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Wording change A Maple Ridge City councillor asked fellow council for more gender neutral language in city texts.

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Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows athletes brought home medals from the 2016 BC Winter Games in Penticton.

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Gender-neutral wording a focus

A City councillor wants more inclusive phrasing.

ASHLEY WADHWANI

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One Maple Ridge City councillor has made it her next goal to make the community more gender inclusive, and is asking her fellow council members to remove gendered language in city documents.

Councillor Kiersten Duncan gave her first notice of motion to council on Tuesday, Feb. 23, and told The TIMES that she’s

excited to see what she hopes will be a positive change for Maple Ridge.

“I think this is a huge step,” she said.

In October 1990, the province of B.C. replaced the title of “aldermen” with the term “councillor.” In the same vein of removing gendered references in the workplace, Duncan is proposing to similarly remove the gendered language of “he / his,” and “she / her,” from city documents moving forward.

This issue, the councillor explained, has been something she’s brought up at council meetings in the past, and said that council

An example of when is already making changes. gendered language has “It’s something that’s been an issue of accuracy, been coming up more and she continued, is more,” she said. when past docuDuncan explained ments from Ernie that she has many Daykin’s days as friends in the commayor have been munity who “idenused by council, tify differently” than referencing “him,” the female or male although Maple genders.

Ridge’s current She added that mayor Nicole Read this text amendment will allow for more Kiersten Duncan is a woman.

“There’s no inclusiveness as well City councillor need for it to be as accuracy. gender specific,” “This may not feel Duncan said. like an important issue to “The Justice of Canada many people, but to those suggests not using gendered who are constantly facing language.” issues with gender, it’s a Although she said that barrier,” she explained.

council has discussed replacing “him” and “her” with “them” or “their,” nothing has been set in stone with exactly what reference will replace the pronouns.

“I’ll leave that up to staff,” she continued.

Duncan hopes that the council agrees with her on March 8, when they meet, vote, and debate her motion for gender neutral language.

“We want to show that we don’t want to have gendered language that makes people feel that they can’t run for council or be included in conversations,” she said.

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Maple Ridge pair spared extradition to India

Concerns over torture behind court decision.

A brother and sister from Maple Ridge won’t be extradited to India.

The B.C. Appeal Court overturned an extradition order against Malkit Sidhu and Surjit Badesha, over concerns they will be tortured.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge had ordered the surrender of Sidhu and Badesha to police in India in

May 2014, believing there was enough evidence for them to face trial for the murder of Jassi Sidhu.

Sidhu and Badesha were arrested in 2012 and charged with conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the June 2000 slaying in India of the 25-year-old victim.

In March 2012, prosecutor Deborah Strachan, acting on behalf of the state of India, argued the mom and uncle had targeted Jassi Sidhu and Mithu Singh Sidhu – the young man she

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Jassi Sidhu was attacked and killed in June of 2000. had secretly married against her family’s wishes.

Jassi and Mithu were married in

March 1999 and Jassi returned to Canada in May of that year, with the marriage only being discovered at

friends, telling them that Mithu would be killed and that they themselves would be killed because of their support for the marriage,” said Strachan.

After Jassi told police that her husband had done nothing wrong, he was released.

On June 8, 2000, Jassi and Mithu were attacked by a group of men, with Mithu being beaten badly and Jassi abducted. Her body was found the next day, her throat slit.

the end of the year.

Strachan told B.C. Supreme Court Justice Mark McEwan that Jassi told friends and co-workers she feared she’d be killed if her family learned of the marriage.

Badesha and Malkit Sidhu travelled to India and told Punjab police that Jassi had been abducted at gunpoint and forced to marry Mithu, Strachan said. The two accused told Mithu to forget about his marriage and have it nullified.

“They threatened Mithu’s mother and

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Teen struck Charges are possible.

Ridge Meadows RCMP are investigating a collision between a pickup truck and a bicycle that left a teen in hospital and possible impaired driving charges against a 64year-old man.

Police Brenda were Winpeny called RCMP to the 23000 block of Dewdney Trunk Road just before 6 p.m., on Friday Feb. 26.

Maple Ridge Fire Department and B.C. Ambulance attended to treat the cyclist, who was taken to hospital by Air Ambulance with serious, but non-life threatening injuries.

“The truck’s driver exhibited signs of being impaired,” said Ridge Meadows RCMP Cpl. Brenda Winpenny. “Police entered into an impaired driving investigation.” > More: mrtimes.com

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Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Councils held a joint workshop on Feb. 29 to discuss items of mutual interest. The two key topics discussed at the workshop were the governance of the Pitt Meadows Airport and the transition from the Joint Parks & Leisure Services model to each city managing their own delivery.

Two local non-profit groups received a combined $83,000 in funding from the province recently.

Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue received $45,000, while Ridge Meadows Youth and Justice Advocacy received $38,000

Pitt Meadows’ finance and communications departments were recognized for winning the Canadian Award for Financial Reporting, for the 2014 Annual Report.

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Celebrating recovery The second annual drag show included a success story.

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Impersonations of Dolly Parton, Shania Twain, and Liza Manelli left the audience in stitches during a drag show fundraiser on Saturday night (Feb. 27).

The show raised more than Rick Moyer/TIMES $7,000 for Alouette Addictions There was no shortage of costumes at the colourful event on Saturday.

Services’ ongoing youth prosobriety,” Ingenthron said. “I (MRTC). grams, and the second of its rely a lot on the support from During his treatment, kind to be held in Maple Ridge. my friends.”

Ingenthron said, Alouette During the show, Masin One of these supporters – Addictions Services outreach Ingenthron took the stage and who Ingenthron calls his “best worker Scott Williams reached shared his success story friend,” – is Mz. Adrien, the out to him. with the audience. star drag queen in the produc“He said that any time The 46-year-old is a tion company’s shows. while staying at MRTC, retired Red Seal chef, cur“She keeps me sober, she he would give me a call rent student at Douglas keeps me clean,” he continued. and give me some supCollege, and “a grateful Ingenthron’s role in the port and counselling if I recovering addict,” he production company is being needed it.” told The TIMES. Cassel’s “right hand man,” he Now, Ingenthron said, Ingenthron said he Mason explained. he’s two and a half “struggled with addiction Ingenthorn His job includes setting up years clean and sober, most of my life,” and Speaker the stage for shows, helping and attending Douglas began using drugs and with the sound equipment, and College’s stagecraft and alcohol at about 13 years old. “just making sure everything’s event technology program.

