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Fire dept. budget hits $10 million Budget increase to hire three more full-time staff by Ph i l M e lnych uk staff reporter

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The Maple Ridge fire department is ratcheting up its spending as it makes the final push to a complete full-time, part-time force. According to an update provided to council Monday, the department’s operating budget will hit $10.5 million next year, up from $9.9 million from this year. Salary costs account for part of that jump, to $7.6 million next year from $7.2 million this year – a jump of six per cent. The increases worried Coun. Corisa Bell, who wanted more information about the hikes. “Just because it’s being rolled out doesn’t mean it can’t be amended, or it can’t be rolled out in a longer period of time.” All costs must be looked at, she added.

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Ridge tax rate set to rise 3.9 per cent Municipal portion is 2.75; overall, $98 more for average homeowner

on its financial plan, which will set the increase, during all-day meetings next Monday and Tuesday. “We realize people are under the gun. This will be the second year in a row where there’s no added services,” Mayor Ernie Daykin said last week. “We’re hearing it from our residents.” According to the overview, staff are proposing a general tax increase hike of 2.25 per cent in 2013, with another half per cent tacked on for roads and sewers. That produces a tax hike of 2.75 per cent – although residents shouldn’t break out their champagne bottles yet. With a new drainage and parks fee added on, the increase

by Phil M elnyc h u k staff reporter

Maple Ridge homeowners might be getting a break from the constant hammering of property tax increases, if the numbers work out. Instead of seeing four-per cent hikes, homeowners may only have to pay 2.75 per cent more for general operation of the district than last year. Council starts working

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springs back to 3.5 per cent. Roll in increases in water, sewer and recycling rates and homeowners will pay about 3.9 per cent more this year, compared to an increase of 5.6 per cent last year. That’s about an $98 increase over last year, on Daykin an average home valued at $410,000, according to the financial plan overview that will reach council’s desks this week.

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Last May, council told staff to pare the budget back from the customary four-percent increases for general purposes, resulting in staff coming back with the smaller increase. While there hasn’t been a petition pressuring the municipality to trim taxes as there is in Pitt Meadows, Daykin said Maple Ridge politicians are getting the message. “We’re hearing it from our residents.” But any cut in taxes means the shortfalls could have to be made up later. “There are some things you can’t put off and somebody five years from now will have to worry about,” he said. See Taxes, p11

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Resident riled about speeders on Hammond City not sure what more it can do to slow drivers down

heard complaints about the road. Police enforcement is usually tied to the volume of calls from an area. RCMP also set up Speed Watch operations along the road. “They’re very good to respond to those things,” she said of the RCMP. “Like everything else, we need more people to volunteer for Speed Watch. “We’re hearing complaints about speeding traffic throughout the entire region. It just seems to be a common experience. I don’t know what more we can do to tell people to slow down.”

by Phil M elnyc h u k staff reporter

David Neil knows that you can’t stop growth or change, it’s just that the growing numbers of speeding traffic on Hammond Road is getting to him. “It’s not just the noise, it’s the lack of respect.” Instead of following the 50 km-h speed limit, vehicles, cars, big trucks and even buses, are putting pedal to the metal and whipping down Hammond Rd., putting pedestrians and cyclists at risk, not to mention, annoying the neighbours. “Buses too, they’re all doing it,” says Neil. “Everyone is trying to bypass Lougheed Highway. It’s a lot of guys who are late for work … or are working in a work truck … and they’re driving big vehicles and they’re using our street as a shortcut to bypass the Lougheed traffic. “I’ve seen massive flatdecks with cranes on top, come screaming down doing 85 km-h plus… I just throw my hands up in the air and say, ‘What are you doing man?’ No one stands a chance there.” Neil has lived in the 19000-block of Hammond Road for five years. His front window looks out on to the road and he recently watched a disabled child try to cross the road. “No one slowing down for the guy. It’s just a matter of time.”

“Like everything else, we need more people to volunteer for Speed Watch.” Pitt Meadows Mayor Deb Walters

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David Neil wants police to monitor speeding on Hammond Road more closely. Three years ago he and his dog were hit by a mini-van, though he wasn’t hurt. Neil has called Ridge Meadows RCMP and was told police do enforce speed limits on the road. Neil says he never sees them. “Well, no they don’t.” Instead, what Neil says he sees is police parking at roadside and do-

ing cellphone or seatbelt checks. Police instead should just park at the bottom of the hill to catch people speeding down the street or near the chicane near the roundabout beneath Golden Ears Bridge, where vehicles launch themselves westbound. There are only two crossing lights, one near 200th Street and the other

on Bonson Road, he points out. Albertan and Springdale streets offer excellent radar hideouts and are never used, he points out. Even a concrete divider would help, he adds. “The cops have got to get some of these guys.” Pitt Meadows Mayor Deb Walters says it’s not the first time she’s

Neil said he e-mailed city hall, but Walters said she hasn’t seen it and likely it was forwarded to police. As long as municipalities to the east of Pitt Meadows keep growing, “People are going to come through our community and they’re going to find the quickest way possible,” Walters said. “That’s just a fact of life.” There are no plans to widen the road, she added.

Corner lot development on 240th St. finally moving ahead 167 townhomes, commercial slated by Kanaka Way by Phil M elnyc h u k staff reporter

A proposal for a huge condo complex on 240th Street shouldn’t hear many complaints from neighbours, because there aren’t any. After three years of delay, a proposal for 167 townhomes and 11 new shops at 112th Avenue – an area of fields and streams – is up for final reading at council next week. “It’s a lovely project,” Coun. Cheryl Ashlie said Monday at Maple Ridge council’s committee meeting. She wanted to know, though, if there was any room for public art, possibly to be used in designing bicycle racks. The proposal by Gold Leaf Enterprises is called Maple Heights Village and will begin with construction of the commercial section on the corner. A coffee shop

is envisioned for the corner retail unit, while 16 rental apartments will be built above. After that, work begins on townhomes, either two or three storeys in height, built on a site that’s more than nine acres in size. A public multi-use pathway will run north-south along Rainbow Creek (a tributary to Kanaka Creek) and the western boundary of the site and will connect with existing trails, while other semipublic pathways will run throughout the complex. The aim is to make the storefronts in the complex reachable by foot rather than car, council heard. Coun. Corisa Bell asked if it still was possible to attach covenants to the development to ensure owners used their garages, either conventional two-car garages or tandem types, for parking cars, not other purposes. It’s likely too late for that requirement, staff said, noting that garage use will be tackled as a policy discussion next year. The proposal originally went to council in 2009, when it received third reading.

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But the worldwide recession hit and the project was shelved for two years. Now, says a staff report, the proposal will go to council for final reading on Dec. 11. The development will be built in four phases and almost $3 million in security deposits have been posted to ensure the project is built according to the agreement with the District of Maple Ridge. As well, four acres of the site next to Rainbow Creek on the west side are being given to the district for conservation purposes, while native vegetation and bio swales to manage stormwater will be featured. The townhouses will range between 1,500 and 2,030 sq. ft. and will have seven different designs. People will be encouraged to walk throughout the complex with pathways, while units facing 112th Avenue and 240th Street will have direct access to the sidewalk and street. Other features will include a swing, a gazebo and a stormwater infiltration area with habitat features. Council voted to send on the project to its meeting next week.

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Strip-a-thon raises $22,400 for Xmas hamper Christmas wishes will come true for many more children this year after the Caddyshack’s 18th annual Strip-a-thon on Sunday raised $22,400. More than 200 people attended Sunday’s event, a ben-

efit for the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Christmas Hamper Society. Staff at the popular club, along with 15 performers, mostly from the Lower Mainland, donated their wages and

tips to the charity. “I was just surprised at the generosity in the room. It is unbelievable to watch,” said Haney Hotel general manager Yvan Charette. Both live and silent auctions

contributed to the grand total. A bra auction raised $6,800 on its own. The highest bid went for server Romana Van Lissum, whose bra that sold for $2,500. “At one point we had about

three or four of my servers on stage and the whole room was just putting money on the stage. I’ve never seen that before. It was crazy,” said Charette. An additional $1,600 was raised when bartender Garret Myers shaved his head on stage. “People were always bugging

him, “Get a haircut. Get a haircut,” explained Charette. “About a month and a half ago a patron said to him, ‘If you cut your hair on strip-athon, I’ll donate $500,’” said Charette. When Myers took to the stage, patrons continued to throw money towards the charity.

Notice of Public Hearing TAKE NOTICE THAT a Public Hearing will be held in the Council Chamber of the Municipal Hall, 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, North-East corner entrance, at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 11, 2012 to consider the following bylaws: 1) 2011-097-RZ MAPLE RIDGE ZONE AMENDING BYLAW NO. 6852-2011 LEGAL:

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RM-2 (Medium Density Apartment Residential)

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To permit the future construction of a four-storey apartment building with 22 units and an underground parkade.

2a)RZ/013/10 MAPLE RIDGE OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDING BYLAW NO. 6724-2010 LEGAL:

Lot 2, Block 6, Section 29, Township 12, New Westminster District, Plan 14756; West 7.8 chains of NE ¼ Section 29, Township 12, Except Part Subdivided by Plan 32932, New Westminster District; Lot 76, Section 32, Township 12, New Westminster District, Plan BCP27885; Lot 80, Section 32, Township 12, New Westminster District, Plan BCP27885

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22875 132 Avenue, property east of 22875 132 Avenue, 22942 and 22850 136 Avenue

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To amend Figures 2 and 3A of the Official Community Plan (as shown on Map No.792) , Conservation and Neighbourhood Park to designate Eco Cluster

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To amend Figure 4 of the Official Community Plan (as shown on Map No. 792) to designate and Conservation Neighbourhood Park

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To amend Figure 4 of the Official Community Plan (as shown on Map No. 844) to add Trail (shown as dotted line) and delete Trail (shown as solid line).

