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S andy Wakeling has seen the power of the social net- work. It was proven Saturday during the B.C. Liberal convention when his candidate, Christy Clark, swept to power as the new premier. Wakeling admits, he’s proud of what he’s done. The Pitt Meadows Liberal start- ed the campaign to draft Clark by launching a Facebook fan page last fall. That was in early November with the leadership race still in its infan- cy, a week after Gordon Campbell said he was resigning. Within days, the number of sup- porters grew to more than 1,000, which got Clark thinking about moving on from her job as a talk- show host at a Vancouver radio station. She eventually put in her name in early December, weeks after Mike de Jong, Moira Stillwell, George Abbott and Kevin Fal- con had signed up, and Wake- ling thinks the cyber support was the cata- lyst for that decision. “The popu- lar support was definitely something that made her pause.” “I think social media played a big part in this,” he said Monday. “Probably a sign of things to come.” As the leadership race evolved, so too did the role of social media. The supporters of the Facebook page provided a good base and were asked to become Liberal party members. Once they joined online, all they had to do was vote online Saturday for the candidate. “It gave us a solid pool of people to turn to pretty quickly,” Wakel- ing said. Local rinks clean up at jr. bonspiel. p24 B.C. Views Clark has a long road to unity. p6 Local Liberal got premier thinking about top job THE NEWS Social media assists Clark Colleen Flanagan/THE NEWS Snow today, gone tomorrow After about eight centimetres fell overnight, snow was disappearing by late afternoon Sunday as Maple Leafs fan Kyle Lefebvre, 2, and his father Mirco slide down a hill at Jackson Farm, while Cody Chabot and Jeremy Tubbs, 4, use up as much as they can to make a snow fort. Downtown projects start to move The 16-storey energy-smart con- do building was supposed to give enhanced views of Maple Ridge’s downtown, from an exclusive ad- dress on 228th Street near Dewdney Trunk Road – back in 2008. But the project never got off the ground. About the same time, in those pre- recession days, the District of Maple Ridge got an application for a four- storey condo/commercial project at McIntosh Avenue and 224th Street, which now holds Jim’s Pizza among other stores. However, difficult soil conditions and the need to sink support piles into the neighouring property killed that project, for a while. But it could be back, if soil and property issues are addressed, which could see a new building at a corner on the main downtown street. See Downtown, p13 See Liberals, p3 Opinion 6 Tom Fletcher 6 Seniority 18 Arts&life 21 Sports 24 Community Calendar 29 Classifieds 32 Index Wednesday, March 2, 2011 · Serving Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows · est. 1978 · 604-467-1122 · 50¢ www.mapleridgenews.com Arts&life Westview stages Holocaust drama. p21 Wakeling Post-recession, developers drawn to area’s potential by Phil Melnychuk staff reporter by Phil Melnychuk staff reporter Work starts on new road to bypass Not only has soil preparation work started for Maple Ridge’s new community gaming centre, so has construction of the road that’s part of the deal to connect Lougheed Highway to the Haney Bypass. The new road will join up the southern section of 227th Street with the northern part at Lougheed and join the highway to the Haney Bypass. Work on that on that will contin- ue all year while Great Canadian Gaming Corp. tweaks its plans this spring for the gaming centre. See Road, p3 TOYOTA WEST COAST FORD LINCOLN WEST COAST WEST COAST WEST COAST TOLL FREE 1-866-772-1929 TOLL FREE 1-866-208-8820 located at the north end of the new golden ears bridge westcoastautogroup.com TOLL FREE 1-866-910-1579 TOLL FREE 1-866-334-2119 19950 Lougheed Hwy., Pitt Meadows 20000 Lougheed, Pitt Meadows 20370 Lougheed Hwy., Maple Ridge 19625 Lougheed Hwy., Maple Ridge See page 29 Office: 604-945-2999 Office: 604-945-2999 Cell: 604-928-3169 Cell: 604-928-3169 FREE ESTIMATES FREE ESTIMATES Fully Insured/WCB Fully Insured/WCB Quality Service & Quality Service & Workmanship Workmanship • Danger Tree Removals • Topping • Thinning • Pruning • Hedge Trimming • Stump Grinding, Brush Chipping G.J.’s G.J.’s TREE SERVICES TREE SERVICES
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Sandy Wakeling has seen the power of the social net-work.
It was proven Saturday during the B.C. Liberal convention when his candidate, Christy Clark, swept to power as the new premier.
Wakeling admits, he’s proud of
what he’s done.The Pitt Meadows Liberal start-
ed the campaign to draft Clark by launching a Facebook fan page last fall.
That was in early November with the leadership race still in its infan-cy, a week after Gordon Campbell said he was resigning.
Within days, the number of sup-porters grew to more than 1,000, which got Clark thinking about moving on from her job as a talk-show host at a Vancouver radio station. She eventually put in her name in early December, weeks
after Mike de Jong, Moira S t i l l w e l l , George Abbott and Kevin Fal-con had signed up, and Wake-ling thinks the cyber support was the cata-lyst for that decision.
“The popu-lar support was defi nitely something that made her pause.”
“I think social media played a big part in this,” he said Monday.
“Probably a sign of things to come.”
As the leadership race evolved, so too did the role of social media.
The supporters of the Facebook page provided a good base and were asked to become Liberal party members. Once they joined online, all they had to do was vote online Saturday for the candidate.
“It gave us a solid pool of people to turn to pretty quickly,” Wakel-ing said.
Local rinks clean up at jr. bonspiel. p24B.C. Views
Clark has a long road to unity. p6
Local Liberal got premier thinking about top job
THE NEWS
Social media assists Clark
Colleen Flanagan/THE NEWS
Snow today, gone tomorrowAfter about eight centimetres fell overnight, snow was disappearing by late afternoon Sunday as Maple Leafs fan Kyle Lefebvre, 2, and his father Mirco slide down a hill at Jackson Farm, while Cody Chabot and Jeremy Tubbs, 4, use up as much as they can to make a snow fort.
Downtown projects start to move
The 16-storey energy-smart con-do building was supposed to give enhanced views of Maple Ridge’s downtown, from an exclusive ad-dress on 228th Street near Dewdney Trunk Road – back in 2008.
But the project never got off the ground.
About the same time, in those pre-recession days, the District of Maple Ridge got an application for a four-storey condo/commercial project at McIntosh Avenue and 224th Street, which now holds Jim’s Pizza among other stores.
However, diffi cult soil conditions and the need to sink support piles into the neighouring property killed that project, for a while.
But it could be back, if soil and property issues are addressed, which could see a new building at a corner on the main downtown street.
See Downtown, p13
See Liberals, p3
Opinion 6
Tom Fletcher 6
Seniority 18
Arts&life 21
Sports 24
Community Calendar 29
Classifi eds 32
Index
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Not only has soil preparation work started for Maple Ridge’s new community gaming centre, so has construction of the road that’s part of the deal to connect Lougheed Highway to the Haney Bypass.
The new road will join up the southern section of 227th Street with the northern part at Lougheed and join the highway to the Haney Bypass.
Work on that on that will contin-ue all year while Great Canadian Gaming Corp. tweaks its plans this spring for the gaming centre.
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Momentum was built that wasn’t possible with any other medium and allowed organizers to get people en-gaged – after which you can get them to do things for you, he explained.
Wakeling said Twitter, in particu-lar, allowed campaign leaders to get out their messages, which in turn were being picked up by trolling me-dia.
“The buzz was certainly created in the social media realm. If you wanted the pulse of what was going on in the campaign, you went to Twitter.”
Wakeling noted that if you were involved in any of the campaigns, you could either react to what was occurring in social media or be pro-active and use it purposively. In the 2009 provincial election, Twitter and Facebook weren’t even on the radar screen.
“There’s defi nitely a divide between the old guard campaigners who have been doing this for decades but don’t understand social media,” and those who do, Wakeling said.
As the day grew closer for the vote, texting, emails, tweets and Facebook messages were all used in the Get Out the Vote campaign.
“I’m still blown away that we were able to get 75 per cent of our identi-fi ed vote (provincewide) by 1 p.m.
“Never in my wildest dreams did I think it would lead to this.”
He sees social media tying in with Clark’s goal of a more open and com-municative government and says Twitter and Facebook could allow cabinet ministers to communicate directly with voters, just as does U.S. President Barak Obama.
“I think that’s the way of the fu-ture.”
Such messaging, though, does have its perils. Any unwise tweet goes worldwide, right away. “The immedi-acy of the medium is a danger also.”
Wakeling attended Saturday’s convention in Vancouver in which computers crunched the numbers and gave Clark the win on the third computation.
He said about 600 people from the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows riding
voted and 1,500 from Maple Ridge-Mission.
Asked about Clark drawing the support of only one sitting MLA while Falcon had the support of 19, Wakeling said that endeared her to supporters.
“People defi nitely sent a message.”He added that Clark’s campaign
didn’t forget non-Liberal ridings such as NDP’s Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows, on the assumption, since proven cor-rect, that those residents could be more willing to vote for a candidate without extensive connections to the Gordon Campbell government.
Clark won all but two or three of those ridings, Wakeling pointed out.
Pitt Meadows Coun. John Becker and his wife Terry, along with former Maple Ridge mayor Gordy Robson, his wife Mary and two sons, Gord Jr. and Will, helped out with the Clark campaign.
Terry, who lost the party nomina-tion for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows to Ken Stewart in 2008, said she hasn’t thought about trying again for the nomination.
“I certainly haven’t given it much thought.” But she has no doubts about Clark’s ability to unite the party. As a federal Conservative, she has “no issues” with Clark, usually aligned with federal Liberals, as pre-mier.
“I think she can do even a better job of it.”
NDP MLA Michael Sather, though, has his doubts.
Clark was education minister when she changed the funding formula for schools, restricting the ability to build new ones in east Maple Ridge, he pointed out.
Wakeling said he’d like to carry on working for Clark.
“I’m open to whatever Christy and
her team thing would be worthy of my talents. I would defi nitely appre-ciate carrying on with this team.”
Maple Ridge-Mission Marc Dalton supported Falcon, but says the party has to unite behind the new leader.
“There were four candidates. One candidate got to win. I’m throwing my support behind her.”
Dalton even attended Clark’s last visit at the Maple Ridge Golf Course.
“That was a statement that I would support you, if you win.”
The Liberals will have a meeting with all the MLAs sometime this week, though Dalton didn’t want to give the time or place.
“We understand that we have to be united in order to win the election. We’re all committed to that,” Dalton said.
The party needs to come together, “otherwise, united we stand, divided we fall.”
We have to be united to win: Dalton
Boaz Joseph/Black Press
Christy Clark waves to her supporters after being selected at the new leader of the B.C. Liberal Party on Saturday.
Maple Ridge doctor fi ned $25,000 by college of physicians
Incentives help move project along
Downtown from front
Road from front It is expected to be down-
sized from when the company fi rst applied in 2008.
Soil conditions will require preloading the site for about a year, followed by a construc-tion period that could take up to two years – meaning doors would open some time in 2013 or 2014.
Maple Ridge’s new incen-tives for downtown develop-ers has helped the project – in particular the fast-tracking of the application and approval process, said Howard Blank, with Great Canadian.
“In concert with a number of recent commercial and resi-dential announcements in the town centre, [the incentive program] has shown a great co-operative process that is very encouraging to further business development.
“We are proud to work with such a strong and proactive municipality,” he said in a district news release.
Mayor Ernie Daykin said since Christmas several proj-ects have come to council, such as two residential projects on 222 Street north of Dewdney Trunk Road (including the supportive housing project), two new condo projects on south 224th Street, the hotel proposal in the same area, as well as the Thrifty Foods an-nouncement and renovations of Haney Place Mall.
Daykin said the next two years should be “transforma-tional for the entire area.”
He added that developers seem more excited about the fast tracking of downtown de-velopment applications rath-er than cash or tax breaks that are part of the incentive plan.
A Maple Ridge doctor has once again been censured by the B.C. College of Phy-sicians and Surgeons after a three-year investigation found him guilty of contra-vening restrictions on his practice.
According to a release from the provincial regulat-
ing body last month, Nes-bitt, a general practitioner, prescribed medication for 41 female patients, 10 of whom received prescriptions for controlled substances, de-spite an order by the col-lege to restrict his practice to male patients only.
The college ordered Nes-bitt to pay a fi ne of $25,000, and suspended him from practicing medicine for two years.
Nesbitt voluntarily with-drew from practice in Oc-tober 2007 while the college investigated the matter.
“Many of them were for-mer patients of mine, so I had charts for some of them,” Nesbitt has previ-ously stated.
Many of the patients were elderly, and given that it was summer, and a number of other doctors in town were away on vacation,
he felt he needed to help them.
“They were in an acute crisis,” he said.
Before Nesbitt is eligible to return to his practice, he will have to undergo psy-chiatric or psychological assessment and counsel-ling, as well as complete a multi-disciplinary assess-ment program chosen by the college.
Should Nesbitt return to
his practice, the college requires he be supervised, see patients only when other staff are present in the clinic, and be subject to periodic reviews.
