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Ridge Meadows Flames hope to bringtheir six-game losing streak to an endon home ice Friday against Delta.

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Rick Moyer/TIMESMaple Ridge Mayor Nicole Read said she was surprised by SmartCentres decision to back out of the land swap deal in Albion, but still holds hope that a shopping mall will be constructed on the Albion Flats.

Albion land swap nixedAlbion land swap nixedA proposal would have seenMaple Ridge exchange 13 acresof land, including parts of theAlbion fairgrounds, for 19.2acres of land on the north sideof 105th Avenue.by Christopher [email protected]

A new shopping mall in AlbionFlats may still get built, but it justwon’t involve a land swap with theCity, said the developer.

On Tuesday, the City of MapleRidge officially announcedSmartCentres will no longer proceedwith a proposed land swap of 13acres of City owned land on the southside of 105 Avenue, including part ofthe Albion Fairgrounds,for 19.2 acres ofSmartCentres-ownedland on the north side.

The proposal, whichneeded consent fromthe Agricultural LandCommission, wouldhave seen the existing fairgroundrelocated.

Sandra Kaiser, SmartCentres vice-president of corporate affairs, said thecompany decided against proceedingwith the land exchange because thecost estimate for the entire budgetwas higher than originally calculated.

Conditions placed on the proposalincluded building a new fairground,a $900,000 payment to the City, andmeeting various conditions set by theALC, such as improving drainage.

SmartCentres is now refocusing ondeveloping its property, which is inthe Agricultural Land Reserve.

“We are still very committed tobeing in Maple Ridge,” Kaiser saidfrom Toronto. “We believe there is ademand for shopping in Albion andthere is a lot of support for it.”

Kaiser has been with SmartCentresfor nine years, and developing a mallin Albion has been on the books for

more than a decade.“It’s not normal to take more than

10 years,” Kaiser said, in regards tobuilding a new mall. “It’s challengingworking with land in the AgriculturalLand Reserve.”

In December 2011, the ALC said itwould not allow SmartCentres to pullland out of the ALR for commercialdevelopment, which prompted theland swap.

Mayor Nicole Read said she wassurprised by SmartCentres’ latest deci-sion, which was received in a letter tothe City, dated Dec. 22.

“City staff has done an incredibleamount of work on this, to strike thebest deal for the residents of MapleRidge,” Read said. “City staff spenta considerable amount of time andresidents have been waiting for apositive update on negotiations fora long time. I am as disappointed asanyone.”

Read said she hasinstructed City staffto prepare a report onother options for thearea, which will takeat least a few weeks.

“Economic develop-ment is a huge issue

for myself and members of counciland we will forge forward,” Readsaid. “This decision doesn’t changeanything for us.”

However, Councillor Gordy Robsonthinks the SmartCentres decision tocancel the land swap gives the City agood opportunity to rethink develop-ment plans for Albion.

“I don’t think it’s what peoplewant,” Robson said about a mallfor Albion. “I don’t think they wantanother Haney Place Mall out there.”

He added that people are lookingfor more long-term livable solutionswith good transit connections, andnot just box stores. He suggested thatlocating a strip mall closer to town,such as on the south side of TeloskyHill, would make more sense.

He also wondered why it took solong for the SmartCentres decision tobecome public.

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“I am as disappointedas anyone.”Maple Ridge Mayor Nicole Read

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Arrest leads to stashPursuit of a suspected Maple Ridge

shoplifter lead mounties to an unexpect-ed stash of stolen items earlier this week.

On Monday, staff at the Shoppers DrugMart at Maple Ridge Square spot a sus-pected shoplifter leaving the store withmerchandise. He was arrested withoutincident. When police searched him, anumber of items were recovered.

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Masked bandits fleeMounties,

including apolice dog,spent the betterpart of an hoursearching theTamarack sub-division earlyWednesdaymorning fora series ofmasked bandits,namely of thefour-legged var-iety, specificallyracoons.


