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Pitt Meadows City Mayor Deb Walters had her last dress fittingThursday, before bringing home the Edwardian-style gown forthe Pitt Meadows centennial gala happening on April 26. Askedto show it off, she gladly obliged, with the assistance of herfaithful four-legged companion Bean.Jean Konda-Witte/TIMES

1914 to 2014: A City 100 years old and still growing strongKeep watching The TIMES for a series of stories about the City of Pitt Meadows, pastand present, and all that is happening to celebrate this community’s centennial.

History

Pitt Meadows ramps up for centennial bash

Flash from the pastDresses from the 1914(centennial) era:

A Woodwards mail order catalogue of that time offeredsuiting serges of coloured dress goods, 46-inches wide,of pure wool from North England – available in navy,red, or cream – that was listed as ideal for tailor-madegowns, etc. Special price, $1 a yardLikewise, there was satin charmant cloths, 48-incheswide, available with all the brightness and finish of silksatin. It’s listed as the “material most in demand forsmart gowns” and available in all the new shades foronly 95 cents a yard.• Stay tuned for more glimpses into our past

– Inset image from catalogue at the Pitt Meadows Museum & Archives

PittMeadows Centennial

Excitement is building around theCity’s 100th birthday celebrations.by Roxanne [email protected]

Pitt Meadows Mayor Deb Walters wentin for her final fitting Thursday for anEdwardian-style lace and satin gown shehad made for the City’s upcoming centen-nial gala.

Later the same day, back at home withher prized possession, she showed off thegown while admitting she’s getting “veryexcited” about the City’s upcoming 1914-style dinner and dance, and the momen-tum building throughout the communityfor this and other centennial festivities.

A century ago this month, Pitt Meadowsofficially came into existence. Now, to

mark that milestone, a team of volunteers– including the mayor – are ramping up atwo-day party to rival all parties.

While there are several initiatives under-way to help mark the City’s centennial,two events later this month are the focalpoint of the anniversary festivities.

On Friday, April 25, the City is hosting ahuge community birthday party and herit-age fair in Spirit Square – behind City hall.Those festivities will run from 11 a.m. to 8p.m. and include children’s entertainment,music, crafts, interactive displays, games,a birthday cake, and a re-enactment of PittMeadows’ first council meeting, Waltersexplained.

Then the next night, the City is hostinga gala evening for 250 people at MeadowGardens. Many who are paying $100 aticket to attend are also spending evenmore to rent – or have made period – cos-

tumes that regale the era of the City’sinception.

Walters only ordered her dress a coupleweeks back, fashioning it after periodgowns she found on the Internet. Butthe mayor and other volunteers havebeen preparing in other ways forthe centennial celebrations sincethis time last year.

“It’s quite exciting,” Walterssaid, noting people of all ages– from school-aged kids tosenior citizens – are gettingexcited about the centennial.

“And I’m learning so much about PittMeadows history, especially talking to somany old-time Pitt Meadows residents.This community is so incredibly rich inheritage…,”noted Walters, who settledhere 19 years ago and refuses to leave.

“You learn so much more talking with

people than you can from books… Ilove learning about Pitt Meadows andour history… And through their stories,I’m understanding more and more whatmakes this community so special,” the

mayor said.In addition to this month’s

community birthday party andgala, there are a series of events

planned this weekend.They include a Guinness

Book of World Records fooddrive happening at TheWesbrooke on Saturday from

9 a.m. to 1 p.m., a volunteer apprecia-tion breakfast happening at Boston PizzaSaturday starting at 9 a.m., and later inafternoon, from 1 to 4 p.m., there will bea heritage reunion tea at the Pitt MeadowsMuseum.

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Daffodilsellersneededby Jean [email protected]

The CanadianCancer Societyneeds help fromsomeone in MapleRidge or Pitt

Meadows, or both.Every April is designated as

daffodil month, and the saleof the lovely fresh-cut narcissiand now the new daffodil pinsmake up the major fundraiserfor cancer research across thecountry.

But this year there is a ser-ious shortage of volunteersto help sell pins and flowersin Pitt Meadows and MapleRidge, said Carissa Halley, theFraser Valley coordinator.

“We have one lone vol-unteer who is from Langleywho is delivering pin boxesthrough those two commun-ities, but we have no live daf-fodil sales and no street teamslined up,” Halley said.

They have talked with vari-ous organizations that workwith volunteer groups inMaple Ridge, but to no avail.

Even service groups havenot been able to help.

