Maple Ridge News, November 26, 2014

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Arts: Spinning and weaving in Whonnock. 21

Looking Back: Please, do not feed the pigs. 14

Education: Westview the technology school. 3

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Christmas Kettle campaign kicks off More volunteers still needed for collecting By Neil Corbett ncorbett@mapleridgenews.com

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he jingle of Christmas bells is a gentle reminder to shoppers that there are people who need their help – especially over the holidays. Gerhard Hirsig has the bells in hand, shaking them gently as he stands behind a Salvation Army Christmas Kettle outside the Save-On Foods on 227th Street. It’s his first volunteer shift of the 2014 holiday season. “It’s just a good thing do to – it makes me feel good,” said Hirsig. He started four years ago, learning about the need for volunteers through the Maple Ridge Community Church, where he attends services.

Gerhard Hirsig is volunteering with the Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Campaign for a fourth straight year.

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Election strategy goes to online tactics Opponent’s ex partner purchased domains By Phil M elnyc h u k pmelnychuk@mapleridgenews.com

Buying a domain name of one candidate, then using it to redirect viewers to a rival’s website isn’t against the law, according to Elections B.C. “There’s nothing under the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act that talks to that,” said spokesman

Doug Main. He hadn’t heard of that tactic being used elsewhere during B.C.’s municipal elections, and there isn’t any reference to election websites in the Local Government Act. In the weeks, before the Nov. 15 vote that saw a major reshuffling of Maple Ridge’s council, with Nicole Read winning as mayor, the former partner of one candidate bought three domain names – or website addresses – that contained names of two other Maple Ridge candidates.

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When viewers clicked on either erniedaykin.com or nicoleformayor.com or nicoleread.ca, they were directed to Corisa Bell’s website. John Peters, Bell’s former partner, purchased them. Former mayor Ernie Daykin doesn’t like the Bell practice, but says it’s part of modern politics. “It didn’t affect the outcome of the election. I have no illusions or BEEF

delusions or whatever on that front. And it is legal, I guess.” Daykin said he may have used the erniedaykin.com name in the 2011 election, but it became available later and Peters bought the domain name in July 2013 for $1.95 for a year. “There’s going to be people out there, they’re smart, Ernie’s dumb. Ernie let that slip or he wasn’t paying attention, all of

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which has some truth to it,” Daykin said. “It’s done. It’s over with. Would it change anything? No. Is it something I would do? No.” Peters is the ex-husband of Bell and supported her re-election to Maple Ridge council for a second term. However, Peters said he did the redirection without Bell’s knowledge. “She didn’t know about this and if I had told her, she would have said no.”

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Todd Goodman, a teacher at Westview secondary, is helping Grade 12 student Nash Taylor create an app to help predict fantasy football statistical outcomes.

Westview the technology hub Receives rare Microsoft showcase school designation By Neil Corbett ncorbett@mapleridgenews.com

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estview secondary is poised to become the technology leader of the school district. More impressive, it has been chosen by Microsoft to be a school that showcases its technological innovations in education to educators around the world. And it has been invited by the software giant to join its Microsoft World Tour School Program. There are just 150 such schools on the planet, only three in Canada, and Westview is the only public school in Canada involved. “It’s very, very cool for us,” said principal Patricia Giesinger. Other schools in the district have features that make them attractive to students – Maple Ridge secondary has French Immersion, as well as sports and band, while Thomas Haney has its self directed learning model, and Garibaldi is an international baccalaureate world school. Westview has capacity for 1,200 students, but in 2013 had just 768 enrolled – so it is not even two-thirds full.

Giesinger believes that being the technology school in the district could make Westview a destination for students. “I’m hoping so. It’s an identity, our school is looking for an identity,” she said. “We really want our kids well prepared, and to be able to walk out and deal with the 21st Century.” Todd Goodman, a teacher who heads up the IT department at Westview, said the plan is off to a good start. “There’s really good buzz around it – the students are talking about it, the parents are really excited, so I foresee it growing next year.” Goodman runs the tech academy at the school, where students take Microsoft certification courses – similar to what one would take at BCIT. So far there are about 90 students enrolled. He said they learn to use Word, Word Expert, Publisher, Outlook and a huge variety of programs. Goodman explained that while most people operating these programs use about five per cent of their capacity, his students learn to access the full “power” of the software. And, because many different programs operate off similar platforms, their overall digital literacy explodes. One of his top students Nash Taylor, who loves fantasy football, and as an independent study is developing a smartphone applica-

tion that can predict and optimize how many points his pool team should score each week. Westview was selected to be a Microsoft World Tour based on the school using the cloud and mobile technology to transform the learning environment. Teachers will be using One Note Classroom Creator to digitize their classroom. “You could say it’s a virtual classroom, but it doesn’t do any of the teaching for you,” explains Goodman. But it does help teachers organize, and frees them up to do more one-on-one work with students. Being a showcase school allows teachers at Westview to search a special database, sharing information between schools across the globe. “Being a world tour school is about connecting educators with other educators around the world who are doing really unique things,” said Goodman. “It opens up our staff to tens of thousands of learning resources that other teachers have already tried in their classrooms.” Educators know that technology will transform classrooms, but how will that happen? The showcase schools provide a possible answer. “We really want our staff to look outward,” said Giesinger.

Microsoft is a U.S.-based multinational corporation forecast to generate $87 billion in revenue in 2014. Its founder, Bill Gates, is one of the wealthiest men in the world. Critics are cynical about the company’s motivation for getting involved in the school system – and Giesinger said students do make that observation.

