Slot machines now at bingo hall . p3 B.C. Views A soft target for system abusers. p6 There’s no final deci- sion yet, but the com- ments from last week’s meeting of the Agricul- tural Land Commission are inspiring those who are fighting to keep 152 acres as farmland. Betty Von Hardenberg and Diana Williams both attended the Oct. 12 meet- ing, when members of the Pelton family made their case to exclude the land from the Agricultural Land Reserve. Norm Pelton and his son Steve want to remove the land at 203rd Street and Golden Ears Way so it can be developed as a busi- ness park. The land used to house the Pelton tree nursery, which supplied seedlings for reforesta- tion around B.C. No decision has been made public, but Von Hardenberg heard en- couraging words. “’You buy it as farmland, you sell it as farmland,’” she recalled one panel member saying. “That was a very power- ful statement. “I was very hopeful when I sat there and lis- tened to that. I honestly didn’t expect that kind of strong, straight forward language … I was really surprised.” Williams was told the south coast panel voted that afternoon. But deci- sions can’t be released until the applicant is no- tified. That’s expected to happen in the next few weeks. “It was a very positive feeling and we came away with a distinct feeling, there’s virtually no sup- port for this plan whatso- ever.” Maple Ridge council May 27, forwarded the applica- tion to remove 152 acres of the former Pelton Refor- estation tree nursery. Farmland supporters encouraged by agricultural commission comments THE NEWS No go for Pelton application? Colleen Flanagan/THE NEWS Pet blessing Jada Westerlaken, 6, holds her dog Milo while Rev. Ted Celiz blesses him during a special celebration at the Anglican Church of the Holy Spirit in Whonnock Sunday morning for St. Francis of Assisi and the blessing of pets. Seven dogs, three guinea pigs and one mouse – named Mary – in total were blessed. Four years for guns found at Pitt airport A man caught with a cache of guns stashed in a Pitt Meadows airport hanger was sentenced to more than four years in prison Friday in Van- couver Supreme Court. David Wilfred Grant, 45, did not want to address the court before being handed the federal sentence, which was jointly agreed to by Crown and defence. “I hope not to be back in front of you,” he told assistant chief justice Anne Mackenzie. Grant pleaded guilty to several criminal charges on five indict- ments. See Guns, p14 See Pelton, p4 Opinion 6 Tom Fletcher 6 Letters 7 Small Business 20 Arts&life 27 Sports 31 Classifieds 35 Index Wednesday, October 20, 2010 · Serving Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows · est. 1978 · 604-467-1122 · 50¢ www.mapleridgenews.com Arts&life Always Halloween on Boo Alley. p27 David Grant arrested last month in a pickup equipped with police sirens by Phil Melnychuk staff reporter A sante Centre disputes findings of UK study on FAS. See p8 by Monisha Martins staff reporter 20468 Lougheed Hwy. • Haney Place Mall • 22805 Lougheed Hwy. 3 LOCATIONS Spicy Spicy Mama Burger Only Only $ $ 1 1 99 99 Packs a kick. Costs hardly a lick. Limited time offer. Chipotle Offer Expires October 24, 2010
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Slot machines now at bingo hall. p3B.C. Views
A soft target for system abusers. p6
There’s no final deci-sion yet, but the com-ments from last week’s meeting of the Agricul-tural Land Commission are inspiring those who are fighting to keep 152
acres as farmland.Betty Von Hardenberg
and Diana Williams both attended the Oct. 12 meet-ing, when members of the Pelton family made their case to exclude the land from the Agricultural Land Reserve.
Norm Pelton and his son Steve want to remove the
land at 203rd Street and Golden Ears Way so it can be developed as a busi-ness park. The land used to house the Pelton tree nursery, which supplied seedlings for reforesta-tion around B.C.
No decision has been made public, but Von Hardenberg heard en-couraging words.
“’You buy it as farmland, you sell it as farmland,’” she recalled one panel
member saying.“That was a very power-
ful statement.“I was very hopeful
when I sat there and lis-tened to that. I honestly didn’t expect that kind of strong, straight forward language … I was really surprised.”
Williams was told the south coast panel voted that afternoon. But deci-sions can’t be released until the applicant is no-
tifi ed. That’s expected to happen in the next few weeks.
“It was a very positive feeling and we came away with a distinct feeling, there’s virtually no sup-port for this plan whatso-ever.”
Maple Ridge council May 27, forwarded the applica-tion to remove 152 acres of the former Pelton Refor-estation tree nursery.
Farmland supporters encouraged by agricultural commission comments
THE NEWS
No go for Pelton application?
Colleen Flanagan/THE NEWS
Pet blessingJada Westerlaken, 6, holds her dog Milo while Rev. Ted Celiz blesses him during a special celebration at the Anglican Church of the Holy Spirit in Whonnock Sunday morning for St. Francis of Assisi and the blessing of pets. Seven dogs, three guinea pigs and one mouse – named Mary – in total were blessed.
Four years for guns found at Pitt airport
A man caught with a cache of guns stashed in a Pitt Meadows airport hanger was sentenced to more than four years in prison Friday in Van-couver Supreme Court.
David Wilfred Grant, 45, did not want to address the court before being handed the federal sentence, which was jointly agreed to by Crown and defence.
“I hope not to be back in front of you,” he told assistant chief justice Anne Mackenzie.
Grant pleaded guilty to several criminal charges on fi ve indict-ments.
See Guns, p14
See Pelton, p4
Opinion 6
Tom Fletcher 6
Letters 7
Small Business 20
Arts&life 27
Sports 31
Classifi eds 35
Index
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Three commemorative plaques from the Pitt River Bridge were stolen last week.
The bronze panels were mounted to a concrete wall with titanium rods, sunk in concrete.
The plaques included the names of every per-son who worked to build the bridge and were displayed on the east span, off busy Lougheed Highway.
The combined weight of the panels is 600 pounds.
Ridge Meadows RCMP believe they were sto-len some time between Monday, Oct. 11 and Wednesday, Oct. 13.
“At this time, police have few leads on this case,” said Supt. Dave Walsh. “We’re asking for the public’s help on this one. We’re hoping that someone with information will contact us and help in getting these plaques back where they
belong.”Transportation and Infrastructure Minister
Shirley Bond called the theft “an appalling crim-inal act.”
The plaques were unveiled by Premier Gordon Campbell in September.
“The plaque bears the names of hundreds of men and women whose vision, expertise and hard work helped bring this project to comple-tion,” said Bond. “At the installation just a short time ago, we watched the pride people demon-strated as they saw their names on the plaque. The goal of the worker recognition program is to create a lasting legacy for the project workers to share with their children and grandchildren.”
Peter Kiewet and Sons is offering a $5,000 re-ward for information that leads to the return of the plaques.
“We are all very upset at this turn of events,” said Peter Kiewet and Sons vice-president Frank Margitan.
“The Pitt River Bridge is a magnifi cent new ad-dition to Metro Vancouver’s transportation net-work, and that’s in no small part a result of the efforts of those who worked on the project.”
• Anyone with information is asked to call RCMP at 604-463-6251, or to remain anonymous, 1-800-222-8477.
Slot machines now at bingo hall
Not a word of advertising has been done, but that didn’t stop peo-ple from fi ling through the doors of the Maple Ridge Community Gam-ing Centre Friday, sitting down and plunking cash into the buzzing, blinking, blaring slot machines.
Great Canadian Gaming Corp. started the expansion of the Haney Bingo Plex on 224th Street earlier this year, a renovation project that exceeded a million dollars, and last week did a “soft launch” of the new facility. The grand opening takes place Thursday.
“This gives our staff the opportu-nity to work out any bugs.
“You can clearly see people want this. They’ve come on their own without any advertising,” said Howard Blank, vice-president with Great Canadian Gaming.
By lunch hour, 40 people already were sitting at some of the newest models of slot machines, 100 in all. Five Racebook machines have also been installed for off-track bet-ting for race tracks across North America.
The expansion and installation of the slot machines, however, is just temporary until Great Ca-
nadian builds its gaming centre on Lougheed Highway and 227th Street. That’s expected to be done in three years.
For Bob, who wanted to remain anonymous, the slot machines mean he no longer has to drive to Boulevard Casino in Coquitlam. He goes to Coquitlam to play the slots, and have dinner – an evening out for about $50. “That’s it and then we leave.
“Set yourself a limit, and that’s it.”
But he wondered if there would be enough room for parking. How-
ever, Great Canadian has secured an extra 34 stalls in the new lot on Selkirk Avenue, as well as the cus-tomary stalls to the west of the bin-go plex, as well as street parking.
The renovations will boost ca-pacity from about 500 seats for bingo to about 700 with the addi-tion of the slot machine section.
June, who also wished to re-main anonymous, is a regular bingo player, but also welcomed the slot machines. “It’s OK, as long as you can control it,” she said.
“I pay all my bills fi rst and
whatever’s left over, that’s my en-tertainment dollar.”
With more than half of the slots occupied, Blank pointed out there were still the usual numbers in the bingo section of the building.
“Obviously, it’s not taken away from the bingo, it’s just adding more.”
The slot machines means mon-ey in the coffers of the District of Maple Ridge. Ten per cent of the net income from the slots will go to the district, for special projects. However, Blank couldn’t estimate annual revenues from the slots.
Colleen Flanagan/THE NEWS
The expansion and slot machines are a temporary upgrade until Great Canadian builds its new facility in Maple Ridge.
Police have recommended charges against two men in connection with the rape of a teenage girl last month at a party in Pitt Meadows.
Ridge Meadows RCMP have pre-pared a package of information for Crown counsel proposing charges of distributing child porn against one adult male – as well as a more seri-ous charge of sexual assault causing bodily harm against an 18-year-old man.
A 16-year-old boy was charged last month with one count each of pro-ducing child pornography and dis-tributing child pornography.
“This is the fi rst time police are making public the proposal of a charge against a third individual, re-lated to the circumstances of this as-sault,” said Sgt. Peter Thiessen.
The 16-year-old girl was raped at “Another Night in Bangkok,” a party held on a farm at 12993 Harris Road, Sept. 10. Investigators believe that as many as 12 people witnessed the inci-dent and “more than one individual” participated in it.
The 16-year-old boy charged with distributing child porn allegedly took photographs of the rape, then shared them with friends by cellphone. They were eventually posted on the social-networking site Facebook.
Despite graphic photographs, the investigation has not been easy for police. They have been trying to break what they describe as a “code of silence” amongst the teens who di-rectly witnessed the assault.
“Because of the high community interest in this case, we have gone to the unusual step of advising the com-munity, through the media, that rec-ommendations for charges against two additional individuals have now gone forward to Crown,” explained Thiessen, a spokesperson for the RCMP Lower Mainland District Re-gional Police Service.
“However, this remains an active investigation, and once again we encourage anyone who has further information about the events of that evening to come forward to police.”
The proposed charges were sub-mitted by police to Port Coquitlam Crown prosecutors last week.
Commemorative Pitt bridge plaques stolen
Two more could be charged in Pitt rave rape
100 slot, fi ve Racebook machines installed as part of million-dollar expansion
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It did so without taking the option of holding a public meeting and ex-tending the deadline by which the application had to go to the Agricul-tural Land Commission.
The Pelton, family which operated the nurs-ery for 40 years, wants to develop the property into a business park.
It’s also offering 52 acres which would stay in the ALR, for parks, community garden plots, trails, sports fi elds and agri-business purposes.
Von Hardenberg said panel members said it was their job to protect farmland and that the Pelton application didn’t provide enough benefi t for farming or the com-munity.
She said the main goal was to get the land out of the reserve, after which the community would have no control after-wards.
However, Maple Ridge council has said it would control what type of de-velopment takes place there and said it only wants industrial use for the land. Its Offi cial Com-munity Plan calls for cre-ation of a 200 to 300 acres of industrial land.
Brian Underhill, exec-utive-director with the ALC, said hearing from the applicant is the last step before a decision is made. “The next stage would be to formalize a decision, then let the ap-plicant know.
“It’s still in process.”Norm Pelton attended
the meeting and said he didn’t know what the commission would de-cide.
He said if the applica-tion is rejected, the fam-ily would have to decide later what to do.
The application says the Pelton family wants to ensure there’s a “net benefi t” to farming in Maple Ridge. They pro-pose to do that by en-hancing the productivity of existing farms by cre-ating several features on the 52 acres that would stay in the land reserve.
Williams, with the Pitt Polder Preservation So-ciety, said she doubts the commission will OK the application after the comments that were made.
“I certainly hope that’s not going to happen and that’s not the feeling I got.”
Asked if she saw the decision as a defeat for
Maple Ridge council and Williams said that coun-cil wasn’t fair to the com-munity by forwarding the application – with-out giving the public a chance to comment.
“I think that was a dirty deal. It was under-handed,” she said.
“Certainly, if they had the genuine interest of the community, they should have allowed the community to have some input before it was sent in … not very demo-cratic.”
She said it’s also not fair to the land com-mission because Maple Ridge is putting the onus on the ALC as if it had the support of the com-munity.
Norm and Betty Pelton, made the largest single contribution to Mayor Ernie Daykin’s 2008 cam-paign, topping all donors with a contribution of $3,500.
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Coun. Al Hogarth, along with Couns. Judy Dueck, Cheryl Ashlie, Michael Morden and Mayor Er-nie Daykin voted in May to send the application to the commission. Couns. Craig Speirs and Linda King opposed that.
Williams said when councillors get cam-paign donations and say they’re not infl uenced by those donations, “Well that’s questionable isn’t it?”
Williams said that commission chair Rich-ard Bullock asked how a land exclusion would affect the neighbours ties and was told by fel-low commissioner John Tomlinson that it would trigger a rush of other applications from near-by land owners. Bullock said a decision to release the land would put pres-sure on the ALC from other applicants.
Williams said ALC regional planner Tony Pellett said he’s famil-iar with the land and the area surrounding it and said there would be nothing wrong with the soil once the gravel from the previous tree farm is removed.
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Hungry bears in Maple Ridge are drifting fur-ther into city limits as they bulk up for winter.
The conservation ser-vice has relocated eight “family” units, mostly moms and cubs from Port Coquitlam and Maple Ridge, in the past month.
Three cubs who got stuck in a dumpster at Thomas Haney second-ary last week were res-cued by RCMP, while their mother was kept at bay with a police siren. They were not relocated, however.
