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A man killed in Haney onMonday night spent 156days in jail in 2009.

by Sylver [email protected]

Claude Gille DeGuire, a 26-year-old Maple Ridge man, wasshot and killed Monday night inwhat police called a targeted hitthat was drug-related.

Two other Maple Ridge men– one 26 years old and the other27 – have been arrested andremain in custody at the RidgeMeadows RCMP detachment,according to the Port Coquitlamcourt registry. Police are stillhunting for a third person.

Ridge Meadows RCMP Insp.Dave Fleugel told The TIMESafter the press conference howimpressed police were with thecooperation shown by witnesses.

But the general reactionaccording to peoplecommenting on TheTIMES Facebook hasbeen mixed.

“Parts of MapleRidge are great placesto live still, Haney isnot nor has it beenfor many years. Thisshooting is moreindicative of the Haneylocale than Maple Ridge as awhole,” wrote Greg McCartney.“Those that have expressed sur-prise at this event taking place

must be blind to the drug deal-ing, petty crime and prostitutionthat thrives in that exact sameneighbourhood.”

Maple Ridge has a “bad name”although it’s a “beautiful littletown,” according to Patti Pinch.“I think we need more policepresence,” she wrote.

Donna Silvester Malone wrote,“Everywhere has dangers –teach your kids how to be ‘spaceaware’ know who is around you

and what’s happening!”Fleugel wanted to put the

general public at ease. He saidthat the shooting was not gang-related, and all three peoplebelieved involved are known topolice “and there is no nexus togang activity that we have beenable to find.”

According to an online courtrecord, DeGuire has one criminalconviction. He was found guiltyin April 2009 of “rescuing orassisting escape” and sentencedto 156 days (jail time credited),and probation for one year.

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Paramedics worked on Claude DeGuile before he died outside Haney Place Mall Monday. The next day police (inset) announced they hadtwo suspects in custody and were hunting for a third.

Six hopefuls took part in all-candidates meeting on Tuesday.

by Maria [email protected]

BC Liberal candidate Marc Daltonstuck to his script on Tuesday atan all-candidates meeting, talking

about living within one’s meansand having a strong economy,while his NDP rival in the MapleRidge-Mission riding, Mike Bocking,offered change “one practical step ata time.”

Six candidates from the two rid-ings fielded questions from theaudience at the Maple Ridge seniorscentre.

When asked about $6 millionspending on defending two menin the BC Rail sale case, Daltonresponded by discussing the needfor a strong economy.

Bocking and BC Conservativecandidate Manuel Pratas both saidtheir parties would hold an inquiryinto the BC Rail matter.• More at www.mrtimes.com, search “seniors”

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WestcoastHarmony Chorustook top spot atthe Sweet AdelinesInternational regional competition heldApril 20 in Surrey.


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Candidate appears asunaffiliated on ballot.by Maria [email protected]

Manuel Pratas is the BCConservative Party candi-date for Maple Ridge-PittMeadows, according to

the political party.However, officially

he is an unaffiliatedcandidate because thepaperwork Election BCreceived from the BCConservative Party didnot include his name.

“The list of candi-dates is as is,” said DonMain, spokesperson for

Elections BC.The deadline for sub-

mitting paperwork to theofficial elections agencyof the province wasFriday, April 26 at 1 p.m.

An unaffiliated candi-date can use the partysigns and present him orherself as the candidateof a party, Main said.

This is different froman independent candidatewho makes a solemn dec-laration to Elections BCthat they are not affiliatedwith any party.

For more informationon voting, candidate lists,and other election infor-mation, go to www.elec-tions.bc.ca.

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Manuel Pratas is running in theMaple Ridge-Pitt Meadows riding.

Quilters will display theirwork on Friday and Saturdayat Burnett Fellowship Church.

by Maria [email protected]

A women going through meno-pause is like a dragon breathingfire, with chin hair, a snarlylook, attitude, and a body shift-ing towards the ground.

And, “it doesn’t matterhow many jewels she wears,she doesn’t feel like herself,”explained Judy Greenwood.

This female middle-aged phe-nomenon became the subject ofone of Greenwood’s most popu-lar quilts, appropriately entitledMenopause.

Greenwood is the featuredquilter at the Ridge MeadowsQuilters Guild’s annual show,which runs this Friday andSaturday at Burnett FellowshipBaptist Church in Maple Ridge.

For Greenwood, a quilt is morethan a blanket, it’s a comfortitem, and creating quilts is like“painting with thread.”

Greenwood teaches quiltingsometimes in her home or toother guilds.

Making quilts is a tactileexperience, Greenwood said, anyquilter will automatically touch aquilt that they are looking at.

There are about 70 quiltersin the guild and they meet thesecond Tuesday of the month atSt. George’s Anglican Church inMaple Ridge.

Last year for Christmas, bothGreenwood and fellow quilterLeslie Forbes wanted an icemachine – not for mixing cock-tails, but to ice dye fabrics fortheir quilts.

When Forbes started quilting,

she made bed quilts, but theyhave transformed over the past20 years into pieces of art forwhich she has won numerousprizes.

Forbes grew up in a familythat loved anything handmade,tatting, crocheting, and for years,she herself was a weaver.

Her first quilt was a classic logcabin design, and she discoveredshe “loved the idea of takingfabric and making a design.”

When she makes a quilt, itbegins with a full-sized drawing,and then Forbes makes patternsfor each piece.

Then begins the layering pro-

cess and adding details.“You are working on a flat sur-

face but what you are trying toachieve is some depth as well,”Forbes said.

The local quilters guild alsogives back to the community,often making quilts for charity.

They also make shrouds forRidge Meadows Hospice, so thatnot just a bedsheet needs to beplaced over someone who hasjust died.

The shroud helps to show that“this is a real person, not just abody,” Greenwood said.

For their show this Friday andSaturday, the guild has received

a lot of community support,Greenwood and Forbes said,from reduced price on sand-wiches from Thrifty’s to suppliesfrom Haney Sewing & Soundand Haney Builders.

“The community is wonder-ful, particularly when they knowwe’re non-profit and we giveback to the community,” Forbessaid.

The Ridge Meadows QuiltersGuild show runs on Friday from10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdayfrom 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Theshow is at Burnett FellowshipChurch, 20639 123rd Ave.Admission is $5.

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Judy Greenwoodis the featuredquilter at the RidgeMeadows QuiltersGuild’s annualshow on Friday andSaturday.


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Police are checking missing personcases to see if there’s any matches.by Jeremy DeutschGlacier Media

Mounties were offeringfew details about a bodydiscovered floating in thePitt River Wednesday mor-ning.

The body was found at7 a.m. by someone on thewater, not far from shorenear Harken Towing.

By noon, a tarp wasstill visible at the edgeof a dock on the PortCoquitlam side.

Police can’t say howlong the body might have been in thewater, the gender, or if foul play wasinvolved, RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung told

the media Wednesday.“There isn’t a lot of information at this

point,” the corporal said.He did note the body was found in the

river and then broughtcloser to shore.

Mounties said it couldbe quite some time beforethey identify the body if noidentification can be found.

Chung said investiga-tors would also be lookingat recent cases of missingpeople as part of the inves-tigation.

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With the aid of themuseum, The TIMES againtakes a look back at pastprovincial elections.

by Val PatenaudeSpecial to The TIMES

The Co-operativeCommonwealth Federation,Canada’s first major socialistpolitical party, was born on theprairies in the early years of theDepression.

Described as a collaborationbetween farmers, labour, andsocialists, the party won its firstseat in the prov-ince of Alberta in1932.

At the partyconventionin 1933 inSaskatchewan,the ReginaManifesto wasadopted whichset their goals aspublic ownershipof key industries; universal pen-sions; universal health care; chil-dren’s allowances; unemploy-ment insurance; and worker’scompensation.

In British Columbia, the firstCCF candidates ran in the 1933provincial election.

With the Conservatives incomplete disarray, the field was

wide open to a variety of centre-left and left-leaning partieswho were all new to thepublic stage.

The first CCF candi-date in the Dewdney rid-ing [which included PittMeadows, Maple Ridge,Mission, and the rural areaseast to Harrison] was AlbertGeorge Miller of Ruskin.

Miller came third in thecontest, a very respectablefinish, having done particular-ly well in Ruskin, Silverdale,Dewdney, and Stave Falls.