“We really want our kids well prepared, and to be able to walk out and deal with the 21st Century.” Patricia Giesinger, Westview principal

But she said the software is a natural choice, because the world outside education is so ingrained in Microsoft. All the software is given to school districts free, and the programs dovetail well into real-world industry. “Yes, I suppose you could see it as a Microsoft product, but what’s happened is Apple – which used to be the educational leader – has pulled right back, and out of the way,” said Giesinger. “So it’s not providing those opportunities anymore.”

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New bylaw would clear up signs Tree bylaw Council to look at rule changes By Phil M elnyc h u k pmelnychuk@mapleridgenews.com

Maple Ridge councillors may have had enough of election signs after the recent civic elections. Council, at its last meeting on Nov. 25, was to look at a series of steps that could limit the amount of visual promotion during election time. “It was over the top this time,� said outgoing mayor Ernie Daykin. “I know that at least two candidates had 500 signs.� Coun. Bob Masse suggested that council look at some restrictions on how advertising can be done on the street. Other cities have taken similar measures. “I don’t even think they’re all that effective.� Daykin himself had

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Under new bylaw, election signs wouldn’t be allowed on public property. 40 signs, which 1.3 metres by 1.3 metres, 26 larger signs and 180 smaller lawn signs, “and it was like I had no signs.� But he’s not blaming his defeat in the election to his lack of signs. Daykin lost the Nov. 15 election in his bid for a third term as mayor to newcomer Nicole Read. Under the new bylaw, if approved, signs won’t be allowed on

city property or in city parks. If on private property, they would have to have the owner’s permission. However, strata councils couldn’t prohibit owners from displaying signs. During municipal elections, signs wouldn’t be able to be put up until 21 days before voting day. For provincial and federal elections, they could go up 30 days before the election.

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within four days after the election. The plan was to give the election sign bylaw third reading on Tuesday, one of council’s last acts before it dissolves and the new council is sworn in Dec. 1. Daykin said he would support it. “The clutter, I think, having some limitations, is good for the clutter.� The new council, which will sit for the next four years, should decide whether to give it the sign bylaw fourth and final reading. “I think all we can do is give it three readings and the next council will have to finish it off. “Hopefully, that will help the incoming council and nobody will say there was ulterior motives,� said Daykin. Maple Ridge is also in the process of revising its overall sign bylaw that applies to business signs.

Limits on the size of signs are also included, and they can’t be illuminated, under the proposed bylaw. They also can’t be placed where they interfere with traffic or pedestrian movement and there can only be one sign from each candidate in any particular location. Anyone who wants to put up election signs has to place a $100 deposit with the city and remove them

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Allen Lees and his daughter Jessie Joy made another plea to Maple Ridge council Monday, asking it to improve the city’s tree bylaw. But they’re going to have to wait a few months to see the words that will preserve the verdure around Maple Ridge. The Lees appeared at council in February, seeking changes to the bylaw after his neighbours cut down large trees, causing drainage problems on his property. Monday, he presented some ideas to staff that can be incorporated into a new tree bylaw, which would bring Maple Ridge up to date with surrounding cities. In Abbotsford, a permit is required when a tree of more than 20 centimetres wide is cut. That applies to all properties within the city, except in the Agricultural Land Reserve. Lees said Maple Ridge has to require anyone who wants to cut a tree to obtain a permit and inform neighbours first, and to take safety measures to ensure trees, branches or logs don’t fall on to public property. The city could be liable for any injuries or damage that could result if there were no regulations in place, added Lees, a lawyer. See Trees, 5

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New super in a familiar place Sylvia Russell returns to district By Neil Corbett ncorbett@mapleridgenews.com

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or 17 years, Sylvia Russell worked in the Maple RidgePitt Meadows School District, and last Monday she returned, now in the top job. Russell, the new superintendent, began her teaching career in Quesnel, was a vice-principal in Campbell River, and in 1988 came to School District No. 42. She served as the principal of Riverside elementary and Maple Ridge secondary, and went to the board office as the director of human resources in 1999, and was later promoted to assistant superintendent. In 2005, she left to go to the Coquitlam School District, where she served as assistant superintendent for a decade. When former superintendent Jan Unwin left

the district to work with the education ministry, it created an opportunity. Returning to the district where she had spent most of her career, with such success, was appealing to Russell. “I hit one of those places in my life where I felt I needed a change,” she said. “I loved this school district. There’s a real willingness to try new things, to look at the needs of students and try to innovate around those needs.” The primary challenge in the job will be financial – getting the most value out of limited funds. The board has been forced to cut approximately $5 million out of the past two budgets. The Coquitlam district has been similarly underfunded, so it’s not a new issue for Russell. The hardest part of budget cuts are that people’s livelihoods are behind each cutback, she said. “And in smaller districts like this, you tend to know everyone who is affected by it.”

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“It’s definitely dangerous, unless there’s a bylaw in place. There’s a huge liability issue.” Under Maple Ridge’s current tree protection bylaw, homeowners can chop down three trees of any size without a permit. Outside the urban area, trees can be mowed down, subject to watercourse or slope protection, at the owner’s discretion. “They haven’t changed any of that,” Lees said. He’d also like Maple Ridge to adopt a Whistlerstyle approach to protecting trees where development takes place. “Developers will still make money, probably more.” While it may be cheaper to build new suburbs by flattening all trees, preserving them can enhance property values. Trees also save the city money by helping with drainage and erosion control and improving air quality. Following Whistler practices, in which suburbs are built within stands of trees, could add to Maple Ridge’s attractiveness as a natural area where people come to enjoy the rivers, forests, parks and mountains. “It has to happen while we still have trees.” Lees has been trying to get the current council, at the end of its term, to update the tree bylaw since 2011. “We’ve been dealing with council for almost three years and council has been aware of that for the whole term.” However, there isn’t enough time to pass a bylaw, which would require public input, before council dissolves and is replaced by the new council, elected Nov. 15. Lees said a shortage of staff in city hall is one reason for the delay. Coun. Corisa Bell wasn’t happy with the delay. “I can see that you’re disappointed,” Bell said to Lees. “This really shouldn’t be taking this long.” She added: “We’re literally copying and pasting from other cities’ bylaws and it’s taken three years.”

