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Council ponders police finances by Phil M elnyc h u k staff reporter

Police in Maple Ridge, and elsewhere in the Lower Mainland, are turning into first responders for treating the mentally ill, according to numbers given recently by the top officer at the local RCMP detachment. In the past five years, the number of mental health files that police have dealt with has jumped 37-per-cent, while the number of mental health apprehensions – where police take people to hospital for other care – climbed by 50 per cent. Fuel and equipment costs are also rising, show figures given to council Monday, and there are more computerbased crimes, and investigations are more complicated. Because of tougher standards in court, investigating a domestic assault case now takes 10 times longer than it did 30 years ago. See RCMP, p4

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Season of giving It took Paula and Perry Balascak a month to set up their Christmas light display, which they have been adding to since 1999, when their first such effort was vandalized. In addition to the lights, the current setup features 23 fictional characters hand-cut from wood. The family is collecting food and clothing items for the Friends In Need Food Bank and the Salvation Army’s Caring Place until Dec. 31. You can view the display – located at 23025 – 125A Avenue in Maple Ridge – from 6:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. every day until the end of December.

Bad year for bears in Ridge 12 were killed, mostly for eating garbage left, put out by Moni s ha M ar tin s staff reporter

A dozen bears were killed this year in Maple Ridge as repeated calls for residents to keep their garbage secure continue to fall on deaf ears. B.C.’s Conservation Officer Service reports the municipality, along with the Tri-Cities, leads the

province in nuisance calls, despite a Bear Aware program that’s been in operation since 2012. There were almost 100 more calls from Maple Ridge to the conservation service this year over last (683 from 588). The number of bears euthanized this year is four times the number killed in 2012 and slightly lower than 2011, when 15 bears were put down. It’s a simple equation. More people are moving into areas frequented by bears, which use wildlife corridors next to develop-

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ments to get around in search of food. And “as we develop on those hillsides, absolutely we’re going to see an increase in conflict,” said Sgt. Steve Jacobi of the B.C. Conservation Officer Service. It means the COS’s Maple Ridgebased officers are stretched to the limit. The District of Maple Ridge has a Bear Aware program that targets neighbourhoods which generate the most conflict calls, to educate residents. It’s been a year since a bylaw was put in place restricting when

garbage can be put out, but the district hasn’t handed out a single fine. Bylaws director Liz Holitzki said her department issued 74 warning notices to people who put their trash out before the morning of pickup, but no tickets were necessary as there were no second offences at the same properties. Bear Aware will continue its education campaign through the winter because not all bears hibernate. Male bears will stick around if there’s enough food. See Bears, p8

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Medical pot grow readying to go Agrima awaiting Health Canada approval S tor y by Phil Melnychuk

t’s difficult to spot Agrima Botanicals’ new medical marijuana operation in old, rural Maple Ridge. From the road, the old buildings and fences remain unchanged and fit in with the rustic nature of the area.

It’s only when you drive past the two sets of gates, an old stable and into the parking lot that you see new construction. Work is underway to extend a building that is two years old, and which itself is decorated in muted colours and trim so it looks like another old Maple Ridge barn. But inside is where the work is going on. In a large room bathed in green light, 1,000-watt metal-halide lights hang down from the ceiling, creating a scene that like a hatching area for alien invaders. It’s actually called the vegetative-growth room, where dozens of medical marijuana plants are sprouted and nurtured under 18-hour lighting sessions that mimic the long days of spring and early summer. After six or seven weeks, the plants are moved to the flowering room, where the buds grow, the source of the marijuana. After another two months, the buds are harvested and tests done to determine THC levels and impurities. Because the pot is being used for medicinal purposes, the product can have no contaminants or bacteria in order to protect those with weakened immune systems. “We’re pretty confident in what we’re doing and we’re pretty proud of what we’ve done,” chief operations officer James Poelzer, who studied business at Simon Fraser University, says during a recent tour. What Agrima has done is start an operation that it hopes meets Health Canada standards for security, product purity, odour and environmental control. With the building and technology in place, and the District of Maple Ridge passing a bylaw that puts pot production into the Agricultural Land Reserve, the company is just awaiting a Health Canada licence that would allow it to grow

James Poelzer at the construction site of Agrima’s proposed medical marijuana grow operation on agricultural land. Phil Melnychuk/THE NEWS

Thousand-watt metal-halide lights boost plant growth. medical pot under the new commercial regulations that kick in April 1. “As long as we adhere to all the rules and regulations that they set out, I don’t see why we wouldn’t be able to get licenced.” Part of the transition to a new system is removing the stigma that’s been connected to previous pot productions resulting from ramshackle basement operations, grow rips, fires and organized crime. Now, research, lab coats and business plans will be part of any medical marijuana operation. For instance, Agrima has recently

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hired a SFU masters graduate in biology to maintain quality assurance, another Health Canada requirement. It will also work with SFU to find ways to reduce mold and bacteria growth. Health Canada regulations require that no pesticides or fungicides be used in the pot production, unlike those for food crops. While there may be other companies just as far as advanced in the business, they’re mostly keeping a low profile. For the past year and a half, Agrima has been producing medical pot under the current system,

where patients can either grow their own or buy products from small, licensed medical growers. With that changing, production will ramp up to a commercial scale. Exports could drive further growth as more countries legalize the product. As for the neighbours who may not like a pot operation in their back yard, Health Canada standards address the concerns about health, safety or noise. Before air is vented out, it’s first treated with ultraviolet light, then charcoal filtered, then passed through a hepa filter. Negative air pressure helps to keep the air inside. Following a tour of the operation in the summer, Mayor Ernie Daykin said he couldn’t detect any marijuana odour after standing outside the building. The set-up uses Metro Vancouver water, but much of it is recycled, and distributed so that healthy mature plants absorb most of the nutrients during the high growth cycle. When it’s discharged to the septic system, the water from Agrima has only concentrations of one part per million of nutrients. To keep the building safe, the operation has to meet the same standards as a bank or pharmacy, where opiates and possibly lethal

drugs are stored. A concrete safe will provide a secure area for the product while two fences guard the perimeter. Infra-red monitoring of the outside grounds will alert Sonitrol security about any intruders. Poelzer said Maple Ridge’s pot bylaw, which forces all medical grows on to Agricultural Land Reserve, is a good one. “It makes sense,” he said. He points out that the statement by the Agricultural Land Commission that marijuana operations are legitimate uses of farmland will make it impossible to prohibit them in other cities. Poelzer says the company has tried to inform people about what’s it doing, though it doesn’t want its location known or photos taken inside until it’s been granted its licence. The company held an open house with its neighbours in the summer and has attended council meetings, and hosted politicians during a tour this spring. The company has also hosted tours for staff from Delta, Richmond, North Vancouver. “We’ve been open throughout the whole process, to give them an idea of what we’re doing,” Poelzer said. “We’ve really worked on building a solid relationship with our

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just before council begins its budget discussions next week. With the numbers just out, council will weigh what can, or should be cut from next year. “Because there may be some decisions there,” said Mayor Ernie Daykin. Assuming Maple Ridge hires an extra officer to keep up with population growth, overall policing costs could rise by seven per cent. But council could just as easily cut the $20-million police budget, the largest piece of the municipal pie. According to the presentation, wage costs will climb by just under two per cent next financial year, from April 2014 to March 2015. Total regular pay will go from $7.8 million this year to $7.9 million next year. Overtime costs are capped at $630,000 for both years, with two per-centincreases in the three years following. When all the costs are added in, Maple Ridge’s policing bill will jump to $16.9 million. Another $3.5 million will be spent on police support and housing. With Maple Ridge using the calendar year, policing costs are set to rise by about seven per cent. Fluegel said later that Maple Ridge is among many municipalities dealing with an increas-

ing number of cases involving the mentally ill. “We have such a volume of files,” the detachment dedicated one officer full-time to handling such cases. That’s resulted in a reduction by more than an hour of wait time that police have to spend in the Ridge Meadows Hospital waiting room, he pointed out. The Salvation Army’s Caring Place says the same thing. “We see more mentally ill people all the time,” said Caring Place director Darrell Pilgram. At the daily meal program, 38 per cent of the people self-identify as mentally ill, he added. “That’s a huge number.” Other costs are pushing up police costs. “Policing has changed a lot in the last 10 years and technology is a major driver of it,” Fleugel said. “Threats from Facebook didn’t happen five years ago.” Fleugel said most crimes now require police to find and seize any video recordings of the incident. That video has to be processed, stored and presented to Crown in the proper format. A decade ago, police didn’t have to contend with as much Internet crime or try to find a stolen cellphone that’s been located in another city. He also told council that Maple Ridge

is growing faster than other municipalities. As a result, the police force has to match that growth or fall behind in the stats that measure police performance. Since 2003, the number of RCMP officers working in Maple Ridge has risen from 68 to 93 – an increase of 27 per cent. That’s due to increase next year by another officer. As Maple Ridge’s population increases, its police force must also increase to maintain the police ratio per population, which is already one of the lowest. In Maple Ridge in 2011, that sat at one cop for every 874 people. New Westminster had a lower ratio, at 629 people per officer. Coquitlam was at 841, while Pitt Meadows was 834. When it comes to caseload per officer, Maple Ridge Mounties are in the middle of the pack. Each officer is handling 66 Criminal Code cases, while Chilliwack RCMP officers deal with 76 each. Abbotsford police have it the easiest, with only 38 cases per officer. As for the total number of Criminal Code offences, Maple Ridge is also in the middle of the pack, with 5,844 offences, while Kamloops (with a larger population) has 9,202. In Pitt Meadows, 1,126 offences were recorded.

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District following B.C. smoking law by Phil M elnyc h u k staff reporter

Maple Ridge’s old smoking bylaw is going up in smoke and being replaced by a new one that will exceed the B.C. minimum of three metres that smokers must be from doorways and windows. Council told staff to draft a bylaw and to ensure the distances exceeded the provincial standard, although the exact distances remain to be decided. At its Monday workshop meeting, staff presented two options for upgrading the bylaw: ei-

ther follow the provincial standards and require smokers to stay three metres from doors and windows; or, double that distance to six metres. Setting tougher standards, though, means the district would have to do its own enforcement because Fraser Health only enforces provincial standards. It also would have to produce its own signs showing the specific distances it has set. However, the drawback of adopting only the provincial standards means there’s inadequate distance from playing fields and parks. Under the old bylaw,

written in 1997, there were no minimum smoking distances for outdoor smokers. Instead, the law still allowed indoor smoking rooms in restaurants and bars. As well, smoking was still allowed in gaming centres and casinos, with only 30 per cent of the seating area allotted to non smokers. Starting with Manitoba and New Brunswick in 2004, Canadian provinces eventually outlawed all smoking in bars and restaurants. As well, employees were still allowed to smoke in the work place, as long as they

were in their own smoking room, sealed off and separately cooled and heated. According to a staff report, about half the cities in Metro Vancouver, have greater distances, 7.5 metres for Port Moody and Surrey and seven metres for Abbotsford. Mission, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Langley city, Delta and New Westminster only require three-metre distances. Pitt Meadows, Richmond and Chilliwack don’t have any antismoking bylaw, allowing Fraser Health to enforce the provincial standards.

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Plan hatched to restore Katzie Slough F

orty years ago, Katzie Slough was a sanctuary for Scott Magri, a bullied nine-year-old from Pitt Meadows. With a fishing rod in hand, he’d escape the pain of his daily life for a few hours. Magri’s favorite spot was a quiet, shaded Along the Fraser pool at the foot of Jack Emberly Hammond Road, where cutthroat trout lurked. They’re mostly gone now, along with the clean flowing water and natural plants that supported coho. Today, what you notice is an irrigation ditch with pockets of garbage. Magri, now 45, wants the natural beauty of the waterway restored, along with the fish. He has a plan and the will power to make this happen. “The first step is to get water flowing the way it used to, from the Fraser River at Wharf Street in Hammond to the Pitt River at Kennedy Pump Station,” he says. Recently, biologist John Kelly of ARMS told Magri that tidal influences could make his idea work. ARMS manager Greta Borick-Cunningham, who explored the Slough with Magri, says she’ll pull out trash and help replace invasive plants with native ones fish need. Magri and I then met Ross Davies, of KEEPS, at Spencer Creek, a tributary of Kanaka Creek. It winds through Albion Flats from the Lougheed Hwy. and Tama-

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rack Lane. Davies pointed to a coho spawner that slipped into Spencer through a fish-friendly flood control gate made possible by a $310,000 grant from the Pacific Salmon Foundation in 2010. Magri wants one like it at the Kennedy pump, an ancient facility that requires expensive maintenance. It’s overdue for replacement. “The old Spencer pump,” explained Davies, “used to be known as a fish grinder. Adults didn’t make it through. These ones aren’t from around here, probably looking for new channels, and found this one.” Davies says the new pump surprised everybody by making Spencer Creek fish habitat again. This year he observed “good sized smolts ready to head out to sea. “I don’t see why the Slough couldn’t be productive again, too.” That would be great for the recreational fishery. “There’s federal money for that.” Official studies of the slough, including a 2013 Fish and Habitat Inventory commissioned by the City of Pitt Meadows, confirmed the potential. The inventory shows salmonids always inhabited the slough. A 1978 survey found “a healthy population of cutthroat and good habitat,” and one in 1999 that showed, “catches of cutthroat, coho and chinook salmon.” The slough provides water for agriculture in summer. At other times, it’s controlled with pumps to avoid flooding. City management practices, suggests the report, should boost fish habitat at the same time. Modest fish habitat improvements,

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removing sediment and replacing problem vegetation with native plants, have the potential to improve conditions for salmonids, while allowing the city to improve infrastructures, states the report. Over time, a cleaner stream, the report says, means less maintenance cost for taxpayers. The slough has other problems, of course. Denuded stream banks promote erosion, and agricultural pesticides and fertilizers would threaten fish that returned after ecological improvements. But Magri grew up with local berry farmers who’ve been life-long friends. “They’ve told me they’d cooperate with restoration efforts because clean water is better than dirty water for their crops.” Indeed, the various stakeholders of the slough seem ready and willing to roll up their sleeves to restore Katzie Slough for people and salmonids. A city worker born in Pitt told me recently she used to canoe on it. Many people did. On Dec. 10th, Magri may mention this as he outlines his plan to city councilors at a regular meeting (6 p.m.). What he says should interest fishermen, nature lovers, taxpayers, and homeowners in the Wildwood area, plagued by drainage problems. Those began with a bike path that backed up water like a dam. Culverts near Airport Road intended to move it through Bains Pump Station failed. They were seated above the water flow. “If we finally work with nature,” says Magri, “we can bring back fish and get rid of water problems for good. Katzie Slough could be safe place for all of us again.”