Kamp hosts expoOn January 20, 2015, from 1 to 4:30

p.m., MP Randy Kamp will host an expoat the seniors activity centre in MapleRidge to highlight services and oppor-tunities available to those approachingretirement or are of retirement age.


The annual safe ride homecampaign finished theseason on a high note.by Eric [email protected]

New Year’s Eve marked theend of 2014, but it also markedthe end of another season forOperation Red Nose (ORN)Ridge Meadows.

The goal of the campaign is to

get drunk drivers off the road,and get them home safely intheir own car.

During this year’s campaign,which spanned nine differentnights, ORN volunteers provideda total of 507 safe rides home.

This was a seven per centincrease compared to the num-ber of rides provided in 2013.

Overall, the more than 500safe rides home equalled a col-lective total of 13,161 km, drivenby volunteers.

On New Year’s Eve alone,more than 50 ORN volunteershelped provide 77 safe rideshome, and drove a combinedtotal distance of 1,710 km.

A number of food sponsorsalso stepped up to the plateon the final night, includingWok Box, Subway on 224thStreet, Tim Hortons on 230thStreet, Panago Pizza on 224thStreet, Van Houtte coffee, ExtraFoods, Save-On-Foods, Safeway,the Blacksheep Pub, and the

Kingfisher Pub.“Overall I think we had a great

season,” said Dena Sorley, thevolunteer director for OperationRed Nose Ridge-Meadows.

“We had a lot of new vol-unteers this year, especiallyon New Years Eve, which wasgreat,” she said.

Sorley added that she isalready looking forward to doingit all again next year.

Celebrating safely

Operation Red Nose wraps up

Discarded Christmas trees are still beingaccepted this weekend, with cashdonations benefitting various causes.Story and photos by Christopher [email protected]

Thousands of trees were collected last week-end by various groups raising money for differ-ent causes, and a few of the organizations willbe at it again this weekend.

Harry Hooge Elementary’s parent advisorycouncil will accept trees for a recommendedminimum donation of $5 on Saturday from 10a.m. to 3 p.m. Funds raised will go towardsbuilding a new playground for intermediatestudents. The existing one was unsafe and con-demned. People can bring their trees to 12280230 St. on Saturday, if they want to help.

In Albion, Ridge Meadows Search and Rescuemembers, along with 1st Haney Scouts, arechipping trees by donation again this weekend.They’re there from 9 to 4 p.m. on Saturday andSunday at 23598 105th Ave., next to Planet Ice.

And in Pitt Meadows, trees are being acceptedat Meadows Landscaping, 18020 KennedyRd., on behalf of the Pitt Meadows Lions andPitt Meadows Girl Guides. The girls won’t bethere this weekend, but donations continue tobe accepted for the two groups. Trees can bedropped off from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. all week.

Fundraising

Chipped trees create cash for charities

Scott McConkey (above) of Urban Lumberjack Tree Services donated his tree chipping services atHarry Hooge last Sunday. Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue Bryan Gleave and Bryan Moffatt(below) chipped trees in Albion. Elizabeth Stanwood, Jada Elder, Laurel Zwodeski, Jordana Zwodeskiand Rachael Stanwood (left) of Pitt Meadows Girl Guides were selling treats, by donation, in PittMeadows, while Lions member Dan Kosicki (far left) collected the trees.

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Artists performing at a Saturday fundraiserthat benefits Friends in Need Food Bank.by Christopher [email protected]

A five-hour concert featuring more than20 local artists will happen this Saturday,with proceeds benefitting the Friends inNeed Food Bank.

Moonlight Marquee is being held atBlenz Coffee, at 122-22441 DewdneyTrunk Rd., on Jan. 10 from 4:30 to 9:30p.m. Hollywood is the theme, with manyartists expected to dress up as silverscreen stars. Admission is free, but cash,non-perishable food, personal care sup-plies, and child care items are being col-lected in lieu of admission.

