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Aquilinis to plead guilty on enviro charges Related to installation of irrigation pipe in nA river by Phil M elnyc h u k staff reporter

The long, drawn-out case involving the Aquilinis and the North Alouette River could be coming to a close after a notice of intent to plead guilty to environmental charges was made last month. Francesco, Elisa, Paulo and Roberto Aquilini were charged under the Water Act with unauthorized diversion of water in connection with the June 2009 installation of an irrigation pipe into the river. They were also charged under the Fisheries Act for harmful alteration, disruption or destruction of fish habitat in connection with work done to install the intake pipe. see Charges, p4

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Backscratcher A black bear scratches its back on a telephone pole along Rannie Road in north Pitt Meadows on Thursday.

‘Swirl face’ pedophile Neil released Peace bond conditions placed for 18 months by M o ni s ha M a r tin s staff reporter

A convicted pedophile from Maple Ridge who was the subject of an international manhunt was set free on Wednesday under a set of strict conditions. Christopher Paul Neil’s freedom will be curtailed for 18 months by a peace bond that

prohibits him from having contact with anyone under the age of 16. “He is planning to go back to work and do his own thing,” said lawyer Marc Thompson, who represented Neil during a short appearance in Richmond Provincial Court. “It’s been reported that his family doesn’t want anything to do with him. They certainly haven’t come forward to offer any assistance.” A former teacher, Neil spent the past five years in a Thai

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prison for molesting two young boys. The 37-year-old was arrested by RCMP at Vancouver airport under a rarely used section of the Criminal Code that’s designed to protect the public before a criminal offence is committed. Instead of facing a trial, Neil consented to the peace bond, which expires in April 2014, unless Crown renews it. “If there are no incidents in the next 18 months, then it will be harder for the Crown to renew it. I don’t expect Mr. Neil will con-

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Endangered shrew on Golden Pond Mammal clings to existence, kilometres from downtown Maple Ridge S tor y by Phil Melnychuk

hey’ve got long claws and sharp teeth, are always hungry and have bad attitudes.

They also keep to themselves, which means tracking and determining their whereabouts and numbers is never easy. A B.C. Environment survey in 1992 that captured 999 small mammals in the Fraser Valley, found only three Pacific water shrews, while a survey in 2006, tried without success to find the rodent on Blue Mountain, in east Maple Ridge. “For their size, they’re more ferocious than a lion. They can attack and kill things their own size. They’re just so fast they can kill things in seconds,” says Denis Knopp, a wildlife surveyor. They’re also endangered, because they Knopp happen to live in the same place where most people in B.C. live. The natural range of the Pacific water shrew is the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley, where roads and homes, logging and farming, continue to chew into shrew habitat. But Knopp found one of them a year ago, in a place called Golden Pond, just a few kilometres from the streets of Maple Ridge, past the Alouette Correctional Centre for Women on the east side of Alouette Lake. The discovery came after 20 days of setting 50 traps in the area and checking them regularly, to ensure any animals caught don’t die of starvation or hypothermia. “It’s pretty exciting,” he says. He had mostly given up finding the shrew and was picking up his gear when he saw the creature in one of the last traps. He grabbed it by its tail and grabbed a quick photo before it scampered off. Knopp was part of the Pacific water shrew recovery team working with biologist and species-

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(Above and lower right) Kym Welstead, from the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, Greta Borick-Cunningham, acting executive director of ARMS, and Aimee Mitchell, a species at-risk biologist, restore native habitat for the Pacific Water Shrew at Golden Pond.

Dennis Knopp trapped this shrew, then released it. at-risk specialist Aimee Mitchell, who’s in the middle of a five-year survey of endangered species in the Alouette watershed, funded by B.C. Hydro. Along with the shrew, Mitchell is trying to inventory rare plants, and the endangered great blue heron and the western painted turtle. The Alouette watershed includes the marshlands at the north end of 224th Street, Metro Vancouver parks and the UBC Research For-

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est. “This is the first species-at-risk project that they have sponsored,” Mitchell said of BC Hydro. Mitchell is glad the little guy showed up in the trap. “They’re a good indication of aquatic health,” says Mitchell. “And they are rare. They’re red listed.” The Pacific water shrew depends on tiny streams that contain no fish, streams that are easily buried

or excavated over when development marches in. “They’re really slow-flowing creeks which are often not fishbearing as well,” Mitchell points out. “They’re often not fish-bearing, so they just get logged over. The habitat that they’re in, it does get destroyed often, as well.” According to the Ministry of Environment’s recovery plan,

streams where shrews have been found should have 100-metre protective areas on each side, while the stream should be at least 1.5 metres long. Those areas have been set aside around Golden Pond. In recent years, only 23 sightings of the Pacific water shrew have been recorded, with last year’s sighting most recent. So it’s a significant find, adds Mitchell. The little rodent though is just one of the treasures that Golden Pond is giving up. The coastal tailed frog and the red-legged frog, both species at risk, are in the area. Golden Pond is so hospitable, it hosts the largest concentration of eggs for the red-legged frog in the area. This year, 160 egg masses were seen on the pond. “It’s a very high density breeding site for red-legged frogs, the highest that I’ve ever surveyed in the Lower Mainland. “It has all the right conditions and it’s not disturbed very much. Even though it’s right by the road, it doesn’t seem to be a lot of traffic. It doesn’t get a lot of pollution.” The coastal tailed frog, blue listed, was spotted nearby. “They inhabit steep, coastal streams.” It’s the only frog that breeds in rainforest streams. The tadpoles stay in fast-flowing streams for about four years so if anything happens in the streams, generations of coastal tailed frogs can be wiped out, Knopp pointed out. Greta Borick-Cunningham, executive-director with the Alouette River Management Society, said Golden Pond has been the focus of environmental efforts for the past 15 years. The pond used to empty into Alouette Lake (now a B.C. Hydro reservoir) until the road beside the lake separated it from the lake. Since then, the river society, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, have dug a side channel to allow coho salmon access to spawning grounds. Woody debris has been placed to provide hiding spots for fish while ARMS and the Maple Ridge Environmental School has been on the site several times, testing water quality and taking wildlife samples. Some plants and shrubs have been planted to help what used to be a camping area and signs were posted this spring telling people the shrew is in the area. “We’re relying on people to obey the signs,” said Mitchell. A rust-skinned newt, a type of salamander, also showed up in Golden Pond. “We haven’t come across them in the Lower Mainland. They are fairly rare in the Lower Mainland.”

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The gravel pit proposed for 124th Avenue has been shelved, following a crowded Maple Ridge council meeting Monday, when residents blasted the idea. Mayor Ernie Daykin said Wednesday the application for a non-farm use of the property at 23613 – 124th Ave., has been withdrawn. “The letter from the applicant cited the angst created in the area as the reason for withdrawing the application,”

Daykin said in a letter to a residents. That pleases Steve Hamilton, who would have lived next to the pit. But he’s also wondering if the proposal can be revived at a later date. Nevertheless, people were surprised at the announcement. Neighbours around 236th Street and 124th Avenue had joined together, held a neighbourhood stroll protesting the idea and created a Facebook page. “Everybody was surprised. We were looking forward to the ninth,” Hamilton said. “We weren’t even as well organized as we could have been.” Oct. 9 is when council would have voted on sending

the application to the Agricultural Land Commission or killing it outright by refusing to forward it. Residents had planned on being at that meeting, as well. “Our concern is, when can he bring this back again – or will he?” Hamilton said. According to district staff, another application can be filed at any time. Dave Telep, with Donada Industries, along with RaeGlenn International Development were seeking a nonfarm use of the property to allow mining of up to 400,000 cubic metres of gravel. They were asking the district to forward the application to the Agricultural Land Commission.

Staff recommended against sending it on. Telep said he wanted to remove the gravel, then bring in soil to allow hay production on the 37 acres. Neighbours, however, didn’t like the idea of dust, noise and hundreds of gravel trucks rumbling down narrow 124th Avenue, the road which would have been the access point for the operation. They packed council chambers Monday and outlined concerns about health and noise. Telep sent a letter to the district Wednesday, saying the application was being withdrawn because of the “obvious distress” it was causing people in the area.

No indication yet of who will plead, or to what Charges from front

In total, 11 charges were laid under the Fisheries Act, the Dike Maintenance Act and the Water Act. Also named in the charges were six numbered companies, along with Richard Matis, CPI-Cranberry Plantation and Global Coin Inc. Crown prosecutor Jim McCauley said discussions have taken place since the case was sent to trial a year ago. “There was just an indication there would be a plea,” he said Wednesday. “There wasn’t an indication of who would plead, or to what, just an indication that it would be dealt with by way of plea.” But it hasn’t been specified which charges would receive guilty pleas. The next date is Oct. 23 in Port Coquitlam provincial court, where the pleas could be entered, at which time the judge may reserve decision or sentence. A spokesman for the Aquilini Investment Group, which also owns the Vancouver Canucks, didn’t want to comment, although a spokesman said previously that the company had been cooperating with the environment ministry. Golden Eagle Group, also part of the Aquilini Investment Group, said in 2009 that it pumped water from the river briefly to save young cranberry plants during a dry spring. It had applications

The pipe was installed, without approval, to save young cranberry plants. pending for that use. Geoff Clayton, with the Alouette River Management Society, likes to think that local residents and the river stewardship groups made the difference in prompting Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Ministry of Environment to investigate. “It was becoming a bit of a showcase that they would have to act.” He said it’s unlikely that charges would have been laid under the new Fisheries

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North Lougheed application off to land commission Change is never easy, says Pitt Meadows mayor Deb Walters by M o ni s ha M a r tin s staff reporter

Pitt Meadows’ application to remove a large tract of farmland from the agricultural reserve was shipped off Tuesday to a volley of protests from one resident. Although the plan was resoundingly panned by city residents during a public hearing in September, Mayor Deb Walters and Couns. Doug Bing, Tracy Miyashita and Gwen O’Connell supported the exclusion application that will pave the way for development on 50.9 hectares (125 acres) of land in the North Lougheed Corridor. Couns. Janice Elkerton and David Murray voted against the application, which seeks to exclude 33.1 hectares (81 acres) from the protected agricultural land reserve. Coun. Bruce Bell does not support the application, but was on vacation during Tuesday’s vote. Jim Peters, a former alderman and mayoral candidate, loudly questioned the legality of the entire process

and interrupted the city’s director of operations Kim Grout while she explained the application procedure. He was chastised on three occasions for cutting in and warned he would be tossed out of the council meeting. “Order, order,” Walters said firmly. “You don’t interrupt our meeting to start voicing your concerns at this point. There was an opportunity at the public hearing.” The city also received a petition against the exclusion application in September, signed by 157 people, as well as letters that questioned the rationale of building another mall when retail space around the city remains empty. Other opponents lament the loss of farmland and predict an increase in traffic congestion. “It seems to me the people of Pitt Meadows have made one heck of a statement,” Peters said after the council meeting. “Council is not representing the people of Pitt Meadows, they are representing their own pockets.” The councillors who supported the application were quick to point out that the process has a long history, dating back to 2010, that included a series of open houses, as well as an online survey.

“It wasn’t that we just woke up one morning and just decided to do this,” said O’Connell. “The two years we spent on this - we spent talking to people, finding out what all groups felt about this. We did a lot of investigation into this. It’s important that the residents know we did due diligence on this.”

Walters pointed to the council’s strategic plan, which seeks to pursue improvements to the Lougheed corridor, diversify the city’s tax base and create local jobs. “I believe that this application supports the vision of our strategic plan,” said Walters, who went on to suggest a ‘build-it-

and-they-will-come’ approach. “It is not easy to make a request to remove 32 hectares from our 8,825 hectare farmland inventory. With regards to empty store fronts in Pitt Meadows, it takes time and patience. Growth will bring people with needs and demands and those will fill the

businesses. If this is approved, it’s not going to happen over night. We are looking at a 10year build-out.” The city hopes that developing the entire site will facilitate the construction of the North Lougheed Connector, a road that’s needed to access the commercial strip. The city points to farmers

as the main impetus behind the 3.6-kilometre road, which would stretch from Harris to Golden Ears Way. The bill will most likely be footed by developers. Minutes from the public hearing are being forwarded to the Agricultural Land Commission, along with the exclusion application.