“I think because the cam-paign has never had the samepresence in that communityas it does in our other com-munities, people just don’tknow about us, what wedo, and how they can help,”Halley added.

To volunteer, people cancall 604-533-1816 or go onlineto www.cancer.ca.

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The mayor didn’t like themessage of not passing anew smoking bylaw.by Maria [email protected]

The mayor of Maple Ridgeis bringing a defeated smokingbylaw back to council for recon-sideration.

Invoking the CommunityCharter, which allows a mayorto bring back a defeated motionwithin 30 days for reconsidera-tion, Maple Ridge Mayor ErnieDaykin is bringing it backto tonight’s council meeting(Tuesday, April 8).

The original motion wasdefeated on March 25 in a split3-3 vote – Councillor JudyDueck was absent.

The smoking bylaw wouldhave kept puffers 7.5 metresfrom buildings, but with itdefeated, smokers need to bejust three metres from buildingsas per provincialregulations.

Dueck said she“absolutely” wouldhave voted in favourof the smoking bylawhad she been there,saying it’s about“rights.”

“People whoare non-smokersshouldn’t have tobe affected by yoursmoke,” she said.

The goal of bylawsis to educate people, Dueck said,but the bylaw needs to be in

place so that if people keep vio-lating it, it can be enforced.

Voting against thebylaw were council-lors Michael Morden,Al Hogarth, and CorisaBell.

With Dueck absent,the vote was split 3-3, therefore, it wasdefeated.

Daykin said as a par-ent and grandparent, hewas “very concerned”about the messagecouncil was sending bydefeating the smoking

bylaw.“It is my hope that my col-

leagues, on reflection, will real-ize that this is a health issue,”he said. “Smoking and second-hand smoke kill. That fact is notdebatable. The response I heardfrom the public was overwhelm-ingly in favour of this bylaw, soI have invoked section 131 ofthe Community Charter to bringthis bylaw back for a vote.”

He added that the currentprovincial minimum is threemetres, and he doesn’t want thatfor Maple Ridge.

“What I’ve heard, loud andclear, is that the majority ofcitizens want to breathe cleanair around doorways and win-dows,” he said.

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Sharon Hellum, as a smoker, said she uses her common sense and keeps her smoke awayfrom public doorways.

Judy DueckMaple Ridge councillor

The Community Charter requires councils topass a tax rate bylaw by May 15.by Maria [email protected]

The Pitt Meadows director of finance is warningcouncil if they don’t pass a tax rate bylaw, the Citycan’t collect taxes.

Council passed its financial plan bylaw on Feb.4 in a 4-3 vote, but since then, Doug Bing – whovoted for the bylaw – resigned to take up his dut-ies as an MLA.

Mark Roberts, the City’s finance director, saidhe felt it was his professional duty to informcouncil about the ramifications if they don’t pass

the tax rate bylaw by May 15 as required by theCommunity Charter.

The biggest ramification is that the City wouldn’tbe able to collect taxes, which total $16 million in2014.

The intent of the report wasn’t “fearmongering,”Roberts said, rather to inform them of what theramifications would be if it didn’t pass.

“I feel it’s my professional obligation as directorof finance to let them know now,” Roberts said.

Roberts looked at past voting patterns and notedthat councillors tended to vote on the tax ratebylaw the same way they voted on the financialplan bylaw.

Council is scheduled to give the bylaw threereadings on April 29 and adopt it on May 6.

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Dissension prompts PittMeadows council to revisita key piece of the City’stransportation plan this fall.by Eric [email protected]

The Pitt Meadows’Transportation Plan wasapproved by council with oneamendment: removal of theNorth Lougheed Connector.

The connector in question is aproposed route from Harris Roadto Golden Ears Way.

And it was Councillor BruceBell who brought up the ques-tion of cost to taxpayers.

He explained that when itcame to the connector, his worrywas centred around dollars andstrategy.

“I made a list of some of theitems, just talking about costsand I don’t think it’s prudentof us – knowing what costs arein this report to taxpayers... soI think we need to look closerat all those categories, and seewho’s paying and who isn’tbefore we move too far ahead.”

Though construction of theconnector is estimated at $17.5million, some items like propertycosts, utility re-location, legalcosts, and environmental costsare not in the overall reportregarding the connector, Bellnoted.

Kim Grout, PittMeadows’ CAO, saidshe respected “thesensitivity” aroundthe North LougheedConnector, and addedthat if council’sconcern was aboutfunding, they could“attempt to endorsethe strategy and notinclude the road.”

