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Hold up on money for youth diversion Pitt Meadows delays on request for support By Neil Corbett ncorbett@mapleridgenews.com
Funding to help keep youth out of the criminal justice system is still waiting approval from Pitt Meadows council. The Ridge Meadows Youth Diversion program has been answering funding questions from council, and program coordinator Ranjit Kingra admits “we do have concern.” She has already received a commitment of $20,000 per year for three years from Maple Ridge, approved during the summer. But four months after her request, she is still waiting on approval of $6,500 per year, for three years, from Pitt Meadows. See Youth, 3
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Rock the house Bob Goodin fires the final rock of the sixth end during the opening round of the Haney Masters’ playoffs at the Golden Ear’s Curling Club on Monday. See story on, page 34.
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Residents oppose runway expansion Plans to attract more business; open house at airport By Neil Corbett ncorbett@mapleridgenews.com
As the Pitt Meadows Regional Airport plans capital improvements to attract more businesses, its neighbours are organizing in opposition to a bigger airport, and more air traffic. The two sides will meet at an open house tonight, Nov. 25, at the Sky Helicopters Hangar, to discuss the plans. On the agenda is a plan to expand the main runway by almost 100m (300 ft.) to 1,524m (5,000 ft.) in total, add lights and other safety features. Murray Day, president of the Pitt Meadows Airport Society, said the business plan is to attract new aviation business to YPK. As the Vancouver International Airport grows, some smaller businesses may be squeezed out, and the society would like Pitt Meadows to be a good option for them. The runway enhancements would allow these businesses to attract a wider range of aircraft, which might come to the airport for painting, maintenance or other services, he said. Smaller jets are already able to land at the airport now, and do. The runway expansion would make it safer for them, particularly on takeoffs, and give them space to turn around at the end of the runway. The lighting at the airport is old, and the society would like to replace it with modern LEDs, which are cost effective and provide more light. “As new business develops at the airport, that’s going to help the Pitt Meadows tax base,” he said. Day said the airport society hopes to be able to access federal grants, but has a $14 million endowment fund from land sales. So
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The airport wants to expand the main runway by almost 100 metres and has the money to do so. the cost of these upgrades, estimated at $2.2 to $2.5 million, could be covered. The cities of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows are partners in the operation of the airport, but will not be asked to contribute financially, said Day. Glenn Mitchell planned to attend the open house and said he knows 70 other people who oppose the runway expansion. The traffic of Cessna-style planes that come and go is what residents have gotten used to. But larger jet-powered aircraft could bring more noise and pollution, as well and create
anxiety about safety for the neighbours who live underneath the flight paths. “It’s a real concern for us as citizens,” Mitchell said. The jets are noticeably louder, and Mitchell added that when Medivac jets use the airport, residents notice. “They make an awful racket.” There is a Facebook page for residents who oppose the Pitt Meadows airport expansion, bearing the slogan: “Say yes to our community by saying no to the runway expansion.” Mitchell wants the airport to remain as it is
and wants Mayor John Becker be more of an advocate for residents. “I’m hoping that we can, as a group, persuade the airport society to listen to what the public has to say,” said Mitchell. Bob Meachen, a resident, said the runway expansion will allow one of the busiest airports in the province to accommodate larger and more powerful aircraft. “Do we really want to see an increase in air traffic, right above our homes?” • The open house will be held from 5-7:30 p.m.
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Kingra said the last correspondence from Pitt Meadows asked whether her group, formed in 1994, has tried to access funds from the Justice Ministry, or through the Civil Forfeiture program. Kingra has informed Pitt Meadows that her group has a $2,500 grant through the Minister of Justice, and does apply for grants through civil forfeiture. She said the diversion program will continue to apply for such grants, but most are one-time offerings. “Sustainable funding is an area in which we continue to struggle,” she wrote to council. Pitt Meadows was the first city to get involved with the diversion program, which takes youth from the court system and as-
sists them through restitution and mentoring. Kingra said the program has value and would hate to see the city stop participating. In its 21 years, the organization has diverted 2,200 youth in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows from the courts. “It would be a shame for them to lose that service in Pitt Meadows,” said Kingra. Ridge Meadows Youth Diversion is about to be taken under the umbrella of Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Community Services, but secure funding is an issue. “That would mean stability for the program and lots of other resources to access,” Kingra said of the move. Pitt Meadows Coun. Bill Dingwall, a re-
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tired RCMP officers, has spoken in favour of funding youth diversion, but the matter was deferred to council’s budget discussions. He called the money “peanuts” to a $23 million budget. “They do great work. They’ve helped a lot of people – not only young offenders, but the victims, as well. They’re doing a ton of really good work, for a small investment.” He said a letter from Kingra was coming before council Tuesday, and his intention was to push for approval of the funding as soon as possible. Mayor John Becker asserts the provincial government, not city halls, should be paying for the service. “The funding model is completely inad-
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equate,” said Becker. He doesn’t question the value of youth diversion. “From all sorts of analysis, it’s a cost benefit.” However, Becker, a lawyer, asks why local government is being asked to pay for what he calls a probation service. He thinks it should be a provincial responsibility, and called the current funding model “classic downloading.” Still, he expects council will ultimately approve the funds, for three years. “I’ve always been uncomfortable with the funding model, but it’s not a lot of money. It does a lot of good, and it’s part of the fabric of the community,” said Becker.
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2016-2020 Business Plan Presentations Department Presentations Maple Ridge Council will review the City of Maple Ridge 2016-2020 Business & Financial Plans at a series of meetings scheduled on; Tuesday, December 1, 2015 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Wednesday, December 2, 2015 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Thursday, December 3, 2015 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm These meetings will be held in Council Chambers and are open to the public. The meetings will also be live-streamed on the City website at mapleridge.ca. Each day Council will hear departmental presentations and provide feedback to City staff. At the end of each day there is a Public Question and Answer period where citizens can pose questions to Council and staff.
Live Budget Q&A Thursday, December 3, 2015 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in Council Chambers & Online This is your time to ask questions... Do you have questions about the City’s Five Year Financial Plan? What are the items that drive costs for local government? What is the City doing to control costs across all departments? If you have questions about the City’s financial planning and business plans, this is your time to go online, get on the phone or head down to Council Chambers and have your questions answered by City staff. On Thursday, December 3, 2015, the Financial Officer will present an overview of the 2016-2020 Financial Plan starting at 6:00 pm sharp. Citizens are invited and encouraged to attend in person in Council Chambers and, to ensure that all citizens can participate, the session will also be live-streamed. At any time during the two-hour session you can ask a question via email, Facebook, Twitter, by phone or in person. For people using social media channels, use the hashtag #BudgetMR so that our staff can direct your question to the floor after the opening presentation.
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Cellphone service could be coming to the Golden Ears Provincial Park, making life easier for rescuers and campers. Rogers Communications, after consultation with B.C. Parks, wants to put up a cell tower next to the Alouette campground in the park. Rick Laing, with Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue, is happy to see the application at council. The proposal was sent on from its committee meeting last week to its regular council on Tuesday night. Currently, there is no cell service in the park, although sometimes on a trail a hiker may catch a stray signal. The new tower, if approved by council and Industry Canada, would provide coverage for the park’s picnic areas, boat launch and all campsites. Laing said the public expects to be able to dial 911 during an emergency and be able to connect with emergency services, and that’s needed in Golden Ears given the number of people who now crowd into the park every summer. Until now, rescue crews could only communicate between themselves using their two-way radios and via satellite phone. Currently, rescue teams, during an operation, can’t call in a helicopter or other teams to the park. “We have to drive down the park road until we get a cell signal and make the calls then,” Laing said.
“This delay can reduce search and rescue effectiveness and potentially turn routine calls into full-scale operations.” Rick Laing, search team manager
Search and rescue also wrote a letter supporting the tower, saying that rescuers often hear of hikers who have to walk or drive long distances simply just to notify services of a lost or injured person. “This delay can reduce search and rescue effectiveness and potentially turn routine calls into full-scale operations.” Having a cellphone tower nearby will be a “significant contribution to the safety and well-being of park visitors,” said search and rescue. The city can’t technically prohibit cellphone towers, but it is allowed input on their location. That is passed on to Industry Canada, which makes the final decision.
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With at least one tower in the park, lost hikers would be able to call if they get into trouble. That could see an increase in rescue calls, however. “You’ve got to take the good with the bad,” Laing added. According to a staff report, the proposal has been through the city’s Telecommunications Antenna Structure Siting Protocol, required before a cell tower is built. That process involved public consultation and saw only one response, from search and rescue, which supports the tower.
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No school closures in Maple Ridge District in position to ask for new school By Neil Corbett ncorbett@mapleridgenews.com
While other districts in B.C. grapple with closing schools, Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows are in a strong position to ask the Education Ministry for a new one. An adviser appointed by the provincial government has told the Vancouver school board to close up to 19 schools, and recommended other school districts with excess capacity to also consider closures. As many as 40 schools could be closed around the province, but no closures are being recommended in School District No. 42, said, says board chair Mike Murray. Closing schools is a drastic step, he added, one undertaken here in 2009, when Riverside and Mt. Crescent elementary schools were shut down. Those were the last closures in the district. “Anytime you close a school, it’s going to be very difficult for parents and children,� said Murray. “Given what I know about our facilities plan, I would oppose any plan to close any schools.� This district has faced challenges populating all of its schools, due
to a recent overall decline in enrolment and an imbalance of new growth in the eastern region of Maple Ridge. However, enrolment increased this fall by 418.5 full-time students more than was expected. Much of that is the result of new families moving to the area. Home prices may be some of the reason, but school staff report a significant number of families have returned to Maple Ridge from Alberta, said Murray. Albion is growing the fastest. “That area is happening sooner than we expected,� said Murray, “which puts pressure on us to get going on a new school.� He said the district has been working with the Education Ministry on that project, in the context of its recently completed facilities review. There were no recommendations to close schools in the review, but rather recommendations to pursue new schools in Albion and Silver Valley. Some of the schools that have had low student populations in the past, or are at the far reaches of the district are now at reasonably healthy enrolments, Murray added. Whonnock elementary has 296 students, while Highland Park 299, Blue Mountain has 216 and Webster’s Corners, 195.