Nesbitt has been repeat-edly disciplined by the col-lege for a variety of infrac-tions over the past decade.
In 2000, Nesbitt was sus-pended from practicing medicine for one year and fi ned $5,000 after he admit-
ted to sexually touching and fondling a female pa-tient. In 2004, Nesbitt ad-mitted that he was guilty of unprofessional conduct by making inappropriate sexual remarks to a patient during the course of an examination. Nesbitt was suspended from practicing medicine for three months and required to attend counselling by the college.
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Third escapee capturedThe last of three convicts who was on the lam
after escaping from a work crew in Maple Ridge in December was captured Saturday night in Ab-botsford.
Ryan Plotnikoff, 30, was stopped on Highway 1 by an offi cer who suspected he was driving a stolen vehicle.
Const. Ian MacDonald said Plotnikoff was not forthcoming with his real identity at fi rst, but the offi cer soon discovered he was wanted on a war-rant.
In addition to being charged with escape from lawful custody, Plotnikoff has been charged with possession of an identity document without lawful excuse, unauthorized use of credit card data, pos-session of a stolen credit card, and breach of proba-tion.
Plotnikoff had been serving a 10-month jail term after previously pleading guilty to possession of stolen property and unauthorized use of credit card data. He had been arrested Aug. 7, 2010 in Ab-botsford with two terminals that had been stolen from a South Surrey business.
While serving his sentence, he was on a Fraser Regional Correction Centre crew working in Allco Park on Dec. 30 when he fl ed with two other in-mates – Douglas Erickson, 42, and David Traill, 48.
Traill was captured a week later by Transit Po-lice at the Edmonds SkyTrain station.
Erickson is also back in custody, although the cir-cumstances of his capture are not known.
Both men were found guilty last month of escap-ing from lawful custody and were given an addi-tional 30 days in jail, according to online court re-cords.
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The Municipal Council of the Corporation of the District of Maple Ridge proposes to adopt Maple Ridge Revitalization Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 6789-2011.
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The Program applies to construction projects meeting certain conditions, in the Town Centre Investment Incentive Areas:
Apartment or Mixed Use Building • construction of:
Four-storeys or higher occurring • within Sub Area 1; or,Five-storeys or higher occurring • in Sub Area 2.
New Commercial construction with • a building permit value greater than or equal to $1,000,000; Commercial Renovation with a • building permit value greater than or equal to $20,000;Commercial Façade Improvement • with a building permit value greater than or equal to $10,000;LEED®-Silver or better or Alternate/• Renewable Energy Projects.
Reasons for and objectives of the program
The District of Maple Ridge has made signifi cant investments in the Town Centre over the last several years, in keeping with Council’s vision to create a vibrant and dynamic Town Centre. An incentive program has been established to accelerate private sector investment in residential and commercial projects to help achieve Council’s vision, and this Revitalization Tax Exemption Program Bylaw is one element of that incentive program.
A Revitalization Tax Exemption Program is established under this bylaw to:
Encourage residential investment • to diversify housing options, to increase density in the Town Centre, to provide a larger base of residents to support commercial activities;Encourage commercial investment• to create a strong local economy and expand employment opportunities for citizens;Increase pedestrian traffi c with • added residential and commercial activity, both to support local business, and to enhance safety; Encourage and support the use • of environmentally sustainable building construction methods and materials, and encourage energy effi ciency and alternative technologies.
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Nesbitt received a six-month suspen-sion from the college in 2005 and was fined $2,500 for failing to meet required profes-sional standards of care by using inap-propriate language in front of a patient.
Nesbitt filed a civil suit with the B.C. Su-preme Court in June in the hopes of stopping the college’s proceed-ings against him.
While Nesbitt de-clined requests for an interview, he has cre-ated website on which he criticized the col-lege and its decision. Titled, “The College
of Goats and Chicken-stuff,” the site features pages of rhyming verse detailing the course of the investigation, ac-companied by pictures of chickens and goats.
“The College... feels that I need a psychi-atric assessment, and an assessment of my competence as a phy-sician,” Nesbitt states on the website. “They want a psych assess-ment despite the fact that in recent years I have already been assessed by approxi-mately [18] psychia-trists and psycholo-gists (all chosen by the College), and all of whom have – without
exception - stated I am completely capable of practicing competent medicine.”
Nesbitt was ordered to pay his estranged common-law part-ner, Wendy Neufeld, $40,000 after publicly defaming her on Fa-cebook, in emails and online after she sought to place restrictions on his visitation rights to their child.
Nesbitt created a blog called “The Wick-ed Wendy Neufeld Website,” which con-tained disparaging re-marks about Neufeld’s character, as well as that of her family and friends.
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People worried about the health effects and visual pollution of cell-phone towers can have their say and get some expertise on the topic next week at a meeting organized by their local MLA.
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows representa-tive Michael Sather is bringing in three peo-ple to address the topic at the Ridge Meadows Seniors Activity Centre on 224th Street, March 9 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
He’s acting in re-sponse to complaints about a tower that was put up in a fi eld at 210th Street and 128th Av-enue and proposals for others that could fol-low.
A homeowner who’s had to live beside two of towers is on the speak-er’s list, as well as a consultant plus a repre-sentative from Citizens for Safe Technology.
The issue is a compli-cated one governed by Industry Canada with limited input from lo-cal municipalities on where a cell tower is installed.
Also on the agenda are the possible health effects of wireless rout-ers located in schools and classrooms.
The main issue is the safety of the technol-ogy, Sather says.
“I talked to Health Canada and there is confl icting evidence.”
He said some studies he looked at said there could be health con-cerns, so that’s why he
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“I think we’re look-ing at a proliferation of technology now. People are concerned how many of these are there going to be.”
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VANCOUVER – Christy Clark spoke passionately about teamwork, unity and listening in the moments after win-ning the B.C. Liberal leadership, with 48 per cent of voting members arrayed against her to the end.
“Our government will be stronger be-cause of the dialogue we all started with British Columbians, and we are going to build on that, together,” Clark told a packed convention hall.
“We are going to shape the future of B.C., together. We are going to forge a bigger, stronger coalition, together.”
A few minutes later, in the middle of the crowded room, an argument between two men turned into a shoving match that escalated until two others jumped in and separated them.
Outside the convention hall, Abbots-ford South MLA John van Dongen was clarifying to reporters that he had not said he was quitting the caucus if Clark defeated his choice, George Abbott. De-spite his earlier musings about consid-ering his options in a Clark-led caucus, van Dongen was suddenly impressed with the desire of his colleagues to work together and was keen to do the same.
Van Dongen wasn’t the only one shocked at seeing Abbott, the Shuswap MLA and champion of rural B.C., finish third. Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett
had figured the weighted voting sys-tem would give Abbott a good shot at bringing his team of mainly Campbell outsiders into the inner circle.
Bennett said he felt “pretty good, for a loser,” and showed a brave smile. His choice is not to leave the caucus, but to come back in, if he is invited.
The next morning, former Reform and Conservative MP Randy White spoke about the Clark win on CFAX ra-dio in Victoria. He’s working to profes-sionalize a moribund B.C. Conservative Party, and he said he watched a surge of people joining that party as soon as Clark’s narrow victory was known.
The B.C. Conservatives will announce new supporters shortly, White said, and people will be surprised. They were not counting on Bennett to be one of those, although White said Bennett told him a month ago he would sign up if Clark won the B.C. Liberal leader-ship.
White is convinced that Clark’s vic-tory is a “defining moment” for B.C. politics. No longer will be B.C. Liber-als be able to tell voters, it’s us or the NDP.
“We’re now acknowledging, and the Liberals are acknowledging that they are a Liberal party,” White said.
During the campaign, Clark blun-dered about on the harmonized sales tax, the timing of the next election and the government’s ability to cap the rapid growth of health-care spending. She’s fond of saying she spent the last four years listening to the people as a radio host. Apparently that’s long enough to start believing the bumper-sticker solutions that are so often the
fodder of talk radio.There were more hints of this in her
victory speech. Clark’s top two pri-orities are “job creation and fighting poverty.”
She’s just won the leadership of a party that has been saying for 15 years that government doesn’t create jobs.
And the NDP continues its own ear-nest but mainly fanciful debate about how poverty can be legislated away by government intervention, while trum-peting distorted statistics about the plight of B.C. children.
If Clark wants to reach out to conser-vative-minded voters, she might start by acknowledging that the province is currently running an operating deficit of close to $1 billion, with another year in the red still to come.
But, so far, it looks as if she will tack to the left, and risk making the B.C. Conservatives’ day.
Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press
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Just hours after being selected B.C.’s next pre-mier by the Liberal Party, Christy Clark was being asked not only about the HST and B.C.
Rail, but what she planned to do about the mini-mum wage, provincial budget and child poverty.
Hold on a second. Take a deep breath. Let her fi n-ish watching her son’s hockey game.
Clark – expected to be sworn in as premier in mid-March – hadn’t even stepped foot in Victoria and already was being asked how she’ll fi x every-thing that’s wrong in the province, in one day, no less.
Clark is a political veteran, and former radio host, and surely can handle anything the opposition and the media throw her way.
Which will be a lot. Already they’ve accused her of being weak on policy and full of fl uff – all smile, no substance, the next Vander Zalm.
She’ll have a little time to catch up before the looming HST referendum; she’ll have to decide when that will be, too.
More pressing, however, is how she’ll go about trying to unite her own party, divided over the leadership race.
Just one MLA supported her leadership bid: Har-ry Bloy
However, she’s already met with her two closest leadership rivals, George Abbott and Kevin Falcon, and declared the need for them to all work togeth-er. So expect them to remain in cabinet.
Outgoing premier Gordon Campbell has also stated he’ll resign his seat in Vancouver-Point Grey so Clark, who he previously appointed deputy pre-mier, can run in a by-election.
Clark maintains that government accountabil-ity, managing the budget, creating jobs and tak-ing care of families will top her agenda. She also pledged to cut health care spending and expand public transit.
It’s time for the talking to stop.B.C. voters want to see some action to back it up.
Will they give a mandate to demonstrate that?She has until May 2013 to make her mark. Maybe
not even that long, as she could attempt to move the date up.
She campaigned on the promise of change.We’ll see.
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THE NEWSShe’s just won the leadership of a party that has been saying for 15 years that government doesn’t create jobs.
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coverage recently on televi-sion about our health care system, or lack of.
We have been unfortunate to personally witness some of the short-falls during the past seven weeks at Ridge Meadows Hospital as we were visiting a dear friend of ours.
Almost daily the com-mon phrase we heard to just about every request we made on his behalf was “we are short staffed,” which meant patients were not getting the care they de-served, the physiotherapy they needed to improve quickly or the attention when they wanted some-thing.
It is not fair to the staff, and is even less fair to the patients.
At one point, our friend was unable to get out of bed into a chair for three days in succession because of either a lack of necessary equipment or insuffi cient staff to help him.
One evening his nurse informed us she was work-
ing a 16-hour shift that day because, otherwise, there would be only two nurses on duty.
Our government is all too ready to give millions away to help other countries when our own people are in such dire need of help.
It is always the sick or the elderly who pay the biggest price. These people are taxpayers and have more than paid their dues to soci-ety. They deserve so much more.
Is it too much to ask that we take care of our
own fi rst? It is not until you see these
things fi rst-hand that you realize how bad our health care system is. In fact, it is not breaking down – it is al-ready broken down.
CHRISTINE AND RON PALMER
MAPLE RIDGE
EDITOR, THE NEWS:I’m intrigued to read in
on Saturday that the local detachment of the RCMP had decided to use a police dog and a helicopter to at-tempt to catch a couple of thieves.
It turns out, after fl ying around Maple Ridge in hot pursuit of what is most like-ly a pair of perpetual perpe-trators, with no chance of
purposeful conviction, they decided they would prob-ably have better luck if they put Rover on the ground.
Meanwhile back in ‘Haney Harlem’, the pair of fl eet footed ne’r do well were having a good laugh, as our judges were kept busy juggling the nu-merous cases that in-variably end in slapping of wrists and giving out
stern lectures. Now, I’m wondering, if
they are wondering, if all those years of education were just a sick joke. I guess it pays well, and that must be enough consola-tion to carry onward and downward.
This also leaves me won-dering, is it not possible that we spend too much time and money on polic-
ing and judging? Are we using too much
money trying to wipe up what shouldn’t be a mess in the fi rst place?
I always thought what goes in, determines what comes out the other end?
Or were the fi rst few years of my modest education a waste of time, as well.
GRANT BAKER
MAPLE RIDGE
EDITOR, THE NEWS:Re: $800 Million upgrade for Ruskin Dam (The News,
Feb. 23).In the late 1990s, B.C. Hydro made a commitment to
Dave Walsh of North Fraser Development, located in Mission B.C., to build a fish ladder on the Ruskin Dam so sockeye salmon could return to Stave Lake.
We were stream keepers, a course arranged for peo-ple interested in protecting the salmon stocks.
They assured Mr. Walsh and myself it would be done “if you can prove there ever where sockeye salmon in the lake.
Mr. Walsh did have the proof, with skeletal sockeye remains excavated from the lake when it was lowered for maintenance.