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VICTORIA – Driv-ing along a major suburban thorough-fare on a recent sunny afternoon, I couldn’t help but no-tice a woman casu-ally relieving herself on the grass between the sidewalk and the street.
The highly visible location seemed deliberately chosen, perhaps as a street person’s farewell to another golden summer in B.C.’s most peed-upon city.
This sort of flagrant offence against decency would still have shock value in most B.C. communities, but here in Victoria the likeliest reaction would be, “Hey, you’re on the wrong street.”
The Pandora Avenue squat, as it came to be known, was this sum-mer’s politically correct theatre of the absurd, and as usual it was not rated for family viewing. A filthy little tent city sprang up on a broad downtown boulevard across from one of the local homeless handout services, migrating in from local parks.
Public peeing was among the milder problems on Pandora. This was well illustrated by its sudden end in Sep-tember.
The Victoria News reported that a core group of drug dealers was picked up in an undercover police buy-and-bust operation at the Pandora squat. Overnight the tent city vanished. A combination of cooler weather and the closure of the crack-and-meth bazaar
seems to have done the trick, as camp-ers suddenly came to appreciate the vacant shelter beds up the street.
B.C.’s urban southwest offers a glimpse of the future for other commu-nities around the province in the aban-donment of community standards. And nobody surrenders quite like Victoria.
This is a town that wilts like let-tuce before an invasion of feral bunny rabbits. It’s a town that celebrates an urban design award for its downtown urinal, an expensive but oh-so-artistic response to the monsoon of doorway peeing that pours down after the bars close.
The city’s response to a court ruling limiting its ban on camping in parks was timid even by Victoria standards. Hounded by the “homeless” and their “advocates” at every step, city council finally passed a bylaw declaring camp-sites on boulevards to be banned as a traffic hazard.
By the time they got it done, the sum-mer squat had folded. Along the way it was revealed that at least some of the campers weren’t homeless, having had “social” housing provided to them, and that shelter beds had also been sitting empty.
The shelter beds are significant from a legal as well as a common-sense point of view. The court ruling had said the city couldn’t prevent people from putting up tents, but only if there were no shelter beds available. But appar-ently verifying homelessness would have been too harsh.
A few weeks ago on a ferry crossing, I overheard a couple of fragrant young fellows, fresh from a few weeks pick-ing fruit in the Okanagan and looking
for a comfortable place to ride out the winter. Victoria here they come. This has been going on for generations, and it apparently remains a path of choice for winter refugees all the way from Quebec.
Housing and Social Development Minister Rich Coleman was on Sean Leslie’s CKNW radio program the other day, talking up B.C.’s efforts to get people off the street.
He did allow that the southwestern corner of the province does have a couple of different factors to consider.
“The big one is probably weather, so we do get some in-migration at times of the year because the weather is differ-ent in other areas of Canada,” Coleman said, demonstrating his mastery of understatement.
Warm weather and weak local gov-ernment are a bad combination.
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No fi nal decision has been made yet, but com-ments from the south coast panel of the Agricultural Land Commission last week indicate that the Pelton property won’t be taken out of the reserve.
That’s good for the Kanaka business park, which is built but still pretty much empty, and the new busi-ness park being built near the airport in Pitt Mead-ows. We’re not sure what this means for the Albion fl ats, which is still in the planning stages but could include an industrial component.
But overall, we think it’s good for Maple Ridge.Leaving the Pelton’s 152 acres in the agricultural
land reserve not only preserves potential farmland, but that around it – historical and active farms run by the Laity, Hampton and Davison families, original settlers.
This area, close to the dikes and featuring an abun-dance of wildlife and dark rich soil, is the true heart of Maple Ridge.
Also, such a decision – to keep it farmland – would show that the land commission can’t be fooled by a council that tried to pull a fast one on its constituents – pushing through the application at warp speed with no public consultation. Council tried to tell residents what was good for them without asking what they wanted; it was a transparent and insincere effort to help the Pelton family get more rich quick.
Council boasted that such a park on the Pelton land would generate tax revenue and provide jobs, but there were no assurances that those jobs would go to local residents. There was no measure for the community to have a say in what could be done with the land had it come out of the reserve. It was never demonstrated that there was even demand for such a park.
The Pelton family, which has provided good pay-ing jobs for many in this community for 40 years, can’t be faulted for trying. But this council should be held accountable for trying to pull a fast one – one that could have changed the face of Maple Ridge for-ever, and not for the better.
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Claus Andrup (Radio Haney) and I made a pre-sentation to council with respect to a vision we had for the Albion lands. At the time, this was received with great enthusiasm, but put on the back burner so as not to confl ict with the down-town core.
The Albion lands are now subject to a study to search out ideas through a charette process. My fi rst thought on this is that the terms of reference for this study completely ignore the south or waterfront side of the Al-bion lands.
This is very surprising as I fi rmly believe that the key to developing the Albion lands actually resides in the waterfront portion and, therefore, see this upcom-ing process deeply fl awed and possibly an utter waste of time and money.
The riverside portion is in dire need of a plan, it has a poor jobs-to-area ratio. Why not incorporate it in this study?
It is clear now through the various reports that close to 50 per cent of the north side is Class 2 and 3 agricultural soils. Furthermore, I would suggest that the Agricul-tural Land Commission will not support any notion that these lands can be used for anything else, but uses that would preserve their agri-cultural status.
The current use of these lands for recreation and as fairgrounds is likely there to stay, with some ideas of expanding on that theme.
All the above uses are not great generators of reve-nues, quite the opposite.
The south side has the ability, given its current stature of expansive indus-trial (private ownership and paved over area with no possibility of returning to agricultural) to be re-born into something far larger that the sum of the parts. It is this side that can ulti-mately pay for the goodies on the north side and guar-antee the preservation of the agricultural lands held
therein.Our vision focused on
the river side of the Albion lands with an idea of con-necting across the tracks and Lougheed Highway to the fairgrounds side. What is important here is the fact that we have the rail line and the West Coast Express. We could not wish for a better set of infrastructures. This has to be taken into account in the most serious way and has to play a key role in de-veloping these lands in an effi cient way.
This plan uses only 20 per cent of the south side for mixed uses and preserves the balance for job generat-ing uses.
By the way, TransLink should not dictate where the station goes, but the overall plan should; the station is there to serve the plan, not to direct it.
One at 240th Street would mean shuttle buses would be needed to serve the fair-grounds.
The regional road net-work, with its new set of bridges, has fulfi lled the need for roads for decades to come. What is languish-ing far behind is mass tran-sit.
There is no doubt that the LRT/light rail combo should be extended from Coquit-
lam to Maple Ridge and pos-sibly back over the Golden Ears Bridge to eventually connect Langley and King George Highway. We would then fi nally get a looped system connecting not just east-west but north-south.
We absolutely need to focus on opportunities that pro-mote more density and less sprawl. This is such an op-portunity. It is also a respon-sible thing to do with respect to the legacy to our next gen-erations. We cannot continue to allow sprawl to eat away at remote, cheap land (cheap for developers but expensive ultimately for taxpayers) and put more demand on services that this sprawl requires that our grand kids will have to pay for. This is what I would call a bad investment and planning.
The proposed vision would include a small core with condos and retail set around a waterfront experi-ence, much like Granville Is-land, but on a smaller scale.
Surrounding this core, a set of concentric rings of business parks, light in-dustrial, would provide a rejuvenated Albion district with jobs and associated housing, negating the re-quirement for lengthy com-mute. A Main Street would be anchored by the river
and a new Albion station. A combination of a depressed highway and an overpass would connect to the fair-ground square, from which all recreation and events buildings could be reached.
I don’t see any reason why an area along the highway, served by a fronting road could not be used by big box retailers. This would be eas-ily accessible to the retail along Main Street. Adjacent parking would serve the core and park ‘n’ ride week days, events and Port Ka-naka visiting on week ends.
There is an opportunity to end up with something that goes well beyond the sum of the parts and create a sense of place that will benefi t Ma-ple Ridge in the long term.
It would be a great shame to miss it.
All this requires is an ap-proach where politics and self interests are put aside and allow the common good to prevail.
It is not suggested that this has to be the scheme, but that the terms of refer-ence are reworked in such a way that this type of vision has an opportunity to see the light of day that will be of benefi t to all.
ROD GRUZELIER
URBAN DESIGN INC.PITT MEADOWS
EDITOR, THE NEWS:Re: More one-acre lots proposed (The News, Oct. 13).I was astounded to see Coun. Al Hogarth’s remark that
single-family homes get a 25 per cent subsidy on their mu-nicipal taxes.
In June, I paid $2,753 in total property taxes after the basic homeowner grant, of which $2,276 was for local, mu-nicipal purposes. Another $205 went to TransLink, Metro Vancouver and B.C. Assessment, and the remaining $271 to schools.
Depending on how one interprets the 25 per cent fi g-ure, am I to take it from Coun. Hogarth’s statements that I should be paying another $700 to $900 in municipal taxes just so that the district can break even on the services it is providing to my residence?
If that is what he is saying, I think he should say so explic-itly, and tell us what document or study he is relying on for his 25 per cent subsidy fi gure.
D. RODNEY SMELSER
MAPLE RIDGE
EDITOR, THE NEWS:Re: We still have to pay for health care (Health Care, Oct.
8).Dr. Marco Terwiel writes: It is no secret that many Euro-
pean countries are much more effi cient in the delivery of health care services and offer much better value for money spent than we do in this country.”
He then continues: “The problem is that there is a lot of resistance in many quarters in Canada to make the neces-sary changes to achieve these.”
This raise the question in what respect and in what areas are the European countries much more effi cient and why and in what quarters is there in Canada a lot of resistance to make the necessary changes to achieve grater effi ciencies?
As health care services are of great interest to many, I hope that the doctor will explain his assertions in his next article.
JOSEPH A. GROENEWEGEN
MAPLE RIDGE
Where does subsidy figure come from?
Include Albion waterfront
Pedestrians, be careful on beautiful new sidewalks
Doctor, please explain
EDITOR, THE NEWS:Re: Cyclists allowed on
sidewalks in Maple Ridge (The News, Oct. 13).
What is Maple Ridge thinking?
Once again we seem to be discouraging shopping in the downtown core. Were merchants consulted? Were the residents on 224th Street consulted?
No one objects to children riding their bikes on the sidewalk, as kids today don’t go anywhere without their parents and they appear to be properly supervised.
It’s the adults on bikes, pulling shopping carts and not wearing helmets, that I am concerned about.
I have nearly been hit twice in front of my bank.
But the scariest time was when I took my two grand-children for an ice cream. Being a spry granny, I was able to pull the children out of the way of a person who zipped around the corner with no regard for anyone in his path.
Naturally, we were met with verbal abuse for being in his way.
I have not gone for ice cream since. It was truly a harrowing experience.
A warning to pedestrians, especially seniors, when leaving the library, banks or bakeries, please look both ways before you step onto the beautiful new side-walks.
B. WILSON MAPLE RIDGE
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Discussion of developing Albion is a waste of time if not considering the waterfront potential, which could include a small core with condos and retail.
We pay enough taxFrom: PMResident, posted on www.mapleridgenews.com.Re: Which do yo prefer: extra tax or vehicle fee? (The News, Oct. 15).We already pay a carbon tax that nobody else in North America pays. We have the most expensive fuel on the continent. The Mayor of Port Moody says the carbon tax will raise $150 Million this year alone. That money should be going to transit. Don’t look to us for any more money. The Provin-cial government has your money. Demand it.
From: clausandrup, posted on www.mapleridgenews.com.Re: Which do yo prefer: extra tax or vehicle fee? (The News, Oct. 15).How about a public transport system that runs at a profit? Small business is expected to operate that way. How tough can it be?
No roomFrom: MapleMom , posted on www.mapleridgenews.com.Re: Make room for bikes (New Views, Oct. 13).Inconvenient. Like say spending six or more incredibly painful months recovering from being knocked down and then never regaining your inde-pendence or mobility? I fail to see how making the sidewalks dangerous for the disabled and the elderly solves this inconvenient problem.
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A recent study sug-gesting it is safe for pregnant women to en-gage in light drinking is sending the wrong mes-sage, says a Maple Ridge doctor specializing in fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).
“This has set us back years,” says Dr. Kwad-wo Asante, the founder of the Asante Centre, a non-profi t organiza-tion in Maple Ridge that works to prevent fetal alcohol syndrome. “It is time for scientists to come up with better ad-vice for mothers.”
Alcohol is the leading cause of preventable brain injury in unborn children, he said.
“I do not think an oc-casional drink causes FAS,” Asante said.
Small amounts of al-cohol may not harm an unborn child, he added, one thing it does not do is help the fetus.
“The only safe amount is zero,” he said.
Fetal alcohol syndrome
can lead to delayed men-tal development, hyper-activity, problems with boundaries, as well as physical deformities.
Children with fetal alcohol syndrome are born small, have small eyes, thin upper lips, and often born with a fl attened philtrum-the divet between one’s nose and upper lip.
The research study, published in the Jour-nal of Epidemiology and Community Health ear-lier this month, found that expectant mothers who drank one to two
drinks per week, or on occasion, during their pregnancy were not at risk of having children with behavioural dif-fi culties or cognitive defi cits.
The study was car-ried out jointly by the University College of London, along with Ox-ford, Essex, and War-wick universities, and involved three rounds of face-to-face interviews with more than 11,000 mothers of children born between 2000 and 2002.
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Researchers visited the children at nine months, three years and fi ve years, and tested them for cognitive and behavioural issues.
However, Dr. Asante said the scope and meth-ods used in the study are
fl awed.Firstly, participation
in the study was volun-tary, which he believes could cause the data to be skewed.
“Many mothers who have a child with FAS feel much guilt,” he said.
They would therefore
be more likely to either not take part in the study or lie about the amount of alcohol they drank while pregnant, potentially spoiling the data.
The study also only fol-lows the children to fi ve years of age, which may
be too early to diagnose behavioural issues, As-ante notes.
“Many of the behav-ioural issues don’t be-come apparent until the child enters school and has social interaction with their peers,” he said. Those with minor cases of FASD may not ever be diagnosed.
“Sometimes it could be as little as fi ve to 10 IQ points,” he said.
The study doesn’t look at the physical charac-teristics of children with fetal alcohol syndrome, either.