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THE NEWS/commentary We want to keep Pitt Meadows unique Editor, The News: Re: A tale of one city, a rural district and rising taxes (The News, Nov. 29). Amalgamation is touchy and emotional subject, especially for those of us who live in Pitt Meadows. The city is unique and we want to keep it that way. There are ways of saving money without giving away our autonomy. Pitt Meadows would be in a losing position if it amalgamated with Maple Ridge because Pitt Meadows councillors could easily be outvoted on any issue because of the majority of Maple Ridge council members. Annette Code Pitt Meadows

‘Hospital staff so helpful’ Editor, The News: I fainted in Baillie House in October while volunteering with the bingo game. Everyone was so helpful. The nurses, doctors, recreation workers and the ambulance drivers were so special. They helped me get the care I needed. A big thank you goes out to them from me. They were all so patient. Linda Argue Maple Ridge

online comments Cost if independence Lorne Riding · Maple Ridge, British Columbia: Re: A tale of one city, a rural district and rising taxes. The cost of independence is getting to be far too costly for us taxpayers. I believe the egos have to rest and the talks should go on.

Social media has a place Robin Barker · Nizwá, Al Bāţinah, Oman: Re: ‘Don’t tweet while meeting.’ My students are not allowed to use Facebook/Twitter in class, nor would I be allowed to pull out my cell and start plugging away on Facebook/Twitter in a staff meeting. While I agree social media is in the ‘now’, there are still appropriate places to utilize this tool. I’m not paying taxes for the elected to play Farmville or text to the selected few.

Uninformed reasons Dan Banov · University of British Columbia: Re: Oil pipelines put money in our pockets. Protesters may have a feeling they are doing the right thing, but if they are ignorant of the truth or real facts, then they are simply there. But what is the truth is sometimes simply a viewpoint, as you expressed a general view that money usually corrupts. People stand out to protest for a lot of uninformed reasons, like the fear GMO foods or that resources are being used up. We have 50 per cent of the U.S. population that fears gun controls will make the country unsafe, or current fears that legalizing marijuana will create increase in drug use. Both examples have protesters who have no basis in reality ... As for money put in the community, it does not get to community – it goes to increase the wealth of those in the entire province in many ways.

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f a country’s citizens are its lifeblood, Syria has been literally and figuratively bleeding people for more than two years, creating one of the worst humanitarian crises since the Second World War. Commentary The brutal civil war in Syria is ut- Andrew Holota terly Byzantine in its cast of combatants and political complexity. It has its infancy in the Arab Spring, but with historic sectarianism deep in its genes, and modern Islamic fundamentalism twisting the DNA. There’s a story in Jordan that the war started as a child’s game, when a youngster scrawled an anti-government slogan on a wall. If so, that act launched civil unrest, which opened multiple thick scripts of political and religious agendas – each seeking a slippery stranglehold in a country now awash in violence and misery. Key combatants include Syria president Bashar Assad’s military, backed in areas by Lebanon’s Hezbollah, and opposed by a bewildering host of forces, including the Syrian Free Army (FSA), the al Nusra Front, and the Islamic State of Iraq (ISIS). There is a growing presence of al Qaeda-linked militias involving thousands of foreign jihadist fighters, which are opposed by the Westernbacked FSA. In the mix are umbrella groups,

splinter factions and shifting alliances. Hardliners are pitted against moderates. Meanwhile, on the sidelines are numerous nations providing financial backing for various factions. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iran and Russia are all said to be providing money to wage war, jockeying for power and position when, and if Syria is finally torn asunder. There is no international military solution. Bringing down Assad opens the door for al Qaeda. Eliminating al Qaeda would require an invasion of Syria, igniting a fire storm involving the entire Middle East. Power politics may bring an end to this, but at present, making peace is like grasping a wisp of smoke. It’s all very distant and obscure for Canadians, although our nation is among the leaders in providing humanitarian support. For most people, though, it’s an internal war in a region known for conflict. However, aside from the appalling refugee situation – now near three million outside of the country, and millions more internally displaced – the international stakes of this war are chilling. Prof. Rupen Das, director of community development for the Lebanese Society of Education and Development, who taught at Humber College in Ontario, provides this insight from his office in Beirut: “This is just not another battle out there that doesn’t concern you … as horrific as the Congo was, this is not the Congo. Refugees are flooding Europe.

“Afghanistan was far away, and al Qaeda was contained there, other than occasional stuff. Al Qaeda is real in Syria, and it’s more radicalized than it ever was in Afghanistan. It’s a bigger operation ... it is on the borders of sensitive countries like Israel and Iraq, Turkey and Lebanon. It will destabilize the region like Afghanistan never did. “And if Canada doesn’t care, they’re living in a fool’s paradise – that it really doesn’t concern them.” If many Canadians can’t grasp the international security consequences of continued war in Syria, then perhaps they can focus on the humanitarian crisis. Asked why Canadians should care, Anita Delhaas-van Dijk, national director for World Vision in Beirut, offers this observation: “These refugees are not necessarily poor people. These refugees are people like you and me. “It can be your case one day, God forbid. Or it can me, who is in their shoes. “They didn’t have necessarily a poor life in Syria. They had lives like you and me. They had their jobs, their dreams, their future in front of them. “One refugee is already a lot, and this refugee can be you.” If we can’t understand this, then we aren’t seeing a child’s writing on the wall. Andrew Holota is editor of the Abbotsford News, a Black Press affiliate. He was in Jordan and Lebanon last week, travelling at the invitation of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, a key Canadian NGO providing humanitarian aid to refugees in the region.

Philanthropy is changing, and why it matters By Kevin McCort

n the aftermath of the devastating Philippines typhoon, many Canadians may question whether they can really make a difference in the world by supporting a charity. Paradoxically, we are fast approaching the traditional time of year when people focus on charitable giving – a time when charities across the country try to attract donors to support their cause. This is a good time to reflect, to consider why philanthropy matters in today’s society. We know that people feel good when they help other people. A lot of people may be feeling good these days. Canadians give $10 billion to charities every year. This amount is growing, albeit slowly, at about one per cent annually. What is growing is the number of charities. It’s estimated there are 86,500 charities across Canada, and 3,500 new ones are created every year. This increase is a clear indication of need in the community. For example, food bank

usage is at near record levels. More than 833,000 people used a food bank in Canada last March. Even more disturbing is that one in eight of those food bank clients was employed at the time. The ranks of the working poor – those who have a hard time making ends meet despite having a job – are swelling. This puts increasing strain on the resources of charities to meet the growing need. At the same time, more and more charities are going after a pool of donations that is not growing as fast as demand, nor is it outpacing growth in fundraising expenses. There is considerable debate as to the cause, but the result is clear, it is costing Canadian charities more than ever to raise money. Twenty years ago, it cost 18 cents to raise $1. Now it costs Canadian charities 35 cents or more to raise that same dollar. Competing for program money is one of the greatest challenges facing the nonprofit sector. This competitive environment has prompted organizations to pursue riskier fundraising strategies, like using celebrity spokespeople,

or retaining expensive fundraising consultants. If these fail to produce cost-effective results, the charity risks alienating long-term donors and eroding its most valuable asset – public trust. Charities also face pressure from another quarter − their donors. Much of modern philanthropy today is very public. Donors want to give for good reasons, but also want public recognition of their giving. Modern donors often want to play a meaningful role in the distribution of their gifts. No longer content to wait for the benefits to appear, they want to see the results of their generosity. They want metrics, and they want it now. Dedicating hospital wings, theatres, study halls or stadiums is part of this trend, and another way for charities to acknowledge high profile giving. It’s a reality that will continue, though it’s a doubleedged sword. Increasing publicity around large donations can alienate smaller donors and dilute the pride they feel. The new generation of young donors is far more op-

timistic about the future than their “baby boom” counterparts. They are also more generous with their time and money, and more likely to sit on boards and committees than previous generations. They trust charities more than anyone, with 83 per cent of those under 25 expressing “a lot, or some” trust, compared to 76 per cent of those over 65. Numerous examples exist of collaborative fundraising ventures, where charities combine resources to raise money efficiently, align program work to find efficiencies, and reduce duplication. These collaborative efforts need to be highlighted and supported throughout the charitable sector. As the holiday season approaches, it’s important for Canadians to recognize that philanthropy does matter; that there are many ways to give back, whether it’s a gift of time, money or expertise; and, most importantly, all donations, large and small, matter. Kevin McCort is president and CEO of Vancouver Foundation.

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Public Hearing Notice 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 10, 2013, to consider the following bylaws: 1) 2011-122-RZ MAPLE RIDGE ZONE AMENDING BYLAW NO. 6880-2011 LEGAL: Lot 10, Section 18, Township 15, New Westminster District, Plan 21387 LOCATION: 11956 - 267 Street FROM: RS-3 (One Family Rural Residential) TO: RS-2 (One Family Suburban Residential) PURPOSE: To permit a future subdivision of 2 lots.

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2) 2012-068-RZ MAPLE RIDGE ZONE AMENDING BYLAW NO. 6946-2012 LEGAL: Parcel “A”, District Lot 222, Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan BCP30168 LOCATION: 20370 Lougheed Highway FROM: CS-1 (Service Commercial) TO: C-2 (Community Commercial) PURPOSE: To permit future subdivision into two lots and construction of a financial services use.

‘If bear won’t leave property, needs to be reported’ 3a) 2012-115-RZ MAPLE RIDGE OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDING BYLAW NO. 7019-2013 LEGAL: Lot 303, Section 20, Township 12, New Westminster District, Plan NWP44882 and; Lots 4, 5 & 6, all of Section 20, Township 12, New Westminster District, Plan NWP8081 LOCATION: 12018/12038 Edge St and 22554/22566 Brown Avenue PURPOSE: To Amend Schedule “B” the Official Community Plan as shown on Map No. 859 FROM: Low-Rise Apartment TO: Town Centre Commercial.

3b) 2012-115-RZ MAPLE RIDGE ZONE AMENDING BYLAW NO. 6966-2013 LEGAL: Lot 303, Section 20, Township 12, New Westminster District, Plan NWP44882, and; Lots 4, 5 & 6, all of Section 20, Township 12, New Westminster District, Plan NWP8081 LOCATION: 12018/12038 Edge Street and 22554/22566 Brown Avenue FROM: CS-1 (Service Commercial) and RS-1 (One Family Urban Residential) TO: CD-1-13 (Comprehensive Development Zone) PURPOSE: To create a CD-1-13 zone and to permit a phased three tower development of 240 apartment units with commercial on the bottom.

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“Twelve bears destroyed is an obscene number,” said Dan Mikolay, Maple Ridge’s Bear Aware coordinator. Some of them were euthanized because of an injury, but most were killed after becoming hooked on garbage and other attractants. Garbage is still the No. 1 reason bears are wandering into residential neighbourhoods. The second is bird feeders. “This year we have focused on high-incident areas, trying to educate residents on the need to properly store their garbage, not putting bird feeders out, and recycling their BBQ grease at the recycling depot,” said Mikolay.

Despite the number of bears killed, he believes progress is slowly being made. “I am seeing more bear-resistant garbage cans out on the curb when I go out to check on early set-outs. It is a small investment, but it dramatically reduces wildlife conflict,” he added. Ross Davies, with the Kanaka Education and Environmental Partnership Society, has also noticed more bears around this year. His latest encounter with a bruin was two weeks ago. For a community to be completely “Bear Smart,” every single home would need to be bear-proof. “It’s like a chain, one missing link and you have a problem,” he added.

Jewellers 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 29, 2013 to December 10, 2013, 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 10, 2013. All written submissions and e-mails will become part of the public record. Dated this 29th day of November, 2013 Ceri Marlo, Manager of Legislative Services

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Davies recommends making a bear’s visit to your property as unpleasant as possible. Toot your car horn, yell and drive the bear away. “If he’s in the back 40, then that’s no problem. But if he’s out on your porch, he’s got to be told it’s your den, you are the bigger bear,” said Davies, who lives along Fern Crescent, a neighbourhood often frequented by garbageaddicted bears.

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Roosters to pay for bouncer’s assault Judge awards Jacob Reimer $20,000 in punitive damages

the parking lot,” Justice Jenkins said in a ruling Tuesday. “It is also particularly objectionable that the beating was carried out in front of several of the patrons of Rooster’s who …were exposed to incredible brutality.” The incident took place on Sept. 13, 2009, when an intoxicated Reimer tried to enter the country bar with three friends and a can of beer in his cargo shorts. After staff refused to let Reimer into the bar, he became aggressive and was “physically removed” by two bouncers. Reimer and his friend, Ryan Murchie, walked to the parking lot to wait for their friends to leave Roosters. Moments later, however, he was attacked by a bouncer Sam Turnau

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A man badly beaten by bouncers for trying to sneak a beer into a Pitt Meadows bar has been awarded more than $20,000 by a court. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Robert Jenkins found Rooster’s Country Cabaret “vicariously liable for the negligence of their staff ” who assaulted Jacob Aidan Reimer four years ago. “The assault in the parking lot was unprovoked and the entire episode should have ended with Mr. Reimer … walking out through

as other staff stood by and watched. The beating left Reimer with head injuries including a concussion, a cut to his right eyebrow, a swollen right eye, swelling and contusions on his right temple and bruises on his neck and ear. He also lost a tooth. Justice Jenkins characterized the beating as a “slugfest”. The judge said it was unnecessary, totally unacceptable “high-handed, malicious, arbitrary and reprehensible.” Turnau was much larger than Reimer and described at the trial as “huge.” The judge noted it took Reimer at least four weeks before he could play rugby again, adding that the defendants in the case are most fortunate that

Reimer did not suffer more serious injuries considering the extent of the assault. “I find that Mr. Turnau and others among the Rooster’s security personnel on the night in question used force far in excess of what would have been required or reasonable to subdue Mr. Reimer and they deliberately set out to inflict serious harm on Mr. Reimer,” the judge said. Turnau was charged with assault causing bodily harm, but acquitted at trial. Reimer then sued Rooster’s and its staff in civil court. Justice Jenkins awarded Reimer $3,000 in aggravated damages and $20,000 in punitive damages. • Read the full ruling online at mapleridgenews.com.