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A new home Islamophobia is disappointing, but we cannot allow it to keep refugees from making a new home in Canada. A world that was already leery about immigration became more defensive about borders after this month’s terror attacks in Paris. It’s led, too often, to outright racism, for example in unpublishable letters to the editor. Fear of terror is understandable, but rejection of refugees is an unreasonable reaction and a nonsequitur. Canada’s new federal government is expected to announce a strategy on the refugee file today as it works toward its campaign promise of bringing 25,000 Syrians here. Many are saying that figure is an unrealistic ideal and are suggesting that the government revise its timeline to allow for further discussion surrounding planning, screening, logistics and social programs. Of course, those are all crucial discussions that will impact both the short-term and longrange outcomes of mass immigration. That said, the Syrian refugee situation is being called a ‘crisis’ for a reason, and crises don’t always allow for the same measured response Canadians might otherwise expect. We know that refugees will require a great deal of our scarce – relatively scarce, that is – social assistance resources. But we hate the sentiment that refugees will be taking from Canadians. Because isn’t the notion that people can come here and be Canadians the very best reason to help in this crisis? We don’t know if 25,000 is the right number or a realistic number. It’s a number that’s going to bring about some difficulties and challenges, and most importantly, some success stories. Let’s try to help 25,000 refugees until we can’t, or until we miss our deadline, and then let’s keep trying after that. – Black Press
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Lights out for opponents of Site C VICTORIA – The fall session of the B.C. legislature petered out two days early last week, as the ruling B.C. Liberals and the opposition NDP agreed to turn out the energy-efficient lights and head for home. NDP leader John B.C. Views Horgan skipped the Tom Fletcher last day and headed to the B.C. Institute of Technology campus in Burnaby. There he announced “PowerBC,” billed as the NDP’s “bold, progressive plan for the future of B.C. energy, with a strong focus on jobs.” Reporters asked, how many jobs? Horgan said retrofitting public buildings and homes for energy efficiency would create jobs all around the province, but he can’t say how many. How much does the plan cost, and does it include subsidizing homeowners to fix their windows and insulation? “The costing will be more apparent when we get closer to the election,” Horgan replied. Whatever the cost, the NDP plan apparently rests on the assumption that the $9 billion Site C dam project on the Peace River can be stopped by an NDP government after the 2017 election. That money would be used to build wind and solar generation, and to install a sixth and final water turbine at Revelstoke dam. The chances of Site C being stopped are
approaching zero. Construction of an access road started two months ago, site clearing and work camp construction a month before that. Energy Minister Bill Bennett says the main dam construction contract will be let shortly, followed by the powerhouse contract next year. Horgan said remaining legal challenges could slow or stop the project. The West Moberly and Prophet River First Nations have lost their case against Site C twice, in the B.C. Supreme and Federal courts, and are appealing. The Doig River and McLeod Lake Indian Bands dropped their challenges, and McLeod Lake’s construction company has started work on a Site C contract. West Moberly Chief Roland Willson staged a dramatic protest at the legislature last spring, bringing a cooler of frozen bull trout from a river below the two existing Peace dams, telling media they were too contaminated with mercury to eat. Flooding land for hydro dams does elevate methylmercury levels in water, but B.C. Hydro provided me with the latest study that included fish samples collected by West Moberly members. It shows average methylmercury levels remain below federal guidelines for limiting consumption of commercially sold fish. It’s an odd coincidence that Willson suddenly made this claim, 47 years after the first Peace dam was completed, when he happened to be in court trying to stop Site C. A coalition of U.S. and Canadian environment groups is also demanding that
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Site C be stopped, using typical arguments to appeal to their low-information donor base. According to the Sierra Club and others, Site C is not renewable energy because the (largely idle) farmland it floods is a “carbon sink.” Forests do store carbon, albeit temporarily, but farmland where the trees have been cleared? This is gluten-free gobbledegook.
“They also trot out the claim that Site C will be used to power liquefied natural gas operations.” They also trot out the claim that Site C will be used to power liquefied natural gas operations. Most proponents so far have said they will use gas for LNG processing, and if they don’t have hydro available for ancillary power, they will have to burn more gas. B.C. Hydro has just finished its latest grid upgrade, a second high-voltage transmission line from Merritt to Coquitlam. It adds disaster reliability to the system that brings power from the Peace and Columbia dams to the Lower Mainland. If you’re arguing that hydroelectricity isn’t renewable power, you’ve already lost. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.
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Graham Lewis Ridsdale · Re: Amalgamation resurfaces in Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows. I bet Maple Ridge would like to join together and have a little class join whatever it is Maple Ridge portrays. Pitt Meadows is a happy, clean, fun, beautiful city that does not need Maple Ridge, or any of its many problems. I doubt you would even see 10 per cent of Pitt Meadows residents support this idea. The bad far outweighs the benefits. • Chad James Daniel Prentice · Re: Amalgamation resurfaces in Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows. Graham Lewis Ridsdale, you cannot compare the problems between the two. We have eight times the population. • Ian Alexander · Re: Amalgamation resurfaces in Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows. Pitt Meadows has an outstanding efficient and effective fire department. Maple Ridge bowed to pressure and went with an expensive and unnecessary full-time fire department. As this constitutes one of the largest portions of the Maple Ridge budget, what do you propose: Pitt Meadows should take on the financial burden of something it does not need or want? • Debbie Dyer · Re: Amalgamation resurfaces in Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows. I have to agree with Pitt Meadows Mayor John Becker. I wouldn’t want to see Pitt Meadows lose all our history and uniqueness. Would we lose our recognition for Pitt Meadows Days? We celebrated 100-year anniversary last year.
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efits and challenges of such an arrangement and make recommendations on how those challenges could be addressed. I suggested they do so if they can’t come up with another arrangement which would deliver equivalent benefits to those we have enjoyed for the past 20 years under the current parks agreement. Any proposed change in governance structures should always be preceded by thorough research and extensive public consultation so that
those being asked to consider the change can do so as fully informed citizens. The second has to do with my motivation for writing to the councils. The editorial suggested I may want the job of mayor of an amalgamated city. Let me be absolutely clear: I have no interest in such a position. I felt I had a responsibility to share my thoughts with the councils because I had a role in authoring and managing the parks and leisure services agreement and have
served both communities at the same time for 22 years. I find the inference that I made the suggestion for some personal political benefit to be quite disheartening. More importantly, this discussion isn’t about me. It is about how the two municipal governments who serve our citizens can re-establish the degree of collaboration between them which will deliver the benefits our citizens deserve. Mike Murray, chair Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school board
‘Remarriage isn’t answer to anything’ Editor, The News: Re: On their own (News Views, Nov. 20). Thank you for your editorial and explaining why amalgamation of Pitt Meadows with Maple Ridge is not a good thing. The amount saved – if any – won’t make up for the loss of a
local perspective. The Maple Ridge councillors will always out-number those for Pitt Meadows and on sharing a budget, or who is going to get any priorities over Maple Ridge. Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge divorced a long time ago and I don’t think re-
marriage is the answer to any problems. I feel sorry that Maple Ridge wants to dissolve the joint parks agreement ‘without any consultation, especially when Pitt Meadows paid 20 per cent and Maple Ridge 80 per cent. It was good for Pitt Meadows, but I’m sure we will find
a way to have and manage our own. If there was no consultation over the joint parks agreement, imagine how Pitt Meadows would be treated as a joint municipality – a sign of the future if we amalgamated. Annette Code Pitt Meadows
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Rent ‘crisis’ hits single mothers, youth hard: study By Jeff Nage l Black Press
Young people and single mothers are severely stretched to pay their rent in most of the Lower Mainland’s suburban communities, according to a new study. The updated Rental Housing Index, first released by the B.C. NonProfit Housing Association a year ago, now provides a more detailed look at different demographic groups of renters, based on 2011 census data. In the Fraser Valley, one third of single moms who rent pay more than half of their income on rent and utilities. That climbs to 36 per cent in Surrey and 47 per cent in Coquitlam. BCNPHA CEO Tony Roy says that demonstrates an affordability “crisis� when more than half of income goes to paying the rent, raising
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their money to keep a roof over their heads.� In Surrey, construction workers are the top renter group by occupation, which Roy said may come as a surprise. “I think there’s a perception that when we talk about renters, we’re talking about young people, maybe retail workers, maybe people working at Starbucks.� Abbotsford, meanwhile, may have lower rents – the average cost there is $866 a month – but incomes are also lower. That’s among the factors that result in Abbotsford ranking 502 out of 521 cities in the country on the rental housing index. “Clearly there’s a rental housing affordability challenge in Abbotsford,� he said. The worst ranking city in Canada is Burnaby at number 521 in the index, and Surrey, Van-
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The chair of Food Banks B.C. is backing a proposal to create a federal tax break that encourages businesses to donate more food to local charities. Marilyn Hermann, who is also executive director of the Surrey Food Bank Society, says there are “endless” amounts of usable food that could be retrieved from restaurants, grocers and other suppliers that now throw it out. The National Zero Waste Council proposes the federal government create a new tax credit for businesses linked to the fair market value of food they donate to charities such as food banks, shelters and soup kitchens. Hermann said while many businesses already strive to donate usable food, such an incentive
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much lost tax revenue a new credit might cost Ottawa. But it projects a range of benefits that would result from a more efficient food system. One of those benefits would be less organic waste going into landfills – Metro Vancouver estimates the drop in garbage resulting from the tax credit would mean reduced greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to taking 275,000 cars off the road. Metro Vancouver regional district directors vote next Friday on whether to endorse the idea. B.C. Restaurant and Foodservice Association president Ian Tostenson said the biggest worry for restaurateurs donating food to charities is ensuring it stays food safe and doesn’t make anyone sick. “If they can get through the issues of food safety and sanitation, I think it’s a great idea,” Tostenson said. “I don’t think business even needs a tax incentive to do it. I think they’d just do it if they can do it in a way that doesn’t create liability.” Other critics have suggested the tax break could lead to businesses dumping unusable food on food banks, and increasing their disposal costs. “There definitely are challenges to this, no question,” Hermann said. “You have to have the capacity to handle the volumes of food that
are being offered to you.” Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie, who chairs Metro’s zero waste committee, said the tax credit would be worthwhile, even if it’s not a silver bullet curing food waste. “Our hope is this would lead to a far bigger uptake and get a lot of that edible food into the hands of charities that can divide it up and use it effectively.” An estimated 170,000 tonnes of edible food – equivalent to 300 million meals – ends up in Canadian landfills every year. In monetary terms, that’s an estimated $31 to $107 billion of waste in the production, shipping and fair market value of the food. Meanwhile, Hermann and Food Banks B.C. are also pressing the B.C. Liberals to keep a promise they made in the 2013 election campaign. The party’s platform committed the provincial government to “give growers a tax credit of 25 per cent of the wholesale value of food donated to a food bank.” Hermann said that would be a useful incentive that both helps farmers and encourages them to donate produce and fruit that could help feed the needy. Undersized apples that are good but too small for retailers are a prime example of what might be contributed in larger volumes instead of being dumped by the truckload.
