Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows News - June 1, 2011 Online Edition

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Crown has approved a criminal charge against an employee of a Maple Ridge ranch accused of shooting a fl eeing thief in March to scare off a group of men who had broken into the property.

Harold Schienke struck one of the thieves in the buttocks by mistake when he fi red three

birdshot pellets, less than fi ve millimetres in diameter, in the air.

He now faces one count of care-less use of a fi rearm.

The 46-year-old man, who lives with his family at Timberline Ranch, was arrested in March, along with fi ve men allegedly in-volved in the break-and-enter.

The ranch was hoping criminal charges would be not be pursued against Schienke, who claims he was trying to protect his family and ranch property.

“We regret that the incident happened, but we are thankful

for the support that we continue to receive from the community,” said Timberline Ranch executive director Craig Douglas.

“Moving forward, our main concern is to continue to offer an incredible camp experience for young people and families in a safe and enjoyable environ-ment. To this end, we have taken steps to ensure that an incident like this will not occur again at Timberline, and we continue to train our staff to respond appro-priately to any dangerous situa-tions that occur.”

Timberline Ranch is a 50-year-

old Christian camp and retreat centre in Maple Ridge that serves more than 6,000 children and their families each year.

The March incident was the second time in three days thieves had targeted the rural property on 144th Avenue, at the north end of 224th Street.

Several items were stolen dur-ing the fi rst break-in, while two groups of children, staff and their families were at the ranch.

Staff believe the same group returned to the ranch for a sec-ond time in two days.

Claims shotgun fi red to scare off thieves

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Ranch hand charged in shooting

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Pilot Travis Page flies from Victoria back to Pitt Meadows Airport Tuesday morning.

Passengers board Georgia Strait

Mere minutes after taking off from its dock on the Fraser River in Pitt Meadows, the

Georgia Strait Connector is over Surrey.

Travis Page and his three passen-gers have bypassed rush-hour traffi c snarled below. Darris Lenobel-Quee takes out her camera to capture the view – a panorama of the snow-capped Coast Mountains, a coffee-coloured river refl ecting the rising sun, the or-ange curves of the Port Mann Bridge and neat blocks of suburbia.

Soon, the Cessna Caravan is above the ocean, fl ying over a B.C. Ferry be-low that just left Tsawwassen to em-bark on an hour-and-half-long trip.

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See Charges, p15

Opinion 6

Tom Fletcher 6

Arts&life 17

Community Calendar 20

Seniority 23

Sports 33

Classifi eds 56

Index

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Downtown grass will stay park

Council wants to use the federal and B.C. dollars, so it doesn’t lose them, to fi x up the patch of grass beside the leisure centre down-town.

But it wants staff to dig a little deeper and come up with some more precise scenarios on what the future holds for the space on 224th Street, just north of the Zellers parking lot.

Under the town centre develop-ment plan from a decade ago, the area was supposed to have a hotel, but that never materialized.

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The bruin sauntered onto Mitch McCrea’s 287th Street property around 9:30 p.m., fearlessly and unfazed by a barking Rottweiler, thrown rocks and blasts from a loud air horn.

“We’ve been here 16 years and never had one attack one of our animals,” says McCrea.

The bear scaled a sturdy wire fence, sniffed around garbage bins on a trailer, turned down rabbits in their hutches and two miniature horses before attacking Billy, a pygmy goat.

The bear tried to pull Billy over the fence, but was unsuccessful, managing only to gnaw a front leg before leaving.

Because the bear attacked an-other animal, it will be euthanized when captured.

It will be the first bear killed in Maple Ridge this year.

“A bear like this is declared as predatory,” said conservation of-ficer James Kelly.

He’s set up a trap at the site and hopes it will catch the bear, who has lost its fear of humans.

Bear sightings are up across the region as bears leave their dens in search of food.

In the mountains, they’ll be look-ing for new green shoots, insects and carrion from winter kill, but if food is difficult to find, they may be tempted enter urban areas.

And if they become habituated to human food and get used to being around people, they often

meet their demise.Kelly said officers will also be

advising the property owner to protect livestock with an electric fence and remove attractants such as garbage.

“A bear is opportunistic. It’s go-ing to look for the easiest meal that requires the least amount of energy,” he added.

“When it comes across a pen that doesn’t have an electric fence, it’s a little easier than trying to for-age for bugs all day.”

The Ministry of Environment’s Conservation Officer Service received 23,240 reports of bear sightings between April 1, 2010 and March 31, 2011.

During that time, conservation officers attended 2,827 incidents in which bears were acting ag-gressively or public safety was an issue. As a result, 120 bears were relocated, while 675 bears had to be destroyed.

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Problem bear will be hunted, killed

It took three weeks to get a permit to hunt the beast of Bowen Island. But it took only one day to bag the culprit, two quick shots to the head early last Wednesday.

Maple Ridge trapper Al Starkey shot the wolf-dog that had been scaring people on the island for weeks. Starkey baited an area the animal was known to be in with coyote and wolf lure, then covered the whole area with castor scent, and spread around the remains of a deer the animal had previously killed. Then he waited.

“She actually snuck up on me. I didn’t see her and I was watching all the time, but the grass is quite long and by god, she got that close to me before I saw her in a 10-acre field.”

The animal was about 33 metres away when Starkey fired.

“It worked out real well. I had her by six in the morning. I sat out for her before daylight and we had her right off the bat.”

Starkey used a .22 rifle and got her in the head, first shot. “She fell over and that was it, no suffering, nothing happened there.”

Residents were happy. The wolf-dog had be-coming increasingly fearless and was getting

close to people’s homes. People were scared to go for walks or let their kids or dogs outside because the animal was feasting on deer, gos-lings and “dogs and cats galore.”

A previous attempt at trapping the animal in a cage didn’t work, but Starkey knew that wouldn’t work.

“You can’t get a coyote or wolf in a cage, that’s impossible.

“Everybody I talked to was really happy. I did a good deed for the people.”

Starkey said she looked exactly like a wolf.“I’d say she’s even more wolf than a dog.”The animal was a female, about three years

old and well fed. “It’s very big and it’s got an awfully large head. It’s been killing so much stuff over there.”

Starkey was afraid the animal would soon start attacking children. The beast recently killed a swan and didn’t even eat it.

“She was just killing for fun. She wasn’t even hungry any more.”


Mitch McCrea with his dead goat, Billy, who was killed Monday morning by a bear looking for food in his backyard along 287th Street at Dewdney Trunk Road.

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A Pitt Meadows man who had seven pet Pekinese dogs die in a span of two years was banned for life from owning animals Fri-day after pleading guilty to cruelty charges.

David Chun Hei Chan admitted to criminal code charges of causing unnec-essary pain, suffering or injury to animal, to avoid a trial.

“My two lovely puppies were gone forever and le-gal aid would not help me to seek any compensation,” said the 60-year-old.

“I accepted the guilty plea option so I can move on.”

Between April 2008 and February 2010, four Pekin-ese dogs died in Chan’s care, while another three were euthanized as a result of injuries.

“During our investigation we discovered that Chan had taken 11 Pekingese dogs to three different clin-ics on numerous occasions between 2008 and 2010, all suffering from suspicious injuries and ailments,” said Marcie Moriarty, general manager of cruelty investi-gations for the B.C. SPCA. “Some of the dogs were al-ready deceased from their injuries when he brought them to the clinics, others were suffering from burns, deep cuts, hemorrhages, ulcerated lesions, inflamed ears and eyes, serious frac-tures and malnutrition.”

The SPCA also seized two other Pekinese dogs from him.

“There is obviously a troubling history with Mr. Chan and his animals and we are very pleased that the courts have taken this case very seriously,” said Moriarty.

In addition to the lifetime ban on owning or having custody of animals, Chan was given a one-year pro-bation, required to perform 70 hours of community ser-vice and must attend court-mandated counselling.

Maple Ridge trapper kills Bowen Island wolf-dog

Pitt man banned from owning pets

Attacked a pygmy goat in east Maple Ridge

David Chan had seven Pekinese die in 2 years

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People feared the wolf-dog would attack children.

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Trooper was there for a good time – but not a long time.

Others, though, stayed around for the speeches and tour of the new Maple Ridge Community Animal Shelter.

While dogs and cats moved into the new building on Jack-son Road a month ago, Friday was speech and ribbon-cutting time for the shelter.

“We’re incredibly proud and pleased with our relationship with the SPCA. This building is proof that good things come to those who wait,” said Mayor Ernie Daykin.

The $3.7-million building is the only green animal shelter in B.C. and features a host of gadgets that save energy.

Lights go off and on automati-cally, low-fl ow toilets and taps save water, compact fl uores-cent bulbs, double-entry doors and energy-effi cient windows and a light-refl ective roof add to the effi ciency.

“It’s great compared to what the other building used to be,” said volunteer Lindsay Smith.

With regular air recirculation, the smell is kept to a minimum. The 12 regular kennels allow doubling up of dogs to improve socialization, and offer a trap door to the outside, which faces into Albion Park and away from the homes on Jackson Road.

Four other kennels are for holding stray dogs until it’s known how well they get along with others.

“The sound proofi ng has been improved. A lot of thought went into that,” said branch manager Mark Vosper.

The building has its own adoption-counselling room so potential owners can spend time getting to know their pos-sible new friends.

There’s a staff room, a food storage room and a heavy duty

industrial laundry room. Animals that need a bath can

be cleaned up in another room with an elevated bathtub to make it easier for staff.

One of the visitors was Guillermo Schwarz and his fam-ily, who donated $1,250 to the fundraising for the new build-ing and in return saw a plaque bearing his name outside one of the rooms.

“We feel very honoured about that. We are constant support-ers of the SPCA ever since we moved to Canada [from Mexico] in 1999.”

Vosper said the building has been open a month and the new space has allowed more volun-teers to help out and increase adoption rates.

Two weeks ago, the shelter had 19 dogs. Now there are only eight.

Annabel, a quiet German shepherd cross, was one of them. She was all dolled up for the opening and waited patient-ly in her kennel, rolling over for a belly rub.

Vosper said since opening last month, there have been no dis-appointments.

“It’s all positive stuff. It’s a vast improvement on animal welfare. Everyone just seems so much more willing to come into work and be with the ani-mals every day.”

The new building also has attracted more volunteers, he pointed out.

“It’s just so good to be fi nally open.”

Trooper is a golden retriever who showed up at the shelter a year ago, on the brink of death, weighing only 11 kilograms. He’s now thriving in a new home in Pitt Meadows cared for by Brad and Athena Hayward and made a brief appearance at the opening.

Dogs, cats in clean, green surroundingsNew space has allowed more volunteers, helping increase adoption rates

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Tania Hansen and her daughter Lindsey visit with Trooper at the official opening of the new Maple Ridge shelter on Friday. Trooper was almost dead from starvation and neglect when he arrived at the old shelter in 2009. He’s doing well now at his new home in Pitt Meadows. Lindsey donated $70 a few years ago to the SPCA, money raised from collections taken at her birthday party.


Maple Ridge branch:• The Maple Ridge branch of the B.C. SPCA cares for 1,400 animals a year;• building size is 6,800 sq. feet;• the branch has five employees and 85 volunteers;• the shelter is the first in B.C. accredited under the Leadership in Energy and Environment Design program for green buildings.

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The district held an open house May 16 to see what the public thought.

“Results suggest there’s a strong desire to keep the area as a park,” public works general manager Frank Quinn told council Monday.

Eighty per cent favoured developing the area as a family-themed public space, based on a survey ques-tion.

Monday, council backed the idea of improving the area – better drainage, lighting, sidewalks, bike fa-cilities and a large paved area that could be used for festival events or loading and unloading.

That would allow the district to use the $400,000 it has left over from the downtown enhancement proj-ect, which saw the rebuilding of 224th Street. Only a third of that is Maple Ridge’s money. The balance, however, has to be used by Oct. 31, otherwise it goes back to the senior governments.

Council, though, wavered on the fi rst part of a rec-ommendation, calling for “multi-phased” plan using ideas raised at the open house.

“What are we trying to advance here?” asked Coun. Cheryl Ashlie.

How would development of the space fi t in with the district’s other plans, what’s the best use of the prop-erty? she asked.

Ashlie said a spray park, as suggested in one of the open house comments, would make the place an instant attraction for the young families, but how would it fi t with events such as the Haney Farmers Market?

She told council that when she was living in Van-couver, the spray park on Granville Island was hugely popular with families who often took over the place early in the day.

“If you do it right, they will be there.”Coun. Judy Dueck also supports a park, but was

concerned about the fi nancial impact of giving up potential revenue by not developing the site.

A broader discussion involving landscape archi-tects and the entire community should happen, said Coun. Al Hogarth. He suggested creating a task force to come up with some long-term plans.

The mayor, though, said people valued the proper-ty as green space, and there’s not much in the area. That will become more valuable as the downtown densifi es, he added. There’s a lot of social benefi t to keeping it for public use, said Ernie Daykin.

“There’s such huge potential for the area around that.

“We have an opportunity here that we don’t want to lose.”

One idea proposed by the Maple Ridge Historical Society is to locate the new Maple Ridge Museum, whenever’s it built, on the site, instead of the present location on 224th Street, just above Haney House.

Coun. Mike Morden pointed out museums are of-ten located in downtowns in major cities.

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VICTORIA – Even if all you care about is your own wallet, the harmo-nized sales tax just became an offer you shouldn’t refuse.

Premier Christy Clark promised a “bold” fix for the HST, and she deliv-ered. For months I have been arguing that the only way to overcome the wave of rejection caused by the panicked introduction of the HST is to offer a rate cut. I expected one per cent.