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Spare the risk Christopher Paul Neil, a convicted pedophile from Maple Ridge, was set free on Wednesday, with conditions. A former teacher, Neil spent the past five years in a Thai prison for molesting two young boys, although the Interpol warrant that led to his arrest was for 12 such assaults. He was released after five years and as part of an amnesty to mark the 80th birthday of the Thai queen. The 37-year-old man was then arrested by RCMP at Vancouver airport under a rarely used section of the Criminal Code designed to protect the public before a criminal offence is committed. This week, Neil consented to the peace bond, and was added to the national sex offender registry. Conditions imposed on him include surrendering his passport, no access the Internet via a computer or phone, and staying away from parks, playgrounds and schools. Neil must also report to a probation officer and seek psychiatric help. He could be arrested for breaching these restrictions, but are they enough? The peace bond expires in April 2014, unless Crown renews it. But it likely won’t be if he stays out of trouble. Neil grew up in Maple Ridge, but has no fixed address at the moment. His family still lives in the community. He plans now on finding a job. Before his arrest, Neil was a teacher in Thailand and South Korea. He was also a substitute teacher at Arch Bishop Carney in Port Coquitlam, and prior to that volunteered at St. Patrick’s Catholic School in Maple Ridge. He can’t go near a school now. Neil is not facing any criminal charges in Canada, but Cambodian police have a warrant out for his arrest connected to allegations of abuse in that country. Police in B.C. and Germany previously seized hundreds of images of child pornography and of Neil sexually assaulting children, some as young as six. He was so bold as to post hundreds of images of himself committing sexual acts with young boys, and to digitally disguise his identity, and his previous jobs all put him in position to work alongside children. The conditions placed on Neil are all police can do to protect them, for now. But they are an indication that he is a high risk to reoffend. Why wait. Canada should confer with Cambodian officials and have Neil extradited to face charges there. No one else should have to be harmed before others can be spared. – The News

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Fish act changes are unacceptable “The revised section 35 (habitat protection) of the Fisheries Act will come to haunt us in the next decade.” – Otto Langer, retired DFO officer.

ight – except for the timeline. A Maple Ridge Along the Fraser ad hoc Committee charged with assessing Jack Emberly local implications of those changes thinks they’re already frightening. “The Act’s amendments,” it concludes, “shift responsibilities for environmental protection, management, and enforcement associated with aquatic ecosystems down to the province and municipalities, where there is currently a lack of resources for dealing with many of those issues.” This “will have economic, social and environmental implications for the District of Maple Ridge.” The pre-Halloween bogeyman here is the deletion of words that banned “harmful alteration, disruption, or destruction of fish habitat.” The “ecological linkages” – wetlands, streams, headwaters, and even urban ditches with few fish in them (vital components of the ecology – are intricately connected to any fishery. Renowned environmentalist John Muir put it this way: “When you try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything in the universe.” Replacement language that only protects

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fisheries of “economic, cultural, or aboriginal value,” is an example. The DFO now limits its role to that small sub-group of fish. It’s bad news for the District. Rodney Stott, environmental planner, who sat on the committee, notes our town has “an appreciative and informed community of citizens, business owners, land owners and stewardship groups that for decades have noted in public polls that they place a high value on the natural environment.” Says Stott: “We have an abundance of watercourses [more than 600 kilometres] and wetlands within our administrative boundaries.” They “intrinsically contribute towards healthy fish populations, habitat for a wide range of aquatic species, significant ecological processes such as groundwater recharge and stormwater/rainwater management, and quality of life for the Maple Ridge residents. There have been quite a few streams where salmon, trout, and species at risk have returned thanks to the restoration efforts of the district and the stewardship community.” Local councils have traditionally taken note. “Official Community Plan policies, regulations, and development guidelines” have supported “an attractive, healthy, and sustainable environment,” Stott says. John Kelly, the committee chair, fears success “could unravel in a hurry” with changes to the act, and DFO’s potential departure from restorative and educational programs like those of committee members ARMS and KEEPS. “We’ve had tremendous recovery of the fishery in the Alouette because of that broad approach,” says Kelly. “Rod will no

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longer have the number of DFO people to rely on to make sure development is properly assessed. If the district wants to continue that progressive approach, it will need more staff or raise more taxes. It’s like the federal government is dumping it all on you and me.” The committee wants concerns addressed satisfactorily before Harper shuts down discussion this fall. It recommends “meaningful public involvement and dialogue” before that happens, “with public organizations, and the public at large.” Further, the government should “retain the existing protection language for fish habitat and fisheries, rather than changing the act to limit protection to certain fisheries,” and maintain “appropriate levels of staffing support, and resources for community enhancement and restorative initiatives, habitat management, protection programs, and community education and outreach programs.” To date, Ottawa has not responded to any suggestions, but has held mind-boggling “workshops” to enlist the public’s help in defining fuzzy terms like “permanent damage” and “serious harm” intended to replace the precise, original language of the act. At the same time, Harper has made it clear the intent of the new words – to enable industry –will not change. MP Randy Kamp – asked to appear before the ad hoc committee to shine light into these murky waters, failed to explain the scientific rationale for abandoning habitat protection, or to explain how Maple Ridge would be affected. See Emberly, p7

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The News/letters online comments Good luck • Rick Woods: Re: Scrooge not a fan of the Caring Place (mapleridgenews.com). I’ve lived in Maple Ridge for 30 years, and 15 of those were on Cliff Avenue, right behind the criminal gathering place. For the first six months after the ‘Pink Elephant’ was opened, we were losing things on a regular basis: lawn mowers, roto tiller hoses and anything that can be gotten in a hurry (our car was broken into four times). The costs involved were crazy. There as a tent city in the bush outside my back door, and crack heads passed out in the yard. This town has lost any appeal that it had for me as a hometown and I hate raising my kids here. The council is impotent and the RCMP aren’t equipped to deal with the rush of garbage that has infiltrated our town. This used to be a beautiful quiet community, Now it’s a hole. Shame on the Salvation Army for what they did to my hometown and to Catalina Pools, It looks like a fortress and Cliff Ave. now looks like an inner-city slum. Good luck to the people who still live in the neighbourhood who aren’t cooking meth or growing pot.

Tax the cattle • Zack Jensen: Re: Albion homes evacuated after gas leak (mapleridgenews.com). You mean ‘Albion cattle housing,’ and it’s nice to see more cattle houses going up 102 Avenue. How do the ‘cattle’ homeowners like be squished together, given one way in and one way out? And it’s the same property tax as the guy on a half acre with a three-story house. Easy ways to get more taxes from us ‘cattle.’

Useless conditions • Brian Rushfeldt · founder, president at Canada Family Action: Re: Peace bond for pedophile? (mapleridgenews.com). The idea judges have of peace bonds – no computer use, stay away from under 16-year-olds, blah, blah – are so useless for almost all pedophiles. If this guy is released and offends, I hope the victim sues the judge and the system for lack of protection under the Canadian Charter.

Watch out for one another Editor, The News: We got a visit at 8:20 p.m. Thursday from a male stranger. My husband opened the window and stuck his head out. The stranger at first tried to gain entry to our house by saying, “Have you heard about the break-ins around here? I could show you how to secure your home.” My husband assured the fellow that he was always home and security wasn’t an issue.

So the stranger changed tactics and said, “Well we (we who? No ID) sell fire prevention, too. I could come in and show you.” The man called himself John, but it was too dark to make out a physical description, just a slight Asian accent. My husband reported this to the non-emergency RCMP line. They were not surprised to hear it. Please be aware that people out there are ‘canvassing’ door-to-door to see who will let them in to their house so

they can scope out the place and rob it later. This has happened before on 227th Street and other places in town. RCMP apprehended people doing this last year. It was in The News. This is not a joke but a bona fide security risk. Neighbours, watch out for each other. Janine Lehmann Maple Ridge

Simple solution: move Caring Place elsewhere Editor, The News: Re: Be careful, openminded about Caring Place (Letters, Oct. 3). My complaint about the Caring Place and many of its patrons is based on my own experience and observations and those of my wife. Most of our neighbours feel much the same as we do about these appalling circumstances. The following is just a few of the incidents that have taken place in recent weeks. A filthy appearing prostitute presented herself at the lobby entrance to our

building. She stated she wanted to come inside the lobby so she could change her tampon. When refused permission, she proceeded to change the tampon on the sidewalk directly in front of the lobby entrance, in broad daylight. She then departed, leaving the tampon on the sidewalk. Similar incidents have been witnessed more than once or twice in the immediate vicinity. On several occasions, human excrement, drug paraphernalia and used con-

doms have been discovered in all three of our exterior stairwells. Prostitutes and drug peddlers are frequently seen plying their trades in the parking lot and alley adjacent to the small church across the street from our building. Garbage is strewn along our sidewalks and streets. And, ask Mayor Ernie Daykin about the drug paraphernalia and used condoms frequently found in the parking lot and immediate vicinity of the Maple Ridge Baptist Church, just a couple of hundred feet

from our front door. I believe most of the offending cretins are patrons of or supported by the socalled Caring Place. If Grover Telford, Cherryl Katnich and Nick Blomley think this is acceptable social behaviour and is above criticism, they would find themselves in a very small minority in our neighbourhood. My solution is simple: move the Caring Place to an area where it is not imposing itself on an established residential neighbourhood. Sandy Macdougall Maple Ridge

Serious issue for Canada? So far we have not lived up to a high standard Emberly from p6

Coun. Al Hogarth, on the committee, indicated that queries to Kamp were frustrating. “He was reading from notes. I asked if we could have a copy of those and I was denied,” said Hogarth. Kelly noted: “The only way we are going to get a response is to rally enough people to say this is a serious issue for Canadians.” Coun. Cheryl Ashlie, also a committee rep, suggested council reach out to mayors. “That would be a way to ignite the conversation in other communities. KEEPS and ARMS can’t do it on their own.” To protect our watersheds, council must assume the role of spokesperson and offer every local citizen a seat at discussion. I attended the third ad hoc meeting after arguing this point. Transparency in governance and democracy are issues. We have been denied both by Harper, and must demonstrate the right process locally. Last Monday, folks filled council chambers to protest a gravel pit operation in a residential area zoned agricultural with passion and conviction. It was an impressive display of democracy in action, and the application has since been withdrawn. In Maple Ridge, the next challenge is to tell Harper that Fisheries Act changes made unilaterally, behind closed doors, for the benefit of the few, are alien to Canadians, and unacceptable. Jack Emberly is a retired teacher, local author and environmentalist.

Letters welcome Letters to the editor should be exclusive to The News and address topics of interest to residents of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. Include full name and address, as well as daytime phone number for verification. Keep letters to 500 words or less. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. @ E-mail letters to editor@mapleridgenews.com.

Editor, The News: Re: Scrooge not a fan of the Caring Place (Letters, Sept. 28). Here’s a thought D. Ferguson and Sandy Macdougall and anyone else wanting to get rid of this so-called human detritus: why don’t we build large compounds hundreds of miles from civilization and enclose them with barbed wire and we could tattoo numbers on them so we can better keep track of them if they happen to escape. Granted, this is nothing new and has been tried before by Hitler and Stalin. But we could give the care centres less ominous names than Gulags and death camps because those names have such a negative context. Seriously, if you want to blame someone for this horrible situation, do not blame Bob Goos or the Sal-

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vation Army Caring Place or any other organization that is only trying to help an ever-worsening human tragedy that we see or close our eyes to every day. There are many reasons for people being homeless: 40 per cent of the homeless are either mentally or physically handicapped; the unemployment rate is seven per cent, so the real number is closer to 14 per cent; about 20 per cent are working, but don’t make enough to eat and have a roof over their heads; also, the average family is three weeks away from bankruptcy; and if the worst happens, the simple fact is that if you aren’t lucky enough to have a family or friends that you can live with until you can turn things around, you end up on the street. In the 1980s, there were probably 600 homeless in Greater Vancouver, and

Editor, The News: The recent cartoon by Ingrid Rice is supposed to be an example of political satire. To suggest that our prime minister received an international award by dishonest means is a despicable slant.

most of them were in Vancouver. By the beginning of the ’90s, they were everywhere – Kerrisdale, Burnaby, Coquitlam and, yes, Maple Ridge. In the mid 1980s, the B.C. government was shutting down mental and care homes all over the province, places such as Essondale and smaller facilities with the promise to open smaller less-institution-like facilities, a promise they never kept. So all over B.C., they would take people out of these care homes, take them to the bus depot give them $20 dollars and send them to Vancouver, where they ended up living in the streets or on my bus. I can tell many sad stories about these poor unfortunates who should have been under someone’s care other than a bus driver.

I personally find this offensive, a slimy way of indicating the political cartoonists’s political bent. I remember a few years ago when Dave Barrett was in power. There was a $100 million overrun in one of his ministries. I put up a sign that read: Have a Bar-

Needless to say, I have seen many things I would rather not have over the years. A healthy soul can extend itself, put itself in the place of another person’s experiences. From that comes wisdom and compassion. If you want to blame someone for this untenable tragedy, blame the governments who failed to live up to their promises of positive change, and, yes, blame yourself for letting them get away with their lies, deceptions, and yes outright malfeasance. As always, it is about money. But a civilization is judged by how its members take care of the sick, the old, in other words the helpless, less unfortunate of any population and so far we have certainly have not lived up to a very high standard. Wayne Clark Maple Ridge rett cocktail: B.C. on the rocks. A newspaper published a picture of it. The result: I got a death threat. Police said, if you value your life, take down the sign. J.E. Price Maple Ridge

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A lawyer for a young man, accused of posting pornographic photographs taken during a rave in Pitt Meadows on Facebook, called for a mistrial on Thursday over a debate about computer monitors. Marvin Stern made the request after Crown prosecutor Wendy van Tongeren Harvey asked the judge to allow her to set up larger monitors, that are used by Ridge Meadows RCMP, in court. The 27-inch monitors would be used to show graphic photographs snapped during a Sept. 10, 2010 party held at a farm on Harris Road. Dennis John Allen Warrington was charged with possessing and distributing child porn after he uploaded images on Facebook of Colton McMorris and a 16-yearold girl engaged in sexual activity, which did not include intercourse. Crown believed the larger monitors would display the best image possible and help the young vic-

tim to identify herself in the photographs. The victim viewed the photographs on same large monitors when she filed a complaint with police. The computer monitors already set up in the Port Coquitlam court room are between 15 inches and 17 inches. Van Tongeren Harvey told Judge Shehni Dossa the new monitors would display a clearer image that would help both police and the victim identify certain features in the photos. “Bigger is not necessarily better,” argued Stern, adding that the application was being made at Day 8 of a trial. “When my friend indicates that you are going to see different things because of the nature of the equipment, that’s a point this court cannot get over.” He also noted that several witnesses had already given evidence during the trial and identified photographs using the monitors already in place. They include the teen who took the photographs, McMorris and several friends of the victim. “That is a significant problem for the trial process,” said Stern. “It’s not one that can’t be remedied by recalling witnesses to take another look.” Van Tongeren Harvey charac-

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of paper we got was more than what anybody else was supplied with and there wasn’t a whole lot of information on those pages,” Hogarth said. Kelly said Kamp didn’t even offer to refer the questions to fisheries for more explanation. “So, basically, we’ve been told, ‘I’m not going to answer your questions.’ “They seem to be doing a lot of their work behind closed doors.” The report says the new law doesn’t say who will determine that a particular stream is part of a commercial, aboriginal or recreational fishery. Nor does the new law say how many fish have to be killed before extensive harm is caused to a fishery. The report also wants to know what groups influenced the government to make such changes and what scientific evidence is being

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More info for Hammond business park Construction could start in two years by Phil M elnyc h u k staff reporter

Maple Ridge council asked for more information on a proposed business park in the shadow of the Golden Ears Bridge, and it got it Monday, then sent the proposal on for full discussion at a later meeting. According to a staff report and diagrams of the proposal, the 41 acres owned by Camp Developments will have a buffer area where the oddshaped property borders Hazelwood Street, as well as along the back yards of homes along Ospring Street. A larger buffer area on the northern end of the property, also near Ospring, will have a meandering stream lined with native vegetation to encourage fish production, while the business park also will have a mini park, playground and green space on its property near the corner of Hazelwood and Ospring. A larger green space and buffer on the west side of the property,

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The proposal has buffers along Hazelwood and Ospring streets. closer to the Golden Ears Bridge and next to an environmentally sensitive area, will have a winding pathway with interpretive signs, as well as a detention pond, and will run the length of the property to Wharf Street. Pathways will allow Hammond area residents to access those green areas within the business park. Camp Developments re-acquired the property from TransLink in an out-of-court settlement after TransLink abandoned its plans in 2009 for a bus maintenance yard. TransLink previously had expropriated the property. Kevin Hussey, with Aquilini Development and Construction, one of the partners in Camp Devel-

opment, said the goal is to develop the northern portion first, near the Kingston Street entrance, and Maple Meadows Business Park. Then the focus will shift to the southern portion, where the partnership wants to entice a larger tenant. The proposal will go to regular council for first reading. As part of the application process to achieve industrial zoning, Camp Development had two meetings with local residents this year. Residents at a Sept. 27 meeting were worried about possible traffic flowing through the park if a road connects Kingston and Wharf streets. Coun. Al Hogarth was also concerned about the

impact of a through road and said Wharf Street is too narrow for trucks. Some residents were concerned about motorists exiting Golden Ears Bridge and cutting through to Wharf Street as a means of getting farther east. Hussey said there were pros and cons to having a road connect to Wharf Street and pointed out a traffic study may be required. People were also concerned about noise and impact on drainage and groundwater levels when the project is built. While TransLink had preloaded part of the site to compact the soil, Hussey said Camp Developments is starting its geotech studies from square one, assuming no research or work has been done yet. He has reviewed concerns raised from TransLink’s neighbourhood liaison committee from five years ago. Depending on if council approves the rezoning, the market demand and soil conditions, “If everything went smoothly we might see construction start in two years,” Hussey told the group at the Sept. 27 meeting.

