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Becker wants TLink to work Province won’t cede control to Metro mayors

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

Something has to change when it comes to people moving around Metro Vancouver.

But as quick as Metro Vancouver asked Tuesday that the Mayor’s CounBecker cil on Regional Transportation run TransLink, the province shot it down.

Now, it’s on to plan B – improving how the mayors and TransLink get along.

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Reindeer games Eric Langton Grade 2 and 3 students (from left) Nora Tanko, Aghigh Hashemi Akhordi and Skyler Ramey perform Wednesday during the school’s annual Christmas concert.

Big spending behind break-up Cities going in different directions, says Read

By Neil Corbett ncorbett@mapleridgenews.com

The breakup of the cities’ partnership in parks and recreation was spurred on by the larger Maple Ridge’s coming “spending spree,” say members of Pitt Meadows council.

Maple Ridge is investigating the possibility of borrowing up

to $110 million to build new fields, arenas and a pool.

Pitt Meadows, its business partner in parks and recreation, is coming off a zero-per-cent tax increase, and is served by a council that still believes in austerity.

That the two have agreed to a “divorce” in parks and recreation should not be surprising, said Pitt Meadows Mayor John Becker.

He and other members of his council were criticized when Maple Ridge announced in Oc-

tober that it would end the joint leisure services agreement with Pitt Meadows at the end of October 2016.

Some speculated that Pitt Meadows council publicly criticizing the large pay raises given to GM of parks and recreation Kelly Swift and other senior staff was behind Maple Ridge’s alienation.

“Relationships are about being professional, mutual respect, and effort on the part of both parties,” Pitt Meadows Coun. Bill Ding-

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Becker said he had been aware “for some time,” through informal discussions with Maple Ridge Mayor Nicole Read and through meetings, that Maple Ridge council was “taking a really serious look at parks and recreation infrastructure.

“My sense was many of these investments were being characterized as a catch-up. It comes as no surprise to me that it’s a significant dollar amount.”

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New rules to heat up housing market Maple Ridge prices made more affordable

By Neil Corbett ncorbett@mapleridgenews.com

The new mortgage down payment rules, intended to cool down the overheated housing market and put a drag on housing prices, are going to make prices in Maple Ridge even more attractive to buyers, says local realtor Sandra Wyant.

The new rules will require bigger down payments from people buying expensive properties.

Buyers will still be able to purchase a home with just five per cent down, on a property up to $500,000. But with the new rules announced by Ottawa last week, for houses more expensive than that, the purchaser will need to come up with 10 per cent down for the amount more than $500,000.

So, a $500,000 home will require a $25,000 down payment, but a $700,000 house will require $45,000 down.

“We’re probably the only place left with this price point – where you can buy a home for under $500,000,” said Wyant, adding the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows market has just been made even more attractive to new home buyers going forward.

She said the majority of her clients in Maple Ridge are first or second-time buyers, and the requirement for a higher down payment impacts their buying deci-

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The housing inventory in Maple Ridge is the lowest it’s been in 25 years, according to one realtor. sions.

Wyant is a past president of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver and according to the November stats package from that organization, the benchmark price of a single family home in the Lower Mainland was $969,000.

That figure skews upward because of the high Vancouver benchmark has now reached a lofty $1.2 million.

Maple Ridge’s near neighbours are also seeing rising prices: Coquitlam, $938,000; Port Coquitlam, $720,000; and Surrey/ Langley, $670,000.

Maple Ridge’s median price of $539,000 is considerably lower, and Pitt Meadows, at $592,000, is also among the most affordable in the region, notes Wyant.

According to the real estate board, the market is just about as hot as it gets. November’s sales

were 46 per cent higher than the 10-year sales average for the month, and 2015 saw the secondhighest sales total ever for a November, with 3,524 properties sold on the Multiple Listings Service.

“November is typically one of the quietest months of the year in our housing market, but not this year,” Darcy McLeod, REBGV president and a Maple Ridge realtor.

“The ratio of sales to homes available for sale reached 44 per cent in November, which is the highest it’s been in our market in nine years,” he added.

The “very robust” real estate market in Maple Ridge will only get hotter with the new down payment rules, predicts Wyant.

The new regulations take effect on Feb. 15, and she predicts there will be a flurry of activity as buyers attempt to complete their purchases before that deadline, when they would need to come up with thousands more down.

“We’re already seeing it – the five per cent down buyers will be all wanting to complete.

“It will definitely heat up in the period between now and then.”

There is a problem in the market – not enough inventory.

She has people who would like to list their houses, but can’t face the uncertainty of not being able to purchase something new.

“Our listing inventory has never been this low,” she said.

An empty nester who wants to downsize can sell their house, and they are buying new townhomes based on seeing the show homes, but even those opportunities are running out.

“There’s no product that you could move into between now and April,” she said. “There’s a very high demand for new product.

“I’ve been doing this for 25 years, and I’ve never seen our inventory as low as it is now. People have really discovered Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.”

Resilience Initiative offers survey for parents To help identify kids, young adults in trouble

By Neil Corbett ncorbett@mapleridgenews.com

Most parents could probably determine whether their teen had been consuming alcohol or smoking marijuana, but how many would know if their kid was using fentanyl?

How many would know what to look for?

Susan Carr wants to give parents in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows a wake-up call. The Maple Ridge school board trustee is working for the Maple Ridge Resilience Initiative, which was founded to take on the issue of homelessness. Her role is “the education piece for parents,” and she is leading the Strong Kids Team.

“We want to get parents to be more aware of some of the things their kids might be facing,” said Carr.

“They’re exposed to so much more nowadays,” she said. “If your teen is acting differently, you can’t just put it down to ‘it’s the teenage years,’ because it might be something else.”

Carr wants to create better awareness of challenges that parents can

face, and the limitations in the services available in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.

Family doctors are not experts in addiction treatment, she said, and parents could face a six-month waiting list to see a specialist.

“If you need to detox a kid, and you need to do it now, there’s no place in town to do it,” said Carr.

Parents dealing with serious, potentially life-changing issues in the families can feel completely isolated, said Carr.

She is working with youth services coordinator Tony Controneo and Coun. Kiersten Duncan, and their focus right now is education.

On March 7, 2016, there will be a free information night for parents at the ACT, founded by the task force.

They will have as many as eight speakers, “touching on subjects that we all need to be aware of if we have children/youth/emerging adults in our lives.”

Carr said her vision for the new Strong Kids Team is to raise awareness and start conversations among parents and caregivers about how to support kids, including emerging adults, aged 19-24.

The Strong Kids Team survey can

be found at http://fluidsurveys.com/s/ Strongkidssurvey/.

It has been kept intentionally brief, with just five questions, and the answers will inform the selection of speakers for the March 7 event.

The survey is intended for parents, teachers, community leaders and service providers to offer through their lens what is needed to support youth in building resilience. This survey is available now and will close on December 30, 2015.

