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pittmeadows.bc.ca facebook.com/pittmeadows @citypittmeadows Wishing you a Merry Christmas & Happy Centennial H appy C entennial Exclusively at MAPLE RIDGE CHRYSLER Online, all the time... www.mrtimes.com Thursday, July 17, 2014 • LOCAL NEWS AND HAPPENINGS • mrtimes.com • 604-463-2281 • 28 PAGES WITH REW The CEED Centre will benefit from a wine tour fundraiser... Page A4 Coolin’ down “I did it!” exclaimed three-year-old Levi Tosoni after he scampered through three circular sprays of water at the newly opened Albion Spray Park on Thursday, July 10. Find out more about the spray park in a story on A7. Troy Landreville/TIMES Airport Day Aviation buff looks skyward by Roxanne Hooper [email protected] Jim Clements still looks up into the sky whenever an aircraft flies by. The long-since retired air traffic controller expects that will be the case until the day he dies. But he’s not the only one who will be looking skyward Sunday at the Pitt Meadows Airport Day. Thousands are once again expected to visit Clements’ old stomping grounds at the Pitt Meadows Regional Airport Sunday, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The North Fraser Airshow allows people a look behind the scenes at the local aviation hub, and offers visitors a chance to tour a variety of aviation tech- nology exhibits, a static wing and wheel show, children’s activities, and com- mercial kiosks. But many, like Clements, most appreciate the flying show – called an annual one-day event – which runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Info: www.pitt- meadowsairport.com. • More at www.mrtimes.com, search “Clements” Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge are two communities involved in proactively planning for a flood. by Maria Rantanen [email protected] A plan will be developed to protect the Lower Mainland from a possible catastrophic flood from the Fraser River with involvement from Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. The Fraser Basin Council, a non- profit organization, is taking the lead on assessing the risks and potential consequences and costs of a flood and developing a regional strategy and action plan. On Tuesday, they released the Lower Mainland Flood Management Strategy report. Kim Grout, the chief administrative officer for Pitt Meadows, said the benefit of the strategy is the fact it’s regional. “A collective voice is much more powerful and coordinated action much more efficient,” Grout said. The City is lucky to have well built dikes and “to be located in a straight stretch of the river where erosion action is much less,” she added. Lower Mainland chambers of com- merce estimate the flooding poses a $50 billion risk to the region. Pump station needed Pitt Meadows council will be applying for a New Building Canada grant to replace its pump station in the Pitt Polder, which staff estimate will cost about $6 million. Pitt Meadows Mayor Deb Walters said the City is “very hopeful” its application will be successful. • More online at www.mrtimes.com Environment Flood risk unites Fraser communities A team of canoeists, led by Pitt Meadows’ own Chris Cooper, is on a three-month expedition to Alaska. The trek aims to bring awareness of the life that exists along the B.C. coastline, and awaken people to the need to preserve it. Follow their stories online at www.mrtimes.com. The TIMES is proud to sponsor the Spirit of the Coast Canoe Journey to Alaska… Deb Walters Pitt Meadows Mayor Jim Clements Lifelong aviation fan
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Coolin’down
“I did it!” exclaimedthree-year-old LeviTosoni after hescampered throughthree circularsprays of water atthe newly openedAlbion Spray Parkon Thursday, July10. Find out moreabout the spraypark in a story onA7.
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Airport Day
Aviation bufflooks skywardby Roxanne [email protected]
Jim Clements stilllooks up into thesky whenever anaircraft flies by.
The long-sinceretired air trafficcontroller expectsthat will be the caseuntil the day hedies.
But he’s not theonly one who will be looking skywardSunday at the Pitt Meadows Airport Day.
Thousands are once again expectedto visit Clements’ old stomping groundsat the Pitt Meadows Regional AirportSunday, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The North Fraser Airshow allowspeople a look behind the scenes at thelocal aviation hub, and offers visitors achance to tour a variety of aviation tech-nology exhibits, a static wing and wheelshow, children’s activities, and com-mercial kiosks. But many, like Clements,most appreciate the flying show – calledan annual one-day event – which runsfrom 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Info: www.pitt-meadowsairport.com.
• More at www.mrtimes.com, search “Clements”
Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridgeare two communities involved inproactively planning for a flood.by Maria [email protected]
A plan will be developed to protectthe Lower Mainland from a possiblecatastrophic flood from the Fraser
River with involvement from MapleRidge and Pitt Meadows.
The Fraser Basin Council, a non-profit organization, is taking the leadon assessing the risks and potentialconsequences and costs of a floodand developing a regional strategyand action plan.
On Tuesday, they released theLower Mainland Flood ManagementStrategy report.
Kim Grout, the chief administrative
officer for Pitt Meadows, said thebenefit of the strategy is the fact it’sregional.
“A collective voice is much morepowerful and coordinated actionmuch more efficient,” Grout said.
The City is lucky to have well builtdikes and “to be located in a straightstretch of the river where erosionaction is much less,” she added.
Lower Mainland chambers of com-merce estimate the flooding poses a
$50 billion risk to the region.
Pump station neededPitt Meadows council will be
applying for a New Building Canadagrant to replace its pump station inthe Pitt Polder, which staff estimatewill cost about $6 million.
Pitt Meadows Mayor Deb Walterssaid the City is “very hopeful” itsapplication will be successful.