Now if you vote to keep it, a second one-per-cent reduction will be largely financed by reversing some of the B.C. Liberals’ business tax cuts of recent years. It not only sweetens the deal for consumers, it’s great politics.

First, let’s look at it from a selfish, short-term perspective, the way some readers loudly remind me they view the world. If you vote next month to go back to the provincial sales tax, the 12-per-cent PST-GST on goods that you probably didn’t notice before will continue. If you have kids under 18 or are a senior living on less than $40,000 a year, you will be saying no to a $175-per-person bonus cheque.

If you only care about yourself, you won’t care about the loss of HST cred-its to the poorest people in B.C. You won’t care about the province repaying Ottawa’s transition fund, or rebuild-

ing a B.C. sales tax department to force business to convert their billing systems again. You won’t care about the competitive advantage given to Ontario, unless it costs you your job.

When the B.C. government of the day has to cut services to pay for this disastrous reversal, you’ll denounce them for doing what you told them to do. You will get the government you deserve, which may include a PST extended to restaurant meals or hair-cuts, because the money has to come from somewhere.

When Clark’s HST “fix” was un-veiled, it was the NDP’s turn to panic. They have painted themselves into a corner, and now face the prospect of arguing for a return to an archaic sales tax with a higher rate.

And once again, Bill Vander Zalm and Chris Delaney tour B.C. in their Fight HST conspiracy clown car, refueled by $250,000 of public funds to campaign in the referendum.

Their campaign of fear and ignorance is encountering heavy resistance at university and college campuses, how-ever, as tax experts fact-check their claims on the spot. (They’ve added “rallies” in an effort to keep fear alive.)

Delaney still raves about Europe being the cause of all this alleged hu-man misery with their insidious Value Added Tax. Vander Zalm continues to mutter about a plot to establish world government through carbon taxes and the HST.

It would be nice if the NDP-Fight HST crowd was concerned about the wave of retiring baby boomers that is

starting to wash across the country. But its not.

There are changes happening now in the B.C. economy that 1960s socialism and 1980s populism are not equipped to handle.

The living standard of our children is going to be determined by how we deal with our aging, globalizing population, and this is one reason to understand a shift to consumption taxes.

Fourteen months ago I wrote that more U.S. states are joining Washing-ton, Hawaii and others with sales taxes on services as well as goods.

Robert Kleine, treasurer for Michi-gan, explained it this way:

“The basic thing is that we need to update our tax structure. We’ve got a 20th-century tax structure based on a different sort of economy. The tax base doesn’t grow as the economy grows.”

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press

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

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Maple Ridge council has decided, for now, what to do with the grassy, treed lot that most assume is part of Memorial Peace Park.

When the old park was renovated, the band-stand and cenotaph relocated and the over-grown pond removed, the lot in front of the Leisure Centre was supposed to be used for a hotel. But plans for that never materialized.

The district accepted a few suggestions at a recent open house concerning the patch of grass, which provides shade during lunch in the summer, is used to park classic cars dur-ing Canada Day celebrations and pitch tents during swim meets. And it is used heavily dur-ing the Haney Farmers’ Market, the society for which wants to keep the lot as is.

The Maple Ridge Historical Society, however, wants a new museum built on it. It has been lobbying for a new building for several years, but is continually told there is no money set aside for such. Meanwhile, a good part of the museum’s archives are stored away in boxes and basements, because the existing museum building along the bypass is too small.

But there seems to be little appetite on coun-cil, other than Mike Morden, to put a new mu-seum on the downtown lot.

Coun. Cheryl Ashlie likes the idea of a spray park there. But that’s probably not a good idea considering the district already had trouble with people bathing in the park’s water foun-tains.

Council still has leftover federal and provin-cial grant money that it has to use or lose be-fore the end of October. So it decided Monday to, for now, upgrade the lot to park standards – better drainage lighting and sidewalks, add bike facilities and a large paved area.

Now council can take its time, wait and see and as Target moves in the Bingoplex vacates and other downtown development takes place. A museum could work there, down the road, but for now, preserving green space was the wise move.

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THE NEWSThe living standard of our

children is going to be determined

by how we deal with our aging,

globalizing population, and this

is one reason to understand a

shift to consumption taxes.


EDITOR, THE NEWS:Re: Homeless count up in MR (The

News, May 25). I would like to talk about this home-

less count. I hope that because the homeless people are less visible on the street, that it is not assumed that the problem is in recession.

Homelessness is alive and well in Maple Ridge, as well as in the other municipalities mentioned in the story.

The count only lasts for a day and that is not enough time to create accu-rate numbers.

There are various reasons that the numbers were lower in other places, and higher here in Maple Ridge. When doing a count on any demographic, you need to think about accessibility. The homeless are not easily accessible, so the count would vary. We could go out today and get different numbers.

It seemed to me that Maple Ridge Mayor Ernie Daykin was offended by the numbers being higher here and lower in larger municipalities. The count lasts for a day and the only thing that they mean is that these were the people who were counted on that day.

Please, Mr. Daykin, remember that we have a jail housing unit out here, where they hold people from other places. Some of these people get com-fortable here and choose to stay, thus raising our homeless count.

Homelessness is an ugly issue that nobody wants to look at. It is this rea-son that the count is so hard.

These people get forced out of their camps because people do not want to live near them.

Homeless people are anywhere from Grizzly Adams look-a-likes to the kid next door. Many live in shame and,

therefore, deny that they have no fi xed address.

Mental health issues and drug addic-tion are rampant in the homeless com-munity and a lot of these people cannot be reached to be counted, and others are not homeless, but are assumed to be because of their life issues.

The bottom line is, we have homeless people. Some have been homeless for many years, and some have recently become so because of life circumstanc-es.

If we work together at creating hous-ing rather than fi nding reasons not to create housing, we could resolve this issue for many people.

There will always be homeless peo-ple, but there do not have to be so many.

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‘You toil and earn bread, and I’ll eat it’ EDITOR, THE NEWS:

Re: ‘Families win with HST cut’ (The News, May 27).

As someone who spent the majority of his working life defending the rights of working men and women, it is hard to be dispassionate about such a controversial subject as the HST.

The more onerous the tax burden on the average work-ing citizen becomes, the more protective my attitude towards working people who are simply trying to survive and feed themselves and their families.

When does taxation get to the point where the working poor have little recourse but to go without the necessities of life?

I think we have now reached that point. I believe that gov-ernments have taken the po-sition described so eloquent-ly by Abraham Lincoln in his House Divided speech. Lin-coln described the eternal struggle between two sides. On the one side, the “divine right of kings.” On the other, the “common right of human-ity.”

I postulate that govern-ments, both provincial and federal, have subscribed to the former, to wit, “you toil and earn bread, and I’ll eat it.”

Governments have taken the attitude that the taxpayer is a cash cow to be milked when necessary. It is my po-sition that the ordinary tax-payer can no longer bear the burden with which they are

faced. Rather than getting their own house in order, governments choose to keep taking money from the tax-payer to compensate for their own inadequacies.

Governments, in general, have become ineffi cient. Our provincial government is no exception. An excess of deputy ministers cum po-litical hacks earning obscene salaries is but one glaring ex-ample of money that is wast-ed. Since when should sub-ordinates to ministers earn more than the minister them-selves?

The health authorities are another example of a colos-sal waste of taxpayer mon-ey. How many CEOs, CFOs and other well-paid bureau-crats do we need to run the hospitals of this province? Certainly not more than a fraction of those we now have.

We, the voters, have al-lowed this situation to con-tinue to exist. We also tend towards complacency when presented with multi-million dollar campaigns aimed at telling us how good our prov-ince is, or how good the HST will be for businesses in the province of B.C. These cam-paigns would not have been possible without our money to fund them.

Does the provincial govern-ment honestly expect us to believe that businesses will fl ee the province if the HST is voted down? Their state-ments in that regard reek of disingenuousness.

Will the gas companies leave the vast gas and oil reserves in this province untouched if the HST disap-pears? Will the mining com-panies shut down their lu-crative operations? Will the forest companies cease cut-ting trees? I think not.

It is almost as if the pro-vincial government looks upon the working people of this province as ignorant, unthinking drones, com-pletely incapable of render-ing informed decisions on any topic, especially those in which the government has a personal stake.

In an ideal democracy, pow-er should emanate from the bottom, from the so-called or-dinary British Columbians. I believe, however, that we are moving perilously close to a plutocracy, where the minor-ity with wealth and power determine the destiny of the majority.

Some may say that Canada and the U.S. have been so in-clined for a century or more, what with the drug compa-nies, oil and gas companies and other multinationals running rampant without government interference.

Governments of all types have become pits of patron-age, where politicians act not in the best interests of their constituents, but in their own best interests, making con-tacts, currying favour with those people of power and infl uence, in order to secure their own futures.

As an average British Co-

lumbian, I must take issue with the way in which the revised HST proposal has been presented to the pub-lic. According to the Liberal government, the HST will be reduced by two per cent after the next provincial election. Will the Liberals also bring back the exemptions for cer-tain goods and services that were extant when the PST/GST was in place? If not, the increased tax burden on the average working person of this province will continue to be much greater than was the case before the HST was introduced. The minuscule HST rebates given to a mi-nority of the population will do little to mitigate that situ-ation.

Average taxpayers must be made to understand the sig-nifi cance of the tax shift that the introduction of the HST has engendered. Billions of dollars of taxation has been shifted virtually overnight from big business to ordi-nary working British Colum-bians. It really doesn’t mat-ter whether the corporations or, for that matter, smaller businesses get a hike of two per cent or 20 per cent in the amount of HST that they have to pay, since they get it all back anyway.

If people can realize these facts, then it will become abundantly clear to every-one that the HST is not only a bad tax, but an insidiously bad tax.

GEORGE CLARKE

MAPLE RIDGE

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Get off the bridgeFrom: Nickrap, posted on www.mapleridgenews.com.Re: Where are you going? Why are you using the Golden Ears Bridge? (The News, May 27).I was driving home from work on May 25th right at 5 p.m. As I come over the top of the bridge and start descending down the north side, up ahead I see flashing lights, road pylons, construction signs, and a flag person. The road pylons force three lanes of fairly heavy (for that bridge) traffic into one lane. Then, as the one lane of traffic forms, the flag person jumps out into the middle of the lane and directs vehicles to pull into the lane that they have created on the right hand side of the bridge. I was one of these people. Then I was greeted by a lady who told me, “We’re conducting a short survey.” I said, “I am really sorry, but I have an appointment that I am already late for. I really need to go.” To which the lady responds, “Well, you can’t get out because there is a car taking the survey in front of you, so you might as well take the survey.” I then said, “No, I really need to get going.” To which the lady responded, “Well, you’re just going to have to wait.” I think this is absolutely irresponsible of TransLink. I think it’s a safety hazard having them on the bridge. I think it’s a waste of commuter’s time. I think it’s a wasteful survey. I think TransLink really needs to rethink its business practices, and quick.Time to vote in a new TransLink board. Oh, wait, we can’t because they are unelected people playing around with tax payer dollars.

EDITOR, THE NEWS:Re: Pesticide tools proven safe time after time (Letters,

May 27).Lorne Hepworth is president of CropLife Canada, a

transnational company promoting the use of pesticides.Mr. Hepworth, who happens to be a former veterinar-

ian from Saskatchewan, is notorious for sending similar letters to editors throughout Canada.

He is a great friend of Health Canada’s Pest Manage-ment Regulatory Agency (PMRA), which has no labs of its own and merely examines toxicological (rat) data pro-vided by the industry.

There are approximately 250 toxicologists and only two epidemiologists at the PMRA. It is, thus, not surprising that the PMRA is very weak in examining independent epidemiological (human) studies. The process is far from being rigorous.

Mr. Hepworth calls Canadian urban pesticide bans un-scientifi c and arbitrary, because they impact the sales of pesticides his CropLife Canada promotes. In fact, the sci-ence which argues against the unnecessary use of pesti-cides is convincing.

Pesticides are supposedly safe when applied by trained applicators.

Using pesticides according to the label indeed protects the applicator, but doesn’t affect the actual toxicity of the applied product.

For example, children remain vulnerable long after the given pesticide has been applied. The pesticide residues brought inside the house on shoes may stay active for an entire year.

It is obviously far more important to protect human health, especially that of young children, than apply pes-ticides on suburban turf, which can be maintained in ex-cellent condition by means of non-toxic methods of lawn maintenance.

Canadians should not feel “comfortable” using toxic chemicals intended to kill, some of which were invented for use on the battlefi eld.

For example, herbicides such as 2,4-D are linked not only to adult, but also child cancer, endocrine system disruption, neurological and immune systems damage, Parkinson’s, diabetes, asthma, and behavioural and learning disabilities.

Much of the applied herbicide consists of secret, alleg-edly “inert” additives. Thus what is offi cially tested is but an insignifi cant portion of the ready-to-use product.

Moreover, combinations such as PAR III – consisting of herbicides 2,4-D, mecoprop and dicamba – are not tested as such, even though a synergistic (reinforcing) effect is suspected.

K. JEAN COTTAM, PHDOTTAWA, ONT.

EDITOR, THE NEWS:Re: Katzie follows rules, fi sh only for food

(The News, May 27).I agree with Chief Jay Bailey, there is no

reason to sell salmon earmarked for food, social and ceremonial fi shery.

The First Nations on the lower Fraser Riv-er sign Economic Opportunity Agreements

with the DFO which accommodate the sale of fi sh caught in our fi shery, provided there is also enough salmon for the regular com-mercial fl eet. And, actually, this arrange-ment has been the way we have been doing business for nearly two decades now.

