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Minister tours Albion school

City, district to share new school in Coquitlam

By Neil Corbett ncorbett@mapleridgenews.com

Education Minister Mike Bernier announced a new school will be built on Burke Mountain in Coquitlam on Monday, then toured the fastest-growing areas of Maple Ridge with Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows MLA Doug Bing.

“It’s always good to have a face-toface with the new minister,” said Bing.

And while a proposed new school in the Albion area has not been announced, having Bernier see the need first hand is significant in the process, Bing added.

“It’s helpful to get it on the radar screen, and get it in the queue,” he said. “There is definitely a need.”

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Education Minister Mike Bernier visited Albion elementary on Monday, as well as Thomas Haney secondary, after announcing funding for a new elementary school in Coquitlam. Bernier then visited with local school board officials to hear about the need for a new elementary school in Albion.

$110 million for parks and rec Tax increase of 3.3 per cent proposed

By Neil Corbett ncorbett@mapleridgenews.com

This year’s budget discussion in Maple Ridge will include the prospect of approving up to $110 million in borrowing for parks and recreation infrastructure.

Mayor Nicole Read declined to name specific projects, but called the $110 million a “high-level

funding envelope.”

In general, she said the community has “an at-capacity aquatic centre, not enough ice, and not enough fields.”

At the same time, Maple Ridge is “bursting at the seams in terms of participation in sports.”

She added: “I don’t think we have the amenities in this community to support a city of this size.”

With the federal government offering to help pay for new infrastructure for cities, councillors

have expressed a desire to have shovel-ready projects, with the municipality’s share of funding in place.

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Read said more information will be made available through a communications plan that is being developed.

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that is not a factor.

Recreation user groups, such as Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey, should still be able to access fields and ice surfaces in Pitt Meadows, she said.

Maple Ridge residential property owners are facing a proposed 3.33 per cent tax hike this year, but that does not include the parks and rec funding.

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Shelter operation questioned Spike in drug overdoses everywhere: mayor B y Phi l M elnyc h u k pmelnychuk@mapleridgenews.com

He’s got a ton of questions about the Maple Ridge temporary shelter and few answers, at least so far.

After a lengthy chat with the shelter’s operators on Nov. 4, Matt Kelso wanted some specifics, such as how many overdoses have taken place at the shelter on Lougheed Highway since it opened at 22239 Lougheed Highway on Oct. 1. He’d also like to know how many have been moved on to permanent housing, how many have gone into rehab or detox programs and how many are changing their lives by looking for jobs or getting mental health help.

And what really are the rules on drug use inside shelter’s gates?

Kelso submitted dozens of questions and was recently told to pare them down to 20 and that he’ll be getting a reply shortly from Rain City Housing, which operates the shelter.

But right now, he’s questioning the operating method.

The shelter opened for six months in order to give those at the Cliff Avenue homeless camp a place to live.

The camp was dispersed voluntarily shortly after the shelter opened.

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Medical staff attend to a man at the city’s temporary homeless shelter last week. hears from his police radio scanner, there have been 100 overdoses at the shelter.

“There have been four overdoses in the last 24 hours, two overdoses within six minutes.”

The exact number of emergency calls to shelter hasn’t been provided yet by either Ridge Meadows RCMP

or B.C. Emergency Health Services, nor could the overdoses be confirmed.

The shelter follows a harm-reduction model that tries to connect people to health services, and give them shelter.

“Abstinence is not a requirement for staying at the shelter, but is one

of the many possible, positive outcomes that will occur for folks staying at the shelter,” according to a fact sheet from Rain City, which didn’t respond to requests for comment.

“I don’t see it as harm reduction when you have four overdoses [in 24 hours] and two in six minutes,” Kelso said, adding that people who

overdose at the shelter shouldn’t be allowed to stay there and that people can’t just continue their habits.

“It’s like having an open bar at an Alcohol Anonymous meeting.

“If they’re going to use, they should use it outside the shelter walls. You can’t refuse help the whole time.”

Kelso said every day he drives by the shelter, emergency vehicles are parked outside.

That could mean an ambulance shortage somewhere else.

“I don’t even know how to respond to that,” Mayor Nicole Read said.

“So what does that mean … so somebody in the shelter deserves an ambulance less than somebody else in the community? I don’t think that would be our community’s position.

“We’re responding anyways. If that person was somewhere else in the community and had an overdose, we would be responding. We’re not simply responding because they’re at the shelter.”

Overdoses are happening everywhere, not just in the shelter, said Read. There’s a spike in overdoses caused by fentanyl.

“We were seeing it in the camp.

They’re using no matter where they are.

“This is something we need to stare down. It’s happening in every community. This significantly addicted, street- entrenched population, it requires steady work and encouragement.”

The mayor said talks about a permanent shelter are a priority and the public will be involved at some point.

However, a new, permanent shelter will not be open by the time the temporary shelter closes April 1.

B-line pushed back with Evergreen SkyTrain Area underserved, says Ridge mayor

By Neil Corbett ncorbett@mapleridgenews.com

The opening of the Evergreen Line SkyTrain extension to Coquitlam has been delayed again, to early 2017, as have B-Line bus connections to Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge.

The announcement sparked social media comment about poor service levels TransLink offers its customers in the northeast region of the system, and that was echoed by Maple Ridge Mayor Nicole Read.

“No, we’re not anywhere near being well served,” she

said. “It’s the reason we sent them back a really loud no.”

Maple Ridge led the way in voting down TransLink’s summer mail-in referendum on transit expansion, as 77 per cent of those who voted in Maple Ridge said no to raising the provincial sales tax by half a per cent to pay for better transportation in Metro Vancouver. Pitt Meadows followed closely with a 72-percent no vote.

The plan called for a SkyTrain extension in Vancouver, light rail in Surrey, express bus lines in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, as well as more West Coast Express service.

Read said Maple Ridge residents who commute to work or school around the region should be able to expect bet-

ter service. And, she said, the federal government’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions is hamstrung by a poor transit system.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been in Paris for climate change talks, and getting people out of their vehicles and onto buses is one of the best ways to cut back on greenhouse gases, said Read.

“But right now, in our city, that’s not a reality.”

Residents were also critical of TransLink on social media.

“I think it’s time that Maple Ridge take(s) a serious look at severing ties with TransLink.

The amount we spend on fuel taxes, property taxes, parking taxes and electrical bill taxes is nowhere justified by our measly few busses,” Matt Ellis

said on the site Maple Ridge Council Watch.

“I for one don’t want to subsidize a system with such huge liabilities of so little use to residents of my city [Patullo Bridge and SkyTrain].”

The latest delay will make the Evergreen line three years overdue from an original target operating date of late 2014, set by then-Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon in 2008.

The $1.4-billion project was the subject of years of negotiation between the province and Metro Vancouver mayors, who finally agreed in 2011 to raise the Metro Vancouver gas tax two cents a litre to finance TransLink’s $400-million share of the cost.

The project has since grap-

pled with construction complications, including sinkholes that opened up above the underground segment in Port Moody.

Earlier this year the province pushed back a revised opening date of summer 2016 to the fall of 2016.

