluttered, sparsely furnished room that overlooks the ragged, overgrown trees that crowd the passageway between Maple Ridge city hall and the Ridge Meadows RCMP building.

While she may be a new politician, she’s not a newcomer to politics.

As president of The History Group, she worked closely with federal and provincial politicians of all parties and levels as she managed research projects related to First Nations claims.

“I felt very comfortable navigating those areas.”

On the other hand, she sees her lack of experience in the political trenches as an asset.

Absent any long-standing connections in the community, she feels she can make objective decisions, fair to everyone, based just on what’s best for Maple Ridge.

“When I’m approaching decisions … I’m making them for the people of Maple Ridge. I’m not making decisions looking forward to where my

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Read is now in her second-storey mayor’s office, an uncluttered, sparsely furnished room overlooking the passageway between Maple Ridge city hall and the Ridge Meadows RCMP building.

political alliances need to be over the next four years.”

That objectivity is why she voted against the proposed half-per-cent increase in the provincial sales tax proposed by the mayors council as a funding solution for TransLink. She just couldn’t support a plan that gave the mayors accountability without responsibility.

Her biggest surprise after two months on the job: the staff.

Many people feel that senior bureaucrats run city hall, but Read was surprised to learn, that’s not the case.

“The most glaring thing is how supportive senior staff have been. I think there’s a need right now for strong leadership.”

She says the mayor and council have a lot of power in determining how city hall runs and can shape its tone and determine the city’s future.

“Maple Ridge is really an amazing community.”

People have strong opinions.

“I think they want to be listened to.”

Read reiterates the tasks for the next few months.

She wants the task force on homelessness operating within 90 days, and hopes by the end of her fouryear term, the homeless count in Maple Ridge is zero, a drop from this spring’s Metro Vancouver homeless count of 84.

She wants to review the functioning of the economic development department, to ensure it’s returning to Maple Ridge the $400,000 annually it costs to run the department.

Also tops of the list is economic growth. Read wants more jobs and more tax revenue to pay for another part of her platform – improving the lifestyle of people in the new suburbs that lack roads, parks and sidewalks.

“What do we need to make these

communities complete? That is somewhat reliant on our success in economic development because we need to increase our revenue to be able afford some of these things our community is badly in need of.”

She says she’s not an administrator, but given previous experience managing projects, says she knows how to look for efficiencies.

Engagement and transparency are also on the to-do list. A task force involving the communications department will try to find the best way to tell the public what council is doing and why. She wants to have a few meetings or hearings in various communities in Maple Ridge when items related to those areas are being discussed.

“Technically, the public hired me and I’m accountable to them.”

One example where she already explained a decision was her going on to the Maple Ridge Council Watch Facebook page to explain her decision following her vote against the recent TransLink tax.

Read has a master’s in history from SFU and her thesis focused on the Balkans (Yugoslavia) during the Second World War. Someone, though, told her she should take business administration degrees instead.

“I had somebody, a family member, pull me aside. ‘I hear you’re going to do a MA in history. Don’t do it. You’re never going to get a job,’” the family

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member said.

“I was really worried,” Read added.

But now she employs many SFU grads in her company.

“People with arts degrees, I think people in the business community don’t really understand the value they bring to the table.”

She plays soccer and reads and is currently in the middle of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s autobiography.

“I read a lot of autobiographies. I just finished reading [former Pakistan prime minister] Benazir Bhutto’s autobiography.”

Her husband Steve sometimes comments in online debates on local issues, while her older son Ben knows about his mom’s new job.

“It’s a bigger deal for Ben because the kids at school know his mom’s the mayor, which is kind of cool for him.”

Her younger son Will isn’t as aware of his mom’s new responsibilities.

Her mom lives in the secondary suite in the home the family’s been in since moving from Hammond in 2010, after locating to Maple Ridge from Coquitlam in 2006.

Read is still following her original work plan, though it’s been slightly delayed by the TransLink referendum question, and the imminent closing of the Iron Horse Youth Safe House.

During her campaign, Read questioned the city’s focus on working out a land swap with SmartCentres to allow a shopping mall in Albion flats.

She’s still skeptical, but will consider any deal that’s reached. Still, she wonders if SmartCentres can deliver the type of shopping Maple Ridge wants.

She does a lot of the family’s shopping outside of Maple Ridge.

“I think the previous council has had a lot of time to bring shopping into this community and they didn’t.”

But she’s only getting up to speed on the file and isn’t completely dismissive of the proposal that would see Maple Ridge give its developable land to SmartCentres in return for its nondevelopable land along 105th Avenue and Lougheed Highway.

She knows the clock is ticking on her term.

There are definite tasks she wants done.

Four years from now, “I’d like to see some transportation, the B-line (rapid bus) either constructed or underway. I think it’s really important, we connect the B-line,” to the new SkyTrain Evergreen Line in Coquitlam.

She wants to collect data now and set performance standards, then compare the city’s performance at the end of her term.

“At the end of four years, where are we?”

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Even if 3,000 people in Maple Ridge gave $10 a month the house could keep operating, he added. Businesses and government and community groups can all pitch in. “It multiplies. When many come together with something small, it grows. I think that’s what Christmas is all about.�

The multiplier effect may already be working.