After gaining his Red Seal perfect” for the performers.

He also lives in a final stage certification in Calgary, he For Ingenthron, the job is a housing residency in Surrey, as moved to Vancouver, working perfect fit, and “something he part of Phoenix House’s adult in the hospitality industry as enjoys doing.” resident services. a chef, Ingenthron explained, “[Cassel’s] vision was to cre“It’s a recovery community,” when his drug and alcohol use ate a safe space for people that he said, where residence must increased. identify as a different sort of be within a certain amount of “It’s a high stress environgenre of people,” he said. “clean time” to live there. ment so you want to have a “There’s a stigma attached to “You can work your own couple beers after work, and program, basically... so it’s very the gay community,” he conthen you get to know the staff tinued, “that it’s riddled with a independent,” he said. of all the local bars and then lot of drug use, a lot of partying Ingenthron’s program they tell you to come and and sex, and it’s kind of a bad includes keeping busy with party,” he said. stigma.” school, and working for Cory He added that he “was a He added that the production Cassel Productions – the heavy drinker which led to a company proves this stigma group that brought Mz. Adrien lot of drug use.” wrong, and that the drag shows and friends to Hammond After “hitting rock bottom” Community Centre on Saturday are designed for everyone to about four years ago, he conhave a good time. night. tinued, the now-retired chef “I don’t hit very many meet>More: mrtimes.com, sought recovery from the search ‘drag’ ings, I’m pretty solid in my Maple Ridge Treatment Centre

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FIRE

A man who stabbed another in Pitt Meadows in 2008 was sentenced.

An early morning fire on Sunday was battled by Maple Ridge and Mission.

Stabber jailed Ridge mill extinguished fast

Man pleads guilty A Maple Ridge man pleaded guilty to a 2013 shooting at Haney Place Mall this week.

JENNIFER SALTMAN Special to The TIMES

A Maple Ridge man has pleaded guilty to shooting another man dead in a mall parking lot.

Edward Marke Antonsen, 32, entered the plea Monday in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster to a charge of manslaughter with a firearm.

He was initially charged with second-degree murder.

Shortly after 8 p.m. on April 29, 2013, 26-yearold Claude Gille DeGuire was shot in the parking lot of Thrifty Foods at Haney Place Mall in Maple Ridge.

DeGuire was airlifted to hospital, but succumbed to his injuries. Police said at the time that the shooting was drug related.

Antonsen was arrested at his home four days after the incident.

During the brief appearance on Monday defence lawyer Troy Anderson told the court that Crown and defence agreed to a resolution in the case last week. Monday was scheduled to be the first day of Antonsen’s trial.

Justice Gregory Bowden read the amended charge to Antonsen and asked how he pleaded, to which Antonsen replied, “Um, guilty.”

The mandatory minimum sentence for manslaughter with a firearm is four years in prison.

Sentencing has been scheduled for March 16.

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“It was a fairly significant fire,” he said.

The mill, which produces cedar shakes and shingles, is owned by Howard Exner is deputy fire chief with the Maple S&W Forest Ridge fire department.

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Ten fire around 6 a.m. trucks arrived on the scene “The guys worked hard Sunday from Maple Ridge at putting out the fire, and and Mission. that’s why we were able to A crew of about 50 fought contain it so quickly,” Exner to contain the blaze by explained.

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“We were lucky,” he continued, “that the fire never extended to the product piles, because cedar does burn quite well.”

Investigators planned to visit the scene Monday to try to determine the cause of the blaze, Exner said There was extensive damage to roughly 40 per cent of the mill, said Sanjna Hothi from S&W Forest Products in an email.

“We look forward to putting this unfortunate event behind us,” said Hothi.

“We hope to be fully operational again in the next few weeks.”

– Dan Fumano is a reporter with The Province

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and call for an ambulance.

Yusko was rushed to the hospital, where he died from his injuries before police could talk to him.

Police were unable to identify Yusko right DAN FUMANO away, and a couple Special to The TIMES of days after his death they released Fifty firefighters battled a a description of him JENNIFER SALTMAN blaze that broke out early and his tattoos that Special to The TIMES Sunday morning at a mill in resulted in a friend of Maple Ridge.

A former Ottawa Yusko’s contacting the Shortly before 5 a.m., resident has been senauthorities and confirefighters received a report tenced to eight years firming his identity. of a fire at a cedar mill at in prison for the 2008 The case went cold 288th Street near Lougheed stabbing death of a for almost six years Highway, said Howard Port Coquitlam man in – until Morn was Exner, deputy fire chief of Pitt Meadows. arrested on Nov. 30, Maly Morn, 2013.

GOLDEN ANTHEM • YAMAHA • DENON • 34, appearedEAR last • PARADIGM Police said• Morn Wednesday in B.C. lived in the Lower Supreme Court in New Mainland at the time Westminster, where of Yusko’s killing he pleaded guilty to and moved to Ottawa manslaughter – he some time thereafter. was facing a murder He was arrested and charge – and was sencharged when he was tenced. visiting the Lower On the evening Mainland. Police said of Jan. 29, 2008, a that the men knew motorist saw 28-yeareach other through old Justin Aaron the drug trade and Yusko waving from that Yusko was a drug a ditch in the 18600user. block Ford Road, near Morn was given the Pitt Meadows credit for 40 months Regional Airport. The in pretrial custody, Good Samaritan saw leaving four years, that Yusko had been eight months in his stabbed and flagged sentence. down another motorist – Jennifer Saltman is a reporter to borrow a cellphone with The Province

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Disabled citizens poorly served by government

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he most recent increase to the government’s disability allowance was touted as if the provincial government was passing out gold bars.

In fact, the province was merely boosting the monthly amount by $77. For many people living in this province, that will be less than a month’s rent if the year’s worth of increase is combined. It’s a single trip to the grocery store.

Then the province decided to compound its stinginess by yanking back some of the money.

If you get a government-funded bus pas, you only get $25 a month. And depending on your transportation method, it can be as low as $11 a month.

These allowances are intended for people who, by definition, may have great difficulty finding work, and an even greater challenge finding housing. Transportation is astonishingly difficult. For those with physical disabilities, a cracked sidewalk or poorly built crosswalk can be insurmountable obstacles. And transit, while better than a generation ago, does not provide anything like full mobility, especially with the death by a thousand cuts being inflicted on HandyDart, through a failure to increase service levels over the past few years.