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that send the most students abroad for education are China, India, Korea, Saudi Arabia and the U.S. More than half of Canada’s international students come from these countries. The Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school district works hard to be one of those places which these students consider. When the board’s international education manager, Michael Polan, took his position some 20 years ago, there were only five school districts in the province actively promoting themselves as destinations for students studying abroad. “Now every single school board is doing this,” he said. When he started, there were 71 international students in the district, and the best year was 650. American schools are working harder to attract international students. During the George W. Bush presidency, with a high premium placed on homeland security, foreign students found it difficult to get into the U.S. But that has changed. There are now 780,000

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timates that international students and their visiting families contributed approximately $13.3 million to the local economy last year. That includes $6 million in student fees, $4 million in home stay fees ($800 per month), $900,000 for parent visits, $800,000 in spending money, $300,000 for field trip activities and almost $400,000 for medical costs. “The report does not rely on a multiplier effect, but on the approximate amount of money that foreign students collectively bring into Canada to pay for their education and support themselves while they study here for one academic year,” noted the report’s summary. Polan said the strong points of the local experience are the teachers, and the positive environment in the home stays. “And those are the most important factors for students staying here,” he said. If they enjoy their stays in Canada, so too do host families like having them, as attested to by the tearful partings of students and their host families,

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A Maple Ridge Mountie accused of sexual misconduct will be returning to work following an five-year battle with RCMP. Const. James Douglas MacLeod, who worked in the Lower Mainland with a RCMP federal unit, was suspended with pay in December

2005, when the allegations first surfaced. A woman alleged she was drugged and sexually assaulted by MacLeod and a local realtor at a Super Bowl party. MacLeod and the realtor were eventually charged with sexual assault, but those charges were stayed in 2007 due to a lack of evidence. In 2008, a RCMP adjudication board determined MacLeod’s conduct was disgraceful and ordered him to resign or be dismissed within 14 days. He appealed to the RCMP’s external review

committee, an independent civilian body, and the board’s findings were overturned. The committee advised RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson to overturn the adjudication board’s finding and reinstate the Mountie. Paulson refused and upheld the original ruling for MacLeod to resign or be fired. MacLeod complied by resigning, but appealed to the Federal Court for a judicial review. In a ruling, Justice Danièle Tremblay-Lamer reversed Paulson’s order and upheld the

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filled their front yard on Cook Avenue, until someone snuck on to the property in the middle of the night, deflated the statues, and spirited away with everything but three scrawny reindeers. The theft flabbergasted Galaugher, who said she just wanted to help out. “I don’t know how anybody could not have seen it.”

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Ridge grandma hits back at Xmas Grinch measure bought another new inflatable Santa and brought them to Chase Stillie, 6, on the weekend. “He had a big grin on his face, so that was nice,” Galaugher said Tuesday. “That’s all the thanks you need.” Chase and his mom Julie had five inflatable Christmas figurines stolen two weeks ago. The characters and lights

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New chamber The Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Chamber of Commerce appointed a new board at its annual general meeting in November: • Terry Becker - president; • Alan Brown – vice president; • John Thomson – treasurer (appointed until the 2014 AGM); • Ray Boogaards – secretary/director; • Ken Holland – past president; • Alana Railton; • Alysha O’Connor; • Angela Charron; • Jeff St. Germain; • Jonathan Willcocks; • Mario Bitoiu; • Ralph Altenried.

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The Chamber of Commerce is reminding the City of Pitt Meadows to hold the line on business taxes as staff begin crafting a budget for 2014. Chamber president Terry Becker delivered the message at a committee meeting Tuesday as a reminder to council on the heels of a petition from city residents calling for no tax increase in 2014. Many businesses are just coming out of the 2008, 2009, 2010 recession, said Becker. “We are not looking to be getting an increase either.” Pitt Meadows is set to present two tax scenarios for 2014 – one with no increases to property taxes and a second which estimates the city will need to raise its municipal tax rate by 3.3 per cent just to maintain services next year. A one-per-cent tax increase in 2014 would generate $156,000 in revenue for the city. The proposed preliminary tax increase of 3.3 per cent would mean an additional $56 to the average homeowner in Pitt Meadows, with a property valued at $369,046. The proposed 2014 budget in-

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cludes $445,000 in reductions. Businesses in Pitt Meadows, however, pay almost three and a half times more in taxes than homeowners. “I will say it’s not unique to Pitt Meadows,” said Becker. “Out of a 120 municipalities in B.C., it can be as high as 6:1 to as low as 1:1.” Using her husband’s law firm as an example, Becker noted they’ve seen taxes increase by $2,000 per month from 2012 to 2013. “Each tenant saw an increase depending on their square footage,” she added. Pitt Meadows Mayor Deb Walters reassured businesses that there are no plans to hike their taxes as a way to take pressure off homeowners. “Our goal is not to increase business taxes or the ratio at this point in time,” said Walters. “We certainly don’t want to discourage business, If anything, we want to attract more business to our community to help balance our taxes.” Pitt Meadows is focused on attracting more business by developing more commercial and industrial land. A study done for the city by G.P. Rollo and Associates earlier the year estimated mixed employment and commercial tax revenue will surpass residential revenues by 2022 if the South Harris Cardiff Farm and North Lougheed properties are developed.

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Hannah Lee works on decorating her Christmas lunch bag at Yennadon elementary on Tuesday. like most, that Christmas she made him take $50 from his bank account, use it to make lunches, and then hand out to needy people, Vinny is still handing them out, but he’s now joined by a lot of people. Feeding Hungry Spirits inspires families to get involved – like the Bronswyks. Last year, the fourth for the event, there were 1,800 lunches made, and they were handed out along with dry socks, toques, mittens and other items. “But we ran out of time to decorate the lunch bags,” said Amanda. “And that’s the personal touch.” Chantal told her teacher at Yennadon elementary, Shawna Loutet, about the experience. Her class, and every one in the school, has this December helped decorate some 560 bags that

will be used for the charity. Loutet said the students’ contribution ties in well with the school’s ethos: “Think globally, act locally.” “It’s a really great opportunity for the kids to give back to their community,” said the teacher. Other people are baking, knitting or arranging donations. “We’re not all millionaires. Some people can’t afford to give money, but they can give their time,” said Amanda. “It’s a wonderful experience, and it’s important to teach our kids to give. To see that it doesn’t take a lot to help someone, and that they’re so happy and thankful.” The campaign has grown to some 400 volunteers this year. “Every year, we do more than we thought we would.”

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Christmas at Pitt square by Col l een Fl anagan staff reporter

horse-drawn sleigh carrying Santa and Mrs. Claus will be pulling into Spirit Square for A Pitt Meadows Christmas. Official ceremonies for the fifth annual event will begin at 6 p.m. tonight in the square along Harris Road with an address from Pitt Meadows Mayor Deb Walters and Michael Hayes, chair of the Pitt Meadows Community Foundation. This years event will be the kickoff to the Centennial celebration for the City of Pitt Meadows. So, after Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive, between 6 and 6:30 p.m., they will be presenting a gift on behalf of the City Centennial. The lighting of the official community Christmas Tree, with a special Centennial star on top, will happen soon after. Showstoppers Academy will be kicking off the entertainment on the outdoor stage. Other performers will include Kellie and Co., an interactive show with ventriloquist Kellie Haines. Professional entertainer and stilt walker Peter Graham-Gaudreau will be embodying the character of Ruffle Redbird, the Silly-Song Sing-

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ing Lovebird, who will be on stage as well as wandering the square. There will be free hot chocolate, cookies, hot apple cider, coffee, and apple slices with caramel sauce and candy canes. Hot dogs will be available by donation with money going back to the Pitt Meadows Christmas Foundation. In the Pitt Meadows Recreation Centre there will be children’s crafts and face-painting. The recreation centre will also house the decorated Christmas trees from the annual decorating contest. Pitt Meadows Economic Development is encouraging the public to vote for the best decorated tree. The winner will be announced on Dec. 12. At Pitt Meadows City Hall, you will find Dilly the Clown greeting children and making balloon sculptures. A free Centennial photo booth will be located in city hall as well. There will be props for people to pose with in front of an image of a historical winter scene in Pitt Meadows. Every group that gets a photo done will receive a free print. The photo booth will be at events throughout next year, with a differ3_NE121G113.P001 ent backdrop at each one.

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Offer(s) available on select new 2014 models through participating dealers to qualified customers who take delivery by January 2, 2014. Dealers may sell or lease for less. Some conditions apply. See dealer for complete details. All offers are subject to change without notice. Vehicles shown may include optional accessories and upgrades available at extra cost. All pricing includes delivery and destination fees up to $1,665, other fees and certain levies (including tire levies) and $100 A/C charge (where applicable) and excludes licensing, registration, insurance, other taxes and variable dealer administration fees (up to $699). Other dealer charges may be required at the time of purchase. Other lease and financing options also available. **0% purchase financing is available on select new 2013/2014 Kia models O.A.C. Terms vary by model and trim, see dealer for complete details. “Don’t Pay Until Spring” offer (150-day payment deferral) applies to purchase financing on select new 2014 models. No interest will accrue during the first 120 days of the finance contract. After this period, interest accrues and the purchaser will repay both the principal and interest monthly over the contract’s term. Cannot be combined with “up to $750 customer bonus”. §Up to $750 customer bonus is available on 2014 Cadenza ($750), 2013/2014 Rio4&5 door ($200), 2013/2014 Soul ($250), 2014 Forte ($250), 2013/2014 Optima/Optima Hybrid ($300), 2013/2014 Sportage ($300), 2014 Sorento ($375), 2014 Rondo ($300), 2014 Sedona ($400). Savings cannot be combined with Don’t Pay Until Spring offer, customer has the option of additional cash savings or payment deferral. Offer only available on finance terms, not cash or lease offers. ≠Bi-weekly finance payment O.A.C. for new 2014 Sorento 2.4L LX AT FWD (SR75BE) based on a selling price of $28,482 is $156 with an APR of 0% for 60 months, amortized over an 84-month period. Estimated remaining principal balance of $8,138 plus applicable taxes due at end of 60-month period. Retailer may sell for less. See dealer for full details. Cash purchase price for the new 2014 Forte LX MT (FO541E)/2014 Rondo LX MT (RN551E) is $13,502/$19,482 and includes a cash savings of $4,000 (which is deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes and cannot be combined with special lease and finance offers). Retailer may sell for less. ‡$4,000 cash savings on the cash purchase of an eligible new 2014 Forte LX MT (FO541E)/2014 Rondo LX MT (RN551E) from a participating dealer between December 3, 2013-January 2, 2014, is deducted from the selling price before taxes and cannot be combined with special lease and finance offers including the Don’t Pay Until Spring offer. Some conditions apply. ∞NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Phase 1: the mail-in entry period for phase I begins on October 29, 2013, at 12:00:01 a.m. Eastern Time and ends on November 27, 2013, at 11:59:59 p.m. ET. The vehicle purchase entry period for phase I begins on November 1, 2013, at the start of regular business hours at participating Kia dealerships in Canada and ends at the close of regular business hours at participating dealerships on November 30, 2013. Phase 2: the mail-in entry period for phase 2 begins on November 26, 2013, at 12:00:01 a.m. Eastern Time and ends on December 26, 2013, at 11:59:59 p.m. ET. The vehicle purchase entry period for phase 2 begins on December 1, 2013, at the start of regular business hours at participating dealerships and ends at the close of regular business hours at participating dealerships on December 31, 2013. Open to age-of-majority residents of Canada. 60 Prizes (30 attributed to Phase 1 and 30 attributed to Phase 2), each consisting of a cheque that may range in value from $15,350 to $46,859. Odds of winning a Phase 1 Prize depend on the number of eligible Phase 1 Entries received before the applicable Phase 1 Draw Date. Odds of winning a Phase 2 Prize depend on the number of eligible Phase 2 Entries received before the applicable Phase 2 Draw Date. Skill-testing question required. For full contest rules and no-purchase entry details, visit www.kia.ca. ΔModel shown Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price for 2014 Sorento 3.3L EX AT AWD (SR75HE)/2014 Forte SX (FO748E)/2014 Rondo EX Luxury (RN756E) is $34,195/$26,195/$32,195. Highway/city fuel consumption is based on the 2014 Sorento LX 2.4L GDI 4-cyl (A/T)/2014 Forte 1.8L MPI 4-cyl (M/T)/2014 Rondo 2.0L GDI 4-cyl (M/T). These updated estimates are based on the Government of Canada’s approved criteria and testing methods. Refer to the EnerGuide Fuel Consumption Guide. Your actual fuel consumption will vary based on driving habits and other factors. Information in this advertisement is believed to be accurate at the time of printing. For more information on our 5-year warranty coverage, visit kia.ca or call us at 1-877-542-2886. Kia is a trademark of Kia Motors Corporation.

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Mercedes CLA 250 stylish price buster By Zack Spencer

he Mercedes CLA 250 is here and it is a cause for celebration. This stylish compact car is powerful, filled with all kinds of features and starts at $33,900. What this means for the entire car market is a trend towards more car for less money. If Mercedes Benz can sell such a competent car for so little, the pressure will be on non-premium brands to sharpen their pencil, add more features, and revise their prices lower. Mercedes already has an affordable hatchback with the B250, which arrived about a year ago and is the basis for this CLA. Both of these cars open Mercedes Benz to a new market of buyers who might have been thinking about buying a non-premium brand, but now realize a CLA is within reach. This, along with Mercedes strong resale value, will help to keep lease rates low, amplifying the value this car offers. Looks Mercedes helped create the coupe four-door sedan several years ago with the CLS, which is based on the E-Class. By dropping the roof, raking the front and rear windows and adding a more aggressive front end, Mercedes produced an eye-catching sedan that looks classy and aggressive at the same time. Mercedes has taken this formula and applied it to the B-Class platform to produce this coupe-like sedan. The base model comes with 17-inch wheels, but the sport package is great value at $1,600, which adds 18-inch AMG wheels and extra AMG exterior trim pieces. The AMG look is more aggressive, providing a bigger front air intake and chin spoiler to complete the look. The side windows are slim as is the back window for limited outward visibility, not so much for the driver, but the rear seat passengers, especially kids.

Inside One trend I’m not sure I like is placing a screen in the centre of the dash, like putting an iPad Mini permanently in the middle of the dash. It doesn’t look particularly polished, almost like an afterthought. Audi’s new A3 sedan, arriving in March, has the ability to lower the screen, which I think is a better approach. The dash has rotary air vents that look similar to the high-end Mercedes SLS supercar. The front of the dash, in my test unit, was covered in an aluminum panel and surrounded by soft touch materials. The radio and heat controls are similar to other Mercedes products, so even though this CLA isn’t uber-expensive, it looks like a proper Mercedes Benz. The premium package is a must because it includes a huge panoramic sunroof, backup camera, automatic climate control and heated front seats – all of this for $2,800. This is a small car. The roof feels very low and back seat passenger’s needs to be children or shorter adults. Rear seat outward visibility is limited and legroom is also at a premium. The better bet for families is the less expensive B-Class ($30,500) because it offers a bigger back seat and hatchback storage. Drive The launch event for this new CLA was held in the Washington, D.C. area, leaving historic Georgetown and heading towards Maryland’s ports and navel academy. This provided some excellent stop-and-go traffic opportunities in Washington’s morning rush hour, then getting to stretch the new CLA’s legs on fabulous Interstate highways. The power plant is a direct injection turbocharged four-cylinder engine with a healthy 208hp. The power goes through a seven-speed dual clutch automatic transmission to the front wheels. The more expensive and powerful 355hp CLA 45 AMG has an all-wheel drive system as standard equipment, but the base CLA 250 will get this important option

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sometime in 2014. Power is fantastic, especially if the transmission is placed in the sportier mode. This car cruises effortlessly at highway speeds and passes with ease. Even though it uses the same engine as the B-Class, this car felt more planted and sophisticated, maybe due to the lower centre of gravity and a trunk, which will muffle road noise compared to the hatchback. All CLA models come with a Collision Prevention Assist feature that alerts the

driver to the possibility of an impending collision. Verdict We are heading into a wonderful period of lower priced cars, or vehicle fitted with more standard features. This new CLA 250 is a perfect example of this. Other new entries include the latest A3 that arrives in March and starts at $31,100, then the new BMW 1 Series will arrive in about a year. For the price of a wellequipped non-premium

brand Canadians can now get a premium German sedan for about the same price. If I were to get this CLA 250, I would include the premium package to get the sunroof, backup camera and heated seats. The Sport package is also tempting for the bigger wheels. This would bring the price up to $38,300. Not cheap, but you do a get a lot of car and features for this price.