The Liberals won the day in1933 and 1937 but by 1941,it was clear that the socialistswere not going away and were

in fact gainingstrength.

In 1945,when neitherLiberals norConservativeshad sufficientseats to formgovernment, thefirst centre-rightcoalition was

formed.That coalition, mostly in the

form of Social Credit, wouldhold power until 1972 and keepthe socialists out.

In 1960, Lyle Wicks ran forre-election for a third term withthe Social Credit government ofW.A.C. Bennett.

His competition includeda Liberal, a Progressive

Conservative, a Communist,and Dave Barrett running forthe first time for the CCF.

It’s interesting to look at thenewspaper coverage of the daywhich was anything but even-handed.

There were huge stories, ads,and full page posters singing thepraises of Wicks, who certainlyhad been a good constituencyman and a mainstay of theSocial Credit Party.

Aside from a few small adspaid for by the CCF, Barrett gotalmost no mention at all except

to note that he had been “dis-missed from his job as personnelmanager at Haney CorrectionalInstitute for his political activ-ities.”

Despite the newspaper’ssilence and Wicks’ predictionsthat the days of the CCF werecoming to a close, Barrett wonby more than 1,800 votes in acontest that saw a 78 per centvoter turnout.

Between 1960 and 1963 theold Co-operative CommonwealthFederation name was abandonedand the “New Democratic Party”was born.

Barrett won again in 1963but in 1966 was replaced in areturn to Social Credit as GeorgeMussallem took up the torchfrom Wicks.

– Val Patenaude is an archaeologist anddirector of Maple Ridge Museum and Archives

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Coverage and campaign ads from the1960 provincial election appeared in theformer Haney Gazette.

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Alex Pope is the GreenParty candidate seekingelection in the riding ofMaple Ridge-Mission.by Roxanne [email protected]

In the last municipalelection, Alex Pope ranon an independent plat-form primarily pushing forimproved transportationinfrastructure with a clearfocus on cycling options.

Today, the extreme long-distance cyclist is some-what unexpectedly back inthe political limelight. Thistime, he’s seeking sup-port whilewaving theGreen Partyflag andagain tout-ing the needfor sustain-able trans-portationsystems,improvededuca-tion, andreassessedlong-termsupportabletaxation.

A federalLiberal, the46-year-old MapleRidge computer program-mer was looking for some-where to throw his supportfor the May 14 provincialelection, when he some-how landed on the ballothimself.

While serving as thetreasurer of the local feder-al Liberal riding, he soughtto get involved in theimpending provincial race.But he claimed he couldn’tmorally throw his supportbehind the BC Liberalsand had concerns aboutthe New Democrats – eventhough he’d voted for bothparties at different times inhis past.

“I was thinking I shouldbe involved somehow inthe provincial election,”he recalled. “But I wasn’tseeing a place to put mysupport.”

That was, he said, untila friend and fellow Liberalfrom Mission – CoreyCastle – explained he wassupporting the provincialGreens.

“I would classify myselfas fairly centre,” Pope said,admitting he thought theGreens were too left-lean-ing for his liking.

Unfamiliar with theparty, Pope started read-ing the Greens’ policyplatform, tweeting aboutits issues, and engaging insocial media banter. Beforelong, he thought he’dfound his place, throwinghis support behind Castleas the Maple Ridge-Missioncandidate.

When his friendunexpectedly decided,

a few weeks back, thathe wasn’t ready to run,somehow the torch passedto Pope. And less than amonth out from the elec-tion – on Earth Day – heagreed to put his nameforward.

While continuing to jug-gle his full-time job, Pope’sfirst week of the campaignwas spent collecting thenecessary 75 signatures forhis nomination form.

The next few weekswill be spent answeringmedia questions, conduct-ing interviews, attendingall-candidate meetings andother public forums, order-ing and erecting a fistfulof election signs, design-

ing anddistributingleaflets, andhopefullyknocking ondoors.

“It’s beena little bitoverwhelm-ing so far,getting up tospeed witheverythingI have todo,” saidPope, whosat down foryet anotherinterviewsporting agreen suit

and a newly acquiredgreen shirt and tie.

Describing himself as abit of an introvert, whois passionate and honest,Pope said he doesn’t getinvolved in anything “half-heartedly” and is usingthis campaign – if nothingelse – as a means to offer avoice on the issues.

“It’s the vote at the endthat gives you the num-bers, but it’s the discussionalong the way that createspositive democracy,” hesaid. “I’m talking aboutthe issues, and that’s moreimportant to me.”

Pope’s inclinationtowards politics beganback in university.

More recently, he’schosen to “make a differ-ence” by getting involvedbehind the scene in fed-eral politics, running forMaple Ridge council inthe 2011, becoming activein the Golden Ears UnitedChurch, and continuing toplay an advocacy role withthe B.C. Cycling Coalition.

Pope said his quest is notabout a need to be politicalas much as it was a desireto affect change.

When he and his wife,Barb, were expecting theirsecond of three children,they swapped their PortCoquitlam townhouse fora single-family home anda little property close to anelementary school, settlingin Maple Ridge 11 yearsago.

He now tele-com-mutes three days a week,and rides his bike into

Vancouver the other two.Who knows, Pope

said, maybe he will beelected later this month

and become the first MLAto cycle from the LowerMainland to Victoria.

“I know the odds are sig-

nificantly against [me get-ting elected]… No. I’m notexpecting it, but never saynever,” Pope added.

If defeated, he insists hewill run again in the nextmunicipal election.


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Just in time for Mother’s Day, thePitt Meadows Lions Club will beselling flower baskets this weekend.

by Roxanne [email protected]

When Ridge Meadows Home Show rollsaround every spring, it’s almost impos-sible for local nurseries and landscapingbusinesses to participate. After all, it’stheir busiest time of the year as growing

season commences.Consequently, the garden and flower

component of the show have been fairlylimited, often restricted to little more thanthe charity sale of hanging baskets.

But this year, show coordinator CassWinder said there’s some exciting chan-ges afoot.

To start with, for the first time in thelong history of the hanging basket sales,the Pitt Meadows Lions are taking overthis year, and Lions organizers GaryPaller and Tom Hardy are elated.

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Why wouldn’t you vote? Thepolls are open all day into theevening, easily located close tohome, and it’s just a mark witha pencil – no multiple choice, noessay, no oral presentation, nostrip search for weapons.

So why in 2009 did only half theeligible voters (51 per cent) in thisprovince cast a ballot?

Here are some of my answers:1) Apathy: people don’t care

who wins, because, they say, theirlives will be the same. As long asthey still get their welfare, theiremployment insurance, their child tax credit, theirroad paved… as long as nothing dramatic in theirlife changes, they’re happy and can’t be botheredto take a short drive or walk to the polls, unlessthey have to pick up some cigarettes or drive littleJimmy to soccer.

2) Ignorance: closely alighned to #1. Out of lazi-ness or an inability to understand, folks refuse todevelop a knowledge of the candidates and theissues, even though the aspiring pols are all overthe newspapers and social media, are going door-to-door, speaking at all-candidates meetings, andgenerally working their asses off to get the mes-sage out.

You can really only overcome the eligible vot-ers’ ignorance by promising to put a toxic wastedump in the local park, which would be politic-ally ill-advised.

3) Hockey playoffs: they started Tuesday andmay well last two months, which means that, ifthe beloved Canucks are involved in a tight race,voters may choose to stay home because thereisn’t enough time to get to the polls and votebetween periods. And you don’t want to missCoach’s Corner or a riveting interview with sometoothless, monosyllabic millionaire.

4) Angelina Jolie movie marathon, Shark Weekon the Knowledge Network: there is alwayssomething on the tube to justify not going to thepolls, that and the fact you’ve had a few brewskisand are probably over the limit to drive, never

mind make a rational decisionabout your next political repre-sentative.

5) My vote would just be wast-ed: I hear this one a lot, and usu-ally from people who aren’t sup-porting the two main contenders.

They assume their vote for theGreens or the Conservatives orthe Yogic Flyers or the MarijuanaParty is no better than not votingat all; when in fact, if the Greensreceived enough of those wastedvotes, they might win.

