WhiletheLib-erals are in disar-ray,theNDPis divided,withlo-calMLAMichael Satheramonga groupofdissi-dentsopposing the current party leader.Satherwasone of13MLAswho ganged up against Carole James this past weekend, even though she got an 84-per-centapprovalvotefromparty members.DelegatesattheVictoria meeting wore yellow scarves and but-tonstoshowsupportforJames.But adozenMLAsmadeapointofnot wearing a scarf or joining in the ova-tions for James speech.Shelter beds fill as winter blast hits. p3B.C. ViewsHes not the real Bill Bennett. p6AnewmasterplanforHarrisRoadPark pitches to revamp the busy outdoor facility with a stage and skate park.Yettobenalized,theplanhopestomake under-usedareasofthePittMeadowspark whichhasseveralbaseballdiamonds,soccer elds, a pool and a water park more produc-tive.Theresmultipleusesintheparkandwe need to come up with a plan to look at the long-termneeds,saidmanagerofparksandopen spaces Bruce McLeod.Its meant to provide all those opportunities inthecommunityforthespaceasanathletic park, an event space and as a gathering place, as well.A14,000-square-footskateparkisbeingpro-posed for east of the existing parking lot. Theparkscommissionhopestocombinea ve-metre asphalt area with one row of 12 park-ing spaces and 15 metres of the adjacent grass area to build it.It will replace a skate park near Pitt Meadows cityhallthatwasdemolishedin2008tomake way for an underground parkade. Inasurveyconductedlastyear,46percent of the more than 400 students in grades 6 to 12 asked for the skate park to be replaced.If the outdoor swimming pool closes, McLeod said there will be an opportunity to expand the existing water park.Theparkscommissionthatdraftedthecon-cept plan has also suggested that a stage or per-formance area could be accommodated with the redevelopmentofexistingwashroombuilding or incorporated with new facilities in the park.The plan is set to be forwarded to Pitt Mead-owscouncilnextweekandwillberevealedto the public in December or early January.THE NEWSSkate park pitched for PittColleen Flanagan/THE NEWSGolden momentCrystal Gretz of Maple Ridge is bundled up for a walk at Jerry Sulina Park, with a view of the snow-capped Golden Ears Mountains to the east, on Tuesday afternoon, when temperatures hovered around -4 C.MLA part of anti-James gangSee NDP, p20See Park, p3Opinion 6Tom Fletcher 6Looking Back 18Arts&life 21Community Calendar 24Sports 27Classifeds 31IndexWednesday, November 24, 2010 Serving Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows est. 1978 604-467-1122 50 www.mapleridgenews.comSportsCurlers ready for 80-plusbonspiel.p27SatherMichael Sather did not sport a yellow scarf at party meetingbyPhi l Mel nyc hukstaffrepor terInternational strainbyRobMangelsdor f, staffrepor terInternationalstudentsare pumpingmillionsofdollarsinto the local school district, but they maybeputtinganunwanted strain on teachers as well.School District No. 42 currently earnsmorethan$1.7milliona yearfromforeignstudentswho opttopayupwardsof$10,000 eachtoattendschoolinMaple RidgeandPittMeadows,accord-ingtoDistrictPrincipalforRiv-ersideCentreBruceGrady,who oversees the international educa-tion program.byMoni s haMar t i nsstaffrepor terWould be located in Harris Road Park, council also to vote on pool closureSee Students, p4TOYOTAWEST COASTFORDLINCOLNWEST COAST WEST COAST WEST COASTTOLL FREE1-866-772-1929TOLL FREE1-866-208-8820located at the north end of the new golden ears bridgewestcoastautogroup.com TOLL FREE1-866-910-1579TOLL FREE1-866-334-211919950 Lougheed Hwy., Pitt Meadows20000 Lougheed,Pitt Meadows20370 Lougheed Hwy., Maple Ridge 19625 Lougheed Hwy., Maple Ridge2 Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - THE NEWS - www.mapleridgenews.com12224 - 240th Street, Maple Ridge, British Columbia V4R 1N1 (604) 467 - 4444 www.meadowridge.bc.caNOW ACCEPTINGAPPLICATIONS FOR 2011 -smaII cIass sizes-an lnternationaI BaccaIaureate education, JK - l2-a warm, caring community-impressive faciIities-athIetic, fine art and service opportunities-academic success-university preparationsmaII cIass si eswww.mapleridgenews.com - THE NEWS - Wednesday, November 24, 2010 3There are only a few cold weather matslefttheSallyAnnsCaring PlaceindowntownMapleRidgeas ablastoffreezingweatherthathit MetroVancouverthisweekpushes people indoors.Ninetypercentofthe30extra beds,whichopenattheLougheed HighwayfacilityeveryNovember toMarch,havebeenoccupiedsince snow fell over the weekend.The shelters 25 year-round, seven-day beds remain full.Weareverybusy,saidCaring Place director Darrell Pilgrim.Thenumbersareastarkcontrast to last winter, when only half of the temporarycoldweathermatswere lled.WithEnvironmentCanadafore-casting a snowy, cold winter, Pilgrim expectsdemandwillcontinueto increase.Theshelterdoesntturn awayanyone,evenifalltheemer-gency mats are full.Peoplearegoingtocomehere not only for a place to stay, but for a place to come into during the day to get out of the cold, Pilgrim added.We dont want anybody to be out in the cold.Although the mats only open after dinner,theCaringPlaceremains openduringthedayasaplaceto warm up, a coffee pot constantly on brew.TracyHuffmanhasbeenatthe sheltersincethebeginningofthe month, but will be moving into a new apartmentwithhersonJoshuain December.Id be outside if this wasnt here, shesaidTuesdayduringabusy lunch service at the shelter.I always come here for salvation.The number of homeless people in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows more than doubled in three years, accord-ingtoresultsofahomelesscensus released by Metro Vancouver in 2008 a count rst conducted in 2005, con-tinuing every three years. Ninetypeoplewerefoundtobe homelessinMapleRidgeandPitt Meadowsduringthe2008Greater Vancouver Homeless Count, up from 42 in 2005.TheAlouetteHomeStartSociety, whichrunsastreetoutreachpro-gram, is also keeping a close eye on people who sleep outside. Thesocietyhandsoutblankets andwarmclothes,butalsoworked to have the homeless people housed before the weather turns cold.Thesociety,whichemploystwo full-timeoutreachworkersanda