And it now says the transportation ministry expects to begin train testing next fall “with the line operational in early 2017.”

Construction is being managed by the province and TransLink will operate it once complete.

Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows MLA Doug Bing said the work was plagued by “unavoidable problems,” and the sinkholes set things back.

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The delay was disclosed Friday as the two-kilometre tunnel was completed and tunnel boring machine ‘Alice’ broke through into daylight.

Transportation Minister Todd Stone said the project is now more than 75 per cent finished.

“Once Evergreen is complete, B.C. will have the longest, fully automated rapid transit network in the world,” he said.

The Evergreen Line will run from Lougheed Town Centre in Burnaby to Lafarge Lake in Coquitlam. It will connect to express buses running to Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Hammond Trail Bike Path Invitation RFP-PL15-40 The City of Maple Ridge (herein after “The City”) on behalf of the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Parks and Leisure Services Commission (hereinafter referred to as “the Commission”) invites proposals from interested and experienced contractors to provide options and possible alternatives for the regrading and filling of portions of an existing berm that will result in creating the new Hammond Trail Bike Path. The final path dimensions are estimated to be approximately 1100 m in length with a minimum surface width of 2.5 metres.

Sealed Proposals are requested by the undersigned, on or before 2:00 pm local time, January 7, 2016.

Nichole Walsh, Purchasing Supervisor The City of Maple Ridge 11995 Haney Place, Reception Desk (Main Floor) Maple Ridge, BC, V2X 6A9 Proposals received after the closing time may or may not be considered.

A non-mandatory site visit will be held on December 8, 2015 starting at 9:00 am beginning at the intersection of Ospring Street and the unconstructed Kingston Street adjacent to 20083 Ospring Street Maple Ridge, B.C. There will be no public opening for this Request for Proposal.

A Bid Bond is not required for this project; however, Proponents will be required to submit a Consent of Surety guaranteeing that the Proponent will be able to supply a Performance and Material and Labour bond, each, in the amount of fifty per cent of the contract value. In lieu of a Consent of Surety, Proponents may provide an approved equivalent guaranteeing financial security up to and including up to 50% of material and 50% of labour as per proposed submission value. Details are available in the RFP document.

Once a contract has been awarded the name(s) of the successful Proponent(s) will be available to anyone upon request. All proposals become the property of the City of Maple Ridge and are subject to the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act legislation.

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Ridge council kiboshes microbrew’s licence Lounge licence blocked, moving to new location suggested

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A new microbrew owner in Maple Ridge tried to get a lounge licence, but was blocked by city hall.

When Carlos de Ibarrola opened Ridge Brewing Company on Dewdney Trunk Road in July, it was the 12th microbrew to open in B.C. this year, and there are now 103 craft breweries in the province.

“It has been exploding,” de Ibarrola said of the craft beer business.

“It’s a beer revolution.”

Many of the craft brews are in Vancouver neighbourhoods like Main Street, Commercial Drive and Hastings Street.

“East Vancouver is now known as ‘Yeast Vancouver,’” said the Port Moody resident.

He brought some of that brown beer culture to Maple Ridge during the summer, joining nearby Ma-

ple Meadows Brewing, which opened in March.

Ridge Brewing is a mid-sized craft beer operation, and he and three employees are capable of producing 6,600 litres, with a batch taking about four weeks. The new brand is already on tap in local pubs and restaurants, he’s getting kegs to New Westminster and other cities, and his bottles are being shipped to liquor outlets that sell craft beer. This is in addition to the product he sells on site.

The Liquor Control and Licensing Branch already allows him to have a tasting room with his manufacturer’s licence, which permits him to sell his product on site, but customers can only consume 12 ounces each there.

A lounge licence would allow him to sell more of his own beer, as well as outside products – such as a

glass of wine or a pina coloda.

That’s what he asked council to endorse as he applies to the branch, but city hall is saying no so far.

Coun. Gordy Robson said the business should be moved.

“I love the concept, and I think it would be a great addition to our downtown, but not in this building, and in this location, so I can’t support it,” said Robson.

But de Ibarrola said the business could not be easily moved – not for less than $100,000 at a minimum, even if he could find a downtown location that could accommodate his high vats and the rest of his operation.

He has already invested in piping, electrical upgrades, concrete flooring a cold room and more.

Parking was raised as an issue, as de Ibarrola applied for licensing for 50 seats. There are dance and karate studios in the same industrial complex, and at 3 p.m. the parking lot gets packed.

The brewer doesn’t necessarily need that many seats, but says there is more than enough parking available now. In Vancouver, businesses function with just on-street parking, he points out, and people sometimes have to park down the street.

He doesn’t see how councillors can compromise his business to benefit others.

“It’s only fair – if our clients have to find parking, so should theirs.”

Coun. Craig Speirs supported the application, calling the microbrew “a very high-end situation.”

He proposed council defer the matter until it had more information about the process, and whether the applicant would consider reducing the number of parking spaces.

“I don’t want to throw this out,” said Speirs.

But council passed a motion to not endorse the licence application.

De Ibarrola said he will consider changing the proposal and resubmitting it.

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to see that happen,” said Murray.

Mayor Nicole Read said she was not able to join the meeting with the minister, but was aware of his pending visit.

“All-in-all, I would say it was a great meeting,” said Murray. “There are competing interests for those resources, but we feel we have a pretty good case.”

Bing said the tour of the school should have made an impression.

“If you see it on paper, it doesn’t always resonate.”

The minister was in Maple Ridge for about three hours, as he also toured Thomas Haney secondary, particularly the trades and technical programs.

Then trustees made an hour-long presentation to the minister, highlighting the need for a new elementary school in south Albion.

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Bing was on hand for the announcement of Smiling Creek Elementary School, which will open on Burke Mountain in 2018. It will be jointly owned by the school district and the city of Coquitlam, with the city owning the play area and operating it as a park when school is not in session.

Bing and Bernier then toured Albion elementary with School District No. 42 chair Mike Murray and superintendent Sylvia Russell.

The school’s population is 30 per cent above the building’s capacity, and the provincial politicians heard that students who have moved across the street are not able to attend.

Murray said the visit gave the new minister an appreciation for the growth in the area, and Bing and Maple RidgeMission MLA Marc Dalton showed him the fastdeveloping subdivisions nearby in Albion.

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Ingrid Rice

No limits When it comes to helping others, the phrase ‘think globally, act locally’ comes to mind.

As Canada prepares to welcome thousands of Syrian refugees in the coming months, there are those willing to do everything in their power to help, and it’s admirable.

At the same time, there are others demanding that we ‘look after our own’ first – and the many who do just that every day are also admirable.

There’s no question the need in our own backyard is great; even some of our closest neighbours are struggling. There are children going hungry, women fleeing violence and seniors who spend all their time alone.

It’s a need that receives less public attention than its international counterpart, although it’s often brought to the forefront a little more this time of year, as Christmas approaches, despite its yearround presence.

As calls to focus on our own continue to permeate the refugee discussion, we suggest it’s a good time for all of us to ask ourselves, what exactly have we done to make things better for others?