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Fall Builders Forum Date: Wednesday October 17, 2012 Time: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Place: Fraser Room, Maple Ridge Public Library 22470 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge, BC The District of Maple Ridge Building Department is hosting a Fall Builders Forum. All Maple Ridge area builders, contractors, designers and developers are invited to attend. Due to limited seating please register on or before 4:00 pm Friday October 12, 2012. Participation will be on a first come, first serve basis. We will discuss the new Building Code and have District Environmental staff on hand to discuss ESC issues, enforcement and expectations. Your input and participation is appreciated. A light dinner and refreshments will be provided. Please register at the building department front counter, 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, BC, OR telephone Jaci Diachuk at 604467-7391, OR e-mail jdiachuk@mapleridge.ca before 4:00 pm Friday October 12, 2012. 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 6A9 Tel: 604-463-5221 • Fax: 604-467-7329

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Mike Lindsay cuts a beef tenderloin into steaks at Hopcott’s on Wednesday. Hopcott Premium Meats has received constant low hazard ratings from Fraser Health’s food inspectors, going back to 2010. In Maple Ridge, Organic World on Dewdney Trunk Road has also seen increased demand for their organic beef products, none of which were affected by the CFIA’s recall. The specialty meats store carries only organic Black Diamond beef from Alberta, raised free of pesticide spraying, genetic modification, hormones, and antibiotics. The store’s butcher shop has also received consistent low hazard ratings from Fraser Health inspectors. Organic and local beef is more expensive than the factory farmed beef found in grocery stores, about 20 per cent more on average, but the quality and taste is superior, said Lindsay. “We can’t compete

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Recall expanded The Canadian Food Inspection Agency expanded its recall again Thursday morning to include close to 100 more beef products made with the potentially E. coli-tainted beef from XL Foods, brining the total number of products pulled off of shelves to more than 1,500. The CFIA is urging the public not to consume

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Recall list For a full list of recalled products, visit the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s website at www. inspection.gc.ca or call 1-800-442-2342.

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ne of the frustrations of the elderly is the fact that as time passes, all systems and senses tend to be compromised. Eyesight, taste, digestion, mobility, reaction time, just to name a few, begin to decline with time and as the result of years of use, and perhaps abuse. Perhaps the most important system, in terms of risky decline, is the immune system. This is the body’s defense against disease and infection and once compromised, an individual is both more susceptible to catching something and more likely to have a severe case of it. A weakened immune system is a huge hole through which uninvited bacterial and viral guests can readily attack one’s health. Young children and the elderly are most likely to have compromised immune systems. As well, those who have respiratory problems, diabetes, or have been treated recently with chemotherapy, also tend to have reduced resistance to invading organisms. For that matter, anyone whose health is at risk due to poor lifestyle choices, high stress or substance

abuse, can fall into the category of compromised immune systems. With the cooling fall temperatures, the tendency for windows to be closed As we age and heating Graham Hookey systems to be turned on results in a much greater likelihood that everyone is breathing recycled air that might contain airborne viruses. As well, with children back in school, the potential for diseases to spread throughout a population increases dramatically. It doesn’t take much time for a virus to travel from a daycare to a seniors’ home once the movement of families is accounted for. The Public Health Agency of Canada estimates that flu-related deaths range from 2,000-8,000 a year, depending on how severe the strain of flu is during the season. The majority of those deaths fall

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into the over-65 age group, and given the fact that many elderly deaths are attributed to secondary effects, like pneumonia, the numbers and proportions are likely even higher. There is no simple answer to a compromised immune system. The usual elements of proper diet, exercise and sleep are important but as aging occurs, even the best lifestyle is not enough. There comes a time when you must give your immune system more time to prepare for a potential attack. In the past 10 years, public health agencies have made persistent attempts to encourage anyone with a compromised immune system to take advantage of advances in flu vaccines. While no vaccination is a guarantee against all flu variations, it does help to fire up the immune system to be as prepared as possible when the inevitable flu season hits. It is an option every elderly person should discuss with his/her physician. Graham Hookey writes on education, parenting and eldercare (ghookey@yahoo.com).

Mayor Ernie Daykin said in a news release. The program was almost axed last September after Community Living said it would not fund it, saying it wanted workers to work in the private sector and get “real work for real pay.” But after howls of protest, the program was reinstated, first for three months, then for the year. Social Development Minister Harry Bloy at the time, told Community Living to call the families affected and apologize. Last year, Community Living paid the recycling society $270,000 for the supported work program, which allowed 29 developmentally disabled people to work part-time at the depot for minimum wage. The contract also funds three support workers.

Life and work are more stable for 25 workers at the Ridge Meadows Recycling depot, now that a two-year contract extension Community Living BC is in place. The contract means those who work at the depot in the supported work program will have jobs for a while. The workers with developmental disabilities help sort and process the tonnes of recyclables that are brought to the depot daily. “These people deal with a wide variety of challenges in their lives, and this job allows them the opportunity to do meaningful work, interact with the others in our community and have a stable welcoming work environment,” Maple Ridge

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Donate today and help support women’s health in your community. Every September, Shoppers Drug Mart® stores across Canada set up a Tree of Life in support of women’s health, with 100% of all proceeds going directly to women’s health initiatives in your community. Over the years, you’ve contributed over $17 million and we’re hoping you’ll help us make a difference again this year. Visit your local Shoppers Drug Mart between September 29 and October 26 and buy a leaf ($1), a butterfly ($5), an acorn ($10) or a cardinal ($50) to help women’s health grow in your community. To find out which women’s charity your local Shoppers Drug Mart store supports, visit shoppersdrugmart.ca/treeoflife.

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Kids get ‘rabbit ready’ for fire emergencies The Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC) along with fire departments and primary and pre‐school teachers across the country, have introduced a new tool to help kids and families be better prepared in case of fire: cute and fuzzy bunny rabbits. "Have Two Ways Out" is this year’s theme for Fire Prevention Week, which runs October 7 – 13. The theme builds on rabbits’ instinct to always have at least two exits from their underground homes leading to safety. Fire Chief Stephen Gamble, president of the CAFC, says families who create and practise an escape plan together, with two ways out of every room if possible, have a better chance of escaping during a real fire emergency. "An escape plan helps families respond more quickly and calmly when faced with a real fire situation," Chief Gamble says. "When a smoke alarm sounds, everyone needs to know what to do and where to go. Planning two ways out of each room, ahead of time, greatly increases your chances of getting out without injury." Among the "Have Two Ways Out" activities will be a week of home fire escape lessons taught to young children by primary and pre‐school teachers, followed by home‐ work assignments encouraging families to prepare and practise an escape plan. The effort extends through the entire

to win Domino’s Pizza Parties, glow in dark Kidde Sparky Smoke Alarms, and Sparky the Fire Dog plush toys that speak fire safety mesages. Carol Heller is a home fire safety specialist with Kidde Canada, recognized as the largest smoke and carbon monoxide alarm company in Canada—and a major partner in the CAFC’s annual Fire Prevention Week campaign. Heller says two more factors are important for families to consider to avoid fire tragedy. “If a false alarm has caused you to take the batteries out of your smoke alarm, or remove it from the ceiling, it won’t be there when you need it most,” she says. “So when your kids come home from school excited

month of October featuring a special web site www.safeathome.ca/twowaysout where families can print out a free home escape plan template. They can also watch for it in the "Have Two Ways Out" homework package which the CAFC designed to help parents, teachers and kids work hand in hand. Families who register the completion of their plan on line are rewarded with a “Have Two Ways Out” Certificate and the chance to win over $10,000 in prizes including Kidde Escape Ladders, Smoke and Carbon Monoxide alarms. Teachers can also register their classrooms for a chance

to create an escape plan, also make sure smoke alarms are installed and working on every storey of your home.” Heller adds, "Remember that smoke alarms wear out. Replace them every 10 years whether they are battery operated or hardwired into your home’s electrical system.” Fire Departments play a major part in the safety campaign’s success, building on their established school programs of working hand‐in‐hand with youngsters and educators. A free home escape plan template and more family fire safety tips can be found online at the campaign website www.safeathome.ca/ twowaysout.

Working Smoke Detectors Could Mean Free Pizza! Panago Pizza in Maple Ridge has teamed up with the Maple Ridge Fire Department to promote fire safety during Fire Prevention Week, October 7 - 13. Daily, a number of orders will be randomly selected by Panago to be delivered alongside the Maple Ridge Firefighters. Upon delivery, the Fire Department will check for working

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“Fall back” to smart home safety As most Canadians turn back the clocks on November 4, here are some timely smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) safety tips: • When you change your clocks, test your smoke arlam. • You have less than three minutes to escape a fire. So when smoke alarms sound, everyone must know what to do and where to go. Having and practising an escape plan is essential. • Install one smoke alarm on every storey and outside bedrooms. Install inside bedrooms if you sleep with doors closed. • Ensure all smoke alarms are fully powered. Never take out batteries or remove an alarm from ceiling due to a false alarm. • If your home has any fuel-burning devices such as a gas furnace, gas water heater, gas appliances, or an attached garage or carport, install at least one CSAapproved carbon monoxide outside all sleeping areas. One per storey is recommended.

• Replace smoke alarms every 10 years, and CO alarms every 7-10 years (depending on manufacturer) whether battery operated or hardwired into your home’s electrical system. Carbon monoxide is colourless, odourless and tasteless. So without a CO alarm, humans cannot detect its presence. Despite the average home having several potential sources of the deadly gas, studies show that nearly 60 per cent of Canadians have not installed a CO alarm. In addition to being impossible to detect, CO also has another nefarious trait. Symptoms of carbon monoxide exposure mimic the flu, without the fever. It is routinely responsible for thousands of clinic and hospital visits each year, and is commonly misdiagnosed. Prolonged or extreme exposure causes nausea, dizziness, confusion, the loss of physical mobility, brain damage and ultimately, death. More home safety resources can be found on the www. safeathome.ca web site.

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Sagging demand from home buyers is putting downward pressure on Lower Mainland real estate prices, but mainly in areas where prices had shot up faster than the rest of the region. September home sales in Metro Vancouver were down eight per cent from August and have plunged 32.5 per cent from a year ago, according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. And a composite benchmark price that tracks all residential property movement in the area is down 2.3 per cent in the past three months, or down 0.8 per cent from a year ago. That decline has been a more modest 1.8 per cent over three months and 0.1 per cent from a year ago over the entire Lower Mainland – which includes the Fraser Valley, where values have held up better. “In some areas and neighbourhoods we’re seeing price declines, especially in the areas that ran up the most,” said Tsur Somerville, director of UBC’s Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate at the Sauder School of Business. Prices in the three oceanfront cities that had soared in 2010 and 2011 have dropped five to seven per cent from their recent peaks, he noted. The priciest district remains Vancouver’s west side, where benchmark detached houses typically cost close to $2.1 million. That’s down 6.5 per cent from a year ago but still up almost 40 per cent over the past five years. It’s a completely different story in Maple Ridge, where a detached

Housing prices in Maple Ridge, however, have remained steady. house typically changes hands at $468,000 – the same price as five years ago and up just over one per cent from a year ago. The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board said residential property as a whole declined 0.4 per cent in the past three months, but is up 2.1 per cent year-over-year. Detached houses are up three per cent from a year ago at $549,000 while townhouses are down 1.7 per cent to $305,700 and apartments have gained 4.1 per cent to $198,800. “The Fraser Valley is much more stable than other areas of the Lower Mainland,” Somerville said. Demand for higher end homes has fallen off the fastest in both Metro Vancouver and the Valley. Greater Vancouver real estate board president Eugen Klein said Ottawa’s elimination of 30-year government-insured mortgages earlier this year has led to a “clear reduction in buyer demand” because the measure intended to rein in Canadian debt loads has made

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homes less affordable here. But Somerville doesn’t think the federal government’s tightening of mortgage rules is playing a major role. “That only applies on mortgages with a down payment of 25 per cent or less,” he said. “Nobody’s out buying a high-end home with a three per cent down payment.” Somerville said a slowdown in Lower Mainland residential market demand has been underway since last December and is being matched by flattening prices. He doesn’t detect anything likely to trigger a much deeper drop in the market. “To have some dramatic radical change you need to have something dramatically and radically change and I don’t see what that is.” Market psychology is also playing a role and a recent survey found many Metro residents think prices will continue down, a belief that could extend the trend if many would-be buyers decide to keep waiting.

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New projects Premier Christy Clark announced $207 million worth of accelerated capital projects, including roadworks, school and hospital improvements at the recent Union of B.C. Municipalities convention. Clark said accelerated projects will be announced in the weeks ahead, including school improvements in Nanaimo, Campbell River, Houston, Surrey, Richmond, Mission, Maple Ridge and West Vancouver.