“The fetus doesn’t need alcohol,” said As-ante. “We don’t know how much alcohol is safe, so the safest thing is to avoid it altogether.”
In Canada, roughly two to three births out of every 1,000 will have fetal alcohol syndrome. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, the less severe variant of FAS, affects ten times as many.
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Before you burn, please consider the Green Waste program. For more information call the Ridge Meadows Transfer Station at604-466-9277.
If you do choose to burn, the following guidelines apply:
The • urban areas of Maple Ridge are completely closed to any type of burning.
The • rural areas of Maple Ridge may burn dry garden refuse from October 15 to November 15 with a permit if the fi re can be located a minimum of 15 metres from structures and property lines.
Permits may be revoked and fi nes issued by the Fire Department • at any time for non-compliance.
Permits are $25.00 available from the Maple Ridge Fire • Department, Hall #1 – 22708 Brown Avenue or the Municipal Hall, Finance Department.
To determine if you live in the rural area and are eligible for a • burning permit, contact the Fire Department at 604-463-5880 from 8:00am to 4:00pm, Monday to Friday or visit our web site at www.fi re.mapleridge.ca to view the rules & regulations of a fi re permit.
Thank you for doing your part to maintain a fi re safe community.
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An 18-foot cargo trail-er loaded with camping gear was stolen Friday from the driveway of a house in Maple Ridge.
The theft happened around noon on 209th Street near McKinney Avenue, but wasn’t dis-covered until 6 p.m.
Jim Joyce, who owned the 2008 Forest cargo trailer, said it was fi lled with thousands of dol-lars of gear, including a
Honda EU 3000 genera-tor and ammunition.
The theft forced him to cancel a hunting trip he had planned with his dad, who is battling cancer.
A silver-coloured standard cab pick up truck, with dark tinted windows, was seen pull-ing into Joyce’s drive way around noon and was likely used to tow the trailer. The trailer
had British Columbia licence plates 24686C on it at the time of the theft.
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A police dog helped RCMP arrest a 39-year-old Maple Ridge man who fl ed from offi cers early Sun-day in Maple Ridge.
The man was spotted by a po-lice offi cer driving a white Ford F350 pickup truck erratically on Lougheed Highway around 2:40 a.m. The truck initially pulled over, but as the offi cer approached the driver’s door, the driver sped away.
The RCMP Traffi c Services he-licopter, Air One, picked up the truck’s trail and followed it to a driveway in 12600-block of 239th Street. The driver ran from the truck and refused to obey police commands to come out of a heavily treed area. He was fi nally coaxed out by a police dog.
The man was directed to provide a sample of his breath into a road-side screening device that resulted in a ‘fail’ reading. As a result, his
driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and the truck was towed and will be impounded for 30 days.
In addition, the man was given a violation ticket for failing to stop for police, excessive speeding and driving without due care.
Stolen truck arrestA 21-year-old man was arrested
by police Friday in Maple Ridge af-ter being spotted in a stolen pickup truck.
An off-duty New Westminster Police offi cer saw the truck parked on 116th Avenue near Warsely Street around 11:45 a.m. Ridge Meadows RCMP, a police dog and its handler as well as a police heli-copter arrived on scene just as the Ford F350 pickup truck drove off.
The man drove the truck a short distance before parking it and get-ting out. He was taken into custody
without incident while walking away from the truck.
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The ground at the new SPCA shelter is mushier than expect-ed, so the piles had to go deeper to support the reinforced concrete pad that would sit on top and provide the foundation for the new Maple Ridge shelter.
But by the end of next month, the pooches should be sitting pretty in their new 6,500-sq.-foot digs, enjoying the ventilation and the location, next to the streams and trails of Maple Ridge Park at 10325 Jackson Rd.
Inspection services manager Stephen Cote-Rolvink told council Monday the foundation pilings had to be pounded deeper into the earth than ex-pected. But the project is going “quite well,” he said. The building includes a second-storey suite for a resi-dent caretaker, and a meeting place for vol-unteers. Cats staying at the shelter will have a communal outdoor area and lots of places to climb.
While the building was supposed to open in October, the delays now mean dogs won’t take occupancy until
November. The new Maple Ridge
SPCA shelter will have 16 kennels, which will accommodate two dogs each, a concept which reduces barking and which is borrowed from the SPCA’s new shelter in Penticton.
The kennels will also face into Albion park, to further reduce noise.
The new building is expected to win a silver rating under the Lead-ership in Energy and Environmental Design standards because it will use recycled build-ing materials, motion sensors to dim lights, triple-glaze windows,
low-fl ow water fi xtures, and capture rainwater from the roof and park-ing lot for slow release back into the ground.
The old SPCA shelter will be demolished ear-ly in the new year.
“We should let the [SPCA] staff destroy the building,” said Coun. Craig Speirs.
J. Floris Construction, of Abbotsford, won the bid for the project with a cost of $2.6 million, shared between the District of Maple Ridge and the B.C. SPCA.
In 2008, the not-for-profi t animal protec-tion society cared for 1,358 animals in the district.
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The people south of the Lougheed Highway want to give their neigh-bourhood study project a new name and new boundaries, and that’s just fi ne with Maple Ridge’s neighbourhood development coordina-tor, Christine DiGiam-berardine.
It’s no longer called the South Haney Change Project, but in-
stead it will be known as Port Haney Change Project, and instead of stretching from 225th Street to the Haney Bypass, the area being studied will extend to 227th Street.
Maple Ridge council got the update Monday on the one-year project that will culminate with a report and a vision about how the whole
area will develop.Residents decided to
make those changes at a Sept. 30 meeting, which drew 15 people.
“I think this is great. They’re determining the boundaries. They’re determining what they want to call it,” said Di-Giamberardine.
She said the project, led by consultant Mi-chelle Ninow, will try
to identify challenges of living in the area and to create a vision about how it should develop. Safety and affordable housing have been the two major issues to sur-face so far.
A fi nal report should be done by next sum-mer. The entire project is costing the district $25,000. The next meet-ing is Oct. 26.
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Start your Halloween day off by joining us at the Pitt Mead-Start your Halloween day off by joining us at the Pitt Mead-ows Heritage Hall for carnival games and fun for all ages. ows Heritage Hall for carnival games and fun for all ages. Please pre-register so we can plan accordingly for all of the Please pre-register so we can plan accordingly for all of the ghoulish friends joining us. Parent participation required. ghoulish friends joining us. Parent participation required. Cost is $10. Barcode #149243Cost is $10. Barcode #149243
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Run or Power Walk into "G2" Sun, Oct 24 at 4:00pm Sawyer's Landing, Pitt MeadowsBy donation. Any donation of $20 will receive a pair of custom AIK socks while they last. The course is a great way to measure your tness from G1-G2 and G2-G1 2011. Sponsored by New Balance, THE NEWS, Zenberry Coffee, & Maui Macaroons.Athletes In Kind (AIK) have a KM Club, Race Team and “NEW”AIK Run Club. Please contact [email protected] for further details.
Pro-D Day,YEAH!Join Parks & Leisure Ser-vices Children’s Staff for fun and games on your school day off. Activi-ties include oor hockey, swimming, crafts, sweet treats and much more.Age: 6-12 yrs Fee: $37. per dayTime: 8:30am-4:00pmGreg Moore Youth Centre
For details on these and For details on these and other great drop in and other great drop in and registered programs for registered programs for the whole family, view the whole family, view our Fall Arts & Recre-our Fall Arts & Recre-ation Guide at recreg4u.ation Guide at recreg4u.ca or call 604-465-2470.ca or call 604-465-2470.
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Enjoy a fun lled and age appropriate dance experi-ence in a safe and fully supervised environment.
An evening swim at the Leisure Centre and then eat pizza and watch a movie on our giant movie screen at the Greg Moore Youth Centre.
8-12year olds Fee: $20Sat, October 236:00pm-9:30pm Greg Moore Youth CentreBarcode#149244
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This free community eventis sure to have all going “ooh and aah” as Maple Ridge Lions and Maple Ridge Fire Department light the skies with their professional reworks show. Thanks to our major corporate sponsor, Maple Ridge Chrysler.
Aquatics Reminder.No late afternoon or
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Women’s Indoor Ball Hockey This is a fun, active, social game of indoor ball hockey; all skill levels are welcome. Drop-in Tuesday nights from 8:30 – 10pm @ the Maple Ridge Leisure Centre. Regular admission rates apply.
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14 – Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - THE NEWS - www.mapleridgenews.com
‘Legitimate interest in guns’They include traffi cking marijuana,
possessing prohibited fi rearms, crimi-nal harassment, obstruction of justice and dangerous driving – an offence for which he has been in custody for the past month.
In May 2002, RCMP surveillance and telephone wiretaps led investigators to four marijuana grow operations linked to Grant and several others. Three were located in Mission and one in Maple Ridge.
Police seized a total of 1,335 plants from the properties; police estimated the marijuana was worth $600,000.
Combined, the growops were stealing $11,882 in electricity.
The wiretaps also lead investigators to an armoured car, two other vehicles and a hangar at the Pitt Meadows air-port, where 17 guns were discovered, including a loaded 35-calibre pistol, a semiautomatic Glock and a Schmeiser sub-machine gun.
Grant’s lawyer, Ian Donaldson, said his client was a member of a gun club and the German submachine was a col-lector’s item.
The majority of the ammunition was stored in a vault, he explained.
“He never threatened to use a weapon at any time,” Donaldson told the court.
“He had a legitimate interest in guns as opposed to an illegitimate one.”
It was an explanation not bought by Justice Mackenzie.
“They are extremely serious offenc-es,” she said to Grant.
“There is only one reason to possess a gun and that is to kill people.”
The criminal harassment charges relate to incidents where Grant threat-ened his then common-law partner.
After being arrested by police for ha-rassing and breaking into her house, Grant was held in custody at the North Fraser Pretrial Centre, awaiting a bail hearing. While inside, phone calls to his mother requesting she get his girlfriend to drop the charges were taped by po-lice, which led to Grant being charged with obstructing justice.
Grant’s most recent encounter with Ridge Meadows RCMP took place Sept. 16, when an offi cer tried to pull over a pickup truck with Mexico licence plates on Dewdney Trunk Road, near 232nd Street. Grant refused to pull over and accelerated away, going east.
Offi cers used spike belts twice in an attempt to stop the pickup and it fi nally pulled into a driveway off 269th Street, where Grant jumped out and tried to fl ee. He was eventually taken into custody after being tackled by two of-fi cers.
When police searched the pickup truck, they found it was equipped with police sirens and fl ashing lights. A switch to activate the equipment was located near the driver’s door.
Grant’s lawyer admitted his client’s driving was “appalling,” but explained the lights and sirens were in the car be-cause Grant is a volunteer fi refi ghter in Mexico, where he spends a signifi cant amount of time.
Grant was handed an 18-month pris-on term for dangerous driving on top of the four years for the traffi cking, weap-ons possession and other offences. He also received an 18-month driving pro-hibition and has to forfeit $20,000 of his bail.
The pickup truck with sirens and an aircraft found in the hangar were also surrendered.
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COMMISSIONER-AT-LARGEApplications are invited from Maple Ridge residents to serve as a volunteer member of the Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Parks & Leisure Services Commission.
The purpose of the Commission is to function as an independent policy making body. The Commission has the responsibility for the direct delivery of leisure services to residents and, for entering into agreements and contractual obligations within the limitations of approved budgets to deliver services through various groups, agencies and businesses. The list of services offered by the Commission includes everything from the planning, maintenance and scheduling of Parks and Public Recreation, Cultural and Heritage Facilities to offering programs and drop in activities in numerous locations to all age groups. Providing support to the many community organizations who deliver recreation services to area residents is another critical aspect of the Commission’s work. The Commission is made up of nine elected offi cials and six Citizen-at-Large.
The Commission has three vacancies for Maple Ridge:
A one-year term to run January 1 – December 31, 2011• Two three-year terms to run January 1, 2011 –• December 31, 2013
To indicate an interest in being considered for the Committee, applicants should forward a letter to the undersigned by October 25, 2010. Letters should include an indication of why the candidate wishes to serve along with their professional and community involvement background. Additional background information in the form of a volunteer job description and an on-line application form is available on the web athttp://www.mapleridge.ca/EN/main/municipal/728/parks.html.
For further information, please contact Kelly Swift, General Manager, Community Development, Parks and Recreation Services.
Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Parks & Leisure Services Commission11995 Haney PlaceMaple Ridge, BC V2X 6A9T. 604-467-7337F. 604-467-7393
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Notice of Public Hearing
TAKE NOTICE THAT a Public Hearing will be held in the Council Chamber of the Municipal Hall, 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, North-East corner entrance, at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 26th, 2010 to consider the following bylaw:
1) MAPLE RIDGE ZONE AMENDING BYLAW NO. 6757-2010
PURPOSE: To update the defi nition of “dog” and provide more specifi c interior and exterior pen requirements in the Kennel Regulation Bylaw and to amend the defi nition of “dog” in the Zoning Bylaw to be consistent with the Kennel Regulation Bylaw.
AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that a copy of the aforesaid bylaw and copies of staff report and other information considered by Council relevant to the matters contained in the bylaw will also be available for public inspection at the Municipal Hall, Planning Department counter, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. from October 15th, to October 26th, 2010, Saturdays, Sundays and Statutory Holidays excepted. Some of this information will also be posted on the District website www.mapleridge.ca on the Mayor and Council/Agendas and Minutes page.
ALL PERSONS who deem themselves affected by any of these bylaws shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing before Council on the matters contained in the bylaw or by making a written submission to the attention of the Manager of Legislative Services or by sending an e-mail to the Clerk’s Department at [email protected], by 4:00 p.m., October 26th, 2010. All written submissions and e-mails will become part of the public record.
Dated this 15th day of October, 2010.
