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Five students at a Maple Ridge high school were reprimanded for bullying a teenage girl who was sexually assaulted last fall at a party in Pitt Meadows.

The students were identifi ed through comments made on Facebook, a social networking site where photographs of the alleged crime were posted.

To protect the 16-year-old girl’s iden-tity, the school cannot be named.

Once the students were identifi ed in September, school district spokesper-

son Seamus Nesling said they were made to write letters of apology to the victim.

Police allege the 16-year-old girl was raped at “Another Night in Bangkok,” a party held on a farm at 12993 Harris Rd., Sept. 10.

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The rescuersMaple Ridge firefighters carry a dog out of a house on Wicklow Way at Dover Street after a kitchen fire on Monday. See story, p5.

Gov’t will need help on Bill C-49

The MV Sun Sea should have been stopped in mid-ocean and sent back to where it came from, said one.

And why not put the asylum seekers on an is-land off B.C.’s north coast, like Australia does, asked another.

One recent arrival to Canada said it took her eight months to get her immigration papers. Why wasn’t the second ship stopped before it got here, she asked.

Another said immigrants are eroding Canada’s health and welfare system and that most of the Canadian soldiers dying in Afghanistan are white anglo-saxon protestant or Catholic.

“We need to take a look at the whole immigration system and perhaps put a moratorium on some of the groups that are using the system,” he said.

The views came at MP Randy Kamp’s town hall meeting Monday on Canada’s Bill C-49, which proposes to get tough with human smuggling and calls for jailing of up to a year those who enter Canada via a “human smuggling event.”

The arrival of the MV Ocean Lady off Canada’s West Coast in October 2009, followed by the MV Sun Sea in August, prompted the bill, said Ontar-io MP Rick Dykstra. The ships carried 76 and 492 Tamils, respectively.

About a quarter of the latter are currently being housed at either Fraser Regional Correctional Centre (137 men) or Alouette Correctional Centre for Women (12) in Maple Ridge, in Kamp’s riding of Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge-Mission.

Bill C-49 calls for a fi ve-year waiting period be-fore those who arrive by smuggling can apply for permanent residency and allows for jailing for up to a year while their status is determined.

See Bullying, p5See Refugees, p4

Opinion 6

Tom Fletcher 6

Looking Back 17

Arts&life 20

Sports 23

Community Calendar 26

Classifi eds 32

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If 14-year-old Miranda Tymo-schuk looks indistinguishable from any other teenager, it’s

not by accident.Miranda was born with a birth

defect to her left leg and since the age of seven, she has spent much of her life in and out of hospitals try-ing to correct the problem.

Today, thanks to nine surgeries and years with her leg bolted into a titanium metal frame, she walks without so much as a limp.

“They called me Robot at school,” says the Thomas Haney secondary ninth-grader. “But it was okay, I like the name.”

Called posteromedial bowing, the bones in Miranda’s lower left leg – the tibia and fi bula – were both splayed outwards, and as she got older, grew at a much slower rate than her healthy right leg. Doctors estimated that by the time she was fully grown, her left leg would be nearly eight centimetres shorter than her right.

The condition is rare, affecting about one in 100,000 births.

To fi x Miranda’s leg, the bones were repeatedly surgically broken while pins were inserted so the bones could be lengthened. The

metal frame bolted to her leg looks more like a medieval torture device than a piece of medical equipment, and operates like one as well.

Everyday, screws on the device had to be turned, pulling the bones apart and lengthening her leg mil-limetres at a time.

“I couldn’t do it the fi rst day,” says her mom, Tamara. “I was so scared I’d hurt her I had to get a neighbour to come over and do it for me.”

After a while, it became just an-other part of their daily routine.

“It didn’t really hurt,” says Miranda. “You get used to it after a while.”

The metal frame was so heavy, she could barely lift her leg at fi rst. While her friends were in gym class, Miranda would sit and watch, and read her books.

“Thankfully she’s a bit of a book worm,” says Tamara. “It didn’t af-fect her lifestyle too much.”

Caring for Miranda became a full-time job for Tamara. After Miran-da’s father, Mark, died suddenly of a heart attack nine years ago at the age of 40, it was up to Tamara to raise her, her brother Ethan, and her sister Megan, alone.

Miranda would be at Royal Colum-bian Hospital for a couple days to a week for her surgeries. Between surgeries there were three trips a week to Eagle Ridge Hospital in Port Moody for physiotherapy, as well follow-ups with her surgeon in New Westminster.

“It was hard fi nding someone to

care for the kids,” says Tamara. Teachers, family friends, and rela-tives all pitched in so Tamara could be by Miranda’s side.

Her work was understanding, however, she still wasn’t getting paid for the time she was missing.

One day a social worker at Royal Columbian Hospital offered Ta-mara some coupons for gas. She seemed almost apologetic, says Ta-mara, because the coupons were all she could offer her. While the pro-vincial health care system covers the cost for Miranda’s treatment, there’s few resources available for parents of sick children.

“Gas, parking, child care, it adds up quick,” says Tamara.

The hardship her illness had caused her family was not lost on Miranda, however, and she decided to start fundraising to help make it easier for other parents to be by their children’s side while under-going treatment, the same way her mom was there for her.

“I felt really thankful my mom was able to be there for me,” says Miranda. “She was always there for me, so I wanted to pay it forward.”

Miranda has raised more than $2,700 in the past two years, through bake sales and bottle drives and the Pay It Forward Fund she has cre-ated is given to the hospital to be used to help support the families of pediatric patients.

“She does it all herself,” says Ta-mara. “She tells me where to be and where to go and what to get.”

Miranda has even designed a website for the charity she started, as well as a second website to help other kids prepare for leg-length-ening surgery.

“I’m always in awe of her,” says Tamara. “I wouldn’t have the fi rst idea how to do something like that, but she is all over it.”

After nine surgeries, going under the knife is old hat for Miranda. Her fi nal surgery, a relatively mi-nor one to clean up some scar tis-sue on her bones, was originally scheduled for last Friday, but was postponed at the last minute until Jan. 28.

“I hope this will be the last,” Miranda says. “I’m looking forward to having everything done.”

A recent X-ray of her leg reveals two still very malformed bones, one with the remnant of a broken screw lodged in it. On the out-side, however, her left leg appears normal, and more importantly, it works just fi ne.

Miranda says she wants to be-come a pediatric orthopedic sur-geon when she grows up, or at the very least, a pediatrician.

“I want to help out other kids,” she says. “I think I would be a good doctor because I have a lot of expe-rience with doctors.”

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The race for a seat at Maple Ridge municipal council has started 10 months ahead of election day, with Claus Andrup fi rst out of the start-ing gate.

Andrup, announced his intentions Monday. He’s a former member of the Maple Ridge community heri-tage commission, the economic ad-visory commission and a past presi-dent of the Maple Ridge Historical Society.

In a media release, Andrup says he’s for open government, develop-ing a “rigourous, sustainable econo-my,” and continuing to improve key infrastructure.

He says he’s opposed to “urban sprawl, specifi cally east of 240th Street and in green spaces outside the urban boundary,” but favours quality social housing.

He’s also against “supersized, out-moded mall designs as favoured by Walmart and SmartCentres,” as well as the “blinkered protection” of farmland within the urban bound-ary but wants to keep the revital-ization of the downtown ongoing by “encouraging niche retail.”

Several years ago, Andrup pre-sented council with drawings of a concept for developing Albion fl ats near the former ferry terminal. His idea called for mixed use with docks and condos and recreation area along the Fraser River bank.

Andrup began working in com-munications and public relations in 1971 then became involved in fi nanc-ing European ventures ranging from oil and gas, mining, insurance and luxury ship building.

He says that Maple Ridge has a bright future and has “produced more heroes than villains” while it cares for the less privileged and those who need community sup-port.

South Haney community activ-ist John McKenzie is also thinking of running. He pressured the cur-rent council to continue its clean up of Northumberland Court, the troubled condo complex at the foot of Fraser Street.

The election takes place Nov. 19 when six district councillors, a may-or and fi ve school trustees will be selected for the next three years.

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Under the bill, refugee claimants who return to their countries for vaca-tions could lose their sta-tus. Those who arrive by smuggling won’t be able to sponsor their families for fi ve years.

“We felt it was chal-lenging the integrity of our immigration process so we had to respond to that,” said Dykstra, par-liamentary secretary to Citizenship Minister Ja-son Kenney.

The government also wanted some feedback and to seek some con-sensus on the topic, he explained. The Conser-vatives need 154 votes to pass the bill, which has only had fi rst reading.

“That’s why we’re here.”

The government has several reasons for the bill; to provide fairness to people waiting in camps around the world who’ve already been declared refugees; and to prevent more boats from arriving in Canada.

It’s also common sense to have such a bill be-cause it allows the gov-ernment to do the things it should be able to do, Dykstra added.

He said the govern-ment wants the bill to at least get past second reading, then go before the citizenship and im-migration committee for clause-by clause study, “to do what a number of other countries have done with respect to hu-man traffi cking.”

Canadians accept a lot and are good people, but when fairness is called into question, “Cana-dians react,” he added later.

At committee, opposi-tion members can kill any parts of the bill.

The bill will also limit the health care avail-able to claimants who won’t get all the services available to permanent residents. “We need to protect the health care system.”

Opposition parties, however, have said they won’t support the bill.

The legislation focuses on human smugglers, Kamp said.

The bill imposes man-datory minimum prison sentences for human smugglers and it holds ship owners and opera-tors to account for use of their ships in human smuggling operations.

“There needed to be something in our view, to provide a deterrent for individuals who choose to come to Canada this way.”

The Liberals maintain that the mandatory de-tention provisions vio-late Sections 9 and 10 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Article 31 of the Convention Relat-ing to the Status of Refu-gees. They also say a fi ve-year refugee proba-tionary period, denial of family reunifi cation and

of travel documents also likely violate both the Convention and the In-ternational Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

Preventing those who arrive by smuggling from sponsoring their families for fi ve years could make it less viable for those who are hoping to de-fray the $50,000 they paid for passage on the boat, Kamp explained.

“So the legislation doesn’t allow that.”

But Tamils in north Sri Lanka are victims of murder, rape and as-saults on a regular basis and have no place to start the refugee claimant pro-cess, so there’s no option but to go on a boat, said NDP member Elizabeth Rosenau.

The bill will create a new class of refugees and most refugee claimants who arrive by airplane are helped by smugglers – yet they’re not detained, she said. By not allowing claimants to sponsor refugees, “doesn’t that remind you of the coo-lies?” she said, referring to Chinese immigrants who worked on the Ca-nadian Pacifi c Railway in the 19th Century but who weren’t allowed to bring over their families.

But Dykstra said the Tamils boarded the ship in Thailand, where they could have started their refugee claiming pro-cess.

“I really hope in com-mittee you Conservatives listen hard,” to the NDP and Liberals, Rosenau said.

“This bill is very un-Canadian” and fl ies in the face of international conventions, she added.

Coun. Craig Speirs, also an NDP member, said the topic “has the potential to bring some nut bars to the table,” and added that many good Canadi-

ans arrived as refugees.He said what he’s heard

so far scares him and he hoped it addresses the real problem, which is claimants arriving at air-ports. But he appreciated the consultation the gov-ernment was doing.

“Quite often, one per-son’s criminal is another person’s freedom fi ght-er.”

Graham Mowatt, a Con-servative, was offended by the idea of people pay-ing $50,000 being given the same consideration as those waiting in refu-gee camps with no hope.

“They’re not refugees, they’re opportunists,” he said to applause.

David Poopalapillai, with the Canadian Tamil Congress in Ottawa, said the government is mix-ing the issues of human smuggling with refu-gees.

“We have enough laws to fi ght the human smug-gling. We don’t need an-other.”

If the government wants to combat human smuggling it should put more resources into the RCMP and Canadian Border Services Agency.

Making refugee claim-ants wait up to a year for a detention hearing, is “victimizing the victims,” he said.

And preventing claim-ants from sponsoring their families threatens the families left behind who may become targets of that regime.

“You’re putting those lives at risk.”

He said many refugees are paying less than the $50,000 some are charged. “Do not put a dollar value to human life. If it is a bo-gus claim, it will come out.”

Dykstra said only about 47 per cent of refugee claimants are accepted by the government.

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Investigators believe that as many as 12 people witnessed the incident and “more than one indi-vidual” participated in it.

The assault was pho-tograph on a cell phone. Graphic images were then posted on the In-ternet and distributed to hundreds of teens via Facebook.

So far only one person – Colton Ashton McMor-ris of Maple Ridge – has been charged with sexu-al assault.

Two others – 19-year-old Dennis John Allen Warrington of Langley and a 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named – faces charges of distrib-uting child pornography.

Following the sexual assault, investigators struggled to curb the spread of the photo-graphs via the Internet.

Although their distri-bution has been mostly halted, police say the teenage girl is still be-ing victimized through comments being posted online.

The bullying has prompted the young girl to pull out of school. She is now completing most of her courses online or through correspondence and is attending only one class.

“When she comes to school, she is treated with respect and has lots of friends and is support-ed,” said Nesling.

“There is still very negative stuff going back and forth on Facebook. The school is aware of it and police are aware of it.”

Nesling added the bul-lying now appears to be coming from individu-als who are not from the girl’s school.

If students who take classes at school within the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school district are identifi ed as the bul-

lies, Nesling stressed they will be held ac-countable.

He said the district uses a restorative justice approach to deal with bullying that involves

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One of three prison-ers who escaped from a work crew in Maple Ridge just before New Year’s Eve has been caught by police.

David Traill, 48, was stopped around 11:50 p.m. Thursday at the Edmonds Sky Train sta-tion by Transit Police.

Ridge Meadows RCMP Insp. Derren Lench said Traill was unable to produce a ticket stub, so he attempted to mis-lead the police offi cers by lying about his true identity.

“When that failed, Traill attempted to evade capture by jump-ing off the SkyTrain platform, and then

struggled with police before being taken into custody,” Lench added.

Police are now recom-mending he be charged with assaulting a peace offi cer, obstructing a peace offi cer and resist-ing arrest.

Traill, Douglas Erick-son, 42 and Ryan Plot-nikoff, 30 were part of a Fraser Regional Correc-tion Centre crew work-ing in Allco Park, locat-ed in the 24900 block of Alouette Road in Maple Ridge, on Dec. 30.

They were last seen at 12:30 p.m. and police be-lieve they were picked up by a blue-grey se-dan that was spotted in the area They were all

wearing orange prison work jumpsuits when they escaped.

Erickson and Plot-nikoff remain on the run.

Erickson is described as a white male, 5’ 8” tall, 185 pounds, with brown eyes and short brown hair. He has tat-toos of a dragon and a Tasmanian devil on his right shoulder.

Plotnikoff is described as a white male, 6’ 4” in height, 209 pounds, with blue eyes and short brown hair. He has a Tasmanian devil tattoo on a fi nger on his right hand, and a maple leaf on a fi nger on his left hand.

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The small blaze, which began around 3 p.m., sent smoke through a house on Wicklow Way, near Dover Street and resulted in one woman being taken to hospital.

Assistant fi re chief Timo Juurakko said fi ve dogs were rescued from the property but none were injured.

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VICTORIA – The crisis over the harmonized sales tax and subsequent leadership contest have shaken up the B.C. Liberal party and produced some seri-ous suggestions for reform.

For the post-Gordon Campbell B.C. Liber-als, accountability is an unavoidable theme. Shuswap MLA George Abbott led the way last week with a package of initia-tives, including restructuring the way the legislature works.

Abbott proposes moving the annual throne speech, where the government sets out its priorities for the year, from the spring to the fall. Hardly an exciting reform, but it leads to a couple of impor-tant changes.

First, it implies that there will actually be a fall legislative session, something Campbell fi rst instituted and then pro-ceeded to truncate or cancel most years to avoid opposition questions.

Abbott also wants to move the sched-uled election date to the fall, as early as 2013 if the opposition will agree. Both parties have noted that May elections disrupt the spring budget process, resulting in delays and uncertainty for voters at the most critical time.

Long-time observers will recall the cir-cus that resulted from the ruling party controlling not only election timing but also the legislature schedule. Govern-ments could (and did) table reams of complicated legislation at the end of the

spring session to ambush the opposition, which would react with delay tactics that dragged into the night and into the sum-mer. It was a travesty.

Campbell deserves credit for impos-ing a sane schedule on the legislature, although it was easy when his govern-ment held all but two seats. He then squandered that progress by retreating from the legislature when faced with his fi rst substantial opposition. Whoever wins the leadership should restore that commitment.

Christy Clark has taken up the cause raised by independent MLAs, to restore the proper function of legislative com-mittees. To the average person trying to pay the mortgage, this is also about as exciting as watching a mailbox rust, but it too is important.

Campbell tried this once in 2005. Stung by the loss of north coastal seats, he created a committee to hold hearings on fi sh farming and gave the NDP a major-ity. But the tradition of partisan warfare dies hard, and the opposition members ended up demanding a ban on open-pen fi sh farms in fi ve years, whether closed containment is feasible or not.

Still, hearings were held in affected communities and a genuine debate ensued. Clark is proposing these touring committees become the norm, and who-ever wins should follow through with that as well.