“These are new projects that we can get started this year, but this capital investment is not new money,” Clark said. “It is money we have saved from pinching our pennies, and I am very proud of that.” Clark also pledged the four-laning the last 240 km of the Trans-Canada Highway from Kamloops to the Alberta border, a project expected to cost $650 million over the next 10 years. The commitment adds $509 million to the existing B.C. budget of $141 million over three years, with federal cost sharing to be negotiated. She also announced the beginning of planning work for replacement of the 54-year-old George Massey tunnel under the Fraser River from Richmond to South Delta.

Tentative deal The B.C. government has reached a tentative agreement with its largest employee group, as the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union has recommended acceptance of a twoyear agreement with a four per cent raise. Premier Christy Clark announced the settlement at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, after talks broke down in the spring and the BCGEU staged a series of strikes at liquor stores and government offices around the province. BCGEU president Darryl Walker said the

government dropped its proposal to sell the Liquor Distribution Branch warehouse and delivery system, which was “huge” for the union and a step towards privatizing government liquor stores as well. Clark said the settlement meets the government’s “cooperative gains” bargaining mandate, where savings and efficiencies cover the costs of pay increases, but offered few details. Walker said the 26,000-member union agreed to work with the government to reduce sick days and find new efficiencies in operations that include ministry operations, social workers, and provincial prison and court services. The union dropped its proposal to open more liquor stores on Sundays to increase revenue. Walker said that was to protect members whose distribution jobs were going to be privatized. Clark also announced a tentative agreement with resident physicians in B.C. hospitals, also a two-year deal under cooperative gains. On Wednesday the government and the B.C. Nurses’ Union announced a tentative agreement for 32,000 Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses. Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid said the agreement includes a “modest” wage increase, with details to be released after members vote on it.

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terest in more suburban areas. It’s the same story in Maple Ridge. While Archarya says she’s had hundreds of inquires, there have been just over a dozen applications to build or adapt garden suites since the bylaw was created. There have been hundreds of laneway houses built in Vancouver, which adopted its bylaw just after Maple Ridge. But there aren’t many easy access laneways in Maple Ridge which makes design a bit tricky, Archarya added. “It’s very size specific,” she said. “It’s not one size fits all.” Garden suites aren’t allowed on lots smaller than 557 sq. metres or in flood plain areas. And while you can build one of these units on rural or ALR land, there are extensive

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• Don’t let the address fool you • Very private .69 acre lot • New kitchen, new flooring, new bathroom • New paint and trim exterior • Beautiful woodwork throughout • 24’x17’ Powered shop • Lots of parking

$899,900

Open Sunday 2-4

• Westcoast contemporary home exudes classic charm w/ modern updates • Over 3700 sq ft home on 5 fenced acres • Updated kitchen with granite counters & s/s appliances • Lots of windows & high ceilings allow for tons of natural light

$373,900

Call Lisa at 604-970-2209

23870 106th Avenue

Still Time to Choose Colours!

• Beautifully built home by award winning Falcon Homes • Over 2200 sq ft of living space incl. 4 bedrooms & 3 bathrooms • Hardwood floors, crown mouldings, open layout • Vendor wants action! Bring your Offers!

$696,900+ HST Call Dave at 604-341-0783

CE D R E DU O N W $324,900

269,900

37-11757 236 Street

499,900

Amazing 2 bedroom , 2 bath condo, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, big fenced top of the line everything. 1070 sq feet. yard. Visit my webpage for a virtual tour. Visit my webpage for more

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RON MITCHELL

Selling your Home for all it’s worth

604-617-9642

WWW.RONMITCHELL.BC.CA

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4 PM

$825,000 + HST

10680 239th Street • 9700 sq ft lot with Lane access perfect for a large shop or carriage house • Over 2500 sq ft of finished living space and 1298 sq ft unfinished basement • Open layout perfect for the family • Separate living and dining rooms • 4 large bedrooms and 3 bathrooms • Still time to get this home customized!

$725,000 + HST Call Dave at 604-341-0783

• Exceptional unobstructed view of the mountains! • Open Great Room layout • 2450 sq ft of finished living space incl. 4 large bedrooms & 3 bathrooms • Unfinished basement awaiting ideas! • Come visit our showhome at 23870 106th Avenue Open Sat & Sun 2-4

Call Dave at 604-341-0783

13877 McKechnie Road

Your Dream Home Awaits!

Missions Finest with 6 bdrm, 4 baths and a 2 bdrm legal suite on a cul-de-sac. Go to www.ronmitchell for the latest pictures.

Call Lisa at 604-970-2209

23941 106th Avenue

Open Sat & Sun 2-4 Treat Yourself & Your Family!

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Goodbye Landlord!

• 1200 sq ft well maintained and updated rancher • 8300 sq ft fenced lot • Brand new roof and 90% efficient furnace • Large open kitchen with A/C • 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms • 10’ x 16’ shed & 11’ x 7’ storage room

Get Out of Town!

$624,995

• Flat 0.57 acre located on a rural road in Pitt Meadows surrounded by farmland • 2600 sq ft updated home • Large open kitchen that overlooks back yard and spacious deck perfect for entertaining • Don’t miss this perfect opportunity to own acreage without all the work.

Call Lisa at 604-970-2209

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604-862-4524

MLS# V970719

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Large .81 acre lot (35,457 sq. ft.) 4 bdrms & 4 baths. Open floor plan. Large updated kitchen. Private setting with large sundeck.

$339,000

11655 203 Street, Maple Ridge Adorable and affordable. This cozy two bedroom rancher has everything you need. New laminate floors, new blinds, new hotwater tank and paint. Loads of cupboard space and a sunny eating area. One car garage and steps to school and transportation. Perfect starter home....no maintenance fees!

Al & Brenda

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www.brendajenkins.com

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628,000

Fantastic 5th Avenue estate location on the west side of Maple Ridge, great spacious floor plan, 2800 sq. ft., 3 bedrooms, large rec room, 3 bathrooms, large chef’s kitchen, beautiful backyard, Butchart Gardens landscaping, first class neighbourhood.

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Net HST incl, to owner-occupier! Bright south facing backyard. Granite thruout, 9’ ceil. Quality materials & workmanship! New area, close to schools, bus and West Coast Express. $459,000

2 storey + bsmt home steps to Heritage Park. Granite, crown mouldings, central air. 4 bdrms & 4 baths. 9’ ceil. Detached 2 bay garage & workshop. Must be seen! $349,900

Quiet, private location! Beautiful 4.5 acres with mobile. Tenant occupied! Priced to sell. Mostly land value. $349,500

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Centrally located with many updates!! Electrical upgraded w/new CSA #, newer roof! New skirting, flooring, windows, new ceiling in mbdrm & hallway! Fully fenced & private yard! $69,900

Custom home!! Gated and secure!! Parking galore! High-end finishings. Attached 18x15’6” shop w/2 pce bath. In-ground pool! Sprinkler system. Bells & whistles throughout. $524,500

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Spacious 1220 sq.ft. 2 bdrm, 2 bath corner unit! Building has new roof! Upgraded plumbing. Underground parking and locker. $205,000

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What a deal!! Solid older 3 storey + bsmt. Good exposure corner. Commercial on main, 2 - 1 bdrm apts on each 2nd & 3rd floor. This art-deco bldg is a great buy!! $199,900

2 bdrm w/view of river, mtns & beyond. Walk to West Coast Xpress & all amen. Open layout. Sep soaker tub & shower. 2 balc. Pets welcome (w/restrictions). Move in and enjoy. $179,900

To view call Mindy 604.826.1000

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Thinking of Buying or Selling? Call Mindy for a FREE Market Evaluation or Buyer’s Catalogue

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Dan tenBrink

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The News connects countless people to their dream homes. Our Real Estate section, each Friday, features listings in Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows and more.

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LARGE LOT IN PITT MEADOWS

Starting at

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• Great room with fireplace. • Tile floors & granite countertops in bathrooms • Walk to bus, Albion Sports Complex. Near elementary and high school.

$469,900 18942 - 120 Avenue, Pitt Meadows • Prime location. Updated basemment home. • 8712 sq. ft. lot with a private rear yard. • 4th bedroom & 3rd bathroom in the finished basement. • 2 fireplaces. Garden sundeck. Single garage.

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NEW 2 STOREY HOMES WITH BASEMENTS

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Starting at $329,900 Showhome at #67 11252 Cottonwood Drive

• Highland Creek new 2 storey homes with full daylight basements & separate entrance. One home has finished basement. • 4 and 5 bedrooms, den. • Maple kitchen with granite countertops, island, pantry. Gas fireplace. • Near elementry & high school, transit.

• Cottonwood Ridge • Nicely finished new townhomes with 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. Some have a finished basement • Hardwood floors, maple cabinets, granite countertops, crown moldings • Gas fireplace. Garage for 2 cars. • 6 appliances and blinds included

Starting at $539,900 Showhome at 11782 236 Street

Starting at $429,900 Showhome at 10558 Jackson Road • Albion Terraces quality built nicely finished new 2 storey homes with basements. • Separate entrance. Easy to make into an inlaw suite. • Appliances, blinds and landscaping included • 9 foot ceilings on the main floor. • Spacious kitchen with granite countertops, island & desk. • Gas fireplace in the family room. • Attached or detached double garage www.albionterraces.com

Starting at $463,900 Showhome at 10132 - 240 Street • • • •

Quality built 2 storey homes with basements 3 or 4 bedrooms. Open floor plans Gas fireplace in the great room Maple kitchen with granite countertops, island & pantry • Fridge, stove, dishwasher, microwave, washer, dryer, garberator, double garage

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24437 MCCLURE DRIVE UPLANDS AT MAPLECREST!!

Fully finished basement, GREENBELT on 2 sides, beautifully open GREAT ROOM, 4 bedrooms, big den, upper media room, 3 ½ baths, short stroll to SAM ROB TECH.

12197 210TH STREET QUARTER ACRE!!

HUGE honkin’ lot in West Maple Ridge! IMMACULATE 3 bedroom basement entry home. DEN, big REC ROOM set up for media, 3 year old roof, 2 ½ baths, great country feel close to schools.

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11957 237A STREET IMMACULATE RANCHER!!

FAMILY ROOM & vaulted ceilings accent this comfortable rancher. Gas fireplace, big living & dining area, BEAUTIFUL private backyard with covered patio and a great garden shed. Merely awesome neighbours included.

NEW LISTING 10342 JACKSON ROAD

Top quality home by CAVALIER HOMES. 3 storey home completely finished with SEPARATE ENTRANCE to BASEMENT. Open plan with 4 bedrooms, 3½ bathrooms, large rec room, maple kitchen wtih centre island, and laminate flooring. Fenced rear yd. Nice and clean with fresh paint. LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET FROM PARK. Easy to suite. Just $389,800.

SUPER OPPORTUNITY!!!!!! Thornhill Heights. Needs some work, BUT…THINK ABOUT IT. For the price, what can you get, even with the cost of upgrades. 4 bedroom home with full basement, 2½ bathrooms, 2 gas fireplace, detached double garage off lane.

188,900

374,500

NEW LISTING 24104 102A AVENUE

21145 GLENWOOD AVENUE 35 X 24 WORKSHOP!!

JUST listed this 3 bedroom home, could be 4 or 5 bedrooms, or pretty possible to put a suite in too….lots of upgrades: roof, windows, kitchen, flooring, baseboards, bathroom. BIG covered deck…..and wwwwwworkshop!

19855 NORTH WILDWOOD CR., PITT MEADOWS

LOWEST PRICED CONDO PITT MEADOWS

Attractive 4 bedroom home, completely renovated, on greenbelt lot. Huge covered deck + open deck. NEW: roof, flooring, stainless steel appliances, light fixtures, furnace, hot water tank, and freshly painted interior. NOTHING TO DO BUT MOVE IN. COME AND TAKE A LOOK. $449,800.

LASEUR MANOR. Clean, bright, open 2 bedroom plan with 9´ ceilings, 2 full bathrooms, gas fireplace, deck, and underground parking. Central location. Walk to shopping, recreation, etc. Near buses and West Coast Express.

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NOW SELLING PARKSIDE HOMES AT VARSITY Varsity at the Park delivers 63 parkside homes to Langley’s best-selling new home community. We’ve got the best features, the best prices and the best location. Our Grand Opening Celebration gives you the chance to win a jeep – do not miss out!

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Convenience and elegance in Pitt Meadows

A taste of boutique style at Liv42 Kerkhoff Construction is bringing a sense of community to Pitt Meadows with its newest development, Liv42. With 42 condominium homes in the project, Liv42 feels like a close-knit community. Spacious floorplans and modern features such as stainlesssteel appliances and elegant laminate flooring make your new home beautiful as well as functional. “Efficient floorplans create an affordable price point without losing quality and finishing,” says Darryl Price, vice-president of The Agency Real Estate Marketing. Nine-foot ceilings (10 feet in the living areas on the top floor) add to

the spacious feel. The composite stone slab countertops in the kitchen are beautifully complemented by a polished porcelain-tile backsplash and flat panel wood veneer or Shaker-style cabinetry. The eating bar is perfect for people who don’t have time to sit down to a meal. Liv42 is just a few blocks from the West Coast Express and minutes from Lougheed Highway. There is also shopping, dining, recreation and schools, all conveniently located right in the neighbourhood. Homes start at $136,900, with twobedroom units at $199,900. For more information, visit www.liv42.ca or call 604-460-6601.

Woolley says. “On weekends, cars stay in the parkade,” he says. “It’s very easy for people to walk around to get whatever they need.” If that’s some groceries, Thrifty Foods is on-site. If you’re looking for a workout, the Steve Nash Sports Club is available, or you can head out for a walk or run around the neighbourhood. Retail therapy is also nearby, whether you’re looking for some bargains at Winners or are in the mood to splurge on some delicious

treats at Mink A Chocolate Cafe or Menchies Frozen Yogurt. “There’s just about everything you need here,” Woolley says. There are even medical and dental offices in Morgan Crossing, along with a Flight Centre and hair salons. “It gives them time back,” Woolley says of the buyers at Morgan Crossing. “It’s a really nice place to live.” Lofts at the Summit House start at $279,900. For more information, visit www.morgancrossing.ca or call 604582-1336.