Ceri MarloManager of Legislative Services
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There are a variety of possible reactions to the closure of a local business: some customers choose to shop elsewhere; others change their buying habits; still oth-ers decide to try and ll the void in the local economy themselves. When Fabricland’s local outlet closed, Richila Fabrics partners Richard Richard and Hilary Talbot chose the latter course.“Hilary used to work for Fabricland, and when they closed in 2008, there wasn’t anywhere to buy fabrics within 40 minutes,” Richard said. “We decided to try and change that.”In March 2009, they opened Richila Fabrics at 22255 Dewdney Trunk Road. The store offers a wide variety of fabrics that can be used for formal clothing, casual wear, school projects, furniture coverings or a number of other projects. Richard said making your own clothing or furniture coverings offers a unique touch that you won’t get with pre-made items bought in conventional stores, and it’s starting to become quite a popular movement. He said business was slow at rst, but it has come along over time as more people have found out about the store.“It’s quite dif cult to get the word out, [but] our busi-ness is improving all the time,” he said.Richard said the key to the store’s success has been focusing on providing consumers with whatever fabrics they’re looking for. If the store doesn’t have a particular fabric on hand, customers can often order it in from one of Richila’s national suppliers. They get material from wholesalers all over the country.“We concentrate heavily on the personal-service aspect,” Richard said. “We go out of our way to get fabrics people want. We also order in from Montreal and other places in the east.”Richila has fabrics for just about any project you could imagine, including dresses, chair coverings, educational projects and quilts.“We have lots of fabrics for school projects, annels, eeces, dancewear, the skating costumes,” Richard
said. “We sell denim, we sell bits of vinyl for chair coverings, all sorts of extra things. We carry a full range of products, and if we don’t have it, we can get it.”He said that ability to order in fabrics is essential, as there is such a wide variety of fabric products out there that it’s impossible to have everything on hand.“You just never know,” he said. “You don’t know what the public will want to buy.”One particularly popular element of the store is mate-rial for bridal dresses.
“We basically focus on fashion,” Richard said. “We have fabulous stuff for bridal dresses and dancewear.”Another aspect of Richila’s service-oriented philoso-phy shows up in the incentives the store offers to repeat customers, such as a list they can sign up on to receive substantial discounts.“We offer a 10 per cent discount to customers on our list,” Richard said.Richard said he and Hilary have opted to focus pri-marily on fabrics instead of offering pre-made items, although they do sell notions as well, as that allows them to stock a wider selection of fabrics and appeal to more customers.“We just sell fabrics,” he said. “We don’t have any pre-made products.”Richard sees a lot of value in offering a place for local residents to buy fabrics without going a long way. He feels there’s a real interest in fabric locally, one that wasn’t being served after the closure of Fabricland. That inspired him to open the business, and that’s why he’s still in it. “Come support us,” he said. “We’re here and we’re local.”The store is located in Suite 180 of 22255 Dewdney Trunk Road. They’re open Tuesdays through Satur-days from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, and they can also be reached at 604-477-0910.
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18 – Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - THE NEWS - www.mapleridgenews.com
While student enroll-ment in the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District has only fallen by 54 full-time equiva-lents this year, the actu-al number of students in the district has dropped by more than 250 indi-viduals.
The school district’s head count for graded students is 14,850 for the 2010/11 school year, down from 15,099 the year before. The enroll-ment numbers don’t in-clude ungraded second-ary students attending the district’s continuing education program, or international students.
However, provincial funding for those stu-dents has only dropped from 14,114 full-time equivalents to 14,060.
Deputy superinten-dent Stewart Sonne presented the district’s enrollment numbers, which are required by provincial legislation, to school board trustees last week.
Part of the reason the district has not seen as signifi cant a drop in funding has been be-cause of the implemen-tation of all-day kinder-garten, which accounts for an additional 228 full-time equivalents.
Secondary students are also being targeted by the district, Sonne said, as their funding is applied on a per-course
basis. The more courses they take, the more mon-ey the district receives from the provincial gov-ernment.
“We are trying to cre-ate engaging classes that they want to take,” said Sonne.
The strategy seems to be working, he noted, as secondary students, on average, are carrying more courses.
In the past 10 years, the Maple Ridge-Pitt Mead-ows School District has closed fi ve elementary schools due to falling en-rollment, most recently Mount Crescent and Riverside elementary schools this past June.
The problem, Sonne says, is that the number of kindergarten students entering the school sys-tem isn’t making up for the Grade 12s that have graduated the year be-fore.
In 2009/10, close to 1,500 students graduated from the district’s secondary schools. However, only 926 kindergarten stu-dents entered the school system for 2010/11.
Secretary treasurer Wayne Jefferson said while the district enroll-ment was down, it was still higher than pro-jected.
The number of inter-national students has also increased, with sec-ondary students jump-ing to 424 students from 375 last year.
Elementary numbers have remained roughly the same, Sonne noted.
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enrollment shrinkingb y R o b e r t M a n g e l s d o r fstaff repor ter
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20 – Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - THE NEWS - www.mapleridgenews.com
Our economy is driven by small and medium-sized businesses which to-tal 97.5 per cent of all Canadian com-
panies and employ the majority of workers across the country.
In recognition of the contributions and achievements of Canada’s entrepreneurs, the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has been organizing Small Business Week in the third week of October for over 30 years.
Events held during the week bring entre-preneurs together at conferences, luncheons and trade fairs where they have the opportu-nity to learn, network and exchange informa-tion and ideas with their peers.
Last year, hundreds of activities across Canada attracted more than 10,000 business-people.
With the support of sponsors from the pri-vate and public sectors, BDC branches play an active role in planning and publicizing ac-tivities in their areas.
HistorySmall Business Week has become a must-
attend event for Canadian entrepreneurs. Its origins date back to 1979, when BDC
branches in British Columbia’s lower Fraser Valley pooled their resources to organize small business management sessions dur-ing one week which they labelled “Small
Business Week.” BDC branches in British Columbia repeat-
ed this successful experiment the following year, tripling the number of sessions pre-sented to local businesses.
In 1981, Small Business Week was offi cial-ly launched nationwide by BDC.
In 1988, the Young Entrepreneur Awards (YEA) were created to highlight the success of young Canadian entrepreneurs and rec-ognize their innovative spirit and business acumen.
The YEA nomination campaign will be launched during Small Business Week and will run until Nov. 30.
• More details on the YEA can be found at www.bdc.ca/yea.
ThemeThe SBW 2010 theme is Power Up Your
Business. Invest. Innovate. Grow.As the economy recovers, the time is ripe
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The theme of Small Business Week 2010 refl ects the opportunities and challenges facing entrepreneurs as the economy builds steam. It’s a chance for a fresh start with bright ideas, charged-up operations, and a re-energized team eager to break into new markets here and abroad.
• Small Business Week 2010 takes place Oct. 17 – 23.
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Moving from the Okanagan in 1986, Randy and his wife Laura fell in love with the Ridge-Meadows area settling in and buying a house in 1988. “Maple Ridge was so much like home to us and with all the lakes and rivers so close by it was a natural fit,” Randy said. Soon after settling in, Randy and Laura began to explore Salmon and Sturgeon fishing in the area. These fish, being so much bigger and a new challenge to conquer, sparked an addiction so strong that when Morgan was not working he was fishing anytime and anywhere he could. “Life was great, these fish seemed huge and they battled like nothing I’d ever seen. I was used to fishing for Rainbow Trout in the local lakes back home but now I was landing 10 pd. Salmon and Sturgeon up to 6 feet long, right close to my home,” he said with a smile. This passion for fishing equipped Randy with enough knowledge and expertise to follow his life long dream of opening a fishing tackle store. In April 2004 Randy, Laura and their 3 children Alysha, Kelsey and Brayden opened Hatch Match’r Fly and Tackle in Maple Ridge. “From the day we opened the citizens of Ridge-Meadows have supported us 100% and have made our dream a reality,” he said. Morgan relishes his customer relationships and takes no one for granted. “There are lots of places people can buy their fishing stuff but because these people’s loyalty is in our store, we know them and we look after them really well,” Morgan explained. “A lot of our customers have also become very close friends and fishing partners over the years and our morning coffee crew is always growing,” Randy joked. Randy and his staff are passionate about the sport and it shows in their expertise and ongoing customer service. “Anyone that works in my store has to be a fishing fanatic. We have extensive local knowledge of everything in this area and pretty much the province. When people are going somewhere to camp and fish, one of us has fished there or knows about it,” he said. This local knowledge is what Hatch Match’r is well known for and you can be assured that their very extensive inventory
will guarantee you get what you are looking for. One of Hatch Match’rs biggest strengths is that the store is geared to everyone, not just fishing aficionados. Randy welcomes beginners and their questions and is committed to seeing everyone get the most out of their fishing experience. They even have an upstairs area within the store known as, “The Learning Center”, where classes are held and well known guest speakers put on seminars and interactive lessons to help teach different aspects of fishing. Having such a successful business takes a lot of hard work and dedication but it also requires quality staff to pull it off. “I am so thankful for the staff I have, because without loyal, dedicated workers who care about your business and your customers you do not stand a chance,” Randy said. Rob Mason, the store manager, has been a big part of the store’s success and reputation for the past 5 years and Morgan hopes for many more years to come. If you are new to fishing or new to the area stop by and say hi to the staff, you will be well looked after and who knows fishing might become your passion as well!
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What is the secret to your success?
What does your business specialize in?
What sets your business apart from your competition?
How many people do you employ?
We listen to our customers needs and expand on them. We are successful because of our attention to detail, often going above and beyond what is expected. Our clients are sometimes surprised by the “little extras” we provide.
We specialize in residential house cleaning and post construction cleaning for builders of new homes, move-ins, move-outs and one-time cleanings.
We maintain consistency and thoroughness with all our clients and develop a special relationship with them. Our long time customers are our best reference.
We have four employees who work as two teams with a casual employee for holiday relief.
www.mapleridgenews.com - THE NEWS - Wednesday, October 20, 2010 – 21
By Derral Moriyama
The forecast coast to coast in Canada is sunny as the eco-
nomic outlook is calling for two consecutive years of in-creased GDP growth in ev-ery province.
After a dip of 2.3 per cent last year, British Columbia’s economy is expected to pick up and see positive growth.
The outlook for 2010 pegs growth at 3.8 per cent. The upward trend in B.C. will continue into 2011, with real GDP growth expected to in-crease 3.2 per cent.
Despite the positive turn-around, Canadian business-es still have their work cut out for them.
The latest release of pro-ductivity numbers was, once again, the delivery of bad news. The decline was yet another illustration of a long-standing challenge – and opportunity – that stakeholders in the coun-try’s economy have been facing for decades.
In recent years, the yawn-ing gap between productiv-ity growth in the U.S. and Canada has hit near record
levels – indicative of the dreadful performance of the past three-plus years where our productivity essentially stagnated.
There are a few challeng-es that remain in order for productivity to fully bounce back.
First of all, innovation and technology diffusion is more diffi cult in an economy like ours, where most markets for new products are ex-ternal; a large share of the world’s knowledge is gen-erated outside the country; and, foreign-owned multina-tionals have a large presence in the domestic economy.
Research and development is a key area that gets a ‘needs improvement’ – num-bers from the OECD show that in 2007, Canada spent just one per cent of GDP on research and development, ranking it a meek 14th place among member countries.
The result, according to Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney, is a discon-certing lack of innovation. If we want to see positive pro-ductivity numbers, this is a must-do.
Canada also has fewer or
smaller regions of specializa-tion – Silicon Valley or Wall Street are U.S. examples – so we miss out on the scale ad-vantages as well as the dy-namic knowledge spillovers, ease of communication and facilitation of learning these areas provide. On top of this, Canadian talent in these sec-tors is often lured away.
As well, Canada faces the irony that the lack of a re-cession between 1992 and 2008 might actually have contributed to the produc-tivity problem, as cyclical downturns can facilitate the obsolescence of old technol-ogy and move resources to more productive uses.
There are a number of ac-tions that Canadian fi rms can take, such as investment in infrastructure and enlarg-ing our markets through globalization. The key, how-ever, lies in talent manage-ment.
While unemployment re-mains high in Canada today, the aging of the population suggests it won’t be too long before labour shortages, once again, become a big problem.
What sets your business apart from your competition?
How many years have you been in business?
Customer satisfaction. Gagels is committed to doing the job right. Going the extra mile in producing exactly what the customer wants
Service, Service. The staff is active in helping customers every step of the way, from when they fi rst come to the showroom to when their vision is fulfi lled with the drapery, blinds or upholstery being delivered or installed at their homes.
33 years serving the Fraservalley and lower mainland of B.C.
Unit 100-22716 Dewdney Trk Rd. Across the street from Firehall #1
What sets your business apart from your competitors?
What is the inspiration for your business?
We are a 100% custom tattoo, piercing, and body modifi cation studio. Our tattoo artists both come from an arts background, including diplomas in fi ne arts from Emily Carr and working in the animation industry prior to becoming tattoo artists. Our head piercer has traveled the world training with some of the top people in the industry, including Fakir Musafar, the man responsible for bringing body piercing to the western world.
All of our staff have gone through extensive training at every level of what we do. Members of our staff are currently advising the health board of British Columbia, working with the Cana-dian Institute of Professional Health Inspectors and doing workshops and lectures around the world on topics dealing with the sanitization of the tools in our industry. Staff members have been guest lecturers for BCIT’s environmental health program. We are the example shop for the area for sterilization and sanitation.
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What is the most frequently asked question by your customers?“Does it hurt?”. Of course it hurts. We are taking a bunch of sharp objects and sticking them into your body. How do you fi gure that that doesn’t hurt?
We strive to change the standards of the body modifi cation industry by advocating higher standards of cleanliness and sterilization than the government currently deems necessary. We are trying to raise the standards for the whole industry, not just our shop.
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Is there anything special coming up?It is our one year anniversary, so we will be having some special events and sales coming up soon! We are featuring a professional special-Fx line of colored contact lenses and fangs that would make a great addition to any Halloween costume! (Or any day if you like!)
If there was one thing that you could tell the public to do with your industry, what would it be?
If we had one thing to say, it would be to inform people about the dangers of piercing guns. Piercing guns that are used in average jewellery stores are not safe at all! They cannot be sterilized, and are typically only wiped down with alcohol. Diseases like Hepatitis can survive outside of the body for up to 45 days, and alcohol is not effective against hepatitis. Learn the facts, and get pierced by a professional, not by amateurs using guns!!
Follow us on We’re close to home… in Haney Place Mall
22 – Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - THE NEWS - www.mapleridgenews.com
‘Attract talent from outside’Improved talent manage-
ment provides Canadian em-ployers with an opportunity to improve productivity and prosper in a future in which these labour shortages may become common.
The most sought-after work-ers, those with the essen-tial knowledge-based skills, trade in a global marketplace.