Most government assistance in B.C. can barely keep an individual or family out of abject poverty. It keeps people from starving or freezing, and that’s about it. It is supplemented by a variety of non-governmental programs, including food banks and Meals on Wheels. Without countless volunteers and the aid of scrambling non-profit groups, things would be dire indeed.

Clawing back a meagre increase, as the cost of living heads ever upward across our province, shows that the B.C. Liberals do not value all citizens equally.

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Endless homelessness issue a thorn in mayor’s side

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’m baaaacck.

Yes, folks due to the kind urgings of my countless fans in the streets and grocery stores, in the pubs and gyms of this tumescent town, not to mention my loving family’s admonition, “to get my fat butt off the couch and away from the TV, clean up those beer cans and chip bags and get into your den and beg them to take you back”; which I did; and thanks to the good graces of editor Roxanne Hooper, here I am back home.

That’s right, I felt homeless dear readers, for I have written – by my estimation – more than 1,000 columns since the early 1980s. During my hiatus – my sabbatical – I wandered about like a man lost in the desert or in Wal-Mart, if you will, searching for an oasis, a gift,

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something to lift the spirits.

Homeless, yes, and isn’t that the issue of the day here in Maple Meadows and countless urban centres across this continent?

I daresay if we had to proclaim a Person of the Year for 2015, it would be the Homeless Person, two of them – a man and a woman – though I would venture to guess there are more males among the ranks. In spite of the great leaps women have made towards equality, to many the responsibility falls on the man – even here in the new millennium – to TIM TYLER make the first move, to feel the pressure to succeed or to get a piece of foam and a tarp and go live in the woods or on a residential street, close to the loving arms of Sally Ann: “give me your tired, your hungry, your drug addicted...”

In an appearance before council, Sean And hasn’t that become a bit of an issue Speer of RainCity cited a lack of resources – a thorn, as it were – in the new mayor’s and medical services for the large amount side? of overdoses at the shelter.

And to the credit of Nic and her merry Words and phrases such as unsustainband of local legislators, they dispersed able, not as optimistic, unhouseable were the dispossessed before they became a bandied about as tourist attraction, by movRainCity fled for the ing the tented horde into exits. a vacant space, a former This temporary Councillor Craig mattress store run by an solution could have Speirs outfit called RainCity. called the whole It was a temporary bought the homeless situation a black hole measure ’til they could and the ever skeptical a modest home in place them all in basement Gordy Robson pointsuites, apartments, and ed out that many of deepest, darkest motels before the end of the clients are crystal Ruskin.

March, which we thought meth-addicted and they were doing, all for the can’t be placed. bargain price of $365,000.

Plans are now in the By the by, that amount might get you a works for permanent, low barrier housmodest home in Ruskin, if my assessment ing at an undetermined location, and an is any indication. undetermined price.

But alas, RainCity seems to have bitten Stay tuned. off more than it can chew here in Maple Read Bob Groeneveld’s Odd Thoughts Ridge. online this week at mrtimes.com

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Clarity provided about CareCard mixup Dear Editor, We were sorry to read that Mr. Rutherford and his wife were left confused when recently applying for a B.C. Services Card [Cautionary tale: keep your CareCard, Feb. 25 Letters, The TIMES].

The B.C. Services Card was launched by the provincial government back in 2013 and replaces the CareCard.

Each customer has the choice to either combine it with their B.C. driver’s licence or have a standalone card.

The card was designed with many benefits in mind, including enhanced convenience and

improved patient safety.

When a customer qualifies for a Services Card, we do ask the customer to surrender their current CareCard with a guarantee it will be securely destroyed.

The reason we do this is because the CardCard is no longer needed as the customer will be given an interim B.C. Services Card document which will display their personal health number (the same number which would have appeared on their CareCard).

If a customer really does not wish to surrender their CareCard, we would advise

them to securely destroy it themselves.

It is unfortunate Mr. Rutherford was incorrectly advised when he made calls to non-ICBC services that his wife would need to retain her old CareCard and pay for services until her new card arrives – this is completely, 100 per cent incorrect.

If anyone has questions about the new B.C. Services Card, they can attend any of ourdriver licensing offices or call us at 1-800-663-3051.

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The Liberals have not addressed this.

In addition, Canada’s adherence to U.S. imperial and military-industrial interests is continuing.

Although Canadian planes have stopped bombing in the Middle East, our soldiers on the ground are helping direct bombing by other countries.

The Liberals have

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also gone back on their election promise to cancel the contract for F-35s, expensive and unsuitable for anything but bombing Third-world countries, and are continuing to pay an annual deposit to participate in the program.

As for our military mission with the Iraqi Kurds, despite Liberal denials, it is a combat mission, and its goal seems to be to help dismember Iraq by promoting Kurdish independence.

Last month, Human Rights Watch censured our friends the Kurdish military for its policy of destroying Arab villages as part

of an ethnic cleansing program, which is a war crime.

When will the Liberals address that?

At the UN, Canada’s image of being the most abject toady to the U.S. is continuing.

Since the Liberals came to power, Canada has been one of less than a handful of countries which has sided with the U.S. in voting against UN resolutions to discourage the glorification of Nazism, and to guarantee Palestinians in occupied territories the use of their own natural resources, including water.

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Hospital staff wonderful Dear Editor, I was recently in Ridge Meadows Hospital for six days – first in Emergency with heart attacklike symptoms.

Within two hours, I’d had four tests and was found to have low potassium, instead. Later, follow up tests showed I was okay.

The staff was wonderful, efficient, professional, and kind. We are all so lucky to have wonderful hospitals and a superior medical system.

L. Melanson, Maple Ridge

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March 5 Garage sale • LEASH hosts a garage sale at the church hall on 12109 Harris Rd. from 12 to 4 p.m. Funds raised are earmarked for its services and programs. Info: connect@ leashsavinglives.com

Readers Choice Awards honour best:

Late last year, TIMES readers were invited to vote for their favourite local businesses in more than 100 different categories. After thousands of ballots were cast and calculated, there were several companies that stood out. Last Thursday, the special pull-out section in the newspaper, as well as the reception, were all about recognizing these accomplishments in the local business community. There were many acknowledged for the first time, and others recipients who were back again, such as Lisa Blaine of Warm Hearth Heating.

