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WidowkeepsfightingAli Wakeling, one of theTerry Fox Run organizers,shares her personalconnections with cancer.by Troy [email protected]
Before cancer stole him fromhis wife and two young sons,Sandy Wakeling wore a specialpair of shoes during local TerryFox Runs.
Unveiled in 2005, the 25thanniversary Terry Fox limitededition replica shoes are a dupli-cation of the ones Fox woreduring his Marathon of Hope forcancer research in 1980.
It was in those shoes that Foxran an average of 42 kilometresevery day for 143 days, beforecancer forced him off the roadon Sept. 1, 1980. That’s whenthe disease spread to his lungs.
By February 1, 1981, Fox’sdream of raising $1 for every
Canadian was realized – theTerry Fox Marathon of Hopefund totalled $24.17 million.
Fox died in June 1981.To carry on the legacy of not
only Fox but also her late hus-band, Ali Wakeling brought thereplica shoes with her to PittMeadows Elementary recently.
The Pitt Meadows teacher is
utilizing them to help promotethe 2014 run at the HammondCommunity Centre on Sunday,Sept. 14.
Wakeling is part of an organ-
izing committee that includesBetty Levens, who has beenspearheading the local run formore than a decade.
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In memory of her late husbandSandy, who lost his battle withcancer, and to raise funds forcancer research, Ali Wakeling ishelping to promote the MapleRidge Terry Fox Run. The runtakes place Sunday, Sept. 14at the Hammond CommunityCentre. Open to all, registrationis 8:30 a.m. with a 10 a.m. starttime.
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Teachers will vote Wednesday to endthe strike, if the province agrees togo to binding arbitration.by Christopher [email protected]
George Serra is confident teachers willvote to walk off the picket lines and dir-ectly into the classrooms, if the provincialgovernment agrees to binding arbitration.
On Monday, B.C. Teachers Federationpresident Jim Iker said teachers willvote on Wednesday to end the strike– but only if the province agrees to enter
binding arbitration and leave the issuesregarding class size and composition tothe courts to resolve (the province is cur-rently appealing an order to restore classsize and composition to pre-2002 levels).
On Saturday, Education Minister PeterFassbender rejected the BCTF’s call toenter binding arbitration, basing his deci-sion on BC Public School Employers’Association recommendations.
“It’s not advantageous to teachers toput everything on the table, but an arbi-trator will take a look at things fairly,”said Serra, who is president of the MapleRidge Teachers’ Association.
Two meetings were held Friday, whereteachers were asked if they’d go back to
work if the government agreedto arbitration. Teachers’ responsewas “positive,” Serra said.
“This shows teachers want thisstrike to be over,” he added. “Thegovernment has to agree, but thathappens to be the problem.”
In the meantime, Maple Ridgeand Pitt Meadows school boardchair Mike Murray issued an openletter Monday expressing “dis-appointment” and “anger” that noagreement has yet been reached.
“The theatrics, vitriol, game playing,personal attacks and politics that havecharacterized this and previous roundsof bargaining between teachers and
the provincial government are,quite simply, unprofessional andunacceptable,” Murray said.
“We heard from many students,parents, and employees whoare directly affected by the cur-rent job action. We understandand share their frustrations,and believe a continuation ofthe dispute will have significantlong-term negative impact on thepublic education system in this
province.”The letter ends with the district sup-
porting binding arbitration.Results of the teachers’ vote is expected
by Wednesday evening.
Labour unrest
School board calls dispute ‘unprofessional’
“I sometimesfeel like I wantto single-handedly goout there andcrush cancer.”Ali Wakeling
Mike MurraySchool board chair
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Preparing for fallSummer doesn’t seem to be ending, at
least not based on the weather or the factthat kids are still out of school.
But fall is coming, and TIMES colum-nist and Maple Ridge handyman MorganJensen offers a list of 20 things peopleneed to do around the house beforesummer is officially over.
The current approach in dealing withMaple Ridge’s homelessness, mental healthand drug addiction problems is a Band-Aidsolution and cannot be resolved strictly bypolice, said Ridge Meadow RCMP’s top cop.
His officers can shoo people away fromprivate property in downtown, but that justfans the problem further into the community,Supt. Dave Fleugel told Maple Ridge councilat Monday’s workshop meeting.
The topic was raised during discussion of a“vibrant downtown task force’” that’s mak-ing recommendations on how to make down-town Haney more attractive to residents as aplace to shop and frequent.
“We need health care not handcuffs,”
Fleugel said, adding the Mounties are merelycoping with the issue, and don’t have thetools, resources, or mandate to solve thesesocial ills.
“We can move them along butthat is not the solution in dealingwith mental illness,” Fleugel said.There needs to be a mental healthapproach to eliminate the issue,which is provincial jurisdiction.
He spoke of a judge in PortCoquitlam who shows a willing-ness to deal with these problemslike Vancouver does, with its drugcourt in the Downtown Eastside.
Enhanced foot patrols wereintroduced recently through a jointinitiative between RCMP officersand Westridge Security in Haney,giving people a visible assurance that thecommunity is safe and secure.
It also allows people to inform officersabout problems that needs to be dealt with,Fleugel said.
“I’ve gotten positive feedback from busi-nesses I’ve chatted with,” Mayor ErnieDaykin said about the foot patrols.