“We all know the signs of someone having a stroke, but do we know what to look for in our kids if they are stressed, suffering from mental health issues, self medicating or struggling with challenges,” asks Carr. “My goal is to fill the ACT with parents like you and me – especially if you think that none of these topic could ever happen in your family.”

She’s a supporter of city hall’s Resilience Initiative.

“If nothing else, it shows the people in the shelter that people here want to help them,” said Carr.

“What council has done is a great start, but we need to concentrate on the youth of our community, so we’re not feeding the Cliff Avenues of the future.”

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The intent of the survey is to help youth today to avoid futures situations such as the homeless camp on Cliff Avenue.

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“sooner, rather than later, we would be inviting the province” into the meetings so cities and the province know what each other’s doing, Becker said.

The Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation was created in the province’s 2007 reorganization of TransLink when elected officials were turfed off the board and replaced with unelected professional directors.

Mayors were stripped of any real power over TransLink and left mainly with decisions on whether to approve tax hikes.

Becker, last summer, suggested that TransLink be run as a utility within Metro Vancouver when he asked for the transportation review.

Relationships could improve with a new federal government, which has promised more money for transit. That could mean easing of the province’s rule that new sources of cash for transportation must first get the public’s OK. “If we’re looking at federal dollars, billions available for transportation infrastructure … I believe that we may see some flexibility from the provincial government with respect to funding sources and not have to go through the dog

and pony [show] of this stupid plebiscite,” Becker said, “which the HST referendum should have taught us all, and certainly province, that is not the way to deal with sophisticated, taxrevenue planning.”

Premier Christy Clark’s government required, last spring, a TransLink proposal to raise the sales tax by half a per cent in Metro Vancouver to pay for the mayor’s transportation plan, go to plebiscite.

The proposed Metro Vancouver Congestion Improvement Tax that would have funded $7.5 billion in upgrades over 10 years.

The public defeated that proposal in a mail-in vote in May, voting 62 per cent against.

Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows led the opposition to the tax increase, with 77 per cent and 72 per cent voting no, respectively.

Maple Ridge Mayor Nicole Read had opposed the entire plebiscite because the provincial government was making mayors responsible for the system without giving them the authority to do so.

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“While we can all play the blaming and shaming game, the fact remains the legislation is not going to change. The governance structure is not going to change,” Pitt Meadows Mayor John Becker said Wednesday.

The idea to have the mayors take over TransLink came from a Metro Vancouver task force, but the minister responsible for TransLink, Peter Fassbender, said there will be no changes.

So get used to it, says Becker, who is on the task force.

“If we’re going to accomplish something, we need to work within the existing structure and figure out ways to work better together.

“We can either walk away and look like morons or we can work within the confines the senior government imposes on us.”

The task force, now under the mayors council, will next look at how to improve relations between the mayors and the current, unelected TransLink board.

Metro Vancouver suggests that quarterly meetings take place between the them.

If all that results in a better relationship with Victoria,

The HST was defeated, causing the government to dismantle the HST and revert to the twotax system.

But with money now available, the mayors’ transportation plan that was part of the spring’s plebiscite has been reinvigorated, Becker said.

“The plebiscite rejected the funding model for the plan, but the plan itself survived largely unscathed.”

The plan promised a B-line bus service connecting Maple Ridge to the new Evergreen SkyTrain in Coquitlam, as well as more West Coast Express service.

Becker said if TransLink relationships improve, Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows could get more bus service.

Read supported having the mayors council run TransLink.

Transportation has to be connected to land use, and Metro Vancouver has a solid record in that, she explained. The mayors better understand their cities and the region especially from a land-use perspective.

“We’ve got so many people coming to this region in the next few decades. We need to be able to move people and goods,” she said.

“We need to see change there’s no question. We’ve got to be able to move this forward.”

Maple Ridge isn’t high enough on the list for transit priorities, she added.

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‘They wanted independence’ Spending from front

Under the agreement, each city is solely responsible for capital infrastructure within its boundaries – the agreement to share costs 80 and 20 per cent between the two cities applies only to operating expenses.

However, there were two significant factors that came into play.

One, that operating expenses could rise significantly with new facilities to be maintained and staffed.

Two, that Pitt Meadows councillors had already expressed reluctance to share in recreation facilities located in the eastern reaches of Maple Ridge, or as Becker called it, “the wilds of Albion.”

Becker said the two cities never finished the conversation they were having about the financial inequities in the recreation deal. A study of the joint parks and leisure services agreement found it was costing Maple Ridge $200,000 more per year than if it was operating on its own.

Maple Ridge, he said, did not want to be held back by its 20 per cent partner.

“They wanted independence to do exactly what they are doing now,” said Becker.

Pitt Meadows Coun. Janis Elk-

erton had raised the issue of parks and rec staff pay, and said it was obviously not a significant factor in the split. She said the councils have differing philosophies about what is good for their towns, and her council would have no appetite to be involved in Maple Ridge’s “spending spree.”

She said Pitt Meadows residents would not be happy to pay a share of operating costs for facilities that “are not of any real benefit to us in Pitt Meadows.”

When the agreement was fashioned, both cities were more cut off from neighbouring municipalities than they are after bridge building and upgrades.

“It’s completely different geography than when the agreement started,” she said.

Pitt Meadows had been slated to build a new aquatic centre, but a consultant pointed out that Port Coquitlam will soon unveil a $100 million upgrade to its pool facilities, which could serve Pitt residents, and advised Pitt Meadows council to not proceed on its own pool.

“Greg Moore is quite happy for us to use their pool, at no extra cost to our residents compared to their residents,” Elkerton of the Port Co-

quitlam mayor, adding that pools are always subsidized, and admission fees help pay for them.

Read generally agrees that the two municipalities have differing approaches to recreation spending.

“It became very clear to both of our councils that we are going in different directions,” she said.

Pitt Meadows’ has reached buildout, and its population will remain stagnant, while Maple Ridge grew by more than 10 per cent from 2006-2011, and is expecting tens of thousands more new residents in the coming decades.

She foreshadowed the infrastructure spending when she announced the split, with the comment: “For us, the most important thing is for our staff and council to be able to focus wholeheartedly on building a really amazing sports community in Maple Ridge.”

Pitt Meadows is building its own independent parks and recreation department with the help of a consultant, and Becker said he hopes that the two longtime partners will still be able to cooperate on many services and management.

“There’s no reason we shouldn’t continue paying Maple Ridge for things like the arena booking service,” he said. “Hopefully, the logic and equities of those relationships will survive.”

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A safe holiday Don’t drink and drive. Sad that it must be said every year. Even more disheartening that the message just doesn’t get through.

Every year, in nearly every community, police, victims, families and others plead with the public not to drive while impaired.

And every year, in nearly every community, at least one incident will be reported of a motor vehicle collision that could have been avoided had alcohol not been involved.

Far too often, that incident will have tragic results.

