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Developer would pay for Pitt connector SmartCentres makes pitch to city council By Neil Corbett ncorbett@mapleridgenews.com

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All alone Marquesis Haintz of Davie Jones elementary is all alone as she sprints to the finish in winning Grade 7 girls’ division of the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school district spring cross-country championships Monday at Alouette Lake in Golden Ears Provincial Park.

SmartCentres will offer the land needed for a North Lougheed Connector road and pay for construction of the two-lane route from Harris Road to Golden Ears Way, it told council in a letter dated April 20. The work will be done at no cost to taxpayers or the city, said David Major, the company’s land development manager. “This would allow the majority of the connector road to be in place, which would help to kickstart development of the North Lougheed lands, and in turn, allow the city to start collecting commercial property tax revenue within the area,� he wrote. See Road, 5

Mail boxes targeted for ID Not just vehicles being hit by thieves B y P h i l M e l nychuk pmelnychuk@mapleridgenews.com

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City knocking down derelict houses By Phil M elnyc h u k pmelnychuk@mapleridgenews.com

Maple Ridge keeps on tearing down ramshackle, hazardous buildings, of which the latest three it owns. The houses at 12037 – 228th St., 22095 Dewdney Trunk Rd., near Haney Nokai Park on 222nd Street, are at the end of their lifespans, according to a city report. Because they’re vacant, the homes are targets for the homeless, and are expensive to keep secure. Each of the homes would also require money to be brought up to code and made habitable. As a result, staff recommended last week that they be demolished. Bids were received on the costs of demolition, with the lowest at $41,634 to take down all three. The city usually acquires such properties for use as future parks or roads. Staff note that asbestos or lead will be removed prior to demolition. Council also ordered the destruction of two other privately owned homes at its Monday meeting, one at 22332 – 122nd Ave. and the other at 12667 – 227th St. The latter home is about 70 years and has decayed so bad it “poses a hazard and nuisance to the neighbourhood.” On the west side of the home, the entire roof has collapsed. Council supported a staff recommendation to order the home within 30 days or the city will do it, and bill the owner. Any hazardous materials have to be

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Ten vacant homes have been taken down since the new council took over in December. removed first. The same order was issued to the former house on 122nd Avenue, where an outside wall has buckled and the roof is sagging. Staff note the building is of the age where drywall filler and ceiling spray contained asbestos. Paint and plumbing containing lead were also used in homes of that age. The demolition order for that home requires that WorkSafe B.C. rules are followed for safe removal of any hazardous materials.

Ten homes have been taken down since the new council took power in December. “Some of these buildings, their roofs are caving in,” Maple Ridge Mayor Nicole Read said. “I cannot believe these things are standing in our community, so we taking them down. These are coming down quickly.” Three of those decrepit homes were city owned, but Read didn’t know why they were allowed to deteriorate to the point that demolition was required.

Maple Ridge fire chief Dane Spence said the usual process is being followed. “The biggest risk, really, is to the firefighters,” in case people have to be rescued from a derelict home if there is a fire. In April 2013, fire gutted two homes at the entrance to downtown, on Lougheed Highway near 222nd Street. But it took until the next February before the homes were hauled down. Disputes between insurance companies and creditors can delay demolition orders.

After ditching the prayer several years ago, Maple Ridge council is also about to remove its moment of reflection, which preceded regular meetings on Tuesday evenings. A staff report from the April 20 committee meeting notes that individual reports by councillors, which often dragged out the end of evening meetings, are also going to be removed from the regular agenda. While the appropriate bylaw is being changed, the moment of reflection will be dropped. A staff report says that the moment of reflection is often used for announcing future events, which can be done in other ways. Council will vote on the issue at a future meeting. The Supreme Court of Canada decided in April that prayers cannot be said before municipal council meetings. Maple Ridge adopted the moment of reflection, which could be a blessing, prayer of thought, after eliminating the prayer from its regular meeting in 2010. In 2010, no other Lower Mainland municipality started its meetings with prayers.

Ridge moving to parking ticket adjudication New bylaw would save time, money By Phil M elnyc h u k pmelnychuk@mapleridgenews.com

It soon will be easier to dispute a parking ticket if Maple Ridge council decides to follow the rest of B.C. cities and adopt an adjudication process. Council decided last week to tell staff to write up a bylaw making the change, so that anyone who disputes a ticket can challenge it without having to spend hours in court.

Coun. Corisa Bell introduced the issue, saying the current system isn’t cost effective and draws many complaints. Bylaw officers who visit a home to issue a ticket can then issue others once on the premises, if they see other violations. Currently, Maple Ridge uses the municipal ticket information system, where if a vehicle is improperly parked, a warning ticket is left on the windshield. However, for the ticket to be valid, that system requires that the ticket, which has five copies, be served

personally to the violator, which can require several visits from bylaw staff. If somebody wants to challenge the ticket, that then requires a visit to provincial traffic court, where parking tickets are left until the end of the day, or sometimes not at all. It can also take months to get a court date. As well, city bylaw officers defending the ticket must also attend, usually for the entire day, wracking up more costs to the city. “This assuredly is a waste of the residents and bylaw enforcement officers time,”

says a report. With bylaw officers issuing 15 to 20 parking tickets a week, it takes up to 25 hours of bylaw time, equating to $40,000 a year. But under the what’s called the adjudication system, a screening officer can hear a challenge to a parking ticket. That can be a half-hour process that gives an immediate answer to the challenger on whether a ticket will be upheld or challenged. If the ticket is upheld, the resident then can make a second appeal to an adjudicator, who’s been trained

by the B.C. Attorney General and can either uphold the ticket or cancel it. The entire process can be done inside Maple Ridge city hall instead of making a trip to Port Coquitlam provincial court. The system was first introduced to B.C. cities in 2004, bylaws director Liz Holitzki said in 2011, when she first introduced the system. That year, North Vancouver city, district and West Vancouver, implemented the system on a trial basis, resulting in the number of parking tickets being disputed dropping by 94 per