• More online at www.mrtimes.com
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Flood risk unites Fraser communities
A team of canoeists, led by Pitt Meadows’ own Chris Cooper, is on a three-monthexpedition to Alaska. The trek aims to bring awareness of the life that exists along the B.C. coastline,and awaken people to the need to preserve it. Follow their stories online at www.mrtimes.com.
The TIMES is proud to sponsor theSpirit of the Coast Canoe Journey to Alaska…
Deb WaltersPitt Meadows Mayor
Jim ClementsLifelong aviation fan
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Ridge and PittMeadows’ favouritereporters is mov-ing on.
TIMES reporterMaria Rantanen isleaving us at theend of this week.She will be missednot only by her fel-low staff members,but by the community she enjoyed cover-ing during the past almost seven years.
Please join us at the TIMES Facebookpage (www.facebook.com/MapleRidgePittMeadowsTimes), and help us wish herwell in her future endeavours – which atthis point is limited to taking the rest ofthe summer off to spend time with herthree growing sons.
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Earphones pose riskAnything that reduces or eliminates
sound and makes cyclists and pedestriansless aware of their surroundings, can bedangerous, and it’s making Maple Ridgestreets less safe.
This is part of an RCMP summer over-view offered by Const. Mike Moore.
• More at www.mrtimes.com
Woman killed by trainTraffic was snarled
Tuesday eveningafter a woman waskilled around 8:30p.m. by a train justwest of the HarrisRoad crossing.Vehicle and traintraffic was shutdown for hours asRCMP and CP Policeinvestigated. PittMeadows fire chief Don Jolley said mem-bers of his team helped redirect traffic.
Maria Rantanen
Conservation officerswere stunned by adriver who took asuffering or deadanimal from anaccident scene.by Roxanne [email protected]
The quest for waterand shade about middayduring this hot summerweather has resulted in anumber of blacktail deerbeing hit on local roads.
But while the actionsof the wild animals arepredictable, and someunfortunate confrontationswith vehicles are expect-ed, actions that unfoldedon the on-ramp to theGolden Ears Bridge lastweek still have emergencyresponders scratchingtheir heads in disbelief.
A deer was killed
in Maple Ridge lastThursday morning, eastof town on a section ofthe Lougheed Highwaynear River Road. Nopeople were hurt, but thecar suffered significantdamage and had to betowed away, reportedassistant fire chief TimoJuurakko.
Conservation officerswere called in to help dis-pose of the deer.
Then, another call camein just after 2 p.m. thatsame day. Conservationofficers just happenedto be in the area for ameeting, and were on thescene within minutes,explained ConservationSgt. Todd Hunter.
This time, a deer hadbeen struck crossing thebridge on-ramp, in thesouthbound lane justover top of MeadowtownCentre.
The driver of the vanstruck one of what waspossibly a herd of the
animals in the area, andthe van was subsequentlyrear-ended. This accident,in turn, caused anothernearby fender-bender thatemergency responderschalked up to lookie-loos.
It was thought to beodd to hear of a deer onthe bridge, but Huntersaid it’s not too surprisinggiven the water sourcesin the area and the near-by pockets of green spacethat provide safe shelterand pathways for wildlife.
But that’s not what wasodd about this case.
Initially, it was sus-pected members of thebridge maintenance crewhad arrived – even beforeMounties, firefighters,or Conservation officerscould get there – andremoved the deer, toavoid further accidents.
It turns out that wasn’tthe case, Hunter told TheTIMES.
After interviewing wit-nesses, it’s been learnedthe deer might havebeen serious hurt but notnecessarily dead, and thatthe animal was basically
stolen away from theaccident scene.
“Within minutes,someone took off withthe deer,” Hunter said,and now Conservation– with the assistance ofpolice – have launched aninvestigation, citing thatthe actions of removingthe deer were illegal.
Without a permit,people cannot be in pos-session of wildlife, Huntersaid.
And more disturbing,he added, this animalmay still have been aliveand in terrible distresswhen scooped up, leav-ing him fearful it mayhave not been dealt withhumanely.
Anyone with informa-tion about who took thedeer from the bridge on-ramp is asked to call theprovincial Conservationreporting line at 1-877-952-7277.
• More at www.mrtimes.com,search “deer”
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Deer scooped from crash on bridgeRoxanne Hooper/TIMES
RCMP Const. Mike Moore used a telescopeWednesday to monitor drivers on Lougheed.
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Normally a muddy track spellstrouble for athletes, but not at theDirty Dash.
The muddy obstacle course hasbeen held elsewhere but Saturday’sevent at the Thunderbird Show Parkin nearby Langley was the first timefor the Lower Mainland, and broughtout huge numbers willing to takeon the muck, including Maple Ridgemother and daughter duo Tara andMorgan Devine.
An equestrian therapy programcalled Pacific Riding for DevelopingAbilities (PDRA) will benefit fromfunds raised at the Dirty Dash.• More at www.mrtimes.com, search “Devine”
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Maple Ridge’s Tara Devine (right) and her daughter Morgan joined Nicole Nelson of Chilliwack and took part in the Dirty Dash atThunderbird Show Park in Langley on Saturday.
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A deer was seriously hurt or killed and a few vehicles mangled in tworelated crashes on the Golden Ears Bridge on-ramp last Thursday.
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RidgeMeadows RCMP is looking for the following people. If you see any of them, do not attempt to apprehend them. Please contact the RCMP immediatelyby calling 604-463-6251 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477. The warrants attached to these individuals were still outstanding as of 10 a.m. Wednesday.Remember: all of the listed people are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
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Four Langley winerieswill be featured in afundraiser.