This would meancoming back in the falland having more of a discussionabout funding options.

Grout added that she wouldhate to see the overall plan notendorsed because of one project,“because there’s a lot of greatthings in there.”

Bell asked if councilcould refer to a work-shop on the subject.

“Absolutely,” saidGrout, and suggestedSeptember or Octoberwould be a good timeto return to the tableand discuss the con-nector.

“We could endorsethe plan in principleand bring this up inthe fall with the (trans-

portation) ministry.”Bell asked if council would get

another report as a result.“I certainly don’t want to go

back and change the consult-ant’s work or spend any moremoney,” answered Grout.

“I think what would happenas a result of this conversationis the direction that we bring itup in a workshop that would besupported by a staff-developedreport, regarding things likewhat this could mean, and whatthe phasing and timing of itwould be.”

Mayor Deb Walters did notsupport the amendment, cit-ing concerns that changing orremoving wording from the planwould result in the loss of effect-iveness from lobbying effortsthat have already taken place.

In the end though, the amend-ment carried, and council nowplans to discuss the connector infurther detail this fall.

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Seniors volunteer their time tomaintain a garden meant tobridge generations.by Maria [email protected]

The second growing season at theIntergenerational Garden on EdgeStreet is underway, and more volun-teers are needed to help out.

An information meeting about vol-unteer opportunities at the gardentakes place on Wednesday afternoonat the seniors centre.

The garden is located next to St.Patrick’s School and Eric LangtonElementary, and 15 classes from thetwo schools have been gardeningalongside 15 seniors who are volun-teering their time.

Sue Fleming, garden coordinator,said last year’s gardening experiencewas “amazing.”

In 2013, especially because it wasa good growing year, students wereable to watch the whole processfrom planting seeds to harvestingfood in the fall.

“They really have seen the fullcircle of gardening and where yourfood comes from,” Fleming said.

From the produce harvested fromthe garden, the students were able tomake soups and eat fresh veggies.

Currently with 15 volunteers,Fleming said they will manage togarden, but, she added, it would behelpful to have a pool of about 25 sothat when people go on holidays orget sick, the garden still gets taken

care of.For many seniors who don’t have

grandchildren, the garden givesthem the opportunity to spend timewith kids and keep active.

Overall, gardening also teachespatience and determination, saidFleming, who is also a gardener her-self.

Gardeners always work together,share ideas, and work out any prob-lems that crop up, she added.

“I find gardeners always getalong,” she said.

Fleming is grateful for support

from the District of Maple Ridge touse the land and for free water forthe garden.

The garden is also being supportedby a $10,000 grant from TD Friendsof the Environment Foundation.

A volunteer information meetingis being held from 2:30 to 4 p.m. atthe Ridge Meadows Seniors ActivityCentre, 12150 224th St., MapleRidge.

For more information about thegarden and the meeting, contact SueFleming at 604-837-8915 or [email protected].

Gardening

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Our View

Flower bringsmonth of hope

It’s not just a daffodil.And at this time of year particularly,

it’s certainly not just another flower,The daffodil has become symbolic of

the Canadian Cancer Society’s struggleto defeat cancer.

The CCS was founded on March 28,1938, and with the help of thousandsof volunteers and fundraising initiativessuch as the annual daffodil sales, it hasbecome Canada’s leading anti-cancercharity. The yellow flower was used byvolunteers during the 1950s to decoratetables at fundraising events that becameknown as Daffodil Teas.

It has become a tradition of the CCSto raise money by accepting donationsin exchange for daffodils and by sellingdaffodil pins through April.

That’s why, throughout this month,you’re likely to see CCS volunteers sell-ing the bright yellow flowers, raisingnot only money for cancer research andother anti-cancer work, but awarenessthat, although a lot of solid ground hasbeen won in the battle against cancer,there is still a long road ahead.

Donations to the CCS during DaffodilMonth help fund research to outsmartcancer, assist in providing informationand delivering programs to preventcancer, support those living with can-cer, and advocate for public policies toimprove Canadians’ health.

When the CCS started, the cancersurvival rate was about 25 per cent –only one in four people who developedcancer were able to get past it.

Now the average survival rate forCanadians diagnosed with any canceris above 60 per cent – significantlymore than half. And for many once-devastating cancers, the survival rate isapproaching 100 per cent.

So those bundles of daffodils in CCSvolunteers’ hands or the daffodil pinson the lapels of passersby are not justabout pretty flowers.