part-timeone,wasawareofatleast 10campsitesoccupiedbyhomeless people before the cold snap.Ridge Meadows RCMP are also on a constant watch for people who are homelesswhentemperaturesdrop below freezing.Wewillstronglyurgethesepeo-ple to seek a warm bed, but we have no authority in place to force people off the street against their will, said Cpl. Alanna Dunlop. However,onacase-to-casesitua-tion, we can arrange for medical in-tervention, if it is felt necessary. The main focus for us is staying in touch with the homeless.Record No. of meals servedDemandfortheCaringPlaces mealprogram,meanwhile,hascon-tinued to increase, growing to more than10,000mealsinOctoberfrom 9,000 the previous month.We have been non-stop all through November as well, said Pilgrim.TheCaringPlaceisnowserving between 180 to 175 meals a night.Asurveydonebytheshelterin Octobershowedthat233separate individualsusedthemealservice in one week; 77 per cent of them ei-ther rented or owned property in Pitt Meadows or Maple Ridge. Itwasntthehomeless,saidPil-grim ItstheWildWestbecauseweve got to feed these people.Red kettles go high-techTheSalvationArmysiconicred kettleshavealreadyhitthestreet, butthisyearyouareabletodrop yourchangeinthemfromthecom-fort of your home.WiththeaidofGoogleMaps,do-nors will be able to locate and make secureonlinedonationsdirectly tonearly2,000individualkettles inwhichevertowninCanadathey choose at www.FilltheKettle.com.TheFilltheKettleprogramwill provide yet another way for the pub-lic to get behind the Christmas cam-paign and support our social service work in more than 400 communities acrossCanada,saidCommissioner WilliamFrancis,territorialcom-mander of The Salvation Army Can-ada and Bermuda. With15to20percentofouran-nualfundraisingrevenuecollected duringtheChristmasseasonand demand for our service at an all-time high in some areas, we are really ask-ing the public to dig deep this year.ApproximatelythreemillionCa-nadians,oronein11people,livein poverty today, making access to ev-eryday needs like food, clothing and shelter difcult.The Salvation Army believes that human dignity is a fundamental right forallpeople,saidFrancis.When yougivetotheSalvationArmythis Christmas season, you are investing inthefutureofmarginalizedand overlooked people across Canada. The kettle campaign needs volun-teers, call 604-463-8296 to sign up.Shelter beds fill as winter blast hitsColleen Flanagan/THE NEWSMichel Furlotte dishes out bowls of soup for lunch at the Salvation Army on Tuesday, when temperatures dipped to -9 C.Temporary cold weather beds 90 per cent fullAround$45,000infunding forthelong-awaitedskate park has been set aside in next years capital plan.McLeodsaid,ifapproved, construction on the skate park isexpectedtobegininJune, with a completion date set for September 2011.Council to decide on fate of outdoor poolPittMeadowscouncilisset to vote on the fate of the Har-ris Road outdoor pool.The aging swimming pool is leaksmorethan25,000litres aday,accordingtoaMaple Ridge-PittMeadowsParks andLeisureServicesCom-missionreportauthoredby facilitiesoperationsmanager MikeMillward,whichwasto bepresentedatacommittee meeting yesterday. HarrisRoadpoolwasbuilt in 1945 and underwent renova-tions in the 1960s.Thepoolhasbeenleaking heatedchlorinatedwaterinto thegroundforyears,butthe leakhasgrownfrom8,300 litres per day when full in 2008 to more than 25,000 litres nowandamountroughly equal to 1.5 million litres over thecourseoftheoutdoor pools two-month season.Thepoolnormallycosts $22,000tooperateforitstwo-monthseason,independent of labour costs, but those costs willcontinuetocreephigher because of the leak.Cost to repair the pool in its current condition could range anywherefrom$79,000to $300,000, depending on unfore-seen problems.Parksandleisureservices proposedanindooraquatic centrereplacetheagingout-doorpoolinitsdraftmaster plan,whichwaspresentedto bothmunicipalitiesearlierin summer.Thepreferredoptionwould include a shallow leisure pool with an eight- to 10-lane, 25-me-tre competition pool. The plan suggestssplittingthemunici-palportionofthecostforthe $15-18 million project between theCityofPittMeadowsand the District of Maple Ridge.PittMeadowscitycouncil willmostlikelyvoteonthe pool closure at a meeting next Tuesday.Park from front$45,000 set aside for parkChilly weatherMetro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley are bracing against a blast of chilly winter weather as temperatures dipped below freezing across coastal B.C. this week.Environment Canada issued an Arctic outfow warning Mon-day morning, predicting winds with temperatures falling to record lows of -8 in downtown Vancouver and -12 in Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Surrey and Richmond on Tuesday. The wind chills dropped to -20 in some part of the Fraser Valley.The blast of Arctic air and clear, sunny skies lingered Tues-day, but temperatures were expected to rise Wednesday, with a 40 per cent chance of flurries in the evening.The chill was caused as Arctic air deepened along the coast and outflow winds increased. The cold air feeding across Georgia Strait also developed bands of heavy snow across the southern end of Vancouver Island.byMoni s haMar t i nsstaffrepor terTo donate Donors can also give by texting HOPEto 45678 from most mobile carriers in Canada. Find a kettle in Maple Ridge or Pitt Mead-ows by visiting www.FilltheKettle.com. The Caring Place needs donations of cofee, toques, gloves, scarves, socks and warm coats. Drop them of at the shelter, near 222nd Street and Lougheed Highway. The Caring Place also caters for events and parties. All profts go local programs. To fnd out more, call Tim Sarsfeld at 604-463-8296, Ext. 123.EVENING & SATURDAY APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLEwww.paciceyedoctors.ca22320 Brown Ave., Maple Ridge604-463-7127Your eyes deservean optometrist Dr. Judy SchnarrDr. Jill TrotterDr. David LennoxDr. Harpinder GillDr. Satinder BainsDr. BainsSeveral different tests are required to determine youroverall risk for glaucoma.Weve got you covered.4 Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - THE NEWS - www.mapleridgenews.comThisschoolyear,there aremorethan175inter-national students attend-ing elementary school in thedistrict,andcloseto 500attendingsecondary school,themajorityof whomcomefromMex-ico,India,SouthKorea, China and Europe.Thedistrictalsohosts around70international studentsaspartofthe UniversityBridgepro-gram,whichallowsstu-dentstoupgradetheir Englishskillsbeforeap-plyingtoNorthAmeri-can universities.Overalltheeffectis very positive, $1.7 million pays for a lot of teachers, says school district secre-tarytreasurerWayne Jefferson. Not only does itenrichpubliceduca-tion,butbothcultures learn from one another.Therearespin-offsfor thecommunityaswell, as local billet families are paid$700permonthto host the foreign students, Grady notes.However,noteveryone is enamoured by the lure of foreign dollars.Schoolboardchair KenClarksonsaidthe districthasbecomede-pendentonthemoney, anddoesntliketheidea of having to resort to pri-vateenterprisetofund public education.Themoneyislikea drug,hesaid.Butwe wouldnthavethisissue if we were being properly funded by the province.Ifthatforeignmoney everdriesup,theschool districtcouldbeintrou-ble, Clarkson added.Internationalstudent numbersinthedistrict haveplateauedinrecent years.Thathasforced the district to get creative to make up the numbers. Whileinitiallystudents werestayingforafull schoolyear,thedistrict now offers stays as short as short as six weeks.MapleRidgeTeachers Associationpresident George Serrasaid many teacherstakeissuewith theshorterstays,and questionstheirbenet for the student.Teachers feel like they cantmeettheirneeds, hesaid.Theyareonly hereforashorttime,so they are hanging out with each other, and speaking their own language. Hefearstheexpecta-tions of the families who sendtheirchildrento learninthedistrictmay beoutofstepwithreal-ity.The family pressure in the Asian culture is enor-mous, he said. We need tomakesurewearenot puttingthekidsatrisk ...becausewevemade promises we cant keep.Havingstudentsleave aftersixweekscanalso be disruptive to the class-room. Whathappenswhen fourstudentsleaveafter six weeks and four more take their place, he said. Itcreatesinstabilityin the classroom. Serrasaidteachers understandtheneedfor themoneyinternational educationbringsin,but itcancreatehugechal-lenges. TheMRTAwillbere-negotiating the teachers contractwiththeschool districtinthenewyear, andSerrasaidinterna-tionalstudentswillbea topic of conversation.Currentlythereareno restrictionsoninterna-tionalstudentswhenit comestoclasscomposi-tion, and thats something theMRTAwouldliketo change.Manyteachers inthedistrictfeellike they cant meet the needs of international students, Serrasaid,especially atthehighschoollevel, wheretherecanbehalf a dozen international stu-dents in a class.Grady said the number ofinternationalstudents isstillwellbelowthe numberofESLstudents manyteachersinneigh-bouringdistrictsmust dealwith.However,ESL studentsareafforded extrateacherresources bytheprovince,while internationalstudents are not.Serrasaidhewould likethedistricttopro-videthoseresourcesfor international students, as wellasprovidingteach-erswithdetailedback-groundsonthestudents themselves.Teachersrecognize theprotfromthese students,Clarkson said.Buttheyneedthe resourcestomakeit work.Internationaleduca-tionisbigbusiness,not just in School District No. 42, but in districts across the province, and at post-secondary institutions as well.AccordingtoMoira Stillwell,B.C.sMinister forRegionalEconomic andSkillsDevelopment, internationaleducation contributesabout$1.6 billiontotheB.C.econo-myandcreatescloseto 21,000 jobs.International students arefundamentaltothe futureofourprovince, astheyprovidecultural, socialandeconomic benets,Stillwellsaid inapreparedrelease lastweek.Asaprov-incethatsrichinethnic andculturaldiversity, weshouldembraceour internationalstatusand continue to welcome stu-dentsfromaroundthe world to B.C. 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FRIENDLY, PROFESSIONAL SERVICEOPTICAL6 Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - THE NEWS - www.mapleridgenews.comTHE NEWS/opinionVICTORIA Koo-tenay East MLA Bill Bennett became the political equivalent of a suicide bomber last week, detonat-ing his career in a manner calculated to do maximum damage to the B.C. Liberal Party.He did plenty, with the help of an uncriti-cal city media that fawned over him as they did earlier with Blair Lekstrom, the last rebel without a clue to become the ex-energy minister.Lekstrom at least showed some respect for parliamentary tradition as he rode his Harley back to Dawson Creek this spring, unable to face the onset of the HST that he had helped vote into place only weeks before. When he could no longer support the government, he qui-etly left cabinet and caucus, saying nice things about good intentions.Bennett gured he could stay in cabinet while forcing Premier Gordon Campbell out early. When that didnt work, he lashed out with high drama and unsubstantiated claims.His most specic claim was that Campbell bullied three women into quitting politics: Carole Taylor, Olga Ilich and Christy Clark. Clark denied it. Neither Taylor nor Ilich dignied Bennetts rant with a response, but a couple of things are obvious. Campbell recruited both, despite their reluctance to leave successful business careers. Both were visibly appalled at what goes on in elections and the B.C. legislature, and stoically nished their terms before getting out.Bennett predicted that more and more MLAs would come forward with tales of Campbells atrocities. The sound you are hearing is crickets. No one, past or present, has backed him up.Bennetts other mewlings are hardly worth mentioning. His bipartisan out-door caucus idea was spurned by the NDP more than by Campbell. Kootenay Bill now says he never wanted to go into politics. He was happy shin and lawyerin in Cranbrook when he looked up and saw the socialist hordes gathered at the gates again.Our seasoned bar ghter glanced around him, but no other warrior for free