Mercedes-Benz Driving Academy operators were so tickled to receive the award again

Jeff Weaver, a young ReMax Lifestyles realtor out of Pitt Meadows, couldn’t be more elated with the coveted recognition.

“There’s a lot of realtors out there, so it’s pretty awesome that I’d be considered,” he said. “It’s so cool. Actually, it’s absolutely amazing that I won.”

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GM Restaurant is once again recognized as the best place for Indian food in town.

March 9 Golden Ears Gogos • Golden Ears Gogos hold their monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m., at the Maple Ridge Public Library, in the Fraser Room. For more information call Lynn at: 604-467-1235, or email: lrajala@shaw.ca

Dawn Lutz (right) of Ola Puppy Dog Grooming was all smiles and elated to learn that her business had won a Reader’s Choice Award for the fifth year in a row.

(Clockwise above:) Karen Kamstra was in attendance for the Readers’ Choice awards, representing Bosley’s By Pet Valu. First-time Readers’ Choice winners Dainia and Brendon Leong took over Oxygen Yoga three years ago.

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PAINTING

Life-long artist preps for first show Tidal pull begins March 5 to April 23 at The ACT. ASHLEY WADHWANI ashley.wadhwani@mrtimes.com

Maple Ridge painter Jane Duford Johnston was overwhelmed when she was invited to be featured – for the first time – in Tidal Pull, beginning on March 5 at The ACT Art Gallery.

When gallery curator Barbara Duncan asked the local painter if she’d take part

in the show, she didn’t have words.

“In my head I thought [that] I don’t believe this is happening,” the painter said. “But if I don’t do it now when will I ever do it?”

Tidal Pull is the painter’s first in-depth feature in an art gallery. The exhibit will have about 15 of her oil paintings on display, alongside ceramic artist Laurie Rolland – all depicting the theme of oceans and shorelines.

For more information on the gallery, visit theactmapleridge.org. >More: mrtimes.com, search ‘Tidal’ T:7.31”

Kira Short, 5, has a malignant tumour on her spine.

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The opening reception is from 2 to 4 p.m.

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Blues aides A Maple Ridge family recently received a lot of support from the local blues music community.

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Music was James “Buddy” Rogers’ way of supporting a little girl with cancer and her family.

The Juno-nominated musician from Maple Ridge organized and hosted a fundraising concert at Cascades Casino on Feb. 21, in support of five-year-old Kira Short and her family.

Kira has a malignant tumour on her spine which is inoperable. After three months of treatment, the family will check to see if Kira’s cancer is responding to chemotherapy in Vancouver.

If it is, treatment will continue for another three months, up to 42 weeks total.

If it’s not, Kira and her family (including mom Rayanne, dad Peter, and two-year-old sister Jayden) will fly to Boston for two-and-a-half months of proton radiation therapy.

Kira is doing well, however the family did have a scare on Valentine’s Day, Peter shared.

“We ended up in emergency, she had a temperature of 103,” Peter said, “but now she’s fine.”

The dad told The TIMES that the concert was excellent. “The turnout wasn’t as good as we had hoped but the show was amazing,” he said.

The lineup for “Blues Aide” – with all proceeds going to the Short family – included Rogers, Tom Lavin and the Legendary Powder Blues, and Arsen Shomakhov.

“It was good,” said Rogers, who estimated the event raised between $4,000 and $5,000 for the family. “We didn’t quite sell the event out, because having it on a Sunday makes it a little more challenging. All in all, it raised more [money] for the family doing a non-sold out show on a Sunday than a sold-out show on a Friday or a Saturday.”

Rogers said the concert was a way for Kira’s parents and extended family to enjoy a night out. >More: mrtimes.com, search ‘Kira’

HELP BUST CRIME… Ridge Meadows RCMP is looking for the following people. If you see any of them, do not attempt to apprehend them. Please contact the RCMP immediately by calling 604-463-6251 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477. The warrants attached to these individuals were still outstanding as of 10 a.m. Wednesday. Remember: all of the listed people are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

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Age: 36 Wanted in connection with File #2015-29217 Wanted for possession of stolen property.

Age: 35 Wanted in connection with File #2016-532 Wanted for possession of stolen property.

Age: 39 Wanted in connection with File #2015-15620 Wanted for failing to comply with a Probation Order.

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COMMUNITY INPUT

Open house held for Albion An information night was held at Samuel Robertson Technical.

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Albion residents and others got a first-hand look at the results of a workshop, and online community survey, surrounding a potential new community centre and school this past Thursday, Feb 25.

An open house was held and jointly hosted by the City and the school board at Samuel Robertson Technical Secondary.

On-hand were city and

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Residents checked out possible plans for Albion late last week. school representatives, along with schematic poster drawings, and an opportunity to leave feedback on each of the drawings, using post-it notes.

“We did the workshop at Albion school, where about 150 people showed up, then we did the online survey, and then we got between 150 and

200 people that went online and did the survey about what kind of spaces they would like to see overall in the project,” said Wendy McCormick, director of recreation with the City of Maple Ridge.

So where are things at now?

“The school board has to apply to the province for provincial funding to build a school,” said McCormick.

The open house was part of a process in which the school has to go out to the community, “and the community says this is what we’d like to see, and the application for the new school has to be in by the end of March,” she added.

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The City is asking residents to reduce the amount of banned items in blue bins at the curb, or the City may face significant fines.

As of March 7, any recycling containing glass and film plastics including plastic bags, will be left at the curb.

Please take these banned items with your refundable recyclables to the local depot at 19090 Lougheed Highway (behind Save-On Foods).

The City of Pitt Meadows is a dynamic, multi-faceted municipality with a growing population of just over 18,000 less than one hour from downtown Vancouver.

For more information on recycling in BC or to find out where to take items not picked up at the curbside, visit recyclinginbc.ca or pittmeadows.bc.ca/waste

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Help Keep Pitt Meadows ‘the Natural Place.’

Are you capable of championing change? Look forward to improving processes? Reporting to the Operations Foreman, this newly created supervisory position will support operational and technical work both in the office and in the field. If you are looking to become the leader of a dedicated and energetic team, have a positive attitude, embrace challenges, and feel you would be an asset in keeping Pitt Meadows The Natural Place, this position may be for you.