Russell is first visiting schools – she saw five in her first week on the job – and generally likes to go over the lunch hour, when she can meet with staff members, and get out onto the playground with the principal. “There are significant changes in the district in the last 10 years,” she said. Some of the secondary schools have smaller school populations than when she left. There is

also new programming, like the Environmental School, International Baccalaureate at Garibaldi, and expansion of French Immersion. Russell Russell also plans to meet with the partner groups, including the board members. A good relationship between the

elected trustees and the head of the district management team is essential. Long term, new challenges will come from curriculum change – which will soon be coming at the direction of the education ministry. “We’re facing a time of great change in educa-

tion,” she said. “And it’s really about developing high-quality teaching and learning situations.” Russell will work closely with assistant superintendent Laurie Meston, who was the acting superintendent while the board went through the hiring process. The two women were colleagues from Russell’s first stint with the board. When Russell was the principal of MRSS, director of instruction Shannon Derinzy was then an English teacher there. Director of instruction David Vandergugten has done innovative

work that the Coquitlam School District borrowed, so she is familiar with him as well. Russell said she is “very fortunate” to have the team she has inherited. On a personal note, she comes from a great volleyball family. Her brother Greg was the captain of the Canadian Olympic team, and she played for the Vikes varsity team while attending the University of Victoria. Her love affair with the sport continued after school, and she coached her daughter on the Focus club team.

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A good deal Many Canadians heading down to the U.S. to take advantage of Black Friday sales probably think it’s no big deal to shop outside the country. After all, many of the stores at local malls are U.S.-based chain stores anyways, so what difference does it make to head south? Truth is, taking your hard-earned dollars out of the country does hurt Canada and here’s why: jobs and taxes. Dollars that stay in Canada keep Canadians employed. It’s that simple. If you spend in Washington, you are keeping Americans employed. Your neighbours here need jobs, too, and Canadian retailers are employing your kids, your neighbours’ kids, and moms, dads and grandparents of kids who live here. These jobs enable your neighbours to pay taxes, which keeps our social welfare safety net, including public health care, intact. If that doesn’t convince you to shop local, including during the Dec. 1 to 7 Buy Local Week, here are a few more reasons. • Shopping diversity: Small business owners offer unique products that you can’t get anywhere else and our marketplace would be poorer without them. By shopping at these small local stores, you will enrich the marketplace and ensure there are more interesting places to buy goods in your neighbourhood. • Price check: There are some products available in the U.S. that are cheaper but many others, such as electronics, are basically the same price in the Lower Mainland, especially once you figure in the dollar difference. Other issues to consider are the environmental benefits of driving less, and not sitting idle in a border lineup. Now that sounds like a good deal. – Black Press

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Liquor prices could be rising VICTORIA – When the B.C. government announced its latest changes to liquor distribution, the reaction was not what I expected. Private store representatives complained bitterly that the government B.C. Views is allowing further expansion of fridges Tom Fletcher and “cold rooms” in selected government liquor stores, and longer operating hours that include more Sunday openings. Those hours, along with non-union staff, are the private stores’ big advantages as things stand in B.C.’s hybrid liquor retailing system. The B.C. Government Employees’ Union didn’t seem at all perturbed that state-run stores’ key advantage was also going to be gone effective April 1. That would be preferential wholesale pricing, in which the government’s monopoly wholesaler sells to them at cost and to private stores at higher rates. How much higher? Liquor Distribution Branch officials were carefully vague on that, and it varies depending on which of the 22 wholesale categories you look at. They released a graph that suggests the average wholesale cost to government stores might be going up 10 to 15 per

cent to create a “level playing field” with private stores. That wholesale price difference is the main reason private stores have generally higher retail prices. And the majority of the province’s revenue of nearly $1 billion a year comes from this monopoly wholesale business, where the hidden tax is coyly termed a “mark-up.” When the new, simplified system comes in next spring, a bottle of hard liquor will have a “mark-up” of 124 per cent. That’s right, LDB more than doubles the price with its wholesale liquor tax. And if it’s premium booze, anything valued at more than $21 a litre will get an extra luxury tax on top of that. Coolers and ciders will see a 73 per cent mark-up. Wines are taxed at 89 per cent, with extra luxury tax on premium wines. Beer gets a per-litre tax with ascending rates for small, medium and large breweries. Then, of course, there is federal and provincial sales tax applied to all of it. Cheers. Premier Christy Clark acknowledged that the first guiding principle of this overhaul is to keep that government revenue coming. The new BCGEU president, Stephanie Smith, doesn’t sound like your bullhorntoting socialist of yore. She insists she’s gung-ho to compete head to head with those private interlopers and get back

some lost market share, particularly on the high-volume cold beer sales. The union has another ace in the hole. Its current contract stipulates that LDB can’t close stores. In some small towns there are government stores that lose money, particularly since they’ve had more private competition. But at least for the duration of this BCGEU contract, the government retail arm will continue to operate in some places as a perverse social program, subsidizing retail clerk jobs that pay nearly twice what private retail pays. And let’s face it, running a till at a liquor store is not rocket surgery. Private and government store staff have to take the same training, and liquor inspector sting operations have increased vigilance on ID checks in all stores. With higher wholesale prices applied to government stores, this kind of artificial support will cost more. The only way LDB could maintain it without subsidizing it from the wholesale windfall would be to raise retail prices. The LDB says this new simplified system is “not intended to impact consumer pricing.” Note the careful choice of words. Oh, one last thing: there is another new tax in the works. It will be applied to higher-alcohol beverages, in an effort to reduce adverse health effects.

