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Pair remain in jail until extradition hearing

by Phil M elnyc h u k staff reporter Two Maple Ridge residents facing conspiracy to commit murder charges in India in connection with the 2000 death of their daughter and niece, Jaswinder (Jassi) Kaur Sidhu, will stay in jail until their extradition hearing in the next few months.

B.C. Supreme Court ruled Friday that Malkit Kaur Sidhu, 62, mother of Jaswinder, and Surjit Singh Badesha, 67, Jaswinder’s uncle, both of Maple Ridge, will stay in detention.

The pair was arrested in January under the Extradition Act. Federal prosecutor Deborah Strachan, acting on behalf of the Indian government, said given the nature of the charges, the onus is on the accused to make the case for release.

See Jassi, p14

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Teachers protested in front of Liberal MLA Marc Dalton’s constituency office on Dewdney Trunk Road in Maple Ridge on Wednesday.

Teachers start strike Monday Schools open, but no classes in session

by R o b e r t M a n g e l s d o r f staff reporter

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B.C. teachers will walk off the job Monday as their contract dispute with the provincial government escalates.

Teachers voted 87 per cent Wednesday in favour of striking after the B.C. Labour Relations Board ruled they could take part in a three-day walkout.

More than 32,000 of the province’s 41,000 teachers took part in the strike vote, held Tuesday and

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Local schools will be open during the walkout. However, with no classes in session, district superintendent Jan Unwin is urging parents to keep their children at home.

“It’s a safety issue,” she said.

With just a skeleton crew of administrators, educational assistants, and custodial staff working, Unwin said she’s concerned about staff’s ability to supervise students should they come to school.

“The schools will be open. The doors will be open and you can come on in, but we can’t provide students with instruction,” she said.

“It’s not really appropriate [for

students].”

However, students will not be turned away, she added.

Ac c o r d i n g to the LRB’s ruling, teachers won’t be allowed to picket, so Abbott school district employees won’t have to cross picket lines to come to work on Monday. The district’s StongStart early education centers will also remain open, as will school-based daycares.

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be cut short, however, by pending legislation from the Liberal government. Bill 22, introduced Tuesday, will take away teachers ability to strike, ending their ongoing job action, and imposes strict penalties if an illegal strike occurs.

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“We are truly disappointed by the union’s decision to hold a three-day strike beginning next week,” Abbott said Thursday.

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Digital hereafter

Long after you are six feet under, your virtual self will linger online. Have you thought about what will or should happen to your Facebook posts and emails when you are dead?

S tor y by Monisha Mar tins

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urrounded by four large monitors, Richard Pitt is aglow in a hazy blue. Clicking his mouse and punching his keyboard with break-neck speed, he brings up his blog on one flat-screen, email on another while RSS feeds roll incessantly on the third.

The basement of his house in Pitt Meadows is a digital realm, littered with computer chords and stacks of hard drives.

“This has a beginning,” Pitt says as he scans the room. “But it has no end.”

Among the preeminent pioneers of the Internet, Pitt and his partner, Stuart Lynne, launched Canada’s first commercial ISP, wimsey.com. From 1986 to mid-1993, Wimsey was the main gateway for e-mail and other Internet access in western Canada.

His own firm, Pacific Data Capture, was behind the live streaming cameras which began broadcasting a few years ago from inside the nest of a family of bald eagles.

“I type as fast as I think,” says Pitt, who began “spewing” his thoughts online via his blog The Digital Rag in 1994, making it one of the longest running diaries on the Internet.

An inventory of Pitt’s online presence includes two blogs, a website or two, a LinkdIn profile, Google + account, a Now-pages newsletter, Facebook profile and a lengthy electronic archive of emails and chats.

A self-described “rational anarchist,” online he rants about government, ponders the pros and cons of changing technology, champions open source software and, more recently, began blogging about his impending death.

“You can’t live in a 140-character world,” says Pitt, admittedly not a fan of Twitter.

“It is too simplistic and you can’t live in a world where you are ignoring the background and just thinking about the issue of the moment. You have to put it into context and the context is we live, we die and we do or don’t make an important mark on the world.”

Pitt has been acutely aware of his own mortality since he was diagnosed with diabetes 15 years ago.

Since then, he confesses to more or less living in semi-retirement. He purchased a motorbike and began ticking things off his bucket list.

Last November, however, what Pitt thought was a stomach ulcer turned out to be cancer, and not just the benign kind that could be zapped with a cocktail of drugs, but one that’s spread rapidly, inching him closer and much faster than he’d like to death’s door.

“Yes, it blind-sided me,” says Pitt.

Instead of turning inward, Pitt sought the familiar and began to use his online pulpit

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Richard Pitt works at home on his blog. as a way to educate, perhaps enlighten and provoke thought. It’s been cathartic, almost healing, and the reactions to his missives about death and disease, though macabre to some, have been largely positive.

“Some people are just really uncomfortable talking about death and dying and disease. It makes them think too much about their own mortality. Yet, we have to. If we don’t, we are just like ostriches, we bury our heads in the sand,” he says.

But where do all the photographs, blog post, emails, video – his sizable digital footprint – go when Pitt is gone?

It isn’t something even he, a tech-savvy, Internet pioneer, has thought much about.

He’s handing off his company to a friend and plans to keep his domain active for at least another 20 years. Business correspondence he’ll erase and delete.

Given a choice, he’d like his words to linger in cyberspace, like a trail, akin to a dusty box of letters or faded photographs his great-grand kids might stumble upon in a virtual attic.

“It’s like leaving a legacy of books, a legacy of film. If anything, it’s leaving a legacy of openness. I get so frustrated with people, when something bad happens they clam up.

Maybe this is just an off-shoot of my opensource heart.”

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Do you want your Facebook profile to remain active for eternity? Do you want to keep popping up as a suggested friend long after you are six feet under?

With 800 million active users on Facebook, around 385,968 in the U.S. alone die every year. Worldwide stats estimate around three Facebook users die every minute.

So perhaps in the not-too-distant future, the act of writing a will might include instructions and passwords for online accounts, alongside the traditional financial bequeaths.

Samantha Collier suggests it’s time people and business begin making plans for their online legacies.

A business development consultant from North Vancouver who runs the blog Social Media For Law Firms, Collier was forced to contemplate the digital afterlife when her husband passed away suddenly four years ago.

“We had an immature relationship at that time and were arguing a lot. We would go onto Facebook and be friends and then not be friends,” she explains.

When her husband died, Collier had unfriended him, which meant all the photographs of their children on his account and post on his wall were lost to cyberspace.

“It was really heartbreaking at the time.”

Collier tried to contact Facebook to find a way to access the photographs, but the online giant wasn’t much help. She’s since given up.

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Most Internet giants such as Facebook and Twitter also have policies on what to do when a user kicks the bucket.

On Facebook, if a user dies, you can request to have their account “memorialized” by emailing a link to the person’s profile, an email address and a link to an obituary.

Memorializing a Facebook profile means the person no longer pops up as a “suggested” friend, you can’t send them private message and only post to their wall. Their profile becomes also private and if even if you have information to access their account, you can’t log in any more.

See Digital, p4

Digital hereafter • Services like Legacy Locker and Entrustet.com can act as digital executors, allowing customers to list multiple accounts and digital assets and specify which beneficiaries access which accounts. Legacy Locker can even store and send farewell letters to loved ones.

• A cost-effective do-it-yourself method: create a special e-mail account that digital executors can access. Passwords and new account information can be regularly sent to that address.

• Businesses should add more than one administrator for their online profiles.

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THE MESSENGER As the owner of an automotive repair facility I’ve had many opportunities to observe how people react to the news they need to spend some money to diagnose and repair their vehicle. I am happy to report the vast majority of you realize that driving a vehicle is an expensive habit and that applying regular maintenance costs to your budget will in the long-run save you a great deal of money and stress.

There are, however, a few of you that think spending any money on any part of your vehicle is a new phenomenon which just started to occur and you should still be exempt. The mere mention of actually replacing a well-worn part which is past its life cycle, but still doing its job, would be considered ‘oversell’. The fact that replacing something before it has a chance to fail, ‘preventive maintenance’ could save you hundreds or thousands of dollars and many hours of stress, eludes you for some unknown reason(s). It is for you, those still in denial, that I write these word’s week in and week out.

Try to remember when your service provider explains what is wrong with your vehicle, after it has been inspected and diagnosed, that we are merely the messenger’s of the information which you have asked us to provide. We in fact are not responsible for the condition of your vehicle before the required repairs. You are! It is our job to repair your vehicle to the professional industry standards that we provide based on your approval. It is your job to pay close attention to what we advise. After all you just spent your hard earned over taxed dollars to have us give you one or more explanations.

A successful result between vehicle owner and service provider is based on two very important factors, communication and our ability to complete the repairs. Communication is a twoway street which you, the client, can control by asking for questions and explanations. Our ability to perform the services you require is as simple as asking to see our B.C. Trade Licenses and all other certifications, but you can also check with the B.B.B. or BCAA etc.

Keep in mind that all automotive repairs are expensive, everything is expensive these days, nothing is cheap anymore. Now more than ever you have to pay attention to every little detail when it comes to your after taxed consumers’ dollar. You need to educate yourself on the qualifications and abilities of your service providers. For those of you who think that the less you spend on your vehicle, the better, I respectfully suggest that you wake up and smell the roses! It’s this type of thinking that keeps the vehicle manufacturer’s big old money machine rolling along, taking a bigger and bigger chunk out of your bank account every month. They want you to let your vehicle wear out sooner so you will be back for yet another new vehicle, they will even lend you the money to buy it.

Group urges school board to protect gay and lesbian teens from homophobic bullying

by R o b e r t M a n g e l s d o r f staff reporter The District Education Office was a sea of pink Wednesday night as dozens of gay and lesbian high school students, along with their friends, families and supporters, came en masse to encourage school board trustees to adopt a policy to protect students from homophobic bullying.

Trustees eventually voted unanimously in favour of such a policy, after hearing how bullying had affected the teens’ lives.

Students from Maple Ridge, Garibaldi, Thomas Haney, and Samuel Robertson Technical secondary schools shared with trustees their stories of being bullied at local schools because of their perceived sexuality.

Name-calling, intimidation and violence are commonplace, students described.

One student spoke of the bullying she endured causing her such anxiety, that she contemplated suicide.

The students asked trustees

to consider adopting an antihomophobia policy similar to those already in place in 15 school districts around the province.

Trustees, each dressed in pink for Pink Shirt Day, a provincial anti-bullying campaign, voted unanimously in favour of helping to protect gay and lesbian students from homophobia by drafting a policy to that end.

Erin Talbot, a teacher at Samuel Robertson Technical who helped organize the rally, and said she couldn’t be prouder of her kids for standing up for students affected by homophobic bullying.

“It was truly awe-inspiring, one of those rare moments of pure humanity,” she said.

However, their fight is far from over, she said.

“Our job isn’t over, and we have a long way to go,” she said. “As progressive as we are here in Canada, there’s still more we can do.”

Talbot said she’d like to see legislation at the provincial to protect gay and lesbian teens.

District superintendent Jan Unwin called the students who came forward to share their stories “courageous.”

“When you become aware that you have kids who are experiencing this, it’s incumbent on you to take action,” she said. “It’s up to us to ensure they can come to school

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Unwin said staff will draft a policy before bringing it back to trustees for a final vote.

Trustee Eleanor Palis said the policy will help create a more tolerant atmosphere in local schools.

“This lets kids know we’ve got their backs,” she said.

Maple Ridge Teachers’ Association president George Serra supported the policy, saying that homophobic bullying is still a grim reality for many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered students.

“This lets kids know we’ve got their backs.”

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“All students who attend schools in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows deserve to feel safe and that they can fully participate in all aspects of school life regardless of sexual orientation, gender, race or culture,” he said. “Schools are places where we learn. To learn and accept each other is not only a human right, but a freedom we all need to strive for,” he said.

kind of creepy’ Digital from p3 “It’s kind of creepy, when someone who is dead gets suggested as a friend,” says Collier.

The Nebraska state legislature is now mulling a law that would require Facebook to grant access to a deceased person’s account to the executor of that person’s estate.

Canada, though, isn’t contemplating legislative changes.

Collier is now advising clients and businesses to think about succession plans and who will administer their online presence once they are gone.

“It teaches you a lot of things about how you want to leave things,” she says.

“It’s really important to think about and talk about with your spouse because it is sort of like going through your things. Would you want your husband or wife to see every message you’ve ever received?”

• Richard Pitt blogs @ digital-rag.com.

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Public Notice This notice is issued in accordance with Sections 26 and 94 of the Community Charter.

The Corporation of the District of Maple Ridge intends to consider the renewal of the lease for the land and improvements located at 10235 Jackson Road (adjacent to the SPCA Animal Shelter) in Maple Ridge, B.C. to Katie’s Place Domestic Animal Resource and Education Society for a 3 year term, beginning March 15th 2012, at an annual lease rate of $1.00 for the duration of the lease.

Any enquiries may be directed to: David Boag, Director of Parks & Facilities Corporation of the District of Maple Ridge 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, B.C. V2X 6A9 Phone: (604) 467-7344 E-mail: dboag@mapleridge.ca Dated this 22nd day of February, 2012 Colleen Flanagan/THE NEWS

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Maple Ridge secondary students explore lives of child soldiers Seventh year for Epic Project

by R o b e r t M a n g e l s d o r f staff reporter

T

he images are startling: children carrying guns, using drugs, and missing limbs.

These are the faces of war’s smallest victims, and they have come to life in Room 1117 at Maple Ridge secondary.

It might not be the kind of subject matter one would normally expect from a high school course, but teacher Mark Beale’s Comparative Civilizations 12 class is unique.

Here, his 120 Grade 12 students have created an interactive museum, which takes visitors through the perilous lives of African child soldiers and war children. Students have created 20

separate scenes with models and mannequins depicting lives of sex slavery, mental illness, and famine.

The images are graphic, but depicting them accurately is necessary to teach students about the realities of war.

“We want the kids to leave here shocked,” says Beale, “shocked that this is happening in world as we speak.”

Every year, students at Maple Ridge secondary clamour to be a part of this course and take part in the aptly-named Epic Project, with half of the school’s Grade 12 students currently involved in this year’s project. Four classes of students have been working around the clock for the past month to prepare the exhibit for its open house next week.

Visitors begin with a five-minute studentshot movie providing an overview of the

conditions in war-torn regions of Africa, followed by a guided tour through the museum they have created.

Beale says he’s lucky not to have a provincial exam to have to teach for, allowing him the freedom to offer students the opportunity to take part in projects like this.

This is the seventh year he and his Comparative Civilization classes have done the Epic Project. While the theme changes every year – last year’s was genocide – the purpose remains the same.

“It’s about social responsibility, and there’s many different ways to teach social responsibility,” Beale says. “This is a contemporary issue, this is happening right now in parts of the world, and that hits home with kids a lot more than if we were talking about ancient Rome.

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A fair settlement Students across B.C. are about to get a five-day weekend.

Teachers voted 87 per cent on Wednesday in favour of a three-day strike, starting Monday, in advance of the provincial government approving Bill 22, which would make such an action illegal.

The provincial government introduced the bill earlier this past week, just hours after the Labour Relations Board ruled that teachers could take part in a three-day walkout, if they gave parents twodays notice.

The Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school district is advising all students to stay home. Schools will remain open. Teachers will not form picket lines.

They have been without a contract since June.

They are asking for a 15 per cent pay raise over three years, as well as a say in class sizes and composition.

The province has offered them, essentially, nothing, just a mediator, but only to discuss certain issues – pay is not one of them, nor is class size, nor composition.

In the meantime, teachers will be legislated back to work, again, just as under the Liberals in 2005 and 2001, and before that under an NDP government.

Since the Liberals passed essential services legislation in 2001, the provincial government no longer has to bargain with teachers in good faith. Teachers can’t strike without being fined heavily, so nothing gets resolved, and small things, like report cards and coaches for school teams, get taken away.

It’s the only leg teachers have to stand on, which is not only unfair to them, but to students.

What’s needed is a true mediated settlement, one with every issue on the table, as occurred in 2005 with Vince Ready. A third party has to be brought in, to negotiate a fair agreement. That doesn’t mean a big pay raise for teachers, nor a say in class composition, necessarily. Just that someone without a stake in the process will decide, so students don’t get stuck in the middle any longer.

Have a nice weekend.

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Our bottomless health care system I

f you had not heard yet, our health care premiums are going to rise by four percent in about nine months.