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Shawn Gore talks to students at MRSS on Friday. we’re doing, and who it’s affecting.” It was a polished presentation that drew praise from those who attended. “It was great,” said Nicole Chambers of Cythera House in Maple Ridge. She said the women’s shelter offers similar messaging, but it has a lot more impact coming from a man. “Part of the reason the message works is perhaps in some ways these are people they look up to,” said Taras. They are manly men, who play a rough and tough game. “But aggression is not okay in schools, and it’s not okay in relationships,” said Taras. Debbie Scott, a victim’s services worker with Maple Ridge Community Services, said she and another counsellor generally share a workload of 300 files of domestic violence, sex assault and child abuse. “It’s quite a stable workload, unfortunately,” she said. Scott was also impressed with Be More than a Bystander. “It’s awesome. Wonderful. This is where it

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Representatives from SmartCentres were to meet with council Monday to discuss plans for the North Lougheed corridor, situated on the north side of Lougheed Hwy., just east of Harris Rd. SmartCentres clients include Walmart, Best Buy, Home Depot, Winners and numerous other businesses. The company wants to develop 43 acres for shopping and 19 acres for a business or light industrial park. Major said the development could bring $2 million per year in new tax revenue to the city, and as many as 1,200 jobs. SmartCentres has so far received a mixed response from council. Coun. Janis Elkerton has spoken against the development in the past, and still maintains that the North Lougheed Connector will not alleviate Pitt Meadows’ transportation problems. Eastwest traffic will still face a slow crawl from Harris Rd. to the Pitt River Bridge, she said. “I still say it’s a road to nowhere. Traffic comes to Harris Road, and what happens there,” she asked. “It’s a mall road.” Elkerton will vote to keep the Agricultural Land Reserve intact. SmartCentres controls

99 per cent of the area required for the connector. Elkerton said the city has only received a letter of intent, and does not yet have a development application from SmartCentres. Coun. David Murray also does not see it as a critical route. “We have a lot of other priorities with respect to transportation infrastructure,” said Murray. Coun. Tracy Miyashita said the development is important for new jobs, the city tax base and new services provided by businesses there. “I’ve always supported it. It’s really good for our community,” she said. “There’s a lot to work out. It’s not a blanket ‘yes.’ But as a concept I support it.” She said council has been dealing with developing the Lougheed corridor since early 2011, and the project needs to move forward. “You can’t just leave them [SmartCentres] hanging. It is time, and I know people are anxious.” Coun. Bill Dingwall believes that the alternate east-west route from Harris Rd. through Maple Ridge would be an asset to some commuters, and alleviate traffic congestion. “I’m one of those who wants to have a good look at it,” he said plans for the road.

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Another speech The federal Conservatives put forth their budget, and few political watchers were surprised by what it contained. Many of the promises and appropriations contained therein were spelled out well before the budget hit the floor of Parliament. While every budget can and should be seen as a campaign document – in that being responsible for the public’s financial contributions to our society is a government’s main role – we should be wary of budgets that directly precede elections. Many of the promises in this particular Conservative government’s budget only happen if they are re-elected, making them less budget items and more of a platform on which they are campaigning. An example is the additional funding being made available to municipalities to improve transit infrastructure, which is slated to begin flowing in 2017. They also announced they have lowered the tax rate on small businesses, and teased that “our government will reduce the tax rate further, all the way down to nine per cent by 2019,” Finance Minister Joe Oliver said in his speech, again, assuming his party is re-elected. It might have been nice to see some commitment from the federal government in terms of diversifying our energy sector, so we’re not relying so heavily on the price of oil to drive our economy. The federal government’s coffers are so heavily dependent on contributions from the oil and gas sector that dropping oil prices demanded a recalculation of the entire structure of the budget, delaying its release, in fact. Then again, diversifying doesn’t play well with the Conservative base. And that’s what this budget is. It’s not a budget, really. It’s more of a campaign speech. – Black Press

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Coast Guard hysteria sinks lower The Vancouver media’s frantic coverage of the Great Bunker Spill of 2015 has just about run out of fuel. By late last week, the usually serious Globe and Mail was reduced to quizzing a U.S. expert who had at first told the CBC B.C. Views he thought the spill Tom Fletcher response was pretty good. But then he heard that it might have taken up to 12 hours until the leaking grain ship was completely under control, which would be not so good. This U.S. expert admitted he has not “followed the Vancouver spill very closely,” and was basically speculating. But that’s OK, because the main purpose of this media frenzy is to feed the established narrative that the Harper government is gutting the Coast Guard while trying to ramp up heavy oil shipments to Asia. Yeah, that makes sense. A University of Toronto philosophy prof recently suggested that Stephen Harper likes war. Maybe he likes oil spills, too. A retired captain from the now-closed Kitsilano Coast Guard station became the latest of a series of disgruntled exemployees and union bosses to serve as the media’s go-to critics. He contradicted Coast Guard management at every turn, dismissing them as political appointees with little operational experience.