Responsibilities In addition to supervising and participating in a variety of work related to public works activities, you will be responsible for assuming the role of Operations Foreman in his absence, acting as a member of the after-hours standby roster and responding to call outs as needed. As we will be looking to use your expertise to support us in documenting procedures and developing programs to ensure continuance of quality public works services, some skill in computerized systems and business writing would be an asset. Excellent interpersonal skills will be put to good use as you establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees and the public.

Requirements In addition to considerable experience in public works operations in a supervisory capacity, you will possess a Class 3 Driver’s License with Air Endorsement and a Level II Operator’s Certificate in both Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection Systems from the Environmental Operator Certification Program.

This position offers an attractive salary and benefit package while working in a beautiful natural setting within an easy commute. For more information and a complete job description visit our website at www.pittmeadows.bc.ca Resumes may be submitted to: Director of Human Resources City of Pitt Meadows 12007 Harris Road Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2B5 Email: resumes@pittmeadows.bc.ca Closing Date: 3:00 pm, Friday, March 18, 2016 We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Candidates will require a satisfactory Criminal Record Check and Driver’s Abstract.

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Employment Labourer 1 - Two Temporary Positions We are looking for keen individuals with initiative, sound judgment and a positive work ethic to work for approximately six months.

If you have knowledge and experience in municipal utilities, don’t mind hard work in all kinds of weather, and are physically fit, we invite you to submit your resume.

For more information and a complete job description visit our website at www.pittmeadows.bc.ca Resumes may be submitted to: Director of Human Resources City of Pitt Meadows 12007 Harris Road Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2B5 Email: resumes@pittmeadows.bc.ca Closing date: Thursday, March 17, 2016 (3:00 p.m.)

We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Gala honours

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aple Ridge’s own Left was named best workplace at this year’s Small Business BC awards last Thursday.

“We are delighted to receive this award, which recognizes the contributions of our fantastic team of Lefties,” said co-founder and CEO Chris Jensen.

“Our company is founded on 10 core values and when we live these values, then great things happen for us, our families and our communities.”

As a top five finalist in the Best Workplace category, Left presented a 10-minute Dragons’ Den-style pitch to a panel of industry experts to

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Chamber president Michael Morden and Maple Ridge Chrysler’s Anne Gordon at the awards gala. prove themselves as B.C.’s best.

To be eligible for the Best Workplace Award, nominees must be currently operating a business in B.C. and have more than five – but less than 50 – employees.

Congrats Left!

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PR Maple Ridge Langley, Chartered Professional Accountants, have acquired King & Co. – a long-standing accounting company that has roots in the community dating back to 1961.

“I’ve had the pleas-

ure of serving with Doug King, Principal of King & Co., on a number of boards and community development initiatives,” said Patrick Smith, EPR Partner.

King worked alongside his father for many years in the Fuller Watson office building on Lougheed Highway and officially took over the practice in 1977, continuing the business in the same location.

Being able to spend more time with his family and young grandchildren will “by far be the greatest reward. Maple Ridge has been a

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t was a festive atmosphere this past Saturday night, as the Sky Helicopters Pitt Meadows Hangar played host to the Chamber of Commerce serving Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows’ annual Business Excellence Awards.

“In October, our judging committee was overwhelmed with a grand total of 61 nominees for this year’s Business Excellence Awards,” said Michael Morden, president of the Ridge Meadows chamber.

This year “marked the largest outpouring of nominees we’ve seen and we were truly blown away by the selection of talent in our communities,” he added. > More: mrtimes.com, search, ‘Morden’

IHIT

Public Information Open House Wednesday, March 9, 2016 6:30 – 8:30 pm Pitt Meadows Family Recreation Centre – Lobby 12027 Harris Road Members of the public are invited to ask questions and offer feedback on the proposed Parks and Recreation Transition Plan. The Open House is drop-in style with an opportunity for residents and facility users to ask questions about the status of the transition, what has been done and where the service delivery model is heading.

Kurt Houlden and David Leavers of KDH Management Consulting, Council, and senior staff will be on hand.

Keep Up-to-Date Visit pittmeadows.bc.ca/parksandrec Follow the City’s social media sites on Facebook and Twitter for updates Got more questions or can’t make the Open House? Contact info@pittmeadows.bc.ca.

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Inmate dies Ridge Meadows RCMP was called to Fraser Regional Correctional Facility in Maple Ridge just before 4:30 p.m. on Saturday Feb. 27, after Corrections staff reported an altercation had led to one man’s death.

A 27-year-old man was pronounced dead at Ridge Meadows Hospital just before 6 p.m. the same day.

IHIT investigators are working in partnership with Corrections personnel at FRCC to determine the circumstances leading up to his death.

Investigators believe there may be witnesses with information about what led up to the death and ask anyone who has not already spoken to police to come forward. Anyone with information can call the IHIT infoline at 1-877-551-IHIT.

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Speed skater brings home gold medals

Half-a-dozen Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows athletes medal at BC Winter Games.

Sydney Crowe was one of three captains – all from Maple Ridge – on Zone 3’s ringette team.

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A Maple Ridge athlete had hopes of winning gold in at least one speed skating event at the BC Winter Games last weekend (Feb. 25 to 28).

During the three-day competition in Penticton, Marshal Shupe earned a spot on the podium a total of five times – three of which were for first place.

“I think it was one of my best meets ever,” the 15-year-old said.

Leading up to the games, he added, his goal was to beat his record from the previous winter games, two years ago in Mission, where the skater earned one silver and two bronze medals.

This year, “my goal was to get that gold medal, so I worked really hard and trained really hard,” he said.

Over the weekend, the 15-year-old medaled in all of the events he competed in except for one, earning silver and bronze medals in two other events (finishing second in the 3000 metre race, and third in the 500 metre competition).

Fellow teammate Timothy Song also took home two silver medals in two 500 metre events.

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“We have good attitude to each other,” Shupe said about the duo’s relationship both during practices and in competition.

“We both worked really hard.”

Shupe’s high scores and quick times also earned him a spot on the Zone 3 relay team for the U16 3000 metre race.

“I was super relieved,” he recalled feeling when he was told the good news.

“I was pretty much guaranteed a gold medal at that point.”

The Zone 3 team celebrated first place – and Shupe’s third gold medal – with a

time of 3:14.320.

His positive attitude and confidence played pivotal roles in his overall impressive results, Shupe told The TIMES. With a positive attitude “you feel better about yourself and you have more faith in yourself,” he said.