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erwise be able to have a professional family portrait done or purchase school photos. She is hoping to see 300 people this year. Help Portrait was founded in 2009 by American photographer Jeremy Cowart. It is a non-profit organization that has grown to a community of photographers across the globe who will be using their visual skills to give back to the community they live in. To date, 282,295 portraits have been given by 20,371 photographers and 32,299 volunteers at 2,128 locations in 62 countries around the world. Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Help Portrait takes place on Dec. 6, from 1 to 8 p.m. at Golden Ears United Church – 22165 Dewdney Trunk Road in Maple Ridge.
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Santa Train runs two Saturdays
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Trains leave Mission City station at 10 a.m. and make all the regular stops along the West Coast Express commuter rail route until they reach Vancouver. In late afternoon, the trains then head back east to Mission, departing Waterfront Station at 4 p.m. Only toys will be collected. Those will be given to the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Christmas Hamper So-
ciety. An added attraction for the trip into Vancouver is the North Pole station that opens at 3 p.m. in the Waterfront station in downtown Vancouver. The station will offer photo ops with Santa and egg nog courtesy of Dairyland for the departing commuters. Last year, more than 4,000 toys and $1,000 were collected, and more than 3,670 people
boarded the two trains. There were too many passengers on the second train to accurately count, said Lorraine Bates, of the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Christmas Hamper Society. “Santa and his helpers could hardly make their way through the train,” she said. Black Press Newspaper Group and Rogers Radio Group are cosponsors of the event.
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Kathryn Sim and inmates from the Fraser Regional Correction Centre organize gifts for the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Christmas Hamper Society at the Albion Fairgrounds.
hristmas is just around the corner and Rudolph’s Recycle Gift Shoppe is waiting for you with open arms. The second-hand gift shop has been successfully operated by the Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows Christmas Hamper Society for 14 years and is a section that the registered families really look forward to. But before any gifts can be given out, the society needs the generosity of the community to
fill its hampers. The society is looking for clothes that have been sitting in closets for two years or more that just don’t make it into the rotation, for whatever reason. In addition organizers hope to find good toys that kids don’t play with anymore or clothes that children have outgrown, as well as warm blankets or comforters or duplicated of household articles. All the donated items are then sorted by volunteers.
Lorraine Bates, cochair of the Christmas Hamper Society, said the response this year is encouraging. “The volunteer’s of the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Christmas Hamper Society are committed and dedicated to making sure that every financially disadvantaged family in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows experiences a wonderful Christmas dinner, and that all of their children from birth to 18 years receive toys and gifts,” said Bates.
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On Saturday, Dec. 5, 12 and 19, the registered families will be given free shopping sprees. In 2014, the 546 registered families truly appreciated having access to clothing house wares and toys for themselves and their children. Some families were waiting in line for three hours before the doors were opened to them. “Even though the families have been hit with financial hardships, on this special day of the year they don’t have to worry about providing for their family, said Bates. The gift shop, located at the Albion fairgrounds, is now ready to except donations. “The energetic and eager volunteers are chomping at the bit and all we need is the residents of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows looking to downsize their cupboards and closets.” Bring donations as soon as possible to the hamper office, seven days a week, between 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., starting Dec. 1. • For any questions about this and other programs, phone Lorraine Bates at 604463-6922 or email at lorraine@mrpmchristmashamper.org.
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The Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association has launched its 20th annual Coats for Kids campaign, helping provide a brighter Christmas for families in need. The campaign runs until Dec. 2. New and gently used coats can be dropped off at any of the six locations in Maple Ridge: • Falcon Homes at Wynnridge – 11048 Buckerfield Dr., Mon.-Fri., noon to 5 p.m., Sat. and Sun., noon to 5 p.m. • Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News – 22611 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Times – 22345 North Ave., Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Portrait Homes Ltd. – 22850 - 136 Ave., Mon.-Fri., noon to 5 p.m., Sat. and Sun., noon to 5 p.m. • Reflections On The River – 22327 River Rd., Mon.-Fri., noon to 5 p.m., Sat. and Sun., noon to 5 p.m. • Signature at Falcon Centre – No. 303, 11862 - 226 St., Mon.-Fri., noon to 5 p.m., Sat. and Sun., noon to 5 p.m.
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Before you head south across the border to shop on Black Friday, here are a few
REASONS TO SHOP LOCAL: • Many Canadians are keeping their dollars at home this year due to the exchange rate. • Money spent at local businesses is reinvested in your community creaƟng diversity and helping the community maintain it’s unique appeal. • Shops in our town create local employment and selfemployment. These people in turn spend in the local community. • Local businesses are more generous in their support of local chariƟes, schools and community events. • Out of town shops have done a good job convincing us that local business equals expensive costs to the
Did you know? Although Black Friday and its online counterpart, Cyber Monday may seem like the best Ɵme to gain lower prices on merchandise, it actually could pay to wait a liƩle longer. Merchants may oīer deep discounts on premium items that haven’t moved the last few days over this coming weekend, typically between Dec 21-24. This includes big Ɵcket products, such as Įne jewelry, furniture and televisions. It is possible to take advantage of deep price cuts the closer you get to Christmas Day. Keep in mind that you may have to pay a premium for geƫng these giŌs delivered on Ɵme however, which could oīset the savings. Therefore it might be a wise idea to present giŌ recipients with a photo of what they will be geƫng for the holidays and deliver the item a day or two later.
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saw the Japanese island of Hokkaido from the airplane window when my family and I moved from China to Canada while I was in eighth grade. From as far back as I can recall, Japan was always portrayed as the land of evil in my Chinese propagandafilled school textbooks. I wanted to take a look at the Japanese culture for myself. However, after living in the Lower Mainland for a while, I found a “Little India,” a “Chinatown,” a “Koreatown,” but no “Little Tokyo.” After starting to volunteer at the Pitt Meadows Museum, I found that the old Japanese Canadian Hall on Advent Road was once filled with hundreds of Japanese Canadians before their internment to Manitoba in 1942. However, how are these people now? How were their lives like in Pitt Meadows before internment? At the museum, I spent much time searching through both the museum archives, local Japanese Canadian community centres, as well as the Rare Books and Document Archives at UBC. Having started not too skilled in the Japanese language, I found that the need to read cursive writing and archaic language in Japanese forced me to spend more time studying to maneuver the language. Through these documents and letters, I found that I started to dig up some interesting documents depicting a vibrant Japanese farming community in Pitt Meadows. I even came across a letter describing Pitt Meadows as a farming community where discrimination toward
the Japanese as nearly non-existent. Nevertheless, the first major break in my research project happened when former Japanese Canadian residents Lillian Shimoda (nee Kimono Kubota) and Roy Kaita came to visit the museum earlier this year from Winnipeg. It was amazing seeing these seniors who grew up in Pitt Meadows come to visit the city after nearly seven and a half decades of separation, since their internment in 1942. I learned from them about a community of Japanese Canadians in Winnipeg, so I utilized my summer break from school to travel to Manitoba and interview some of the Japanese Canadians there, including Mr. Kaita and Mrs. Shimoda. From them, I heard of their bucolic childhood memories on the strawberry farms in Pitt Meadow, and also their gruesome experience harvesting frozen sugar beets from the winter fields in Manitoba. With the research and oral history interviews I have done, the museum created a ‘listening centre’ in the Japanese section of the “Buildings through Time” room at the museum. As the 74th anniversary of the event that would be the stimulus for the internments draws near, here at the museum we are only starting to learn about the lives of those who once had a large footprint in the community. Mark Chen is a student at Meadowridge School and a weekend assistant at the Pitt Meadows Museum. He has a passion for history with a particular interest in Japanese Canadian culture and internment, so much so he has learned Japanese and travelled to Manitoba to research the subject.