Not to mention the fact that welive under a very enlightened, progressive, safedemocracy, where there are not armed soldiers inthe street or death squads, where we have plenti-ful supplies of water and food and can say justabout whatever we want without fear of retribu-tion. We’re lucky, and as an act of gratitude, theleast we can do is go out and exercise our fran-chise.

6) My vote won’t make a difference: againas in #5, a failure to see the larger picture, thatyour vote will count in conjunction with severalthousand others in electing someone; and evenif that person or party reneges on their promisesor doesn’t even move on them, even if he/sherides the back benches and has less clout than abat boy at the ball game, your vote has the sameweight as everyone else’s and can make a differ-ence. Mike Bocking lost the last election by 58votes. Just 59 of those “wasted” and indifferentvotes could have made a difference to Bocking’sfuture.

7) Politicians are all the same: linked to severalof the first six points, this is just a meaninglessrationale by the lazy, ignorant bloke who won’ttake a couple hours to read a pamphlet or anewspaper or go to an all-candidates meeting.Hey, they’re great theatre.

I’m sure there are many more excuses for notvoting, none of them valid unless you’re anavowed anarchist or deceased.

See you at the polls.

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If you’re considering voting, but youdon’t know whether or not you’re regis-tered, fear not. Are you 18 years old orolder, and do you possess Canadian cit-izenship? Then it’s not too difficult.

You can mark a ballot in the upcom-ing British Columbia provincial election,if you follow a few simple procedures.

A simple online method to sign up asa voter is now closed, but there are stillother ways to get yourself registered.

First, you need to know where youlive. Second, you needto have some kind of ID.

Option one, accordingto Elections B.C., is tohave a piece of govern-ment issued ID withyour name, photo, andresidential address. Your driver’s licensewill be ideal, or a B.C. IdentificationCard or B.C. Services Card for thosewho don’t drive. A Certificate of IndianStatus from the feds will also work.

Don’t have any of those? If your wal-let was just stolen, you will need twodocuments that show your name, andat least one of them must also containyour home address. Bills are the bestbets here – your cable bill will finally begood for something other than provid-ing episodes of Duck Dynasty. However,according to Elections B.C., a widerange of items, including hospital brace-lets, bank statements, and membershipcards will suffice.

What is not acceptable? Nothinghandwritten. You cannot scrawl “JohnSmith livez here” on a table napkin andvote anywhere you want.

Registered voters will get a card inthe mail telling them where to vote.However, if you are uncertain and didn’tget a card, you can vote at any pollingplace on voting day – including those inother ridings. It may take a little longerto get through the paperwork but it’sstill easier than figuring out the instruc-tions for your new DVR.

If you want to vote, you don’t havean excuse not to.

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Labour relations

Government problemDear Editor,

If Mr. Kamp is reviewing the foreignworkers’ program [Program in review,April 16 Letters, TIMES], and not just talk-ing political baloney, he would not permitcompanies to pay them less than they payCanadian workers. Of course, companieswill try to get those workers if they can paythem less.

They’re not stupid.While companies are being accused and

workers are getting ripped off, it is the gov-ernment that started lower pay for the samework.

Mr. Kamp started this problem. He shouldfix it.

M. Gendron, Maple Ridge

Dear Editor,We have lived in Whonnock more than

25 years on a small acreage. At varioustimes, we have raised sheep and chickens,and we have always had a largevegetable garden. The neigh-bours were friendly and had sim-ilar rural interests. We felt it wasa safe community, and a greatplace for our kids to grow up.

Now our area is changing dra-matically. From my kitchen win-dow I can see three commercial-sized grow-ops. In the evening,the smell of venting marijuanafumes is quite strong, and bur-glar alarms are a frequent annoyance.

Loose, aggressive pit-bulls from one of thegrow-ops are now a concern on a nearbyhorse trail. There has been at least one localviolent grow-rip attempt involving firearms.

Absentee caretakers do not make goodneighbours, especially when there is no wayof contacting them. No one wants to initiateany contact in person, because of worriesabout booby-traps.

Our area is rapidly losing its sense ofbeing a family-friendly community.

We are especially concerned aboutenvironmental damage to the groundwaterand local fish-bearing streams. There is no

municipal water or sewer service here. Likethat of many of our neighbours, our watersupply comes from a shallow well that isvery sensitive to environmental contamina-

tion.All three of the grow-ops,

that I am aware of, are adjacentto local spawning creeks. Grow-ops, being hydroponic, rely onindustrial chemicals and pesti-cides. These chemicals, in theabsence of a municipal sewagesystem, are destined to contam-inate the local eco-systems andgroundwater upon which we alldepend for our tap water.

There are no fire hydrants here. Sincegrow-ops are notorious for catching on fireand rural areas have a lot of highly flam-mable trees, brush, and grass, the spread offire is a very serious concern.

Also, police and fire response times areconsiderably longer here than they are in anindustrial area.

Craig Speirs is right: if we are to havelicensed and inspected grow-ops in MapleRidge, they belong in an industrial areawhere they can be properly and safely ser-viced, rather than destroying our rural com-munities and endangering our environment.

Mark Mellish, Whonnock

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Letters tothe Editor

Dear Editor,As stated previously [Behaviour says it

all, April 25 Letters, TIMES], the best pre-dictor of future behaviour is past behaviour.Let’s hear something of Christy Clark’s past.

While attending SFU, Christy ran for thestudent society presidency and narrowlywon the title. Almost immediately shewas stripped of the win by the ElectoralStanding Committee for extensively break-ing campaign rules. In other words, shecheated to win.

She then ran in a new election in which

she was soundly defeated. Bitter from theloss, she left SFU without graduating.

To quote the old Al Wilson song, “Youknew damn well I was a snake before youtook me in,” is the perfect fit for Christy.

While this happened quite a while ago itdoes not change the facts.

John Munro, Maple Ridge

Election issues

Lots of past behaviour to explore

• In light of the Monday’s shootingdeath in Maple Ridge, do you still feelsafe walking the streets at night?

“We are going to see this in almost anypopular area we live in… Maple Ridgeis not just a small town anymore. It’sbecome a small city. If you move toSurrey or Langley or Coquitlam, you willgo through the same thing.… Once thesesmall towns start becoming somethingmore, that’s when these things happen…I would much rather continue living inMaple Ridge…”

– Janessa Munz

“I feel safe because there’s no reason forgangs to put a hit out for me.”

– Jordan Mcmyn Carotenuto Mayo

“We live right across the street and thismorning we walked to the store, noworries. As long as it’s targeted, it reallydoesn’t worry me too much. However,the drugs and prostitution are annoying…However, it has gotten significantly betteraround downtown in the five years we’velived here. Hats off to the RCMP.”

– Katie Clunn

“Really? I am the opposite. I found itworse and won’t walk like I used to a fewyears ago.”

– Kimberley Wernicke

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Politician party topattern of mistakesDear Editor,

Another prominent NDP politician seemsto have a pattern of “mistakes.” Moe Sihotaresigned as Minister of Labour in 1995 andwas suspended by the Law Society for 18months. He was found guilty of professionalmisconduct.

Reinstated to cabinet in 1996, he quitagain due to new allegations, a.k.a. “mis-takes,” in NDP circles.

Lo and behold, he was elected presidentof the B.C. NDP in 2009, which he is to thisday. And all is well with the NDP support-ers.

Cherryl Katnich, Maple Ridge

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The City will be working on thedevelopment of a TransportationMaster Plan to provide direction forplanning and capital investment decisionsthat will support the use of the existingroad network within Pitt Meadows.Also,the City has hired a consultant to do aParking Strategy to review existing andfuture parking demands in high usageareas.Look for booths at the Pitt MeadowsDay festivities at Harris Road Park withdisplays on both these topics for youropportunity to make comments andreview each of the projects.

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How low can your garbage go? Withyour blue bin for recyclables and greencart for food and yard waste,how low hasyour garbage gotten? Metro Vancouverestimates that 76% of your householdwaste can be recycled: that’s 40% foodwaste, 22% paper, and 14% plastic.What’sleft? Not a lot!Learn more about recycling and reducingyour waste at pittmeadows.bc.ca ormetrovancouver.org.For more about these issues, visit ourwebsite at pittmeadows.bc.ca.