Kevin Falcon caused a stir last week with his suggestion for merit pay for teachers. Falcon cites Australia’s program, with bonus payments offered outside union contracts.

Here in B.C., teachers load up on post-graduate degrees because they guar-antee wage increases. Whether these

master’s and PhD qualifi cations actually improve classroom performance is dif-fi cult to say, since the union fi ghts any effort to assess teacher performance.

Again, whoever replaces Campbell should proceed with this idea. It’s simi-lar to what the Obama administration in the U.S. has embraced, despite political backlash from its unionized teachers.

This week the B.C. NDP contest starts to take shape, after the entry of three fringe candidates who haven’t done much to address the policy vacuum at the heart of the anti-Carole James revolt.

Just as the B.C. Liberals got arrogant after nearly a decade in power, the NDP grew dangerously dependent on the anti-Campbell theme that brought them back to life.

If the political upheaval of 2010 results in new leaders for both parties actu-ally committing to serious debate about ideas, it will be worth it.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press

and BCLocalnews.com(tfl [email protected]).

Desperation breeds worthy reforms

Without meritIngrid RiceNews Views

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B.C. Views Tom Fletcher

Kevin Falcon, a premier candidate for the Liberal leadership, isn’t finding much support for his proposal to pay teachers

based on merit, not experience. His Master Teacher Incentive Plan is to iden-

tify and reward innovative educators, and help them mentor other educators.

The system is similar to one being imple-mented in Australia, and would likely use cri-teria such as peer evaluation, parental input, test results, and extracurricular school activi-ties to identify exceptional teachers.

Predictably, local educators think the plan is misguided. They have long protested school rankings because they are weighted on test re-sults, which they argue are no real measure on teaching or learning ability.

Teachers don’t want to be paid for perfor-mance, they want support in classrooms, and respect, maybe even local bargaining for the unions and the ability to go on strike again, not to mention smaller class sizes.

Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school board chair Ken Clarkson, a former teacher, points out that merit pay hasn’t worked in the U.S. He suggests putting the money proposed for merit pay towards professional development for teachers, as is done in Finland, a model for education.

Merit pay could also be perceived as a ploy to win over parents by giving them some sem-blance of control.

But it really has nothing to do with improv-ing public education. It’s unproven, and no one is asking for it.

The money could be put to better use else-where in the public education system, which, for the most part, works well and ranks high internationally, as it has for many years.

Merit pay is nothing but a vote grab.

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Just as the B.C. Liberals got arrogant after nearly a decade in power, the NDP grew dangerously dependent on the anti-Campbell theme that brought them back to life.


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EDITOR, THE NEWS:Re: Campbell’s legacy mostly positive

(B.C. Views, Jan. 5).Tom Fletcher, ever the Gordon Camp-

bell cheerleader, has written a gushing tribute to our outgoing premier. He waxes warmly on the benefi t of the car-bon tax as an “incentive to fi nd low-car-bon energy alternatives.” which will be “off-set by income tax cuts.”

He fails to mention that for the fi s-cal year 2009/10 the revenue from this revenue-neutral tax was $225 million, less than the tax cuts and credits, leav-ing taxpayers with a multi-million dollar defi cit and no data as to the benefi ts de-rived to date from this tax.

According to Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Camp-bell’s tax cuts, starting with a 25 per cent decrease in 2001, have done wonders for the economy. Or have they?

After nine years of tax cuts, B.C. leads the country in child poverty, with 14.7 per cent of our children living below the poverty line.

Our local food bank saw its clientele increase by 15 per cent last year, while last March food banks in this province served nearly 95,000 British Columbi-ans.

The legacy of Campbell’s income tax cuts has resulted in the bottom 70 per cent of B.C. families earning less than their parents’ generation, while the top 10 per cent now earn more than the en-tire bottom 50 per cent combined.

Premier Campbell crows about his tax cuts creating 400,000 jobs from 2001 to 2009. Yet the statistics show that job growth over that period was 2.1 per cent per annum, compared to 2.4 per cent per annum growth the previous nine years – before the tax cuts.

The Campbell government held aver-age annual growth of program spend-ing to 4.4 per cent, he adds, winning kudos from the Fraser Institute. ‘Good’ news for British Columbians who have seen their health care decline over the last decade with the closure of hospitals and hospital beds, increased wait time in emergency rooms, increasing ‘super bug’ infections etc.

The per capita amount spent on health care in this province over the last de-cade has declined from $235 higher than the national average to $164 lower than the national average.

We are falling behind.Education has not fared any better,

with school closures (totalling 190 to date) and increases in class sizes. The spats between the government and school boards and parents throughout this province highlight the problems in

education. The funding for education has fallen from 20 per cent of the provin-cial budget in 2001 to 15 per cent in 2010, while the per-student grant, when cost pressures (MSP increases, B.C. Hydro increases, carbon off-set tax etc.) are in-cluded, has fallen from $6,409 in 2005 to $6,289 in 2010-11.

The B.C. Rail scandal is summarized as the criminal acts of a couple of minis-terial aides. Really, Mr. Fletcher? How then do you explain the government’s willingness to pay the defendants’ $6 million in legal fees, even though they pleaded guilty?

Why did the government agree to the reduced charges and house arrest? What was the government’s motive in ending this trial at all cost?

Why not let the trial continue so these ministerial aides can be punished to the fullest extent of the law and British Columbians be assured that the govern-ment had nothing to hide?

For many British Columbians, the $6 million would have been much better spent on continuing the trial rather than agreeing to this questionable plea bar-gain.

Premier Campbell was forced to resign not just because he lied to the people of B.C. on the HST, Mr. Fletcher, that was just the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back. It was Mr. Campbell’s neo-Liberal agenda, with its emphasis on tax cuts, reduced social spending, privati-zation and wholesale sellout of assets and resources, benefi tting foreign multi nationals, large businesses and the wealthy that alienated the majority of British Columbians. That is his legacy.

O. RAMSOONDAR

MAPLE RIDGE

Rose-coloured glassesEDITOR, THE NEWS:

Re: Campbell’s legacy mostly posi-tive (B.C. Views, Jan. 5).

Although you can’t see it in his pho-tograph, Tom Fletcher must wear rose-coloured glasses when he reminisces about the exploits and fi nancial compe-tence of his hero, Gordon Campbell., I have to wonder where he gets his infor-mation, out of Mad magazine.

These are the real facts, right out of the 2010 British Columbia Financial and Economic Review and the Campbell government’s Budget and Fiscal Plan 2010/11–2012/13.Both are published by the B.C. ministry of fi nance.

In 2001, Mr. Campbell inherited a $1.2 billion surplus from the NDP. He then passed a law making it illegal to run a

defi cit, but failed to live up to that law fi ve out of 10 budgets, leaving whoever takes over from him a $1.2 billion defi -cit.

Federal equalization payments are the criteria of a ‘have-not’ province and the so-called Liberals received fi ve equalization transfers to the tune of $2.4 billion dollars. Watching all the fi nancial fi ascoes, from the “New Era,” broken contracts, lawsuits that still have not been settled, privatizing hospital laundry, hospital cleaning – which signifi cantly increased costs and decreased effi ciency – MSP pre-miums have gone from $894 million to a whopping $1.741 billion, tuition fees have tripled.

Let’s not forget the $346 million over-run on the convention centre, the cor-ruption and squandering of $18 million in the B.C. Rail debacle.

It would seem that Mr. Fletcher is one of the half dozen people in this province who would like to believe this sham is just about a couple of ministerial aids.

Millions on the fi fth lane for the Port Mann Bridge. Signifi cant increases for everything from nursing homes to drivers licences and new fees such as going to our parks. These are just a few of the huge wastes of public funds this man and government have overseen.

Not to forget all the important social programs that have been callously cut in the name of restraint.

Let’s be honest, none of these chang-es were made to save money or in-crease effi ciency, or even to improve service, and quite simply did not. They were ideological, right-wing pipe dreams to privatize. Cost had nothing to do with the equation.

Is it any surprise that the Fraser In-stitute gives Mr. Campbell high marks, he is one of their own, an ultra right-wing demagogue.

Despite of all these facts, and even after the treachery of the hated HST, where he stole yet another $2 billion dollars out of our pockets, he will still leave a defi cit after selling off a good portion of B.C.’s assets. Mr. Campbell has managed to accumulate a $47.757 billion provincial debt. This means he has added well over a billion dollars a year to our provincial debt. This does not even count the 800-pound gorilla in the room which is $60 billion in un-funded P3s that our illustrious leader has rung up.

This is hardly the rosy fi nancial lega-cy Mr. Fletcher would have us believe.

WAYNE CLARK

MAPLE RIDGE

EDITOR, THE NEWS:Re: Here’s looking at you, Maple Ridge (Radio Haney,

Jan. 7).With apologies to Claus Andrup, I am not as optimistic

as he is about the next fi ve years.I walked to the mailbox this week and found our B.C.

Assessment notice for this year. I had read in the local paper that the assessments in

Maple Ridge were going up on the average of 5.54 per cent.

Imagine my dismay to discover that our’s has gone up almost 11.5 per cent.

I checked all of the neighbour’s assessments on epost and, yes, we are all in the same boat.

We all live in the east Albion area, and for these kind of usurious rates, we still have virtually no services or amenities.

We have no grocery stores (apologies to the excellent specialty store, Bruce’s Market), no pharmacy, doctor’s offi ce, gas station, and on and on the list goes.

We have overcrowded schools, unfi nished roads (have you driven 240th Street in the last couple of years) and oh, where is the fi re hall that we were going to get at 112th Avenue and 240th St.?

I fi nd it amazing that we have a municipal planning de-partment, yet it is hard for people like myself to imagine there is any plan for the Albion area other than approv-ing subdivisions and creating another park.

Give us some local amenities and maybe I won’t feel so ripped off by this assessment increase, which can only result in a fairly major tax increase.

IAN STRACHAN

MAPLE RIDGE

EDITOR, THE NEWS:It looked odd. A man on a bike that was built to navigate

the streets a whole lot better than the roots of trees and uneven ground of Hoffman forest.

In his diffi culty to pass another root, he stopped, put his foot down and turned to call to his dog. The dog wasn’t looking at his owner. He was looking intensely at me. And then he was barking at me.

The way he was standing caused me to think he meant business – this was his forest and I was not allowed pas-sage. It was the big stand off, me on the side of the fence leading into big black barking dog’s territory, and him determined to let me know I was going down if I tried it.

As I pondered my two choices – walk through, don’t back down (and convince myself I’m not a coward), or continue walking past the park in hopes the black menace wouldn’t give chase, I decided to choose option No. 1. I stepped into the abyss, and that’s when I heard the words “not today” said by owner of the cur. I felt my body cringe, but I kept walking, if just a little bit faster. Somehow I knew I would make it, even if it meant a fi ght, and my confi dence was building. As the gap got bigger between us, I knew I’d passed. He didn’t attack. But it didn’t stop me from won-dering – if there’s a dog park within Hoffman forest, why wasn’t the scary canine enclosed within it?

Also, is the remaining area of Hoffman forest an off-leash expanse for doggy companions? I don’t think so.

Perhaps for the safety and comfort of all people who come into contact with this pair outdoors (most impor-tantly children), the pet owner would like to consider scrapping the bike, putting a leash on his mongrel, and walking alongside. Hearing the words “not today” isn’t exactly something you want to hear when the dog is foaming at the mouth.

TARA RHODES

PITT MEADOWS

Feeling a little ripped off in Albion

Campbell’s legacy something else

Judge for yourself, but Surrey has water metering

Not today, not dog park

EDITOR, THE NEWS:Re: More education, not

water meters (Letters, Jan. 7).

I agree with Mike Boileau that education is an impor-tant tool in dealing with the waste of water.

However, it is not an in-fallible solution.

For how many years have we been educated about recycling and yet there are still many people who are either too lazy or too un-caring to comply.

Unfortunately, some peo-ple only learn by being af-fected financially.

Mr. Boileau suggests that the water rate could be charged based on the number of people living in a home.

How exactly could this be done? Who would moni-tor it? What about homes where an occupant works away from home for long periods?

In any case, do two homes, each with four occupants,

necessarily use the same amount of water? This sys-tem would be less fair than the existing one.

The subject of water me-ters always seems to en-gender the kind of histri-onic reaction that we have here.

Dire threats of exorbitant charges help to ‘kill the messenger’.

The facts are very differ-ent.

The City of Surrey has a very efficient water meter-

ing system which has been in operation for at least eight years.

It is a voluntary pro-gramme and most, if not all, of its participants have saved money as a result.

I urge readers to look at the website (http://sur-reywatermeter.com/faq.html) and judge for them-selves before falling for the old arguments against metering.

ANNE ROSTVIG

MAPLE RIDGE

THE NEWS/letters


Now there are four con-tenders for the top NDP job.

But likely there will be more and Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows MLA Mi-chael Sather doesn’t want to pick his favourite until all the candidates for the leadership of the B.C. NDP have come for-ward.

“I want to see who the candidates are and then take it from there,” Sather said Monday.

That should happen in the next few weeks, while the actual selection takes place at the NDP’s April 17 convention in Vancouver.

Sather was among the 13 MLAs who called for previous leader Carole James’s resignation late last year. James an-nounced her resignation Dec. 6., saying the infi ght-ing was hurting the NDP and the entire province.

“I still believe, when

it comes to an election, we’ll have a better chance at winning the election than we would have had with our past leader,” he said.

The date for B.C.’s next election could be this spring, fall or in 2013, he added.

At this point, MLAs John Horgan, Nicholas Simons and Harry Lali have put in their names. Vancouver marijuana activist Dana Larsen was the fi rst candidate to de-clare, meaning four have come forward.

Sather, though, expects a few more candidates in the next week or two before the race starts. Candidates have to de-clare 90 days before the convention.

Lali last week criticized his party for loss of poli-cy focus, neglect of rural B.C. and unfair gender equity rules for MLAs running for offi ce.

Sather sides with Lali on the latter.

While Sather initially supported allocating a

certain number constitu-encies to female candi-dates, he’s since spoken to many women who oppose that. There could be a case for sup-porting minor-ity candidates fi nancially or with organiza-tional issues, “but having designated con-stituencies, I’m no longer in fa-vour of that.”

D e s i g n a t -ing those constituencies wasn’t well accepted by the public, he added.

He said whoever be-comes party leader needs to keep in touch with his fellow MLAs.

“I just think outreach is important. To pull the team together, you’ve got to do outreach, a bit of outreach.”

The NDP’s leadership contest will take place in the Vancouver Conven-tion Centre and will be decided on a one-mem-ber one vote basis.

Horgan, MLA for Juan de Fuca, is expected to announce his bid for the NDP leadership this eve-

ning.Horgan has

scheduled a news confer-ence for 7 p.m. at the Isabelle Reader The-atre in Lang-ford, a suburb of Victoria. He will become the fourth candi-date to replace James, and the

fi rst sitting MLA who supported her leader-ship.

Simons, of Powell Riv-er-Sunshine Coast, and Lali announced their bids last week.

Both are among the group of 13 MLAs whose refusal to support James led to her resignation in December.

All candidates have one more week to sign up new party members who will be eligible to vote for the new leader on April 17.

Sather undecided on who to support

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A recent proposal by B.C. Liberal leadership hopeful Kevin Falcon to institute a merit pay system for teachers has not been received well in local quarters.

Falcon’s Master Teacher Incentive Plan, which he released last week, would identify and reward innovative educators, and help them mentor other ed-ucators.

“B.C. has a great edu-cation system, powered by thousands of very dedicated professional teachers and adminis-trators. But every par-ent and student knows who the exceptional,

innovative educators are,” Falcon said on his campaign website.

“Government needs to recognize and re-ward those teachers, and encourage them to share their expertise and methods with their peers.”

The system is simi-lar to one being imple-mented in Australia, and would likely use criteria such as peer evaluation, parental input, test results, and extracurricular school activities to identify exceptional teachers.

“Excellence in teach-ing should be rewarded and encouraged, and I make no apology for believing that our best teachers should be rec-ognized,” Falcon said.

However, some local educators believe the plan is misguided.

“It’s a headline grab-ber, but it’s not some-thing many educators

want,” said Maple Ridge Teachers Associ-ation president George Serra.

Serra said if the Fal-con is going to look abroad for ideas on public education, he should be looking at Finland, which rou-tinely ranks among the best systems in the world.

“There’s no merit pay in Finland,” said Serra. “What there is, is sup-port for teachers, and respect for the profes-sion.”

Since 2001, the Lib-eral government has taken away teachers right to individually bargain with school districts, and limited their ability to strike by designating public education as an essen-tial service.

“So teachers ask themselves, ‘Why would I put in extra time?’” said Serra.

What B.C. teachers need is more support in the classroom, he added.

Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school board chair Ken Clarkson agrees.

“[Merit pay] hasn’t worked in the United States,” he said. “As a teacher for 33 years, I don’t think I’ve ever met a teacher who was just in it for the money.

“I don’t think [Falcon] understands why peo-ple go into teaching.”

Clarkson suggested using the money Fal-con is proposing for to be used for merit pay go into professional de-velopment instead, as per the Finnish model.