Wine aficionados canhelp raise money for theCEED Centre while learn-ing about local vintners.
A local tour company ispartnering with the CEEDCentre, located on 223rdStreet in Maple Ridge, totake people on tours tofour prominent wineries.
CEED Centre executivedirector Christian Cowleysaid people are startingto “rediscover the joys oflooking to the unique cui-sine of their own regions”after a “brief fling withglobalization.”
The educational charityis teaming up with localcharter bus company,Go With Us Charter Bus,to offer discounted winetours at four Langley vine-yards and raise money forthe CEED Centre.
“Our mission is toengage community andeducate on sustainabilitythrough programs, work-
shops and tours like this,”Cowley said. “We wantpeople to get excited aboutlocal food and drink. Sowe are making it easier toexperience B.C. wines andfine dining firsthand.”
Wendy Rairdan, ownerof Go With Us CharterBus and a director at theCEED Centre, planned theroute so that participantscan sample the products offour prominent local win-eries, enjoy a light lunch,
and make it back to MapleRidge well before dinner.
The wine tours willbe offered the secondSaturday of each month,except for the first onescheduled for Aug. 16. Itstarts at 10:30 a.m. at theCEED Centre and returnsby 4 p.m.
To book a seat, folks cango to www.ceedcentre.com or call 604-463-2229.
• More at www.mrtimes.com,search for “Rairdan”
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CEED Centre board member Renee Speck recently toured local vineyards.
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People were warned not to park inthe Haney Place Mall lot.by Maria [email protected]
The sounds and colours in downtownMaple Ridge were bright and festiveas the Caribbean Festival took overMemorial Peace Park and 224th Streetthis past weekend.
But despite reminders to vendors andsigns in the mall parking lot, some festi-valgoers came to the festival events tentto say they received parking tickets.
Caribbean Festival organizers were
asked by the mall management to tell fes-tivalgoers not to park in the mall lot dur-ing the event, said Ineke Boekhorst, exec-utive director of the Downtown MapleRidge Business Improvement Association.
“It’s clearly marked on the parking lot,”Boekhorst added.
It was “unfortunate” for visitors toMaple Ridge that tickets were beingissued, however, the mall was enforcingtheir rules, she said.
Vendors were informed on their appli-cations forms not to park there.
In addition, announcements were madeon the P.A. system telling spectators notto park in the mall parking, said DeddyGeese, who is on the festival committee.
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2015 Permissive Tax ExemptionsIn accordance with Part 7, Division 7 of the Community Charter, the Councilof the City of Pitt Meadows considers applications for permissive taxexemptions annually.Applications from organizations which meet the criteria set out in the City’spolicy must be submitted using the prescribed application form to the Directorof Finance by August 31st each year.
Submissions must include:• A completed Permissive Exemption Application Form.• A copy of most recent annual Financial Statements.• A copy of the title certificate or the lease agreement, as applicable.• A description of programs/services/benefits delivered from the
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• A description of any third party use of the subject land/improvementsincluding user group names, fees charged, and conditions of use.
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Kids and their families living in theAlbion neighbourhood have a newplace to cool off this summer.
With a price tag of $387,000– which includes the design, con-struction, water connection, and bio-filtration system – the Albion WaterSpray Park officially opened recentlywith Maple Ridge Mayor ErnieDaykin and Pitt Meadows MayorDeb Walters in attendance.
“As a parent and grandparent Ireally appreciate the thought thathas gone into the design of this park.First and foremost, the new waterpark has so many elements thatallow the kids to control the water
flow and have some serious creativeplay time,” Daykin said regardingthe park, located in the middle ofthe Albion Sports Complex.
“The second thing I love is thatthe park has been placed beside thehill that allows parents to keep aneye on their kids in the spray park
and in the playground that wasinstalled in 2012.”
The spray park is made up of sev-eral water play activity elements.A water play table with trough andwater wheel is activated with achild-sized hand pump.
• More at www.mrtimes.com, search “spray”
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Hot summerconditionshave drawnlittle ones andtheir parentsto Albion SprayPark.
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We’ve almost forgotten aboutthe B.C. teachers strike, as it’sfaded from our minds like a badsmell. But you can only sprayon so much odour-masking gunkbefore it comes back, so let’s talkabout ending the darn strike!
I have ideas about ways tosave the province a little moneyand help out young teachers atthe same time. You say I have noexpertise in education or publicpolicy? That is true. On the otherhand, I could literally not doworse than the people who areactually negotiating right now.
No, really. They’re competing to see who cantoss out the stupidest ideas.
The government has gone quiet on their mostegregious suggestion: “Big classes are good forkids!” Yeah, like back in the 1930s! Having oneteacher and a roomful of 50 students is a greatformula for success. Let’s scrap all computerclasses while we’re at it, who needs modernity?
The teachers have been quite reasonableon wage demands, dipping a couple of times.And then they asked for $225 million a yearfor a “workload fund” to hire more teachers.Considering the government already hates theteachers (and the feeling is mutual) that seemsmore like waving a red flag in front of a fiscallyconservative bull.
Opponents of the teachers are painting them aswealthy fat cats. We’re to imagine teachers lazilydismissing their students at 3 p.m. so they canrace to the country club in their jewel-encrustedPorsches, mink stoles whipping in the wind.
The reality is that teachers’ pay in B.C. startsas low as $38,000 and change a year. Which isnot to be sneered at, but they also top out at justover $70,000.