The City has just recently producedour 2012 Annual Report, whichoutlines community highlights and ouraccomplishments over the past year.Some highlights include:• The development of a Pedestrian andCycling Master Plan to guide futureinvestment into walking and bikingareas in Pitt Meadows;• The introduction of our curbsideorganics program – the weekly pickup

of food and yard waste in your greencart;• The reduction of City debt by 50%,using proceeds from the South Bonsonland saleLook for your copy of the condensedversion of the 2012 Annual Reportcoming to your mailbox with yourproperty tax bill in May.The full versionof the report will be available forviewing online at pittmeadows.bc.ca.

Go GreenThe City will be hosting its thirdand last session in the Earth Talksseries on Monday, May 6. Join us ina discussion about waste diversionand learn about what the City isimplementing in 2013 to continue todivert our waste from landfills. Lastyear, Pitt Meadows expanded thewaste collection program to include

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Board Recruitment is Underway.If you’re passionate about Pitt Meadows,economic development and enjoyvolunteering inyourcommunity,checkoutthis opportunity at thinkpittmeadows.ca.

May 19-25,2013During National PublicWorksWeek,we recognize the people who dothe planning, building, managing and operating the heart of our localcommunities, and building the quality of life we enjoy.The theme forNational Public Works Week is “Because of Public Works…” whichrecognizes the quality of life that public works brings to communitiesaround the world.We are able to have clean water, safe streets andneighbourhoods, efficient traffic and safe, clean communities. Learnmore at the Canadian Public Works Association website at cpwa.net.

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Silver Valley resident Galina Cooper, aformer architect, is just putting the finish-ing touches on her studio, and will bedisplaying both her own art and the artof her late husband, architect Chris J.Cooper, on Saturday and Sunday.

Cooper herself trained as an architectin the former Soviet Union. When shemoved to Canada, she worked as anarchitectural technologist in Toronto.

Painting was part of her professionaltraining in Kazakhstan where she grewup, and in Russia where she trained and

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she didn’t have much time for painting.Now, however, she is hoping to workfull-time as an artist.

After her husband died almost threeyears ago, Cooper couldn’t bear to partwith his art. But, while she is still griev-ing the loss, she knows it’s time to startparting with his incredible art collection.

Cooper likes to paint people – theirfacial expressions and movement – butshe is also drawn to landscapes, espe-cially the landscapes of her adoptedhomeland.

“It’s very difficult not to be inspired bythe landscape of Canada,” she said.

Cooper moved to Maple Ridge inAugust to a house perched over SilverValley, which she is turning a part of intothe Galina Cooper Studio.

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While parents oftenlook forward to discover-ing all the new toys andwonders compiled insideand out each year at theRidge Meadows HomeShow, kids too are excitedto be part of the annualfestivities taking place thisweekend (May 3 to 5).

In addition to the popularcarnival rides and midway,the home show will alsofeatures a variety of fam-ily-oriented entertainment,children’s crafts and activ-ities, fun games, pettingzoo, and even train ridesset up around the AlbionFairgrounds, explainedMaple Ridge Secondary’sJhammi-Leigh Gunnarsen.

“There’s going to be somuch for kids,” Gunnarsensaid, listing off an assort-ment of crafts, bouncycastles, facepainting, andbubbles for the kids.

“And who doesn’t lovebubbles,” queried fellowMaple Ridge Secondarystudent Riley Ball, who’sone of five student lead-ers helping with the showand specifically helping tocoordinate the kids area.

“There’s so many differ-ent options for kids,” saidGunnarsen, noting most ofthe Family Fest activitiesare aimed at children agedfour to 10.

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Jhammi-Leigh Gunnarsen and Riley Ball are both Grade 10 students fromMaple Ridge Secondary, who are helping to organize kids entertainment atthis year’s Ridge Meadows Home Show.

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by Sylver [email protected]

It’s dubbed the Everything Show for areason. This year, organizers of the RidgeMeadows Home Show have added a fash-ion component to the annual three-dayevent, further expanding its focus to trulyinclude almost “everything.”

The fashion component is beingorchestrated by MiCo’s Swimwear ownerMildred Thomas.

Thomas opened MiCo’s Swimwear 17years ago, and said she is still happilyrunning the bathing suit and cruise-wear

store she started with her friend Connie– hence the name MiCo’s Swimwear.

MiCo’s carries sizes four to 26 andspecializes in swimwear for all ages andgenders.

She has participated in a couple offashion shows recently, including one atValleyFair Mall and one for Make A WishFoundation at Meadow Gardens GolfCourse in Pitt Meadows.

“One of the reasons I like to do fashionshows is to show people what is availablein Maple Ridge, and to encourage shop-ping in their own area,” she said.

Another reason that she does fashionshows is to support community events.

And that is why she teamed up withorganizers of the home show to host twofashion shows at this weekend’s event, atthe Albion Fairgrounds, on Saturday, May4, at 1 and 3 p.m.

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The following persons have been nominated as candidates for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows for the 40th Provincial General Election.

Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Electoral DistrictCandidate’s Name: Financial Agent: Official Agent:

Doug BingBC Liberal Party

Haydn Colley23547 108 Ave, Maple Ridge, BC,V2W 1B1

Michael Lawrence PattersonGreen Party of BC

Michael Patterson12540 Laity St, Maple Ridge, BC,V2X 5B5

Manuel “Mike” Pratas Manuel Pratas22911 128 Ave, Maple Ridge, BC,V2X 4R6

Wendy Cook22911 128 Ave, Maple Ridge, BC,V2X 4R6

Elizabeth Joan RosenauBC NDP

Lorraine Pinel20-22280 124 Ave, Maple Ridge, BC,V2X 4J5

General Voting Places: Advance Voting Places: District Electoral Offices:

Alouette Elem School22155 Isaac Cres, Maple Ridge, BC

Burnett Fellowship Baptist Church20639 123 Ave, Maple Ridge, BC

Davie Jones Elem School12030 Blakely Rd, Pitt Meadows, BC

Eagles Hall23461 132 Ave, Maple Ridge, BC

Golden Ears United Church22165 Dewdney Trunk Rd, Maple Ridge, BC

Hammond Elem School11520 203 St, Maple Ridge, BC

Highland Park Elem School18961 Advent Rd, Pitt Meadows, BC

Maple Ridge Alliance Church20399 Dewdney Trunk Rd, Maple Ridge, BC

Maple Ridge Baptist Church22155 Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge, BC

Maple Ridge Elem School20820 River Rd, Maple Ridge, BC

Pitt Meadows Heritage Hall12460 Harris Rd, Pitt Meadows, BC

St. John the Divine Anglican Church21299 River Rd, Maple Ridge, BC

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church12145 Laity St, Maple Ridge, BC

Yennadon Elem School23347 128 Ave, Maple Ridge, BC

Golden Ears United Church22165 Dewdney Trunk Rd, Maple Ridge, BC

Maple Ridge Alliance Church20399 Dewdney Trunk Rd, Maple Ridge, BC

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The following persons have been nominated as candidates for Maple Ridge-Mission for the 40th Provincial General Election.

Maple Ridge-Mission Electoral DistrictCandidate’s Name: Financial Agent: Official Agent:

Mike BockingBC NDP

Gillian Welton11903 238B St, Maple Ridge, BC,V4R 1W3

Marc H. J. DaltonBC Liberal Party

Kevin Evancic202-20201 Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge, BC,V2X 2P6

Wilson Sieg10450 Slatford St, Maple Ridge, BC,V2W 1V8

Alex PopeGreen Party of BC

Alexander Pope22930 Abernethy Lane, Maple Ridge, BC,V2X 0R4

Chad ThompsonBC Conservative Party

Chad Thompson12111 Sullivan St, Surrey, BC,V4A 3B1

General Voting Places: Advance Voting Places: District Electoral Offices:

Albion Elem School10031 240 St, Maple Ridge, BC

Alexander Robinson Elem School11849 238B St, Maple Ridge, BC

Blue Mountain Elem School12153 248 St, Maple Ridge, BC

Cherry Hill Elem School32557 Best Ave, Mission, BC

Ferndale Elem School33940 Dlugosh Ave, Mission, BC

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Harry Hooge Elem School12280 230 St, Maple Ridge, BC

Kanaka Creek Elem School11120 234A St, Maple Ridge, BC

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Colour and design trends– this is just some of theexpert advice being offeredby Ronnie Vanstone atthe Ridge Meadows HomeShow this weekend.

