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Year of the monkey Meadowridge School junior kindergarten students (from left) Isabella Shen, Nicole Tang, Lindsay Zhang and Rehaan Gill watch the Lion Dance in celebration of Chinese New Year and the year of the monkey on Tuesday.

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Ambulance services says call time is decreasing

By Neil Corbett ncorbett@mapleridgenews.com

Matt Kelso has collected about 1,000 signatures every weekend for his petition to improve ambulance service in Maple Ridge.

He sets up the petition outside a grocery store and said about two out of every three people that volunteers approach sign it.

The petition is now up to 7,514 names, and he expects to hit or exceed his goal of 10,000 by the end of the month.

Kelso is also collecting anecdotes about people who have had long waits for ambulances.

One who shared his story was Phil Van De Keere, whose 81-year-old mother waited about 90 minutes on the kitchen floor after she fell and broke her hip.

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Council still discussing new pool Other communities use gaming dollars to help

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Despite questions and speculation over a possible new Maple Ridge aquatic centre, it’s time now to let staff do the work, a councillor said Monday.

“We have made a decision.

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from staff and then move forward,” said Coun. Kiersten Duncan.

Maple Ridge’s proposed raft of recreation projects was again on the agenda Monday as Coun. Gordy Robson sought clarification from last week’s statement by chief adminis- Robson trator Ted Swabey that council has decided to build a new swimming pool or aquatic centre.

“There seems to be a feeling that we’ve made some kind of unalterable decision that we’re going to build this, no matter what,” Robson said. “We don’t want the public to get the perception that we’re going to reach into their pockets and borrow on their behalf to build this thing.”

The motion made at council’s Dec. 10 meeting is clear, Mayor Nicole Read said. That calls for staff to

recommend a site, a concept plan, a public approval process and how the pool would be paid for.

That was decided in tandem with a decision to leave the 30year Maple Ridge leisure centre pool as is. The pool needs $6 million in repairs.

“So I think the direction we’ve given staff is clear,” Read said.

The cost for an aquatic, wellness centre and curling rink could hit $70 million, while yearly operating costs could be $2 million.

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Helping them spread their wings

By Neil Corbett ncorbett@mapleridgenews.com

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hen Andy Bird was a kid, every Monday night he would push his little bed out of his bedroom and in front of the TV, so he and his mom could have the coziest possible vantage from which to watch Monday Night Raw wrestling together.

These days, he’s part of the show, in the ring as ‘The Dreadful Bird,’ and he’s putting on a show for charity in Maple Ridge.

His goal is to bring more young people from his troubled home reserve in Saskatchewan to Maple Ridge. He wants to get them out of a rut, help them see their future, show them how to make it happen.

With a wrestler’s flair for promotion, he bills it “Wrestlefest For the Bird’s Nest.”

The Dreadful Bird “I still watch Monday Night Raw every Monday,” admits Bird.

“I have always wanted to be a wrestler.”

He was raised in Saskatoon, about an hour away from the Montreal Lake Cree Nation reserve that is home to much of his family.

There was no obvious path to wrestling superstardom, so he messaged Canadian WWE superstar Natalie Neidhart, of the famous Hart wrestling family, through social media.

He was shocked when she messaged him back.

She told Andy to take himself to Calgary, and find B.J.’s Gym, where he could get legit training. On New Year’s Day 2010, he resolved to do exactly that. He packed a backpack with sneakers, kneepads and couple changes of clothes, and set out.

He trained at that Calgary gym for 18 months, before moving to Burnaby. He joined Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling and moved into a house with seven other wrestlers.

“That was fun. Lots of things happening there …” he recalls.

Bird is no Hulk Hogan. He doesn’t have the freak muscularity of big-time wrestling stars.

Naturally, he became a high flier, launching himself off the top rope, with long dreadlocks streaming behind.

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Andy Bird is bringing Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling to Maple Ridge to raise money for his initiative, the Bird’s Nest.

ECCW owner Scotty Mac have become close friends, and the ECCW puts on a fun show, he said.

“I get to be Andy ‘The Dreadful Bird’ – I get to be myself and I get to do my own story lines. I love it.”

They sell out venues like Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom. Bird shows a video of himself in the ring at the Cloverdale Agriplex. He’s got a homemade jetpack on his back, and when his Buzz Lightyear wings flip out, the already boisterous crowd goes bonkers. Then it’s time for his patented springboard cross-body takedown, or perhaps a ‘Bird Brain Buster.’

“I’m running around, and my hair’s always flying everywhere.”

Bird says he just wants to entertain people – so they don’t think about their complicated lives for just 10 minutes while they watch him.

“My goal for anyone who sees my show is to forget everything that’s going on. Just sit there and enjoy the show.”

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The Bird’s Nest Bird is recently married to his wife Shana. He’s studying to be an education assistant through Ridge Meadows College.

The first person Andy brought to Maple Ridge was his mother Patti.

She has been accepted to go to Langara College to study cooking. Patti is deaf, and she will be provided an interpreter who can sign for her.

Her son could sign before he could speak.

“That’s my first language,” he said.

“I learned to speak by watching TV – Sesame Street and wrestling.”

He wants to bring more people, and has established The Bird’s Nest – a registered non-profit society to help the youth of Montreal Lake achieve their goals.

It will also be a house, nearby his own in Maple Ridge, where between six and eight students at a time will be able to live, get academic upgrading, college or vocational courses, their driver’s

licences and other things they need to be successful. That’s the dream, anyway.

Bird doesn’t want to make Montreal Lake sound like hell on earth, he just says simply that “there’s nothing there.”

It is a simple residential community for about 2,300 band members who live on reserve, but there is no work, no industry and not even stores.

“There is literally nothing to do and you are surrounded by drugs and alcohol abuse,” writes Bird in a pamphlet about his new project.

“Education is almost irrelevant, even discouraged.”

There are high rates of suicide and teen pregnancy, he said.

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Bird, his wife Shana, and her family are involved in the project, and their connections in Maple Ridge are opening doors, he says.

He sees the Bird’s Nest students as being able to pick up critical life skills while they live away from home, in a beautiful part of the country.

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Owner of Willow charged

By Neil Corbett ncorbett@mapleridgenews.com

The owner of an emaciated husky pup found abandoned in Maple Ridge in January 2015 has been charged with two counts of animal cruelty The dog, now named Willow, has made a full recovery, and lives with a Maple Ridge family that adopted her.