However, that visible appearance has alsomade people realize that the police are in abind when dealing with marginalized people.
Councillor Corisa Bell asked about RCMPstaffing levels and priorities, afterhearing about recent responsesfrom officers on the street, beingasked to deal with trespassing,homeless people.
“Literally, the officer will say,‘we can’t help you because wehave [other] priorities,” Bell said.“I heard that a couple of weeksago.”
Coun. Mike Morden said theissue will never be resolved unlessall levels of government meet andstart spending money to help thesepeople off the street.
“Everybody wants the RCMP to pick uppeople with needles in their arms, to pickthem up and move them,” Morden said.
“But it scatters the issue. We need to stopcoping and we need to start solving the prob-lem.”• Stay tuned to The TIMES for a much more in depth look
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Sunday’s annual PawsFor A Cause event drewpeople from throughout thecommunity and beyond.
They want to teach theirdaughter to grow up donatingto worthwhile causes, Vikkiexplained, and when she getsolder, they’ll let her decide whatthat cause is, whether it’s theSPCA or something else.
But for now, the trio - withtheir dog Yoda, will continue toPaws for a Cause. “To me, theSPCA is an awesome thing,”Vikki said.
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Walk brings cash, crowds to SPCA shelter
Langley resident Michelle McCrea showed off her and her mom’s (Maple Ridge’s MarilouMcCrea) pack of pugs during the Maple Ridge SPCA Paws for a Cause walk on Sunday.
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Damage makes it difficult to assessthe cause of a suspicious fire Sunday.by Roxanne [email protected]
Firefighters spent six hours Sundayafternoon sifting through charred rubble,looking for any human remains and pos-sible evidence leading to the cause of ahouse fire in rural Pitt Meadows earlierthat morning.
A two-storey farm house, in the 19400block of Old Dewdney Trunk Road, col-lapsed in on itself after being consumedby fire. The blaze started before 6 a.m.,outside the home – near the garage, saidfire chief Don Jolley.
Firefighters arrived to find the house“fully involved in flames,” and Jolley saidwitnesses report hearing one large explo-sion and multiple smaller explosions.
Given the extent of the damage, he
added the exact cause of the fire mightnever be known.
The old home, located on the SahotaBlueberry Farm, was rented out. Sevenor eight occupants in the building andan adjacent camper were able to escapewithout injury. But, because of the transi-ent nature of many of the house residents,Jolley said his team had to make surethere was been no one trapped inside– hence the sifting project later in the day.
Given the volume of debris, excavatorswere called in to assist with the search.
Fighting this fire was made more dif-ficult and time consuming because the gasline into the house was burning, Jolleysaid. Firefighters couldn’t start fighting thefire, until the gas was shut off, and theycouldn’t shut it off, because it was on fire.
“The cause is suspicious based on theinterview information, but we can’t col-laborate it with any evidence, because ofthe extensive damage,” Jolley said, notingthe fire investigation is all but complete.
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During a grand openingceremony on Saturday,increased serviceswere confirmed for PittMeadows residents.by Christopher [email protected]
A new communitypolicing office in PittMeadows’ Spirit Squaremeans local residentsno longer need to trekto Maple Ridge for mostpolice-related services.
The newly renovatedbuilding is four timeslarger than the previousspace and will be staffedregularly by a civilian staffmember, volunteers, and
checks can be conductedat the office and a longerterm plan is to have abreathalyzer machine onsite, eliminating the needfor officers to drive toMaple Ridge, the officer incharge elaborated.
The new, larger space isneeded as the communitycontinues to grow, Fleugelsaid.
“We are looking for-ward to growing into it asopposed to growing out,”he added. “It will be agreat location for officers toprepare reports and have abreak.”
Residents will still beable to come and accessinformation such as BlockWatch and other crimeprevention programs.
The new space does nothave a jail cell, so peoplewho are arrested willcontinue to be sent to the
Maple Ridge detachment.A few dozen people
attended the grand open-ing of the new facility onSaturday morning andwere allowed inside to tourthe entire building, whichis made up of mostly officespace.
This $1.2 million pro-ject was approved by Citycouncil back in fall 2012.Construction started lastOctober, and RCMP movedin during early August.
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Rexton DeLorme, three, of Maple Ridge wasfingerprinted by volunteer Marjorie Locke for a
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When a man’s body wasfirst discovered in a ditchalong Lougheed Highwaylast Wednesday afternoon,it was thought he was thevictim of a hit and run.
Police have since con-firmed it was not a hitand run. It’s believed the57-year-old Maple Ridgeman may have had med-ical issues, and that hewent into distress whileriding his bicycle alongthe stretch of highway inRuskin, near 280th Street,earlier that same day.
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Our View
Don’t sit on thesidelines this fall
We’re all a little distracted by theongoing labour fight between the prov-ince and teachers, so people may nothave noticed that election season isabout to start again.
On Nov. 15, we’ll be going to thepolls to select our mayors and council-lors, not just here in the Maple Ridgeand Pitt Meadows, but across B.C.
This will also be the first time thatlocal politicians will be serving four-yearterms instead of the three-year terms– which has been the norm for the lastfew decades.
Four years is a long time. Whoever ischosen this November will have powerto help define many things about ourcommunities. They will have say overproperty tax rates, over which newneighbourhoods develop and how quick-ly they grow, over how often the grass ismowed on playing fields and over howmany hanging baskets there are on Citystreets. They can determine the locationof new stop lights, roundabouts, andbike lanes. They’re the people we callabout potholes and snow removal.