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THE NEWS/letters Guess what, ‘CO2 isn’t that big a deal’ Editor, The News: Re: Climate change not a guess (Letters, Nov. 19). Michael Sather states that “the vast majority of peer-reviewed climate scientists have concluded that our climate is warming .... as a result of a greater concentration of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere.” However, numerous scientists have published about this issue and have concluded that CO2 does not exert a controlling force on climate change. This can be confirmed by checking information available from the Heartland Institute (heartland.org) and the Cornwall Alliance (cornwallalliance.org). The Cornwall Alliance published a list of over 20,000 scientists who oppose the conclusions that CO2 is causing runaway global warming due to man’s burning of fossil fuels. Many of these scientists were part of the U.N.’s early efforts to understand the cause of rising temperatures, which occurred from 1978-1998. But their involvement and conclusions were expunged from the U.N.’s agenda. The so-called “anthropogenic global warming crisis,” hyped by James Hansen in 1986, has passed since this warming period has ended, but the desire to tax carbon dioxide emissions has not ended, as it should have. In fact, looking at climate station data shows that since 1880 we have seen three warming periods, followed by stable or declining temperatures since the end of the very cold period from 1650-1840, called the “Little Ice Age.” Also, of direct relevance to this debate is the fact that the warming period from 1921-1941 was warmer than the more recent warming period, from 1978-1998. Recent research by Dr. Henrik Svensmark, a Danish physicist, has identified what actu-

ally controls our climate on earth (something I have thought about as an ecological scientist for over 45 years of my own research). Dr. Svensmark has shown that forces far beyond our control are at work to cause the fluctuations we see in climate (read his book to get the details: The Chilling Stars, second edition, 2008). Dr. Svensmark’s conclusions have been supported by two studies from the world’s leading physics lab – the C.E.R.N. labs in Switzerland/France. I have worked on real air pollution issues in Canada for over 40 years and I can assure you that CO2 is not a compound of any concern to air pollution scientists or the majority of climatological scientists and, therefore, also not an issue of concern to the general public.

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“I can assure you that CO2 is not a compound of any concern to air pollution scientists or the majority of climatological scientists and, therefore, also not an issue of concern to the general public.” It’s interesting to note that any greenhouse operator can tell you that the current CO2 concentration in the air is too low to maximize growth; they must inject CO2 to reach 1,000-1,200 ppmv to maximize plant growth. The periods on earth when CO2 concentrations were five to 10 times what they are now were periods when luxuriant plant growth was found on the earth’s surface. Dennis Jaques, M.Sc., Pres. Ecosat Geobotanical Surveys Maple Ridge

Show some respect, candidates Editor, The News: Last week, several days after the election, I counted five knocked over signs strewn about on public property in Hammond. This was in traveling four blocks. What does this say of the attitudes of politicians who don’t clean up after themselves? There are a few other candidates leaving their litter out there. Come on, bylaw officers, do you’re job and rattle some chains.

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Thank you, to all the candidates who had their signs down in a day or two. Now let’s have a councillor come forward with a motion to end with the ridiculous practice of signs on public property. Makes one question the intellect of candidates who think having 10 signs adjacent to their opponent’s nine is going garner respect. John Johnston Maple Ridge

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The Salvation Army only asks people to donate two hours at a time, and Hirsig does one shift every week. Last year, he was surprised to see one man slip a $50 bill into the kettle. Mostly it’s change. Still, he said, people putting coins in the kettle every time they walk past can add up to a generous donation. “And it’s fun when they come with little kids,” said Hirsig. “I like the little kids, and it teaches them well.” The six-week kettle campaign kicked off across Canada on Friday. Hirsig is among 70 volunteers in Maple Ridge. More are needed, said Sharon Scramstad, the Salvation Army kettle coordinator. “We’re still looking for at least that many more,” she said. “We’ve still got 1,500 hours to cover.” The Salvation Army’s

Christmas Kettle Campaign marks the 124th year that the organization has asked the public to help millions of Canadians living in poverty. With a $4 million goal in B.C. and a $90,000 goal in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, the campaign will enable The Caring Place to work with individuals and families in providing basic necessities such as food, clothing and shelter. Contributions will also help the Caring Place provide life‐ changing programs, such as housing support and job and skills training, to help vulnerable individuals find a way out of poverty for good, says a press release from the organization. • Anyone who wishes to support the Caring Place this season by volunteering for a two-hour kettle shift can contact Sharon at 604-463-8296 x104, or bellringer@caring-

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For the record There was conflicting information about the CP Holiday Train’s arrival in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows published in the Nov. 21 edition of The News. The train will arrive in Haney on Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m., across from the Billy Minor Pub. It will arrive in Pitt Meadows, at the Harris Road railway crossing, on Dec. 17 at 8:45 p.m.