The new CLA 250 is a stylish, powerful compact car filled with all kinds of features.

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The Hyundai names, logos, product names, feature names, images and slogans are trademarks owned by Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. †Finance offers available O.A.C. from Hyundai Financial Services based on a new 2013 Santa Fe 2.0T Limited AWD/2013 Santa Fe XL Premium AWD/2014 Tucson 2.0L GL FWD MT with an annual finance rate of 0%/0%1.9% for 36/36/96 months. Bi-weekly payments are $493/$448/$122. $0 down payment required. Cost of Borrowing is $0/$0/$1,831. Finance offers include Delivery and Destination of $1,760. Registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, charges, license fees and all applicable taxes are excluded. Delivery and Destination charge includes freight, P.D.E., dealer admin fees and a full tank of gas. Financing example: 2014 Tucson 2.0L GL FWD MT for $23,259 at 1.9% per annum equals $122 bi-weekly for 96 months for a total obligation of $25,090. Cash price is $23,259. Cost of Borrowing is $1,831. Example price includes Delivery and Destination of $1,760. Registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, charges, license fees and all applicable taxes are excluded. Delivery and Destination charge includes freight, P.D.E., dealer admin fees and a full tank of gas. ʈFuel consumption for 2013 Santa Fe 2.0T Limited AWD Auto (HWY 8.4L/100KM, City 11.0L/100KM), 2013 Santa Fe XL Premium AWD (HWY 8.0L/100KM, City 11.7L L/100KM), 2014 Tucson 2.0L GL FWD MT (HWY 7.2L/100KM, City 10.0L L/100KM) are based on Energuide. Actual fuel efficiency may vary based on driving conditions and the addition of certain vehicle accessories. Fuel economy figures are used for comparison purposes only. ʕPrice of models shown: 2013 Santa Fe Sport 2.0T Limited AWD/2013 Santa Fe XL Limited AWD/2014 Tucson 2.4L Limited AWD are $40,259/$44,659/$35,359. Prices include Delivery and Destination charges of $1,760. Registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, charges, license fees and all applicable taxes are excluded. ‡No Charge AWD Offer: Purchase or lease a new 2013 Santa Fe 2.0T Limited AWD or Santa Fe XL Premium AWD and you will be entitled to a $2,000 factory to dealer credit. The manufacturer’s estimated retail value for Santa Fe AWD is $2,000. Factory to dealer credit applies before taxes. Offer cannot be combined or used in conjunction with any other available credits. Offer is non-transferable and cannot be assigned. No vehicle trade-in required. No Charge AWD Offer not available on the 2013 Santa Fe Sport 2.4L FWD, 2.4L Premium FWD or 2.0T Premium FWD, or the 2013 Santa Fe XL FWD. †‡ʕOffers available for a limited time, and subject to change or cancellation without notice. See dealer for complete details. Dealer may sell for less. Inventory is limited, dealer order may be required. ††Hyundai’s Comprehensive Limited Warranty coverage covers most vehicle components against defects in workmanship under normal use and maintenance conditions. TM

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he following three questions are probably what I’m asked most often when someone finds out about my line of work. • What is my favourite car? • What car would I buy if I had an unlimited amount of money? • Do you watch Top Gear? I can’t really say what my favourite car is because there are many I love. Whether it’s a subcompact (Fiat 500 Turbo) to a supercar (Bentley Continental GT Speed Coupe), there are just so many good ones to choose from. Let’s skip to the third question. Yes, I watch Top Gear and am thoroughly entertained by it. Any car lover would be. And who wouldn’t fall in love with the British accent? Addressing the second question: What car would I buy if I had an unlimited budget? At this point in my life, that’s

nice to drive. The Ford Explorer Sport was not diesel, but also a strong contender, although the fuel economy wasn’t as stellar as we had hoped. We had spent the better part of a road trip in an Acura MDX in 2013, but wanted to wait until 2014 for the all-new version to come out. After taking that for a spin, that was Top 3 on the list. We also fancied the Volvo XC90 and the Jeep Grand Cherokee diesel. With all these great options, it was hard to narrow it down. But there was one that we had still not looked at. That was the 2014 VW Touareg TDI. It wasn’t hard to fall in love with it. As a VW owner, it’s something I should have thought about right away. Regardless, testing it out fit everything we were looking for. The Touareg was within our price range, it had a generous cargo capacity, all-wheel drive (for our various trips up the mountain), and best of all, a diesel engine. I’m a huge supporter of alternatives to gas-powered vehicles, whether that’s diesel, electric or hybrids. It only

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the Mercedes-Benz dealership. The ML350 Bluetec was in a new generation and something we were interested in. However, with the options we wanted and a three-month wait time, the price was out of our range and the wait was too long. Then we looked into the Mazda CX-9. Granted, it’s not a diesel, but a classy car and one that’s

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DL 26469

1-866-334-2016

20000 Lougheed Hwy. Pitt Meadows

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Getting into the holiday spirit at Portrait’s Silver Ridge By Kerry Vital

On Monday Dec. 16, the homeowners at Portrait Homes’ Silver Ridge community will demonstrate their Christmas spirit with a decorating contest. “This is our fourth annual display contest,” says Robert Grimm, principal at Portrait Homes. “We started the event to

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encourage homeowners to get into the Christmas spirit.” Silver Ridge is located in Maple Ridge, and among the judges will be Mayor Ernie Daykin. He will be joined by members of the Portrait Homes management team, and prizes from local merchants, including Chameleon Cafe, Golden Ears Cheeseworks and the Maple Ridge Art Gallery, will be handed out to the first, second and third prize winners. “What triggered us to start this event was the effort some of our homeowners went through in decorating their homes and we thought, wouldn’t it be great to get more people into the

Christmas spirit?” asks Grimm. Homeowners are encouraged to use lights and other decor items to make a festive display. Decorating has already started, and anticipation is building as the 16th nears. Silver Ridge is a 105-acre master-planned community. The latest phase is Hampstead, a collection of four- and fivebedroom single-family homes. Portrait Homes has been the recipient of many awards for Silver Ridge, including 27 Gold Georgies. Among the awards is Best Residential Development in B.C. and Best Residential Community in Canada. Portrait itself has been the winner of the Customer Choice Awards for 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011, and Best Single Family Home Builder in British Columbia for 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011. For more information about Hampstead at Silver Ridge, visit www.portraithomes.ca/communities/hampstead or call 604466-9278.

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Among the gorgeous features you’ll find at G3 are stainless-steel appliances, laminate hardwood flooring and quartz countertops. The eating bar, above, is convenient for entertaining or a quick bite to eat, while the living areas, above right, and bedrooms, below right, are spacious and inviting.

Everything is in the details in homes at G3 in Surrey By Kerry Vital

Three is a lucky number at G3, an exciting condominium development in Surrey’s Guildford neighbourhood that features three buildings with a huge variety of floorplans that will definitely suit the needs of all discerning buyers. “The quality here is excellent,” says sales manager Margaret Bird. “It’s been especially appealing to first-time buyers.”

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G3 offers studio to two-bedroom homes, with several floorplans available. One of the most impressive things about the development is the beautiful views from some of the homes. “From the north-facing homes you can see the (North Shore) mountains,” says Bird. “From the east-facing homes, you can see Mount Baker and that area. It’s gorgeous.” Some of the other beautiful features of the homes at G3 include stainless-steel appliances, quartz countertops and an eating bar; a convenient touch for those on-thego or who enjoy entertaining. Soft-closing cabinetry with brushed nickel hardware is perfectly lit by the ceiling mounted track lighting and pendant lights. Laminate hardwood flooring is featured throughout the living areas, with lush carpeting in the bedrooms and imported

porcelain tile in the kitchen, entry and bathrooms. The bathrooms are elegant and luxurious, with a deep soaker tub, semi-frameless glass shower and chic wall-mounted vanity light. Homeowners can still choose between two designer colour schemes, Sterling and Onyx, and will enjoy the nine-foot ceilings (higher on the top floor) and convenient frontloading washer and dryers that come with every home. Oversized storage and parking is also included. “It’s a beautiful package,” Bird says. Residents will also have access to the G3 residents lounge, which will include a gym, fireside lounge and a guest suite, among other things. G3’s location is one of the top draws for buyers. “You can walk to everything,” says Bird.

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“There’s easy access” to the rest of the Lower Mainland via the Port Mann Bridge, along with the convenience of living near Guildford Town Centre and the Guildford Recreation Centre and Library. You’re also within walking distance of parks, schools, shopping and restaurants. “Location is key,” says Bird. “These are the only new condos in the Guildford area. We’ve seen a huge draw from Fraser Heights with parents wanting their kids to live nearby. You’re within walking distance to so much.” Available homes at G3 start at $149,900 for a studio, $169,900 for a one-bedroom and $219,900 for a two-bedroom. For more information, check out g3living.ca, call 604588-8238 or visit the showroom at 10439 154th Street, Surrey, open every day except Friday between noon and 5 p.m.

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105 AVE

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REAL ESTATE IN MAPLE RIDGE & PITT MEADOWS

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The most common bulbs of Yule

By Mike Lascelle

ome of us are under the impression that once all the tulips and daffodils are tucked away in the garden that bulb season has come to an end.

Truth be told, there probably isn’t a time of the year when bulbs of one sort or another aren’t available for planting, and Christmas is no exception. While there are probably a few forced bulbs (crocus, grape hyacinths) still available, the three most common choices for December tend to be prepared hyacinths, paperwhites and the always impressive amaryllis. Prepared hyacinths are those given a 10-12 week cold period (mimicking winter dormancy) so that you can basically plant them indoors and watch them grow. You don’t necessarily need to use soil as the highly attractive purple-skinned bulbs (except for whites) will gladly root into trays of glass beads or ornamental rocks. Clear or tinted hyacinth glasses are also available – these are essentially a mini-vase made to hold a solitary bulb just above the water you pour into the reservoir below. The trick is to start these in a dark cool room and keep the water level just at the root zone (don’t immerse the bulbs). Once you get several inches of green growth, they are ready to move out for display. You should handle the bulbs with gloves (many people are allergic to them) and never plant more than three together as they are potently fragrant, particularly indoors. Paperwhites are a tender (Zone 8 hardy) member of the daffodil family (narcissus papyraceus) native to the Mediterranean and listed as Div. 8 or tazetta daffodils. These do not require a cold period and will generally bloom four to six weeks after planting, depending on room temperature. Some gardeners plant them in the bottom of tall floral buckets, the reason being that paperwhites are often floppy and this configuration holds the stems together for a

(From Left) Hyacinths rooted in glass beads; and paperwhites.

nice bouquet display. Your only other option is to use a hidden stake and tie the flowers stems together with a little raffia. They have a wonderful fragrance and make nice Christmas gifts that you can grow yourself for friends and family. Despite the common name, paperwhites come in both white and yellow – with the most commonly available cultivars being ‘ziva’ (1618” high, pure white with a musky fragrance) and ‘grand soleil d’or’ (12-14” high, yellow petals with an orange cup, sweet fragrance). Amaryllis is the largest Christmas bulb with most of the hybrids derived from South American species of hippeastrum. These plants

have huge blooms with little or no fragrance (except for ‘sweet Lillian’ and ‘jewel’), which is important for families dealing with allergies. They also have an impressive colour range from white, salmon, deep red, peach, pink, yellow, orange and green, with many bicolor blooms. There are also a few different forms including the elegant butterfly amaryllis (hippeastrum papilio) and the thin-petaled cybister types (hippeastrum cybister). Some people start the planting process by soaking the dried roots before potting in lightly moistened indoor soil. Your container should be about seven inches deep and an inch wider than the bulb on each side, with unglazed clay

or terra cotta being ideal for their breathing qualities and counterweight. Make sure the top one third of the bulb protrudes after planting and water sparingly until it enacts growth. At this point you can liquid fertilize every 10 days, with the blooms showing up about 6-8 weeks after planting. Mike Lascelle is a local nursery manager and gardening author (hebe_acer@hotmail.com).

•To view more options for forcing bulbs or Amaryllis, visit www.mikesgardentop5plants.wordpress.com and type your request into the search engine.

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WWW.223NORTH.COM CONTACT US 604.463.0588 PRESENTATION CENTRE #102 – 22308 Lougheed Hwy Maple Ridge BC V2X 2T4 OPEN HOURS: Open Noon to 5pm on Sat. to Wed. (closed on Thu. / Fri.) MARKETING & SALES BY

* Subject to change without notice. Limited time offer, see sales staff for details. The developer reserves the right to make modifications to the information contained herein. Prices are subject to change without notice. Renderings are artist renditions only. E.&O.E.

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Willard & Penny

604-467-9300

604-818-8760 Willard 604-818-8762 Penny consideritdunn@telus.net

DUNN

We never stop moving

Bonnie Telep

23884 – 113th Ave OPEN HOUSE SAT AND SUN 1 – 3 PM Cul-de-sac location backing onto Greenbelt. 5 Bedrooms plus Den. Convenient kitchen, familyrm w/ FP, Large Livingrm & Diningrm for entertaining . Great potential for in-law suite. Private yard, large deck and patio area. Immediate possession. $548,888

12138 – 261st Street OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 1 – 3 PM Quality built & Quality Finished country home. Maple kitchen, Den, Family Room, Formal Living/ Dining plus Flex Room adds versatility and style. Huge yard, patio, pond, hot tub, and garden space all designed for easy care & enjoyment. RV Parking with electrical & sani hookup. $579,900

Remember... your bank works for the bank,

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Bonnie Telep works for you! * Why wait for interest rates to go up, Check us out at www.bonnietelep.com call me 604-467-9300 *OAC - Rates subject to change. today! Certain conditions apply.

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Each office independently owned and operated

*Variable Rate

AL HOGARTH Our Family Working For Yours Al Hogarth

Associate Broker

604-467-9300

*based on 5 year term.

TRI-TEL REALTY U LT I M AT E

Deb Hogarth

Aleesha Hogarth

Unlicensed

S E R V I C E

“We keep our promise, or you don’t keep us.”