Families will be destroyed. All for the sake of saving $20.

“I just live around the corner.” “I don’t want to leave my car at the bar.” “I need my vehicle in the morning.” “I don’t have money for a cab.”

All excuses police have heard before. None of them legitimate.

Police across the province are into their Christmas season crackdown, promising to be ever-vigilant in catching impaired drivers.

It’s sad to think that people will consider getting behind the wheel after a night of consuming liquor or drugs, despite constant reports of deaths caused from such acts.

ICBC notes that impaired driving is still the leading cause of car crashes in B.C. and 27 per cent of vehicle crash fatalities are related to impaired driving.

According to Statistics Canada, impaired driving is the leading cause of criminal death in the country.

Let that sink in for a minute. The leading cause of criminal death in Canada is also so easily preventable.

So, before picking up those keys at the end of the staff holiday party, or a night out with friends, keep this in mind: Someone’s family will be destroyed by an impaired driver this Christmas season.

Don’t let one stupid decision make you the cause.

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Treading carefully on parks plan M aple Ridge city council is poised to unleash its goals to borrow $110 million to fund the city’s share of capital spending plans that could include a new aquatic centre, additional park facilities, at least one more arena and other unspecified Sidewinder Sandy Macdougall items.

The impact of council’s plans on taxpayers can only be estimated, but it will certainly be significant and will likely lead to one or more plebiscites.

Looking back on the legal mess generated by the methods employed by the city in its last major capital program, the one certainty in all of this is that Maple Ridge city council will be doubly careful about how they go about spending such significant amounts of money.

If, by any chance, city council’s memory fails them on this point, Coun. Gordy Robson will be there to remind them.

It was Robson who, several years ago, legally challenged the city’s development of the ACT and city hall tower, which he claimed had exceeded the city’s legal spending limits and took place without voter approval.

Ultimately, the courts sided with Robson.

The city was subsequently forced to dip into its capital reserves.

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uestion of the week:

The nice thing about plebiscites is that the projects and specific costs must be spelled out in detail and would, thereby, limit the amount the city can spend without going back to the voters for subsequent approvals or dipping once again into the city’s capital reserves.

Almost lost in all of the discussion surrounding the Leisure Centre is the escalating cost of almost $6 million to repair a facility which originally cost just over $3 million to construct.

Of course, there have been upgrades and some expansion since the place opened 35 years ago, but the increase in repair costs is dramatic.

The decision to leave the Leisure Centre in its current state for a few more years is probably a wise move and will provide city council plenty of time to make a final decision on whether to repair the place or build a completely new facility in another central location.

Robson’s suggestion to tear down the centre and replace it with a convention centre and hotel is an idea whose time has probably come.

Maple Ridge is now claiming grown up status as a city, but it lacks an appropriate hotel and has totally inadequate facilities to host even minor conventions.

Of course, one of the biggest stumbling blocks when considering the costs of expansion of city facilities is the downstream increase in operating costs, which will have

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a greater and longer lasting impact on taxes than the cost to construct the facilities.

Another bug in the ointment of ongoing operating costs of these new facilities is the impending demise of the joint recreation facilities and operation agreement with Pitt Meadows.

Under that agreement, the capital costs of any new facility is the responsibility of each of the cities, but the operating costs are shared on a 20/80 basis.

There is no practical way Maple Ridge will be able to prevent Pitt Meadows residents from using any of the new or existing facilities, which are all heavily subsidized. This is going to result in Maple Ridge taxpayers unnecessarily subsidizing the recreational activities of the residents of Pitt Meadows.

The inability of the two city councils to cobble together an ongoing agreement to benefit both jurisdictions is a certain indication of a high degree of political immaturity on both sides.

Most of the facilities that would be included in any major capital spending plan by either Maple Ridge or Pitt Meadows are sorely needed.

It behooves our civic leaders to adopt a more mature approach in the future and do away with their petty squabbling and get on with the job of providing us with good government.

Sandy Macdougall is a retired journalist and former city councillor.

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THE NEWS/letters ‘Pool closure would ‘Your mail isn’t safe here’ be hard for staff’ Contact 604-467-1122 ext. 218 editor@mapleridgenews.com

Editor, The News: A long-term closure would clearly be very difficult for our community and for many of our aquatics staff.

We have approximately 50 employees who would potentially be affected.

We are in discussions with the employer to look at any and all options to keep staff and services in this community in the event that we have a year or longer closure of the Leisure Centre pool.

We were pleased to hear our mayor and other councillors express concern for workers and the jobs and we hope that we can work with them to find solutions to mitigate as much as possible.

Jim Mason CUPE National Representative Fraser Valley Area office Abbotsford

online comments Winds if change Bruce E. McWilliam · Re: ‘Previous council had other priorities’.

The winds of change have been blowing in Maple Ridge for well over a year. The next provincial election is just over a year away, on May 9, 2017.

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They were broken into one week after being installed.

Less than a year later, they are still being broken into, and now Canada Post is finally offering more secure boxes in the New Year.

The same day I noticed this most recent break-in, I received a package from Canada Post. I heard it being dropped on my front doormat and the bell was rung, but by the time I answered the door there was no one to be seen – still, my Expedited Parcel was left in plain sight of all passers-by (including mail thieves), and there seemed to be little care as to whether someone was home

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The older model community mailbox was broken into, again. to receive it safely.

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It had my address, but with different names.

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I am still waiting for that phone call.

Then I went to the main post office to retrieve my mail and was told that it couldn’t be found, and staff there had no idea when my mail service would be restored (there is no notice on the community mailbox).

The problem with Canada Post is that there is absolutely no incentive to keep our mail safe, as it is already paid in advance for its services, regardless of how poor they are.

Maybe if Canada Post was required to refund the postage on all lost, stolen or damaged mail (let alone all the monies absconded in mail fraud) – maybe then, security would become a priority.

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A break-in to her community mailbox has turned into a long and upsetting ordeal, involving potential identify theft, for Melanie Robinson and her husband.

They live on Streamstone Walk in Pitt Meadows and said that in May someone broke into their community mailbox.

Canada Post immediately forwarded all of the residents’ mail to a post office, but soon after someone tried to write an $8,000 cheque on her line of credit.

Fortunately, her bank caught the cheque.

Then someone used a Home Depot card in the couple’s name to charge a couple hundred dollars worth of items.

After many calls, the couple got those charges cancelled.

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her mail to a post office box number stopped after only a week. And last month, after the more secure community mailboxes were installed, the small door for her mailbox was left open.

Robinson said she spent hours on the phone trying to find out what was going on. It was only this week that Canada Post said it would investigate.

In particular, Canada Post will look at whether an employee left the door open and ensure that her mail will be forwarded to a post office, for which she paid $265.

“We’ve been talking with Canada Post, trying to get answers,” said Robinson.

“Why was our mailbox left open? Why can’t we change the locks? We’ve been dealing with it for months.”