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Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows businesses will be noticed in the next few weeks, accounting for 10 nominations in this year’s Small Business B.C. awards. Casanova Printing, S&B Gluten Free, Left of the Dot Media, SocioVisual, The Village Space, and Yo!, an Internet company, are all nominees. Corporate Mainland Move Management Services and Golden Ears Cheesecrafters are also nominated. Once nominated, the businesses will try to get as many votes as possible through either e-mail or social media, allowing the selection of the Top 10 in the contest on Dec. 12. For one of those companies on the list, growth required hands-on demonstrations so people could smell for themselves. Silvia Martinelli and her husband Bruno Waqued started S&B Gluten Free two years ago and nominated the company themselves. The company name, though, doesn’t say as much as the product they make – Otimo Brazillian Style Cheese Puffs. Silvia brought the food idea from her native Brazil and is slowly educating and introducing the new

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product to greater Vancouver. “It’s something I grew up with. Most people don’t know what they are.� The cheese puffs are made from manioc root, similar to cassava, says Silvia. Manioc root is a food staple and has been used there as a flour for centuries, so Silvia imports the gluten-free flour to Vancouver, mixes in fresh Canadian milk, eggs and cheddar cheese and makes the cheese puffs, known as pao de queijo in Brazil. The puffs aren’t so much a fast food you’d eat at the office, but more an appetizer to be warmed, then served at home. The frozen puffs are put into the oven for

20 minutes, allowing the savory scents of bread and cheese to waft throughout the house as guests arrive. To get her product distributed, Silvia has been selling the cheese puffs at farmers’ markets, including the Haney Farmer’s Market. She also has 40 small stores in the Vancouver area carrying the product. For Canadians not used to the Brazilian cheese puffs, she finds it best to demonstrate personally. Silvia says she’s always giving away the product so people can see and taste for themselves. “My whole marketing is towards sampling.� At about $7 a bag, she knows the price is high. That’s largely because of the locally made fresh milk, eggs and cheese that are the other three major ingredients. “Those are very expensive in Canada.� In Brazil, there’s usually only one flavour, but here she offers cheese balls in garlic, basil and tomato and jalapeno varieties. The company has a location at the north end of 256th Street in Maple Ridge and wants to keep growing. “We’re actually planning to expand to many locations in the Vancouver area, so we’re targeting big chains.�

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Notice of Inaugural Council Meeting Maple Ridge Council Chambers 11995 Haney Place Monday, December 1, 2014 at 7:00pm Council Members

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useful for this purpose due to its tidal nature. The community is then left with costly processing or unsightly dumps. This had been the situation in Maple Ridge for some time and a clamour had begun for a centralized plan for household garbage pickup and disposal. A small city in Indiana was then highlighted for its brilliant plan to deal with its garbage. The plan involved a fleet of trucks –loaded with steam cleaned garbage cans – and a large herd of hungry hogs. The trucks drop off a clean can as they pick up a full one at each household and when all on the truck are full,

the truck drives to a hog farm, where the refuse is simply dumped in with the hogs. The hog farmer becomes the garbage contractor, who can sell his fattened hogs on the market. That this plan was ever considered remotely feasible says some interesting things about garbage in 1939. It appears to have consisted almost entirely of the organic materials we are only now returning to separating from other waste. You could not feed glass, metal or plastic to hogs, though probably a small amount of paper would simply provide roughage. Re-using and

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recycling took care of most packaging and the endless stream of modern consumer goods simply didn’t exist. Speaking of packaging, the museum is collecting packaged food, but not for any exhibit purposes. As a way of paying back to the community that has supported us so well over the years, we are participating in a Canada-wide program called “Giving Tuesday”. The pre-Christmas period is a time when charities, companies and individuals can join together to share commitments, rally for favourite causes and think about those among us who struggle to make ends meet. From now until we close for the Christmas season, you can get free entry to the Maple Ridge Museum or Haney House Museum for a minimum of two canned goods. The food will be donated, along with a cash contribution, to the Friends in Need Food Bank when we close on Dec. 18. Be sure to visit the library over Christmas and see the displays on “Winter Sports” and “Christmas Lights”. The displays will be up for the whole month of December. Remember that in addition to the visiting Holiday Train, we have our own special trains on the lower level of the Maple Ridge Museum. The Dewdney Alouette Railway Society will hold its Christmas Open House on Sunday, Dec. 28, from 1 to 4 p.m. Val Patenaude is director at Maple Ridge Museum and Archives.

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The founders of Velofix make a pitch Wednesday night to the CBC business show Dragon’s Den, explaining how a mobile bicycle repair service could find a market niche. And one of the first franchisers to pedal the concept is Maple Ridge resident Darryl Ramsden. Velofix started up in Vancouver last year, equipping a Mercedes Benz Sprinter Van with all the tools needed to overhaul and repair bicycles. Ramsden started his service in August,

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derway. “Basically, you’re dealing with the mechanic from the start to the finish.� The lower overhead of running a vehicle instead of a store means they can offer competitive rates, although Ramsden adds he sees the service as a complement to what a bike shops provide. Ramsden, a business analyst, said the growing numbers of recreational and commuter cyclists is creating a demand for fast and easy repairs. Once the episode airs, he’ll be able to say if the company got its infusion of investment cash and what future plans are.

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Virk advised Kwantlen on secret executive bonuses Minister to remain in cabinet By Tom Fletcher Black Press

Opposition MLAs have renewed their call for Advanced Education Minister Amrik Virk to be removed from cabinet, after releasing emails showing Virk took part in discussions about a hidden bonus for a university executive. Virk was on the Kwantlen Polytechnic University board of governors in April 2011, when an offer was made to thenUniversity of Regina dean of business Ann Lavack for the position of vice-president academic (VPA) for Kwantlen. Emails released by the NDP Monday show Virk, then an inspector with the

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Virk confirmed Monday that he wrote in an April 2011 email from his RCMP account: “Given the low pay level of a VPA at Kwantlen and the difficulty in drawing candidates within the current Virk pay scale, the research leave is one way to ‘top’ off the pay level.� Virk said he had forgotten the email exchange, and it will be forwarded to Rob Mingay, the government official who conducted the investigation. Asked if he should remain in cabinet, with authority over post-secondary institutions, Virk said that is up to Premier Christy Clark.