B.C. MLAs start at $101,000 a year. There is nominimum education requirement to become anMLA; teachers require years of university.
While the room to maneuver between the
lower and higher end of theteacher pay scale may not bemassive, it does suggest at leasta partial solution to a couple ofproblems facing the province.
Right now, the governmentwould like to save money, whichis all well and good. And teachersin B.C. would like to have jobs,preferably full-time ones.
Which brings us to the secondproblem beyond mere cash –there are a lot of unemployed andunderemployed teachers in B.C.
There are 69,400 people withvalid teaching certificates in B.C., and just 30,101full-time equivalent jobs in the school system.
About two to three times as many teachersare trained every year as there are jobs. Manyteachers, both at the end of their careers and atthe beginning, job share or stay on the teacheron-call lists as substitutes. This is not so greatfor new teachers trying to get a foot in the door– some of them only work four hours a week inclassrooms.
So if the province wants to reduce its bills,why not offer the senior teachers buyouts? Offera full year’s salary and benefits to teachers whoare making more than $65,000. Some of themmust be thinking of early retirement. Nudge ’emout at 60 instead of 65.
Obviously, a buyout like this is an investment.It’ll cost you money in your first year.
But this is the government we’re talking about,they borrow in bulk and they have the lowestinterest rates around. And a conservative back-of-the-envelope calculation suggests if you canconvince just 100 teachers making $65,000 orup to take the deal, over five years the provincesaves more than $6 million.
As I mentioned, it will go at least partway todealing with the vast number of expensivelyeducated proto-teachers who are currently usingtheir four or five years of university education tomake nice lattes.
Opinion
A8 Thursday, July 17, 2014
Our View
Stupid is asstupid does
People do stupid things sometimes.That doesn’t necessarily mean they
are stupid people… it just means prac-tically everyone does something oncein awhile that can get them into serious– and unnecessary – trouble.
Younger people, especially youngermen, seem particularly prone to lapsesin judgment that can cause themselvesharm. (Check out the statistics on carcrashes involving young male drivers, ifyour first instinct is to disagree.)
Personal jeopardy isn’t the only riskthat risk-takers create when they seekout their adrenalin fix. A lot of peoplecan end up paying for those adrenalinfixes when the risks suddenly outdis-tance the abilities of the risk-takers. Thepeople who offer expertise and time torescue others from judgmental lapsespay with their own time, hardships, andtoo often, risks to life and limb.
Many of the people who do the res-cue work are paid by taxpayers – that’smoney out of your pocket and ours.
Successful rescues often result inmedical care costs – borne by the gen-eral population via universal heath care.Those costs can be significant, depend-ing on the extent of care required.
The cost of worry – or grief – to fam-ily and friends cannot be measured.
Sending the rescued risk-taker thebill for services rendered is not theanswer. Not all rescues result from“stupid” decisions, and it’s not alwayseasy to define a line between incidentscaused by simple misfortune and thoseresulting from… well… a moment ofstupidity. Knowledge that a call for helpcould result in financial hardship mightdeter some people from seeking assist-ance until it’s too late. Nothing gained.
Warning signs at risk-prone outdoorvenues don’t seem to work – on thecontrary, they have been known toattract the risk-takers!
Perhaps the best way to deter pre-dictable errors in judgment is to beblunt: as Forrest Gump famously noted,“Stupid is as stupid does.”
– B.G.
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Dear Editor,It’s been my delight
to be part of thetheatre commun-ity in MapleRidge and PittMeadows forthe past nineyears, and I’mexcited, alongwith the restof the team,to be preparingfor the launch ofour latest Bard pro-duction, Much AdoAbout Nothing, openingtonight in Pitt Meadows forfour performances and in MapleRidge on July 24 for four performances.
A lively Shakespearean comedy, MuchAdo About Nothing is set in space, and fea-tures – for the first time – a live band.
In an story last week promoting theupcoming Bard [Bard ready to launch, July10, TIMES], I made an off-handed commentabout the production and some of its props,which may have offended some people, or
which may not have beentaken in the joking man-
ner it was intended.In hindsight, I real-
ize my mistakeand apologizeif I have givenanyone theimpressionthis is any-thing but afree, fun, fam-
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enjoy theatre at itsfinest while partaking of
a picnic or just relaxing inour beautiful communities.
We want to thank TheTIMES for its ongoingsupport, and we under-stand that reporter MariaRantanen is leaving TheTIMES at the end of the
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Editor
Dear Editor,A recap of the 2013/14
school year? Hmm. A com-mon theme in every BritishColumbian student’s answerwould unquestionably bethe unjust impacts of theteacher strike.
It’s basic knowledge thatthis ongoing political battlebetween the B.C. govern-
ment and the BC Teachers’Federation caused detri-mental side-effects to ourteachers’ salaries and cur-riculum.
And frankly, many stu-dents and parents have losttheir respect for the teach-ers and government for thisunnecessary debate.
What is the result? As
of now, the teachers haveceased all education, inhopes of showing the gov-ernment that they do, infact, mean business.
So far, business meanspassing students, regardlessof their grades, due to thethoroughly planned decisionto cancel summer school.
It also means forbiddingany sport camps or othercommunity activities thathappen to take place inschool gyms.
If that’s enough, teach-ers are unable to calculatethe final marks, and insteadbase the final mark solelyon your third term percent-age, thus neglecting all extrawork and effort put into thefirst couple of terms.