“She’s doing great, but it was quite an arduous recovery period,” said Lorie Chortyk of the SPCA. “It was a miraculous recovery.”

The SPCA was called to rescue the dog, which was found wandering alone near 256th and 128th in Maple Ridge.

Chortyk said the dog weighed 15 kg upon intake, compared to a normal weight of about 24 kg for a dog of her age and breed.

“She was assessed with a score of ‘one’ on the canine body conditioning scale of one to nine, meaning that she was severely malnourished,” said Chortyk.

Considered near death, Willow was rushed to Dewdney Animal Hospital in Maple Ridge, where she received around-the-clock treatment. She was later cared for in an SPCA foster home for several months as she recovered.

Her condition was even worse than it appeared.

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Willow, a husky, weighed just 15 kilograms when found in east Maple Ridge in January 2015. tract,” said Chortyk. “There were no food remnants in her stomach, so it’s likely that she had been eating gravel to try to stay alive. She also had trouble walking because her muscles were so weak.”

The SPCA’s Cruelty Investigations Department identified Willow’s former owner, Yu Lin, a university student in his 20s, shortly after the investigation began. He was then a resident of Coquitlam, but has since moved elsewhere in the Lower Mainland.

A neighbour of the dog’s owner identified him from a picture.

The SPCA recommended charges against Lin approximately a year ago, but the volume of cases delayed Crown bringing charges against him until now.

He faces two counts of animal cruelty under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. If convicted, Lin faces up to two years in jail, a maximum fine of $75,000 and up to a lifetime ban on owning animals.

After making a full recovery in SPCA care, Willow was adopted into a home last March, with a family that has experience with the breed.

“She has such a happy life now,” said Chortyk.

“The B.C. SPCA is extremely grateful to all those who contributed to Willow’s ongoing medical care during her recovery.”

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Read said last week that while public expectation exists, no final decision has been made to build a new pool.

Coun. Bob Masse wanted reassurance, though, that whatever is recommended, “we’ll have a vigorous public consultation, correct?”

Read agreed that must be part of the process.

Public assent, if required, could come in the form of a direct plebiscite, or an alternative approval process, in which 10 per cent of eligible voters could reject a project or force a referendum.

A funding proposal for borrowing up to $110 million to pay for several recreational projects, if approved, is part of the city’s budget this year.

However, Robson wanted to ensure that senior government funding pays for part of whatever council decides to build and referred to the B.C. Lotto Corp.’s TV commercial about Fort St. John’s Pomeroy Sports Centre, which features two ice rinks, a speed-skating track on the second level and a running track on the third level.

Mayor Lori Ackerman says in the commercial that the city has a population of 20,000, yet the

centre gets 60,000 visits a month.

However, the lottery money is only used to help with the yearly operating costs of the sports centre.

According to a Fort St. John city staff member, Chances Fort St. John Casino provides about a million dollars a year to the city.

That helps pay for the $1.5-million a year in operating costs of the Pomeroy Sports Centre, which opened in 2009.

According to B.C. Lotto Corp’s website, the casino has contributed $4.3 million to the centre’s operating costs in five years.

Initially, total cost to build the Pomeroy Sports Centre was $48 million.

That included a provincial Olympic legacy grant of $12.5 million, a “Fair Share” grant of $10.5 million in lieu of rural industrial tax, and an infrastructure grant of $5 million.

That left the City of Fort St. John paying only $17.5 million as its share of the capital cost.

Another unique aspect of the building is that part of the space is leased out to the school district because it’s being used as classroom space, called the Energetic Learning Centre, for Grade 10 students.

The City of Maple Ridge makes

a similar amount from its 10 per cent share of revenues from Chances Maple Ridge, about $1 million a year. About half of that goes for infrastructure, while council allots the other half-million dollars to different projects.

In the City of Langley, about $6 million a year for the last three years came from Cascades Casino and was used partly for construction of the Timms Community Centre.

In Dawson Creek, the city used $2.3 million of its share of revenues generated at Chances Dawson Creek to help towards the final push for the opening of the Calvin Kruk Centre for the Arts, in the fall of 2014.

Dawson Creek, with a population of about 15,000, also has an aquatic centre, built in 2007, that features an eight-lane, 25-metre competition pool, a leisure pool, hot tub, tots pool, water slide, lazy river, saunas and climbing wall, along with a walking track.

In Richmond, $50 million in revenue from the River Rock Casino Resort helped with the capital cost of the Richmond Olympic Oval, while in Abbotsford, the city put in $800,000 from Chances Abbotsford towards operating costs of the Abbtsford Entertainment and Sports Centre.

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Student voices heard at education forum

By Neil Corbett ncorbett@mapleridgenews.com

Kids brought some good ideas to the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school district student forum, including what a proposed new school in Albion should look like.

Josh Nichols, a student leader and Grade 12 at Thomas Haney secondary, said he and fellow forum organizer Courtney Connor wanted to ensure the event did not simply represent the highest achieving students, or leadership students. It brought together 210 young people representing every secondary and elementary school in the district, including students from Environmental School and trades programs.

Because of that, the forum offered a “wide spectrum of ideas in our district,” he said.

He said students appreciate being asked what they think.

“I really like how they asked us for our opinion,” he said. “I always like it when they increase the student voice.”

Nichols said he heard some great ideas during the forum last Wednesday. For example, when talking about features of a new school that they would love, ideas included a forested campus, featuring some covered study areas where students could work outdoors. And they wanted lots of big windows, so they could see outside, and so the school would be bright with natural light.

He also liked the idea of a high school playground.

“Which is awesome – I would be totally cool with that,” he said. “I’ve heard we don’t stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing.”

There were about 30 adults that included school district administrators, trustees, senior staff and other educators.

Groups of students and educators were asked to explore topics such as the perfect

school, igniting passion, and caring and belonging.

“It’s important to honour student voice,” said Pitt Meadows vice-principal Cheryl Schwarz, one of the event planners. “And to take that information and use it in our school district.”

School board chair Mike Murray said the forum was a valuable exercise to him.

“It’s worth gold to be able to listen to young people for a whole day.”

With a new school and community centre proposed in the Albion area, and a public feedback process beginning this month, he was particularly interested in what the students thought would be part of their perfect school.