North Fraser Development was closed down soon af-ter.
My question is, will B.C. Hydro honor its commitment to build the fish ladder?
BARRY RADELET
MAPLE RIDGE
EDITOR, THE NEWS:Re: ‘New tax devil is not friend of mine’
(Letters, Feb. 23).I heartily agree with Wayne Clark in
what he said about the negative effects of HST for seniors and other people who are suffering fi nancial diffi culties.
I want to say that, before HST, we properly paid no tax at all on food sup-
plements (think nutritional benefi ts), and that was as it should be. We now pay 12 per cent HST on all our food supple-ments, and that is dead wrong, counter productive for health care and outra-geous.
With constant pressure on the nation-al health system, struggling to the detri-ment of many Canadians on the waiting
lists and fi lling the spaces for treatment of all kinds, our authorities should wel-come the users of food supplements to maintain our own health and get away from reliance on the overworked and of-ten unhelpful health system.
To impose the 12 per cent tax on the purchase of the supplements is sheer madness and ought to be cancelled im-mediately. Food is food and should nev-er be taxed.
DICK HUNT
MAPLE RIDGE
Will B.C. Hydro build Ruskin fish ladder?
Take care of our own first
Police force just becoming a revenue collector
Dalton recall ‘frivolous’
EDITOR, THE NEWS:I am fi nding in Maple Ridge and Pitt
Meadows there seems to be an over zealousness on the part of our RCMP towards catching individuals non-com-pliant with seat-belt legislation.
I fi nd their methods underhanded and downright sneaky.
But the biggest concern is wasting a valuable resource rather than actually fi ghting crime.
The police force is actually degrading
itself by becoming revenue collectors – unfortunately, highly paid and trained revenue collectors.
I don’t think the general public appre-ciates spending thousands of dollars to train our police, arm them with lethal weapons, then ask them to enforce seat-belt compliance.
I am certain that each one of these po-licemen, the selection being of the fi nest and brightest, had more noble intentions when they fi rst joined the police force.
Surely there are much more deserving issues to deal with.
I object to the number of roadblocks I am coming across and I feel that my lib-erty is being threatened.
Unfortunately, to continue this trend towards seat-belt compliance will lead to a mistrust and disrespect for authority.
And this, I think, everyone will agree, is not the society we want to create.
Pitt university?From: raj, posted on www.mapleridgenews.com.Re: North Lougheed land ‘prime location’ (The News, Feb. 25).I think this is great for Pitt Meadows and development. This will bring Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge more people to our community and more revenue to help build up our economy. GL and hopefully Don MacLean can finally get something done to help Pitt Meadows in the long run. How could a university be bad in any way? There are a lot of students like myself who live in or near the area and this could save transportation and living costs. GL to this. Food should never be taxed
EDITOR, THE NEWS:Re: Done with Dalton recall campaign continues (The
News, Feb. 25).Corisa Bell cites a number of reasons she believes jus-
tify a recall campaign against Marc Dalton, MLA Maple Ridge-Mission.
While I believe all of them are false, I also believe there is a bigger issue here.
Recall legislation was originally in-tended to remove an MLA for malfea-sance and not to refi ght an election.
Ms. Bell may not like Mr. Dalton, but there has been no malfeasance. She and her group simply see an opportu-nity to refi ght an election.
Given the comments of NDP presi-dent Moe Sihota, that NDP members should become involved in pushing recalls, clearly this is a politically driven movement.
The real shame is that every one of these costs all of us in the range of $600,000. If one were ever successful, you can add about a million dollars to that to pay for a by-election.
I wonder how many hip operations could be completed with those funds.
Too bad there couldn’t be any fi nancial responsibility put back on those who would push these types of politi-cally driven frivolous recalls.
RANDY HAWES, MLAABBOTSFORD-MISSION
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SPOTLIGHT ON: Online Services
The Spring 2011 Parks & Leisure Services Program Guide is out. Get your copy at the Maple Ridge Leisure Centre, Pitt Meadows Family Recreation Centre or at Maple Ridge or Pitt Meadows Municipal Halls. Even better is that all this information is available online at RecReg4U, one of the most popular Online Services at www.mapleridge.ca. Search the Online Program Listings and sign up with a few clicks of your mouse. Get involved! Sign up for a program today.
In the mid 90’s the District of Maple Ridge went online with a website that was mainly a library of information about the District. Fifteen years later the website, www.mapleridge.ca, has been transformed into an interactive portal that’s fast becoming a ‘virtual Municipal Hall.’
At the last Council meeting the Information Services team outlined a number of new services that are available online. To access these services just type www.mapleridge.ca into your browser and click on the ‘Online Services’ button (see ‘A’ screen capture image) and you’re taken to the complete menu of services. Here’s a brief list of the offerings
New Services
Pay Tickets OnlinePay parking and other municipal tickets online. Have your ticket and credit or debit card ready, and click through to pay your ticket 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Building Permit SearchAre you a contractor looking for clients? You can search building permits by location, by permit number or by a date range to see all the activity in our community. It’s a great way to fi nd out what’s going on in a neighbourhood.
Renew Business Licences OnlineRenew your business licence from your desktop. Have your renewal notice and credit or debit card ready, and click through to renew your business licence.
Careers.mapleridge.caAre you interested in a career with the District of Maple Ridge? The new careers portal allows you to look for District
job postings and apply for them online. In fact, the District no longer takes paper resumes, so you can create a profi le with your resume and sign up for notifi cations for jobs that fi t your qualifi cations.
Online NewslettersThese are just the newest online services offered by the District. More improvements are under development, so sign up for our online newsletters so you’ll be the fi rst to know about exciting additions to your virtual Municipal Hall!
Growing Great Places To Live!Are you interested in coordinating a neighbourhood event as a way to get to know your neighbours? If so, don’t miss the Celebration of Neighbourhoods & Workshop on March 10 where you can hear about the Pumpkin Growing Contest that brought together a neighbourhood. Learn about the $100 SEED Grant available for events such as Easter Egg Hunts, Canada Day Barbeques or Block Parties! Remember, a neighbourhood can be a street, apartment building, townhouse or strata.When: Thursday, March 10 at 6:30 pmWhere: The Hive Neighbourhood Centre at
Eric Langton Elementary, 12138 Edge Street
For more information contact Elaine Yamamotoat 604-306-0627.
On Wednesday, February 23, Cam Neely Arena at Planet Ice played host to a dedication ceremony of a life sized wooden carving honouring Cam Neely’s contributions to our community, his amazing NHL career, and his subsequent work raising millions of dollars for the Cam Neely Foundation to aid research and treatment of Cancer in the Boston area.
Cam was humbled by the ceremony, which was broadcast live on CTV News. He spent a lot of time visiting with local fans and posing for photos. Cam is pictured here with our local MLA, MP, Mayor and Council at the ceremony.
Stop in to see the sculpture at Planet Ice, 23588 105 Avenue. Watch for details of a similar unveiling at the Pitt Meadows Arena honouring Brendan Morrison later in the year!
On February 24, Randy Kamp, Member of Parliament (MP) toured the area around 224 Street that’s been part of the Downtown Enhancement Project. While the cold snap had halted construction for that day, the new sidewalks on the east side of 224 Street had been poured. The work is proceeding on schedule.
For complete details of the project and weekly updates on the construction go to www.mapleridge.ca, click on the Municipal Hall tab, select Projects and Initiatives and pick Downtown Enhancement Project from the list and you’ll have all the details at your fi ngertips.
This photo, taken during the tour, includes Joe Dingwall, Manager of Utility Engineering, MP Randy Kamp, Mayor Ernie Daykin, Anthony Macera, Superintendent, Imperial Paving Limited and Ron Guy, Project Inspector.
March 2011Council Meeting ScheduleMayor and Council encourage everyone to attend these important public meetings. It’s your chance to see how public policy is debated and enacted.
MONDAY, MARCH 79:00 AM Council Workshop, Blaney Room1:00 PM Committee of the Whole, Council Chambers
TUESDAY, MARCH 87:00 PM Council Meeting, Council Chambers
MONDAY, MARCH 149:00 AM Council Workshop, Blaney Room
TUESDAY, MARCH 157:00 PM Public Hearing, Council Chambers
MONDAY, MARCH 219:00 AM Council Workshop, Blaney Room1:00 PM Committee of the Whole, Council Chambers
TUESDAY, MARCH 227:00 PM Council Meeting, Council Chambers
Agendas & MinutesAgendas for all these meetings are posted online on the Friday before the meeting date. Go to www.mapleridge.ca and click the link under Mayor & Council on the home page.
Council This WeekSubscribe to the ‘Council This Week’ e-newsletter that provides a summary of issues discussed as Council Workshop meetings. Go to www.mapleridge.ca and click the link to ‘Council This Week’ and sign up today.
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The City of Pitt Meadows assures resi-dents who’ve been complaining about noise from the Golden Ears Bridge that a fix is coming.
TransLink is still installing sound-ab-sorbing material in expansion joints on the bridge deck and viaducts.
“They are just waiting for the weather to change and they will finish off the oth-er joints,” said Coun. Deb Walters.
While the joints meet transportation ministry standards, the percussion noise that results from vehicle tires driving over the gaps between them bothers peo-
ple in nearby neighbourhoods of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.
Residents have petitioned the city and continue to ask councillors to lobby TransLink for a solution.
TransLink spokesperson Drew Snider confirmed work will recommence on the joints as soon as the weather warms.
“Once we get the proper weather, it should take a week to install,” he added.
Once the neoprene, elastic-type prod-uct, similar to wet suit material, is in-stalled along with a non-woven fabric filler, TransLink will ask an acoustic con-sultant to do more tests to check noise levels.
GE Bridge will get quieterTransLink
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The same goes for a proposal for a condo/commercial project kitty corner to that, at Dewdney Trunk Road and 224th Street, where Haney Sewing and Sound is found.
Tom Meier, of Johnston Meier Insurance Agen-cies, has been thinking about it for years and got close to putting in an ap-plication in 2008, when the recession hit. This year, however, he’d like to revive that and get an application into the dis-trict, providing the econ-omy remains stable.
If instability in the Mid-dle East raises the price of oil, which in turn puts the brakes on an econo-my just starting to recov-er from the 2008-09 reces-sion, the project could be mothballed once again, he said.
“Who knows what’s going to happen – if our economy is going to con-tinue as a safe economy,” Meier added.
“It may never happen.”Some projects are hap-
pening, however, and the downtown could be be-ginning to blossom.
Thrifty Foods is mov-ing into the east end of Haney Place Mall, spark-
ing a major renovation of the mall. At the west end of the mall, Zellers might be reborn. The store is one of the 220 Zellers bought by Target Corp. early this year and could be candidate for a refi t as part of that com-pany’s expansion plans in Canada.
Two new offi ce build-ings are already open, a new professional build-ing on Lougheed High-way and 223rd Street and the Westminster Savings Credit Union, across from the new Tim Hortons, which itself opened a few years ago in what used to be a va-cant bank.
Architect Wayne Bis-sky is one of four part-ners and occupants of the fi rst project at Lougheed and 223rd Street, the fi rst to follow the design guidelines of the new downtown plan and says the partners have al-ready occupied the units, while they hope to sell the remaining three to other professionals, such as doctors and lawyers.
His design fi rm relo-cated from 214th Street and Lougheed and fi nds the new location more convenient, with access to municipal hall and
other services such as restaurants.
He likes the potential of the downtown, so much so that he’s working on new building next to the one he’s just occupied.
Plans are to build a six-storey residential/com-mercial building on the southeast corner of 223rd Street and Lougheed Highway, just east of the Chevron station.
That lot has been emp-ty since 1922, Mayor Er-nie Daykin pointed out last week during tour with MP Randy Kamp.
“I’m optimistic. You have to be optimistic in the development game,” Bissky said.
The district’s new set of downtown incentives, such as tax and permit discounts, didn’t apply to the fi rst building be-cause it was under way before they took effect, he added, but the build-ing next door should qualify, even though by themselves, they’re not enough to get a project underway.
“In my opinion, it’s not going to push them over the top,” he said.
For Daykin, the next two years will be a “transformation for the entire area,” as projects
get underway.Daykin made the state-
ment in a news release trumpeting the start of work on Great Cana-dian Gaming Corp.’s new community gaming centre at Lougheed and 227th Street.
Maple Ridge’s town centre area plan, sets out the form and character of the area – allowing the developers and district staff to work with “great effi ciency” on projects, he said.
“There’s a great ex-pression, ‘When oppor-tunity knocks, you have to answer the door.’ Council is very proud to see another indication that the development community is embracing the vision of a vibrant town centre,” Daykin said about the gaming centre.
An application is also in process for a hotel at the foot of 224th Street, while district planning staff say work is con-tinuing on replacing the infamous Northumber-land Court on Fraser Street. Owner Ghalib Rawji has until next De-cember to start work on those plans, which call for new condos as well as commercial space.
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wants people to get off the couch and outside, pulling on some weeds and planting natural trees.
It’s fun, says Lyda Sa-latian, who’s organized one of her fi rst gigs for a chunk of land in Maple Ridge.