Have we donated to the food bank? Have we checked in on that neighbour who hasn’t been seen in a few days? Have we offered to help serve meals at the local soup kitchen? Do we have extra warmweather clothes that we could donate to help dull the chill for someone who has nowhere but outside to spend the night?

Before we criticize the help that’s being given to our international neighbours based on the belief that ‘charity begins at home’, those questions deserve due consideration.

Some say how we respond to the plight of Syrian refugees is a test of our values and generosity. The same can be said – and we would venture to an even greater degree – about how we look after our own community.

It’s easy to pretend problems, both locally and globally, don’t exist, if we stay inside, turn off our televisions, close our curtains and unplug from the Internet.

But it’s neither right nor fair to point to one group that needs help and say, we can’t help you because we have to help our own.

Especially if we’re not.

And really, even if charity does begin at home, does it have to stop there?

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remier Christy Clark and Environment Minister Mary Polak have joined the thousands of jet-setters in Paris to once again stage negotiations for a global climate treaty.

The embarrassing failures of these B.C. Views United Nations Tom Fletcher events, such as the one in Lima, Peru last year, have been forgotten. Canadian TV only showed file images of an effigy of Stephen Harper receiving a “fossil of the day” award for his alleged failure to rein in Canada’s two per cent of humaninduced greenhouse gas emissions.

Now Justin Trudeau leads our biggestever delegation to COP21, as the Paris meeting is called.

Trudeau hasn’t even begun to develop a plan for Canada, asking provinces to come up with their own first, but he’s already hailed as a visionary. This is similar to the Barack Obama, who, newly elected in 2008, modestly predicted that history would record his win as “the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal.”

Perhaps Obama wasn’t completely full of CO2, since in this century, global temperatures have increased by only about a fourth of what UN climate models predicted. This 20-year slowdown of the long run of post-Ice Age warming, which has dominated most of the last

10,000 years, is referred to as the “pause” or “hiatus.” It is usually explained away with reference to the Pacific Decadal Oscillation or other long-term warming and cooling trends in oceans.

Other countries have put new emission reduction proposals on the table for COP21. Danish environmental economist Bjorn Lomborg did the math, and concluded that if every major emitting country keeps its word this time, the total of all their efforts would reduce global warming by about 0.2 degrees by 2100.

What? A statistically meaningless decrease after 85 years of energy austerity?

That Lomborg, he’s just a “denier,” trying to get more publicity. Oh wait, here’s a study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that finds the same thing – two tenths of a degree by 2100.

Wobbly climate models aren’t the only problem for global warming alarmists.

NASA recently confirmed that contrary to UN projections, total ice mass in Antarctica is increasing. This is much more likely to slow sea level rise than an Obama or Trudeau speech.

Arctic ice, meanwhile, is rebounding rapidly after receding in recent years.

And while UN climate conferences always cause a spike in sightings of people wearing polar bear suits, here’s another inconvenient truth.

B.C. polar bear researcher Susan Crockford reports that the world bear population is up to 26,500, a 50-year high. That Crockford, she’s just a denier ...

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Oh wait, the International Union for Conservation of Nature “Red List” says that’s about right, and the population trend is no longer “decreasing” but is now “unknown.”

None of this is to deny that our climate is warming, or that the Industrial Revolution and carbon fuel use are part of the picture.

It’s the religious zeal, misuse of data and attacks on skeptics that are troubling.

B.C. already leads the country with its small but broad-based carbon tax, about which Clark will boast at every opportunity in Paris. We won’t see the B.C. Liberal government’s final “Climate 2.0” plan until next spring, but their advisory committee wants to start jacking up the carbon tax in 2018.

“Wobbly climate models aren’t the only problem for global warming alarmists.”

Northern and Interior B.C. folks are assured they will receive bigger rebates to reflect the fact that they pay more carbon tax to drive long distances in the cold.

And B.C.’s aggressive 2020 greenhouse gas target? The government admits we’re not going to make that, because the economy is growing.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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‘Getting poorer’ Airport expansion only hope Editor, The News: Re: Renters feeling squeeze for space (The News, Nov. 27).

I sat with the social planning committee for a year at city hall during the former mayor’s term.

This committee worked very hard at producing, the Action Housing Plan for our city. These are very dedicated individuals who volunteered their time and efforts to produce this plan.

My personal feeling about this concern was that it be truly action orientated, not just another study gathering dust on someone’s shelf.

The problem with just relying on market based rental properties is that they’re in it for the money – people wanting to enrich themselves using the real estate market for profit, and I understand this.

But, I’ll give you one example of a rental property in our city which has changed hands five times by exactly these types of people wanting to make a quick profit on the property. It’s downtown and is really what I consider to be low-end rental.

Each time these speculators flipped the property and made

some cash, the rents would go up. And, this is after doing precious little to improve them.

In other words, the same lowend rental unit, which used to rent for $450 a month, now costs $600 or more a month.

Some people are getting rich from this, but the reality is, others are getting poorer from this.

Can you see what I’m getting at? We need to have some counter balance to this trend, and to do this our governments must help out with some affordable units for those of us who are in the lower income bracket.

This is exactly what the city’s action plan was about. So why aren’t there any new affordable housing units being built in our city?

Because, there isn’t enough incentive for developers to do this.

And, that is where the city and other levels of government must do their part to provide the incentives for them to get the ball rolling, I agree with Coun. Craig Speirs: “We really need to get on it.”

John E. McKenzie Maple Ridge

Editor, The News: Re: Residents oppose runway expansion (The News, Nov. 25).

I was a volunteer member of the Pitt Meadows official community plan, put forward in 1999, after about 18 months of study.

At that time, three of the broad vision statements were: • values the importance of the airport for the economic development of the municipality; • values the importance of economic development, including the potential of the airport, tourism, industry and commerce; • carefully manages its residential growth, in balance with job creation, and transportation choice.

Under airport development, a comprehensive plan shall be prepared for the airport properties, including options for runway extension.

Sky not falling Editor, The News: Re: Three more Pitt staff leaving.

The most recent story about senior staff leaving Pitt Meadows seemed, at least to one council person, of the ‘sky is falling’ variety. Rather I would put forward that both Kim Grout and

An alternate arterial route to Lougheed Highway, with grade separation at the CPR line, shall be a high priority in order to achieve the vision for economic development.

Sixteen years later, some citizens don’t want airport expansion.

They had better change their minds, because in a few short years, the airport is going to be the only viable way to get into or out of Pitt Meadows.

No extra exit to Lougheed Hwy., for commutes north of the Fraser River, unless you backtrack to Airport Way, go through some residential size roundabouts (have you watched the 53 footers and the trucks with trailers working their way through those?) and back up to the highway.

There is an increased number, and length of trains (including CN, not just CP) making it very slow and

sometimes hazardous, waiting to get onto Harris Road from Lougheed Hwy. west, east, and north, not to mention increased traffic through the Somerset subdivision.

Still, you have to wait for train traffic if heading south of the tracks. The West Coast Express is pretty loaded, as is its parking lots.