That four percent will raise $22 million in the current fiscal year.

Sounds like a good Health Care chunk of money, but not really when Marco Terwiel we realize British Columbians are currently consuming close to $44 million per day – or a little more than $1.8 million per hour – on health care services.

Even though people may be complaining about this increase in premiums, it is only a drop in the bucket, if you recognize the government is increasing the size of that health care bucket at a rate of half a billion dollars per year – an amount vastly greater than our increased Medical Services Plan payments.

Pity even that half a billion is not nearly enough to pay for the increased demand and, therefore, despite all this additional money, there will be plenty of reasons to be dissatisfied.

Emergency room departments and hospitals will be more overcrowded than ever before, wait times to see any doctor will be longer and the government will feel powerless to do much about it.

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Even though these problems are front and centre, the real threat to sustainability lies in disproportionate increase in utilization.

Governments have been willing – save for a brief period in the early ’90s – to increase health spending well above the rate of inflation mainly for political expediency and little fiscal prudence.

Between 1979 and 2009, health spending increased at an average rate of eight per cent a year.

In that same time span, the over-65 population increased by 2.9 per cent, and inflation was 3.4 per cent, while our economy grew by 5.3 per cent.

Theoretically, that economic growth should have been more than sufficient to pay for the expected increased health-care services.

In reality, health-care services were more than double what was anticipated.

There are new very expensive drugs, new technologies, new hospitals, more doctors and nurses (with higher incomes), new administrative structures and so on, all adding to the bill.

The question now is what can we do about paying the bills?

Of course, we could all volunteer to pay a lot more tax, but that is not likely to happen.

Nor will the government have the courage to drastically increase our taxes if they want to have any hope to get re-elected.

Even if they do not get elected, the

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next government will find itself in the same pickle of not knowing how to finance our bottomless health care system without upsetting the electorate and chasing away the very people and companies who are capable of creating the new wealth needed to pay for not only health care, but all the other government paid services we expect.

The current federal and provincial governments rightfully refuse to go down the path some European countries have taken. We all have heard of the disastrous consequences of financial mismanagement with whole countries teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, massive unemployment and social upheaval.

“Of course, we could all volunteer to pay a lot more tax, but that is not likely to happen.”

My long-term solution would be to coach people to take much greater responsibility for maintaining their own health. That can be accomplished in many ways, utilizing what I call the carrot-and-stick approach, with lots of carrots and only for the most irresponsible, the sticks.

Dr. Marco Terwiel is a retired family physician who lives in Maple Ridge.

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THE NEWS/letters ‘Gov’t disrespecting education system’ EDITOR, THE NEWS:

Re: Teachers’ right to strike taken away (The News, Feb. 29).

As a teacher in School District No. 42, I can tell you that people in my line of work don’t teach because it pays well, and they don’t teach because the benefits are good, because you and I both know that neither of those things are true.

We teach because we love helping kids learn. What our government is trying to do at this juncture is to make it nearly impossible for teachers to do their jobs well. It wants to add five, maybe 10 kids to each classroom, and in our new classes of 30-35 kids, five of them are going to need some extra support because they are a special kind of learner.

The government doesn’t want to pay to help those growing and developing minds learn the way that they need to learn.

The government wants me, and my fellow teachers, to do is to juggle teaching a demanding curriculum, managing a classroom, giving extra support to those who need it, and making sure that I am diligently aware of all 30-35 bodies in my classroom, all while there is a rain cloud overhead, making me worry that one negative evaluation could have me transferred or fired, that my post could be filled by a ‘cheaper’ teacher with less seniority, and that my faith in a democratic and fair system is as imaginary as the fairy tales that I read to my class. The government is treating our education system, our children, and, ultimately, our futures, with disrespect and disdain. We all need to take care to invest in our futures both financially, but also educationally.

YAS BAHJI, INTERMEDIATE TEACHER MAPLE RIDGE-PITT MEADOWS SCHOOL DISTRICT

Where is Tory disgust?

EDITOR, THE NEWS:

Prime Minister, every sane Canadian is disgusted and outraged, and rightly so, at the news that at least 40 ridings were ‘robocalled’ by unknown people pretending to be from Elections Canada during the last federal election, and voters sent to the wrong polls to vote.

Voters were also ‘live-called’ at inappropriate times of the day or night by supposed Liberals looking for support.

As Rick Mercer said on his Feb. 28 rant: “There have always been dirty tricks, but this is not some drunks tearing down some posters. This is not even a negative ad campaign. This is big money and technology targeting people who want to vote and trying to physically stop them. We can’t have that.”

I watched you in the House addressing this issue and I saw a ‘leader’ challenging the opposition parties to show proof that your Tories are guilty of being involved in this, while in the Globe and Mail you are calling this “a smear campaign by sore losers.”

All this before an investigation is even completed by the RCMP and Elections Canada, and after one of your staffers in Ontario has resigned.

You must admit, with the Conservative Party’s recent history of peculiar accounting practises resulting in exceeding election campaign expense ceilings, money for border/ infrastructure improvements finding their way into a ministers’ riding, the questionable document altering involving another minister’s office, the Cotler misinformation campaign, unfixing the ‘fixed election’ date, Tory logos on taxpayer cheques, and a few other eye-raising incidents, it’s fairly easy to believe that your party may have been involved in this.

Where is your disgust? Where is your outrage? You’d think you’d be anxious to cooperate and clear your names so your government isn’t operating under a black cloud.

Your reaction has us looking like a hypocritical banana republic in the eyes of the world.

CHERYL BARON MAPLE RIDGE

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We want sidewalks, not tolls EDITOR, THE NEWS:

Maple Ridge Mayor Ernie Daykin, captain of this rudderless ship of a community, expresses that tolls on all major crossings, including the Pitt River Bridge, as stated by J. Labelle, would be acceptable and could be considered.

It is the crowning glory of what most of the Maple Ridge’s councils that have passed our way over the 25-plus years I have lived here, have as their legacy.

Mayor Daykin won’t be affected by such a proposal unless a toll is applied on the route to municipal hall.

But you can bet many others would be, and, no, I am not convinced it’s cheaper to live here.

My taxes have continued to rise steadily over the past few years and I have little to nothing extra to show for it.

We, here on Morris Street, have no sidewalks or street lights, but have blue box collection, two street cleanings a year, the odd snow clearing and Zellers as our shopping anchor store to show for the past 25 years of growth.

The district has wasted millions on no less than two revitalizations of the 224th Street corridor and the municipal hall area. How many times can you address this and end up looking much the same?

The mayor also forgets that toll routes are supposed to be an option to a longer, less economical and convenient route, at least that’s my understanding in most parts of the world I have visited.

As for the upset Hammond residents, I couldn’t agree more with Mr. Phillips. I have seen the monstrosity of a sidewalk on the west end of Lorne Avenue. It’s hard to miss.

But don’t despair, I watched for two years the end result of the River Road east of Darby Street reconstruction, and the engineering genius carried out there is mind boggling.

The residents on the south side benefited from the storm sewer addition for sure, but the area for pedestrians certainly didn’t. After all that time, inconvenience and expense there is still nowhere safe to walk.

And this is a pedestrian route to the West Coast Port Haney Station, with no parking.

It should have a proper safe sidewalk. But the poles on the street’s north side by Carr Street have warning signs on them. Never even moved them back and now the residents are allowed to put boulders on the area of their street side property line – a real safety concern, one would think.

What makes it more infuriating is the recent work completed on 227th

Street. Seemed to be a perfectly adequate street for a Cessna to land on, but, no, apparently the sidewalks weren’t good enough for this area.

They are now with corner calming, I expect, and now you can drive a flatbed truck on them.

What gives when narrow stone/ gravel sidewalks are the norm for River Road and Lorne Avenue and God knows where else.

Can someone in Maple Ridge public works explain the disparity of need and necessity.

We all pay the same.

There is definitely a bias here and it’s time people expressed their concern for what they are not getting in return for their share of the tax burden.

The mandate that current and past councils continue with was never given by me as I never voted for any of the past council members, including the current mayor. I am of the firm opinion that no one who has ties to land sale and/or development should ever be allowed to run for a council seat.

It is not mentioned in malice or in accusation, I was hoping for newer, fresher blood and ideas.

Unfortunately I was only successful with one.

Maple Ridge deserves better.

RON THOMEY MAPLE RIDGE

Come find out all what churches do EDITOR, THE NEWS:

Re: More churches need to help (Letters, Feb. 15).

I am somewhat taken aback but the comments made by Sandy Macdougall.

To state that churches do not pay property taxes to Maple Ridge is an inaccurate, or at best, misleading statement.

Although the actual church building, and the land it sits on, are exempt from property taxes, each year, as a treasurer, I write a cheque to the district for property taxes on other lands and buildings that the church owns.

Our church provides Christian education, religious guidance, counselling and teaching on a weekly basis without regards to race, creed, gender or other religious affiliations.

We participate in presenting worldwide programs in the meaning of Christianity.

We provide pastoral care to shut-ins and those in palliative care.

We donate funds to denomination headquarters for local and overseas

mission and service activities, partnering with other churches in times of dire need, such as the earthquake in Haiti, the tsunami in Japan.

We are presently discussing ways we can assist the homeless youth in the community.

Each edition of The News details local events of thefts, assaults, robberies. Mr. Macdougall should realize that spiritually-minded persons of all ages are demonstrating stability, happiness and usefulness not practiced by the criminal element of Maple Ridge and surrounding areas.

If we could be accused of anything, it would be that we are not as successful in convincing more people of the good that churches do.

Yes, we rent out the basement for a pre-school. The rent is substantially less than could be obtained in town. Parents have a safe place, close to their home, where their young children can be educated.

Is this not a benefit to the communi-

ty?

We do take our social responsibility seriously, but I wish to point out that money that comes in on a Sunday is from donations. We don’t have the luxury of calculating what the service costs, add in a comfortable profit margin and charge accordingly.

Building insurance, internet access, telephone, hydro, are all billed on business rates.

When our building is vandalized it is usually members of the church who paint over graffiti, repair broken windows, and destroyed railings, since the insurance deductible is based on a commercial venture.

If anyone questions what benefit we provide to the community, please visit us on a Sunday from 10 to 11 a.m. and learn more about what we do. We’ll even invite you downstairs to share fellowship, coffee and food after the service.

All at no cost to you.

RICK WRIGHT, TREASURER WEBSTER’S WHONNOCK UNITED CHURCH

We have reached bottom of our collective pockets EDITOR, THE NEWS:

Re: ‘Cut back on spending’ (Letters, Feb. 29).

It’s high time government and all other associated people with their hands out for more taxes realized that those of us on fixed incomes have reached the bottom of our collective pockets and we are closed to any more taxes.

Every time someone adds 10 per cent on to this or 15 per cent on to that, our quality of life goes down by an equal 10 to 15 per cent, and frankly I’m sick of having our governments voting themselves raises and expecting the taxpayers to pay for them. This is out of control and needs to stop.

Why can’t Premier Chris-

ty Clark eliminate the carbon tax for now, while gas prices are so volatile, to give us a break, and at the same time review the whole issue of this tax? It’s done nothing to help the environment by getting people out of their cars. People will always want to drive their cars, and have the freedom the automobile provides

them. No tax is going to change that.

What we need is for government to support new energy sources, and research into same, so that generations from now will be driving machines powered by totally different means from what we’ve become used to.

JOHN TURNER MAPLE RIDGE

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However, there was no meth lab on the property.

Three men, ages 56, 53, and 49, were arrested, but have since been released pending a court appearance.

The RCMP Explosives Disposal Unit, the RCMP’s National Weapons

Enforcement Support Team, B.C. Hydro, and Maple Ridge By-Laws Enforcement Officers also assisted the investigation.

Meanwhile, police also searched a suspected grow-op in a home in the 12400-block of Blue Mountain Crescent in east Maple Ridge.

Police were on scene there, with weapons drawn, from about 2:30 p.m. to past 6 p.m., said a neighbour. It’s about the third such operation in the area in the last few years, she said.

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Katzie First Nation has a new chief for the next two years. Ed Pierre takes over from Jay Bailey on April 1.

Pierre had 101 votes compared to June Adams, who took 48, and Willie Pierre, who had 12 votes in the contest for the position of chief.

The election took place Feb. 27 and drew a total of 169 out of 350 eligible voters.

Robin Green and Leslie Bailey will both return to council for another term, while Lisa Adams starts her first.

Green took 98 votes, Adams had 82 and Leslie Bailey had 57 votes.

Total Katzie population is 506, including members who live off reserve and on the Langley and Barnston Island reserves.

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Reconnecting with lost gaming loves Expo March 17 in New Westminster

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aple Ridge’s Brian Hughes remembers his first love. In fact, he had two.

“For me, it was the Super Nintendo and the Game Boy,” says Hughes. “I still remember how excited I was Christmas morning when I got Super Mario World and Zelda: Link to the Past.”

That nostalgia is shared by many who grew up gaming, on consoles ranging from the Atari to the Nintendo 64.

Hughes hopes to recapture some of that nostalgia with the first ever Vancouver Retro Gaming Expo, set for March 17 at the Columbia Theatre in New Westminster.

Hughes is the owner of Gamedeals Video Games in New Westminster, and is organizing the event, which promises to be a love-in for old school gamers.

“Most of it is just reliving your childhood,” he says. “For a lot of people, they put the video games away as they grow older, and go off to university.

But as adults with money, they’re looking to get back that experience they had as kids.”

Hughes carries thousands of vintage titles at his store.

“Right now the most popular stuff is the Super Nintendo and the Nintendo 64, because that’s the generation that’s at that age where they’re trying to rediscover the games they grew up with,” he says.

“They’re trying to relive their childhood.”

The Vancouver Retro Gaming Expo will feature consoles dating right back to some of the very first video game systems of the ’70s and ’80s, such as Intellivision, ColecoVision, and Atari.

The event will feature discussion panels with video game developers, a dealers area, DJs, special guests, as well as video game tournaments for Street Fighter 2 and Goldeneye, and nerd-themed burlesque dancers for the show’s adults-only finale.

Hughes said he was inspired to launch the event after visiting the annual Portland Retro Gaming Festival, now heading into its seventh edition.

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Brian Hughes plays a Nintendo 3DS at his vintage video game shop in New West. ferred the old stuff,” he says. “But these days it seems more socially acceptable to be into gaming.”

That legitimacy is due to successive generations having grown up with video games, says Hughes. Whereas yes-

terday’s parents may have seen video games as a waste of time, today’s parents are introducing their children to the gaming consoles they themselves grew up with.

“These games are getting a second life.”

Retro expo The 2012 Vancouver Retro Gaming Expo is March 17 at Columbia Theatre in New Westminster. For info., visit www.vancouvergamingexpo.com.

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New 224th St. hotel could start soon Seiko Huang plans to build 125-room hotel overlooking Fraser River

by Phil Mel nyc hu k staff reporter An agenda item that was up for third reading got council’s nod Tuesday night as part of Maple Ridge’s plan for a restored downtown.

Maple Ridge resident Seiko Huang’s plan for a 125-room hotel at the foot of 224th Street received the unofďŹ cial go-ahead at council’s meeting after recently going to public hearing and drawing no opposition.

Council is eager to densify and improve the core area.

Huang has consolidated several lots on 224th Street and Callaghan Avenue over several years for the project.

Coun. Bob Masse said Huang could take up to a year to start the project, but all indications are he wants to get started soon.

Mayor Ernie Daykin was conďŹ dent the project will proceed. “I heard through the grapevine that he wants to get going by

June or July.�

The hotel will be built to achieve silver certiďŹ cation in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design building standards and will feature a green roof, overlooking the Fraser River, a stone’s throw from the West Coast Express station.

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struction and across from a municipally owned lot that could become the location for a new Maple Ridge Museum.

No decision has been made on that.

However, the former Don Cherry’s pub next door remains boarded up following a ďŹ re last year.

“I heard through the grapevine that he wants to get going by June or July.�

Ernie Daykin, Maple Ridge mayor corner from a new fourstorey condo building currently under con-

The property remains listed for sale at $1.09 million.

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Sparkling water A man walks along a trail by Osprey Village along the Fraser River in Pitt Meadows on Wednesday.

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The legislation extends the previous teacher contract to cover the mediation period, with the goal of reaching a negotiated agreement by the beginning of summer. If there is no agreement, then the mediator will issue a report by June 30 with non-binding recommendations.