Salatian just founded the Lower Mainland Green Team, a roving squad of volunteers who take on weekend environmental projects around the Lower Main-land.
Sometimes they’ll do their own project, sometimes they’ll pair up with a local group as they plant native trees, clean up lake or river fronts, restore wildlife sites or build and main-tain trails.
But each weekend, two or three times a month, they’ll be in a new place.
“A lot of people spend a lot of time watching
TV,” said Salatian.“So there’s a lot of
great things about this. It’s a lot of fun. It’s a lot more fun than you think.”
On March 13, the squad stops at 13516 – 232nd St., where the Aldridge family offers part of their property as an outdoor classroom for local schools and for the CEED Centre.
That day they’ll be yanking out Scotch broom, and blackberry bushes to clear some space so that raspber-ries and perhaps huckle-berries along with veg-etables can be planted.
The work will help the CEED Centre as it imple-ments its Connex proj-ect. That’s a partnership with the Aldridge family that owns the land, the CEED Centre and the school district that will allow kids struggling in the conventional school system to gain skills planting, harvesting and marketing food crops, said Christian Cowley, with the centre.
“What the Green Team is going to do is help them clear some of the land for planting.”
How many people will actually show isn’t
known, but Cowley is guessing half a dozen.
“What’s great is these are people who come from all over the Lower Mainland.”
While it sounds like work, it is fun working with like-minded people, Salatian says. After the labour, the group usual-ly tours the area, allow-ing a fi rst-hand view of a new place in the Lower Mainland.
“What we’re trying to do is get people outside and getting their hands dirty, doing things,” she says.
She’s targeting young people and has contact-ed every high school in the Lower Mainland.
Once the three-quar-ters of an acre on the Aldridge property is cleared, forest food such as raspberries, can be planted along with veg-etables such as peas, beans and potatoes, Cowley said.
“The idea is for kids to grow food for chari-table distribution,” for the food bank, Salvation Army and maybe even the Haney Farmer’s Market.
Learning to grow and produce profi tably is part of the Connex proj-
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for this is to build confi -dence in kids.”
Cowley said any of the facilities installed on the farm will be portable so that if the Aldridge family wants to sell, the fi ttings can be moved to another property.
The Green Team’s fi rst project is Sunday in Campbell Valley Region-al Park in south Surrey, where they’ll be ripping out English ivy which chokes trees to death.
While the group has only been around for a few weeks, it’s already lined up 11 events in coordination with local groups, as well as Metro Vancouver Parks.
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A set of new opera-tional standards should make it easier to respond to habitat destruction, while saving money for Fisheries and Oceans Canada as well, the lo-cal MP and secretary to the fi sheries department told local politicians last week.
A revised “national protocol” is now being implemented within the department, which is moving toward becom-ing a permitting, as well as an enforcement agen-cy, said Randy Kamp.
That could save money and time by spelling out exactly what the proce-dures or requirements are for any industrial ac-tivity near streams.
Until now, the depart-ment has mainly been an enforcement agency, enacting the Fisheries Act whenever there are violations or destruction of fi sh habitat.
Kamp was at Maple Ridge council to explain Fisheries’ response to a
reported fi sh kill in the North Alouette River in May 2009.
“The way the depart-ment handled the initial call, to me, didn’t seem acceptable,” he said.
While May and June are busy times for the de-partment, “it still doesn’t seem an adequate re-sponse for me.”
Kamp’s possible NDP rival in the next federal election, Coun. Craig Speirs, joined in, criticiz-ing the time lag.
“Eight days to respond just doesn’t seem good enough and I’m glad you’re looking that.” He wanted to know how the department will increase its ability to respond to such incidents and said that usually means al-locating more money to the department.
Kamp said the new procedures should also give the department more time to respond to actual habitat violations rather than reviewing every proposal.
Fisheries Minister Gail Shea explained the change in a letter to Mayor Ernie Daykin.
Responding to a let-ter from council, Shea said the new protocol “promotes consistency
and transparency in the risk-management and decision-making process and specifi es the roles of each party when it comes to enforcement actions.”
Kamp, and Shea’s let-ter explained how the department responded to complaints about dead fi sh and construction along the river almost two years ago.
On May 19, 2009, some-body left a message in the fi sheries offi ce about habitat destruction on the North Alouette River bank, near the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows border, but left no de-tails about location. The department followed up with the complainant, but decided no further action was required.
“Rightly or wrongly, the offi cer who received the call [thought] it was low priority and didn’t return the call until some days later,” Kamp told council.
On May 25, the fi sher-ies offi ce got a call about dead fi sh in the river. Usually, that indicates pollution of some kind so the fi le was forwarded to Environment Canada, Kamp explained. Envi-ronment Canada offi cers went out there the next
day and found only four little dead fi sh.
Those, along with oth-er dead fi sh provided by Jack Emberly, who origi-nally saw the fi sh kill that involved hundreds juvenile fi sh, were sent to a lab, which couldn’t identify any pollution source.
Then on June 9, a call came about the 45-centi-metre-wide pipe installed in the river. Shea’s letter describes the pipe as a “large-scale diversion.”
That was passed on to the Provincial Emergen-cy Program, then to the B.C. Ministry of Environ-ment to investigate.
Golden Eagle Group, part of the Aquilini Investment Group, in-stalled the pipe to water its Pitt Meadows cran-berry fi elds, without waiting to receive a water licence. It denies that its work caused the death of the fi sh.
After months of inves-tigation, the B.C. envi-ronment department eventually handed the fi le over to the attorney general department for possible charges under the Water Act. That department has yet to make a decision.
Fisheries and Oceans eventually did visit the site, on July 7, to set fi sh traps followed by a stop work order issued in Au-gust or September by the B.C. environment minis-try, Kamp added.
But Coun. Cheryl Ash-lie wanted to know if someone would be held accountable and how the department’s response would change if another call came in.
There’s no point in enforcing the law if you don’t prosecute the 10 per cent of the popula-tion that violates it, she added.
“We have limited re-sources, as you know,” Kamp replied.
Any protocol should in-volve local environmen-tal groups, added Coun. Al Hogarth. It would also help if local groups knew exactly how to make complaints, said Mayor Ernie Daykin.
Ashlie said later she wants to get council to agree to contact to the B.C. Ministry of Envi-ronment and MLA Marc Dalton, so both levels of government are involved in the new response plan.
She wants to continue working on the issue until she knows exactly how responses would change if there was an-other spill.
“He gave us some in-formation that we can work on. Let’s take that, move forward, that’s all we can do.
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Randy Kamp hopes there won’t be a federal election.
But just in case, a tour of the downtown highlighting the downtown renovations that were partly funded by his government couldn’t hurt.
Kamp along with Maple Ridge Mayor Ernie Daykin toured Lougheed Highway and 224th Thursday, surveying the new roads and sidewalks now in place for the downtown and the fi nal stage to be done in a few weeks, in the block between Dewdney Trunk Road and Memorial Peace Park.
“I thought it would be a good idea to see the Economic Action Plan, what we got for our money, where this is headed and get an [idea] of the jobs created,” he said as staff marshalled in to Tim Hor-ton’s before the walk.
Under the action plan, designed to kickstart Canada out of the 2008-09 recession, Maple Ridge got $1.8 million of the federal funds.
The amount was matched by the province and district so it could speed up its rebuilding plan of installing new roads, side-walks, sewers and utilities along Lougheed between 222nd and 224th streets as well as on 224th Street.
The effort created about 100 jobs, tripled the number of street
trees and removed heaved chunks of concrete that threatened the ankles of pedestrians.
New street lighting and furni-ture were part of the project, as well as brand new utilities such as water and sewer lines beneath the road.
“A big part of economic recov-ery is consumer confi dence,” said Kamp.
During the tour, engineer-ing staff noted they even recov-ered wooden culverts beneath Lougheed, indicating they dated back to the beginning of the 20th century.
The district, though, might not be done with the downtown yet.
It’s not in the business plan, but the eventual goal is to extend the Lougheed Highway remodelling
from 224th to 227th street.The walk also highlighted the
efforts of businesses to spruce up their store fronts with new materials, paint and facades. The Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association also dishes out annual grants to busi-nesses to help with such projects.
“These upgrades to the down-town core have created local jobs and economic growth,
and will improve the services delivered to local residents and businesses in
the area for years to come,” Kamp said in a release.
“It is encouraging to see the business community building on the momentum that was created by this investment in our commu-nity.
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Kamp looked over the ongoing renovations on 224th Street.
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With winter weather again covering our side-walks with snow, the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Parks and Leisure Services vol-unteer offi ce is hoping to encourage citizens to pitch in and help out their elder-ly neighbours by becoming a “Snow Angel.”
City bylaws require all residential and business oc-cupants to clear the public sidewalks on their property as soon as possible after a snowfall, and by no later than 10 a.m. However, that can be a diffi cult prospect for many older citizens.
The Snow Angel program is designed to pair will-ing volunteers with those unable to clear their own sidewalks. The concept is
simple; assist the elderly or those with mobility and other health issues with snow removal.
The emphasis in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows this winter will be on sup-porting your neighbour. This initiative will provide a great opportunity for stu-dents, families, neighbour-hood groups, and service clubs to foster a stronger sense of community, in ad-dition to getting some exer-cise while helping others at the same time.
Last winter, Pitt Meadows resident Anne Friendly and her husband Kevin, decid-ed it was the right thing to do and assisted an elderly neighbour with snow re-moval. This year, Friendly is again persuading every-one to offer their services to other neighbours who might become desperate for some help with the snow on their driveway and walkways.
“Many people aren’t able to clean their sidewalks and driveways themselves,
thus trapping them in their homes during heavy snow-falls,” she said. “It’s not safe if people cannot get out to buy food and medi-cine, and to access help as needed.”
In the event of heavy snowfall, please keep your neighbours in mind and consider offering your sup-port with snow removal.
All Snow Angels will be recognized with a special Snow Angel pin, and letter of recognition during Na-tional Volunteer Week in April.
If you notice someone helping a neighbour, please take the time to obtain their name and contact info, and then complete a nomination form from either municipal website.
• For more details about the Snow Angel program please visit www.ma-pleridge.ca or www.pitt-meadows.bc.ca, or contact Dave Speers at the events and volunteer office at [email protected], or 604-467-7325 ext 2.
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COPD. Family and caretakers are welcome. For more information call Heidi at 604-466-1633 or Jean at 604-467-1320.• Maple Ridge Caregivers Sup-port Group and the Parkinson’s Society B.C. are hosting a support group for caregivers, family and friends of people with Parkinson’s disease from 10 a.m. to noon
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Nicole (Alysha Lebrun) comforts her sister Liz-Bette (Sherisse Cross) while their mother Renee (Aphrodite Koseos) looks on in a scene from the Westview secondary production Anne Frank and Me.
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Westview stages Holocaust drama
As a boogie belts from a radio, Bradley A. West directs two young thespians in a dance.
The girls lock hands in a jive as West meticulously plots their posi-tions and instructs them to smile.
Directing, the Grade 12 student says, is his forte.
But trying to recreate the gloom cast by the Holocaust in a bustling theatre at Westview secondary has required much preparations – the casts have watched documentaries about the massacre of six million Jews, read Anne Frank’s diary and delved deep into their characters.
Despite its serious content, West doesn’t regret his choice of play – Anne Frank and Me.
It’s one of the most intriguing plays he’s read in a while.
“There’s a lot of pressure on stu-dent productions to do something funny. But I have a flair for drama and the tragic,” says West, who
also directed last year’s production of 12 Angry Jurors.
“Anne Frank has a very definite message about holocaust denial, but it does it in a very fun way, so it’s relatable to a modern genera-tion.”
Written by Cherie Bennett, Anne Frank and Me directly confronts ignorance about the Holocaust.
‘’What difference does it make?’’ one of its characters asks. ‘’It’s an-cient history.’’
The play begins in a town that could be anywhere in America, a place where teenage girls are re-hearsing a dance, browsing the web and worrying about boys.
Nicole Burns, who comes from a family of Holocaust deniers, fi nds herself tasked with reading the Di-ary of Anne Frank.
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The cast: • Nicole Burns/Nicole Bernhardt – Alysha Lebrun;• Little-Bit Burns/Liz-Bette Bernhardt – Sherisse Cross; • Renee Zooms/Renee Bernhardt – Aphrodite Koseos;• Mimi Baker/Mimi Poulin – Celia Borrego;• Mary Burns/Anne Frank – Katy Deeley;• Suzanne Lee/Suzanne Lebeau – Rhya Stephenson;• Chrissy Gullet/Christina Goulet – India Goldie;• John Urkin/Jean Bernhardt – Julian Burns;• Jack Polin/Jacques Poulin – Sergio Cubillos;• David Berg/David Ginsberg – Jacob Murphy; • Eddie Valley/Edouard Vallee – Kurtis Frayn.
The crew:• director – Bradley A. West;• sponsor – Jason Severud;• lighting – Heather Parkin;• sound – Sarah Richards;• stage manager – Kino Roy;• assistant stage manager – Thomas Challoner;• costume director – Katy Deeley;• casting director – Alysha Misewich;• choreographer – Ellen Kim ;• line-feeder – Magdalina Koseos;• voice characterization – Jason Severud;• extras – Sarah Kaczor, Stephaney Neeson and Savanah Wait.