Off the ice, Shupe’s most memorable moment was during the opening ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 25, where athletes, coaches, and supervisors from each zone walked into the stadium together – Zone 3 looking like a sea of baby blue.

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Other Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows athletes who medaled in the winter games included wheelchair basketball athlete Colin Huppee, whose team took home gold medals.

On the mat, Isaiah Ingram earned silver in advanced kumite (karate), and was also named captain of the Zone 3 karate team, his dad said.

In archery, Mikaela Francis earned silver (in match play recurve and aggregate recurve), and fellow Maple Ridge athlete Jesse Hubbard earned bronze in the boys aggregate recurve.

Pitt Meadows curler Al Kersey represented Zone 5 and earned silver in the female competition.

In badminton, nine Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows athletes made up the 10-person team, which placed fifth overall. Local badminton athletes included Claire O’Neil, Emily Styba, Sienna Skucas, Allen Huang, Stephan Wang, Anvith Thudi, Taric Saunders, Shahil Narayan, and Brianna Dorothy Stockli.

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Led by Libby McDonnell’s and Marquosis Haintzs’ silver-medal performances, Maple Ridge Secondary’s girls wrestling team placed fourth at the B.C. high school championships last weekend in Abbotsford.

On the boys side, senior grappler Cam Hicks took silver.

The Fraser Valley Boat and Sportsman’s show takes place in Abbotsford this weekend, and TIMES columnist Jeff Weltz can’t wait to go.

Ridge Meadows Burrards U15 girls field lacrosse team took bronze in Coquitlam, during the provincial tournament at the end of February. A total of 10 teams took part in the tournament. They took the third-place finish, after losing to New Westminster, and then defeating Nanaimo and Coquitlam.

Maple Ridge Figure Skating Club members presented a show for a good cause this past weekend at Planet Ice.

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“There was a lot of people there,” he recalled. “It felt like a mini-Olympics walking into the opening ceremony, and each zone came in together.”

Shupe is now back in Maple Ridge, winding down from a busy and exciting weekend, feeling “really good knowing that all of the work came out and I reached my goal,” he added.

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Outlaws erase 3-0 series deficit, stun Flames Ridge Meadows’ season is over.

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It’s a toss-up as to what’s more shocking – the underdog Ridge Meadows Flames jumping out to a 3-0 series lead against the Mission City Outlaws, or the Outlaws winning the next four to take the best-of-seven opening round playoff match-up.

Yep, that just happened.

The Flames were decided underdogs – they finished fourth in the Pacific Junior Hockey League’s Harold Brittain Conference stand-

ings, 21 points back of the first-place Outlaws, and had lost five times to the Outlaws during the regular season.

But they stunned the Outlaws by beating them Feb. 16, 17, and 19, and had Mission City on the ropes, on the verge of elimination.

Cue the comeback – the Outlaws won back-to-back games in overtime by identical 3-2 scores on Feb. 20 and 23, evened the series at three wins apiece with a 3-0 shutout victory this past Friday at Planet Ice, and finished off the Flames on Saturday by beating them 4-1 at the Mission Leisure Centre.

Flames head coach Bayne Ryshak credited the Outlaws

for staving off elimination on four occasions.

“Mission started to play some good stingy ‘D’ and they played a very disciplined, desperate game the rest of the way,” Ryshak noted (in fact, the Outlaws allowed just five goals against over the final four games of the series, after surrendering 15 during the first three games).

Ryshak was proud of the way his team battled Saturday, in a winner-takeall showdown.

“The goals they got weren’t anything special, just good hard working goals,” he said, of the Outlaws.

“I was very impressed and

proud with how the guys competed. It was a great experience for our young guys. Hopefully the ones that return come back motivated.”

For the graduating Flames, Ryshak said, “I’m sorry we couldn’t get it done for them but I’m honoured that I got to coach all of them the last three years. They’re all tremendous young men with bright futures.”

Bradley Crompton led the Flames in playoff scoring with five goals and 11 points in seven games, followed by Boston Colley (1g, 9a) and Andrew Strelezki (5g, 3a). > More: mrtimes.com, search ‘Flames’

On a roll: Rudy Baird delivered a stone

Feb. 24 during men’s Master Division action at the Golden Ears Winter Club. For more on the Master Division’s current playoffs and history, visit mrtimes.com, search ‘Winter Club.’

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Lenny was born on October 10, 1934 in Vancouver. She was the only child of Grace and Anthony Mohan who preceded her. Lenny will be sadly missed by her husband of 58 years (Harvey) and her daughters Sandra Church (David) and Wendy Ewasiuk (Dale). Lenny will be lovingly remembered by her three grandchildren Laura, Anthony and Carly.

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Survived by his partner Penny, his step-sons Kris (Erin) Tim (Teri) grand children Tyler and Makayla, Brother Andy (Lori) and his son James (Erica) grand daughters Eleanor and Evelyn, daughter Kathy (Don) and his grand daughters Natalie and Sophia, niece Andrea Low. Predeceased by his parents George and Williamina and brother Jack.

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The Langley Advance, one of Canada’s leading and award winning community newspapers has an opening for an experienced Advertising Consultant.

This is a career opportunity for a results-driven individual looking to contribute to one of the fastest growing communities.

The ideal candidate will have to be a strong communicator, well organized, self-motivated, determined and enjoy working in a fast paced environment. Your customer service will be second to none. You will be experienced in cold call selling, creative marketing planning and experienced with digital.

You will also be proficient in Excel and Word programs.

The Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines is a must.

Competitive Base Salary, Commission and Benefits.

A car and a valid driver’s license is required.

If you are up to the challenge, please email your resume with a brief note on why you are a great candidate to:

Competition closes March 15, 2016

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TRANSPORTATION 818

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Advertising Consultant

Peggy O’Brien Advertising Manager peggy.obrien@langleyadvance.com

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CARS - DOMESTIC

1998 Buick Regal Charge $5,000.00 George 604-465-5701

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The Now Newspaper has an opening for an advertising consultant.

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This is a career opportunity for a results-driven individual looking to contribute to one of the fastest growing communities.

The ideal candidate should be a strong communicator, well organized, self motivated and enjoy working in a fast-pace environment. The ability to multi-task and meet deadlines is a must.

Previous media sales experience is preferred. A car and a valid driver’s license are required.