ERNIE CREY

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Albion Hall, built by volunteers in 1923, was demolished Satur-day morning, despite pleas from area resi-dents and the Maple Ridge heritage com-mission to preserve the building on 240th Street, near Lougheed Highway.

Under a deal worked out with the Albion Community Associa-tion, which owned and operated the hall, the District of Maple Ridge took possession of the building on March 31.

The hall was in poor condition, according to the district, and would have required signifi-cant costs to bring it up to municipal stan-dards – seismic, elec-trical and mechanical upgrades.

A district inspection last year found the hall would need ex-tensive repairs – bat guano would have to be removed from the attic, washrooms up-graded, wheelchair ac-

cessibility would have to be provided, as well as structural improve-ments made. Costs for that could exceed $100,000.

Under the agree-ment worked out be-tween the community association and the municipality, Maple Ridge will set aside, in cash, the market value of the building and the lot ($315,500) and apply that (less demolition costs) towards a new Albion hall, whenever and wherever that’s built.

One possibility is that a new community hall could be built in Albion flats, currently the subject of an area-planning process.

Initial plans for that include a recreation facility just west of the townhomes on the west side of 240th Street. That area could be considered as serv-ing the Albion resi-dential area. But those details all would have to be worked out, after the plan is approved.

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While the City of Van-couver will feed NHL playoff fever by rolling out two big TV screens every game, hockey fans in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows will have to go to their favourite liv-ing room or pub to see the Canucks’s run to the Stanley Cup.

Neither municipality is opening any of its public spaces and offering the game on big screens.

Vancouver announced Tuesday two giant screens on trucks will be rolled into the downtown for each playoff game when the Vancouver Ca-nucks take on the Boston Bruins.

That could create ex-citement similar to that of the Winter Olympic Games in February 2010.

Nanaimo will also have the playoffs on a big screen in Diana Krall Plaza, while Surrey will have a big screen at Cen-tral City near 102nd Av-enue and King George Boulevard.

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JUNE 2011:

Maple Ridge This Month

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June 2011Council Meeting ScheduleMayor and Council encourage everyone to attend these important public meetings. It’s your chance to see how public policy is debated and enacted.

MONDAY, JUNE 139:00 am Council Workshop, Blaney Room

TUESDAY, JUNE 147:00 pm Council Meeting, Council Chambers

MONDAY, JUNE 209:00 am Council Workshop, Blaney Room1:00 pm Committee of the Whole, Council Chambers

TUESDAY, JUNE 217:00 pm Public Hearing, Council Chambers

TUESDAY, JUNE 287:00 pm Council Meeting, Council Chambers

Agendas & MinutesAgendas for these meetings are posted online the Friday before the meeting date. Go to www.mapleridge.ca and click the link under Mayor & Council on the home page.

Council This WeekSubscribe to the ‘Council This Week’ eNewsletter that provides a summary of issues discussed at Council Workshop meetings. Go to www.mapleridge.ca and click the link to ‘Council This Week’ and sign up today.

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INFORMED: New Regulations Take Effect Today

INSPIRED: Be Bear Aware

INSPIRED: Ribbon Cutting

Lawn Watering GuidelinesWe know, we know, with all the rain that we’ve had in the last few weeks it seems hard to believe, but from June 1 to September 30, residential lawn sprinkling hours are restricted between 4:00 am to 9:00 am. That is when the least amount of water used on lawns will evaporate.

WHEN YOU MAY SPRINKLE YOUR LAWN:Residential Addresses:

Even-numbered addresses may sprinkle lawns from •4:00 am to 9:00 am on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday Odd-numbered addresses may sprinkle lawns from •4:00 am to 9:00 am on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday Residential addresses may NOT sprinkle on Friday. •

Non-Residential Addresses: Even-numbered addresses may sprinkle lawns from •1:00 am - 6:00 am on Monday and Wednesday Odd-numbered addresses may sprinkle lawns from •1:00 am - 6:00 am on Tuesday and Thursday Non-residential addresses MAY also sprinkle from •4:00 am - 9:00 am on Friday.

Newly turfed or seeded lawns may be irrigated more frequently, provided a written permit stipulating conditions is fi rst obtained from the Engineering Department. The cost of the permit is $30 for a three week period and is renewable once.

Watering of fl owers, shrubs and vegetable gardens is not •affected by the regulations at this stage.

Car washing using a hose equipped with spring loaded •shut-off device is permitted. These restrictions do not apply to nurseries, golf courses, •sport fi elds, and parks at this time.

The above regulations will remain in effect until further notice. By conserving water now (when Mother Nature seems to be doing a great job watering out lawns), we will help save water and reduce the risk of more severe restrictions later in the summer. Remember, your lawn only needs about 1-inch of water (about 1 hour of sprinkling) per week to stay healthy.

For more information on water treatment and supply, sprinkling regulations, conservation and reservoir levels please visit the Metro Vancouver website at www.metrovancouver.org/services/water/conservation/Pages/sprinkling.aspx

INFORMED: 2011 Tax NoticeTax Notices Have Been MailedDue to a potential labour disruption at Canada Post, the 2011 tax notices were mailed out a bit early this year. If you have not received your 2011 Tax Notice you should contact us immediately at 604-467-7336.

Accompanying your tax notice is a yellow information sheet that outlines the methods you can use to pay your taxes and apply for your Home Owner Grant. In particular, the information sheet highlights how you can do your home owner grant application online and details of how to sign up for the Pre-Authorized Withdrawal System so that you can ‘pre-pay’ your 2012 taxes in installments.

Using the information on the upper left hand corner of your Tax Notice you can do your Home Owner Grant application online in about fi ve minutes. Then pay your outstanding tax balance using your online banking system, and you will avoid waiting in any lineups.

Take a few minutes to review the information sheet that came with your tax notice. A few minutes of reading could save you a lot of time. Remember, your taxes need to be paid by Monday, July 4, 2011.

Maple Ridge has an amazing new Zero Emission Vehicle driving around town thanks to the work of District employee George Veltin, and the talented team at the Operations Centre. George, with lots of help from his colleagues in the shop, converted a GM Sonoma Extended Cab that had a V6 gas engine and automatic transmission into a state-of-the-art electric vehicle

George stripped the old motor and transmission out of the Sonoma and installed thirty-two 200 amp lithium ion batteries and a 96 volt three phase motor and a new transmission into the truck. The range of the truck is 100 kilometres on a charge, and the truck’s speed can get up to 80 km per hour. The cost to recharge the vehicle is estimated at $1.30.

Maple Ridge strives to be one of the most sustainable communities in the world. George and the team at the District’s Operations Centre have done a remarkable job on this project, and the experience that they gained doing this conversion and monitoring how this vehicle operates, will

allow us to be leaders in how this technology can be used throughout the District.

This vehicle sports a distinctive set of decals and will be on display throughout the summer at community events. Look for more information on this remarkable vehicle at www.mapleridge.ca in the ‘newsroom’ section.

This time of year the number of bear sightings begin to increase and our behavior will determine the extent of our interactions with wildlife. The main thing to remember is to keep your garbage securely stored on your property and not to put out garbage until the morning of collection day to keep bears or other wildlife from being tempted. Under Bylaw No. 6533-2007, the District of Maple Ridge’s Untidy and Unsightly Premises Bylaw, every owner or occupier of property in Maple Ridge must ensure that all standard containers and special containers are to be kept lidded or closed when not being emptied or fi lled, and at all times secured against disturbance by animals.

To reduce the chance of meeting a bear while hiking, cycling, mountain biking, horse-back riding or any other outdoor activity, it is recommended that individuals travel in a group, make noise or carry something that makes noise, such as a bell. If you see a bear, give it plenty of space and stay well away from it.

If you see a bear in a municipal park, please report it to the District’s Parks Department at 604-467-7346. Staff will post a sign at the park notifying visitors to exercise caution.

To report an aggressive bear (bluff charging, damaging property, etc) please call the Ministry of Environment Conservation Offi cer at 1-877-952-7277. For more information on how to “Get Bear Aware”, please visit the Province’s Ministry of Environment’s website athttp://www.env.gov.bc.ca/cos/info/bearaware/index.html.

On Friday, May 27, Council members joined the staff and Volunteers at the new Maple Ridge Community Animal Centre at 10235 Jackson Road, and cut the ribbon to offi cially open this magnifi cent new facility. The dedication plaque notes that the building is dedicated “on behalf of the citizens of Maple Ridge and the animals that share our lives.” The building represents the incredible partnership of the BC SPCA, the District of Maple Ridge and the amazing volunteers and donors who have worked tirelessly to see this project completed. During the opening events volunteers led tours demonstrating the ‘green’ aspects of the building design and construction and showing how this facility will allow the dedicated SPCA team to care for animals in our community. Remember, if your family would like a pet think of the SPCA fi rst and adopt one of the special animals looking for a loving home.


A man sustained mi-nor injuries while try-ing to stop another man from stealing his car Monday morning in Maple Ridge.

Police were called at 7:15 a.m. about the at-tempted vehicle theft on 222 Street near Dew-dney Trunk Road.

The owner of a Toyota Corolla saw a man try-ing to steal his car. The owner then opened the driver’s side door of the car and grabbed the suspect, who drove the car forward. The owner was dragged some dis-tance before letting go. He suffered minor, non-life-threatening inju-ries, according to Ridge Meadows RCMP.

The suspect then crashed the car, which still had anti-theft de-vices on the steering wheel. He ran away and was last seen run-ning through yards, and apartment complexes in the area in a southeast direction. The suspect is a Caucasian man, 5’10” to 6’0” tall, with a medi-um build and a goatee.

A police dog and han-dler with the RCMP Integrated Police Dog Services were brought in, but lost the track on 223rd Street, near Sel-kirk Avenue.

“We are quite relieved that the victim was not seriously injured in this incident,” Cpl. Alanna Dunlop said. “We are doing everything possi-ble to catch the suspect, and bring him to justice. We do caution our citi-zens. If you observe a crime in progress to call police as soon as pos-sible, and let us handle the situation. We do not want innocent persons putting themselves in harm’s way, as this can lead to serious conse-quences.”

• Anyone who wit-nessed the attempted theft is asked to con-tact Ridge Meadows RCMP at 604-463-6251. To remain anonymous, call CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or leave a TIP online at www.bc-crimestoppers.com.

App for thatA smart phone appli-

cation allowed police to track a pair of thieves who stole a purse left inside a car on Sunday in Maple Ridge.

The purse was taken around 5:30 p.m. from a vehicle parked at Jerry Sulina Park, off 210th Street.

The owners of the ve-hicle were approaching the parking lot when they heard glass smash and saw two men run-ning to a blue Ford van.

The owners quickly realized their car had been broken into and a purse was missing.

Cpl. Alanna Dunlop said the purse con-tained an iPhone which had the “MobileMe” ap-plication installed on it.

The owners used the software which uses GPS co-ordinates to monitor the movements of the van and eventu-ally caught up to the thieves at 203rd Street where they called po-lice.

The thieves were tracked across the Golden Ears Bridge and arrested by an offi cer with the RCMP Lower Mainland District’s Po-lice Dog Services.

A 53-year-old man from New Westminster and a 42-year-old man from Burnaby were held in custody overnight for a court appearance on Monday.

“This fi le truly illus-trates how technology can assist authorities, and how good citizens can help protect their valued belongings,” Cpl. Alanna Dunlop said.

“Thefts from this same parking lot have victimized a number of people. Our police

offi cers try to make frequent patrols in and around this lot but it’s a diffi cult crime to solve. We will continue our patrols, while we pros-ecute these two.”

Metal theftTwo men were arrest-

ed by police on Thurs-day for stealing metal from a Maple Ridge home.

The pair were spotted entering an abandoned house on 108th Avenue around 9 p.m.

Although the men left the property by the time RCMP arrived, offi cers were given a good de-scription of the pickup truck they were in.

The truck was stopped on 240th Street where the men were arrested.

Martell Edison Bay-liss, 51 and Andrew Phillip Simensen, 39, appeared in court on Friday.

Both men have been charged with theft.

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The event will allow residents to meet police offi cers and learn about some of the tools Mount-ies use to keep our com-munities safe.

The RCMP’s Emergen-cy Command Vehicle, which is used to co-ordi-nate offi cers during seri-ous incidents, and police motorcycles will be on display. A RCMP offi cer on horseback, offi cers in red serge and the Emer-gency Response team will also take part in the fair.

The event is running in conjunction with Op-eration Family Identifi -cation, which will take place inside the mall in front of the London Drugs store.

The family identifi ca-tion program assists parents in cases where children go missing with a kit that includes the child’s fi ngerprints, photograph and other identifi ers.

London Drugs will supply photographs free of charge.

The fair takes place from 11a.m. to 4 p.m.

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By the time the ship docks in Saanich, Leno-bel-Quee, a student, and Karen DeLong will be chatting with B.C. Min-ister of Education at the legislature.

The plane trip was quicker and more con-venient than a ferry, es-pecially for DeLong, who lives fi ve minutes away from Pitt Meadows air-port.

“It is worth the little bit extra you pay for the con-venience,” said DeLong, a director with the B.C. Association for Commu-nity Living.

The cost of a fl ight from Pitt Meadows to Victoria is $146 per person, plus HST. A one-way trip via ferry for one passenger and a car is $61.50, ex-cluding the cost of gas for travelling from Pitt Meadows or surround-ing suburbs to the ferry terminal in Delta.

Since it started a week ago, the Georgia Strait Connector, a division of Whistler Air, has fl own an average of six passen-gers daily to the provin-cial capital and back.