But after a knock on the head, Nicole fi nds herself part of a Jewish family in oc-cupied France during the Second World War and soon sharing a ride in a cattle train to Auschwitz with Anne Frank.
Until they were cast in Anne Frank and Me, Katy Deeley and Alysha Lebrun nev-er read The Diary of Anne Frank. The book was an eye opener.
“When you read Anne Frank’s diary, it’s like a window into the past,” says Lebrun, who plays Nicole.
“Anne’s become like a friend to me. Her personality is like every teenage girl. She worries about the same things that we do. I’d say about 70 per cent of my diary is full of boys.”
Performing the play has also brought history home to the students. The hor-rors of the 1940s in Europe don’t seem so far away anymore. It’s made the girls contemplate just why people stood by and watched the carnage.
“I think people were scared to speak out,” says Deeley. “You don’t believe something so horrifi c can happen.”
“There’s a reason you have to educate yourself,” adds Lebrun. “So stuff like that can never happen again.”
• Anne Frank and Me opened at West-view secondary on Tuesday and plays until Friday, March 4.Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students and se-niors and $7 for adults. Westview is lo-cated at 20905 Wicklund Avenue.
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THE APPLICATIONOn February 22, 2011, British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) applied to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (the Commission) for approval pursuant to section on 46(1) of the Utilities Commission Act (the Act), seeking a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) for the Ruskin Dam and Powerhouse Upgrade Project, in the vicinity of Mission, B.C., as described in its Application.
The Project has an estimated capital cost of approximately $718.1 million, funded entirely by BC Hydro’s ratepayers, which includes costs for the design and supply and install contracts associated with upgrades and replacements to the Ruskin Dam, spillway facilities, powerhouse and generating units.
THE REGULATORY PROCESSCommission Order G-34-11 established the Regulatory Timetable for the review of the Application by way of a Written Public Hearing.
The detailed Regulatory Timetable can be reviewed on the Commission’s website http://www.bcuc.com> Proceedings&Agendas>Current Applications.
INTERVENTIONSPersons who expect to actively participate in the BC Hydro proceeding should register as Interveners with the Commission, in writing or electronic submission, by Thursday, March 10, 2011. Interveners should specifically state the nature of their interest in the Application and identify generally the nature of the issues that they may intend to pursue during the proceeding and the nature and extent of their anticipated involvement in the review process. Interveners will receive a copy of the Application as well as all correspondence and filed documentation and should provide an email address if available.
Persons not expecting to actively participate in the BC Hydro proceeding, but who have an interest in the Application, should register as Interested Parties with the Commission, in writing or electronic submission, by Thursday, March 10, 2011, identifying their interest in the Application. Interested Parties will receive a copy of the Executive Summary of the Application.
All submissions and/or correspondence received from active participants or the general public relating to the Application will be placed on the public record and posted to the Commission’s website.
PARTICIPANT ASSISTANCE/COST AWARDSAny party intending to file for a Participant Assistance Cost Award (PACA) must submit its PACA budget, pursuant to the PACA Guidelines attached to Order G-72-07, to the Commission by Wednesday, March 23, 2011. A complete description of the PACA Guidelines is available at the Commission’s website: http://www.bcuc.com/Documents/Guidelines/Participant/Guide.pdf.
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German play-wright Bertolt Brecht’s political
messages of the 1930 and ’40s are brought to life in Brecht’s Kabaret, a production being put on by the Douglas College theatre department this month.
Compiled and directed by instructor Allan Ly-sell, the piece is set in an old, rundown cabaret club, similar to the ones Brecht visited during his youth in Munich. The performers use the closeness of the audi-ence to converse about war, class struggle, how to act and even how to be an audience member.
“As with all great art-ists, Brecht’s observa-tions of his own world of the early 20th century speak eloquently and passionately to us to-
day,” says Lysell. “A lot of Brecht’s work was about freeing people from tyr-anny. As we look around today at the Irans, the Af-ghanistans, the Egypts, we see that so many peo-ple are being tyrannized. So the question remains: how do we, as a society, move out of that to cre-ate a more democratic world?”
Maple Ridge resident Laura Shortt plays the role of Kikka Metzger in the production.
One of the most infl u-ential theatre practitio-ners of the 20th century, Brecht is best known for his plays, which include The Threepenny Op-era, The Good Person of Szechwan and The Cau-casian Chalk Circle.
Brecht’s Kabaret, how-ever, examines the play-wright in a new light:
through his poems.“Mostly we think of
Brecht through his the-atrical productions, but this time I thought we’d look at him through his poetry, with excerpts from plays, plus music and songs, to get a dif-ferent feeling of who Brecht was and how he
infl uenced theatre and performance style,” said Lysell.
Brecht’s Kabaret fo-cuses on two important aspects of Brecht’s artis-tic life: the political and the theatrical. His politi-cal work includes vehe-ment anti-Nazi poetry and commentary, as the
rise of Nazism coincided with Brecht’s rise as an artist.
The other aspect ex-plored is Brecht’s theat-rical life and the creation of “epic theatre” – a form of didactic drama
that presents a series of loosely connected scenes that avoid illu-sion and often interrupt the storyline to address the audience directly with analysis, argument or documentation.
“His whole mode of acting advanced in the last half of the 20th cen-tury,” says Lysell. “We regard it today as just being modern acting, but when he created it, it was revolutionary.”
• Brecht’s Kabaret runs March 4 to March 12 at the Douglas College Studio Theatre on the New Westminster cam-pus. Tickets are $8 to $15 and available at tickets.masseytheatre.com. It comes with warnings for coarse language, adult themes and “puppet violence,” and is not rec-ommended for children under 17.
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Maple Ridge actress cast in Bertolt Brecht’s KabaretPolitical messages of 1930 and 1940s still relevant today
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Maple Ridge resident Laura Shortt plays the role of Kikka Metzger.
Pitt students on stage with Norman Foote
Internationally ac-claimed singer-songwriter Norman Foote performs at the ACT next week, with a little help from students of Highland Park and Pitt Meadows elementary schools.
Featured in Foote’s performances are his own “props with an attitude.”
Foote has created a special niche in the music world and amassed a cross-generational following. His musicality mixes clever hooks, witty wordplay and comedy to great eff ect.
• Norman Foote plays the ACT on Wednesday, March 9 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students. For tickets, visit theactmapleridge.org.
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The Stadnik rink from the Golden Ears Winter Club in action against a team from Chillwack at the club’s junior bonspiel Sunday. From left are Adam Martens, Mitchell Cur-rie, and Kodie Rea.
The Vancouver North East Chiefs will be fac-ing the Valley West Hawks in the fi rst round of the B.C. Hockey Major Midget League playoffs this week after dropping their last pair of regular season contests to the Cariboo Cougars last weekend.
The Maple Ridge-based Chiefs fi nish the regular season with a 16-17-7 record, just a point shy of breaking .500, and qualify for the playoffs for the second straight year.
The Chiefs are 0-2-2 against the Hawks this season, and will need to come up with at least two wins this weekend to advance. Both teams face-off at the Langley Events Centre for a best-of-three series, with games Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The Cougars took a 3-0 lead on the Chiefs Satur-day, but saw it evaporate in the third period as the Chiefs pushed hard to tie the game. Down by three goals to start the fi nal frame, Nick Her-many scored to put the Chiefs on the board. Jamie Waddington added another midway through the period to draw the Chiefs within one. The Cougars an-swered back with two and half minutes to play, and despite another goal by Waddington to make it 4-3, the Chiefs could not complete the come-back. Adam Rockwood, Taylor Green, Matthew Bissett, Joey Santucci, and Hermany all regis-tered assists.
The Cougars again took a 3-0 lead on Sun-day, as they potted a trio of goals during a three-minute span in the second period. Liam Pearce got the Chiefs on the board before the period was out, and Bis-sett scored late in the third to draw the Chiefs within one. However, the Cougars were able to pot an empty-netter with 30 seconds remaining to seal the 4-2 win.
Tyler Martin, Santuc-ci, Rockwood, and Wad-dington all had assists.
The Ridge Meadows Flames have a chance to take their open-ing playoff round against the Port Moody Black Panthers tonight [Wednesday] at home after being shut-out by their Pacific Interna-tional Junior Hockey League rivals Monday night.
After dropping the first game of the best-of-seven series last
week, the Ridge Meadows Flames stormed back with three straight wins, including a 6-4 win at home Friday night and 6-2 win in Port Moody Saturday night.
However, the Panthers bounced back with a 3-0 win Monday night in Port Moody to send the series back to Planet Ice in Maple Ridge, giving the Flames an opportunity to win the series at home.
With the series 3-2, coach Tavis Eaton said he wants his team to make sure there isn’t a Game 7.
“I’m confident we can win this series, if we choose to out-work them,” he said. “When we work harder, we get the results we want.”
That wasn’t the case Monday
night, however.“We got a good slap in the face,”
Eaton said of the shut-out loss. “I think some of the guys thought Port Moody would roll over, but they are always going to be there, they’re just too good of a team.”
With the game scoreless after the first period, Port Moody took a 2-0 lead in the second, adding a third goal with five minutes left in regulation.
Despite being handed the loss, Eaton sees positives in the team’s performance, namely goaltender Mackenzie Skapski having another strong performance in net, and the team’s penalty kill going a perfect five-for-five.
A handful of local curlers picked up medals at the Golden Ears Win-ter Club’s annual junior bonspiel last weekend.
The local curling club hosted
close to 100 junior curlers from across the Lower Mainland as part of the two-day tournament, which saw a total of 23 junior teams com-pete in the novice and intermedi-ate divisions.
The Delta Blues from the Delta Thistles Curling Club took first place in the novice division, while finishing a second was the Bon-neau rink from the Abbotsford Curling Club. Team Burnell, repre-senting Thomas Haney secondary,
finished third, taking bronze med-als all around. The rink consisted of skip Leah Burnell, third Lea Desjardins, second Taylor Cham-bers, and lead Carly Strang.
Team Tardi from the Langley Curling Club went undefeated to finish first in the intermediate di-vision.
Team Stadnik, from the Golden Ears Winter Club, grabbed silver. The rink was skipped by Ben Stad-nik, and featured Kodie Rea throw-
ing third, Adam Martens at second, and Mitchell Currie playing lead.
Team Chan from the Royal City Curling Club in New Westminster took home bronze.
Also competing at the tourna-ment was the Pederson rink, rep-resenting the Golden Ears Winter Club in the intermediate girls’ di-vision. The team was comprised of skip Meaghann Pederson, third Kirsten Moore, second Alex Jens-en, and lead Emily Kupser.
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The Pitt Meadows Marauders Air Force are one win away from a berth at the B.C. boys high school basketball championships after advancing to the third round of the Fraser Valley finals with a 75-49 win over Abbots-ford’s Mennonite Edu-cation Institute.
Pitt opened a 30-point lead at the half as the MEI Eagles struggled to adjust to the loss of Alex Boschman, who left the game with a concussion.
After adjustments to
their defence, the Ea-gles came out strong in the second half, out-scoring the Marauders 35-31.
“That was a tough break for them, he’s one of their best play-ers,” said Marauders head coach Rich Gou-let of the injury to Bo-schman.
Trevor Severinski led the Marauders offence with 29 points, while Malcom Williams had 17 points and Mitsu Iwai had 15.
The Marauders opened the Fraser Valley AAA playoffs on Friday with a 75-42 win over Earl Marriott to advance to Mondays game.
The Marauders were to face the WJ Mouat Hawks Tuesday night at home in the third round of the tourney,
with the winner being guaranteed a berth at the provincial fi-nals later this month.
W h i l e the Ma-r a u d -ers won their only meeting of the season with Mouat, Pitt boss Rich Goulet says his teams needs to be ready for anything.
“They are a big team, I don’t think they have a player under six-foot-one,” he said. “And this time of year, everyone gets better, so we bet-ter look out.”
The Hawks can be difficult to defend against, Goulet said, as they have the ability to spread their scoring around.
“Our game plan is to present a solid defence and run our stuff so
get good shots,” he said.
The fi-nal stag-es of the F r a s e r
V a l l e y AAA boys’ cham-pionships will be played at Thomas
Haney secondary in Maple Ridge on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
The Maple Ridge Ramblers were knocked out of the tournament in the first round after a 65-40 loss to Port Moody’s Heritage Woods Kodi-aks on Friday.
In girls’ hoops, the Maple Ridge Lady Ramblers finished in fourth place at the Fraser Valley cham-
pionships, and will be competing in the AAA provincial champion-ships next week.
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Pitt one win away from trip to AAA provincials
Jensen takes two silvers at Winter GamesJosh Jensen of the
Golden Ears Judo Club won two silver medals in the men’s under-100 kg division as well as the team competition at the 2011 Canada Games in Halifax last week.