In addition, we’ll be electing schooltrustees, who have power over whethersmaller schools close or stay open, andover the many special programs offeredacross the district.
Considering they’re this important,it’s a shame that so few people will votethis November. If the turnout is morethan 25 per cent, that would represent apretty good year, historically speaking.
In the next few months, we’ll berevving up our coverage of municipalelection issues, talking to candidates,and covering the debates that will besponsored by several local organizations.The TIMES will do its best to cover themajor issues and hit the high points. Butbetween Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridgecouncil, and the board of education, vot-ers will also have some responsibility tolook into things for themselves.
Check out candidate websites, writeletters to the editor about issues of con-cern, attend the debates. The next fouryears are up for grabs. Don’t sit on thesidelines.
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I’ve had a burial plot with myname on it since I was 12 yearsold.
That’s thanks to the numbercancer did on my 13-year-old sis-ter and the common-sense, downto earth, country folks who raisedus figuring “we have to buy oneplot, why not get the adjacentones for when the rest of us go?”
Dad finally left this realm in2010. That’s thanks to decadesof smoking and many years ofdrowning in his own lung mucusfrom emphysema. He never tried to sidestep theissues. He said he lit those cigarettes, and livedand died with the consequences. Those would bea decade of infirmity and him wishing each dayfor several years that he wouldn’t wake up eachmorning. His ashes are beside my sister, too, ina cemetery in Calgary.
So I know where I’m going to end up but notwhen. I don’t want any help getting there.
Yes, I’m looking at you, motorist with the cell-phone/iPad/sushi platter/makeup brush.
Only you don’t notice because you’re toowrapped up texting, talking or otherwise doingother stuff that’s not driving. The fines and self-preservation don’t seem to be working.
Distracted driving is now the second lead-ing cause of car crash fatalities in B.C., trailingbehind speed and narrowly ahead of impaireddriving.
“Yeah, but that’s not me,” people will say.“I’m responsible when I use my devices behindthe wheel. I can effectively do all that stuff.”
The police are having a campaign to crackdown on distracted driving. That’s the term forthose who choose to believe they can do eightthings at once and none are driving. Guess wha?Driving is a complex enough task without morestunts.
What will happen when a driver thinks he orshe has mastered the art of driving while being adigital divo or diva. (Urban dictionary time: divo– the male version of a diva.)?
Will people look to add firebreathing or knife swallowing?
Multitasking is not as effectiveas people think and we are notas good as we think.
To combat distracted driving,some people are signing pledgesnot to use their devices.
Nice, but it doesn’t really getinto why they want to keep theirattention on driving. Instead, weneed to have a different kind ofpledge, focusing on what hap-pens after.
“I pledge that:“If someone hits me, when I am a pedestrian
or while within a vehicle and while he/she ison a cell, using a device or doing somethingclassed as distracted driving, they’d better killme, because if I survive, I will spend the rest ofmy life devoted to ______ing {insert own choiceof expletive here} up him or her so badly thatthey’ll wish they and automobiles and cellphoneshad never been born.
“That effort will include tying up their keistersin legal knots for as long as possible, includingbut not exclusively referencing legal action takenon my behalf related to the Crown/police/courts,and by ICBC and/or other insurance carriers,banks, etc. with a vested interest not only in myperson and my automobile but also my qualityof life, employment, health, longevity, my mort-gage/rent and ability to go to the bathroom onmy own.
“I also pledge that once those processes areplayed out, I will pursue civil action against saiddolt so that any hope of a stable income andstable life is lost in a morass of paperwork, courtappearances and garnishments.
“Codicil: If there’s alcohol/drugs involvedon top of this, oooohh you don’t even want toknow…”
“Signed by ___________________________So if we had oodles of people signing pledges
like that, maybe we could stay more focused onthe task of driving.
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My Two Centsby Heather Colpitts
Leave phone alone when driving
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It appears the District of Maple Ridge ispoised to rip up the Official Community Planto rezone several properties fronting ontothe South Alouette River between 239th and240th Streets, spanning both sides ofthe river.
The District is proposing thedevelopment of a 166-strata modularhome “community” on 237 squaremeter (2,551 square feet) lots.
I am dismayed that anyone wouldsuggest that this would be appropri-ate in “estate suburban residential” areas.
Current housing along 128th Ave., 128thCrescent, and 129th Street characterize the“estate suburban residential” concept.
In such an area, one would expect largerlots and quality construction. The designa-tion typically provides for one dwelling onone-acre lots. The proposal is to provide foralmost 17 dwellings per acre, which is cer-
tainly urban in nature.I am not opposed to modular homes in
principle; after all the PNE prize homes aremodular. Put that quality of modular home
on one acre lots and that would beappropriate in the estate suburbanresidential area.
Part of the proposal in questionshows 32 modular homes on theflood plain on the north side of theSouth Alouette River at 240th Streetwith access from Fern Crescent.
This will result in the elimination of thecurrent horse trail and an expansion ofurban development in the area.
This proposed high-density developmentdoesn’t provide the 166 homes with anyamenities within walking distance, not evena coffee shop or convenience store.