Engineers dug the Deas Tunnel under the Fraser River many years ago. Port Coquitlam has had a tunnel under the tracks for years. The SkyTrain system is digging a tunnel in Coquitlam. Why can’t Pitt Meadows acknowledge the need for improving commutes for all the people the city is enabling, and enticing to live here?

Where has the vision gone?

Vote for the airport expansion. It’s our only hope.

Anne MacDonald Pitt Meadows

Kelley Kenny are making key decisions for their own lives and careers which suit them. Ms. Grout is taking a large step up in her career to a position that seems to dovetail very well indeed with her educational and life experience background, and Ms. Kenny is making a ‘runway to retirement’ move that no doubt will benefit her and her family without trading down in job description,

one I know many people make, moving to Vancouver Island in preparation for retirement.

I am sure that Mayor John Becker and council will find a CAO that will provide the support, respect, administrative acumen and enthusiasm for working with council and the citizens of Pitt Meadows that we will now require.

– Darlene Mercer, Pitt Meadows

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The next day, at about 3 p.m., the New York Indian Restaurant on Lougheed Highway and 217th Street was robbed. This time, the male suspect took the entire cash register.

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They had their unofficial rollout last year when the City of Maple Ridge was celebrating its 140th birthday.

Now, two of 10 poems that were glued on to city sidewalks as part of a Tweetable sidewalk poetry contest that began in 2014 will be permanently stamped into the new sidewalk that’s being built on Selkirk Avenue, between 225th and 226th streets.

Leanne Koehn won the adult category and Emily Tsui won the children’s category in the contest that invited people to write poems about the city in Tweet-sized amounts. “The stamped poems will enhance the pedestrian-walking experience and, over time, the collection of poems can be read like a book on the sidewalks throughout the city,� Maple Ridge Mayor Nicole Read said.

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Leanne Koehn won the adult category in the city’s Tweetable sidewalk poetry contest last year. concrete.

The city is doing so in the wake of the success of the same strategy already done in Cambridge, Mass. and St. Paul, Minn.

The Cambridge Arts Council in Massachusetts also helped out with technical advice on creating the stamps.

The verse will be embedded into the concrete this year when the sidewalk is poured.

“Sidewalk poetry not only a way to way to preserve a legacy from the 140th anniversary but also a way to make public spaces more interesting and to celebrate the literary arts,� said Susan Hayes, chair of Maple Ridge’s public art steering committee. “There is a poet in everyone of us. It was gratifying to see so many submissions from people of all ages last year.�

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he Christmas Hamper Society needs your help.

You wouldn’t have any used clothes, blankets or toys, still in good shape, would you?

Is it possible to take them down to the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Christmas Hamper Society on the Albion fairgrounds near Planet Ice? The society could really use them as it gets ready for Rudolph’s Recycle Gift Shoppe, which runs on Saturday, Dec. 5, Dec. 12 and 19.

The shop has been operating for 14 years and offers hamper society recipients a free shopping spree on those dates.

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The Christmas Hamper needs gently used clothes, blankets and toys. down and help to make a great Christmas for financially disadvantaged families in your hometown,” said Lorraine Bates, of the hamper society.

Last year, 546 registered families appreciated the chance to pick up the basics for themselves and their children.

“Some families were waiting in line for three hours before the doors were opened to them,” Bates said.

Donations are needed soon and can be brought to the Christmas hamper society office on the Albion fairgrounds any day from now until Dec. 20, between 10 a.m. and 5

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In addition to adult and children’s clothing, blankets and toys and household goods are also needed.

Recipients of Christmas hampers receive a sackful of toys for each child and a traditional Christmas Day dinner.

Families are treated to two days of a free shopping spree at Rudolph’s Recycle Shoppe, along with a free shopping spree for the children to choose a gift to give their parents and caregivers in the Kids Only Gift Shoppe.

The Christmas Hamper Society works year round to ensure there’s enough toys to put in the packages for needy

Christmas sale Saturday If you’re stuck trying to find a gift for that hardto-buy for shopper, drop into the Christmas Market in the Maple Ridge Leisure Centre this Saturday.

That’s the same day as the Santa Parade and the Christmas festival in Memorial Peace

families.

Toys are supplied by the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau from events such as the Pan Pacific Hotel Pancake Breakfast and the Motorcycle Toy Run. Toys are also provided by local fire departments through the Firefighters for Families program, while shoppers in Valley Fair Mall and Haney Place Mall pitch in when they put in new toys in the boxes set up in the malls.

Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows schools along with the West Coast Express Santa Trains also contribute toys.

Cash is donated by the Haney Hotel Stripa-thon, the school district’s Coins for Kids program, the Empty Stocking Fund and from local businesses, service clubs and individuals.

In 2014, 574 families in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows received Christmas hampers.

“With the troubled economy, we are expecting the same or more this year,” said Bates.

Park, so there’s a good chance you may be downtown.

Hours for the market are 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. and shoppers can sip on free apple cider and enjoy live holiday music by the Mustard Seed Girls.

The selection of products ranges from vintage home decor, to chocolate and spices to local arts and crafts to clothes and accessories.

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‘We need to hear from people’ Budget from front

“I think it’s really important – we need to hear from people what they think of the budget,” said Read.

Communications manager Fred Armstrong said a common question is why city costs rise faster than inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index.

He explained the CPI is based on a basket of goods and services typically purchased by consumers, but the city is not purchasing the same basket.

“In the basket of goods the city buys, the single biggest thing is policing,” said Armstrong.

Those are the kinds of answers to be had on Thursday night, he said, and people can ask via Twitter, the city’s Facebook page,

or live at the council chambers, as the meeting is live streamed.

The proposed 3.33 per cent tax hike is slightly lower than in recent years.

Taxes rose 3.49 per cent in 2015, 3.46 per cent in 2014 and 3.91 per cent in 2013.

Looking at the fiveyear budget, Read said Maple Ridge has done a good job of residential development, and growing the city, but there are not enough amenities for residents, nor is there a good commercial or industrial tax base.

“I feel like we’ve not struck a proper balance between our development community

and our residents,” said Read.

“We’re tight, and this community is overreliant on residential property taxes.”

For an average Maple Ridge home, based on a house, apartment or townhouse with a $400,000 assessed value, the tax in crease would mean a total bill of $2,768 for general services and utilities (sewer, water and recycling).

Compared with 16 Lower Mainland communities, Maple Ridge had the fourth lowest taxes on an average single family dwelling in 2015, at $3,055 based on the average $474,000 single family

residence.

The highest was West Vancouver at $5,487, and the lowest Pitt Meadows at $2,853 in 2015.

The city is budgeting for $4 million in new revenues next year, primarily from growth in the property tax base and property tax increases.

Of that, approximately $2.4 million will cover labour increases.

The city’s major areas of increased expenditure are policing contracts, at $835,000, fire department, at $505,000, and employee wage and benefit increases, at $1.06 million.

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The fifth annual Help Portrait event takes place on Dec. 5 from 1-8 p.m. at Golden Ears United Church, 22165 Dewdney Trunk Road.

Photographers, editors, hair stylists and makeup artists come together for an afternoon of free portrait sessions for those who may not otherwise have the opportunity to have a professional photograph taken.