Jensen went through
his round-robin pool undefeated, beating opponents from Man-itoba, Ontario and Newfoundland, and easily won his semi-final against a fighter from Prince Edward Island. In the final Jensen was matched
against the Ontario competitor whom he had earlier defeated. Unfortunately, Josh made a critical error and he finished sec-ond.
In the team com-petition, B.C. de-feated Alberta and
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Puck wildCaptain Payge Pena of the Meadow Ridge Barracudas goes after the puck during a midget A game against the Washington Wild Sunday morning at Pitt Meadows Arena.
Skapski stopped 44 of 47 shots fi red his way, and did everything that was asked of him, according to Eaton.
“You can’t fault him for the loss,” he said. “You’re not going to win many games if you don’t score any goals.”
The Flames will no doubt be looking for another strong performance by Danny Brandys, who leads PIJHL playoff scoring with 11 points in fi ve games. Dustin Cervo, CJ Legassic, and Ryan Stewart have averaged more than a point per game. The Flames have out-scored the Black Panthers 19 to 15 so far this series, with nine different players fi nding the back of the net. However, if the Flames are to make a push for the conference championship, that sec-ondary scoring will be critical, Eaton says.
“I think we’re playing very good hockey right now. We have three really good lines, and they’ve all been chipping in, and we need that” said Eaton. “Even the fourth line has been playing well.”
• The Ridge Meadows Flames host the Port Moody Black Panthers at home at Planet Ice in Maple Ridge tonight (Wednesday) at 7:30 p.m.
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Community Calendar lists events in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. Notices are
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Wednesday, March 2• The Pitt Meadows Library
is holding a family games night from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. There will be a variety of board games set up for everyone to use along with light refreshments.
• The Maple Ridge Public Library is hosting a kids’ book club from 3:330 to 4:30 p.m. for children in Grades 4 to 7. The title chosen for this book club is ”Speechless” by Valerie Sherrard.
• Kanaka Creek Coff ee is hosting an open mic/stage, featuring local singer/song-writer Rory McRury from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free of charge. 24155 102nd Avenue, Maple Ridge. For more information call 604-463-6727.
Thursday, March 3• Dollie Wozniak is hosting
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• The Maple Ridge Better Breathers Club will hold its monthly meeting in the Fraser Room of the Public Library from noon to 2 p.m. This club is a support group for people with chronic lung conditions such as asthma, chronic bronchitis, COPD. Family and caretakers are welcome. For more information call Heidi at 604-466-1633 or Jean at 604-467-1320.
• Maple Ridge Caregiv-ers Support Group and the Parkinson’s Society B.C. are hosting a support group for caregivers, family and friends of people with Parkinson’s disease from 10 a.m. to noon. For more information please call or email Elinor Verkerk at 604-467-2768 or [email protected].
Friday, March 4• The Friends for Connor
pub night fundraiser starts at 6 p.m. at the Haney Public
House. Tickets are $15 for a burger and local drink. There will also be a silent auction items and a 50/50 draw. All proceeds will go directly to Connor Fogarty’s family. Connor, seven, was diagnosed with brain cancer last year. Further details can be found on our Friends for Connor Facebook page.
• World Day of Prayer service will be held at 1 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 12145 Laity Street, Maple Ridge. All are welcome to come and be part of a service that will be shared in more than 170 countries and 2,000 communities in Canada. For more information call 604-467-4343.
• New Creations Art Gal-lery and Studios is holding an opening reception from 6:30 to 9 p.m. for an exhibi-tion of paintings by Victor Gligor, entitled ‘Symphony of Colours’, and featuring Victor’s beautiful and colourful land-scapes in oil. 22409 McIntosh Ave., Maple Ridge.
Saturday, March 5• Fraserview Village is
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TransLink expects its transit costs will rise $55 million this year even though it plans no net increase in how much service it provides.
Higher anticipated fuel costs and cost escalation
of the Canada Line con-tract are among the rea-sons the transit budget will rise to $871.2 million in 2011.
TransLink is planning for no increase in union or management wages,
but has provided for a two per cent increase for general infl ation.
TransLink is assum-ing overall transit rid-ership will grow 6.1 per cent this year, which would continue the ma-
jor bump in usage since the 2010 Olympics.
TransLink’s 15-cent-a-litre gas and diesel tax is expected to generate $324 million this year.
The authority will collect $279 million in
property taxes this year. TransLink property tax rates rise an automatic two per cent each year for infl ation without the need for approval of the region’s mayors council.
The biggest single source of money will remain transit fares, es-timated at $421 million for 2011.
Parking taxOne area where Trans-
Link is collecting signifi -cantly more money is its controversial pay park-ing tax, which tripled from seven to 21 per cent in 2010.
That was expected to generate $46.3 million last year – up from $15.6 million previously.
But TransLink actu-ally collected $58.4 mil-lion from the parking tax in 2010, according to spokesman Ken Hardie.
“A bunch of new prop-erties came on line, in-cluding new hotels,” he said. “So we outdid the budget by a fair piece.”
Since the 12 per cent HST is applied and com-pounds on top of the 21 per cent pay parking tax, the total tax paid by pay lot users is 35.52 per cent.
Ruling reversedCambie Street mer-
chant Susan Heyes has lost her legal battle for compensation from TransLink and the builders of the Canada Line.
The B.C. Court of Ap-peal overturned a pre-vious court judgment that awarded Heyes $600,000 for lost busi-ness at her maternity wear store when the rapid-transit line was built by digging a cut-and-cover trench rather than with a more costly bored tunnel.
The appeal court judges ruled the traf-fi c closures due to cut-and-cover did interfere with Heyes business, but TransLink and In-TransitBC were within their rights to make that choice.
A bored tunnel would have been better for
Cambie Village mer-chants like Heyes, but would have been signif-icantly more disruptive in other densely popu-lated areas, including the busy Broadway area, according to the ruling.
Heyes has said she may appeal the legal defeat to the Supreme Court of Canada.
She said she is not in a position to repay the money she was previ-ously awarded.
New travel toolsTransLink has re-
launched its TravelS-mart campaign to mark the Olympic one-year anniversary and it’s in-cluding some new tools to help Metro Vancou-verites decide how to get around.
The new resources at www.travelsmart.ca in-clude a new neighbour-hood map tool.
It can be used to rate your neighbourhood for walkability and transit use and to display shops and services within easy walking or cycling dis-tance.
Transit costs to climb, but no service increase
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Wiebenger, George Cyril (Keoki) Passed away peacefully, February 19th 2011. Aged 84, at Ridge Meadows Hospital, Surrounded by his family. Pre-Deceased by his Loving wife Vera, His Grandson Phillip & His Son-In-Law Simon. Survived by his Daughters Ann (Danny), Joan (Rodney) Son-In-Law David (Nadine) 9 Grandchildren & 11 Great-Grandchildren. Nieces & Neph-
ews in the UK & Australia, also his many friends around the world. As well as being an incredible family man. He was a 1st Class Hawaiian steel guitar player. He will be greatly missed but will live on forever in our hearts.
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In Loving Memory ofDOUG AIRTH
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7 OBITUARIES
ALEXANDER (nee Shergold)
Marilynn Carolle
On February 21, 2011. Late of Pitt Meadows, B.C., age 70 years. Predeceased by her parents Paul and Violet, step-son Rickey Young, and Connie Mae Alexander. Survived by her loving husband of 31 years, Clyde; 5 children, Gord (Bridgette), Doug (Rev), Karen, Gina (Jay), and Sharlene, and 8 grandchildren. Funeral Service Sunday, March 6th, 2011 at 2 pm in the MAPLE RIDGE FUNERAL CHAPEL (Osborn’s), 11969 - 216th St. Interment at Maple Ridge Cemetery. In lieu of fl owers, donations to Canuck Place would be appreciated.
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VOGELOtto
Passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on February 26, 2011, at the age of 83 years. Loved and missed by his wife Mary of almost 55 years, and his many children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. A private family service will be held at a later date. In lieu of fl owers, donations to the Alzheimer’s Society or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. Many thanks for the kindness and care given our family by Dr. Martin Milewski.
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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
130 HELP WANTED
PROGRESSIVE Tree Compa-ny requires certifi ed BC Utility Arborists, 1st or 2nd year ap-prentice BC Utility Arborists. Generous wage and benefi t package. Must have a valid BC Class 5 driver’s license. Send resume, in confi dence to fax 250-762-3667 Attn: Larry.
SERVICE MANAGER for Okana-gan area auto dealership. Minimum 5 years service management expe-rience. Excellent organizational & people skills required. Send cover letter & resume by email to:[email protected]
134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES
Full Time Cooks(min. 2 yrs exp.)
Kitchen Help & Servers Experience preferred but will train
Fun Place to Work!SOCRATES GREEK TAVERNA#19-20691 Lougheed Hwy.
Apply within after 4 pm with resume
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE
HAMADA JAP. RESTAURANT in Maple Ridge is now hiring F/T Jap. Cook; 3~5 yrs. Jap. cooking exp. & knowledge req. Main duty is to prepare & cook complete Jap. food & etc. Salary $18.75/hr. (40hrs/wk). Resume via e-mail “[email protected]”
McDonald’s Restaurants in Maple Ridge (228th and Lougheed) is looking for an overnight mainte-nance person. Must be reliable and hardworking, enhanced wage of-fered. Please apply in-store.
PITT MEADOWS McDonald’s is looking for a reliable weekday late-night person (Sun-Thurs). Benefi ts after 60 days of full time employ-ment, food discounts and much more! Please apply in-store ATTN: Zoey
THE BEDFORD HOUSE
In Fort Langley requires the following staff immediately;
SOUS CHEF, F/T eves & wk ends.P/T BARTENDER/HOSTESS.
Minimum 3 year experience req’d in Fine Dining establishment.
FULL TIME receptionist needed forbusy automobile dealership. Greet clients, direct calls and perform light clerical work.Polished appearance and professional demeanor a must. Excellent pay plus benefi ts. Send to resume fi [email protected]
JUNIOR RECEPTIONISTSKEANS provides pneumatic solutions to all industries. We are looking for a “bright junior” to join our team in Coquitlam. The successful applicant for this entry level position will be responsible for reception, data entry, bank deposits & general admin tasks. Skills required include fl uent English, ability to multi-task, strong MS Offi ce, & an offi ce admin.diploma or equivalent post - secondary education.
OUTSIDE SALESACR Group, Western Canada’s leader in Rubber and Urethane manufacturing is looking for an outside sales professional for the BC area. The ideal candidate will be familiar with Rubber and Urethane Products for a mining, wood processing and other heavy industries. Extensive travel is required. Good computer skills are essential. Competitive compensation & benefi t package offered.
A34 -- Wednesday, March 2, 2011 -- THE NEWS - www.mapleridgenews.com
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
159 TEACHERS
WANTED: CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR - PRACTICAL
NURSING PROGRAM
Sprott-Shaw Community College is currently seeking an instructor for its Licensed Practical Nursing program. The successful candi-date must be a registered nurse (RN). Teaching experience is preferred, but not required. The successful candidate should be available to teach in clinical set-tings (acute care and long-term care) as well as teaching in a classroom/lab setting. Candi-dates must possess an excellent work ethic, demonstrate effective communication skills, and be able to work independently and as part of a team. Please fax cover letter and resume to the Director at 604-504-3372 or email to connieb@sprott -shaw.com. Closing date: March 11, 2011.
Sprott-Shaw Community College is an accredited private post-sec-ondary institution training over 4,000 students each year through 20 campuses. We offer a com-petitive package & excellent team work environment.
160 TRADES, TECHNICAL
A Super Roofi ng Inc.2 Carpenters req’d; full time; $25/hr;3-5 yrs of related exp; completion of high sch; rough carpentry & framing work; email resume:
BANNISTER GM in Edson, Alberta requires Journeyman Automotive and Collision/Painter Technicians. We offer Veteran Managers and Supervisors in a family owned op-eration. Signing bonuses, moving allowances, and top pay come with the right applicant. Apply in confi -dence to:
173E HEALTH PRODUCTSATTENTION DIABETICS with Medicare. Get a FREE Talking Me-ter and diabetic supplies at NO COST, plus FREE home delivery! Best of all, this meter eliminates painful fi nger pricking! Call 888-449-1321
180 EDUCATION/TUTORINGAIRLINES ARE HIRING- Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualifi ed - Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783TOBEI COLLEGE: Scholarships:$1000-$4890: Tel 604-284-5030.www.tobeicollege.ca ; Apply
182 FINANCIAL SERVICESDEBT CONSOLIDATION
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
236 CLEANING SERVICES“AN EXTRA HAND” Exp. Hardwork-ing, reliable cleaning lady. Rea-sonable rates Louise 604.467.3665
CLEANING SPECIAL $25/hour minimum 2hrs.
Price includes cleaning supplies. Also laminate fl ooring and paint specials. Free estimates. A-TECH Services at 604-230-3539
F All types of concrete work FF Re & Re F Forming F Site prepFDriveways FExposed FStamped
F Bobcat Work F WCB Insured778-231-9675, 778-231-9147
FREE ESTIMATES
245 CONTRACTORS
SUN DECKSCedar Decks,
Arbours, Lattice, Trellis, etc.