Robinson said if the incident only involved a break-in to the mailbox, she wouldn’t have been as worried.

But it was the subsequent identity theft that brought the worry.

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ple are pretending they are you.”

A few months after the break-in, police called her and told her that her husband’s name was on a fake firearms permit, showing a different person in the photo.

“We have no idea what they are doing.”

Melanie Robinson

“We have no idea what they’re doing. We don’t know who is trying to become Jason, which makes me wonder why our mailbox specifically was left open.”

She said Canada Post needs to be accountable for keeping mail secure.

Canada Post did change the lock to the mailbox this week and told Robinson it will ensure that her mail will be forwarded to her post office box number.

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Xiaohong Lu, Aihong Cai and Zhen Ye, all residents of China, filed the claim against the developer and related companies Dec. 8 in Vancouver Supreme Court.

The civil claim says that three plaintiffs agreed to invest a million dollars each into the hotel project proposed for the foot of 224th Street, on the Haney Bypass.

But when their applications for immigration were denied in December 2013, the three demanded their investments be returned, saying that was part of the original agreement.

They also wanted the refundable portion of their immigration consultation fees returned from the immigration consultants, a total of

about $370,000. The trio wants ownership of the 224th Street property, as well.

Maple Ridge resident Seiko Huang is the developer of the project, along with related companies. Huang’s wife Julie Chen is also named in the claim.

His lawyer said they would be filing a response in the new year.

The claim says that Huang and Chen guaranteed they could immigrate to Canada.

Huang denies that.

“Nobody can promise that.”

He said a promise to return the money wasn’t part of the agreement, either.

“We are really doing everything right and according to the agreement.”

Huang said he hasn’t profited in any way, that he’s been trying to find someone to buy out the investors, and that under the contract, the money is tied up for five years.

All of the money is in the company’s account, he added.

“There’s nothing in my pocket.”

Some of the money, more than $2 million

was used for consultation, legal and architectural fees, and other costs to get the project underway. Huang added he even spent some of his own money on costs.

One line in the claim contends that the project wasn’t close to receiving development permits from the city.

However, the project has received rezoning from the City of Maple Ridge in 2013 and a development permit was issued that same year.

A separate lawsuit from two other residents of China makes another claim of $2 million each, plus the property on 224th Street, saying that the original agreement stated the investments would be returned if immigration applications were rejected.

Those applications were also rejected in December 2013.

Huang said those agreements also didn’t guarantee immigration.

“On the planning side, his approvals are in place,” said city planning director Christine Carter.

Huang also received a building permit this July.

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He said if he can find a partner with hotel experience, that person could buy out the plaintiffs.

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Originally, the building was to be concrete, then was changed to wood construction for the four-storey hotel section.

That created delays in getting renewed approval from the hotel chain involved. Then the city’s permission for changes had to be obtained.

This July, he received a building permit.

“This is a very, very long story. You can see I worked so much. It’s so complicated,” Huang said Tuesday.

“This is a real project and real land there.”

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More motorists are speeding through Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows and the Mounties want to put an end to it.

The incidents of excessive speeding by lead-footed motorists has more than doubled when compared to 2014, the Ridge Meadows detachment said in a release.

So far this year, 242 drivers have been charged for excessive speed, meaning they going more than 40 km/h over the speed limit.

That compares to 104 charges in 2014.

Under the Immediate Roadside Prohibition program, drivers traveling 40 km/h over the speed limit will have their vehicles immediately impounded.

This means a seven-day vehicle lockup, along with a fine of between $368 and $483.

“Unfortunately, it seems that we need to remind people regularly that certain actions can have deadly consequences – excessive speed is a factor that dramatically increases the likelihood of being in a collision,” Cpl. Brenda Winpenny said in a release.

“There is simply no excuse for this behaviour as it put the lives of everyone using our roads at risk.”

According to ICBC statistics, speed is still one of the leading causes of crashes.

The danger is magnified during the winter with vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists being harder to see, and sometimes icy conditions.

Police also say the num-

ber of motor-vehicle fatalities has jumped from two last year to 10 this year.

Two arrested Ridge Meadows RCMP arrested a 28-year-old Langley man after finding him in a stolen vehicle Tuesday night.

Police located the stolen Nissan parked behind businesses in the 11400 block of Kingston Street.

The vehicle had been reported stolen to Surrey RCMP on Friday Dec. 11.

“Members of the Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team located a suspicious vehicle parked in the Maple Ridge industrial area around 11 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15,” said Winpenny, police spokesperson.

“It was quickly learned the vehicle had been reported stolen, and the two occupants, a male and a female, were taken into custody without incident.

Through the investigation it was learned the 24-yearold female was not involved in the theft or possession of the vehicle, and was released.”

The male suspect was held for a first court appearance on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015.

Auxiliaries sought Ridge Meadows RCMP are looking for community-minded people who are interested in public safety and crime prevention.

The RCMP Auxiliary program is a great fit for citizens who have time to volunteer and want to learn

about policing in a city environment,” Winpenny said.

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“This training consists of more than 160 hours of classes, where you will received instruction in law, the courts, policing, crime prevention, and much more.”

“If you are over the age of 19, possess a valid Class 5 driver’s license, and are able to pass a RCMP reliability security clearance, this may be a great fit for you.”

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Mayors want more power Minister won’t make changes to TransLink B y Jeff Nage l Black Press

Metro Vancouver mayors are demanding the province give them complete power over TransLink, its budget, policies and transportation planning.

The call for legislation to significantly reform TransLink governance comes from the Metro regional district, which had a task force draw up recommendations in the wake of the failed plebiscite on transit expansion.

Metro board chair Greg Moore said shifting control to the mayors’ council is needed to rebuild public confidence in TransLink and to ensure transportation and land use planning is coordinated and does not work at cross purposes.

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PoCo Mayor Greg Moore said more control is needed to rebuild public confidence. want more accountability out of TransLink,” Moore said. “We think an elected body is the way to get that accountability.”

Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay, who chaired the task force, predicted Metro will only solve its transit challenges “if elected officials are responsible for the governance of how the service is delivered, and if there are strong links between the regional growth strategy and transportation planning

at TransLink.”

The provincial government has tweaked TransLink’s structure a couple of times since it took away elected control of TransLink in 2008 in favour of an appointed board that met in secret up until this year.

Initially, the mayors’ council on regional transportation was given virtually no power except to approve or reject requests from the board for tax increases for transit expansion.

That led to an ongoing funding impasse between the mayors and the provincial government, with many mayors refusing to consent to new revenue sources unless they also got more control over how money would be spent.

Adjustments in 2014 gave the two mayors who lead the mayors’ council seats on the TransLink board, along with two seats for provincial representatives.

The mayors’ council also got approving authority over TransLink’s long-term transportation strategy and 10year investment plan, but not direct authority over the budget and other decision making.

Municipal critics say the current structure leaves too much room for conflict between the planning by Metro on land use and that of TransLink on transit and the bridges it’s responsible for, and the province on its provincial bridges and highways.