PORT COQUITLAM

MISSION - HATZIC

A NEW HOME FOR THE NEW YEAR

160 ACRES

Deluxe 2 bedroom, 2 bath condominium in Port Coquitlam will be ready to move into in January 2014. Ideal location close to downtown Port Coquitlam and transit. Features include high-end crown mouldings, laminate flooring and rock surround fireplace. Call Al Hogarth to view 604-467-9300

This incredible acreage has it all. Spring feed well, timber, gently rolling fields and spectacular views of Hatzic Prairie and Hatzic Lake. The home is ideal for a caretaker or to live in while you build your dream home. Zoning may allow 20 acre lots, however Agricultural Land Commission approval is required. Information package available upon request. Contact Al Hogarth or Stan Pavlov 604-319-7826 or 604-467-9300

FIRST TIME OFFERED FOR SALE IN OVER 50 YEARS! LESS THAN $22,000 PER ACRE!

604-828-8476

MAPLE RIDGE

MELLISSA GALWAY

Unlicensed Assistant

• 2-3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms • 1,024 sq. ft. RANCHER • 10,360 sq. ft. HUGE lot The Kids can walk to school! Updated – quartz counters, stainless steel appliances, bathrooms, lights, crown mouldings, roof. Private, fully fenced with access to shop in backyard. RV parking. Quick possession possible!

MAPLE RIDGE

★ ★

VIEW LOTS

Only 2 Greenbelt Lots Remaining

23285 - 138B Avenue

$208,000

★ • Beautiful 7,275 sq. ft. lot in Silver Valley • Very private and beautiful area, backing onto greenbelt • No building restrictions, room for a 3 car garage • They don’t make them this size any more! Terms Available

• 2 bedrooms, 1,232 sq. ft. • Gas fireplace • Crown moulding • In-suite laundry Fresh paint, newer appliances, carport and easy access to shopping, transit and schools. Two pets allowed. Try Your Offer!

• 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms • 920 sq. ft. • Garden level Granite counters, beautiful flooring, stainless steel appliances, in-suite laundry, great floor plan. Easy access to shopping, transit & schools. Two pets allowed. Quick possession possible!

MAPLE RIDGE

PORT KELLS

Dave Telep

Don Vicki Schmidt Cunningham

Executive Deluxe Rancher

• 2600 sq ft • 50’ patio • 1/2 acre in gated • Triple Garage, community radiant heat • 2 year old roof throughout

#10, 23100 - 129th Ave., M.R.

$1,818,888

TRI-TEL REALTY

374,900

Backs Onto Greenbelt

• Beautiful end unit • Southwest • 3 bdrms + loft exposure • Double garage • Small well run • Fenced yard complex

#18, 23343 Kanaka Way, M.R.

Value In Pitt Meadows!

• 1762 sq ft, 3 • Family rm off bdrms + den kitchen • Over 8700 sq ft lot • Close to ALL • Private yard amenities

12175 McMyn Ave., P.M.

REDUCED $20,000

Fraser River View!

1,298,500

539,800

529,800

• 2800 sf. rancher • Beautiful backyard • Circular driveway • Completely Reno’d

424,800

Development Potential

West Coast Contemporary

• 2 acres on no-thru • Double garage street • Park like setting • Over 2,100 sq. ft. • Needs a little TLC • 4 bedrooms

• Over 1 acre backs • Det garage w/loft onto parkland • 3 sundecks • 2030 sq ft, 2 • 1 bdrm suite storey w/bsmt almost complete

24115 - 110th Ave., M.R.

24909 112th Ave., M.R.

$938,000

Estate On 16.88 Acres

Proposed Business Centre

• 4 bdrms, 2 dens, 5 bthrms • 3 huge family/games rooms • Granite counters • 5,867 sq. ft. home • 10 stall barn Granite counters, ss appliances, Hardie plank siding, rubber tile roof, triple garage + workshop and so much more! Minutes to amenities!

• 3 bedrooms, 2 baths • Newer appliances • New roof 2010 • Leaf Guard gutters One Acre Corner Lot with 2,076 sq. ft. home. Outbuildings include a 32’ x 24’ shop. Easy access to Hwy 1. Future potential while you live here now.

www.thegalwaygroup.ca

www.ralphtelep.com

RALPH TELEP TEAM 604-467-9300

778,800

11432 River Wynd, M.R.

• 2-3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms • 1,982 sq ft OCTAGON RANCHER • 960 sq. ft. detached shop Open floor plan - wheelchair friendly. In-floor h/w heat, gas f/p, metal roof, generator, huge windows, paved terraces, ponds & sweeping lawns and so much more.

★

• 126’ of river frontage • View from every room

$988,000

22723 - 136A Ave

Custom designed and built to take in the panoramic mtn views!! Over 4600 sq ft of home with parks located at the front & back! Home has it all from the home theatre set up in the bsmt with wet bar to the steam shower in the master suite! Just listed for sale in Formosa Plateau!!

THE

$182,000 Affordable & Spacious

899,900

★

MAPLE RIDGE

Strata Fees Pre-Paid For 6 Months!

Frame The View!

Build Your ★ ★ Dream Home!

Your Paradise on 1/2 Acre

The Lavender House On 5 Acres

604-467-9300

tpassley@yahoo.com

Ralph Telep

$420,000

& Associates

TRI-TEL REALTY

ANNY AN 安玉人

OPEN SATURDAY 1-3

24921 Dewdney Trunk Rd

Terry Passley

★

The Gals For All Your Real Estate Needs

SUE GALWAY

sgalway@shaw.ca

289,800

339,800

West Maple Ridge

• 3 bdrms, 2 baths • Well managed • 1,275 sq. ft. complex • Single garage • Fully fenced yard • Lots of updates • Shows very well

#27 20699 - 120B Ave., M.R.

First Time Buyer & Investor Alert!

• Priced to sell • 1780 sq. ft. rancher with bsmt • Character home

• 1 bdrm LEGAL suite • Walk to all amenities

22587 123rd Ave., M.R.

459,800

Two Houses For Price of One!

• 16,800 sq ft lot • 2 houses on property • 3 bdrm, 2 bath

main house • 576 sq ft guest house • Close to schools

12204 216th Ave., M.R.

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For the way you live

LifeStyles 604-561-0053

DEBBIE SHEPPARD

604-312-3705

debbiesheppard.com

469,900

YOUR HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

ONE OF A KIND

399,900

• Two storey plus fully finished basement • 5 bedrooms, 4 washrooms • Easily suitable, corner lot • Large private yard, fully fenced • This one’s a beauty! Call today!

• All done, move into this beautiful home • Flexible plan suited to different needs • 3 bedrooms, 3 washrooms • Gorgeous lot, 7200 sq. ft., fully fenced • Call today to view! You’ll be glad you did!

APARTMENT - $82,900 Just listed, beautifully remodelled 1 bedroom ground level apartment in downtown Maple Ridge APARTMENT - $138,900 Ground floor suite overlooking the gardens in Fraserview Village, a 55+ community, 1 bedroom plus a den/ storage room, 1 washroom. TOWNHOUSE -$378,900 - 1925 sq. ft., 3 bdrms, 3 washrooms, all living on main level, double garage, 55+ complex. HOME -$389,900 West Maple Ridge, basement home with 1 bedrooms suite, hardwood floors up, 3 bedrooms on main, oversized deck, 7200 sq. ft. lot, garage. MOBILE HOME- $32,000 - 734 sq. ft, 2 bdrms, 1 washroom, laminate floors, Val Marie 55+ adult community

REENA

holidays www.rpluke.com www.rpluke.com

A home for the Great for ies! young famil $499,000

11977 189b St, PM

Jan Hickman 604-828-3445

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4PM

W NE

G TIN LIS

W NE

249,900

DESIGNING WOMEN

•2 Level townhome at 1,419 sq.ft •Self Managed Strata • Lots of play areas •3 bdrms up. Patio & Deck. •Close to PM Elementary & Highschool

G TIN LIS

$489,900

And men too, will enjoy this spacious 2 bedroom, 2 bath unit with huge south deck and central air. Sun filled rooms, maple kitchen with granite counters, stainless appliances and decorated to perfection. It’s a place above the rest at $234,900

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4PM

Ask Rob Jeeves

D CE DU RE

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Affordable family home

• Highland Park • Minutes away from schools, transit & shopping • 1,680 sq ft on 7,920 sq ft corner lot. 3 brdm, 3 bath $269,900 • Potential for Duplex • Nothing to do but move in! #2 19022 119B Ave, PM

Seniors Real Estate Specialist

ROB JEEVES 604-240-2629

The Realtor who unites “Hearts and Homes”

A perfect place for kids, puppies and a dozen friends. A garage that holds 2 cars, an upstairs with 4 bedrooms, a downstairs for a ping-pong table and two kids’ bedrooms or a fabulous self-contained in-law suite. Heat pump, bamboo floors and more. A must see at $649,500

LUKE

COLLEEN

MOVE IN BEFORE XMAS!

WORLD-CLASS RESIDENCE

• One level • Corner unit • 2 bedrooms • New appliances • Covered deck

Once in a rare while will a truly magnificent home such as this be available. Built without compromise this home reflects the very best. This traditional 2-storey has it all and sits on 2.31 acres of gardens and ponds. The best is a separate artist studio with 1 bdrm suite. A must see. $969,500

• New gutters, roof, carpets & paint • Vaulted ceiling in the master • Great Complex

BRIGHT 2 BDRM CORNER UNIT

MOVE IN READY! • 4 Bedrooms • Basement entry • Vaulted ceiling • Open Kitchen • Gas fireplace

$209,900

• Large deck • 1 bdrm suite potential • Work shop • RV parking

• 2 Bdrm 2 Bath • granite counters • gas fireplace • his & her closets

in master suite • insuite laundry • extra storage • central location

www.AskRobJeeves.com • email: rjeeves@shaw.ca

THE

The homes at Albion Terraces are absolutely perfect for young families, new home owners and anyone with tastes for quality details and affordable prices. Situated in an east Maple Ridge location you just can’t beat.

RON ANTALEK TEAM

❧ 9 foot ceilings on the main floor ❧ Oversized great room with gas fireplace. ❧ Crown moldings & coffered ceilings.

❧ Spacious second floor has 4 large bedrooms, den, laundry rm. and 3 bathrooms.

OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 1 - 4PM Show home at 24787 - 105A Avenue, Maple Ridge

www.albionterraces.ca

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

NEW TOWNHOMES

DOUBLE GARAGES BACKING GREENBELT

Starting at $329,900

Starting at $324,900 Showhome at #40–23986 104 Ave

Showhome at #67 11252 Cottonwood Dr

Spencer Brook Estates 9 ft ceilings on the main. Fireplace in the Great Room. Maple kitchen with granite countertops & large island. Some have finished basements, double garages and backing onto greenbelt. 6 apppliances & blinds included. Near transit, schools, shopping, Albion Sports Complex & Planet Ice.

W VIE TIC AS T N FA

Johnny Pacheco, Ron Antalek, Cory Lunsted†, Louise Antalek†, & Rob Johnson

Ron Antalek Personal Real Estate Corporation

❧ Appliances, blinds and landscaping included.

Priced from $457,900

OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY & SUNDAY 1-4

• Cottonwood Ridge nicely finished new townhomes with 3 bdrms and 3 baths. Some have a finished basement. • Hardwood floors, maple cabinets, granite countertops, crown moldings. • Gas fireplace. 6 appl. & blinds included • Garage for 2 cars. Central location.

❧ New quality built 2 storey + basement homes.

❧ Maple kitchen cabinets with granite counter tops & island.

OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY & SUNDAY 1-4

604-351-3261

ronantalek.com

robrealtor.com

Each office independently owned and operated

*Based on total transactions Remax Western Canada Team 2012 † Licensed Assistant

GREENBELT & TRIPLE GARAGE

Starting at $609,900 Show home 10031 - 247B St, Maple Ridge (off Jackson Road) ‘Jackson Ridge’ quality built 2 storey new homes with daylight walk out basements. Several plans to choose from. Triple and double garage. Some homes have a beautiful view and back onto parkland. Lovely area of quality homes.

GREAT PITT MEADOWS LOCATION $499,900 12018 Bonson Road, Pitt Meadows Updated basement home in a great family neighbourhood on a cul-de-sac near park, elementary & high school. 7,300 sq. ft. lot. Fully finished basement with a kitchen, rec. room, 4th bedroom. 2 fireplaces, 3 bathrooms. Double garage. Large sundeck off the kitchen. Newer roof, insulation, windows, doors, furnace & water tank.

604.466.2838 604.459.2838 Each office independently owned and operated

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NEW G LISTIN

11771 Darby Street, Maple Ridge ACT ! NOW

MLS #V1030097

• • • •

Silver Ridge “Garibaldi” plan 4 bedrooms, 4 baths Kitchen with many upgrades Finished basement with bdrm, bath & rec rm • Fully fenced, private backyard

We’ll drive you home safely in your own car.

•2,000 sq.ft. townhouse • 3 bedrooms • 3 baths • Loads of room for storage in full basement • Some updates, including flooring and paint AT GRE MENT ST INVE

MLS #V1003894

579,900

13650 229A Street

Nov. 29, 30 & Dec. 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21 & 31 604-515-NOSE (6673)

279,900

MLS #V1038088

21888 Lougheed Hwy • 11,675 sqft lot with rented home • APPROVED PLANS FOR GARDEN SUITE • CITY UPGRADES to storm, sanitary and waterlines are ALREADY COMPLETE.

BC FARM & RANCH REALTY CORP.

B C ’s L e a d e r i n A g r i c u l t u r a l R e a l E s t a t e

Serving Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows since 1978

899,000

22699 & 22707 136A Ave • BREATHTAKING VIEWS • Opportunity to CUSTOMIZE YOUR PLAN • Call for information on completion dates • Time to add your personal touch!

ABLE DESIRDRIDGE WOO

MLS #V1032160

379,000

#2 - 23281 Kanaka Way

• HIGH-END, UPDATED FEATURES, hardwood, slate, new carpet, granite, maple cabinets, stainless steel appliances • Walking distance to Kanaka Creek Elementary

Greg Walton 604.864.1610 www.gregwalton.ca

HOUSE & ACREAGE • HOBBY FARMS • RANCHES • COMMERCIAL FARMS • LAND ONLY

13213 Hale Road, Pitt Meadows

,00 $2,875

• Excellent location and value! • 5 mins to Golden Ears Bridge • Greenhouse operation on 19.9 Acres • 5 acres of Venlo Greenhouses, 2 gas boilers, • Security system • Computer Controls, Co2 System, Recirculation system • Energy curtains, heat storage, 8 zone operational

,000 $2,300

New Listing

,000 $2,300

New Listing

13459 McKechnie Road, Pitt Meadows • Prime parcel, just under 20 acres • Land is level, square and ideal for blueberries • 6 bdrm home and multiple dairy outbuildings • 5 mins to Golden Ears Bridge • Can be sold with adjoining parcel 13505 McKechnie Rd

PROTECT your community. We’re in it TOGETHER.