Giving you some time back at Morgan Crossing

Living the artistic life at the lofts at The Summit House by Kerry Vital

The Summit House is bringing a touch of loft style to South Surrey’s Morgan Crossing. With all the beautiful features of the other Summit House homes as well as some new details of their own, these limited-edition lofts are a cut above the rest. “These aren’t typical condos,” says Bryan Woolley, president of Fingerprint Strategies Inc. “They’re not cookiecutter at all.” Built by Larco Investments, the two-bedroom homes feature the master bedroom and living areas on the first floor with a loft on the second floor that can be used for a bedroom, media room, library, art studio or a romantic retreat. The spacious layouts are open and inviting, and feature plenty of room for entertaining or relaxing. The homes range from 1,026 to 1,261 square feet, and include huge windows to allow in plenty of natural light. “These are the only lofts available in South Surrey,” says Woolley. “There’s been a lot of interest in these great floorplans.” In fact, nearly half of the 13 lofts have already been sold. Some of the beautiful features in the lofts include gas cooktops, soft-close cabinetry in the kitchen and incredibly high ceilings at almost 22 feet. Gorgeous hardwood laminate floors are included throughout the main living areas, while the bedrooms feature carpeting that is perfect for sinking your toes into. Electric fireplaces are cozy and inviting, while the large outdoor patios and balconies give you your own outdoor space. The cabinetry and gas cooktop aren’t the only great things about the kitchens. The 1 3/4-inch quartz countertops and glass or ceramic tile backsplash are chic and modern, while the stainless-steel appliances are a gourmet’s dream. Homeowners at The Summit House are able to take advantage of some pretty lovely amenities, including a private rooftop plaza that features a community garden, barbecue and fire pit. However, one of the best features at The Summit House is the amazing mountain views from many of the suites. They have proven inspirational in many ways. “The lofts have been attracting artists and other creative types,” says Woolley. The Morgan Crossing village has

been the biggest draw to the homes, Woolley says. With tons of shopping, eateries and leisure activities in the area, there is never a shortage of things to do. “It’s so convenient,” he says, adding “it feels like a real community.” Even dogs will find their perfect place in Morgan Crossing, with its Paws Crossing dog park. The village is perfect for those looking to meet people. Larco regularly holds community events, including hockey tournaments and fashion shows. “There is a very eclectic mix of owners,” says Woolley. The range of demographics include a 19-year-old who bought the place on his own to a 92-year-old who enjoys the vibrant atmosphere of Morgan Crossing. The convenience factor is really an integral part of the community,

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Saturday, Oct. 13 • The Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada hosts the annual Wishmaker Walk for Wishes event in Maple Ridge. Wishmaker is a pledge-based walk, followed by a community celebration. All proceeds will directly help Children’s Wish in its mission to grant the most heartfelt wish of children between the ages of three and 17 coping with a life threatening illness. The Maple Ridge walk takes place at Albion Fairgrounds (23448 – 105 Ave.). Visit www.wishmaker.ca to register and for more information, or call Donna Milburn at 604459-1954.

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Wednesday, Oct. 10 • Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Parkinson’s support group meets from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Ridge Meadows Senior Centre. This meeting is open to all persons with Parkinson’s, their UP caregivers, families, and friends. TO For more information please contact Peta Purdy at 604-4631332, or email rpcoco@telus.net. • The Maple Ridge Public Library is hosting Finances for Newcomers at 3:30 p.m. If you ! are new to Canada, join Jeffry IN S T Y ND 1S R Which car would Frison of Edward Jones to learn R E R3 you pick? HU ER BE the financial basics you’ll need FF O O CT Tuesday, Oct. 9 to get by in your new country. O • World Films series begins Topics include borrowing, at the Maple Ridge Public Lidebt, budgeting, investment, ON SELECT 2008 MODELS§ brary at 6 p.m. with Whale Rider insurance and planning for Never say “pick” to a flower. $ (New Zealand, 2002). Bring your retirement. For more informa-COMPETITIVE LEASE RATES AVAILABLE friends and spend a relaxing tion, please call the Maple Ridge evening at the library with a 2008 Public Library at 604-467-7417. Sportage OWN IT FROM HWY: 7.8 L/100KM 36 MPG CITY: 10.4 L/100KM 27 MPG must-see film. The Friends of • The Maple Ridge ◆Public $Library presents a BiblioComCASH PURCHASE the Library will sell refreshPRICE

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Friday, Oct. 12 • Golden Harvest comes to the ACT in Maple Ridge from 6 to 8 p.m. Celebrate our local bounty as top chefs turn local produce into mouth watering creations in an elegant, cocktail party setting. Food tasting, wine tasting, draw prizes, and more. Presented by the Maple Ridge Agriculture Advisory Committee, MRPM Agricultural Association, and the Haney Farmers’ Market. Tickets available at the ACT and at the Haney Farmers’ Market for $25 each. For more information, contact Leanne Koehn at 604-868-2601, or visit www. facebook.com/MRGoldenHarvest

Centre and Theatre at 7 p.m., ll944 Haney Place. This month’s topic: “Philosophy and Religion: How are they similar and how do they differ?” Moderator is Larry Green. Co-sponsored by the Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Art Council. Everyone welcome. Registration and experience not required. • The Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows and Katzie Community Network monthly meeting will be held at 1 p.m. in the Fraser Room of the Maple Ridge Library. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month (except for July and August). All are welcome to attend.

*“8 vehicles for under $22,000” based on the cash purchase price of $11,450/$13,700/$13,450/$15,450/$19,250/$21,745/$18,145/$21,645 which includes a cash rebate of $3,600/$1,750/$4,000/$2,500/$4,100/$2,000/$4,700/$9,750 based on an MSRP of $15,050/$15,450/$17,450/$17,950/$23,350/$23,745/$23,345/$31,395 for the 2008 Rio EX MT (RO5428)/2008 Rio5 MT (RO5528)/2008 Spectra LX MT (ST5418)/2008 Spectra5 LX MT (ST5518)/2008 Magentis LX MT (MS5418)/2008 Rondo LX (RN7518)/2008 Sportage LX MT (SP5518)/2008 Sedona LX (SD7528). **Bi-weekly payments for 2008 Sportage LX Conv. (SP7528)/2008 Rio EX MT (RO5428)/2008 Rondo EX (RN7528) are $136/$85/$128 with an APR of 0%/0.9%/0% for 60 months, amortized over an 84-month period. Estimated remaining principal balance of $7,070/$4,397/$6,641 plus applicable taxes due at end of 60-month period. License, registration, insurance, dealer administration fees and taxes are excluded. Delivery and destination included. ◆Cash purchase price for the 2008 Sportage LX Conv./2008 Rio EX MT/2008 Rondo EX of $21,545/$11,450/$21,745 includes a cash rebate of $4,700/$3,600/$2,000 based on an MSRP of $26,745/$15,050/$23,745. Cash purchase price for 2008 Sportage LX Conv. (SP7528) includes a $500 cash rebate in lieu of gas card. ✜Get a $500 Gas Card or cash rebate with the cash purchase, lease or loan of any new 2008 Kia SUV. Offer is available on any new 2008 Sportage/Sorento (all trims) and only for use at participating Kia dealers by Canadian residents. ❖The effective interest rates are 3.64%/9.81%/2.09% relative to their respective advertised finance/lease APRs. The effective rates are for information purposes only. §0% purchase financing available on select 2008 Rio/Rio5/Spectra/Spectra5/Rondo/Magentis/Amanti/Sportage/Sedona/Sorento models for a term of up to 48/48/72/72/60/72/24/60/60/48 months O.A.C. (term varies by model). Offer available on financed transactions only. Purchase financing example: $10,000 at 2.9% purchase financing equals $179 per month for 60 months; cost of borrowing (C.O.B.) is $755 for a total obligation of $10,755. Monthly payment and C.O.B. will vary depending on amount borrowed, the term and down payment/ trade. Other lease and finance options available. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Prices subject to change without notice. Certain restrictions may apply. >Highway/city fuel consumption for 2008 Sportage LX MT is 7.8 L (36 MPG)/10.4 L (27 MPG) per 100km; 2008 Rio EX MT is 5.7 L (50 MPG)/8.1 L (35 MPG) per 100km; 2008 Rondo EX is 7.5 L (38 MPG)/11.0 L (26 MPG) per 100km. The actual fuel consumption of these vehicles mayBIWEEKLY vary. These estimates are based on the Government of Canada’s approved criteria and testing methods. Refer to the Government of Canada publication EnerGuide Fuel Consumption Guide. ††NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) test results. Visit www.safercar.gov for full details. ‡Green Score for Kia Rio/ Rondo based on manual/automatic transmission specification within their segment. Refer to GreenerCars.org for full details. ^Conditions apply to the $500 Grad Rebate program. ✛Some conditions may apply to the $750 Kia Mobility program. See dealer for details. ▼Kia’s “Worry-Free Comprehensive” warranty covers most vehicle components against defects occurring under normal use and maintenance conditions. Price, availability and specifications are subject to changes without notice. Some vehicles advertised may include optional accessories or after-sale equipment and may not be exactly as shown. Information in this advertisement is believed to be accurate at the time of print. Offer ends September 2, 2008. KIA is a trademark of Kia Motors Corporation.

Saturday, Oct. 6 • The Haney Farmers’ Market farm vendors’ tables are groaning with good food for Thanksgiving dinner from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Memorial Peace Park in downtown Maple Ridge. First of the season cranberries are expected and Country Fest’s turkeys will be on hand. Paul Liebregts, Paula Justus, and Sonya Knechtel perform live music. • Join HUB for Discovery Bike Ride to Cranberry Festival in Fort Langley. Ride suitable for non-spandex sit-up cyclists. Meet-up at 10 a.m. at Memorial Peace Park, or at the roundabout to Golden Ears Bridge at end of Airport Parkway in Pitt Meadows at 10:40 a.m. For more info or to check for cancellation in case of rain, see rmcyclist.info or e-mail Jackie at jchow23708@yahoo.ca.

ments at intermission. For more information, please call the Maple Ridge Public Library at 604-467-7417. • Whonnock Weavers and Spinners Guild will be meeting at Whonnock Lake Centre on at 7:30 p.m. Visitors, guests, and new or potential members welcome to join. Felters, knitters, basket makers, and anyone interested in any other fibre arts welcome. For more information, please call Marie at 604-4629059. • SongStage at the ACT takes place from 7 to 9 p.m., hosted by local songwriter Ivan Boudreau. This month’s featured artist is singer/songwriter and former Maple Ridge resident Donn Tarris. This month’s event will be held in the main lobby of the theatre. Open mic to follow for songwriters of original material who wish to perform.

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Community Calendar Saturday, Oct. 13 • Imagine gold nuggets by the ton! That was the Cariboo Gold Rush, the poor man’s best ever chance to strike it rich. Join B.C. historian John Mitchell at the Maple Ridge Public Library at 1 p.m. as he

presents the The Cariboo Gold Rush and the Story of Barkerville through photographs, artifacts and short videos. For more information, please call the Maple Ridge Public Library at 604-467-7417. • Haney Farmers’ Market

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runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Memorial Peace Park in downtown Maple Ridge. This week’s vendors feature bountiful fall produce, squashes, pumpkins, beets, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, colourful carrots, cauliflower, celery, Swiss chard, garlic and onions, apples, pears and so much more are still in plentiful supply. Penelope Above entertains. Tuesday, Oct. 16 • The Maple Ridge Public Library presents Halloween Magic at 6:45 p.m. Kids are invited to come to the library in costume for an exciting evening of puppets, books, songs and rhymes. Early evening storytime magic for the whole family. For more information, please call the Maple Ridge Public Library at 604-467-7417. • An Orientation to the Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows and Katzie Community Network will be held at 1 p.m. in the Mt. Blanshard Room of the Randy Herman Building. Please RSVP to ssargent.cn@shaw. ca. All are welcome to attend. Thursday, Oct. 18 • Do all the new handheld toys confuse you? Bring your new gadgets (cell phones, PDAs, hand-held GPS, etc) and let the technically gifted

members of the Student Library Council explain how they work. It Won’t Byte takes place at the Ridge Meadows Seniors’ Activity Centre from 3:30 to 5 p.m. For more information and to register, please call the Maple Ridge Public Library at 604-467-7417. Ongoing • The West Coast Auto Group FC is proud to offer a Beginner Soccer Mom Program for anyone wanting to learn the game or brush up on skills. These indoor sessions run for one hour on Monday nights for six weeks. Current session runs until Nov. 5, with upcoming sessions running Nov. 12 to Dec. 17, and Jan. 14 to Feb. 25. Sessions run from 5 to 6 p.m., or 6 to 7 p.m. To register please go to www. westcoastfc.ca and choose the “Adult Programs Offered” tab, or for more info contact Susan Carr 604-467-8447. • Help Portrait Ridge Meadows is looking for three volunteer hairstylists to help with Help Portrait 2012 on Dec. 8, 2012. Photographers around the world will be using their photography skills to give back to their local community by finding families and individuals in need, and offering to take

their portrait and print the photograph for free. If you are interested in volunteering locally, email smile@ helpportraitridgemeadows. com, or by calling Andrea at 604-764-8249. • The Tri-Hard Walkers is a walking group that meets at Haney Place Mall at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday for an outdoors walk. This group is for men and women of all ages and abilities who would like to meet new friends and enjoy the benefits of regular walking. It’s a fun and simple way to participate in regular physical activity and improve your health. The group is sponsored by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and there is a $10 annual membership fee. Contact Bev at 604-4679407 or meet group inside the mall near Kin’s/ Purdys at 8:20 a.m. • Stride to Thrive waking group meets every Saturday morning, rain or shine, at 10 a.m. by the large sign board in Jerry Sulina Park on the dike. Stride to Thrive is a recreational walking group for women of all ages whose lives or the lives of family and friends have been touched by cancer. Come on out and have a walk and a chat.