His claims about loss of spill response capability from Kitsilano are questionable at best. There was no talk of spill response when Kitsilano closed two years ago, because it was a search and rescue station. Former B.C. Federation of Labour president Jim Sinclair held almost daily news conferences as it closed. People are going to drown, warned a parade of union spokespeople. It’s been two years, and nobody has. Premier Christy Clark and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson were quick to summon TV cameras as oil-sheen angst spread through condo towers. They declared the Coast Guard response a failure before they had any real understanding of it. Unifor, the union representing Coast Guard employees, has vowed a full-scale election advertising attack on the Conservatives this year. On federal budget day, Unifor protested the closure of the Ucluelet Coast Guard ship monitoring station. Similar stations in Vancouver and Comox are also closing this year, replaced by a new monitoring system run from Prince Rupert and Victoria. I asked Industry Minister James Moore, the federal minister responsible for B.C., if this is a reduction in service. He said 1970s-era ship tracking equipment is being replaced with a new system that has already been deployed on the East Coast, to improve safety. “These fears were also raised back in the ’60s and ’70s, when lighthouses were destaffed,” Moore said. “I remember people saying, ‘Oh my God, this is going to be

the end.’ And it turned out to be complete nonsense.” Unifor operatives rushed to the media again last week with dire news of a halfhour outage of this new system, portraying this as evidence of a high-tech disaster waiting to happen. (Ships were told to monitor an old-school emergency radio channel for that uneventful half hour.) What the union is really doing is ramping up its election propaganda, and intensifying efforts to protect redundant positions that are being replaced by new technology.

“There are serious problems with services to veterans, but union featherbedding would not help them.” There was a similar media campaign last year targeting the consolidation of Veterans’ Affairs into Service Canada offices. There are serious problems with services to veterans, but union featherbedding would not help them. The B.C. government is also introducing digital technology, eliminating hundreds of paper-pushing jobs in the process, with a mostly realistic response from unions. But in this federal election year, realism will be in short supply. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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Editor, The News: I would like to share a little of my frustration when it comes to waste management and recycling in Maple Ridge. I just moved to Maple Ridge in October 2014 after living in Surrey for 30 years. I was very surprised that there was no curbside services for garbage and recycling. I have been storing my garbage and recyclables in my garage, then once a week I load them up and take them to the Maple Ridge transfer station. Upon going there on April 7, I was told that the rates had changed the day before

Diane McFadden: Former Maple Ridge Target space up for grabs (mapleridgenews.com). Wal Mart is the only sensible choice, with so many families in this town they need an affordable place to shop.

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Anne Kemal: Re: Shopping proposal would ‘hurt Ridge core’ (The News, April 24). I understand the concern for our town centre, but we are in dire need of better shopping opportunities. If we have different stores to the ones in town, it shouldn’t be too much of a threat. If it was all new homes, imagine the extra pressure on our hospital, police and fire departments. I don’t think that is a good idea. Hope it will include some decent restaurants, also.

Out of sight Monique Tamminga: Re: Grounds crew inmate in Maple Ridge steals van with GPS tracker (mapleridgenews.com). Maple Ridge may want to review it’s contract with corrections for this program. I often see the inmates sleeping on the picnic tables or standing around bored. I never see their supervisor but have always hoped he is out of sight somewhere?

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way out here ain’t got no say in this so-called transit plebiscite. We should band together and cut loose from Metro Vancouver. All we here is that a million people are coming.

week, then people would do a lot more to recycle rather then just disposing of everything as garbage. I know for myself that it would be a lot easier than having to keep all of the recyclables and garbage sorted in different containers and take the time to line up to get rid of recycling, then line up again to dispose of the garbage. I can tell you right now that most people in Maple Ridge are certainly not taking the time and effort to do this and will take the much easier route and just call everything garbage.

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Board challenges Bill 11 By Neil Corbett ncorbett@mapleridgenews.com

The Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school board is taking a leading role in opposing what it says is the province’s plans to undermine the authority of trustees. Board members have been active in rallying their fellow trustees against new legislation they say gives the education ministry power to override school board decisions. Bill 11 amends the School Act, giving boards the ability to enter into shared services agreements with other boards or public sector entities. But it also gives the education minister the authority to require boards to participate in specific service delivery arrangements. The B.C. School Trustees Association held its annual general meeting in Vancouver on April 16-19, and motions from the board of School District 42 were supported unanimously.