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A new study suggests more than 40 per cent of B.C. seniors have been financially abused, usually by someone they know and trust. The report by Vancity Credit Union and a companion survey of Lower Mainland and Victoria seniors by the Mustel Group indicate the problem is much more pervasive than higher-profile fraud against seniors by unknown scammers. It cites estimates from other researchers that 55 per cent of cases of seniors fraud or financial abuse are perpetrated by family, friends, neighbours or caregivers and that total losses could run as high as $1.3 billion in B.C. “The most common are demands for money from family members,” the report says, dubbing it an “invisible crime.” Seniors financial abuse is when someone uses the senior’s money, property or personal information for their own benefit without authorization. It’s less often outright theft or scams and more often pressure tactics that result in

scenarios that benefit the abuser. The survey found 19 per cent of southwest B.C. seniors had lost money to someone who never repaid a loan, or who borrowed money without telling the senior at all. Another 18 per cent said they’d been pressured into giving money. Common scenarios include younger family members campaigning for an early bequest. “A lot of older adults are being pressured by their now grown-up children to give them their inheritance early so they don’t have to wait until you die,” said Lorraine Logan, president of the Council of Senior Citizens of B.C. Sometimes the aim is to avoid loss of family wealth to capital gains tax, she said. Logan said high home prices in Metro Vancouver are often a reason seniors are urged to contribute to a down payment so children or grandchildren can get into the real estate market.

if doubts arise about their ability to legally consent. The Vancity report says other financial abuse scenarios: • A family member or caregiver who shops or pays bills for a senior but spends for themselves as well using the senior’s cash, debit or credit card. • Redirecting incoming benefits cheques for deposit to the abuser’s account instead of the senior’s. • Predatory marriage to a senior to gain access to their assets. Logan said seniors and legal advisers should be on high alert for trouble whenever signing legal agreements that put financial control into someone else’s hands. “I’ve heard a young person say, ‘I’m going to get power of attorney for my dad and then I’m going to go out and buy him a new car so I can drive him around.’” Few seniors ever blow the whistle on family, Logan said. “It’s so sensitive,” she

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TransLink may may loosen loosen rules rules for for dogs dogs on on transit transit TransLink Policy only allows Policy only allows small pets in cages small pets in cages By Jef f Nage l By f Nage l BlackJef Press Black Press

TransLink is reviewing is reviewing itsTransLink policy banning most its policy banning most dogs from riding SkyTrain dogs fromafter riding SkyTrain or buses a New Westor buses woman after a New Westminster urged the minster woman urged the

transportation authority’s transportation authority’s board to reconsider. board to reconsider. Margaret Halsey, a dog Margaret dog owner andHalsey, artist a who owner artist argues who does petand portraits, does pet portraits, argues well-behaved leashed and well-behaved muzzled dogsleashed should and be muzzled should be permitteddogs on public transit permitted public outside of on rush hour,transit addoutside of rush ing it would helphour, reduceaddthe ing it would helponreduce the number of cars the road. number cars on the road. “Most ofdog owners are “Most dog owners are

very supportive of it, espevery it, especiallysupportive ones who ofprefer not cially ones Halsey who prefer to drive,” said. not “It to drive,” “It would helpHalsey peoplesaid. get out would helpown people get out of their neighbourof their neighbourhood and own walk their dog at hood andtimes.” walk their dog at off-peak off-peak Besidestimes.” being on a harBesides harness, shortbeing leashon anda muzness, short suggests leash anddogs muzzle, Halsey be zle, Halsey suggests be obedience tested bydogs Transobedience tested bydogs TransLink and approved be Link and approved dogs be

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Halsey’s dog – a 42-pound Halsey’snamed dog – aSmyth 42-pound whippet – is whippet too big. named Smyth – is too “I big. can see him being very “I can see him very well behaved onbeing the tranwell behaved the many transit system, as on would sit system, as would many dogs of responsible owndogs of responsible owners,” she said. “There are irers,” she said.dog “There are irresponsible owners, of responsible of course, anddog theyowners, won’t be course, and they won’tthey be interested in it because interested in it because they don’t like transit anyway.” don’t like transit anyway.”

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Spokesperson Jiana Ling Spokesperson said TransLink Jiana will Ling consaid will consider TransLink allergy concerns, look sider allergy concerns, look at best practices in other at best practices other jurisdictions, andinconsult jurisdictions, andbus consult with passengers, drivwith passengers, bus drivers and other stakeholders ers andofother ahead any stakeholders decision to ahead of any decision to change the policy. change the policy. B.C. Transit is also conB.C. Transit is also considering a request to allow sidering a request to allow dogs on buses in Victoria. dogs on buses in Victoria.

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fundraising@hulaspirit.com to book space. • Benefit concert for Paul Haskel and family: You Can Leave Your Hat On. Haskel is a local musician who has performed in many community and fundraising events, giving of his time and talent. He is fighting back from a major illness and now the community has the opportunity to support him. The evening of musical entertainment from some of Maple Ridge’s finest musicians and entertainers from 7-10 p.m. on Nov. 29 a the Vineyard (22336 Dewdney Trunk Rd.) Entry by donation at the door. Nov. 30 • Meadow Ridge Singers present Here We Come A-Caroling on Nov. 30, 2:30 p.m. at the Burnett Fellowship Baptist Church (20639-123 Ave). Adults $12, Students $5 and children under four $2. • Holiday Craft Workshop: Time to get ready for the holidays! School-aged kids are invited to drop by the Maple Ridge Library on Friday, Nov. 28 at 3:30 p.m. to make a cool craft to decorate, or give to a friend. Dec. 2 • The Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Caregivers Support Group - Parkinson’s Society B.C. will meet Dec. 2, 10 a.m. to noon. For more information please call or email Julie Lloyd 604-459-9071 djlloyd1@shaw. ca or Joanne Long 604-4629735 joanne.long@shaw.ca. Dec. 4 • Theatre in the Country presents Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol – dinner theatre and a musical cast of 30, opening Dec. 4 with a dessert preview offering all seats for $25. The show will run until Dec. 20, when there will be a pasta bar matinee and a closing night dinner theatre. For more details, see www. theatreinthecountry.com or call 604-259-9737. • The Annual General Meeting of the Pitt Polder Preservation Society will be held at 7 p.m., on Dec. 4 in the Heron Room at the Old Pitt Meadows Library (12047 Harris Rd.). An ordinary resolution to voluntarily dissolve the society will be voted on by the membership at this meeting. Dec. 10 • The Emerald Pig Theatrical Society presents ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, directed by Sharon Malone, as a family show, on Dec. 10-13 and Dec. 17-20 at the Open Door Church (11391 Dartford St. (Hammond). Doors open at 7 p.m., performance at 7:30 p.m. Tickets available on Eventbrite. See www.emeraldpig.ca for more information.