For about a year, Kyle Herman ofHalcyon Imagineers has been organizingsuch events for various organizations,such as the Salvation Army Caring Place.A musician himself, he enjoys helpingcommunity service groups, under theguise of a concert.

“I come at this from a faith-based angle,combined with an altruistic and humani-tarian angle,” Herman said.

“I want to help a good cause and havefun while doing it.”

Each artist has about 15 minutes ofstage time, with another 30 minutesreserved for headliner – Shades of Green.

Music genres are diverse from old-fash-ion 1950s rock ‘n’ roll to soul, alternativerock to Irish/Celtic folk, symphony tobluegrass, and rap to hip hop. There willalso be some poetry and spoken wordwith music, Herman explained.

“This is like the Superbowl of music inMaple Ridge,” he said. “There is a tremen-dous amount of people performing andthey have great heart and have tremen-dous talent.”

Another local artist performing is TIMESphotographer Rick Moyer. He’ll be beltingout Elvis tunes during his 15 minutes offame on the Blenz stage.

“I’m participating because I like to getinvolved with community functions,”Moyer said.

“Anything for a good cause.”

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Rick Moyer is one of more than 21 artists expected to perform Saturday at Blenz Coffee shop in Maple Ridge.

…continued from page A1Read blamed the delay on the Christmas

break, as City hall operated with limitedstaff and a council meeting needed to bearranged first.

Lorraine Bates, manager of Maple RidgePitt Meadows Agricultural Associationexpressed disappointment with the nowcancelled land swap.

“We are obviously disappointed, but thefair will continue to show success withor without a land swap,” Bates said in anemail.

“Building improvements at the fair-

grounds have understandably been haltedover the past few years because of thepossible land swap and so I am confidentthat now upgrades and room for ourgrowth will be addressed.”

The fairgrounds holds the largest 4-Hfair in B.C. and the association is used todealing with ups and downs, she said.

“We have already been relocated in thepast, survived federal and provincial agri-cultural fair funding cuts when many fairsdidn’t,” Bates added. “We have to believethat when one door closes, another willopen.”

Fairgrounds now need upgrading


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An emissions site inMaple Meadows will beretooled after 22 years.

by Roxanne [email protected]

Just like moving thelittle car around on theMonopoly board, outgoingAirCare manager NadirKaba said Maple Ridge andPitt Meadows resident arerolling the dice when itcomes to vehicle emissionsas of Jan. 1.

As the sign hanging onthe fence in front of thecentre says, drivers cannow proceed directly totheir AutoPlan dealer.

The end of 2014 markedthe end to the mandatoryAirCare emissions testingthat has been in place inthe Lower Mainland for thepast 22 years.

So, drivers get to pass“go”, or in this case the oldAirCare testing centre onKingston Street. And, whilethey don’t actually collect$200 in play money – asthey would in the game– they do save the bi-annual inspection fees andpossible repair costs.

While some are happywith the demise of AirCare,some of the staff – includ-ing manager Kaba – arenot so pleased.

Not only does it meanunemployment for sixpeople at the local site, buthe fears it puts air qualityin Metro Vancouver at riskagain.

In the hour countingdown to last week’s clos-ure of the Maple Ridgefacility, the last of the fur-nishings were being hauledaway, and only one cus-tomer came in to have hisvehicle checked.

Needing temporary insur-ance on his 2005 ChryslerPT Cruiser, Dr. JasonHolc said it was easierand cheaper to go throughAirCare during its finalhours than to wait andscramble to get it insuredon the statutory holiday ofJan. 1.

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“I’m going to miss everytype of car made and I’mgoing to miss the people,”said Topp, who said he’salready been busy jobhunting.

“I think I’m going tomiss the people the most,”Kaba added, noting he onlyjoined the Maple Ridgeteam four months ago, butdescribed them as a close-knit family group.

The current AirCarebuilding and the acre-and-a-half of land in the MapleMeadows industrial parkwill continue to be used,in small part, as a parkingarea for local HandyDART.But the rest of the space,Kaba said, was being takenover in early January byMaple Ridge Chrysler – forwhat he understands willbe a prep site for carsbeing sold.