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2b)RZ/013/10 MAPLE RIDGE ZONE AMENDING BYLAW NO. 6725-2010 LEGAL:

Lot 2, Block 6 Section 29, Township 12, New Westminster District, Plan 14756; West 7.8 chains of NE ¼ Section 29, Township 12, Except: Part Subdivided by Plan 32932, New Westminster District; Lot 76, Section 32, Township 12, New Westminster District, Plan BCP27885; Lot 80, Section 32, Township 12, New Westminster District, Plan BCP27885

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22875 132 Avenue, property east of 22875 132 Avenue, 22942 and 22850 136 Avenue

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, RST (Street Townhouse Residential) , R-1 (Residential District) , , P-1 (Park and School) R-3 (Special Amenity Residential District) and RS-1b (One Family Urban [Medium Density] Residential)

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To permit the future subdivision of 76 lots in two phases for the development of single family residential, street townhouse, one agricultural lot and a neighbourhood park.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that a copy of the aforesaid bylaws and copies of staff reports and other information considered by Council relevant to the matters contained in the bylaws will also be available for public inspection at the Municipal Hall, Planning Department counter, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. from November 30, 2012 to December 11, 2012, Saturdays, Sundays and Statutory Holidays excepted. Some of this information will also be posted on the District website www.mapleridge.ca on the Mayor & Council/Council Meetings page. ALL PERSONS who deem themselves affected by any of these bylaws shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing before Council on the matters contained in the bylaws or by making a written submission to the attention of the Manager of Legislative Services or by sending an e-mail to the Clerk’s Department at clerks@mapleridge.ca, by 4:00 p.m., December 11, 2012. All written submissions and e-mails will become part of the public record. Dated this 30th day of November, 2012. Ceri Marlo Manager of Legislative Services

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Pepper-spray set off inside a Maple Ridge pub sent patrons scrambling for cover early Saturday as they fled to escape the pungent, eye-stinging mist. “People were running out of the exit and the back room, where they are not supposed to be because it engulfed the whole bar,” said Yvan Charette, general manager of the Haney Public House. According to Ridge Meadows RCMP, a dispute between two groups of people around 2:15 a.m. sparked the incident. Two men were detained by officers, said Cpl. Alanna Dunlop. They were questioned and released. One of the men involved is known to police and Charette said the gang task force was notified after the incident. There were between 40 and 50 people inside the downtown pub when pepper spray was set off just after closing time. “It really affected my business,” said Charette, adding two doormen and two waitresses got sprayed in the face. RCMP have video surveillance from the hotel to help them with the investigation. Although it may seem like an innocuous dispute ignited by a few too many drinks, Charette said police are taking the incident seriously and he expects

charges. “Because it affected so many people in the bar, it becomes a public safety issue,” he added. The patrons involved will be banned from the

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Spin doctoring The City of Pitt Meadows has proposed, not approved, a municipal tax increase for next year. It’s just starting the 2013 financial planning process, according to a statement released Friday. In it, the city suggests a “modest” 2.13 per cent general municipal tax increase, as well as a further one per cent hike for “strategic capital reserves.” That’s 3.13 per cent combined. Lucky we can add. The city also says that a one per cent increase on the price of an average home amounts to about $153,000 in revenue for the city overall, or about $14 more than last year to individual taxpayers. Yet, the city refuses to say what the total municipal property tax bill could be for an average single family homeowner in 2013? “As mentioned many times prior to this time; [sic] Council [sic] has not yet begun budget deliberations and any response would be merely speculation,” Pitt Mayor Deb Walters explained in an email Monday. Yet, the city was able to come up with those other figures, and break them up, as if to minimize them. But that’s not speculating. Fact: the overall tax bill for a single-family home in Pitt Meadows with an assessed value of $505,000 last year was $3,200; the municipal portion was $2,100, minus homeowner grants, of which the basic one was $520. But as Coun. Tracy Miyashita, in response to a media report, tweeted on Friday – the tax rate for 2013 has not been finalized. A little defensive, and contradictory, we think, considering the majority of council has been so adamant for months that having no general tax increase is not possible, despite a petition – with 1,300 signatures – requesting just that, and the fact other B.C. municipalities have accomplished as much in the past year. If an increase is so necessary, to help deal with a sudden “crisis” of aging infrastructure, as the mayor pointed out last week, then present the big picture, not just a selection of figures, omitting the very one that, in the end, could and likely will appear on tax bills – the one taxpayers care about most, the one they will have to pay. Otherwise, such defensive efforts just look like spin. – The News

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Will truth die on Deficit Hill? VICTORIA – Whatever happens in the provincial election five months from now, taxpayers should insist that it be the last spring vote. Now I know this isn’t sexy like the horse race of popularity polls so loved by the TV news. But B.C. Views integrity of public financial information Tom Fletcher is the next vital step in democratic reform, even more important than scheduled election dates. And the B.C. tradition of tabling untested election budgets, shutting down the legislature and firing up the campaign buses, has to end. The B.C. Liberals are on track to surpass the NDP on fudge-it budgets, having put millions into TV ads that insist the 2013 budget will struggle into the black. This is the hill Christy Clark has chosen to die on. Glen Clark set the modern bar with his 1996 election budget. After a run of red ink, it conjured a tidy little surplus that helped the NDP squeak out a win over the plaid-shirted Gordon Campbell. Campbell’s noisy exit had its roots in his 2009 fudge-it budget, which clung to an outdated $500-million deficit forecast that had already melted down along with banks, auto makers and U.S. real estate. After the election, British Columbians

found out we were really $2.8 billion in the red. Not one to waste a good crisis, Campbell ordered the harmonized sales tax. Now Premier Clark and Finance Minister Mike de Jong are proposing to balance the budget and shut down the HST money machine. Clark gave a speech in Coquitlam the day before last week’s budget update, warning it “won’t be pretty.” And it’s not. In September the current-year deficit forecast jumped above $1 billion, largely due to a glut of natural gas. The latest update pushed it near $1.5 billion. Natural gas royalties are bumping along the bottom, no big change there. But now coal prices and shipments are down, and a slow real estate market has pinched the flow of cash from Bill Vander Zalm’s legacy, the property purchase tax. I erred previously, saying this year’s deficit is partly due to a staged repayment of federal HST transition money. Not so. That entire $1.6 billion was booked in last year’s budget, pushing that deficit to a record $3 billion. This means the current $1.5 billion bleeder is based strictly on current revenues, debt servicing and spending. So how is this sucking chest wound going to suddenly heal next spring? De Jong provided an early version of his answer in his September financial statement. Amazingly, it projects a recovery of more than $100 million in natural gas royalties next year. Hmmm. Liquefied natural gas exports to Asia

are still years away, and the U.S., our only current energy export customer, is developing its own huge shale gas and shale oil reserves. In another forecasted miracle, sales tax revenue is expected to dip by a mere $120 million as the old provincial sales tax returns next year. In 2014, it is projected to bounce right back to where it is today, around $6.1 billion.

So how is this sucking chest wound going to suddenly heal next spring? That’s odd. When former finance minister Kevin Falcon announced the transition back to PST last May, he described annual revenue loss of about $500 million the first year, and more than $600 million the next. Granted, business investment credits and HST rebates to the poor also end, saving the government a pile of cash as this significant tax reform dies. But it still looks like another fudge-it budget, designed to help another premier avoid the political graveyard at the foot of Deficit Hill. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com (tfletcher@blackpress.ca).

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The News/letters Cohen addressed salmon poaching Editor, The News: Re: Salmon mystery far from solved (B.C. Views, Nov. 14). Discussing the Cohen Commission report on the decline of Fraser River sockeye salmon runs, Tom Fletcher writes, “Poaching on the Fraser? Cohen didn’t get around to that.” This is inaccurate. In Volume 2, Chapter 2, Page 35, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Bruce Cohen states: “I am also concerned that Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) does not estimate illegal or unauthorized catch to use in its management of the fishery. This information could be helpful to fisheries managers in a variety of ways – for example, in directing enforcement activities, allocating fishing access, and providing post-season accounting of returns.” Justice Cohen goes on to say: “I accept the evidence of those witnesses who said that conservation is best served by proactively preventing fish from being taken illegally from the water. Preventing the illegal taking of fish will likely involve a combination of community education and stewardship and on-the-ground enforcement activities. “Effective catch monitoring of all sectors is an important component of this plan, as is the realistic allocation and identification of food, social and ceremonial fish to Aboriginal groups. I do not want to suggest that afterthe-fact investigations are not also important; they are. Indeed, enforcement activities aimed at illegal sales may provide an effective deterrent to taking fish illegally out of the water.” On page 54 of the same volume: “In my view, preventing the illegal taking of fish should be the priority consideration when DFO is faced with focusing its resource expenditure within any of the three pillars.” John Newcomb Victoria

What about the rest of us? Editor, The News: We recently saw the insert “Cookies & Carols” in The News. I thought it was a pretty neat idea, until I opened it up and saw not a single carol in the booklet. What was printed were Christmas “songs.” A carol is about the birth of Jesus, our Savior, and not one of the “carols” in the booklet did that. Why did you not include some carols, for all those of us who celebrate the true meaning of Christmas? Deanna Hautz Maple Ridge

The reason we celebrate Editor, The News: The News paper dated Nov. 28, arrived with a booklet “Cookies & Carols – Festive Recipes and Christmas Carols.” As I looked through the booklet one thing was very obvious – no Christmas carols that mention Christ. These are the carols that make Christmas so special to me and I would say many other readers. There is more to Christmas than Santa Claus; it is the birthday of Jesus Christ. He is the reason we celebrate Christmas all around the world. Without any mention of Him with at least one Christmas carol is very one-sided and favors those who just believe in Mr. Santa. D. Small Maple Ridge

online comments • Rick Halas · Works at The Tri-City News: Re: Pipelines could be key to our economy (mapleridgenews.com). Sean, I would very surprised if you could show me that you are not dependent on oil for your current lifestyle as well - either by direct usage in transportation, the food you buy, your housing or the services provided by provincial or federal governments (partially derived from the sale of oil).