Dave 604-888-1378Cell 604-377-5950
257 DRYWALL45 Years in the drywall trade. All size jobs boarding, taping, spraying. Big or small. Wayne 778-242-2060COMPLETE DRYWALL SERVICE, res/com. ref’’s. reno’’s, reasonable rates. All work guaranteed. 604-941-8261, cell 778-999-2754.HOME PROJECT DRYWALL SER-VICES. Quality work at a reas rate. J’man with refs. Don 604-463-9412 or 778-888-9412.PROFESSIONAL Drywall & Taping, all textures. Big/small projects. Best Prices in Town. 604-970-1285Taping & Finishing, small boarding jobs, textured ceilings, respray. 30 years exp. Call Del 604-505-3826
260 ELECTRICALYOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
260 ELECTRICAL
DC ELECTRIC (#37544). Bonded. 24 hr service. We specialize in jobs too small for the big guys! 30 yrs exp. Free est. 460-8867.
REISINGER Electrical (#102055) Bonded, Specializing in Renos, New Const, (Comm./Res.)Free Est 25 Yrs Exp. 778.885.7074 Trent
Remodels/New Builds/RepairsDecks - Bathrooms - KitchensLic & Ins 25 Years Experience
Maple Ridge area
(778)233-1114 RayCloset/organizer systems for your home: Walk in/Reach in/Pantry Closet Systems; Garage/Laundry Closet Organizer. 604-617-7408 www.vancouverclosets.ca
BUSINESS AND FINANCE: Seeking a business opportunity or partner? Posting legal notices?Need investors, agents or distributors, this iswhere you advertise. bcclassified.com
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
300 LANDSCAPING
D Garden Blend SoilD Lawn Blend SoilD Custom Blends avail.D Composted Mushroom Manure NO Wood byproducts used
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604-465-3189
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Landscape ConstructionRenovations W Maintenance
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✶ Commercial & ✶ Residential
Call for all your
landscaping needs. 778-847-0441
317 MISC SERVICESGET RESULTS! Post a classifi ed in a few easy clicks. Choose your province or all across Canada. Best value. Pay a fraction of the cost compared to booking individual are-as. www.communityclassifi eds.ca or 1-866-669-9222.
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$21.00 Per Metric TonSMud Dirt Sod ClayS
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604-465-1311
320 MOVING & STORAGE
AFFORDABLE MOVINGLocal & Long Distance
From $45/Hr1, 3, 5, 7,10 Ton Trucks
Insured ~ Licenced ~ 1 to 3 MenFree estimate/Seniors discount
# 1 PAY-LESS Painting Interior FALL Special LOOK for our YARD SIGNS
D Free estimates D Insured Licensed D References
Residential D Pressure Washing Serving Tri City 30 Yrs.
Call 24 Hrs/7 Days paylesspainting.multiply.com
Scott 604-891-99672 HUNGRY PAINTERS & Power Washing. Low prices. Int/Ext. Man & wife 75 years combined exp. 604.467.2532 twohungrypainters.caMILANO PAINTING. Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Written Guar. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510
SEASIDE PAINTING& Decking 604-462-8528, 218-9618
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
A-TECH Services 604-230-3539Running this ad for 7yrs
PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $269, 2 coats(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls
Cloverdale Premium quality paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is
A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv. Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping. Insured, WCB Free Est
Arborist ReportsAndrew 604-618-8585
$ Best Rates $
A.C.TREE SERVICE
30 years experience
Bob Fitz-James604-467-0333
Bucket Truck
.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
374 TREE SERVICES
Your LOCAL Tree Service,
For Honest Prices & Quality Work
Call Scott at604-618-0333
Certifi ed Arborist
Free Estimates *Fully Insured
PETS
456 FEED & HAYLOCAL HAY FOR SALE. Good Quality! 60lb bale average. $4/bale. Pitt Meadows. Call 604-505-4087.
477 PETSBEAGLE PUPS, tri colored, good looking, healthy, males $500. (604)796-3026. No Sunday callsBERNESE MOUNTAIN pup 7 mos old from reputable breeder, healthy family dog. Sell due to allergies. Call 1 604 750 0412. $400 Ono.BERNESE Mtn Dog Puppy. Fe-male. Vet checked & ready for good homes. $800. Lngly. 778-241-5504CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866CHIHUAHUA tiny pups. ready to go now. $600. Call 604-794-7347.
CHINESE SHAR PEI pups. House raised. Well socialized. Vet chek’d., shots. Av. now 604-814-0038. [email protected]
German Shepherd pups, 1 male,black/tan, 2 females, black. CKCreg’d, vet checked, shots, micro-chipped. 8 weeks old, parents x-rayed. German workinglines.www.obedienceplus.com forinfo.GERMAN Shepherd pups & young adults. Quality German & Czech bloodlines Reg/Guar. 604-856-8161LAB, PUPS pure bred, no papers. Family raised, vet chk, dewormed. Ready to go $350 (604)793-3307NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.comNORWEGIAN ELKHOUND pups. Reg’d., micro chipped, 1st shots. Ready mid March. 604-823-2259 [email protected], fawn, 3 male, 2 females.family raised, vet chk’d, shots. $550. (604)799-1611 AgassizYELLOW LAB pups. 8 weeks old, ready to go. Vet checked, 1st. shots. Parents on site. $500. 604-852-6176 Abbts
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
506 APPLIANCESJENNAIR 21.5 cu.ft. french door fridge, black, perfect work cond, no damage, $175 obo. (604)463-4484
509 AUCTIONS
Antique & Estate Auction
Mon. March 7th - 7 p.m.Victorian furniture & collectibles including glass, English china, sterling silver etc. View: Sun. 1-5pm Mon fr 10am.
Central Auction, 20560 Langley Bypass
604-534-8322www.centralauction.com
545 FUELBEST FIREWOOD
32nd Season & 37,000 Cust Deliv. Fully Seas. Maple, Birch, Alder
604-582-7095
548 FURNITURE
#1 Cash Buyer“Since 1987”
$$CASH $$ for your furniture,tools, electronics, antiques,
appliances, computers& collectibles.
WW ANYTHING OF VALUE WW
Single items to entirehouseholds
463-4449 or209-6583
551 GARAGE SALESMULTI FAMILY, one day only. Wall pictures, snowboard, skates, purs-es, shoes and many more items. 22132 126 Avenue, Maple Ridge.
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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
559 MEDICAL SUPPLIES
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560 MISC. FOR SALE
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581 SOUND/DVD/TV
A FREE TELEPHONE SERVICE - Get Your First Month Free. Bad Credit, Don’t Sweat It. No Deposits. No Credit Checks. Call Freedom Phone Lines Today Toll-Free 1-866-884-7464.
DISCONNECTED PHONE? Phone Factory Home Phone Service. No One Refused! Low Monthly Rate! Calling Features and Unlimited Long Distance Available. Call Phone Factory Today! 1-877-336-2274. www.phonefactory.ca
REAL ESTATE
603 ACREAGE
Own 20 AcresOnly $129/mo. $13,900. Near Growing El Paso, Texas (safest city in America!) Low down, no credit checks, owner fi -nancing. Free Map/Pictures. 866-254-7755 www.sunsetranches.com
612 BUSINESSES FOR SALE
Alaska Goldmine w/camp/equip-ment Known resource, large block, over 40 claims! $1.5M Firm. Seri-ous/capable only! By owner [email protected] FPS,p.o. Box 73087,Fai.AK. 99707
615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
BUILDING SALE... “Rock Bottom Prices!” $3.49 to $11/sq.ft. Immedi-ate orders only - FREE shipping, some exclusions. Up to 90 days to pay. Deposit required. Pioneer Manufacturers since 1980. 1-800-668-5422. See current specials - www.pioneersteel.ca.
STEEL BUILDINGS PRICED TO CLEAR - Holding 2010 steel prices on many models/sizes. Ask about FREE DELIVERY! CALL FOR QUICK SALE QUOTE and FREE BROCHURE - 1-800-668-5111
627 HOMES WANTED
WE BUY HOUSESOlder Home? Damaged Home?
Need Repairs? Behind on Payments? Quick CASH!
Call Us First! 604.657.9422
OKANAGAN
KELOWNA, 2 homes, 5 acres or-chard, 5 minutes from shopping, $1,150,000. Seniors condo 1300 ft $194,900 Mel @ 250-215-5185 more www.mellemky.com
630 LOTS
ARIZONA LAND LIQUIDATION Starting $99/mo., 1 & 2 1/2-Acre ranch lots 1 hour from Tucson Int’l Airport NO CREDIT CHECK. Guar-anteed Financing, Money Back Guarantee. 1-800-631-8164 Code 4001 www.sunsiteslandrush.com
633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS
WHOLESALE FACTORY DIRECT. Manufactured, Modular & Park models. Tremendous savings. Luxurious 1512 sq. ft home including delivery and installation only $ 109,950. Many other plans available. 877-976-3737 or 250-814-3788 www.hbmodular.com
636 MORTGAGES
BANK ON US! Mortgages for purchases, renos, debt con-solidation, foreclosure. Bank rates. Many alternative lending programs.Let Dave Fitzpatrick, your Mortgage Warrior, simpli-fy the process!1-888-711-8818
OWN 20 ACRES Only $129/mo. ..$295/down near El Paso, Texas (safest city in America!) Money Back Guarantee, No Credit Checks, Owner Financing, Free map/pic-tures 1-800-343-9444
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RENTALS
706 APARTMENT/CONDO
COQUITLAM
5 min walk to Skytrain and Mall
1 & 2 Bdrm units w/viewHeat/hot water, inste
storage, 4 appl’s
Call 604-931-2024www.aptrentals.net
COQUITLAM nr L’heed mall/sky-train, 533 Cottonwood, reno’d, adult bldg, quiet, n/p, gated prkg, video surveillance, Bachelor suite $645, incl heat, h/w, Mar. 1, Crime-Free,
Cert. 604-937-7812www.greatapartments.ca
COQUITLAM nr L’heed mall/sky-train, 533 Cottonwood, reno’d, adult bldg, quiet, n/p, gated prkg, video surveillance, 1 bdrm $780, incl
heat, h/w, Jan. 1, Crime-Free, Cert. 604-937-7812
www.greatapartments.ca
COQUITLAM
Sherwood Apt 727 North Rd
1 & 2 bdrms on quiet street. 15 Mins to SFU
5 Mins to shops & transp
Call 604-830-9781www.aptrentals.net
GARIBALDI Court(604) 463-9522
Central Maple RidgeAvailable
2 BEDROOMGreat location for seniors! Clean, quiet & affordable!
MAPLE INN 11695 -224th St Maple Ridge 1 bdrm - $500/mo -
$550/mo. includes hot water Certifi ed Crime Free Building
Mature adult oriented. Close to uptown
604-463-4131 for appointment (9am-5pm)
MAPLE RIDGE
1 & 2 Bdrs from $740/mo
GREAT LOCATIONQueen Anne Apts.
* Renovated Suites *
Clean, very quiet, large,INCLUDES: HEAT,
HOT WATER & HYDRO
Near Shopping & Amenities.
604-463-7450 604-463-2236
12186-224 St, Maple RidgeCertifi ed Crime Free Buildings
Maple Ridge22450-121st Street
2 Bedroom Apartment $820Attractive modern unit, in a safe, all ages community in beautiful Maple Ridge. Amenities include community gardens, playground, amenity rooms, on site laundry facilities & secure parking in a certifi ed Crime Free Multi Hous-ing complex. Pet friendly (some exceptions apply). The tenant and other occupants must demonstrate they meet eligibility criteria related to income, number of occupants, and other similar criteria. Please note that fully subsidized, or Rent Geared to Income (RGI) units are fi lled via a waiting list called The BC Housing Central Registry (www.bchousing.org/applicants). No RGI subsidy available at this time. Call 604-451-6075 to view.
Metro Vancouver Housing Corp.
MAPLE RIDGE
AVAILABLE NOW1 & 2 BDRM SUITES Heat, hot water & parking. Close to stores & schools.
MAPLE COURT I 22437 121st Ave
604-467-0715&
MAPLE COURT II22423 121st Ave
604-467-4894
MAPLE RIDGE
AVAILABLE NOW1 & 2 Bedroom
Heat, hot water & parking.Close to stores & schools.
SORRENTO APARTMENT22260 - 122nd Ave
604-466-2800
RENTALS
706 APARTMENT/CONDO
MAPLE RIDGE
AVAILABLE NOW1 Bedroom
Heat, hot water & parking.Close to stores & schools.
SUNRISE APARTMENT22292 - 122nd Ave
604-319-9341
MAPLE RIDGE CENTRAL 2 BDRM Condo in Golden Tower, 5 applis, u/ground parking, $1000/mo. Call 604-467-4450 or 604-833-4450.
MAPLE RIDGE Central Adult build-ing 1 Bdrm apt., newly reno’d u/g parking, dig cable incld $600-$650/mo, n/p, ref’s, For appoint 11am to 5pm (778)327-8405.
Maple RidgeCentral
Certifi ed Crime Free Multiple Housing
New renovated 1 Bdrm suites. $590/mo. incl hot water, cable.