The company is also making daily trips to downtown Vancou-ver, where passengers can connect to fl ights into Nanaimo, Comox, Sechelt, the Gulf Islands, Tofi no and Whistler. The $24 fl ight into the heart of downtown takes 10 minutes, compared to an hour-long commute by car. A 28-day pass to take the West Coast Express train from Pitt Meadows to Waterfront costs $217.

“People are pretty amazed at how smooth it is here,” said airport manger Glenn Ralph.

“There is free parking and no check-in, you can show up 15 minutes be-fore your fl ight and you are good to go.”

It’s the fi rst scheduled service fl ying out of Pitt Meadows, a feat fi nally accomplished by the air-port after years of prom-ises.

Now that a scheduled service is in place, Ralph wants the airport to hold

on to the business.“The public needs to

support it. If there isn’t the traffi c, they’ll stop do-ing it and that would be a real loss for Pitt Mead-ows and Maple Ridge,” he said.

“This is our moment and our opportunity to snag this service for the people in this commu-nity.”

With fuel costs of $300 per trip, Whistler Air isn’t breaking even at the moment. Quinn admits the services will need a lot more traffi c before the company turns a profi t.

“We hope it will develop over time,” he said. “But we will do whatever it takes to keep it around.”

Whistler Air would like to eventually offer at least three fl ights in the morning and three re-turn fl ights in the after-noon and hopes to draw customers who used Harbour Air’s service to Victoria from Langley, which shut down last month.

“We are going to try to continue it one way or the other because we see there is a need,” said Whistler Air president Mike Quinn.

The service is currently attracting business trav-ellers and government employees, folks who need to journey to the island and back without losing precious time by being stuck in traffi c or on a ferry.

On Tuesday, Michael Perry with Northwest Tank Lines Inc. was travelling on the Geor-gia Straight Connector from his home in Victo-ria to Pitt Meadows for the second time.

“I love using this ser-vice because it saves me so much time com-pared to taking the fer-ry from Victoria,” said Perry, who was on his way to visit a client in Langley.

“It’s a fabulous ser-vice and I really hope it catches on because it’s a real time-saver and a beautiful fl ight.”

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The Council of the District of Maple Ridge gives notice that it is proposing to undertake a local area service on its own initiative to grant money to the Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association that has, as one of its aims, the planning and implementation of a business promotion scheme for the Downtown Business Improvement Area (BIA). The business promotion scheme includes:

Marketing and promotionsA. Safety and security improvements B. Beautifi cation, including general clean up, graffi ti removal, bannersC. Festivals and other related promotional eventsD.

The Downtown Business Improvement Area includes all lands shown as shaded and within the boundary as shown on the following map.

All of the grant paid to the Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association will be recovered by means of a local service tax.

The annual levy against all commercial properties within the Downtown Business Improvement Area will be as follows:

2012 - $193,5002013 - $198,3502014 - $203,3002015 - $208,4002016 - $213,600

Based on the 2011 assessments, the annual cost to be charged to benefi ting property owners in 2012 is estimated to be $.645718 per $1,000 of assessed value on both land and improvements in assessment class 6 (business). The program ends on December 31, 2016.

100% of the cost of the Business Improvement Area service, paid by the District of Maple Ridge to the Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association, will be borne by the benefi ting property owners located within the Business Improvement Area shown on the adjacent map.

Council may proceed with establishing the local area service unless a suffi cient and valid petition not to proceed with the program is received by 4:00 pm July 11, 2011 (30 days after the second date of the publication of this notice in the Maple Ridge News newspaper).

In order for a petition against a local area service to be certifi ed as suffi cient and valid,

The petition must be signed by the • owners of at least 174 parcels (50% of the parcels that would be subject to the local service tax), andThe persons signing must be the owners • of parcels that in total represent an assessed value of at least $149,833,194 (50% of the assessed value of land and improvements that would be subject to the local service tax).

If two or more persons are owners of a parcel,

They must be considered as one owner only, • They are not entitled to petition unless a majority of them concurs, • and Unless a petition is signed by a majority of them, their signatures must • be disregarded in determining whether the petition is suffi cient;

Petitions against the local area service must be presented to the Corporate Offi cer at the Municipal Hall, 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, B.C. V2X 6A9 on or before 4:00 pm July 11, 2011.

Copies of Maple Ridge Business Improvement Area Establishment Bylaw No. 6824-2011 are available for public inspection at the Reception Desk at the Municipal Hall during regular business hours.

Inquiries regarding the business promotion scheme contemplated by Maple Ridge Business Improvement Area Establishment Bylaw No. 6824-2011 may be made to:

Sandy Blue, Manager, Strategic Economic Initiatives604-467-7319, or

Ineke Boekhorst, Executive Director, Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association604-467-2420

Ceri MarloCorporate Offi cer

Notice of a Council Initiated Local Area Service for the Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association

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Coun. Cheryl Ashlie wants to deliver a mes-sage to the Conserva-tive government and its get-tough-on-crime ap-proach.

Dollars spent on crime prevention, such as the community safety offi -cer program, are worth far more than the bil-lions allotted to upgrade and expand Canada’s prisons.

Ashlie made the com-ments Monday as Maple Ridge council reviewed the community safety offi cer program started three years ago as a pilot project. She wanted her comments noted in a let-ter the district will send

to RCMP headquarters in Ottawa, calling for the program to be made per-manent.

According to RCMP, CSOs were created to test the concept of un-armed offi cers doing community policing. Maple Ridge is one of the few communities that have CSOs, with three on duty since 2008. One helps out on the downtown foot patrol and the other two are in the youth resource unit.

Offi cers work with community groups, businesses and schools and give presentations on Internet safety, DARE, cyber-bullying,

law, drinking and driv-ing, and Halloween safety. The downtown CSO works with seniors, the Downtown Maple Ridge Business Associa-tion, the Teen Resource Network and the crisis intervention team.

So far, only Surrey and Maple Ridge have CSOs ,but other cities are now interested in the pro-gram.

Maple Ridge’s social planning advisory com-mittee also supports the CSO model.

While CSOs aren’t cheap, they’re less ex-pensive than regular RCMP offi cers, costing

only about 80 per cent of a regular offi cer. RCMP offi cers with three years experience earn $78,000 a year, not counting overtime, which is paid at double time.

Crime prevention works better: Ashlie

They were heard breaking into a work-shop and seen loading tools and a motorcycle into a Timberline ve-hicle.

All fi ve men, between 20 and 45 years old, fl ed

after being confronted by staff, but were ap-prehended by police before they could es-cape in a waiting ve-hicle.

Michael Raymond Cowthorn, Steven Phil-ip Drage, James Jeffrey

Green, William Balice and Douglas Ronald Dobson each face one count of theft and one count of trespassing at night.

Cowthorn, Drage and Green also face break-and-enter charges.

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Michael Dymtryszyn, 13, draws a worm during a graphic novel workshop, taught by Nina Fowell at Thomas Haney.

THE NEWS/arts&lifeSection coordinator:Monisha Martins 604-467-1122 ext. [email protected]

Nina Fowell instructs a class of perplexed eight graders to take notes without words.

As she begins reading a paragraph about marauding Mongol warriors, heads turn, foreheads furrow and stu-dents look a tad confused.

“I want you to take notes in pictures,” explains the Thomas Haney teacher, as students scribble a village and tents and sketch out tiny Mongolian men.

Fowell is used to the fl ummoxed faces. Since she started using graphic novels as a teaching tool three years ago, she knows takes a while for their brains to adjust.

“We have two side of our brain - one that is more logical and one that is more creative and artistic. This way we get to stimulate both parts of the brain,” she says.

Popular with kids and young adults, graphic novels integrate images and text to tell a story than would not be possible with only a single medium: they’re a whole new way to read.

With titles and topics that range from historical to the profane and every-thing in between, readership of graphic novels has steadily increased in the past decade.

In 2009, the total market for the visual medium was $680 million dollars, with $370 million in graphic novel sales and $310 million in comics.

“Sometimes there are kids that need to present their knowledge visually,” says Fowell, who fi gured out pictures enhanced the reading experience when she began reading comic books with her son more than two decades ago.

Since then she’s used snippets of vi-sual information while teaching in el-ementary and now high school.

When she opened Sector 2841, comic and toy store, in Maple Ridge three years ago, she began sharing her knowledge in earnest.

Man and machines inspire Maple Ridge artist

Artistic inspiration is everywhere, it would seem – you simply need to know where to look for it.

Daily trips past the multitude of con-struction sites that seem to dominate Lower Mainland roads provided just the catalyst Maple Ridge artist Kristin Krim-mel was seeking.

Her upcoming exhibit at the Fort Gal-lery, Construction/Deconstruction builds on the idea that a construction site is more than just concrete and gravel – it has its own eye-catching elements as well.

Over the past fi ve years, there has been an unusual amount of construction going on around Greater Vancouver in prepara-tion for the Olympics, including the cut-and-cover construction of the Canada Line near Krimmel’s former home at Cambie

and 41st; and later in Maple Ridge near her new home, with the construction of the new Pitt and the Golden Ears bridges.

While the construction itself was disrup-tive and grungy, Krimmel took a childlike interest in the bright coloured machines that made it all happen – the excavators, bulldozers, cranes and other equipment. On a grey day, a bright yellow ’dozer or a bright orange excavator can be the only

lively looking thing, amidst dirt and grav-el.

Construction is about new building, said the artist.

It sometimes requires demolishing or taking apart what was there before – its deconstruction.

In painting, she is interested in the “guts” of an image – the shapes, the textures, the surface qualities, the spatial relationships and the colour harmonies.

The construction machines have given her the opportunity to deconstruct the original photo-like image into component parts, to abstract it, to play with ideas of weight and balance, shapes, formalities of composition, and ideas.

• Construction/Deconstruction opens with an artist’s reception on Saturday, June 3, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The show runs until June 19. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m., Wednesday to Sunday at 9048 Glover Rd. in Fort Langley.

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A Liebherr crane painted in acrylic by Kristen Krimmel.

Teaching a whole new way to read

Kristin Krimmel captures beauty of construction sites in exhibit

Comics and graphic novels

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Students in Ms. Fowell’s Grade 8 graphic novel workshop.


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“Construction is about new building.” Kristen Krimmel,artist

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A Maple Ridge dancer will feature in Goh Ballet’s production of L’amour which will tour China this summer.

Eleisha Wedge, 14, is one of many highly accomplished Goh Ballet dancers, with more than four fi rst-place trophies from local festivals. She is this year’s provincial represen-tative in contemporary ballet for the PacWest Festival and has received the most outstanding contemporary ballet trophy at the PacWest and Sur-rey festivals.

She is also one of 35 dancers trav-elling overseas and will be with the Goh Ballet until the last performance in Beijing.

“I am really looking forward to per-forming in L’amour and overseas in China,” says Wedge.

“I have been able to learn new con-trasting styles of ballet and contem-porary dance. It is wonderful to be able to express the joy of dance, and to have an opportunity to be a part of this beautiful production and reper-toire.”

L’amour is a mixed repertoire pro-duction featuring award-winning dancers performing newly choreo-graphed and newly staged reper-toire never before seen in Vancou-ver including Faust, Les Sylphides – a romantic reverie, celebrating the lyrical and poetic qualities of the Ro-

mantic era set to the music of Alexan-der Glazunov and staged by Nikolay Levitskiy and Composition in Rouge, the world premiere of Canadian cho-reographer Meredith Kalaman’s con-temporary piece which will amaze and mesmerize audiences as reality is blurred and illusion and truth be-come intertwined.

• Catch the only local performance of L’amour on Saturday June 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts. Tickets are avail-able through www.ticketstonight.ca

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Maple Ridge dancer in L’amour

David Cooper/SPECIAL TO THE NEWS

Eleisha Wedge, 14 warms up at the barre.

Eleisha Wedge will tour China with Goh Ballet

More than words

Fowell uses graphic novels not only to enhance the reading experience and help kids takes notes, but as a tool to improve memory.

“In real life, they have to write exams that don’t have visuals,” she says.

“It’s getting them to that exam in ways where they can visualize what they are doing and help them to remember information that they would not remember if they just read it.”

She’s helped students who were terrifi ed of es-says and words craft long projects by getting them to present information both visually and in written form.

“It’s knowledge in another form than just writ-ing,” says Fowell. “It takes the fear out of it. They know there are other options. It opens up a world to kids.”

• To learn more about Nina Fowell’s graphic novel workshops or book her to deliver one at your school or library, email [email protected] or call 604-240-5032 or 604-467-4913.


Nina Fowell teaches a graphic novel workshop to Grade 8 students at Thomas Haney secondary.

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Wednesday, June 1• The Maple Ridge/Pitt

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home from work for snacks, a chat and prizes. For more information, check out www.mapleridgepittmeadowscyclist.blogspot.com/

Saturday, June 4• Artists from the Garibaldi

Art Club will display and sell their work at the Haney Farmers Market on from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come and meet the artists and view a variety of original paint-ings, prints, and cards.

• Haney Pioneer Village garage sale takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 11830 230th Street (south off Dewd-ney). Hot dogs sold after 11 a.m. Call 604-463-6352 for more information.

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Periodic road closures of Dewdney Trunk Road will continue to be required over the next two years to facilitate the replacement of the spillway gates. In general, these will be short-term (10–15 minutes) or single lane closures. To install the new gates, a full road closure of approximately three days will be required four times during the two-year project.

Loop Trail will be closed over Blind Slough Dam during construction. BC Hydro will re-open road and pedestrian access over the dam when construction schedules allow (e.g. primarily evenings and weekends).