THE NEWS

MLS #V1015596

315,900

9pm – 3am

Thanks to our Program Partners:

UR D YO E BUIL M HOM DREA

13505 McKechnie Road, Pitt Meadows • Gorgeous parcel, just under 20 acres • Smaller home, fully rented • Bonus 4 bay machine shed for equipment • 5 mins to Golden Ears Bridge • Can be sold with adjoining parcel 13459 McKechnie Rd

View these listings and more at www.bcfarmandranch.com

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Alan C. Thompson Law Corporation Meet your Real Estate Team Janice

Serving Maple Ridge for 45 years

Adrienne

vernon-thompson.com

For all your Real Estate Transactions & Real Estate Development.

Alan

lawyer

Alan C. Thompson

604-463-6281

Lawyer/Notary Public 22311 - 119th Avenue, Maple Ridge. BC V2X 2Z2

fax: 604-463-7497

thompson@vernon-thompson.com

The

Hayes Team Independently owned and operated

OPEN Sat & Sun 1-4pm

MLS# V1028909

MLS# V1028401

13406–236th Street $ 698,888 + tax

13406–235th Street $ 598,800 + tax

Quality built 3872 sq. ft. family home. Main floor boasts large tiled foyer, den, living room with deck, formal dining room, spacious kitchen with loads of cupboards and large island, granite counters and nook leading to covered deck. Family room off kitchen with stone fireplace. Upstairs features 3 bdrms all with their own walk-in closets. Spa like ensuite in master fit for a queen. Close to parks and recreation.

4037 sq. ft., high ceilings & large living area open to formal dining room. Beautifully designed kitchen with abundance of storage & counter space. Elegant staircase leads you upstairs to laundry & 4 bdrms where you can pamper yourself with luxury in the large master ensuite w/dual sinks. Bsmt features 2 additional bdrms and can be easily suited. Situated on a corner lot with outstanding views. Triple garage.

1,255,000

a point of view

OPEN Sat & Sun 1-4pm

10810 Carmichael

• 3 Showhomes near completion • Large estate lots • Maple Ridge’s answer to the “STREET OF DREAMS” • Pick your lot and one of our preferred builders Visit us at www.granthillestates.com Matthew Hayes 604-230-3935

Mortgage Advice is One Call Away

WHISPERING HEIGHTS 4 CAR GARAGE

This well apportioned 3160 sq. ft. home with unfinished bsmt will provide you with lots of opportunity to finish it how you wish. The finished portion will inspire you with its’ granite counters, crown moulding, beautiful rock fireplace, hardwood flooring, 3 bdrms, 3 baths plus a triple garage with workshop. All situated on a good size 7226 sq. ft. lot in the heart of Balsam Creek.

Your BEST

604.805.4669 JUSTIN@JUSTINHENNESSEY.COM

26425 124 Ave, Maple Ridge

Come Visit Us at

OPEN Sat & Sun 1-4pm

MLS# V1032421

www.justinhennessey.com

• Over 7,400 sq. ft! 4 bdrms & huge games room/ office w/ separate entry - perfect for home office • HUGE bsmt w/ separate entry & licensed 2 bedroom in-law suite. • Massive over 1,300 sq. ft. future media room • Green belt, plus all the bells and whistles!

www.thehayesteam.ca

13412–236th Street $ 699,900 + tax

Justin Hennessey Real Estate Specialist

604-467-0811

• Paul Hayes • Peter Hayes • Kim Hunter • Matthew Hayes

Call Today!

604-466-1976

Donna Telep

Mortgage Specialist

or visit us on the web

www.sevillemortgage.ca

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Hunger Games a boost to archery by Nei l Corbe tt staff reporter

he Hunger Games movies are turning young people on to a new, old sport.

Archery is enjoying an upswing across North America, and the Maple Ridge club has seen a surge in numbers. In the gym at the Maple Ridge Leisure Centre on archery night, one whole side of the gym is lined with people drawing bows, the other with targets. Some arrows go straight to the heart of the bullseyes, and some hit the Kevlar curtain behind the targets. The club now has 77 members, which is about double the total in recent years, and there’s a waiting list for more to join. The club recently offered an introduction to archery shooting. That made accommodation for 20 people, but 47 signed up. “We had mostly adults. Now we have about half adults and

half kids,” said coach Laura Curwen. “The Hunger Games and Brave – those movies have really increased our numbers. Catching Fire, the second movie in the Hunger Games trilogy, opened in Canadian theatres on Friday. “It renews the interest, and it’s a great family sport,” Curwen added. Junior archers start indoors in October, and by the time the outdoor season begins in the fall, they are ready for the challenges of longer distances, wind and rain. Nine years old is the youngest they will take an archer. There is some club equipment for people to try the sport, but eventually club members get their own bow, arrows and accessories. It can range from $400 to $1,000, but Curwen notes that a lot of the gear will last a lifetime. There are many types from simple longbows to recurves and compound bows that have pulleys top and bottom, and long rods out the front as stabilizers. Some members are hunters, some are recreational shooters, and others are competitors. From the latter group, Mariessa Pinto is hop-

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Nick Mior (far left, above), 15, and Tym Forbes, 20, during archery practise at the Maple Ridge Leisure Centre on Thursday. Essic Dhesi, 13, takes aim.

ing to qualify for the 2015 Canada Winter Games. She’s 15, and a year ago got serious about competitive archery. Pinto enjoys the intense focus of the sport – those Zen moments where she will put everything out of her mind except for the shot. And what has her hooked is those perfect shots – like when a baseball player smacks

a ball on the sweet spot of the bat, or a golfer drives a shot that jumps off the club and soars. “For me, my good shot is motivation, and you feel it as soon as you let it go,” she said. “I want every shot to be like that. And the more I feel it, I feel like I’m getting somewhere. “It’s nice seeing your arrows in the gold all the time, too.” She shoots two or three nights a week, and

does a 10-week conditioning program to get in shape for archery. “It gets hard. A lot of people give up,” she said. Pinto likes that her sport is suddenly ‘cool.’ When she enters an event, there is always lots of competition. “The movies have had a huge impact,” she said. And she gets it: “I’ve been a Hunger Games fan since the first book came out.” The Maple Ridge

Club has a history dating back to 1955, and a member, the late Marge Saunders, helped to develop the Junior Olympian Program that is used today. With it, archers aim to reach rising scoring goals, and advance to the next level. They get a score for each ring they hit on a target, and the perfect score is 300 – which is 30 arrows into a small ring, just slightly larger than a loonie.

Murray Peacock is one of the club’s best shooters. Inspired by a brother who would make his own bows for hunting, he joined the club in 1981. His best result was a second-place finish at the Championship of the Americas in 2008, where he competed against world record holders. “You have to work at it – there’s no such thing as a natural,” he said.

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“There’s no instant gratification like with a video game. Striving for perfection – that’s what it is.” He said a good archer is calm, focussed and dedicated. Strength is also necessary. Shooting 60 arrows in practice is a good arm workout. Archery clubs from Toronto to Calgary are also reporting big jumps in membership. “We have seen an increase in memberships country-wide,” said Scott Ogilvie, the executive director of Archery Canada, but added the exact impact is not yet known. His is a comparatively small sports organization, with approximately 7,500 members, and he said clubs struggle to get everyone who wants to shoot in front of a target. “It’s challenging to keep up with the demand in archery,” he said. “It’s a good thing for archery in Canada, and down the road it bodes well for national championships, and how Canada performs at the international level.” In the U.S., archery’s membership has doubled in two years. Denis Parker, the CEO of USA Archery, and a three-time Olympian, sees it as a positive. “But what is so amazing with Hunger Games is that you have this character, Katniss, who is confident and beautiful, and the way she uses the bow is an extension of that. That is what really resonates and makes people want to try this,” she said in an interview earlier this year. It’s not the first time movie fans have been inspired to take up a sport. The Harry Potter books and movies resulted in the formation of the International Quidditch Association. Lacking flying brooms, however, maybe some of the players around the world are taking up the bow.

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Leading scorers Team GP Kodiaks 23 Kodiaks 23 Kodiaks 20 Panthers 25 Pilots 23 Pilots 23 Pilots 23 Kodiaks 22 Panthers 26 Kodiaks 20 Pilots 23 Flames 24 Flames 20 Outlaws 24 Pilots 23

Player Tate Sproxton Zachary Station Jordan Liem Liam Smith Tyler Read Kurt Klimek Jeffrey Veitch Christian Plain

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W% .722 .640 .705 .560 .241

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which are not. I won’t list brand names, but instead discuss categories of device. There are many products being sold that are fantastic for getting in shape. Some are expensive (treadmills, stairclimbers) and other are less so (dumbells, sandbells, tubing), but the receiver of the gift has to be motivated to use it and has to stick with it for a long time. If you are wondering if, for example, a rowing machine is better than a treadmill, these machines all can give a great workout, if used properly, and any difference in health benefits between them is negligible. There are also a number of products being sold which have no beneficial effect at all. Magnets are usually sold as wrist-bands, blankets, mattresses and creams that claim to improve blood flow, increase energy level and any number of other things (including deplorably, curing cancer).

Credible studies in the past have shown no benefit or changes to the body by using magnets. The magnetic field of MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) machines are many, many times stronger than the small magnets in these products, but do not have any of these purported benefits on the body. If they did dramatically affect the body, MRIs would not be used as a diagnostic tool. The same goes for other similar products like volcanic rock worn as a pendant or bracelet – no demonstrated effect at all. The test that midway salesmen use to supposedly ‘prove’ that these objects improve your balance is a simple, well-known parlour trick that anyone can learn to dupe an unsuspecting person into believing it works. Devices for producing ‘ionized’ water are supposed to improve a whole variety of health

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HELPING FAMILIES IN THE MOST PRECIOUS TIMES This holiday season, you can help a family with a child in need by tuning in to the Timmy’s Christmas Telethon in support of the BC Lions Society’s Easter Seals programs and services. Watch Sunday December 8th from 4-10pm on Shaw TV, Shaw Direct 299, or stream online.

Donate now at www.TIMMYS.org or call 1-800-818-4483

When BC Cancer Agency researchers developed a new experimental drug that worked in vitro against aggressive prostate cancers resistant to existing treatments, they didn’t do it alone. With your support of the BC Cancer Foundation, you become a partner with BC’s leading cancer researchers. As the fundraising partner of the BC Cancer Agency, the BC Cancer Foundation funds more cancer research in BC than any other charitable organization.

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CHILDREN

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS ...9-57

OBITUARIES

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TRAVEL.............................................61-76 CHILDREN ........................................80-98

CARIASO, Fel (Jun)

EMPLOYMENT .............................102-198

May 9, 1947November 30, 2013

BUSINESS SERVICES...................203-387

Passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 30, 2013 at the age of 66. He is survived by his loving wife Cora, 3 children ; Michelle (Dino), Annabelle (Jeff) and Jim (Mariette); 3 granddaughters; Jessye, Elliot and Dylan as well as many relatives and friends. Funeral service will be held on Friday, December 6, 2013 at 10:30 AM at the St. Matthew’s Parish- 16079, 88th Ave., Surrey, BC with interment to follow at Valley View Memorial Gardens -14664,72nd Ave. Surrey. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Canadian Blood Services or to the Kidney Foundation of Canada. For online condolences, please go to: www.valleyviewsurrey.ca

PETS & LIVESTOCK ......................453-483 MERCHANDISE FOR SALE...........503-587 REAL ESTATE ...............................603-696 RENTALS ......................................703-757 AUTOMOTIVE ..............................804-862 MARINE .......................................903-920

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FUNERAL HOMES

Valley View Funeral Home 604-596-8866

DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

CLASS 3 DRIVER w/ Air & Crane Ticket

Req. for Maple Ridge roofing co. Drivers abstract required.

CHRISTMAS CORNER CHRISTMAS TREES

Wages Commensurate with Experience.

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PATTEN, Joyce On December 4th, 2013. Late of Langley, B.C., age 57 years. Survived by her loving family, husband Ken; son Bryan; daughter Erin; 3 grandchildren, Mason, Shea, and Doryen; 2 brothers, and 1 sister. Celebration of Life at 3:30pm on Tuesday, December 10th at Riverside Community Church, 1477 Lougheed Hwy. Port Coquitlam. In lieu of flowers, donations to the BC Cancer Society, would be appreciated.

DRIVERS

CHRISTMAS CORNER

K & G Soap & Knitting Christmas Sale @ Blue Moon Stables 18832 McQuarrie Rd Pitt Meadows

From Dec 6th up to & including Dec. 24th From Mondays to Saturdays 10 am - 4pm. Cash only (604)460-7600 or 604-250-0854

The Abbotsford News, The Mission Record & Chilliwack Progress Are looking for two drivers to make deliveries of bulk newspapers to specific locations throughout the cities of Abbotsford, Mission & Chilliwack. Newspapers are picked up from our plant in Abbotsford. Takes approximately 4 - 6 hrs to complete each delivery area. Deliveries are to be made on Tuesday & Thursday between 4:00 am & 2:30 pm. Earn approximately $900.00 to $1800.00/month. Must have a 16 foot, 1 ton cube or a 3/4 ton cargo van. This is a permanent contract position. Interested parties please submit your resume and picture of vehicle to:

Condolences may be sent to: www.mapleridgefuneral.ca

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Victorian Creations Christmas Craft Fair

Dec 7th 10am - 4pm 13489 - Neaves Rd Pitt Meadows Come join us for some Christmas cheer Browse through our decorations for your home & lovely gifts for family & friends.

Please support your local wildlife shelter and get a jump on your Christmas shopping with items such as mouse pads, hoodies, sweat shirts and beautiful pictures.