The Now Newspaper offers a competitive salary plus commissions, car allowance and a competitive bene¿ts package.

The Now Newspaper is part of Black Press, Canada’s largest private independent newspaper company with more than 170 community, daily and urban newspapers in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon, Washington, Ohio, California and Hawaii.

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SALE PRICE

$

UC650345

15,900*

2013 KIA FORTE 5 EX

PLUS OUR EXCLUSIVE WEST COAST KIA ADVANTAGE CARD!

UC442781

19,800*

2015 KIA RIO SX

$

Hatchback, FWD, 2.0 L I-4 cyl engine, 4 door, 6 spd auto, pwr doors/windows, keyless entry

SALE PRICE

Sedan, FWD, 1.6L, 4 cyl, 6 spd automatic, leather, sunroof, NAV, Bluetooth, heated seats

SALE PRICE

$

UC385505

7,900

UT503516

Minivan, FWD, 3.5L 6 cyl, 5 spd. auto, pwr sliding doors, DVD, so much more, 65,580 kms

$ 28,900*

2012 HONDA ODYSSEY

Hatchback, FWD, 1.8L, 4 cylinder engine, 130,000 kms

SALE PRICE

2008 NISSAN VERSA SL

Hatchback, FWD, 1.8L 1-4 Cyl, Auto, 4 Door, power options & lots of other goodies

$ 18,900*

UC021748

2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA

UT804573

$ 19,900*

UC308101

7,900*

SALE PRICE

2014 JEEP PATRIOT SUV

SALE PRICE

4x4, 2.4L, 4 door, auto., pd, pw, keyless entry, heated seats, Bluetooth & so much more

$

2010 TOYOTA YARIS LE

SALE PRICE

Hatchback, FWD, 1.5L 4 cyl, 4 speed automatic, 5 door, 172,100 kms

UC097208

2007 BMW 323 SEDAN

SALE PRICE

$ 9,900*

RWD, 2.5L, 6 cyl, 6 speed manual transmission, 4 door, 151,100 kms

WEST COAST

Deal with confidence at

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30,995

5,995 $

2008 KIA RIO EX HATCHBACK

ONLY 52,875 kms - UTA29734

AWD/4WD, HEATED FR SEATS, DUAL ZONE AUTO CLIMATE CONTROL, 19” ALLOYS

$

2014 MAZDA CX-5 GT

home of the good guys!

2011 MAZDA CX-7 SUV

$ 17,995 ONLY 110,520 kms - UT409404

AWD/4WD, 2.3L DOHC, TURBO AUTO.

2011 TOYOTA YARIS LE

10,995

UC310389

FWD, 1.6L I4 16V DOHC, AUTO TRANS.

$ ONLY 68,841 kms - UC339992

35,995 $

2016 MAZDA MX-5 GS

HATCHBACK, FWD, 1.5L I4 16V DOHC

2013 MAZDA CX-5 SUV

25,995

CONVERTIBLE, RWD, PWR SIDE MIRRORS, LED BRAKE LIGHTS, METAL LOOK STEERING WHEEL

$

AWD/4WD, 2.0L, 9 SPEAKER BOSE AUDIO, 60/40 SPLIT FOLD REAR SEATS ONLY 54,500 kms - UT156471

2012 BMW X5 XDRIVE 35D SUV

$ 23,995

3.0L TWIN TURBO DIESEL, SOME REMAINING FACTORY WARRANTY ONLY 45,000kms - UT670417

$ 41,888

ONLY 625 kms - UC106873

2015 MAZDA CX-5 GX

WAGON, AWD, 2.0L ENGINE, ONLY 49,000 kms - UT455136

WEST COAST MAZDA - A BETTER PLACE TO BUY A CAR!

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COAST NISSAN HIGHESTWEST RESALE VALUE FOR ALL THEIR IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK AUTOMOTIVE NEEDS. BETTER FUEL EFFICIENCY+

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25,750 $

UT270243 SUV, A/C, Speed Control, V6, AWD, Tilt Steering, 53,229 kms

22,500

UT352651 SUV, AWD, A/C, Speed Control, 2.3L 6 Speed Auto, Remote Keyless Entry, 93,803kms

2010 Mazda CX-7

$

2014 Dodge Journey

UC672010 Sedan, AWD, 3.7L engine, 87,320 kms. A real looker, and an amazing drive!

BEST-IN-CLASS INTERIOR VOLUME 2014 Chevolet 2012 Infiniti G37 CLASS EXCLUSIVE FEATURES Camaro 2LS Sport

24,998

$

UC274423 Coupe, RWD, 3.6L engine, 39,981 kms. A great change from your everyday car!

2010 Nissan Versa

9,250

$

UC379536 Hatchback, FWD, 1.8L, Tilt Steering, 4 Speed Auto, 117,491 kms

2010 Nissan 370Z

UC00624A TOURING SPORT PKG. Conv., RWD, 3.7L, manual trans., 57,205 kms

LEASE FROM

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SEMI-MONTHLY* PER MONTH FOR 60 MONTHS

18,500 $

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UC003266 Hatchback, FWD, 52,365 kms. Save gas, go electric!

2011 Nissan Leaf

FREIGHT AND PDE INCLUDED

$%$ $ $ 26,431 134 2.9914,500 0

2011 Nissan Juke SV

13,988 $

UT019087 AWD, 1.6L, AC, Speed Control, Tilt Steering, 115,154kms

Prices listed are plus $399 documentation and taxes Meadow MEADOWS Gardens GARDEN GoLF GOLF

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NISSAN

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***Biweekly

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45,800 $

27,800 $

12,800 $

32,800 $

***Biweekly

INTERNET PRICE

$

39,800

2014 FORD F150 CREW CAB FX4

312 $

***Biweekly

INTERNET PRICE

$

29,800

2013 BMW 328I X DRIVE

249

$

***Biweekly

INTERNET PRICE

$

24,000

2015 FORD ESCAPE SE

200 $

INTERNET ***Biweekly PRICE

$

56,239

2016 FORD EXPLORER SPORT

ONLY

$

463

Only 1,563 kms, SUV, 4x4, 3.5L, 6 cylinder engine, front dual zone air conditioning, automatic dimming rear-view mirror, adjustable pedals, seat memory, 4 wheel drive capability. UT038104

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Only 40,708 kms, SUV 4x4, 2L engine, heated seats, adjustable headrests in all seating positions, power door mirrors, air conditioning. Stock #UT012568