Canada must increasingly attract talent from outside the country to help transfer leading-edge protocols and innovation. Clearly a strong currency and lower tax rates, along with the high standard of family living, put Canada in an attractive position.
Canada is in a much better competitive position to attract skilled labour and foreign in-
vestment than it was 15 years ago. We have addressed many of our structural impediments to strong growth, encouraging trade, opening our borders, reducing our business taxes and eliminating many subsi-dies to declining industries.
Derral Moriyama is senior vice-president, commercial
banking, Vancouver district.
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www.jmins.comCome visit us in our Pitt Meadows location in
The secret to the success of Johnston Meier Insurance in Pitt Meadows is the close-knit feeling that that is shared between co-workers, clients and colleagues, some of whom have become more like friends. Over the past 19 years, this particular location has evolved from one solitary staff member to a team of fi ve dedicated professionals. These knowledgeable women all share the same recipe for success: Customer Service, First and Foremost. In this expanding community, singles can turn into couples, who together may then have families. In order to provide the most effective coverage, this team builds relationships with their clients. All of the staff at Johnston Meier, Pitt Meadows Branch believe in the importance of educating their customers in order to provide a clear understanding of the benefi ts of security, protection and peace of mind. Now, more than ever, is the time to get, or to update insurance coverage. The team at Johnston Meier in Pitt Meadows makes getting proper coverage both easy and affordable. Packages can be customized to suit the specifi c needs of each client. In this economy, being pro-active is
invaluable. Call today to make an appointment, as this friendly staff enjoys working in the Pitt Meadows community, and looks forward to getting to know the individuals and families they serve.
Customer Service First and Foremost
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In retail business today you need to be able to “change” to suit the needs of your customers. At Otter Co-op at Pitt Meadows we have been able to do just that. We started by serving the poultry farmers of Websters Corner in the 1930’s, then the dairy farmers of Pitt Meadows in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, and today we look for interesting things with the new apartment dweller in mind. We feel that our surroundings dictate our product offering, and as the rural landscape has changed to a more urban one, so has the Co-op.
Otter Co-op at Pitt Meadows specializes in “Customer Service”. The mission of the staff at Otter Co-op at Pitt Meadows is to have every customer that comes into our store have their expectations exceeded! Whether you come in to fi x the fl ush lever on your toilet, or install an electric fence, or feed your pregnant mare, we can help you with that. Our staff in very knowledgeable in all aspects of our business, and are eager to pass on that knowledge to our customers. We like to get to know our customers, and what their needs are. Chances are that if you have been in our store a few times, we are already greeting you by name!
Otter Co-op just paid back 3.33 million dollars to our members! Equity cheques were handed out to members that purchased over $336 during the 2009 fi scal year. Lifetime Membership is only $10, and if you are 16 or 60, it is a great time to join. Next year you could be one of the lucky members picking up your equity cheque!
What sets your business apart from your competition?
How many years have you been in business?
What do your customers like best about you?
We are your one-stop shop for design, manufacturing and installations of kitchen cabinets and countertops.
All of our locations have local product with local material so that we can provide the best quality and meet the Canadian Health and Safety standards.
We’ve been serving Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows for over 15 years.
Customer Service and product quality keeps regular customers coming back, and brings the new clients as well, through word of mouth. We are proud of our excellent record from BBB.
www.nuconceptkitchen.com
COQUITLAM#2 - 2773 Barnet Hwy.,
(next to Rogers Video)604.464.4488
PITT MEADOWS18601 Lougheed Highway
604.465.4585(formerly Countertop Warehouse)
PORT COQUITLAM#129 - 1585 Broadway St.
(Head Offi ce)604.944.7677
NuConcept Countertops & Kitchen Centre
Maple Ridge Motorsports
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What makes your business unique?Fun! We sell fun and enjoyment
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Families having a great time building memories with the product we sell
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What does your business specialize in?All terrain and motorcycle sales and service
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What do you love about being a Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows business.
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No matter where you live in our great province, all of us rely on and use small businesses. To no one’s sur-prise then, B.C.’s economic prosperity is directly tied to the strength of our small businesses.
Ninety-eight per cent of all businesses in B.C. are small businesses. They account for 32 per cent of our GDP and are our largest private-
sector employer – providing jobs to more than one mil-lion British Columbians.
For the fourth year in a row, the Province of British Columbia has proclaimed October as Small Business Month. It’s a way to high-light programs that support and foster small business growth and help encourage communities to hold events that celebrate the entrepre-
neurial spirit. Most impor-tantly, it’s a way of saying “thank you” to small busi-ness owners and operators.
During October, please take a moment to think about the importance of small businesses to your community.
Iain Black, Minister of Small Business, Technology and Economic Development
Government of B.C.
Oct. month for small business
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Maple RidgeNaturopathicClinic
Q:Who/what was your inspiration for your business?
What sets your business apart from your competition?
What does your business specialize in?
If you could describe your business in one word, what would it be?
My inspiration for the clinic is to help people reach their potential in body and mind. This inspiration was born from a strong martial arts foundation and philosophy that respects the wisdom of the human body!
Many things! Firstly, I take the time to really understand what support each individual needsin order to help them on their healing journey. I’m also trained in several forms of advanced natural medicine which speeds up the healing process.
I specialize in helping people reach their health goals. I do this using advanced natural medi-cine therapies that are proven effective time and time again!
Holistic. I look at all aspect of a person; body, mind and spirit, to help them on the road to health and healing! If you don’t look at the whole, you won’t heal the whole.
Dr. Jason Hughes
22353 McIntosh Ave. 604.477.6363
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Findlay Gunnell Sandor
“Commited to representing you”FINDLAY GUNNELL SANDOR
FREE INITIAL CONSULTATIONOur areas of practice include:
A dedicated team of lawyers who have been serving the Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows communities for many years.
Bart R. Findlay Robert J. Gunnell Martha A. Sandor
22345 - 119th Avenue, Maple Ridge • 604-463-6009 Fax: 604-463:6889
Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services
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Why did you start your business in Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows?
What does your business specialize in?
What do your customers like best about you?
What makes us unique is the quality of our caregivers, our level of customer service, and the way we go to extreme lengths to fi nd the perfect caregiver match for our clients. Having the perfect match makes it much easier to implement care for our clients to continue to live independently, and relieves a lot of stress on the client and their family.
My own mom has severe dementia and I know how hard it was to manage a career and take care of my mom, too. When my mom was in crisis, there was a care manager at a company similar to ours that helped me every step of the way, and I want to do that for others.
We specialize in excellent client experiences and do whatever it takes to keep our clients happy, healthy and safe wherever they are living. We do much more than nursing - we have a diverse team, including companions, certifi ed care aides, Licensed Practical Nurses and Registered Nurses, covering the full spectrum of health care needs.
We are proud to be constantly recognized by our clients for for our outstanding customer service, and for the compassion and professionalism of our entire care team.
Making Lives Better One Visit at a Time™
Call (604) 468-2273 today for a FREE in-home [email protected] • www.nursenextdoor.com
Carol Lange - Owner/Care Designer
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lean angus beef!
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We opened our fi rst Opa restaurant in Calgary, in 1997. Customers loved the fast-casual, fresh food approach and the concept took off. Today there are over 80 OPA! locations across Canada and Western USA. The formula for our success? Delicious, fresh dishes created right in front of you - presented in our friendly atmosphere. Come try the latest concept in fast food. Eat Greek FAST!
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As part of Small Business Week, the Pitt Meadows Eco-nomic Development Corpora-tion is opening its doors.
The centre is located at 12492 Harris Road (behind the Visitor Centre). Visit between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and meet the team and learn more about its business outreach program.
The centre is also hosting the Going Green Business
Awards, recognizing busi-nesses practicing green initia-tives.
Prizes include a “Green Star” Business Ranking Award, a press release of the business for the award with the Green Star Business Ranking, a featured article in our City Talks and Green Team Newsletters and on the City of Pitt Meadows website.
Meanwhile, the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Chamber of Commerce will be host-ing its Business Excellence Awards at Meadows Gardens in Pitt Meadows on Thursday, Nov. 4. This is a great oppor-tunity to connect with the business community.
Tickets are $95. Call the chamber at 604-463-3366 for tickets or information.
Awards honour businesses
Independence Matters
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What inspired me to start this business?
What does your business specialize in?
I decided to recreate my business life in the direction where I could make a difference in the community that has supported my family in the past. I live in the Pitt Meadows /Maple Ridge area and love that I am assisting people in my own town.
Last year I became aware of the lack of private assistance for seniors living independently andpeople in need of support in our area. When I started my research, I was pleased at the warm response from the public and local businesses.
Independence Matters Support Services Inc. is primarily a support service for seniors and other individuals in need of a helping hand with non-medical support. We will help with day to day tasks like picking up groceries and putting them away. We will get you to appoint-ments and home again, take you to the airport and will be waiting for you when you return. Assist you home from the hospital and ensure you have everything you need. We customize our services to support your individual needs. We will take the time to make sure you are safely inside your door and will not rush away. We treat our clients like we would our own family. Our services cater to the idea of extra care with kindness.
Where respect, kindness and support matter mostSupport Services Inc.
Independence Matters Support Services Inc.
604-339-6134www.independencematters.ca
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What do you love about being a Maple Ridge business?
How many years have you been in business?
Our staff is the backbone of our business. Without these incredibly talented pressers, we would be nowhere.
We use Eco-Solve, which is a biodegradable cleaning fl uid that effi ciently cleans clothing while being environmentally friendly. This product does not emit harsh, lung-burning scents. We also uses machines that fi t the “green” protocol. Even our poly bags that wrap your fi nished dry cleaning orders are biodegradable.
Maple Ridge is such a friendly place to live and to work. Our family has enjoyed sharing in the warmth of this multicultural community.
I opened my Pitt Meadows location in 2005, and then seven years ago we opened our ValleyFair Mall location. I have worked since I was an 18 year old boy. I am now 57. That’s almost forty years! And I still believe the same basic philosophy: Treat people how you would like to be treated. My customers come from Mission, Coquitlam and Burnaby, as well as locally. That says to me that we can be proud of what we do here. And we are.
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MeadowVale PhysiotherapyQ:A:Q:A:
What is the secret to your success?
What makes your business unique?
Our clients welcome our personable approach as we have a genuine empathy for people in pain.
We achieve our objectives in an effective, timely way, yet in a relaxed atmosphere.
Our heartfelt appreciation to all our clients forvoting us “No. 1”!
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Pawsitively Paradise
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What do you love about being a Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows business?
We have a kennel (cage) free environment. No cage drying. We also do not charge extra for things like medicated baths or expressing anal glands.
We genuinely love dogs. No one works here who isn’t gentle with our furry clients. I, personally have a soft spot for the senior dogs.
We’re proud to provide free grooming for the SPCA & Paws for the Cause. We want to help these adorable orphans put their best paw forward to help facilitate a quicker adoption.
We love meeting and getting to know the residents and their dogs. It is very satisfying to know that customers have complete confi dence in us, as we take the time to understand the needs of each dog.
www.mapleridgenews.com - THE NEWS - Wednesday, October 20, 2010 – 25
With more than 395,500 small businesses in B.C., employing 57 per cent of the private sector workforce – the highest rate in the country – small businesses make a big impact in our economy and that’s worth celebrating.
Small Business B.C. is hosting the 8th Annual Small Business B.C. Suc-
cessful You Awards. They recognize and celebrate the important contributions B.C.’s entrepreneurs make to their local communities and the global economy.
The awards are free to en-ter and open to all B.C. busi-nesses:
• Best Concept Award, sponsored by Certifi ed Gen-eral Accountants of BC.
• Best Company Award, sponsored by TELUS.
• Best Green Business, sponsored by BC Hydro.
• Best Employer, spon-sored by WorkSafeBC.
Third-party and self-nom-inations will be accepted. Vote on Facebook and Twit-ter.
Deadline for nominations and voting ends on Dec. 15.
Small business, big impact
Western Academy of Martial Arts
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How long have you been in business?Our original location was on 224th street. We were there for 19 years. We have been in our current location for 6 years.
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What makes your business unique?We are the only Traditional Karate school in Maple Ridge. We focus on character development not tournaments and trophies.
Western Academyof Martial Arts
604-467-283522760 Lougheed Hwy., Maple Ridge
www.wacademy.net
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What are the benefi ts to Karate training?For children, they need to be taught about perseverance, patience and not to give up when things do not go their way. These qualities cannot be taught by video games, computers and the Internet. For adults, in a very stressful and overburdened world, they need a release, a way to let go of the daily grind, a place where they can get out their frustrations and stress in a positive, fun environment.
Crazy About Clothes
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What do you love about being a Maple Ridge business?
How many years have you been in business?
What is the secret to your success?
I have always loved shopping in consignment boutiques. I wanted to open an upscale consign-ment store in Maple Ridge to provide an opportunity for women to purchase high-end cloth-ing at affordable prices. Vancouver has many consignment boutiques and I wanted to bring this type of shopping experience to Maple Ridge.
This little consignment boutique has introduced me to so many Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows residents. I love meeting them and have discovered how unique and interesting each customer is that walks into my store. To experience them leaving my store with a smile on their face is very rewarding.
I have been open since May 29th, 2010 and the response to this little boutique has been over-whelming. My customers tell me they love the clothing, shoes & purses, excellent quality and they love the atmosphere when they walk in. I have always been a “people” person and very outgoing. I try to relay this part of my personality to everyone that walks into the store.
I believe the secret to my success is the quality of clothing that is brought into the store and excellent customer service. I have customers come to Crazy About Clothes from Vancouver, West Vancouver, Mission and as far away as Chilliwack. I am excited about this as it promotes Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows small businesses to other communities.
www.crazyaboutclothesconsignment.com11952 - 228th Street, Maple Ridge 604 477 0224
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What sets your businesses apart from your competition?We educate our customers on their vehicles and explain the repairs to them
Downes Automotive Ltd.
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What makes your business unique?I believe in good old fashion service to our customer and their vehicles.
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What are your upcoming promotions?Oil changes $39.99. Wheel alignments. $85.00. Call to ask on how to receive 10% off for life on labor
DOWNES AUTOMOTIVE LTD.#8-20110 Stewart Cres. Maple Ridge
604-465-9940www.downesauto.com
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What is a little know fact about your business?Lowest shop rate in town for the highest quality in repairs
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What is the most frequently asked question by your customers?Do you have a courtesy car? Yes and free to use.