Bill 22 includes severe penalties in the event of an illegal strike: $475 per day for individual teachers; $2,500 per day for union officers; and a minimum of $1.3 million per day for the BCTF. “The fines in this bullying legislation are punitive in the extreme,” said BCTF president Su-

san Lambert. “They are a clear attempt to intimidate teachers.”

While the BCTF has been asking the province to take part in mediation for more than a week, Lambert dismissed Abbott’s mediation process for not including class size, class composition, and staffing levels.

“Why should these bargaining rights be postponed until after the next election? This means students will have suffered worsening conditions for a full 12 years,” Lambert said. “Teachers sacrificed raises in the past to win protections for class size and composition because we care about our students and want to be able to teach to individual needs. I can only imagine how concerned parents will be when they realize that learning conditions are only going to get worse as a result of this bill.”

Abbott said he was disappointed by the BCTF’s reaction to Bill 22 on Wednesday.

“The union has been asking for mediation. Now, they are rejecting the idea simply because the mediator is required to strike a genuine balance in the discussions by looking at what both parties want so we can put the needs of students first,” he said.

Local teachers protested in front of local Liberal MLA Marc Dalton’s constituency office in Maple Ridge Wednesday and Thursday to express their displeasure with Bill 22.

Maple Ridge Teachers’ Association president George Serra predicted the government’s mediation process will ultimately fail, because the province wants it to fail.

“It’s all for show,” he said. “It’s pretty clear the province never

Conviction could get death penalty in India’ Jassi from The Crown maintained that they should stay jail because of the possibility of offending as well as the possibility of undermining the confidence in

the administration of justice.

Jassi Sidhu was kidnapped, raped, tortured and killed on June 8, 2000, shortly after she married Sukwinder (Mitoo) Singh

Sidhu, a poor rickshaw driver her family did not approve of.

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had any intention to negotiate with us. This is all part of the government’s plan to legislate us back to work.

“This is a very desperate government.”

B.C. teachers have been taking part in work-to-rule job action since the beginning of the school year after contract talks with the province’s bargaining agent broke down. Teachers have been without a contract since June.

The Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District employs close to 950 teachers, who earn an average of $62,000 annually.

The starting salary for a new teacher with a bachelor’s degree is around $45,000 per year.

The BCTF has proposed a three-year contract that would give teachers a 15-per-cent increase over that span.

BCTF estimates the contract will cost an extra $300 million per year, but the province pegs that number at upwards of $500 million in the first year alone.

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dia. However, based on previous cases, she said the federal government likely would seek assurance they wouldn’t face that penalty before turning them over to Indian authorities.

The defence lawyers for the two asked for a publication ban at the end of the bail hearing Friday. That ban went into place on a temporary basis until Wednesday, when it was lifted after the Crown contested the ban.

Seven others have already been convicted in India for charges including murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder, in relation to the death of Jaswinder Sidhu and the attempted murder

of her husband, Sukwinder Singh Sidhu, say RCMP. Husband Sukwinder was seriously injured in the attack.

An extradition hearing date will be set Wednesday.

“This latest development culminates an exhaustive 11-year international investigation,” RCMP said at the time of the Maple Ridge arrests in January.

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Maple Ridge This Month SPOTLIGHT ON: New Downtown Park gets a name Haney Nokai Park is under construction and slated to open soon

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Last fall six properties north of Church Avenue on 222 Street went under the wrecking ball to be converted into Maple Ridge’s newest park. Work on the site acquisition and development has been going on for over a decade, and in the next couple of months Council will cut the ribbon opening this great new neighbourhood park. The recent construction of the playground area and sports court, combined with the green space and work on the watercourse on the west side of the site will provide a place for families to rub shoulders and for kids to play with their friends.

Monday, March 5 9:00 am Council Workshop, Blaney Room 1:00 pm Committee of the Whole, Council Chambers

At the February 28, 2012, Council Meeting Mayor and Council revealed the name of this new park. It will be called ‘Haney Nokai Park.’ ‘Nokai’ (pronounced no-kay) is a Japanese word that translates as ‘agricultural society’ reflecting a historical agricultural cooperative called the ‘Haney Nokai’ that existed in our community. Bruce McLeod, Manager Parks Planning & Development, briefed Council on the history of this property from the establishment of our community in the late 1800’s to today.

Prior to World War II, the Japanese community in Maple Ridge

represented close to a third of the total population. They were a major force in local agriculture, and, in particular, had established significant fruit growing operations that saw tree fruits and berries from Maple Ridge exported around the world. Mayor Daykin noted that his father remembered the day in WWII that his school class dwindled when the Japanese citizens of our community were sent to internment camps in the interior of BC. This park name celebrates the contributions of the Japanese community that helped establish Maple Ridge a century ago and the fact that this actual piece of land was part of the ‘Haney Nokai’ farming lands.

The big blue fence will be up for a few more weeks as final construction work is completed and the open spaces are seeded with grass. Watch for more details about the park in upcoming editions of Maple Ridge This Month.

ENGAGED: Earth Hour begins at 8:30 pm on March 31 your neighbours, What are you willing add up to a to do to reduce your significant change. carbon footprint?

Last year Maple It started as a grass roots initiative and has grown to a worldwide effort to educate us all on how the choices that we make can effect climate change. We invite you turn off the lights for one hour on Saturday, March 31 at 8:30 pm.

This global awareness campaign organized by the World Wildlife Fund has mobilized millions of people around the world to bring the spotlight on how energy consumption is a component of climate change. While the focus is for one hour on March 31, the fact is that you can be part of the solution by examining your pattern of energy use and consumption and make changes that, when combined with the changes made by

Ridge citizens and businesses reduced electricity consumption by 3.9%. Let’s all get on board and see if we can be the number one community in BC by reducing our power consumption during Earth Hour! For more information go to the Earth Hour website at www.earthhour.org.

February 2012 Council Meeting Schedule Mayor and Council encourage everyone to attend these important public meetings. It’s your chance to see how public policy is debated and enacted.

Tuesday, March 13 7:00 pm Council Meeting, Council Chambers Monday, March 19 9:00 am Council Workshop, Blaney Room 1:00 pm Committee of the Whole, Council Chambers Tuesday, March 27 7:00 pm Council Meeting, Council Chambers Agendas & Minutes Agendas for these meetings are posted online the Friday before the meeting date. Go to mapleridge.ca, click the link under Mayor & Council on the home page.

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

If you are unable to attend a Council Meeting, Public Hearing or Committee of the Whole Meeting, you can now watch them on your computer 24/7. The entire unedited meetings are posted two to three days after the meeting. The video is indexed to the agenda package so that you can watch them in their entirety or click through by agenda item. Go to mapleridge.ca and click on the video link at the bottom left of the home page.

INVOLVED: A lot of fun for a Loonie!

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INVOLVED: Register Now for Spring Programs From Spring Break to summer, there’s something for everyone!

Yesterday was the first day of phone and walk in registrations for programs in the Spring 2012 Arts & Recreation Guide. Pick up a copy of the guide at any of the District Parks facilities, or go online to mapleridge.ca and click on the ‘Parks & Leisure Services’ link to get the latest program information.

Another option is to go directly to the online registration site at recreg4u.ca and look for a program for you and your family. Programs in this guide run until June 30, 2012.

As you may know, the School District 42 Spring Break is fast approaching. Area students will finish school on Friday, March 10 and return to school on Monday, March 26. There are a number of special Spring Break programs being offered

by Parks & Leisure Services, including Spring Break Camps which run from March 12 to 16 and from March 19 to 23.

Walk in registrations can be done at the Maple Ridge Leisure Centre at 11925 Haney Place from 6:00 am to 8:30 pm Monday to Friday or on Saturday and Sunday from 7:00 am to 7:30 pm. Phone in registrations can be made by calling 604-465-2470 from 8:00 am to 8:30 pm Monday to Friday or on Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 am to 7:30 pm. Remember, you can register online at recreg4u.ca any time of day or night.

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Record gas prices forecast for Metro Brace for $1.60 a litre this spring

by Jef f Nage l Black Press A 15-cent jump in Metro Vancouver gasoline prices has motorists stinging from a sudden new bout of pain at the pumps.

And with the end of winter in sight, it could get even worse.

Average prices in Metro Vancouver hit $1.42 per litre Tuesday – within a cent of last year’s summer peak – before easing slightly.

Gasoline had been relatively stable at around $1.27 per litre here from late November until Feb. 14.

The only time prices have been signiďŹ cantly higher than now was in the summer of 2008, when Metro Vancouver pump prices briey topped $1.50 a litre as crude oil prices spiked to $150 a barrel.

Crude now is close to $110 a barrel, driven up in part by fears that Iran’s effort to build nuclear weapons could spark military conict in the Middle East.

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Gas surpassed $1.40 in Maple Ridge in the past week.

But petroleum industry analysts say the Feb. 18 ďŹ re at BP’s Cherry Point reďŹ nery near Blaine, Washington is a big factor driving prices up locally.

Although the still-idled reďŹ nery doesn’t supply the Lower Mainland – gas here comes through Kinder Morgan’s pipeline from Alberta or is reďŹ ned

by Chevron in Burnaby – the reduced supply south of the border has forced

prices up there and is having a spillover effect on prices in B.C. If Lower Mainland prices didn’t rise in tandem, analysts say, gas here would ow south of the border, drawn by higher prices.

Jason Toews, co-founder of price-tracking website gasbuddy.com, said Lower Mainland drivers are unlikely to see signiďŹ cant price relief until September and he

predicts gasoline will set new record highs here this spring. “I think we’re going to see a spike in May,� he said. “Vancouver will probably see average gas prices around $1.60, with some stations as high as $1.70.�

Those prices would put the cost of fuel outside the District of Maple Ridge’s budget projections, said ďŹ nance general manager Paul Gill.

The budgeted amounts for costs of running the district’s eet of cars and trucks are based on a price of gasoline between $1.30 and $1.40 a litre.

However, Gill doubts council would be willing to open the purse strings to make up the difference, so cuts will have to be made elsewhere.

Maple Ridge has tried to ease its energy costs by buying hybrid vehicles, which make up 27 of the eet, and also has one completely electric experimental truck.

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Road tolls throughout Metro under consideration Regional sales tax or carbon tax among short-term options for TransLink

by Jef f Nage l Black Press Drivers who never cross a bridge would still have to pay tolls if a road pricing system now under consideration is adopted in Metro Vancouver to fund TransLink.

The idea, emerging as the preferred longer-term solution to reform how the region pays for public transit and roads, does not simply mean slapping tolls on all existing bridges and tunnels.

Instead, Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation chair Richard Walton favours a coordinated and fair system of road use fees across the region using a large number of detection points where passing vehicles would be sensed by cameras or perhaps transponder chips built into licence plates.

“Those might well be bridges and tunnels,” Walton said. “But that can also happen at points on the freeway between interchanges. It can happen at intersections.”

Area mayors admit road pricing is too technically complex to implement quickly enough to help TransLink raise more money it needs by 2013.

It’s also politically explosive and expected to require years of public

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A new carbon tax in Metro Vancouver is another consideration. consultation.

So road pricing won’t be among new funding tools the mayors want the provincial government to enable through legislation this spring, although those options are also controversial.

The ones rated most feasible include a new regional carbon tax applying only in Metro Vancouver or a car levy, which TransLink has previously contemplated and could be either a flat annual fee on each registered vehicle, or it could vary based on the vehicle’s emissions or the owner’s proximity to public transit.

A regional sales tax with a suggested rate of 0.6 per cent or an employer payroll tax of $30 to $90 per employee each year are also possibilities.

The mayors meet Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom March 7 to consider at least 20 different options, set out in a confidential analysis of

a Joint Technical Committee that consists of TransLink and ministry representatives.

“We’re making sure we analyze as much as we can and as deep as we can so the mayors council has the broadest range of possible options in front of it,” said Langley City Mayor Peter Fassbender, vice-chair of the mayors council.

Road pricing is particularly tricky because it would require the province to alter its tolling policy that bans tolls on existing infrastructure, and requires motorists have a reasonable free alternative when new or expanded facilities that are tolled.

Premier Christy Clark said earlier this month her government has no plans to alter the provincial tolling policy.

Fairness is a key consideration driving the look at road pricing.

Surrey motorists are incensed that

once tolls of at least $3 hit the new Port Mann Bridge in December their city will have no free route across the Fraser River except for the aging Pattullo Bridge, which is also to be rebuilt and tolled by 2018.

Several mayors and some business leaders have suggested much lower tolls instead be applied at all crossings in the region, to fix the inequity of piecemeal tolling and avoid inefficient traffic distortions from motorists detouring to avoid tolls.

The technical committee’s report to the Mayors’ Council reportedly suggests a $1.60 toll at major bridges and tunnels could raise at least $100 million a year.

But Walton said a bridges-only system of tolling would simply extend Surrey’s unfair treatment to other parts of the region, like the North Shore and especially Richmond, which is ringed by bridges and tunnels.

Meanwhile, drivers who stay on the Burrard Peninsula or south of the Fraser could travel large distances without paying.

Walton said a comprehensive road pricing system would be better because it could capture all lengthy trips – like ones from Port Coquitlam to UBC or Fort Langley to White Rock.

The mayors and many transportation experts favour revenue sources like road pricing that are tied to transportation because they don’t just raise money but also shape residents’ behaviour – encouraging them to drive less, take transit more

and live where they can take more trips by foot or bike.

Moreover, road pricing could allow time-of-day tolling are possible that reduce congestion and make more efficient use of roads by encouraging motorists to shift to off-peak hours.

“You can structure distance pricing so that if you travel to work before 6:30 in the morning, it’s free,” Walton said. “Or if you’re travelling with three or more people it’s free.

“You can make it possible so people can slightly shift their travel patterns and pay nothing. So it’s not just a matter of everybody paying a lot more.”

He notes other variants of road pricing are possible, including High Occupancy/Tolled lanes, where motorists willing to pay a toll can use what are otherwise HOV lanes.

“It’s our long-term goal to have some kind of distance-pricing mechanism that’s based on very fair principles.”

Other transportation-related fees are under consideration, but a briefing to Metro mayors shows all have a variety of weaknesses.

The parking sales tax, which adds 21 per cent to pay parking fees, could be raised higher. That, however, is seen as unfair to downtown Vancouver, home to most pay lots.

Further increases in the gas tax are an option, although TransLink considers that source increasingly unpredictable. It also fails to capture the growing numbers of electric cars or motorists who drive to the Fraser Valley or the U.S. to buy gas.

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iven all the fuss over B.C. Hydro’s new smart meters and whether or not they’re required, safe, or a major invasion of privacy, it is interesting to look back at a time when what people knew about electrical power was that they wanted it – and the sooner the better.

This year’s Heritage Canada theme is “The Heritage of Power,” so all across the country, Canadians will be learning more about how we have kept the lights on over the past 100 years.

In the early days of exploration on the Stave River, two resources stood out – the massive trees and the equally massive potential for the production of hydroelectric power.

Development of a generator that could work with hydraulic power sources occurred in the 1870s.

The first generating plant was built in Britain in 1878 with others soon to follow in the U.S. and Canada.

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By 1913, the massive Stave Falls Dam complex was nearing completion and was already producing power as work below the dam was finished.

So from the earliest days of settlement, the lower Stave attracted attention from anyone with an engineering background.

It wasn’t until 1909 that the means to get the necessary supplies to the dam site was developed by the Western Canada Power Company. It constructed the world’s shortest chartered railway to take men and materials from Ruskin to the site of the first dam on the outlet of Stave Lake.

The dam and powerhouse were completed in early 1912 and began

producing power for the Lower Mainland.

Electrical power came to community centres along the railway line fairly quickly.

According to the Fraser Valley Record, power company representatives were making presentations to municipal councils regarding transmission lines and access to power as early as 1910.

Haney and Hammond had service by late 1912.

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line construction along railway lines and the Dewdney Trunk. The main aim was to get power to the larger and more quickly growing Lower Mainland communities.

Like any other modern community service, the development of infrastructure for delivery of electrical power was a long, slow process.

Even those households located on the Dewdney Trunk and River Road distribution lines would have had to pay for the line to their house in addition to a monthly bill.

For those in the agricultural areas, where houses on large farms were some distance apart and at the end of a long driveway, even service to their road was a long time coming.

What was quicker to come were the electrical appliances with their promises of speed and convenience.

But the greater appeal and more immediate need was for electric light.

While there remained parts of the rural Fraser Valley that did not have electricity until the 1960s, there was an interim solution for those determined to have light. Large glass batteries – the size of our modern car batteries – were lined up in a row in a lead-lined box attached to the house.