Due to the considerationof the strike rules, I surehope that none of the gradu-ates slacked off in the lastmonths of school, becauseif so, your conditionalacceptance into universitymight just be terminated.Hopefully, that little mistakewon’t destroy your future!
Thinking back on theschool year, I do rememberbeing told that this strikewould never affect the stu-dents.
If this strike didn’t affectthe students, I don’t thinkI would be writing thisopinion with sheer disgustwith our province’s way ofdealing with educationalproblems.
The bottom line is thatboth parties need to stopacting like the children thatthey’re allegedly fightingfor, because this dispute hasundoubtedly made our edu-cation take two huge stepsbackwards.
Rachel Ashwell,Maple Ridge Secondary
Education labour dispute
Students pushed two steps back
• After a cliff-diving accident at GoldenEars Provincial Park on Saturday –described as “traumatizing” by those whowitnessed it – the question came up: Wouldsigns and fences deter thrill-seekers?
“Post a sign saying, ‘If caught cliff diving, face up to a$10,000 fine’.” – Joleen Watson“No signs or fences will fix stupid.” – Norman Davie“Would it really stop anyone? If you’re going to go cliffdiving, a fence would only help you get a higher jump.”
– Derek Morrison“Fencing the public from our own land? I think not…matricibus res publica.” – Garth McSween“There is signage all over Lynn Canyon Park in NorthVancouver and it has not stopped people from climbingover fences to meet their deaths.” – Rosemary Prufer“Nothing will ever change what people want to do. It’seither the thrill seeker, or the one who doesn’t want tobut follows their friends anyway, or the one who thinksthey can do it but they can’t. They can put [up] a sign,sure, but how much money is that going to cost us whenit’s going to be a waste and most likely get broken?”
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Kelly KenneyManager of Legislative Services,[email protected]
TAKE NOTICE THAT a Public Hearing will be held in the Council Chamber of the PittMeadows City Hall, 12007 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows, BC on Tuesday July 22nd, 2014at 7:00 p.m. to consider the following amendment to Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 theZoning Bylaw for the City of Pitt Meadows.
City of Pitt Meadows Zoning Bylaw Amendment No. 2650, 2014
The purpose of this text amendment is to add new definitions to Section 2.3 in order todistinguish between key and non-key drainage ditches as follows:
1. Part 2 Interpretation, 2.3 General Definitions is amended by adding the followingdefinitions:
CONSTRUCTED DITCH means a man made drainage channel or ditch that carriesdrainage water from one or more properties but does not carry water from headwaters orsignificant sources of groundwater and does not provide fish habitat.
KEY DITCH means the system of ditches and watercourses, including culverts, asshown in Schedule “B” of the City of Pitt Meadows Drainage System ProtectionBylaw No. 2266, 2007 as amended from time to time, but does not include aconstructed ditch.
2. Part 2 Interpretation, 2.3 General Definitions is amended by amending the followingdefinition:
WATERCOURSE means the system of natural watercourses located in the City, onprivate or public property, by which surface or ground water is conveyed but does notinclude a constructed ditch.
3. A number of housekeeping amendments to Part 8, Agricultural; Part 9, RuralResidential; and Part 10, Residential are proposed to reflect the new definitions.
The Bylaw and associated staff report may be viewed at City Hall, 12007 Harris Road,Pitt Meadows, between July 11, 2014 and July 22, 2014, from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.,excluding weekends and statutory holidays. Please direct inquiries to the DevelopmentServices Department at 604-465-2428.
AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE ALL PERSONS who deem themselves affected herebyshall be afforded an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing before Council on thematters contained herein or by making a written submission (or email) by 3:00 pm onTuesday July 22nd, 2014 to the attention of the Manager of Legislative Services.
2014 CAPITAL WORKS:MISCELLANEOUS ROAD WORKS
MISC - Road Upgrade Projects – Various Areas throughout Pitt MeadowsThe planned work is to start the week of July 14, 2014 & finish the week of September 15, 2014.
The contractor will endeavor to minimize any disturbances to area residents. Residents will benotified ahead of time by the contractor when they plan to start in their area. Watch for signsand contractor’s traffic control personnel.
If you require furtherinformation on the projects,contact:
City of Pitt MeadowsIke deBoerEngineering ServicesCoordinator604-465-2445
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For those looking to bring authenticflavours of India to their table,Manvdeep Shah has the perfectoffering for you.
Shah is the son of Maple Ridge GMRestaurant owners Joginder and Swamjitwho recently celebrated the 20-year anni-versary of their eatery.
He’s started creating his own line ofspecialty Indian spices, which are cur-rently available for sale at the restaurant.
He explained the new business venturecame about somewhat by accident.
Originally planning to open his ownrestaurant at some point, Shah said hewould end up with bags of differentspices in the process as he portioned,costed, and tried different combinations.
“Indian food is pretty complex,” henoted. “I grew up watching and learningfrom my parents.”
He said people soon discovered the dif-ferent flavours he was creating and sug-gested he sell the spices on their own.
“This venture kind of came out of leftfield,” he said.
Nonetheless, Shah is happy with howthings are going.
While he recognizes there are still a lotof details to be worked out business-wise,he’s happy with the response so far.
Twenty years is a big deal and to helpmark the occasion the TIMES held a give-away in partnership with the restaurant.
The idea was to have people post afavourite memory of their experience atGM on our Facebook page for the chanceto receive a $40 gift certificate and, wow,what a response.