Maple Ridge realtor Adrian Keenan heard of Dhahan’s challenge and started making phone calls to his colleagues. “We’ve already raised, in less than a day, $2,000,� he said prior to Christmas.

Since the safe house opened in 2005, 1,100 youth have been through its doors where they receive counselling and get help with life planning, crisis in-

tervention, personal issues or mediation – so they can reconnect with family.

Helping just one youth has a multiplier effect of about 20, because of the positive effects on other people, said Alouette Home Start Society president Marika Sandrelli.

The society operates the safe house.

She said people have asked why the safe house doesn’t just operate as a shelter, but Sandrelli said she wants the house to help kids get back on track by providing a range of services..

Iron Horse lost this year most of the $375,000 it needs yearly because of a change in federal funding.

Funding extensions have allowed it to stay open for the balance of the year. “We have $5,000 in funds. We’re looking for $20,000 more. It

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just makes good sense to find the funds to extend it for another month,� said Stephanie Ediger, executivedirector of the Alouette Home Start Society.

The shelter’s monthly budget is $30,000, needed for upkeep, groceries and 24-hour staffing. “They are five teenagers. They eat a lot.�

The safe house, which opened in central Maple Ridge in 2005, no longer qualifies for funding after the federal government adopted its Housing First policy, which focuses on giving people physical living spaces before providing other services.

The society could have applied for a smaller amount of Homelessness Partnering Strategy funding for another year, but Ediger said it didn’t meet the criteria.

With the main source of its funding no longer there, and interim grants exhausted, the Iron Horse was to close its doors Dec. 31. “But Dec. 31 is probably the worst day of the year to do that,� Ediger said. “We’re especially concerned about the youth 16 and under.�

Ediger said the goal is to raise enough money to stay open until Jan. 31, while staff find a way to re-invent the program so it qualifies for funding.

So far, the society has provincial funding for a third of its operating costs for six months, providing the federal government gives a third and the society contributes a third. “All the MLAs [Liberals Doug Bing and Marc Dalton] are working with us. I hope they don’t take their foot off

the gas,� Sandrelli said.

But she points the home start society is a small group with a board of seven that can’t raise all the money needed to keep the house open. Other shelters receive provincial funding. “It’s going to take a lot more to bring the resources into the community that the youth deserve here. We just want the same consideration as everybody else [other cities].� “Our board is committed to keeping the shelter open. We’re committed to raising that amount,� said Ediger.

The shelter is used by kids from outside of the community, but more than a third of those who stay at the shelter are from Maple Ridge.

Before Iron Horse opened in 2005, homeless kids had to go to a safe house in Vancouver. That often derailed plans for family mediation and schooling, as well as introducing them to a more streetentrenched lifestyle, the society said last week when it issued a public plea for donations.

The appeal is being made to the public, but people are also asked to contact Conservative MP Randy Kamp and Liberal MLAs Bing and Dalton.

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It may just be a small thing, being called a city, living in a city – instead of the municipal District of Maple Ridge.

But when you saw tears in the eyes of spectators last Sept. 12 as Maple Ridge moved to city from district, you realized it was about more than that.

“It was really exciting to see the people who have literally spent their entire lives here in tears … at this next step, of becoming a city,” said city communications manager Fred Armstrong.

One of those Armstrong noticed getting emotional about the big day was former Maple Ridge mayor and councillor Al Hogarth, who was among those who pushed for the change to city status.

Maple Ridge received that status in a proclamation from Premier Christy Clark at the same time it celebrated its 140th birthday in Memorial Peace Park.

“That was the official day we became a city,” says Armstrong.

“The proclamation the premier made officially came into effect.”

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The city’s video of downtown lights has been viewed 4,000 times. politicians from long ago.

Those two events, becoming a city and celebrating 140 years were followed by a municipal election in November that saw four new people get elected to council and a mayor with no elected experience, chosen to run the group.

Voter turnout also jumped by five per cent as more people wanted to have a say in how they’re governed.

That fall was a turning point, a change in consciousness for Maple Ridge residents who are developing more of an identity and satisfaction in where they live, says Armstrong.

“If you look at the election … the downtown [Christmas] deco-

rations … there is a lot of community pride right now.”

The newly elected council is tapping into that as well, Armstrong added.

With a population of 80,000, he pointed out that Maple Ridge is larger than any city in New Brunswick.

Armstrong said the city’s efforts on social media are drawing positive feedback. The video posted of the city’s downtown Christmas lights has been seen 4,000 times.

“It’s wonderful for the community.”

The city’s video of the Santa parade has drawn 20,000 views.

While the changeover from district to city is a gradual process that doesn’t seem to have much impact on a case-by-case basis, over the long term, the term city will more accurately depict a municipality with urban and rural qualities.

Similarly, the physical transformation to a city will be a gradual process. Paperwork and stationery that the name from district to city will be done as supplies run out, minimizing costs.

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Coun. Janis Elkerton said it would make sense for the developer to build on the 18 hectares of land already available, which is not farmland.

“We should look at the land outside of the Agricultural Land Reserve that isn’t conditional on the road being built,” she opined.

The North Lougheed land is a 51 hectare site at the northeast corner of the intersection, is owned by commercial developer SmartCentres.