enterprise was stepping up. So, reluctantly, he did.This, as Bennett would say, is bullshit. No current politician has so manifestly lusted after high ofce as he has. After replacing Lekstrom in the vital energy portfolio, Bennett described to me how he had always put it at the top of his wish list whenever Campbell asked him what cabinet role he would like. (Appar-ently Campbell didnt always belittle and spit on him.)Its worth noting Bennetts perfor-mance as an MLA and minister. He got re-elected by a thin margin last year with the help of a racially tinged advertisement targeting his aboriginal opponents tax status.After being named to the energy job, he proclaimed himself a climate change denier. Then he waded into the Prosperity mine dispute, announcing to me that an unprecedented mine royalty sharing deal was in the works with a couple of other aboriginal groups, and a similar offer would be made publicly to the militant Tsilhqotin National Govern-ment that claims the Prosperity site.That offer never came, so swift and vehement was the reaction by the Tsilhqotin. Gee, do you think private talks might have been a good idea rather than letting them learn of the offer from the Williams Lake Tribune?Campbell intends to go out in the style of the real Bill Bennett. Kelowna Bill won three elections and remained pre-mier until his successor was chosen at a convention in Whistler in 1986.When that turned out be Bill Vander Zalm, Kelowna Bill hoisted his hand, thanked the party for its support, and served quietly as MLA for Okanagan South until his successor for that job was chosen.Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com(tetcher@blackpress.ca).Hes not the real Bill BennettLiberals beyond doneIngrid Rice News ViewsPublished and printed by Black Press at 22328 119th Avenue, Maple Ridge, B.C., V2X 2Z3@ Online poll: cast your vote at www.mapleridgenews.com, or e-mail your vote and comments to editor@mapleridgenews.comThis weeks question: Should Maple Ridge council stop the opening prayer before its regular meetings?B.C. Views Tom FletcherIf your local Liberal MLA assures you the party is just ne, that the media is blowing things out of pro-portion, just remember two words: Social Credit.Make no mistake the B.C. Liberal Party, as you know it, is done.TheunravellingbeganwhenPremierGordon CampbellandFinanceMinisterColinHansen laughablyinsistedthe2009/2010decitwouldbe $495 million. It was actually $1.8 billion, so they were only $1.3 billion off the mark.The partys demise continued, of course, with the HST.And, now, funeral arrangements should begin fol-lowingwhatcanonlybedescribedasaludicrous month of politics in a province that has seen more than its fair share of bizarre politics and politicians.First, Campbell spends a quarter-million dollars of your money to appear on TV and promise you a 15 per cent tax cut.Campbell then looks at dismal poll numbers after thatTVappearanceandannounceshewillstep down once the party nds a new leader.CampbellandcabinetthenreEnergyMinister Bill Bennett for having the temerity to offer an opin-ion.Campbell then says the tax cut has now been can-celled and can be resurrected by the new leader, if he or she so chooses.WhenyourlocalLiberalMLApaintsBennettor formercabinetministerBlairLekstromasexcep-tions to the rule and claims the party is just ne, nod your head, perhaps offer a word of encouragement and remember two words: Social Credit.The B.C. Liberals are nished.There is no other conclusion.The only question is what comes next.The New Democrats are mired in their own lead-ershipcrisis,whichmeansthe2013electionwill likely see a return of the early 1990s political scene.As the Socreds died, the B.C. Liberals (little more than Social Credit in new colours) lled the gap and theprovincestwo-party,left-rightsystemcontin-ued.Thesamewillhappenaswenearthe2013elec-tion but, whether the Liberals cede the right to the B.C.Conservatives,B.C.Firstorsomeotherright-of-centre party, the new entity will be nothing more than the remnants of the B.C. Liberal Party and, by extension, those two words you will remember: So-cial Credit.Black PressJim Coulter, publisherpublisher@mapleridgenews.comMichael Hall, editoreditor@mapleridgenews.comCarly Ferguson, advertising, creative services manageradmanager@mapleridgenews.comKathy Blore, circulation managercirculation@mapleridgenews.com22328 119th Avenue, Maple Ridge, B.C., V2X 2Z3Ofce: 604-467-1122Fax: 604-463-4741Delivery: 604-466-6397Website: www.mapleridgenews.comEmail: newsroom@mapleridgenews.comThe News is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatorybodygoverningtheprovince'snewspaper industry. Thecoun-cil considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. 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Ser vi ngMapl eRi dge&Pi ttMeadowssi nce1978THE NEWSKelowna Bill won three elections and remained premier until his successor was chosen at a convention in Whistler in 1986.www.mapleridgenews.com - THE NEWS - Wednesday, November 24, 2010 7LetterstotheeditorshouldbeexclusivetoTheNews andaddresstopicsofinteresttoresidentsofMaple RidgeandPittMeadows.Includefullnameandaddress, aswellasdaytimephonenumberforverification.Keep lettersto500wordsorless.Lettersmaybeeditedfor length and clarity.