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Theft from mailboxes is still an issue for the Protecting Our Communities group on Facebook, with several members reporting incidents. Recently, a community mail box was busted into near 249th Street and 108th Avenue, causing residents to have to pick up their mail at the post office on Lougheed Highway and 208th Street. That’s about the third time in the last few months, leading one resident to say he’s getting used to driving to Canada Post to pick up the mail. Joanne Longden has had her mailbox on 239B Street broken into three weeks ago, while Kerry Macandrew hasn’t had a mailbox in more than a month, noting eight have been hit in his neighbourhood. Natalie Bradley saw her community mail box, in the 116th Avenue and 232nd Street area, broken into two weeks ago. She checked her mail at 10 a.m. that day, then returned at 3 p.m. to find the breakin. “ … it must have hap-

“That BCSTA demand the government of B.C. immediately withdraw the sections of Bill 11 that override the authority of democratically elected Boards of Education,” begins the motion. Local trustee Ken Clarkson, who is also a director on the provincial BCSTA board, noted that the local board’s original motion used the word “request,” but the AGM strengthened the wording to “demand” and added “immediately.” “Trustees are really ticked off,” said Clarkson. The local board authored five of the 31 motions brought to the AGM. Education Minister Peter Fassbender has told school districts they will be given time to develop their own shared service plans before any changes are imposed by Victoria. “Taxpayers also expect their dollars to be used wisely and that every pened in broad daylight.” That was unnerving because she’d had recently received her oath of citizenship to allow her to become a Canadian citizen, which could have been lost had her side of the mail box been hit. Since then, Canada

available dollar is going to help children in the classroom. With 60 school districts, there are many opportunities for shared services. These amendments will give districts and the ministry additional tools to turn these opportunities into ongoing savings,” he said. The AGM also passed a motion from the local board regarding the under-funding of education. It will see the trustees association investigate the financial needs of each school board, compared with the budgets they pass, to come up with a number that trustees say will show the total provincial shortfall. This year, the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District is dealing with a budget shortfall of $1.7 million. There were also two motions from local trustees pertaining to bargaining with CUPE and the B.C. Teachers’ Federation, urging the BCSTA to take a more Post has replaced the entire community mail box with a newer, more secure one. Canada Post spokesperson Anick Osier said it’s seeing a reduction in mailbox break-ins when the new models are installed. But the Canada Post won’t give specific numbers about

active role. Clarkson said the BCSTA has been told by government that it will be more consultative, in accordance with a cogovernance agreement the ministry signed, but it hasn’t on issues such as mandated administrative savings and implementing adult education fees. Bill 11 was initially criticized for the changes it makes to the professional development of teachers. The new bill will allow the BCTF and the education ministry to define professional development, Fassbender said. “There is no legislated requirement for professional development, nor is there a definition of what the route to that might be and what some of those tools are,” Fassbender said. “That is why it is important that we work with the teaching profession to define that moving forward, and that’s what this bill allows us to do.” the numbers of mail box break-ins in Maple Ridge. “Having said that, one is too many for those who are affected and we understand how frustrating it is for them, hence why we are working very hard to reduce the inconvenience to them,” said Osier.

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Residential Density Bonus/Transfer Program Assessment for Hammond Area Plan Project No.: RFP-PLA15-38 The City of Maple Ridge is seeking consultant services for the preparation of a Residential Density Bonus/Transfer Market Assessment as part of the preparation of the Hammond Area Plan. The complete Request for Proposal document may be obtained from BC Bid at http://www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca/open.dll/welcome. Submission Requirements: Five (5) complete copies of the proposal with any attachments are requested to be submitted as follows: Delivered or mailed to: City of Maple Ridge Municipal Hall (Main Reception Desk) 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge BC V2X 6A9 Attention: Daniela Mikes, Manager of Procurement Proposals should be received by 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 21, 2015. Submissions are to be submitted in a sealed package marked “RFP-PLA15-38 Consulting Services – Residential Density Bonus/Transfer Program Assessment for Hammond Area Plan.â€? If Proposals arrive after this deadline, the City reserves the right, entirely at its discretion to give or not give such Proposals consideration. There will be no public opening for this Request for Proposal. Should a contract result from this RFP the name(s) of the successful Proponent(s) will be available to anyone upon request. All submissions become the property of the City of Maple Ridge and are subject to the Freedom of Information and Privacy Legislation. Enquiries regarding this Request for Proposal are to be directed to: Daniela Mikes Manager of Procurement Tel: 604.466.4343; Fax 604.466.4328 Email: dmikes@mapleridge.ca 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 6A9 Tel: 604-463-5221 • Fax: 604-467-7329

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ome time ago, I was talking with a friend about the burial site of the Robertson family on Byrnes Road when he said, “You know that there is another unrecognized cemetery on the right-hand side of 272nd Street, uphill after 110th Avenue?� I was familiar with that story and the site, a oneacre piece of land, now covered densely with fir trees. For instance, in an interview in 1985, Teddy Lee, a descendant of Norwegian pioneers, suggested that one or two unnamed Norwegians could have been buried there. Was he right? Before the coming of the railroad in 1885 there were two confirmed burial places in the Whonnock-Ruskin area. The first was the Roman Catholic cemetery on the Whonnock Reserve and the second that private place on Byrnes Road, where family members of Shetlander Robert Robertson were buried. The transcontinental railway brought a steady stream of settlers, but since there was no public burial place in Whonnock or Ruskin, the newcomers buried their loved ones in cemeteries in other communities. Those who could not