The project was moving forward, but was blocked by a stalemate at the council table. After MLA Doug Bing resigned his position as councillor in January, Pitt council was left with six members.

the jobs to be created were not family sustaining jobs.

SmartCentres said the development would bring 600,000 square feet of new retail commercial space, bringing 1,200 retail jobs, and two million square feet of mixed employment, and up to 9,000 new office and industrial jobs.

Miyashita said council needs to see a more detailed cost/benefit analysis of the development, with estimated tax revenue and jobs.

“There’s a misconception that it’s all going to be big box stores, and that was never the vision,” said Miyashita, noting that office space and smaller stores were to be included in the development.

“In order for us to move forward, people on council need to see more detail,” she said.

“In principle, I support it because there’s a lot of potential benefit to the community.”

Newly elected Mayor John Becker has said council should deal with the issue in a timely manner.

To do nothing, or let the issue sit, is not fair to SmartCentres, which has invested “time, treasure and talent” in its proposal.

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Former Mayor Deb Walters was supported by councillors Tracey Miyashita and Gwen O’Connell, but opposed by Bruce Bell, David Murray and Elkerton.

Without a majority, motions to approve plans for the site were lost in a 3-3 vote on Sept. 16.

The Agricultural Land Commission approved removal of the farmland at the site from the Agricultural Land Reserve, with the condition that new routes through the area shift traffic off Old Dewdney Trunk Road – which is often used to move farm equipment.

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Elkerton also noted that there is opposition in the community to developing on farmland, and noted the 33 hectares is working farmland.

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Take a hike The new year will be another expensive one in B.C. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is advising residents to brace for tax and fee hikes.

In B.C., there will be at least four such increases.

MSP is going to cost a family of three or more another $96 per year as of Jan. 1.

B.C. Hydro customers will see electricity fees go up six per cent, or $72 per home, on average, as of April 1.

B.C. Ferries will also start charging 3.9 per cent more in fares that day, too.

ICBC, meanwhile, is expected to hike basic auto insurance about $36 per car sometime in 2015.

EI and CPP taxes are going up $23, as well.

And sometime in the new year, Metro residents could be asked on a referendum if they want to add half a per cent to the provincial sales tax to pay for transportation and transit improvements. That could cost the average household $150 to $250 a year – the latter would be the single biggest tax increase in the country in 2015.

We won’t yet start discussing property taxes, but it’s not like they’ve gone down in the past decade or so.

And where is all this money supposed to come from?

The same place as usual: your bank account.

Hopefully your boss was good to you this year.

If not, you’ll have a little less discretionary income for the foreseeable future.

Remember that the next time our elected representatives consider giving themselves a raise. For all their talk about affordability, B.C. just keeps getting to be a more expensive place to live.

The referendum will be an interesting result – will Metro residents agree to hand over more of their money for the betterment of the region, or tell politicians to take a hike and go find, amongst themselves, another way.

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2015: year of climate adaptation VICTORIA – It’s time to look beyond the protests and political battles around climate change that dominated 2014, and look at the year and the decade ahead.

From the California drought to shifting forest patterns across B.C. Views B.C., there is evidence Tom Fletcher that our climate is changing more rapidly. Public debate consists mainly of squabbling about the significance of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, rather than what can be done to prepare.

A draft discussion paper from the B.C. forests ministry on wildfire control was released in December after an access to information request.

“Climate Change Adaptation and Action Plan For Wildfire Management, 20142024” describes the progress made in the province’s community forest fire prevention plan, and its goal to create “wildfire resilient ecosystems and wildfire adapted communities” over the next 10 years.

The final discussion paper is to be released early in 2015, but the key research is in. It estimates that by 2017 there will be 788 million cubic metres of dead pine in B.C. forests. Fires in these areas spread 2.6 times faster than in healthy green stands, up to 66 metres per minute.

The report calls for fuel management beyond community boundaries to stop “mega-fires” by creating landscape-level

fuel breaks, with targeted harvesting, prescribed burning and new silviculture practices.

It notes that bark beetle infestations and bigger, hotter fires are being seen across North America, with costs rising along with urban development. For example, the 2011 Slave Lake fire in northern Alberta generated the second largest insurance charge in Canadian history.

The costs of preparing are huge. The costs of not preparing could be catastrophic.

Also in 2014, the B.C. government appointed an advisory committee to prepare for the renewal of the Columbia River Treaty with the United States.

While this 1964 treaty has no end date, its flood control mandate expires in 2024.

I spoke with Deborah Harford and Jon O’Riordan, members of the Simon Fraser University Adaptation to Climate Change Team, who, along with ACT senior policy author Robert Sandford, have written a provocative book on the treaty. They hope it will help lead to a renewed agreement that will be a model for a changing world.

“If you’re looking ahead 60 years from 2024, there’s a lot of climate change projected in that period, for British Columbia and the U.S.,” Harford said. “For the B.C. side, we’re looking at heavy precipitation and potential increase in snowmelt runoff, while in the States, you’re getting the opposite, much less snow.

“There will probably be no snowpack left down there, and they’re looking at the prospect of quite drastically lower flows in the summer.”

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The treaty, sparked by devastating floods in 1948, led to construction of three dams on the B.C. side and one at Libby, Washington that backed up Kookanusa Lake into B.C. Between that reservoir and the Arrow Lakes, 110,000 hectares of B.C. land was flooded, including orchards, dairy farms and the homes of 2,000 people.