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The News/business Christmas.com, it’s a Maple Ridge address Company matches domain names with businesses by Phil M elnyc h u k staff reporter

You’ve got to love the website www.christmas.com. The Maple Ridge company LeftoftheDot is banking on it, expecting millions of visits to the website as Santa season begins. In partnership with the original domain owner, LeftoftheDot is bringing the address alive and hoping this Christmas will be a boost to the company that matches small companies with marketable website domain names. “We own Christmas.com,” said Luke Stibbs, media and public relations manager for the small firm located above a veterinarian’s shop in Maple Ridge. “If you search on Google right now, we’re in the top four results.” While Christmas shopping websites are plentiful, the domain name, christmas.com

website is the most intuitive for time-pressed websurfers and smart phone typers who are challenged in the area of gift giving. Stibbs said that previous work that Leftofthedot did for a client led that client to put some faith in the company to revive his www.christmas.com address. “It’s been inactive basically. Until it could be done right, he didn’t want to do it.” Now the site is working and in weeks will be fully up and running allowing shoppers to simply select a category that matches the intended gift recipient. Once selected, dozens of gift ideas will pop up allowing dozens of choices. Christmas.com also allows shoppers to order from several suppliers. If they want, shoppers also can go directly to merchandisers’ websites, although Leftofthedot would prefer they didn’t. Stibbs said last year there were more than 10 million searches for the word Christmas. “We just can’t pass this up. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime.” “We can only imagine how much it will grow now that

there is a real site, built and operating at www.christmas.com.” Christmas though is only part of Leftofthedot’s business plan. Its main purpose is to find businesses that match its domain names. Often, Leftofthedot will partner with the owners of the domain names, then find businesses that closely match those domain names, develop the site and create a sales and marketing plan to maximize returns. Stibbs said co-owners Chris Jensen and John Lyotiers’ backgrounds in computer programming is allowing innovation, such as improving sub-domain names that allow an extra word to be placed between left of the dot and right of the www, further customizing web addresses. “Our software is at the point where we can sub-domain it easily now,” said Stibbs. “We’re really helping small business.” Stibbs said he’s even excited about his e-mail address, luke@ christmas.com, adding he’s never had an e-mail address like that before.

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Luke Stibbs, with Left of the Dot, wants to help companies maximize online business.

when some people close doors, others open theirs Blockbuster, Rogers no longer have video rental stores, but Jim Barr just opened his by Phil Mel nyc huk staff reporter

Movie fans like to be able to see and touch movie rentals, says Jim Barr.

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What do you do if you’re a movie fan and you see the big chains abandoning the DVD video rental business, closing their stores, one by one, across the country? You open up a DVD video rental store. Which is what Jim Barr did last February after Rogers Video and Blockbuster closed their Maple Ridge locations in the 12 months previous. “I tend to swim upstream,” Barr said from his store on Dewdney Trunk Road. Barr and his wife Tiffany opened Little Shop of Movies in a small strip mall on Dewdney Trunk Road at 227th Street last Feb. 1 and says they’re doing well. It’s the only video rental store in town. “So far, so good,” he says. Just last week, the shop had its 2,000th customer, with more to follow. Little Shop of Movies has probably one of the sweeter spots in town. It’s in the downtown but has

lots of parking that’s convenient for thousands of commuters headed to Maple Ridge’s sprawling suburbs to the east. It’s located in a strip mall that also has Sushi Gozen, Anthony’s Fine Cleaners and Papa John’s Pizza, allowing busy commuters to make one stop, for food, clean clothes and a movie for the night. “This whole strip mall is like a huge, symbiotic relationship.” Barr though didn’t just open because it was a business venture. He likes movies and likes talking about them and telling his customers as well. “Most of the older ones [DVDs)] were mine. I’ve seen a few movies in my time. “I’m kind of like a little catalogue.” The store has 6,000 titles, including 250 top movies of all time, as judged by imdp.com, a movie website. Barr said his clientele are in all age brackets. And unlike cable video rentals, people can see and touch the movies they are renting, he points out. While DVDs haven’t yet slipped into the obsolesence of VHS movies, Barr says that day may arrive, around the time Sony figures out to stream its high-quality Blu-ray movies online. Little Shop of Movies is online (littleshopofmovies.ca) Facebook and Twitter.

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ed can stop at the customer service desk in the mall or call Thrifty Foods Customer Service at 1-800-667-8280, or visit the website www.thriftyfoods.com/ sendial. Thrifty Foods also unveiled another easy way to shop last week with its Thrifty Foods online service (www.thriftyfoodsonline.com).

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tyrell Ogloff runs for 200 yards, three tDs, in 48-28 win over Pitt Meadows by Ro b er t M a n g e ls d or f staff reporter

Running back Tyrell Ogloff put on a clinic Wednesday afternoon at Samuel Robertson Technical Secondary School’s Rotary Field, as he ran for three touchdowns and more than 200 yards to lead the SRT Titans to a 48-28 win over the Pitt Meadows Marauders in junior varsity football action. The win marks the third in a row for the Titans over their crosstown rivals, and their first of the 2012 regular season, improving to 1-1 after their opening week loss to Robert Bateman. “This was a big win for us,” said Titans head coach Mark Ogloff. “We really needed a win to get our motors going.” Coach Ogloff said his son and team captain Tyrell Ogloff, as well as running back Emerson Kot, were critical to the Titans success Wednesday. Kot ran for two touchdowns, aided by key blocks from Tyrell Ogloff and the Titans offensive line.

“They both had a great game,” he said. The loss of outside linebacker Jake Shelton in the first quarter hurt the Titans ability to defend against the sweep, a situation exploited by Pitt running back Dalton Hebblethwaite, who led the Marauders offence with more than 100 yards rushing and two touchdowns. However, the Marauders struggled to hold on to ball, as they fumbled five times in the first half and found themselves down 22-6 in the second quarter as a result. “If we had held on to the ball, it might be a different story,” said Pitt Meadows coach Kris Little. “But when you fumble five times you can’t expect to win.” After a five-yard touchdown run from Hebblethwaite, the Marauders appeared to be back on track. However an attempted onside kick was recovered by the Titans, giving them strong field position. The ensuing drive resulted in Ogloff ’s second touchdown of the game. Pitt responded with a 10-play drive starting on their own 25yard line to finish off the first half, ending with a 20-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jake Schuster to wide receiver Matt Cameron. See Pitt, p48

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Emerson Kot of the Samuel Robertson Technical Titans runs the ball Wednesday afternoon at SRT’s Rotary Field. The Titans beat the visiting Pitt Meadows Secondary School Marauders by a score of 48-28. Kot scored two touchdowns in the game.

Local paintballer headed to world championships in Las Vegas by Ro b er t M a n g e ls d or f staff reporter

Maple Ridge’s Dylan Keller is off to Las Vegas, but he’ll be at the speedball field, not the blackjack table. Keller and his team, Elevation Paintball, will be competing against the best paintball players in the world this weekend at the National Professional Paintball League’s World Paintball Championships at the Riviera Hotel. Keller’s team competes in the Vancouver Paintball

league and has landed on the podium in every tournament they’ve competed in so far, and are hoping to continue that streak in Las Vegas, where there will be cash prizes for the top teams competing. Keller, who graduated from Thomas Haney Secondary School this past June, started playing paintball in Maple Ridge a year and a half ago, and was first introduced to speedball at Ambush Paintball in Surrey last year. Speedball is a competitive paintball variant played

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Maple Ridge’s Dylan Keller is off to the NPPL World Paintball Championships this weekend in Las Vegas. between two teams of five with air-filled bunkers. The to seven players face off on two teams must make their a turf or grass field dotted way to the centre of the

field to capture the flag and return it to their end of the field, without getting shot. “The paintball has to break and leave a mark bigger than a dime,” said Keller. Games can last anywhere from 20 seconds to seven minutes. “I love the adrenaline rush of speedball,” Keller said. “You shoot and yell a lot more than you do in woods paintball.” Intimidation is part of the game plan. Aggressive tactics include rushing the opposing team to keep them hemmed in their end with

an endless barrage of paintballs. In a typical game, Keller said he can shoot anywhere from 150 to 1,000 paintballs. Getting hit doesn’t hurt too bad, he said, thanks to the adrenalin rushing through your system as you play. “It stings a little, but that’s about it,” said Keller. • The NPPL World Paintball Championships take place Oct. 5 to 7 in Las Vegas. For more information about speedball, visit www. vancouverpaintballleague. com

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With the score 30-20 heading into the second half, the Titans spent much of the third quarter eating up the clock with their first possession, marching from their own 20-yard line to the end zone in 12 plays. Pitt took the ball on their own 20, and were making progress down field when their drive was interrupted by a Titans interception, ran back for a touchdown to make score 42-20. The Marauders put together another long scoring drive on the ensuing possession, capped off with another touchdown reception by Cameron. However, with time winding down, the Titans put the game out of reach thanks to a long return which set up Kot’s second touchdown of the game for the final score of 4828. Despite the lop-sided score, Little said that with the exception of a few broken plays, his defence did what was asked of them. “We planned our defence around [Tyrell Ogloff], but he is one heck of a player,” Little said. “Give him all the credit in the world. He played extremely well.” With the loss, the Marauders fall to 1-2 in league play this season heading into their bye week. Pitt returns home to face Mission on Oct. 17. The Titans take on GW Graham at home on Oct. 10.

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Pacific Junior Hockey League Regular season standings

Metro Select League Regular season standings

Valley Community Football League Regular season standings

Harold Brittain Conference Teams Abbotsford Pilots Aldergrove Kodiaks Mission City Outlaws Ridge Meadows Flames Port Moody Panthers

GP 5 6 5 6 7

W 4 3 2 1 1

L 1 3 3 4 6

OTL 0 0 0 1 0

Pts 8 6 4 3 2

PF 21 29 14 18 17

PA +/- W% 14 +7 .800 25 +4 .500 20 -6 .400 28 -10 .250 46 -29 .143

Tom Shaw Conference Teams Delta Ice Hawks Richmond Sockeyes Grandview Steelers North Vancouver Wolf Pack North Delta Devils

GP 7 6 8 6 8

W 6 5 4 3 2

L 1 0 3 2 6

OTL 0 1 1 1 0

Pts 12 11 9 7 4

PF 47 32 31 25 21

PA +/16 +31 11 +21 35 -4 22 +3 38 -17

W% .857 .917 .563 .583 .250

Ridge Meadows Flames scoring Player Matthew Bissett Sean Pesut Adam Bartsch Reece Rivard Christopher Nakamura Alexander Smith Nolan Wallinger Ryan Lisowsky Paul Piluso Marco Ballarin Michael Nolan Nicholas Coltura Bradley Wardner Max Metzner Trevor Sutton Dean Gilmore Travis Oddy Jared Virtanen Mitchell Plevy Player Anthony Brito Mak Barden Daniel Tait Nicholas Hermary Dean Allison Sam Chichak Vik Sanghera Tanner Gattinger Daniel Higgs Mico Dragutinovic Ryan Cuthbert Mark Whiteley Spencer McHaffie

GP G 6 2 6 0 6 3 6 0 6 3 6 2 5 2 4 0 3 2 6 1 5 1 6 0 5 0 3 0 5 1 3 1 6 0 5 0 4 0 PJHL scoring

Team Delta Ice Hawks Delta Ice Hawks Richmond Sockeyes Grandview Steelers Richmond Sockeyes Richmond Sockeyes Grandview Steelers Delta Ice Hawks Aldergrove Kodiaks Port Moody Panthers Delta Ice Hawks Delta Ice Hawks Aldergrove Kodiaks

A 3 5 1 4 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 1

Pts PIM 5 6 5 0 4 2 4 20 3 2 3 8 3 0 3 17 2 15 2 18 2 10 2 21 2 4 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0

GP G A Pts PIM 7 14 8 22 2 7 8 9 17 8 6 5 8 13 2 8 6 6 12 4 6 4 8 12 6 6 8 3 11 0 8 4 7 11 2 7 3 8 11 0 6 6 4 10 10 7 3 7 10 4 7 2 8 10 24 7 1 9 10 6 6 7 2 9 6

U-18 A Boys Teams Burnaby Royals North Coquitlam United Coq Metro-Ford Liverpool Surrey Guildford United NVFC Selects Fraser Valley Selects West Coast FC Selects A Delta Selects

GP W 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 2 4 2 4 1 4 0 4 0

L 0 1 1 1 2 3 3 3

T 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1

Pts PF PA 10 3 10 11 3 9 8 3 9 7 8 7 6 5 6 11 11 3 3 15 1 4 12 1

U-14 Boys Teams CCB Pegasus Surrey Guildford United Richmond United WVSC Rangers Burnaby Selects Coq Metro-Ford United NVFC Selects Delta Selects West Coast FC Selects Vancouver FC U14B

GP W 3 3 4 2 3 2 4 2 2 2 3 1 4 1 3 1 3 1 3 0

L 0 1 1 2 0 2 3 2 2 2

T Pts PF PA 0 11 1 9 1 6 5 7 0 4 2 6 0 8 10 6 0 14 -- 6 0 3 7 3 0 3 8 3 0 5 10 3 0 2 10 3 1 3 6 1

U-13 Boys Teams Surrey Guildford United West Coast FC Selects CCB Pegasus Fraser Valley Selects Burnaby Selects Delta Selects NVFC Selects Richmond United WVSC Rangers Coq Metro-Ford Revolution Port Moody 00 AC Selects Vancouver FC U13B

GP W 4 4 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 0 4 0 4 0

L 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 2 3 3

T 0 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 0 2 1 1

Pts PF PA 15 0 12 11 8 8 7 3 8 5 4 7 10 7 7 12 7 6 3 5 5 4 6 4 3 12 3 2 5 2 4 11 1 0 8 1

B.C. Coastal Girls’ Soccer League Regular season standings U-17 Girls Division 2 Teams Van. United Thunder West Coast FC Fusion North Shore United Van. United Firecrackers Tsawwassen Blues North Coquitlam Tornados Langley United Select 2 CWK-U17-Strikers RGSA-U17-Select A

GP W 3 3 4 2 4 2 4 1 4 1 3 1 3 0 2 0 3 0

L 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0

T PF 0 8 2 10 1 9 2 9 2 7 2 4 2 2 2 0 3 0

PA Pts 0 9 4 8 6 7 5 5 4 5 3 5 8 1 4 0 15 0

Atom Team Abbotsford North Langley Meadow Ridge Mission Chilliwack Blue Chilliwack Red Chilliwack White