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Minister for TransLink Peter Fassbender said be doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t intend to make further changes to TransLinkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s structure, predicting that public confidence will improve as mayors and provincial directors continue to work together on the board, and a new CEO is hired. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What we need to do is work hard to work together to find the solutions,â&#x20AC;? Fassbender told reporters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not structure.â&#x20AC;?

The Metro resolution says TransLinkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legislation should be redrawn to give the mayorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

council sole responsibility for â&#x20AC;&#x153;all policy decisions, including those required in the development of strategies, transportation plans, investment plans, annual budgets and funding sources.â&#x20AC;?

Other transportation authorities around the world have an elected person or board ultimately in charge.

Moore said the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s backup plan is to push for quarterly joint planning sessions between the mayorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; council, the TransLink board and the provincial minister to strive for better coordination.

Canadian Taxpayers Federation B.C. director Jordan Bateman doubts that will be productive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How do you put 40 people in a room who refuse to budge on their own roles and responsibilities and expect to get any good results out of it?â&#x20AC;?

Bateman agreed more accountability is needed at TransLink, but questioned whether it should be entirely through the mayors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very reluctant to give the mayors full power over TransLink because they just tried to impose a sales tax hike on us.â&#x20AC;?

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Bridge top pick for federal cash

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Transportation Minister Todd Stone is defending the provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to make the replacement of the Massey Tunnel B.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top priority to receive new federal infrastructure grants.

The choice of the new bridge over the Fraser River â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Â expected to cost around $3 billion â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Â isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sitting well with some Metro Vancouver mayors, who worry it may effectively compete for federal cash against their rapid transit projects, as well as Metro Vancouverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top priority of a new sewage treatment plant on the North Shore. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is certainly concerning that that bridge project, still somewhat undefined,

would be given top billing,â&#x20AC;?

Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie said.

Unlike transit upgrades, Brodie said, there is not broad support behind the bridge, particularly in Richmond, where there are fears it will merely shift the existing bottleneck further up Highway 99. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re concerned about the cost and the business plan for it, the impacts on farmland, how effectively it deals with congestion going northbound and southbound, and how it fits with our overall transportation system and the regional growth plan.â&#x20AC;?

Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner said making the bridge top priority causes her â&#x20AC;&#x153;some consternationâ&#x20AC;? because the mayorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; plan for transit expansion should take precedence.

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“There is a very significant sustainability and environmental component to the bridge,” Stone said. “That registered with them.”

He said the project will eliminate a million hours per year of idling vehicles, add HOV lanes and dedicated transit access, as well as pedestrian and cycling options that don’t exist now at the Deas Island crossing.

The new bridge will also ease congestion for the 10,000 people a day who take transit through the tunnel, Stone added.

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Hepner said she’s “optimistic” both senior governments are prepared to take a new approach.

The province has yet to release a detailed business plan with costing for the Massey bridge – including whether or not it will be tolled – but Stone promised again that will come this month.

Asked if the province wants a big federal contribution for the bridge to avoid tolling the Highway 99 crossing, Stone said federal support would help offset the cost, regardless of how it is funded.

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“With suggestions ranging from No. 1 hits to obscure B-side tracks, LEAF fans helped us cultivate the perfect soundtrack for this occasion.”

Users can search for the “100 per cent Nissan LEAF fifth birthday” playlist on Spotify and enjoy 10 fan-suggested songs that can be streamed via the Bluetooth connection in the Nissan LEAF or other Nissan models.

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REAL ESTATE IN MAPLE RIDGE & PITT MEADOWS

Something to be thankful for

By Mike Lascelle

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ananas aren’t exactly seasonal fare, at least as far as Christmas is concerned.

First off, they are a terrible colour to match to the traditional yule tones of green, red, silver or royal blue.

Then there’s the flavour, which most of us associate with summer.

Even the most diehard fusion foodies would probably cringe at the very suggestion of adulterating traditional foods into such culinary monstrosities as banana candy canes, banana fruit cake, banana eggnog or banana-infused turkey.

Yet this ubiquitous fruit is ever-present at breakfast, whether on peanut butter toast, in smoothies or sliced on cereal, and the au natural version (which comes with its own handy packaging) can be found in the lunch bags of ordinary people around the globe.

In fact, this fruit is so common, inexpensive and readily available year-round that most of us take it for granted, and yet the banana as we know it is going extinct.

If you were born 1960 or later (like myself), then chances are you have been enjoying just one variety of banana your entire life - which is commonly referred to as the ‘Cavendish’ or ‘Dwarf Cavendish’.

Prior to this, almost all commercially grown bananas were a variety called Gros Michel (a better tasting and larger fruit), which fell prey to a fusarium wilt fungus called Panama disease that nearly wiped it out in the 1950s.

This appears to be happening all over again with a new fungal strain (called Tropical Race 4, or TR4), which has infected plantations as far afield as the Philippines, China, Australia, Africa, Jordan, Oman and Pakistan.

The problem is that commercial growers have decided to rely on a single variety, thus creating a worldwide monoculture which can be susceptible when a new disease shows up - this despite the fact that there are almost a thousand varieties of bananas grown across the globe, all of which have the potential for breeding for disease resistance.

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Make sure you savour that lowly banana the next time you peel one, because by next Christmas they too may be hard to find.

where it will infect all new plantings) has been containment, as TR4 does not yet have a foothold in the important banana-growing regions of central and South America.

But even the experts agree, it is only a matter of time.

So make sure you savour that lowly banana the next time you peel one, because by next Christmas they too may be hard to find.

While we’re on the subject of things to be thankful for, let’s not forget the many people who cross our paths throughout the year.

They may be friends, acquaintances or family who we may only see occasionally, but like our bananas, they won’t always be there.

So take the time to send them a Christmas card, bake them some shortbread cookies, share a glass of wine or just shake their hand and wish them season’s greetings.

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Is there a Santa Claus?

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e take pleasure in answering at once and thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of THE SUN: “Dear Editor: I am 8 years old.”

“Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.”

“Papa says: if you see it in THE SUN it’s so.”

“Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?”

-Virginia O’Hanlon 115 West Ninety-Fifth Street VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age.

They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, VIRGINIA, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an act, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measure by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole truth and knowledge.

Yes, VIRGINIA, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! How dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no VIRGINIAS. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance, to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.

Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that

neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but thats no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.

You may tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. It is all real? Ah, VIRGINIA, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.

No Santa Claus! Thank GOD! He lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, VIRGINIA, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.

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Thank you to all who came out for the Ryan’s Jewelers Ring Draw.

Congratulations Jay! The grand prize winner.