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I should probably stop digging myself deeperand get to the point.

The last time a Canadian pilot got into a dog-fight was during the Korean war. Just about thelast time anyone got into a dogfight worth of the

name was during the Gulf War,and those fights tended to bevery, very brief. Remember howIraq had the fourth largest airforce in the world? After two daysthey had the largest collection ofrapidly disassembled aircraft partsin the world.

Canada last upgraded its fighteraircraft decades ago. There is noquestion that we need something.

But what do we need? Who arewe going to fight with our newhypothetical jets?

The obvious answers that every armchair mil-itary expert loves are Russia and China.

Those both seem fairly unlikely.China is busy with their plan in which they try

to sell everything ever made to every other coun-try. You don’t go to war with your customers,and we’re all customers.

Russia has military might, it’s more aggres-sive, and it’s more desperate. But their recentMO has been snatching up bits of land by send-ing in goon squads to back up local thugs. Ifwe’re attacked by Russia, it will take the formof a bunch of guys in olive drab wanderinginto northern Alberta and attempting to annexthe West Edmonton Mall for the Republic ofAthabaska.

What do we need? I have no idea. Drones arereally cheap and getting better all the time, andwhen they crash, there’s no funeral. Maybe wejust need durable long-range bombers, since wemostly seem to be bombing people in the MiddleEast these days.

What I do know is that war is changing, tech-nology is changing, and that every military tech-nology ever invented was used right up to thepoint where it was utterly worthless.

That’s why we saw cavalry officers withswords charge machine guns in World War I.

We need to think about whether fighter jetsare modern day military horses.

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Dying dealdelays change

Joy and sorrow. That about sums upthe reaction to the announcement thatdevelopers have backed off from a pro-posal to build a new shopping mall onthe Albion flats.

The vocal – and opposing – reactionsto the proposal from its outset suggeststhere is little emotional middle groundto be found in the community.

The reasoning of those unhappyat the current turn of events certainlymakes sense. The SmartCentres land-swap would have given the City ofMaple Ridge more than 19 acres of landin exchange for 13 – and for those whobelieve more is always better, that’sa pretty good deal. And now the newagricultural fairground plus nearly amillion dollars thrown in to sweeten thepot further are in jeopardy.

The development would bring moreshopping opportunities closer to homefor a lot of people who currently feelthey have to step outside of their localcommunity to find the things they want– and it would provide a few more jobs,with resultant cuts in commuting timesfor the lucky souls who get them.

But it’s just as easy to understand therationale of those who heaved a sighof albeit hopeful relief when the dealshifted to more tenuous ground.

Every community has its proponentsfor retail and commercial growth, whilethe appeal for many who live in MapleRidge is its rural nature. They takethreats to the environment seriously.And they tend to oppose change. Thosewho prefer to live in “the country” willalways be at odds with those who wanta “progressive” community.

But both sides should be wary oftheir joy or sorrow – past electionshave shown that there was politicalwill behind the kind of proposal thatSmartCentres represented. Changeremains in the wind.

– B.G.

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Dear Editor,(This poem may or may not be

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and all through the house, every-one slept in, except me and thatmouse.

Stockings no longer hung upwith care and paper from presentsstrewn everywhere.

With husband and children still snuggledin bed, I take precious moments with coffeeinstead.

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Then, all of a sudden, it no longer mat-tered, the kids were all up and the silencewas shattered.

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1st Haney Scout Groupwishes a happy New Year toall your readers.

We wish to thank allthose who support Scoutingin Maple Ridge, and espe-cially those who boughtChristmas trees from the 1stHaney Christmas tree lot atCAPS Westwood Cycle.

This was our third year.We had a very successfulsale and look forward toseeing everyone back nextyear.

You may have to comeearly next year, as we soldout a week ahead of sched-ule… we will try our best tohave enough next year!