“The elements the kids were describing to me included all of the things that make for a good community that you can live in, and want to be part of,” he said, and those included fine arts and outdoor spaces, active spaces, and “all of those kinds of things that make learning better for kids.

When they spoke about creating a caring environment in schools, a student talked about the home room setup at Thomas Haney secondary, where students have the home room teacher for five years. If their siblings attend, they would go to the same homeroom. So the home room teacher becomes the “go-to” teacher for that student for a number of things over five years, explained Murray.

“The way we build relationships between students and teachers is critical in terms of establishing caring environments. To hear our students talk about that and validate that is really worthwhile.”

District superintendent Sylvia Russell said there are a number of initiatives that will benefit from student feedback, including new curriculum imple-

mentation, developing the Albion school, and new system of board accountability.

“At the root of it all, the question is, ‘How are we serving students,’” said Russell.

“Hopefully out of today we will be able to distill some of the themes kids have brought forward, and make sure they are included as we move along.”

She said it was interesting to hear students

talk about Westview new flex program, which allows kids some choice of which teacher they will be with for a small period of the day.

“That was seen by kids to be something really positive, and gave them a measure of flexibility,” said Russell. “So I heard that theme of, ‘give me more flexibility in a whole number of ways.’”

She said some students could be brought back into the dialogue at a later date.

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Grace Hamilton draws out ideas with fellow students Matthew Blackwell, Alexander Biamonte, and Savrit Chauhan at the forum.

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Failing grade Recent health care discussions between provincial and federal health ministers highlight a common lament: How to do more with less.

Current health care spending in B.C. consumes more than 40 cents of every government dollar spent. And that amount is expected to climb as our population ages.

Controlling those costs is not a new priority. In fact, some might suggest it has become a preoccupation with health care administrators. Instead of delivering the best care possible, they look for the best value. Sometimes the two are complementary, sometimes they are not.

Home care programs offer a little of both.

They are aimed at helping people get on their feet and into their homes sooner by providing care and support inside and outside the traditional hospital setting. That encourages independence, and if done properly, promotes better health. But it also frees resources that could be better spent elsewhere.

The potential savings have long been identified. It costs roughly $1,200 a day for an acute care bed in a B.C. hospital.

Other programs have tried to unclog a system that too often sees patients occupying expensive beds while there are cheaper options elsewhere.

But while it is important to be fiscally responsible, health care in Canada is about more than the bottom line.

If we are to save money by moving people back into the community, it is critical that adequate resources be in place to support them.

A recent report by the B.C.’s seniors advocate suggests there’s still work to be done. Isobel Mackenzie argues the increase in home care support hours is not keeping pace with the demand.

That is troubling.

Several decades ago, governments decided to close large mental health institutions and move to a more community-centred approach. Unfortunately, the enthusiasm for the closure of those facilities wasn’t matched by a commitment to provide local support.

Consequently, we failed – and continue to fail – some of our most vulnerable citizens.

Finding efficiencies within our health care system is a worthy goal.

But not if those savings come at the expense of the very people the system is there to help.

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Urban drug ghettos aren’t working Communities around B.C. are struggling to cope with the continued influx of what politicians call “homelessness,” a term that suggests the problem can be solved merely by providing more homes.

Taxpaying citizens B.C. Views see the daily reality Tom Fletcher behind the soothing euphemisms – mainly transients squatting in parks and “tent cities” blighted by drug abuse and crime, and “homeless” shelters that fill up as soon as they open. They worry that the continued costly supply of supports only invites more arrivals, particularly in the gentle climate of southwestern B.C. Their worries are well founded. In Abbotsford, a 40-bed “temporary weather shelter” made from industrial camp trailers opened in December with a $450,000 operating grant from B.C. Housing.

It was full in 10 days. Abbotsford Police Chief Bob Rich told city council in January that his bike officers don’t recognize most of the shelter occupants from their constant patrols of local tent camps, the largest of which has been on a city-owned roadside site since 2013.

In Maple Ridge, a “low barrier harm reduction” shelter was opened last fall in response to a growing tent camp and accompanying drug dealing, prostitution and petty crime.

One resident noted bitterly that a

mayor’s task force had identified 42 unsheltered homeless people, then found places for 77 from the camp, 40 from a closing “temporary” shelter and 40 in a new shelter. “How exactly does one house 157 out of 42?” she asked.

Victoria’s camping population has gathered in an Occupy-style squat on provincial land next to the courthouse, after years of uncontrolled camping in Beacon Hill and other city parks.

The city opened a shelter in a vacant Boys and Girls Club gym, complete with new indoor tents. By the time that was full, the courthouse camp was bigger than ever, with some occupants describing how they came to town for the opportunity.

One said Vancouver Police gave her a bus ticket to Victoria.

The latest plan by a local agency that runs Victoria shelters is to convert an old, empty seniors’ care home into a 101-bed permanent housing facility. This would also be “low barrier,” a euphemism for allowing drug and alcohol consumption in the rooms.

The city has come up with around $1 million for this project, in a residential area next to a school. But it still needs millions more to renovate and run it. This would presumably come from B.C. taxpayers via our social housing czar, deputy premier Rich Coleman.

Coleman pioneered this “housing first” experiment in 2007, buying up 13 century-old “single-room occupancy” hotels in Vancouver’s notorious Downtown Eastside. These crumbling bedbug habitats were bought and renovated for

a staggering $143 million, plus a 15-year maintenance commitment and a cop assigned to each one in an effort to contain the chaos inside.

Coleman brags endlessly about the great job he has done, but how is that actually working? A new study by Simon Fraser University researchers provides a more objective assessment.

Tracking 433 mentally ill homeless adults over 10 years, the study found the concentration of low-rent accommodation, food handouts, street outreach and medical supports resulted in “significant personal decline rather than recovery, as evidenced by their involvement in the criminal justice system, large increases in acute care and prolonged homelessness.”

The rate of people arriving in this service-intensive hellhole has tripled in the last 10 years.

The rate of people arriving in this service-intensive hellhole has tripled in the last 10 years, a finding similar to studies of concentrated services in New York, Sao Paulo and Osaka.

It’s a cautionary tale for other urban communities where this failed containment model is proposed.

Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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THE NEWS/letters ‘Dead’ wrong on naloxone Contact 604-467-1122 ext. 218 editor@mapleridgenews.com

Feeling the pulse

Editor, The News: Re: ‘She died in front of me’ (The News, Jan. 29).

I was very disheartened by the sensationalist manner in which this article was written. It was a sad situation and outcome for sure, but I’m tired of the media spreading misinformation. James McCluskey was quoted extensively throughout the article, and reporter Colleen Flanagan did little to fact check or correct his statements.

First, if someone has a pulse, you do not start to “pump her chest.”

Second, Mr. McCluskey stated that fire took five to 10 minutes to arrive, and paramedics took another 30 minutes. However, later in the article it stated that the call was received at 9:45, fire arrived at 9:47, and paramedics arrived at 9:52. Believe me, I know that CPR can feel like an eternity, but this article did little to correct the implication that BCEHS’s response was 23 minutes longer than it was.

Third, if paramedics and fire continued to work on this patient for 50 minutes, they certainly weren’t doing nothing, and they absolutely did considerably more than just “pump on her chest.”

Lastly, “30 shots of Narcan” would never be given, and any amount of Narcan has not and will not correct a cardiac arrest.

I’m not blaming Mr. McCluskey for his comments at all. It isn’t his job to know how to respond in a medical emergency, and he absolutely experienced a horrible, traumatic event. I feel for him. But I also feel for the men and women of emergency services who worked tirelessly on this patient, only to have their efforts belittled in the media. It was a traumatic event for them, too. They are also human, and no firefighter or paramedic I know isn’t affected by the death of a patient.

Journalists have an obligation to do research, fact check, and explore all sides of a story, rather than just print the sensational quotes of a layperson, and I feel that Ms. Flanagan failed in this regard.

Sarah Patch

Editor, The News: Re: ‘She died in front of me’ (The News, Jan. 29).

I am an advanced life support paramedic. I have decades of experience and years of extensive education in dealing with narcotic and opiate overdoses.

The horrible tragedy discussed in this article aside, the misinformation surrounding narcotic overdoses and Naloxone is profound and potentially deadly.

I cannot stay silent.

Opiates or opioids such as heroin, fentanyl, morphine codeine and oxycodone kill because, when taken in excess, they affect the part of the brain that drives the urge to breathe.

This means opiate overdoses die from not breathing and the resulting lack of oxygen.

Opiates have no other significantly “poisonous” effects.

They create a “high” or euphoroa, but they simply make you stop breathing.

Bluntly stated, it is a lack of oxygen that kills these overdose victims, not the presence of the drug per se.

The absolutely 100 per cent effective, and the fastest intervention used to save the lives of someone who has overdosed is to simply breath for them – good old artificial respiration.It is taught in swim classes, basic first-aid classes, CPR courses and can be mastered in about 30 seconds. It must be performed within the precious few minutes after someone stops breathing.

Narcan takes effect in five to 10 minutes. But without artificial respiration, brain damage and ultimately death will occur regardless of how much Narcan is given.

Naloxone/Narcan is a drug that blocks those narcotic effects, including the depression of the respiratory centre of the brain.

It is a fantastic drug and is very fascinating to watch used.

Patients go from being unconscious and not breathing to fully awake and alert.

To a layman, it looks like a miracle and a wonder drug.

But it is only given after the dire and more deadly lack of

oxygen and breathing have been addressed.

What is the problem?

Simple: it takes way too long to work on its own and it does not deliver much needed oxygen. There are other significant considerations, too, including the fact it often takes far more of the drug than is typically used (particularly with the proliferation of hyper-potent fentanyl), and the fact it puts hard-core drug users into instantaneous torturous withdrawal. There are significant medical considerations that must go into the pharmacological reversal of opiate overdoses.

When you are not breathing, irreversible brain death begins to occur in four to six minutes.

Death occurs shortly after that, and while hearts can go on beating for several minutes in an otherwise healthy young person, their brains are either dead or irreversibly damaged.

Without oxygen to your brain, all the Narcan in the world will not save you.

Where I take umbrage is in

the fact that lay-responders and the public have been mislead to understand that this drug is a panacea, and to withhold its use and distribution is inhuman. They are literally ‘dead’ wrong.

First responders have always had the tools to keep overdoses alive: they are trained to provide artificial respiration.

Giving firefighters and other laypeople naloxone is dangerous. With the misguided belief it is the sole tool needed to save a life, overdose victims will die for lack of artificial respiration.

If the province would distribute pocket masks (devices that permit laymen to safely breath for another person) and embark on a pubic education campaign, everyone would be able to help.

Educating people, and in particular drug uses, is the key to actually keeping people alive until they can be properly and safely resuscitated by medical professionals Ian A. Hames Chilliwack

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The prison fire that saw the evacuation of the segregation unit at Fraser Regional Correction Centre Jan. 20 was monitored by a fire alarm company, not the Maple Ridge Fire Department, says B.C. Corrections.

The incident began when an inmate tried to set ablaze a fire-retardant mattress in an attempt to get at another inmate in the segregation unit, where inmates are sent for disciplinary purposes.

But the mattress only smouldered, creating lots of smoke, but not triggering the fire sprinklers.

B.C. Corrections initially said the fire alarm alerted the fire department, which had no record of any such call.

Instead, it was the monitoring company that was alerted by the fire alarm, Cindy Rose, of corrections, said Thursday.

That company contacted prison staff, which told it that the mattress had been removed and there was no need for the fire department.

Rose said the prison follows the “one-extinguisher rule,� that staff must evacuate a location if the

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A mattress set on fire in the segregation unit at the prison in east Maple Ridge produced just smoke, not flames. fire can’t be put out with a single fire extinguisher. “In this circumstance, to avert unnecessary deployment of fire department personnel, the fire alarm company was notified by correctional centre staff that the situation had been dealt with per the “one-extinguisher rule,� she said.

Maple Ridge Fire Department never received a call about the fire, and fire chief Dance Spence was concerned about a report of a fire for which there was no record. “They do have a monitoring company and they do have pro-

tocols in place,� he said.

There have been 131 calls to the prison since 2005. “Nothing heavy duty,� Spence said. “They’re not a huge drain on our resources at all.�

Nineteen correctional officers were treated for smoke inhalation as they evacuated the inmates from the unit on Jan. 20.