afford to buy a cemetery plot somewhere else dug graves on their own property. Only a few of those graves are known today. The one-acre lot on 272nd Street that is thought to be such a burial place was part of a quarter section (160 acres) of land granted around 1888 to the Norwegian pioneer Johan Christian Nelson. Chris Nelson, a fisherman, was just 40 years old when he died in 1891, leaving behind his wife Anna and seven children. The oldest, a daughter, had married, but still at home were six children – the oldest a boy of 16 and the youngest still an infant. After Chris Nelson’s death, his brother Ole acquired the greater part of the original 160 acres. Chris Nelson’s widow kept the part along 272nd St. until 1900, when she sold her land to a third party, with the exception of one acre, which the Norwegian Lutheran congregation of Whonnock purchased to be used as a cemetery. It was on a fine location on the edge of the hill overlooking the lower part of Whonnock towards Mount Baker. Interestingly, Ole Nelson, Chris Nelson’s brother, was not buried in this graveyard when he died in 1902, but in the Fraser Cemetery in

New Westminster. Two years later, in 1904, the congregation lost interest in the oneacre parcel on 272nd St. and opted instead for property on 96th Avenue, now part of the municipal cemetery. They wanted a church on their cemetery, and for most members of the congregation, living closer to the river, it would have been a long walk to the property on 272nd St. The Lutheran congregation had not bothered to acquire title to the land on 272nd St. and now did not sell it – it seems that it was just abandoned. The property should have been listed in the tax assessment even if it had been exempted from property tax, but for many years it does not show up. The lot only started appearing separately in the tax records as from 1917, showing the first titleholder, the late Chris Nelson, as taxpayer. Ownership was obviously unclear. The heirs of Chris Nelson would have been the legal owners of the land, but apparently none of them took steps to claim the property and pay the taxes. In due course, the land reverted to the municipality. Teddy Lee and others may have thought differently, but the municipality did not and still does not recognize

the 272nd St. property as a place where people are buried. Indeed, why would the Nelsons have abandoned the graves of their parents or siblings? Or is it likely that the Lutheran congregation would have ignored the presence of the graves of Norwegians when they gave up the property in favour of land on 96th Ave.? The answer is no to both questions. Still, where else would Chris Nelson have been buried? What made me doubt that this is a pioneer cemetery is the burial of Ole Nelson in the Fraser Cemetery in New Westminster 11 years after Christian’s death. Why would his family have decided not to bury Ole next to his own brother in Whonnock? I found the answer not long ago when I received confirmation that Chris Nelson’s unmarked grave is in the Fraser Cemetery next to that of his oldest daughter, Johanna, who died a year before him. Nearby are also the graves of other Norwegian Nelsons, including that of his brother Ole. For me, it is clear now that although it was intended to be the cemetery for the Norwegian Lutherans, the lot on 272nd St. was never a burial place for the Nelsons or anyone else. It is a cemetery that never was.

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Trevor Hoffman, an award-winning pianist, will play at Maple Ridge Alliance Church with Vivace (below). He said the band’s unique sound is an act unlike any Maple Ridge will have experienced. Hoffman describes it as a modern and thrilling combination of four unique and exceptional singers that fuse classical and opera with pop. “Melody is a coloratura soprano who can go way up into the stratosphere,” said Hoffman. “It’s a real special group of musicians we’ve assembled.” Alongside touring with Vivace, Hoffman is also a founding member of Smash Music Productions, an Emmynominated team whose song albums for TV have reached No. 9 worldwide. While touring is his first love, Hoffman said the band is excited to get into the studio in fall to work on a new album and creating new videos. He said the members are buoyed by the fact they are close to signing a sponsorship deal with Steinway Pianos that will only help increase the band’s sound and exposure.

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Friday, May 8 - 9 • 7 p.m. The 1950’s are out and change is in the air! HAIRSPRAY JR. the family-friendly musical piled bouffant high with laughter, romance and deliriously tuneful songs is adapted from the Original Broadway Version which won 8 Tony Awards including best musical.

CRE8 Youth Day Saturday, May 9 • 10-4 p.m. An awesome day of workshops with Arts Industry Professionals! Choose 2 workshops from options like Intro to DJing, Set Design, Pop 101 – How to write a Radio Hit & more! Ages 13-17.

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Teenage songwriters looking for a chance to showcase their talents will have a chance to reach a wider audience as the Shaw TV show eveRIAthing is hosting a songwriting competition. The Star Experience will include eight judges, including Maple Ridge’s Peter Tam from the E Chamber Orchestra, looking to discover budding new talent. Local musicians can audition on May 6, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., at Kanaka Creek Coffee, located at 101 – 24155 102nd Ave. “This is not just an ordinary compe-

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She’ll be inviting people to make an eco art garden flag or yarn star, while also taking in a mini concert with her and her partner Tony Rees. Silver Valley artist-in-residence Robi Smith will be introducing neighbours to her environmentally themed artwork and upcoming free workshops exploring art mapping, collage, and lantern-

tition,” said organizer Jackie Diy. “The Star Experience is a platform for creative teens to get their music heard by industry professionals right from day one.” Winners will be announced at the eveRIAthing Wall of Stars awards night on July 25 at the Columbia in New Westminster. Songwriters unable to attend the two local sessions can submit online entries by May 31 at www.everiathing. com/#! the-star-experience/c238d. “It will be lovely to have a lot of our local teens take advantage of this opportunity,” said Diy. • For more information visit www. everiathing.com. making in her studio by the Alouette River adjacent to the Maple Ridge Lapidary Club, also on the tour. “In the end, there really is something for everyone,” says McLaren. “All you need is a map, an hour or two, and an openness to see and experience something new.” • Admission to the self-guided tour is free. For more information, visit http:// artstudiotour.ca.