We also want to extend ahuge thanks to the staff atCAPS Westwood Cycle andNORCO Bicycles for all theirsupport with this year’sChristmas tree sales andbike raffle. Congratulationsto Alexandra Blake, thisyear’s draw winner.

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Our 17-cent per litre regional gas tax already motivatesconsumers to leave Metro Vancouver. We go to Abbotsfordand Mission, and some to Washington State to gas up thendo some other shopping along the way.

A regional sales tax simply adds more motivation to leaveMetro Vancouver.

Maple Ridge already is facing an exodus of shoppersavoiding the regional gas tax. A regional sales tax willincrease the exodus and will hurt local retailers.

It will cost us local jobs. It will cause retailers contem-plating opening new stores in our community to lookelsewhere. Why would anyone buy a TV, fridge, or car inMaple Ridge?

Within the current governance process, the provincialgovernment has the authority and the responsibility to tellthe mayors to start over. They will need more time, but itmakes more sense to do it right than to implement a ser-iously flawed tax.

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Time to consider leavingMetro VancouverDear Editor,

In light of the transit referendum, now would be a goodtime for Maple Ridge to explore leaving Metro Vancouverand TransLink. We have not been well served in the past,and from reading the Metro Vancouver Mayors Councilvision, it looks like tougher times ahead for outlying bed-room communities like Maple Ridge.

Freeing Maple Ridge residents and businesses ofTransLink’s never-ending levies and taxes – $.32 per $1,000of assessed value on property taxes, $.06 per day on our BCHydro bill, $.17 per litre gas tax, and now 0.5 per cent PST– could be the advantage that Maple Ridge needs to attractmore light industry and businesses.

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On Christmas Eve, shegave $300, which shereceived in lieu of pres-ents, to the Salvation ArmyCaring Place.

“I felt bad because everyyear I get so much,” Ryleetold The TIMES. “l feel likeI’m almost spoiled becauseI have so much and thereare a lot of people whodon’t have anything, noteven food.”

Rylee came up withthe idea a few monthsago and her decision wasreaffirmed after participat-ing in her school’s 12 Daysof Paying it Forward initia-tive.

In December, Grade 6and 7 Blue Mountain stu-dents spent 12 days per-forming random goodnessin the community, such ascollecting blankets for theSPCA, writing Christmascards for seniors livingat Greystone Manor, andholding up signs duringtwo morning rush hours,wishing drivers a goodday.

“I already had the idea,but this developed it,”Rylee explained.

However, Rylee wasn’tcompletely giftless onChristmas Day. Shereceived stocking stuffersand a present from hergrandmother, who pur-chased her present beforeknowing Rylee’s wishes.

“She’s very generous,”said Rylee’s mom, Darlene.“She is very much thatkind of kid who likes togive instead of receive.She’s a very giving per-son.”

Caring Place’s DarrellPilgrim formally receivedthe $300 on Dec. 24. Hesaid the money Ryleedonated will buy 900bagged lunches for schoolkids. The Caring Placeprovides 175 lunches toelementary school childrenevery school day.

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The deadline looms for employers looking to be apart of a summer work program.by Eric [email protected]

While the hazy, crazy days of sum-mer may seem like a distant dreamfor Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadowsresidents right now, the clock is tick-ing for employers who want to getinvolved with the Canada SummerJobs (CSJ) program.

CSJ provides funding to not-for-profit organizations, public-sectoremployers, and small businesses, to help create summerjob opportunities for students.

Employers wishing to partake in the program have untilJan. 30 to apply for funding, which in turn can help themhire qualified young people, between the ages of 15 to 30,who are full-time students and intend to return to schoolin the fall.

Not-for-profit employers could receive up to 100 percent of B.C.’s minimum hourly wage and employment-related costs. Public-sector employers and small busi-nesses could receive up to 50 per cent.

“Our government’s priorities are creating jobs, econom-ic growth, and long-term prosperity,” said Randy Kamp,MP for Maple Ride-Pitt Meadows-Mission.