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aswe as weage age.. It’s a sad reality that, as we age, we become less independent than we once were. But for most blessed with longevity, it’s inevitable. With millions of Baby Boomers across North America caring for elderly parents, throngs of adult caregivers struggle with determining if their parent is Įt to remain living alone. It’s a diĸcult, mulƟ-faceted decision not to be made lightly as there is much at stake – the physical and emoƟonal well-being of the parent and for extended family. To help ease the process of determining if an elderly parent should no longer live on their own, here are 10 tell-tale signs that can give you beƩer peace of mind with making this decision. It is oīered by aging and elder care authority and legislaƟon advocate Carolyn A. Brent. 1. The house just doesn’t look like it used to: You may remember a parent who was constantly on you about Ɵdying or puƫng things away. However, upon visiƟng with parents today, the home is decidedly cluƩered and not as clean as normal. This can mean a lot of things. Your parent may actually have an acƟve social life and is more concerned with staying busy than Ɵdying up. But, it could be a more ominous sign that your parent is having a diĸcult Ɵme keeping up with all the chores. She may feel overwhelmed or his physical health is slowing her down. Ask your parent if help is needed with the cluƩer, but do it in a nonchalant way that could prompt a conversaƟon indicaƟng assistance is needed. Keep a keen eye to discern if the cluƩer and Įlth is geƫng worse with each visit. 2. The bills and other mail are piling up: While we all get busy – even those who are reƟred – basic tasks that were oŌen dealt with quickly and easily when younger, but that are now falling by the wayside, is a sign that your older parent could be geƫng overwhelmed and not able to manage their daily aīairs. This may also indicate some signs of forgeƞulness and memory issues. 3. The checking account balance is wrong and bills are going unpaid: If the mail, with bills included, is piling up, there is a good chance that the bills are not geƫng paid. You may also discover amongst mail issues that your parent’s checking account ledger balance is wrong or in arrears. These are also signs that your parent is having memory issues or diĸculty with simple math cogniƟon. It can also indicate a general apathy – a mindset that can be equally problemaƟc for someone with the glut of responsibility required to eīecƟvely live alone. 4. Your parent is losing a lot of weight: A parent who may have lost their partner or who is generally depressed oŌen loses interest in eaƟng due to a reduced appeƟte. They may feel that it is not worth the hassle of shopping for and preparing meals if they are now living all alone. Accordingly, pay close aƩenƟon
to your parent’s weight. Also, check their refrigerator and pantry to see if there is an appropriate supply of food and that what is there is fresh and edible. If the cupboard is bare and your parent’s frame is shrinking, living alone might become problemaƟc. 5. They have forgoƩen the basics of hygiene: If you noƟce that your parent is wearing the same clothing day in and day out or that their hair or skin appears dirty on a fairly regular basis, they may have lost the moƟvaƟon, ability or forethought to look aŌer themself. Living alone, they may feel like they don’t have to dress up or clean up for anyone. Worse yet, they may have forgoƩen – or no longer cares - that such personal hygiene and cleanliness is an important part of daily living and maintaining one’s good health. 6.They appear in inappropriate clothing: While you may not share your mother or father’s sense of style, there is cause for concern if your parent dons summer clothing in the dead of winter or leaves the house in a nightgown and slippers for a trip to the store. This oŌen happens when the elderly are suīering from confusion and lose the ability to have discreƟon in social situaƟons. 7. There are signs of forgeƞulness in the home: Confusion can also show up in the kitchen and can prove to be deadly if not dealt with quickly. All too oŌen there are stories of older people who accidentally burned their houses down because they leŌ a pot on the stove for hours and fell asleep or have Ňooded the home when they forgot to turn oī the tap. 8. Your parent regularly misses appointments and other important items: Forgeƞulness, absentmindedness and memory issues may also show up when it comes to keeping certain appointments, recognizing key dates, or maintaining medicaƟon dosages on schedule. 9. ‘They are just acƟng plain weird’: No one wants to turn into the ‘crazy cat lady’ or the ‘man who muƩers to himself,’ but between aging, mental degradaƟon and the side eīects from medicaƟon, you may note that your parent’s behavior has taken an odd turn for the worse. If you see signs of paranoia, fear, strange phone calls and conversaƟons and nervousness, this should not be overlooked. 10. They exhibit signs of depression: A loss of interest in caring for one’s self, or a lack of parƟcipaƟon in socializaƟon and in once-loved hobbies can mean that your parent needs treatment or should reside in an environment where they can be around other people. SomeƟmes, depression comes from a sense of loneliness or the realizaƟon that they can no longer do things for themselves. Puƫng them somewhere that oīers assistance, socializaƟon and acƟviƟes can help cure the loneliness and put them back on track to a more fulĮlling, acƟve and engaged life.
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aswe as weage age.. Bone Health By Linda Kiilerich, Operations Lead, MedRay Imaging. ....................................................................................
Bone Health is something that most of us don’t think about unƟl we are older, which is unfortunate, because during our enƟre lives our bones are constantly building, breaking down and renewing. As children, the rate of growth is faster than the rate of deterioraƟon. As we age, that raƟo begins to reverse. There are a number of inŇuences that contribute to building and maintaining healthy bones. The process starts when we are very young and is a lifelong quest. Maximum bone density should be the goal for both men and women, to build a healthy ‘bone bank account’ as it were. Proper diet and exercise are key, a good habit no maƩer what your age. By our mid 20’s our skeleton is 90% built, reaching maximum density at approximately 30 years of age. The more you put away when you are younger, the beƩer oī you will be when you are older. By our mid 30’s, the gradual process of bone loss begins. A healthy diet is important for so many reasons, add bone health to that list. Ideally, it is best to get adequate dietary calcium and vitamin D from the food you eat. The Osteoporosis Canada website, www.osteoporosis. ca, is an excellent resource for dietary sources of both calcium and vitamin D. Bone is a living Ɵssue and responds very well to physical acƟvity, remember you must move it…to not lose it. A siƫng, inacƟve skeleton does not build strength, weight bearing acƟvity throughout your life is essenƟal. It is normal to lose bone as we age but if you lose too much you could get Osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a disease that makes bones thin and briƩle, and more suscepƟble to breaks. Factors that can increase your risk include: being older, small and thin, family history of a broken hip, long term steroid use, smoking, greater than 3 unit of
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alcohol per day, or early menopause. Talk to your family doctor to determine the need for further care and aƩenƟon. These risk factors not only eīect women but men too, 1 in 8 men have Osteoporosis and present with 20% to 30% of fragility fractures.
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Your doctor may suggest a Bone Densitometry (BD or BMD) exam for you, which is a quick and simple screening tool to determine the need for further treatment. If you meet the requirements, BD exams are MSP funded, otherwise it is possible to pay privately for the exam. Some paƟent’s BD results are such they will require medical intervenƟon. Drug therapy can help to slow down bone loss, if the beneĮts outweigh the risks. If you are given a requisiƟon for an exam, book an appointment now. All Bone Densitometry sites in the province are accredited. Pick a site that is conveniently located for you because it is extremely important to return to the original site for any follow up exams. We are looking for very small changes and need to be as accurate as possible. Wait Ɵmes vary depending on sites. Typically, a Community Clinics has easier accessibility from a mobility stand point. Check out our website at www.medrayimaging.com for more informaƟon on Bone Densitometry.
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SPECIAL EVENTS The Art of Forgiving Wellness Series November 6 - 27 • 10 am - noon, $60 for the four week session RMSS Pitt Meadows Seniors Centre 19065 119b Ave. Please register at the reception desk. Call 604-477-0425 for more information. Forgiveness is a process that ultimately frees you from the past. Join this 4-part series to learn the art of forgiving and cultivating lasting peace within. Step onto the path of healing through compassionate dialogue, guided meditations and self-exploration exercises that help resolve lingering feelings of anger, guilt, and shame. This program offers key insights and perspectives essential for living life more fully and freely.
Seniors Network Meeting November 26 • 9:30 am - 11:30 am (Coffee and networking from 9:15 am) Hilton Haider Room, Randy Herman Building, Maple Ridge City Hall Join the community as we come together to improve the health and well-being of local seniors. Everyone welcome. For more information or to register, call (604) 786-7404 or email:seniorsnetworkmpk@gmail.com
Email Basics for people 55+ November 26 • 10 am - noon, $1 drop-in fee Fraser Valley Library, Maple Ridge This ongoing series celebrates the City of Maple Ridge, past and present, through the voices of our citizens. Presentations will combine talks, readings and performances with community dialogue. Presented by the Maple Ridge Community Heritage Commission and Historical Society, the Maple Ridge Family History Group, Golden Ears Writers and the library.
Win Your Wish November 27 - December 31 (midnight) Maple Ridge Downtown Business Improvement Association. Starting on Black Friday, a receipt from a Downtown Maple Ridge business can be entered to win 1 of 4 $2,000.00 prize packages! Simply write your full name, phone number, and desired prize on the back of your receipt, and drop it in any of the ballot boxes around Downtown Maple Ridge (including Haney Place Mall and ValleyFair Mall). Prize sponsors include Haney Sewing & Sound, Fuller Watson, Transat Travel and Downtown Maple Ridge BIA.
13th Annual Christmas Country Benefit Concert for Meals on Wheels November 28 • 1:30 pm - 4 pm Maple Ridge ACT Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Community Services presents an afternoon of Country Music to benefit the Meals on Wheels meal delivery program for seniors. The Concert has become a favourite annual event for the community and features a fabulous Silent Auction. Tickets are $14 and can be purchased at The ACT, on-line at actmapleridge.org, or by calling (604) 476-2787.
A Time to Remember December 2 • 7 pm
St. George’s Anglican Church 23500 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge The Ridge Meadows Hospice Society presents a non-denominational, candlelit evening for the community to gather and remember loved ones they have lost. Open to everyone. For more information call 604-463-7722.
Three Massive Mistakes Even Smart People Make that Keep them Overstressed, Unhappy and Unhealthy December 3 • 10:30 am RMSS Pitt Meadows Seniors Centre, 19065 119b Ave. Call 604-457-4771 to reserve your seat.
Local Voices Dec. 3 • 7 pm - 8:30 pm Fraser Valley Library, Maple Ridge This ongoing series celebrates the City of Maple Ridge, past and present, through the voices of our citizens. Presentations will combine talks, readings and performances with community dialogue. Presented by the Maple Ridge Community Heritage Commission and Historical Society, the Maple Ridge Family History Group, Golden Ears Writers and the library.
Making Spirits Bright Christmas production by Variety Plus December 4 and 5 • 2 pm RMSS Maple Ridge Seniors Centre, 12150 224th Street Be entertained by songs, music, dancing and great comedy entertainment. Tickets available at RMSS Maple Ridge Seniors Activity Centre in advance $8 or at the door for $10.
Christmas Market December 5th • 3 pm - 8 pm, FREE! Maple Ridge Leisure Centre, 11925 Haney Pl, Maple Ridge Something for everyone on your shopping list! Join us for festive entertainment, kid’s activities, food trucks, and vendors of all sorts! For more information DowntownMapleRidge.ca
Adult Evening Christmas Celebration December 9 • 7 pm - 8:30 pm Fraser Valley Library, Maple Ridge Join the Silvertones Choir and other special guests for our traditional evening of community Christmas stories, songs and celebration. Refreshments will be served.