Back again this year,Vanstone brings more thantwo decades of experiencein the home design andrenovation business to the“Everything Show” – asit’s being called these daysby organizers – whereshe will hold seminars ontrends and colours andalso give out expert adviceto those seeking it at hershowcase in Building C.

Vanstone will hold twodifferent seminars in sixsession over the course ofthe three-dayhome show.

One ison DesignTrends 2013,with a focuson this year’shot trend,which is artdeco.

The other is Truth aboutColour, since for manypeople the biggest strugglethey have in redecoratingis with colour, Vanstonesaid.

“Colour is the thing thatmystifies people the most,”Vanstone said.

The Design Trends 2013seminar will also focus oncolour – with this year’shottest colours beingspring pastels with a touchof emerald.

She will also talk aboutup-and-coming trends,how to integrate newdesigns into a classic look,style trends, and wall-paper, which has “comeback really strong sincelast year,” she said.

Last year’s number onesuggested trend in wall-paper was stripes – thisyear it is florals, Vanstoneadded.

Her seminar will helphomeowners learn “howto achieve these trendylooks without committingto large dollars,” she said.

A home is like a ward-robe with classic piecesthat just need some trendyaccessories, Vanstone said.

Vanstone’s seminars areinteractive as she findsthey are more lively if theaudience is involved asopposed to her just talkingfor 45 minutes.

The Truth About Colourseminars will home in oncolour, light, and spatialrelationships and how toachieve that desired lookwith paint.

“[The seminar] makes

the prospect of walk-ing into a paintshop alittle less intimidating,”Vanstone said.

She also likes to debunkmyths about colour, forexample, the commonbelief that darker colours

make aroom looksmaller, orthat cer-tain col-ours don’tbelongtogether.She likes

to intersperse her semin-ars with “fun little facts”about colour and painting.

Vanstone, who ownsDesign Alley Interiors andRenovations, a full-servicedesign-build-renovationcompany, has an extensivebackground in construc-

tion and interior and exter-ior design. She deals withall aspects, from buildingand designing to dealingwith bids and tradespeopleto choosing the colour forher clients’ walls.

Vanstone, who from ayoung age knew she want-ed to be in the home renobusiness, said she likesto watch as her clients’“vision is coming to lifebefore their eyes.”

“It’s really rewarding,”she said of her work.“Home, next to family, isthe thing that is nearestand dearest to heart.”

Vanstone has beenpresenting at the RidgeMeadows Home Showalmost every year since1999, and, having pre-sented at many others aswell, she said it is “the

best home show in B.C.,bar none.”

“It’s got a more personaltouch than the downtownone,” Vanstone said, add-ing it’s more friendly,more casual, and comfort-able.

Vanstone will be giv-ing out home renova-tion advice throughoutthe home show, and shehopes those attendingcome to “take advantageof our experience” andget free advice from theexperts.

“We’re not just a booth– we’re a destination,”Vanstone said.

Vanstone’s showcasewill be in Building C, andshe said to look for thegiant chandelier – thesize of a Volkswagen bug– above her display.

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…continued from page A7“We’re really excited about doing

flowers at the home show this year,” saidPaller, a relatively new Lions membercompared to his compadre Hardy, a clubveteran of some 40 years.

Looking for new ways to increase theclub’s profile in the community and toraise money for local initiatives, Pallerstarted up a series of hotdog sales andbegan casting about for other ideas to aug-ment the club’s existing pancake break-fasts and tree-chipping fundraisers.

A visit to Winder landed his team on thefront steps of Planet Ice for the hangingbasket sales all three days of the show.

“She asked if I wanted to sell flowers.Flowers?” Paller said, recalling his initialuncertainty. “A bunch of guys out thereselling flowers? I wasn’t too sure.”

But when he learned that the past char-ity raised upwards of $4,000 in one week-end, and knowing his clubhas a lot of communityprojects it wishes to helpwith, Paller said it wasa no-brainer for him andother club members.

They’ll be selling basketsfor $20 a piece – $5 fromeach going to the Lions.

The concept of the basket sales seemedlike such a great way to raise extramoney leading up to Mother’s Day, thatthe team also set up for several days thisweek in front of the IGA Marketplace inMeadowVale mall, selling the flowers– giving customers a sneak peek at what’savailable at home show this weekend.

“We’re becoming part of something weshould have been involved with a longtime ago,” Paller said, noting they’veordered 1,200 baskets for the home showand he won’t be surprised if they sell outbefore the end of the weekend.

“We’re really hoping that this will go onyear after year, and become a tradition forthe Pitt Meadows Lions,” Paller said.

Winder concurs.“The ‘famous hanging basket sale’ has

a reputation for having beautiful, big lushbaskets with quality plants at unbeatablelow prices. Timing of the event, one weekbefore Mother’s Day, and its location atthe front entrance to Planet Ice all contrib-ute to making this event extremely popu-lar and successful,” she said.

More plants being soldOn top of the new Lions participation,

home show organizers have added a Freshfrom the Grower plant sale.

“The idea was born out of our slav-ish devotion to giving our visitors whatthey want. Given that the first weekendin May is the busiest garden weekendof the year, and that gardening is North

America’s number onehobby, it was a no-brainerto add this component tothe Everything Backyardsegment of the show,”Winder said.

This year they expandedthe outdoor lifestyle andleisure component of the

show to include a focus on everythingbackyard – including more plants.

“We’re working together with the Lionsto ensure we have no duplication. They’llhandle the flowering baskets and our vol-unteers will look after the bedding plants,planters, and windows boxes,” Winderexplained.

A selection of flowers and vegetableswill also be offered, along with hangingbaskets of cherry tomatoes and strawber-ries. Proceeds from the plant sale will gotoward keeping the free Family Festival– a tradition that began in 1995.

Plants, basket sales raise money

Charity plant salePitt Meadows Lions are sellinghanging baskets$20 each, while supplies last, onthe front steps of Planet Ice at thisweekend’s Ridge Meadows Home Show

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A full-service and partsdepartment became operation-al upon opening.

New Kias arrived Tuesdaynight, and 60 new Kias willarrive by the end of the week,according to general managerand co-owner Scott Jones.

In 1963 patriarch Ted Jonesbought West Coast Motors andin 1968 his son Ron joined thecompany.

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Grand Ovation Award for thebest single-family builder ofthe year. Portrait Homes alsowon two best single-familydetached home – less than2,000 square feet, and for2,000 to 2,999 square feet, forHampstead. The best market-ing innovation award went toHampstead.

Bluetree Homes won twoOvation Awards for theirhomes in Kanaka Creek, onefor the best townhouse/row-house development (2,000square feet plus) and for bestinterior designed display suite.

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May 2: Health• Maple Ridge BetterBreathers Club is meeting inthe Fraser Room at the MapleRidge Library from noon to1:30 p.m. Their guest speakerwill be RCMP officer SteveTerrilon. Info: Heidi at 604-466-1633.

May 2: Parkinson’s• Maple Ridge/Pitt MeadowsCaregivers Support Group– Parkinson’s Society B.C.meets from 10 a.m. tonoon. This is a supportgroup for caregivers, family,and friends of people withParkinson’s disease. Info:Elinor Verkerk at 604-467-2768 or [email protected].

May 2: Seniors• A Seniors Helping Seniorsmeeting takes place at 9:30a.m. at the Ridge MeadowsSeniors Activity Centre,12150 224th St.

May 2: Election• Chamber of commercehosts an all-candidates meet-ing for candidates fromMaple Ridge-Pitt Meadowsand Maple Ridge-Mission.The event takes place at 7p.m. at Meadowridge School,12224 240th St.

May 3: The ACT• One Man Star WarsTrilogy, written and per-formed by Charles Ross,takes place at 8 p.m. atThe ACT, 11944 Haney Pl.Tickets are on sale at TheACT ticket centre, by calling604-476-2787, or online atwww.theactmapleridge.org.

May 3 & 4: Quilt show• Ridge Meadows QuiltersGuild holds a show featur-ing bed and wall quilts, aquilt challenge, Canadianaquilts, a vendors mall, anda tea room. The show isfrom 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. onFriday, and 10 a.m. to 3p.m. on Saturday at BurnettFellowship Church, 20639123rd Ave.