Stop this nonsense now!Harvey Gigun, Maple Ridge
Redevelopment
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Editor
Dear Editor,Teaching is an honourable
profession, and most of uswill agree that most teach-ers are completely sincerein their job, and we respectthem for that.
However, it is thoseteachers who are ultimatelyresponsible for the mess we
are in, regarding the currentconflict.
After all, they, the mem-bers of the teachers’ federa-tion, are the ones who havefor several decades electedultra-militant executives.
When bargaining timecomes, they start out withoutlandish demands, far
beyond what they them-selves expect to get. Thatway, they try to convincethe public that they havemade very significant con-cessions, when in fact, evenafter cutting back 50 percent, the demands are stilloutrageous.
Don’t compare your wagepackages to teachers inother provinces, but com-pare it to what thousands ofBritish Columbians have todeal with.
For that matter, when willwe, the people who payevery cent of their income,see a complete and opendisclosure of teachers’ wagepackages, including the costof all benefits?
Furthermore, as mem-bers of the BCTF, they arethe ones who can tell yourexecutive to settle for thewage offer from the govern-ment, because the execu-tive is answerable to themembers, not the other wayaround.
That will show that teach-ers are sincere when theysay that it is “all for thechildren”.
Once the wage packagehas been agreed on, that isthe time to zero in on classsize and composition.
But don’t forget thatsmaller classes meansmore teachers for the sameamount of students, andconsequently less work forthe current complement ofteachers.
One more observation:teachers should be educa-tors, not social workers.
It is high time to reversethe trend. There are numer-ous agencies to do the socialwork, and furthermore,we have to be much morecritical of the parents whoabdicate their responsibilityfor guiding their childrenand providing for them.Walter Verwoerd, Maple Ridge
Education labour dispute
Teachers make their own problems
Education labour dispute
Teachers bested by leadersDear Editor,
B.C. teachers have among the highest annual union duesin Canada. The BCTF leadership has starting salaries ofapproximately $80,000 that can rise at five years to $99,000– twice the starting salary of a teacher who would take 10years to rise to $69,000.
The union staff’s pensions are higher than teachers’, dueto higher wages. The benefits that they receive, the teacherscan only dream about.
Those are 2006 statistics. What are they in 2014?The teachers are on the front lines, and yes, are “univer-
sity-educated, work hard, and care for our children.”Why do they receive so much less than the BCTF leader-
ship? One letter writer says the business mantra is, if youwant the best, you pay top price. It seems to be the BCTF’smantra as well. They are just like the CEOs of large cor-porations, skimming the cream.
Ms Raynolds can’t restrain from interjecting credibility-lost Marxist nonsense with, “The government keeps themasses dumb and uneducated for cheap labour to competewith China.”
Okay. What government does she suggest? I seem torecall the NDP was not education’s friend.
The teachers should be questioning their leadership. Dothey still get their paycheque while the teachers don’t evenhave a strike fund?
Just curious. Aren’t they?Cherryl Katnich, Maple Ridge
• The manager of the Tim Horton’s at 224thStreet and Lougheed Highway was sluggedby a customer a few weeks back, aftertelling him he was banned from the storebecause of past bad behaviour. The suspect in thisassault was arrested last week, thanks to surveil-lance video, and faces charges. Readers weigh in:
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CITY OF PITT MEADOWS
2014 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS
NOTICE OF NOMINATION
Public Notice is given to the electors of the City of Pitt Meadows that nominations for the offices of:Mayor – 1 to be elected
Councillors – 6 to be electedSchool Trustee – 2 to be elected
will be received by the Chief Election Officer or a designated person, as follows:
By hand, mail or other delivery service:City of Pitt Meadows12007 Harris Road, Pitt MeadowsFrom 9:00 am Tuesday, September 30, 2014To 4:00 pm Friday, October 10, 2014Excluding statutory holidays and weekends
By fax to: (604) 465-2404From 9:00 am Tuesday, September 30, 2014To 4:00 pm Friday, October 10, 2014Excluding statutory holidays and weekends
Originals of faxed or emailed nomination documents must be received by the Chief Election Officer by 4:30 pm onOctober 17, 2014.
Nomination forms are available at the City of Pitt Meadows City Hall during regular office hours, 8:30 amto 4:30 pm Monday to Friday beginning August 22, 2014 to the close of the nomination period. Nominationdocuments will also be made available on the election webpage of the City’s website atwww.pittmeadows.bc.ca.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE
A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a member of local government if they meetthe following criteria:• Canadian citizen; and• 18 years of age or older on general voting day November 15, 2014; and• a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed; and• not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from being nominated for, beingelected to or holding the office, or be otherwise disqualified by law.
ADVANCE ELECTOR REGISTRATION
Are you eligible to vote in the November elections for City Council and School District Trustees? Is yourname on the current list of electors?
If you are not sure you can find out by calling 604-465-2414 or visiting the City of Pitt Meadows City Hall at12007 Harris Road. The office is open from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays).
Advance elector registrations will be accepted at the Pitt Meadows City Hall until 4:30 pm, Tuesday, September23, 2014. With the exception of registrations on voting days, elector registrations will not be accepted during theperiod September 24, 2014 to November 15, 2014.
ELECTOR QUALIFICATIONS
RESIDENT ELECTORS:
• 18 years of age or older on general voting day; and• a Canadian citizen; and• a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; and• a resident of the City of Pitt Meadows for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; and• not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or assentvoting and not otherwise disqualified by law.
NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS:
• 18 years of age older on general voting day; and• a Canadian citizen; and• a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; and• a registered owner of real property in the City of Pitt Meadows for at least 30 days immediately before the day ofregistration; and
• not holding the property in trust for a corporation or any other trust; and• not entitled to register as a resident elector; and• not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or assentvoting and not otherwise disqualified by law; and
• if there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with thewritten consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector.
LIST OF REGISTERED ELECTORS
Beginning September 30, 2014 until the close of general voting for the election on November 15, 2014, a copy ofthe list of registered electors will be available for public inspection, at the City of Pitt Meadows City Hall at 12007Harris Road, Pitt Meadows, BC, during regular office hours 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday, excludingstatutory holidays. Before inspecting the list, a person must sign a statement that they will not inspect the listor use the information included in the list except for the purposes of Part 3 – Electors and Elections of the LocalGovernment Act. An elector may request that their address or other information about them be omitted from orobscured on the list of electors.
OBJECTION TO REGISTRATION OF AN ELECTOR
An objection to the registration of a person whose name appears on the list of registered electors may bemade in accordance with the Local Government Act until 4:00 pm on October 10, 2014. An objection must bein writing and may only be made by a person entitled to be registered as an elector of the City of Pitt Meadowsand can only be made on the basis that a person whose name appears on the list of electors has died or thata person whose name appears on the list of electors is not qualified to be registered as an elector of theCity of Pitt Meadows.
MAIL BALLOT VOTING
Mail ballot voting will be permitted when electors meet one of the following criteria:
• have a physical disability, illness or injury that affects their ability to vote at another voting opportunity;
• expect to be absent from the City of Pitt Meadows on general voting day (November 15) and at the times of alladvance voting opportunities to be held in early November.
Applications to vote by mail ballot will be available at the reception desk of City Hall in September. Applicationsmust be signed and submitted to the elections office.
FURTHER INFORMATION on the foregoing may be obtained by contacting:
Kelly Kenney, Chief Election Officer (604) 465-2433 or
Linda Kelly, Deputy Chief Election Officer (604) 465-2414
A8 Tuesday, September 9, 2014 Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows TimesOpinion
Apparently the economy of BritishColumbia is going to come crash-ing down if we don’t convincethe federal government to loosen
the reins on the foreign workers program.According to an Australian waiter who
is here on a temporary foreign workerspermit, Whistler and other ski hill econ-omies in B.C. would not survive withoutthe Aussies.
Fast food restaurants initially triedMexican foreign workers, and then movedto the Philippines as asource. They claim theycannot sustain their restau-rants in the north withoutforeign workers.
Having been in the fastfood and resort businessfor more than 35 years, Ican understand the temp-tation to contract a disci-plined work force fromabroad rather than spend-ing time to educate, train and rewardCanadians. (I can feel one of my teachersknuckles on the back of my head and himsaying, “We train seals Gordy, and weeducate people.”)
There was a time when employersrecruited and built their own local work-force and a number of our kids whoworked in places like McDonald’s nowown one or are in senior, corporate man-agement positions at McD’s.
This brings up an interesting philosoph-ical discussion.
One side would say Canadians areunwilling to do the tough jobs in remoteareas. The other side would argue theonly reason these foreign workers do thejob at minimum wage level is becausethey are prepared to live like rabbits,squirrel their money away, and send ithome. In many cultures that is reality.
There are signs in fast food restaurantsin Edmonton and further north offeringemployment starting at $25 per hour.The problem there, just like Whistler, isyou need to be able to afford to live nearwhere you work.
In our soft Canadian reality none ofour children seem prepared to move tounpleasant areas in uncomfortable liv-ing conditions to support themselves.Our pioneering spirit that built BritishColumbia apparently has evolved to anentitled group that wants more from gov-ernment which in their minds includes apension for life.
If Canada needs additional workers, weshould have an immigration plan; not a
temporary foreign workersprogram.
The first foreign workersI know about in B.C. wereKanaka’s from Lahaina,Maui who came to man-age the Hudson Bay postat Fort Langley. The nextmost significant group Iknow of were Chinese,who were brought in slave-like conditions, to build
the railways. It took them decades to getrights as citizens.
We need to open our immigration topeople who want to come to Canada andcontribute to the future of Canada.
If our immigration policies work well,we will have enough new Canadians whowill be able to tell the pompous Aussiewho started this discussion, to go home.We don’t need you. Just saying…
Gordy Robson’s column appears Tuesdays in print and/oronline versions of The TIMES. Reactions can be sent to
If Canada needsadditional workers,we should have animmigration plan; nota temporary foreignworkers program.
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NOTICE OF INTENTION TOAMEND ZONING BYLAW
TAKE NOTICE THAT a Public Hearing will be held in the Council Chamber of the Pitt Meadows City Hall,12007 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows, BC on Tuesday September 16, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. to consider thefollowing amendment to Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 the Zoning Bylaw for the City of Pitt Meadows.
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The purpose of this text amendment is to introduce regulations permitting residents to keep urbanbackyards hens, as part of a one year pilot program.
Several amendments are proposed as follows:• Section 2.3, Definitions, will be amended to add new definitions for Hens, Chicken Coops and
Enclosures, and the definition for Livestock will be amended to exclude backyard hens kept forpersonal purposes.