Prison guards aren’t expected to fight fires, which is up to the fire department.

An auditor’s report from 2015, said Fraser Regional had the highest number of violent incidents in the B.C. Corrections system.

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They said Friday that a resident reported receiv-

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Any such requests should be referred directly to the bank or business, police say.

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So, she said, the number of calls is increasing, but the response times are, on average, going down.

Asked how often ambulances from other communities are dispatched into Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, Siddiqui said those figures would not be easily accessible.

However, the BCEHS is nearing the end of a demand and deployment review, which will consider such questions, she said.

More information about the review is expected as early as this week.

Siddiqui said Kelso’s petition is a voice from the community that will be heard.

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An old building thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of Port Haneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heritage will live on, while a new 66-unit condo building will be built close by, in a partnership that creates the future and saves the past.

Council last week OKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d a permit allowing construction of a new building on the corner of St. Anne Avenue and 223rd Street. But that approval depended on the preservation of the old Turnock home a blue house that also sits at 22309 St. Anne Ave. The project includes a heritage revitalization agreement in which the old house will be preserved. Instead of being gutted and razed, the house will be removed from its current foundation, reinstalled on to a new foundation, then renovated to allow two

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RCMP raided the house four times from 2012-14. new duplexes that are preservation, the develpart of the development. oper will get a five-year Behind it will be built property tax exemption. the four-storey, 66-unit The old house was condo or apartment. built in 1938 by Joseph â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think this is a very and Hilda Turnock and creative way of saving a is a good example of the really important building colonial revival style of in the community for- homes that were popular ever,â&#x20AC;? Coun. Craig Speirs in the 1930s. said at Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s council Once the home is remeeting. moved from its founThat new building dations, the basement will sit on an east-west for the underground alignment straddling the car park for the condo three lots along St. Anne building will be dug.

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Superstore has for years charged five cents per bag.

Walmart said the fee is part of its strategy for cutting the amount of plastic that ends up in landfills.

The company — headquartered in Mississauga, west of Toronto —said the introduction of a small fee in other countries has helped it reduce the number of plastic bags by more than half.

Walmart said some of the proceeds from the new charge will go toward supporting recycling initiatives for grocery bags and other thin plastic objects.

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Free wifi has already been made available at both SeaBus terminals and acting CEO Cathy McLay said more is on the way.

TransLink has previously been testing wifi internet for bus passengers on certain routes, such as the 555 from Langley to Braid Station, and more buses, SkyTrain and potentially West Coast Express could be added as part of the pending rollout.

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Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson and Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner will continue in their roles as chair and vice-chair of the Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation.

The two were acclaimed last week after no other Metro Vancouver mayors challenged them for the positions.

Both mayors will also get seats on the TransLink board of directors dedicated for the mayors council chair and vice-chair.

Serving on the TransLink board brings more time commitments and roughly $50,000 a year in extra pay.

Robertson called it a “dubious honour” and said he hopes 2016 proves to be a turnaround year for TransLink after last year’s failed transit tax plebiscite and a further decline in transit ridership.

Robertson and Hepner were first elected mayors’ council chair and vice chair for 2015 in large part because Vancouver and Surrey had the most at stake in the plebiscite, which failed to deliver new funding for rapid transit expansion.

A $21-million seismic upgrade has been completed on the Mission Bridge over the Fraser River.

Work had been underway since 2010 to strengthen the span against a major earthquake.

The latest work focused on the north side to improve the quake resistance of the ground and bridge footings. Earlier phases strengthened the columns and beams, replaced deck joints, stabilized slopes and installed a new seismic restraint system, as well as cycle railings.

New MLAs, budget Winners of two Lower Mainland byelections will join 83 other MLAs when the B.C. legislature begins its spring sitting Feb. 9 with a Speech from the Throne.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong will present his 2016-17 budget Feb. 16.

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THE NEWS/arts&life Theatre in Country going Oscar Wilde Contact 604-467-1122 ext. 217 arts@mapleridgenews.com

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By Colleen Flanagan cflanagan@mapleridgenews.com

Theatre In the Country is launching its fourth season with a production of The Importance of Being Ernest.

The story takes place in Victorian-era England and tells the tale of two friends, John ‘Jack’ Worthing, who lives in the country, and Algernon ‘Algy’ Moncrieff, a city dweller. Tired of their normal lives, the bachelors each create alter-egos for themselves, both named Ernest.

John proposes to Algernon’s cousin Gwendolen Fairfax and Algernon proposes to John’s ward Cecily Cardew. But confusion breaks loose when both ladies discover and believe they are engaged to the same man.

The comedy was written by Oscar Wilde in 1895 and was first performed at the St. James’s Theatre in London. It pokes fun of Victorian traditions and social customs at the time including the pursuit of love and marriage.

“That’s why [the play has] stood the test of time because it still pokes fun at us today. It makes us laugh at ourselves,” said Cody Friesen, firsttime director for Theatre In The Country.

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Friesen, who has an arts degree from Trinity Western University, has put his own stamp on the production.

There will be a live pianist under-

scoring the show.

“I think it is my love for making old things new which is what brought the pianist idea out,” explained Friesen, whose forté as a di-

rector has mainly been in musicals.

In addition to live music, Friesen says they took liberties with the characters and plot twists.

“Its basically like a Downtown Ab-

bey feel to the show where everybody has a story line intertwined,” he said.

This season will bring new faces to the stage at Theatre In The Country.

Over half the cast of The Importance Of Being Ernest will be debuting with the theatre company. Friesen says this eclectic mix of actors will bring great energy to the play.

The comedy genre appeals to Friesen because he says in this day and age it is hard to find shows that are gripping and make you laugh wholeheartedly.

“That’s what I love about comedies because they can take you into a world. They can help you escape for two and a half hours and give you the therapy that you need which is laughter. We need more joy in today’s society,” said Friesen, promising that The Importance Of Being Ernest will bring a smile to your face from beginning to end.

The Importance of Being Ernest runs Feb. 4-20 at Theatre In The Country, 9975 – 272 Street, Maple Ridge.

Tickets are $49.95 per adult for the dinner theatre or $25 for theatre only, $44.95 for youth and seniors or $20 theatre only and $39.95 for children under 13 or $15 theatre only. All tickets are 20 per cent off on Thursday.