“Between that reservoir and the Arrow Lakes, 110,000 hectares of B.C. land was flooded, including orchards, dairy farms and the homes of 2,000 people.”

Those dams hold back spring flood water and provide for irrigation that has allowed Washington to expand its agriculture to a $5 billion-a-year industry.

The treaty shares the value of hydroelectric power generated by the many downstream U.S. dams, such as the Grand Coulee, but it pays B.C. nothing for agricultural benefits that were achieved at the cost of B.C. farms and aboriginal territories.

O’Riordan notes that climate shifts create a strategic benefit for B.C. The U.S. has no more dam capacity to exploit, and needs us more than ever, for flood protection and water supply.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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Boost for college campaign Ruling for teachers in spring Study should be done in new year

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

The campaign to bring a college of some kind to Maple Ridge should get a boost in the new year when the labour market study is released.

The information it contains should put the final touches in a year-long campaign to bring a post-secondary institute, possibly one creating a blend of programs offered by universities, to this area.

“It showed a lot of what we already knew,” said Maple Ridge Coun. Bob Masse.

Maple Ridge doesn’t have the same percentage of its population attaining higher education as other communities.

What’s known is that there’s a direct relationship between the chances of students going to college or university and whether there’s a post-secondary institute nearby.

Another negative effect of that is once young people leave Maple Ridge to go to school elsewhere, often they don’t come back.

“We’re way behind other communities in Metro Van-

couver,” Masse said.

He is part of a task force involving Mission and Pitt Meadows that’s trying to bring post-secondary schooling to the area.

Last year, Invest North Fraser used a $111,000 grant from the Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation to pay for the labour market study.

The money allowed Invest North Fraser to study the current labour market and to set out the options for a post-secondary institute in the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows-Mission region.

Masse said he wants to make his case to the new Minister of Advanced Education Andrew Wilson, appointed in December, as soon as possible.

Once the study is out, the key to securing provincial or private dollars for a school is to show that Maple Ridge, or Pitt Meadows or Mission, can provide the venue for the institute.

“What we want to do is be the solution to whatever the biggest demand is,” Masse explained.

Once possible concept is creating an umbrella program, such as at Universities

at Shady Grove in the state of Maryland.

Nine universities work together to bring programs under one roof. Students there can either take courses from one institute or blend different programs. On the other hand, a new school could just focus on developing skilled and educated workers in one particularly area or occupation.

Masse said previously that the skills shortage is widespread, quoting one educator who said that the energy sector may need 60 welders, but the province also needs 1,200 social workers.

The task force, which includes representation from colleges and universities in Metro Vancouver, has only been in existence for a year and he expects it to disband once it identifies its goal and conveys that to the provincial government.

But he admits, he’s a bit frustrated at the snail’s pace.

“With the work that’s been done, we should be in a position to take that information,” and make an overall recommendation of the type of school that should be located in Maple Ridge.

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An acrimonious labour dispute between the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the provincial government remains unresolved.

Although the collective bargaining agreement was signed in September, the court battle over the union’s ability to negotiate class size and composition continues.

“Class sizes have never been higher, and teachers struggling to deal with composition issues has never been worse,” said Maple Ridge Teachers Association president George Serra.

He said the provincial government tried to “bargain away” the B.C. Teachers’ Association legal action over the government stripping the union of the right to bargain class size and composition in 2002.

“That it is still in play and is huge for us,” said Serra.

Teachers won a judgement that would restore the contract language to 2002, but in October the government appealed.

A decision is expected this spring, and Serra said the union fully expects the government to pursue the matter to the Supreme Court of Canada if the ruling goes against the province.

Noise from the dispute hit a crescendo in Maple Ridge on Sept.

10, when an angry mob of some 120 placard-waiving teachers confronted Premier Christy Clark at the ACT. Clark was in Maple Ridge to celebrate Maple Ridge officially becoming a city, and throwing off its “district” moniker.

Chants of “arb-i-tra-tion” and “Shame,

shame, shame” drowned out the premier as she took the podium. Clark reiterated she would not use binding arbitration to end the labour dispute.

The strike resulted in two weeks being shaved off the end of the 2013-2014 school year, and another two weeks of the school year were lost in September before it was done.

The labour battle saw the government give parents $40 per day for daycare expenses as it allocated part of the $12 million per day saved in wages while schools were closed.

Parents demonstrated at the offices of local MLAs Doug Bing and Marc Dalton.

Storied negotiator Vince Ready attempted mediation between the two sides.

Teachers eventually signed a collective agreement that gave them a 7.25 per cent salary increase over a six-year term.

“This is not a good deal. It’s just the best that we could hope for,” said Trevor Tasaki, a union picket captain and English teacher at Thomas Haney secondary.

“It’s totally demoralizing to have something that doesn’t even cover the cost of living, and to say that we know that in five years we’re going to be worse off than we are right now, and that’s supposed to be a victory for us? It’s not really a victory,” he said.

Laurie Dwulit, the picket captain at Golden Ears elementary, said teachers can still win class size and composition improvements through the courts.