Hands-free mobile devices are legal, yet many drivers refuse to use them. THE NEWS/files

Why still driving with phones? Editor, The News: Last Saturday, while on the way to work at 8 a.m., my wife was involved in a serious vehicle accident in downtown Maple Ridge. A woman with a young child in the back ran through a red light and hit my wife’s car just behind the driver’s door. The severity of the hit was so intense it spun my wife’s car around three times and she ended up in a parking lot across the intersection. Her car missed being wrapped around a light pole so closely that there were paint chips from her car on the light pole. She fortunately was able to walk away and, while the child in the offending car seemed unhurt, walking around, the woman was taken away in an am-

bulance and will hopefully be OK. An RCMP officer at the scene stated that my wife should buy a lottery ticket as a 1/1,000 of a second difference could have been devastating. What makes this whole scenario so frightening is that, according to witnesses at the scene, the offending woman driver was on a cell phone, and even though there was another car in the lane next to hers stopped at the red light, she went through it without even an attempt to slow down. This comes after another relative of mine, while stopped at a red light in Maple Ridge awhile ago with her children, was rear ended by a person apparently on a cell phone who stated they didn’t see her vehicle stopped at the light. I wish I could understand, but never

will why people are unable to drive from point A to B without having to be on a phone. What is so important to them that they would rather risk their own lives, their children’s, and everyone else around them? It is apparent that the law and fines don’t deter them as you see people blatantly using their phones while driving all the time. We have the technology and I sincerely hope that if a person can be shown to be using their phone while being involved in an accident , their insurance will be voided and the authorities will come after them to recover all the costs of the accidents they cause. Doug Stanger Maple Ridge

What have bleeding hearts done to help? Editor, The News: Much criticism has been directed at me and others who question the current location of the Caring Place and the presence in our neighbourhood of druggies, prostitutes, homeless people and major and minor thieves. I have been accused of overstating some of the issues and I have also been accused of using very harsh terms to describe some of the denizens of our street corners, back alleys, our lawns and stairwells. Over the past two or three years, I have tried to discuss these issues with public officials, including the mayor and others. Their collective response has amounted to little more than a big yawn; or downplaying the seriousness of the problems. Only when I used an abrasive approach has there been any response. Well, dear critics, now that the problems have been laid bare before you, what do you suppose should be done

to restore our neighbourhood to an acceptable level of livability along the lines of that which you might tolerate in your own yuppie backyards? In fact, what in hell have any of you bleeding hearts ever done to address the situation? Maple Ridge municipal council has a social planning committee, which you might expect to deal with these matters, but they do little more than sit around, wringing their hands and more or less endorsing the current socially catastrophic mess that eats away at our downtown area like a bad virus. Neither I, nor anyone I have spoken to, wants to put the Caring Place out of business, but we expect the place to operate in the same manner in which it originally ran when it set up shop in its current location. It began as a family/neighbourhood oriented place, but has deteriorated to its current unacceptable status.

The only time in recent memory that city hall was proactive in dealing with the totally undesirable element which now pervades our downtown area is when Gord Robson sat in the mayor’s chair. Since that time, the bleeding hearts and wringing hands society have taken over and we are left with the results. The current council referred the matter to parks and recreation bureaucrats to study and come back with recommendations, as though this was some kind of a playground matter. The current problems involve complex social and medical issues and I seriously doubt any of the current municipal bureaucrats are qualified to deal with them. What is needed is a comprehensive approach involving neighbourhood residents, the business community, senior levels of government and properly qualified social planners. And please don’t tell me

that the downtown area and our neighbourhood is the best location for these people and problems they generate. Should my great-grandchildren have to witness all this crap when they visit me? Do you want them in your neighbourhood? I’m sure the answer is no. You can offer your criticism because most of you don’t live anywhere near the problem and you go home at night and leave the problems to us. Thanks a lot. Until you have first-hand witnessed prostitutes and drug pedlars openly carrying on their trade on your neighbourhood sidewalks, or have found them defecating in your front yard and back porches, or find the detritus from their activities on your property, don’t criticize me for defending my neighbourhood’s safety and sanctity. Sandy Macdougall Maple Ridge

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Budget 2013-2017 Meeting Schedule

Background Information A new home page link has been created called ‘Budget 2013-2017’ on the District website at www.mapleridge.ca. By clicking on that link you will have access to the Financial Plan and related reports, and you will also be able access background materials that Council has received throughout the year.

Department Presentations

On Monday, December 10, 2012 Council will hear a full briefing on the 2013-2017 Financial Plan starting at 9:00 am in Council Chambers. This meeting is open to the public and Council encourages citizens to attend and hear, first hand, details of the Financial Plan.

Live Budget Q&A On Monday, December 10, 2012, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm, Council will host a ‘Live Budget Q&A’ session on the 2013-2017 Financial Plan. Citizens are invited to attend this session in person in the Council Chambers, or, for the first time in our history, you can participate in the session by streaming the event live on your computer. We will take questions by email, by phone, on Facebook and on our Twitter feed as well as live from the audience. For complete details on how you can participate in this historic session go to www.mapleridge.ca and click the Budget 2013-2017 link. We will try to answer all the questions that evening, but if yours is missed, we will be posting the answers within 48 hours. We have set up a specil email address ‘budget@mapleridge.ca’ which you can use to ask questions before, during or after the live session. We look forward to answering your questions.

by Monisha M ar ti n s staff reporter

Ten drunk drivers were nabbed in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows over the weekend as Ridge Meadows RCMP and police across B.C. launched a Christmas CounterAttack campaign, targeting motorists who drink and get behind the wheel. On Friday and Saturday, police handed out several penalties, including immediate road-side suspensions as well as 90-day, threeday and 24-hour driving prohibitions. This year marks the 35th year of the CounterAttack program, which is credited for saving hundreds of lives. In 1976, the year before CounterAttack road checks started, more than 300 people were killed in impaired driving crashes a year in B.C. While attitudes towards drinking and driving have changed considerably since then, an average of 113 lives are still lost each year and impaired driving remains the second leading cause of car

crash fatalities in B.C. “The CounterAttack program is a remarkable initiative that has helped save countless lives, but we still have work to do,” said Mary Polak, B.C’s minister of transportation and infrastructure. “The reality is 31 per cent of fatal crashes that occur every year in B.C. involve impaired driving. These are tragedies we can all help to prevent – when you celebrate this holiday season with your family and friends, make sure you plan ahead for a safe ride home.” If your festivities involve alcohol, arrange for a designated driver or use other safe options to get home safely — call a taxi, take transit or call a sober friend. Another option is Operation Red Nose, a volunteer service in 13 host communities across B.C. that provides safe rides home for drivers and their passengers. “We don’t want to see another family suffer the tragic loss of a loved one at the hand of an impaired driver. This is why our dedicated officers will be out in full force during the holidays conducting CounterAttack road checks across the province,” said chief constable Ja-

mie Graham, chair of the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police traffic safety committee.

Operation Red Nose To volunteer for Operation Red Nose, call 604-515-NOSE (6673). Application are available at the local RCMP office. To book a ride call 604-515-6673 or 1-877604-NOSE. This year the service will be in operation between 9 p.m. until 3 a.m. Dec. 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, and 31.

Regional stats Regional statistics, on average: • 32 people are killed each year in the Lower Mainland in impaired-related crashes; • 25 people are killed each year in North Central B.C. in impaired-related crashes; • 36 people are killed each year in the Southern Interior in impaired-related crashes. • 21 people are killed each year on Vancouver Island in impaired-related crashes. – annual averages from 2007-2011 police-reported data. Impaired-driving related data includes alcohol, illegal drugs and medicine.