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New gallery in Pitt’s Osprey Village Cooperative made up of 16 local artists arts@mapleridgenews.com

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new art gallery has opened in the heart of Osprey Village.

The Blue Heron Gallery opened at the start of this month and is a co-operative venture of 16 artists, mostly from Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.

It features acrylic, oil, pastel and water colour paintings, pottery, wood sculpture and furniture, glassware and hand-crafted jewelry.

“Most of us know each other. Some of the people are artists are from the Garibaldi Art Club and some of the painters are from the Stave Falls Club,” said Diane Speirs, a

member of the cooperative. “Some of us have been involved on the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Art Studio Tour.”

Other member artists: Linzy Arnott, Soledad Avaria, Barb Barringer, Roberta Combs, Tina Davis, Jane Gardner, Janis Eaglesham, Soren Isbrand, Cindy Johnston, Jane Mackay, Gina Rubin, Christopher PotterAndres Schneiter, Lyn Thomas and Diane Wooldridge.

Speirs is excited about the location, saying there is a lot going on in Osprey Village.

“People are really enjoying going down there for coffee, going for walks, there’s lots of new little businesses opening.

There’s a running club that opened right across from us last week. Creative Kaos is there and they have an artist in residence there,” Speirs added.

“We’re hoping that by us being there will help to make this kind of a go to place and we’ll be able to put this on the map for tourism.”

Also, every month the works of art will be moved to make room for new pieces.

“It will always be looking different,” said Speirs.

The grand opening of the Blue Heron Gallery takes place Feb. 20- 21 at 10510996 Barnston View Road in Pitt Meadows. There will be door prizes each day, including art cards, small paintings, and a $50 gift certificate towards framing at Lynton Studios.

The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until 9 p.m. on Fridays.

• For more information call 604-459-0600.

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ALICE in Wonderland Monday, February 8 A topsy turvy adventure for the whole family!

Arts Club On Tour: 4000 Miles Saturday, February 13 An uplifting story of growing up and growing old.

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The Passagio Gallery at The ACT is featuring the exhibit Out of the Blue.

Presented by the Garibaldi Art Club the paintings depict unexpected happenings, whether they be fictional or in the real world.

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the ACT. This will be the final workshop before the Lantern Festival on Feb. 19 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Haney Place Mall.

The ACT will also host a variety of creative art stations.

Motus O will be putting on a performance of Alice In Wonderland at 1 p.m. in the main theatre.

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There will be lots of free events for Family Day on Monday.

At the Maple Ridge Leisure Centre, the day will start with a story and play time for children one to five years old, 9:30 a.m.,

followed by family yoga for all ages.

There will be a play gym and physical literacy and active start circuit for families at noon and at 2 p.m. an open drop-in gym.

The pool will have a free public swim at 1 p.m., along with an aqua Zumba class.

cuit, followed also by family yoga at 10:45 a.m. and a open drop-in gym at 2 p.m. for children.

There will also be a children’s pickleball at noon.

A free public skate will take place at 1:15 p.m. at Planet Ice and 1:30 p.m. at Pitt Meadows Arenas.

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At 2 p.m. there will also be a swim to survive challenge.

The Greg Moore Youth Centre will host a skate/ board/scooter event for children six to 12 years old and their parents, 12:30 to 2 p.m..

At the Pitt Meadows Family Recreation Centre, the day will begin at 9 a.m. with a play gym and physical literacy and active start cir-

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Former Maple Ridge city councillor Cheryl Ashlie has taken up painting.

The constituency assistant to MLA Doug Bing is exhibiting her work for the first time at a café in Osprey Village.

Ashlie has always had a love for art, but it was only when she was elected to council in 2009 that she realized she needed an outlet – a personal enjoyment outside of work and family.

After running into local artist Shari Pratt, owner of Creative Kaos, she signed up for a beginners class in acrylics.

“I loved it and it got me right back into where now I have something, a hobby I love doing,” said Ashlie.

She likens the feeling to running.

“When you run, you can’t think bad thoughts. It’s just a great relief, and I find the same of painting. As soon as I start painting, my brain just goes to another place that just allows everything to be OK,” she said.

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Ramblers ready to host regionals MRSS wrestlers medal at Port Alberni tournament

By Neil Corbett sports@mapleridgenews.com

Maple Ridge Ramblers wrestlers continued their winning ways at the Terry Fox Invitational last week, and appear poised for a top-three team finish when they host the Upper Fraser Valley Championships in two weeks.

Ryan Hicks extended his winning streak to a fourth tournament, winning gold in Coquitlam.

Every boy with a big brother learns how to get out of a headlock, but when that big brother is a high school wrestling champion, like Cam Hicks, the little brother learns a lot more than casual roughhousing.

“He’s a technician,” Ramblers coach Bill McCrae said of his star Grade 8 grappler. “He’s been wrestling since he could walk.”

The younger Hicks will be favourite to win gold when the Ramblers host the Upper Fraser Valley Championships coming up on Feb. 12-13 at MRSS. McCrae said his team should be in the top three in the standings at that event, but it competes in the toughest zone in the province, facing

tough club wrestlers out of Abbotsford. That event is a qualifier for the B.C. High School Wrestling Championships, which will follow on Feb. 2628 in Abbotsford.

Mateya Haintz also won a gold medal in Port Alberni. The Grade 9 grappler has a good chance to finish among the top six in B.C. said McCrae.

Aslan Ouimet won silver in Port Alberni, and Marko Kolobara brought home bronze.

Ouimet has also studied Jiu Jitsu, and is using those martial arts technique to give him an advantage in wrestlng.

The Grade 12 Kolobara is seeing his hard work pay off, said McCrae.

“Marko is the most improved wrestler I’ve seen in 100 years, and he just keeps trying and trying.”

Nate Van Aelstyn also won bronze, as did newcomer Cyntia Andell. Lucas Kolobara rounded out the Ramblers winning performance by placing fouth.

McCrae said whatever happens in the upcoming regional and provincial championships, it has already been a great year for him, personally, because of the character and competitiveness of his team.

“This has been one of the best coaching experiences I’ve had in 28 years.”

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Flames solidly in fourth But Junior Bs have locked up playoff spot

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Marco Ballarin and Tristan Tressel both scored for Ridge, and Brandon Galbraith had two assists and was named the second star. Liam Murphy made 45 saves on 50 shots.