May 4: Ruskin Hall• Ruskin Hall holds a his-torical celebration from 1to 4 p.m., with coffee andcake. They will be celebrat-ing the Ruskin Hall, 2839596th Ave., and its continuoususe by the Ruskin commun-ity since the early 1920s.Harmony Five will be per-forming at 2 p.m.

May 4: Garden club• Pitt Meadows Garden Clubis holding its annual plantsale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.There will be a concession,bake sale and, of course,lots of plants. The sale willbe held at Pitt MeadowsCommunity Hall, adjacent toCommunity Church (cornerHarris and Ford roads).

May 4 & 5: Art tour• The Art Studio Tour is inits 15th year and artists andartisans from Maple Ridgeand Pitt Meadows will open

their studios to visitors.There will be painters, pot-ters, jewellers, sculptors, fab-ric/leather artists, and more.This is a unique opportun-ity to meet the artists andexplore the stories behindtheir art. Info: www.artstu-diotour.ca.

May 5: Ballet• Coastal City Ballet presentsShakespeare’s A MidsummerNight’s Dream at 7:30 p.m.at The ACT. With lavishsets and beautiful costumes,this story of adventure andmisadventure, mortals andfairies, love and mischiefpromises to be an eveningthe whole family will enjoy.Tickets can be bought bycalling 604-476-2787, onlineat www.theactmapleridge.org, or by going to the boxoffice at The ACT.

May 5: Naturalists• Alouette Field Naturalistsare travelling to the OthelloTunnels in Hope. They meetat 228th Street and LougheedHwy. at 9 a.m. Info: Alisonat 604-463-3902. Everyone iswelcome.

May 5: Tea & art• Tea and art show is pre-sented by Steeped Simpliciteaat the Pitt Meadows RecCentre, 12027 Harris Rd.from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Therewill be artwork by MeganLong, Caitlin Cowan, CayleyCarlson, and Patrick Golding.Free admission, and free teaand snacks. Info: [email protected].

May 5: Radio swap• Maple Ridge AmateurRadio Club presents a hamradio, computer, and elec-tronics swap meet and pan-cake and sausage breakfast.Breakfast is from 8 to 9 a.m.and the swap meet runsfrom 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at thePitt Meadows Heritage Hall,12460 Harris Rd. Admissionis $4. There will be a doorprize and a 50/50 draw.

May 5: Music• Meadowridge Singers pres-ents “A Century of Song” atBurnett Fellowship BaptistChurch, 20639 123rd Ave.at 2:30 p.m. Adults $10, stu-dents $5, and children under10 $2.

May 6: Sustainability• City of Pitt Meadowsis hosting its second PittMeadows Earth Talks witha presentation about wastediversion and what residentsin Pitt Meadows are doing.The meeting will be in theMeadows Room at City hall.Doors open at 6:30 p.m. andthe presentation is at 7 p.m.By 2015, Metro Vancouverwould like to divert 70 percent of waste from landfillsthrough composting andrecycling programs. Join theCity of Pitt Meadows in adiscussion about waste diver-sion and learn about what

the City is implementing in2013 to continue to divertour waste from landfills.

May 7: Retired teachers• Retired Maple RidgeTeachers Association andCUPE staff from Maple RidgeSecondary will hold a lunch-eon at noon at the RoyalCanadian Legion, Branch 88,12101 224th St. Email [email protected] if attend-ing and choice of food. Themeal is $15 with a choice ofshepherd’s pie or chickencordon bleu.

May 7: Poetry• Holy Wow Poets meet at7 p.m. at The ACT for theMomentous May Movement.The guest featured poet willbe Lilija Valis. Anyone whois a poet and knows it, isinvited to come and showit. Info: www.meetup.com/holy-wow-poets or www.facebook.com/theholywow-poets.

May 7: Concert• Maple Ridge ConcertBand performs its springconcert at 7:30 p.m. at St.George’s Anglican Church,23500 Dewdney Trunk Rd.Special guests include theSacred Bronze Bell Choir andTrudy Noort and Friends.Tickets are $10 each. Info:www.mrcb.ca or Laurie [email protected].

May 7: Teens• Maple Ridge Library haspartnered with WorkBC andis presenting a teen resumeworkshopfrom 5 to 7p.m. Thisworkshophas beendesigned forhigh-school studentsand is being presentedby WorkBC at the WorkBCoffice, #170-22470 DewdneyTrunk Rd. To register, call604-467-7417.

May 7: Art club• The Garibaldi Art Clubmeets at 7 p.m. in the CraftRoom, third floor of TheACT. Club membership is$50 or $40 for seniors. Newmembers are welcome. Formore information, go to:www.GaribaldiArtClub.com.

May 7 to 11: Theatre• Trying by Joanna

McClelland Glassis presented byEmerald Pig

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Ridge.Doors open

at 7:30 p.m.All tickets are $20 and areavailable at The ACT ticketcentre, by calling 604-476-

2787, or online at www.theactmapleridge.org/Trying.

Maple Ridge Library• Maple Ridge Library willbe running Friday Fun Clubevery Friday until May 24 at3:30 p.m. Enjoy stories, con-tests, crafts, and prizes. Thisone-hour program is for kidsin grades 1 to 3. Registrationrequired: 604-467-7417.

Caring Place fundraiser• The Salvation Army isputting on The AmazingAdventure as a fundraiseron Saturday, May 25. Itcosts $150 for a team of fourpeople to enter, and indi-vidual entries are $40. Thefundraising event starts atnoon at Memorial Peace Parkand continues throughout theday. All teams must have acar and driver. Info: AmeliaNorrie at [email protected] or 604-463-8296,ext. 106.

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Forty-eight Maple Ridge Secondary band and choirstudents returned home Saturday from a visit to the Big

Apple. The students, chaperoned by six adults, were inNew York from April 21 to 27, attending a series of

music workshops and performances. They took time outto have their picture taken together, holding a copy of

The TIMES, in the city’s legendary Times Square. Inthe meantime, Pitt Meadows residents Art and Elaine

Dickenson recently returned from a trip to Belize.They had their picture taken holding a copy of their

hometown newspaper, The TIMES, outside the CheersRestaurant after a tour of the zoo where they visitedwith what they called “friendly jaguars, and yes, the

four-legged ones.”

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2013MAY This month at The ACT

For more informationabout these eventsand upcoming eventscontact or visit the

Maple RidgeArts Centre & Theatre11944 Haney Place,Maple Ridge

Maple Ridge Art GalleryA Life In The Day in Wildrice StudioMarch 16 – June 1This exhibition celebrates Celia and Keith Rice-Jonesworking together in their home studio – 25 years on.Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 11:00 – 4:00 p.m.

CRE8Thursday, May 2 – 3:30 – 8:00 p.m.Great workshops for youth led by industry experts,including songwriting, voice coaching, dance,film and more! For information please visitwww.theactmapleridge.org/youthweek

One Man Star Wars TrilogyFriday, May 3 – 7:00 p.m.Charles Ross re-creates the effects, sings from the JohnWilliams score, flies the ships and fights both sides ofthe battles!

Coastal City Ballet:A Midsummer Night’s DreamSunday, May 5 - 7:30 p.m.Shakespeare’s enchanting comedy set tothe beautiful music of Felix Mendellsohn.

Greg Moore Youth Centre Youth Talent NightMonday, May 6 - 7:00 p.m.Celebrate the talents of our youth. Presented by GregMoore Youth Centre.

TryingMay 7 - 11, 8:00 p.m.A young Canadian girl and an old Philadelphia judge: twopeople at opposite ends of life “trying” to understandeach other. Presented by Emerald Pig Theatrical Society.

The Music Man JRMay 9 – 11A fast-talking traveling salesman cons the people ofRiver City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniformsfor a boys’ band he vows to organize… Presented byShowstoppers Academy.

Through the Looking GlassMay 15 – 18Adaptation of the classic book by Lewis Carroll,presented by Xtreme Theatre.

Ho’okukulu 2013 Polynesian FeteMay 19 - 1:00 p.m.Celebration of Polynesian dance and music.