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THE NEWS/arts&life Spinning and weaving in Whonnock Contact 604-467-1122 ext. 217 arts@mapleridgenews.com

Guild hosts 34th annual open house, sale on Sunday By Colleen Flanagan cflanagan@mapleridgenews.com

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he Whonnock Weavers and Spinners Guild will be holding its 34th annual open house on Sunday. Hundreds of examples of weaving, spinning, knitting and basketry will be on display and for sale at the event including hats, scarves, socks, rugs and tea towels. All the items will be juried ahead of time by 10 experienced members of the guild, a process that takes a good part of a day. “Everything is juried and we jury for quality,” explained Marie Slessor, who has been jurying the show for the past 25 years. “Everything is looked at to make sure there are no mistakes in the weaving or the knitting. All the ends are tucked in. Everything is up to our guild standards. So basically we are just going through everything and making sure it is of high quality,” said Slessor. Although, says Slessor, the hardest part about jurying is keeping your own creative likes and dislikes out of the decision making. “We are not judging for design or colour or that kind of thing, we are simply judging for workmanship,” said Slessor. This year there will be six guest artists taking part in the event: potters Sophia Kim of Ladner, Diane Wooldridge of Maple Ridge and Molly Magid of Mission; woodworkers Keith Ruttan of Maple Ridge and Masashi Kawakami of Ladner; and Heather Schwartz, a basket maker from Langley. There will also be a themed stage display. This years theme is called “Outside the Loom and Wheel” and will focus on interests of the Whonnock Weavers and Spinners Guild members outside of fibre arts. There will be coffee, tea and cookies by donation and door prizes, including skeins of yarn, a wooden salad bowl and an artistic rug hooking piece.

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(From left) Marie Slessor, Kelly Geraghty and Dale Friend will be among the jurors who will examine hundreds of items that will be for sale at the annual Whonnock Weavers and Spinners Guild open house. Funds generated by the annual open house will help subsidize guild workshops and projects throughout the year. Admission is free. The Whonnock Weavers and Spinners Guild formed in 1974.

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Open house The Whonnock Weaver and Spinners Guild 34th annual open house and sale takes place on Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Whonnock Lake Centre (27871 – 113 Avenue, Maple Ridge). For more information, go to whonnockweaversandspinners.org.

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Maple Ridge Secondary School’s Christmas Dessert Concert Wednesday, Monday, December 8, 7:00 pm.

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Maple Ridge secondary will present the Sweet Sounds of Christmas, the school’s annual Dessert Concert. The program will feature a mix of traditional and modern Christmas music, as well as a sing-a-long, performed by the high school’s music students, awardwinning choirs and bands. Tickets will include desserts and beverages at intermission, as well as a

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chance to bid on prizes at a silent auction. Money raised will go towards the school’s music program. The concert takes place at 7 p.m. on Dec. 8 at the ACT. Tickets are $12.50 for adults and $9.50 for students and seniors. • Call 604-476-2787 or go to theactmapleridge.org.

Arts council gets $13,500 grant The Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Arts Council will be receiving $13,500 in funding after a grant from the B.C. Arts Council. This comes after the B.C. Arts Council received $24 million from the Government of British Columbia. Recently, two other local arts groups received money from community gaming grants. The White Spot Pipe Band Society received $10,000 and the Odeum Theatre Society received $5,000. The gaming grant will cover costs for theatre rentals and musical licencing in 2015 as the Odeum Theatre Society ex-

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tends its bursary program in an effort to increase access and affordability for its participants. The grants were awarded under the sports category of the Community Gaming Grant Program, which allows non-profit organizations to apply for the provincial gaming revenues from the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. Categories for gaming grants also include arts and culture, public safety, environment and human and social services. • Apply for a gaming grant at pssg.gov. bc.ca/gaming.

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Cellist Bryan Deans will perform at Art for Animals on Dec. 5.

December 10-13; 17-20 7:30 pm at Open Door Church 11391 Dartford St, Maple Ridge (Dartford & 114th Ave)

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The Maple Ridge branch of the SPCA will be hosting Art for Animals, an intimate evening of art wine and cheese. Dr. Adrian Walton of the Dewdney Animal Hospital will be the emcee for the annual event, which will feature live music by cellist Bryan Deans.

Tickets will include one complimentary glass of wine, grapes, crackers and cheese. It will also include admission into the Maple Ridge Gallery to see the fifth juried exhibition of “Ensemble 2014.” There will also be a silent auction, raffle and door prizes. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at Bosley’s at 22745 Dewd-

ney Trunk Road, at The ACT, or at the SPCA branch, 10235 Jackson Road. All proceeds will go to helping abused, neglected and abandoned animals in Maple Ridge. Art for Animals takes place from 7-9 p.m. at the ACT on Dec. 5. • For more information call 604463-9511 or email mapleridge@ spca.bc.ca.