“They value teachers and they show that in many ways, from the amount of professional development they get, to class sizes, to the support they get,” said Clarkson.

Falcon’s teacher pay proposal pannedBoard chair, union president balk at merit pay

Horse rescuedA horse stuck in the

mud for several hours Saturday in Maple Ridge was rescued by fi refi ghters.

The 28-year-old Mor-

gan mare was lodged in sludge on 280th Street just before noon.

Assistant fi re chief Mark Smitton said the fi re department used an equine rescue kit that has wide padding

to lift the horse out.“Without the pad-

ding, it would have made the rescue more diffi cult,” Smitton added.

Once the horse was removed from the

mud, she was hand-ed over to a vet and warmed up.

“I heard that the horse is walking around today,” Smit-ton said Monday.

“It is doing well.”


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A woman used a dirty syringe to rob a taxi driver Monday in down-town Maple Ridge.

The robbery took place just before noon on Edge Street, near Brown Avenue.

Ridge Meadows RCMP said the woman brandished the weap-on, demanded cash and fl ed east towards 227th Street with a small amount of money.

Police patrols immedi-ately after the robbery failed to locate her.

She is described as a white woman between 30 to 40 years old, 5-2 with a thin build. She was wearing a white hoodie and large dark sunglasses.

• Anyone with any in-formation is asked to call RCMP at 604-463-6251. To remain anony-mous call CrimeStop-pers at 1-800-222-8477. CrimeStoppers will pay a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and convic-tion.

Senior reunitedA 83-year-old woman

who suffers from Al-zheimer’s was reunited with her family on Sun-day after she wandered away from her home.

A Ridge Meadows RCMP offi cer spotted the senior around 1 p.m. near 222nd Street and Dewdney Trunk Road.

Cpl. Alanna Dunlop said the woman, who uses a walker, appeared to be lost.

As the offi cer spoke to the woman, her family fl agged down another patrol offi cer and reported that they were looking for their mother.

“Police were able to quickly re-unite the family and everyone was quite happy,” Dun-lop added.

Mail theftA 30-year-old woman

was arrested by police Saturday for stealing mail from a commu-nity mail box in Maple Ridge.

Police were alerted to the theft around 11:30 p.m. by a resident who saw the woman break-ing into the mailbox in the 137000block of 232A Street.

Offi cers found her a short distance away from the scene of the crime.

Cpl. Alanna Dunlop said a quantity of mail from the mailbox was found after offi cers ar-rested the woman.

She was released from police custody on a promise to appear in court in April.

Car theftRidge Meadows RCMP

are looking for two men who tried to steal a Nis-

san sports car on Satur-day in Maple Ridge.

Around 8 a.m., a man spotted the pair inside his car, which was parked in the 25000-block of Dewdney Trunk Road.

The pair were trying start the car.

Cpl. Alanna Dunlop said the car’s owner chased the pair for a short distance before they escaped on foot.

A police dog was un-able to locate either of the suspects.

They are described as white men, between 17 and 19 years old, 5-7 to 5-9 tall. Both were wearing shorts at the time of the attempted theft.

Shocking B&EA man was held in

custody over the week-end after police ar-rested him on Friday for breaking into a B.C. Hydro substation.

Police were alerted to the man around 11 p.m. after he entered an alarmed compound on Dewdney Trunk Road at 216th Street.

When offi cers ar-rived, they saw the man inside the substation.

The man climbed over the fence but was apprehended, by police after he ran onto Dover Avenue.

In addition to a break and enter charge, the man could also be charged with failing to obey a probation order.

Cpl. Alanna Dunlop said the man had been ordered to stay away from B.C. Hydro substa-tions following a previ-ous conviction.

Strange behaviourA call about a man

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police to a wanted man.At 2:20 p.m., Ridge

Meadows RCMP re-ceived a report about a man who was jumping and yelling while walk-ing in the 11800-block of 207th Street.

The caller felt the man was either quite intoxicated or high on some illegal drug.

Police caught up to the man a short while later and quickly learned he was wanted on a war-rant.

He was taken into cus-tody without incident.

Drunk driverA 53-year-old Maple

Ridge woman had her driving privileges suspended for three months on Thursday af-ter police found she was drunk while behind the wheel.

Police were called around 9:30 a.m. after a resident reported the woman driving er-ratically on Creekside Street in Maple Ridge.

A police offi cer who was nearby spotted the woman driving and noted she showed signs of being impaired by al-cohol.

The woman was pulled over and samples of her breath produced ‘fail’ readings.

“Where this impaired woman was driving is quite close to two of our community’s elemen-tary schools and is in a suburban housing sub-division,” said Cpl. Alanna Dunlop. “The propensity for this to have an unhappy end-ing was quite great, but thanks to the call from the citizen and the work of our member, this per-son was taken off of our roads.”

Beside the driving ban, the woman’s car was im-pounded for 30 days.

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A plan to put up a 35-unit apartment building on the Haney Bypass at the foot of 224th Street next to Don Cherry’s Sports Grill has been tweaked to adjust for Haney clay soil conditions.

Instead of putting a big retaining wall and entrance ramp on the north side of the building, the parking entrance will be lo-cated farther south on the property at 11566 – 224th St.

The site will have most of the suites fac-ing south with scenic views of the Fraser River, along with ter-raced retaining and landscaping to mini-mize noise from the road and the CP Rail-way. A rooftop patio also will be included on the south end of the roof. Sound attenua-tion materials are also being used in the con-struction, while heri-tage colours and tradi-tional materials will be used in recognition of the historical charac-ter of Port Haney.

A long-term bicycle storage room will be part of the complex as

well as bicycle racks outside. Motor vehicle access, however, will only be from 224th Street.

Staff are recommend-ing the project be OK’d for a development per-mit at a future meeting of council.

Council already had approved zoning changes and a devel-opment permit in 2009 under the old design.

No one knows if the big one will ever hit so it’s good to be as prepared as possible by keeping a few words in mind: drop; cover; hold on.

Drop, as in get down on the fl oor, cover – as in fi nd a piece of sturdy furniture or something to protect to you and hold on – as in hold on to that item until the shaking stops.

District of Maple Ridge employees will be prac-tising the drill as part of The Great British Colum-bia Shake Out that takes place Jan. 26 at 10 a.m.

It’s expected to be the largest earthquake drill in Canadian history with 210,000 people already registered for the event that’s designed to raise public awareness about earthquake events.

The drill is modeled af-ter The Great California Shake Out that in 2009 drew almost seven mil-lion people.

Maple Ridge’s manag-er of legislative services, Ceri Marlo, told council all municipal employees will take part.

But all of the public is encouraged to join in, either at home or at work and can register for the drill at www.shakeoutbc.ca.

Marlo said the advice is to no longer stand be-neath a door frame, but rather to take shelter beneath a piece of furni-ture so you’re protected against falling items. Council heard Monday that most of the inju-ries from earthquakes in Canada happen from furniture or other things falling on to people, rath-er than from buildings collapsing.

During the drill, people are advised to stay un-der their desks or tables for at least a minute and while doing so, try to imagine what would hap-pen in the aftermath of a major earthquake.

Marlo said the district’s building department has already looked at its of-fi ces to see what falling hazards there are and fastened items to the wall. According to www.shakeoutbc.ca, people are advised to go on a “hazard hunt” in their home, school or offi ce and identify things that may fall and cause in-juries during an earth-quake’s shaking. Fami-lies or individuals are also encouraged to make a disaster preparedness plan and to organize or refresh emergency sup-

ply kits. If an earthquake hit, local water supplies could be cut off so resi-dents are advised to have least four litres of water for each person, per day for at least three days and possibly up to two weeks.

Residents or employ-ees should also realize they may need to stay in the location they’re at for two to three days.

Another piece of advice was, if you’re indoors – stay indoors while an shake is ongoing. If you’re outside, stay out-side.

“I think this is a re-ally good basic ideal for people to participate in,”

said Coun. Linda King.“You play the way you

practise … so it becomes second nature,” added Mayor Ernie Daykin.

Council heard there are 42 earthquakes a year in Canada. “We’re doing it because Canada is prone to earthquakes,” said Marlo.

Shakeout B.C. is a part-nership between the pro-vincial government and several municipalities and the Insurance Bu-reau of Canada.

About 5,000 small earthquakes hit Canada during the year but the B.C. coast is considered most at risk from the big one.

Drop and take cover if quake hitsB.C.-wide earthquake drill already involved more than 200,000

Get preparedEarthquake tips from the federal government’s GetPrepared website suggest to avoid:• doorways –doors may slam shut and cause injuries;• windows, bookcases, tall furniture and light fi xtures – you could be hurt by shattered glass or heavy objects;• elevators – if you are in an elevator during an earthquake, hit the button for every fl oor and get out as soon as you can;• downed power lines – stay at least 10 metres away.• coastline – earthquakes can trigger large ocean waves called tsunamis.If you are in a vehicle:• pull over to a safe place where you are not blocking the road, and keep roads clear for rescue and emergency vehicles;• avoid bridges, overpasses, underpasses, buildings or anything that could collapse;• stop the car and stay inside;• listen to your car radio for instructions from emergency offi cials.

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The District is holding an Open House for the watermain replace-ment project on Dewdney Trunk Road from Laity Street to 216 Street. The scope of work includes installation of a 300mm diam-eter watermain on the south side of the roadway and replacement of water services to property lines as required.

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Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2011Time: 3:00 pm to 8:00 pmLocation: Maple Ridge Municipal Hall Lobby area at the Dewdney Trunk Road entrance 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge

Design boards will be displayed and staff as well as the design consultant will be available to answer questions. Your attendance is welcomed. Should you have any questions regarding the Open House or the project, please feel free to contact Richard Wong at 604-467-7492.

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While municipal tax-es climb by an average of 5.5 per cent in Maple Ridge in July, the pain will be sharper or less-er depending on where you live.

If your property val-ues have climbed more than the district aver-age, your property tax increase will be more

than average as well, such as in Silver Val-ley, where residents will pay about 12 per cent more in their property taxes this year than they did last year.

That’s because their values for their prop-erty jumped this year by 13.7 per cent – quite a difference from 2010, when property values in the area plunged 6.7 per cent, or from 2007, when they jumped by 50 per cent.

It’s the market that causes such fluctua-

tions and it all depends on what area is seeing the increases in hous-ing values.

In upper Hammond, the assessed valued for 2011 climbed by 5.9 per cent, while in Lower Hammond it dropped by 2.3 per cent.

When it comes to the increase in taxes, resi-dents in upper Ham-mond will see their taxes climb by about 4.4 per cent, while those in lower Ham-mond will drop by 3.7 per cent.

The district-wide average 5.5-per-cent increase means the average Maple Ridge homeowner will pay another $123 for mu-nicipal purposes when it’s tax time in July.

Municipal taxes, however, can’t be ap-pealed, but the valu-ation ascribed to a house by B.C. Assess-

ment can be appealed. Deadline for that is

Jan. 31 so residents have been advised to check their assess-ment notices which recently appeared in the mail.

Coun. Cheryl Ashlie pointed out that while Silver Valley residents are paying higher-than-average property tax increases, “to me, I don’t see them getting any greater service.”

But owning a home that’s going up in val-ue is a good thing and not much to apologize for, countered Coun. Craig Speirs.

Financial services general manager Paul Gill pointed out that some of the increas-es may have been caused by the rush to buy homes before the Harmonized Sales Tax came into effect July 1.

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person to run the offi ce, following the departure

of Dean Barbour last year.

Jesse Sidhu was ap-pointed executive-direc-tor by the board of direc-tors, on Friday.

Sidhu has a strong background in business development, public rela-tions and event manage-ment, says a chamber release.

Increasing the num-ber of chamber business events, getting business-es working together and improving the benefi ts for members are two of his immediate goals. But he also welcomes sug-gestions from members.

The fi rst project is put-ting together an annual general meeting, Sidhu said.

Standard incandescent light bulbs are now an endangered species.

A phase-out underway means consumers who haven’t already made the switch will soon have to start buying more en-ergy effi cient compact fl uorescent light (CFL) bulbs instead.

B.C. banned new im-ports of old 75- and 100-watt incandescent bulbs Jan. 1, although wholesalers and retail-ers are allowed to con-tinue selling off their existing stock.

That means for some weeks and perhaps months, hold-outs should be able to buy and stock-pile higher-wattage old-style bulbs before they become a retro rarity.

“We’ve had quite a run on incandescent light bulbs,” said James Price, owner of Ladner Village Hardware.

He hasn’t run out yet – the store still expects to get more shipments of standard bulbs before they vanish from ware-houses altogether.

“A lot of people don’t like the colour of the light with the CFLs,” he said, adding some of his customers are hoarding old bulbs.

“They’re used to turn-ing a light on and it’s on. CFLs start dim and get brighter, so they’re not as convenient.”

Price said large incan-descent fl ood lights have already become harder to fi nd, even for retail-ers.

And he’s stockpiling as many incandescent Christmas light strings as possible for custom-ers who prefer them.

Surrey’s Paul Hillsdon won’t be among shop-pers rooting out the last regular bulbs.

His family switched more than seven years ago to the lower-energy compact fl uorescents, which cost more up front but use 75 per cent less

energy than an incan-descent and last up to 10 times longer.

“The cost savings were there, so why not switch?” Hillsdon asked.

Others hate the new CFLs and plan to hoard old bulbs as long as pos-sible.

“I stocked up today,” said one poster on an on-line forum.

“CFLs may use less en-ergy in general but their lighting is cold, you can-not use them with a dim-mer, without additional circuitry, and they’re butt ugly,” said Vancou-ver’s Paul Greasby.

“If they want to save the environment they should start with the stores themselves who waste vast amounts of electricity 24/7 but then charge you fi ve cents for a bag because ‘it helps the environment.’”

B.C. Hydro says the bulb switch, which will also be mandated nation-ally, is needed because 66 per cent of its additional electricity requirements must be met by effi cien-cy and conservation by 2020.

Some critics challenge the environmental case for CFLs.

They question whether the bulbs last as long in practice – when people turn them on and off fre-quently – as they do in continuous-use tests.

And dead CFL bulbs are considered house-hold hazardous waste because they each con-tain about four mg of mercury.

Recycling depots and many retailers collect compact fl uorescent bulbs for recycling and assure safe handling.

Many of them go to Langley-based Edmonds Recycling, which uses special machinery to safely crush the bulbs and capture the mercury

vapour they emit.But some people still

toss the bulbs in the garbage, where they can end up in the landfi ll or even incinerated at the Burnaby Waste-to-Ener-gy plant, where they can contribute to mercury air or groundwater pol-lution.

Metro Vancouver of-fi cials last year said it’s an issue of concern and more must be done to boost the recycling rate of CFL bulbs in the re-gion as a result.

B.C. Hydro says the amount of mercury in a CFL is tiny compared to amalgam fi llings or a watch battery.

Saving power by us-ing a CFL also avoids the generation of dirtier coal-fi red electricity, avoiding mercury and toxic emissions in those areas.

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Rural postal deliv-ery came to Maple Ridge in 1938.

Well into the 1930s, as everyone else in Maple Ridge, the residents of Hammond, living at some distance from the local post offi ce, had to go there to collect their mail and post their let-ters.

In the summer of 1937, 180 residents of the Hammond postal area petitioned the postal authorities in Vancouver to provide rural delivery. That was granted, provided a suf-fi cient number of citizens would subscribe living at least one quarter of a mile (400 m) from the post offi ce and prepared to pay $4 for a post offi ce–supplied post box.

In February 1938, that goal was reached and, as the Weekly Gazette of Feb. 4 reports, a rural route was to start on Feb. 7.

In a letter the district director of postal services urged the Hammond subscribers to install their post box before the fi rst de-livery date and suggested that subscribers advise their correspondents to change their address from “Port Hammond, B.C.” (the local post offi ce) to “Rural Route No. 1, Port Hammond, B.C.”

Whonnock was given a rural route deliv-ery at about the same time, although there is no mention in the Gazette except from a small notice in the Feb. 4 issue asking read-ers to notify the newspaper of any change of address so as to ensure correct delivery of the paper.

“Maybe,” the paper suggests, “you are now getting your mail through the new rural delivery services at Whonnock and

Hammond.” A surviving blank “tentative application

for box,” postmarked Oct. 5, 1937, tells us about the planned Whonnock Rural Route No. 1 – information that is no longer avail-able for the fi rst Hammond rural route. The postal employee would leave the Whonnock post offi ce at 9:30 in the morning – except Sunday – and go up Whonnock Road (272nd Street). He would turn west on Dewdney Trunk Road, go to and down Baker Road (240th Street), and return to the Whon-nock post offi ce via Jackson Road (100th

Avenue), Spilsbury Road and Lougheed Highway. Whonnock Rural Route No. 1, therefore, not only served the residents of Whonnock, but also Websters Corners and Albion. The length of the route may have assured a suffi cient number of addresses to warrant a rural delivery. Residents who didn’t live on the “Main Post Road” could also become a subscriber and purchase a “Rural Post Box” for $4, which they would install on the main road followed by the postal employee. Residents could also share a box, as shown by a surviving approved

Rural Mail Delivery application for one post box (approved Dec. 31, 1937) showing the names of three well-known Whonnock neighbours: Messrs. T. Leaf, D. Bell, and G. Tiberghien, all living on what is now 272nd Street.