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Sharon Nickerson andher granddaughtersfive-year-old Sasha andtwo-year-old Misha,visited the FilmingVillage in Kyoto – theformer imperial capital– during a visit last yearto Japan. The MapleRidge residents took acopy of their hometownnewspaper, The TIMES,along on the trip.

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HELP BUST CRIME…Ridge Meadows RCMP is looking for the following people. If you see any of them, do not attempt toapprehend them. Please contact the RCMP immediately by calling 604-463-6251 or CrimeStoppersat 1-800-222-8477. The warrants attached to these individuals were still outstanding as of 10 a.m.Wednesday. Remember: all of the listed people are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

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The votes are in and the finalistshave been announced for this year’sBusiness Excellence Awards Gala.

Scheduled for Saturday, Feb21, the event promises to be an“Academy Award, lift-the-brief-cases, type of event,” said TerryBecker, president of the Chamber ofCommerce serving Maple Ridge andPitt Meadows.

The finalists were chosen after atwo-day interview process, and nowthe next step will involve three judg-es who will interview the finalists,before casting a blind vote on theirselections, Becker explained.

Tickets to the event are goingfast, Becker noted, and those thatare interested in attending canpurchase tickets online at www.ridgemeadowschamber.com, or atthe chamber office, located at 12492Harris Rd. in Pitt Meadows.

The selection process this yearwas a little more stringent, saidBecker.

She credited the chamber’s execu-tive director Andrea Madden withbringing in ideas from her timeworking in the Tri-Cities.

Among the highlights, Dr. CobiSlater, Fred Formosa, and VickiMcLeod were chosen as finalistsfor Business Leader of the Year,while Euro-Rite Cabinets, HopcottPremium Meats, and MeadowridgeSchool are all contenders forBusiness of the Year.

•More at www.mrtimes.com, search “Becker”

Les Hess (left and above)joined his sons Kenny and

(centre and inset) Robon stage, along with his

granddaugthers Kate andBecca, and even Rob’s dog

Buttercup, during the Mealson Wheels benefit concert

held last month at The ACT.

Three generations of the Hess clanperformed together during a recentMeals on Wheels benefit concert.by Roxanne [email protected]

It was a first for the Hess family.Grandpa Les, his sons Kenny and Rob,and Kenny’s daughters Kate and Becca,all shared the stage for a rendition Oh

Holy Night during the annualMeals on Wheels fundraisingconcert last month.

It was an incredibly power-ful moment in an tremen-dous show, said event chairJoanne Leginus, directorof administrative services

for the Maple Ridge and Pitt MeadowsCommunity Services.

This was the 12th year for the Mealson Wheels benefit concert organized by

Rob in conjunction with community ser-vices. And it was a record-breaking year,Leginus said. It raised close to $20,000this year.

“We’ve definitely never had that muchmoney from this event before,” she said,noting last year topped out at $14,600.

This year’s success was attributed inpart to the 300-plus people who attend-ed, along with all the donors and spon-sors that step up.

But Leginus credited ScotiaBank forpushing them well over the top thisyear, by matching up to $5,000 raisedthrough the silent auction.

“We’re really honoured,” Leginus said,not only for all the support of Hess andthe other performers offer, but for thesupport of the community.

“People really rally around to sup-port Meals on Wheels, and people reallyenjoy listening to Rob. He really singsand speaks from the heart… it makes foran incredible event.”

• More at www.mrtimes.com, search “Hess”

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Jan 8: HUB cycling• Join the HUB Maple Ridge

-Pitt Meadows committeeat their monthly meeting todiscuss cycling issues in thecommunity. The group willhold their monthly meetingupstairs in the Maple RidgeLibrary, from 6:45 p.m. to8:45 p.m.

Jan 8: Seniors help• Ridge Meadows Seniors

Society hosts their nextSeniors Helping Seniorsmeeting at 9:30 a.m. inthe Library Room at RidgeMeadows Seniors Centre.

Jan 10: Bottle drive• Maple Ridge Secondary

School hosts a bottle drivein support of dry grad 2015,from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at theschool, located at 21911 122Ave.