Tarzan Presented by Xtreme Theatre May 13 - 16 The stage musical based on the Disney film. This is Xtreme Theatre’s 16th year of performing musical theatre in our community.

TeaGarden 2015 Sunday, May 31 • 1:30 p.m. Join us - for tea and refreshments and to hear this year’s special guest speaker: Brian Campbell (expert on honeybees). This is the third annual Maple Ridge Art Gallery Fundraiser.

Lobby Nights Free evenings of performance and creativity.

Holy Wow Poets May 5, 7 – 9 p.m.

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On to provincials U-15 Storm girls advance, U-14 Hammers boys still alive By Neil Corbett sports@mapleridgenews.com

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Amelia Hayes of the U-15 West Coast Storm girls clears a ball from the front of the net in a hard fought provincial semi-final game played on Saturday at SRT. The Storm won the game on penalty kicks.

One West Coast FC team is through to the provincials, and another still has a shot. The U-15 West Coast Storm girls will get a chance to win the second provincial title under the West Coast banner, in the provincial B cup. The Storm won an intense game on Saturday at SRT secondary. Regulation time ended in a scoreless tie, and went to two 10-minute overtime halves. The North Shore Vipers scored in the first half, but the Storm’s Amanda Apps saved the game in the second, scoring on a shot that found the top corner. The West Coast team weathered some intense pressure, with one defender clearing a ball right at the goal line, and another standing on the goal line forced to take a point-blank, nose-bloodying shot to the face to save a goal.

The game went to a shootout, where Ridge keeper Hannah Reid allowed just one goal, while the Storm tallied three. West Coast must now play in the Coastal Cup championship, to determine which team will enter the provincials with the first or second seed from the region. The provincial B cup championships will be held in Nelson from July 9-12, in an eight-team tournament format. Four West Coast Football Club teams entered provincial playdown action on the weekend. The U-14 Hammers boys lost 3-0 to the Central City Breakers of Surrey in their semi-final game, but they will get one more chance to qualify. The Lower Mainland has an additional berth into the provincials this season, So the Hammers will play off against another team that lost a provincial semi-final, the Coastal FC Royals, with the winner getting the last berth into the provincials. The U-13 Metro Select girls team lost 2-1 to the North Shore, and the Under-21 men lost 6-0 to West Vancouver, and both teams were eliminated.

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Maple Ridge soccer icon Karina LeBlanc will have her impressive legacy grow even more, as the 35-year-old keeper was named to the national team for the upcoming World Cup. The colourful LeBlanc was front and centre at Monday’s ceremony when the 23-player roster was announced in Vancouver’s Robson Square, as she took the microphone and challenged Canadian soccer fans to be the best 12th man in this country. “The truth is, there will be a moment in this World Cup where you will make the difference,” LeBlanc said. “You will be the difference so that we can win the World Cup in this country.” The veteran goalkeeper is the longest serving player in Canadian women’s soccer, having made her debut in 1998, and has 110 national team appearances and 101 starts in goal. She has played in four World Cups, three Pan American Games and two Olympics. LeBlanc was part of the Canadian women’s team that

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222 caps (national team games) and 153 goals internationally. “Today marks the culmination of three years of dedicated work from the team and we are pleased with the final selection,” said head coach John Herdman. “After the Olympics, we challenged the players to shed an old skin and strive to be even better as a team, and as individuals. They all committed wholeheartedly to this vision and competition for each position was fierce. Ultimately, we feel that this group of 23 makes us the best team we can be across our four corners of the game. They fully deserve this honour.” Canada is ranked eighth in the world by FIFA, and will kick off the month-long World Cup on June 6 in Edmonton with a game against sixteenth-ranked China. The team will stay in the Alberta capital for their second match against New Zealand, ranked 17th, four days later. They will then take on 12th-ranked Netherlands on June 15 in Montreal. Other cities hosting World Cup games include Ottawa, Moncton, Winnipeg and Vancouver. LeBlanc plays for the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women’s Soccer League, and had six shutouts in 21 starts last season.

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STRNAD - John December 28, 1939 April 15, 2015 John passed on after a short battle with pancreatic cancer at RCH with family and best friend by his side. Our Lord called John home where there is no more pain and suffering, but joy & peace. Predeceased by his brother Walter in Austria. John leaves to mourn his daughter Ashley, grandsons Gavin and Kristopher, all in Ontario, sister Gerti (Hermann) of Maple Ridge, niece Silvia (Walter) of Chilliwack, great nieces Ramona (daughter Rosalee) and Andrea (daughter Shania) of Chilliwack and Abbotsfort. And extended family in Austria and Canada.

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HIGHWAY OWNER OPERATORS $3500 SIGNING BONUS Van Kam’s group of companies req. Highway linehaul owner operators based in our Surrey terminal for runs throughout BC and Alberta. Applicants must have winter and mountain driving experience/training. We offer above average rates and an excellent employee benefits package. To join our team of professional drivers, email a detailed resume, current driver’s abstract and details of your truck to: careers@vankam.com or Call 604-968-5488 or Fax: 604-587-9889 Only those of interest will be contacted.