They’re about hope, and a fight forlife… and everyone fighting together.

– B.G.

Call me an old fogey, if youwill, but it still irks me every timeI buy something… and then amexpected to pay extra to ensurethat it actually does what it’s sup-posed to.

It seems that a certain amountof embarrassment is missing.

And with it, honour seems tohave dissipated, as well.

It used to be that when youbought a car or a refrigerator ora washing machine – or anything– there was an understandingbetween yourself and shop ownerwho sold it to you.

That understanding extended all the way pastthe shop owner, in fact, and right back to thefolks who built the thing in the first place.

The understanding was that you would payyour money, and they would provide you withwhatever widget you were buying – in goodworking order.

The understanding was based on your wordand theirs.

And those words meant something.Washing machines and toasters and typewrit-

ers (it’s probably not a total coincidence thatthe “understanding” of which I speak seems tohave dissipated with the rise of the computer)were built, distributed, and sold by people whonot only took pride in their work, but backed uptheir pride with their word of honour.

If your toaster fell apart or for whatever reasonstopped toasting, you took it back to an embar-rassed shop owner who apologized all over theplace for having sold you a defective piece ofequipment.

And there was a sense that the manufacturerwas equally embarrassed, and eager to makethings right.

…Just as you would have been embarrassedbeyond belief if your cheque had bounced or youhad been unable to come up with the final $10payment you’d promised the merchant.

Yes, they used to do that:accept your word of honour thatyou’d come back with the rest ofthe money in a week or two.

That was before the televisionads began asking, “Will that becash… or Chargex?”

Charge cards have made thingseasier, of course, and the bankdebit cards that followed them,and the online payment systemsthat have taken us yet anotherstep further from any personalinvolvement between buyer andseller and manufacturer.

And as the personal distance has grown, sohas the impersonal distance.

Indeed, it seems to have started with the banksand their credit cards and their ATMs and whatnot. When is the last time you actually stoodface-to-face with a bank teller?

So if your money doesn’t make it to the mer-chant, or indeed, it doesn’t get to the bankbecause you don’t have it this week – or younever intended to have it – where’s the cause forembarrassment. You don’t know the guy… hedoesn’t know you. And it’s not your money thatactually falls into the shopkeeper’s hands – it’sall a sort of collective, with extra charges andpenalties for everyone to make up for those whoare beyond embarrassment… beyond honour.

It’s all calculated into the final mix.And that’s why that washing machine doesn’t

come with an understanding – a word of honourthat used to be an ironclad guarantee.

Instead, it comes with a warrantee… at a price.You pay extra to ensure the value of the prod-

uct that you are buying.And make no mistake about it: you are not

paying extra to ensure that the product you arebuying will be fault-free.

That extra cost is to ensure that, in the likeli-hood that the manufacturer’s product is faulty,someone else will come and fix it.

No reason to be embarrassed: no honour.

Opinion

Odd Thoughtsby Bob Groeneveld

Honour embarrassingly lost

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• Smokers beware! Maple RidgeMayor Ernie Daykin is bringing back adefeated smoking bylaw for anothervote on Tuesday, hoping council willapprove a minimum 7.5-metre set-back from buildings.

“Make it 10. My kids have more of aright to clean air than you have a right tosmoke…” – Katie Clunn“Ban everything. Who the hell is going toenforce it anyways? Are they planning tohire secret bylaw officers to enforce? Geton with more important things!”

– Richard Shupac“Give it a rest. As long as they are outside,then who cares? Not like your gonnadie of cancer getting a tiny little whiff ofsmoke when you walk by. Anything tocomplain. Ridiculous.”– Sheldon DeLorme“The 7.5 metres is better. Why should allof the non-smokers and children suffer?”

– Kathleen McKamey“The further the better!!!”

– Kassandra Antone“Should be no smoking in Maple Ridge,at all.” – Tim Tyler

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Dear Editor,I have lived in Pitt Meadows for 30 years.

I grew up and am raising my family here.Among the gems here are the

dikes. They have become a placefor daily escapes, for re-energizingand just enjoying the mountains.

I have never encountered sucha horrible experience on the dikesas I did on the first day back afterspring break.

The sun was shining and it wasa beautiful day. I decided to go fora walk at Silver Bridge, one I don’t frequentthat often, and took my two girls (two andsix) and my sister. It was wonderful… untilwe came face to face with an off-leash pitbull terrier.