The Abbotsford News Black Press Circulation Department 34375 Gladys Ave., Abbotsford, BC V2S 2H5 604-870-4595 or email to: circulation@abbynews.com

IN MEMORIAM

EDWIN CRITCHLEY May 4, 1934 - Dec. 7, 2001 Remembering you is easy We do it everyday It’s the pain of losing you That never goes away. We miss you so very much! Love your daughter Karen (Rudy) & grandson Brandon, wife Hilda & Grandson Ryan (& family)

BC Cancer Foundation Legacies accepted. 604.851.4736 or visit: bccancerfoundation.com

OBITUARIES

LILLEY, Thomas Fredrick (Hondo) July 20, 1939 - Dec 3, 2013 Beloved husband of Kathleen passed away at 2:00am on December 3, 2013. Son of Oliver and Florence Lilley. Survived by wife Kathy, family Beverly, Kelly, Heather, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Aunt Mildred Griffiths, sister Irene Giesbrecht (Willie), nephew Brian (Lori) Taylor and Shelby, niece Vicki (Gabor), many friends and relatives. Celebration of Life at 2:00pm on Sunday, December 15th at The One Way Club, 22270 North Ave, Maple Ridge Many thanks to Dr. L. Lim, Chemo Nurses at Abbotsford Hospital, Maple Ridge Hospital, McKenney Creek, friends and family. Flowers declined. Donations to B.C. Cancer, One Way Club, McKenney Creek or charity of your choice, would be appreciated. Condolences may be sent to:

www.mapleridgefuneral.ca

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CHILDREN

PUDDLE D (Duck) Children’s Ctr Preschool Daycare 21/2 to 5 years Before &/or After school care K ~ 12 years Davie Jones Edith McDermott Highland Park Pitt Meadows Programs included: Arts, Science, Music, Math, Dramatic Play & Sports Fully licensed, Qualiﬁed E.C.E. Caregivers & Teachers Close to major route

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Sales Specialist Digital Products Black Press has an immediate opening for a digital sales specialist to monetize several highly successful online advertising platforms including LocalWork.ca. Main Duties: t Contact prospective customers as directed by the Manager for a range of Black Press Digital advertising opportunities. Primary contact will be via telephone & e-mail. t Maintain contact and call volumes through a CRM system. t Creativity is an asset. Qualifications: t The successful candidate will possess exceptional telephone marketing skills and will enjoy working in fast paced environment and have at least 2 years of direct selling experience. t This is a full time position based in Langley, BC. Black Press Offers Competitive Compensation, Benefits & Opportunities For Career Development. t Apply with resume to: Kristy O’Connor, Digital Sales Manager: koconnor@bpdigital.ca blackpress.ca X bclocalnews.com

DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

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BULK PETROLEUM CLASS 1 DRIVERS

Denwill, a progressive and growing company transporting bulk liquid petroleum products based in Burnaby, requires Class One Drivers. We offer:

t Competitive hourly pay t 4Bfety bonus t Great benefits package t Excellent equipment t 4 on and 4 off work schedule t 4UFBEZ ZFBS SPVOE MPDBM XPSL t On the job training leading to certification in the transportation and handling of petroleum products

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EDUCATION

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 115

EDUCATION

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DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

HIGHWAY OWNER OPERATORS $3500 SIGNING BONUS Van Kam’s group of companies req. Highway linehaul owner operators based in our Surrey terminal for runs throughout BC and Alberta. Applicants must have winter and mountain driving experience/training.

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FOSTER/SOCIAL CARE

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COMMUNITY HOME SUPPORT WORKER wanted for young female (24 yrs) with Asperger’s Syndrome, (high functioning) to assist with daily living & functional skills. Must be personable & reliable. Experience an asset. Class 5 Drivers lic an asset. Rotating shifts. Please email:maureenaldridge@shaw.ca

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EDUCATION

Join a profession that supports and cares for our community. Medical and dental office clerks and transcriptionists are always in high demand. In addition to basic administrative and bookkeeping skills, you will also learn standard medical terminology.

*conditions apply

RESPITE Caregivers PLEA Community Services Society is looking for individuals and families who can provide respite care in their homes for youth aged 12 to 18, who are attending a recovery program for alcohol and/or drug addiction. Qualified applicants must be available on weekends and have a home that can accommodate one to two youth and meet all safety requirements. Training and support is provided. If interested, please call a member of our Family Recruiting Team at:

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

Only those of interest will be contacted. Van Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

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We offer above average rates and an excellent employee beneﬁts package.

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HELP WANTED

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

HELP WANTED

SECURITY GUARDS Local Maple Ridge. Must be lic’d and experienced. Week days & nights, weekends all available.

Apply with resume to:

• Labourers • Tradesmen • Class 1 Drivers

Call 24Hr. Free Recorded Message 1-888-213-2854

LABOURERS Local Manufacturing Company is looking for energetic, enthusiastic people with a positive outlook. Full time positions for days and/or afternoon shifts available. No experience required, excellent growth opportunities.

Please fax resume to: 604-467-1197 Local Plastic Remanufacturer requires

★ Plastic Sorters ★ Extruder Operators ★ Forklift / Yardman ★ Wash Line Person

Hughessecurity@hotmail.com

Call Debbie (604)462-7335

TRADES, TECHNICAL

Cubermen, Shake & Shingle Packers, Block Pilers, Trimmermen, Shake & Shingle Sawyers & Forklift/Yardman

P/T Feed Store Clerk/Warehouse Worker

Required by Maple Ridge Red Cedar Products.

Otter Co-op @ Pitt Meadows

PERSONAL SERVICES 171

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

281

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

(604)465-1311

EAGLE TILE

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

A - 20779 Lougheed Hwy Maple Ridge

M.T. GUTTERS Professional Installation

PROFESSIONAL FLOOR INSTALLATIONS

Janitorial, Ofﬁce Cleaning Int. Ext. Windows, Pressure Washing, Gutter Cleaning Free Estimates

5” Gutter, Down Pipe, Sofﬁt *CLEANING *REPAIRS 28 YEARS EXPERIENCE

Carpet, linoleum, repairs, and restretches. 20 yrs. exp., fully insured.

(604)465-1302 / 604-786-3466

Free estimates

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GARDENING

mariescustomizedcleaning @gmail.com

bcclassified.com 604-575-5555

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

604-468-8889 candymassage.blogspot.com/

DREAMING of a new career? Look in bcclassified.com’s

Class 109 Career Opportunities!

287

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

BEST CLEANERS

288

AROUND GUARANTEED!

Since 1985 604-808-0212

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ENVIRO

HOME CARE/SUPPORT

FRIENDLY CLEANING

300

Incls. Equipment & Supplies

CONCRETE & PLACING

. 4 U SPA

NOW HIRING ALL SHIFTS

173

BENEFITS RELAXATION SPA Aromatherapy, Acupressure, Reﬂexology. 604.230.4444

All Maple Ridge Locations

Email resume to: subway_careers@shaw.ca

130

HELP WANTED

130

HELP WANTED

CREATIVE SERVICES

MIND BODY SPIRIT

182

You must be a team player and able to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven open office environment. Black Press community news media is an independent and international media group with more than 190 community, daily and urban publications, 14 press facilities and over 160 websites in BC, Alberta, Washington, Hawaii and Ohio. Please submit your resume and cover letter in confidence to: Sandy Grenier Box 458 Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0 Email: publisher@northislandgazette.com

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GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com Need CA$H Today? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000 Snapcarcash.com 604-777-5046

778-231-9675, 778-231-9147

FREE ESTIMATES

HERFORT CONCRETE

NO JOB TOO SMALL Serving Lower Mainland 25 Years! *Prepare *Form *Place *Finish *Granite & Interlocking Block Walls *Stairs *Driveways *Exposed Aggregate *Stamped Concrete. *Interlocking Bricks *Sod Placement EXCELLENT REF’S -WCB Insured

Leo: 604-657-2375 / 604-462-8620

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DRYWALL

TAPING, SPRAYING & PATCHING ** NO JOB TOO BIG or SMALL** Call Del 604-505-3826 CASCADE DRYWALL. Res / Comm Drywall, taping, text. ceilings, t-bar. steel stud. Call Rob 604-218-2396 or 604-820-9601

130

HELP WANTED

157

SALES - INSIDE TELEMARKETING

157

SALES - INSIDE TELEMARKETING

157

SALES - INSIDE TELEMARKETING

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

FINANCIAL SERVICES

The award-winning North Island Gazette is seeking a graphic designer to join our community newspapers’ production department. This is a full time position for an experienced ad designer. The successful applicant should be familiar with Mac OSX and Adobe InDesign Software and ideally have experience designing ads and page layout.

UNIQUE CONCRETE

LANDSCAPING

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

Lauren 778-862-1920 242

CHECK CLASSIFIEDS bcclassified.com 604-575-5555

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

.Jim’s Mowing. 310-JIMS (5467).

$25/hr. Min. 2 hrs.

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

HOME REPAIRS

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

Weekly, Bi-Monthly - Best Rates!

Why not make your dream a reality?

LIVE-IN CAREGIVER for 4 weeks for elderly lady in Maple Ridge. Call Ann 1-818-468-6088

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

Dean 604-834-3076

MAIDS R’ US Residential & Commercial

If you are interested in becoming a member of our Team, please submit your resume to: pittmeadows@otter-coop.com or fax 604-465-0718 or apply in person 12343 Harris Rd. Pitt Meadows

Home Renovations and New Construction

HANDYPERSONS

MAINTENANCE, Repair, Renovation www.proficientrenovation.com or 604-323-4111 for more details

Call 604-751-0775

604.463.0718 ~ 604.460.6656

Call Tim 604-612-5388

604-782-2069

* Gift Certiﬁcates * Fridays Open

Your local natural stone distributors. Custom made Granite Countertops. Slate Granite Marble Tile Tumbled stone. Large selection of Porcelain & Ceramic Sales & Service

~ FULLY INSURED ~

Call Keith McDonald

HOUSE CLEANING

. Expert Power Washing. Gutters cleaned & repaired. www.expertpowerwashing. Mike, 604-961-1280 MIKE 604-961-1280

meadowslandscapesupply.com

Ceramic Tiles, Hardwood Laminate Guaranteed work, Free Estimate.

Intex Janitorial & Maintenance Services

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

7 Days / Week

FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS 604-618-6401 Marcel

287

Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd.

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

CLEANING SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

Prompt Delivery Available

Lic. Electrician A+, BBB member Expert trouble shooter, All types of Electrical work 24/7 604-617-1774

275

GARDENING

* Move-Outs * No Chemicals

Qualiﬁcations: D Sales experience D Grade 12 education D Customer service skills D Number & detailed oriented D Excellent communication skills D Able to lift 50lbs repeatedly D Must be available weekdays & weekends DForklift experience is desirable

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Call Debbie 604-462-7335

Duties: D Provide excellent customer service D Perform housekeeping duties D Cash register operation D Maintain the warehouse & yard in a neat & tidy fashion D Load cars & trucks with sacked feed, fertilizer, hay, twine, shavings, etc. D Other duties assigned

131

Bookkeeping & Accounting Payroll, Year-end, Financial Statements, Income Taxes E-FILE Service Ph: 604-465-2123 Cellular: 604-788-0161

Contact by phone Al 604.219.4156

160

ELECTRICAL

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

DC ELECTRIC (#37544). Bonded. We specialize in jobs too small for the big guys! *24 HOUR SERVICE* 30Yrs exp. Free est. 604-460-8867.

Required - Now P/T & F/T

Bruce’s Country Market, 23963 Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge.

OIL & GAS INDUSTRY GUARANTEED Job Placement

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 260

Produce & Deli Clerks required . Must be avail most days.

GENERAL LABOURERS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

130

HELP WANTED

NOW HIRING! Delivery Drivers Must have your own reliable CARGO VAN (minimum ¾ ton) and clean driver abstract. NO CARS, SUVS, MINI-VANS OR PICKUP TRUCKS. • Tuesday Mornings & Wednesday Evenings • Pick up newspapers from our warehouse • Deliver newspapers to our carriers homes in Langley City, Walnut Grove and Aldergrove

Call 604.514.6770 circulation@langleytimes.com

Advertising Sales Representative The Surrey Leader has an opening for an experienced Advertising Sales Representative. By joining the number one community newspaper serving Surrey/North Delta, you can realize your full potential while contributing to one of the fastest growing communities in Canada. The team environment at The Leader will inspire you to the highest level of customer partnership and reward your motivated approach to excellence. The ideal candidate will have experience, be a strong communicator, well organized, self motivated and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. A car and a valid driver’s license is required. The Leader is part of Black Press, Canada’s largest private independent newspaper company with more than 100 community, daily and urban newspapers in B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii. Send your resume with cover letter by December 6th, 2013. Jim Mihaly publisher@surreyleader.com The Surrey Leader #200-5450 152nd Street, Surrey, BC V3S 5J9 www.blackpress.ca

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 300

LANDSCAPING

DUTCH TOUCH Green Services Ltd

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 338

PLUMBING

FIXIT PLUMBING & HEATING H/W Tanks, Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Boilers, Furnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Drain Cleaning. Ins. (778)908-2501

Landscape Construction Renovations W Maintenance

100% Heating & Plumbing 24/7

604-463-3644 604-861-1490

Certified, Insured & Bonded

317

374

Journeyman Call 604-345-0899

Best done in Dec. or Jan. while dormant for optimal health!

â&#x20AC;˘ Tree Trimming â&#x20AC;˘ Christmas Lights Installation â&#x20AC;˘ Snow Removal

604-787-5915 www.treeworksonline.ca

FOR SALE. My Piano accordion collection of 16 piano accordions. Priced from $190. to $1500. (604)853-7773

REAL ESTATE 625

FOR SALE BY OWNER

Your LOCAL Tree Service, For Honest Prices & Quality Work

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certified Arborist

604-465-1311

MOVING & STORAGE

Free Estimates * Fully Insured

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates. Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

PETS

MOUNTAIN MOVERS- Your trusted choice for residential moving services. (778)378-6683

456 PATTAR ROOFING LTD. All types of Roofing. Over 35 years in business. 604.588.0833

EAGLE ROOFING Tar & Gravel DAsphalt D Interlocking shingles DTorch-on Membrane D Laminated shingles

www.affordablemoversbc.com

$45/Hr

From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

All types of Roofing Repairs Free Estimates

LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

604-537-4140

604-467-6065 GL ROOFING. Cedar/Asphalt, Flat roofs, WCB Clean Gutters - $80. 604-240-5362. info@glroofing.ca

356

RUBBISH REMOVAL

706

APARTMENT/CONDO

Maple Ridge $1100.

Clean 2 BR condo Gas F/P, soaker tub, secure U/G parking. Close to WC Express, tennis park, shopping etc Avail Nov 1.

Brookside Rlty Dave 604-240-3523

1 & 2 Bdrms $790/$875

$59.00 Per Ton

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

ALTO CONN SAX $495. 604-859-5925

RENTALS

MAPLE RIDGE

Meadows Landscape Supply

AFFORDABLE MOVING

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005

â&#x153;śDump Site Now Openâ&#x153;ś

320

TREE SERVICES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

TREE PRUNING

RELIABLE & AFFORDABLE

MISC SERVICES

SBroken Concrete RocksS $23.00 Per Metric Ton SMud - Dirt - Sod - ClayS $23.00 Per Metric Ton GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

FEED & HAY

Hay for sale. 2013 first crop hay. $5 per bale. Mike (604)465-4462

477

PETS

BEAGLES, 12â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; size, ready Dec 11, tri-colour. 5 male, $650. (604)3160376, tobyscardetail@hotmail.com Blue Italian Mastiff/Matiff Boxer X, ready to go to good home, view parents, vet checked/1st shots, $500. Text to view (604)819-2697 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

GREAT LOCATION

Queen Anne Apts.

RENTALS 709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

W.M.Ridge rancher, 2bdrm+den, lg lot, 19â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x15â&#x20AC;&#x2122; wrkshop 220V, new furnace, $415K. 604-944-8100.

INCLUDES: HEAT, HOT WATER & HYDRO Near Shopping & Amenities. SENIORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S DISCOUNT

627

HOMES WANTED

LOOKING FOR A VERY SPECIAL HOME Young family of 4 with a physically disabled child is looking for a home that is already or can easily be made wheelchair accessible. It is our dream for our child that he become independent, he can only do that in the right house. We have been searching for the right home, but have had no luck in our price range. If you have been waiting for the right family to sell your much loved home to, please consider giving us a call, (778)235-9039.