• Section 5.13, Domesticated Animals, will be amended to allow for keeping of up to five (5) hensfor personal use.
• Section 5.16, Backyard Hens, is a new section to be added to the Zoning Bylaw. This sectionwill regulate the keeping of hens on properties zoned RS, R-1 and RR-5 on lots greater than409m², (excluding duplexes). This section will also regulate size (maximum 10m²) of chickencoops and enclosures, their placement in rear or side yards, (setback 1.2m from lot lines), andwill regulate coop construction and maintenance.
• Section 5.16, Backyard Hens, will also include prohibitions for the keeping of roosters; the sale of eggs,meat, manure, feathers or other poultry product; slaughter on residential properties; and hens at large.
The Bylaw and associated staff report may be viewed at City Hall, 12007 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows,between September 5, 2014 and September 16, 2014, from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., excluding weekendsand statutory holidays. Please direct inquiries to the Development Services Department at 604-465-2428.
AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE ALL PERSONS who deem themselves affected hereby shall be affordedan opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing before Council on the matters contained herein or bymaking a written submission (or email) by 3:00 pm on Tuesday September 16, 2014 to the attention ofthe Manager of Legislative Services.
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Haney Rotary Club (above)recently awarded 13scholarships to graduatingstudents from six local highschools. The students and theirparents were guests of the clubfor dinner at the Meadow RidgeGolf Club. Each student receiveda signed copy of “The CanadianAchievers” and were treated toan address by 17-year-old MapleRidge Secondary student DanielClarke (left). He spoke of the YouthEngaged in Service [YES] program hetook through Rotary and the impactit made on him personally withleadership skills.
ALS BC sent a team of children, ages eight to 17, (below, plus centre inset)to summer camp at Zajac Ranch in Stave Falls this summer. These are kids,
whose parents or grandparents are living with ALS. It’s called Camp AlohiLani, which means “bright sky “ in Hawaiian. It is designed to be a safe
setting for these kids to come together and share their experienceswith the disease and have four days of fun.
How can you share?Do you have a local photo of someone or some place you’d like to share with the rest of Maple Ridge and PittMeadows? Email it to us as a high-resolution .JPEG to [email protected]. Please include a brief description– including everyone’s first and last name. Put “faces & places” in the subject line of your email.
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School’s out, for now:As the B.C. teacher’sstrike continues, EthanSchwan spent part ofhis Thursday at the PittMeadows Skate Park,where he performeda trick on his Luckyscooter.
Fe Laan of Pitt Meadows NeverSay Die Farm recemt;u showedoff some garlic and cucumbers atthe Haney Farmers Market. Themarket runs every Saturday, inMaple Ridge’s Memorial PeacePark, through until Oct. 11.Christopher Sun/TIMES
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A Pitt Meadows man hascleaned up his act and ishelping restore a childhoodfishing hole.
From a life of addiction, violence,and crime to one that is clean andsober, Scott Magri’s life journey hashad many bumps along the way– all documented in a book he’swritten.
Magri grew up in Pitt Meadows,and he would fish coho salmon onthe Katzie Slough. It was one of thehigh points in a childhood, whichwas otherwise filled with bullying,poor results in school, and violence.
This led to an adulthood of sub-stance abuse, fighting in bars, threeassault charges, guns, and drugdealing.
When he finally ended up inmaximum security, he realized howserious things, after he was given asandwich.
“The police didn’t scare me butthe food did – itwas terrible,”Magri said.
He decidedhe wouldn’tlay a hand onanyone afterthat.
But he wasstill strugglingwith addictionissues, and hadbecome addictedto oxycodone.
This was thedarkest momentfor him – whenhe felt he couldno longer go on.
“Get me the hellout of here. I’mnot playing your gameany more – I’m done,” Magri toldthe “big man” one time after takinga large dose of the opiate he wasaddicted to.
But it wasn’t his time, and afterspending some time “on the otherside,” he came back.
He started writing, overflowing
with stories from hischildhood, youth, andadulthood that hadbeen filling his “attic” –and produced an auto-biography, Lessons:Crime, Games andPain, which contains500 stories from hislife, he said.
Shortly after writ-ing the tome, hewent to see a localpsychic, still high onoxycodone. It was
she who convinced him thathe had been put on Earth to tell hisstory.
“You were put here to go throughall this hell to write this book so youcan send a message to the world– stop the greed, because it’s tearingthe world apart,” Magri recounted asher message.
Her other message was “you have
to finish [the book] but you have toget better.”
That’s when he went into treat-ment for the third time, this timesuccessfully, and has now beenclean for two and a half years.
A while ago, Magri went back tofind the place he used to fish in andwas shocked at the garbage dumpedthere and how overgrown it was.
As he was looking for his formerfishing spot, an eagle was screamingto him, guiding him to his old spot.
“I looked up at the eagle andI started to cry – tears were roll-ing down my face,” Magri said.“Everything from my childhood I’dbeen through hit me hard.”
That has inspired him to getinvolved with the Katzie SloughRestoration Project, bringing backthe place he took refuge in as achild.
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…continued from page A1The Maple Ridge run,
starting at the centre’s soc-cer field at 20601 WestfieldAve., has a registration at8:30 a.m. followed by a 10a.m. start time. The eventcloses at 2 p.m.