Won 4 4 4 3 1 0 0

Lost Ties % 0 0 1.000 1 0 .800 1 0 .800 2 0 .600 3 0 .250 5 0 .000 4 0 .000

Streak PF Won 4 113 Won 2 158 Won 2 82 Lost 1 95 Lost 2 45 Lost 5 44 Lost 4 45

PA Pts 25 8 52 8 44 8 66 6 77 2 148 0 170 0

Bantam Team Chilliwack Abbotsford Vernon Meadow Ridge North Langley

Won 4 3 2 1 0

Lost Ties % 0 0 1.000 1 0 .750 2 0 .500 3 0 .250 4 0 .000

Streak PF Won 4 100 Won 3 121 Won 1 78 Lost 3 50 Lost 4 20

PA Pts 15 8 32 6 75 4 130 2 117 0

Junior bantam Team Abbotsford Black Abbotsford White Chilliwack Blue North Langley Meadow Ridge Mission Chilliwack Red

Won 4 4 3 2 2 1 0

Lost Ties % 0 0 1.000 1 0 .800 1 0 .750 2 0 .500 3 0 .400 4 0 .200 5 0 .000

Streak PF Won 4 166 Won 1 144 Won 3 84 Won 2 145 Lost 1 54 Lost 2 48 Lost 5 22

PA Pts 59 8 113 8 39 6 88 4 132 4 126 2 106 0

Midget Team White Rock Coquitlam Victoria Vancouver North Surrey Meadow Ridge North Delta Cowichan Chilliwack Langley Vernon North Langley Nanaimo Richmond

Won 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 0

Lost Ties % 0 0 1.000 1 0 .800 1 0 .800 1 0 .800 1 0 .800 2 0 .600 2 0 .600 3 0 .400 3 0 .400 3 0 .400 4 0 .200 4 0 .200 5 0 .000 5 0 .000

Streak Won 5 Won 1 Won 2 Won 3 Won 3 Won 1 Lost 1 Lost 3 Lost 1 Lost 2 Won 1 Lost 1 Lost 5 Lost 5

PF 106 115 115 155 154 78 98 58 32 119 49 20 105 8

PA Pts 34 10 23 8 52 8 56 8 74 8 47 6 69 6 80 4 112 4 125 4 114 2 167 2 125 0 134 0

Peewee Team Abbotsford Mission Meadow Ridge Gold Meadow Ridge Blue Chilliwack Blue North Langley Chilliwack Red

Won 5 4 3 3 1 0 0

Lost Ties % 0 0 1.000 1 0 .800 1 0 .750 2 0 .600 3 0 .250 4 0 .000 5 0 .000

Streak PF Won 5 186 Won 2 86 Lost 1 101 Won 3 65 Lost 2 26 Lost 4 6 Lost 5 18

PA Pts 6 10 48 8 8 6 58 6 85 2 123 0 160 0

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CLIFFORD John Barry Passed away on October 1st, 2012. Late of Maple Ridge, B.C., age 82 years. Predeceased by his wife Sylvia. Survived by his loving family, brother Roy (Jill) Clifford; children, Mara (Dave) Fraser, Laurie Clifford, Mike (Dianne) Clifford; grandchildren Ashley, Amy, Shannon and Nicholas; great grandson Brodie, former daughter-in-law Lillian, and numerous other family in England and Wales. He was proud of all of his family and each had a special place in his heart. John will be deeply missed by all he touched. He will be remembered for his sense of humor and his devotion to family. Private family Service.

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HILDA’S DAYCARE, quality care in a family setting. Fully licensed. 25 years exp. Stimulating programs and activities. Large yard, clean house. First Aid & CPR Certified. 604-463-7889 or email: hildasdaycare@shaw.ca PENNY Lane Adventure Preschool, before/afterschool care! Now accepting applicant’s for the 20122013 school year. RM Hospital area. We offer early hours 6:00am-6:00pm. Judy 604-3280 3 7 0 pennylane.adventure@gmail.com

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Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home for a few months. Are you looking for the opportunity to do meaningful, fulfilling work? PLEA Community Services is looking for qualified applicants who can provide care for youth in their home on a full-time basis or on weekends for respite. Training, support and remuneration are provided. Funding is available for modifications to better equip your home. A child at risk is waiting for an open door.

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F/T Positions, up to $20/hr!! Join our marketing / promo team Must be OUTGOING and POSITIVE If you enjoy friendly competition And a fun work environment Call Tory today!

604 777 2195 An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.

BANNISTER AUTO GROUP If you are energetic, creative and motivated and have the desire to join a “Customer First Family”, then we would invite you to come grow with us. We are one of Western Canada’s fasted growing automotive companies. We have a opening at our GM store in Vernon for a Sales Manager. Interested in joining our team? Contact Darryl Payeur @1-888-410-5761 or email your resume to darryl@bannisters.com Bannister GM Vernon, Bannister GM Edson, Bannister Honda, Vernon, Browns GM Dawson Creek, Champion GM Trail, HuberBannister Chevrolet Penticton, Salmon Arm GM Salmon Arm.

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GROCERY STORE PRODUCT SAMPLERS Need To Get Out Of The House, Talk To People & Create Extra Income? Try part-time work as a Food Demonstrator 6-10 days a month in Thrifty Foods, Safeway, Save-On-Foods, Price Smart, London Drugs and more! Job Description: You must be outgoing, able to work on your own, enjoy talking to people & doing basic cooking. Great for men & women, seniors, retirees & mature adults. Availability: Fri & Sat and/or Sat & Sun (the 2 days vary; you need to be available any 2 of the 3 days). from 11-5, 11-6 or 12-6. Requirements: • Fully fluent in English • Able to stand 6-7 hr./day • Own a vehicle to carry supplies • Be well groomed & bondable • Able to carry medium weight equipment into stores. Pay starts at $10.50/hr. Training provided in North Burnaby.

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RAFFLES Logistics based in Port Coquitlam is hiring Long haul truck Drivers.Applicants must have 1 year experience.Drive as 2 man team.Travel for extended period and travel into USA.Salary is $23/hr.Fax resume to 6044648848.

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Required immediately in CFV. Experienced in tire service on medium - large truck and mobile truck operation. Position is full time with wage & benefit pkg.

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RAFFLES Transportation Group based in Port Coquitlam, BC is hiring Tire Repairers and Installers. Experience in Heavy Vehicle tire repairing, installation. Wage is $17/hr. Fax CV to : 604-288-2877. SERVICE ADVISOR - Kamloops Honda, has a career opportunity for an experienced Service Advisor. The successful candidate must be a dynamic, motivated team player with excellent communication & organizational skills dedicated to providing outstanding customer service. If you’re interested in escaping the rain, the Kamloops area provides the opportunity to live and work in a vibrant community within easy reach of ski resorts, championship golf courses and world class fishing and recreational lakes. Apply in strict confidence to: Jim Oakley - General Manager Email: jobs@kamloopshonda.ca Fax: (250) 374-3656 While we thank everyone for their interest, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Civil Engineering Technologist II District of Kitimat, full time permanent - wage range $36.11 - $43.69, over 2 years. Civil Technologist diploma required. Reporting to the Technical Services Manager, duties include a variety of infrastructure investigations, surveying, design, contract preparation, inspection and material testing on projects related to the municipality’s water, sewer, drainage and transportation systems. Candidates should be proficient in using electronic survey equipment, computer assisted design using AutoCad 3D, and MS Office. Valid BC driver’s licence required. Submit resumes by October 23, 4:30 pm, to Personnel, District of Kitimat, 270 City Centre, Kitimat, BC, V8C 2H7, Fax (250) 632-4995, or email dok@kitimat.ca

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Concrete Prep. Place & Finishing (Fort McMurray) Well established concrete company currently looking to hire EXPERIENCED Concrete Prep Place, Finish & Forming Journeyman that are self motivated, energetic able to operate new Bobcat and equipment. Drivers license abstract requested. Residential & large commercial projects. Min 5 years experience. (if you have a drinking/drug dependency please do not waste our time) email: truenorthconcreterh@gmail.com

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Van Kam’s group of companies requires Owner Operators to be based out of our Surrey Terminal for runs throughout B.C. PRINCE GEORGE and Alberta. Applicants have winter and Group mountain,of driving experience/ Van-Kammust Freightways’ Companies training. requires Owner Operators for runs out of our We offer above average rates and excellent employee beneﬁts. Prince George Terminal. To join our team of Professional drivers, call Bev, 604-968-5488 or email current and details W a resume, ff ll driver’s t tabstractWi t / ofMtruck to: t i careers@vankam.com or fax 604-587-9889 Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

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Become a Psychiatric Nurse in your own community There is an urgent need for more Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPN), particularly outside the urban areas of the province. And with the workforce aging – the average age of a Registered Psychiatric Nurse in BC is 47 years – the number of retirees from the profession is exceeding the number of graduates. Entry-level earnings start at $30.79/hour to $40.42/hour. Train Locally – The only program of its kind in BC, students can learn within their local communities via distance education, local and/or regional clinical placements, and some regional classroom delivery. This 23 month program is accredited by the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of BC (CRPNBC). Government student loans, Employment & Labour Market Services (ELMS), band funding & other ﬁnancing options available to qualiﬁed applicants.

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SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

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✔ ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDS Call Niko Plumbing Ltd. 24/7. Res/Com, plugged drains. h/w tanks. ★15 yrs exp. 604-837-6640

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

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RECYCLE-IT! JUNK REMOVAL Recycled Earth Friendly

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PRESSURE WASHING HANDYMAN - 604-518-4778 WCB & Liability Insured. www.lwrestoration.com

POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

Call Ian 604-724-6373

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

• Estate Services • Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses & More!

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca

DISPOSAL BINS Residential & Commercial Services

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TOPSOIL

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SCREENED TOPSOIL MUSHROOM MANURE BARK MULCH 604-467-3003

www.jonesbroscartageltd.com

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TREE SERVICES A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv. Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping. Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports

Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $

BOARDING

HORSE BOARDING avail. in Port Coquitlam, Westside Stables. Full/semi/self board. Sandy (604)941-5434 or 778-388-5434

477 359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988

.Enterprise Plumbing, Heaitng, Gasfitting

PETS

Airedale pups. P/b, CKC reg., microchipped, health guar, 1(604)8192115. email: lovethem@telus.net BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOG puppies ~ vet checked, 1st shots, parents on site. $1000. Jen 604807-3853 or rjkooi@hotmail.com CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

Tree removal done RIGHT!

Asphalt roofs, Re & Re, Shake conversions *30yrs Exp.

Call Chris

604-462-9009 GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, Asphalt Shingles, Flat roofs, WCB Clean Gutters. $80. 604-240-5362

• Portable Toilets • Fencing • Containers • Waste Management • Storage

We Recycle! GO GREEN! www.EconPro.com 604-882-2733

Mainland Rooﬁng Ltd. 25 yrs in rooﬁng industry

Family owned & operated. Fully insured. We do Cedar Shakes, conversions, concrete tiles, torchon, fibreglass shingles, restoration & repairs. 20 yr labour warranty. 604-723-2626 www.mainlandroof.com

FREE! Scrap Metal Removal...FREE!!! *Appliances *BBQs *Exercise Equip *Cars/Trucks/Trailers *Hotwater Tanks *Furnaces * Restaurant Equipment All FREE pickup!

778-233-4949 T & K Haulaway

• Tree & Stump Removal • Certiﬁed Arborists • 20 yrs exp. • 60’ Bucket Truck • Crown Reduction • Spiral Pruning • Land Clearing • Selective Logging ~ Fully Insured • Best Rates ~

604-787-5915, 604-291-7778 www.treeworksonline.ca treeworkes@yahoo.ca 10% OFF with this AD

Your LOCAL Tree Service, For Honest Prices & Quality Work Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certified Arborist Free Estimates * Fully Insured

GARAGE SALES

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MAPLE RIDGE

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977

GARAGE SALES

Pitt Meadows

GARAGE SALE

MOVING SALE. SOLD the FARM

Sat & Sun Oct 6 & 7, 9am - 3pm

Lots of tools & stuff No early birds

21599 Spring Ave

Saturday & Sunday Oct 6 & 7, 9:30am-3pm 19095 - Mitchell Road

Crystal, china, tools, furniture, fishing, tons of household goods, toys ~ ‘’too much to list’’

DALMATIANS, 2M, born july 9, ckc reg., shots, dewormed, $1000-$1500 obo. (604)793-5130, (604)723-2232

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com RAG DOLL kitten, Pure Bred, male, chocolate point, Born 6/25/12 all shots, $400. (604)477-2411 SHELTIES SABLE COLOUR full white collars, born June 22, taken out on leash, 1M 1F (604)826-6311 YORKIE PUPS. P/B no papers. 2nd shots, vet checked, female, born June 20 $700. 604-702-8338 Chwk

ABACUS ROOFING

551

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 506

FERTILIZERS

WEED FREE Mushroom Manure 13 yards - $160 or Well Rotted 10 yards - $180. 604-856-8877

545

FUEL

1YR Seasoned Alder Birch Maple Clean, Split, DRY & Delivered. Family Operated for 20 yrs. (604)726-3024

548

FURNITURE

#1 Cash Buyer “Since 1987” $$CASH $$ for your furniture, tools, electronics, antiques, appliances, computers & collectibles.

WW ANYTHING OF VALUE WW Single items to entire households

463-4449 or 209-6583 A New Pillowtop Mattress Set Still in Packaging! Can Deliver! $100 - Call: 604-484-0379

MATTRESSES starting at $99 • Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

560

572 PLANTS/NURSERY STOCK

REAL ESTATE 663

HEDGING Cedars; must sell! up to 2 ft. in 2 gallon pots: $1.50 each; You dig 2-7 ft. up to $3.- each Weekends and cash only. Phone 7 pm-9 pm : 604-562-5286

APPLIANCES

Fridge $195; Stove $175 Washer $175; Dryer $175 Stackers & Dishwasher Warranty, delivery, low prices 604-534-4402 ----------------------------------------APPLIANCES WANTED * Free pick-up* 604-339-0744

533

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MAPLE RIDGE/ PITT MEADOWS

663

MAPLE RIDGE/ PITT MEADOWS

REAL ESTATE 627

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES! Older House • Damaged House Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms! CALL US FIRST! 604-626-9647

9.08 Acre Blueberry Farm. 5 units 12,600 sq/ft. $2,499,99 KW Elite Rlty, Michael/Dan 778-386-9686

2464s/f, 3bdr, 3ba,2 acres, pool, barns, more! $899,800. KW Elite Rlty, Michael/Dan 778-386-9686

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS New SRI *1152 s/f dblwide $77,900 *14x70 full gyproc single wide, loaded $66,900. Repossessed Mobiles & Modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960. Glenbrookhomes.net

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HOUSES FOR SALE

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REAL ESTATE

MISC. WANTED

WANTED Wooden gate that attaches to the wall & swings free. (604)462-9164

SURREY: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, hardwood ﬂoors throughout and new roof. $549,000. 604-575-5555.