Computer Lessons: Facebook Basics for people 55+ December 10 • 10 am - 12 noon Learn how to create, use and maintain a Facebook page of your own. RMSS Pitt Meadows Seniors Centre, 19065 119b Ave. Call 604-457-4771 to reserve your seat Drop in fee of $1 rmssseniors.org
Computer Lessons: Skype Basics for people 55+ December 17 • 10 am - 12 noon Discover how to instant message, make voice and video calls to fellow Skype users. RMSS Pitt Meadows Seniors Centre, 19065 119b Ave. Call 604-457-4771 to reserve your seat Drop in fee of $1 rmssseniors.org
Gift Wrapping Booth December 19 - 23 Haney Place Mall By donation, all proceeds support the Ridge Meadows Hospice Society’s free end-of-life and bereavement support programs in our community. For info call 604-463-7722.
New Years Eve Gala December 31 • 6:30 pm Meadow Gardens Golf Club 19675 Meadow Gardens Way, Pitt Meadows The Rotary Club of Pitt Meadows invites you to evening of live music, theatre and a dinner buffet and midnight buffet and champagne. Dress code is fun formal or come as your favourite Hollywood star.
Tickets $95 are available at the Co-operators, 106-20690 Lougheed Highway or Ridge Meadows Hospice Society, 102-22320 119th Ave., Maple Ridge.
WEEKLY EVENTS Mondays Drop-In Tech Help 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Fraser Valley Library, Maple Ridge These practical, hands-on sessions with library staff are designed to help customers solve problems or learn new programs and techniques on their own devices or on library computers. Come to the library with your tablets, laptops, eReaders and your questions! No session Dec. 21 or 28.
Memory Workout for people 55+ 10 am - noon, drop in is $1 a class. RMSS Pitt Meadows Seniors Centre, 19065 119B Ave Pitt Meadows Call 604-457-4771 for more details! A fun, interactive session for anyone 55+ who feels their memory isn’t what it used to be. Please note: this program is not intended for people with cognitive impairment or a dementia diagnosis.
Stay Fit 2 for people 55+ 8:30 am - 9:30 am, drop in is $2. RMSS Pitt Meadows Seniors Centre, 19065 119B Ave Pitt Meadows. Join this fun and energetic low impact class designed to improve your cardio, strength, flexibility and balance.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday Table Tennis for people 55+ 8:30 am - 11:30 am, drop in is $1. RMSS Pitt Meadows Seniors Centre 19065 119B Ave Pitt Meadows Come by and meet new people for a fun game of Table Tennis.
Tuesdays Golden Seniors Wellness Clinic 9 am - noon. $2 drop-in fee but no one is turned away. RMSS Maple Ridge Seniors Centre 12150 224th Street, Maple Ridge. Special services first Tuesday - Optometrist, second Tuesday - Skin care, 3rd Tuesday – Pharmacist; 4th Tuesday – Massage Therapist providing 10 min. massages. RMSS membership is not required to attend the clinic but is encouraged.
Port Haney Seniors Activity Group 9 am - 11 am, CEED Centre - 11739 223 Street, Maple Ridge Fun activities for all levels of mobility. Come and meet your neighbours and put a little spring in your step. May involve field trips or activities away from the Centre. Please call to register in case the group is meeting off-site: (604) 463-2229.
Bingo 1 pm - 3 pm. $2 drop in fee (includes coffee) plus .25 cents a card. RMSS Maple Ridge Seniors Centre 12150 224th Street
First Tuesday of Each Month It Won’t Byte Electronics Help Tuesday, Dec 1 • 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm RMSS Maple Ridge Seniors Activity Centre 12150 224th Street Need some help with all the new hand-held tech devices? Bring those gadgets: cell phones, cameras, eReaders, and laptops – let the technically gifted members of the library’s Teen Advisory Group from the Maple Ridge Public Library explain how they work and what they do.
Tuesdays & Thursdays Drop in Computer, Tablet & Laptop Help for people 55+ 10 am - 12 noon, RMSS Pitt Meadows Seniors Centre 19065 119B Ave Pitt Meadows Learn the very basics of operating a computer, creating documents and emailing. Drop in fee of $1 applies. For more information contact 604-457-4771.
Wednesdays Interfaith Dialogue Series Wednesday: December 2, 6:30 – 8:30 pm Fraser Valley Library, Maple Community members from diverse religious and spiritual backgrounds gather to discuss their beliefs in a setting of goodwill and understanding. Each evening’s presentation will focus on a particular faith, with opportunities for audience participation. This month’s topic is Christianity. Come with an open mind and an open heart!
Thursdays Karaoke at the Royal Canadian Legion 7 pm Branch 88 – 12101 224th Street, Maple Ridge Must be a member or guest of a member. Memberships available for purchase at the Legion.
Fridays Tai Chi for people 55+ RMSS Pitt Meadows Seniors Centre 19065 119B Ave Pitt Meadows 10:15am-11:15am Gentle, slow movements that focus on breathing, balance and core strength. Drop in fee of $2 applies.
Saturdays Rising Star Karaoke Saturdays 1-4 pm. Ridge Meadows Seniors Centre 12150, 224th Street in Maple Ridge. Free and everyone welcome. Enjoy the entertainment or sign up to sing a few songs. Refreshments are available for purchase at the canteen. Sorry no minors.
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Book a Librarian By appointment. Free. Fraser Valley Library – Maple Ridge 22470 Dewdney Trunk Rd., (604) 467-7417 Have a question? We’ve got experts that can help with research, computers, tablets, eBooks, job search, business, the library catalogue and more! Book your personalized appointment at the information desk.
Ridge Meadows Seniors Activity Centres • Maple Ridge Centre 2150 224th Street, Maple Ridge. Call: (604) 467-4993 • Pitt Meadows Centre 19065 119B Ave., Pitt Meadows. Call: (604) 457-4771 Annual Membership fee only $25. Join RMSS for fun and friendship. Bridge, Crib, Mahjong, Scrabble, Poker, Pub Nights, Sing, Act, Dance, Craft & Needlework, Pool, Snooker, Table Tennis, Bowling, Computers, Yoga, Stay Fit, Zumba, Chair Exercises, Walking Club, Tai Chi. Low cost friendly driving service. Volunteer opportunities. Stroke Recovery, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s Caregivers’ Support. Coffee Bar, Hot Lunches, Pub Nights, Karaoke and much more! Drop in and see us or visit: rmssseniors.org
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THE NEWS/arts&life World renowned brass quintet coming Contact 604-467-1122 ext. 217 arts@mapleridgenews.com
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The storied Canadian Brass are coming to Maple Ridge. They are known as the first Western musicians to perform in China after its cultural revolution, when the group went there in 1977, and they’ve filled New York’s Carnegie Hall. The ACT Arts Centre will present the internationally renowned and award winning band as part of the ACT Presents series on Saturday, Nov. 28, at 8 p.m. With a discography of over 130 albums and an extensive worldwide touring schedule, Canadian Brass is a pioneer in bringing brass music to mass audiences everywhere. They have sold well over two million albums worldwide. Veterans of concert presentations, Canadian Brass • Canadian Brass strives for an engag- at the ACT on Saturday, ing stage presence Nov. 28 at 8 p.m. and rapport with audiences. They are known for their formal black suits and trademark white running shoes. Each of their concerts will show the full range from trademark baroque and Dixieland tunes to new compositions and arrangements created especially for them. The hallmark of any Canadian Brass performance is entertainment, spontaneity, virtuosity and, most of all, fun. The Washington Post called them “one of the most popular brass ensembles in the world.â€? Canadian Brass is Chuck Daellenbach (tuba), Caleb Hudson and Christopher Coletti (trumpets), Achilles Liarmakopoulos (trombone) and Bernhard Scully (horn).
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Fred Penner at the ACT The Act Presents series brings artist Fred Penner to Male Ridge on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 4 p.m. A two-time Juno Award winner for Best Children’s Album, Penner “performs songs with values that are constant in the human spirit in every generation,� says his publicist. His songs relive childhood memories and revive favourite tunes, and they introduce little ones to his energetic musical stylings, that are aimed at the whole family.
Preceding the show will be A Christmas Tradition, which is a free pre-show celebration from 1-4 p.m. in the Act lobby and studio theatre The public is invited to take part in arts and crafts, entertainment, refreshments and caroling from at an inaugural Christmas open house/tree lighting party. It is a free event and all are welcome. There will also be a tree lighting ceremony at 5 p.m. Unwrapped donations of new toys for children under 10 will be accepted on behalf of Christmas Haven.
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The Halcyon Imagineers Artistic Humanitarian Group will host a six-hour concert and festival entitled Diamonds In The Sun 2 on Dec. 6, 5-11 p.m., at the Jolly Coachman in Pitt Meadows. The event will benefit the Cythera Transition House, and is a sequel to the first Diamonds In The Sun held at the Caring Place in January 2014. The event features recent federal NDP candidate for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Bob D’Eith, who will be performing with his sons at 9:45 p.m.. His friendly rival federal Green Party can-
Meditation in the Gallery Friday, November 27 Free self-guided meditation – bring a pillow to be comfy.
Canadian Brass Saturday, November 28 Don’t miss the top brass ensemble in the world!
didate Peter Tam will be playing some tunes at 9:30 p.m. The event will also feature headliners including traditional blues and bluegrass musician Caden Knudson, Rockin’ Rick Moyer. There will also be an artist who bills himself an “outlandish and mysterious superhero-inspired glam rapper and hip hop artist” Arak StarrEagle. The multi-talented and ultra-diverse blues and jazz songstress Wendy Levan, and classic rock and folk singer Anita Jacobsen are also on the bill.
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Daellenbach and Gene Watts first came together in 1970 to form a brass quintet – chamber music setting not entirely new, but never before having garnered the success and storied career would Canadian Brass achieve over the next 45 years. With numerous awards and nominations including an amazing 16 Juno award nominations, and three Grammy award nominations and one Grammy win, Canadian Brass, has
made unprecedented inroads for classical ensembles. In 2014, Daellenbach was appointed to the Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honour, established in 1967 to recognize “outstanding achievement, dedication to community and service to the nation.” • Ticket prices are adults $43, seniors $40 and youth $15. They are available in person at The ACT Arts Centre at 11944 Haney Pl., over the phone at 604-476-2787 or online at www.theactmapleridge.org.