Public Notice Maple Ridge Vacant/Abandoned Building Bylaw No. 6958-2012

11995 Haney Place Maple Ridge, BC V2X 6A9 Phone 604-463-5221

On November 27, 2012, Maple Ridge Council gave three readings to Maple Ridge Vacant/ Abandoned Building Bylaw No. 6958-2012. The bylaw sets out requirements for owners of vacant/abandoned buildings on securing their buildings against unauthorized entry or occupation. This bylaw will be considered for final adoption by Maple Ridge Council on December 11, 2012. All persons who deem themselves affected by the adoption of the bylaw shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard by making a written submission to the attention of the Manager of Legislative Services or by sending an e-mail to cmarlo@mapleridge.ca by 4:00pm on December 11, 2012. All written submissions and e-mails will become part of the public record. The bylaw is available on the District website at www.mapleridge.ca under the ‘Bylaws and Regulations’ tab or at the Municipal Hall Reception Desk, Monday to Friday between 8:00am – 4:00pm. 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 6A9 Tel: 604-463-5221 • Fax: 604-467-7329

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The number of educators in the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school district earning more than $100,000 rose to 55 from 46 in the past year. Superintendent Jan Unwin topped the list with a total remuneration of $185,000, including expenses. Last year her salary was $175,000 (figures rounded to the nearest $1,000), which placed her 13th among school district employees in the province. Next, district principal Hardeep Dhillon was paid $131,000, which was $6,000 less than the previous year. Director of instruction (K-12) David Vandergugten’s reimbursement rose slightly to $137,000 from $136,000. Deputy superintendent Laurie Meston went to $147,000 from $132,000. Director of instruction (secondary and adult) Stewart Sonne received $132,000 in each of the past two years. Mike Murray, chairman of the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Board of Education, said the district is no different than others in the province. “Contracts are determined by the standards in our industry,” he said. “Our district would be no different than any other.” He said the board’s “succession planning” is aimed at ensuring the district is able to attract and retain qualified staff. He said school district administrator salaries are generally less than their counterparts in municipal government or other sectors, such as health.

“We’re in line with public and private sector salaries,” Murray said. Maple Ridge Teachers Association president George Serra was not critical of the administration salaries. “Our school district, unlike some I hear about, has been good about being less top heavy,” he said. “From our perspective, a really good administrator is worth their weight in gold.” The schedule of remuneration is a public document that lists all employees whose remuneration exceeds $75,000. It shows the board paid $94 million in remuneration, and another $569,000 in expenses.

“From our perspective, a really good administrator is worth their weight in gold.” Mike Murray, school board chair Of that $94 million, $53 million was for employees who earn less than $75,000. Serra said the board faces higher-thanexpected salaries because the level of retirement has dropped – he guesses because of the financial climate. “With economic times the way they are, people are reluctant to retire.” Elected officials earned a combined $138,000, with $15,000 in expenses. The top paid trustees were Susan Carr, Ken Clarkson, David Rempel and Eleanor Palis at approximately $20,000 each.

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Bell wanted ‘zero’ tax increase scenario Taxes from front

Coun. Corisa Bell wants to take more time if necessary to discuss the budget. “This year, if we’re not feeling on the same page, we should have more time with so we can get on the same page.” Bell wanted the finance department to devise three tax scenarios and what the implications would be for the district with tax increases of zero, 3.25 and four per cent. The latter was the original target for the five-year-plan before council told staff to pare that

down last spring. But Bell said she’s never been told why those scenarios can’t be created. “That’s not happening. I have no idea why not.” She pointed out that council salaries have been frozen for its entire three-year term and wanted a discussion about salary increases. “I think we should be setting an example for our citizens that we feel what they’re going [through] and that we’re with them.” Council will also be hearing it from residents in a new way next Monday from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.,

when the meeting will be live streamed on the Internet. A moderator will respond to questions via Twitter, Facebook and e-mail. People can also attend in person at council chambers. The budget lays out several capital projects, but still not included in budget discussions is the $5 to $10 million needed for a new Maple Ridge Museum, $20 million for a new sports complex in Albion and $15 million for a new overpass into the Albion Industrial Area.

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80 per cent, meaning firefighters get to a call within seven minutes of the alarm, 80 per cent of the time. In 2003, prior to moving to full-time/part-time force, when the department relied mainly on paid on-call firefighters, the ratio was only 30 per cent. Coun. Cheryl Ashlie asked if there was a way of measuring the benefits of a combined force. That should be apparent in fewer fires and lower fire-fighting costs, Grootendorst said. This past year, though, was a bad one. There was a major construction fire, destroying at least four homes in Silver Valley, in September, as well a major mill fire Whonnock in August. Fire department figures show that Maple Ridge is third lowest in the region in terms of cost per capita. Maple Ridge Fire Department rings in at $128

versus $61 for Pitt Meadows, which has only a paid-on-call staff. The New Westminster fire department has the highest cost per capita at $235. When it comes to senior staffing, the department has four assistant chiefs and two fire chiefs. That number has remained constant since 2000, when the number of chief officers rose from five to six, Grootendorst explained. Other departments have another level of support, leading to more fire administrators in a department, he pointed out. Firefighters still spend most of their emergency calls fighting fires, followed by, in descending order: medical emergencies, car crashes, alarms, explosions, burning complaints and calls about power lines falling down. Unlike some fire departments, which follow the “no call too small” policy, Maple Ridge only

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Parade of lights (Clockwise) Judges keep warm while watching the Santa Claus Parade on Saturday in downtown Maple Ridge; hundreds of people line 224th Street for the parade; members of Green Singer perform original and traditional Christmas songs on the bandstand; members of the 1st Haney Cub Scouts walk down 224th Street. see slideshow @ mapleridgenews.com.

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B.C. backs down on flu vaccine edict No punishment for health workers who refuse shots, masks this year

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The province has granted a oneyear reprieve from its directive that health workers wear a mask this flu season if they refuse to be vaccinated. Those who don’t comply won’t be disciplined, deputy health minister Graham Whitmarsh said in a Nov. 30 letter to health authorities. Enforcement that was to begin Dec. 1 is on hold while the ministry carries out more consultation with unions and other affected staff to help determine how best to fully implement the flu control policy, he said. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall gave the needleor-mask order this summer, citing an inadequate flu immunization rate of less than 50 per cent among B.C. health care workers despite free shots and much encouragement. But unions denounced the policy as a privacy violation, saying the threat of discipline to compel unvaccinated workers to wear masks would have forced them to disclose their decision not to get a flu shot. Those who did get vaccinated were expected to wear badges or a k f o r th

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more than 60 per cent of full-time health workers are now vaccinated. And Fraser Health reported an even higher rate of more than 70 per cent of full-time staff vaccinated as of last Thursday, a number that’s expected to climb further. A ministry spokesperson called the decision not to enforce in the transitional year a “balanced and measured approach.” The rule was to apply to hospitals, long-term care homes and other publicly funded health facilities and included health authority staff, doctors, volunteers, students, contractors and vendors who work in patient contact areas. The ministry will continue to encourage workers to get vaccinated to reduce the risk of flu transmission to vulnerable patients and seniors.

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The Committee functions as an independent policy making body. The purpose of the Committee is to advise both Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Councils on matters relating to the improvement of the communities’ response to accessibility issues for people with disabilities. The District of Maple Ridge, City of Pitt Meadows and School District No. 42 are active participants in this initiative. The Committee encourages persons with disabilities to apply. Letters of Interest are being sought for the following positions: • Two vacancies for Pitt Meadows Citizen-at-Large members to begin January 1, 2013 for a term that will expire December 31, 2014. Letters should include an indication of why the candidate wishes to serve, along with their professional and community involvement background. An on-line application form is available on the District website under the Municipal Hall - Committees and Commissions tab. http://www.mapleridge.ca/EN/main/municipal/committees_commissions.html For further information, please contact Petra Frederick, Recreation Manager Community Connections, Parks & Leisure Services at pfrederick@mapleridge.ca. Applications and inquiries for all committees may be directed to ~ Tracy Camire, Clerks Department: tcamire@mapleridge.ca Please Note: Applications will be accepted until Monday, December 14, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.

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year, Mostrenko told the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Good Neighbour Program that this year they wanted to help the biggest family they could find. The kids carry a lot of the freight – they collect bottles door-to-door, sort the bottles and cans into bags, help pick out Christmas presents for the sponsored family, then wrap the gifts for delivery. Mostrenko said the idea for the fundraiser came from an across-the-fences conversation about Christmas giving. “We were all talking about how our kids get everything for Christmas,” she said. These parents wanted to do something to make kids better

appreciate their Lego sets, RC cars and iPods; to realize that some kids aren’t so fortunate, and that they can help make a difference. This year the bottle drive will be held on Dec. 16. The neighbourhood will come together for the event, serve hot chocolate and hot dogs, and keep it fun. Their presents will be delivered to the sponsored family on Dec. 23. “We wanted to issue a challenge to other neighbourhoods to do the same,” said Mostrenko. “It’s a great way to meet your neighbours, and teach your children the true meaning of Christmas.”

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Halloween trick or treating met the giving spirit of Christmas on Monday morning, as students from Kanaka Creek elementary gave away bags of their Halloween candy to the residents of Willow Senior Living Residence. Teachers and husband/wife Paul and Debby Moran asked their students, in Grades 3 and 6, to save a handful of

their Halloween candy for the project. On Nov. 1, they had a vast pile of chocolate and candy at the school. Grade 6 student Claire Bruce said her classmates did not mind giving up some of the candy from their personal Oct. 31 stash. “It’s not a big deal – you get so much, you can give a little away,” she said. “Everyone was super supportive.” The students coloured some 400 paper bags with Christmas and winter scenes. They divided up choco-

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In 1933, Sears started its Christmas catalogue tradition that, in the decades to come, would make the Wish Book a wellknown and eagerly anticipated item each year. While a virtual pin board is certainly the way of the future, one cannot help but lament the loss of flipping through the Wish Book, cutting out pages and recreating one’s own ‘dream book’ in tangible form. Not only as an exercise in imagination, but from a historical perspective, it becomes harder and harder to track prices of goods and what is popular from one decade to the next. If all of this information becomes stored, or most likely, deleted data, how will it be searchable 50 or 100 years from now? Allison White is the curator of the Maple Ridge Museum.