Trevor Downes (left), Kurt Labelle (Right)
Hammond Jewellers
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Hammond Jewellers specializes in providing a vast array of gold and diamond jewellery, as well as a broad range of watches, all at exceptional prices. Not only do we have a wide selection to choose from, but we also specialize in custom design. Instead of trading your gold in for cash at a fraction of its value, speak to one of our two full-time goldsmiths to create an exquisite piece unique for you!
What is unique about Hammond Jewellers is the amount of services we provide, such as; Appraisals on site; Goldsmith on site; Rhodium plating; Certifi ed Gemologist on site; Clock & Watch repairs; Jewellery repairs; Pandora retailer; Mine-direct Canadian Diamonds; Engraving; Custom Design; Layaway purchases; Complimentary Ring polish and cleaning.Another unique fact about Hammond Jewellers is that we are a family owned and operated business that has been part of, and given back to, the Maple Ridge community for the past 53 years.
Alf Kiilerich began Hammond Jewellers in 1957 and established the reputation as the best Jewellery store in Maple Ridge! It was built on the principles of honesty, hard work, fair pricing and exceptional service. Alf is our leading example of dedication and service to each and every customer. Those principles are what Hammond Jewellers continues to build upon to establish its legacy of quality service.
The best part about the jewellery business is that it is a business of celebration. Every piece of jewellery we handle is, or will become, part of a person’s life story and is attached to some life celebration. Really, we are in the celebration business! The unique jewellery we offer becomes a memento by which to cherish life memories and be passed on from generation to generation. We help you fi nd just the right item to celebrate life’s greatest moments: from love, to laughter, to life!
20832 Lougheed Hwy., Maple Ridge • 604-467-6861Hammond Jewellers
Open Monday to Saturday 9:00 am – 5:30 pm • Friday until 8:00 pm
A Legacy of Quality Service
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26 – Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - THE NEWS - www.mapleridgenews.com
By Laura Jones
October is small busi-ness month in B.C. My job is to help gov-
ernments and the general public understand the im-portance of entrepreneurs and to advocate for polices like lower taxes and less red tape that will help small businesses be more success-ful.
It’s a great job because when small business thrives, so too do our communities, our province and our coun-try.
The people whose inter-ests I champion work hard and take great fi nancial and emotional risks to do some-thing incredibly creative – make a business fl y.
Each has a different for-mula, but there are some common ingredients in the master recipe, whether you are a green grocer or a com-puter software fi rm.
Business owners have to bring together resources to create goods or services whose value is greater than the sum of the parts. This is not easy to do.
Entrepreneurs have to
ensure that the products or services they offer are appealing enough to cus-tomers that sales will cover costs such as utilities, rent, materials and labour with enough left over to look after their family, pay taxes, and allow something to be put back into the business.
Failure rates are high. In-stead of the security of a guaranteed pay cheque ev-ery two weeks, and unpro-tected by employee benefi ts, entrepreneurs have worries.
Will I make payroll? What will I say to my family if I can’t pay back the money they loaned me to start this business? If my sales aren’t high enough this month, how will I pay my mortgage? Will the tax auditor discover something that I’ve inad-vertently done wrong, and that will cost me big? Will the sale of my business be enough to retire on?
Offering an incredible range of services, small busi-nesses provide the lifeblood of our communities.
Imagine October or any month without your favor-ite neighborhood destina-tions—restaurants, book-
stores, hairdressers, and coffee shops. Without small business, who would you call to fi x the sink, roof, or paint the front steps?
And did you know that over half the private sector jobs come from small- and medi-um-sized business? These jobs support families. Cana-da’s small business owners have been a stabilizing force in our communities. During the recent recession they worked hard, often at great personal cost, to hold on to their employees.
The vast majority also sup-port local charities.
So how should you cel-ebrate small business month?
Do your shopping at your local green grocer, butcher, book store or clothing store. Remember the perseverance, hard work, skill, and creativ-ity that go into building and sustaining a business. Take the time to say thank you to your local entrepreneurs. They deserve it.
Laura Jones is vice-
president of the Canadian Federation of Independent
Business.
Thanks, small business
Don LockwoodWhen it comes to buying property there’s enough redtape in the land title system to bog down even the savviest home owner so you’d better have someone good in your corner.Don of Donald Lockwood Notarial Corporation says he is that man.The process from start to finish can take up to a half a day and is expertly done by any one of three senior conveyancers, using the latest technology to make the conveyancing transaction run smoothly.Don’s first job is to make sure his clients understand the complex system in order to make an easy transition.“We take the time to explain what the process is frombeginning to end, when you first contact us right until you leave my office and you’ve signed the documents,” Don said.
“I know that whenever a client comes into the office he is always
very helpful and willing to see a client the second they walk in the door. I’ve worked at several offices before and I’ve never had anybody who has accepted a client as quickly as he does,” said Connie Porter, senior conveyancer in Don’s office.
Donald LockwoodNotary Public
22369 Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge
604-463-7181
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Diesel Auto Services
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What makes you a “Green” business?
What sets your business apart from your competition?
What do your customers like best about you?
We use state of the art scanning equipment found only in dealerships; we can diagnose any issue on all makes and models. We are also one of the few shops who carry one of the best diesel fuel additives on the market.
We recycle absolutely everything! All fl uids, paper, plastic, steel, aluminum, card board, oil and used equipment get recycled.
Our expert technicians are experienced with not only newer diesel vehicles, but also older models - light duty and heavy duty.
Customers value our honesty, professionalism and quick courteous treatment.
Business HoursMonday - Friday 8-5
Saturday - by appointment
Unit #102-11517 Kingston St, Maple Ridge 604-460-1066
Dr. Marc Boutet, a local naturopathic doctor, has been doing prolotherapy for over 8 years, and has recently teamed up with Pitt Meadows Wellness Centre.Prolotherapy is an injection treatment for chronic pain from injuries to tendons, ligaments and joint structures. Long term injuries, such as those from motor vehicle accidents and sports injuries are often successfully treated by prolotherapy. Common conditions treated by prolotherapy include injuries from sports and car accidents, recurrent dislocations, back pain, whiplash, arthritis and joint degeneration.
Prolotherapy is a lasting treatment, and most problems require no more than 4 to 6 treatments.
Now offering Vitamins & Supplements.We recently started carrying Thorne supplements for our community. There are products to support arthritis, bones and joints, natural anti-infl ammatories and muscle relaxants, as well as general multi-vitamins.
www.mapleridgenews.com - THE NEWS - Wednesday, October 20, 2010 – 27
Trick or treating over and over is far from a bore for Valin Shinyei and Olyvia Olson-Brook.
As leads in the Halloween musical The Great Big Boo!, they get to relive the spooky season six times over this year.
“I really like Halloween,” says Olson-Brook, a 11-year-old student at Eric Langton Elementary School in Maple Ridge.
“It’s fun to dress up and be creative.”Produced by Patrick Roberge Productions, the
company behind the 2010 opening and closing ceremonies, The Great Big Boo! is a musical de-signed for families with children aged 2-12 .
It tells the story of Boo Alley, where Wendella the Witch discovers the true spirit of Halloween with the help of young Zoe and Justin, who are played by Olson-Brook and Shinyei this year.
Featuring a dynamic original score, the show is fi lled with high-energy dance tunes and spec-tacular theatrical effects.
Roped into taking her younger brother Justin trick-or-treating, the pair run into crazy charac-ters along the trek.
There’s Vinnie the Vampire, who’s afraid of the dark, Frankie the Monster, who aspires to be a lounge singer, and Priscilla the Princess, who
doesn’t act like one.Most of the audience, including parents, come
dressed in outrageous Halloween costumes.“We’re trying to save Halloween from the
witch,” says Shinyei.Tasked with singing, dancing and acting his
way through Boo Alley, the nine-year-old has only been rehearsing for three weeks.
He got his fi rst glimpse of the larger-than-life characters on Wednesday.
“They are pretty amazing,” says Shinyei.Although he’ll be on stage until Oct. 31, Shinyei
won’t be tired of trick and treating. He is dress-ing up as a cowboy for Halloween this year.
“You could say it’s one of my favourite holi-days,” he says. “I like to get out and see my friends.”
• The Great Big Boo! plays Friday, Oct. 22 at 3:30
p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at the Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver; Saturday, Oct. 23 at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the Bell Performing Arts Cen-tre in Surrey and from Oct. 28 to 30 at 4:30 p.m., 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Fort Langley Historic Site. For more, visit www.thegreatbigboo.com.
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Valin Shinyei, 9 plays Justin in the Halloween musical The Great Big Boo!
THE NEWS/arts&lifeSection coordinator:Monisha Martins 604-467-1122 ext. [email protected]
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Olyvia Olson-Brooks and Valin Shinyei pose with Great Big Boo! characters Vinnie the Vampire, Frankie the Lounge singer and Sammy the Scarecrow at the Fort Langley Histori-cal site on Wednesday. The musical plays in Langley Oct. 28 to Oct. 30.
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Arts beat Listings appear on a space-permitting basis. To have your group listed or to update a listing, send details to The News by fax, 604-463-4741, mail, 22328-119 Ave. Maple Ridge, V2X 2Z3, or e-mail [email protected]
Foreign FilmsThe Maple Ridge Public Library will be screening a series of “Essential Foreign Films” this month.Zelary, which plays Oct. 26, won an Oscar for best foreign language fi lm in 2004.It tells the story of a nurse and her surgeon-lover who are part of a resistance movement in 1940s Czechoslovakia. When they are discovered, her lover fl ees and she must fi nd a place to hide. A patient whose life she saved, a man from a remote mountain village where time stopped 150 years ago, agrees to hide her as his wife.Admission in free. To reserve your seat, call the Main Floor information desk at 604-467-7417. Movies begin at 6 p.m.
Book SaleThe Friends of the Maple Ridge Public Library have added additional dates to their annual fall book sale. They include:• Thursday, Oct. 21 from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.;• Friday, Oct. 22 from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.;• Saturday, Oct. 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.;• Sunday, Oct. 24 from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.The library is located at 130 – 22470 Dewdney Trunk Road. All proceeds from the sale will be used for various projects and collections within the library.
Arts ClubThe Garibaldi Arts Club meets Tuesday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. in the Craft Room at the ACT in Maple Ridge. Preparations for the Fall Show to be held November 19-21 will be discussed. New members welcome.• Clear Focus Camera Club meets at the Social Room, 19236 Ford Road, at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. Anyone interested in photography is welcome. Info: www. clearfocus.ca or email [email protected] Gordon/BLACK PRESS
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Based on a traditional Tlingit sto-ry, Raven Stole The Sky takes a First Nations legend to new contemporary heights through a compelling theatre dance piece for family audiences.
Produced by Red Sky Performance, Raven is a fabulous and magical creature of impulse and curiosity. In order to satisfy his overwhelm-ing sense of curiosity, Raven hatches a brilliant scheme for stealing the stars, the moon and the sun and ends up bringing light to the people of the world.
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• Raven Stole The Sun plays The ACT on Sunday, Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. Be sure to visit the Maple Ridge Art Gal-lery to see Transformation Tales , an exhibition of Northwest Coast First Nations art.
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See a bold and colour-ful selection of paint-ings by the Group of Nine at their fi fth an-nual exhibition this weekend.
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When it comes to cat ownership you will hear two main phi-
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Tiny Timbit was only a kit-ten, less than eight months old and still growing, when one of our volunteers saw her get hit by two different cars. Her back leg was broken clean through in two places. She underwent surgery to have her leg pinned together to help it knit. It took months to heal fully and she now walks with a slight limp that will probably last for the rest of her life.
Katja was hit by a motor-cycle on the Haney Bypass in Maple Ridge. She was thrown to the side of the road uncon-scious as the motorcyclist kept on going, possibly un-aware that anything had even happened. A Good Samari-tan stopped, picked her up and brought her to our gates, asking for help. We took her to the vet to be examined for injury. Nothing was obvious but we were concerned that she may have some brain or spinal damage because she wasn’t trying to stand or walk. Out of the three girls, she came through with the least injuries, but a pretty big scare.
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The Simon Fraser Uni-versity Clan men’s soccer team is off to its best start in years and Maple Ridge’s Anthony DiNicolo is part of the reason why.
The Clan has gone a per-
fect 12-0 to start the sea-son, allowing just five goals against in that span.
DiNicolo and the rest of the team’s defensive core, made up of Max Baessato, Derrick Bassi, and Helge Neumann, have been a rock solid presence in the team’s own end, helping to make life easier for goaltender Hide Ozawa, who has reg-istered eight shut-outs this season.
“It’s been a great season
so far,” said DiNicolo. “Ev-ery one on the team is a lot closer this year, and the guys get along really well.”
That’s given the team added motivation to win, he says.
“It helps when you’re playing for your friends,” said DiNicolo.
DiNicolo got his start with the Alouette Selects soccer team in Maple Ridge, be-fore joining the Vancouver Whitecaps youth develop-
ment residency program in 2007.
Despite a promising sea-son with the team, DiNicolo opted to forego the profes-sional soccer route in Eu-rope, and get an education close to home instead.
He still lives at home in Maple Ridge, and when he’s not on the pitch, he spends much of his time in the laboratory, studying for an electronic engineering de-gree.
“I love living here,” said DiNicolo. “I doubt I will pursue soccer profession-ally, so I’m thinking about settling down.”
DiNicolo, now in his third year at SFU, has been a starter since joining the men’s soccer team as a freshman.
“The residency team was a big reason why I made [the Clan],” he said.
The Clan scored five first-half goals on Sunday as they knocked off the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack 6-0 in non-conference ac-tion at home at Terry Fox Field, for their 12th win of the season.
“I was very pleased with the first 45 minutes, and I thought this was as close to a perfect 90 minutes as we have played all season,” said SFU head coach Alan Koch following the game.
The Clan currently leads the NCAA Division 2 Great Northwest Athletic Confer-ence with a 5-0 record, how-ever, the team is ineligible for the play-offs this season as a result of their recent move from the NAIA athlet-ic conference to the NCAA.
However, the Clan is still eligible for the NAIA post-season, and are currently the top-ranked team in that league.
DiNicolo said the move to the NCAA has been a positive one, as it allows the team to play against a higher calibre, and a wider variety, of opponents.