In addition to the portrait session, every family leaves with a free framed family portrait.

Ridge Meadows Help Portrait is still in need of make up artists and hair stylists to help out.

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A posse of NDPers is riding into Pitt Meadows on Friday ready to give all their ears to seniors and their concerns.

MLAs Selina Robinson, Judy Darcy, David Eby and George Heyman will be at the Pitt Meadows Seniors Activity Centre on Friday from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The four politicians are responsible for seniors, health, housing and transportation, respectively, and will be going to the first of what the NDP wants to be an around-theprovince consultation process.

“We want to make sure we’re hearing from seniors around the province,” said Robinson.

“The four of us want to hear from seniors in the Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge area and their issues. We think it’s important that we hear from them and we don’t operate in silos.

“This is the first one we’re going to do as a group.”

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Robinson organized the meeting because she’s a spokesperson for seniors.

One topic that could come up is the expiration of federal subsidies for co-op housing, possibly putting at risk those who can’t afford market housing rates.

“We want to make sure we get a broad range of issues as we start this tour.”

MLAs need to push the federal government not to back out of coop housing assistance, she added.

Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Liberal MLA Doug Bing said the province is working on the issue.

“It’s going to create issues if it’s not deal with, for sure.”

Robinson said Bing is invited.

“He’s more than welcome to join us to hear what seniors have to say.”

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Careful with wood smoke B y Jeff Nage l Black Press

A crackling fireplace can be a nice touch at this time of year. But too many smoking chimneys burning can be hazardous to your health.

An air quality bulletin has been issued for Langley, Surrey, Richmond, New West, Pitt Meadows and Delta due to smoky conditions prior to the weekend, when temperatures dipped below zero and some snow fell.

Intermittent high concentrations of fine particulate come from smoke sources such as wood stoves, fireplaces and open burning.

Overnight temperature inversions and light winds trap particulate at low levels.

People who have respiratory conditions, chronic medical conditions or are sensitive to wood smoke may wish to reduce their physical activity when an advisory is issued.

The advisory was to be lifted by Tuesday.

It was issued by Metro Vancouver, the environment ministry, Environment Canada and the Fraser Valley Regional District, indicating that smoky conditions could spread to affect other Lower Mainland municipalities.

People with fireplaces and wood stoves were urged not to use them unless they’re the home’s primary source of heat.

Smoke emissions can be minimized by: • burning only clean, seasoned wood; • building small hot fires and avoid smouldering; • regular chimney sweeping.

Older wood burning stoves can also be exchanged for efficient cleaner-burning models through the regional wood stove exchange programs that offer a $250 rebate.

Metro Vancouver gets about 90 wood smoke

complaints a year pressuring it to crack down on homes whose fireplaces pollute local neighbourhoods.

Officials say enforcement is an option in severe cases, but it’s tough to prove a specific home is causing pollution. “A ban is the only way,� said Vancouver resident Vicki Morell, who says just one fireplace burning can pollute an entire neighbourhood. “There’s no way Vancouver can be the greenest city in the world as long as there’s fireplaces burning wood.�

Metro has estimated before that residential wood burning accounts for more fine particulate across the region than all major industries combined.

Air quality planners believe it’s a significant risk to public health.

But Morell says politicians on the Metro board refuse to take tougher action, likely because they fear the wrath of fireplace owners in their cities. “They don’t want to go there,� she said. “They don’t want to accept what they need to do, which is to ban it.�

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Notice of Public Hearing TAKE NOTICE THAT a Public Hearing will be held in the Council Chamber of the Municipal Hall, 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, North-East corner entrance, at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 8, 2015 to consider the following bylaws: 1a) 2014-104-RZ MAPLE RIDGE OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDING BYLAW NO. 7167-2015

3a) 2012-013-RZ MAPLE RIDGE OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDING BYLAW NO. 7040-2013 LEGAL:

Lot 10, Section 10, Township 12, New Westminster District, Plan 809 Except Part Subdivided by Plan 43223 and Plan 43601

LOCATION:

24152 112 Avenue

LEGAL:

Lot 2, Section 29, Township 12, New Westminster District, Plan 5116 Except Plans BCP42569 and BCP48907

PURPOSE:

To amend Schedule "A", Section 10.2, Albion Area Plan “Schedule 1”, as shown outlined in heavy black line on Map No. 871

LOCATION:

23050 136 Avenue

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Institutional and Low Density Residential

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To amend Schedule “A” Chapter 10.3, Part VI, A – Silver Valley, Figure 2 Land Use Plan and Figure 3A - Blaney Hamlet, as shown outlined in heavy black line on the map below.

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& PURPOSE: To amend Schedule “C” to add to Conservation heavy black line on Map No. 872.

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& PURPOSE: To amend Schedule “A” Chapter 10.3, Part VI, A – Silver Valley, Figure 4 Trails / Open Space to add to Conservation, as shown outlined in heavy black line on the map below.

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3b) 2012-013-RZ MAPLE RIDGE ZONE AMENDING BYLAW NO. 7041-2013 LEGAL: 1b) 2014-104-RZ MAPLE RIDGE ZONE AMENDING BYLAW NO. 7124-2014 LEGAL:

Lot 2, Section 29, Township 12, New Westminster District, Plan 5116 Except Plans BCP42569 and BCP48907

LOCATION:

23050 136 Avenue

FROM:

R-1 (Residential District) and R-3 (Special Amenity Residential District)

TO:

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PURPOSE:

To permit a future subdivision of 18 lots.

2) 2015-181-RZ MAPLE RIDGE ZONE AMENDING BYLAW NO. 7158-2015 LEGAL:

Parcel “E” (Reference Plan 3460) District Lot 242, Group 1, Except: The North 180 feet, New Westminster District

LOCATION:

12117 Laity Street

FROM:

RS-1 (One Family Urban Residential)

TO: PURPOSE:

R-1 (Residential District) To permit a future subdivision of approximately six lots.

Lot 10, Section 10, Township 12, New Westminster District, Plan 809 Except Part Subdivided by Plan 43223 and Plan 43601

LOCATION:

24152 112 Avenue

FROM:

RS-3 (One Family Rural Residential)

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RS-1b (One Family Urban (Medium Density) Residential) and P-1 (Park and School)

PURPOSE:

To permit a future subdivision into approximately 25 lots and a neighbourhood park.

and

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that a copy of the aforesaid bylaws and copies of staff reports and other information considered by Council relevant to the matters contained in the bylaws will also be available for public inspection at the Municipal Hall, Planning Department counter, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. from November 26, 2015 to December 8, 2015, Saturdays, Sundays and Statutory Holidays excepted. Some of this information will also be posted on the City website www.mapleridge.ca on the Your Government /Meet Your Council/Council Meetings page.

ALL PERSONS who deem themselves affected by any of these bylaws shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing before Council on the matters contained in the bylaws or by making a written submission to the attention of the Manager of Legislative Services or by sending an e-mail to the Clerk’s Department at clerks@mapleridge.ca, by 4:00 p.m., December 8, 2015. Please note that all written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection.