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ECT ite to learn about our new RBC branches were ons ic department at Ridge Meadows al loc of s ive tat sen pre Re psychiatr y) unit purchased for the ndation. ECT is a standard form of (electroconvulsive therap RBC Fou m fro n er. This atio don 00 major depressive disord h Hospital thanks $20,0 atric disorders including wit chi ng psy livi ts ny ien ma at pat tre of g to treatment used porting the well-bein sup in role l vita a ve C!t new equipment will ser ntal illness in our community. Thank you RB debillitating me

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ommunity Calendar lists events in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. Notices are free to local non-profit groups courtesy of The News. Drop off details to 22328 119 Ave., fax to 604-463-4741 or e-mail newsroom@mapleridgenews.com at least a week before the event. Include a contact name and number. (No submissions by phone.) Listings appear as space permits.

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Dec. 18 • SPECC-tacular Productions present Hansel and Gretel pantomime playing at the ACT in Maple Ridge on Friday, Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. and three shows on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 11 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

This exciting adventure story is about two children left in the forest to fend for themselves by their nasty stepmother where they are rescued by a wicked witch who plans to fatten them up and eat them. Of course, this is a story of good triumphing over evil in the true tradition of pantomime. It is full of humour, popular songs and dancing. Adults $20, Seniors $18, Kids 12 and under $15. Tickets are available at The ACT ticket centre – 604-476-2787 or online at www.theactmapleridge.org/ buy-tickets/ • Food drive: Students from Samuel Robertson Technical are conducting their annual holiday food drive to benefit the Friends in Need Food Bank. Parents are invited to drop off their children, along with their donation of canned food or a cash donation, at the front of the school.

Dec. 20 • Christmas ride: Members of the Haney Trail riders Facebook group are putting on an event to benefit the food bank. They will decorate their horses in Christmas attire and meet at the parking lot at Cliff Park, and encourage the general public to come by, meet the horses and bring a donation. They are holding it on Sunday, Dec. 20 at 10 a.m. and will be in the parking lot for 30 minutes. They encourage families to bring their children, if they would like to pet the horses or maybe sit on one for a photo. They have an event page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ events/436565206538871/.

• Winter Harp will play on Sunday, Dec. 20, at The ACT (11944 Haney Pl.) at 3 and 7 p.m. Winter Harp is billed as “one of the most hauntingly beautiful Christmas concerts you will ever attend,” and has been annual event since The ACT doors opened.

It features harps, medieval instruments, flute and percussion combined with voice to perform festive carols and stories, by

performers in period costume.

Dec. 24 • Candlelight service: The Holy Spirit Anglican Church will hold a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 7 p.m. at 27123 River Rd. (272nd St. Whonnock). See www. holyspiritanglican.ca.

Dec. 31 • Ellie King’s Puss in Boots will play on Thursday, Dec. 31, 3 p.m. at The ACT (11944 Haney Pl.) It is billed as fabulous family fun in this panto full of music and laughter.

Widow Miller’s son Colin has nothing to his name but his cat and his dreams. But there’s magic in the air and together with his enchanted cat he goes on an amazing adventure, meeting kings, princesses and an ogre! Full of magic, music and merriment this sparkling version of the classic French fairy tale Jan. 2/3 and 9/10 • Annual tree chipping by donation will be offered by Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue on Jan. 2-3, and again on Jan. 9-10, at the Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue Building, 23598 – 105th Ave, next to Planet Ice arena. Volunteers will be there from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.

There is also curbside pickup available by the First Haney Rovers, email scoutchipping@gmail.com with name and address for pickup, or call 604-244-2850. Minimum recommendation for donation is $10.

Jan. 20 • Maple Ridge Garden Club meets on Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.) at Fraserview Community Center.Speaker will be Deb Ego from Five Maples Nursery.

She will be speaking on plantings designed to attract pollinators, such as butterflies, hummingbirds and bees. She will also talk on the requirements for keeping Mason bees. For info check out the website www. mrgardenclub.wix.com.

Ongoing • Ridge Meadows Hospice Society will be offering an Adult Bereavement Support Group starting Mid-September.

There is no fee for these services. To register or for more information please call 604-463-7722.

• Do you sing or play an instrument? Come to Kanaka Open mic.

Featuring Irish band “Shades of Green” You can find us every Wednesday, 5-7:30 p.m. at Kanaka Creek Coffee, #101-24155 102nd Avenue, Maple Ridge, (left at 240th/Lougheed, right on 102nd) Maple Ridge. Tel: 604 463 6727. Why not drop by and enjoy some live music or even come and perform?

• Maple Ridge Chess Club meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 1 p.m. at The Act Theatre (11944 Haney Pl.). Everyone welcome. Contact cbdickson@telus.net.

• Be a mentor for newcomers who are new to Canada. Settlement mentoring is looking for volunteers acting as a community guide and resource person. Time commitment: 2-3 hours once a week for 3-6 months. Contact ISS of B.C. (Maple Ridge) at 778-284-7026, ext. 1582 or yumiko.king@ issbc.org.

• Are you looking to improve your Speaking and Leadership skills? Come and check out the Ridge Meadows Community Christian Toastmasters Club. We meet every Tuesday at the Haney Presbyterian Church in Maple Ridge from 7:30 p.m. till 9:30 p.m.

Please contact Julie at 604-462-1467.

• The Pitt Meadows Community Association is looking for volunteers to work on our community events. These positions vary in responsibility and are open to everyone.

Primarily, if anyone has an interest in event planning, marketing, web design and maintenance we would love to have them.

The group’s website is www.PMCAonline.com and its facebook link is www.facebook.com/ PittMeadowsCommunityAssociation.

• The Maple Ridge Choral Society Choir meets every Tuesday evening at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (12145 Laity St.). Rehearsals start at 7 p.m. New Members are welcome.

For information, please call Gerry Vickers at 604-463-0760 • Learn to lead the way with Toastmasters! The group meets every Thursday evening at Pitt Meadows City Hall (12007 Harris Road) from 7:30-9:30 p.m. For more details call Andrew Thompson at 604-4600339. Visit us on our website: blueheron. toastmastersclubs.org/ and/or on Facebook at blueheron.toastmastersclubs.org.

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• Seeking donations at the Economy Cottage Thrift Store of clothing & shoes (all ages) and small household items. Drop off at 22264 Dewdney Trunk Road. 604-463-6326.

Brian R. Marshall • Are you Gay, Bi-sexual or just not sure? HOMINUM Fraser Valley is an informal discussion and support group to help gay, bisexual and questioning men with the challenges of being married, separated or single.

We meet on the last Friday of every month.

For information and meeting location, call Art 604-462-9813 or Don 604-329-9760.

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The Ridge Meadow Flames rallied late thanks to the heroics of team captain Boston Colley to secure a tie with the high flying Abbotsford Pilots 6-6 Wednesday at Planet Ice. The Flames captain capped a spectacular game with the tying goal at the 19:17 mark of the third period to rally his team to a tie with Abbotsford, which came into the game riding a five-game unbeaten streak and challenging the Mission City Outlaws for top spot in the Harold Brittain Division. The Pilots have 40 points after Wednesday’s tilt, one back of Mission.