Seeing one today, we would likely mistake it for a flower box.

The home-owners would charge the batteries by attaching them to their automobile in a long, tedious and gas-guzzling process.

A wire and cap extending out from the house – usually on a kitchen wall – would be attached to the first battery in line. Inside, this wire would lead to an outlet that supported one electric light bulb and one other outlet that could be used for a radio or other appliance.

As the battery ran down, someone would run outside and move the connector caps down the line until the whole re-charging process needed to be done again.

If you’re keen to know more about how our hydroelectric power was developed, join us at the annual Heritage Tea at the Senior’s Centre on April 14, when a display on our hydroelectric riches will be one among many.

Val Patenaude is director of the Maple Ridge Museum.

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What’s important is what’s inside S

ome people feel that because they have sinned, they are shelved.

That God is not a God of second chances.

“God doesn’t shy away from people who have failed. Second chances abound for the man or woman who wants to serve Him faithfully.”

Let’s look at some failures in the Bible.

Father Abraham was a liar.

He uttered blatant lies on more than one occasion to save his skin.

Abraham tried to jumpstart God’s plan by conceiving a baby with Hagar when his wife Sarai could not do the job.

But even after he lied, he came to be known as a friend of God, an intimate with the Almighty.

Jacob was a chiseler and a cheat who talked his own twin brother out of his birthright. What a sneaky, despicable thing to do to your own brother.

Yet even though he was a deceiver, God lifted him to such heights that his old name couldn’t even contain the glory; he was given a new name – “Israel”.

Remember Rahab?

She had been a well known resident of the red light district. That’s correct, Rahab was a prostitute.

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the lives of the two Israeli spies.

Following that, she was accorded the unspeakable dual honors of having her name listed in the Acts of Faith Believers Hall of Faith Harry Loewen and being included in the very ancestry and lineage of Jesus Christ.

John Mark was another man who needed a second chance.

He went on a crucial missionary journey with the Apostle Paul.

“We’re all clay pots, and all of us are being molded.”

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Half way through, he bailed out and went home. He just could not take the travel and the demands of that kind of lifestyle.

The Apostle Paul was ready to write him off as a bad invest-

ment. But not God. He came back into the ministry with a roar. He authored the second gospel, the one that bears his name, and some years later was reinstated by the Apostle Paul.

Paul writes: Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in my ministry – 2 Tim. 4:11.

Paul writes: We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure.

This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves – 2 Corinthians 4:7.

That’s a reference to our bodies and our abilities in the strength of our flesh. That is all you and I have to offer God – a pot; broken, cracked, scarred, and not very attractive.

Ray Stedman writes: “We’re all clay pots, and all of us are being molded. Only some are moldier than others.”

To tell you the truth, it isn’t the condition of the pot that’s most important. What’s important is the treasure inside – the light of the glory of Christ’s salvation. What’s a few dings, or even a crack or two. If others can see the glory inside through the cracks, so much the better.

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The importance of being dirt(y) I

wonder how many of you decided to give this a quick read just because of the ‘y’ placed at the end of the headline?

The difference between dirt and dirty is quite the chasm, as the adjective has come to embody all things taboo in society – like dirty little secret, Gardening dirty money, Dirty Harry, and dirty book – while Mike Lascelle dirt proper simply refers to today’s topic, soil.

With only 11 per cent of this planet classified as suitable for farming and an ever-growing population (seven billion and rising), those patches of arable dirt are going to become an increasingly important means of feeding us.

And while the pressure to grow our own food here is somewhat mitigated by cheap imports, the cost of shipping and producing that food has increased sharply lately and that expense is reflected in our burgeoning grocery bills. Just as food and water are essential to life on this planet, so too is soil and we need to start giving it the respect it deserves.

So, just what is dirt: on average, natural soil amounts to 45 per cent mineral content (sand, silt, clay, rock); 25 per cent water; 25 per cent air; and five per cent organic matter.

Soil is also a living entity full of beneficial bacteria, worms, fungi, nematodes, mycorrhizae and insects – all performing essential functions.

That pile of black or brown stuff is a lot more complicated than it looks and it does require some care to ensure productive vegetable gardens and beautiful landscapes.

With that in mind, here are a few ways that you can use and care for the soil in your garden.

• Soil temperature – this plays an important role in seed germination and every ‘wanna-be’ vegetable gardener should invest in an inexpensive soil thermometer.

By way of example, cool season crops such as broad beans and peas germinate between 5-15 degrees C, while pumpkins and cucumbers require a soil temperature of at least 20-35 C, so there’s no use rushing the latter out in early spring.

• Adding lime – our rains are lightly acidic and by virtue of their ever-presence,

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(From left) Mushroom manure; soil thermometer and Humik acid; eggshell lime and spreader. so is our soil.

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If you don’t have access to compost, try a granular humic acid, which is usually derived from leonardite (the fossilized remains of carboniferous plants) and basically acts in much the same manner as compost when added to deficient soils.

• Dealing with clay – clay soils are actually quite fertile, but since they are composed of very fine particles with little pore space,

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• Great neighbourhood.

7) 13778 Hale Road 30.8 Acres ....................SOLD 8) 13888 Hale Road ..........................................SOLD COQUITLAM 8) 36.6 Acres 4170 Cedar Drive .......... $3,250,000 9) 165 Acres 4300 Oliver Road .........$16,500,000

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$

429,900

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• Double garage • Close to schools, shopping, park & transit

12680 239 St

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439,900

GOLF COURSE NEAR BY Great location, schools, shopping, golf courses commuter routes. REMODELLING: new laminate, carpeting, painting, kitchen appliances, some plumbing, recent roofing.

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216-22515 116th St. • Adult oriented Fraserview Village in Maple Ridge.

• Upper level town home, backs greenbelt • Over 1600 sq ft, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, family room.

• Amenities include indoor pool, exercise equipment and more.

$

374,900

$

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24886 106B Ave M.R. • JUST LISTED! HIGHLAND VISTAS. • Better than new with PREMIUM upgrades throughout.

• 2447 sq. ft. including exceptional media/rec room • 4th bedroom and 4th bathroom • Pick your dates - owners have bought!

Ray Pelto

604-619-0804

384,900

Central Maple Ridge • Developer will pay HST!!!

• 2 units available - 1 end unit, 1 mid Brand New, totally upgraded.

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498,800

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629,000

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604-202-7272

699,900

12153 Bonson Rd, P.M.

489,000

• Large fabulous corner unit • Immaculate 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, over 1000 sq ft • This condo boasts new paint, newer laminate Àooring, in Àoor radiant hot water heat, gas ¿replace, covered deck and much more.

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24903 108 Ave M.R.

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$

785,000

11516 272 St. M.R.

East Maple Ridge

HUGE, FANTASTIC WORKSHOP. Beautiful home-effective age NEW. Totally remodeled with quality materials.

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• Walking distance to Whonnock Lake and Park

• An opportunity to own the most exclusive address in Maple Ridge!

• 1 fully serviced acre walking to town huge drive through garage w/parking for up to 6 cars.

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2011 Top REALTORS Recognized ®

Harvey Exner, Manager, Macdonald Realty Maple Ridge – Coquitlam and Lynn Hsu, President of Macdonald Realty, are pleased to announce the recipients of the Macdonald Realty®Awards. To be tops in any profession requires dedication and hard work. We wish to thank the following individuals for their hard work and dedication g with them. to their clients. It is an honour and a p pleasure working

Award of Excellence

Scott Meadus

Mike Huber

Maple Ridge Sales Achievement Award

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Dick Huber

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TRAVIS FRANKLIN

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www.teamtelep.com Lisa 604-970-2209 • lisa@teamtelep.com •

Dave 604-341-0783 • Large two storey with fully finished basement • Kitchen has an island and lots of cupboard space • 3 bdrms up including master with large ensuite • Covered deck off the back and fenced yard

• Granite counters, s/s appliances • Laminate floors, designer colours • Open “Great Room” layout • 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom • Fully fenced yard

$269,900

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11179 Creekside St.

within complex • Over 1200 sq. ft. of living space • Very large & private fully fenced back yard • 3 bedrooms & 3 bathrooms • Close to schools, transit and shopping Call Lisa at 604-970-2209

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489,000

MLS #

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10267 244TH ST

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• Open Plan 9” ceilings, with 3 bedrooms, tub and shower in ensuite • Fully finished bsmt with family room, wet bar and separate entrance.

• Fully fenced back yard with patio and garden shed.

• Enjoy the Greenspace, close to schools and shopping. This is a great family home.

• Big country kitchen • Fenced, flat • 3 bdrms, 3 bath

Asking $399,900

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33271 - 14TH AVE, MISSON 1540 sq ft Rancher 3 Bed/2 Bath Central Location Full Crawlspace Newer Roof, Laminate Floors • Private Backyard

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Fabulous 2 BR end unit on the ground floor with a wrap around patio that’s great for entertaining.

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Walk to town and the West Coast Express.

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End unit 1456 sq ft townhome with huge livingroom, gas FP, large country kitchen and 2XX piece bath upstairs. Downstairs you will find 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, and a good sized laundry room.

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MIKE HUBER

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22363 Lougheed Highway

604.313.5727

1000 sq.ft. of prime retail space. Super street frontage and great exposure to busy Lougheed Highway. Plenty of parking at the rear of the building. Asking $17.00 psf plus triple net expenses. Available immediately.

Call Brenda at (604)816-6961 for more details.

Al & Brenda

JENKINS

23708 DEWDNEY TRUNK RD MLS# V919839

604.467.3871

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604.467.3871

439,900

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Prestigious Balsam Creek

OPEN HOUSE • Sat & Sun 2-4pm

Websters Corners

Open Saturday & Sunday 1–4

$499,900

$629,000

+ HST

V925872

+ HST

V907886

Quality built

13436-235th Street

by Scott Charlton Construction Ltd.

• 2 storey with unfinished basement • Open floor plan with den on main • 3 bdrm, 3 bath • 2879 sq. ft.

• Laundry room

• 3628 sq. ft.

• 4 bdrms, 3 baths • Open kitchen with large walk-in pantry • Covered deck with outdoor fireplace • Balcony off flex room • 2 storey w/ unfin. bsmt

$625,900 + HST

V878570

$585,900 + HST

V869873

13406-235th Street • 3160 sq. ft.

• Triple car garage with separate work area • 3 bdrms, 3 baths • Fully landscaped • Quality finishings: tile, granite, hardwood, crown mouldings

12985 - 256th St., Maple Ridge

13391 Balsam • 3299 sq. ft.

• 3 bdrms, 3 baths • Great room concept with granite and 2 tone cabinets in kitchen • Open loft area upstairs • Fully landscaped & fenced • Walk out basement

Peter • Kim • Paul

604-467-0811

Olga Duduletz Realty Inc.

www.thehayesteam.com

Independently owned and operated

Executive classic custom built 4,000 sq. ft. home. Quality thru-out. House features 4 large bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms with jacuzzi plus a 3 pce bath & a 2 pce powder room on main - crown moldings throughout. Built-in appliances,. 3 fireplaces, corner 2 acre lot with circular driveway, workshop, 3 stall barn and much more. Suitable for Bed and Breakfast business, since it has 2 sets of washers & dryers & 2 ovens. The 3 stall barn can also be used for income if needed.

Peter Hayes

Paul Hayes

Kim Hunter

Phone: 604-307-2000 Cell: 604-726-6744

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LYNDY BUYZE-KERR 604-466-2838

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$144,900

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COLLEEN

604-561-0053

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Ron Antalek

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Stunning PENTHOUSE with FRASER RIVER and MOUNT BAKER VIEWS. HIGH CEILINGS, SOUTH FACING, almost 1100 sq.ft., 2 Bedrooms/2 Bathrooms - new carpets, freshly painted open floor plan, rainscreened building. close to all amenities including shopping, transportation, & recreation. Call Lyndy at 604315-6705 for your private viewing.

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$229,000

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NEW 2 STOREY HOMES LEGAL SUITE Starting at $589,900

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BLOW OUT PRICES

NEW TOWNHOMES

Starting at $329,900

Starting at $329,900

Showhome at #7 - 13771 - 232A Street, Maple Ridge (off 232 St. onto Silver Valley Rd.)

• Silver Views new 2 storey homes ready to move into • Only 3 left. Finished basements with separate entrance • 2 homes with legal suites • Deluxe finishings • Two gas fireplaces • Double and triple garages • Great location

• SILVER HEIGHTS ESTATES • New townhomes in a lovely area • Some townhomes have a finished basement and a view • 3 and 4 bedrooms • Maple cabinets, granite countertops • 5 appliances and blinds included • Gas fireplace • Single and double garages to choose from

OPEN HOUSE EVERY DAY 12 - 5

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Show Home at #15 –11252 Cottonwood Dr, Maple Ridge • COTTONWOOD RIDGE • Nicely finished townhomes with 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. Some have a finished basement • Hardwood floors, maple cabinets, granite countertops, crown moldings • Gas fireplace • Garage for 2 cars • 6 appliances and blinds included

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New homes starting at $463,900

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Show Home at 23616 - 118 Avenue, Maple Ridge • Highland Creek new 2 storey homes.

• Full basements with separate entrance • Maple kitchen with granite countertops & island, pantry • Great room with gas fireplace • 4 bedrooms upstairs.

• Includes 5 appliances & blinds • Greenbelt/park setting near schools & park

Show Home at 10132 - 240 Street, Maple Ridge • • • • • •

Quality built 2 storey homes with basements Built by Onni Group 3 or 4 bedrooms Open floor plans Gas fireplace in the Great room Maple kitchen with granite countertops, island & pantry • Fridge, stove, dishwasher, microwave, washer, dryer, garberator • Double garage

Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge 22308 D d T kR d M l Rid # 2 - 19126 Ford Road, Pitt Meadows

NEW HOMES with VIEWS–PRICE REDUCED Starting at $439,000

Showhome at 10558 Jackson Rd, Maple Ridge • ALBION TERRACES quality built nicely finished new 2 storey homes with basements.

• Separate entrance. Easy to make into an inlaw suite.

• Appliances, blinds and landscaping included • 9 foot ceilings on the main floor.

• Spacious kitchen with granite countertops, island and desk.

• Gas fireplace in the family rm.

• Attached or detached double garage. www.albionterraces.com

Each office independently owned and operated

New 2 Storey With Finished Basement

Hostess at 24256 - 101A Avenue, Maple Ridge Starting at $489,900 • New 2 storey homes with 2 bedrooms in the daylight basements with a separate entrance • Gas fireplace in the family room. Maple Kitchens • Double and single garages • Only 3 left!!!

604.466.2838

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For the way you live

J an Hickman

Gordon & Diana BARTHELS

604-250-0594 www.gordonbarthels.com g

The Realtor who unites “Hearts and Homes”

BOTH HOMES OPEN SUN 2 - 4 PM

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NEW LISTINGS

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Bring The Inlaws!

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Both endd units backing onto private greenbelt greenbelt. Lookie Lookie-lu’s lu’s and buyers too too–44 bedrooms, 3 baths, updated kitchens and flooring, media rooms, upper loft areas, 2700 sq. ft. and double garages. These townhomes have it all and price is just $364,800. SELLERS TRANSFERRED.

3 bedroom, 3 bath, basement entry with a park-like privacy yard with access from the family room. There’s a huge rec room, breakfast patio, 2 car garage and a super gourmet kitchen. Priced to sell at $534,900. COME HAVE A LOOK.

Jan Hickman 604-828-3445

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3 Bedroom, 2 Full Bathroom 1 Bedroom Guest suite Lots of Hardwood Flooring Newer Kitchens and Bathrooms 1/4 Acre Fenced Yard Great Westside Location

Tons of updating in this one! Newer roof, furnace, water heater, heat pump, windows and more! Close to all levels of school, parks, and amenities.

23978 McClure Dr. off 240th St. • • • • •

4 Bedroom plus Den, 2½ Bathrooms NEW PRICE New 2 Storey with Full Basement $ Beautifully Finished with High Ceilings Open Kitchen Family Room Plan Fully Finished Fenced Yard • Great Albion Location

534,900

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11856 238B ST. • • • • • •

2,060 sqft 4 bdrms + 2 1/2 baths Open floor plan + high ceilings Gas fireplace Private Back Yard Across from Elementary School

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LARGE CORNER LOT

Two story 4,562 sq ft family home 4 bdrms up +1 bdrm on main Floor to ceiling rock fireplace 17 ft ceiling in great room 3 car garage Backs onto greenbelt

• Basement entry in the Davidson Subdivision • 3 bdrm / 3 bath / 2766 sqft • Huge deck & patio • 2 car oversized garage + extra parking • Awesome view of Golden Ears Mtn. • Only blocks to Elem. + High School

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#29 – 23580 DEWDNEY TRUNK ROAD RANCHER TOWNHOME!!