Dated this 26th day of November, 2015.

Ceri Marlo Manager of Legislative Services

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‘Gretel,’ Lydia Querengesser, and ‘Hansel,’ Samuel Watkins, meet ‘Witchcraft,’ Patrick Larsen, during the Specc-tacular Productions presentation of their annual Christmas pantomime Hansel and Gretel, coming to the stage Dec. 17-19 at the ACT.

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ake a traditional fairy tale, mix in some new comedic roles and set it to modern music and you’re following the recipe of Specc-tacular Productions with their Christmas pantomime Hansel and Gretel.

The play is coming up on Dec. 17-19 at the ACT, and it is the 15th straight year the theatre group has done a Christmas

pantomime.

“It’s a great script, and very, very family oriented,” said Jackie Stanley, who is codirecting her third play with Ed Marshall.

“There’s lots of audience participation.”

A pantomime is a musical comedy, generally intended as family entertainment, and often with audience members singing or getting in on the action.

Marshall, who is undertaking about his 25th pantomime, noted the tradition of the pantomime dame will be observed through a couple of characters.

“It goes back to the 1800s, when women were not allowed to do theatre work,” said

Marshall. “Now it’s more for comedy.”

Both the witch and a traveling gypsy Esmerelda will be dames, played by Patrick Larsen and Dean Anderson, respectively.

There will be two black light numbers, which the directors say have impressive effects, with ethereal music, birds singing and flying, thunderclouds and the witch appearing in a puff of smoke and brimstone.

Stanley said the cast of 25 has been working hard getting the production ready, and is notable for their level of experience and dedication.

“This is the most professional amateur theatre you’ll get in this area,” she said. “At

our last show, people are always asking what we’re going to do next year.”

There will also be a gingerbread house competition for all kids aged 5-12. For details and an entry form, contact the newly opened Hansel and Gretel Bakery at 604463-0034. The audience members will vote for their favourite house, and prizes will be given out at the 2:30 p.m. show on Dec. 19.

Showtimes will be 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 17 and 18, and the schedule for Saturday, Dec. 19 will be 11 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

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The prestigious Royal City Youth Ballet is presenting its 27th season of the Nutcracker at the ACT on Sunday, Dec. 6, and a local talent will be on the stage.

Frances Healy is a Grade 7 student at Meadowridge and the 12-year-old and has been dancing since she was four.

She currently dances five days a week training in ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical and musical theatre, and has become a student teacher.

This will be her fifth year with the Royal City Youth Ballet, where her roles have included Page, Party Girl, Soldier, Little Arabian, Angel and Little Trepak.

This year, her roles include Drosselmeyer’s Niece, Party Girl, Calvary, Angel and Trepak.

Frances enjoys the camaraderie of her fellow dancers during the long hours of rehearsal in the months leading up to the shows.

The Nutcracker is a family affair for the Healys, with Frances’ mom and dad both working backstage.

In between dancing Frances also enjoys being a Pathfinder with Girl Guides of Canada and is currently working towards her Canada Cord.

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Frances said she hopes local audiences will enjoy this year’s Nutcracker. A tradition for many families, the show is for all ages, known for its beautiful sets and extravagant costumes that illuminate the magic of the toy soldiers, Sugar Plum Fairy and a growing Christmas Tree.

She and the rest of the cast of talented, dedicated and enthusiastic young dancers travel all over the province to perform this holiday classic.

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The ACT Art Gallery is hosting its the annual Ensemble Exhibition.

Now in its sixth year, the exhibition and sale have become an anticipated event at the ACT during the run-up to the holiday season.

Featuring work from both local and regional artists, this juried exhibition gives each artist the space to show anywhere from three to seven artworks that are related through theme, style, or composition; hence the show’s title, Ensemble.

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THE NEWS/sports Pride pitcher headed to Phoenix Sydni Kemper accepts scholarship to Grand Canyon University

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Ridge Meadows Pride pitcher Sydni Kemper has accepted a full-ride softball scholarship to Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona, one of three offers she received from Division 1 schools.

As well as playing for the Ridge Meadows Pride 2000 team, Kemper suited up for the Synergy Gold U18 squad. Her play this year sparked interest from across the U.S., resulting in multiple NCAA offers and expressions of interest.

This past summer, she was scouted by the Arizona Impact Gold at the 2015 Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championships in Surrey, giving her the opportunity to play with the Impact in the Arizona FroShow and the Thanksgiving Shootout in Phoenix this month.

Within days of the tournaments, she had three official offers of full-ride scholarships from Division 1 schools. She accepted the verbal offer from Grand Canyon University on Nov. 19.

“The biggest thing for me was head coach Ann Pearson and the assistant coaches Christi Musser and Kelsey Rodriguez,” said Kemper, on her choice of GCU over the other offers.

“They have a very structured system when it comes to how they run their team and, after talking with all three, I felt like I already knew what was expected of me without question. They are all very enthusiastic about the game and I feel like my years at GCU are going to be some of my best.”

It’s an achievement that has made Kemper and her family proud.

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Madelyn Huston of Golden Ears Athletics cracked the top 20 at the Canadian National Cross Country Championships in Kingston, Ont. on Saturday, Nov. 28.

Hutson placed 19th overall out of 188 runners in the youth girls’ fourkilometre race in a time of 14:52 Brogan MacDougall of Kingston won the race in a time of 13:53.8.

Hutson’s teammate, Jamie Hennessey, also had a strong showing, finishing 39th overall in a time of 15:16.3.

In the men’s masters division 8-km event, Norman Tinkman of GEA also cracked the top 20, finishing 15th overall with a time of 28:59.

There were 166 runners in the men’s event.

Christina Johnstone of GEA was the fourth member of the team to qualify for the event. However, Johnstone had to withdraw due to an illness.

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It was a case of Jekyll and Hyde for the Ridge Meadow Flames on the weekend.

After walloping the Langley Knights 11-2 on home ice Friday, Nov. 28, they took a 7-1 beating on the road at the hands of the Mission City Outlaws the following night.

The Flames dominated the Knights Friday on the back of a seven point performance, including five goals, by Flames forward Dale Howell.

The Flames built a 4-1 lead after the first period, which included three goals in the span of one minute and 12 seconds just past the midway mark of the frame. In total, the Flames fired 28 shots on net in the opening period while giving up 10.

The second period wasn’t much kinder to the Knights, as the Flames continued their high pressure approach, firing 24 shots and recording three more goals to build a 7-1 lead.

The Flames had 15 shots and four goals in the third, pushing the team total to 67, a team high for the season.

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Knights steady stream to the penalty box. The Flames went 3-11 on the powerplay.

Howell’s line mate, Jake Holland, picked up five assists on the night, moving him into tops in team scoring with 15 goals and 11 assists for 26 points on the season. It also vaulted him to 10th in league scoring. Howell was named the game’s first star.

Flames rookie Tristan Tressel was named the game’s second star, recording a goal and two assists.

Goalie Liam Murphy made it

a clean sweep, taking home the third star honours recording 28 saves on the night.