My oldest daughter already has a fearof dogs, and having a pit bull charge ather, jump up at her, terrorize her, and notrespond to its owners has not only embed-ded her fear, but it has embedded me.

It then continued its charge to my two-year-old, knocking her down, pinning herto the ground with its paws, and terrorizingher.

The owners were unable to call the dog,it was terrible. My two girls were screamingand crying and shaking in horror from whathad just happened.

Seeing the pit bull on top of my two-year-old, listening to her scream… and all thattime, the owners had not yet caught up to

where we were. They were stillwalking towards us!

The more I think about it, themore disgusted I am. I thank Godthat it did not bite my girls.

I wish that the owners had beenresponsible. Instead, they yelledat me as though it was my fault– like I should have my kids on aleash?

They did not stop, they did not see if mychildren were OK, instead they continued tothe parking lot and left.

I didn’t go after them, I didn’t confrontthem. One thing they did yell that stuckwith me was, “Don’t worry, he is friendly,”as it came charging at my daughter.

All I can think is how unwarrantedly theypresumed that my daughter, or anyone forthat matter, would be fine if their pit bullcame charging at them.

I just hope that when it happens again,because it will, that they will be more pro-active and consider just how serious thesituation is.

When the sign says, “Please leash andclean up after your dog,” just do it.

Catrena Kilthau, Pitt Meadows

Animal safety

Children scared by loose dog

LettersLetterstothe

Editor

Dear Editor,Mr. Clark asks why more

people did not come out toprotest [Where is that greatCanada of before?, April 2

Letters, www.mrtimes.com].Likely, they were at work.He writes with his usual

negativity and pessim-ism about Canada and

the government not of hischoice which governs witha majority chosen by othervoters. He never gives analternative. Would he havethe Liberals’ Justin Trudeauas prime minister? LOL.

Would he have ThomasMulcair? The NDP cannotget it together to even run aprovince.

We only can look at ourneighbour south of theborder to see what a messa socialist government canmake.

Cherryl Katnich, Maple Ridge

Response

Not all unhappy enough to protest

Pitt Meadows

Leaves better than signageDear Editor,

The leaf poles recently placed on Dewdney Trunk Roadare a nice addition to the entrance of Maple Ridge.

Regardless of what anyone thinks, it’s a huge improve-ment over the proliferation of real estate signs that greetyou on the south side of Lougheed Highway at 203rd Street.

D. Stephenson, Pitt Meadows

Animal welfae

Keep cats safe withsame rules as dogsDear Editor,

I have to agree with W. Rutledge regard-ing cats that are left to roam [Keep messycats at home, April 1 Letters, TIMES].

I, too, am tired of local area cats diggingup my garden and doing their business inmy planters year after year.

As a dog owner, I am required tolicense, leash, pick up after, and keep mydogs within my own property, yet manyirresponsible cat owners have a free ride.

I have been a cat owner in the past, andfind it sad to see all of the missing cat post-ers left on the community mail boxes. Manyof those cats are likely victims of cars orwild animals that dine on them.

I am always dismayed by just how manycat owners don’t care enough to keep theirpets safe.

There should be no double standardwhen it comes to cats and dogs.

It’s time for some equal treatment forour feline friends, if not for their own sake,then for the sake of the neighbourhoodsthat they roam.

Richard Evans, Maple Ridge[Note: Find more letters on this topic online

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A free event at KanakaCreek Regional ParkSunday focuses onsuccessfully co-existingwith wildlife.

by Eric [email protected]

As Metro Vancouvergrows, people are livingand playing closer to bears.

And understanding bearbehaviour is key to keep-ing people safe and keep-ing bears wild.

It’s this philosophy thatis the focus of a free, drop-in event at Kanaka CreekRegional Park on Sunday,April 13.

Taking place from 1 to 4p.m., the event is designedto help people learn aboutbears and how to suc-cessfully co-exist withthese “majestic animals,”explained Ross Davies, anenvironmental educatorwith Kanaka Education andEnvironmental PartnershipSociety (KEEPS.)

“The idea of the event isto give people the skills toproperly deal with bears,as well as teach themthere’s no real reason tobe fearful of these animals,but rather just be awareof them and their capabil-

ities,” he said, adding thatmost bear problems stemfrom people who provideeasy access to food forbears, such as leaving agarbage bin outside.

“It’s a common miscon-ception that bears aroundhere hibernate for the win-ter,” Davies said.

While many local bearsdo have dens, the mildclimate of the LowerMainland means that bearencounters can happen anymonth of the year.