The Flames found themselves trailing most of the night. Ridge Meadows trailed 3-2 after 20 minutes of play and 5-4 heading into the final frame.

The Flames’ Jake Holland had a massive night, scoring a goal and adding four assists. Holland leads the Flames in scoring this year with 13 goals and 20 helpers for 33 points in 28 games. He sits sixth overall in the Pacific Junior Hockey League.

Nick Maydaniuk registered a pair of goals, including a nifty backhander late in the second to pull the Flames to within one heading into the third. Maydaniuk also had an assist.

The Flames sit fourth in the division with a record of 11-12-2-3 for 27 points, three back of Aldergrove.

Teddy bear toss The Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey Association and the Flames will host its inaugural teddy bear toss Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Planet Ice. The event supports the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Christmas Hamper and the Friends in Need Food Bank. Entry to the game is by food donation and RMMHA members donating five food items can win prizes.

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Andrew Strelezki of the Flames can’t swat a loose puck past a trio of Abbotsford Pilots during the second period on Wednesday, Dec. 16.

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The Thomas Haney Thunder used home court to its advantage, rolling over the Garabaldi Rebels 77-23 in boys’ Grade 8 basketball action Tuesday.

The Thunder set the pace early, racking up a 23-point lead in the first quarter and never looked back.

The Thunder led 33-10 at half and 51-15 after three quarters of play.

Head coach Jake Curley said team captains Timothy Castillo and Russell Curley, along with Jaxon Armstrong, Riley Rondario and Gunoor Sidhu showcased their combination of skill and teamwork, from the play of their fast-breaking guards to their aggressive inside post play.

Sidhu led the Thunder with 12 points, while Dane Mathews and Mack Gordon came off the bench and each contributed with 10. Noah Dobie and Russell Curley rounded out the top scores with eight each.

Rowan Crowhurst, the Thunder’s assistant coach, said the team’s play on Tuesday was completely different from one he’s been coaching for the past three weeks “We lost to Pitt Meadows by four points in our first league game and, in my opinion, we played like garbage,” said Crowhurst. “Since then, the team has evolved its offence and elevated to so many new levels in a number of the game’s aspects.”

Curley attributes the team’s growing success to their newfound unity.

He said they’ve been struggling with their shot selection and execution.

He said they started to focus more on team play as opposed to individual results.

“Today, those young men shined because they finally played a selfless game for each other,” said Curley.

Rebels head coach Derrick Hansvall said his team didn’t play with the same intensity they showed in their 29-28 win over the MRSS Ramblers a week earlier.

“If I was to take away any positives from today’s game, it is clear that our best two-way players were Teagan Cross and Jared Coops,” said Hansvall.

Cross led the Rebels with eight points, while Coops had six and Emiliano Diaz registered five.

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Spencer said one of the main sticking points was that FootballBC was in charge of training and certifying coaches over the past three years. Despite having paid FootballBC for the training, the fees have no been passed on to Football Canada, the governing body that issues the national certificates.

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Meadow Ridge Knights will have a new insurance provider in 2016. nize us,â&#x20AC;? said Spencer.

He added that the BCCFA is currently in talks with Football Canada about finishing off the certification process so that those coaches who paid through FootballBC will be able to get their certificates.

He said in the future the BCCFA will be fulfilling the role of getting coaches certified.

The BCCFA will also be handling their own insurance for the 2016 season. Spencer said it has found a new provider at a cheaper rate.

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Spencer said the BCCFA is not the only organization frustrated with FootballBC. He said B.C. Junior Football Conference, the organization the Langley Rams are a part of, is also expected to leave FootballBC shortly. He said thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talk of the B.C. Football Officials Association leaving, too, meaning just high school football under the guidance of FootballBC.

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Nic Mattson was named player of the game for SRT. The Titans opened the tournament with a nail biting 42-40 win over Chilliwack secondary.

The Titans came out in the first quarter on fire, both offensively and defensively. Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;They stifled Chilliwackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offense with their relentless ball pressure,â&#x20AC;? said McPherson.

Rhys Caverly, SRTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s versatile forward, was named player of the Game with 10 points and eight rebounds.  In their second game of the day, the Titans downed the Gara-

baldi Rebels 71-28. Â SRT forward Matt Elder was the high scorer with 18 points, while Nate Ollmann and Matt Sass chipped in with 10 points each. Â David Buzza was named player of the game for his nine points, six steals and seven rebounds. Â Nic Mattson was named player of the game for SRT. In Grade 9 play, the Titans went 2-1, defeating Pinetree 42-35, Heritage Woods 48-43 and dropping a 55-36 decision to the eventual tournament champions from Panorama Ridge.

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It is with broken hearts that we say goodbye to our treasured husband, Dad, Poppa, brother, uncle, and friend.

Ken grew up in Kamloops and was active in hockey, football, rugby, baseball, and later curling where he met his high school sweetheart and future wife Judie.

In his youth Ken was highly involved in Cubs and Scouts and earned the recognition of a Queen Scout. Although his boyhood dream was to be a cowboy, Ken chose a career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police where he retired after 35 years as a Sergeant. He worked throughout the Lower Mainland, but Maple Ridge is where Ken called home for over 40 years.

Anyone who knew Ken will remember him as someone who relished in the good times. He loved a good joke and could tell a story like no other. He loved spending time at his apple orchard, going for long cruises on his Harley with his buddies, playing a round of golf, cruising the lake on his boat, and planning out his next big adventure. His love of cycling gave him the opportunity to pilot the first Burnaby RCMP bike squad where he became a mentor and “coach” to his team. It also inspired him to tackle a “bucket list” bike ride up the Fraser Canyon and took him on many adventures in between.

Ken loved to travel, whether to foreign places, within Canada, or closer to home in his motorhome. Mostly, he loved spending time with his family and the close friends he’d acquired over the years.

We will miss his strength, infectious laugh, and love of all of life’s simple pleasures.

Ken is predeceased by his parents, John (1995) and Jean (1998) McCrindle. He will continue to be loved and remembered by his wife of 40 years Judie; children Adria (Mike) Romas and Todd (Amanda) McCrindle; his granddaughters and apples of his eye - Charlee McCrindle and Ayla Romas; sister Jan (Len) Kay; nieces and extended family.

The family wishes to extend their heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Shiraz Mawani, Dr. Kim Chi, Dr. Michael McKenzie, and the many outstanding health care professionals that Ken encountered along his journey.

In lieu of flowers please consider a donation in Ken’s name to either: -Burnaby Hospital Foundation - Palliative Care at: www.bhfoundation.ca or 604-431-2881 or -BC Cancer Foundation - Prostate Cancer Research at: http://donate.bccancerfoundation.com/goto/kenmccrindle or 604-877-6040

A celebration will be held in Ken’s honour on January 2, 2016 at 1:00pm at Swaneset Bay Resort, 16651 Rannie Road, Pitt Meadows.