Routes of one, five, and10 kilometres are beingoffered and they are suit-able for bikes, wheelchairs,strollers, and rollerblades.Dogs on leashes are wel-come.
Maple Ridge is one of 112communities in B.C. andthe Yukon that hosts TerryFox Runs each year. All arevolunteer-led and organizedwith no entry fee, no spon-sorship, and no minimumpledge.
Funds raised from TerryFox Runs locally, national-ly, and internationally go tothe Terry Fox Foundation.To date, the runs haveraised $650 million for can-cer research.
In 2013, the Foundationhas directed $23.5 millionto its cancer research pro-grams.
The goal is to eradicatecancer.
After Sandy died from thedisease on July 27, 2013,his wife has been moredetermined than ever to do
all she can to raise fundsand awareness for thecause.
Ali not only lost her hus-band but also her dad, whohad pancreatic cancer, tothe disease.
“I’ve had some very closefriends who have had theirown run-ins with cancer,”Ali added. “And of course,losing my children’s fatherand my best friend, it’sobviously motivating. Isometimes feel like I wantto single-handedly go outthere and crush cancer. Ifthere’s a fundraising thingor something I can ride, ordo, or walk, or stay up allnight…”
It was a long fightSandy’s cancer battle
began five years ago whenhe started feeling pain inhis abdomen. He and Alibelieved it to be a bladderinfection.
After an ultrasound atRidge Meadows Hospital,Sandy was immediatelysent for a CT scan thatafternoon.
He was diagnosed with
a gastrointestinal stromaltumor, a relatively rareform of sarcoma.
Sarcoma is a type ofcancer that develops fromcertain tissues, like bone ormuscle.
“When they saw some-thing there, I think thatthey knew that it wascancer, but they don’t tellyou that,” Ali shared. “Wespent a number of weekswaiting.”
Once diagnosed, Sandytook the oral cancer drugGleevec. Compared to thetraditional form of chemo-therapy, Sandy’s sideeffects from the treatmentwere relatively mild.
“It enabled him to livewith cancer,” Ali said.
Between taking the drugand a couple of majorsurgeries, it appeared asthough Sandy’s cancer hadcompletely eradicated. Butthis disease is cunning,and it “starts to outwit thechemicals,” Ali shared.
“What happens is, formore than half of peoplewho take Gleevec, it startsto become ineffectual,” shesaid.
Doctors began to doubleSandy’s doses and that’swhen serious side effectstook root. All the while,
Sandy continued to workas the Langley SchoolDistrict’s communicationsdirector. But he would beso exhausted by the end ofhis work days, Ali wouldhave to carry his briefcaseup the stairs of their home.
“He had an incrediblework ethic, and he nevercalled in sick,” Ali said. “Henever missed work becauseof his cancer. He alwayssucked it up and went in.”
Sandy was 42 whenhe passed away, leavingbehind Ali and the couple’ssons William, 12, andSebastien, 10.
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Sept. 9: Weavers• Whonnock Weavers
and Spinners Guild meetat Whonnock Lake Centre,27871 113th Ave., at 7:30p.m. Info: Marie at 604-462-9059.
Sept. 9: Tech info• Maple Ridge Library hosts
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Sept. 9: Neighbourhood• Webster’s Corners Day,
organized by the Webster’sCorners CommunityAssociation, is a free eventtaking place 11 a.m. to 3p.m., rain or shine.
Sept. 9: Choral Society•Maple Ridge Choral Society
Choir starts rehearsals forthis season at 7 p.m. at StPaul’s Lutheran Church. Info:Dennis at 604-465-8038 orIsabelle at 604-479-2649.
Sept. 9: Art Club• Garibaldi Arts Club
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Sept. 10: Gogomeeting• Golden Ears Gogos host a
monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m.in the Alouette Room at theMaple Ridge Library. Info:Lynn at [email protected] or604-467-1235.
Sept. 11: Poets pasta• Holy Wow Poets Society
hosts a pasta night recital atthe Pitt Meadows Golf Club.RSVP: Helene: 604-467-2357.
Sept. 11: Dementia• A free dementia workshop
takes place at Pitt MeadowsSenior Centre, from 6:30to 8:30 p.m. Info: Lori orKimberley at 604-298-0782.
Sept. 13: Port Haney• Port Haney Day takes
place at Port Haney Wharf,in conjunction with MapleRidge’s 140th birthday. Info:Dave at 604-467-7433, ext 1.
Sept. 13: Hospice sale• Ridge Meadows Hospice
thrift store hosts a store-wide50%-off sale.
Sept. 14: Chapel fun day• Maple Ridge Funeral
Chapel hosts a family funday as it celebrates its 50thanniversary. Noon to 5 p.m.Info: Melodie 604-463-8121,email: [email protected].
Sept. 14: Terry Fox• The annual Terry Fox Runkicks off at 8:30 a.m. atthe Hammond CommunityCentre, located at 20601Westfield Ave. in MapleRidge.
Sept. 15: Not-for-profit• North Fraser not-for-profitis holding a free meeting at230-19150, Lougheed Hwy.,
from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Guestspeaker: TIMES publisher
Shannon Balla. RSVPby Sept. 10 at 604-465-9993 or [email protected].
Sept. 16: Writers• Golden Ears
Writers’ presentsGarden Writing with MikeLascelle, in the lobby of TheACT. Info: Katherine at [email protected].