And people should con-sider themselves lucky ifthey see a bear in the wild,Davies said.

He added that for themost part, the life of abear is pretty simple: theyjust want to look for food,

occasionally mate, andgenerally avoid unpleas-ant experiences, such asencounters with humans ordifficult access to food.

Keeping this in mindwill help keep bear/humanconflicts to a minimum,and allow bears to keepliving the wild, simple lifeDavies explained.

He noted that “overall,bears are pretty laid back.”

Those interested inattending the free eventare instructed to meet atthe riverfront, south ofLougheed Highway andRiver Road to find parkstaff and further informa-tion about the day.

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Retired RCMPsergeant John Fox(above) shed hisbear uniform at theend of the Sunshinefoundation’s charityball game Sunday,while Mighty Piratesfounder MikeBueschkens (red)threatened to hit theball out of the park withhis mini bat. Meanwhile,RCMP Const. Ryan Dohertyand Maple Ridge firedepartment mascot, Sparky,joined in the fun.

What better way to start theRidge Meadows baseball season than with acharity game involving Mounties, firefighters,politicians, and other Sunshine foundationsupporters, (a.k.a. Team Sunshine, above)playing against local physically andmentally challenged kids (a.k.a. the MightyPirates) on kickoff weekend?

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Casey Wright, 13, is an honourary staff-sergeant major with

the RCMP, but he chose to wear his civies instead of his red

serge Sunday for the annual Sunshine Foundation ball game.

His comrades, RCMP Const. Joyce Cheng and Const.

Ryan Doherty, however, did adorn their dress uniforms

for the celebratory game.

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Showcasing someof this community’speople and happenings

April 8: Songstage• Songstage, an open mike eventwith Ivan Boudreau, is at The ACTfrom 7 to 9 p.m.

April 8: Technology• Maple Ridge Library student coun-cil will explain how new gadgetswork at It Won’t Byte at the libraryat 7 p.m. Register: 604-467-7417.

April 9: Gardening• The Intergenerational Gardenholds a volunteer info meeting from2:30 to 4 p.m. at the seniors centre,12150 224th St. Info: Sue at 604-837-8915 or gardencoord@gmail.

April 9: Drug forum• Alouette Addictions holds“Parents’ Night: Your kids anddrugs” forum at PMSS at 6 p.m.RSVP: 604-467-5179.

April 9: Support group• Parkinson’s Support Group meetsfrom 2 to 4 p.m. at the seniorscentre in Maple Ridge. Info: PetaPurdy at 604-463-1332 or [email protected], or Edith Elliott at 604-463-6018 or [email protected].

April 9: Gogos• Golden Ears Gogos meet at 6:30p.m. in the Fraser Room, MapleRidge Library. Info: Lynn Rajala [email protected] or 604-467-1235.

April 10: The ACT• Norm Foote performs at The ACTat 7 p.m. Tickets: www.theactmap-leridge.org or call 604-476-2787.

April 10: Ex-service women• Ex-Service Women’s Club meetsat the legion, 12101 224th St., atnoon for lunch and 1 p.m. meeting.

April 11: Carnival• Yennadon Elementary at 23347128th Ave., Maple Ridge, is holdinga spring carnival from 5 to 8 p.m.

April 11 & 12: Manure sale• MRSS and PMSS track teams’manure sale takes place fromFriday, 3 to 8 p.m., and Saturday,8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at MRSS. Pre-order: www.mrsstrackandcross-country.com or 604-306-0627.

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Up-and-comer Natasha Zimbaro (left), a pop singer and songwriter from Silver Valley,joined entertainment industry’s John Donnelly and Joilenne Moore, as judges for thesemifinals of Langley Has Talent. The 20-year-old Maple Ridge woman releases a brandnew single, Young and Shameless, to radios across Canada this week, and to iTunestoday (Tuesday). Her band, PRTY H3RO will be touring extensively this season.

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Maple Ridge-Mission MLA Marc Dalton flew intobase during the Sunshine Dreams for Kids annualball game Sunday at Albion Sports Park.

Ridge Meadows Hospital Foundationheld its inaugural spinning fundraiserSaturday at the hospital. It raised morethan $7,000. Participants includedTIMES’ sales rep Anne Gordon,foundation director Brenda Garcia,hospice thrift store’s Paige Charron, andTIMES publisher Shannon Balla.

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by Eric [email protected]

It was during a walk inGolden Ears ProvincialPark when Jeff Leitch andRoy Dimond realized theyhad a great story that need-ed to be told.