“We should accept this, because it’s our best bet. But we do need to continue to fight the fight, and hopefully we will have our time in court, and we can get some more support for our needy kids,” said Dwulit.

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One of Maple Ridge’s more well-known commentators and characters died Sunday following a long battle with lung disease.

Lorne Riding, a regular commentator on community issues, in letters and on social media, and a former federal and civic political candidate, had been dealing with lung conditions for a while, said his niece, Dawn Krahn.

Riding, 72, had emphysema for a long time, “then he was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease many years ago,” Krahn added.

On Friday, he started developing chest pains and was taken to Ridge Meadows Hospital with a collapsed lung. He died two days later at about 3:45 p.m. on Sunday.

Krahn said her uncle was comfortable and died peacefully and didn’t want heroic measures taken to keep him alive.

Riding’s wife Judy said her husband had been frail and weak for a long time.

“In the last few months, it was kind of

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That kept him from accepting speaking engagements and slowed down his busy schedule.

“For years, he had meetings almost every night for different volunteer causes. And then when his health failed, he was so mad because he couldn’t do anything.”

Riding originally was from Saskatchewan and is survived by a daughter and two grandsons, his wife, niece and two nephews.

“He was known by a lot of people, but he didn’t have a big family,” Krahn said.

“He was very busy. He was involved in every-

thing.”

Riding was president of Special Olympics B.C. for several years and was on the board of Ridge Meadows Association for Community Living and had been a long-time member of the B.C. Canadian Power and Sail Squadron.

For years, he had an old 36-foot boat built in the 1950s and Judy said there was always a joke that he liked his boat more than his wife.

But he sold that eventually and the couple took to motorhomes, although he found that difficult.

Riding used to run the Grasby’s Men’s Wear store in Haney Place

Mall, said Judy.

“It was high-end men’s wear, so it wasn’t exactly the best town for that.

I said you’ve got to sell sweat pants and cowboy boots. And he hated sweat pants, hated, hated, hated.”

He was also politically involved, having ran for the federal Liberals, then joining the Conservatives. Provincially, he was Liberal and well-connected locally.

He also ran for Maple Ridge council a couple times.

Former Maple Ridge councillor Sandy Macdougall said Riding will be missed and that he used to joke with him that the only thing he got elected to was strata council.

Two of Riding’s favourite pastimes were drinking coffee at Blenz, across from Maple Ridge city hall, and writing letters to the editor.

If the weather was OK, Riding would jump on his scooter and zoom up to the coffee shop and discuss the issues with his buddies.

“He had a lot feedback all over town from his letters so that was kind of funny. I didn’t always agree with him, but others did,” Judy said.

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side of the highway in the 18300-block, just after 7:30 p.m.

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“Whether it was a result of that or of them making a lane change, we’re still investigating. But that person did make a lane change, which caused the other driver to make a manoeuvre which got her off the road.”

Apart from that, Dunlop reports a fairly quiet Christmas and Boxing Day in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, apart from another attack on community mail boxes.

Some time on Dec. 26, someone damaged the mail boxes on 223rd Street and 126th Avenue.

Dunlop said it wasn’t known if any thefts took place.

She added, the best way

to protect yourself is to pick up your mail every day. And if you’re planning a holiday, get someone to pick up your mail daily or use Canada Post’s Hold Mail service. If you see suspicious types lurking around a mail box, call police.

If you see a vandalized mail box, call Canada Post at 1-800-267-1177.

“We’re working with Canada Post. They have had success with the new boxes.”

Police want people to continue to report any mail box thefts. That can help them track areas and possible suspects.

“Police throughout the Lower Mainland have received numerous reports of mail thefts in 2014.

The new mail boxes that have been located in some of our neighbourhoods have certainly prevented thefts, but we all need to do more.”

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Opening Reception: Saturday, January 10, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

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n toe-tapping traditional pantomime fashion, the Royal Canadian Theatre Company will retell the classic fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty for the New Year.

This will be the second performance for the theatre group at the ACT in Maple Ridge after a successful production of Cinderella last January.

“We are working towards building a season of plays,” said artistic director Ellie King.

“We are hoping to build on [Cinderella] and become a presence and to add to the cultural landscape in Maple Ridge,” said King.

Directed by James King, this production of Sleeping Beauty will feature a feisty, adventurous princess, Princess Rosebud, played by Melissa Paras, who has a best friend named Poppy, played

by Lauren Trotzuk.

The hero, Prince Indigo, played by Andie Francis, will be wandering lost around the forest with his friend Basil, played by Jackie Bruce, until the Good Fairy Snowdrop, played by Erin Marshall, puts them both to sleep for 100 years.

There is the venerable Dame, nurse Bizzie Lizzie, played by Alan Cedargreen, and evil fairy Deadly Nightshade, played by Kerri Norris, who has two sidekicks, Hogweed, played by Mark Manning, and Igor, played by Michael Widman, who get up to all sorts of mischief.

One of King’s favourite scenes in the production is an abstract black light sequence.

“It’s quite abstract until it resolves and becomes something and the audience always goes ‘whooh’,” said King.

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The cast of Sleeping Beauty will perform four original songs. is the Dance of the Little Swans, based on traditional pantomimes that King grew up learning about.