The postal authorities would stencil a desired name on each post box. It seems that house numbers were not used for mail delivery; probably they did not yet exist for rural areas.

The residents had to supply their own posts to support the post boxes. They also received a sheet of “Supplementary Instruc-tions for Erecting Rural Mail Boxes.”

Weathered and with a few dents show-ing the battering by several generations of destructive adolescents, a few of these original sturdy post boxes have survived the years.

Unlike their American cousins, these box-es have no “fl ags” to be lowered or raised to signal the presence or absence of mail. Instead, signals would be given by turning the box on a base plate. A box turned paral-lel with the road would tell that the box was empty. When incoming or outgoing mail had been deposited in it, the box would be turned so that the door faced the road.

Indeed, not only did the boxes serve for receiving mail, but the postal employees would also collect outgoing mail, a custom that seems to be continued until today by a few old-timers.

In 1938, Mr. Moyer was given the fi rst con-tract for the new route at Hammond that started on Feb. 7. In Whonnock, that honour came to Mr. Charlton. His contract started on Jan. 17, 1938, suggesting that he started his run a few weeks before Mr. Moyer.

Fred Braches is a local historian who lives in Whonnock.

When postal delivery, and mail boxes came to Maple Ridge

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One of the original rural mail boxes in Whonnock.

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Maple Ridge Towing (1981) Ltd. would like to extend a very big “thank you” to the local residents and businesses in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows for their continuous support over the years. December 31, 2010 represented their 30th Anniversary in business.

Owner, Randy Sorley, says it was a damp foggy New Years Eve in 1980. Their fi rst call came in around 7:30 pm. and involved a pick-up truck in the ditch on 232 Street. Since that call that evening, Maple Ridge Towing has serviced / towed more than 500,000 vehicles in the Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows area.

Maple Ridge Towing (1981) Ltd. was formed with the amalgamation of two local towing companies, one named Danny’s Towing, at that time owned by Danny Griffi n (who went on to become Mayor of Maple Ridge) and the towing portion of Highway Auto Parts, owned at that time by Don Warner.

In the beginning, Maple Ridge Towing (1981) Ltd. was owned by four partners, Dale Storer and son Rob Storer (current owners of Carline Muffl ertown) along with Milton Sorley and son Randy Sorley. After seven years together, the Sorley family bought out the Storer’s shares and continued on for another three years

before Randy bought out his father’s interest. Randy continued to operate the company for another eight years before his daughter Dena Sorley joined the business as a dispatcher and over the course of 12 years worked her way up to the present position of General Manager.

In 1981, after a brief time in Carline’s offi ce at 207 & Lougheed, they relocated their operation to a towing facility on McKay Ave. with a 10’ x 20’ Atco trailer as an offi ce. After several years they purchased a small offi ce building and shop down the street which worked well for them up until three years ago when they outgrew that location and built a state of the art towing facility at the foot of McKay Ave., complete with a shop to work on their own equipment, heated ident bays for the use of the RCMP, monitored video surveillance and enough offi ce space for future expansion.

Randy credits the success of Maple Ridge Towing to the support of their local customer base and the hard working team that has worked with him over the years. Maple Ridge Towing has had many long term employees, some have been with the company for over 20 years and have added greatly to the professional image the company has worked hard to portray.

The towing business is not an easy business, since opening their doors for business, Maple Ridge Towing has been staffed and had equipment ready to roll 24 hours a day for the past 10, 950 days. The men and women who work for them are dedicated employees who work long hours often under very diffi cult conditions.

Three years ago, Maple Ridge Towing became aware that “Operation Rednose” was looking to set up a base in the Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows area. They were having trouble securing a suitable location to receive and dispatch their calls. Randy and Dena talked it over and decided to donate their new towing facility including phone lines, offi ce and shop space for their use. “Operation Rednose” is a program that offers a free, safe ride

home alternative to people who have been drinking and should not be driving. The program is staffed by volunteers for Friday and Saturday nights from the end of November thru to and including New Years Eve. Maple Ridge Towing saw this as a way to assist “Operation Rednose” and also a way to give back to the communities that have been so supportive of them over these past years. Many of Maple Ridge Towing’s staff volunteers their time driving, dispatching and organizing the nights of operation. In the nine nights this past year, “Operation Rednose” completed over 350 safe rides home.

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Contractor Jonathan Scott and his twin brother Drew, a real estate agent, work together to find fixer-uppers to turn into buyers’ dream homes – without busting their budget.

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An “arraygraphy” titled Etude No. 12-3-09, by University of the Fraser Valley student Arthur Babiarz.

UFV work at MR galleryThe Maple Ridge Art Gallery will

feature work from the University of the Fraser Valley’s visual arts fac-ulty for its first show of 2011.

The show will have a strong con-temporary edge and feature artists working in a wide range of medi-ums, including painting, mixed me-dia, photography and video.

Participating artists include De-partment head Tetsuomi Anzai, along with Arthur Babiarz, Blaine Campbell, Sarah Ciurysek, Chris Friesen, Tom Konyves, Shelley Ste-fan and Grace Tsuramaru.

“This exhibition offers great potential in terms of engaging a community that is part of the uni-versity’s regional operation,” said

Friesen, a faculty member.Hopefully, students contemplat-

ing an art career will come out to view the show, and meet faculty members, some of whom will be at-tending the opening on Saturday, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Babiarz creates his pieces using arraygraphy, a digitally controlled visualization process.

“It is an attempt to allocate a for-mula that organizes structure of visual message,” the art student explains.

“However, a spontaneous aspect is present in artworks and dem-onstrates the artist collaboration with computer.”

The last house real estate agent Drew Scott and his twin brother Jonathan looked at was infested with mice and had 10 lazy cats as

tenants.It didn’t matter. Beyond the faeces and damaged

walls, the pair spotted potential.“A lot of home buyers can’t see through the prob-

lems,” says Jonathan, a contractor who stars with his twin in Property Brothers, a new show on the W Network that follows the pair as they help cou-ples fi nd, buy and transform extreme fi xer-uppers into the ultimate dream home.

The twins, who grew up in Maple Ridge, are ad-ept at overhauling rundown, ugly properties and have been honing their skills on crack shacks or former growops for the past 15 years.

After graduating from Thomas Haney Second-ary School, the brothers moved to Calgary for uni-versity, where they bought a house with a down payment of $250.

“The realtor told us it was impossible to buy a place with $250 down,” Drew recalls.

They owned the house for less than a year, lived rent free after recruiting their friends as tenants and fl ipped it for a $50,000 profi t.

With that money, the brothers bought another house right away.

“A light bulb switched on and that’s how we started,” adds Drew.

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Since then, the pair has renovated 45 homes for themselves and hun-dreds for clients.

The 32-year-old broth-ers started Scott Real Estate in 2004, a com-pany that oversees the sales and construction of residential and com-mercial projects and now has offi ces in Van-couver, Calgary and Las Vegas.

“A lot of people want to get a place that is

all fi nished and has all their wish list items but you pay more for that,” says Johnathan.

“When you get used to looking at extreme fi xer uppers and you can see the potential then you can actually tailor it to what you want.”

With the help of 3-D CGI technology, the brothers show buyers the underlying poten-tial in two rundown properties.

Once the clients

choose the property they like best, Drew begins negotiating the purchase price while Jonathan starts plan-ning the transforma-tion.

“It’s a great blend of both of our worlds,” says Drew.

“As a realtor, I like taking people to prop-erties and having a con-tractor there with me.”

The show is also a natural fi t for the sib-lings who have been

acting since they were kids.

Drew is a second-degree black belt in ka-rate and Jonathan is an

award-winning illusion-ist who used to perform in Vegas.

Although the show has fi lmed all 15 epi-

sodes of season one in Toronto, the broth-ers hope to bring their expertise to the West Coast once they’ve

signed on for season two.

• Property Brothers airs on the W Network on Tuesday at 10 p.m.

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During the run of the show, the gallery will also host a lecture by Dr. Aleksandra Idzior, a distin-guished art history lecturer from the visual arts department of the UFV. Her lecture, “Come Dance with me – Reflections on Late Medi-eval Imagery of the Dance of Death” will take place on Saturday, Feb. 5

at 12:30 p.m. Her theme will be ex-plored in both contemporary and medieval contexts, demonstrating how the `dance of death’ contains elements of subversive humour amidst an otherwise grave and ma-cabre subject.

• The exhibition runs until Feb. 12 at the Maple Ridge Art Gallery in The ACT, 11944 Haney Place.

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Entry deadline nearingfor Kiwanis music festival

The deadline for the 12th Annual Kiwanis Fraser Valley International Music Festival is fast approaching.

The festival offers classes for stu-dents of piano, strings, woodwinds, brass, voice, guitar and harp.

Sessions and workshops for com-posers, chamber ensembles, choirs, orchestras, jazz bands, concert bands and vocal jazz ensembles are also offered.

Last year the festival hosted a re-cord 6,401 participants, including more than 150 choirs, orchestras and bands.

The Kiwanis Fraser Valley Mu-sic Festival Society was founded in the spring of 1999, becoming a non-profit society and registered char-

ity in 2001. The society partners with

Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s music department for the annual festival.

The event is held at Kwantlen’s Langley campus as well as other Langley venues.

The Maple Ridge Concert Band, conducted by Ed Dumas, won a tro-phy last year for the most promis-ing community band.

The festival will take place from April 18 - May 25 in Langley.

The deadline for music entries is Feb. 4.

The deadline for speech arts and drama entries is Feb. 25.

• The 2011 syllabus, adjudica-tors’ bios and other information is available at www.kfv.ca or by calling 1-604-820-4413 or toll free 1-866-532-3809.

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Student artists from across Brit-ish Columbia will showcase their impressions of important environ-mental issues through a province-wide Earth Day art competition.

“Talented, artistic young people in communities across the prov-ince represent British Colum-bia’s artists of the future,” said Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux.

“Given the interest in the envi-ronment shared by many young British Columbians, I’m confident the competition will result in some first- rate, thought-provoking art. Good luck to all participants.”

“Young people in British Colum-bia are committed to protecting B.C’s natural environment,” said Environment Minister Murray Coell.

“The Earth Day art show will pro-vide high school students across the province with a wonderful op-portunity to use their artistic tal-ent to share their views.”

The 2011 Earth Day Art Show and Competition offers $3,500 in prize money. Participation is open to all grades 9 to 12 students cur-rently enrolled in a B.C. second-ary school, public or private.

Cash prizes are $2,000 for first place, $1,000 for second and $500

for third. A panel of three members from

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The panel will consider an en-trant’s background research, con-tent sophistication and technical skill.

“Students will apply creativity and skill to show through their art how an environmental issue im-pacts their lifestyle now - or how it might do so in future,” said Marc Pelech, a high school art teacher in Surrey and coordinator of the art show and competition.

“While the competitive aspect is always exciting and motivating, I think all the artists will benefit from the opportunity to show their talent and hone their skills.”

Newton Cultural Centre in Sur-rey will exhibit the top 50 artworks throughout April 2011 and host a gala on Earth Day, April 22.

Teachers interested in having their students compete must con-firm their participation by Jan. 28. All artwork must be submitted by March 11, 2011 to:

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• To confirm participation and learn more details about the com-petition, visit www.artscouncil-ofsurrey.ca/index.htm or email Marc Pelech at [email protected].

Gallery 7 Theatre and Performing Arts continues its Theatre Side Chat series this week with the second of three chats called Faith and Theatre: Merging the Arts with Faith .

Lead by Dr. Lloyd Arnett, a professor at Trinity Western University’s School of the Arts, Media and Culture, the chat will be a crash theologi-cal exploration of how the-atre can supplement our faith journey.

“Theatre Side Chat is a se-ries of casual evenings fea-turing music, refreshments and stimulating discussions related to the magic, power and role of theatre,” explains Gallery 7 Theatre’s Executive artistic director, Ken Hildebrandt. “It’s an op-portunity for the public to come out to the House of James, pull up a chair, enjoy a steaming brew of their favorite coffee, and participate in an evening of groovy music and an inspiring discus-sion about the arts.”

Over the centuries, the church has maintained a love-hate relationship with theatre. At times, it has embraced it as a powerful way to communicate gospel truths, and at others, it has rejected it as a fl ashpoint for heresy, sinful behaviour and the spread of dis-ease. Yet, theatre has the incredibility ability to engage our hearts, souls and minds, to explore themes that attempt to make sense of our human experi-ence and our relationship to God.

The chats will explore topics such as: Is there such a thing as a Christian

theatre?; Is there a difference between secular and religious theatre?; Or can arts and faith work together?

A Christian-humanist theatre schol-ar, Dr. Arnett teaches theatre history and literature, playwriting, perfor-mance, and courses in the integration of faith-and-theatre.

A prolifi c director, his re-cent productions have includ-ed The Glass Menagerie, Cot-ton Patch Gospel, and his own work, Angels.

His articles and reviews have appeared in various journals and he has just com-pleted editing the anthology, Angels and Other Plays for the Church.

The evening will also fea-ture musical guest singer and songwriter Joel Willoughby. He has been writing and per-

forming in various bands for more than 15 years, spending many years drumming for Vancouver’s critically acclaimed Maplewood Lane.

He has shared the stage with bands and songwriters alike at folk fests, clubs and coffeehouses around the North-west U.S. and Canada. He’s released two solo albums: Closer to Home and Do You Have Something to Say? Songs from both albums have been featured on the CBC television show Heartland and have been played on college radio in Canada and the U.S.

• Faith & Theatre: Merging the Arts and Faith takes place at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday Jan. 15 at the House of James, 2743 Emerson Street in Abbotsford. Tickets are $5. and are available at the door. For more on the Theatre Side Chats, visit www.gallery7theatre.com or call 1-604-504-5940.

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Flames shut out by Steelers

The Ridge Meadows Flames grabbed two of a possible four points last week-end as they went up against teams from the Pacifi c International Junior Hockey League’s Tom Shaw Conference.

The Flames started the weekend on high Friday night at home with a 4-2 win over the North Delta Devils (19-12-4), before falling 5-0 on the road to the Grandview Steelers (20-13-3) Sunday night.

The Flames came out guns a-blazin’

in the fi rst pe-riod Sunday night against Grandview, fi ring 15 shots on

Steelers’ net-minder Norbert

Biszczak. However, it was

the Steelers who would score fi rst, taking a 1-0 lead late in the opening frame.

The Steelers returned the favour in the second period, shelling the Flames’ goal with 21 shots, chasing goalie Tyler Klas-sen from net at the midway mark of the period. Mackenzie Skapski came in relief with the score 3-0, only to face a contin-ued barrage of pucks, stopping 19 of 21 shots he faced.

The loss comes two days after the Flames upset the North Delta Devils at home, winning 4-2 Friday night despite being out shot by the Devils 34 to 27. The Devils managed to convert just one of their six power play opportunities.

Matthew Keller scored a pair of goals for the Flames, including the game-winner to earn fi rst-star honours, while Klassen garnered the game’s second star for his 32-save performance.

Sean Kavanagh and Dustin Cervo had the Flames other two goals, while Danny Brandys picked up two assists. Matthew Hargreaves, Matthew Bevilacqua, CJ Legassic, Reece Rivard, and Paul Piluso each added a helper.

The Flames remain in third place in the Harold Brittain Conference with a record of 16-19-0, good for 32 points.

• The Flames next home game is this Friday against the Mission Icebreakers at Planet Ice at 7:30 p.m.


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Flying highMaple Ridge Rambler Kolbie Orum puts up a shot through traffic against the Mennonite Education Insti-tute Eagles at the MEI Senior Girls’ Invitational Tournament Friday afternoon in Abbotsford. The Ramblers trounced the Eagles 85-23.

Ramblers bounce back from injuries

Pitt 2nd at Snowball tourney

The Maple Ridge Secondary School Ramblers senior boys’ basketball team bounced back from a December that saw the team sidelined with injury to go 3-1 at St. Thomas More’s Chancellor Tournament.

The Ramblers opened the 16-

team tournament with a 64-60 loss to Tamanawis secondary, knocking the team out of med-al contention.

It was the first game action for the team in almost month after injuries kept the seven-man squad sidelined since Dec. 10.

“We only had five guys left on the roster,” said head coach Ken Dockendorf. “We only have seven guys on the team this year, so when we have in-juries, it really affects us.”

Despite the small pool of tal-

ent the Ramblers have to draw from this season, the skill lev-el on the team remains high, thanks to senior point guard Travis Eagle and six-foot-five forward Jacob Durkovich.

The Ramblers shook off the rust, however, and responded with three straight wins at the tournament to finish sixth overall.

Thursday morning saw the Rambler edge the Dr. Charles Best Secondary Blue Devils by a score of 60-57. Maple Ridge went on to beat Holy Cross 48-

47, and Penticton 52-46 before the weekend was done.

“I was really happy with how we played,” said Dockendorf. “Every game was physical, thankfully we were able to keep everyone healthy.

“I don’t even know how we made it through.”