Congratulations to Karen Horne, whosename was chosen through a randomdraw, who related the story of a not-so-traditional Thanksgiving dinner she andhusband shared. “We had butter chickenand chicken vindaloo,” she recalled.
PetSmart putting down roots
Our furry friends and their humanswill soon have another place tograb supplies.
The former MJM Furniture at 224thStreet and Dewdney Trunk Road is beingtransformed into a PetSmart.
Construction is ongoing and the build-ing is targeted to be completed thisSeptember.
More at www.mrtimes.com, search “Shah”
Business happenings
Son delving into spice world
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N. Wallace Contsruction’s Josh McGhee was at thePetSmart construction site in Maple Ridge Wednesday.
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For those who may not know, selfiesare self-portraits usually taken witha smartphone and then uploaded tosocial media sites.
While most people were quite will-ing to play, my request was sometimesmet with “I don’t do selfies,” said in asomewhat unreceptive tone – which Imust admit gave me pause.
Granted, among a certain generation(usually teens, or single 20-somethingson the club circuit) taking endless selfiesor GPOYs (Gratuitous Pictures of You)can be an uber-narcissistic and annoyinghabit.
Having said that, the selfie can becentral to creating engagement on socialmedia and a great way to strategicallyinvolve fans and followers with your busi-ness or organization.
The B.C. Association of Farmers Markets
(BCAFM) is running a very success-ful selfie contest that is an exampleof this strategy.
For two weeks, people were encour-aged to take a selfie at their local farmersmarket and then post it onto the BCAFMFacebook page via a contest tab.
The BCAFM contest offered a weeklyprize draw and a grand prize of $500 inmarket shopping vouchers.
Contest entrants were asked to submittheir photo and the name of the marketwhere they took their selfie.
They were also asked why they lovefarmers markets.
• Much more at www.mrtimes.com, search “selfies”
Selfies are all the rage, and Haney FarmersMarket is participating in a province-wideFacebook contest with local Bekki Hurleyamong the leaders in votes.
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July 17-19 & July 24-26: Emerald Pig• Emerald Pig Theatrical Society presentsMuch Ado About Nothing in Spirit Square inPitt Meadows from July 17 to 19, and fromJuly 24 to 26 at Memorial Peace Park inMaple Ridge. The show starts at 8 p.m. witha pre-show starting at 7 p.m. There will be amatinee on both Saturdays. Bring a donationto the Friends In Need Food Bank.
July 19: Market• The first of the season corn is now at theHaney Farmers Market along with a cornuco-pia of fruit and vegetables. Storytime is at 11a.m. Lisa Rae Simmons entertains. The mar-ket is in Memorial Peace Park on 224th Streetand runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Info: www.haneyfarmersmarket.org.
July 20: Longtable dinner• Golden Ears Cheesecrafters, 22270 128thAve., Maple Ridge, hosts its second annualLongtable Dinner with five chefs, fivecourses, and five wines. Welcome receptionis at 6:15 p.m. and dinner starts at 7 p.m.
Partial proceeds will benefit the Maple RidgeCommunity Chest. Tickets: 604-467-0004.
July 20: Airport Day• Airport Day runs between 10 a.m. and
4 p.m. with food, a beer and wine garden,activities, educational booths, static displaysof aircraft and cars, hot air balloon rides, andthe North Fraser Airshow Society between11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Info: www.northfraserai-rshow.ca.
July 21: Stuffie sleepover• The Great Stuffed Animal Parade returns toPitt Meadows Library from 2:30 to 3:15 p.m.,and this year, after parading special stuffedfriends around the library with noisemakers,stuffies are invited to stay for a sleepover.Stuffies will be well taken care of. Pickuptime is on July 22 after 2:30 p.m.
July 21-25: Kids program• Treasure Seekers, a program with games,puppets, stories, craft, and snacks for childrenaged five to 12 runs from July 21 to 25 from9 a.m. to noon at Grace Community Church.Register: John Williams at 604-463-3606.
July 25: Support group• Hominum Fraser Valley, an informal discus-sion and support group to help gay, bisexual,and questioning men, meets at 7:30 p.m. Forinformation and meeting location, call Art604-462-9813 or Don 604-329-9760.
July 25: Dancing• Friday Night Dance with Robyn Picard runsfrom 7 to 10 p.m. at The ACT, 11944 HaneyPl., Maple Ridge. Info: www.ilovetodance.caor www.theactmapleridge.org.
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BC Hydro is currently upgrading the floats at the Stave Lake Boat Launchto provide improved service.
The boat launch remains open, however no floats will be available untilthe end of July 2014 when the new floats are installed.
BC Hydro apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause and we thankyou for your continued patience and understanding.
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Mission continuesWhat does Mission want?After last week’s column about
fishing in Mission, TIMES colum-nist and fishing enthusiast JeffWeltz discusses what he calls theother side of things.• More online: www.mrtimes.com,
click on “Sports”
Pilgrim pickedJustin Pilgrim, a Pitt Meadows
Secondary alumnus, will makehis new post-secondary home inIdaho. He was recently selected toNorthwest Nazarene University’sCrusader baseball team.• More online: www.mrtimes.com,
click on “Sports”
Players convergeThe B.C. Golf Junior Boys
Championship took place atMeadow Gardens Golf Club thispast weekend.• More online: www.mrtimes.com,
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Recreation Reach The TIMES' sports desk: Phone: 604-463-2281 or email: [email protected]
Club hosts campsMeadow Gardens Golf Club in
Pitt Meadows is hosting juniorgolf summer camps from nowuntil Aug 22. The camps cater toplayers aged five to 14.• More online: www.mrtimes.com,
click on “Sports”
Justin Pilgrim is heading to Idaho.