“I learnt a lot of the old routines and the set pieces and I always include one every year. These date from the 19th Century, early 20th Century. And this year we’ve got the Dance of the Little Swans,” said King, adding that it is not what you would expect the Dance of the Little Swans to be.

“It’s all the silly guys wearing tutus, so it’s really silly.”

There will be four original songs by musical director Geoff King, lyrics by Ellie King.

“Plus we’ve got a modern song that we’ve parodied that everybody will know and we’ve got some really old songs too, that our older audience members will know,” said King.

This production is also part of the theatrical company’s mentorship program.

Community members who have never done theatre before or have only been introduced to theatre are mentored by professionals working on the show.

“It’s a free program. They just have to show some commitment and a bit of talent,” said King.

So far Sleeping Beauty has been playing to sold out shows at the Surrey Arts Centre.

The theatrical company’s next production will be The Mousetrap,

by Agatha Christie, in March.

Show time Sleeping Beauty runs Jan. 2 at 7 p.m. and Jan. 3 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the ACT in Maple Ridge, 11944 Haney Place.

General admission is $23.50. Seniors and children are $18. A family pack of four tickets is $72. Groups of 10 or more are $15 per ticket and 20 or more are $10 per ticket.

• To purchase tickets, call 604-476-2787 or go to www.rctheatreco.com.

Scottish Realist show at MR art gallery Jeff Wilson exhibit inspired by the Shetland Islands arts@mapleridgenews.com

Scottish Canadian painter Jeff Wilson will be kicking off a solo show at the Maple Ridge Art Gallery in January.

The exhibition is inspired by an artist residency that Wilson completed at The Booth in the Shetland Islands earlier this year.

Called 60º North: Shetland, the show will feature paintings imbued with intense colour of blues, reds and oranges.

Wilson paints in the tradition of the Scottish Realist painters, established by the Glasgow Boys in the late 19th Century.

He has lived in Canada for 10 years and works out of his home studio in Gastown.

Wilson started painting four years ago and began pursuing his artistic passion full-time 18 months ago.

The show 60º North: Shetland runs Jan. 10 to Feb. 28.

The opening reception is free, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan. 10.

Other free events during the course of the exhibition will be a presentation of Wilson’s art at 2 p.m. on Jan. 17 and a celebration of Robbie Burns Day, 2-4 p.m., on Jan. 25.

For Robbie Burns Day, there will be performances by the Stave Falls Scottish Dancers, a Scottish bagpiper and a short recitation of Burns’ poetry by Wilson.

On Jan. 24, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., there will be a workshop in drawing textiles by Gaby Morrison. The fee for this class is $15.

To register, call Barbara Duncan at 604-4764240.

The Maple Ridge Art Gallery is located at 11944 Haney Place, Maple Ridge.

Regular gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and selected evenings.

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One of the best local sports stories of 2014 was the return of Maple Ridge senior boys high school basketball teams to the provincial championships. The Maple Ridge Ramblers coach says his team has a shot at getting there again.

Ken Dockendorf ’s Ramblers hosted a pre-Christmas mini-tournament with four teams. They they battled hard against quadruple-A team Enver Creek in a 60-55 loss. Ridge led the game 4847 early in the fourth quarter, but the flu-ridden Ramblers couldn’t hold on, said Dockendorf.

Ethan Coumont led the scoring with 22 points and also ripped down 11 rebounds. Isaac Halas had 18 points and eight rebounds.

In their second game, against quad-A Chilliwack, the Ramblers won 74-47.

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Coumont again led the way with 22 point and 10 boards, Brad Curnew had 13 points and seven rebounds, and Josh Solk had 11 points. Colorado Zelinski, a Grade 9 player up with the seniors, had a strong game and put up nine points, said Dockendorf.

The coach said his senior team has only seven players in Grades 11 and 12.

Three of last year’s starters are back in Coumont, Halas and Owen Stewart.

“The biggest problem we’ve got is numbers,” said Dockendorf, but added his senior squad is backed up by members of the junior team.

The tourney also included a junior division, and the Ramblers beat Enver Creek 36-26, and lost to Centennial by the same score.

The past year saw the advent of a new quadruple A division in senior boys basketball. With the largest, and most elite schools moving up to the most competitive division, smaller schools had a fighting chance, and they made the most of it.

Maple Ridge Ramblers Ethan Coumont (left) and Josh Solk fight for a rebound during a senior boys basketball game against Chilliwack.

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The Ramblers and the SRT Titans met in the bronze medal game at the Fraser Valley Tournament at the triple A level. The Ramblers won 47-39, but both teams achieved their goal of qualifying for the provincials – a first for the Titans. That brought busloads of SRT fans to their games at the Langley Events Centre. The athletic Titans also got their first win at the B.C. championship level, as they beat LV Rogers 51-50 on the last day of competition.

The Ramblers had not been to the provincials in eight years. They lost their first game, and then won their next three to finish ninth.

The Pitt Meadows Marauders made it to the provincials at the elite quad-A level in its first year.

They lost their opener 74-68 to the Vancouver College Fighting Irish, and posted a 2-2 record.

Dockendorf said it will be tough to make it to the Fraser Valley Tournament this year, because the Fraser Valley East has 10 teams – including Ridge, SRT and Westview – but this year only four will advance to the eight-team tournament. Abbotsford Senior is the topranked team in triple A, and Abby schools Robert Bateman and Rick Hansen are both much improved, he said, so berths will be hard to come by.