Lobby Nights @ The ACTFree nights of writing, poetry, music and discussion,Tuesday and Thursday nights. View the full schedule athttp://www.theactmapleridge.org/lobby-nights

Register for SpringArts Programs!The Spring Arts and Leisure Guide is out now!Lots of arts programs for all ages inMaple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.www.theactmapleridge.org/programs

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On Deck

Why do we fish?May is finally on the radar, and

sport fishing will be shifting intohigh gear.

Fly-fishing instructor and col-umnist Jeff Weltz asks the ques-tion: Why do we fish? He delvesinto various reasons people givewhen asked such a question.• More online: www.mrtimes.com,

click on “Sports”

Climbing to firstFresh off BC Provincial

Championships, the top eightmembers of Maple Ridge’sRock Wall Climbing Team werein Calgary last weekend at theWestern Regional Championships.Sara Hopkins of Pitt Meadowstook first place in her categoryYouth C (12/13 years) and MapleRidge’s Christy Spurrell is rankednumber one, in her category.• More online: www.mrtimes.com,


SportsMaple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times Thursday, May 2, 2013 A23

Recreation

On the FlyOn the Flyby Jeff Weltz

A fly fishing instructor and outdoor writer,Jeff has fished the area since the early 1970s.Contact him at [email protected]

Silver for synchroA winning routine, which

included Maple Ridge’s FaithPhillips, took the BC Aquasonics

Senior NationalStream Team tosilver in Quebec.

The BCAquasonics,coached byLangley’s SusanKemper, posteda score of73.817 with theirMayan Calendarroutine at theSenior FINATeam Free event

last weekend.• More online: www.mrtimes.com,


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Cycling BC is hosting BMXLearn 2 Ride clinics at thisweekend.

by Troy [email protected]

A section of the AlbionFairgrounds will be transformedinto a temporary BMX track forthis weekend’s Ridge MeadowsHome Show.

From Friday to Sunday, AdamMuys, the Director of BMX withCycling BC,will host sev-eral Learn 2Ride BMX clin-ics at the homeshow.

These 45-minute clinicsare free andopen to anyone looking to try outBMX riding.

Cycling BC works with all levelsand areas of cycling, Muys said.

He added, “While mostly every-one learns how to ride a bike, weare hoping to help some ridersimprove their skills and possiblyopen them up to the wonderfulfamily sport of BMX racing. Wefeel that the show will allow newfamilies to see and try the sport.”

Maple Ridge Cycle owner/man-ager Troy Scott, a friend of Muys,has been involved with the homeshow for the past three years butnoted that this marks the first year

a BMX course has been part ofthe event.

“BMX needs more exposure,”Scott said. “It is an Olympic sportand we’ve had a track in MapleRidge for close to 40 years. It’sabout time people get exposed toit.”

Scott, who has owned MapleRidge Cycle for 12 years, will beone of several volunteers at thetrack.

“Everyone who volunteersat the local [BMX] track hereis going to be helping out, andriders will be volunteering their

help,” Scottsaid.

Cycling BCwill supplyall necessaryequipment(helmets andbikes) forriders looking

to test the skills course.The Learn 2 Ride clinics will

focus on improving the basic cyc-ling skill of the riders and mixingin a few BMX skills to add to thefun of cycling, Muys explained.

Two courses will be offered atthe home show.

One circuit will test the rider’sbasic cycling skills while a secondcourse will be a pump track, usedto introduce BMX skills.

“Riders [who] enjoy the coursecan come join the local BMXclub, Ridge Meadows BMX,”Muys said.

• More online at www.mrtimes.com

Albion Fairgrounds

Kids learn to ride at weekend home show

Troy Landreville/TIMES

Maple Ridge Cycle’s Troy Scott helped organize the BMX portion of the Ridge Meadows HomeShow. A makeshift track will be used for BMX clinics on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Mini bike training, at no charge, isavailable for kids over the weekend.

Kids aged six to 12 will have an opportun-ity to get all revved up at this year’s OutdoorLifestyle and Leisure Show, part of the RidgeMeadows Home Show running this weekendat the Albion Fairgrounds.

Western Powersports of Langley is offeringfree rider training for kids on mini motorcyclesand ATVs on a special course right at theshow.

The event is part of Western Powersports’Young Riders Academy and will feature anenclosed course lined with hay bales.

The free 20-minute training includes per-sonalized, individual instruction by trainedprofessionals on either a Yamaha TTR50E orTTR90, or a Raptor 90 ATV.

The young students are first fitted with pro-tective gear then go through orientation oncontrols and functions.

There are balance checks, a walk throughon brake and throttle instruction.

After passing this part, the next step is an

un-aided ride – with instructor monitoring, ofcourse.

“The kids have a blast,” Desi Evans ofWestern Powersports said, “but this is aboutsafety first. It’s imperative that kids learn froma trained professional.”

Evans said at least one parent or legalguardian will be required to sign a waiver andmust be present during the training.

The Yamaha Riders event takes place in thecorral at Maple Ridge Fairgrounds and runs allthree days of the home show.

• More online at www.mrtimes.com

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Learn 2 Ride clinicsMay 3 – 5 and 7 p.m.May 4 – 11 a.m., 2 and 5 p.m.May 5 – 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

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6008 Condos/Townhouses6008

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TOP FLR 762sf 1br condo, in-stelaundry, 45+ building Mt. Bakerview $85,000. 778-822-7387see uSELLaHOME.com id5553

6008-14 Maple Ridge/Pitt Mead.6008-14

IMMACULATE 2446SF 4br 4bat/h. Incredible view, huge masterbr $405,000, 604-466-3175 seeuSELLaHOME.com id5226

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NEWTON 723SF 1br groundlevel w/private entry, insuitelaundry $139,900 604-984-8891see uSELLaHOME.com id5546

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PARTIAL OCEAN view, 920sf2br+den 2ba quiet condo, kids,pets ok. $309,000 778-294-2275see uSELLaHOME.com id5575

6015 For Sale byOwner6015

7BDRM/3BTH 5187 Marine Dr,Burnaby. For Sale by OwneruSELLaHOME.com, ID# 5669.Tel: 604-722-7977. MortgageHelper. $695,000.

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CULTUS LK gardener’s dream1160 sf 2 br 1.5 ba rancher, a/c55+ complex $63K 604-858-9301see uSELLaHOME.com id5400

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FORT LANGLEY 2300sf 5brw/suite above 3 additionalrental units $965K 604-882-6788see uSELLaHOME.com id5533


5 ACRE blueberry farm withgarage water & sewer at prop-erty line $949K 604-880-5069see uSELLaHOME.com id5642

DUPLEX ON 5 acre blueberryfarm, on city water, sewer atpropty line $999K 604-880-5069see uSELLaHOME.com id5643

6020-34 Surrey6020-34

FLEETWOOD RENO’D 2140sf4br 3ba, large 7100sf lot, bsmtsuite $539,000. 604-727-9240see uSELLaHOME.com id5617

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GUILDFORD 1900SF 3br 2baw/basement suite on huge 8640sf lot, $479,000 604-613-1553see uSELLaHOME.com id5608

GUILDFORD MAGNIFICENT4952sf 10br 6.5ba back on creek,main floor master br, $729K

604-581-5541 see:uSELLaHOME.com id5506

6020-46 S. Surrey/White Rock6020-46

FULLY REFURBISHED, approx2000 sf, 4 BR, 3 full bath, centralloc, RV prkg, cls to schools, shops& bus, $795,000. 778-233-5500

6030 Lots & Acreage6030

LANGLEY NR town fully reno’d2474sf home on 5ac ppty, bsmtsuite $1,150,000 604-825-3966see uSELLaHOME.com id5582

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9110 Collectibles &Classics9110

1956 OLDSMOBILE Sedan, excl cond324/ Rocket 88 78,000 org miles. Amust see $12,000. 604-795-3344

1966 CADILLAC Coupe de villea/c, pwr pkg, nr new tires, was$7500, now $6500 604-793-5520

9125 Domestic9125

2011 Hyundai Sonata LimitedAffordable Luxury 35,600 kms.2.4L GDI DOHC. $19,999. Email:[email protected] (604) 794-3428.

9145 Scrap CarRemoval9145

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9155 Sport Utilities/4x4’s/Trucks9155

2005 GMC Sierra 3500 4X4SLT DIESEL Auto 162,919kms,loaded,extra 40 gal fueltank,tool box, wind defl,towpkg, all maint. records, exccond, org owner. Asking$26,500. (604) 824-6033