The Ramblers next face the top-ranked RC Palmer Grif-fins at home this Friday in ex-hibition action before starting Abbotsford West AAA league play Saturday night against the WJ Mouat Hawks.

Maple Ridge goes 3-1 at STM Chancellor tourney


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The Pitt Meadows Secondary School senior boys’ basketball team finished second at the annual Abbotsford Snowball Tournament last weekend, falling in the final to South-ern California’s Fairfax High School.

Pitt Meadows opened the tournament with a come from behind win over the Mennonite Education Institute Eagles on Thursday.

The Air Force found them-selves down 23-20 after the fi rst quarter, but were able claw their back into the lead by half, up 40-34.

MEI, a contender in the Fraser Valley this year, used their speed and three-point shooting to keep the Marauders off bal-ance the whole game, said Pitt coach Rich Goulet.

Pitt went up 59-40 in the third quarter, only to see MEI hit four three-point plays to narrow the game to within six points.

Malcolm Williams fi nished with 26 points, while Trevor Severinski contributed 25 points. Mitsu Iwai added 12 points, while Matt Blackaby put up 11 points.

The Air Force put forward a much more focussed effort Friday in their 74-53 win over South Kamloops. Pitt played a near-perfect fi rst quarter, tak-ing a 34-15 lead, and enabling the team to play its bench for most of the game.

Blackaby and Williams were unstoppable in the fi rst half, fi nishing with 24 and 22 points respectively.

Rustlers take Cloverdale bantam tournament

The Ridge Meadows Bantam C4 Hus-tlers took top prize at the Cloverdale Bantam C Tournament last month. The fi nal game against the Mission Vipers was a hard fought, end-to-end contest by two very close teams. After three periods, the teams went into the fi ve-minute sudden death overtime period tied 2-2.

The Hustlers put the winning goal by the Vipers netminder with a mere 25.8 seconds left on the clock to win the game and the tournament.

Air Force falls to American squad in fi nal

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In the final, Pitt played a loaded Fairfax High School team from Southern Califor-nia, falling 76-54. Pitt had a narrow 34-33 lead at half time, but the dominant Fairfax team made the most of Marauder

turnovers in the second half to seal the victory. Williams had 16 points, while Severinski had 13.

Both Severinski and Williams were named to the tourna-ment’s first all-star team, while Blackaby was named to the

second.Pitt opened Fraser Valley

North league play Tuesday night against Dr. Charles Best Secondary, and are hosting the annual 14-team Pitt Mead-ows Air Show tournament this weekend featuring.

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Mallo nets assistsMaple Ridge’s Lauren Mallo notched two assists in Buff alo State’s 3-2 win over Castleton College in women’s NCAA Division 3 collegiate hockey action. It was the fi fth win in a row for Buff alo State.

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The Vancouver North East Chiefs split their weekend series with the Fraser Valley Bruins, but still managed to hang onto the sixth and final B.C. Hockey Major Midget League play-off berth.

The Maple Ridge-based Chiefs took the first game of the series Saturday af-ternoon by a score of 4-2, before falling 6-2 in the re-match Sunday.

The Chiefs were without the services of leading scorer Matt Bissett, but still managed to pot three first-period goals Satur-day on the road.

Michael Scobie opened the scoring less than a minute into the game, and

by the end of the first pe-riod, the Chiefs held a 3-1 advantage thanks to goals by Adam Rockwood and Dominic Centis.

The Bruins added a goal early in the second period, but Rockwood’s second goal of the game clinched the victory for the Chiefs.

Things started well for the Chiefs in their second meeting with the Bruins at home at Planet Ice on Sunday, but could not have ended up worse.

Goals by Tyler Martin and Daniel Del Bianco put the Chiefs up 2-0 at the end of the first period, but the Bruins rallied back in a big way, scoring six un-answered goals to put the game out of reach.

The Bruins tied the game with a pair of goals in the second period, and the teams faced off in the final frame tied 2-2.

The Chiefs were not able to hold on, however, as the Bruins scored four goals in the third for the

6-2 win.The Chiefs are now 10-

10-2 this season, and re-main in sixth place with 26 points, three points ahead of the Okanagan Rockets for final play-off berth. The Chiefs travel to Kamloops this weekend to take on the league-leading Valley West Hawks.

Five Chiefs named to all-star squad

Five members of the Van-couver North East Chiefs organization will be taking part in the 2011 BCMML All-Star Game in Chase this Friday, Jan. 14.

Forwards Matt Bissett and Joey Santucci, and de-fenceman Tyler Martin will suit up for Team White, while defenceman Daniel Del Bianco was named to Team Blue.

Chiefs coach Doneau Me-nard was also named to the coaching staff of Team White.

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Sports Calendar• The Ridge Meadows Flames host the

Mission Icebreaker at home at Planet Ice Friday, Jan. 14. Game time is 7:30 p.m.

• The North Fraser Therapeutic Riding Association needs volunteers to help groom and tack horses and to lead or side walk with riders during their lesson. Horse experience is great but not required. If you enjoy the outdoors, working with wonderful people of all abilities, and love animals, this is the place for you. Please contact 604 462-7786 for further information or to sign up for our orientation.

• The Maple Ridge Skating Club is accepting ongoing registration for set two

of the CanSkate program. Skate Canada’s national learn-to-skate program designed for beginners. Registration will continue throughout the winter season until sessions are full. For more information about rates and times please visit www.MapleRidgeSkating.com

• Singles dance, at various locations, every Saturday night. Includes dinner and a live band. For more information call Doris at 604-465-4412.

• The Maple Ridge Legion euchre club is looking for players. The club meets Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. at the legion, corner of Brown Avenue and 224th Street. Call Irene at 604-465-1956 for more informa-tion.

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Wednesday, Jan. 12• The Kanaka Education and Environmental Partner-ship Society (KEEPS) will be hosting a general meeting in the Fraser Room of Maple Ridge Library at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome. For more information, contact KEEPS at 604-462-8643 or 604-970-8404. Thursday, Jan. 13• Alouette Field Naturalists hold their monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m.the Ridge Meadows Seniors’ Activity Centre, 12150 224th Street. All welcome.

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Saturday, Jan. 15• Becky’s New Car comes to the ACT as part of the Arts Club on Tour series. Becky’s New Car is a comedic tale about fi nding the on-ramp to happiness. Becky embarks on a comic and poignant joyride that may change everything forever. Show begins at 8 p.m. at the ACT, Maple Ridge. For ticket information, visit www.theactmapleridge.org or call 604-476-2787.

Monday, Jan. 17• Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), is presenting an open house at 6 p.m., with a guest speaker at 7 p.m. discussing nourishing your body’s systems. Meeting takes place at Ridge Meadows Seniors’ Activity Centre in the library, 12150 224th Street, Maple Ridge. For more information, contact Elma at 604-463-4831 or [email protected]. • Pitt Meadows Garden Club is inviting members and anyone interested to its monthly meet-

ing at 7 p.m. Guest speaker will be Belinda Cardoso, discussing The Fragrant Garden: Planning for Year-Round Olfactory Bliss. Meeting takes place at the Pitt Meadows Community Hall adjacent to Community Church (corner of Harris and Ford Road). Everyone welcome.

January 18• Hammond Elementary School is hosting a Montes-sori Information Night on Tuesday, January 18th at 6 p.m. in the library. Parents interested in learning more about this public school program are invited to attend. Please call 604-466-6273 or e-mail [email protected] for more information. Information is also available on the school district website: www.sd42.ca/montessori. Hammond Elementary School is located at 11520 - 203rd Street, Maple Ridge.

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The Shredder – also nick-named EDDIE for Evil Destroyer of Delicate Internal Electron-ics – chews up electronic gear like hard drives and spits out coin-sized pieces that are then recycled.

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E-waste recycling expanded earlier this year to include more audio and video electronics as well as telephones. For complete list of what can be recycled, see: http://www.encorp.ca/electron-ics/acceptable.

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Gas prices jump againGasoline prices in Metro

Vancouver have risen about 15 per cent this year and are now at their highest levels since mid-2008.

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RAMSAYAmie Richelle

Jan 18, 1981 ~ Dec 14, 2010

A celebration of life will be held on January 18th at 7pm.

Please contact [email protected]

if you would like to attend.

Angels around us, angels beside us,angels within us. Her wings wrap gently around us.

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

21 COMING EVENTS21st century

2st CENTURY FLEA MARKET175 tables of Bargains on Deluxe

20th Century Junque!Sunday, Jan 16, 10am-3pmCroatian Cultural Centre,

3250 Commerical Dr, Vancouver Info: 604-980-3159. Admission $4.

42 LOST AND FOUND

FOUND - CAT: beautiful black & white cat, found injured on #5 Rd, in Abbotsford on Jan 3rd. Please call: 1 (604)585-3718 (Surrey).

LOST: ZIP DRIVE. Vic. Pitt Mead-ows, Wed. Jan. 5th Please call 604-603-1357.

TRAVEL

74 TIMESHARE

SELL/RENT YOUR TIMESHARE FOR CASH!!! Our Guaranteed Services will Sell/ Rent Your Unused Timeshare for CASH! Over $78 Million Dollars offered in 2010! www.sellatimeshare.com (800)640-6886

75 TRAVEL

SUNNY WINTER Specials. At Florida’s Best Beach-New Smyrna Beach. Stay a week or longer. Plan a beach wedding or family reunion. www.NSBFLA.com or 1-800-541-9621.

CHILDREN

PUDDLE D (Duck)Children’s Ctr

PreschoolDaycare 21/2 to 5 years

Before &/or After school careK ~ 12 years

Davie JonesEdith McDermott

Highland ParkPitt Meadows

Programs included:Arts, Science, Music,

Math, Dramatic Play & SportsFully licensed,

Qualifi ed E.C.E.Caregivers & Teachers

Close to major route

604.465.9822

98 PRE-SCHOOLS

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

102 ACCOUNTING/BOOKKEEPING

CONTROLLERAlliance Concrete Pumps, a manufacturer of concrete pumps, has an opportunity for a Control-ler to join their management team.

You will have a Canadian ac-counting designation (CMA, CGA or CA) and a minimum of 2+ years in a Controller role in a small to medium sized manufac-turing or parts and service orient-ed company.

You enjoy mentoring a team and have good ERP Systems knowl-edge. Experience with work in process, fi nancial modeling and profi ciency with Excel and Offi ce is required. You are confi dent, ar-ticulate and are comfortable in-acting change to streamline pro-cesses and create effi ciencies. Remuneration up to $80,000 per annum. If you are interested in this hands on role, please submit your resume and covering letter, referencing Controller in the sub-ject line to:[email protected]

108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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HYGIENITECH Mattress Cleaning & Upholstery Cleaning/Sanitizing Business. New “Green” Dry, Chemical-Free process removes bed bugs, dust mites, and harmful allergens. Big Profi ts/Small Invest-ment. 1-888-999-9030 www.Hygienitech.com

109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

WE ARE CURRENTLYRECRUITING FOR AN

ENGINEER ATCOQUITLAM CENTRE

Reporting to the Operations Supervisor, the successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out the following routine maintenance on a daily basis:

• Performing and document-ing planned and irregular maintenance to the build-ing HVAC systems, includ-ing central cooling and heating system.

• Operation of DDC con-trols, Fire alarm systems.

• Minor electrical repairs.• Ensure all life safety

systems (sprinklers, ex-tinguishers etc.) are maintained.

• Touch up painting and minor building repairs, carpentry, plumbing etc.

• Help with set-up of ongo-ing promotions and décor as needed.

Qualifi cations:

• 4th Class Power Engineer-ing Certifi cate.

• Experience in building maintenance including the handling and maintenance of various pieces of power equipment.

• Must be able to work inde-pendently.

• Occasional heavy lifting and working from heights.

• Must have a valid B.C. driver’s license.

Interested applicants should contact:

David Smyth, Operations Supervisor,[email protected]

no later than January 17, 2011.


115 EDUCATION

Become a Psychiatric Nurse - train locally via distance education, local and/or regional clinical place-ments, and some regional class-room delivery. Wages start at $29/hour. This 23 month program is recognized by the CRPNBC. Gov’t funding may be available.

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DGS CANADA2 DAY

FORKLIFTWEEKENDCOURSE

Every Saturday at 8:30am #215, 19358-96 Ave. Surrey

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Ask about our other Courses...*Stand up Reach *Fall Protection *Aerial Lift *RoughTerrain Forklift*Bobcat *WHMIS & much more.

“Preferred by Employers

Optician TrainingStart January 17, 2011BC College Of Optics

604-581-0101www.bccollegeofoptics.ca

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

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CHILDREN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-98

EMPLOYMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102-198

BUSINESS SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . 203-387

PETS & LIVESTOCK . . . . . . . . . . . 453-483

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE . . . . . . 503-587

REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603-696

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115 EDUCATION


125 FOSTER/SOCIAL CARE

Some great kids aged 12 to 18who need a stable, caring home for a few months.Are you looking for the

opportunity to do meaningful, fulfi lling work?

Qualifi ed applicants receive training, support and

remuneration.Funding is available for

modifi cations to better equip your home. A child at risk is

waiting for an open door. Make it yours.

Call 604-708-2628www.plea.bc.ca

115 EDUCATION


127 HAIRCAREPROFESSIONALS

TEMPTATIONS SALON & SPA

Large upbeat salon now hiring Hair Dressers for all positions.

Chair rental or commission.

Call Kathy, Lori or Lisa with inquiries

604.466.1222Or drop off resume to

#150 ~ 22470 Dewdney Trunk Rd

130 HELP WANTED

ACCOUNTING & PAYROLL Train-ees Needed! Large & Small Firms Seeking Certifi ed A&P Staff Now. No Experience? Need Training? Career Training & Job Placement Available. 1-888-424-9417

115 EDUCATION


130 HELP WANTED

Christian Out of School Care has a part-time position

available. Class 4 needed, or willing to obtain.

Experience working with children a must.

Competitive wages.Email resume to

[email protected]

CONTAINER HUSBANDRY

Specimen Trees Wholesale Nurseries Ltd., 18598 Advent Rd Pitt Meadows, BC is looking for Pri-mary Nursery Workers to weed and prune container plants. Work is out-doors in all kinds of weather; 6 days a week; 8 hours a day. Starting March 1, 2011. Training provided. $9.28 per hour.

Please fax resume to: 604-465-8100

Ph: 604-465-7122 or email: [email protected]: Personnel Manager

FLAGGERS NEEDEDIf not certifi ed, training available for

a fee. Call 604-575-3944

MEDICAL OFFICE Trainees Need-ed! Drs & Hospitals need Medical Offi ce & Medical Admin staff! No Experience? Need Training? Local Career Training & Job Placement also Available! 1-888-778-0459

115 EDUCATION


130 HELP WANTED

Star Fleet Trucking HIRING! DRIV-ERS, FARMERS, RANCHERS & RETIREES needed with 3/4 Ton or 1-Ton pickup trucks to deliver new travel trailers & fi fth wheels from US manufacturers to dealers through-out Canada. Free IRP plate for your truck and low insurance rates! Pref. commercial Lic. or 3 yrs towing exp. Top Pay! Call Craig 1-877-890-4523 www.starfl eettrucking.com

STINGRAY TRANSPORT Ltd, is hiring qualifi ed independent Class 1 Owner Operators to join our team. Long-haul routes, must be able to cross border, and have 2 years of highway driving experience. Please fax or email driver’s abstract and 10+ yrs of employment history. Fax 604-746-1617 or email [email protected]

WILLOW MANOR SENIORS COMMUNITY is now seeking

qualifi ed persons for the following casual/on-call positions:

D REGISTERED NURSES D RECEPTIONIST D HOUSEKKEEPING D COOK

Please email your resumeand cover letter, or drop off to:

[email protected] Willow Manor, 12275 224 St.,

Maple Ridge. No ph calls please.