On the FlyOn the Flyby Jeff Weltz
A fly fishing instructor and outdoor writer,Jeff has fished the area since the early 1970s.Contact him at [email protected]
A local volleyballathlete is no stranger toplaying over her head.by Eric [email protected]
Hannah MacQuarrie isused to playing with thebig kids.
The 5 ft. 7 in. tall MapleRidge volleyball playermay not be the tallest onthe court, but she stoodabove the rest when itcame to scoring herself aspot on an elite team.
MacQuarrie was chosenas one of 12 players torepresent Zone 3 at thisweekend’s BC SummerGames in Nanaimo, outof more than 80 girls whotried out.
For MacQuarrie, theachievement held evenmore significance asshe was the only playerfrom Maple Ridge or PittMeadows to be selected.
“My goal last sum-mer was to make the BCSummer Games team,” shesaid.
“I’m very excited to goplay, compete, and hope-fully win.”
For the 14-year-oldMaple Ridge Secondarystudent, the selection isa culmination of regularyear-round training threedays a week, and compet-ing at a higher level thanmost girls her age.
MacQuarrie plays withthe Infinity Volleyball Clubin Surrey, and continues torise through the ranks inthe club.
“I played my U15 yearwhen I was U14,” sheexplained.
In fact, MacQuarriestarted with the club whenshe was 12.
“I saw in her a kid thatwas just a workhorse,”said her coach RitchieMallari of their initial con-tact.
“I thought if she couldfocus that energy, she’llgo far.”
This year, MacQuarrieplayed on a U16 team.
She’s also played for the
U18 team, and travelledwith that group down toLas Vegas in February fora tournament.
“There were 200 teamsat that tournament, andit was amazing to see thelevel of play,” she recalled.
AndMacQuarriefit right in.
“She didnot lookout of placethere,” com-mentedMallari.
At school she was partof the senior girls team.
For the skilled setter,regularly being the young-est person on the team issomething she takes instride.
“When I get on the courtI become a different per-son,” she remarked.
“I take on more of aleadership role.”
That ability to leadserved her well this year
when not only did sheplay on a U16 squad, shewas captain of the team.
She said that eventhough she was the young-est player, the girls stilllooked to her to fill therole of captain.
“They...look up toyou andexpectyou tobe one ofthe betterplayers,and they
expect you to be one ofthe more responsible andwell-behaved ones,” shesaid.
Does the added pres-sure do a number on hernerves?
“Honestly I don’t reallyget nervous, I get moreexcited,” she explained.
“I just try and encour-age the girls to work theirhardest.”
And it’s this work
ethic that helped propelMacQuarrie to her positionon the Summer Gamesteam.
Tryouts for the teamwere no cakewalk, andlasted six hours, with asingle 20-minute break.
“They did a lot of gameplay and worked on ourindividual skills with us,”she said of the experience.
Even after the final16 players were chosen,MacQuarrie knew her pos-ition wasn’t guaranteed,as four more cuts had tobe made, to bring the finaltotal to 12.
“One of the cuts thathad to be made was myposition, because therewere three setters,” sherecalled.
“So even the practiceswere like ongoing tryouts,because we were all kindof looking at each otherknowing one of us had tostill be cut.”
Now that she’s made it
and the team has madeits final preparations forthe games this weekend,MacQuarrie is feeling con-fident.
“I think we’ll do verywell,” she said.
“We’re a very posi-tive team, we work welltogether, we have a lot ofskill, and everyone con-tributes what they needto.”
Mallari believes this isjust the “tip of the ice-berg” for MacQuarrie.
“She beat out a lot ofstrong players, and she’llcontinue to develop andturn heads,” he remarked.
“Hannah’s got the tools,the work ethic, and theright mix of cockiness andconfidence to go a longway.”
The BC Summer Gameskick off today and runthrough the weekend, July17 to 20. For more infor-mation on the games, visit:www.bcgames.org.
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Ridge player setting sights high
“When I get on thecourt, I become adifferent person.”Hannah MacQuarrie
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In a show of force, the Maple Ridge Burrards bestedthe Coquitlam Adanacs at home for the second timeon Tuesday night by a score of 13-4.
“We played well from the first faceoff to the lastwhistle,” said coach Chris Gill. “[It was] probably ourfirst complete game all year.”
The Burrards face the Adanacs for the third andfinal time this season on Saturday in Coquitlam.
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A Maple Ridge fastpitchplayer is back on TeamCanada.by Eric [email protected]
Fastpitch player LarissaFranklin is back in familiarterritory, but that doesn’tmean things are the same.
The 21-year-old MapleRidge resident and playeris once again part ofteam Canada, and com-peting this week at theCanadian Open Fastpitch
Women’s InternationalChampionship tournamentin Surrey.
“It’s nice coming inknowing what to expect,”she said.
Franklin joins a host ofother returning players,but with some new bloodin the mix.
“We have a lot of divers-ity this year – people con-tributing in every area,”she explained.
Franklin added that,though the team just cametogether in June, everyoneis “super confident” head-ing into the tournament.
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judging from the insides, aRubbermaid one would befar more appropriate. Whilethe Corolla now looksreasonably upscale inside,to the point of includinga stitched-look dash, theMatrix is from the oldschool Toyota line, and isfestooned inside with plastic-not-so-fantastic.