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Colorado Zelinski of the MRSS junior boys shoots over a Centennial player. He also played well for the senior team.

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She leaves behind 6 children; Craig (Marie), Brent (Anna), Moria (Greg), Brad (Jayne), Keri (Greg), and Jane (Dan).

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 130

HELP WANTED

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 236

AUTO DETAILER Boyd Autobody and Glass in Maple Ridge is seeking an automotive detailer for full time employment.

Duties include: Washing cars inside and out, shop clean up, minor polishing, moving cars & various sublet errands.

Attention to detail and valid BC Driver’s licence is required.

CLEANING SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 320

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

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

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

604-537-4140

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359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

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

Queen Anne Apts.

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329 PAINTING & DECORATING

SCREENED TOPSOIL MUSHROOM MANURE BARK MULCH 604-467-3003

www.jonesbroscartageltd.com

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TREE SERVICES

New SRI *1296 sq/ft Double wide $97,888. *New SRI 14’ wide $72,888. Repossessed mobile homes, manufactured homes & modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960.

MAPLE COURT I

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

We will BEAT any Qualified Quotes.

778.245.9069

Forming & Framing Crews

Running this ad for 10yrs

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22423 121st Ave 604-467-4894

RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO

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

604-353-9836

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7 Days / Week

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Full Service Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service.

Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area.

1-800-573-2928

312 MAINTENANCE SERVICES

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

338

PLUMBING

#1 IN RATES & SERVICE. Lic’d/Ins. Local Plumber. Drains, gas, renos etc. BBB. Chad 1-877-861-2423

BRO MARV PLUMBING 24/7 Plumbing, heating, clogged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com FIXIT PLUMBING & HEATING H/W Tanks, Reno’s, Boilers, Furn’s.

Drain Cleaning. Ins. (604)596-2841

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

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

All types of Roofing Repairs Free Estimates

604-467-6065 Interlawn Landscape Services Commercial / Res. 604-356-9273 www.interlawnlandscapes.com

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$59.00 Per Ton

Meadows Landscape Supply

604-465-1311 mikes hauling 604-516-9237

MOUNTAIN-MOVERS.ca (778)378-6683

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

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

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

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

Onsite Manager

604.465.7713 752

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

2 bdrm suite ~ $925

TRANSPORTATION

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

845

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

604-464-3550 The Scrapper

SENIORS DISCOUNT

477

PETS

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

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes!

All cats are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed.

Visit us at:

GARIBALDI Court 2 Bedroom units available.

Great location for seniors!

Clean, quiet & affordable!

Incls heat, h/w, cable.

Senior Move-In Allowance.

Refs & Credit check req.

Sorry No Pets

MISC. FOR SALE

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

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

1 Bdrm apts $750 2 Bdrm apts $800

Ref’s & Credit check req’d

NORWEGIAN ELKHOUND PUPS Ready Feb. 15. Reg’d. Vet checked http://vigelandkennels.ca 604-823-2259

560

AVAILABLE NOW Maple Ridge

No Pets ~ Avail. now

(604) 463-9522 Central Maple Ridge

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

1/2 month Rent Free Ask manager for details.

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

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

For more info: google us.

CRIME FREE BUILDING

Incl heat, hot water & parking.

Close to stores and Schools.

SUNRISE 22292 122nd Avenue (604)349-5982 SORRENTO 22260 122nd Avenue (604)319-9341

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

MAPLE Ridge Gordon Tower, 1 Bd, mtn view, 5 appls. N/P, N/S. $825.

Suit retired. Feb 1. (604)467-1886

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

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

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OFFICE/RETAIL

OFFICE/RETAIL

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OFFICE/RETAIL

MISC. WANTED

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

1.866.960.0045. www.dollars4guns.com.

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

MOVING & STORAGE

RUBBISH REMOVAL

FEED & HAY

1 bdrm suite ~ $775

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

563

âœśDump Site Now Openâœś

320

Impeccably Clean!

PETS

EAGLE ROOFING

MISC SERVICES

604-941-5452; 604-944-7889

.give and take tree service 778.872.8406

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

317

PORT COQUITLAM

2048 Manning Ave. Port Coquitlam

.Jim’s Mowing. 310-JIMS (5467).

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14179 Reichenback Rd

Maple Ridge Swan Court Apartments

Derek Manor Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd.

Pitt Meadows Marina

604-476-6683 Vacant Manufactured Home Pad in 55+ Mission retirement park, for new SRI single wide. From $72,888. Chuck 604-830-1960

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1-800-351-1783

STORAGE

MAPLE COURT II

Includes heat, h/w.

No pets Available now.

706

meadowslandscapesupply.com

749

1 Bdrm Apt $750/mo.

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

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

FINANCIAL SERVICES

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION M.Ridge room in 2 bdrm Shared hse $545 all in. Female/student pref Jan 1/15 N/S. 604-506-5416

MAPLE RIDGE CENTRAL

3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

For more information Please call Ed or Ali at: (604) 521-0038 careers@mstarhomes.com

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22437 121st Ave 604-467-0715

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

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TONY’’S PAINTING

GARDENING

(604)465-1311

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

&

Morningstar Homes Ltd has immediate & long term opportunities available, for qualified single family foundation forming and framing crews, in Maple Ridge and Burke Mountain/Coquitlam.