115 EDUCATION


130 HELP WANTED

CARRIERS NEEDEDThe following routes are now

available to deliver the NEWS in Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows

40047 - Dewdney Trk Rd, 260 St40052 - Dewdney Trk Rd, Sandpiper Ave, Nightingale Ave, 234 St, Meadowlark Dr40109 - Lougheed Hwy, Harrison St, Olund Cres, Gillis Pl, 113 Ave40111 - 220 St, 221 St, 119 Ave, Selkirk Ave, Lougheed Hwy40112 - Dewdney Trunk Rd, York St, 221 St, 220 St40114 - Wicklow Way, 218 St, Laurie Ave, Lougheed Hwy40203 - 124 Ave, Lee Ave, 123 Ave & Edge St, 227 St40223 - Eagle Ave, 122 Ave, 121A Ave, Peash Tree Crt, 232 St, Blossom St, 231 St 40260 - 121 Ave, Dewdney Trk Rd, Acadia St40263 - Mountainview Cres, 121 Ave, Acadia St, 216 St40266 - Moody St, Davison St, 122 St, 124 Ave40311 - Lougheed Hwy, Laity St, 210 St 40316 - River Rd, Golf Lane, 207A St, 207 St40351 - 123 Ave, Stonehouse Ave, 122 Ave, 216 St, Creston St40352 - 123 Ave, 122B Ave, 122 Ave, Campbell Ave, Laity St, Creston St40353 - Thornton Ave, Douglas Ave, 126 Ave, Laity St, Hardy St, Thornton Pl40354 - Campbell Ave, 121 Ave, 214 St, Glenwood Ave, 216 St40357 - Thornton Ave, 126 Ave, 215 St40360 - Glenwood Ave, Dewdney Trk Rd, Laity St, 212 St, 211 St, 210 St40364 - Douglas Ave, McCallum Dr, 123 Ave, 212 St, Dawson Pl, Laity St40365 - 121 Ave, Alpine Ave, 123 Ave, 209 St, Skillens Ave40369- 123 Ave, 122 Ave, 121B Ave, Dewdney Trk Rd40378 - Brooks Ave, Powell Ave, 124 Ave, 206 St, 205 St, 204 St, 203 St40383 - 122 Ave, Campbell Ave, 121 Ave, Dewdney Trk Rd, Laity St, McIntyre Crt, 214 St 40384 - 125 Ave, Meadow Pl, 124 Ave, 209 St, Blanshard St40325 - Lorne Ave, Hampton St, Ditton St, Chigwell St, Kent St, Wharf St, Princess St, Beckley St, Bromley St40329 - Melville St, Eltham St, Princess St, Lorne Ave, Wanstead St, Ospring St40330 - Beckley St, Kingston St, Hazelwood St, Wharf St40334 - Ospring St, Wanstead St, Lorne Ave, Princess St40340 - Thorne Ave, 207 St, 206B St, 206A St, Miller St41051 - Advent Rd, 122 Ave, Ford Rd, 191B St, 190 St, 189A St

If you live on or near one of these routes and you are

interested in delivering papersplease call circulation @ 604-466-6397 and quote

the route number.

134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES

Full Time Cooks(min. 2 yrs exp.)

Kitchen Help & Servers Experience preferred but will train

Fun Place to Work!SOCRATES GREEK TAVERNA#19-20691 Lougheed Hwy.

Apply within after 4 pm with resume

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

Managers/SupervisorsNOW HIRING

In the Lower Mainland

SOMETIMESALL YOU NEED IS

A CHANGE OF SCENERY!Is casual dining or fast food

leaving you less than challenged? At Denny’s, we offer

you more than just greeting customers and waiting tables. As

a Manager, we’ll give you the chance to share your expertise in

a team focused,full service operation. In return for your efforts, we provide out-

standing growth opportunity, competitive salaries,

Performance-based bonus, advancement opportunities and

an excellent benefi t package.

SOUNDS LIKE MUCH MORE THAN FAST FOOD

TO US!We are looking for YOU energetic individuals with supervisory experience, a commitment to Customer Service and the ability to lead. Positions available inLower Mainland.

Send your resume to: [email protected] or by fax to : 1-604-942-0568


134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES

P/T KITCHEN HELP (COOK) Req’d. (MUST BE EXP’D.) have valid Food Safe, plenty of cleaningreq’d. Drop off or mail resume toThe One Way Club, 22270 NorthSt. Maple Ridge, V2X 2L5. Pleaseno phone calls

TH Restaurant Services LTD o/a Tim Hortons

Food Counter Attendant

Must be avail F/T shift work, nights, overnights, early mornings & weekends. $10.31hr + benefi ts: Apply at store

100 - 20201 Lougheed Hwy Maple Ridge, BC

Phone: 604-996-8134Fax: 604-459-3376

138 LABOURERSEXCAVATOR OPERATORS, Insite Servicing & Utilities Ground work. Hardworking & exp’d. Please call 604-465-4718.PIPE LAYERS & SURVEYORS - exp’d and hardworking. Please call 604-465-4718.

139 MEDICAL/DENTALCDA NEEDED for busy paediatricoffi ce in Mission. P/T, may lead to F/T. Must have experience. Pleasedrop resume off in person at 327527th Ave., MissionFULL AND PART Time Certifi edDental assistants position in Ab-botsford. No evenings some week-ends. $20/Hour. 778-373-8441email credentials:[email protected]

142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKSFINANCIAL CLERK II BBD is seek-ing a temporary full time fi nancialclerk (Maternity Leave February2011 until May 2012) in the Port Coquitlam offi ce. Reporting to theVP, Finance, this position is a key member of the Finance team atBBD West offi ce. Finance clerk tobe primarily responsible for the Ac-counts payable/receivable as wellas managing the adjudications pro-cess for BBD clients. Please check out www.bbd.ca for the full job post-ing. BBD offers a competitive com-pensation package with benefi tsand vacation. Please forward re-sume and cover letter to [email protected] or fax 604-464-7997 by January 21, 2011. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

PARALEGAL REQUIREDfor Plaintiff Personal Injury

(motor vehicle cases).Candidates must have understanding of all litigation procedures and must have the ability to work without supervision and deal with clients. Experience is essential. Salary commensu-rate with experience.

Fax resume with references to:604-850-2164

Part time Clerical/Offi ce position

Gregg Distributors (B.C) Ltd. is looking to fi ll a part time clerical/offi ce position. Experience with A/R and all offi ce procedures is required.

Please fax resumes to 604-888-4688 or visit

employment opportunities at www.greggdistributors.ca

156 SALESESTABLISHED AND Growing forOver 90 Years Combined Insuranceis an international company estab-lished and growing since 1919. Weare seeking results oriented man-agement minded individuals to ser-vice a very well established block ofexisting accounts in the Disabilityand Life fi eld. Duties include: ser-vice of existing accounts, set up new business accounts We offer: 3 weeks of hands-on training paid forby Combined Insurance, competi-tive compensation package, excel-lent benefi ts program, managementtraining and development Qualifi ca-tions: a successful past work histo-ry, valid drivers license, reliable au-tomobile available for full time use,bondable, honest and ambitious,have a positive attitude If you are a motivated professional with stronggoals, and a commitment to excel-lence, an opportunity with Com-bined might be for you! Send your resume to: [email protected] Website: www.com-bined.ca



156 SALES

PROFESSIONAL SALES ASSOCIATES

Interested in SALES? Outgoing? Motivated?

Positions available with an excellent compensation

opportunity. Knowledge of the Industrial & H.D markets would be an asset. Training would be

provided to achieve your full potential.

Please fax resumes to:GREGG DISTRIBUTORS (B.C) Ltd. 604-888-4688

or visit employment opportunities at

www.greggdistributors.ca

160 TRADES, TECHNICALCARPENTER Weststar Restoration & Contracting Service Ltd. Carpen-ter Renovation (7271), P/F $25, 40 hr week, Med. Ben, ASAP, Sdary school or 3 to 4 yrs apprenticeship, program or over 4 yrs, exp in the trade, spk English. maintenance, repair, renovation,specifi c skills: measure, cut, shape, wood materi-als, etc. Apply by email: [email protected]

EXCAVATOR OPERATORExcavation Company based out of Maple Ridge is looking for experienced excavator operator, who has MINIMUM 4 YEARS EXPERIENCE. If you’re a team player looking for long term employment this is a great opportunity.

Good Wages, OvertimePremiums & Benefi ts Package.

Qualifi ed applicants call Dave at 604-690-0044 or fax resume

to 604-465-9176 or e-mail [email protected]

LICENSED HEAVY Duty Mechanic needed for maintenance and re-pairs on clean fl eet of Dump Trucks, Maple Ridge area. After-noon shift, Monday to Friday. Fax resume to 604-460-7853.

PLUMBING & HEATING• Foreman • Journeyman

• Apprentices

Respected local Mechanical Contractor requires Plumbing & Heating Foreman, Journeyman & Apprentices for all aspects of Commercial Institutional Me-chanical work (New Construc-tion). Previous experience an asset. Team Environment. Long Term Opportunity.

Competitive Wages, & Excellent Benefi ts.

Fax: 604.576.4739 or E-mail: [email protected]

Want to advance your career?

Drillers Assistants (labour) Entry level positionsJob entails:

Lift 25-100lbs, repetitive manual labor, working outdoors, long hours, travel in BC, strong work ethic, team player, multitasking, self-motivated. Ability to take direction, valid BC drivers license, clean abstract, reliable transportation. Mechanicallyinclined an asset.Provide resume and drivers abstract to:

[email protected] or fax to 604-888-4206.

No phone calls.

PERSONAL SERVICES

171 ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

604-460-8058#7 - 20306

Dewdney Trunk, M. RidgeBehind Max Gas Station

10am-8pm. Sun & Holidays 12-6.

JASMINES RELAXATION TOUCHPain/ Stress Relief. Country Setting*Easy Prkg *7Days. 778-888-3866

The Best Team & Service !

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173 MIND BODY SPIRITExclusive Swedish Massage

• European • Private • VIP ServiceBy apt. 1.604.230.4444

173A COUNSELLING

DO you have a problem with alcohol or drugs?

Call Alouette Addiction Services at (604)467-5179

Check our websitewww.alouetteaddictions.org

PERSONAL SERVICES

173E HEALTH PRODUCTSATTENTION DIABETICS with Medicare. Get a FREE Talking Me-ter and diabetic supplies at NO COST, plus FREE home delivery! Best of all, this meter eliminates painful fi nger pricking! Call 888-449-1321

180 EDUCATION/TUTORINGAIRLINES ARE HIRING- Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualifi ed - Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783

182 FINANCIAL SERVICESDEBT CONSOLIDATION

PROGRAM Helping Canadians repay debts, reduce or eliminate interest, regardless of your credit. Steady Income? You may qualify

for instant help. Considering Bankruptcy? Call 1-877-220-3328 FREE Consultation Government

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* 12% ROI – Paid Monthly• Federally Regulated – Audited Annually• RRSP, RIFF, RESP, LIRA,

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Real EstateTo fi nd out more contact:

Jarome Lochkrin778-388-9820 or email

[email protected]*Historical performance does not guarantee future returns.AVOID BANKRUPTCY - SAVE UP TO 70% Of Your Debt. One af-fordable monthly payment, interest free. For debt restructuring on YOUR terms, not your creditors. Call 1-866-690-3328 or see web site: www.4pillars.ca

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

236 CLEANING SERVICES“AN EXTRA HAND” Exp. Hardwork-ing, reliable cleaning lady. Rea-sonable rates Louise 604.467.3665

Emma’s House Cleaning

ServiceResidential Reasonable rates.

Work guaranteed Free Estimate

(604)839-5632

242 CONCRETE & PLACING

HERFORT CONCRETENO JOB TOO SMALL

Serving Lower Mainland 23 Years! *Prepare *Form *Place *Finish

*Retaining Walls *Stairs *DrivewaysExposed Aggregate & Stamped

Concrete ***ALSO...Interlocking Bricks &Sod Placement

-Excellent Ref’s -WCB Insured

LEO: Mobile #657-2375, 462-8620

UNIQUE CONCRETEDESIGN

F All types of concrete work FF Re & Re F Forming F Site prepFDriveways FExposed FStamped

F Bobcat Work F WCB Insured778-231-9675, 778-231-9147

FREE ESTIMATES

257 DRYWALL45 Years in the drywall trade. All size jobs boarding, taping, spraying. Big or small. Wayne 778-242-2060COMPLETE DRYWALL SERVICE, res/com. ref’’s. reno’’s, reasonable rates. All work guaranteed. 604-941-8261, cell 778-999-2754.PROFESSIONAL Drywall & Taping, all textures. Big/small projects. Best Prices in Town. 604-970-1285Taping & Finishing, small boarding jobs, textured ceilings, respray. 30 years exp. Call Del 604-505-3826

260 ELECTRICAL#1167 LIC’D, BONDED. BBB Lge & small jobs. Expert trouble shooter, WCB. Low rates 24/7 604-617-1774DC ELECTRIC (#37544). Bonded. 24 hr service. We specialize in jobs too small for the big guys! 30 yrs exp. Free est. 460-8867.PRECISION ELECTRICAL (EC# 104963) Residential, Renovations, Service upgrades, no job too small. Licensed and Bonded. Free Esti-mates, 604-831-7281REISINGER Electrical (#102055) Bonded, Specializing in Renos, New Const, (Comm./Res.)Free Est 25 Yrs Exp. 778.885.7074 Trent

RIDGE MEADOWS ELECTRIC Licensed & Bonded. Call Don

(604)462-0480 or 604-861-7418YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

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275 FLOOR REFINISHING/INSTALLATIONS

Ceramic Tiles, Hardwood LaminateGuaranteed work, Free Estimate.

Cell 604-618-6401 Marcel.

TILESETTING Great Rates Ticketed Journeyman 25 years exp. Brent 604-727-1925

278 FURNITURE REFINISHING

LARIC FURNITUREREFINISHING

Specialists in: - ANTIQUES, HOME & OFFICE FURNITURE - RESTORATION & REPAIRS

Free Estimates, Pick-up & Delivery

Ph: 604-469-2331

281 GARDENING

Prompt Delivery AvailableSeven Days a Week

Meadows LandscapeSupply Ltd.✶ Bark Mulch

✶ Lawn & Garden Soil✶ Drain Grave ✶ Lava Rock✶ River Rock ✶ Pea Gravel

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YOUR SNOW CONTACT

D FENCING GUTTERS D LEAVES/TREES/HEDGES D ANYTHING INSIDE OR OUT

Fully InsuredResidential/Strata/Commercial

604-202-1956www.lawnsnmore.ca

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

M.T. GUTTERSProfessional Installation5” Gutter, Down Pipe, Soffi t28 YRS EXP. *FULLY INSURED

Cleaning & Repairing

Call Tim 604-612-5388

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTSA-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt stes, kitchens, baths, custom cabi-nets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, re-roof. Dhillon 604-782-1936.

AAA HANDYMAN SERVICES Re-pair, Replace, Remodel. Room Ad-ditions. Kitchen, Bath Remodels. Drywall, Paint, Texture. Finishing, Floors & more. 30 yr. exp. Dan 778-837-0771

Home Renovations and New Construction

Kitchens, Bathrooms, Flooring, Drywall, Garages, Decks & more

* 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE*INSURED ~ WCB

Dean 604-834-3076


288 HOME REPAIRS

If I can’t do it

It can’t be done

Call Robert 604-941-1618 OR 604-844-4222

INTERIORS: Baths (renos/repairs) specializing in drywall, doors, fl ooring, tiling, plumbing,

painting, miscellaneous, etc.EXPERIENCED IN OVER

30 LINES OF WORK!* Quality work * Prompt Service

* Fair prices For positive results Call Robert

SERVICE CALLS WELCOME

Repairs, Maintenance, Renovation Guaranteed work, Free Estimate.

Cell: 604-618-6401. Marcel.RETIRED carpenter wants to keep busy. Looking for small carpentry jobs. Will repair or build new. Will also do small painting & plumbing jobs. Call Ken 604-460-7803.

300 LANDSCAPING

All aspects of Landscaping and Landscaping MaintenanceStrata, Commercial, Residential

Winter clean upsSNOW CLEARING

Fully INSUREDCall (604)763-8795

AUGUSTINEBark Mulch Products

Composted W Bright W NuggetsGarden Blend & Lawn Blend

Topsoil

465-5193DUTCH TOUCH

Green Services Ltd

Landscape ConstructionRenovations W Maintenance

604-463-3644604-861-1490

JAGUAR LANDSCAPINGLawn & Garden Service. Design, Pruning, Lawns, Cleanups, Comm/Res. (604)462-1369

SAWDUSTHemlock, Fir & Cedar

Available for DeliveryCall for pricing

604-465-5193 or 604-465-5197www.augustinesoilandmulch.com

317 MISC SERVICES

✶Dump Site Now Open✶ D Broken Concrete RocksD

$21.00 Per Metric TonD Mud Dirt Sod ClayD

$21.00 Per Metric TonGrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds

$56.00 Per TonMeadows Landscape Supply

(604)465-1311

320 MOVING & STORAGE

AFFORDABLE MOVINGLocal & Long Distance

From $45/Hr1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10 Ton Trucks

Insured ~ Licenced ~ 1 to 3 MenFree estimate/Seniors discount

Residential~Commercial~Pianos

604-537-4140

SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured

Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

323 ONLINE [email protected] Reg-ister your school or charity at www.kidzbiz.com for free and earn 25% on a variety of cool products and services

329 PAINTING & DECORATING2 HUNGRY PAINTERS & Power Washing. Low prices. Int/Ext. Man & wife 75 years combined exp. 604.467.2532 twohungrypainters.ca

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MILANO PAINTING. Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Written Guar. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510


329 PAINTING & DECORATING

SEASIDE PAINTING& Decking 604-462-8528, 218-9618

332 PAVING/SEAL COATINGALLAN Const. & Asphalt. Brick, conc, drainage, found. & membrane repair. 604-618-2304; 820-2187.

338 PLUMBING10% OFF if you Mention this AD!

*Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fi tter. Aman: 778-895-2005

#1 IN RATES & SERVICE. Lic’d. LOCAL Plumber. Plugged drains, renos etc. Chad 1-877-861-2423$38/HR!Clogged drains,drips,garbs sinks, Reno’s toilets. No job too small! Lic’d/insured. 778-888-9184

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

NEED PLUMBING? Dan’s Your Man! Lic’d & Insured. Free Est. Dan @ 604.418.6941

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTSABACUS ROOFING *25yrs Exp.