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Lower than average water levels will expose steep shorelines and slippery slopes along Hayward Beach and the entire reservoir shore. The beach can be used with caution, but the water will not be accessible. The Hayward boat launch and dog beach will be closed. The picnic grounds will remain open and available for public use. Trails will remain open; however hikers will be unable to complete the Railway/Reservoir Trail loop due to the closure of both Ruskin Dam and the Floating Bridge at Hairsine Creek.

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There are plenty of activities for local seniors to take part in next week as part of Seniors’ Week in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.

In addition to numer-ous free and almost-free activities, the Ridge Meadows Se-niors’ Society will be hosting a seniors’ re-

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Tuesday, June 7• Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Parks and Leisure Services is off ering free admission to seniors all day to the Maple Ridge Leisure Cen-tre and the Pitt Meadows Family Recreation Centre, and on Thursday, June 9.• China Kitchen in Maple Ridge is off ering a free luncheon for seniors with their gold card from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday, June 8• The Royal Canadian Legion is hosting a luncheon at noon, followed by bingo. Tickets are $11 and available at the legion offi ce and the Ridge Meadows Seniors’ Society.• Variety Plus presents Helping Hands for Japan at the Ridge Meadows Seniors’ Activ-ity Centre at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $5.

Thursday, June 9• The Ridge Meadows Seniors’ Society is hosting a seniors resource fair at both the Ridge Meadows Seniors’ Activity Centre in Maple Ridge, and at the Pitt Meadows

Seniors’ Lounge at the Pitt Meadows Family Recreation Centre. The resource fair runs from noon to 3 p.m. and admission is free. A Strawberry Tea is being held at both locations from 1 to 3 p.m. for $4 per person. • Rev’s Bowling Centre is off ering seniors a free game and a free coff ee from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Friday, June 10• A seniors’ fashion show is being held at the Ridge Meadows Seniors’ Activity Centre from 2 to 4 p.m. Tickets are $4.50, available at both RMSS locations. Raffl e draw at 3:45 p.m.


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Society will be encouraging and education seniors about different ways to be more environmentally friendly.

The Ridge Meadows Se-niors’ Activity Centre is hosting Seniors Go Green the morning of Monday, June 6. The event will show-case products, items, and organizations that are help-ing to improve the environ-ment.

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their own vegetables and prepare for a major disas-ter.

Organizer Joyce Herrod says the information isn’t just for seniors, but for ev-eryone who is interested in going green.

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The 2011 Western Lacrosse Asso-ciation season may still be young, but the Maple Ridge Burrards are happy to be atop the standings and tied for fi rst after defeating the New Westminster Salmonbellies at home Sunday night.

The Burrards bounced back from a lacklustre effort Saturday night that saw them lose 14-11 to the Co-quitlam Adanacs on the road, with a 9-7 victory at home over the 2010 WLA champions.

“A win’s a win, but we have to be cautious,” said Burrards head coach Daren Fridge. “They had a deplet-

ed line-up and we were fortunate we were able to take advantage of that.”

The Burrards are 2-1 so far this season, and while Fridge is pleased with his team’s start, he knows there a lot of lacrosse left to play.

“I’d love to be at 3-0, but I’m cer-tainly pleased,” he said. “I’m not surprised at where we are, but I’m not going to overanalyze it either. It’s early and there’s still a lot of ground to cover.”

Curtis Dickson led the Burrards offence last weekend, with eight goals against Coquitlam and New Westminster. Dickson now has 17 points this season to lead the team in scoring, and has aptly demon-strated why he was named the Na-

tional Lacrosse League’s rookie of the year.

“He’s electrifying,” said Fridge. “He has really taken his game to the next level. He sees the fl oor a lot better than last year, and he’s pretty close to unstoppable one-on-one, so that allows him to draw the double team.

“For the team and fans, I think we’re really for-tunate to have him here.”

The Burrards opened up a 4-0 lead on New West Sunday night, only to have the Salmonbellies push back to within one near the midway mark of the period.

That’s when Dickson took the game back for the Burrards with a natural hat trick, scored in the span of just three minutes, two of the

goals shorthanded.The Burrards

stretched their lead to 9-4 in the

third, but again the Salmonbellies refused to go away,

chipping away at the lead with a trio of goals.

It would not be enough however, as Burrards goalie Ron Schibild shut the door on the ‘Bellies shoot-ers in the late going to pick up his fi rst win of the season in his fi rst start for Maple Ridge.

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Neptunes take BBY tourney

With the 2011 summer season just under way, the Haney Neptunes U-16 mixed water polo team faced a slew of Greater Vancouver teams at a tournament in Burnaby on Sunday, beating all comers to capture fi rst place. The Neptunes went 4-0 at the tourna-ment, out-scoring their opposition by a com-bined score of 39-9. The Neptunes opened with a 16-2 victory in their fi rst match against Vancou-ver. Giordano Marcon-ato led the charge with nine goals, while Aidan Elphick-Miner scored a hat-trick and Lucas Wal-lace scored two.

In the second game, the Neptunes beat Burnaby 2 by a score of 11-3. Mar-conato and Megan Neale both had hat-tricks, while Emily Kelvin-Da-vies and Shaylene Ghag each registered a pair. In a more tightly-played third contest against Burnaby 1, the Neptunes found themselves was down 2-0 at the half-way point, but climbed back into the game for a 4-2 victory. Ghag’s two quick goals in the second half changed the momentum of the match in the Neptunes’ favour. In the fourth and fi nal game, the Neptunes beat Coquitlam 8-2, with Mar-conato, Ghag, and Sam Remfrey each netting a pair of goals. The entire 10-player squad’s defen-sive play made things diffi cult for the opposi-tion, as did goaltender Josh Lampen. Marcon-ato won MVP honours for his 15 goals and tough defensive play.

Pair to golf around the clock for ALS

Jason Matlock and Rhett Bokitch of Mead-ow Gardens Golf Club will golf from sunrise to sunset on Monday June 6, lending their muscles to help those who have lost theirs to ALS. The golf course is one 39 across B.C. participating in the Golf A Thon for ALS. The event is meant to raise awareness and funds for the ALS pa-tient services. For more information or to donate visit www.golfathon-forals.com

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The Ridge Meadows Royals capped off a perfect 4-0 weekend by defeat-ing the Vancouver Mounties twice on Sunday to move in to fi rst place in the B.C. Minor Baseball’s Midget AAA League at the mid-way point in the season. The Royals improved

to 18-4 on the season in league play, and stretched their winning streak to nine games after one of their best weekends of the season.

The Royals started the weekend in Richmond, where they swept the Chuckers in their double-header Saturday by scores of 5-2 and 6-2.

The Royals returned home to the Albion Sports Complex after 14 games on the road Sunday for a double-header with the Mounties.

The fi rst game saw Keanen Buckley take the hill for the Roy-als against the Mounties’ Brendan

Lim. The game was scoreless until the Royals pushed a run across in the fourth, and added three more in the fi fth to help secure a 5-0 win. Buckley allowed only four hits in throwing his fourth complete game of the season. Offensively, Cole Ross (1-4, RBI, two runs), Kevin Bork (2-4, RBI, one run), and Na-than Kitamura (1-1, RBI) all had key contributions.

In the second game of the day, Joey Tack started for the home team and pitched fi ve solid innings allowing only a solo home run in

the fi rst that hit the top of the wall in left-centre fi eld.

Cole Ross tied the game in the third inning with a solo home run of his own, and the Royals scored two more in the fi fth to come out on top by a fi nal of 3-1. Cole Johnson came in to relieve Tack and pitched the fi nal two innings to record the save.

The Royals face the North Shore Junior Twins this Thursday at home at Albion in exhibition action before they take on the Tri-City In-dians on Tuesday in league play.

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Reaghan Chadwick (left) of the PoCo Saints and Arissa David of the Ridge Meadows Burrards chase after the ball during a midget game at Pitt Meadows Arena Sunday afternoon.

Strong showing for Ridge minor teams

The Ridge Meadows Burrards peewee A1 team won gold last weekend at the Trevor Win-grove Memorial Tournament in Coquitlam. The Burrards downed teams from Port Moody, Langley as well as Saanich and Westshore, both from Vancou-ver Island.

The Burrards faced host Co-quitlam in the gold medal fi nal. With the game tied 4-4 with three minutes left to play when Dylan McIntosh scored the go-ahead goal. Team captain Wil-liam Clayton sealed the victory with an empty net goal with 30 seconds left.

Ridge’s goaltender Nathan Faccin had a phenomenal week-end, keeping the Burrards in every game. Chris Armstrong

was awarded the game MVP for the gold medal game, while William Clayton was named the tournament’s most inspirational player.

The Ridge Meadows peewee girls team defeated Burnaby on the road Sunday afternoon, earning a 3-1 victory.

The novice A1 Burrards boys team played to a 7-7 tie against Langley on Friday.

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The Burrards’ penalty kill was perfect, shutting down the ’Bellies on nine attempts, while scoring three short-handed goals.

Dickson finished with five points, as did Tyler Miotto, who notched a pair of goals and a trio of assists. Joel Dalgarno had three assists, while Derek Lowe, Riley Loewen and Tyler Codron each had a goal and an assist. Peter Tellis also scored for the Burrads, while Ran-dy Daly and Dayne Michaud picked up assists.

Fridge said he was impressed with Miotto’s performance in the absence of last year’s lead-ing scorer Jarrett Davis, who is currently playing field lacrosse with the Hamilton Nationals in Major League Lacrosse.

“He knows he needs to pre-form and take advantage of his opportunities while Jarrett is gone,” said Fridge. “He’s cer-tainly showed that he wants to be a part of this team.”

Miotto is one of many play-

ers who have stepped up offen-sively so far this season. Three games into the 2011 campaign and 10 different Burrards have managed to find the back of the net.

Rookie Riley Loewen has ad-justed nicley to play in the WLA, scor-ing three goals and three assists in his first two games.

“We’re very happy with how he has played, but not surprised,” said Fridge. “He’s a shooter first, and he can hold the ball and take pressure. He’s picked it up pretty quick.”

The Burrards are on the road this week, with a rematch against the Salmonbellies in New Westminster on Thurs-day and a visit to the Island on Sunday to take on the Nanaimo Timbermen.

“They’ve always been a rough and tumble team, and the way the game ended Sunday night,

I expect a much better effort from them in their barn on Thursday,” Fridge.

The Burrards expect to have Aaron Davis, Ben Davies, and Nate Tarrant back in the line-up for Thursday’s game, while

Schibild will get the start in net, said Fridge.

The Burrards were able to climb up the LacrosseTalk national weekly rankings this week thanks to their win over New West on Sunday.

The Burrards are now the No. 5 ranked senior men’s lacrosse team in the country, moving up from the No. 7 position last week.

The Peterborough Lakers re-tained the top spot, while the Coquitlam Adanacs were the top WLA team at No. 2. The Brampton Excelsiors were third, while the Victoria Sham-rocks were fourth.

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The peewee A2 Burrards beat the Mission Sas-quatch 7-1 at home May 14. Mason Morais and Ethan Chung both had a pair of goals while Jus-tin Cloete, Dylan McCormick and Patrick Almoza

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MVP for the Ridge Meadows Sharks last week, while Kaylea Paterson was named the Ridge Meadows Canucks top player. Brett Wocknitz was named MVP for the Ridge Meadows Trans-formers.

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Burrards score 3 shorthanded to win

Game timeThe Maple Ridge Burrards next home game is Sun-day, June 12 against the Langley Thunder. Game time is at 6:45 p.m.

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www.mapleridgenews.com - THE NEWS -- Wednesday, June 1, 2011 -- A29


124 FARM WORKERS

AUJLAS’ FARMS LTDFARM LABOURERS required

5 or 6 Days/Week40 or 50 Hours/Week $9.28/Hour

Horticultural work such as:Planting, pruning, spacing and

harvesting the crop.Employment starts early July’11

Submit your application to:604-789-5695

or by Fax:604-465-9340 or by mail:12554 Woolridge Rd.,

Pitt Meadows, B.C.V3Y 1Z1

FARM WORKERS Meadowland Farms Inc. requires seasonal farm workers for blueberry and cranberry farms. Duties include general farm labor, planting, pruning, fertilizing, weed control and harvesting. Work is physically demanding, handling heavy loads, repetitive tasks and standing for extended periods of time. Work is performed outdoors in cold/damp or hot/dusty conditions. Wages are $9.28 per hour. Work can consist of 50 hours or more over 6 day weeks particularly during harvest.

Please fax your resume to 604-460-2041

No phone calls please.

125 FOSTER/SOCIAL CARE

Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home

for a few months. Are you looking for the opportunity to do

meaningful, fulfi lling work?PLEA Community Services is looking for qualifi ed applicants

who can provide care for youth in their home on a full-time basis or

on weekends for respite. Training, support and

remuneration are provided. Funding is available for

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

for an open door. Make it yours.

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

130 HELP WANTEDCERTIFIED TCP and Lane Closure Techs required. Exc. wages. Must have vehicle. Call 604-996-2551 or email Traffi [email protected] Laundry requires F/T driver. Must have excellent cus-tomer service skills / good knowl-edge of the lower mainland. 10 yrs of good driving. Exp. with cube vans and 5 tons an asset. $19.25 incl. benefi ts. Apply in person with resume bet. 9-4 p.m. #204-1515 Broadway St. PoCo. COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY requires P/T inside workers for Sat. Sun. & statutory holidays. $12/hr. Apply in person, Mon. to Fri, between 9-4 p.m. #204, 1515 Broadway St. PoCo or call 604-464-2090.