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FARM LABOURERS required 5 or 6 Days/Week 40 or 50 Hours/Week $10.49/Hour Horticultural work such as: Planting, pruning, spacing and harvesting the crop. Employment starts early June /15 Submit your application to: Phone: 604-465-8153 or by Fax:604-465-9340 or by mail:12554 Woolridge Rd., Pitt Meadows, B.C. V3Y 1Z1

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LANDSCAPING

Ed’s ROTOTILLING & LANDSCAPING *Rototilling *Levelling *Gardens *Loader Work *Brush Cutter *Plowing

~ Free Estimates ~ 604-941-2263 / 604-725-7246

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GARAGE SALES

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SURREY: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, hardwood oors throughout and new roof. $549,000. 604-575-5555.

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Open Fridays 1pm - 9pm Saturdays 10am - 6pm Baskets starting at $10 Stuffers & Vegetable Plants $1 Fresh Eggs, Fresh Coffee Cash & Credit accepted visit www.bcfarmfresh GARAGE SALE. 1435 Summit Drive, Coquitlam. SAT MAY 2 @ 9AM

.ProWorks Home & Garden. Pressure Washing, Lawn Maintenance, Landscaping. Call Matt 604-465-5566

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

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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

Top Line Projects Ltd.

ELECTRICAL

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

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd.

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

Please Call

www.affordablemoversbc.com

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

TREE SERVICES

Same Day Service Lowest Price in Town Discount for MULTIPLE LOADS

MOVING & STORAGE

AFFORDABLE MOVING D Garden Blend Soil D Lawn Blend Soil D Custom Blends avail. D Composted Mushroom Manure

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GARBAGE REMOVAL

MIRACLE MOVING

DESIGN

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

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

HERFORT CONCRETE

604 575 5555

$59.00 Per Ton

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CONCRETE & PLACING

SCREENED TOPSOIL MUSHROOM MANURE BARK MULCH 604-467-3003

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POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING

Spring EXT/INT SPECIAL

Fencing & Allan Block

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PRESSURE WASHING

Call Ian 604-724-6373

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

604.230.1634 or 604.467.3724

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

POWER WASHING since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Call Simon for prompt service. 604-230-0627

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

Gardening

236

MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

Maple Ridge Garage Sale 20512 - 123B Ave. Sat. May 2nd, 10am - 2pm Furniture, Household items, etc.

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PETS 454

REAL ESTATE

EQUESTRIAN

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

MAPLE RIDGE

1 & 2 Bdrms available $840/mo & $940/mo

Great Location

Queen Anne Apts. CEDAR HOGFUEL Special Spring Prices Sawdust Available

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

and Hydro SENIOR’S DISCOUNT

604-463-2236 604-463-7450

604-465-5193

12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certified Crime Free Buildings

PETS

BOXER PUPS, family raised, dewclaws, tails, vaccinated, health cert exc quality. $1800. 604-341-1445

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at:

fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977 CHIHUAHUAS, 7 weeks, 2 brown 1 black, $600 each. Call (604)7690088 German Shepherd pups, vet check, 1st shots, own both parents, gd tempered, farm & family raised in country, good guard dog/family pet. born feb 11. $750; 604-796-3026, no sunday calls

New SRI *1296 sq/ft Double wide $99,900. *New SRI 14’ wide $74,900. Repossessed mobile homes, manufactured homes & modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960.

RENTALS 706

MULTI POO miniature black brown & tan 4-6 lbs hypo allerg, exc family pet, vet cert $1600. 604-341-1445.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

APARTMENT/CONDO

Central Coquitlam Co-op No subsidy Cls to transit, schools & shops Dasl ~ 604 945 5864 dasl@terramanagement.ca

OUR READERS WILL BE LOOKING FOR YOU WHEN THEY NEED REPAIRS OR RENOVATION SERVICES.

MISC. FOR SALE

SAWMILLS from only $4,397 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT.

No pets, No Smoking, No BBQ’s.

PARC VUE 12040 - 222nd. St., Maple Ridge 1 BD fr $850 and 2 BD fr $1115 BRAND NEW 1 & 2 Bdrms Stes Insuite laundry, 9 ft ceiling, laminate flooring, u/g parking, storage locker.Contact Dana Dufresne at: danadufresne@ ranchogroup.com

Ph. 778-872-0968

2 Bedroom Apartments BRIGHT & LARGE

GERMAN Shepherd pups. Working line. Black & black/tan. 7 weeks old. $750. 604-820-4230, 604-302-7602

560

Includes: Heat, Hot Water Near Shopping & Amenities.

Augustine Soil & Mulch Ltd. Pitt Meadows, BC

477

* Renovated Suites * *Large *Clean *Very Quiet

Derek Manor

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL PORT COQUITLAM 775-3000sqft. Ground floor commercial space. Office / retail / service type business. Facing onto city park. 2 blks from Lougheed/ Shaughnessy intersection. Call 604-464-3550.