Terri Smith 778-988-1224

• ‘50 PLUS’ 2 BEDROOM, 1½ BATH RANCHER • NEW FLOORING, PAINT, CROWN MOLDING • GAS FIREPLACE, NEWER ROOF

OFFICE 604-466-2838

$549,900!!

#37 – 11737 – 236TH STREET MAPLEWOOD CREEK!!

• GREENBELT 3 BEDROOM TOWNHOME • BIG GARAGE, PARKING FOR THREE • LOTS OF UPDATING, SHOWS VERY WELL

$349,900!!

OPEN SUNDAY 1-4 PM

$498,000 DON’T DO ANY DON’T ANYTHI ANYTHING! THING! NG! Come see on Sunday all the things you don’t have to do! This home is exquisitely finished top to bottom. Lots of new here…. and it’s spacious, bright, on a quiet no-thru street and lots of family living space finished with quality!

Move in and don’t do anything here but unpack the boxes….

Come see on Sunday @12342 189a St., Pitt Meadows

23960 ABERNETHY ROOM FOR THE RV!!

$668,000 THE BE BEST ST OF THE BE BEST! ST! What’s a family looking for? A deluxe kitchen an open plan High ceilings Dreamy master suite lots of room for kids & guest A basement for family growing & playing room heat pump surrounded by greenery nice level back yard and a quiet Cul-de-sac in the desirable Maple Crest subdivision YES it’s all here! Call me today for your private viewing appointment today!

• GREAT ROOM, ISLAND KITCHEN • GATED PARKING FOR THE MOTORHOME • NORTHERN VIEW ACROSS GOLF COURSE

$394,000!!

View more pictures and information at www.terrismith.ca

DEBBIE SHEPPARD OPEN SAT. 2-4PM

• 67 X 128 FOOT, FLAT, FENCED LOT • 1,944 SQUARE FOOT SPLIT ENTRY HOME • NEWER ROOF, ROOM FOR 4 BEDROOMS

OPEN SUN. 2-4PM

$499,900!! $268,900 #23-22308-124TH AVE., MR • Desirable Brandywynd • 45+ complex • End unit, greenbelt, covered private patio • 2 bedrooms, 2 washrooms • enclosed garage, 1040 sq. ft.

• DON’T MISS IT!

$

335,900 #4-19022-119B AVE., PM High quality finishing throughout this two-storey end unit townhouse located in a small 6 unit complex in Pitt Meadows. Hardwood floors, granite counter tops, maple cabinets, beautifully updated washrooms, 3 bedrooms up, decks off the kitchen, patio and private fenced yard off the living room. Its a beauty! Call today!

• 1711 FOOT THREE BEDROOM & DEN • NEW DOORS, PAINT, TRIM, LOOKS GREAT • DOUBLE GARAGE, BIG YARD, NEWER ROOF

$419,900!!

12209 – 214TH STREET WEST MAPLE RIDGE!!

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#8 – 20888 MCKINNEY WESTSIDE VILLAGE!!

12350 HILLSIDE STREET WALKOUT BASEMENT RANCHER!!

• RARE COMMODITY IN MAPLE RIDGE • 68 X 110 LOT DESIGNATED ‘GOMF’ IN OCP • EASILY SUITE POTENTIAL, NEWER ROOF

$329,900!!

$

564,900 JUST REDUCED Sitting majestically on this private 1.23 acre parcel is this 2525 sq. ft. home offering laminate flooring throughout the main, vaulted ceilings and skylights in the family room, rec room, 3 bedrooms, 3 washrooms, double garage with large storage room behind, plus a detached 16 x 25 detached shop.

See it today! Call Debbie.

24103 – 102B AVENUE HOMESTEAD BY CAVALIER!!

• SPOTLESS 2577 FOOT BASEMENT 2 STOREY • 4 BEDROOMS, 4 BATHROOMS, REC ROOM • GREENBELT, FENCED YARD, DOUBLE GARAGE

22308 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge # 2 - 19126 Ford Road, Pitt Meadows

Each office independently owned and operated

7865 THRASHER STREET MISSION RANCHER!!

• 1458 FOOT FULLY RENOVATED RANCHER • CUL-DE-SAC STREET, 62 X 128 LOT • NEW KITCHEN, FLOORS, FURNACE, PAINT

604.466.2838

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Kitchen has wood cabinets. games/rec rm. 22x13 sundeck, cent. a/c. + + + Fab master suite! 3 / baths! $925,000 Att workshop behind gar. $394,900 + + + $399,500 to $439,000 To view call Mindy 604.826.1000 + + To view call Bob 604.826.9000 + To view call Mindy 604.826.1000 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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Private 1.67 Acres - M. Ridge

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Attention developers!! Possible 5-6 lot subdivision. Older home on 1.03 acres of prime development. Property has had 3rd reading with City of Surrey.

Hurry on this one!!! $1,250,000

Customized 2 storey, 4300+ sqft home backs onto greenery & walk trails. 6 bdrms + den, 4 baths. Bsmt has sep. entry & could adapt for in-laws. Central air, fabulous Hot Tub! $618,500

Picturesque 8.8 acres. You’ll be impressed by the views of pasture, Mt. Cheam and beyond. 4 bdrm home has several upgrades. Detached workshop.

Building sites on property. $519,900

Great location, close to all levels of schooling and only 10 min from town. Located in a developing area. City water! Older 3 bdrm rancher could use some elbow grease but worth the effort. $498,000.

1.73 acres commercial property in 70 mile house. Motel, restaurant, RV camping. $495,000

Great organic fertile soil!! Scenic views of the mountains!! Very private!! Great location, only 1 hr from Van., 6 mi. east of Mission, 1 mi from Hwy 7. Seller motivated!!! $2,200,000.

To view call Mindy 604.826.1000

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Private 1.05 acres! Architecturally designed 4 level split overlooking the forest & Alouette River. 3 bdrms + 3 baths + studio/workshop perfect for home based business - one of a kind! $480,000 To view call Mindy 604.826.1000

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Backs onto Crown Land! Bring the horses to this 10 acre private property. 3 bdrm rancher, out buildings, workshop, chicken coop, cabin with elec. for guests.

Fenced. Priced to sell! $149,900

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Centrally located. $329,900

The Horizons!!! Finished w/luxurious touches! 3 bdrm & 2.5 baths. Kitch/granite c/tops, tile back splash, eating bar, h/w flrs. Gated complex w/clubhouse.

Parking for 2 cars. $319,900

Townhouse in fantastic strata - The Horizons, Maple h/w floors, warm & inviting colours. Rich kitch cabinetry, granite tops. Conveniently located close to schools/trans. $309,900

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Corner end unit in duplex style townhome close to sch. shopping & recreation. 3 bdrm + 21/2 bths. Has many updates. Sep. lvg/family rm. double garage.

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End unit. Lovely complex close to shopping, banking. Westcoast Ex., theatre, coffee shops!! 3 yrs young & affordable w/open concept kitch, 2 bdrm w/bonus 3rd bdrm/den/flex rm down. $254,500

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Carolina Villa - Mission

Gladwin Towers. A fun place to live!!

Close to everything. 2 bdrm, 2 baths, re-done kitchen, newer floor. Sep. dining room, living room. Enclosed sundeck/ den/family rm. Priced to sell. $219,000

Shows a 10+!! WOW!! Top fl unit w/ granite kitch. open to vaulted lvg rm.

Bdrm has great built-in cabs that stay. 3 yr young dev close to freeway and future 20 acre shopping dev. $209,900

Nice well run complex!! Top flr. vaul. ceil. in liv rm, gas f/p, 2 bdrms, 2 full baths.

Sep. laundry/store rm, covered sundeck, big kitchen. New stain master carpets in liv rm. $208,000

Nice 2 bdrm, 2 full bath, gas f/p, great layout, in-suite laundry, no age restriction, secure 28 unit building, rec-room, on the bus route - close to all amenities!! $169,500

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Your Own Land - Abbotsford

On 10,100 sq. ft. city lot!! 3 bdrms Huge backyard for summer BBQ’s. Bring the trampoline! Loads of parking!! Cedar Valley area!! Close to schools, on bus route!! $264,900

On a 6600+ sqft lot. Live a simple peaceful life conveniently located close to freeway & town access. New windows.

Storage shed. Sunny location amongst mature tree setting. $199,900.

Newer, well kept condo complex! Beautiful one owner 2 bdrm, 2 full baths, your own laundry/utility room, gas f/pl, walk to churches, schools, shopping & recreation complex. $164,500

1075 sq. ft. living @ Heritage Park Pl. 2 bdrm, 2 bath corner unit with 2 decks!!

Spacious Master! Beautiful kitchen, decor colours throughout. New floors!

Priced to Sell! $159,000

ABBOTSFORD – Corner unit w/Mt. Baker view!! Walk to restaurants, shopping & banking. Parking nearby!! Close to transportation routes. No rental restrictions. Private balcony. $93,500

Centrally located with many updates!!

Electrical upgraded w/new CSA #, newer roof! New skirting, flooring, windows, new ceiling in mbdrm & hallway! Fully fenced & private yard! $76,500

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In-town Building Lot Some commercial potential!

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6400 sqft lot backing onto greenspace, walking trails. Quiet street of newer homes! Close to schools. $159,500 15 New #0763 Building Lots 15 lots in new sub-division on Sylvia Street. $189,900 ea.

17 Building #0778 Lots on Sylvia 17 new lots on Sylvia St., Cedar Valley, Mission. $189,900 ea.

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Prime 1.1 acres in great Silverdale location!!! Land value!! Surrounded by big future Genstar development. $229,000 Magnificent #0643 View Lots!

4 lots from almost 6000 sqft to 7860 sqft. Plus size lots. New sub-division of lots on Knight St. $249,900 each #0682 70’ x 120’ Lot Cherry St - Mission Can be built on or held for potential investment! $189,900 #0835 3 Building Lots!

NEW 3 lots!!! Waterfront development area!! 7500 sq. ft. in total. Future multi-storey commercial/residential mix!! $299,900 Call Mindy for details! #0823

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Access to transportation key when choosing a new home

Transit â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;a really vital linkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in our lives How much is convenient transportation worth?

It might be a cop-out to say â&#x20AC;&#x153;it depends,â&#x20AC;? but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how it is. Sometimes it can add to the cost of a home, but in other cases it can actually save you some cash.

Take Forge Propertiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Keystone townhome development in South Surrey. Forge spokesman Cory Saran says lots of buyers are coming in from Vancouver and Richmond because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s close enough to Highway 99 that residents can hop on the freeway and get going within minutes. And with homes starting at $445,000, he says commuters can save a bundle compared to living in a similar, 1,800 square-foot townhome downtown. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To buy a townhome with this squarefootage in Vancouver is a million-plus,â&#x20AC;? he

says.

Saran says the proximity to the 99 is huge for Keystone buyers. From the development, you can get to Langley in 20 minutes and downtown Vancouver in about 30 if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re lucky, he says.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the same for developments near public transit. WestStone Propertiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 40-storey condo tower Ultra â&#x20AC;&#x201C; part of the Urban Village project in Surreyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s City Centre â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is a three-minute walk to the SkyTrain. Bob Dominick, vicepresident of sales and marketing at WestStone, says this proximity to transit has been a huge draw for SFU students in particular, but also commuters who get to work without a car. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many of our residents look at it as access to entertainment,â&#x20AC;? Dominick says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a really vital link in our lives.â&#x20AC;?

Going for the gold

Celebrating the best of B.C. at the Georgies

by Kerry Vital

In the grand tradition of awards season, the Canadian Home Buildersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association of British Columbia joined in the fun with their annual Georgie Awards, held on Feb. 25 at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

This year was the 20th anniversary of the awards, which recognize excellence in residential home construction, renovation, design, development, and sales and marketing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From Whistler to the Lower Mainland to the Okanagan, the winners of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Georgies are golden examples of what excellent residential construction is all about,â&#x20AC;? says CHBA BC President Doug Wittal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The winners â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and indeed all the finalists

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; have shown us that B.C. is truly at the forefront of the country when it comes to innovative design, quality construction and great customer service.â&#x20AC;?

Several familiar names in the industry were among the winners, including Adera Development Corporation for Best Innovative Feature and Best Townhouse Development for seven35 and Larco Investments Ltd. for Best Multi-Family Low Rise Development for their Morgan Crossing community.

There were two big winners at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s awards. MAC Marketing Solutions was the recipient of six awards, including Marketing Campaign of the Year, Best Sales Centre and Best Project-Specific Website. They also

received a Special Platinum Award for winning 27 Georgies over the past seven years.

Portrait Homes also won a Special Platinum Award for winning 27 Georgies in the past 11 years. This year the team won three other awards, for Large Volume Single Family Home Builder of the Year, Customer Choice Award â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Single Family Home Builder

and Customer Choice Award â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Multi Family Home Builder. This is the fourth year theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve won the single family home award in the customer choice category, something that the company is very proud of as the winner of the award is selected by homeowners.

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A family on welfare would have to spend as much as 47 per cent of its household income to put healthy food on the table, according to a new report on the cost of nutritious food.

The B.C. chapter of the Dieticians of Canada pegs the cost of providing a family of four with a nationally defined basket of nutritious food – basic staples and produce, but no pre-packaged meals – at an average of $868 per month in B.C. That monthly cost rises to $944 in the Vancouver Coastal health region, while it’s slightly lower at $851 in the Fraser Health region, according to the report Cost of Eating in British Columbia 2011.

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The cost of providing a family of four with a nationally defined basket of nutritious food – basic staples and produce, but no pre-packaged meals – is $868 per month in B.C. It would eat up 15 per cent of the $67,200 median income for a typical B.C. family of four and a much higher proportion for those in or near poverty.

Single people on income assistance and even a family of four on a lower earned income would pay at least a third of their income, the report found.

That doesn’t leave enough to pay the typical cost of housing, it found, estimating many welfare families would face a $100 to $300 gap each month if they tried to buy what’s nutritious.

“People end up using food banks and a lot of free food services,” said

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“They end up spending a lot of their time accessing those and lining up, which isn’t a great solution.”

Others go without, she said, or opt for cheaper, less healthy food options.

The report found the nutritious food basket price hasn’t changed since 2009, but is up nearly 40 per cent since 2001, when it stood at $626.

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“The problem is getting worse,” she said.

“Income assistance and disability assistance rates have not kept up.”

Poor nutrition can spell trouble for children in school, harm pregnancies for expectant mothers and hurt productivity of adult workers.

Over the long term, the report said, poor food increases rates of diabetes and heart disease, ultimately shortening lives and costing the health care system more money.

Dieticians, nutritionists and volunteers surveyed prices in grocery stores across B.C. to calculate the food basket cost in each region.

B.C.’s minimum wage rises to $10.25 an hour in May. But the dieticians group is calling for a series of further reforms to help the poor.

It wants B.C. to raise welfare rates, add more affordable housing, enact a living wage policy, pursue a poverty reduction strategy and develop sustainable food systems that can eventually replace food banks.

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David Reid, B.C. Forest Service, holds a kilogram of Douglas fir seed selected through generations of tree breeding at the provincial tree orchard in Saanich.

Arm, one near Prince George, on in Saanich and a research station at Cowichan Lake, where scientiďŹ c tree selection began in 1912.

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Barber said the broad areas of lodgepole pine susceptible to beetle kill were created in part by decades of forest ďŹ re suppression, which allowed stands to live longer and become more attractive to beetles. But their origin goes back far beyond 40 years of intensive replanting activity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The mountain pine beetle epidemic occurred via a large food source, available because of ďŹ re suppression,â&#x20AC;?

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Since early December, there have been more than 150 suspected or conďŹ rmed cases of whooping cough reported in Fraser Health Region. Cases were initially conďŹ ned mostly to the eastern Fraser Valley communities, but recently cases have been reported in others. As of last week, there have been seven reported cases in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.

Whooping cough is a highly contagious disease that causes severe coughing, in some cases lasting for months. It can be a serious illness in young children and babies, who have small airways. More than half of infants less than a year old who get whooping cough must be hospitalized, and in some cases it is life threatening. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The best protection against whooping cough is to get vaccinated,â&#x20AC;? said Dr. Paul Van Buynder, Fraser Healthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chief Medical Health OfďŹ cer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The booster shot is especially important for those who have or expect to have close contact with infants and young children. The vaccine that most people get when they are children only offers protection for four to 10 years, so there are many adults without adequate coverage.â&#x20AC;?