“It’s a lot better than our old system,” he explains. “The games are way more intense and we’re not play-ing against the same eight teams all the time.”
As the only Canadian team in NCAA Division 2, the Clan have a target on their backs, but that’s just the way they like it.
“You can see right away that they don’t like us,” says DiNicolo.
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Maple Ridge’s Anthony DiNicolo plays the ball for the SFU Clan men’s soccer team this season.
DiNicolo and Clan win 12th straight
b y R o b e r t M a n g e l s d o r fstaff repor ter
Local defender in third season with SFU
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Pitt falls to Dukesb y R o b e r t M a n g e l s d o r fstaff repor ter
Although the Pitt Meadows Marauders football program is but four seasons old, the team has already built a healthy rivalry with the Windsor Dukes of North Vancouver. It was the Dukes who defeated the Marauders in the junior varsity provincial fi nal under the dome at B.C. Place two years ago, and it was the Dukes who knocked Pitt out of their fi rst varsity play-offs un-der the lights at McLeod Field in Langley last sea-son.
“We play some of our best football against Windsor,” said Maraud-ers head coach Dave Holleran. “There is a lot of respect between these two teams, the players and the coaches.”
This year, for the fi rst time, the teams are in the same conference, and their fi rst regular season meeting Friday after-noon on the road had all the drama of a play-off tilt. The result, however, was much the same; a win for Windsor, 14-7.
“It was a real defensive battle,” said Holleran. “This was a very close game and either team had a chance to win it.”
The Marauders de-fence was largely suc-cessful in shutting down the Dukes’ running game. The secondary, however, was burned twice for long passes, each resulting in a touch-down for Windsor.
The Dukes were the fi rst to get on the board, but Marauders quarter-back Danny Childress was able to fi nd running back Cody Holleran in the end zone for a touch-down their own.
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The Ridge Meadows Flames stretched their losing streak to three games Sunday night after falling 5-0 to Mis-sion Icebreakers, the last-place team in the junior B Pacifi c Inter-national Junior Hockey League.
Luke Venema scored a natural hat-trick for the Icebreakers, who went two-for-six on the power play.
Flames goalie Mack-enzie Skapski stopped 27 of 32 shots he faced in the loss.
The Flames have lost fi ve of their last six games, falling in that time from fi rst place in the Harold Brittain Conference, to fourth.
The Flames next home game is this Fri-day, Oct. 22, when they host the Richmond Sockeyes. Game time is 7:30 p.m.
Pumpkin Cross rolls into town
Local Ride Racing is hosting the fourth an-nual Pumpkin Cross cyclocross race at the Maple Ridge Eques-trian Centre in Maple Ridge this Sunday, Oct. 24.
“We’re setting up for the biggest turn-out in our event’s his-tory with the largest anticipated women’s and beginner’s fi elds,” said organizer Barry Lyster.
The highlight of the day will be the elite men’s and open wom-en’s races, featuring the top cyclocross rid-ers in B.C. vying for the B.C. Cup title. Rac-ing begins at 11 a.m.
For more informa-tion, visit www.local-ride.ca
Registration for the race is available online at www.karelo.com. See Pitt , p33
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Hands-freeBria Sawatsky (left) of the Golden Ears Wildcats battles for the ball with Karoline Wiens of the Abbotsford Highwayman Steelers dur-ing a Division 4 silver league soccer game at Edith MacDermott on Sunday.
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Sports
With time winding down in the fi rst half, the Ma-rauders’ secondary left a receiver wide open, giving the Dukes, the No. 1-ranked team in the province, the lead.
The Marauders had plenty of chances in the sec-ond half, but they were unable to tie the game.
Cody Holleran, back in the line-up after breaking his thumb, caught an interception in the second half, running it back to the Dukes’ one-yard line.
When the Marauders punched the ball into the end zone, however, the ball came loose, and Wind-sor was able to recover it.
“That was tough to take,” said coach Holleran. “If you fumble the ball in the end zone, it’s still a touch-down because you crossed the plane. From where I was standing, he had possession when he crossed the line.”
The Marauders frustrations on offence didn’t end there, as the team missed a pair of fi eld goals, and took a number of penalties.
Despite coming up short on the scoreboard, Hol-leran said he was proud of his team’s effort on Fri-day.
“The morale on the team is very high,” said Holle-ran. “They played the top team in the province, and they know they could have won that game.”
The play of the defensive was particularly impres-sive, Holleran noted.
“We were hitting them like Mack trucks,” he said. “Who ever plays them next week should thank us.”
Childress had another impressive outing at quar-terback, throwing a touchdown pass and complet-ing more than 60 per cent of his passes.
Childress took over the starting quarterback role at the beginning of the season from Cory Takahara, who accepted a lacrosse scholarship to attend the Blue Ridge School in St. George, Virginia, an all-boys private prep school.
“For the role he was thrown into, he has done an in-credible job,” said Holleran of Childress. “You would never know he was a fi rst-year quarterback.”
With the loss, the Marauders fall to 1-2 in confer-ence play this season, but are still within striking distance of the play-offs with three games left.
Pitt faces the winless Abbotsford Collegiate Pan-thers and quarterback Carter Williams at home this Friday. But despite their 0-3 record, Holleran said the Panthers are a dangerous team.
“They’ve played the best teams in the conference so far, and they’ve managed to put up points against them,” he said. “We are really going to be relying on our defence to get the job done.”
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Seattle Pacific has quickly emerged as the Clan’s top rival, said DiNicolo. The teams didn’t make any friends when they met earlier this season. SFU came from behind to tie the
game in the dying min-utes of regulation and scored the golden goal overtime winner to keep their perfect sea-son intact.
DiNicolo said he ex-pects much of the team’s core to return
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“That’s definitely the goal,” he said.
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604-722-2410Little Explorers Preschool
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In Loving Memory
It was fi ve years ago. The preparations were all done.
Your room had been readied with love.
Just waiting for you to come.Your name was all picked out
Isabella, you were known to beA beautiful baby girl
Just for mommy and meYour heart was beating
Of that we are sure.Suddenly you slipped away
Oh, what a fateful day Taken, with such great surprise
Right before our very eyesSo full of despair
How could we ever repair? We held you in our armsIt was so unjust so unfairWith no sound of crying
Echoing thru the airOur precious little Angel,
You will always have a placeIn our hearts and home
We know you haven’t left us alone.
We will love you forever.Mommy, Daddy, Lucas, Tanner
and Tawnilyn(Griffi n and Qwynn)
GAMACHEAime
March 21, 1916 ~ Oct. 15, 2010
At 94 years of age, Aime gave up his life on earth to be with his wife, Eva, and son, Robert in the arms of the Lord. In Dad’s life he went to war for his country to bring us the freedom we have today. Dad lived life to the fullest, enjoying many hours dancing with his friends, while raising a family of nine. Dad was predeceased by his wife, Eva, son Robert, son-in-law, Dennis, six brothers and one sister. He is survived by one sister, Estelle, and his large family, Marcel, Monique, Gilbert (Jani), Mike (Darlene), Paul (Cindy), Lionel, Rene (Paula), Elaine, Fiona (Dennis); twenty (20) grandchildren and fi ve (5) great grandchildren. Family and friends are invited to celebrate Dad’s life Saturday, October 23, 2010 @ 12pm, St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Ma-ple Ridge, BC; reception to fol-low in the church parish. In lieu of fl owers, gifts in Aime’s name to the Royal Canadian Legion Maple Ridge #88 gratefully accepted.
HALLRoy Bert “Shorty”
Shorty was born on Dec. 4, 1933 in Calgary, Alberta, the youngest son of Bert and Olga Hall. He passed away on Oct. 2, 2010 at Ridge Meadows Hospital after a hard fought battle with cancer. Shorty was predeceased by his older brother Charles “Chuck” Hall. He is survived by his sister-in-law “Bunny” and several cou-sins. He also leaves behind Jason Senebald, whom he was very proud of and as he said was his last student that he mentored. Shorty may have been small in stature, but he was big in character and he will be remembered by many friends, family and neighbours. You are all welcome to attend a celebration of Shorty’s life on Sun. Oct. 24, 2010 from 2 - 6 p.m. at #1 - 12479 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows, B.C.
HENSENSTryntje (Tina)
Dec 27, 1927 ~ Oct 13, 2010
Tina passed away with her family by her side on October 13th 2010 at the age of 82. She was predeceased by her husband of 30 years, Derk Hensens as well as her parents, Guert and Aagje Weij. Tina is survived by her loving family, Daughter Anne, (Pete) sons, Jack (Lelonnie), John (Kelly). Grandchildren, Karen (Rod), Teresa (George), Nick (predeceased), Derk (Farran), Catrina, Jimmy. Great Grand-children, Keith, Chantell, Ebony. Nieces Nellie (Wes), Willy, Anne.
Tina will be laid to rest on October 17, 2010 and will be forever and always in our hearts.
The family would like to send a special thanks to all of our extended family and friends who have shown true love and friendship during this diffi cult time.
Donations can be made to your local Cancer Society.
JANZEN Adeline (Davidson)
Born in St. Ann, Jamaica, June 5, 1925. Adeline passed away October 14, 2010. Adeline had been a longtime resident of Maple Ridge. She migrated from Jamaica to England and then came to Vancouver in 1964. Predeceased by her loving husband Frank, Adeline will be remembered for her generosity, her love of life and the many lives she touched in a positive way. She is survived by her sister, Pearl of England, Brother Dudley (Pearline) of England, 5 nephews, 1 niece, Step children, Judy Klassen (Murray), Jim Janzen (Sharon), Dale Janzen and other members of the Janzen and Klassen family; as well as many other relatives and friends.A Celebration of Adeline’s Life will be held Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 11:00 am at Garden Hill Funeral Chapel, 11765 - 224th Street, Maple Ridge. Interment at Maple Ridge Cemetery. If you wish, donations may be made to the Kidney Foundation of BC or the Diabetes Association. Special thanks to Dr. Lam and all the people involved in her care in the last few years.
Expressions of sympathy can be made at www.gardenhill.ca
PERLEYGloria Jean
Aug 31st 1944 - Oct 15th 2010
Gloria passed away unexpect-edly on October 15th with family at her side. She will be sadly missed by: her daughter Nicole (James), son Sterling (Lori), and her cat Autumn. She is survived by her sister Noreen, grandchildren Amanda and Nathan, nieces Machelle and Brenda and nephew Darcey. Gloria was predeceased by her mother Beryl and father Ernie. Nicole and Sterling wish to give special thanks to Maria Penacho, Dr. James Mason and all those at Creekside Day Program who helped Gloria with her struggles to maintain an independent lifestyle she so greatly desired. Gloria’s inner strength, determination and kind heart will be remembered always by those blessed with the opportunity to know her. No service by request. Donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation.
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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
2 BIRTHS
4 FUNERAL HOMES
5 IN MEMORIAM
FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
7 OBITUARIES
FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
7 OBITUARIES
FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
7 OBITUARIES
FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
7 OBITUARIES
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
020 CRAFT FAIRS
21 COMING EVENTS
33 INFORMATION
041 PERSONALS
98 PRE-SCHOOLS
INDEX IN BRIEF
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If I can’t do it
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ROCKRIDGE area 2 bedroom, 1 bath basement suite. 2 years old, fridge, stove, dishwasher, micro-wave & own laundry. NS, small petsok. $800 plus utilities, avail immedi-ately. Call Darrin 604-562-3908
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MAPLE Ridge Upper 3BR & 2 Bath,Comp Reno’d, Sep Ent Landry, Quiet Area Close to town 1250 2/3 Utils, Dec 1. NS NP Jeff 306-1004
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524 UNDER $200
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The West Coast Auto Group has been around since 1953 in one incarnation or another. Starting with a single Ford dealership, the company has expanded to include four dealerships as well as a detail and accessory centre, an in-house credit acceptance service and in-house leasing. The Jones family has run the business since E.G. (Ted) Jones bought it in 1963; his grandchil-dren, Scott Jones and Michelle Jones-Ruppel, now oversee the company’s operations. The group offers many bene ts, but the individual dealerships have their own unique qualities, according to managers at each location.
West Coast Ford Lincoln
The West Coast Ford Lincoln dealership carries a lot of compa-ny history, as it was the original business that led to the formation of the group. It started as a Ford dealership in 1953 and added the Lincoln/Mercury brand in 1971. Last year, it moved to a new, larger facility, which manager Nelson Morven said has boosted business signi cantly. “It’s de nitely helped,” he said. “I believe it’s the biggest Ford dealership in all of B.C.”In addition to more showroom space, the new facility has 20 service bays, which has allowed the dealership to expand service offerings signi cantly. Morven said the new facility has been a key to the dealership’s success at a time when many car dealers have been struggling.“We’re sort of bucking the trend,” he said. “We’re over 140 per cent of our target.”Morven, who’s been at the deal-ership since 2005, said another key to the recent success has been Ford’s innovative new models that offer a mix of performance and fuel economy.“What’s unique is the new prod-ucts we have coming out, like the 2011 Mustang with the ve-litre engine,” he said. “It produces 410 horsepower and gets 37 miles to the gallon.”Trucks remain key to Ford’s success, and Morven’s optimis-tic about the 2011 F-150, which is available with a 6.2-litre V8 engine.“The truck is our bread and but-ter,” he said. “[The F-150] has incredible horsepower and great fuel economy.”For those who don’t need quite that much power, there are even more economical options like the new Fiesta.“It gets 55 miles to the gallon,” Morven said.
The variety of new models has led to strong sales across the board, he added.“It’s really good to be a Ford dealer right now.”More than just products, though, Morven said his dealership’s ac-complishments depend on staff, around the group.“There’s no secret to success; if you surround yourself with good people, you’ll be successful,” he said. “It’s a closely-knit family.”
West Coast Mazda
The West Coast Mazda dealer-ship has been around for almost 25 years. General sales manager Peter Herbert joined the dealer-ship in October 2009 and he said he’s seen an upswing during his time there thanks to economic improvement.