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way through Surrey roads to get to the Pattullo before facing already severe congestion in New Westminster. Some drivers are dead-set against having to pay to drive over a bridge and vow to boycott the bridge. Other observers are more optimistic, saying the province’s decision to offer half-price tolls as well as other incentives to sign up for TReO should ensure many drivers at least try out the system. That may convince many to stick with it despite the cost once they’re hooked by the ease of the new corridor. Tens of thousands of drivers clogged phone lines and the TReO website Friday to get a credit for 20 free trips by a Friday midnight deadline. More than 60,000 new drivers signed up that day and more than 500,000 vehicles are now registered. The province has promised tolls will come off the bridge in 2050 when the $3.3-billion highway improvement project is fully paid off. But some experts say

one of the bridge’s legacies may have been to create a perception of unfair treatment – with tolls applied to bridges in just one part of the region – igniting an ongoing debate about “fair tolling” reforms that could see all major roads eventually tolled. It will be Metro Vancouver’s second toll bridge, after the Golden Ears Bridge, which is run by TransLink. The project is not strictly a bridge. The highway itself has been expanded and dozens of overpasses have been rebuilt or added along the 37-kilometre corridor. HOV lanes now extend another 20 kilometres east – all the way to Langley – easing the commute for those who are able to car-pool. HOV lane users who register as such and travel during peak hours also get a 25 per cent discount. Heavy trucks that travel overnight get a 50 per cent discount. Work on the western sections of Highway 1 in Burnaby won’t be complete until the end of 2013. See Port Mann, p20

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pass – $75 a month while the half-price toll is in effect rising to $150 in a year’s time. How residents respond to the tolls remains to be seen. There are fears drivers who refuse to pay will then clog the free Pattullo Bridge, Alex Fraser Bridge and even the Massey Tunnel. “Words cannot explain how sad I am that the Port Mann Bridge is tolled now,” tweeted Sophie Thompson. “Looks like I’m stranded in Surrey.” Port Mann/Highway 1 project officials predict the net diversion will be modest, with significant numbers of drivers coming back to the corridor who have shunned it for years because of heavy congestion. The northeast section of the South Fraser Perimeter Road is also now open, providing a new link through Surrey to the Pattullo Bridge for motorists seeking a free untolled crossing. But since westbound traffic would have to get on the SFPR at 176 Street, much toll-averse traffic must wend its

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SFPR now open as new highway Bottleneck near King George may slow access to free Pattullo Bridge by Jef f Nage l Black Press

The eastern third of the South Fraser Perimeter Road opened Saturday and has now been named Highway 17. The 10-kilometre leg of B.C.’s newest highway initially connects Highway 1 at 176 Street to 136 Street in Surrey and is promoted by the province as the quick alternate route to the free Pattullo Bridge for motorists who don’t want to pay tolls to cross the new Port Mann Bridge. But NDP transportation critic Harry Bains said motorists who use it to get to the Pattullo are in for a “huge traffic jam” between the 136 Street end of the perimeter road and King George Boulevard, where four lanes constrict to two. “They’ll come to almost a sudden stop on a very narrow side street,” he said. “Then if they pass that choke point, we all know the Pattullo Bridge as it is now is over capacity. It’s hard to imagine it can handle any more traffic.” Bains said that means the Pattullo won’t offer a reasonable free alternative, forcing drivers to either pay up on the Port Mann or divert further to the Alex Fraser Bridge. Eight lanes opened up Saturday over the Port Mann but tolls won’t kick in until Dec. 8, after which the effects of the initial halfprice toll on traffic diversion should become more apparent. The existing Highway 17 to the Tsawwassen ferry terminal from Highway 99 has been renumbered Highway 17A. The perimeter road project used “quiet

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in the way or in those quantities and at the price health authorities can afford,” he said. And at the end of the day, he said, food purchases come out of the health care budget. “Health authorities are trying to focus as much of their budget as they can on patient care,” he said. Les called the NDP plan “simplistic” because “when the rubber of reality hits the road, it’s not that easy” for hospitals to buy locally. However, Dix said 33 states and provinces,

“Most people’s diets are too high in sodium, so when they come to hospital they feel the food is bland.” Anna Marie D’Angelo, senior media relations officer VCHA health authorities and the seasonal nature of produce makes it a more complicated matter. “I’m not aware of any producer in the Fraser Valley is geared up or able to produce food

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“That’s what we’d like to see more of,” Dix said later, adding that the FHA’s contractual agreements don’t preclude it from buying locally. “There’s clearly room to buy local to improve the quality of food,” he added. According to a recent survey of acute care patients in the FHA, only 54 percent of those who responded found the food served in area hospitals satisfactory. D’Angelo suggested that’s not surprising since the sodium content of hospital food is reduced for health reasons. “Most people’s diets are too high in sodium, so when they come to hospital they feel the food is bland,” she said. “We are always adjusting our menus to support the better health of patients and residents, and buying local, when we are able, is one of the ways we do this,” she said. The FHA serves about five million meals to patients and residents every year, she said, spending about $9.7 million.

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Metro Vancouver intends to add turbines to generate hydroelectric power at its North Shore dams that hold back the Capilano and Seymour reservoirs. And regional district reps are giving assurances the diversion of water for power revenue won’t leave fish high and dry without enough water to survive. Metro estimates it would earn $6 to $10 million a year from the electricity that would be generated at the proposed 16-megawatt Capilano hydro project beside the Cleveland Dam. That would be a new net source of revenue after the $75 to $90 million capital project is paid off over about 10 to 15 years. A smaller power station costing $25 to $40 million would be built later at Seymour. It would generate less power and earn $1.3 million to $2.3 million from energy sales, taking 20 to 35 years before the capital cost would be paid off. Power sales would help pay for Metro’s water system — the region is steadily ratcheting up utility fees to residents in order to upgrade water and sewer infrastructure. “There will be no negative aspects to this,” pledged North Vancouver City Mayor Darrell Mussatto, chair of Met-

ro’s utilities committee. “We’re not talking about whether we build a dam or not. The dam stays at the same height and it stays where it is.” Metro estimates it can safely divert some water to turn the turbines in the rainy months of the year without running short for drinking water. “It’s only when we have excess spill water going over the dam that we’ll be doing this,” Mussatto said. Metro also promises better flow control and other upgrades that will improve conditions for salmon, which can sometimes be stranded at low water during dry months or die falling over the Cleveland dam. The Metro board adopted its Joint Water Use Plan for the two reservoirs after two years of technical study. The drinking water supply and fish habitat considerations would come first, ahead of power-generation goals, according to the plan, which sets minimum mandatory water levels to protect salmonids. Of particular concern is a run of steelhead that lay eggs in the gravel below the Cleveland Dam in early July. “That’s one of the most endangered fish runs in the province,” said Vancouver Coun. Heather Deal, who chairs Metro’s environment and parks committee. “We need to make sure the gravel is sufficiently watered to keep those eggs alive until they’re able to hatch.” Watershed Watch Salmon Society execu-

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Metro mulls rule changes on meeting compensation for politicians by Jef f Nage l Black Press

Metro Vancouver directors may soon be paid less to attend special events like conferences, conventions and seminars. The mayors and councillors who serve on the regional district board now get at least $346 to compensate them for their time spent at authorized external meetings and for their travel time. The fee doubles to $692 if an event runs longer than four hours. A Metro staff report recommends chopping the payment to a flat rate of $100 per day for time spent. But directors at the finance committee were split recently on whether to go ahead with the change and have asked staff for more information. Delta Mayor Lois Jackson said it might be a hardship for some directors who have professional jobs where they’re paid considerably more than $100 a day. “Their time is valuable – it’s not throwaway time,” Jackson said. Asked why directors should be paid more for such meetings by Metro Vancouver when they’re already paid a councillor’s or mayor’s salary from

their own municipality, Jackson said appearing at conferences or seminars on behalf of Metro often requires considerable preparation. “Do we just ask people to do everything for nothing?” she asked. “We have to be careful we don’t turn so many people away from politics we end up with people who perhaps shouldn’t be there.” The Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation (CTF) this week called on five politicians to return more than $2,000 in meeting fees they collected for attending Metro’s Zero Waste Challenge conference Sept. 14. Twenty non-elected speakers at the conference volunteered their time and waived fees, but $346 fees were paid to Jackson, Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan, Surrey Coun. Marvin Hunt and Vancouver Coun. Andrea Reimer. Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie received $692 for 7.5 hours of time spent. “While the experts worked for free, our local politicians cashed in at anywhere from $92 to $230 per hour,” CTF B.C. Director Jordan Bateman said, adding the event cost Metro a total of nearly $100,000 in various rental, equipment and other costs. “If only the Zero Waste in the title of this conference referred to our tax dollars. Unfortunately, our trash seems to get more care and attention than our money.”

Jackson accused Bateman of taking potshots at politicians to get publicity for the CTF while refusing to be transparent about his own pay. “He can’t have it both ways,” she said. “I’m sure he doesn’t do what he does for nothing. I tried to Google it and it’s not there.” If Metro’s board endorse the changes, staff will draw up a bylaw. The proposed reduction would not apply to the fees directors get to attend regular Metro board and committee meetings. Those meeting fees – also $346, doubling after four hours – have steadily risen due to a Metro policy of indexing them to the median of Metro mayors’ salaries. When one or more cities raise their mayors’ pay, the regional fees have gone up as a result, and that has sometimes been used to justify more cities raising their mayoral salaries. The staff report doesn’t suggest changing the formula, but notes cities have been reporting mayoral salaries inconsistently, some failing to include car allowances, for example. All allowances should be included, it said, but the recalculation of Metro fees would only happen once every three years. In intervening years, the fees would be adjusted for inflation. Metro directors received nearly $714,000 through meeting fees last year, plus $44,000 in travel expenses.