The pair were teacherson opposite ends of thecareer spectrum: Leitchwas a fairly new hire withthe Coquitlam school dis-trict, Dimond was a youthworker in the school dis-trict and getting close toretirement.

Leitch discoveredDimond after hearing himspeak during a teacherpracticum class at SFU.

“He had that room cap-tivated,” Leitch recalled. ‘Iwas just like, ‘who is thisperson?’”

Coincidentally, after hisgraduation, Leitch got towork with Dimond duringhis first year of teaching.

By Leitch’s sixth year,the pair were workingalongside each other help-ing “at-risk youth.”

Before he retired,Dimond started to “dabblein writing” said Leitch.

Then,after heretired,Dimondmoved toGarden Bay,B.C., but heand Leitchmaintainedtheir friend-ship.

Now, more than a dec-ade later, the pair havepublished their first book,a collaborative effort calledSaving our Pennys.

Leitch, who lives inMaple Ridge and stillteaches in Coquitlam,explained how the bookand the idea for it cameout of personal experience.

“I was moving back intothe classroom, and the pro-gram we had was kind ofphasing out,” he said.

“We were like, ‘where

do these kids disappear to?Where do they end up?’ Allof a sudden, they’re out ofthe system – the schoolshave grown so big thatwe never really hear fromthem and they get lost.”

In addition, Leitch said,ideas for the book cameout of conversations he’dhave with other teachers.

The plot revolves arounda student named Penny,a teacher, her family, andfriends.

“Basically it’s a storyon validating everyone’sidentity – it matters thatwe care about each other,”Leitch said.

He notedthat co-authoringthe bookwas a fairlysmooth pro-cess.

“Wewrote it sortof like a

talking stick,” Leitch said.“I’d write a chapter,

then he’d write a chapter.We knew the story, weknew the time frame of thebook, but as for a plot, thebook came together mostlyorganically. We didn’t evenreally know the finish line,but just knew some of thebigger messages that wewanted to deliver.”

The dominant theme inthe book is how preciouslife is, and the overall mes-sage is one of hope.

The book itself has been

sometime in the making.“We originally wrote this

back in 2000,” Leitch said.The pair had just entered

the publishing world when9/11 took place.

“The [publishing]marketplace really turnedafter that,” said Leitch.

“People wanted to bewrapped up in comfortand went towards romanceand Chicken Soup [For theSoul] type of books. Wegot rejected a lot of times.”

The pair came to realizethat a rejection from pub-lishers “didn’t mean ‘no’,it just meant ‘not now’,”Leitch explained.

About three years ago,sensing that the time wasright, the pair decided togive it another go.

“There was a biddingwar between two pub-lishers for our book,” heexplained. And in 2012,they signed a contract withTao-Fish Books.

By the end of 2013, thepair had a copy of thebook in their hands. And,after some final editing andtweaking, the book wasrecently released.

“It was a big year-and-a-half to get it from paper tocover, but I wouldn’t tradea minute of it,” said Leitchsaid, who would “defin-itely” co-author again.

Saving Our Pennys isavailable as an ebook or byorder through local book-stores.


Eric Zimmer/TIMES

Maple Ridge author Jeff Leitch and his new book, Saving Our Pennys.

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To assist you in avoidingthis mishap at your Easterdinner, let us discuss thebasics in perfecting gravy.

Gravies are sauces madewith the pan drippings ofeither meat or poultry.

Sauces add flavour,moistness, richness, andappearance. We need threeelements of the sauce orgravy: a liquid, a thickener,and flavour. For this Easterexample, the focus will beon turkey gravy.

The liquid for gravies isthe juice from the poultrywith additional broth and/or wine. The thickener will be a roux(pronounced “roo”), a cooked combina-tion of equal weight amounts of fat andflour. Additional flavours come fromroasted vegetables, herbs, and seasonings.

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Whatever type of gravy or sauce youare making, remember one important rule:always create depth of flavour by addinga variety of complementing tastes ratherthan just one bold main ingredient.

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The Maple Ridge Red Robinhosted a special breakfast onSunday morning.Eric [email protected]

Volunteers from throughoutthe community were givena tasty token of appreciationon Sunday.

For the fifth year in a row, volun-teers were invited to gather at RedRobin in Maple Ridge, where theywere served afree pancakebreakfast, as athank you for alltheir efforts andinvolvementin a varietyof communityclubs, organiza-tions, and asso-ciations.