Saturday, December 5 Free! Join us for treats, entertainment & crafts, plus a tree lighting ceremony at 5pm.
Royal City Youth Ballet: The Nutcracker Sunday, December 6
SPECC-tacular Productions: Hansel & Gretel December 17 – 19
Winter Harp Sunday, December 20
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Santa Parade aiming to be bigger, better T he Santa Claus Parade in downtown Maple Ridge is shaping up to be at least as good as last year. Christmas in the Park and the Santa Claus Parade drew an estimated 10,000 people to Memorial Peace Park last year. This year the event will be held on Dec. 5, from 4-8 p.m. in the park on 224th Street. Christmas Festival Society cochair Dianne Enns said, with weather cooperating, the parade should again see 12,000 people. She would also like to see the parade again reaching 65 to 70 entries, as it has at its peak. It’s got a good start – there are already 42 registered entries, which was the total for last year, and many more are still expected. Enns said the organizers have hit upon what they consider to be a successful formula for the celebration, so little will be changed this year. Santa will be in the park to hear children’s Christmas wishes and have his photo taken with children for free. Most years, there are 3,000 to 5,000 people at the festivities in the park.
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Organizers of the Santa Claus Parade, Dec. 5 in downtown Maple Ridge, are expecting more entries than last year. There will be craft-making, and Christmas passport activities for kids to explore in the park. Kids play the passport games, and get their passports stamped each time. Once completed, it can be returned as the entry into a prize draw. The Burnett Fellowship Baptist Church will again present a live nativity scene.
There will be free popcorn and hot chocolate, and members of the public are asked to bring their own mug. “This is an absolutely free event – we don’t allow any selling whatsoever,” said Enns. The Christmas Festival Society will also collect donations of new, unwrapped toys for the Maple
Christmas in Pitt The annual Pitt Meadows Christmas happens each year on the first Friday of December. This year’s even will happen Dec. 4 from 6-8 p.m., offering free family fun including music, entertainment, crafts, activities, and lots of holiday cheer. The public can welcome Santa to Pitt Meadows and join in the countdown to light the city’s Christmas Tree for the holiday season. Those attending are invited to bring their cameras for photos with Santa, and check out the snow sculpture. A Pitt Meadows Christmas had humble beginnings in 2008, attracting about 400 people to the event. This year thousands of people are expected to take part in the annual community holiday celebration. If you are interested in volunteering at this event or joining the planning committee, please email apittmeadowschristmas@ gmail.com. If you area local business or nonprofit organization serving Pitt Meadows and have a family fun activity and would like to display a table, please email info@pittmeadows.bc.ca.
Ridge-Pitt Meadows Christmas Hamper Society and non-perishable food items for the Friends in Need Food Bank, which can be dropped off at the tent in the park. The parade starts at 6 p.m., but members of the public are advised to get their spot along the route early. There are floats, mascots, pipe bands and of course Santa Claus’ sleigh. The Johnson Brothers, Brett and Trent Johnson, will perform an acoustic set of country music and Christmas carols at 7 p.m., after the parade. The S-shaped parade route will start at the corner of 224th and Brown Avenue, go west down Brown to Plaza Street, turn south and continue down Plaza to Dewdney Trunk Road. It will then turn eastward, traveling along Dewdney Trunk Road back to 224th Street, where it will turn right (south). Then the parade will proceed past the park to Selkirk Avenue, where it will turn west (right), ending near 223rd. • The deadline for parade entries is this Friday, Nov. 27. Email parade@ mapleridgechristmasfestival.com for information.
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Here comes Holiday Train T he CP Holiday Train is brightening communities and warming hearts for a 17th straight year, including Pitt Meadows again. After initial concerns about the cost of hosting the Holiday Train in Pitt Meadows for just the second time, an anonymous sponsor stepped forward to cover most of them, said Mary Robson, executive director of the Friends in Need Food Bank. The Holiday Train will stop in Maple Ridge at Port Haney Station on Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. It is scheduled to stop in Pitt Meadows that same day, 8:45 p.m. at the Harris Road West Coast Express station. Performers at both stops include former Blue Rodeo frontman Jim Cuddy, with Devin Cuddy and Kelly Prescott. Since 1999, the Holiday Train has raised close to CAD $10.6 million and 3.3 million pounds of food for North American food banks. Everything raised in each community stays in that community, and CP additionally makes donations at each stop. Again this year, the Holiday Train program is encouraging people attending events to bring heart healthy donations. Heart health education and awareness is a tenet of CP’s community investment program, CP Has Heart, which focuses on improving the heart health of men,
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women and children in communities across North America. The two brightly lit trains will kick off in the Montreal area on Nov. 27 and 28 on their way to visit approximately 150 communities. The concerts are always free, but you’re encouraged to make a donation to the local food bank, either a nonperishable food item or a cash donation. All contributions will stay in your community. The train drew about 2,000 people in Pitt Meadows last year, the first time it stopped in the city, and CP Rail donated $7,000 to the food bank for each stop. Pitt Meadows also collected more food donations than Maple Ridge, 2,954 pounds of food to 2,538. There were also cash donations of $2,726 from Maple Ridge, and $3,044 from Pitt Meadows, including $750 from the city. Robson said the stop in Pitt Meadows helps raise the profile of the need for the food bank. “Unfortunately, we are getting busier,” she said of the food bank. The food bank used to serve 550 hampers a month in Maple Ridge five years ago, but now gives up 780, a 30 per cent increase. In Pitt Meadows, hampers are up 10 to 12 per cent in the past five years, from 100 to 110 or 120 a month.
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ORN rides for eighth year T his marks the eighth year Operation Red Nose is getting drivers home safe in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, and 20th overall in B.C. Operation Red Nose is a confidential designated driver service, provided free during the holiday season. This year dates of operation include Nov. 27, 28, Dec. 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 31. PacificSport Fraser Valley is the host organization for service in the Abbotsford, Mission, Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. While this service is free, donations are accepted on behalf of the regional high-performance athletes and coaches. Volunteers are still needed. Three-person road teams are comprised of a driver, an escort driver and a navigator. Phone operator volunteers are also needed. A typical volunteer shift is 8:30 p.m. to 3:30 a.m., sometimes longer. Volunteer training is provided on each night of service. Each year in Canada, Operation Red Nose provides more than 76,000 safe rides. It provided 507 rides home in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows last year during 329 volunteer shifts, the latter the highest amount since the local service began. “Our experience has taught us that the number of safe rides home provided by our volunteer road teams is a direct result of the number of volunteers we have on any given night of the program,� said Joshua Shopland, with Operation Red Nose.  The volunteer shifts represents approximately 100 volunteers donating an average of two to three shifts each night. “Operation Red Nose is now known throughout the community, and we continue to strive to educate the citizens on the positive benefits a volunteer will experience – even if they only volunteer for one night,� Shopland added. “We would like to challenge the people of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows to get out and volunteer. By doing so, they prove to their community that they act on their commitment for a safer community by saving lives, and untolled property loss.  Supported by its founding partner, ICBC, Operation Red Nose will be providing its service in 104 Canadian communities, including 13 in B.C. this year. Operation Red Nose provides many tools to help service users plan their outings. In
addition to the provincial hotline 1-877-604NOSE, this year Operation Red Nose launches a mobile application for Apple and Android phones in every province where the service is provided. Available in both official languages, the mobile app allows one to quickly find the phone number of the Operation Red Nose organization closest to them, as well as information on operating hours. It will also be possible to set an alarm to remind oneself that it’s time to call Operation Red Nose for a safe ride home. The 2015 campaign also marks an important chapter in the history of Operation Red Nose, since the organization will reach a milestone, two million rides on Nov. 28. This number represents the number of Canadians who have made the responsible decision to plan a safe ride by calling upon the Operation Red Nose service to get home safe. “This accomplishment would never have been possible without the participation of some 1,100,000 volunteers whom, through the years, have contributed to improving road safety in their community,� said Jean-Marie De Koninck, founding president of Operation Red Nose. “Their relentless commitment to road safety has been the foundation of Operation Red Nose’s success since the beginning.� This year also marks 20 years that ICBC and Operation Red Nose have been partners in B.C. “We know how much this program helps to keep our roads safe during the holidays,� said Aileen Shibata, ICBC program manager. “If your festivities involve alcohol, make sure you plan ahead for a safe ride home by calling ORN.� ICBC supports Operation Red Nose by providing auto insurance, creating promotional materials for the campaign, and encouraging employees to volunteer for ORN in their communities. Without the exceptional commitment of all the volunteers who have generously given of their time since 1984, Operation Red Nose would not be the well known organization that it is today. Last year, $1.5 million were raised in client donations, and were entirely turned over to youth or amateur sports organizations.
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The extremel y generous cu stomers at RONA in M aple Ridge w ent above and be yond with th eir support in th e purchasing of popcorn in th e month of O ctober. The attached photo is of S to re Manager Tony Cunningham presenting She lley Lycan, Spe cial Events Coordi nator for the Heart and Stroke Fo undation, with a cheque for $ 3000 repres enting the amount raised durin of October from g the month RONA’s in-sto re popcorn sales. Thank you to the Mapple Ridge customers an d general public of RON A Maple Ridg e for your extremel y generous su pport.
The Ridge Meadows Hospice Society honoured the Logue Family and Gard en Hill for their continued support of Society with a recognition award pres the ented by Mark Vosper and Board Pres ident Lindsay Norcross.
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Recent youth initiative that provided more than 1,500 pounds of food to the Friends in Need Food Bank in Maple Ridge. In direct contrast to the $1 billion spent on Halloween this year, the We Scare Hunger Campaign shifted the focus from collecting candy to giving back to the community. After collecting 700 lb. of food last year, West Coast Ford Lincoln doubled their efforts engaging two local elementary schools and donating 1,573 pounds of food to help combat hunger issues in the community.