Outlaws star forward David McGowan beat a PJHL record that had stood for almost 40 years, as his two assists gave him 67 on the season. That beats the old record, held jointly by Brent O’Connor and Lexi Doner, who both recorded 66 assists during the 1977-78 season.

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Local Ride races into 2016 Local Ride Racing is once again brining a series of road and cyclocross races in 2016.

Jeremey’s Roubaix will be back with the “Hell, North of the Fraser” road race on April 10.

With 13 years of history offering races on the rural roads and dikes in Pitt Meadows, the 2016 edition promises more of that bone-chilling, gravel-spitting, racing fun, says organizer Barry

Lyster, adding that Fort Langley Cyclery will be returning to support this year’s event.

Race the Ridge will be held in the Maple Ridge and surrounding area on April 30 and May 1.

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Pumpkin Cross will be hitting the fields of Maple Ridge on Oct.

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Other types of fraud are less obvious.

Fraud like this includes exaggerating the extent of an injury, misrepresenting a previous medical condition or slanting the situation when reporting a claim. It’s not unheard of for people to embellish their claim by including vehicle damage unrelated to the crash, or to claim they can’t work when they’re actually back on the job. These tactics may not make the news, but the costs add up and come out of all of our pockets – we all end up paying for those who cheat the system.

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Seven long years have gone by since we’ve heard your laughter or seen the sparkle in your eyes. In a dark moment, in a blink of an eye, someone stole that from us and as we still wait for answers we are reminded of how much we miss you more and more with each passing day.

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ERICKSON Allan Edgard Gunnar Born Sept 30, 1932 in Rossland, B.C. Passed away peacefully at Baillie House in Maple Ridge on Jan 29, 2016. He will be deeply missed by his loving wife of 57 years, his daughters, Wanda (David, deceased), Erica (Jon), his grandchildren, Christopher and Maddison (Paul) and his great grandson, Maverick. He will be lovingly remembered by his sister, Karin (Allan) and many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his son, Kenny, sister, Shirley, and nephew, Jeff. Allan worked as a driver for Canada Safeway from 1964-2006. In his retirement he loved playing golf and going for long walks. He was a kind and caring man, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. He will be greatly missed by many. Family would like to express gratitude to Baillie House with special thanks to Dr.Paul Simoncic for kindness and compassion.

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

.Jimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mowing. 310-JIMS (5467).

STEER MANURE

Delivered or Picked up

Wynnyk Farms 604.467.4419

.t1 tax

236

CLEANING SERVICES

HOUSEKEEPER AVAIL NOW. Taking new clients. Great refs.

Supplies incl. 1-604-302-9291

130

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

HELP WANTED

Earn Extra Cash!

40000065 - 105 Ave, 105A Ave, 243 St, 244 St, Baker Pl, McClure Dr.

Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows NEWS Available routes in Maple Ridge

40000064 - 111A Ave., 112 Ave., 237 St., 238 St., Kanaka Way 40100116 - 119 Ave., 216 St., 217 St., Dewdney Trunk Rd., Donovan Ave., Evans St., Hall St., Howison Ave. 40220250 - 125A Ave., 126 Ave., 220 St., 220A St. 40220264 - 123 Ave., 124 Ave., 216 St. Evans St., Manor Ave. 40310306 - 117 Ave., 118 Ave., 210 St., Barker Ave., Fraserview St., Penny Lane, Steeves St. 40310309 - 116 Ave., 117 Ave., 211 St, Berry Ave, Fraserview St. 40310312 - 210 St., Cook Ave., Dewdney Trunk Road, Laity St. 40310313 - 119 Ave., 210 St., 212 St, Cook St., Laity St. 40310314 - 117 Ave., 207 Ave., Camwood Ave., Graves St., Owen St., Thorne Ave. 40310315 - 117 Ave., 207 St., 209 St., Graves St., River Rd., Steeves St., Stoney Ave. 40310317 - 117 Ave, 208 St., 209 St., Graves St., McFarlane Ave., Steeves St. 40330336 - 119A Ave., Bruce Ave., Bruce Pl, Dunn Ave., Sentinel St., West St. 40400426 - 121 Ave., 122 Ave., 238A St., 240 St., Abernethy Way. 40400442 - 138B Ave., 232 St., 232A St., Blaney Rd., Silver Valley Rd. 40400443 - 230A St., 232 St., Gilbert Dr.

Available routes in Pitt Meadows 41011005 - 118B Ave., 119 Ave., 193 St., Blakely Rd. 41011019 - 194A St., Cusick Cres, McMyn Ave., Park Rd. 41011026 - FairÂżeld Ave., Hammond Rd., Herring Pl., Wildcrest Ave. 41021057 - 121B Ave., 122B Ave., 188 St., 189A St., Charnley Crt., Ford Rd.

Circulation

604.476.2740

brian@mapleridgenews.com

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

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

287

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HANDYMAN CONNECTION HANDYMAN CONNECTION Handyman Connection - Bonded -Renovations - Installations Repairs - 604.878.5232

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

CHUCKS RENOVATION Fence Building, Interior Painting, Kitchen Cabinets & Counters, Laminate Floors, Baseboards, Crown Mouldings, Drywall, and Basement Suites.

10% Discount * Licâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d, Insured, WCB, BBB *

Call 604-319-1993

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 300

LANDSCAPING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 329 PAINTING & DECORATING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 356

REAL ESTATE

RUBBISH REMOVAL

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

RENTALS 706

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

746

TRANSPORTATION

ROOMS FOR RENT

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

The Scrapper

JAGUAR LANDSCAPING Lawn & Garden Service.

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

317

www.paintspecial.com

PORT COQUITLAM

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

778-322-2378 Lower Mainland 604-996-8128 Fraser Valley Running this ad for over 12yrs

MISC SERVICES

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299

✶Dump Site Now Open✶

2 coats any colour

SBroken Concrete RocksS $25.00 Per Metric Ton SMud - Dirt - Sod - ClayS $25.00 Per Metric Ton GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls

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

Cloverdale High Performance paint.

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

$59.00 Per Ton

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

604-464-3550

477 338

PLUMBING

A Gas Fitter ✭ Plumber Furnaces, Boilers, Hot Water Heating, Hotwater Tanks, Drain/Duct Cleaning & Plumbing Jobs.