@ E-mail letters to editor@mapleridgenews.com.Letters welcomeEDITOR, THE NEWS:Re: Learning to learn: the fu-tureofeducation(TheNews, Nov. 19).Todismisstheimportance ofthinkingcritical,diver-gent,moral,andethicalis to dismiss some of the funda-mentalbasicsofthepurpose ofpubliceducationinour country, both historically and presently.It is the height of arrogance tosuggestthatchildren haveaccesstothesumtotal ofhumanknowledgeattheir ngertipsinstantlyontheir smart phone. Evenifitweretrue,itisir-relevant,unlesstheyknow whattodowiththatknowl-edge.The thinking it takes to per-form tasks such as keyboard-ing,Twittering,andtexting, areverymuchofaloweror-der than that required to solve complexmulti-step problems. Problemsthatrequireanaly-sis,planningandexplana-tionrequire the higher order thinking as described above.This is not knowledgethat canbeaccessedviaasmart phone or iPad.It is as essential today, as it hasbeeninthepast,forstu-dentstoberesourceful,cre-ative, and literate. Socialandemotionalintel-ligenceis,perhaps,moreim-portantthantechnological and academic literacy.Whatisimportantabout studentsaccesstoinforma-tionishowtheyorganize, evaluate,andcreatefromit, not simply that they have ac-cesstoaplethoraofblogs, Facebookpages,andenter-tainment news.Forgenerations,education hasbeenthefoundationof democracy. Publiceducationservesa democraticsocietybyensur-ingthatstudentsareableto makesenseof,andpartici-pate responsibly in, the world in which they live.Thetechnologicalevange-lismbeingperpetuatedby theLearningforTomorrow forumisfrighteninginits ramicationsforoursociety as a whole.TheworldIhavegrownup inisnotirrelevant,andthat is why I am passionateabout ensuringstudentstodayare capableofaddressingthe problemswefacetoday,as well as tomorrow.Addressing global warming, andthelossofbiodiversity onourplanet,requiresmore than a set of vocational skills, Facebook, and YouTube. JOANNA LARSONPRINCE RUPERTEDITOR, THE NEWS:Re:Everythingispossible inAlbion(TheNews,Nov. 19).Theresbigboxretailand then theres big-box retail. A wide range of interpretations on this theme have been built, some less than desirable, oth-ersgreatlycontributingto theircommunityinprovid-ing a wide variety of goods at competitive prices. Unfortunately,thedaysof thesmallmomandpopop-erationonMainStreetisno longerwithusinanysitua-tion that commands a certain criticalmassofcommercial outlets. Just as strip malls, big-box retail surrounded by acres of parking are no longer (should beoutlawed)acceptablein our urban environment. Thesuccessfulcentresare theonesthathavegonebe-yondprovidingjustsquare footage and parking stalls (all withinsomanyfeetoffront doors,becauseifdevelopers dont provide them with that, theywontsigntheleases), these are now called lifestyle centres,becausethatswhat they respond to. Retailershaveunderstood theimportanceofproviding ashoppingenvironmentca-teringnotjusttogettingthe staples, but adding to it with sidewalkcafes,bookstores, cinemasandpublicsquares. Soitbecomesanexperience withasenseofplacewhere peoplecanmeetevenwith-out shopping because theres a comfort level there. And guess what, the retail-ers know they will eventually get in these folks wallets.Soitisverymuchaplan-ningexercise,inwhichre-tailers,leasingagentsand marketing folks put together agroupingofstoresthatall complementeachother,cre-ating the synergy. Once you have created that synergy, magic has a chance to be. Critical in this exercise isnotonlythebuildingsin terms of what they may look like,butthespacesbetween them.Thisismostimpor-tant for a successful develop-ment. Infact,allthisisleading torecreatingwhatourold small-townshoppingstreets were,wherepeoplewould meet,socializeand,yes,do some shopping. Thedayswherewegetin ourcars,racetothemall, shopandgostraightback home has no community val-ue whatsoever, and continues toisolateuswithunhealthy by-products.WithrespecttotheAlbion lands,weshouldkeepan open mind as big-box retail is a fact of shopping as we have ittoday.Letitworkforyou, butbeverycriticalastothe formandhowitwouldcon-tributetoyourenvironment. Rememberthatmostofthe MapleRidgeslandlieseast ofthecurrentcore,along withtheurbanreserveand industrial lands.Maybe this second charette willhaveamorerealistic view and be less fearful of de-velopment in this area. Theresatrueopportunity todoamodeldevelopment that include jobs, living, play-ingandshoppingherethat will work for all.ROD GRUZELIERPITT MEADOWSEDITOR, THE NEWS:Re: Rising above (News Views, Nov. 19).I was delighted to read your editorial on the Northum-berland Court, or the ghetto, as we commonly refer to it in the Port Haney community.Whatmustbeunderstoodisthatthischangedidnot just happen; it was, in fact, the end result of a handful of communityactivistswhopersistentlypursuedthemay-or, councilors and RCMP for more than ve years.And,muchofthecredithastogotoTylerDucharme, who spent much of his own time helping to unify and or-ganize us into a community organization.As the editorial mentioned, the problems are not com-pletely eliminated, and never will be in our society.But,wehavetakendownabaseofoperationswhich was the centre for the majority of drug dealing in Maple Ridge.Andwecanallbeproudofthefactthatourcommu-nityrose to the occasion, and made the difference in one small part of it. We have a more peaceful and safer neigh-bourhood as a result.Kudos to all.I hope this is an inspiration to everyone that democracy doesworkwhenthecitizensgetinvolvedanduniteto bring about change to their part of the world.Themayor,councillors,staffandpolicecantdoiton their own. They need our participation. JOHN MCKENZIEMAPLE RIDGEEDITOR, THE NEWS:Re: Council aware of Jefferson? (Letters, Nov. 17)ApparentlythepersonwhowroteaboutThomasJeffer-sonandtheseparationofreligionandstateisnotaware that Maple Ridge is in Canada, not the United States. Strange isnt it, though, that for the past 207 all sessions of the U.S. Senate have been opened with prayer.A documenton the Government of Canada website how-ever(http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Content/LOP/ResearchPubli-cations/prb0441-e.htm) states: The approach to freedom of religioninCanadaisinformed,toacertainextent,bythe factthatnopolicyexistsinthiscountrytoofciallysepa-rate church and state.The concept of lacit [secular] does not apply in Canada, although the freedoms of religion and conscience laid out in the Constitution do create an indirect obligation of neutrality.I think the council needs all the help it can get, but, per-haps in memory of Thomas Haney, who was a Roman Cath-olic, a priest should be invited to pray as well as protestant pastors. LORRAINE SHELSTAD MAPLE RIDGECivil discussionEDITOR, THE NEWS:Re: Council aware of Jefferson? (Letters, Nov. 17)It is disturbing to note the lack of courtesy and respect in Grant Bakers letter towards persons with a view con-trary to his own.Surely we