Scarecrows-A-Plenty A Sma shing Success The 2015 Scarecrows-A-Plenty fall promotion was a tremendous success! Local business in Downtown Maple Ridge collected approximately 1,35 0 pounds of non-perishable food and $106.24 in cash donations for the Friends in Need Food Bank. In total , 557 customers casted ballots for their favourite scarecrows. Of the 30 local businesses who deco rated scarecrows, PosAbilities, Map le Ridge Curves, and Coldwell Bank Tri-Tel Realty collected the most dona er tions / ballots, and were each awa rded a prize. Visit our website for more upcoming promotions. Www.DowntownMapleR idge.ca, and LIKE us on Facebook at Facebook.com//ShopM p apleRidge/ to stay up to date with what’s happening in Downtown Map le Ridge.
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Scott Jones from Founders Cup presents a cheque in the amount of $15,000 to Len Walters (Past Chair) and Gar y Manson (Chair) of KidSport. KidSport is instrumental in supporting youth with finan cial assistance so they can play sports. There theme is “so all kids can play” so no kids are left on the sideline s. www.kidsportcanada.ca/ british-columbia/maple-ridg e-pitt-meadows/
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The Meadow Ridge atom Blue Knights celebrate their second consecutive B.C. Community Football Association provincial championship after sweeping a pair of games in Kamloops on Nov. 21.
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The Meadow Ridge Blue Knights went to Kamloops over the weekend with a mission to prove last year’s provincial atom title was no fluke. The Blue Knights backed up their 2014 provincial championship with its second consecutive perfect season, taking home the B.C. Community Football Association title with a 22-8 win over the home Kamloops Broncos on Saturday, Nov. 21. Kamloops also entered the final undefeated for the season, but proved no match against a much more determined Meadow Ridge team, said assistant coach Ricky Hebert. “In the championship final, our kids were tested again, and like they have done all season, they answered the bell and found a way to come out on top and bring the title back to Maple Ridge,” said Herbert. The Blue Knights got off to an electric start and set the tone for the finals against the Broncos when their defence shut down the Kamloops offence on the game’s opening drive.
Herbert said strong defence by Santiago Llarena, Steven Bowering, Blake Hebert, Jaxon Allan and Izzy Gema were keys to the team’s victory. The Blue Knights quarterback Carter Smith got the ball rolling for the offence when called his own number in the team’s first offensive play, broke two tackles and scampered for a touchdown. Ricky Herbert said was an extremely rewarding year for the kids and coaching staff. “With so many new kids to football, we started off teaching basic fundamentals and progressed throughout the season to where we were working on positional technique, read keys, and game specific strategy,” he said. “They learned so much about the game of football, but even more importantly, the resolve, persistence and hard work it takes be a champion.” Getting to the championship game saw the Blue Knights open the day with an 18-0 thumping of the Vanderhoof Vikings. Long touchdown runs by Smith and Blake Hebert along set the pace for the Blue Knights. Smith was named tournament MVP and Chase Foston earned the sportsmanship award. The Blue Knights’ road to Kamloops went through the Abbotsford White Falcons in the Valley Community Football League championship final, hosted at McLeod Ath-
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letic Park in Langley on Nov. 14. The back and forth affair was tied 12-12 with just 1:50 left to play when Hebert found the end zone with a 14 yard run to make the score 20-12. On the next Knights possession, QB Smith called his own number, running for a TD and putting the finishing touches on a 2812 win. Bowering, Llarena and Hebert were stalwarts on the Blue Knights defensive line for the Blue Knights who did not allow a single point in the second half of play. Smith and Lachlan Bruce provided great secondary play. Despite coming off a provincial title in 2014, the Blue Knights started the season with just four players having had previous tackle football experience Ricky Hebert said its was testament to the hard work put forth by head coach Adam Smith, and the other assistants Steve Paulus and Clay Bowering. He said it was the first time in atom Knights’ history team has won backto-back provincial titles. Meadow Ridge Football Association president Jay Spencer said the future is looking very bright for the football program and the association is proud of all of the teams this season. The MRFA will be looking to crown is second provincial champion when the pee wee Blue Knights go to at McLeod Athletic Park in Langley Dec. 6.
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A Time to Remember Dear Friends, Every year on the first Wednesday in December, the Ridge Meadows Hospice Society presents “A Time to Remember.” This is a nondenominational, candle lit evening for the community to gather and remember loved ones they have lost. Christmas is often a difficult time of the year and many bereaved individuals find comfort with this night that provides special recognition of their loss. We invite you to join us, for “A Time to Remember.”
December 2nd at 7:00 pm St. George’s Anglican Church 23500 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge
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Lorne Fletcher fires the final rock of the fifth end in Haney Masters’ curling league play. We would like to honour your loved ones by showing pictures of them in a PowerPoint presentation. The photographs will be shown during the gathering. If you wish to be a part of this presentation, please email, send by post, or bring in a photo of the person you want remembered, to our office or Garden Hill Funeral Home by November 30th. Please note the following contact information: Address: #102 - 22320 119th Avenue, Maple Ridge, BC E-mail: info@ridgemeadowshospice.org Tel: 604-453-7722 Fax: 604-463-6358
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Bill McDowell’s rink pulled off an upset over Bob Goodin’s team with an 8-2 win in Haney Masters’ Curling action at Golden Ears Winter Club on Nov. 16 The Goodin loss allowed Ed Desjardin’s rink to leapfrog into first place in league play as
teams gear up for the playoffs. The loss also meant Eric Holler’s rink moved into a share of second spot with Goodin. Desjardin’s rink ensured the top ranking with a win in the last week of regular season play over Roger Fast’s rink of Al Golsack, Arnie Melissen and Don Merth.
Holler’s rink curled consistently to take a 7-1 victory over the Bob Mackay rink of Gregg Hook, Svend Nielson and Bob Neil. With Les Hall at lead and Chris English at second setting up the ends, third Bob Asher and skip Holler were to produce some solid shots in the win.
Giving warms the heart. Donating a coat can warm two at a time. Black Press is collecting coats for kids in support of the Greater Vancouver Home Builder’s Associations’ 20th Annual Coats for Kids Campaign to be held Nov 13 - Dec 2. Last year 1000’s of coats were collected by GVHBA members for distribution by the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau. (Scarves, gloves, toques and blankets also accepted.) Bring in your items to the
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The good news is the Meadow Ridge Moose extended its shutout streak to 220 minutes and 10 seconds. The bad news is the offence dried up against the a tough Kamloops Vibe team on Sunday, Nov. 22. The Moose and Vibe skated to a scoreless draw in Langley, leaving both teams undefeated in South Coast Female Amateur League action. The Moose are alone atop of the standings with a 10-0-1 record. Sabrina Mathias turned aside all 29 shots she’s faced for the shutout. The Moose last gave up a goal 10 seconds left in the second period of a 4-1 win against the Island Surge on Oct. 25. • The Moose play Trinity Western University on Saturday, Nov. 28 at the Langley Event Centre at 2 p.m. and square off against the Island Surge on Sunday, Nov. 29 at the Langley Sportsplex at 10:15 a.m.
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Moose forward Kirsten Langston carries the puck with winger Caitlyn Beauvais during their game against Kamloops on Sunday in Langley.
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Black touts ‘safer’ oil-by-rail plan for refinery Northern Gateway pipeline plan is “pretty much dead,” but that shouldn’t block tanker exports of refined fuel, which would be less damaging than a
spill of crude or bitumen at sea. Black said his plan to carry oil by rail will be far safer than the crude oil trains that have been vulnerable to fiery disasters elsewhere. He said he’s in talks with CN Rail to load rail cars with undiluted bitumen, which would be much thicker – virtually solid – compared to the diluted bitumen that moves through pipelines or the light oil that’s often carried by train. The bitumen would be heated at the beginning and end of each rail trip to make it flow for loading and unloading from tanker cars. Black argues it would be unlikely to leak or burn if a train derailed. “It’s safer and way easier,” he said, estimating six trains a day would run every four hours. Black continues to pursue environmental approvals, and believes that with green lights from regulators and first nations, oil shippers and financiers will come on board. But his is not the only such proposal. Pacific Future Energy, led by a Mexican conglomerate, initially tried to buy Black out and has since proposed a similar refinery with the same technology. Its backers include SNC Lavalin and prominent aboriginal advisors. Pacific Future initially proposed a site in Prince Rupert, but Black said that firm is trying to strike a deal with the Kitselas band for the same site Kitimat Clean had chosen. There are other potential sites with different first nations, he said, but they’re less suitable. Black is not concerned that low oil prices will also doom his refinery dream. He said he believes low prices as well as the U.S. rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline to the U.S. Gulf Coast will make his option for reaching lucrative Pacific markets increasingly attractive to oil firms grappling with narrowing margins, particularly in Alberta’s oil sands. Black maintains a refinery can’t be built in Alberta itself because of opposition from multinational oil firms that own Texas refineries, and because the large prefabricated modules that can be assembled on the B.C. coast can’t be hauled inland.
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CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 GERMAN Shepherd pups. Working line. Black & black/tan. 6 weeks old. $750. 604-820-4230, 604-302-7602 Golden Doodle puppies, born Oct. 23, Dad is (50lbs.) Standard Poodle (cert hips, elbows), Mom is (68lbs.) Golden Retriever. Ready Dec. 18. Ideal family companions / service dogs (intelligent, gentle, eager to please, good with children/animals, low or no shed). Experienced (30 years), knowledgable, kennelless breeders. First shots / deworming. $1,200, Mission 604-820-4827
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OFFICE/RETAIL
AUCTIONS
BUD HAYNES WARD’S Firearms Auction. Saturday, Dec. 12th,10am 11802 - 145 St., Edmonton. Estate John V. Abrey of Coaldale, Alberta. Collection firearms, rare RCMP items, 12 saddles, uniforms, memorabilia. Estate Elmer (Tom) Stehr of Swift Current, SK. Ph:Linda 403597-1095, Brad 1-780-451-4549 w w w. b u d h a y n e s a u c t i o n s . c o m www.wardsauctions.com.