FLAGGERS NEEDEDIf not certifi ed, training available for

a fee. Call 604-575-3944

GET PAID DAILY! NOW ACCEPT-ING: Simple P/T & F/T Online Com-puter Related Work & Paid Surveys is available. No fees or charges to participate. Start Today, www.BCWOC.com

LS McLELLAN TRUCKING is look-ing for OWNER OPERATORS with min 5 years experience. SIGN UP BONUS must have clean abstract, FAST card or passport. Steady year round work. Fax resumes 250-417-2982 or call Ken at 250-417-2988 Email [email protected]


130 HELP WANTED

CARRIERS NEEDEDThe following routes are now available to deliver the NEWS

in Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows

40017 - 240 St, 243 St, Cameron Crt, 113A Ave, 112 Ave, 110 Ave40045 - McClure Ave, 107 Ave, 106 Ave, Zeron Ave, 239 St, 238A St,238 St40074 - McClure Dr, 106B Ave40103 - 116 Ave, 224 St40109 - Lougheed Hwy, Harrison St, Olund Cres, Gillis Pl, 113 Ave40113 - Lougheed Hwy, River Rd, Carshill St, 221 St, Cliff Ave40131 - 116 Ave, 225 St, 227 St, Brickwood Close40211 - 128 Ave, 225 St, 227 St, Brickwood Close40212 - 128 Ave, 228 St, 228A St, Barnsdale, 230 St40223 - Eagle Ave, 122 Ave, 121A Ave, Peach Tree Crt, 231 St, Blossom St40301 - Darby St, Holly St, 216 St, 117 Ave, Berry Ave, River Rd40304 - Dewdney Trunk Rd, Hood St, 214 St, Ashbury Crt40307 - 217 St, 113 Ave, Lorne Ave, 114 Ave40327 - Patterson Ave, 118 Ave, Walnut Cres, 203 St40353 - Thornton Ave, 126 Ave, Douglas Ave, Laity St, Hardy St, 214 St, Thornton Pl40369 - 122 Ave, 121B Ave, Dewdney Trunk Rd, 230 St40370 - Davenport Dr, 201 St, McIvor Ave, 202 St, 203 St, Chatwin Ave, 123 Ave40373 - Lindsay Ave, 121 Ave, Makinson St, Lindsay Pl, Irving St40375 - 122B Ave, 122 Ave, Tyner Ave, 205B St, 206 St40377 - Powell Ave, 125 Ave, 124 Ave, 203 St, 202B St, 202A St40378 - Brooks Ave, Powell Ave, 204 St, 205 St40384 - 125 Ave, Meadow Pl, 124 Ave, Blanshard St, 209 St40432 - Docksteader Circ, Docksteader Loop, Foreman Dr, 229 St, 229B St, 230 St, 139A Ave40434 - Foreman Dr, Vista Ridge Cres, 232 St41056 - 118B Ave, Mitchell Dr, 189A St, 189B St, 190 St, 191A St, Harris Rd

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

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

the Route number.

INBOUND SALESREPRESENTATIVES

N O W H I R I N G !!!

Countrywide CommunicationsInc. is an authorized Telus deal-ership independently owned & operated by energetic, eager per-formance driven entrepreneurs. We are looking for Inbound Sales Representatives to join our successful sales team. We are looking for applicants who areenergetic and possess strong in-terpersonal and communications skills, who are passionate about the wireless communications industry and its growing future.

Please submit your resume viaemail to Bez at:

[email protected]

or fax to 604-467-4445

P/T SeasonalPro Shop Staff

Required for Local golf course. Previous cashier experience a must, golf experience is an asset. Excellent Work Environment.

Competitive Wages!E-mail resume & references:[email protected]

SUMMER DOES NOT MEAN LABOUR

$9 - 20/hrMarketing + promo company looking to hire + train a few out-going people to work. No sales. F/T, 18+. Going back to school? Not a problem! Scholarship program available.

Call Destiny at 604-777-2194

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130 HELP WANTED

Well Established Church based Daycare requires a fun loving, kid friendly, individual for out of school care position. Job requires class 4 license. Will assist in obtaining. Suitable position for empty nester or p/t student. Hourly wage 15.00/hr., fl exible hrs.

Email resume to: [email protected]

or mail to: Harmony Daycare

c/o Maple Ridge CRC20245 Dewdney Trunk Rd.Maple Ridge, BC, V2X3C9

134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES

BURGER KING. Looking for responsible employees, Full & Part Time. Apply at: 20290 Lougheed Hwy. Maple Ridge.

HAMADA JAP. REST. in Maple Ridge; F/T Cook (2); 3-5 yrs. Jap./Kor. cooking exp. & knowledge of food with high sch. diploma; pre-pare and cook complete Jap./Kor. food with ensure of food quality; F/T Sushi Cook (2); 3-5 yrs. sushi/sa-shimi exp. & knowledge of food with high sch. diploma; make various su-shi and handle sashimi with ensure of food quality; For both positions, wage - $18.75/hr.(40hrs/wk) and other benefi ts will be discussed at a later date; Resume via e-mail “[email protected]”

SHAKE & SHINGLE LIQUOR STORE

Busy pub & liquor storelooking for:

Server/Bartenders Liquor Store Clerks

Must be available for all shifts.

Each position must be applied for separately.

Apply in person or by fax 9610-287 St. Maple Ridge,

or fax: 604 - 462 - 0392

MODEL/TALENT AGENCIES

MOVIE EXTRAS !WWW.CASTINGROOM.COM

Register Now for busy Film Season!!!

All Ages, All Ethnicities

CALL 604-558-2278

160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

CRANE OPERATORSRequired immediately for our twenty seven year old well estab-lished Lower Mainland Company with a large fl eet of cranes and boom trucks. You MUST have a ticket and be experienced with a class 1 driver’s license. We offer a great work environment and the opportunity to succeed.

If you would like to join our team, please e-mail:

[email protected] fax: 604-599-5250

No calls please.

DOOR Pro is looking for an experi-enced commercial installation and service person. If you know com-mercial sectional and rolling doors, motor openers, underground park-ing gates, slide and swing gates, we would like to talk to you. Door Pro is customer service focused and is looking for people that are good technicians, good with people and take pride in their work. If you want to join a great group of door people, email your resume to [email protected], or fax 604-572-8960. Questions? call Mike at 604-597-4040. www.doorpro.ca

WELDERS - seeking welders for custom manufacturing environment. Competitive wages, Benefi ts, RRSP’s & Apprenticeship opportu-nities. Apply to: Do All Metal Fabri-cating, Estevan, SK. Email:

[email protected]: 306-634-8389

PERSONAL SERVICES

171 ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

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PERSONAL SERVICES

171 ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

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Dewdney Trunk, M. RidgeCorner Max Gas Station

Open 10am-8pm Daily.

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

173A COUNSELLING

DO you have a problem with alcohol or drugs?

Call Alouette Addiction Services at (604)467-5179

Check our websitewww.alouetteaddictions.org

173E HEALTH PRODUCTS

Bergamonte- The Natural Way To Improve Your Glucose, Cholesterol & Cardiovascular Health! Call today to fi nd out how to get a free bottle with your order.! 888-470-5390

180 EDUCATION/TUTORING

MONTESSORI QUALIFIEDWill tutor Math and More. Also

Piano lessons. Call 604-465-0937

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

*10.5% Targeted ROI Paid Monthly

• Federally Regulated – Audited Annually• RRSP, RIFF, RESP, LIRA, etc.

Eligible• Backed by the hard asset of

Real EstateTo fi nd out more...

contact Jarome Lochkrin778-388-9820 or

[email protected]

* Historical performance does notguarantee future returns.

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

203 ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTING Done Accurately Small Business, P/U & Delivery

Bookkeeping, Payroll, Tax Returns, HST.604-814-0967 / 604-862-1596


236 CLEANING SERVICESCLEANING SPECIAL

$25/hour minimum 2hrs. Price includes cleaning supplies. Also laminate fl ooring and paint specials. Free estimates. A-TECH Services at 604-230-3539

242 CONCRETE & PLACING

HERFORT CONCRETENO JOB TOO SMALL

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

*Retaining Walls *Stairs *DrivewaysExposed Aggregate & Stamped

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

-Excellent Ref’s -WCB Insured

LEO: Mobile #657-2375, 462-8620

UNIQUE CONCRETEDESIGN

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

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

FREE ESTIMATES

www.elementsofconcrete.comDecorative Concrete Contractors

604-467-1507

257 DRYWALL45 Years in the drywall trade. All size jobs boarding, taping, spraying. Big or small. Wayne 778-242-2060Ceiling Restoration: taping & board-

ing respray, repaint, trowel over, 30 yrs exp. Del 604-505-3826

MICRO Drywall, Texture Re-pair/New Texture & Drywall , clean services; Mark 604 809 2009PROFESSIONAL Drywall & Tap-ing, all textures.Big/small projects. Best Prices in Town. 604-970-1285

260 ELECTRICAL

104607

Big Mountain Electric Bonded, experienced

Friendly service Reasonable price No job too small Reno’s/Additions

778-892-4299#1167 LIC’D, BONDED. BBB Lge & small jobs. Expert trouble shooter, WCB. Low rates 24/7 604-617-1774DC ELECTRIC (#37544). Bonded. 24 hr service. We specialize in jobs too small for the big guys! 30 yrs exp. Free est. 460-8867.REISINGER Electrical (#102055) Bonded, Specializing in Renos, New Const, (Comm./Res.)Free Est 25 Yrs Exp. 778.885.7074 TrentYOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGEMan with 10,000 lb. excavator and 1 ton dump truck ready to work for you. No job too small 778-866-4637

269 FENCINGFENCE-IT-RIGHT Installations -- 604.639.6626 Cedar, Chain Link, Ornamental iron, Vinyl (Insured, Experienced, Competitive Pricing)

275 FLOOR REFINISHING/INSTALLATIONS

Ceramic Tiles, Hardwood LaminateGuaranteed work, Free Estimate.

Cell 604-618-6401 Marcel.

281 GARDENING15% SENIORS DISCOUNT lawn cuts, aerating, power-raking, prun-ing, hedge trimming, trees, 23 yrs. exp. Free est. Brad 778-552-3900

Cutting EdgeLawncare Ltd.Certifi ed Turf-GrassManagement Tech.

Does it make a difference??You bet your grass it does!!

W Maintenance W Power rakingW Fertilizing W Pruning

W Landscaping WClean-up

✶Residential Specialist✶George 604-466-9514

.Jim’s MowingSpring Services - jimsmowing.ca


281 GARDENING

Prompt Delivery AvailableSeven Days a Week

Meadows LandscapeSupply Ltd.

✶ Bark Mulch✶ Lawn & Garden Soil

✶ Drain Grave Lava Rock✶ River Rock ✶Pea Gravel

(604)465-1311meadowslandscapesupply.com

RAZAR DELIVERIESTopsoil/Lawn & Garden - $24/yrd Aged Mushroom Manure - $15/yrd

Steer Manure - $15/yrd.

Wash Sand, 3/4 Clear Crush, & 3/4 Drain Rock - $25/yrd

Lime Rock - $35/yrd. Navvy Jack $28/yrd. Road Base 28/yrd

1 to 10 YRDS. DELIVERD ONLY

✶ Reasonable Rates for Delivery.Call Kelly

604-763-4215 or 604-341-4524

283A HANDYPERSONS

LARRY THE HANDY GUY. For all your Household needs. Reno’s, Hauling & Power Washing Elec/ Plumb/ Tiling(778)823-0736

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

A-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, reroofi ng. Dhillon 604-782-1936.

Alberto - 604-461-7679Cel: 604-319-7671

TOTAL CAREHOME REMODELLING

The Basement Finishing Specialists* Bathroom Renovations * Drywall* Electrical * Carpentry * Ceremic

Tiles * Plumbing * Sundecks * Laminate Flooring * Refs Avail.

BELRONRENOVATIONS INC.

Home RenovationsDecks - Bathrooms - KitchensLocal Maple Ridge company

Lic / Ins 25 Years Exp

(778)233-1114 Ray

Exceptional QualityOn Time, On Budget,

As Promised...

Building Customer Confi denceQuality Renovations

• Fencing/Decks• Water Damage• Kitchens • Bathrooms• Finished Basements • 24 hr. Emergency Service• Grow-Op Remediation & Repair

Ask about our Referral Program* BBB * Licensed * Insured * WCB

604.230.2217 / 604.999.5890www.mdmservices.ca

Serving Since 1993

SHOP from HOME!Check out bcclassified.com


287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Home Renovations and New Construction

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

* 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE*INSURED ~ WCB

Dean 604-834-3076

MDG HOME SERVICESDoes your house have

the winter blues? Need to spruce up the yard?

Just can’t fi nd the time?

W Power wash the houseW Sidewalks and driveways

W GuttersW General yard cleanup

W Painting W Any little job....

Let MDG Home Services do the work for you...

Just pick up the phone and give us a call!!!

(604)999-5454

288 HOME REPAIRS

If I can’t do it

It can’t be done

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

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

painting, miscellaneous, etc.EXPERIENCED IN OVER

30 LINES OF WORK!* Quality work * Prompt Service

* Fair prices For positive results Call Robert

SERVICE CALLS WELCOME

Repairs, Maintenance, Renovation Guaranteed work, Free Estimate.

Cell: 604-618-6401. Marcel.