“Consumer con dence is starting to come back,” he said.Herbert’s worked at other Mazda dealerships before, but said the Pitt Meadows/Maple Ridge mar-ket is quite different.“The consumer out here is much more receptive to what we’re offering in terms of incentives,” he said.At the moment, those incentives include up to $8,000 in cash cred-its on certain 2010 models, Visa gift cards worth up to $1,250 with the purchase of certain models, no payments for 90 days and zero-percent nancing. Their new models come with some impressive features as well, according to Herbert.“I’m most excited about the 2011 Mazda 3,” he said. “It comes from the factory with dynamic stability control.”That’s a traction control system that can automatically track if the car is going into a skid and work with the antilock brakes to cor-rect it. Some competing models
offer it as an extra option, but it’s standard on the new Mazda 3. Herbert said all companies may be required to make it standard down the road, but Mazda has already done that.“That’s a one-up on the competi-tion,” he said.Herbert said being part of the West Coast Auto Group offers his dealership a lot of bene ts. One of the biggest is the ability to steer buyers to other group deal-erships if they decide on a dif-ferent make of car; with Mazda, Toyota and Nissan dealerships, the group covers much of the im-port market and can let potential buyers try models from all three companies.“We have a lot of cross-shop-pers,” Herbert said.That ts well with the sales ap-
proach Herbert favours, which is providing buyers with all the facts about both Mazda models and their competitors.“What stands out the most is our level of transparency,” he said. “We’re all about education.”
West Coast Toyota
The West Coast Toyota dealership has been part of the company since the 1980s. General sales manager Randy Saunders joined the dealership in 1997, and he said it’s changed dramatically since then. “The business has grown,” he said. “When I joined the compa-ny, we were doing less than 300 new cars a year. The business has grown to 1,200 new cars a year, plus used cars.”Saunders said the recent econom-ic crisis was a step back, but the dealership is recovering nicely.“The last couple years have been dif cult for all of us in the auto business, quite frankly,” he said.
“This year, the market is up in Maple Ridge by 13 per cent ac-cording to [auto industry survey company] R.L. Polk, and Toyota is up by more than that.”Saunders said being part of the West Coast Auto Group was particularly helpful during the tough times.“It gives us the ability to weather dif cult economic times better than a single-point dealership,” he said.There are bene ts to the group af liation even when times are good, though.“I think we can do some things better than a single-point dealer-ship,” Saunders said. “We can pool our strengths and provide different services to our custom-ers.”Some of those services include
cross-shopping, in-house nanc-ing, and in-house leasing. It’s more than just services, though, as the group also sponsors several local charities and causes, includ-ing annual dry grads for high school students. Saunders said connecting with the community is key to the dealership’s success.“We believe we will get back tenfold in goodwill from what we put out to those efforts,” he said.Saunders said another key to the dealership’s recent accomplish-ments has been Toyota’s new models, which emphasize fuel economy without sacri cing per-formance. He’s particularly ex-cited about some of the hybrids, including the Prius, Camry and Highlander hybrid varieties.“We have to change with the times,” Saunders said. “Toyota has always been a very forward-thinking brand.”
West Coast Nissan
The West Coast Nissan dealership
is the newest of the four, entering the West Coast Auto Group in the early 2000s. Sales manager Dan-iel De Bartolo, who’s been with the dealership for three years, said it has already found incred-ible success.“Last year, we were the No. 1 new dealership in B.C.,” he said. “We sold more new Nissans than any other dealer. We’re on pace to sell more than that this year and again be No. 1.”De Bartolo said the key to suc-cess has been improving the typical car-shopping experience for customers.“We have a lot more of a friendly, open environment,” he said. “The sales staff really enjoy what they’re doing.”He said another critical element of the dealership’s recent success has been Nissan’s wide-ranging lineup of new models.“We have everything from real small cars to hybrids to an electric car to half-ton trucks,” he said. One model he’s particularly excited about is the new Nissan Juke, which is a crossover that seeks to combine the bene ts of small cars and SUVs. It features a turbocharged 1.6 litre engine and all-wheel drive, providing a balance between handling and economy. De Bartolo said it’s quite different than anything that’s come before.“It’s a market that hasn’t been made yet,” he said.Nissan also has the electric Leaf coming out in the spring, and the relaunched Quest minivan arriv-ing in January.“It’s going to be like no other minivan,” De Bartolo said.Another factor in his dealership’s success, he added, is its focus on offering a strong lineup of pre-owned vehicles.“We pride ourselves here on really having a good pre-owned department,” he said. “We carry, in my opinion, the best variety of pre-owned cars. We don’t just have pre-owned Nissans, we have pre-owned Cadillacs, Volkswa-gens, Fords.”De Bartolo said that variety makes their dealership an attrac-tive place to trade in a car. “We always get the most for people’s trade-ins,” he said.Being part of the West Coast Auto group is also essential to the Nissan dealership’s success, thanks to its history and reputa-tion.“The biggest thing is that people feel completely comfortable here,” he said. “Being under that umbrella gives consumers the extra con dence.”
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AMVIC Licensed. *0% purchase financing for up to 84 months available on cube® models. 0% purchase financing for up to 72 months available on 2010 Altima Sedan (except Hybrid)/Sentra/Rogue/Versa models. Representative finance example based on Selling Price of $13,185 for 2010 Sentra 2.0 (C4LG50 BK10) financed at 0% APR for 72 months equals $113.68 per month with $5,000 down payment or equivalent trade-in. Cost of borrowing is $0 for a total obligation of $13,185. Cash Incentive ($3,000), freight and PDE charges ($1,385), air-conditioning tax ($100) and certain fees where applicable (AB: $20 tire recycling tax) are included. License, registration, insurance, duties and applicable taxes (including excise tax and fuel conservation tax) are extra. Finance offers are available on approved credit through Nissan Canada Finance for a limited time, may change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers. Retailers are free to set individual prices. Retailers may sell for less. Offers valid between October 1st and October 31st, 2010. Limited time offers on approved credit through Nissan Canada Finance are subject to change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers. Retailers are free to set individual prices. Cash Incentives are based on non-stackable trading dollars and varies by model. $10,000 Cash Incentives is applicable to 2010 Nissan 370Z Roadster and includes additional loyal/conquest discounts. Additional Loyalty/Conquest Discounts of $5,000 apply to current Nissan Z owners and competitive 2 passenger soft-top convertible owners only. Current Nissan or Conquest vehicle must be 2000MY (Model Year) or newer and must be licensed and insured in Canada for the consecutive six month period immediately prior to the purchase or lease of a new or demo 2010 Nissan 370Z Roadster. Conquest vehicle can be any competitive (non-Nissan) soft-top convertible. Trade-in of the competitive product is not required. Conquest/Loyalty dollars are transferrable to an immediate family member provided that the family member is living at the same address as the Current Owner. Conquest/Loyalty dollars are additional to all other incentives offered by Nissan Canada. Price reduction is reflected on the selling price shown. See retailer for details. Model shown $28,085 Selling Price for a new 2010 Altima Sedan 3.5 SR (T4SG10 AA00), CVT transmission/$21,085 Selling Price for a new 2010 Sentra 2.0 SL (C4TG10 AA00), CVT transmission/25,085 Selling Price for a new 2010 Rogue SL FWD (W6SG10 AA00), CVT transmission/$18,385 Selling Price for a new 2010 cube® 1.8 SL (D5SG10 AA00), automatic transmission. Cash Incentive ($4,000/$3,000/$3,000/$0), freight and PDE charges ($1,500/$1,385/$1,560/$1,385), air-conditioning tax ($100) and certain fees where applicable (AB: $20 tire recycling tax) are included. License, insurance, registration, and other applicable taxes (including excise taxes and fuel conservation tax, where applicable) are extra. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Offer is for a limited time, may change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers. All prices are subject to change without notice. Retailer may sell for less. Actual mileage may vary with driving conditions - use for comparison only. 1Government star ratings are part of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) New Car Assessment Program (www.safercar.gov). U.S. model tested. Please see www.safercar.gov for up to date information. 2The 2010 Sentra is winner of the Canadian ALG Residual Value Award – Entry Compact Car category. 3The 2010 Rogue is winner of a Consumers Digest Best Buy Award. The Best Buy Seal is a registered trademark of Consumers Digest Communications, LLC, used under license. Preferred Customer Program: If you currently lease or finance your Nissan vehicle through us, you may already be pre-approved to lease or finance your next new Nissan model. 1% Preferred Customer Reduction currently available on the 2010 Sentra, Rogue, Maxima and Altima (except Hybrid) models. Please contact your Nissan Dealership for Nissan Canada Finance pre-approval terms and eligibility. Incentive program rate adjustments cannot reduce the lease or finance rate below 0.0%.
www.mapleridgenews.com - THE NEWS - Wednesday, October 20, 2010 – B7
Your local lease source for small business, commercial and private leasing needs.
Whether you are an owner-operator of a small business, a medium sized commercial concern with a multi-vehicle fl eet or an individual who enjoys driving the latest vehicles, West - Can Leasing Ltd. has a lease solution for you. Just pick the terms that make your lease simple and affordable. A purchase
option is available, or you can choose to walk away at lease end with no obligation. Although specializing in Ford, Lincoln, Toyota, Mazda and Nissan, we lease all makes and models. We are happy to quote using our fl exible wholesale lease terms to tailor a payment to meet almost any
budget requirement. For more information and your next lease quote call:Gordon Norrie at 604 306-2333 or David Knight at 604 789-6543E-mail: [email protected] | West-Can Leasing Ltd. 20370 Lougheed Highway,
Potentially lower monthly payment Lease payments are always lower than fi nance payments when com-paring the same vehicle, same price, and same terms. Lease payments are often lower even when compared to longer-term fi nance terms.Shorter term, newer vehicle more often, fewer repair headaches Lease terms range from 12 to 60 months, which means you can move up to the latest model usually within the manufacturer’s warranty period. All you have to look after are the regular maintenance and repair costs.Business expense For business or self-employed lessees there may be expense, write-off or tax advantages to leasing. You should get advice from your accoun-tant as to what advantages may apply to your circumstances.Lower taxes You only pay tax on a lease when you make a payment and not on the full price of the vehicle.Little or no money down There is often no requirement for money down at the start of a lease apart from making the fi rst payment. You can choose the amount of your down payment if you want to lower your monthly-payment amount.
No depreciation headaches At the end of a closed-end lease, as long as the agreed kilometers have not been exceeded and you have not incurred excess wear and tear, you can simply return the vehicle and lease a new one even if the current value of the vehicle being returned is less than the option to purchase. The lease company has taken the risk on the depreciation, not you.Option to purchase At the end of a closed-end lease (with an option to purchase) you can buy out your vehicle at the pre-determined price, plus the applicable taxes at that time. If the vehicle has been a good one, the buy-out is in line with market conditions and you prefer to keep it, then you can take up the option to purchase.Custom terms Depending on your circumstances, you may choose to customize your lease. Lease terms can range from 12-60 months. You may wish to put money down to reduce your payment; you may have particular high or low mileage requirements; or you may elect to have a lower-than-usual option to purchase.Any Questions? Call Gordon or David.
ALL-MAKE VEHICLE LEASING
West-Can Leasing Ltd.
2010 Ford F150 Supercrew XLT 4x44.6L V8 Automatic Transmission. FA013510
All leases are closed-end with an option to purchase and include 20,000km per year. Lessee must be a Costco member to qualify for Costco Cash. First payment, $249 documentation fee and applicable taxes due at signing.
19120 Lougheed Hwy., Pitt Meadows Meadow Vale Shopping Centre
604-465-6530604-465-6530 • Toll Free 11-80-800-0-22118-80538-8053www.westcoastautogroup.com • A division of Lougheed ImportsA WEST COAST AUTO GROUP COMPANY
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from only $120• Aquapel Windshield Treatment $39.95• Scratch & Scuff Removal from $59.95• Interior Carpet Shampoo from $80.00• Undercarriage Detail from $79.95 • World’s Best Wax 3 Step Treatment from $149.95• 2010 Car Audio & Video On Sale Now• Bluetooth Kits Available for Your Vehicle Starting at $99.99 (Installed)
Winter Service OffersTHEWORKSFuel Economy Package‡
MOTORCRAFT®
BRAKE PADSOR SHOES
ASK US ABOUT OUR
WINTER SAFETY PACKAGEBe prepared for winter with select brand name tires, rims and a tire pressuring monitoring system. Packaged for you by Ford.
NATIONALTIRE EVENT
Package Includes: Never buy anotherset of Motorcraft® brake pads orshoes with our lifetime warranty‡!
We Will Not Be Undersold On Tires‡
Motorcraft™ premium oil and Motorcraft™ fi lter charge Rotate and inspect 4 tires Inspect brake system and report on measurements Check belts and hoses Up to 87 point inspection including
Replacement of front or rear brake pads or shoes‡
Service of calipers, mounts and sliders
Inspection of rotors and hydraulic system
Add brake fl uid as required
Ford Protection Plan‡ that offers replacement coverage on brake pads and shoes, for as long as you own your vehicle, even if they wear out due to normal use.
• Air fi lter (clogged air fi lter reduces fuel economy)
• Steering and suspension components
• Battery test and report fi ndings
Special Offer - No extra charge change over for winter tires and wheels with purchase of The Works Package.
IN MANUFACTURER MAIL IN REBATESSee service advisor or Ford.ca
for more details
14” Steel Wheels starting at
Winter tire storage available at participating locations from
FORONLY
$5999FORONLY
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per car tire per truck tire
UP TO
$18 999
EACH$5999
$15 $20
WithLifetimeWarranty
TOTAL
TIRECARE
$100
WINTERSAFETY PACKAGE
Speak to your Service Advisor for more details
WINTER SERVICESPECIAL
Oil & Filter ChangeTire Rotation and Brake CheckReplace Wiper Blade Inserts(Toyota blades only when inserts applicable)
Battery Health CheckCar Wash
$94954 cyl.
$99956/8 cyl.
Toyota vehicles only. Diesels not included. Taxes and disposal fees extra.
SUPER COUPON SAVE!$10 OFF SERVICE OVER $100$20 OFF SERVICE OVER $200$30 OFF SERVICE OVER $300$40 OFF SERVICE OVER $400$50 OFF SERVICE OVER $500
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PRESENT THIS COUPON • EXP. OCT. 31/10
FRONT BRAKE REPLACEMENT
Keep your stops safe by maintaining your hard-working front brakes. We’ll replace front brake pads, lubricate caliper slider pins, top-up brake fl uid and inspect brake rotors, hoses and lines.
(Machining of rotors and bearing repacking extra charge)