Jan 10 &11: Scouts chip• Ridge Meadows Search

and Rescue along with the1st Haney Scouts hold atree chipping by donationevent, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Chipping takes place at theRidge Meadows Search andRescue building, 23598 105thAve.

Jan 10: Harry Hooge• Tree chipping will take

place at Harry HoogeElementary, 12280 230 St.,from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.A minimum $5 donationrequested and proceeds gotowards the building of anew playground.

Jan 10: Imaginners• Halcyon Imagineers host

a Moonlight Marquee from4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. atBlenz Coffee, located at22441 Dewdney Trunk Rd.The event is a benefit for theFriends in Need Food Bank.More information is availableon the Halcyon Imagineers’Facebook page.

Jan 13: Weavers• Whonnock Weavers and

Spinners hold a Spin In,in the lobby of the ACT at7:30 p.m. Visitors, guests, orthose interested in becom-ing new members are allwelcome. Info: Marie at 604-462-9059.

Jan 17 : Open mike• Blenz Coffeehouse atMeadowtown Centre in PittMeadows hosts an open mikenight from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.Admission to the event

is free and all ages are wel-come.

Jan 28: Mousetrap• Thomas Haney’s award-winning Sightlines Theatrepresents Agatha Christie’smurder mystery, TheMousetrap. Curtain is at7 p.m. and tickets can bereserved for pick-up by call-ing 604-463-2001, or boughtat the school from cast mem-bers. The show also goes onJan. 29 and 30, with an after-noon matinee on the 28th.

Feb 26: Chilliwack• Canadian rock bandChilliwack performs at TheACT. Tickets are on sale, andare $37.50 each. Charge byphone at 604-476-2787, or atwww.theactmapleridge.org.

Quilting Guild• Ridge Meadows QuiltingGuild meets the secondTuesday of every monthat St. George’s AnglicanChurch, 23500 DewdneyTrunk Rd., at 7 p.m.

Support group• Begin Again Widows Groupmeets the last Friday of eachmonth, from 2 to 4 p.m.,at the Maple Ridge SeniorsCentre. Info: Rosie at 604-467-8319, or Donna at 604-466-1173.

Lupus support group• Maple Ridge Lupus SupportGroup meets every thirdFriday of the month from 1to 3 p.m. at the Fraser ViewCommunity Centre, 22610116th Ave. Info: Diana at604-465-4466.

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Registration closes on February 25th …don’t be disappointed! Umpires can register as well!

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It’s never too lateA new year has began, and

the game is just starting, writesTIMES columnist and fishingenthusiast, Jeff Weltz. In hiscolumn this week, Weltz recallssome favourite fishing memoriesfrom years past, and looks aheadto 2015 with anticipation.• More online: www.mrtimes.com,

click on “Sports”

Hornets stingThe Maple Ridge Christian

School Hornets senior boysbasketball team posted a winagainst the Regent Royals recent-ly. The Hornets are in actionagain this evening, as the juniorteam plays at 5:30, and the seniorteam hits the courts at 7 p.m.• More online: www.mrtimes.com,


SportsMaple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times Thursday, January 8, 2015 A17

Recreation Reach The TIMES' sports desk: Phone: 604-463-2281 or email: [email protected]

Player falls shortIn his fifth year of eligibility,

Maple Ridge professional baseballplayer Larry Walker was deniedacceptance into the Baseball Hallof Fame on Tuesday.• More online: www.mrtimes.com,


Meadow Ridge Moose play inLangley this Sunday.