should be civilized enough to engage in a dis-cussion without resorting to name-calling and ridicule.As for Mr. Bakers citing of Thomas Jefferson, I believe a little research will conrm that the motivation for Mr. Jeffersonsdecreewastopreventthegovernmentfrom proclaimingastatereligionratherthantopreventpeo-ple of faith from having valid input into the workings of their government.LYNN SMYTHMAPLE RIDGEHaney group proof democracy worksCoun. Speirs to blame for low-end shoppingNo policy against religionLet big-box retail work in AlbionTHE NEWS/lettersEDITOR, THE NEWS:Re:EverythingispossibleinAlbion (The News, Nov. 19).Coun,CraigSpeirs,youandyour closed-mindedness is a huge reason why the Albion ats sit dormant. Youarealwaystalkingaboutthisarea beingfarmland,andfromwhatIfound out, no one, including council, can tell me when this land was last farmed, if ever.Ihavesourcesnowthatinformedme they have never seen farming going back 60 years. Your trump card is an obstruction. Your attitudetowardsfutureinvestorsinour communityisrudeandoutofline.You make it impossible to work out an accept-able solution. You are one of the reasons thatweonlyattractlow-endshopping. ThelocalbusinesseswhereIhaveshop and still shop please accept my apologies as I am not insinuating there is no decent retail in Maple Ridge.Mr.SpeirsIhaveneverreadorhave heardyoucomeupwithaviablesolu-tion that would be economically sustain-ableforthisarea,youareobviouslynot interested in our local economy, jobs, re-ducing the residential tax burden but be-cause you consider yourself green and I would call you left-wing, you appear to come off as a much more superior human beingthansomeonelikemewhowants this community to thrive and come alive bysupportingprivateinvestment,com-mercial property taxes and employment. Yourattitudeandsuperioritycomplex woulddetermeifIownedalargecom-panyfromeverinvestinginthistown. Yourobsessionwiththedowntowncore astheonlyareasuitableforbusinessis short sighted.You,Mr.Speirsoughttotakealook inthemirrorandaskyourself,areyou beingaproductivememberonCouncil orjustwastingtaxpayerdollars?Istill wonderhowallthesenewresidential developmentskeepgettingapprovedby someone like you, I mean after all isnt all land farm-able and green space?So,keepdevelopingEastMapleRidge, keep bringing in more families, keep ob-structingresidentslikemyselfforwant-ingthistowntoprovideinfrastructure, servicesandconveniencefortheeast.It is because of your Councils and previous Councilsunconditionalsupportforresi-dentialsprawlthatweareindesperate need for commercial development in the East. LESLIE A. SOFARELLIMAPLE RIDGEWorld of public education is not irrelevantchat@www.mapleridgenews.comWhat countsFrom: AlbionSunDog, posted on www.mapleridgenews.com.Re: Everything is possible in Albion (The News, Nov. 19).Ahem, there are also a lot of people who do not agree with you. I drive down 105th [Avenue] almost daily and I wonder what the machinery is doing there if that doesnt count as farming? You are also ignoring the fact that the council members driving de-velopment east are the likes of Al Hogarth, and that Craig Speirs is sometimes the only voice of reason on our pro-development council.Besides, and this is said with all due respect, your I am responding as a resident not one of the founders of Residents for Smart Shoppingdoesnt exactly hold water because if you didnt think the way you do personally, you would not have founded a special interest group around such a self-indulgent topic as shopping.8 Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - THE NEWS - www.mapleridgenews.comCouncilwassettodecideTues-daywhethertokeepitspractice of opening prayers at its Tuesday meetings, opt for a moment of re-ectionortossthewholething altogether.MayorErnieDaykinsaidcoun-cilwillbefacedwithafewop-tions starting with a decision on whether to replace prayers with a moment of reection.Willtherebeamomentofre-ection yes or no? he asked.Ifitvotesforyes,thencouncil will have to dene exactly what a momentofreectionisandwho will be invited.Coun.LindaKingearlierthis month originally wanted to cancel prayersoutrightbutagreedto changethattoamomentofre-ection, in which all faiths would beinvitedtogiveopeningbless-ings.Council postponed a decision un-til Tuesday to allow more feedback fromthepublic,mainlythrough letters and e-mails.Daykinsaidorganizingamo-ment of reection should involve a minimum of staff time.Ayear-roundschedulewould besetandrecognizedreligious groups invited to attend on a par-ticular night. If they dont show up, then council would start the meet-ing without a prayer.Havingamomentofreection wouldopentheproceedingsto Christian and non-Christian faiths to give readings or blessings. Cur-rently, the Ridge Meadows Minis-terial Association provides pastors or ministers to start the meeting.Ifcouncilrejectsamomentof reection,thenitwillhavetode-cidewhethertokeeptheopening prayersasisortossthemcom-pletely.Kingpointedoutearlierthat MapleRidgeistheonlymunici-pality in the Lower Mainland, and possiblyCanada,thatstillbegins itsmeetingswithprayers.She said previously that Maple Ridges prayer practice is no longer suit-able for the multicultural commu-nityandmulti-faithcommunity thatMapleRidgehasbecome, and would rather council just start its meetings.Butiftheresamomentofre-ectionitshouldonlybeamong councillorsthemselves,rather thanrepresentativesofreligious groups,saidCoun.CherylAshlie, who supports King.Ijustthinkprayerinthisday andage,primarilydeliveredby onedenomination,isinconict withseparationofchurchand state.Ifcouncildecidestoinvitereli-giousgroups,whodecideswhat they can and cant say? she asked. Where does it stop?It just shouts a lot of what ifs?Maple Ridge has received about 100e-mailswithaslightmajority in favour of keeping the prayer.Daykinsaidhewantstokeep somespiritualrecognitionofthe start of a meeting.Theagendasuggestedgiving second and third reading to having a moment of reection, with fourth reading at another meeting.A 1999 Ontario court ruling found thatsayingtheLordsPrayerat councilviolatedtheCanadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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Trafficwasre-routed to Hammond Road.ANissancardealer-ship,ablockofmulti-storeyapartments, housesintheSom-ersetneighbourhood andEdithMcDermott elementaryweread-vised to close windows as the fire department waitedforTerasen Gastoshutdownthe pipeline.Noonewasevacu-atedasaresultof theleak,butfumes whippedupbythe windcouldbesmelled asfarasDavieJones elementary, across the CP Rail tracks.TerasenGassaid thehighwaywasshut down as a precaution.Tofixthedamaged pipeline,thecompany had to shut off gas ser-viceto85customers onMeadowsGardens Way.Once the gas pipeline wasrepaired,Terasen Gaswastovisiteach home and help custom-ersre-lightanynatu-ral gas appliances.Restoringservice asquicklyaspossible isatoppriorityfor TerasenGas,said spokespersonKirsten Walker. Wearebringing additionalcrewsinto the area to assist with servicerestoration tominimizeinconve-nience to customers in the area. We recognize this will inconvenience customersinthearea andwouldliketo thankthemfortheir patienceandsupport whilewerepairand restore service.Customerswith questionsabouttheir Terasenservicecan call 1-877-711-8877.Gas leak shuts down Lougheed Hwy.Ruptured line caused by excavatorColleen Flanagan/THE NEWSTraffic was rerouted for several hours.byMoni s haMar t i nsstaffrepor terA&W (228th Street) BMO Bank of Montreal (224th Street)BMO Bank of Montreal (Westridge Centre) Coast Capital SavingsCoopers Foods Envision Financial Good CompanyHaney Dragon Restaurant Home Restaurant Marks Work WearhouseRBC Royal Bank (207th Street) RBC Royal Bank (224th Street) Rona Home Centre Save On Foods (227th Street) Save On Foods (Westgate)Shoppers Drug Mart (Pitt Meadows) Shoppers Drug Mart (Westgate)Ridge Meadows Hospital Foundation Poinsettia Tags are available from November 17 to December 24 from these locations:Your $2 donation will help to purchase new equipment that could save the life of someone you love.Tis Christmas,Please Help YourHospitalS P ONS OR E DB Ywww.rmhfoundation.comTHE NEWSServing Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows since 1978Thanks to our partners:Decking the Halls?Give Rudy a call.Well get your guests home safely.604-515-NOSE(6673)Operation Red Nose is a condential designated driver service.Help keep our roadways safe this holiday!PROVINCIAL SPONSOR PROVINCIAL TV PARTNEROperation Red Nose Ridge-Meadowsis hosted by PacicSport Fraser Valley.RIDGE MEADOWSRCMPTHE NEWSServing Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows since 1978WANT TO VOLUNTEER?Call to nd out more!Nights of service:November 26 & 27December 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18 & 3119,951Thats how many companion animals will need loving, new homes this year. 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Over the past 90 years, weve equipped millions of rst-time hockey players, like Jonathan Toews, from head to toe, said Mike Arnett, President of Canadian Tire Retail.Further develop-ing a grassroots connection in Canadian communities, Canadian Tire will launch the Canadian Tire Hockey School NHL Skills Camps. These unique camps will provide Canadian minor hockey players the opportunity to develop and grow their skills through on and off ice skill development ses-sions led by experienced NHL hockey experts, with appearances by NHL alumni and coaches. In addition to becoming an Ofcial NHL Partner in Canada, Canadian Tire will now be designated as an Ofcial Partner of the NHL Heritage Classic, NHL All-Star Game, Stan-ley Cup Playoffs, Stanley Cup Final and NHL Face-Off. Expanding our reach into new categories like this will continue to increase the NHLs ability to reach and unite Canadian hockey fans.Selling more hockey sticks and pucks than any other retailer in the world, Canadian Tire has been the inspira-tion for millions of hockey rsts for players from coast to coast. The CTHS website will offer unparalleled content for Canadian hockey players, parents, coaches and fans. From how to play on a backyard rink or advance in a local house league, to knowing how hockey gear ts and what it costs, CTHS will offer unique subject matter expertise and practical insights into how to mentor, parent and become a well-rounded player. CTHS members also will receive exclusive NHL-related offers and promotions, including a chance to win a trip with two tickets and VIP treat-ment to the NHL All-Star Game, the NHL Heritage Classic and a Stanley Cup Final game.To join the Canadian Tire Hockey School and get ready for the upcoming hockey season, visit canadiantirehockeyschool.ca.www.mapleridgenews.com - THE NEWS - Wednesday, November 24, 2010 13MapleRidgecoun-cilisfacinganother thornydecisionin-volvingfloodingand farmingintheAlou-etteValleyasitcon-sidersanapplication toraisetheelevation ofa10-acreproperty on 132nd Avenue.Butitlikelywont makeanydecisions untilthelong-awaited hydrologicalstudyfor the area is complete.Trevor Krugel wants toraisetheheightof hislandbyhalfame-trebybringingsoil ontohispropertyat 22294132ndAve.He wantscounciltofor-ward his application to theAgriculturalLand Commissionsoitcan give him the OKto do that. Staff,though,istell-ing the politicians that doingsoisntgood idea.Staffpointoutina reportthatSheehan Creekflowsnorth alongpartoftheeast sideoftheproperty andhasa15-metre setback.Itsconsid-eredimportantdrain-ageforpropertiesto the east.Italsonotesthe southerntwo-thirds ofthepropertyhas alreadybeencleared oftrees,evenwithin the15-metresetback of the stream, which is consideredaviolation ofthedistrictsWa-tercourseProtection Bylaw.Therearealsoal-ready large amounts ofsand,oldasphalt, andotherunsuitable materialspiledonto hisland,contraryto boththelandcommis-sionanddistrictregu-lations.Stop-workor-dershavebeenissued topreventhaulingin further materials, says the report.Raisingtheproperty byhalfametrewould takeabout12,000-cu. metres of fill.Ifthedistrictfor-wardstheapplication tothelandcommis-sion and its approved, thedistrictwillhave tograntasoil-deposit permit.Instead,the