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“This is an issue of international importance and it can’t be decided by a handful of staff at the port.” The Fraser Surrey Docks plan would see coal loaded onto barges, which would then sail to Texada Island for transfer to deep-sea freighters. Delta Mayor Lois Jackson said she’s “very concerned” about the proposal and said Delta council has summoned port reps to discuss it. “I think the coal dust is something people are really concerned about,” she said. Coal already rolls on the BNSF tracks through Tsawwassen to Westshore Terminals’ export facility, but Jackson said she’d want more information before more coal trains going through North Delta to the proposed Surrey terminal get the green light. “I would have to have a lot more convincing that we would have no by product or coal dust emanating from those trains.” The two proposals

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export terminal on the Fraser River in Surrey and expand an existing one in North Vancouver. Fraser Surrey Docks has applied to build a terminal in Surrey that would bring in thermal coal from Wyoming via the BNSF railway that runs through White Rock and Delta. It proposes to export four million tonnes of coal a year initially, with potential to double that later. Meanwhile, Neptune Terminals aims to increase its exports of B.C.mined metallurgical coal used in steelmaking from 12 million to 18 million tonnes. To activists like Kevin Washbrook, of the group Voters Taking Action on Climate Change, it’s another case of B.C. becoming the outlet for fossil fuels that will be burned in Asia and warm the planet toward dangerously irreversible levels. “If these two plans go ahead, Metro Vancouver will be the largest exporter of coal in North America,” Washbrook said.

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would increase Port Metro Vancouver coal exports from 40 million to 54 million tonnes per year. Port Metro Vancouver director of planning and development Jim Crandles said civic zoning doesn’t apply but the applications have been referred to Surrey and North Vancouver for comment, and Delta and New Westminster have also been notified. The port has also notified nearby residents. Crandles said the port is doing a technical review that will consider environmental and neighbourhood issues such as noise and local air pollution, but not potential climate change implications. “The port is here to facilitate trade,” he said. “We will make sure the high standards the port is accustomed to are adhered to in both of these projects.” He expects decisions by year end for Neptune’s application and early in the new year for Fraser Surrey Docks. The Fraser Surrey Docks proposal calls for one coal train a day arriving and loading directly to barge, without coal being stockpiled on site. Crandles said Fraser Surrey Docks is currently underused, so fewer trains have been going there than in the past and the increase for coal exports wouldn’t come close to returning rail traffic to historic peak levels. More coal trains to Neptune in North Vancouver would come through the region via the CP or CN rail lines.

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(From left) Kaleigh Polderman plays Princess Beauty, Brandalyn Mescas as Prince Jabulani from Africa and Steve Bradley is Queen Camilla, the traditional pantomime “Dame” in SPECC-tacular Productions Sleeping Beauty, which opens at the ACT next week.

Dream and laugh with Sleeping Beauty sPeCC-tacular Productions keeps up a Maple Ridge Christmas tradition with a pantomime by M o ni s ha M a r tin s staff reporter

aleigh Polderman sucks in her belly in an effort to make her voice squeak. Finding just the right pitch is essential to transform into Princess Beauty. There’s a fine balance between sounded like a dainty, royal heir and Minnie Mouse. “I’ve had to try different voices,” says Polderman, who plays the slumbering princess in SPECC-tacular Productions Christmas pantomime Sleeping Beauty. The 18-year-old caught the acting bug in her last year of high school when she was cast in the Garibaldi secondary musical Legally Blonde. She auditioned for Sleeping Beauty on a whim, mistaking it for the Disney cartoon classic with its happily-ever-after ending and catchy songs. “On the first day of practice I thought this isn’t Disney. What’s going on here?,” says Polderman, with a laugh. A love-struck princess, Polderman’s Beauty is a cross between the Princess Buttercup from the movie the Princess Bride and her Disney progenitors. “I’m just really happy all the time,” says Polderman. That’s what happens when you have a good sleep. “100 years is a lot of beauty rest,” she adds. A Christmas tradition in the U.K. and its former colonies, pantomime is a peculiarly British tradition of winter musical theatre. Pantos are as much a part of Christmas as elves, Santa and turkey. They are a wonderful mix of song, dance, comedy,

slapstick, magic, innuendo-riddled word-play, cross-dressing, and of course, audience participation. Although Derek Boe lapses into a clipped Cockney accent somewhat unconsciously, he’s never seen a panto himself. As FixIt, the palace handy man, he’s an integral part of panto formula - one of the characters who drums up laughs and boos from the audiences. Boe’s FixIt weaves an interesting and funny tale about everyone and everything that goes on the kingdom. He’s cheeky

“A lot of good British comics always played the Dame.” steve Bradley, actor

but not very good at telling jokes. “He’s more the person who does something and it’s ends up being funny because he doesn’t realize what’s going on,” explain Boe, 16. With lavish sets created by Susan Crape, beautiful costumes by Julie Milroy, brilliant musical numbers, amazing illusions and lots of comedy, SPECC-tacular promises that Sleeping Beauty will be their funniest and most magical pantomime yet. The show is adapted and directed by Ed Marshall, with choreography and dancers by Susan Mitchell of The Maple Ridge Dance Circle.

As musical director, Su Wolfe has chosen a slew of modern toe-tapping, finger-snapping ditties that set the pace of the show. As Prince Jabulani from Africa, Port Coquitlam’s Brandalyn Mescas has had to shed her feminine wiles. “That’s been a little hard,” says Mescas, whose been acting since she was a child. At first, she embodied a macho, gruff-voiced prince. A character she was forced to kill for being too much like a man. The panto prince, who is always played by pretty, feminine woman, has to walk a fine line. “It’s only just recently that I’ve finally figured it out,” says Mescas, part of a cast of more 60 who have been practising three times a week since September. “I’m kind of this dry, good humoured prince. So you have to be very strict with your face and be very serious all the time. I’m the character who sets up all the jokes for the other characters,” she explains. But keeping a straight face has been rather hard for Mescas, who is paired with Steve Bradley - the pantos Dame Queen Camilla, who is constantly cracking jokes and trying to trick his cast mates into slipping up. A seasoned amateur actor whose played Bill Sykes in Oliver and Bob Crachet in The Christmas Carol, Bradley has coveted the role of the “Dame” since he was a child growing up near Birmingham in the U.K. A traditional panto character, the dame is a continuation of en travesti portrayal of female characters by male actors in drag. They are common not only in panto but opera and ballet. “A lot of the good British comics always played the Dame,” says Bradley who is taking his cues from the British actor George Lacy, who was regarded as one of the greatest dames of his era. see Panto, p32

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Maple Ridge Art Gallery Ensemble 2012 November 24 – December 20 Annual juried group show and sale of art and ﬁne craft. Sleeping Beauty December 11 – 15 SPECC-tacular Productions’ Christmas pantomime. Winter Harp December 16 – 3:00 & 7:00 pm One of the most hauntingly beautiful Christmas concerts you will ever attend. VSO Traditional Christmas December 23 – 4:00 & 7:30 p.m. heartwarming Christmas music and carols, hosted by Christopher Gaze. The Wizard of Oz January 18 – 19 Take a trip down memory lane with the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Arts Council and Bergthorson Academy of the Arts’ musical theatre arts program. B.C. Beats – Andrew Allen with Laurell and Stef Lang January 26 – 8:00 p.m. Great beats, memorable hooks and honest storytelling. Lobby Nights @ The ACT Songstage with Ivan Boudreau Dec 11 – 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. SFU Philosopher’s Café Dec 23 – 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Bradley spends rehearsals in a triple-D bra, a huge hooped skirt, size 15 gold pumps and a wig that makes him seven feet tall. He’s perfected the soft, lady-like swaying, falsetto voice and effeminate wrist-flick. “When you switch the roles with gender it allows for all this comedy to happen,” he says.

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Tuesday, Dec. 11 • SPECC-tacular Productions Theatre Group presents “Sleeping Beauty”, a Christmas pantomime playing at the ACT until Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m. On Dec. 15 a matinee will play at 1 p.m. as well as a 6 p.m. show. Tickets are available at The ACT , 11944 Haney Place in Maple Ridge.