Call Chris 604-462-9009. - Also Snow Removal -

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

RECYCLE-IT!#1 EARTH FRIENDLY

JUNK REMOVAL

604.587.5865www.recycle-it-now.com

RUBBISH REMOVAL Bobcat/dump trailer. hoot&[email protected] Gary 604-339-5430.A-1 RUBBISH REMOVAL. House-hold & Yard Waste. Up to 100% re-cycle. Reasonable. 604-786-2948

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

TOPSOIL• SCREENED TOPSOIL• MUSHROOM MANURE• BARK MULCH

604-467-3003

367C SNOWCLEARING

~~~ SNOW REMOVAL ~~~Bobcat & ATV Plow, salting, fully insured., WCB. 24 hours, Free Est.

(778)231-9675, (778)231-9147

374 TREE SERVICES

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

Arborist ReportsAndrew 604-618-8585

$ Best Rates $

AARAYA Tree Services604.463.9980

Fully insured 24 Hour ServiceTopping W Falling W HedgingChipping W Stump W Grinding

20 Years Local ServiceCharter of Rights Followed

Satisfaction Guaranteedor Your Chips Back

Free Estimates

A.C. TREE SERVICE

30 years experience

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374 TREE SERVICES

Get your trees or tree removal done NOW while they’re dormant

✓ Tree & Stump Removal ✓ Certifi ed Arborists ✓ 20 yrs exp. 60’ bucket truck ✓ Crown reduction ✓ Spiral pruning ✓ Fully insured. Best Rates

604-787-5915, 604-291-7778Info: www.treeworksonline.ca10% OFF from now to Feb 1

with this AD

Your LOCAL Tree Service,

For Honest Prices & Quality Work

Call Scott at604-618-0333

Certifi ed Arborist

Free Estimates *Fully Insured

PETS

453 BOARDINGFULL BOARD. Lighted ring, 10’ X10’ stall w/mats. Near trails. Lots ofTLC! No mud. $300/mo. Call 604-466-1634.

456 FEED & HAYLOCAL HAY FOR SALE. Good Quality! 60lb bale average. $4/bale.Pitt Meadows. Call 604-505-4087.

477 PETSBEAUTIFUL ROTTWEILER PUP-PIES, vet checked & ready to go.$800. 604-861-3745BERNESE Mountain Dog Puppies. Vet checked & ready for good homes.$850.Langley.778-241-5504BERNESE Mountain Dog Pups. Incredible bloodlines. Show/pet.99% house trained. Call 604-740-0832 or 604-740-2986.

www.bernerbay.weebly.comBERNESE MOUNTAIN dog X Bor-der Collie pups, 2 fem., 1st shots &worming. $650. 604-857-5212CANE CORSO puppies, 12 weeks, shots, dewormed, vet ✔, ready to go. $1500. 604-825-5124CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adultcats. 604-309-5388 / 856-4866CHIHUAHUAS 3rd generationPurebred, 1 long haired tiny male &1 short hair female. Shots, ready togo, 8 wks/old, $650. 604-860-4499.CHINESE SHAR PEI pups. Houseraised. Well socialized. Vet chek’d.,shots. Avail. now. (604)814-0038CKC Reg. soft coated Wheaton ter-rier pups, hypo-allergenic. Guarntd. Vet ✓ $1,000+. Call 604-533-8992DOBERMAN PUPPIES 8 wks/old,1st shots, CKC Registration. $850. 604-575-8291 or 604-996-7533.GERMAN SHEPHERD Reg’d pups, quality German & Czech bloodlines. Guaranteed. Call 604-856-8161.MALTESE PUPS: 3 M, 1 F. Incl 1st shots, vet chked, dewormed, dep will hold. $800. fi rm 604-464-5077.MINI SCHNAUZER pups, 1st shots,dewormed, tails docked vet ✓ $750/ea. Call 604-657-2915.NEED A GOOD HOME for a gooddog or a good dog for a goodhome? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.comPRESA PUPPIES, family farmraised. Great temperment. Great guard dog. $500. 604-855-6929.PUREBRED Doberman puppies,ready now. 4 girls, 1 boys $700obo. 604-807-9095.TERRI-POO PUPPIES. $350 each.10 weeks. Ready to go. Call 604-596-7642. Yellow Labs, p/b, 5 male, 3 female,$600 or $700 w/papers, dewormed,vet chkd. Chwk. (604)794-7633(604)997-3040 No Sunday calls.


MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

506 APPLIANCESJENN-AIRE B.I. oven (white) 30”, touch control & Jenn-Aire counter-top stove (white) 30”, coil type, with downdraft fan. Both for $500 obo.

604-826-3769.

545 FUELBEST FIREWOOD

32nd Season & 37,000 Cust Deliv. Fully Seas. Maple, Birch, Alder

604-582-7095

548 FURNITURE

#1 Cash Buyer

“Since 1987”$$CASH$$ for your furniture,tools, electronics, antiques,

appliances, computers & collectibles.

WWANYTHING OF VALUEWW

Single items to entire households463-4449 or

209-6583

560 MISC. FOR SALECAN’T Get Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stair-lifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-981-5991.

REAL ESTATE

603 ACREAGEOwn 20 Acres $129/mo. $13,900Near Growing El Paso, Texas (saf-est city in America!) Low down, no credit checks, owner fi nancing. Free Map/Pictures. 866-254-7755 www.sunsetranches.com.

627 HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSESOlder Home? Damaged Home?

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Call Us First! 604.626.9647

630 LOTSARIZONA BUILDING LOTS FULL ACRES AND MORE!Guaranteed Owner Financing. No Credit check. $0 down - 0 interest.Starting @ just $99/mo. USD. Close to Tucson’s Intl. Airport. Hear free recording at 800-631-8164 Code 4001 or visit www.sunsiteslandrush.com.

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS2011 CANADIAN Dream Home 3 bed/2 bath, 1512 sqft, CSA-Z240 $109,950 includes delivery and set up in lower BC, 877-976-3737, http://www.hbmodular.com/imag-es/email.jpg

636 MORTGAGES

BANK ON US! Mortgages for purchases, renos, debt con-solidation, foreclosure. Bank rates. Many alternative lending programs.Let Dave Fitzpatrick, your Mortgage Warrior, simpli-fy the process!1-888-711-8818

[email protected]

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVEHOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

www.dannyevans.caHomelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDOCOQUITLAM 1 bdrm grnd fl r, $800 + elect. NP/NS. 1 blk from Blue Mtn Park 2 blks fr Austin 604-467-2157

COQUITLAM

Lougheed Mall Skytrain, 5 min walk

1 & 2 Bdrm &2 Bdrms Split Level

Units Avail.

Call 604-931-2024www.aptrentals.net

COQUITLAM nr L’heed mall/sky-train, 533 Cottonwood, reno’d, adult bldg, quiet, n/p, gated prkg, video surveillance, 1 bdrm $780, incl

heat, h/w, Jan. 1, Crime-Free, Cert. 604-937-7812

www.greatapartments.ca

GARIBALDI Court(604) 463-9522

Central Maple Ridge Available

2 BEDROOMGreat location for seniors! Clean, quiet & affordable!

Incl. heat, h/w, cable. Senior Move-In Allowance.Criminal/cr check & refs.

Sorry No PetsFor more info. google us.

MAPLE RIDGE 2 bedroom suite. Utilities, cable, internet incl’d. $865. No smoking, cat ok. 604-477-9751.

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

Derek Manor2048 Manning Ave.

Port Coq ~ 604-941-5452 or 604-944-7889

FREE PREMIUM CABLE$80 Value

S Impeccably clean S HeatS H/water S Parking S Ldry

1 bdrm. $780/mo.Available Feb. 1st

MAPLE INN 11695 -224th St

Maple Ridge 1 bdrm - $550/mo includes hot water

Certifi ed Crime Free Building Mature adult oriented.

Close to uptown604-463-4131 for appointment

(9am-5pm)

MAPLE RIDGE

1 & 2 Bdrs from $740/mo

GREAT LOCATIONQueen Anne Apts.

* Renovated Suites *

Clean, very quiet, large,INCLUDES: HEAT,

HOT WATER & HYDRO

Near Shopping & Amenities.

604-463-7450 604-463-2236

12186-224 St, Maple RidgeCertifi ed Crime Free Buildings

MAPLE RIDGE

AVAILABLE NOW1 & 2 BDRM SUITES Heat, hot water & parking. Close to stores & schools.

MAPLE COURT I 22437 121st Ave

604-467-0715&

MAPLE COURT II22423 121st Ave

604-467-4894

MAPLE RIDGE

AVAILABLE NOW1 Bedroom

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

SUNRISE APARTMENT22292 - 122nd Ave

604-319-9341

MAPLE RIDGE, central, 2 bdrm condo in Golden Tower, 4th fl oor, 5 appls, undg prk, $1,000/mth. Call 604-467-4450 or 604-833-4450.

MAPLE RIDGE Ctrl adult building. Large 1 Bdrm $750/mo incls heat/ hot water, ref’s, N/P (604)467-2606

MAPLE RIDGE Ctrl lrg 2 bdrm 2 baths, quiet, $1000 incls 5 appls, gas f/p. N/s, n/p. Immed 465-8268

Maple Ridge

Glenwood ManorApartments

1& 2 Bdrms from $670 & $835Clean, Spacious

Includes cable, heat, hot water & parking

Seniors discount21387 Dewdney Trunk Rd

(604)466-5799Maple Ridge

REDUCED 1 & 2 bdrms motel kitchen suites. Clean, non-smok-ing, no pets, secure and includes coin laundry, free wireless inter-net & maid service. Also full service RV sites.

(604)463-9718Maple Ridge

Swan Court ApartmentsLarge 1 & 2 Bedrooms.

Hardwood fl oors, adult oriented, heat, h/w & cable incl’d, f/p, n/pets.Criminal Record check may be reqd

Resident Manager OnsiteNow with

SENIORS DISCOUNT604.477.9189

PITT MEADOWS new 2bdrm hi-rise condo ‘Solaris’ 2ba, 977s/f, granite counters, s.s. appls, 2balc, lrg win-dows, 4th fl r, SW corner, inste w/d, 2 prk, WCE 1blk, ns/np, avail now, $1250. 604-524-4300 / 341-5525

W.W. Plateau, Montreux Bldg lovely 2 bdrm, 2 ba 2 prkg, compl privacy fr back $1295 Feb 1. 604-941-3259

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

Maple RidgeWILLOW PLACE22256 ~ 119th Ave

Partially reno’d,quiet,spacious & bright suites 1 Bdrm Apt. Avail ImmediatelyInc. heat, h/w, prkg & storage

W No Pets W (604) 369-1096 or 317-3130

PITT MEADOWS

The MeadowsGated underground parking, heated outdoor pool. Heat, hot water & 3 appliances included. 2 min. walk to Westcoast Express.

Large 1, 2 & 3 Bdrm Suites Available

Call: 604-460-7539 604-465-0008 or 604-465-5818

PORT COQUITLAMTOP FLOOR 1 BDRM APT NEW carpets & lino $775/mo

S Incl heat/hot wtr, wndw cvrngsS Close to bus stop S Walk to shpng/medical/WCE S Across from park w/Mtn viewsS Secure gated parking S Adult oriented building S References required

CALL FOR APPOINTMENT604-464-3550

715 DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

Maple Ridge Central1 Bedroom DuplexAdult Only Complex

$550/mo + util’scredit check, ref’s & damagedeposit required. Avail immed

(604)466-6348Leave a message

MAPLE RIDGE. Small 1 bdrm., large covered deck, w/d, utilities incl. Suit single person, no pets. Available immediately. $675/mo. 604-230-2005.

736 HOMES FOR RENT

MAPLE RIDGE, 23154 Slager Ave 2 bdrm rancher, garage, 4 appl, sm pet $1250 Jan 15 604-312-7688

MAPLE RIDGE, Hammond, 3 bdrm, 1 bath on lrg. fncd lot, appls incl, $1350/mth. Available Now. Call 604- 462-9384 or 604-315-9384.

MAPLE RIDGE West 2 Bdrm rancher, very clean, 6 appls, fen yd March 1 $1250+utils (604)880-1137

PITT MEADOWS. 900 sq.ft. 2 bdrm house. 6 new appls. N/S. N/P. Ref’s. $950/mo. 604-314-1103.

TWO MODERN Houses on Acreage 8,000 ft. h t t p : / / w w w . c o t a -la .com/tours /? tour id=0894 $4900/mo. 604-771-1931

741 OFFICE/RETAIL

MAPLE RIDGE

OFFICE& RETAIL SPACE

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

Call: Rick Medhurst, Royal LePage

6 0 4 - 4 6 3 - 3 0 0 0

743 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

Maple Ridge

2 Bdrm Bsmt suite, clean, shared laundry, N/S, N/P

$800/mo + 1/3 util’s

5 Bdrm home, nice updateswith suite $2175

3 bedroom Ranchers 1400.00

Call Maria @ RemaxRidge Meadows

(604)466-2838Mon ~ Fri 9am ~ 5pm

www.ridgemeadowspropertymanagement.com

746 ROOMS FOR RENT

$75 OFF 1ST MONTHRooms from $435/mo. Fully Furn,

weekly maid service, cable TV, private bath, on bus route, 5/min

walk to commuter rail.

Haney Motor Hotel22222 Lougheed Hwy.,

Maple RidgeInquire in person between

9am - 3pm or

Call 604-467-3944

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RENTALS

747B SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING

POCO DOWNTOWNAll-Inclusive

Seniors Residence1 Bdrm. Apartment

Rent incls. freshly prepared meals, cable, housekeeping,

emergency response & activities.www.rjkent.com

2675 Shaughnessy St.Call: 778-285-5554

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATIONMAPLE RIDGE Pri. rooms (/WiFi & cble) shrd kit. bath, lndry starting from $450 to $575. 778-893-2750.

749 STORAGE

Secure RV & Boat StorageCovered/Open,24 Hr Access

604-230-2950/230-5004

750 SUITES, LOWERCOQUITLAM bright, lrg g/lvl 1 bdrm $875 incl cbl, utils, net, own w/d, alarm. new carpets. 604-767-0599.COQUITLAM West 1 bdrm bsmt sparking clean & bright sunken l/rm. sep d/rm. Onsite owners. Priv ent. prkg, hydro incl. Laundry avail. N/s n/p. Feb 1. $725/mo. 604-937-5177EAST MAPLE RIDGE (Albion) Brand new large 1 BR bsmt suite. Quiet, safe neighbourhood. Large kitchen with eating area and island. Hydro, cable, garbage PU, wifi in-cluded. No pets, NS, no laundry. Avail Feb.1. $800. 778-833-4005 or [email protected] 1 Bed Suite Feb 1st $775, near Kanaka, Den, Separate Kitch/Din, Liv Rm. Cable Incl. 25% Util, Cat ok, N/S 604-467-4905MAPLE RIDGE 1 bdrm, own w/d, tile/lam fl oors $750/mo incls utils n/p, n/s suits single 604-338-2605MAPLE RIDGE 1 BDR Suite for rent. $650/mth includes: Private Parking, separate entrance, all utilities, Telus Cable TV, Wireless Internet, w/d, NS, NP. Available February 1, 2011. Call 604-202- 2802 for infoMAPLE RIDGE, 237/119. 2 bdrm. Full bath. New paint. Nr schools. N/S. N/P. Avail immed. Incl utis, internet & cable. 604-537-5858. MAPLE Ridge. Albion area. 1 bdrm. Sep entry. Ns/np. On bus rte. Shrd W/D. $625 incl utils. Ref’s. Immed. 778-549-9526 or 604-463-9122.MAPLE RIDGE Balsam Creek, newer2 bdrm 1 1/2 bath. 5 appl, ns/np, $900 incl gas&hydro . Available Feb 1, Call: (604)773-3912

MAPLE RIDGE. Bright grd level 1 bdrm. Sep ent. covered patio. 6 appls. On bus route. N/P. N/S. $790 incl utils. Avail now. Suit single or quiet couple. 604-467-1777.MAPLE RIDGE Ctrl newer 1 bdrm, share laundry, N/S, N/P, $750/mo incls utils Feb 1st (604)937-3959MAPLE RIDGE, newer 1 bdrm ste, s/s appl, granite, $750 incl util cble, net, avail now NS/NP 604-996-5876MAPLE RIDGE. Small cottage, no pets, $500/mo. Available now. Call 604-462-0387MAPLE RIDGE W. 1 bdm lower ste. Parking. Near bus. Own W/D. N/S. N/P. $700/mo. + 1/4 utils. 604-818-6275.MAPLE RIDGE W. 207/Lougheed. New 2 bdrm ground level, quiet CSD. NP/NS. Refs. $850 incl utils. Avail now. 604-961-0727.MAPLE RIDGE W. Ashley Cresc.2 Bdrm priv grnd lvl ste, d/w, w/d, ns/np, avail Feb 1st. 778-838-4181Maple Ridge W. Bright NEW 2bdr 1200 sq.ft. grd lvl suite. Close to new bridge. Sep entry & laundry, w/dryer, D/W. N/S. N/P. $1000 incl utils. Avail Jan 15. 604-831-3487.MAPLE RIDGE W. Clean, bright 2 bdrm. Near all amen. Share ldry. $850/mo. utils. incl. Ns/np. Avail. Feb 1st. 604-375-2950MAPLE RIDGE West. 1 bdrm. avail now, util’s, cble/net incl’d $700 mo. n/s n/p. quiet single 604-463-5413MAPLE RIDGE West, 1 bdrm. sep. cottage suite, utils. incl. N/S, No w&d. $800mo Feb 1. 604-459-6935 PITT MEADOWS, 1 bdrm above grnd ste. nr bus/train. Incl. shrd lndry. N/P. $750. incl hydro. Avail. Feb 1 or sooner. (604) 465-7678.PITT MEADOWS: 1 Bdrm, g/l, gas f/p, utils incl; cls to bus & WCE. Own W/D, suit sgl or cple. $750/mo. NS/NP. Avl immed. 604-785-4154.PITT MEADOWS 1 bdrm gr/lvl, priv ent, sep laund, nr train, bus, schls, n/s, pet neg, avail March 1, refs req$800 incl utils/cble. 604-465-6808PITT MEADOWS 1 Bdrm nr WCExp, $700/mo incls utils, N/S, N/P, Immed. (604)839-8442 GurjeetPORT COQUITLAM, Citadel Hts 2 bdrm g/l suite, priv. ent., 3 appl, f/bath, f/pl, alarm, patio, n/s, n/p, n/laundry, $850 incl util, avail immed. 604-941-0810PORT COQUITLAM Oxford 2 Bdr $1000; 3 Bdr $1300. Incl heat, h/w, hydro, w/d, cbl & net. 604-468-1299