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YEOMANS Shirley L.

Late of Maple Ridge, BC, passed away December 15, 2015.

Predeceased by parents Earl and Rita Waldorf.

She leaves to mourn, her brother Larry (Gail), her cousins Norma Dermott and family, Marjorie Hautaluoma and family, Bruce (Liz and son David) Waldorf, Glen Waldorf and family, and Gayle (Dan) Hausknicht.

Rest in Peace Shirley

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• Consistent, reliable attendance is req. in order to successfully perform & complete the essential job functions and duties of this position • Good knowledge of accounting principles is required Please send updated resume and cover letter indicating salary expectations to hr@ langleyconcretegroup.com

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David It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of David Tochkin on September 10, 2015, in Teslin, Yukon, at age 60.

David was born September 3, 1955 in Burnaby, BC. He is survived by his mother, Lenora Stewart (Tochkin); sister Colleen (Richard); nephew Jaye; niece Jadi; his brother Dan (Cynthia) and nephew Luke. He was predeceased by his brother Rick.

David will be forever remembered for many things - his photography and the love of the outdoors, fishing, camping, working on his home and spending time with his good friends in Hawaii.

He enjoyed his work and co-workers at Canada Place, Vancouver, BC. There will be a celebration of his life sometime in the spring 2016.

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Jean (nee Gosliga) Nov 30, 1932 - Dec 13, 2015 With great sadness we anounce the passing of our beloved wife, mom, oma and great oma. Survived by her husband of 64 years Bernard (Hans); 5 children: Ynto (Cathy), Max (Julie), Tilly (Nick), Janet (Lindsay) and Theresa; 9 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. A celebration of life will be held at the Christian Reformed Church in Maple Ridge. In lieu of flowers please donate to the Cancer Society.

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 338

PLUMBING

PETS 477

PETS

REAL ESTATE 633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

FLUID SOLUTIONS. Gas, plumbing, heating, reno’s, repairs. 20 years exp., reliable & courteous.

Lic’d. Bonded. Jack 778-835-4416

CHIHUAHUA XMAS pups, 2 males, Deer, 5mos & Apple, 8wks, ready. $750. 604-702-1908

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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.

ANYTHING OF VALUE

Single Items to Entire Households 604-463-4449 604-209-6583

GARAGE SALES

Pitt Meadows

RENTALS 706

1 & 2 Bdrms available $880/mo & $980/mo

Great Location

Queen Anne Apts.

Near Shopping & Amenities.

Wanstalls Tactical & Sporting Arms

REAL ESTATE Atlas Vinyl Sundecks - Your Complete Sundeck Specialist. Free estimates (778)285-2107

TREE SERVICES

627

TREE BROTHERS SPECIALIST Tree Removal/Topping/Spiral Thinning/Hedge Trimming/Stump Grinding. Free Estimates.

WCB/Fully Insured

$25 Off with this Ad

Jerry, 604-500-2163

604-463-2236 604-463-7450 12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certified Crime Free Buildings

Polo Club Apartments

Damaged or Older Houses!

Condos & Pretty Homes too!

Check us out! www.webuyhomesbc.com 604-626-9647

OFFICE/RETAIL

604.465.7221 PORT COQUITLAM

1 bdrm suite - $775 2 bdrm corner suite - $925 S Includes heat/hot water S 1.5 blocks to various bus stops S 2 blocks to Safeway/medical S City park across street S Gated parking and Elevator S Adult oriented building S References required * SORRY NO DOGS * CALL FOR APPOINTMENT

ROYAL CRESCENT ESTATES 22588 Royal Crescent Avenue, Maple Ridge

Large Units. Close To Golden Ears Bridge, Shopping & More.

GREAT RIVER VIEW!

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

GERMAN Shepherd pups. Working line. Black. 9 wks old, 1 left. $750.

604-820-4230, 604-302-7602

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Clean, Quiet Well Managed Bldg.

3 Blocks to W.C. Express W 1 & 2 Bdrm Suites W 3 Appliances W Secured Garage Parking W Adult Oriented W Ref’s Req’d & Absolutely No Pets

Office: 604-463-0857 Cell: 604-375-1768

PETS

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

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

19071 Ford Rd. Pitt Meadows

604-464-3550

Yes, We Pay CASH!

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

PETS 477

HOMES WANTED

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

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OFFICE/RETAIL

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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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

GET OUT AND

VOLUNTEER

The Scrapper

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

Onsite Manager

604.465.7713 Drivers, navigators, phone operators and dispatchers needed.

Nov 27, 28, Dec 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 31

SENIOR’S DISCOUNT

Have Unwanted Firearms?

Call today to set up an appointment 604-467-9232

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE, 4 door, 109,000 kms. Great cond.

(604)826-7979

Includes: Heat, Hot Water

A great variety of household items and décor, tools, books and much more!

Items as low as $1.00 Friday, Saturday Sunday 11 am to 4pm

MISC. WANTED

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

1997 CAMRY, 4 door, 4 cyl, auto, loaded, new tires, 180K, in mint cond. $3400 obo. 604-936-1270

* Renovated Suites * *Large *Clean *Very Quiet

and Hydro

Have unwanted or inherited firearms in your possession?

Don’t know how to dispose of them safely and legally?

Contact Wanstalls and we will come and pick them up and pay you fair value for them.

Wanstalls has been proudly serving the Lower Mainland firearms community since 1973.

We are a government licensed firearms business with fully certified verifiers, armorers and appraisers.

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APARTMENT/CONDO

MAPLE RIDGE

Closing Out Sale

563

STORAGE

14179 Reichenback Rd

#10 12350 Harris Road

SUNDECKS

Call 604-467-3944

Pitt Meadows Marina

$$CASH $$ for your furniture, tools, electronics, antiques, appliances, computers & collectibles.

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

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

FURNITURE

~ Since 1987 ~

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WANTED TO RENT

TRANSPORTATION

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

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#1 Cash Buyer

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AFFABLE male 47 wishes to rent room or small suite Maple Ridge or Pitt Meadows. Please call Dave 604-445-9773

Haney Motor Hotel

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

mikes hauling 604-516-9237

RENTALS

ROOMS FOR RENT

$75 OFF 1ST MONTH

Furnaces, Boilers, Hot Water Heating, Hotwater Tanks, Drain/ Duct Cleaning & Plumbing Jobs. ✭ 604-312-7674 ✭ ✭ 604-507-4606 ✭

RUBBISH REMOVAL

746

Rooms from $470/mo. Fully Furn, weekly maid service, cable TV, private bath, on bus route, 5/min walk to commuter rail.

A Gas Fitter ✭ Plumber

356

RENTALS

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.

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OFFICE/RETAIL

OFFICE TWO INDIVIDUAL SPACE OFFICES FOR • 10’ X 8.5’ available RENT • Includes heat, A/C & window 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

Embrace your community. We’re in it together.

• Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

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

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