Fraser Health is also encouraging parents to ensure their children are fully immunized and is asking health care professionals and the public in all Fraser Health communities to be alert for the signs and symptoms of whooping cough. Early diagnosis and treatment will help prevent the spread of the illness to those most at risk.

Symptoms of whooping cough begin within one to two weeks of exposure.

Early symptoms are like those of a cold (sneezing, runny nose, a low fever and a mild cough). Over the next week or two, the cough gets worse leading to longer spells of coughing that often end with a whoop or crowing sound when the person breathes in. â&#x20AC;˘ For more information, visit www.fraserhealth. ca/whoopingcough.

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hen the sun is hot and the only thing on everyone’s mind is the lake to stretch out and roast and swim all day, there is often a small visitor to your spot on River tales the beach who Liz Hancock has developed a real taste for chips and cookie crumbs.

The little western chipmunk is a real opportunist and has no trouble weaving its way between humans, tree trunks and flip flops, looking for a tasty meal.

The smallest of the squirrel family, this little visitor is instantly recognizable by the white and black stripe and the quick scuttling movements which keep it one step ahead of most enemies, except coyotes and birds of pray.

Without exception, these chipmunks can be found all across North America and are definitely not on the endangered list.

Chipmunks don’t live in the deep forest, but make their home along the edge of Alouette Lake and in

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areas clear cut of trees, where brush is growing and there is an abundance of insects.

They have an omnivorous diet consisting of bugs, small frogs, grain, nuts and berries and love birds eggs.

They also consider a salt and vinegar chip a real treat.

Stockpiling food in different places is a trait all squirrels share, and like its bigger brothers and sisters, the chipmunk carries its food in small pouches in it’s cheeks.

Essentially a loner, the western chipmunk only pairs to mate once a year, then again roams by itself.

This chipmunk is important to the forest floor and along the edge of the trees as part of its diet consists of truffle fungi, which rely on the animal to disperse its spores.

They typically live for about three years and can answer to many names, such as ground squirrel, chippers and timber tigers – because of their stripes.

Despite their cuteness, chipmunks are wild creatures and can give you a nasty nip if they feel threatened, so don’t try to feed them.

And lock up your bag of chips, or you may lose them.

Liz Hancock is a member of the Alouette River Management Society.

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Saturday, March 3 • Soroptimist International Ridge Meadows presents a Women’s Health Forum from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge Council chambers. Tickets are $15 each. Come and listen to two local physicians and a nurse practitioner speak on breast cancer, colorectal cancer and heart disease. Contact Lynda Bell, president, at 604-465-7880, or email siridgemeadows@soroptimist.net for tickets.

• An eight-hour fundraiser for the Ride to Conquer Cancer is happening at the Pitt Meadows Superstore at Meadowtown Centre. Tamara Ferguson and Rory Stevens, a local team who are raising money and awareness for Cancer through the Ride to Conquer Cancer, will be trading off a spin machine to ride a total of 120km or more, and hope to reach a fundraising goal of $5,000.

• Fraser View Village Flea Market, Craft Fair and Art Show takes place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Village Hall on the corner of 227th Street and 116th Avenue. For more information, call the Village Office at 604-463-2902.

Sunday, March 4 • The Alouette Field Naturalists travel to Brunswick Point in Delta for water birds. Meet at 9 a.m. at Tim Horton’s, 20201 Lougheed Highway in Maple Ridge to carpool. Phone Joan at 604- 460-6415 for more information.

Monday, March 6 • The Garibaldi Art Club meets at 7 p.m. in the craft room, third floor of the ACT. Plans for the upcoming spring show will be finalized. Everyone interested in art is welcome to join the group. Membership is $50, or $40 for seniors. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month and free painting sessions are held each Monday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the craft room (except when a workshop is scheduled). For more information call Florence at 604971-3546 • Are you having a hard time coping with the death of a loved one?

You are not alone. The Ridge Meadows Hospice Society is offering an eight week bereavement support program, meeting once a week beginning March 6. For more information, call the Ridge Meadows Hospice Society’s Resource Centre at 604-463-7722.

• SongStage comes to the Maple Ridge Arts Centre and Theatre from 7 to 9 p.m. Hosted by local songwriter and musician Ivan Boudreau. This month’s featured artist is singer/songwriter Chris Ronald. This month’s event will be held in the main lobby of the ACT theatre. Open microphone to follow for songwriters of original material who wish to perform.

Tuesday, March 7 • Garibaldi Secondary School’s PAC is hosting Jesse Miller of Mediated Reality to speak about social media, including Facebook, and children. The meeting will be held in the GSS theatre at 7 p.m.

All parents, guardians and students are welcome. For more information, call 604-463-3824.

Thursday, March 8 • The Alouette Field Naturalists hold their monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Ridge Meadows Seniors’ Centre, 12130 224th Street, Maple Ridge. All are welcome to attend. Phone Duanne at 604-463-8743 for more information.

• The SFU Philosophers’ Cafe meets at the Arts Centre and Theatre at 7 p.m., ll944 Haney Place, Maple Ridge. This month’s topic is “Oppression: Can we oppose oppression without demonizing the oppressor? Would we have done the same thing in their circumstance?” Guest moderator is Will Kolenchuk. Co-sponsored by the Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Art Council. Everyone welcome. Registration and experience not required.

• Ridge Meadows Ex-Service Women are holding their monthly meeting at the Royal Canadian Legion at 12101 224th Street in Maple Ridge. Lunch provided at noon, meeting starts at 1 p.m.

Saturday, March 11 • The Alouette Field Naturalists travel to the Pitt Polder for early spring birding.

Meet at 9:30 a..m. at the second bridge (North Alouette River). Phone Duanne at 604-463-4387 for more information.

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Beneath Your Feet Landscaping efforts has been rewarded again at this year’s B.C. Home and Garden Show in Vancouver.

Rob Turner and Sherilyn Gale received the award for their Asianinspired west coast garden that was featured in the Dream Gardens section of the show.

Features included moongates, a jade colour reflecting pond and waterfall.

They used recycled materials and native vegetation to make it eco-friendly.

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To have your firm listed or to update a listing, send details to The News by fax, 604-463-4741, mail, 22328-119 Ave. Maple Ridge, V2X 2Z3, or e-mail newsroom@ mapleridgenews.com High tech Future Vehicle Technologies has filed a patent in the U.S. for its breakthrough balancing circuit – which it calls a simple and inexpensive solution to a complex problem. FVT’s design transfers voltage from high to low cells keeping them in balance at all times. The circuit is versatile and works on any battery chemistry, voltage or platform, says FVT in a release.

It has the capacity to move large amounts of current “effortlessly and accurately.”

FVT’s patent pending design is different from traditional balancing circuits that typically trim high voltage cells by burning off the energy through a resistor. Instead of wasting power, FVT’s design transfers energy directly from high to low voltage cells - a process known as “active balancing”.

FVT produces the eVaro electric car in its Maple Meadows Business Park facilities.

In addition to efficiency, FVT’s BMS takes little time to install - a clear advantage over competitors’ systems which can take hours.

As cell technologies become more powerful, the need to actively balance each cell becomes paramount to battery capacity, safety and performance. FVT believes this new technology will have a significant impact.

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Thinking of buying your first home?

If you’re thinking about taking the plunge, into home ownership, maybe slide over to Surrey next month, April 3 in particular. Beginning at 7 p.m. that night the Greater Vancouver Home Builder’s Association will present its 18th annual free seminar for first-time home buyers.

“Basically, this is going to be home-buying 101,” said Peter Simpson, association presi-

dent.

The event, which takes place at the Bell Performing Arts Centre, 6250 – 144th St., attracts people just starting the process of home buying and who don’t know the difference between a variable and fixed rate mortgage, he said.

This year, the session should prove particularly useful because it will focus on the B.C. First Time Home Buyers

Bonus announced by the B.C. government in its 2012 budget.

That’s available only to people who’ve never owned a home before and is based on the buyers’ income and the price of the house. It applies to new home construction only and will be paid by the government based on five per cent of the home’s price up to a maximum of $10,000.

However, the bonus is scaled back for incomes of more than $150,000.

Simpson says the bonus should have the desired effect.

“It’s going to help more people get into the market who maybe had to wait before.”

He said it would take people a long time to save up $10,000 after taxes.

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gle women now are buying homes.

“They’re not waiting for Mr. Right to sweep them off their feet.”

Simpson expects the housing market this year to remain stable.

The seminar doors open at 6 p.m., allowing attendees ample time to view builder displays and other home-related products and services.

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Jr. B Flames return home down 2-0 Cody Osborn of Westview secondary takes on Jordan Marshall from Kelly Road secondary at the B.C. High School Wrestling Championships last weekend in Penticton.

Osborn won the match on points to win the bronze medal in the 60-kg weight class.

by R o b e r t M a n g e l s d o r f staff reporter The Ridge Meadows Flames may have a tough road ahead of them, but at least they are in familiar territory. The local junior B hockey team finds itself down two games to none in its Pacific International Junior Hockey League best-of-seven series with the Aldergrove Kodiaks after Wednesday’s 6-3 loss on the road.

Tonight (Friday) the series comes home for the Flames for the first time, and coach Jamie Fiset says he hopes his team can make the most of home ice.

“There’s the sense of familiarity at home, our fans will be there, and there’s less distractions,” he said. The team will need all the help it can get as going down 3-0 to Aldergrove will likely be too big a deficit to overcome.

“This is a do-or-die game for us,” said Fiset.

The Flames dropped the second game of the series 6-3 on the road Wednesday night in a game Fiset believes was winnable after the first two periods. The Flames took an early lead thanks to Matthew Bissett, and after a late goal by the Kodiaks, were able to retake the lead in the second after a powerplay goal from Reece Rivard.

“It was big difference from the first game when we were down 4-0 at that point,” he said.

“We were playing well.”

But the dying minutes of the period once again proved deadly for the Flames as Aldergrove potted two late goals to pull into the lead and never looked back.

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Ridge wrestlers take bronze at B.C. finals

by R o b e r t M a n g e l s d o r f staff reporter The Maple Ridge Secondary School wrestling team finished third overall at the B.C. High School Wrestling Championships held last weekend in Penticton, thanks to the heroics of Payten Smith and Cameron Hicks.

Both Hicks (Grade 8) and Smith (Grade 10) won gold in their respective weight classes, while seniors Brodie McKenzie and Colton Koopman won silvers, helping the Ramblers finish third overall in the team competition.

Smith finished the tournament with a flawless record, by not allowing a single point to be scored against her during the entire competition.

Shaimen Bhogal also scored valuable team points placing fifth.

Coach Bill McCrae said the team’s outstanding results were reminiscent of the Ridge teams from the mid-1990s that dominated the provincial competition.

“Cameron rose up like a phoenix after being clearly choked out in his semifinal match to win gold along with Payten, who dominated her opponents,” he said. “Together with an incredible team effort ...

the memories were comparable to our teams in the ’90s.”

Westview wrestler grabs bronze in 60 kg Westview secondary also had a strong showing at the tournament, earning an individual bronze medal despite fielding a team of novice wrestlers. The seven-person team competed in only novice tournaments for most of the year, but improved steadily as the season progressed.

The Wildcats managed to qualify four wrestlers for provincials at the Upper Fraser Valley Championships

last month, in what was their very first elite-level tournament. Cody Osborn finished first in the 60 kg weight class at the provincial qualifier, while Sabre Scott finished third in the 54 kg class. Emerald UnRuh and Steven Rosenau both placed fourth.

In Penticton, Osborn dominated every match in a very competitive weight class, until reaching the semifinals, where he lost a close decision to the eventual provincial champion.

In his last match of the tournament, Osborn beat an opponent from Kelly Road on points to win the bronze medal in only his second elite tournament.

RM Burrards win silver at U-12 field lacrosse provincials

by R o b e r t M a n g e l s d o r f staff reporter The Ridge Meadows Burrards U-12 field lacrosse team won silver medals after going 3-2 at the provincial Tier 1 championships last weekend in Burnaby.

After opening the tourney with a loss to the New Westminster Salmonbellies, the Burrards went on to beat Victoria, Coquitlam, and Langley to earn a berth in the gold medal game against New West.

The Burrards fell behind early, but rallied from two goals down with five unanswered goals of their

own to take the lead.

However, New West battled back, and with the game tied 9-9, the Salmonbellies scored the winning goal with three seconds left to play.

Ridge Meadows took home silver for its efforts, while Daytin Vidovich took home the Warrior Fair Play Award.

The Burrards are: Derek Boyd, Dylan McCormick, Devan Johnson, Daytin Vidovich, Nate Faccin, Patrick Almoza, Austen Cook, Kyle Brandon, Noah Bloom, Mykhaela Johnson, Connor Evers, Dylan McIntosh, Nick Scott, Will Clayton, Cameron Brandon, and Aidan Murphy.

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hile the cold, rainy weather is still with us for a few more weeks, the longer daylight hours and drier days will soon be upon us and it will be golf season again.

One of the reasons for golf’s popularity is that people of different ages, ability levels and experience can play the game and enjoy it. It is one of those sports that can also be maintained as a competitive sport or as a relaxing recreational pursuit well into our later years.

However, most of us have not acquired a perfect swing like the pros have, so we are all susceptible to the same thing – injuries. Golf is often assumed to be a sport free from injury, but unlike other sports which often have traumatic injuries that result from blows or body contact, injury can occur due to the repetitive nature of the golf swing. Low back, shoulder and forearm injuries are common in both professional and amateur golfers.

The golf swing can generate high forces in the trunk musculature and this may lead to low back pain or injury over time.

Elite level golfers experience compressive loads many times their own bodyweight during the drive and experience shearing forces nearly equivalent to those experienced during squatting.

Since professional golfers and avid amateurs can perform hundreds or even thousands of swings every month, the potential for injury from repetitive overuse can be appreciated.

West Coast Challenge Cup The first annual West Coast Challenge Cup takes place this Saturday at Planet Ice Maple Ridge. More than 300 skaters, ages six to adult, will compete

cardiovascular compoAll golfers, profesnent? Researchers at sional and amateur Stockholm University in alike, can reduce their Sweden did a study that risk of low-back injury examined the effects of by spending some of playing 18 holes of golf their time working on on the cardiovascular their swing mechanics, conditioning of middlebut also by participataged and elderly golfers. ing in a strengthening Two groups of subjects and stretching prowho were 50 and 70 gram. These strength years old had their programs need not emKinected cardiovascular capacity phasize heavy weight measured and then one training and are better Kerry Senchyna week later played an focused on moderate 18-hole course without resistance while proa golf cart. The elderly golfers moting a functional approach to stayed above 50 per cent of their core, legs, and arms. Addressing maximum heart rate during the technique errors with a golf proentire round of golf, while the fessional will also decrease the middle-aged golfers fell below forces upon the spine and reduce this mark 16 per cent of the time. incorrect muscle compensation The researchers concluded that patterns. playing an 18-hole golf course The trunk muscles provide two by walking is moderate to high functions in the golf swing: one is stabilization, the other torso rota- intensity exercise for the elderly golfer, and a low to moderate tion. Having a strong and stable core is crucial to anchor the drive intensity exercise for the middleaged golfer. Improving one’s generated by the leg muscles cardiovascular condition will through the centre of the body to help fight fatigue and maintain the shoulders and arms. It is also proper swing mechanics later in a key to minimizing high forces your round. on the spine. Trunk rotation Getting a head-start on the contributes to maximizing the golf season by strengthening, distance the club travels and the stretching and getting some force developed through the entire swing. However, muscles also extra aerobic exercise will help you incur fewer injuries and need to be stretched, otherwise have more fun on the golf course they will continue to shorten this year. and cause not only a decrease in available range (shortening of the Kerry Senchyna holds a bachswing), but also friction injuries elor of science degree in kinesiolsuch as tendonitis or muscle ogy and is owner of West Coast strains (‘pulled’ muscles).

Kinesiology in Maple Ridge So much for strength and flex(westcoastkinesiology.com). ibility in golf – what about the in the one-day synchronized skating competition, teams from around the Lower Mainland. Synchronized skating is a team sport that involves 12–20 skaters performing intricate formations and choreography,

with judging based on speed, unison, and accuracy.

The event costs $7 for adult admission, $3 for 12 and under, and free for five and under. The competition gets underway at 2:15 p.m.