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Flames keep the faith through adversity Losses against division rivals over the weekend by Nei l Corbe tt staff reporter

If the Ridge Meadows Flames are going to get better, the improvement will have to come from within. Teams in the Pacific International Junior Hockey League (PIJHL) had to cut down to 25 players by the weekend. With 23 players and just two cards left to sign more, the roster is nearly set. Coming off two weekend losses at home, with the team’s record dropped to 7-11-2-2, there could be reason for Flames fans to have concerns. On Friday night they lost 4-1 to the Aldergrove Kodiaks. The game was closer than the score. Ridge trailed 1-0 after the first period despite outshooting their opponent 12-8. In the last minute of the second period a costly mistake saw a Kodiak player left unmarked beside the net tip a shot/pass behind Flames goaltender R.J. Bruni to see the Kodiaks pull away 2-0. The only Flames goal of the game came midway through the third period, as Paul Piluso scored assisted by Travis Oddy. Saturday night the Flames lost to the Abbotsford Pilots 7-3. Oddy had a goal and an assist, and the game’s third star, Christopher Nakamura, also scored. Bruni allowed seven goals on 38 shots. “Abby looked like the Harlem Globetrotters against us,” remarked Flames owner Andrew Ileander. “We get pinned in our end.” He said lately the team has struggled to recover pucks in their own end and break out of the defensive

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Ridge Meadows Flames player Sean Pesut tries to make moves on Aldergrove Kodiak Stefan Gonzalez (77) with MacLean Hewitt on his back during Friday’s action. zone. Right now his wish list contains a pair of veteran defencemen. The team has until Jan. 10, 2013 to play its last two cards, and finalize its roster. Ileander is confident the forwards will be able to produce on offence, and he has faith in his goaltending tandem of Wes McLeod and the rookie Bruni. Coach Jamie Fiset said the Flames lost two defencemen from its topfour pairings right at the start of the season. As a result, guys who

would have been depth players are being asked to log a lot of minutes. The team has eight rookies, and “we’re giving these rookies a much larger role,” said Fiset. So, improvement is coming, as long as the team stays confident. “There are lots of things not clicking for us now,” allowed Fiset. “But we all agree – we are confident that things will be different. The Flames have a busy schedule ahead of them. Beginning tomorrow night they play four games in

six nights. They get another shot at the Kodiaks on Wednesday in Aldergrove. Friday night they host the Port Moody Black Panthers at Planet Ice, with a 7:30 p.m. start. Saturday they are in Abbotsford, and then Tuesday in Delta.

Snapshots • On Friday night the Flames will host awards presentations by the Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey As-

sociation between periods, given to standouts from the 2011-2012 season. • On Dec. 14 the Flames will host a Teddy Bear Toss, and fans can bring a new stuffed animal or other toy, and throw it on the ice during intermission. They will be collected and donated to Christmas children’s charities. • At every home game for the rest of the year the Flames will accept donations for the Friends in Need Food Bank.

Pitt Meadows hosts telus Basketball Classic game today two local games slated as part of prestigious hoops tournament The Pitt Meadows Marauders begin the prestigious Telus Basketball Classic today, as they host a game at 1:30 p.m. against the Sardis Falcons. Thursday the action continues against either Archbishop Carney or fourth-ranked White Rock Christian, again at 1:30 p.m. Coach Rich Goulet said the Telus tourney is a great event, both for the high profile it enjoys and also the scholarships that are

made available to each team. “It’s the premier tournament in the province,” he said. Pitt ranked second in B.C. for most of last season, but returned just one starter this year, and despite an eighth-place ranking, the team has not been getting good results early on. The Marauder started the exhibition season last Monday, defeating the Argyle Pipers 75-36, led by Goulet shooting guard Sebastien Marshall and his 28 points.

But they lost to Handsworth on Tuesday 66-60. Marshall had 24. Then they went to the Kamloops Tournament from Thursday through Saturday, where they opened against Handsworth and again lost, this time 87-69. Alejandro Canjura sparked the offence with 16 points. They next beat the tough Kelowna Owls, the province’s ninth-ranked team, in a 62-60 battle. “We were rebounding like crazy, and we really limited their chances in the

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second half,” said Goulet. He played everyone one the bench, and is still seeing who will slot into roles on the team. “They’re all gamers – everyone can play.” The Marauder junior boys easily won their side of the Kamloops tournament, going a 5-0 with wins over Argyle, Handsworth, Sahali, Kelowna and Handsworth again in the final. Graham Smith was a junior tournament all-star, and the big centre also moved up to play with the senior team against Kelowna, and played standout defence.

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Sparkes upset in extra end Craig Nixon’s rink from Langley grabbed a narrow 6-5 extra-end victory over favourite Bernie Sparkes in the Haney Master Bonspiel, held on the weekend at Golden Ears Winter Club. Nixon drew down to the button on his last rock to edge Sparkes in the final game of the three-day bonspiel. The event featuring 24 teams from thoughout the Lower Mainland. Sparkes, a three-time Brier champion, had a chance to win the game in the eighth end, but his takeout shot rolled out and gave Nixon the chance he needed to secure the championship. Nixon ended up with a 5-0 record in the Master’s bonspiel and secured the 55th annual Ralph Haney Trophy.

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Two teams from B.C. are taking part in the Grand Slam of Curling Canadian Open in Kelowna from Dec. 12 to 16, and a Maple Ridge curler will be part of the action. The Brent Pierce rink of New Westminster will be competing against 18 of the top men’s curling teams in the world, including Vancouver 2010 Olympic gold medalist Kevin Martin and world champions Jeff Stoughton and Glenn Howard. The event will air on Sportsnet. Pierce curls at the Royal City Curling Club. His team consists of third Jeff Richard (Kelowna) as well as lead Grant Dezura (Maple Ridge) and second Kevin Recksiedler (Port Moody). The other B.C. team taking part is Jim Cotter’s rink out of Vernon. Team Pierce is B.C.’s second-highest ranking team based on CTRS points, behind Cotter.

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Dog fight Brando Kotarski, centre midfielder for WCAGFC United Bulldogs, battles for the ball during a U-16 Division 3 game against the Aldergrove United Mavericks at Albion Sports Fields on Saturday. The Bulldogs are undefeated this season, and have one more game, against Langley on Saturday, before playoffs.

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Four members of the Maple Ridge Boxing Club won their bouts at a fight night at the Mission City Boxing Club on Saturday. In the main event, Sasan Haghaihat-Joo won his fight against Victoria’s Michael Poole in the elite 165-pound class by unanimous decision. He was also selected the best boxer of the night. Zack Van Den Boogaard, 21, won his fight with Mission’s Alex Kippes in the elite 185-pound class. Jordan Onstead, 21, won his third fight, in the 138-pound novice class by referee decision. He took the event in the second round, after his opponent was given his second standing eight count. Cameron Crockett, 13, won his first fight in the junior novice 100 pound class. Junior novice Jacob Voronov won by default when his opponent did not show up.

Barracudas win tourney in Kamloops The Meadow Ridge Barracudas midget girls won gold in their division at the Kamloops Female Hockey Tournament recently. Meadow Ridge went 24-0 in aggregate scoring during their roundrobin games, with MVP performances by Julia Wood, Paige Magnusson and goalie Danielle Cloutier. All three Barracuda lines were equally represented on the score sheet, a key factor for their success in the tournament. In the semi-final, Meadow Ridge defeated Penticton 6-0, with a hat trick from Rochelle Bergeron, the MVP. The final against Chilliwack tested the perfect record of Meadow Ridge, but outstanding defence by Sydney Langston, Emma Day, Jennifer Walton and Rachel Comeault kept Cloutier’s record intact, winning the final 3-0.

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Arlene passed away peacefully on November 30, 2012 following a courageous battle with cancer at the age of 65. She was a resident of Pitt Meadows and will be lovingly remembered by her husband “Mal” of 47 years, Children Debbie (Scott) Bennett, Bob (Aoy) Hanczik and four grandchildren Adam, Erin, Rachael and Ryan. She will be sadly missed by brothers Robert (Doris) of Calgary, Jim Van Wart (Jackie) and twin sister Karen Hobbs of Red Deer as well as other family members and friends. Arlene had a good sense of humor, enjoyed golf, word games and crosswords and was always interested in the lives of her family and friends. She made a practice of remembering birthdays and special occasions and was supported through her battle by family and close friends. Private cremation service at her request. In Arlene’s memory donations to the Canadian Cancer Society will be appreciated.

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Tree removal done RIGHT!

Home Renovations and New Construction

European German Shepherd pups, 9 weeks, nice, classic colors. Lrg dogs CKC + all shots $1000/ea & up. 2 F. 604-538-4883

LAB Yellow X Golden Retriever pups. Family / Hobby Farm raised. Vet ✓, shots, short hair, parents exc temper. $595. 604-835-0305

PLUMBING

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

HUNGRY PAINTERS ceiling, walls, trim, power washing Int/Ext Spray, Brush & Roll 604-467-2532

Additions, Home Improvements Restorations, Renovations, & New Construction. Specializing in Concrete, Forming, Framing & Siding. 604-218-3064

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

CHIHUAHUA PUPPIES. 8 weeks old, purebred long hair female. Vaccinated & pad trained. $900 $1200. (604)807-9957

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FRANKS Drywall *Boarding*Taping *Spraying no job too sm. Seniors rts Free ests. 604-939-7029, 809-1945

ELECTRICAL

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

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

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SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

45 Years in the drywall trade. All size jobs boarding, taping, spraying. Big or small. Wayne 778-242-2060

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Declined By the Bank? Private lenders too expensive?

Seven Days a Week

356

Recycled Earth Friendly

$45/Hr

Prompt Delivery Available

DRYWALL

Taping, Spraying & Patching No job too big or small. Del & Kelly 604-505-3826 or 778-318-0173

PETS

JUNK REMOVAL

Local & Long Distance

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

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CHIHUAHUA, FEMALE, 1 year old, long hair, $500. Please call 604-794-7347

MOVING & STORAGE

AFFORDABLE MOVING

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

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Brake / Tire / Trailer Mechanic

CONCRETE & PLACING

604.510.6689

Local Maple Ridge business is seeking part-time administrative support person, approximately 15 to 20 hours/week. Applicants should be organized and professional, with strong bookkeeping, communication and people skills. Knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, essential. Use of Simply Accounting preferred but willing to train.