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72,502kms, Local 1 Owner, Aluminum Wheels, Heated Leather Seats, All Wheel Drive Sedan,2.0 Turbo Engine, 8 Speed Automatic, Memory Seating, Bluetooth, Proximity Entry and Push Button Start. Stock #UC812008

ONLY

41,224kms, FX4 Appearance Package, Heated/Cooled Suede Captain’s Chairs, Navigation, 3.5L Ecoboost Engine, Sync Bluetooth, HID headlights, Memory Seating, Fully Loaded. Stock #UT053283

INTERNET PRICE

SPRING

***Biweekly

INTERNET PRICE

INTERNET PRICE

INTERNET PRICE

INTERNET ***Biweekly PRICE

$ 46,800

SALE PRICING 2015 FORD EDGE SPORT AWD

$ 379

Only 12,802kms, highly desired 315 Horsepower 2.7L Ecoboost Engine, 21” Aluminum Wheels,LED lighting, All wheel drive, Navigation, Sport heated/cooled Leather Seats, Rear Camera, Panoramic Sunroof. Stock #UT036040

ONLY

359 $

2015 FORD EDGE SPORT AWD

ONLY

Only 20,700kms, 2.7L Ecoboost Engine, Navigation, Heated/Cooled Leather Seating, Panoramic Roof, 20” Sport Alloy Wheels, 315 Horsepower, Blind Spot Monitoring, Rear Camera. UT049469

***Biweekly

2012 ACURA TL w/ELITE PACKAGE

140 $

2012 FORD ESCAPE XLT FWD

$

260

Sedan, AWD, 3.7L V6 engine, 6 speed automatic transmission, heated front seats, automatic temperature control, dynamic Stability Control.

Stock #UC801302 ONLY

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79,962 kms, Rare & High in Demand 5 Spd Man Trans., Front Wheel Drive, Extremely Reliable, Full Efficient 2.5L Motor, Power Group, Bluetooth, & 17” Aluminum Wheels. Stock #UT091849

264

2015 FORD TRANSIT 250 CARGO VAN

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$

Only 17,982 kms, Ready for Heavy Hauling & Towing, 3.5L EcoBoost Engine, Air Conditioning, Power Group, Rear Wheel Drive, Steel Wheels, Advance Trac Traction & Stability Control System. Stock #UT047631

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DL: 6077

20370 Lougheed Hwy. Maple Ridge

ound is right caorrner! the

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2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN

NOW $14,888

Trendline Plus, Auto, A/C, Power windows, Locks & Mirrors, Front Heated Seats, Keyless Entry, Front & Rear Side Curtain Airbags, VW Factory Warranty, UC246864

2014 VW JETTA

NOW $23,888

Upgrade Package includes Power Group, Air, Keyless Entry, Rear Backup Camera, Tonneau Cover, 1 Local Owner, 38500 Kilometres, Toyota Certified, UT001564

2013 TOYOTA RAV4 LE

NOW $16,488

Local Vehicle and No Accident Claims, Convenience Package includes Power Group, A/C, Cruise Control, Vehicle Stability & Traction Control, Toyota Certified, UC133286

2014 TOYOTA MATRIX

6 Passenger, Local Vehicle, Fully Equipped Automatic, Power Group, Alloy Wheels, Fully Inspected and Serviced, West Coast Powertrain Warranty included, UT385051

2010 MAZDA 5 STATION WAGON

NOW $7,888

Extra Package includes Alloy Wheels and Power Driver Seat, Power Windows, Power Locks w/Keyless Entry, Power Mirrors, Fully Inspected and Serviced, West Coast Powertrain Warranty included, UC323636

2005 NISSAN ALTIMA

NOW $35,995

TRD Package includes Power Group, Air, Front Heated Sport Seats, Trailer Tow Package, Fog Lights, Rear Sliding Window, 1 Local Owner & No Accident Claims, Toyota Certifed, UT020590

2014 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB 4X4

NOW $33,488

8 Passenger Seating and No Accident Claims, Power Group including Power Side Doors and Power Driver’s Seat, Heated front Seats, Dual A/C, Rear Backup Camera, Toyota Certified, UT604996

2015 TOYOTA SIENNA LE

NOW $21,888

All Wheel Drive, 6 Cylinder, Navigation, Power Sunroof, Leather Interior, Power Heated Front Seats, Seat, A/C, Power Group, Hyundai Comprehensive Warranty, UT154804

2010 HYUNDA SANTE FE LIMITED

NOW $11,488

This Local Vehicle has no Accident Claims, Si Package includes Power Roof, Sport Seats, Rear Spoiler, Alloy Wheels, A/C and Power Group, Fully Inspected & Serviced, West Coast Powertrain Warranty incl. in Purchase, UC100810

2008 HONDA CIVIC Si COUPE

NOW $29,500

2WD, SR+ includes Power Group, Rear Sliding Window, Alloy Wheels, ABS Brakes, Traction & Vehicle Stability Control, Very Low Kilometres, Toyota Warranty, UT051190

2016 TOYOTA TACOMA ACCESS CAB

NOW $23,888

1 Local Owner, Hybrid Economy and Earth Friendly, Power Group, Smart Key Keyless Entry, ABS, Vehicle Stability and Traction Control, Toyota Certified, UC293530

2014 TOYOTA PRIUS V

BUY WITH CONFIDENCE All Makes and Models Inspected & Warranted

SE Package includes Full Stow n’Go, Front & Rear A/C, Power Driver Seat, Power Group, West Coast Powertrain Warranty included, UT545180

NOW $11,595

www.westcoasttoyota.com

NOW $9,888

WEST COAST

1-866-910-1580

19950 LOUGHEED HWY., PITT MEADOWS

www.westcoastautogroup.com

DL: 7662

*All prices are PLUS $495 documentation fee and taxes.

WEST COAST

19625 Lougheed hwy., Pitt meadows

NISSAN www.westcoastnissan.ca

1-866-910-8877

HARRIS RD

Experience Something Great!

MAZDA 20000 LOUGHEED HWY, PITT MEADOWS

1.866.221.3407

www.westcoastmazda.com

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203 RD

WEST COAST KIA 19950 LOUGHEED HWY., PITT MEADOWS

1.855.829.5106

www.westcoastkia.ca

DL: 26469

we will not be undersold

31300

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