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PIJHL scoring leaders

Harold Brittain Conference Name GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Aldergrove Kodiaks 44 28 13 1 2 59 179 143 Abbotsford Pilots 44 28 14 0 2 58 162 129 Port Moody Black Panthers 44 11 28 1 4 27 137 243 Ridge Meadows Flames 44 11 32 0 1 23 132 204 Mission Icebreakers 44 8 33 0 3 19 126 245 Tom Shaw Conference Name GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Richmond Sockeyes 44 37 7 0 0 74 231 69 Delta Ice Hawks 44 29 11 1 3 62 219 116 North Delta Devils 44 26 14 0 4 56 150 143 North Vancouver Wolf Pack 44 20 21 2 1 43 141 176 Grandview Steelers 44 18 19 3 4 43 146 155 Ridge Meadows Flames leading scorers Player Danny Brandys Matthew Bissett Sean Pesut Shane Harle Paul Piluso Keagan Hunter Alexander Smith Dean Gilmore Adam Bartsch Bradley Wardner Reece Rivard Marco Ballarin Corey Dubbeldam Trevor Harris Kyle Jangula Keenan Grant Cole Regier Terence Trusdale Joe Szabados Trevor Sutton Nicholas Beck

GP 30 33 42 41 40 39 43 42 43 40 43 41 23 31 36 21 16 39 30 21 37

G 15 31 16 11 12 8 5 8 5 1 3 1 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 2 1

A 37 19 33 12 9 13 14 8 10 11 7 7 5 1 4 4 4 1 3 0 1

Pts 52 50 49 23 21 21 19 16 15 12 10 8 7 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 2

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Delta Ice Hawks (2) vs.

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Tonight’s game a must-win

Flames from p55 The tying goal was a redirected shot that went off a Flames’ defenceman.

“It was one of those flukey goals,” said Fiset. “You could take that shot 100 times and not get it in.”

The Flames came out aggressive in the third period, but defensive lapses allowed the Kodiaks to put two more in

the back of the net in quick succession.

For the Flames to be victorious tonight, Fiset said his club won’t be able to take any shifts off.

“We’ve got to play a full 60 minutes and lay our bodies on the line,” he said.

“We’re definitely not blocking enough shots. Too many are getting through and getting tipped and deflected in.”

Jordan Hospes will get the start tonight in net for the Flames after Wesley McLeod was pulled in his last two starts.

Fiset said he plans to shake up his line combinations going into tonight’s game to give more ice time to Marco Ballarin, Alexander Smith and Trevor Harris.

“We need more production out of our second and third lines, and those three

have been very productive at both ends of the ice,” said Fiset. The Flames first line of Matthew Bissett, Danny Brandys, and Sean Pesut will remain intact, however.

• The Ridge Meadows Flames host the Aldergrove Kodiaks in Game 3 of their best-of-seven playoff series tonight [Friday] at Planet Ice in Maple Ridge.

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Wartsila Canada supports the Federal Contractors Program as it relates to Employment Equity for Women, Aboriginals, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.

Send/email resume to: Bob.boudreau@wartsila.com 1771 Savage Rd, Richmond, B.C V6V 1R1 Fax: 604-244-1181 www.wartsila.com

Our client, a Langley based international venture is looking for an experienced Heavy Duty Mechanic or millwright who will be responsible for assembling, installing and testing drive train and transmission equip.

This is an indoor role for someone who enjoys daily challenges that come with working on new and innovative technologies. with Red Seal Certification is an asset.

COMPETITIVE SALARY AND BENEFITS OFFERED

E-mail resume: abhi.trehan@adecco.ca or call: 604-278-1824 Required Immediately! Journeyman RV Technician for Kamloops largest RV Dealership. Jubilee RV Centre offers excellent wage compensation, medical & dental benefits, ongoing industry training and year round employment.

Come join our team in sunny and warm Kamloops, where you will be appreciated, love our climate and enjoy all our outdoor activities! Please forward your resume to service@jubileerv.com Attention Steve Joyce - Service Manager WORK local! You could commute hours per day to work in the city or, you could work locally at IMW. Make $30-35 per hour plus shift premium as a CNC MACHINIST and $20-25 per hour plus premiums as a OPERATOR, spend more time with your family and earn while you would be driving. Send your resume and cover letter to hr@imw.ca. Only expereinced applicants need apply.

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ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

PROFESSIONALS/ MANAGEMENT

HOLIDAY Retirement is seeking pairs of motivated managers for our Independent Senior Living communities. You’ll have the chance to work alongside your partner, receive a competitive salary and excellent benefits. The ideal duo is team-oriented, with sales experience. Please apply on-line at www.holidaytouch.com or send resumes for both to myfuture@holidaytouch.com.

# 101-1125 Nicola Avenue Port Coq. (behind COSTCO)

604-468-8889 candymassage.blogspot.com/

WANT TO REACH THE REST OF CANADA? In BC and Yukon alone, your ad can be printed in 2.1 million newspapers with a combined readership of more than 2.5 million adults.

604.836.4885

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236

CLEANING SPECIAL $25/hour minimum 2hrs.

Price includes cleaning supplies.

Also laminate flooring and paint specials. Free estimates.

A-TECH Services at 604-230-3539

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NO JOB TOO SMALL

Dreaming of a NEW CAREER? Check out bcclassified.com’s Employment and Career Sections for information 604-575-5555 toll-free 1-866-575-5777

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MIND BODY SPIRIT

RELAXING SWEDISH MASSAGE ~ SPECIAL $65. *Stress Free *European *Private 604.230.4444

173E

Serving Lower Mainland 23 Years! *Prepare *Form *Place *Finish *Granite & Interlocking Block Walls *Stairs *Driveways *Exposed Aggregate *Stamped Concrete. *Interlocking Bricks *Sod Placement -Excellent Ref’s -WCB Insured

LEO: Mobile #657-2375, 462-8620

UNIQUE CONCRETE DESIGN

HEALTH PRODUCTS

F All types of concrete work F F Re & Re F Forming F Site prep FDriveways FExposed FStamped F Bobcat Work F WCB Insured

GET PAID TO LOSE WEIGHT. $5,000 For Your Success Story.Personal Image TV Show. Call to Qualify: 416-730-5684 ext 2243. Joanna@mertontv.ca. www.mertontv.ca.

778-231-9675, 778-231-9147 FREE ESTIMATES

HERBAL MAGIC - With Herbal Magic lose up to 20 pounds in just 8 weeks and keep it off. Results Guaranteed!

Start today call 1-800-854-5176.

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

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Ceiling Restoration: taping, spraying, patches & small boarding jobs, 30 yrs exp. Del 604-505-3826

AVOID BANKRUPTCY SAVE UP TO 70% OF YOU DEBT.

260

JASMINE’S RELAXATION TOUCH Pain and stress relief. Tranquil Setting / Comfort studio. M/Ridge 778-888-3866 (9am-9pm) ph or text

ELECTRICAL

One affordable monthly payment interest free. For debt restructuring on YOUR terms, not the creditors.

Call 1-866-690-3328 or see web site: www.4pillars.ca DROWNING IN DEBTS? Helping Canadians 25 years. Lower payments by 30%, or cut debts 70% thru Settlements. AVOID BANKRUPTCY! Free consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or Toll Free 1 877-556-3500

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue.

1.800.587.2161.

(#102055) Bonded

Specializing in Renos New Const, (Comm./Res.) Free Estimates 778.885.7074 Trent Reisinger

DC ELECTRIC (#37544). Bonded.

24 hr service. We specialize in jobs too small for the big guys! 30 yrs exp. Free est. 604-460-8867.

RIDGE MEADOWS ELECTRIC Licensed & Bonded. Call Don 604-462-0480 or 604-861-7418

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

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MONEYPROVIDER.COM. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused.

Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877776-1660.

MONEYPROVIDER.COM. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-776-1660.

BRINGING SMILES TO OUR COMMUNITY: Did you, or someone you know just get engaged? Advertise your precious moments with us. Call 604-575-5555 bcclassified.com

WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Christmas in March, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888-593-6095.

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LEGAL SERVICES

GARDENING

DRNEWEARTH.COM Call: (604)460-8776

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

203

FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

604-618-6401 Marcel.

Ceramic Tiles, Hardwood Laminate Guaranteed work, Free Estimate.

1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366) RemoveYourRecord.com

Your just ONE call away! bcclassified.com 604-575-5555

DRYWALL

45 Years in the drywall trade. All size jobs boarding, taping, spraying.

Big or small. Wayne 778-242-2060

Guaranteed Record Removal since 1989. Confidential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating assures EMPLOYMENT & TRAVEL FREEDOM. Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET

Dewdney Trunk, M. Ridge Corner Max Gas Station

CONCRETE & PLACING

HERFORT CONCRETE

CRIMINAL RECORD?

We can also book your ad in more than 600 community newspapers across Canada.

CLEANING SERVICES

“AN EXTRA HAND” Exp. Hardworking, reliable cleaning lady. Reasonable rates Louise 604.467.3665

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604-460-8058 #7 - 20306

CARPENTRY

GOOD RELIABLE CARPENTER Framing Finishing Siding Decks Windows Doors W Rot & Damage 22 years experience W Ref’’s Call Greg (604)816-5758

Heavy Duty Mechanic or Millwright

logisticsa4@gmail.com

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ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTING Done Accurately Small Business, P/U & Delivery Bookkeeping, Payroll, Tax Returns, HST.604-814-0967 / 604-862-1596 .Jim’s Moving Winter Service

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

GARDENING

287

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 287

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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✶Dump Site Now Open✶

EAGLE TILE

LAWNS PLUS

101 - 19070 Lougheed Hwy, Pitt Meadows

Landscape Maintenance

SBroken Concrete RocksS $22.00 Per Metric Ton SMud Dirt Sod ClayS $22.00 Per metric Ton

A - 20779 Lougheed Hwy Maple Ridge Your local natural stone distributors. Custom made Granite Countertops.

Slate Granite Marble Tile Tumbled stone.

Large selection of Porcelain & Ceramic Sales & Service 604.463.0718 ~ 604.460.6656

D Economical Lawn Mowing D Complete Grounds Maint D Pruning & Shaping D Aeration & Power Raking D Fully Insured Residential~Strata~Commercial

(604)671-2746 Free Estimates

MISC SERVICES

Seven Days a Week

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

Kitchens, Bathrooms, Flooring, Drywall, Garages, Decks & more * 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE* INSURED ~ WCB

(604)465-1311

meadowslandscapesupply.com

Dean 604-834-3076

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

288

M.T. GUTTERS

SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials.

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

HOME REPAIRS

5” Gutter, Down Pipe, Soffit

2 HUNGRY PAINTERS Int./Ext. + POWER WASHING. Man & Wife with combined Exp. of 75+ Years. 604-467-2532

28 YRS EXP. *FULLY INSURED

Cleaning & Repairing Call Tim 604-612-5388

300

LANDSCAPING

284 HEAT, AIR, REFRIGERATION

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com

NO Wood byproducts used

When QUALITY Matters all soils are tested for Optimum growing requirements

**SPRING SPECIAL** AUTOS: To buy or sell your car, truck, RV, van, 4x4 or trailer - this category has it all. You’ll also find automotive supplies and classic cars for sale, or you can list the vehicle you’re seeking.

High Caliber Construction Repair, Replace, Remodel...

bcclassified.com

17607 Ford Road Pitt Meadows

PICK-UP ...... or .... DELIVERY

604-465-3189

Since 1972 Dan 778-837-0771

Advertise where clients look when they want to travel...

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

❞A ALL RESIDENTIAL❞

* Electrical * Plumbing * Heating * Painting * Carpentry * Tile Work * Laminate & Hardwood Flooring Exc. Rates, Senior Disc. Work guar.

Since 1986. Ken 604-418-7168

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PLUMBING

360 PLUMBING & HEATING. Gas, plumbing, heating, reno’s, repairs.

20 years exp., reliable & courteous.

Lic’d. Bonded. Jack 778-835-4416 ✔ ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDS Call Niko Plumbing Ltd. 24/7.

Res/Com, plugged drains. h/w tanks. ★15 yrs exp. 604-837-6640

DRNEWEARTH.COM VECTOR RENO’S Complete Home Renovations / Improvements. Interior & Exterior.

Call 604-690-3327

Call: (604)460-8776 .Enterprise Plumbing, Heaitng, Gasfitting

SAJE PLUMBING & HEATING Lic. & Ins. Free quotes. Reas. rates

DUTCH TOUCH Green Services Ltd

(604)466-8931 www.sajeplumbing.ca

Landscape Construction Renovations W Maintenance

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604-463-3644 604-861-1490

PRESSURE WASHING POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

Call Ian 604-724-6373

MAKING YOUR RENOVATION DREAMS COME TRUE...

Kitchens • Bathrooms New Additions • Flooring Painting • Decks Windows / Doors Stonework • Siding & More

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

ABACUS ROOFING Asphalt roofs, Re & Re, Shake conversions *30yrs Exp.

Call Chris

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

604-462-9009

SAWDUST Hemlock, Fir & Cedar Available for Delivery Call for pricing 604-465-5193 or 604-465-5197

Free Estimates BBB • WCB • Insured Check Out Our Extraordinary Projects At www.caliberwest contracting.com

604.764.9594

www.augustinesoilandmulch.com .

S. H. Landscaping Tree Services Trimming W Pruning W Topping Clean-upW Garbage Removal

Gardening Flower Beds W Allan Blocks Bark Mulch W River Lava Rock

Lawn care Weeding W New Turf Fertilizing W Moss Control Power Raking W Aeration

Fencing & Allan Block Free Estimate 17 years experience in Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows 604.230.1634 or 604.467.3724

TOPSOIL

• • •

SCREENED TOPSOIL MUSHROOM MANURE BARK MULCH 604-467-3003 MERCHANDISE: CLASS 500’S From antiques & collectibles, to sporting goods and electronics, to parakeets and pet supplies, if it’s considered merchandise for sale, you can find it here.

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TREE SERVICES

Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $

COMPOSTED MUSHROOM MANURE $5/Yard + Delivery *****************

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• Basement, Kitchen & Bath Remodels • Room Additions • Drywall • Paint • Texture • Finishing • Floors & More

PETS

A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv.

Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping.

Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports

Northstar Painting Ltd.- The Residential Specialists. BIG jobs, Small jobs - We do it all! Interior and Exterior Projects. Master Painters at Students Rates. WCB Safe, Reliable, Efficient & Quality Paint. 778.245.9069

356

RUBBISH REMOVAL

bradsjunkremoval.com

Haul Anything...

But Dead Bodies!!

604.

220.JUNK(5865)

Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988 ECONOMICAL Junk Removal All Junk - All Hours - Best Prices 604259-2737 / junknyards.com

Free Estimates * Fully Insured

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

Running this ad for 8yrs

3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

T & K Haulaway

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539

PAINT SPECIAL

D Garden Blend Soil D Lawn Blend Soil D Custom Blends avail.

D Composted Mushroom Manure

Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certified Arborist

778-233-4949

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

604-618-6401 Marcel Repairs, Maintenance, Renovation Guaranteed work, Free Estimate

Professional Installation

Your LOCAL Tree Service, For Honest Prices & Quality Work

*Appliances *BBQs *Exercise Equip *Cars/Trucks/Trailers *Hotwater Tanks *Furnaces * Restaurant Equipment All FREE pickup!

604-537-4140

(604)836-9274

GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine.

7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

HOOT & OWL Renovations & repairs Also rubbish removal available Email: hoot&owl@telus.net Gary 604-339-5430

FREE! Scrap Metal Removal...FREE!!!

$45/Hr

Roofs, windows, doors, painting, drywalling, flooring, bsmnt. finishing.

604-942-6907

www.recycleitcanada.ca

From 1, 3, 5, 7,10 Ton Trucks Licenced ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free estimate/Seniors discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

SCOTT FAMILY RENOS

* ISA Certified Arborist *Hazard Tree Removal * Crown Reduction & Falling * Stump Grinding *Prune & Hedge Trim * Arborist Reports Insured WCB Free Estimates

604.587.5865

Local & Long Distance

509

456

FEED & HAY

LOCAL HAY FOR SALE. Good Quality! 60lb bale average. $6/bale.

Pitt Meadows. Call 604-505-4087.

477

PETS

BERNESE Mountain Dog Puppies.

Vet checked with first shots and ready for new homes. $1,200. 778241-5504. Langley CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977 CHIHUAHUA / MALTESE PUPS. $425-450. Vet checked, 1st shots.