The high from Friday’s game was short lived as the Outlaws had revenge on their minds following a 3-2 loss to the Flames in their last meeting Nov. 20 in Maple Ridge.

The Outlaws jumped out to a 3-0 first-period lead, scoring on just 10 shots.

Mission built a 5-0 lead just past the halfway point of the second period before Howell notched the Flames only goal of the game at the 14:13 mark of the

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Special teams, which has been part of the Flames recent surge in the standings, did them in on Saturday. The Flames went 0-4 on the power play and gave up two goals on six tries for the Outlaws.

Despite the loss to Mission, the Flames now sit third in the Harold Brittain division with 24 points on the strength of 10 wins, nine losses, one tie and three overtime losses. Mission leads the division and the league with 39 points, while the Abbotsford Pilots are second in the division with 31. Aldergrove is two points back of the Flames with 22, while Langley sits in the basement with 10.

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Academics a big factor for Kemper Kemper from 21

“My dad, from the very first time I picked up a ball, told me I was going to go far one day with this sport,� she recalled. “Everyone thought my parents were crazy for how hard they have pushed me. If there were two things I’ve learned it’s that presence is everything and that my parents aren’t always wrong. I have loved it from the first time I picked up the ball.�

At age 15, Kemper throws a 62-mile-an-hour fastball and is a power hitter with a .426 batting average.

Kim Brooks, the director of player and coach development for the Ridge Meadows Minor Softball Association and Kemper’s pitching coach, said she’s excited to see Kemper evolve into such an amazing pitcher. “Sydni was always the first player to the park,� said Brooks. “She worked hard, and even when she’s struggled, that work ethic has helped her grow into the pitcher she is today.�

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Sydni said her goal is to pursue both a bachelor of science in athletic training and a bachelor of business in sports management.

She said it’s an opportunity to be an elite athlete while pursing the education of elite athletics. “My dream has been to play for a Division 1 school ever since the differences in the levels of universities was explained to me,� she said.

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It had to happen sometime.

The last team to score on the Meadow Ridge Moose also happened to be the first team to beat them this year in South Coast Female Hockey League action.

The Moose fell to the Island Surge 5-2 on Sunday in Langley, ending their 12-game undefeated streak and saw them finally give up a goal after more than 225 minutes of shutout play.

Surge forward Ashley Choy broke the goose egg when she opened the scoring 9:21 into the first period. The Moose last gave up a goal with 10 seconds left in the second period of a 4-1 win against the Island Surge on Oct. 25.

The Moose trailed 2-0 after two periods, but rallied to tie it six minutes into the third on goals by Kirsten Langston and Saige Pacholiok. However, the Surge pulled ahead for

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Moose defender Kahlan Gibson (middle) clears the puck away from goalie Sabrina Mathias on Sunday in Langley. good 24 seconds later, ending any chance of a comeback. Choy made

it 4-2 five minutes later and scored an empty net goal to make it 5-2.

• The Meadow Ridge Moose host the Trinity Western University

Titans at Pitt Meadows Arena on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 8:30 p.m.

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

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COMING EVENTS

MUSIC For a Winters Eve: Tuesday, December 8th, 7pm! Garibaldi Secondary School gymnasium. Admission by donation.

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES BAND Mgr. sought by Kwakiutl Band in Pt. Hardy. Deadline to send cover letter, resume and salary expectation is 4 PM on Dec. 7 to manager@kwakiutl.bc.ca or fax 250949-6066. Pls request & review job description before applying.

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33 Hanna “Ema” Liva August 8, 1930 - December 3, 2014

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

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

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

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

Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same.

But as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again.

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Jason Alland David Marchand April 6, 1971 - November 19, 2005 10 years have gone by, so many things I wish you could have been here to see.

I know we can’t have you back, it gives us comfort to know you are with us in spirit.

We have all grown so much, I am certain you would be proud.

Our girls are becoming thoughtful, kind, beautiful, young women.

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June 16, 1966 - November 12, 2015 After a brain aneurysm in August and several months in the hospital, Sean heard Jesus’ call and went home to be with his Lord.

Survived by his son, Andrew and half sisters, Kim, Kelly, and Karen.

Sean grew up in Calgary, but for the past 7 years has lived in Maple Ridge where he has been a bright beacon of God’s love.

Sean lived a life of service volunteering thousands of hours at the Caring Place and bringing cheer and blessing everywhere he went.

He will be greatly missed by all.

A celebration of Sean’s life will be observed Friday December 4th at 1:00pm at Maple Ridge Alliance Church, 20399 Dewdney Trunk Rd.

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Thank you for that, the greatest gift to see you live on in them. Thank you for all the silly things that you taught me that used to drive me nuts, I am grateful for them now as they have helped me grow into who I am today….

Your memory lives on, your friends and family never forget, your larger than life personality is something that we can all look back on and smile!!! Your laughter no longer present, but something we remember so well…

Say Hi to my dad, we miss you both so much.

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Born on June 13, 1965 in Vancouver, B.C. and quietly slipped away from us on Oct. 26, 2015.

Anita leaves behind the following family members, who mourn her passing; Father, Anthony (Doreen) Pinsonneault; Sisters, Eve (Carl) Desbrisay, Susan (Lloyd) Jensen, Brothers; Ron and Rob Hoskins, and Alex (Jenny) Pinsonneault; numerous nieces and nephews.

Anita is predeceased by her much-loved mother, Alix Pinsonneault.

Anita is reunited in Heaven with her soul mate and beloved husband, Elton Hartman.

Anita Marie lived life to the fullest and was truly one of a kind. She made new acquaintances feel like friends, made true friends feel like family and made her family feel precious. Her quick wit, all-encompassing love, outstanding hospitality and sense of humor made her unique. We will celebrate Anita’s incredible life on December 5th at Maple Ridge Golf Course, 20818 Golf Lane, Maple Ridge, BC, from 12 - 3pm. We welcome all family and friends to join us in sharing tears, stories, laughter and memories of our beloved Anita Marie.

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LOT ATTENDANT West Coast Toyota requires a part-time Lot Attendant. Must be available 3 to 9 Monday thru Friday, and 9 to 6 on weekends.

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Apply in person with current copy of D/L, Abstract & resume to: Sales Manager West Coast Toyota 19950 Lougheed Highway, Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2S9

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General Farm Workers Golden Eagle Farms is looking for seasonal general farm workers available between February October 2016.

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Pay is $10.49/hour at 40+ hours per week.

Please fax resume to: (604) 682-6183, Attention to SAWP Coordinator Golden Eagle Group is a blueberry and cranberry farm located in Pitt Meadows, B.C., Canada

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

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

GERMAN Shepherd pups. Working line. Blk & blk/tan. 8 wks old, 4 left. $750. 604-820-4230, 604-302-7602 Golden Doodle puppies, born Oct. 23, Dad is (50lbs.) Standard Poodle (cert hips, elbows), Mom is (68lbs.)

Golden Retriever. Ready Dec. 18.

Ideal family companions / service dogs (intelligent, gentle, eager to please, good with children/animals, low or no shed). Experienced (30 years), knowledgable, kennelless breeders. First shots / deworming. $1,200, Mission 604-820-4827

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.