The driver’s seat fabric does lookpretty durable, but the armrests areunyielding. Rear seat room is surprisinglygood, and while taller folks might not find the littleToyota to be especially comfortable, everybody else will.
What’s more, the rear cargo area remains exemplary. It’sall plastic too, but that just means it’s highly durable andcapable of handling bags of soil for the home gardner, orwet dogs, or lumberjack equipment.
The seats fold as flat as the prairies – not always thatcommon in the hatchback market – and the S modelincludes a flat-folding passenger seat as well. If you’re usedto “S” standing for “sport”, then in this case, the sport iscross-country skiing.
The controls are simple and easy to use. One of the threerings of the gauge cluster is flattened, as if somebody sat onit, but they’re easy to read. It’s all a combination of slightlyoutdated, but familiar and unchallenging.
Performance:Underneath the Matrix’s truncated hood, one will finda 1.8L, 132hp four-cylinder engine mated to either afive-speed manual gearbox, or a four-speed automatic.In today’s world of CVTs, direct-injection, and small-displacement turbochargers, this sort of hardware is themotoring equivalent of Fred Flinstone’s feet.
The suspension too, is not set up for corner-carving, and thetraction control is as nervous as a new parent watching atoddler near a puddle. If a wheel so much as thinks aboutspinning, it scurries in to the rescue, flapping its electronicarms anxiously and urging you to be careful.
And yet, for all that, it’s not so bad. What we have here, onthe face of it, appears to be some sort of car. The pedal on theright makes it go, and the pedal on the left makes it stop. Youcan put things and people into it. It’s little, yet big inside.
The road noise is really quite loud – some research indicatesthis may be down to Toyota’s choice of OEM tires, but the echo
You can put thingsand people into it.It’s little, yet big inside
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TOYOTATOYOTATOYOTATOYOTATOYOTATOYOTATOYOTATOYOTATOYOTA2014 Matrixchamber of all this plastic inside
is surely partly to blame. Allhatchbacks can be boomy, andthe Matrix is no exception.
It is not fast, and body rollis pronounced. While thereonce was a performancemodel in the Matrix range,
the sprightly 180hp XRS,this current car is essentially a
Corolla hatchback, and it is not atall interested in zippy driving. The
manual might be a little better here.
So there are a few demerits on the sheet,which makes it sound like a vehicle that is no
longer competitive - but not so fast, literally, not so fast.
The Matrix is not cutting edge, its working class. It’s a steadfasthauler, a people-mover, a machine that puts its shoulder tothe wheel and pushes. As it’s been around so long it’s sturdyand reliable, and the simplicity of its packaging eschews flash-in-the-pan goodies for tough essentials. What could be moreCanadian than that?
Features:Your basic Matrix comes with power door locks andwindows, but you must pay extra for the conveniencepackage to get air-conditioning. The convenience packagealso adds Bluetooth connectivity, an upgrade to six-speakerstereo, cruise control and keyless entry.
The touring package is basically a sunroof and alloy wheelsaffair, and the top-line S package adds in the front and rearfascias and the rear spoiler. No navigation is available.
Safety features are good, with standard ABS and tractioncontrol joining eight passenger airbags. Disc brakes arestandard at all four corners, and for an older design, theMatrix still retains good side and front impact results.
Fuel economy ratings are solidly average at 8.1L/100kms inthe city and 6.3L/100kms on the highway. Observed mixed-mileage was just under 9L/100kms.
Green Light:Spacious storage; simple layout; plenty of interior room;reliable
Stop Sign:Outdated powertrain; plastic interior; plain styling
The Checkered Flag:Not fancy, but stands on guard for thee.
today’sdriveYour journey starts here.
Here’s the difference between Canada andthe USA: Americans are the only ones to getthe Chevy SS, which is basically a four-doorCorvette; Canadians are the only folks to getone last go at a 132hp four-cylinder hatchback.
Where they salute the flag to red rockets in air andrevolutionary cannon fire, we retire early to bed with thedulcet tones of Peter Mansbridge ringing in our ears, andthoughts of a nice cuppa of Red Rose tea in the morning.Yes, occasionally we Canadians unleash Beast Mode when
handed a length of timber and toldthat the other guys have the
puck, but mostly we’re laid-back, and reserved, and
conservative.
The Matrix is a veryCanadian sort of car,and a decade or soafter its introduction,the Yankees havedecided they don’twant it any more. We,
on the other hand,apparently can’t get
enough of the thing, so it’sback again for 2014 like one
last Rush reunion tour.
Design:The Matrix is built in Cambridge, Ontario, and is sort ofthe Canadian tuxedo of cars. If ever a machine were towear all denim attire, this’d be it.
A vast amount of puffy sheet metal seems to dwarf the16” steel wheels (17” alloys are available as an option),and the greenhouse of the car clusters atop the vehiclelike the conning tower on the Seabus. Where newermachines find their ad campaigns crammed with wordslike “aggressive,” “dynamic,” and “emotional,” the Matrixis none of those things.
The Matrix isn’t stylish, it’s simply there. The optionalS package does add a tiny bit of pizzazz, with theaforementioned 17” alloys, front and rear aero-kit and arear hatch spoiler, but it’s still a tad hum-drum. This is nota flashy car. That wouldn’t be very Canadian.
Environment:The Matrix carries a Toyota badge up front, but
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