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HERFORT CONCRETE

Grand Opening

ericaenterprises@shaw.ca.

P/T ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

Call Marie 604-467-1118

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1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable. Rates. Different From the Rest. 604-721-4555.

LEGAL SERVICES

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PETS

604-465-1311

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LABOURERS

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

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

No Credit Checks!

FRIENDLY CLEANING

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MISC SERVICES

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Borrow Up To $25,000

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

Canuck Roofing All Roof Repairs Any job big or small. Free Est. *WCB *Insured *BBB 778-772-1969

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FILM, PRINT, VIDEO, T.V. & COMMERCIALS.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

456 288

HOME REPAIRS

LOCAL HAY FOR SALE. First cut $6/bale & Third cut $7/bale. Good Quality! 60lb bale average. Pitt Meadows. Call 604-505-4087.

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

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LANDSCAPING

DUTCH TOUCH Green Services Ltd

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604-463-3644 604-861-1490 JAGUAR LANDSCAPING Lawn & Garden Service. Design, Pruning, Lawns, Cleanups, Comm/ Res. (604)466-1369

FEED & HAY

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS http://www.abacusroofing.info/

Shake Conversions, Re & Re Asphalt

Repairs & Gutter cleaning Junk Removal available 28 years experience

Chris 604-462-9009

PETS

AKC English bulldogs pups available dewormed. Microchipped. All akc papers in hand 1 year health guarantee. They will also come with first set of shots. Text 916-6689109 or Email:joehatfield211@yahoo.ca 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

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 523

UNDER $100

ATTENTION ALL KNITTERS Wool Sale. Everything .75 cents (604)465-0339

545

FUEL

FULLY SEASONED, Alder, Maple, Birch. Split & Delivered. Free kindling. Phone 604-789-1492 anytime

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FURNITURE

MATTRESSES starting at $99 • Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331 *NEW QUEEN MATTRESS SET* Pillow Top in Plastic. Mfr. Warranty Must Sell $200 ~ 604-484-0379

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MISC. FOR SALE

1 Carat Diamond ring, white gold. Valued at $2300. Asking $2000. 604-463-3029 or 604-788-3027

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APARTMENT/CONDO

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HOMES FOR RENT

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633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

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

North Burnaby- 3bdrm Townhouse, $1165/mo. 8750 Maple Grove Cres.

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Coquitlam- 3 bdrm Apartment, $1250/mo. 3 bdrm Townhouse, $1435/mo. 1111 Brunette Ave.

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RENTALS 700

If your combined gross monthly income is between $2600 - $5500 you may qualify for one of these market units. If your income is lower than these ranges call BC Housing 604-433-2218

RENT TO OWN

STOP RENTING RENT TO OWN No Qualiﬁcation Required, Flexible Terms! Cloverdale – 60th Ave &176th St. Spacious 742 sf. 1 Bdrm. Condo. Only $880/mo. Option Fee Required 604-657-9422

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(604) 463-9522 Central Maple Ridge (2) Beautiful 2 BEDROOMS AVAILABLE NOW

Great location for seniors! Clean, quiet & affordable! Incls heat, h/w, cable. Senior Move-In Allowance. Refs & Credit check req.

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New SRI *1152 sq/ft Double wide $77,900. *14x70 Full gyproc single wide - loaded $66,900. Repossessed mobile, manufactured & modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960. Glenbrookhomes.net

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

APARTMENT/CONDO Bright 2 bdrm apt.

Derek Manor 2048 Manning Ave.

Large 2 br located in a Central Coq Co-op. $810/mo. No subsidy. Close to transit, schools, and shopping.

Port Coq ~ 604-941-5452 or 604-944-7889 FREE PREMIUM CABLE $80 Value

MAPLE INN 11695 -224th St Maple Ridge 1 Bdrm $550/mo 2 Bdrm $625/mo incl’s hot water Certiﬁed Crime Free Building Mature adult oriented. Close to uptown 604-463-4131 for appointment (9am-5pm)

GREAT LOCATION

Queen Anne Apts. Clean, very quiet, large,

HOUSES FOR SALE

12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certiﬁed Crime Free Buildings

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SURREY: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, hardwood ﬂoors throughout and new roof. $549,000. 604-575-5555.

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ROOMS FOR RENT

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

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

1 & 2 Bdrms from $655 & $840 & renovated suite with dishwasher $45. extra. Clean, Spacious Includes heat, hot water & parking Seniors discount 21387 Dewdney Trunk Rd

(604)466-5799 Maple Ridge Swan Court Apartments 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

604.467.1170 NEW WEST: 1 Bdrm with loft, deck, view, near amens. N/P, N/S, ref’s. $850. Jan 1. Rave @ 604-946-7194 PORT COQUITLAM

1 Bdrm & den $835 2 Bdrm corner suite $895

UTILITY TRAILER, box 4’x5.5’x2’, new tires, lights & paint, spare tire $850 removeable top(604)466-6323

1 bedroom in Crescent Gardens. h t t p : / / w w w. c h a r t w e l l r e i t . c a $1250/mo. PH Barbara at 604-5215900

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SUITES, LOWER

COQUITLAM Riverside, 3 bdrm ste priv lndry. N/S, avail now. $1200 incl utils/cble/net. 604-941-6264 MAPLE RIDGE, 216TH & Ridgeway, Reno’d 900 sf. lrg. bdrm. + den, F/bath. Laminate flrs. & tile. Sep. ent. Fenc’d yrd. Free wifi & cbl, w/d. Pets ok. $750 +1/3utils. Avail on or bef Dec1. Ref req. 604-467-9459 MAPLE RIDGE 263A St. 2 Bdrm in brand new house, Immed. $750 Call 604-462-0369, 604-767-5641.

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COQUITLAM, Nr Lougheed Mall. Reno’d 3/bdrms upper floor. $1125/mo. N/P Avail now. F/P. Big balcony, large yard. (604)777-1042

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MAPLE RIDGE CENTRAL. 3 Bdrm T/H, clean, 4 appls, new paint/floors & windows. Near amens. No dogs. $1000/mo. 604-466-1070.

ONLY

PORT COQUITLAM

2 Bdrm Rancher in the area of Gates Park. 2471 Welcher Ave Beautiful, private back yard. $1149/mo + utils. Pets welcome.

For further info call 604-451-6075 to view

2010 VENZA: Like new, only 20,000 kms, fully loaded, automatic, 6 cylinder, dvd system. $22,800. 604-575-5555.

Metro Vancouver Housing Co-operation.

TRANSPORTATION 810

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PORT COQUITLAM, 1500 - 3000 sq ft. Ground floor commercial area. Facing onto city park. 1 blk from Lougheed/ Shaughnessy intersection. Call 604-464-3550.

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1996 22’ SLUMBER QUEEN 5th wheel. Interior like new, has to be seen to appreciate. New stereo, back up camera, new HD antenna, m/w, a/c. Includes hitch. $6,500. 604-625-7761 Aldergrove.

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PORT COQUITLAM WAREHOUSE /SHOP with offices for lease. Avail immed. 2631 sq.ft.. Unit #7 2031 Lougheed Hwy. For more information, call: 604-880-9977.

2 hr. Service www.a1casper.com (604)209-2026

3BDR BONSON PARK $1550 NEW RENO Avail now or Jan 1. Large Patio, Yard, Garage (778)987-9011

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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

604-464-3550

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UTILITY TRAILERS

747B SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING

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709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

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Call 604-467-3944

PORT MOODY - Glenayre sleeping furnished room, cls. to transit, n/s, $325. 604.941.2959/ 778.883.0265

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746

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Port Coquitlam - Maryhill furnished bdrm. shr’d kitchen / bath / living. Quiet older Non-Smoking House. $450/mo. incls. lndry. 604.941.2959

2 bdrm ~ Available Now No pets ~ Ref’s req’d.

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604-463-3000

MAPLE RIDGE: 1 bdrm condo @ $800/mo & 2 bdrm condo- $950/mo with u/g parking. Avail now. Gordon Tower @ 222nd/Dewdney. 604-467-4450 or 604-355-1356

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Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

MAPLE RIDGE

INCLUDES: HEAT, HOT WATER & HYDRO Near Shopping & Amenities.

MAPLE COURT I

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OFFICE/RETAIL

Rooms from $445/mo. Fully Furn, weekly maid service, cable TV, private bath, on bus route, 5/min walk to commuter rail.

Coquitlam Center Co-op

626

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

MAPLE RIDGE, 2 bdrm rancher, Hammond area, well kept, pri bkyrd close to schls & transit. $1250/mo, avail immed. Refs & good credit req 604-462-1673

1 & 2 Bdrms $790/$890

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

sandy@terramanagement.ca Or phone 604 945 5864

MAPLE RIDGE 12880 216 St., 4 bdrm. house, 6 appl., $1995 mo. + utils. (604)722-5609

MAPLE RIDGE

Sandy 604 945 5864 sandy@terramanagement.ca

Refurbished 3 bdrm apt. Available immediately Cls to transit, shops & schools $1100/mo. No subsidy.

2 BRM 2 Bth. 55plus Mobile Home for rent. Must pass strata interview. Small dog ok sorry no cats. Renter responsible for all utilities. Long term tenant preferred. Lots of storage room, clean quiet. View @ 11915875 20 Ave. Reply to fastgary56@ymail.com if interested. $1100mo. plus damage deposit.

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

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