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]

Moose in LangleyAfter a win and a tie on

Vancouver Island this pastweekend, The Meadow RidgeMoose female hockey team headto Langley this Sunday, wherethey will face off against the BCThunder during a morning gameat the Langley Sportsplex. Thepuck drops at 10:15 a.m. Theteam returns to home ice nextweekend.• More online: www.mrtimes.com,


Dale Howell of the Ridge Meadows Flamesdrove the puck to the Langley Knights’ net asKnights defenceman Jacob Fricks moved in tocheck him this past Friday, Jan. 2 at PlanetIce. In a match-up of Pacific Junior HockeyLeague Harold Brittain Conference teams, theKnights defeated the Flames 7-2.Troy Landreville/TIMES

The visiting Langley Knightsdowned the local junior Bs bya 7-2 count on the weekend.by Troy [email protected]

The Ridge Meadows Flamesstarted 2015 the way they ended2014 – with a loss.

In its first game of the calen-dar year, Maple Ridge’s junior Bhockey team lost 7-2 to the visitingLangley Knights at Planet Ice thispast Friday.

Last month, the Flames struggledmightily, taking a five-game win-less skid into the new year.

Make that six straight losses aftertheir Jan. 2 setback to the Knightson home ice.

The Flames continue to dwell inthe basement of the Pacific JuniorHockey League’s five-team HaroldBrittainConferencewith a 10-22record.

“It’sunfortunate,”Flames headcoach andgeneral man-ager JamieFiset said.“We’re just a very fragilegroup at the moment. It’s toughgoing through this when you havegood kids, good players.”

Leading 2-1 after the first periodof Friday’s contest, the Knightstook over in the second by scoringthe only two goals of the frame.

Carson Rose on a Langley power

play and an unassisted markerfrom Tristan Craighead gave thevisitors a 4-1 advantage going intothe final period of play.

A goalfromJacksonSurbey, 40secondsinto thethird periodall but putthe gameaway for theKnights.

Then, after Langley’s MitchellBiermann found the net 1:17 later,the Knights had an insurmountable6-1 lead before the third periodwas even two minutes old.

Ridge Meadows’ BradleyCrompton and Langley’s DylanMcCann traded goals to cap thegame’s scoring.

In the opening frame, the Knightsjumped ahead 2-0 on goals fromJoshua Smith and Alex Kalau, whoscored on a Langley power playwith 1:12 remaining in the period.

The Flames’ Boston Colley scoreda highlight-reel marker to narrowhis team’s margin to 2-1 with just 13 secondsto go before the firstintermission. Colleyswept in on the rightside, and, surroundedby three Knights,roofed a shot, in tight,over the shoulder ofKnights’ goalie Cole Forbes.

The Knights gave the Flamesplenty of opportunities to getback into the game, in terms ofman advantages, but the RidgeMeadows power play came upempty, scoreless on all sevenattempts.

Langley cashed in on two of itsfive power play chances.

The frustrating part about it,Fiset said, is that the Flames forthe most part played well againstthe Knights, but just couldn’t finda way to keepthe visitors fromscoring.

“There were some players whoI thought had decent games. Theyweren’t on the ice for any goalsagainst and they were contribut-ing,” he said, adding, “we lostbecause quite simply we’re notkeeping the puck out of our net.We’re struggling at the back [end],and it’s not just our defencemen,but our overall team defence.”

As of Wednesday, the Knights(18-14-1-1) sit atop the HaroldBrittain, one point in front ofthe Aldergrove Kodiaks (15-10-2-5) who hosted the RichmondSockeyes last night in Aldergrove(that game got underway after theTIMES went to press Wednesdayafternoon).

The Flames will look for theirfirst win of 2015 tomorrow (Friday,

Jan. 9) when theyhost the Delta IceHawks at Planet Ice.Game time is 7:30p.m.

With the PJHL tradedeadline looming,making a trade just toshake things up sim-

ply isn’t the way Fiset is going toapproach things.

“There might be some trades thisweek,” he said. “We’re going towait and see. We’re not going tomake a move based on emotionand desperation. It will have tomake sense.”

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The Langley Knights celebrated their second goal of the game against the Ridge MeadowsFlames at Planet Ice this past Friday, Jan. 2. The Knights would score five more times in a 7-2victory, handing the Flames their sixth consecutive loss.

“We’re just a veryfragile group atthe moment.”Jamie Fiset

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