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RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO Derek Manor 2048 Manning Ave.

Port Coq ~ 604-941-5452 or 604-944-7889 FREE PREMIUM CABLE $80 Value

Albion, 4bd, 3 bath, 2415 s/f, fin’d bsmt, nr schl. $419,900. KW Elite Rlty, Michael/Dan 778-386-9686

S Impeccably clean S Heat S Hot Water S Parking

2 bdrm $900/mo - No pets Avail Oct. 1st - Ref’s req’d

MAPLE INN 11695 -224th St Central.2130s/f Upper/lower stes. 5bdrms, 2ba. $389,900. KW Elite Rlty, Michael/Dan 778-386-9686

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO #1 IN RENTALS (Since 1990)

Professional Property Management Services

Maple Ridge 1 Bdrm $550/mo 2 Bdrm $625/mo incl’s hot water Certiﬁed Crime Free Building Mature adult oriented. Close to uptown 604-463-4131 for appointment (9am-5pm) MAPLE RIDGE

1 & 2 Bdrms $790/$890

SENIOR’S DISCOUNT

Avail Immediately/Oct 1, 2012 Located in Maple Ridge on 119th Ave, 1 Bedroom suite from $700. Quiet secure building includes: blinds, fridge, stove, heat, water, parking Richard 604-369-1096 BRENTWOOD Apartments

Pitt Meadows

Deluxe 2 & 3 Bdrm. st Available October 1

Gas F/P, D/W, garburator, laundry hook-up, underground prk. Across from Elem. School. Walk to W. Coast Express. No pets. For more information, google us.

Phone 604-465-9823

INCLUDES: HEAT, HOT WATER & HYDRO Near Shopping & Amenities.

Large 2 br located in a Central Coq Co-op. $810/mo. No subsidy. Close to transit, schools, and shopping. Sandy 604 945 5864 sandy@terramanagement.ca

Coquitlam Center Co-op Refurbised 3 bdrm apt. Available immediately Cls to transit, shops & schools $1100/mo. No subsidy. sandy@terramanagement.ca Or phone 604 945 5864 Coquitlam Princess Cres 996 sf 2 bdrm 2 bath 5min to bus nr schl/college. Nov 1. $1195. 604-941-3259 MAPLE RIDGE 2 bdrm condo with u/g pkng. Avail now. $1000/mo. Gordon Tower @ 222nd/Dewdney. 604-467-4450 or 604-355-1356. MAPLE RIDGE CENTRAL 1 bdrm apt, $750/mo incl heat, h/w, N/P. Avail Nov. 1. Call 604-476-6683. MAPLE RIDGE Haney’s Landing. 2 bdrm condo, inste laund, N/S, avail Nov 1st, $1100 . 604-329-2239.

Glenwood Manor Apartments 1 & 2 Bdrms from $695 & $860 & renovated suite with dishwasher $45. extra. Clean, Spacious Includes cable, heat, hot water & parking Seniors discount 21387 Dewdney Trunk Rd

(604)466-5799 Maple Ridge Swan Court Apartments Large 1 & 2 Bedrooms. Hardwood floors, adult oriented, heat, h/w & cable incl’d, f/p, n/pets. Criminal Record check may be reqd Resident Manager Onsite Now with SENIORS DISCOUNT

604.477.0603 MAPLE RIDGE

WESTGATE APTS Under new management Large 2 bds. Available, incl heat, hot water. Close to transit. Call 778-788-1845

12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certiﬁed Crime Free Buildings

MAPLE RIDGE

PITT Meadows, Harris Road, Meadow Park, 1 bed $770, 2 bed $950, 3 bed $1070. no smoking, no dog, cat ok. Call 604-837-6838

Polo Club Apartments 19071 Ford Rd. Pitt Meadows Clean, Quiet Well Managed Bldg. 3 Blocks to W.C. Express

1 & 2 BDRM SUITES

W 1 & 2 Bdrm Suites W 3 Appliances W Secured Garage Parking W Adult Oriented W Ref’s Req’d & Absolutely No Pets

Heat, hot water & parking. Close to stores & schools.

604.465.7221

AVAILABLE NOW

MAPLE COURT I 22437 121st Ave 604-467-0715 &

MAPLE COURT II 22423 121st Ave 604-467-4894

Maple Ridge Central

Certiﬁed Crime Free Clean, Quiet Building for Mature Adults Only. 1 Bdrm. gas F/P.

$525 + util’s

PORT MOODY PENTHOUSE, 20th fl,Panoramic view,huge1800.sqf, 2bdrm+den+2 prk+fire pl +souna,jaquzi,fitns & more.Must See.! Aval now 604 788 8847 rezaparvand@yahoo.ca 2600.$ PORT COQUITLAM

2 Bdrm corner suite $895 S Incl heat/hot wtr, wndw cvrngs S Close to bus stop S Walk to shpng/medical/WCE S Across from park w/Mtn views S Gated parking and Elevator S Adult oriented building S References required CALL FOR APPOINTMENT

Call 604.467.5677

MAPLE RIDGE NEWER APARTMENTS ◆ 1 & 2 Bdrm starting at $750 ◆ Six Appliances ◆ Secured Underground Prkg. ◆ Cls. to West Coast Express ◆ Adult Oriented

22334 - 117th Ave Phone 604-463-5660 NEW WEST 621 Colburne; asap or or Oct 1, quiet & clean 1 bdrm, 1 blk to Queens Park & Canada Games pool. No pets, $725. 604-454-4540

746

TRANSPORTATION

ROOMS FOR RENT

810

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

Metal Recycling Ltd.

$75 OFF 1ST MONTH

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

We Pay CA$H For •Auto •Scrap Metals •Batteries •Machinery •Lead

Rooms from $445/mo. Fully Furn, weekly maid service, cable TV, private bath, on bus route, 5/min walk to commuter rail.

Scotty 604-313-1887 TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of NORMAN JENNINGS SANDBERG, formerly of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Deceased, who died on August 10, 2012, are required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned Executor at the address shown below, on or before the 15th day of November, 2012, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to claims that have been received.

2 hr. Service www.a1casper.com (604)209-2026

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

Call 604-467-3944 Port Coquitlam - Maryhill furnished bdrm. shr’d kitchen/bath/living Quiet older N/S hse. $400 604.941.2959

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION MAPLE RIDGE 1 bdrm $450$500/mo incl utils. No drugs. Avail now. N/P. 604-351-4738

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DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

COQUITLAM west, 1200 s/f, bright 2/bdrm grnd level suite. gas f/p, d/w, shared w/d, $1150/mo. incl util. cable/wifi, 1 blk to Austin/Mundy. Cl to SkyTrain & WCE. Avail now. (604)779-4969 M-F after 5:30 pm.

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal

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Barristers & Solicitors 22311 - 119th Avenue Maple Ridge, B.C. V2X 2Z2 Attn: Laurence W. Anderson

MAPLE RIDGE - Bright above ground spacious 1 bdrm with great view. Private entrance, covered patio includes utilities, cable, w/d, parking, n/s, n/p $800 month 604220-3288

MAPLE RIDGE 1 bdrm suite with F/S, D/W, own W/D & full bath. N/S, N/P. Available immed. Ref’s req’d. $750/mo. Call 778-995-7724. MAPLE RIDGE, 2 bdrm. 1089 sf. clean, sep. ent. own W/D, $895/mo. incls. utils. F/S D/W n/s n/p. cls. to transit/amens. Now! (604)476-9529 MAPLE RIDGE 2 bdrm, 2 bath share w/d, nr schools, fen yard avail immed $900/mo (604)339-1736 MAPLE RIDGE, 2 bdrm. Very clean area. $875/mo. Avail now. N/S N/P. 604-476-2104 or 604-506-9330

Maple Ridge ~ Balsam Creek Brand new 1 Bedroom, own laundry, brand new appl’s, patio, Private n/s, n/p

Avail immed $900 incl utils

604.760.1489 MAPLE RIDGE

Silver Valley 2Bdrm Ground level ste. Priv.entry/laundry, NS/NP $750 mo. incl util 604-463-1043

MAPLE RIDGE WEST

1 Bedroom ~ clean, bright a/g includes basic utils, share laundry, fenced yard. Great location close to shops bus & bridge. Suits single or couple Avail Nov 1st $750/mo

604-464-3550

604-375-2950

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

Port Moody - Glenayre 1 bdrm. can furnish, cls. to transit, n/s, $600 Now. 604.941.2959 / 778.883.0265

(604) 467- 5271 Maple Ridge Centre 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments Newly renovated, hardwood floors, heat & hot water included. No pets. From $750/mo for 1 bdrm; $950 for 2 bdrms. Avail now. Close to amenities.

RENTALS

The following vehicles will be sold, as per the Warehouse Lien Act:

MAPLE RIDGE 1 bdrm, cul de sac home, own w/d, $825/mo incls utils/cable Oct 15 (604)463-1689

604-463-7450 604-463-2236

No Pets, Non Smoker

Bright 2 bdrm apt.

Maple Ridge

* Renovated Suites *

Maple Ridge 3bdr+den house on 1/4 acre, beaut yard, backs onto ravine, hottub. Nov1. $1850/mo.

Call 604-464-7548

APARTMENT/CONDO

Queen Anne Apts. Clean, very quiet, large,

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706

GREAT LOCATION

P.Meadows Solaris Towers -under 2 yrs! *1 bdrm +den $1100. *3 bdrm $1600. *3bdr +den $1675. 5 Appls. Near WCE, shops, parks, schls. Ref’s req’d, NS/NP.

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RENTALS

PORT COQUITLAM, 2043 sq ft. Ground floor, dance/fitness area. Facing onto city park. 1 blk from Lougheed/Shaughnessy intersection. 604-464-3550.

715

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

MAPLE RIDGE Ctrl 2 bdrm, full bath, carport, Xstorage, own w/d, np,ns, Nov 1 $950 (604)808-6874

736

HOMES FOR RENT

COMO LAKE, Coquitlam: 3 Bdrm house, 2 baths, big yard. Nr transit. Avail now. Call: (604)939-3570 HATZIC LAKE - 2 bdrm lake house on Hatzic Island, 20 min commute to Abbotsford or Maple Ridge. Spac. warm & cozy with f/p. Park like setting on lake. Avail. immed. $1000/mo (604)377-1921 WHONNOCK 3 bdrm. house, 5 appl., lge. deck. N/S N/P. Nov. 1. $1050 mo. (604)462-1005

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SUITES, UPPER

PORT MOODY - HERITAGE MTN. Ravine Drive. 5 Bdrms + lrg office, 3-5 baths, 3000 sq.ft. on 2 floors, gorgeous city view from both floors, dble garage, ensuite with jacuzzi, spacious decks back and front, $2200. Avail now 604-725-4873

752

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ROOMS FOR RENT

MAPLE RIDGE ~ Albion 2 x 1 bedroom in very nice house with bathroom, share kitchen, family rm. avail immed $500. (778)316-8900 Maple Ridge. EXECUTIVE HOUSE with swimming pool. Bedroom for rent. Must be quiet & respectful. N/S, N/D. $500/mo. Avail Immed. Call (778)552-3238. MAPLE RIDGE ~ Room for rent hydro/cable/laundry included, small pet OK $375. 604-467-0836

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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

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CARS - DOMESTIC

TRANSPORTATION 806

ANTIQUES/CLASSICS

1998 TOYOTA Tacoma, auto exc cond, canopy, new tires, 250km, $2500 exc for work (604)771-4036

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AUTO FINANCING

If you have a claim to any of these vehicles please respond in writing by October 19th, 2012, to Maple Ridge Towing (1981) Ltd, 23283 McKay Ave, Maple Ridge, B.C. V2W 1B9.

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2010 Kia Sportage VIN# KNDKGCA3XA7713317, registered owner Christine Anne Marchand, debt amount as of September 28, 12 is $4007.98

I, Gordon William Orr of Abbotsford B.C. will no longer be responsible for any debts incurred by my wife Susan Michelle Orr of Abbotsford, B.C.

3-LINE EXAMPLE 1985 MONTE CARLO 76,000km 1 owner, V8, full instrumentation buckets, $4500. 604-467-3908

1996 Monon Trailer VIN# 1NNVA5324TM287466, registered owner Glenncoe Transport Ltd, debt amount as of September 28, 12 is $6980.75

TRUCKS & VANS

PITT MEADOWS, Ford & Harris, 3 Bdrm T/H. Quiet family complex, rent geared to income. N/P. Call: 604-465-4851

OFFICE & RETAIL SPACE

604-463-3000

1996 22’ SLUMBER QUEEN 5th wheel. Interior like new, has to be seen to appreciate. New stereo, back up camera, flat screen TV, new HD antenna, m/w, a/c. Incl. hitch. $7,000. 604-625-7761 Aldergrove

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TOWNHOUSES

MAPLE RIDGE

Call: Rick Medhurst, Royal LePage

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RECREATIONAL/SALE

BRINGING SMILES TO OUR COMMUNITY: Did you, or someone you know just get engaged? Advertise your precious moments with us. Call 604-575-5555 bcclassified.com

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1030/mo - $1134/mo. Shares req’d. Close to WCE, schools & shopping. No subsidy available. 19225 119th Ave. For more info & to book an appt. call 604-465-1938

OFFICE/RETAIL

Various downtown locations. Avail. Now! Updated and well maintained. Various sizes 320sf. - 2000sf. Starting at $495/month.

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 1996 VW JETTA, 4 door, p/b, p/w, sunroof, a/c, cruise, heated seats, etc. Mech. good, clean inside. Must be seen. $5,499. 604-746-7559

1981 Lionel Tent Trailer VIN# 810215, registered owner Sandra Mary Martin, debt amount as of September 28,12 is $1605.61

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22722 Lougheed Hwy., Maple Ridge 604-463-7277 Custom Embroidery Centre on Premises • Locally Owned and Operated Monday - Friday 9 am - 9 pm • Saturday 9 am - 6 pm • Sunday 10 am - 5 pm

Maple Ridge Store Only