✭ 604-312-7674 ✭ ✭ 604-507-4606 ✭

MOVING & STORAGE

$45/Hr

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

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

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

1-800-573-2928 FIXIT PLUMBING & HEATING H/W Tanks, Reno’s, Boilers, Furn’s.

Drain Cleaning. Ins. 604-380-2932

LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

604-537-4140

356

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 560

MISC. FOR SALE

REFORESTATION NURSERY SEEDLINGS of hardy trees, shrubs, & berries for shelterbelts or landscaping. Spruce & Pine from $0.99/tree. Free Shipping.

Replacement guarantee.

1-866-873-3846 or www.treetime.ca SAWMILLS from only $4,397 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

REAL ESTATE

• Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

MAPLE RIDGE

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

Great Location

M&M Meat Shops Franchise for sale in Cranbrook, BC. Owners retiring. Busy main street location. Call Kathy Hosseini @ 1-519-895-2580 ext. 448 kathy@mmms.ca

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

Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

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.

Queen Anne Apts.

612 BUSINESSES FOR SALE

* Renovated Suites * *Large *Clean *Very Quiet Includes: Heat, Hot Water

and Hydro Near Shopping & Amenities.

SENIOR’S DISCOUNT

604-463-2236 604-463-7450

MIRACLE MOVING Licensed - Bonded - Fully Equip.

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

12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certified Crime Free Buildings

604 - 720 - 2009 ~We accept Visa & Mastercard~ JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

Ask about our

99

$

ROOM SPECIAL

CALL TODAY! 604-866-7080

DOWN TO BUSINESS LANDSCAPING

Psychic Readings

S. H. LANDSCAPING TREE SERVICES

Solve all Problems of Life.

IMMEDIATE RESULTS 41 Years Experience

k WHITE ROCK j 100% GUARANTEED Call today for a better tomorrow

604-363-6211 PAINTING

FREE

PAINT UPGRADE WITH THIS AD

Have your house painted and provide job opportunities for students working to fund their tuition.

“Book now before summer fills up” Painting May thru August Free estimates, 2 year warranty, Work Safe BC, and BBB. Call 778-887-3765 • www.collegepro.com Email: bcurrancollegepro@gmail.com

Trimming • Pruning • Topping • Clean-up • Garbage Removal • Pressure Washing GARDENING Flower Beds • Allan Blocks Bark Mulch • River Lava Rock LAWN CARE Weeding • New Turf • Fertilizing • Moss Control • Power Raking • Aeration FENCING Free Estimate

20 years experience in Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows

604.230.1634 or 604.467.3724 PLUMBING

WRD PLUMBING PLUMBER/B-GAS FITTER Hot Water Tank & Furnace Install Water Main / Drain Cleaning

PROMPT - RELIABLE - HONEST Licensed & Insured

Call Wayne 778.952.8044

waynebelong@hotmail.com Partial Fee to benefit the Maple Ridge Food Bank

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

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.

741

OFFICE/RETAIL

3 A/C Prime Location Offices 754sf upper flr facing east with bathroom & kitchenette. United Blvd/Fawcett, Coquitlam. Rent incl tax, strata fee, heat & hydro. Garry 604-461-7172

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

Onsite Manager

851

2003 FORD 250 XL Super Duty. 4 X 4 With canopy. 346,000 kms. $3,850. obo.

Call Kevin: 604-851-4509

604.465.7713 Can’t get the car in the garage? Sell unwanted items in the Classifieds today! 604-575-5555

Maple Ridge

BEAUTIFULLY FURNISHED OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT

TRANSPORTATION

Ideal for Law Office, Notary or Real Estate ~ OVER 1000 SQ/FT ~

$1495/mo incl heating, air cond (installed in Spring), & parking - Parking lot being re-asphalted.

Please contact Monique at 604-218-6180

TRUCKS & VANS

__________________________________________________

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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

741

OFFICE/RETAIL

The Matchmaker where buyers and sellers meet.

741

OFFICE/RETAIL

OFFICE TWO INDIVIDUAL SPACE OFFICES FOR • 10’ X 8.5’ available RENT • Includes heat, A/C & window Contact Jim at 604-476-2720

To Advertise in this space call 604-575-5555 PSYCHIC READING

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

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

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.

www.benchmarkpainting.ca

Palm - Tarot Card - Crystal Ball One visit will convince you of her amazing gift to guide you into the future.

STORAGE

PETS

RUBBISH REMOVAL

ABBA MOVERS & DEL Res/comm 1-5 ton truck, 2men fr $45. SENIOR DISCOUNT. Honest, bsmt clean up 25yrs Exp. 24hrs/7days 604-506-7576

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

Call 604-467-3944

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

A LICENSED, HONEST PLUMBER & GAS FITTER. Furnace man with 35 yrs exp, ref’s, insured, reas rates Free Est. 24hrs. Don 604-220-4956

www.affordablemoversbc.com

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

749

604-465-1311

AFFORDABLE MOVING

Haney Motor Hotel

PETS

Meadows Landscape Supply

320

$75 OFF 1ST MONTH

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

PAINTING

www.paintspecial.com 778-322-2378 Lower Mainland 604-996-8128 Fraser Valley Running this ad for over 12years

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299 2 coats of any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale High Performance paint.

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

POWER WASHING

WINDOW & ROOF CLEANING WorkSafeBC insured

Gutters cleaned & repaired www.expertpowerwashing.com

Mike 604.961.1280

Notice of Development Information Meeting You are invited to attend Development Information Meeting where representatives from Maple Ridge Chrysler will present detail on Official Community Plan Amendment Rezoning Application 2014-003-CU. DATE: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 TIME: 7:00 PM LOCATION AND ADDRESS: Meadow Garden Golf Club 19675 Meadow Gardens Way Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 1Z2

The purpose of the application is to allow 19989, 19975 and 19997 Dunn avenue to be used for a Temporary Industrial Use Permit. The intention of the meeting is to seek in-put from the area residents on the proposed amendments and address any questions which may arise.

Please join us. Your thoughts are important to us. If you are unable to attend the meeting and would like information regarding this proposal, please contact Maple Ridge Chrysler at 604-465-8931 and/or ian@mapleridgechrysler.com or the District of Maple Ridge Planning Department at 604-467-7341.

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CAFE APPLIANCES ON SALE NOW!

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