Sept. 16: Wrestler• Retired WWE superstar
Mick Foley brings his one-man, spoken-word show toThe ACT at 7:30 p.m. Ticketsand info: 604-476-2787 orwww.theactmapleridge.org.
Sept. 17: Sasquatches• A presentation and conver-
sation on sasquatches at theQuality Inn, 21735 LougheedHwy. from 6 to 10 p.m.Suggested admisssion: $10.
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“It went extremely well,”Elliott said about the event. “Wehad more people this year thanin previous years.”
Last year, 164 people turnedout, raising about $17,000.
“It was a fabulous day, I’mvery pleased,” Elliott added. “Itwent very well.”
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The widow of the man wholed the Maple Ridge BoxingClub for more than threedecades is doing all she canto continue his efforts.by Troy [email protected]
In every sense, John Skankswas a fighter.
So, it seems, is his widowCarol.
John started managing theMaple Ridge Boxing Club in1981 and even something aspotentially disastrous as a strokecouldn’t keep him off the pro-verbial mat.
After battling health problemsfor three-and-a-half years, theman affectionately known as“Pops” by the youngsters hetrained, died from congestivehealth failure on Jan. 13 of thisyear.
He was 85.His 74-year-old widow has
taken the reins, helping to runthe club while assuming almostevery role possible: secretary,registrar, treasurer, and generalmanager.
The only thing she doesn’t dois coach.
“Well, sometimes I do a bit ofthat, too, for new ones,” Carolsaid. “Tell them how to movetheir feet.”
Her late husband was aroundboxing all his life. John’s fatherWalter not only boxed but alsopromoted fighters from theCabbage Town Boxing Club inToronto.
John and his big brotherRobert learned the ins and outsof the “sweet science” from theirdad.
Neither took their knocksin amateur. The two brothersplunged right into the world ofprofessional boxing.
John was 15 when he had hisfirst fight, against a well-sea-
soned opponent, who proceededto break the teenager’s nose.
“He said, ‘no one’s ever goingto hit me in the nose again,’”Carol recalled.
Years later, in 1970, the couplemoved to Maple Ridge and 11years after that, John startedcoaching at the club, andtook over from there, Carolsaid.
“There was another coachthere at the time, Glyn Jones,and Glyn went on and hewas the president of BoxingBC for one term, and John tookover the running of the club,”Carol said.
The club was in need ofneed of new equipment, therewere tournaments to go to, andthroughout the past 30 years, inCarol’s estimation, the couplehas donated roughly $60,000 of
their own money into the club.“He [John] bought a van so
he could take the guys to tour-naments out of town, and hewould fly to national champion-ships all across Canada,” Carolsaid. “Take them every year to
the Blueand GoldTournamentin…California,and thatwas the big-gest ama-
teur tournament in the U.S.”Phil Ransom, who said he was
“intrigued” with the club, spentsome time with Carol, alongwith the boxers and trainers.
Ransom noted that Carol andJohn used their own money tosponsor underprivileged youth(in conjunction with KidSport),
and to sendcontenders tocompetitionsas far away asQuebec, NewBrunswick, andCalifornia.
Life delivered ahook to John’s chinin September, 2000,when he suffered a stroke.He spent 89 days in Eagle RidgeHospital. After his hospital stay,John was embarrassed to comeback to the club.
“I said [to him], ‘don’t besilly,’” Carol shared.
Eventually, John returned andcoached from a chair.
The paralysis from the strokeaffected the right side of hisbody, so he used his left arm toshow young pugilists the propertechnique.
“No monkey business withJohn,” Carol said. “He was atough taskmaster. Firm but fair.”
John carried on coaching, evenwith the crippling pain of steno-sis in his lower back. Stenosiscaused spinal nerve roots in hislower back to be compressed.
“He went from a cane, to awalker, to that wheelchair,”Carol said, pointing in thedirection of a folded up chairpositioned across a room in thebasement of her Maple Ridgehome. “He was there [at theclub] until April, three yearsago, and he got very ill.”
At that point, John wentinto Baillie House, a resi-
dential care facility,where he remaineduntil his passing.
Today, John’s leg-acy of keeping box-ing going in MapleRidge continuesthrough the effortsof not only hiswidow, but someof his former box-ers, who havetaken over thecoaching duties.
And Carol real-izes her time withthe club may be
coming to an end.“I’ve been
involved since Johnhad his first stroke in
2000,” she said. “Sincehe went into the hospi-
tal three years ago, I’vebeen doing all the secretar-
ial, banking, everything.”Alex Nelson Llarena, a boxer
with the club, started coachingand last year decided to stepaside. Two other well-knownlocal pugilists, Dylan Bishop andRick Funk, took the coachingreins. Other coaching volunteersinclude Brad Scott, Jason Burke,and Bill Drewitt.
“The Maple Ridge Boxing Clubis a testament to old time trad-itions,” Ransom said.• More: www.mrtimes.com, search “Skanks”
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Carol Skanks knelt behind some photos and memorabilia of her late husband John, who managed the MapleRidge Boxing Club, while also training boxers. John died from congestive heart failure in January at the ageof 85. The inset photo shows the late John Skanks as a 15-year-old pugilist.
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Ridge senior carries local boxing torch
“He was a toughtaskmaster. ”Carol Skanks
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