2006 FORD F250 4x4, 8 cyl stnd,170k’s, 5.4L EFI, tow pkge, alpinestereo, single cab $7900. 604-819-3610

9160 Sports &Imports9160

1997 TOYOTA Camry LE. 4 drs,4 cyl, auto, a/c. Well maintained.Aircared. $3700. 604-936-1270

9515 Boats9515

1989 19’ Bayliner Capri Blue, 2.3litre IO Fresh water cooled, newwindshield/canvas/swim grid,trailer. $8,375. 604-837-7564

9522 RV’s/Trailers9522

1987 GEORGIA Boy 30’, sleeps6, excel mechical cond, kitchen,bath, $6,700. Call 604-729-9767

1995 JAYCO TT 12UDopen 23’,3 burning stove/Frdg/Frzr/Fur, Asnew, $3,500 obo. 604-866-6125

9522 RV’s/Trailers9522

2000 FORD F-250 4X4 diesel, gdcond. 1998 27’ Okanagan 5th -Solar R/O, TV, super slide, newfloors, double windows. $23,000for both obo. 604-819-8795

2007 CLASS C 24’ AdventurerM/H. Ford 350 V10 engine. Largestorage, spacious, sleeps 6,loaded +TV, 3 piece bath, MustSee! $39,500. Call 604-385-6758

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8080 Electrical8080YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 ser-vice call. Insured. Lic # 89402.Fast same day service guar’d. Welove small jobs! 604-568-1899

8105 Flooring/Refinishing8105

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8130 Handyperson8130AFFORDABLE Skilled & ReliableHandyman - reno’s, carpentry,kitchen/bath. Josef 604.463.3060

HANDYMAN Int & Ext repairs &reno’s. Carpentry, Kitch & Bath,Plumbing. Walter 604-790-0842

8160 Lawn & Garden8160TOTAL CARE, 2-4 X MONTHLY24/7, Reas. Rates, Free Estimate,778-387-5340 or 604-498-0667

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8185 Moving &Storage8185

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8195 Painting/Wallpaper8195

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L. Roberts PaintingInterior Special

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8205 Paving/SealCoating8205

ALLEN ASPHALT concrete, brick,drains, foundations, walls, mem-branes 604-618-2304/ 820-2187

8220 Plumbing8220

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Interior6040

MERRITT HERITAGE style 3070sf 4br 5ba on 9.9ac lot detachedshop, view $895K 250-378-8857see uSELLaHOME.com id5592

6050 Out Of TownProperty6050

CRANBROOK 2060SF 4br 3bareno’d home w/side suite on 2lots $239,900 778-887-4530see uSELLaHOME.com id5304

6065 RecreationProperty6065

BEST LAKE FRONT FROM VANonly 1 hr, nr Bellingham, 2,900 sft,5 br, 4.5 bath, 18 yr old home.Beautiful low bank waterfront,$679,000. Call 604-734-1300

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HATZIC LAKE Swans Point, 1 hrfrom Vanc incl lot & 5th wheelski, fish, $134,500. 604-209-8650see uSELLaHOME.com id5491

6065 RecreationProperty6065

LOT & Trailer. This little gem islocated 120 miles from Van, pool- C.H, hiking, fishing, history ofCaretaker, maint $775/yr,$30,000 obo. Lot 33 - 30860Trans Canada Hwy Yale BC. Ph1-604-792-6764

OCEAN FRONT boat access only2 yr old 1600sf 3br 2.5ba 30minfrom W Van $799K 778-998-9141see uSELLaHOME.com id5424

RENTALS6508 Apt/Condos6508

AMBER ROCHESTOR545 Rochester Ave, Coq

Close to Lougheed Mall,S.F.U. & Transportation.

Office604- 936-3907

AMBER (W)401 Westview St, Coq

Large Units.Near Lougheed Mall.

Transportation & S.F.U.

office: 604-939-2136cell: 604-727-5178

ARBOUR GREENE552 Dansey Ave, Coq

Extra Large 2 Bedrooms.Close to

Lougheed Mall and S.F.U.

office: 604-939-4903cell: 778- 229-1358

BBY • GOV’T & LOUGHEED.2 BR Garden Apt, fireplace, W/DHookup, Sec prkg & entry. Extraprkg. Onsite Manager. By skytrn.Lease. $1000. Avail now. NS/NP.604-585-8500 or 604-802-0246

CALYPSO COURT1030 - 5th Ave, New West

Near Transportation &Douglas College.

Well Managed Building.

Cell: 604-813-8789

COTTONWOOD PLAZA555 Cottonwood Ave, Coq

Large units some with2nd bathroom or den.

On bus routes, close toS.F.U. & Lougheed Mall.

office: 604- 936-1225

JUNIPER COURT415 Westview St, CoqClose to Lougheed Mall, all

Transportation Connections,Schools & S.F.U.

office: 604-939-8905

KING ALBERT COURT1300 King Albert, Coq

Close to Transportation,Schools & S.F.U.

office: 604-937-7343cell: 778-863-9980

PORT COQUITLAM 2 BR APT,$815, quiet complex, no pets. Call604-464-0034

6508 Apt/Condos6508PARK TERRACE

$50 off / monthfor the first yearSpacious Reno’d

Bach, 1, 2, 3 BR suites.Heat & hot water included.

Walk Score = 75Call 604-530-0030

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POCO, 2 BR Apt, in very quiet 6unit bldg. Coin laundry. $875/moincls heat. Avl May 1, N/P.604-941-4877 or 604-240-2562

ROYAL CRESCENTESTATES

22588 Royal Crescent Ave,Maple Ridge

Large units. Close to GoldenEars Bridge. Great River view!

office: 604-463-0857cell: 604-375-1768

6510 Co-ops6510HARRIS ROAD

HOUSING CO-OP(Pitt Meadows)

2 BR, $1030/mo,$2500 share purchase.

Near bus & schools.No subsidy.

Pets ok. 604 465-1938

6515 Duplexes - Rent6515QUIET clean 2 BR, SxS duplex,wd hookup, f/yard, $850/mo, ns/np, avail Now, 604-240-8358

6540 Houses - Rent6540MAPLE RIDGE 2 BR house onacreage, new flrs, clean, ns np$1300. May 1st. ref’s req’d.604-850-3598 * 604-309-9711

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CHILLIWACK – 9557 WilliamsSt, 3 bdrm, 2 level HOUSE, newfridge, Gas stove, hot waterheater, with 10% down... $588/M

Call 604-435-5555 for showingwww.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

6565 Office/Retail -Rent6565

Commercial Space availl May 1,suits Dr. or Acc’ting office etc.22368 Dewdney Trunk Rd, MapleRidge. For viewing 778-688-0843

6595 SharedAccommodation6595

6595-20 Coq./Poco/Port Moody6595-20

POCO Nicely furn BR/bathroom,shr nr new t/h w/working female.Suit n/s fem/student/working per-son. $500+ DD. 778-838-7981


ROOM AVAIL in family home forprof., $535 incl utils & w/d. Now/May 1. n/s, pet ok 604-506-5416

6602 Suites/PartialHouses6602

DOWNSTAIRS)19085 117A Ave,2BR, 2BA, 800sf, shared laundry,40% util, lease, no pet, nos m o k i n g , $ 8 5 0 , E r i c604-723-7368

$900/Bright 2BDRM bsmt 228St. Maple Ridge, quiet familycomplex, patio, large yard, availimmed, incl utils. shared laundry.ns/np. ref’s req. 778-232-6459

2BR bsmt, 123/221 St, ns/np,May 1st, shrd w/d, $900 incls utils,nr schl/shops, bus, 604-202-0623

BBY nr Brentwood/Skytrn, new 1BR g/l, suits 1, N/s, N/p, avl now.$800/mo incls utils. 604-294-5435

POCO. BRIGHT 1 BR, full bath,gas f/p. Ns/np, w/d. $675/mo +35% utils. May 1. 604-931-0675

POCO. BRIGHT 1 BR, full bath,gas f/p. Ns/np, w/d. $675/mo +35% utils. May 1. 604-931-0675

6605 Townhouses -Rent6605

COQ 1BR $760 & 2 BR $995apts, quiet complex, incls hotwater, laundry facils, free parking,nr amens, No pets. 778-323-4317


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