2F, 2M. Abbotsford 604-866-8727.

AUCTIONS

On Site Truck Equipment & Tool Auction rd

Tree Service

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

AFFORDABLE MOVING Home Renovations and New Construction

TREE SERVICES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

PAUL BUNYAN

• Estate Services • Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses & More!

MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable.

Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

374

JUNK REMOVAL Recycled Earth Friendly

604-465-1311

320

RUBBISH REMOVAL

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

RECYCLE-IT!

Meadows Landscape Supply

Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd.

CUSTOM HOMES

356

GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $59.00 Per Ton

Prompt Delivery Available

287

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

Date: March 3 , 2012 Time: 12:00 Noon Auction Viewing Dates: March 2nd 1:00p.m.-6:00p.m.

March 3rd 9:00a.m. - 12:00p.m.

Address: 14730 66th Ave. Surrey, BC (AROUND BACK) PARTIAL LIST ONLY Auction Details: As NEW Mac Tool Macsimizer Tool Series Chest (25k AS NEW) HUGE Snap-On Tools Tool Chest, John DEERE Skid Steer bobcat #317, Natural Gas Gensets, 3 large semi truck engines, Pipe Bender w/shoes 1.5”-2.5” , Honda Diesel Genset EX13D, Heavy Duty Truck Parts, 2 4500 w diesel gensets, 6 as new tool boxes full of tools, Gasket and Hollow Punch, Flaring Tools, Oil Filter Wrench Sets, Torpedo Heaters, Workshop Presses, Miller Welder, Ingersoll Rand Impact Guns, 2004 F-350 Crew Cab, rebuilt engine, with new chip, Hyster 50 Forklift, Hyster 2500, 4000 Clark Electric forklift, Toyota 2500lb Electric, Mac Tool Air Conditioner recharging unit, Landa 3500 psi pressure washer, pallet jacks, HYSTER 3000 Forklift, Pipe bender w/shoes 1.5?-2.5?, As New 2 5hp 3ph full size compressors, 3 large air dryers- 1 gates pc707 hose machine with dies 1ph - 2 , 1=2 miller 300 acdc 1ph wire feed machine with gantry feeder. - 1 miller 625 plasma assorted jacks - grinders floor jacks, hero airless paint sprayers with new lines and guns.- Snap on Mac torque wrenchs. - 1 10hp honda pressure washer. - asst Snap-On Mac wrenches sets. - 1 blue star miller 13 hp mobile welder. - 1 ph 100 amp high frequency welder. 1- professional grade pipe. - misc torches - safety equipment.). 1 peca 9 camera surveillance system with cameras. - 2 h beam trolleys. - misc parts bins. - various hand port-apowers, jack stands, jacks ETC.

SO MUCH MUCH too mention!!!

(Subject to additions & deletions.

Terms: VISA, M/C, AMEX, CASH 15% buyers premium)

GOLDEN Retriever puppies, born Jan. 7th, family raised, very well socialized, 1st shots & deworming included. Mission 604-820-4827.

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com STANDARD SCHNAUZER pups.

17 - 19” / 30 - 35lbs full grown. $500. each. 604-826-5846 Mission.

TIBETAN MASTIFF puppies. P.B. 8 wks old. Ready to go. Good health.

604-302-5914 or 604-440-3650

604-294-2331 www.directliquidation.ca

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BUILDING SUPPLIES

STEEL BUILDINGS FOR ALL USES! Spring Deals! Make an offer on selloff models at factory and save thousands NOW! Call for FREE Brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 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 entire households

REAL ESTATE 706

MAPLE RIDGE, newer 1 & 2 bdrm. suites, starting at $850 mo. U/G prkg., insuite ldry., priv. balcony, small pet OK, (604)807-7105

PRACTIONER’S ROOM, great for massage/acupuncture/counseling, etc. Utils incl. Shrd greeting/waiting area $425/mo. (604)219-0267

DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

MAPLE RIDGE. NEWER 1 bdrm, 1 bath condo. Top floor. (55 +).

Assist. living avail. 24/hr emerg. response. $850/mth. 604-970-9510

746

www.PreApproval.cc DL# 7557

HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

www.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

MATTRESSES staring at $99

RENTALS

551

APARTMENT/CONDO #1 IN RENTALS (Since 1990)

Professional Property Management Services

Maple Ridge

Craft Fair & Art Sale Sat, March 3, 9am-2pm

22610 116th Ave Maple Ridge

GARAGE SALE 22135 - 126 AVE Sun. March 4th 11am ~ 3 p.m.

Dining table, bookshelves, Indian baskets, lots of misc.

Rain or Shine

560

STEEL OF A DEAL - BUILDING SALE! 20X24 $4798. 25X30 $5998.

30X42 $8458. 32X58 $12,960. 40X60 $15,915. 47X80 $20,645. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

REAL ESTATE HOUSES FOR SALE

Haney Motor Hotel 22222 Lougheed Hwy., Maple Ridge Inquire in person between 9am - 3pm or

Polo Club Apartments

Call 604-464-7548 BURNABY & COQUITLAM

Spacious 2 & 3 Bdrm T/hses 2 Bdrm Apartments

604.465.7221

✮

3 Bedroom Townhouse between $34,800 & $43,200 If your income is lower than these ranges call BC Housing 604-433-2218

For further info call 604-451-6075 to view Metro Vancouver Housing Co-operation.

Coquitlam Ctr 2 bdrm bright g/l, fresh paint, inste ldry f/p, patio, prkg strg, NS/NP $1175. 604-767-0599 MAPLE RIDGE

PORT COQUITLAM

1 Bdrm & den suite $875 2 Bdrm corner suite $925 S Incl heat/hot wtr, wndw cvrngs S Close to bus stop S Walk to shpng/medical/WCE S Across from park w/Mtn views S Gated parking and Elevator S Adult oriented building S References required CALL FOR APPOINTMENT

604-464-3550 PORT MOODY. Tides @ 300 Klahanie 2 bdrm apt, greenbelt, patio, 2 pkng, canoe club amens. N/S, N/P. $1365/mo. 604-469-1985.

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL PORT COQUITLAM, 2043 sq ft.

Ground floor, dance/fitness area.

Facing onto city park. 1 blk from Lougheed/Shaughnessy intersection. 604-464-3550.

736

1 & 2 Bdrs from $765/mo GREAT LOCATION

Queen 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 Ridge Certified Crime Free Buildings MAPLE RIDGE 1 bdrm, bright corner unit with sundeck, 3rd flr. Heat incl, cvrd prkg. $730. 604-219-0267

MAPLE RIDGE

AVAILABLE NOW 1 & 2 BDRM SUITES Heat, hot water & parking.

Close to stores & schools.

✓ 750

W 1 & 2 Bdrm Suites W 3 Appliances W Secured Garage Parking W Adult Oriented W Ref’s Req’d & Absolutely No Pets

2 Bedroom Townhouse between $30,000 & $37,200

HOMES FOR RENT

MAPLE RIDGE 2 bdrm house with den, near amens, fenced yard, cement patio, dble garage, 4 appls, NS/NP, $1500/mo. Avail now.

Call 604-438-0329 after 6 pm.

MAPLE RIDGE; 4 bdrm split lvl, all appl, hrdwd flrs, newly reno’d 2.5 yrs ago, fncd yrd. 2 Blks to dwntn, 5 mins to Golden Ears. $1550. Apr 1.

(604) 942-7876.

PITT MEADOWS. 2 & 3 bdrm. in family complex. Close to bus, schools & shopping. Ref’s req’d.

Small pets okay, $1075/$1175/mo.

Avail. immed. 604-465-1938.

741

22437 121st Ave 604-467-0715 &

MAPLE COURT II 22423 121st Ave 604-467-4894

MAPLE Ridge dntwn Urbano complex, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, inste w/d, f/p, deck, 2 u/g prkg. Nr amens. NS/NP.

627

HOMES WANTED

$1150+ utils. Ref. Apr 1 604-512-8725

Maple Ridge WE BUY HOUSES The OLDER. The DIRTIER. The BETTER. Flexible Terms. Quick Closing.

Call us First! 778.707.9647

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS New SRI *1152 s/f dblwide $77,900 *14x70 full gyproc single wide, loaded $66,900. Repossessed Mobiles & Modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960.

New SRI Single and double wides in Ruskin park with river view from $84,900. Chuck 604-830-1960

Glenwood Manor Apartments 1 & 2 Bdrms from $685 & $850 & renovated suite with dishwasher $45. extra.

Clean, Spacious Includes cable, heat, hot water & parking Seniors discount 21387 Dewdney Trunk Rd

(604)466-5799

SUITES, LOWER

COQUITLAM: Oxford Hts. Quiet St. 2 bdrm grnd lvl ste. $850/incl utils.

March 15. N/P, N/S. 604-722-3346 MAPLE RIDGE. 1 bdrm +den, 1400 sf, W/D. New bath/carpet. NP/NS. $900 incl utils/net. 604-505-8181.

2004 MERCEDES C230 SEDAN show room condition, sporty, slick & great for the summer, auto, sunroof, only 47k, blk. leather, local.This can be yours for $11,930/ 604-328-1883

RECREATIONAL/SALE

Dual pane windows, exterior shower, LCD TV, elec. Awning, AM / FM / CD / DVD. $32,483 (Stk.30968) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

Maple Ridge, Laityview Area - very lrg. 1400sf. grn’d lvl. 1 bdrm. sperate laundry. Private yard & street.

New Full bath. $850 incls. utils. Sorry No Pets! Call Rick 604.790.7425

838

604-533-1566

RECREATIONAL/SALE

2008 TRAIL CRUISER 26QBS

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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

A/C, microwave, slideout, DSI water heater, awning, $4000 in savings! $14,983 (stk.28226A) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

MAPLE RIDGE: New 2 bdrm, 2 bth, W/D, D/W, sep entry, wheelchair access. $1100/mo incl hydro. Near 240th. N/S, N/P. (604)417-4180 Maple Ridge,nr M.Ridge Pk. 1Bdrm suite, 5 applis (incl own w/d), sep entry, lots of street pkng, Mar 15th, ns/np,$800 incl utils. 604-463-8023.

PITT MEADOWS 2 bdrm ste in new home n/s n/p $850/mo incls hydro, avail immed. 604-465-5731 or 723-3854.

752

TOWNHOUSES

MAPLE RIDGE. Brookside Garden.

Reno’d attractive 3 bdrm. N/S. Immed or Apr. 1.Call 778-835-0748 MAPLE RIDGE. Near hosp. Quiet 2 bdrm T/H, 1.5 baths, incl. heat/hw.

4 appl, 2 prk spots. Sorry n/p. $1020. avail now. 604-708-1661.

Maple Ridge West. Renovated 4 bdrm T/H. Garage. March 1 or 15.

N/S. N/P. $1500/mo. 778-808-1742.

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1030/mo - $1134/mo. Shares req’d. Close to WCE, schools & shopping. No subsidy available.

19225 119th Ave. For more info & to book an appt. call 604-465-1938 PITT MEADOWS, Ford & Harris, 3 bdrm T/H. Quiet family complex, rent geared to income. N/P. Call: 604-465-4851

TRANSPORTATION 810

OFFICE/RETAIL

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OFFICE & RETAIL SPACE Various downtown locations.

Avail. Now! Updated and well maintained. Various sizes 320sf.

- 2000sf. Starting at $495/month.

Call: Rick Medhurst, Royal LePage

604-463-3000

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2003 Salem Light: Northwest Pkg, 22 ft, Sleeps 7, 1 bunk, Shower in & out. G.V.W. 3300. Lots of extras $10,500: (604)463-9428

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pickup anywhere in BC, Min. 10.

Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288 The Scrapper

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 2012 Wildwood Xlite 22FB Travel Trailer, AC, Northwest Pkg, Front Queen, Neo Angle Shower LOADED. On Sale $14,999.

MAPLE RIDGE: 3/Bdrms, W/D, $1150/mo inclds all utils / cable / int. Immed. 778-242-8903.

MAPLE Ridge. Gr lvl 3 bdrm, 1 bth.

Brand new. 1550 s/f 5 appls, Apr 1. $1000 + 1/3 utils. 778-990-8949.

TRANSPORTATION

2011 EVER-LITE 35RL-DS

2005 SUZUKI SWIFT HB,exc cond, all records, low miles, owner history $5000/obo.604-942-8171/506-4120

MAPLE RIDGE 2 bdrm, 1 bath very clean, quiet. $700 incl util NS/NP. Avail now Gilbert 604-466-6388

Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply Now, 1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca

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NEED A VEHICLE? EASY FINANCE!! Low Payments! $99 Delivers 24 Hour Approval. We Deliver!

3,000 Vehicles to choose. Call Now! Marty 1-888-414-8042. Big Discounts! www.eagleridgegmc.com.

ROOMMATE to share 3 bdrm house, 1 bdrm - cbl, int, hydro. inc. $500/mo. Call 778-242-8903

Clean, Quiet Well Managed Bldg.

3 Blocks to W.C. Express

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2000 CHRYSLER INTREPID, clean, auto, 4 dr. 125,000km. Great shape. $2900. (604)583-1366

Large 2 bdrm stes available.

Incudes heat, hot water, large balconies. Close to transit.

Call 778-788-1845

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CARS - DOMESTIC

1995 CAMRY, 4 door, 4 cyl, auto, loaded, new tires, AirCared, mint cond. $2900 obo. 604-931-1236.

PoCo downtwn 2bd condo,2bath new windows, clean bldg, amens room, near parks. Ns/np, $1000.

2 Bedroom Apartment between $22,800 & $31,800

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M.Ridge Beautiful 3000 s/f newer home in Albion area. 5Bdrm + den. March 1st. 1Cat ok. $2000.

Subsidies available based on gross houseold income.

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WESTGATE APTS Under New Management

MAPLE RIDGE

COQ CTR area lrg 2 Bdr 12th flr hi-rise,2full baths, inste w/d, gym & sauna in bldng, ns/np, $1250.

With accessible amenities, in safe family oriented communities of Coquitlam, North Burnaby. Pet friendly.

ROOMS FOR RENT

Rooms from $435/mo. Fully Furn, weekly maid service, cable TV, private bath, on bus route, 5/min walk to commuter rail.

Large 1 & 2 Bedrooms.

Hardwood floors, adult oriented, heat, h/w & cable incl’d, f/p, n/pets.

Criminal Record check may be reqd Resident Manager Onsite Now with SENIORS DISCOUNT

PoCo 2 bdrm 1/2 duplex with 1 bath, laminate in livrm & bdrms.

Avail Now. N/S. $1100/mo.

MISC. FOR SALE

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

SAWMILLS from only $3997 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship.

FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT.

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P.Meadows Brand New - Solaris Towers. 2 & 3 bdrms, 5 appli’s, nr WCE, shops,parks,schls. Now. NS/NP,refs. Rents Start@ $1350

OFFICE/RETAIL

$75 OFF 1ST MONTH

Maple Ridge Swan Court Apartments

604.477.0603

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GARAGE SALES

Fraserview Village Flea Market,

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TRANSPORTATION

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE

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*****WHOLESALE Factory Direct***** Modular Homes, Manufactured Homes, and Park Model Homes. New Homes Starting @ $37,209, 16 wides $49,183, double wides $70,829. www.hbmodular.com or 877-976-3737 The Home Boys

463-4449 or 209-6583 • Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

RENTALS

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

2004 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Ltd. 4x4, auto, green, 126K, $7400 firm.

Call 604-538-4883 2006 Nissan Frontier Crewcab 4x4 SE w/ canopy - all pwr. options, standard, local, no accident, 128K, exc. cond. Body lift, suspension, rims, tow hitch & loads of extras. $16,995 Call 604-916-7688

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TRUCKS & VANS

2001 GMC SIERRA 4x4, ext cab, auto, green, 135K, $8300 firm.

Call: (604)538-9257 2005 FORD Ranger XLT ext cab, 4X4, 5 spd, 219,000kms, 2nd owner.

Pristine cond $6500 (604)341-1445 2009 TOYOTA Tacoma TRD Sport truck, auto, 4x4, double cab, local, no accidents, warranty, 52K, silver. $27,995. Call 604-722-1362.

FOR SALE: Excavating Company including excavators, dump trucks and skid steers. $250,000 O.B.O FOR SALE: Septic Pumping Company includes 2 trucks (one hydrovac, one pump truck) 250,000 O.B.O Email: jaydensunfire@yahoo.ca for more details.

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