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

300 LANDSCAPING

All aspects of Landscaping and Landscaping MaintenanceStrata, Commercial, ResidentialPavers, Patios & Retaining walls

Spring clean upsFully INSURED

Call (604)763-8795DOES YOUR YARD NEED HELP?2 prof. gents will do your lawn & yard maint/improvements. No job too small. For best rates call 778-866-4637

DUTCH TOUCHGreen Services Ltd

Landscape ConstructionRenovations W Maintenance

604-463-3644604-861-1490

A30 -- Wednesday, June 1, 2011 -- THE NEWS - www.mapleridgenews.com


300 LANDSCAPING

D Garden Blend SoilD Lawn Blend SoilD Custom Blends avail.D Composted Mushroom Manure NO Wood byproducts used

When QUALITY Mattersall soils are tested for Optimum

growing requirements

17607 FORD ROAD, PITT MEADOWS

PICK-UP ...... OR .... DELIVERY

604-465-3189

Ed’s ROTOTILLING& LANDSCAPING*Rototilling *Levelling

*Gardens *Loader Work*Brush Cutter

~ Free Estimates ~604-941-2263 / 604-725-7246

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

SAWDUSTHemlock, Fir & Cedar

Available for DeliveryCall for pricing

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

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Did you, or someoneyou know just have a baby? How about aBirthday or Anniversary? Advertise your specialoccassions with us bcclassified.com


300 LANDSCAPING

Instant Grassifacation!

16897 Windsor RoadPitt Meadows

(Turn right 1st road East of Pitt River Bridge from

Vancouver)604-465-9812

1-800-663-5847

317 MISC SERVICESGET RESULTS! Post a classifi ed in 123 newspapers in just a few clicks. Reach nearly 2 million people for only $395 a week - only $3.22 per newspaper. Choose your province or all across Canada. Best value. Save over 85% compared to book-ing individually. www.community-classifi eds.ca or 1-866-669-9222.

✶Dump Site Now Open✶SBroken Concrete RocksS

$22.00 Per Metric TonSMud Dirt Sod ClayS

$22.00 Per metric TonGrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds

$59.00 Per TonMeadows Landscape Supply

604-465-1311

320 MOVING & STORAGE1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. We move - We ship - We recycle.Senior- Student Discount available. 604-721-4555 or 604-800-9488.

AFFORDABLE MOVINGLocal & Long Distance

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

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

Residential~Commercial~Pianos

604-537-4140

SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured

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


329 PAINTING & DECORATINGAAA PRECISION PAINTING. Quality work. 778-881-6096.

# 1 PAY-LESS Painting Ext./Int. SPRING Special LOOK for our YARD SIGNS

D Free estimates D Insured Licensed D References

Residential D Pressure Washing Serving Tri City 31 Yrs.

Call 24 Hrs/7 Days paylesspainting.multiply.com

Scott 604-891-9967

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

A-1 EXTERIOR/ INTERIOR. Quality job, senior rates, free est, residen-tial, commercial. Refs. 15 yrs exp. No job too small.Call 604-476-0766

Affordable Professional Paintingpwrwashing. New const. Int/Ext No Job’s too small Free Est 466-8165

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539Running this ad for 7yrs

PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $269, 2 coats(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls

Cloverdale Premium quality paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is

completed. Ask us about ourLaminate Flooring &

Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com

“

ABOVE THE REST “Int. & Ext., Unbeatable Prices, Professional Crew. Free Est.

Written Guarantee. No Hassle, Quick Work, Insured, WCB.

Call (778)997-9582

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


329 PAINTING & DECORATING

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

Stardust Painting Commercial & Residential Service, Interior & Exterior. Member of BBB since 1975 Call John (604)889-8424

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

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

.EnterprisePlumbing, Heaitng, Gasfi tting

341 PRESSURE WASHING

Clean & Seal Industries

Power washing & sealing,exposed concrete,

driveways, paitos, sidewalks.

Garry 604-751-5133or

Jamie 604-615-4431

POWER WASHINGGUTTER CLEANING

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE Call Ian 604-724-6373

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTSRIDGE MEADOWS ROOFING. Res Re-roofi ng & repairs WCB BBB A+ rating Free est. 604-377-5401

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

RECYCLE-IT!JUNK REMOVALEARTH FRIENDLY

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

604.587.5865www.recycle-it-now.com

A-1 RUBBISH REMOVAL. House-hold & Yard Waste. Up to 100% re-cycle. Reasonable. 604-786-2948

GOT JUNK?Rubbish Removal

1-800-468-5865www.1800gotjunk.com

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359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOILSCREENED TOPSOIL, delivered $15 yard. (604)230-8553

TOPSOIL• SCREENED TOPSOIL• MUSHROOM MANURE• BARK MULCH

604-467-3003

372 SUNDECKS

Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing, gates. 604-521-2688www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

The DECK GuysD Sundeck / Patio ConstructionD Re-build/Extend Existing DecksD Authorized vinyl deck installersD Aluminum, glass, wood railingsD Sundeck & Vinyl RepairsD 5 Year Warranty on Vinyl*Work Guaranteed *References

*Over 20 Years Experience.

Free estimates 604-418-8340

374 TREE SERVICESTRI CITY TREE SERVICE

All Tree Services -- Fully Insured -- 24 Hrs 604-462-0865

Searching for your dream home or selling it?This is the location. BCCLASSIFIED.COMlistings include everything from acreage,farms/ranches to condos and waterfront homes.


374 TREE SERVICES

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

Arborist ReportsAndrew 604-618-8585

$ Best Rates $

A.C.TREE SERVICE

30 years experience

Bob Fitz-James604-467-0333

Get your trees or tree removal done NOW

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

604-787-5915, 604-291-7778Info: www.treeworksonline.ca

[email protected]% OFF with this AD

.

Your LOCAL Tree Service,

For Honest Prices & Quality Work

Call Scott at604-618-0333

Certifi ed Arborist

Free Estimates *Fully Insured

PETS

477 PETSAmerican Cocker Spaniel pups, p/b CKC registered, health tested, champion parents. $1000. Email: for info [email protected]: www.abbykrystcockers.com.Beautiful Golden Retriever Pups-1st shots. Dewormed. Farm Raised. Avail June 4th. $575: 604-463-9841BICHON/YORKIE-X 10wks vry cute vet ✔ 1st shots, dewormed, 1 male 1 fem. $550/ea (Sry) 604-580-2186BLACK LAB puppies, 4 M. 2 F. Family raised, ready to go. $350. Phone (604)703-1388. (Chilliwack)BORDER COLLIE pups. 1st shots & worming. Ready to go. Both par-ents to view. $450. 604-782-8571BOSTON Terriers CKC reg Vet ck 1st shots Rep Breeder avail now 604.868.7212 or 604.794.3786BOXER PUPS, (white) M/F, micro chipped, dewormed, shots, good family dog. 604-463-4602CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866COCKATIEL, Two females. Comes with large cage. $200 obo. Call 604-763-6912GERMAN Shepherd pups, ckc reg. parents German bloodlines with no slope, exc temperament. $750. (604)796-3026. No sun callsKITTENS 8 wks. old, 2 long hair, 1 short hair tabbies, litter trained, well socialized. $30/ea. 604-533-3954.LAB RETRIEVER PUP, yellow, fe-male $400. 1st/2nd shots, de-wormed. (604)702-0217MALTI / SHIH-TZU / POODLE X. Pups & adults. Choc., white & other colors. Non-shedding. If you need companionship call 604-820-9469NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.comPRESA CANARIO pups, $700-$1200. Black, fawn & brindle. Dad 150lbs, Mom 120lbs. 778-552-1525Puppies: German Shepherd Cross, shots, dewormed. Free Vet Check. $150/obo. 583-6123/ 604-537-5254RETRIEVER / LAB puppies, family raised, vet checked, fi rst shots, $550 each. Call (604)869-0424ROTTI PUPPIES, Male & Female. All shots and dewclaws. $500 each. Ready June 3rd. 604-767-4793TOY POODLE puppies. 2 apricot, 1 white. Adorable. Ready to go July 1.$700. 778-240-2400 (Cloverdale)

Wanted: 1000 Saints

All animals deserve to have hope for a better tomorrow.

www.1000saints.ca

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

518 BUILDING SUPPLIES

APPROX. 100 pieces of 20’ X 12”, 26 gauge aluminum Proloc roofi ng material. Like new. Dark brown in color. Also, bundle of gabling mate-rial - same. Value approx. $4500. Negotiable. Can deliver. 604-820-1323

BUILDING SALE... “”Rock Bottom Prices!””. 25x40 $7995. 30x40 $9840. 35x50 $12,995. 40x80 $22,600. 47x100 $35,690. Ends in-cluded. Many others. Pioneer Steel Manufacturers since 1980. Call 1-800-668-5422.

CEDAR SHAKES, best prices in town! 604-250-0044

DO-IT-YOURSELF STEEL BUILD-INGS Priced to Clear - Make an Of-fer! Ask About Free Delivery, most areas! Call for Quick Quote and Free Brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.

MOULDING,FLOORS,DOORS and More!!! Ultra LOW builder pricing on Moulding,Laminate and Engineered Flooring,Interior and Exterior Doors.Public Welcome.I would have to double and triple my prices to match the big box stores. Mon-day to Friday 7:30-5:00,Sat 9:00-5:00 Unit #106 6448 148 Street,Surrey 604-889-2840 [email protected]

SAWMILLS - Band/Chainsaw - SPRING SALE - Cut lumber any di-mension, anytime. MAKE MONEY and SAVE MONEY In stock ready to ship. Starting at $1,195.00. www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext.400OT

548 FURNITURE

#1 Cash Buyer“Since 1987”

$$CASH $$ for your furniture,tools, electronics, antiques,

appliances, computers& collectibles.

WW ANYTHING OF VALUE WW

Single items to entirehouseholds

463-4449 or209-6583

552 GARDEN EQUIPMENT

DEER PROBLEMS? Problem solved! Bobbex Deer repellent available in Canada. Easy, economical, safe. Available at local garden centres. Dealer inquiries welcome. Ask for BOBBEX. www.bobbex.ca

559 MEDICAL SUPPLIES

CAN’T GET UP YOUR Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift. Call 1-866-981-6591.

FAST RELIEF the First Night!! Restless Leg Syndrome and Leg Cramps Gone. Sleep Soundly, Safe with Medication, Proven Results. www.allcalm.com 1-800-765-8660.

560 MISC. FOR SALE

A FREE TELEPHONE SERVICE - Get Your First Month Free. Bad Credit, Don’t Sweat It. No Deposits. No Credit Checks. Call Freedom Phone Lines Today Toll-Free 1-866-884-7464

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

WILF CARTER and many more old-time country music favourites. CDs, DVDs. Free 48 page catalogue. Music Barn, Box 3160-h, Markham, ON L3R 6G5. www.countrymusic-treasures.com/news.html Toll-Free 1-800-984-0047.

563 MISC. WANTED

INSULATOR collection wanted. Telephone & Railway types. Prefer a large amount. 250-539-2031

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

40” High Piano, Henry Herbert by Mason Rich - needs tuning. $500/obo. 604-531-9842

REAL ESTATE

609 APARTMENT/CONDOS

Maple RidgePeaceful & secure retirement living$221,000 ~ 12148 224th St

1 Bedroom and solarium, large rooms, full tub with grab-bars.

Retirement community. Pool tables, workshop, hairdresser,

Rec Centre Quick possession availableBrookside Realty ~ Dave

604.240.3523

626 HOUSES FOR SALE

EXQUISITE SANCTUARYFabulous 2.26 private acres with creek in beautiful Alberni Valley on Vancouver Island. Enchanting 3600 sq.ft. 4 bed-room, 4 bathroom custom built 1995 home. Outstanding57x40 shop with own bath-room, lots of parking. Features hardwood, tile throughout, custom cabinetry. Gas fi re-places, stove, heat and hot water; ensuite with soaker tub. Thinking of a life style change? Move to Vancouver Island. Even better, move to Port Alberni, the Salmon Capi-tal of the World!

Visit www.albernihomes4u.ca for more information on this

“one of a kind” property.Asking $649,000

RE/MAX Mid Island RealtyPort Alberni, B.C.John Stilinovic250-724-4725

Toll Free 1-877-723-5660

630 LOTS

LAND LIQUIDATION 20 Acres $0 Down, $99/mo. ONLY $12,900 Near Growing El Paso, Texas (2nd safest U.S. City) Owner Financing,NO CREDIT CHECKS! Money Back Guarantee FREE Color Bro-chure 800-755-8953

www.sunsetranches.com

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

WHOLESALE FACTORY DIRECT. Manufactured, Modular & Park models. Tremendous savings. Luxurious 1512 sq ft home including delivery and installation only US $109,950. Many other plans available. The Home Boys 877-976-3737, 509-481-9830 or www.hbmodular.com We will beat ANYONE’S price!!

636 MORTGAGES

Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refi nances, im-mediate debt consolidation, foreclo-sure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations.

Call 1-888-685-6181www.mountaincitymortgage.ca

551 GARAGE SALES

HUGE Multi-Family Garage and SPEEDO Sample Sale! One day only - Sat. June 4th 9 am - 4 pm. Furniture, toys, kids’ clothing, swim-suits and accessories, Cherry bomb muffl er, books, household items and much more! 22862 Foreman Drive, Maple Ridge.

MAPLE Ridge. GARAGE SALE SATURDAY, JUNE 4th 9-3pm at 23120 GILBERT DRIVE in Silver Ridge. Furniture, yard tools, plants, clothing, & more! Downsized & have no room to keep!

MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE Saturday, June 4, 2011 Wide varie-ty of things including Kids stuff and tools 11255 Harrison Street Maple Ridge (off the Haney-Bypass) 9am-2pm

551 GARAGE SALES

Maple Ridge

Multi FamilySat & Sun June 4 & 5

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

23735 - 110th Ave

Something for everyone

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REAL ESTATE

640 RECREATIONAL

50% CO-OWNER SOUGHT for professionally managed late model Meridian 391 luxury motor yacht with prime moorage downtown Van-couver. Skippering/training available. 604-669-2248 www.one4yacht.com

PARADISE FOUND: water-front property on beautiful Jim Lake, 0.83-acre with 360 sq ft insulated cabin, located near Green Lake/Watch Lake. Rare privacy, only three lots on the lake, good fi shing for rainbows to 10 lbs, nice swimming, sur-rounded by crown land. Great trails for hiking, ATV and snowmobile. Seasonal 10-km back road access in 4x4 or pick-up. FSBO. $260,000. 250-395-0599. (Please see bchomesforsale.com/view/70-mile/frank)

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE

HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYSwww.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

CNTR Maple Ridge, 2bed 2bath 2u/g parking never rented very clean condo with view. Quiet secure building in-suite laundry/storage. N/pets N/smokers $1250 incl h/w. 604-818-9708 or 778-772-6329

COQUITLAM

5 min walk to Skytrain and Mall

1 & 2 Bdrm units w/viewHeat/hot water, inste

storage, 4 appl’s

Call 604-931-2024www.aptrentals.net

MAPLE INN 11695 -224th St

Maple Ridge 1 bdrm$500-$550 includes hot water Certifi ed Crime Free Building

Mature adult oriented. Close to uptown

604-463-4131 for appointment (9am-5pm)

MAPLE RIDGE

1 & 2 Bdrs from $750/mo

GREAT LOCATIONQueen Anne Apts.

* Renovated Suites *

Clean, very quiet, large,INCLUDES: HEAT,

HOT WATER & HYDRO

Near Shopping & Amenities.

604-463-7450 604-463-2236

12186-224 St, Maple RidgeCertifi ed Crime Free Buildings

Maple Ridge22450-121st Street2 Bedroom Apt $820/mo3 Bedroom Apt $950/mo

Attractive modern unit, in a safe, all ages community in beautiful Maple Ridge. Amenities include community gardens, playground, amenity rooms, on site laundry facilities & secure parking in a certifi ed Crime Free Multi Hous-ing complex. Pet friendly (some exceptions apply). The tenant and other occupants must demonstrate they meet eligibility criteria related to income, number of occupants, and other similar criteria. Please note that fully subsidized, or Rent Geared to Income (RGI) units are fi lled via a waiting list called The BC Housing Central Registry (www.bchousing.org/applicants). No RGI subsidy available at this time. Call 604-451-6075 to view.

Metro Vancouver Housing Corp.

MAPLE RIDGE

AVAILABLE NOW1 Bedroom

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

SUNRISE APARTMENT22292 - 122nd Ave

604-319-9341

MAPLE RIDGE

AVAILABLE NOW1 Bedroom

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

SUNRISE APARTMENT22292 - 122nd Ave

604-319-9341

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

MAPLE RIDGE - Condo Suite11671 Fraser St. Large 2 BR

Reno’d! 1 Bath; 800 sf; $850 NOWPeak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666

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

MAPLE Ridge Downtown. 1 Bdrm . Clean, quiet bldg. Adult oriented. NP/NS. Heat, h/w, internet incl. $675 mo. Phone 604-463-7172.

Maple Ridge

Glenwood ManorApartments

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

Includes cable, heat,hot water & parking

Seniors discount21387 Dewdney Trunk Rd

(604)466-5799Maple Ridge

Swan Court ApartmentsLarge 1 & 2 Bedrooms.

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

Resident Manager OnsiteNow with

SENIORS DISCOUNT604.477.9189

Maple RidgeWILLOW PLACE22256 ~ 119th Ave

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

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

MAPLE RIDGE W. New quiet bldg. 2 bdrm. condo. 3rd fl r. 5 appl., u/g prking. $1000/mo. Avail. now. 604-467-4450 or 604-833-4450.

ONE Month FREE rent!1 BR Avail June 1 $695 22356 Dewdney Trunk Rd (hydro/cable extra) References & credit check required. Call Allan 604-525-9355 Mon-Fri 8am-1pm.

PITT MEADOWS

CHELSEA PARK APTS

1 & 2 Bdrms Apts, Also 3 Bdrm T/Homes Avail

Conveniently located. Nice, bright & large suites. No pets.

Call 604-465-8088

PITT MEADOWS

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

Large 1, 2 & 3 Bdrm Suites Available

Call: 778-882-8894604-465-0008 or 604-465-5818

PORT COQ downtown, 2bdr +den top fl r, lrg cov’d deck, new building, u/g pkng, convenient loc! Ns/np. 1 year min, $1450/mo. 604-945-6842.

PORT COQUITLAM 1 Bdrm Top fl r apt. $775 2 Bdrm Corner apt. $925

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

CALL FOR APPOINTMENT604-464-3550

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

PORT COQUITLAM, 2043 sq ft. Ground fl oor, dance/fi tness area. Facing onto city park. 1 blk from Lougheed/Shaughnessy intersec-tion. 604-464-3550.

733 MOBILE HOMES & PADS

MAPLE RIDGE Avail Immediately 2 Bdrm trailer, 232nd area, $900/mo. hydro/cable not included. Newly reno’d inside, f/s, w/d No Smoking (604)467-5248 aft 5:30pm.

736 HOMES FOR RENT

MAPLE RIDGE. 3 bdrm rancher 1/4 acre, liv rm / fam rm, lrg deck. 2 lrg strg sheds, NS/NP. June 15/Jul 1. $1450. Call 604-941-3259.

MAPLE RIDGE 3 bdrms 2 bath fam rm Lrg yd Clean & Bright $1600/mo July 1. NS/NP 604-467-2747

Maple RidgeClean & well maintained 3 Bdrm

Family home, double garage, RV parking, private back yard with greenbelt. Family Only.

Avail June 1st or sooner $1780/mo.

Brookside Realty ~ Dave (604)240-3523

PORT COQUITLAM, 1596 Suffolk. 3/bdrm, 2/bath +bsmt, quiet st. fnced yd. garage. $1700/mo. + utils. June 1. Wayne 604-862-9802.

RENTALS

736 HOMES FOR RENT

Short or long term rental - one week - one year. Walnut Grove. Executive 4 bdrm. + 2.5 bath on 1 acre, No yard maint. fully furn & equipped. Crown mouldings, lam fl r & S/S appli. Jaccuzi tub and Gas F/P. Cbl & WiFi. 2 car gar-age + RV prkg. No-Smoking in-side, outdoor patio. June 1. 8650-217 A St.

604.888.2226

741 OFFICE/RETAILMAPLE RIDGE - Attractive offi ce space for lease. Nr downtown core. Avail. June. $900/mo. 720 sf facility (meeting room, offi ces, kitchen, bathroom, utils & services. Parking & incentives. Elaine (604)467-2111

RETAIL/OFFICE SPACE

Approx. 600 sq.ft. Off 224th Maple Ridge, close to Royal bank. June 1. Incl heat & taxes. Store front exposure & pos-sible incentives.

604-219-0267

743 PROPERTY MANAGEMENTCall Maria at ridgemeadows

property management Mon Fri 9-6 604-466-2838 or visit

www.ridgemeadowspropertymanagement.com

746 ROOMS FOR RENT

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

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

walk to commuter rail.

Haney Motor Hotel22222 Lougheed Hwy.,

Maple RidgeInquire in person between

9am - 3pm or Call 604-467-3944

747B SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING

POCO DOWNTOWNAll-Inclusive

Seniors Residence1 Bdrm. Apartment

Rent incls. freshly prepared meals, cable, housekeeping,

emergency response & activities.www.rjkent.com

2675 Shaughnessy St.Call: 778-285-5554

750 SUITES, LOWERCLAYTON 2 br bsmt suite $875 , N/S N/P all util w/d. Resp. persons [email protected] 604 839 3678

COQUITLAM, New paint Quiet 1 bdrm; f. yard. W/D. $700/mo incld utils. G/L, priv entry (604)941-4166

Maple Ridge, 2 bdrm clean 900sf above grnd, full bath, dble ceiling, 2 car prkg ns/np $850. 604-466-3235

Maple Ridge east, 240th. 1 bdrm 700 s/f, full kit/bath. N/S. N/P. $825 incl utils. June 15. 604-614-0433.

MAPLE RIDGE Lge bright 2 bdrm on acreage 5 appls gas F/P NS/NP. July 1. $975 + util. 604-842-3166

MAPLE RIDGE, spacious newer 1 Bdrm suite on quiet acreage, min. to downtown util’s incl n/s, n/p, $650/mo Avail Imm 604-462-0836

MAPLE RIDGE W. 207/Lougheed. New 2 bdrm ground level, quiet dul-de-sac. NP/NS. Refs. $900 incl utils. Avail July 1st. 604-961-0727.

Port Coquitlam- N. 2 Bdrm g/l shrd lndry. Nr amens/bus. N/P. Looking for resp tenant. Now. Carport. $850 incl utils. (604)944-1426.

Pt Coquitlam sm quiet 2 bdrm, priv ent nr ament NS/NP $830 incl util cbl net June 1 Ref 604-464-5620

751 SUITES, UPPER2 BR,1bath,1Pk,laundry rm,Nearby Albion, SRT schools. June 1, 2011,CD$ 950+ Utility 1/3,Cell phone; 778-899-2418

752 TOWNHOUSESNOONS CREEK Housing Co-op

Orientation Meeting, Sat. June 4 at 1pm in the common room located

at #58-675 Noons Creek Dr. Port Moody. We are accepting applications for 2, 3 & 4 bdrm

market and subsidized townhouse units. Share purchase from

$1400-$1800. $15 Non-refundable application fee required.

Applications available at orientation Please call 604-469-9763

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1005/mo - $1089/mo. Shares req’d. No subsidy available. Orien-tation 2nd & 4th Sun. 2 pm & 3rd Tues. 7 pm each mo. 19225 119th Ave., Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2B2. Leave msg 604-465-1938

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING$0 DOWN & we make your 1st pay-ment at auto credit fast. Need a ve-hicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599. www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

INSTANT AUTO CREDIT Buying a used car is hard enough without having to worry about fi nancing! Get APPROVED for your car loan in minutes: www.NanaimoCars.com

WANT A VEHICLE But Stressed About Your Credit? We Fund Your Future Not Your Past. Want a Visa? Any Credit, All Accepted. 1-888-593-6095.

818 CARS - DOMESTIC

1997 BUICK PARK AVE loaded, leather, heated seats new brakes & tires, private. $4900. 778-565-42302000 LASABRE LTD. All options, certifi ed. Grand Touring. pkg. 124K Spotless. $5900 778-565-43342009 CADILLAC DTS, black, grey leather, loaded, showroom cond, 47K. $31,000 obo. 604-805-4545

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS1991 Toyota MR2 G Ltd 146,000 kms. 1 dr. p/l p/w mpv, $4,500. 604-945-0246, 778-384-4479.2005 HONDA Civic, auto, 2dr, No accidents, great cond. 230kms, lady driven. $5800. (778)855-60372010 SMART CAR - Passion mod-el. 5000 kms. Black. Automatic. Asking $9000 fi rm. 604-538-4883.2010 SMART CAR - Passion mod-el. 5000 kms. Black. Automatic. Asking $9000 fi rm. 604-538-4883.

827 VEHICLES WANTED

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE2006 NORTHSHORE 30ft Travel trlr dble 36” slide w/rear bunk beds full load $19,900. 604-819-3803

2007 Adventurer 90RDS

DSI hot water, heated-enclosed tanks, stove w/ cover, dinette

slide, awning $17,995 (Stk.25921A)www.fraserwayrv.com

1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

2007 MALLARD 18CK

2 dr. fridge/freezer, microwave, awning, cd player, 3 burner stove

w/ cover$12,995 (Stk.28505A)www.fraserwayrv.com

1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

TRANSPORTATION

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE

2007 TRIPLE E EMBASSY

Class A, preowned, exceptional value, loaded, a/c, sleeps 4, gas, auto, 33, 320km, 30GB Stk. 1860,

MeridianRV.com1-877-213-5243

2009 DUTCHMEN DENALI

Preowned, exceptional value, loaded, a/c, triple slide, artic pkg. dual pane windows, fi re-place, TV/DVD ent. Stk.#1908


2009 FLEETWOOD PROWLER

Preowned, exceptional value, loaded, a/c, rear kitchen, s.s. appli. dinette slide, enclosed underbelly, LCD TV. Stk.#1488


845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL

ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME

604.683.2200

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVALMinimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

TRANSPORTATION


CA$H for CAR$ No Wheels -No Problem! Servicing the Fraser Valley 604-746-2855

Autos • Trucks• Equipment Removal

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.We pay Up To $500 CA$H

Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Min. 10. Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288

SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Min. 10. Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288The Scrapper

TRANSPORTATION


851 TRUCKS & VANS

1978 GMC Camper van, Air cared till June 350 engine,

Propane Fridge & Stove $2500. 778-318-3046

1980 CHEV crane truck, 8 ton lift, $7000 obo. Call Doug @ 604-750-0194

1988 Chevrolet 1500. 305 V8. Auto-matic. Very good condition. $3500 OBO. 604-853-1352 (Abbotsford)

1997 RANGER XLT super cab, 4 X 2, 1 owner, loaded, extras. $3,500 obo. Phone (604)463-2507

MARINE

912 BOATS

ALUM. BOAT WANTED10 12 or 14’ with our w/o motor or trailer. Will pay cash 604-319-5720.

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

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

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

604-575-5555

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

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