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MISC. FOR SALE MOVING SALE
Oak & glass coffee table, Push mower c/w grass catcher, 3 bar stools, 4 drawer wood dresser, Assorted garden tools, Large computer table, Assorted pictures, New snowblower, Weed eater, 2 large fans, 3 piece luggage set, Fertilizer spreader, Storage cabinet, F/P tool set. Call (604)467-5890
ROMANCE Your Christmas Local BC Adult Retailer Shop Online Now & Receive 25% OFF! www.shagg.ca
REAL ESTATE 627
HOMES WANTED
Yes, We Pay CASH!
Damaged or Older Houses! Condos & Pretty Homes too!
Check us out! www.webuyhomesbc.com 604-626-9647
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OFFICE/RETAIL
OFFICE TWO INDIVIDUAL SPACE OFFICES FOR • 10’ X 8.5’ available RENT • Includes heat, A/C & window
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
All offices on second floor, downtown Maple Ridge location, new and clean with one shared washroom on the floor. One year minimum lease subject to credit and criminal check.
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ROOM SPECIAL
CALL TODAY! 604-866-7080
Contact Jim at 604-476-2720
www.benchmarkpainting.ca
HELP WANTED
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www.paintspecial.com
Ask about our
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PETS
Scott 604-891-9967 paylesspropainting.com
MISC SERVICES
✶Dump Site Now Open✶
UNIQUE CONCRETE
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE mikes hauling 604-516-9237
778-322-2378 Lower Mainland 604-996-8128 Fraser Valley Running this ad for over 12yrs
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CONCRETE & PLACING
F All types of concrete work F F Re & Re F Forming F Site prep FDriveways FExposed FStamped F Bobcat Work F WCB Insured
EXT/INT FALL SPECIAL LOOK for our YARD SIGNS
Cloverdale High Performance paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 242
Pay-Less Pro Painting
2 coats any colour
GUTTER & ROOF Cleaning/Power Washing since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Simon, 604-230-0627
. Need Cash? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000. SnapCarCash. 604-777-5046
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls
283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS
JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca
ABBA MOVERS & DEL Res/comm 1-5 ton truck, 2men fr $45. SENIOR DISCOUNT. Honest, bsmt clean up 25yrs Exp. 24hrs/7days 604-506-7576
PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299
.Window & Roof Cleaning Gutters Cleaned & repaired. 604-961-1280
*Phone: 604-463-8933 www.westridgesecurity.com
Top Line Projects Ltd.
MIRACLE MOVING
Full-Time Monday-Friday 9am-4pm (hours can be flexible)
*Online through our website:
HANDYMAN CONNECTION HANDYMAN CONNECTION Handyman Connection - Bonded -Renovations - Installations Repairs - 604.878.5232
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Duties are varied - experience in all aspects of an office environment a definite asset.
Please apply using one of the following options: *Email resume: info@westridgesecurity.com
LET YOUR SAVINGS multiply! Sell what you don’t need with a Classified ad
meadowslandscapesupply.com
Candidates must have in-depth experience using Sage accounting software.
Westridge Security offers competitive wages with medical & dental benefits
604-537-4140
(604)465-1311
LARGE FUND Borrowers Wanted Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income. Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca
PETS
Great Pyrennes pups, exc guardian dogs, ready Dec. 15. $700. Call (604)798-5069
LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE
GARDENING
Read the Classifieds
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$45/Hr
Established 1994
263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE
RUBBISH REMOVAL
From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos
Call today! 604-575-5555
Licensed, Bonded, Expert trouble shooter. 24/7. 100% guaranteed.
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PETS
www.affordablemoversbc.com
ELECTRICAL
LOW RATES 604-617-1774
FINANCIAL SERVICES
MOVING & STORAGE
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
AFFORDABLE MOVING
DRYWALL
Prompt Delivery Available
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142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS
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CASCADE DRYWALL. Res / Comm Drywall, taping, text. ceilings, t-bar. steel stud. Call Rob 604-218-2396.
281 Apply in person at: 21707 Lougheed Hwy Maple Ridge, B.C. (Quality Inn) No phone calls please!
SEASONAL FARM LABORERS Required for Erica Enterprises Pitt Meadows. February November 2016 $10.69/hr. 6 days/wk. 50-60hr./wk. Potting, pruning, weeding & harvesting. Must be prepared to work outdoors in all conditions. Bending, lifting, kneeling, standing and walking required. Email resume to: ericaenterprises@shaw.ca
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
NO JOB TOO SMALL Serving Lower Mainland 25 Years! *Prepare *Form *Place *Finish *Granite & Interlocking Block Walls *Stairs *Driveways *Exposed Aggregate *Stamped Concrete. *Interlocking Bricks *Sod Placement EXCELLENT REF’S -WCB Insured
tbrebner@tybo.ca workwithus@tybo.ca
LABOURERS
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
Leo: 604-657-2375 / 604-462-8620
The Pantry in Maple Ridge is now accepting applications for the above opportunities.
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CONCRETE & PLACING
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HERFORT CONCRETE
TRADES, TECHNICAL
(F/T & P/T)
◆ Competitive Wage Based on Experience. ◆ Flexible Hours ◆ On the Job Training ◆ Friendly Team Environment ◆ Uniforms Provided ◆ Meals & Benefits Package
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LONDON Drugs Maple Ridge is looking to hire an Insurance Specialist. Employee must be available Monday-Sunday,28-32 hours per week. Must have level I, II or III general insurance license.Email resume at careers@londondrugs.com
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www.mapleridgenews.com - THE NEWS -- Wednesday, November 25, 2015 -- A39
REAL ESTATE 633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS
RENTALS 706
APARTMENT/CONDO
RENTALS 706
APARTMENT/CONDO
RENTALS 749
TRANSPORTATION
STORAGE
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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
The Scrapper
MAPLE RIDGE
1 & 2 Bdrms available $865/mo & $965/mo
Great Location
Queen Anne Apts.
Looking for the ideal employee?
New SRI Manufactured homes Singles $74,900. Doubles $94,900. PARK SPACES AVAILABLE REPOSSESSIONS 1974-2010 *1989 14x70 in 55+ Ruskin Park 1 small pet ok, $42,900. *1970 12x60 in 55+ Langley Park no pets, $26,900. www.glenbrookhomes.net Chuck 604-830-1960 Trades. Financing. Permits.
Includes: Heat, Hot Water
and Hydro Near Shopping & Amenities.
APARTMENT/CONDO
MAPLE RIDGE CENTRAL
1 Bdrm Apt $750/mo.
Includes heat, h/w. No pets Available now.
604-476-6683
22588 Royal Crescent Avenue, Maple Ridge
Large Units. Close To Golden Ears Bridge, Shopping & More. GREAT RIVER VIEW!
709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
PORT COQUITLAM
1 bdrm suite - $775 2 bdrm corner suite - $925 S Includes heat/hot water S 1.5 blocks to various bus stops S 2 blocks to Safeway/medical S City park across street S Gated parking and Elevator S Adult oriented building S References required * SORRY NO DOGS * CALL FOR APPOINTMENT
604-464-3550
Pitt Meadows Marina 14179 Reichenback Rd Moorage Rental Year or Semi-annual Outdoor Storage Available Starting At $30/month for Boats, RV’s, Cars, Trucks & Trailers
Office: 604-463-0857 Cell: 604-375-1768
SENIOR’S DISCOUNT
604-463-2236 604-463-7450 12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certified Crime Free Buildings
RENTALS 706
* Renovated Suites * *Large *Clean *Very Quiet
ROYAL CRESCENT ESTATES
PORT COQUITLAM 775-3000sqft. Ground floor commercial space. Office / retail / service type business. Facing onto city park. 2 blks from Lougheed/ Shaughnessy intersection. Call 604-464-3550.
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Launch Ramp with 3 lines and ample parking for tracks and trailers
Onsite Manager
604.465.7713 750
SUITES, LOWER
MAPLE RIDGE, 22050 Isaac Cres; 2 Bdrm bsmt suite, freshly painted. Avail Dec 1st. $1000/mo incl utils & prkg. N/S, N/P. (604)616-7442
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• Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022 #1 FREE Scrap Vehicle REMOVAL ~~ ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT ~~ $$$ PAID FOR SOME. 604.683.2200
TOWNHOUSES
PITT MEADOWS 3 Bdrm T/H in quiet family complex, rent geared to income. N/P. Call: 604-465-4851
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Celebrating
25
Years of Service 1990-2015
40 -- Wednesday, November 25, 2015 -- THE NEWS - www.mapleridgenews.com
Clothes That Work
NOV 25 TO 30 ONLY!
BLACK FRIDAY SALE
70
6 DAYS ONLY! STARTS WEDNESDAY!
UP TO
% OFF
WOMEN’S EN’S ED QUILTED JACKETT WITH KED D SMOCKED WAISTT Our Reg. $275 275
SALE E 7.50 $137.50
Style: LC6820328C 820328C
MEN’S SHOES
Our Reg. $179.99
SALE $79.99
Styles: 26102524/527/528 Styles may vary by location.
SAVE
50
%
DOOR CRASHER DEALS MEN’S & WOMEN’S MEN’S COLUMBIA FLEECE JACKETS COLUMBIA FROST FIGHTER™ JACKET
SAVE
Our Reg. $44.99
SALE $22.49 Styles: 1560561/1560581
TANKER II WORKBOOT
50
%
• Fully Waterproof • CSA-approved composite toe & plate
SAVE $
100
Our Reg. $139.99
SALE $69.99 Style: 1562011
SALE $169.99
Clothes That Work 20758 Lougheed Hwy., Maple Ridge
70
50
%
MEN’S & WOMEN’S HIKERS
SAVE
SAVE $ Our reg $239.99
SAVE
¥
Our Reg. $119.999
SALE $35.99
Styles: 52122, 22052C, 52082, 6121
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%
Local Shops Support Local Events & Teams
604-463-7277
Monday - Saturday 9 am - 9 pm • Sunday 10 am - 6 pm
MARK’S MAPLE RIDGE ONLY