736

RENTALS 746

RENTALS

ROOMS FOR RENT

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

Call 604-467-3944

TRY A CLASSIFIED AD 748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION ~ SENIORS ~

Glenwood Manor Apartments Clean and Spacious 2 Bdrm avail. $845/mo 21387 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Maple Ridge

604-466-5799

587

587

TOOLS

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ROOM SPECIAL

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

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OFFICE/RETAIL

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT

741

OFFICE/RETAIL

845

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

MARINE

14179 Reichenback Rd Moorage Rental Year or Semi-annual Outdoor Storage Available Starting At $30/month for Boats, RV’s, Cars, Trucks & Trailers

912

BOATS

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

Onsite Manager

TRANSPORTATION

604.465.7713 818

CARS - DOMESTIC

MUST SELL 1992 Plymouth Acclaim - 237,000 k. Clean, lady driven. 2 new tires. Mechanically sound. $700: (604)463-0654

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

The Scrapper

.wwwone4yacht.com 604-669-2248

2 15

3 bdrm home on private 5 acre lge rec down, double enclosed garage, lge carport, city water, some pasture, very clean. $2100/mo. Avail May 1st.

CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT

Call Ralph 9am-5pm 604-467-9300

In support of youth locally and internationally

Wednesday, May 20th, 2015 at Swan-e-set Bay Resort and Country Club

Fully Furnished & Equipped or Unfurnished Based on Your Needs.

Short Term or Long term! Hotel Living

Like New Townhouse. Only 3 years old. Immaculate Deluxe, 2 bdrm. + Rec. Room/Office + 2 Full Bath T/House. Flr. to ceiling storage + storage rm. in garage. 6 s/s appli. d/w, w/d, Garburator. Crown Mouldings, 9ft. ceilings, H/W laminate flooring and slate tile. Gas F/P & Alarm. 1 car garage parking. Covered patio lower & outdoor patio upper. Amenities room incls. full gym, outdoor hot tub & pool. Walk to Morgan Heights shopping. NO Smoking inside & NO Pets! $2050/mo. or negotiable Available NOW!

proudly presented by

The Haney Rotary Club

604.488.9161

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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

THE FOURTEENTH ANNUAL HANEY ROTARY

Impeccably Clean!

Ref’s & Credit check req’d

752

TRANSPORTATION

Please feel free to call and arrange to have a look: Val or Lani at 604-460-8944 or 778-839-4756

604-941-5452; 604-944-7889

Good Apartment Sizes Heat SH/W S Parking 1 Bedroom Available $810/mo. No Pets

Pitt Meadows Marina

If you are an independent senior looking to share a self contained suite, then, here’s an excellent opportunity for you: We offer 2 large bdrms in West Maple Ridge. close to all amens & WCE, couples welcome! Laundry, housekeeping, medical reminders, personal care (if needed), cable, local phone are all included. The residence has heated wood floors, gas f/p, kitchen, portable d/w, monitored alarm, smoke sensors, off road parking, lunch & dinner. 202nd & Telep. $1500/mo.

HOMES FOR RENT

SOUTH SURREY EXECUTIVE

STORAGE

$75 OFF 1ST MONTH

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

240th & Dewdney Maple Ridge

2048 Manning Ave. Port Coquitlam

749

RENTALS

741

OFFICE/RETAIL

Serving Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows since 1952

Maple Ridge Office & Retail Space

supported by

Unbelievable Rates, Starting at $495/month. Various sizes 320sf. - 2000sf. Various downtown locations. Updated and well maintained.

Rick Medhurst Royal LePage Realty

Dr. Patrick O’Brien CIM

604-463-3000

FOUR INDIVIDUAL OFFICES • 10’ X 8.5’ available • Includes heat, A/C & window

ONE OFFICE

• Inside with no windows 12’ x 8’ • Includes heat & A/C and hydro

ONE CORNER OFFICE

• With windows on 2 sides • Plumbed with sink and shower 10’x9.5’ • Includes heat & A/C and hydro

All offices on second floor, downtown Maple Ridge location, new and clean with one shared washroom on the floor. One year minimum lease subject to credit and criminal check.

Contact Jim at 604-476-2720

West Coast Auto Group

3 197

West Coast Auto Group

2013

Celebrating 40 years serving our community

1PM SHOT GUN START! Tournament fees are $170 per golfer* *includes a box lunch, range access, golf cart, 18 holes of golf, tee gifts, on course side competitions and barbeques, dinner and access to an outstanding silent and live auction all in aid of youth charities. For more information about player registration or sponsorship opportunities please contact event chair Mike Murray at mwmurray@shaw.ca

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One of Western Canada’s largest home shows---375 exhibitor booths

Ideas. Inspiration. Everything to renovate, decorate & landscape your home. Plus....Design Alley Home Makeover Showcase Sampling Area Everything Backyard Lions’ Hanging Basket Sale Outdoor Lifestyles Action Sports Extreme Stunt Show Times’ BBQ School with World’s best Rib Guy Free Family Fest with tons of things for Kids Psychic Fair Dog Shows Dog Shopping West Coast Amusements Yamaha Mini Moto Rides & more. PLANET ICE, MAPLE RIDGE FRI, MAY 1 4-9 ; SAT, MAY 2 10-8; SUN, MAY 3 10-4

Just $7 gets the entire family in! www.ridgemeadowshomeshow.com

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DOGS

of Event ALL THREE DAYS