1989 14x70 in Ruskin MHP w/View Fam./Pet ok. $42,900 w/$575pad Financing avail. 604-830-1960

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 509

14179 Reichenback Rd

GARAGE SALES

MOVING Sale: kitchen and household items,BBQ, gardening tools, some furniture. Contact 604-3409782 or email digomez@shaw.ca for information MOVING Sale: kitchen and household items,BBQ, gardening tools, some furniture. Contact 604-3409782 or email digomez@shaw.ca for information

MISC. FOR SALE

MOVING SALE Ikea office furniture, teak coffee & end tables, sofa set, electric F/P, fridge, BBQ, outdoor furniture, bookshelves, maple cabinet, and many other pieces.

Call: (604)476-1248 ROMANCE Your Christmas Local BC Adult Retailer Shop Online Now & Receive 25% OFF! www.shagg.ca STEEL BUILDING SALE... â&#x20AC;&#x153;REALLY BIG SALE-YEAR END CLEAR OUT!â&#x20AC;? 21X22 $5,190 25X24 $5,988 27X28 $7,498 30X32 $8,646 35X34 $11,844 42X54 $16,386. One end wall included.

Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

741

OFFICE/RETAIL

Moorage Rental Year or Semi-annual Outdoor Storage Available Starting At $30/month for Boats, RVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Cars, Trucks & Trailers

New SRI Manufactured homes Singles $74,900. Doubles $94,900.

PARK SPACES AVAILABLE REPOSSESSIONS 1974-2010 www.glenbrookhomes.net Chuck 604-830-1960 Trades. Financing. Permits.

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

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

Onsite Manager

604.465.7713

WE PAY CASH FOR HOUSES!!

ANY CONDITION, ANY LOCATION 604-789-3922 www. MapleRidgePropertyBuyers.com

MOVING SALE - Sunday December 6 from 10AM to 4PM 23695 Tamarack Lane, Maple Ridge Furniture, Tools, misc household goods, electronics, you name it all priced to sell !!

560

STORAGE

Pitt Meadows Marina

AUCTIONS

WWW.KWIKAUCTIONS.COM Weekly Restaurant Equipment Auctions. Coming up December 5 & 6 1000 Lots 2015 Brand New Equipment Liquidation, Refrigeration, Cooking Equipment, Plates, Glassware, Smallwares, Used Equipment, Contents of Buffet Hall, Large Hotel Restaurant, Cold Stone Creamery, Coffee Shop - www.KwikAuctions.com, Burnaby

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263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

LABOURERS

MOVING & STORAGE

HERFORT CONCRETE

WANTED experienced commercial tire person for a busy shop in Port Coquitlam B.C. Top wages and benefits paid. Please send resume to: tireperson@outlook.com

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MISC SERVICES

APARTMENT/CONDO

1 bdrm suite - $775 2 bdrm corner suite - $925

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

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

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

706

RE/MAX LifeStyles Realty 604-467-8881

317

. Need Cash? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000. SnapCarCash. 604-777-5046

HOUSES FOR SALE

Call Steve or Gloria Hamilton

FINANCIAL SERVICES

NEED A LOAN? Own Property?

Have Bad Credit? We can help!

Call toll free 1-866-405-1228 www.firstandsecondmortgages.ca

626

RENTALS

Three level town home offering 3 bdrms, 4 bathrooms & an extra large Rec room. Many recent upgrades to the complex incl. new roofs. Central location near West Coast Express station.

PERSONAL SERVICES

Duties: D Provide excellent customer to walk in & telephone customers D Perform housekeeping duties D Maintain the warehouse & yard in a neat and tidy operation.

D Service (load cars & small trucks) retail sacked feed clients while filling order for feed, hay, fertilizer, twine and shavings.

D Till operation / store clerk D Other duties assigned QualiďŹ cations: D Warehouse experience D Cashier experience, Mature D Customer service skills D Number & detailed oriented D Excellent communication skills D Able to lift 50lbs repeatedly D Must be available weekdays & weekends D Forklift experience is desirable

RUBBISH REMOVAL

REAL ESTATE

Richmond Hill Town Home $329,900.

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available.

Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-7683362 to start training for your workat-home career today!

P/T caretaker 4 housing coop.6044651613 repairs, painting, elec,plumb. meadcoop@telus.net

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LONDON Drugs Maple Ridge is looking to hire an Insurance Specialist. Employee must be available Monday-Sunday,28-32 hours per week. Must have level I, II or III general insurance license.Email resume at careers@londondrugs.com

www.westcoasttoyota.com

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

RENTALS 706

750

SUITES, LOWER

MAPLE RIDGE - Thornhill area. lrg.

3 bdrm. 2 Full bath, on acreage.

Lots of storage. Full tile throughout.

Pri. entry & prkg. $1550/mo. incls.

WIFI, laundry & hydro N/S. Sm. pet okay. Avail. Dec. 1 / 604.816.0849

APARTMENT/CONDO

TRANSPORTATION

MAPLE RIDGE

845

1 & 2 Bdrms available $865/mo & $965/mo

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

The Scrapper

Great Location

Queen Anne Apts. * Renovated Suites * *Large *Clean *Very Quiet Includes: Heat, Hot Water

and Hydro Near Shopping & Amenities.

SENIORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S DISCOUNT

604-463-2236 604-463-7450

#1 FREE Scrap Vehicle REMOVAL ~~ ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT ~~ $$$ PAID FOR SOME. 604.683.2200

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

1 Bdrm Apt $750/mo.

Includes heat, h/w.

No pets Available now.

â&#x20AC;˘ Autos â&#x20AC;˘ Trucks â&#x20AC;˘ Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

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

604-476-6683 741

OFFICE/RETAIL

741

OFFICE/RETAIL

OFFICE TWO INDIVIDUAL SPACE OFFICES FOR â&#x20AC;˘ 10â&#x20AC;&#x2122; X 8.5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; available RENT â&#x20AC;˘ Includes heat, A/C & window

329 PAINTING & DECORATING .Window & Roof Cleaning Gutters Cleaned & repaired. 604-961-1280

Ask about our

GUTTER & ROOF Cleaning/Power Washing since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Simon, 604-230-0627

ROOM SPECIAL

300

99

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CALL TODAY! 604-866-7080 www.benchmarkpainting.ca

mikes hauling 604-516-9237

LANDSCAPING

JAGUAR LANDSCAPING Lawn & Garden Service.

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

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

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Clothes That Work

SHOP AND SAVE!

ALL §

LOUNGEWEAR & SLIPPERS

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SALE $19.99

Give them what they WANT! 6 Give them what they NEED! 50%

WOMEN’S SWEATER-KNIT HOODIES SAVE

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Our Reg. $59.99

SALE $29.99

DOOR CRASHER DEALS MEN’S HOODIE SAVE WATERPROOF WATERPRO OOF

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WOMEN’S S HIKERS SAVE

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Door Crasher prices as marked.

§ Applies to ourr regular priced items only ending in .99¢.

99¢

Clothes That Work 20758 Lougheed Hwy., Maple Ridge

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