MAPLE RIDGE (Dewdney Trunk Rd and 228 St)

Haney Motor Hotel

SENIORS DISCOUNT

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

778-996-0288

$75 OFF 1ST MONTH

12186-224 St, Maple Ridge CertiďŹ ed Crime Free Buildings

1/2 month Rent Free Ask manager for details.

ROOMS FOR RENT

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

1 & 2 BDRM SUITES

604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

Esthetic Services Face & Neck Relaxation

746

Heat, hot water & parking.

Close to stores & schools.

www.paintspecial.com

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

604-463-3000

604-463-2236 604-463-7450

TOPSOIL

.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

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Rick Medhurst Royal LePage Realty

AVAILABLE NOW

~We accept Visa & Mastercard~

DRYWALL

Unbelievable Rates, Starting at $495/month.

Various sizes 320sf. - 2000sf.

Various downtown locations.

Updated and well maintained.

Great Location

MAPLE RIDGE

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

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$825/mo & $925/mo

SENIOR’S DISCOUNT

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

OFFICE/RETAIL

Maple Ridge OfďŹ ce & Retail Space

1 & 2 Bdrms available

Near Shopping & Amenities.

604 - 720 - 2009

HERFORT CONCRETE

741

and Hydro

MIRACLE MOVING 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

APARTMENT/CONDO

MAPLE RIDGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING

FREE ESTIMATES

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

706

RENTALS

Includes: Heat, Hot Water

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

Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

778-231-9675, 778-231-9147

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RENTALS

* Renovated Suites * *Large *Clean *Very Quiet

LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

DESIGN

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$45/Hr

CONCRETE & PLACING

Please apply in person or by email to: Attn: Scott Anderson, Boyd Autobody and Glass 22715 Dewdney Trunk Rd, Maple Ridge, V2X 3K3

627

WE BUY HOMES BC

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

mariescustomized cleaning@gmail.com 604-467-1118

UNIQUE CONCRETE

RUBBISH REMOVAL

www.affordablemoversbc.com

* We do Move-outs * Chemical Free

Wage based on experience.

Benefits available after 3 months.

356

REAL ESTATE

AFFORDABLE MOVING

Detailed House Cleaning

242

MOVING & STORAGE

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT

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One year minimum lease subject to credit and criminal check.

Contact Jim at 604-476-2720

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

OR

IN BOXING WEEK PRICE ADJUSTMENTS ON SELECT 2014 MODELS!

$

2015 BEST NEW N 2015 BEST FAMILY CAR CAR FAMILY (OVER $30,000) (OVER $30,000)

FINANCING FOR 96 MONTHS†

24,444

ELANTRA L

NOW

INCLUDES

12,959 4,635 ‡

$

2014 Elantra “Highest Ranked Compact Car in Initial Quality in the U.S.∆”

IN PRICE ADJUSTMENTSΩ

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

Limited model shownʕ

DEALER #40087

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 available on all new 2015 Elantra L 6-speed Manual models. Delivery and Destination charges of $1,595. 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 exclude 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 $13,644 at 0% per annum equals $33 weekly for 96 months for a total obligation of $13,644. $0 down payment required. Cash price is $13,644. 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. ΩPrice adjustments are calculated against the vehicle’s starting price. Price adjustments of up to $3,250/$4,635/$7,000 available on in stock 2014 Santa Fe Sport SE/2015 Elantra L 6-speed manual/2015 Genesis Coupe 3.8L GT. 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. Boxing week price adjustments are calculated against the vehicle’s starting price. Boxing week price adjustments of up to $1,250/$1,000 available on in stock 2014 Santa Fe Sport SE/2014 Accent 4-Door models. Boxing 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 Limited/2014 Santa Fe Sport 2.0T Limited AWD/2014 Accent 4 Door GLS Auto/2015 Sonata Limited are $27,244/$40,894/$20,394/$32,694. Delivery and Destination charges of $1,595/$1,795/$1,595/$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. Fuel consumption for new 2015 Elantra 2.0 Limited (HWY 6.7L/100KM; City 9.7L/100KM); 2014 Santa Fe Sport 2.0T SE Limited AWD (HWY 8.2L/100KM; City 11.4L/100KM); 2014 Accent 4-Door GLS Auto (HWY 5.3L/100KM; City 7.5L/100KM); 2015 Sonata 2.0T Ultimate (HWY 7.4L/100KM; City 10.4L/100KM); are based on Manufacturer Testing. Actual fuel efficiency may vary based on driving conditions and the addition of certain vehicle accessories. Fuel economy figures are used for comparison purposes only. ΔThe 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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2013 Jeep Compass Sport/North 4WD

2013 Dodge Avenger SXT 3 To Choose

2013 Ram 1500 SLT Crew Cab 4X4

Market Value $17,495

Market Value $13,995

Market Value $29,995

SALE PRICE

16,495

$

Stk#U69766

The All New

DEALER #40087

MAPLE RIDGE Prices do not include administration fee of $599.

SALE PRICE

12,995

$

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SALE PRICE

28,995

$

Stk#U88579

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