WE BUY HOUSES! Older House â&#x20AC;˘ Damaged House Moving â&#x20AC;˘ Estate Sale â&#x20AC;˘ Just Want Out â&#x20AC;˘ Behind on Payments Quick Cash! â&#x20AC;˘ Flexible Terms! CALL US FIRST! 604-657-9422

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

604-463-2236 604-463-7450

736

AVAILABLE NOW 1 & 2 BDRM SUITES Heat, hot water & parking. Close to stores & schools.

MAPLE COURT I 22437 121st Ave 604-467-0715 &

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

MAPLE RIDGE

AVAILABLE NOW 1 Bdrm apts $750 2 Bdrm apts $800 Incl heat, hot water & parking. Close to stores and Schools.

CHIHUAHUAS, tiny tea cups, ready to go now, 2 males. $650. Call 604794-7347

SUNRISE 22292 122nd Avenue (604)349-5982

HOMES FOR RENT

COQUITLAM Totally Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d 3 bdrm rancher. Nr schls/shops. Priv bkyrd. $1650 Dec 15/Jan 1. 604-913-7785 MAPLE RIDGE 12880 216 Street. 4 Bdrm house, 5 appls. Avail now. $1995/mo + utils. (604)722-5609 MAPLE RIDGE 1 Bdrm 850 sq.ft. rancher, large property Shady Lane area, Jan 1. $950. (604)836-7883

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

Maple Ridge - $2200

Be the 1st tenant in this Luxury 3,400 SF 5 BR home w/dbl garage. Close to Alouette Elem and Maple Ridge Sr Sec. Fenced yard,2 kitchens, covered sundeck with view. Avail Nov 1.

Brookside Rlty Dave 604-240-3523 Maple Ridge 3 bdrm +loft, 2200sf, fenced yard, 5 appls, some pets ok. N/S. Near WCE, bus, school. Avail now. $1600/mo. Call 604-880-3581 MAPLE RIDGE CENTRAL 2 Bdrm small Heritage house. Total new looks with brand new furnace with heat pump, air filtration & air cond, new wiring, plumbing, W/D, F/S window coverings, covered patio, fenced backyard w/playhouse & shed, gated. N/S, pet ok $1275. Refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Must. 12219-227th St. Call: (604)467-4583

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

2002 HONDA Civic, 4 dr, AirCared, a/c, c/d, srvcd by Honda since new, runs well $3000 obo. 604-467-0686

845

STARBRUSH PAINTING Great Pyrenees pups, M/F, 1st shots, parents on site, ready Dec 6. $700. Call (604)798-5069

Free estimates, Seniors Disc, high quality, low cost, WCB. (free baseboard painting)

New 14â&#x20AC;&#x2122;or16â&#x20AC;&#x2122; wide Custom for vacant pad in Ruskin mobile home prk. $89,888 w/pad rent $550/mo. Pet OK. Chuck 604-830-1960.

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

Call: (604)518-0974

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

604-572-3733 www.tkhaulaway.com

TONYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PAINTING

2 HUNGRY PAINTERS. Int/Ext, In the area 35 yrs. Power wash. Refs. WCB. Free Est. 604-467-2532

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com P/B GERMAN ROTTWEILERS 3 female pups. Vet â&#x153;&#x201C;. Ready to go. $500/each. 778-899-3326

STANDARD POODLES- Big, beautiful, healthy puppies. Smart, calm, hypo-allergenic. Vet checked, vaccinations, house trained. Males, females, Blacks, Apricots, Reds. Delivery available. $1000, 250-5450158. Hiddenhills@shaw.ca

NEW 14 Wide in 55+ Mission Park $88,888 w/$550 pad rent. Pet OK. Chuck 604-830-1960

Maple Ridge downtown 4 bdrm $1695/mo + utils. Also 3 bdrm hse w/2 bdrm ste $2100. 604-462-0369

TOP PRODUCERS REALTY LTD

METAL EXCHANGE WE BUY SCRAP METAL

MAPLE RIDGE: 228th St: 1 Bdrm condo. Avail NOW! Granite throughout. Big windows. Insuite ldry. Np/Ns $950/mo

(604)466-5799

MAPLE RIDGE â&#x2014;&#x2020; 1 & 2 Bdrm starting at $750 â&#x2014;&#x2020; Six Appliances â&#x2014;&#x2020; Secured Underground Prkg. â&#x2014;&#x2020; Cls. to West Coast Express â&#x2014;&#x2020; Adult Oriented

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

22334 - 117th Ave Phone 604-463-5660

DISPOSAL BINS By Recycle-it 6 - 50 Yard Bins Starting from $99.00 604.586.5865

www.paintspecial.com

524

604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

UNDER $200

All LEATHER Italian Loveseat, dark burgundy,like new/must sell/moving $200 604-457-1157 Pitt Meadows

Running this ad for 8yrs

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

548

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.

FURNITURE

#1 Cash Buyer ~ Since 1987 ~ JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

$$CASH $$ for your furniture, tools, electronics, antiques, appliances, computers & collectibles.

ANYTHING OF VALUE

Single Items to Entire Households â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘

TOPSOIL

SCREENED TOPSOIL MUSHROOM MANURE BARK MULCH 604-467-3003

www.jonesbroscartageltd.com .Can-Pro Paint & Drywall. 3 rooms $250. Over 25 yrs of quality service. Insured/Free Est. 604-7717052

338

PLUMBING

374

CRESCENT Plumbing & Heating Licensed Residential 24hr. Service

604-463-4449 604-209-6583

TREE SERVICES

551

GARAGE SALES

GARAGE SALE 24910 Smith Ave. Maple Ridge Sat. Dec. 7th, 9am - 3pm Table Saws, Band Saw, Planer & lots of smaller hand tools. Household items.

â&#x20AC;˘ Hot water tanks â&#x20AC;˘ Furnaces â&#x20AC;˘ Broilers â&#x20AC;˘ Plugged Drains 778-862-0560

A LICENSED/ HONEST PLUMBER & GAS FITTER/furnace man with 33 years exp. Refs. Reas. rates Free est. 24hrs. Don 604-220-4956

560

MISC. FOR SALE

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

BRO MARV PLUMBING 24/7 Plumbing, heating, plugged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com ABC TREE MEN Pruning, Shaping, Tree Removal & Stump Grinding. 604-521-7594 604-817-8899

For viewing call Gulnaz 604-820-9000 or TEXT 604-854-0011

New SRI *1404 sq/ft Double wide $89,888. *New SRI 14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; wide $67,888. Repossessed mobile homes, manufactured homes & modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960.

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES â&#x20AC;˘ DIFFICULTY SELLING? â&#x20AC;˘

DifďŹ culty Making Payments? No Equity? Penalty? Expired Listing? We Buy Homes! No Fees! No Risk! www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663

RENTALS 706

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

Sandy 604 945 5864 sandy@terramanagement.ca

Maple Ridge Swan Court Apartments Large 1 & 2 Bedrooms. Hardwood floors, adult oriented, heat, h/w & cable inclâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d, f/p, Approved pets only. Criminal Record check may be req. Resident Manager Onsite Now with SENIORS DISCOUNT

604.466.8404 (Erik)

Polo Club Apartments 19071 Ford Rd. Pitt Meadows Clean, Quiet Well Managed Bldg. 3 Blocks to W.C. Express W 1 & 2 Bdrm Suites W 3 Appliances W Secured Garage Parking W Adult Oriented W Refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d & Absolutely No Pets

604.465.7221 PORT COQUITLAM

MAPLE INN 11695 -224th St Maple Ridge 2 Bdrm $625/mo & 1 bdrm $550/mo Inc. hot water CertiďŹ ed Crime Free Building Mature adult oriented. Close to uptown 604-463-4131 for appt. (9am-5pm) MAPLE RIDGE CENTRAL 1 bdrm apt, $750/mo incl heat, h/w, N/P. Avail Nov 1. Call 604-476-6683.

RENOVATED SUITES 1 Bdrm suite $775 2 Bdrm corner suite $925 S Incl heat/ht water, wndw cvrngs S Close to bus stop S Walk to shoping/medical/WCE S Across from park w/Mtn views S Gated parking and Elevator S Adult oriented building S References required CALL FOR APPOINTMENT

604-464-3550

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WEST MISSION ACREAGE. 3 BDRM All appl. 604-936-3088

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604-467-7878

23359 Fisherman Rd, Albion Mon-Sat 8am-4pm www.fvme.com

OFFICE/RETAIL

Maple Ridge OfďŹ ce & Retail Space

The Scrapper

Unbelievable Rates, Starting at $495/month. Various sizes 320sf. - 2000sf. Various downtown locations. Updated and well maintained.

Rick Medhurst Royal LePage Realty

NEWER APARTMENTS

YELLOW LAB PUPS. 3 females. Ready to go. Vet checked. $600. 604-852-6176 Abbotsford.

XMAS SPECIAL - $200: Standard bdrm, 2 coats incl patching / Walls only. Quality Painting & Handyman Serv. 604-928-7765 ~ 604-710-0070

Glenwood Manor Apartments 1 & 2 Bdrms from $655 & $880 & renovated suite with dishwasher $45. extra. Clean, Spacious Includes heat, hot water & parking Seniors discount 21387 Dewdney Trunk Rd

mikes hauling 604-516-9237

~ 25% off with this ad ~

Maple Ridge

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

MAPLE RIDGE, Central: 5/bdrms, 3/bath CDS, dbl gar, 2,200sf . Nr all amens & schls. pet neg, N/S. $2157/mo (604)785-8851.

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

A name you can trust

AUTO FINANCING

COQUITLAM Centre, 5 bdrm 2 bath recroom, strge, lrg yrd. nr schls/college $1700. Refs. 604-939-0273

12186-224 St, Maple Ridge CertiďŹ ed Crime Free Buildings

MAPLE RIDGE

810

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

* Renovated Suites * Clean, very quiet, large,

TRANSPORTATION

604-463-3000

746

ROOMS FOR RENT CASH FOR X-MAS

$75 OFF 1ST MONTH

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

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

Call 604-467-3944 Maple Ridge furnished priv room, in newer home, wi-fi, full cbl, all util incl $500/mo. 778-893-2750

750

CASH for all Vehicles FREE Towing QUICK Service ALWAYS Available 778-865-5454 #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200 AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

SUITES, LOWER

COQUITLAM 1 bdrm gr/lvl, quiet, priv ent, w/d, new paint, fenced yard. $650 incl utils. 604-941-4166 Coquitlam 1 brand new bdrm ste $950 incl granite counters. utils & security alarm, N/P. 604-788-1275. PORT COQUITLAM 1 bdrm 900sf g/l ste 5 appls gas f/p, lge kitch. full bth lge patio s.exposure $900 incl util. Jan 1. ns, n/p. 604-941-5928

751

SUITES, UPPER

PORT COQUITLAM. Renod 2 bdrm duplex. Avail now. $875/m. Nr school & transit. (604)941-4463

752

TOWNHOUSES

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1097/mo - $1199/mo. Shares reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. Close to WCE, schools & shopping. No subsidy available. 19225 119th Ave. For more info & to book an appt. call 604-465-1938 PITT MEADOWS 3 Bdrm T/H in quiet family complex, rent geared to income. N/P. Call: 604-465-4851

Notice is hereby given that, Mayfair Self Storage, 20070 Stewart Cres., Maple Ridge will sell the following vehicle by sealed bid on December 23, 2013 at 1:00 pm. A 1988, Dodge model B350 van, vin 2B7JB33W6JK102953, owned by Norman Dibnah, to recover storage costs of $1200.00.

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Colour this page and bring it in to Super Dave’s Hyundai by Christmas for a chance to win:

AN IPAD MINI FOR MOM & DAD AND A PLAY STATION 4 FOR YOU! Second place receives a $100 GC to TOYS R US. Third place receives a $50 GC to TOYS R US!

NAME: PHONE NUMBER: AGE:

*Must be coloured by the children (Santa will know). Contest open to children 12 years or younger. Entries must be submitted no later than December 20th 6pm PST. Judging will take place on December 21st, 2013 at 12:00pm PST. Contest cannot be entered by any employee/family directly or indirectly employed by MRH or VWAG. No cash value. Prizes must be collected by January 1, 2014.

604 467 3401 23213 Lougheed Highway DL#7356

Super Dave’s

www.mapleridgehyundai.com

48 -- Friday, December 6, 2013 -- THE NEWS - www.mapleridgenews.com

THIS SATURDAY we appreciate you all

Save an extra

On Everything Storewide. Includes regular and sale priced items

Friends In Need Food Bank is serving Tim Hortons and hot dogs from 11 am - 7 pm by donation ,.

GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT! GIVE THEM WHAT ,.THEY NEED!

Everyone Is Invited To Our Customer Appreciation Event

Saturday, December 7

9am until 11pm

The ONLY DAY you can SAVE on CARHARTT’s

& ALL WORK BOOTS 5mm neoprene and a layer of airmesh to keep feet warm and dry.

TARANTULA ANTISLIP™ On Ice* A A better way to walk on ice.

* DUE TO THE EVENT

ALL WOMEN’S SLEEP WEAR A. 2-piece Mink Fleece Lounge Pants/Graphic Tee Set

Our Reg. $39.99

SAVE

A. Men’s WindRiver Vulc QUAD COMFORT® Hikers with TARANTULA ANTISLIP™ On Ice* Black. Sizes 7–13 full only. (5CPGWRAS-7004) Our Reg. $119.99

SALE $99.99

PLUS AN EXTRA

20% OFF

B. Men’s WindRiver Neoprene Boots

MEN’S SWEATERS BUY ONE GET ONE

FREE

SALE $29.99

B. Plush Jersey Robe

$ Assortment may vary by store.

ONE DAY OFF * ONLY

Our Reg. $49.99

SAVE

20% 25

PLUS AN EXTRA

SALE $37.49

C. Sleep Henleys and Flannel Lounge Pants

Our Reg. $19.99 each

OFF

More colours, patterns and styles available in-store.

SALE $14.99 EACH D. 2-piece Notchneck Flannel PJ Set

Black. Sizes 7–13 full only (14 through FastFind). (5CPGWRAS-7003)

Our Reg. $39.99

SALE $29.99

E. 3-piece Tee and Flannel Pants/Shorts Sets

Our Reg. $79.99

SALE $59.99

Our Reg. $39.99

SALE $29.99

PLUS AN EXTRA

20% OFF

Our Reg. $44.99–$59.99 More colours and styles available in-store. *Second sweater must be of equal or lesser value.

Arrive Early For Best Selection

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22722 Lougheed Hwy., Maple Ridge

604-463-7277

Custom Embroidery Centre on Premises • Locally Owned and Operated

Monday - Friday 9 am - 9 pm • Saturday 9 am - 11 pm • Sunday 10 am - 5 pm

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