propertycouldbere-gradedandasmall portionelevatedto serve as a raised foun-dation for a house.Thepropertywould continue to take on its shareofthewater, staff say.Environmentalplan-nerChuckGoddard pointedoutthatrais-ingonepropertywill simplypushthewater somewhereelsedur-ingfloodevents.And once the district issues asoildepositpermit, thenliabilityfallson toit,shouldtherebe any flood damage. Itsprudenttowait untilthestudyiscom-plete before making any decisions on another ap-plicationtohaulinsoil, addedadministrator Jim Rule.Krugeltoldcouncil heboughttheprop-ertyasaninvestment. Althoughhesaidhes notdevelopingit,just clearingaroadonthe property,theneventu-ally he wants to farm it. However,itcantgrow anythingnowbecause surroundingpropertyis all higher than his, Kru-gel pointed out.Thestaffreportsays theroadismoresuited foraruralresidence, ratherthanforfarming purposes.Krugel was told by his realtorthattherewere nocreeksontheprop-erty,althoughthereis aditch.Butfollowing aninspectionbythe district,hesnowbeen toldheneedsanatural featuresdevelopment permit.Coun.LindaKingar-guedagainstsending theapplicationtothe ALCbecauseallowing soiltobehauledonto the property could skew theresultsofthedis-tricts study.I guess whats impor-tanttomeistoprotect the integrity of our own work.Flood modelling of the Alouette Valley, with its accesson224thStreet andtheSouthAlouette River,isstillunderway, municipalengineer AndrewWoodtold council.Council cautious about potential floodingbyPhi l Mel nyc hukstaffrepor terThe property would continue to take on its share of the water. district staff reportSend a Letter to Santaemail: editor@mapleridgenews.commail: Santas Mailboxc/o Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows News22328 119th AvenueMaple Ridge, BCV2X 2Z3Deadline Wednesday, December 1We will endeavor to print as many letters as space allows from all legible letters received. 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Driverswhowantto contestthesuspension can give a formal breath testatapolicestation to beat it, but risk being chargedwithimpaired drivingifthetestshows them above 0.08.The handheld breatha-lyzersaretobebackin servicefortheDec.1 startoftheChristmas CounterAttackcam-paign.For those who still blow too high after the breath-lyzersarerecalibrated, theharsherpenalties will remain unchanged.Besideslosingtheirli-cenceandcarforthree to 30 days, motorists face costsofupto$4,000to get back on the road. Threeimpoundments withinveyearsnow forcesadrivertotake aresponsibledriving courseanduseanigni-tioninterlockdevicefor ayearaftertheirbanis lifted.Police recall breathalyzers to ensure no unfair penaltiesbyJ ef f NagelBl ackPressMore information: www.citizensforpublicpower.caRSVP: staff@citizensforpublicpower.ca or 604.681.5939Local Partners Allouette River Management SocietyPEOPLE POWER is coming to The Lower MainlandBuilding Social Movements to Protect Public Power in CanadaProvincial PartnersEcologist/activist Rex Weyler joins local environmentalists & community organizers to speak about the social, economic, & environmental impacts of electricity privatization in BC. Presentations followed by screening of 6-part documentary film on grassroots organizing.Lower Mainland Screening/PresentationPitt Meadows/Maple RidgeNovember 25th(7-9PM) Ramada Inn, Sumerset Room 19267 Lougheed Hwy.with regional speaker Joe Foy and local presenter Geoff ClaytonProvincial Tour Sponsor presentWillow ManorSeniors Community ConvenienceIndependenceChoiceTOURS AVAILABLE DAILYWe take care of the details while you have all the fun...Selection of Suites Dining OptionsHousekeeping Emergency ResponseActivities & Events Respite staysavailable in our Care CenterCall today 604-466-8602www.chartwellreit.caLE DAAAIIILLYAsk about a trial stay.12275 224th St., Maple RidgeWILLOW MANOR is proud to have earned our BCSLA Seal of Approval.Come in today and see why. CAMEO STAMPCOI N&HOB BY(SERVING MAPLE RIDGE & PITT MEADOWS SINCE 1981)OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEKMONDAY TO FRIDAY 10 TO 6. 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At the time, Don thought of producing a book on Vancouver to be ready for Expo 86. In fact, one of thephotographsinthebookwas taken by the author in 1982, when the roof of B.C. Place Stadium was being inated. Although Expo inspired the title, it also has other meanings that are stillcurrenttoday:photographic imagesareexposed,butthereis also the suggestion of secrets, per-hapsdirtyones,whichisexactly whatDonwantedtobringoutin his book. Heexposestheracismandthe exploitationofnewimmigrants thatwererifewhenVancouver was just starting out.Don is rst and foremost a pho-tographer,sotheemphasisinhis new book is once again on pictures. He scanned innumerable imagesfromvariousar-chives and, with modern technologyandpains-takingwork,nished themtomeethisexact-ing standards. The result is a stunning collection of historicalplates,which arecomplementedby modernphotographs (manyfromtheair,tak-en by the author himself) and reproductions of sev-eral historical paintings. Theimagesspeakforthem-selves,andwiththecaptionstell anumberofstories,which,taken together,produceamosaicfrom whichahistoryofVancouver canbegleaned.Butthereisalso text,partlywrittenbyDon,and partly by a variety of contributors, often with a special connection to the subject they are writing on. The book doesnt have to be read from the beginning to end; rather, itinvitesthereadertobrowse, rst look at the photographs, then readthecaptions,and,oncethe interestinaparticularsubjectis piqued, one can read the accompa-nying text. Thestoriesinthebookcover everythingfromthearrivalof Captain George Vancouver in 1792 tothedealingsofearly landspeculators,thear-rival of the Canadian Pa-cic Railway, royal visits, and labour conicts. The common thread through thedifferentnarratives arepeopletheyfasci-nate Don. AswithhisMaple Ridgebook,Donpub-lishedthebookhimself. Thishasbeenanoner-oustask,asheisalso themainauthorandobtained, selected,andworkedonthepho-tographs. 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