Ref’s req’d. N/P. Adult only building
Mon to Fri 9am ~ 6pmBy appointment only
604-418-1932
MAPLE RIDGE Central. Lrg 2 bdrm with insuite w/d, d/w, patio. Nr all amens, sec u/g pkng. NP/NS, avail immed. $890 +utils. 604-307-2241.
MAPLE RIDGE Ctrl adult building. Large 1 Bdrm $750/mo incls heat/ hot water, ref’s, N/P (604)467-2606
MAPLE RIDGE dntwn Urbano com-plex, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, inste w/d, f/p, deck, 2 u/g prkg. Nr amens. ns/np. $1100 + utils. Refs. Available March 15. (604)512-8725
MAPLE RIDGE dwntown. Fully re-no’d 1 bdrm south facing grnd fl r. $750 +utils. Immed 604-880-4418.
Maple Ridge
Glenwood ManorApartments
1 & 2 Bdrms from $670 & $835Clean, Spacious
Includes cable, heat,hot water & parking
Seniors discount21387 Dewdney Trunk Rd
(604)466-5799Maple Ridge
Swan Court ApartmentsLarge 1 & 2 Bedrooms.
Hardwood fl oors, adult oriented, heat, h/w & cable incl’d, f/p, n/pets.Criminal Record check may be reqd
The MeadowsGated underground parking, heated outdoor pool. Heat, hot water & 3 appliances included. 2 min. walk to Westcoast Express.
Large 1, 2 & 3 Bdrm Suites Available
Call: 604-460-7539 604-465-0008 or 604-465-5818
PORT COQUITLAM 1 Bdrm Top fl r apt. $775 2 Bdrm Corner apt. $895
S Incl heat/hot wtr, wndw cvrngsS Close to bus stop S Walk to shpng/medical/WCE S Across from park w/Mtn viewsS Gated parking and Elevator S Adult oriented building S References required
CALL FOR APPOINTMENT604-464-3550
709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
St Johns & Moray St, Port MoodyStore Front & Offi ce. 700-1500sf, A/C, Concrete Bldg, prkg Affordable 604-525-8839, 604-649-9273
715 DUPLEXES/4PLEXES
MAPLE RIDGE. 2 bdrm duplex, sm b. yard. 3 rms carpet. W/D. 2 appls. Nr shops. Crprt. N/P.604-465-4339
Maple Ridge Central1 Bedroom DuplexAdult Only Complex
MAPLE RIDGE. Sunny, bright & priv. 2 Bdrm unit. Cat ok. Avail. Immed. $850. N/S. 604-240-8358.
RENTALS
736 HOMES FOR RENTMAPLE RIDGE: 3 Bdrm + loft, 2 baths, 5 appls, lrg fncd yard. Clese to town & Thomas Haney. N/S. $1400, Avl Apr 1st. (604)467-1053
MAPLE RIDGE, 4-5 bdrm home on 1 acre. 267 area. Dble carport, 2 cov sundecks, p&b cedar vaulted ceiling. 5/appli. $1700/mo. Avail March 15/April 1. 604-808-6431
MAPLE RIDGE: 4 bdrm, 3 bath, 5 appls, lrg crvd deck, lrg lot. Close to town & Thomas Haney. N/S. $1700 Avail Apr 1st. Call: (604)467-1053
MAPLE RIDGE CENTRAL2 Bdrm small Heritage house. Total new looks with brand new furnace with heat pump, air fi ltration & air cond, new wiring, plumbing, W/D, F/S window coverings, covered patio, fenced backyard with play-house and shed. N/S, pet ok $1275/mo Avail April 1st. Ref’s a Must 12219 - 227th St
(604)467-4583
MAPLE RIDGE central 5 Bdrm, newer appl’s 2 suites, 2 gas F/P, 2.5 bath, fenced yard. Would suit extended family, N/S, N/Pets $1800/mo March 1st (604)467-9222
MAPLE RIDGE central furnished 1 bdrm guest house incl heat hydro cable w/i net W/D NS/NP $850. Avail immed. Suit 1. 604-467-8385
MAPLE RIDGE: Nr Allouette Lake: Lge 4 Bdrm home, nice b/yard for kids, huge deck, great view. W/D, D/W. $1750/mo+ utils. Avail now. No Growers! 604-218-0933.
West Maple Ridge 3 bdrm + den home on
5 acres with fenced pasture. Just like new!
Hardwood fl rs, all new appli-ances. 4 box stall with water & electricity. 60 x 120 riding ring.
It’s the perfect package & it sparkles. $2,500/month.
Call George between 9:00am - 5:00pm
604-467-9340
741 OFFICE/RETAILMAPLE RIDGE Central Offi ce/ Retail space approx 800 sqft. $920/mo + hst (604)467-2606
Town core Maple Ridge 2 small offi ces
on Lougheed Hwy. NNN lease, base rent negotiable.
To view: Lynda J Lawrence Lone Palm Mgmt
(604)467-3333
743 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
MAPLE RIDGE
2 Bdrm apartments All inclusive $840/mo
1 &2 Bdrm bsmt suites $700 ~ $800/mo
4 Bdrm 2 level bsmt suite, 1 acre river view
(Silverdale) $1350/mo
Call Maria @ Ridge Meadows
Property Management (604)466-2838
Mon ~ Fri 9am ~ 5pmwww.ridgemeadows
propertymanagement.com
746 ROOMS FOR RENT
$75 OFF 1ST MONTHRooms from $435/mo. Fully Furn,
weekly maid service, cable TV,private bath, on bus route, 5/min
748 SHARED ACCOMMODATIONMAPLE RIDGE large loft style un-furn room for female only in charac-ter home. $575 incl strg/utils & net. Avail March. Call (604)374-8850.
MAPLE RIDGE West, lovely Town-house fully furnished, incls all util’s $500mo avail immed 604-467-9921
750 SUITES, LOWERCOQUITLAM, 2 Bdrm, on 2 acres, avail now. Newly reno’d, bright and cozy, lam fl r , new kitchen/bath. NP.Close to Coquitlam center, Douglas college, all amenities.W/D in suite. $875 + sh util & DD. ref req’d! Leave msg at 1-604-414-6077.
RENTALS
750 SUITES, LOWERCoquitlam, WW Plat: Quiet 1/bdrm; f/yard. Shrd W/D. $700/mo incld utils. G/l priv entry. 604-941-4166LANGLEY, 2/bdrm large bsmt suite. Private, quiet, gated farm setting. Close to town. Too many good things to list. N/S. Incl util. $980/mo. (604)230-2808MAPLE RIDGE 207 & LOUGHEED, grnd lvl bright 1 bdrm ste. Pri entry, shrd lndry, utils incl. Cls to hosp. Suit sgl, NP/NS, no parties. Apr 1st. $750/mo. Sylvia 604-467-5691.MAPLE RIDGE, 2/bdrm bsmt suite. 1089 sf. Clean, own entry, own W/D, S & F. $825/mo + 1/3 util. NS/NP. April 1. (604)476-9529MAPLE RIDGE 2 bdrm lge g/l patio, cls to amens, ns/np $800/mo Mar 1st . 604-476-0909, 626-9027MAPLE RIDGE 3 bdrm grnd lvl ste, priv entry & lndry, full bath, close to bus, schools & shops. N/S, N/P. Refs req’d. $1100/mo incl utils Avail immed. 604-459-9166 lve msg.MAPLE RIDGE, beautiful new 1400 sf 2 bdrm, 6 appls, own W/D, gas F/P, strg, garage prk, priv. patio/entr. $1,000/mth incl. utils & cable. Apr.1. NS/NP. 778-994-1556MAPLE RIDGE central a/g 2 Bdrm, clean & bright, all new fl ooring, gas F/P, 4 appl’s, N/S, N/P, Avail March 1, $800 + utils 604-467-9222MAPLE RIDGE central bright g/l 1 bdrm sh w/d, N/S. Cats ok. Clse to transit. Gas f/p $700 incl utils & full cble. Avail Apr 1. 604-463-5592MAPLE RIDGE, large 1 bdrm suite, large kitchen, w/island. Utilities, laundry incl. NP/NS. $800. Phone 778-833-4005 or [email protected] RIDGE quiet area, newly reno. 1 bdrm. + den/offi ce, own ent., utils. incl. Ldry. neg. N/S N/P. Mar. 1. Refs req’d. $850 mo. Call Kim or Larry 604-463-0940MAPLE RIDGE sm 1 bdrm bsmt ste in quiet home. Sep entry. Incl all utils, shrd w/d. NS/NP. Sgle person only. $495/mo. Mar 15th or Apr 1st. Call: (604)467-6768MAPLE RIDGE. Small cottage, no pets, $500/mo. Available now. Call: 604-462-0387.MAPLE RIDGE, spacious newer 1 Bdrm bachelorette suite on quiet acreage, min. to downtown util’s incl n/s, n/p, $650/mo 604-462-0836.MAPLE RIDGE. West. Bachelor suite, priv. entr. NS/NP. $550 incl all utils. Avail now. 604-477-3764.MAPLE RIDGE WEST. Newer bright 1 & 2 bdrm stes. NP/NS. Sep ent. Nr schl & hosp. $750 & $900 incl hydro. 604-306-7480.PITT MEADOWS. 1 bdrm nr WCE. $650/mo. incl. utils. N/S, N/P. Immed. 604-839-8442 Gurjeet.PITT MEADOWS 2 bdrm gr.lvl ste, full bath, 2 car tandem prkg, $900/mo. N/S. 604-465-3960
Maple Ridge, 22977-116 Ave. Brand new units at the Duet. Right across from Thomas Haney Center, walk to shops. 3 & 4 bdrms. Prices from $1950 to $2300. N/P. N/S.
Call Sheri M604-535-8080
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MAPLE RIDGE. 2 bdrm T/H 1.5 baths. 5 appls Avail now. N/S, cat ok. $975/mo. Call 604-306-9488.
Maple Ridge Central3 Bedroom 21/2 bath
Avail immed. $1200/moDamage deposit ~ Ref’sCredit check ~ No Pets
Call 604-466-6348Leave message
MAPLE RIDGE twnhse 2bdrm with cheater ensuite, ns/np, $1100 Imm. Derek 604-839-6024. After 4pmPITT MEADOWS: 2-3 bdrm co-op T/H $1005/mo - $1089/mo. Shares req’d. No subsidy available. Orien-tation 2nd Sun. 2 pm & 3rd Tues. 7 pm ea mo. 19225 119th Ave., Pitt Meadows V3Y 2B2. Send SASE or leave msg 604-465-1938PITT MEADOWS, Ford & Harris, 3 bdrm T/H. Quiet family complex, rent geared to income. N/P. Call: 604-465-4851
757 WANTED TO RENT
WANTED TO RENT Sublet or House-sit
Banking executive needs 2 or 3 bdrm furnished house
or apartment for April, May & June
Phone Liz: 778-869-6937
TRANSPORTATION
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818 CARS - DOMESTIC
1996 OLDS 88 LS beautiful blue on blue leather w/full Delta LS Option Pkg. Power Everything with a great am/fm cassette, CD sound system. 1 Owner. Never been in rush hour. Very babied. Very loyal & safe car. $2500. Call Tom 604-250-2443.
1999 BUICK REGAL G.S. S. roof, leather + heat seats, low K. V6, $4900 obo. private. 604-593-5072
2001 MERCURY GRAND MAR-QUIS - loaded, all options, leather, local, 1 owner, no accident, 98K, priced to sell. $5,900 604.657.8659
2004 BUICK LASABRE. Loaded, estate sale, new tires/brakes. Pri-vate, $8900 obo. 778-565-1097.
2005 CAVALIER 43,000 Km’s, grey, 5 spd, 4 door, $6750. Call af-ter 6pm ask for Don 604-944-1226
821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS
2000 TOYOTA COROLLA VE, light brown, 4 dr, exc cond. new brakes, good tires, all rcrds, 190K, AirCrd to Oct. 12. $3,995 fi rm. 604-467-3621
2006 HONDA CIVIC 2 door, 5 spd manual, 80K, red, $6450 fi rm. Call: 604-538-9257.
2009 TOYOTA MATRIX 4/dr auto p/w, p/l, AC, cd player, 88K, silver. $9800. Call 604-825-9477.
2011 TOYOTA Camry LE, 7000 kms. auto, factory warranty. No ac-cidents. $22,400. 778-869-3265.
827 VEHICLES WANTED
838 RECREATIONAL/SALE
2007 Mallard 18CK
Front sofa, ducted roof air, microwave, awning, stereo.
Very clean. $12,995 (stk.28505A)www.fraserwayrv.com
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SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED Webuy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Min. 10. Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288The Scrapper
847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
2007 JEEP COMPASS, great cond, $17,500. Call: (604)574-1189.
848 TOWING
PERSON IN a wheelchair with Ven-tilator, looking to remove your old Vehicles Will pay $100.00 and up for your complete car. All donations will be greatly appreciated (pots&pans, old computers, old wires, copper pipes, brass, car bat-tery) to help with care needs. Please call 604-476-2127 or 778-960-3896 Wayne.