751 SUITES, UPPERMAPLE RIDGE exec top fl r very cln 3 Bd 2 full.bths, responsible person Ns/Np, $1000/mo. 604-466-0553MAPLE RIDGE. 2 bdrm reno’d upper suite. $900/mo. + 1/2 utils. Avail immed. Call 604-764-0726.MAPLE RIDGE, E Central: 3 bdrm, 2 bath, upper fl oor, balcony w/ mtn view, gas F/P, 5 appls, shrd W/D, sat. TV, fen’d yard w/fl ower beds, approx 1100 sf, $1150 + 2/3 utils. Refs. NS/NP. immed 778-998-7857

RENTALS

751 SUITES, UPPER

MAPLE RIDGE W. 3br, f/p, warm colors, lrg kitch & deck, 5appl, n/s, $1350 utils incl.Feb1. 604-942-8478

752 TOWNHOUSES

Maple Ridge, 22977-116 Ave. Brand new units at the Duet. Right across from Thomas Haney Center, walk to shops. 3 & 4 bdrms. Prices from $1950 to $2300. N/P. N/S.

Call Sheri M604-535-8080

Croft Agencies Ltd.view pictures at:

www.croftagencies.com

Maple Ridge Central3 Bedroom 21/2 bath

Avail immed. $1200/moDamage deposit ~ Ref’sCredit check ~ No Pets

Call 604-466-6348Leave message

MAPLE RIDGE twnhse 2bdrm with cheater ensuite, ns/np, $1100 Feb 1. Derek 604-839-6024. After 4pm

MAPLE RIDGE, W., 3 bdrm + den, 1450 sf, 2 prk, nr. schl & WCE, immed, $1450. Call (604)941-5594

PITT MEADOWS: 2-3 bdrm co-op T/H $1005/mo - $1089/mo. Shares req’d. No subsidy available. Orien-tation 2nd Sun. 2 pm & 3rd Tues. 7 pm ea mo. 19225 119th Ave., Pitt Meadows V3Y 2B2. Send SASE or leave msg 604-465-1938

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

818 CARS - DOMESTIC

1995 BUICK LESABRE 1 owner, low km’s, loaded! Pristine cond! $3900. Private 604-593-5072.

1997 Chrysler ConcordFull load, Senior owned,very good condition, air cared 133K $3,800 Call: (604) 463-54752009 FORD FOCUS SES, silver, 39K. 2L auto, O/D. Loaded, leath-er. Mint. $11,800. 604-505-6260

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS2002 VW BEETLE, auto, exc. cond. spoiler, silver, sunroof, a/c, heated seats $14,000 obo 604-864-8164

827 VEHICLES WANTED

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE

REMOVALASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT

$$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

The Scrapper

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVALMinimum $100 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

TRANSPORTATION

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

851 TRUCKS & VANS

2002 DODGE DAKOTA Quad cab with canopy, V6, 2WD, 156K, wellmaint. $9900. Call 604-464-5097.

2004 TUNDRA TRD acc cab, origowner $16,800 c/w canopy/boxlineror $15,800 without. Financing oac. 604-793-8158

2006 CHEV Uplander, $14,000.69,000K, serviced every 6 mo. by GMC. 604-557-1668 after 8pm

This is to inform Robert Gagne and Nicole Gagne, the owners of the Haney Deli at 22299 Dewdney Trunk Drive, Maple Ridge who have aban-doned their premises and left their business fi xtures that they have two weeks from the date of this advertisment to re-move their things. Otherwise upon expiration of said period, the fi xture and all remaining items will be considered aban-doned and will be removed and disposed of by the land-lord Henry Fong.

Includes one week in theMaple Ridge News, the Tri-City News,and the Golden Ears Daily.

Includes:TRUCKS, CARS, BOATS,TRAILERS, RV’S, VANS3 lines in all listed publicationsfor one week only $10 + tax.

Includes a listing on bcclassifi ed.com(private party ads only)

604-575-5555

– or pay $25 + tax for one week –in all Lower Mainland publications

1.5 million households

Reach 180,000Households

foronly

plus tax

AUTOSPECIAL

$1000

Sell it Now!


CUSTOMER APPRECIATION SPECIAL1 YEAR FREE Roadside Assistancefor 2005 or older Hondas with any service*

604-465-7622*Limited time offer. Some restrictions apply. Call for details. Bring in this ad.

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Used Vehicles

22265 Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge

604-465-54641-800-592-5550

SALE ON AT OUR TEMPORARY LOCATION ON THE CORNER OF 223rd & LOUGHEED

Save Huge $$$ with ourMoving Back Sale

Customer Rebates up to $2000 on 2011 models.**

Finance rates from 0.9% on new 2011 inventory.†

Clearout savings up to $6000 on 2010 inventory!2008 Honda Civic DX STK# 8A2548 WAS $14,990 NOW $11,990 SAVE $3000

2007 Honda Odyssey EX STK# 8A261A WAS $22,990 NOW $19,990 SAVE $2000

2003 Toyota Rav 4 STK# 8A2035 WAS $15,990 NOW $13,990 SAVE $2000

2007 Hyundai Santa Fe STK# 8A2035 WAS $19,990 NOW $16,990 SAVE $3000

2005 Hyundai Accent STK# 8A5416 WAS $12,990 NOW $9,990 SAVE $3000

2005 Toyota Camry STK# 8A3269A WAS $12,990 NOW $9,990 SAVE $3000

2000 Honda Accord STK# 8A8096 WAS $12,990 NOW $9,990 SAVE $3000

Drastic Price Reductions!

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Construction is wrapping up & we’re celebrating in style.

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All prices and payments plus taxes and fees. All fi nancing on approved credit. ++ See dealer for detail * on selected new vehicles

FINANCING AVAILABLEAVAILABLE0%%

OR REBATESUP TO $6000*

$23,780Cash purchase price from...2010 TOYOTA RAV 4

Lease from $31848 month lease, 1.9% APR, DP $2000, TP $172640% may not be combined with cash purchase price Z4DVPA

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CREDITS UP TO

$3500!

$12,995Cash purchase price from...2010 TOYOTA YARIS

per monthLease from $165“60 month lease, APR 1.5%, DP $1888, TP $11788. O% may not be combined with Cash purchase price.

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$26,415Cash purchase price from...2010 PRIUS

per monthLease from $354

48 mo lease, APR 2.9%, DP $3728, TP $20720. 0% may not be combined with Cash purchase price KN3DUPA

$28,495Cash purchase price from...2010 TOYOTA VENZA

per monthLease from $359

48 month lease, 2.5% APR, DP $3728, TP $ 209600% may not be combined with Cash purchase price ZA3BBTA


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$15,080Lease or fi nance from...2010 TOYOTA MATRIX

per monthLease from$177

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48 mo lease, 0.9% APR, DP $3500, TP $11958


$3000!

2011 TOYOTA COROLLA$15,465Lease or Finance from...

now with per monthLease from$189

60 mo lease, 4.9% APR, DP $2188, TP $ 11840 BU42EMA


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The prices include Freight & PDI. The leases are based on 5.15% APR and 20,000 km/year. Federal Excise, Wheel Locks, WCCP and Taxes are extra!* Excludes 2011 CX-7 GS and 2011 CX-7/CX-9 GT.

LEASINGCOMES STANDARD

WITH EVERY 2011 MAZDA2 GX$177 x 48 months with $1,999 down or $163 x 60 with $1,999 down

$14,390CASH PRICE B5XB51-AA00 - $10,495 TP/$11,779 TP

2011 MAZDA3 GXw/Comfort Package$225 x 48 with $1,999 down or $209 x 60 w/$1,999 down

$18,585CASH PRICE D4XS51-AB00 - $12,799 TP/$14,539 TP

2011 MAZDA3 SPORT GXw/Air Conditioning$229 x 48 with $1,999 down or $209 x 60 with $1,999 down

$19,085CASH PRICE D5XS51-AB00 - $12,991 TP/$14,539 TP

2010 MAZDA6 GS I4w/Automatic & Comfort Package$359 x 48 with $1,999 downor $319 x 60 with $1,999 down

$23,785CASH PRICE G4SY80-AB00 - $19,231 TP/$21,139 TP

2010 MAZDA5 GSw/Automatic and AC$279 x 48 with $1,999 down or $249 x 60 with $1,999 down

$20,885CASH PRICE E6SD80-AB00 - $15,391 TP/$16,939 TP

2011 CX-7 GX FWD$349 x 48 with $1,999 down or $322 x 60 with $1,999 down

$28,090CASH PRICE PVXY81-AA00 - $18,751 TP/$21,319 TP

2011 CX-9 GS AWD

CASH PRICE QXSB81-AB00 - $29,431 TP/$33,499 TP

2010 MAZDA RX-8 R3$509 x 48 with $3,999 down or $449 x 60with $3,999 down

CASH PRICE T4PF60-AA00 - $28,431 TP/$30,939 TP

2011 MX-5 GS PRHT$569 x 48with $3,999 down or $479 x 60 with $3,999 down

$35,385CASH PRICE L2SS61-PA00 - $31,311 TP/$32,739 TP

2011 TRIBUTE GX I4 FWDw/Automatic $307 x 48 with $1,999 down or $275 x 60 with $1,999 down

$22,340CASH PRICE WVXD71-AA00 - $16,735 TP/$18,499 TP

2010 B-4000 CAB PLUS SEw/Automatic & SE Plus $289 x 48 with $1,999 down or $259 x 60with $1,999 down

$22,482CASH PRICE YCTC70-AB00 - $15,871 TP/$17,539 TP

5E D5XS51 AB00 $12 991 TP/$14 539 TP

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$42,385

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INCLUDES A SET OF

NO CHARGE SNOW TIRES *

2011O% FINANCING IS AVAILABLE

We accept Visa, Mastercard & American Express

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20370 LOUGHEED HWY. MAPLE RIDGE

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2010 FORD F150 SUPERCAB XLT 4X44.6L V8, AUTO, POWER GROUP, SYNC HANDSFREE, TRAILER TOW PKG, & MUCH MORE!!

ONLY $31,449Additional Incentives you may qualify for:RECYCLE YOUR RIDE - $2,000COSTCO MEMBER OFFER - $1,000

West Coast Price AS LOW AS

$28,449

2011 FORD ESCAPE XLT 4X42.5L I4, AUTO, POWER GROUP, SYNC HANDSFREE, CARGO PKG, CONVENIENCE PKG & MUCH MORE!!

ONLY $14,349

2011 FORD FIESTA1.6L I4, 5-SPEED MANUAL, ABS & STABILITY CONTROL, TILT & TELESCOPIC STEERING, & MUCH MORE!!

OR 0% APROR 0% APRFOR 60 MONTHSFOR 60 MONTHS

JUST ARRIVEDJUST ARRIVED

$98 bi-weekly for 96 mths

$0 DOWNONLY

$199 bi-weekly for 72 mths

$0 DOWNONLY

MSRP $40,079WEST COAST DISCOUNT - $2,130DELIVERY ALLOWANCE - $7,500 Additional Incentives you may qualify for:RECYCLE YOUR RIDE - $3,000FORD CREDIT CASH - $1,500COSTCO MEMBER OFFER - $1,000

West Coast Price AS LOW AS

$24,949Up toUp to $15,130$15,130 in Savings!! in Savings!!

The redesigned 2011 EDGE2010 F-150

2011 SUPERDUTY

START YOUR NEW YEAR WITH BIG INCENTIVES ON 2010/2011 MODELS

Manufacturer Rebate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,000‡

Ford Recycle Your Ride Incentive . . . . . . .$2,000Retire Your Ride Incentive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300

Ford Credit Cash (when financing). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,000#

Costco Incentive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,000

UP TO

UP TOPlus qualifying customers can get

TOTAL ELIGIBLE INCENTIVES $12,300UP TO

Amount shown for 2010 F-150 Super Cab XLT 4x4

STK# FA028387

STK# EA064470

STK# FT155454

SUPERCAB XLT 4X4

XLT FWD2.5L I4, AUTO POWER GROUP, SYNC HANDSFREE ENTERTAINMENT, ALLOY WHEELS & MUCH MORE!!

1.6L I4, 5-SPEED MANUAL, ABS & STABILITY CONTROL, TILT & TELESCOPIC STEERING, & MUCH MORE!!

4.6L V8, AUTO, POWER GROUP, SYNC HANDSFREE, TRAILER TOW PKG, & MUCH MORE!!

All prices and payments are net of all rebates and plus $399 administration fee, taxes and levies. Financing example: 2011 Escape sale price $25,599 (if eligible for incentives shown) fi nanced over 72 months at 0% A.P.R. Total cost of interest $0. Administration fee, taxes & Levies are extra. OAC. See dealer for details.

In Partnership with

This offer is in addition to incentives currently offered when combined with the $300 available from the Retire Your Ride program, funded by the Government of Canada on qualifying vehicles of model year 1995 or older. Incentives range from $1000 to $2000. Visit www.ford.ca for details.

FORD LETS YOU RECYCLE YOUR 2003 OR OLDER VEHICLE AND GET UP TO $2,300 TOWARDS MOST NEW FORD VEHICLES.

$1,000 OFFOOFF$1 000 O0 O,,0

ON MOST 2010 AND 2011 FORD VEHICLES. VISIT FORDCOSTCO.CA

ELIGIBLE MEMBERS GET AN ADDITIONAL

In Partnership with

ELIGIBLE MEMBERS GET AN ADDITIONAL

ON MOST 2010 AND 2011 FORD VEHICLES. VISIT FORDCOSTCO.CA

MSRP -$40,079WEST COAST DISCOUNT -$2840DELIVERY ALLOWANCE -$8000Additional Incentives you may qualify for:RECYCLE YOUR RIDE -$2000FORD CREDIT CASH -$1000COSTCO MEMBERSHIP OFFER -$1000

WEST COAST PRICE $25,239AS LOW AS

$14,840 in savings!!

JUST ARRIVED

up to

ONLY $27,599Additional Incentives you may qualify for:RECYCLE YOUR RIDE -$1000COSTCO MEMBERSHIP OFFER -$1000

WEST COAST PRICE $25,599

$165$O DOWN ONLY

bi-weekly for 72 months

bi-weekly for 96 months

AS LOW AS

0% A.P.R.

for up to 72 months!

ONLY$98$0 DOWN

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$14,349

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we will not be undersold lowest prices guaranteed www.westcoastautogroup.com

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END OF THE YEAR

CLEARANCE DISCOUNTS ON THE FOLLOWING

OFFER EXPIRES JANUARY 16, 2011 Don’t miss out, fi rst come, fi rst served. While quantities last.

2011 NISSAN VERSA ............................................... SAVE $750 And don’t pay for 120 days or 3 lease payments on us

2011 NISSAN SENTRA ............................................ SAVE $750And don’t pay for 120 days or 3 lease payments on us

2011 NISSAN ALTIMA .......................................... SAVE $1000 And don’t pay for 120 days or 3 lease payments on us

2011 NISSAN ROGUE ............................................ SAVE $1000 And don’t pay for 120 days or 3 lease payments on us

2011 NISSAN MURANO ........................................ SAVE $1500

2011 NISSAN XTERRA .......................................... SAVE $2000

2011 NISSAN PATHFINDER ................................... SAVE $3000

2011 NISSAN FRONTIER ....................................... SAVE $2000

2011 NISSAN TITAN .................................. SAVE UP TO $8000

*Offers OAC, prices and terms subject to change at any time, subject to availability see dealer for details

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