“It went awe-some,” saidkitchen managerPaul Kerr.

“It was a huge turnout and it wasreally cool.”

Kerr estimated that about 150people came through the doors dur-

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“It hasgotten bigger every year,” Kerrexplained.

He noted that the first year theevent was held, the restaurant waschosen because organizers were sim-

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However, as the event has grown,the restaurant and those on staffhave all become more involved.

“It’s just doing our part to be partof the community,” Kerr explained.

He added extra help was broughtin to deal with the crowd numbers.

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A local hoops playerwas ‘flattered’ whenasked to be part ofa team squaring offagainst Japan.by Heather ColpittsGlacier Media

Maple Ridge’s JaneGrisley is part of a selectfew.

The young woman wasasked to play basketballwith team BC against ateam from Japan.

The coach of the JapanU-18 select team wantedto put his players to thetest by bringing them toCanada.

“I want to give thema chance to play againsta tall player in Canada,”coach Tatushi Isshiki toldGlacier Media through atranslator.

The team is preparingfor the Asian Games andthe three-game seriesagainst Team BC selectsoffered other benefits.

“The reason why we arehere is to improve eachgame,” he said.

He used all the squad sothey could be exposed toa different style of ball inanother culture.

His players are highschool students between16 and 18 years of age.

“We have to improvedefensively,” Isshiki

said about the two daysbetween games.

That won’t leave theteens much time to besightseeing, but he saidthey’ve taken a shine toone aspect of Canada.

“The food is great,” hesaid.

Grisley was “flattered”when asked to join thegroup of young womenfrom high schools anduniversities.

Team BC only had four

practices before takingon the Japanese team sogame 1 went to the vis-itors.

“Yesterday was a littlerocky,” she said.

The selects gelled betterfor the second meeting.

“We executed way bet-ter,” Grisley said aftergame 2.

“The flow and energyon the court was better.”

More at www.mrtimes.com,search “Grisley”

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Players meetThe Ridge Meadows Outlaws

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Season beginsThe Maple Ridge Lawn Bowling

Club marked the beginning of the2014 season under sunny blueskies on Sunday. Mayor ErnieDaykin threw the first bowl, andthe club held a potluck dinnerafterwards. The club is hostingtwo free open houses this month.• More online: www.mrtimes.com,


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Recreation

Mayor Ernie Daykin helped markthe beginning of lawn bowlingseason on Sunday.

Maple RidgeSecondarystudentPayten Smithearned tophonoursduring acompetition inOntario lastweek.

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Basketball

Ridge player ‘selected’

Payten Smith is on topof the podium again.

The Grade 12 MapleRidge Secondary wrestlingphenom won her fourthnational championship onFriday in Ontario.

Winning twogold medals,Smith wonfour straightmatches in 10,20, 30, and40 seconds,respectively.

She also competed in herfirst Greco-Roman matchduring the tournament.

During that match,Smith had points scoredagainst her for the firsttime in three years.

The trip was two-fold forSmith, who also took the

opportunity to take a tourof Brock University – inter-ested in recruiting her.

“We haven’t had anyonelike this in a long, longtime,” said her coach BillMcCrae of Smith’s talent

on the mat.Meanwhile,

CodyOsborn fromWestviewSecondaryalso com-

peted in the tournament,scoring six wins and oneloss.

As a result of his per-formance, nine Canadianuniversities have showninterest in Cody competingfor them next year.

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On the mat

Wrestler crownednational champion

“We haven’t hadsome like this in along, long time.”Bill McCrae

Jane Grisley (15, green)goes up for the ball duringThursday’s game against Japan.Heather Colpitts/ Glacier Media

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Coconut GroveCoconut Oil

454g..........................$899

Each

Inno BakeryYellow Sweet Potato Chips

140g.................2 for $750

Triple Jim’sPremium Jonagold Apple Cider

3.78L...........................$899

Each

ItalissimaAnchovy in Sunflower Oil

80g.......................................$299

Each

2013-2014

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HAWAII PINEAPPLEProduct of Hawaii

$400

STAR RUBYGRAPEFRUIT

Product of Floria

99¢

BC LONG ENGLISHCUCUMBER

Product of BC

89¢/ea.

HEAD LETTUCEProduct of California

78¢/ea.

OKANAGANGALAAPPLEProduct of BC ($1.94/kg)

88¢/lb.

BC GRAPE TOMATOProduct of BC (10 oz Clamshell)

$400

2 for

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