Book and Lyrics by Jennifer Kirkeby. Music by Shirley Mier. Based on the poem by Clement C. Moore. Directed by Sharon Malone. Produced by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois. Originally commissioned and produced by Stages Theatre Company, Hopkins, Minnesota.

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Knights win provincial title Atom team best in community football in B.C.

Moose drop into second The Kamloops Vibe showed they have the Meadows Ridge Moose’ number, as they beat them 2-0 and took over first place in the South Coast Female Amateur Hockey League on Sunday. The Moose are in second place, with a record of 8-33. On a road trip that saw them play four games in three nights, the Vibe took seven of eight possible points, and took first place away from the Moose, who are the reigning league champions. The Moose will take on the TWU Titans on Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Pitt Meadows Arena Chrysler Rink. Puck drop is at 8:30 p.m.

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The Meadows Ridge Atom Gold Knights team capped off a perfect 20-0 season with a provincial championship celebration over the weekend in Kamloops. The local atoms met teams from Prince George and Kelowna, the top teams in their Interior leagues, and both having gone undefeated – just like the Knights. Ridge head coach Joe Kalinich said he didn’t know what to expect from the opposition. But the Ridge squad quickly established themselves as the team to beat, after a 30-0 win over the Prince George Marauders, and a 34-6 win over the Kelowna Lions. The format for the tournament added an element of randomness. Even after the Knights had thoroughly beaten their two opponents, they had to win an overtime “shootout.” The format was similar to U.S. college football, where each team

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Tyler Sanderson (10) a running back and cornerback for the Atom Gold Knights, straight arms a tackler at the provincial championships. attempts to score on a drive that started from the defence’s 20 yard line.

Kelowna beat Prince George in the first shootout, and went up

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Jacob Brass (12) won the most valuable player award, after the running back scored six touchtowns in the two games and shootout at the provincials.

watched as his team drove them back 15 yards. Then the Knights drew up a play, executed it to perfection, and watched Jacob Brass sprint 20 yards for the championship-winning touchdown on a single play. Brass was awarded the most valuable player of the tournament trophy, after he scored six touchdowns in the two games and running in the shootout–winning score. Daniel Kalinich, the coach’s son and quarterback, threw two touchdowns and ran in another. Kian Zahibi was a force to be reckoned with on both sides of the ball, and Alex Statton played great defence. Kicker Michael Diniz tacked two-point converts onto many of the Ridge scores. Blake Hebert found

the end zone with a 50yard touchdown run, while Jamie Huurman scored on a reverse play. The defensive standouts were Colby Van’t Hullenaar and Hayden Cote along with the outstanding Zabihi and Statton. The Knights are a team of seven-, eightand nine-year-olds, some who had never played organized football before the season. The 16 man squad included Troy Breault, Aiden Moore, Tyler Sanderson, Tristan Maas, Noah Berg, James Launder, Kaiden Exner and Axel Statton. “I am so very proud of the hard work and dedication these boys showed throughout the season as rarely did we have a player miss a practice and that was the reason for their success” said Kalinich.

Most hockey fans like a pool, and minor hockey is hoping it can start a local tradition and fundraiser. The Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey Association (RMMHA) is holding its first annual hockey pool fundraiser. The pool will be run by Athletix for the associaiton, and under a B.C. gaming licence. The association has a limited window to sell tickets. Sales started on Nov. 12, and must be complete by Dec. 12. Once the tickets are sold, the actual “pool” will be in play from Dec., 21 until April 11, 2015. There will be five weekly prizes ranging from $20 up to $300. “These would be great stocking stuffers or a gift for the hard-to-buy for,” says the association in a press release. RMMHA is trying out this major association fundraiser this year in an effort to offset increasing costs, and if successful, hope to make it an annual event to help offset the continually rising costs of ice and hockey. • For more information, please see the website: www.ridgemeadowshockey. com/hockeypool and watch your email for more details.

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The struggling Ridge Meadows Flames lost a pair of weekend games, and have only an overtime win in their past five contests. “We have not lived up to the expectations we had at the start of the season,” said coach and general manager Jamie Fiset. Friday night in Abbotsford, they lost 4-2 to the Pilots. Then on Saturday in Mission, they fell 3-0 to the Outlaws. It was a pair of weekend games that saw them approach the midpoint in the 44-game season. After 21 games, the Flames are 8-13, and are tied with Mission at 16 points for the last playoff spot in the Harold Brittain Conference. Four teams of the five in the conference qualify for post-season play. Fiset said the standings are so close that if a team goes on a nice run of wins, it will vault up the standings. But the Flames can’t get on a roll. In Mission, the Flames scored with 45 seconds left in the first period, and the referee signalled a goal. But after a conference at centre ice, the ruling was reversed, as

an official said the shot hit the crossbar. That’s the kind of poor luck the team has been having, said Fiset. The Flames outshot Mission 14-11 in the second period, but still came up empty handed, and trailed 2-0 after the second. “In the third period, they trapped us out, and we really had problems getting into their zone,” said Fiset. Jordan Rendle took a vicious hit, Danny Wilson fought to stand up for his teammate, and all of the sudden the Flames were trailing and without two of their top scorers for the remainder of the game. That’s how it’s been going, said Fiset. Grant Rostvig had a goal and an assist against Abbotsford, and Boston Colley also scored. The Flames will take on the Aldergrove Kodiaks on Friday night at Planet Ice, in a 7:30 p.m. start., then on Saturday they will host the Pilots in a 7:45 start. “Our guys care – a lot,” said Fiset. “Changes are coming. Nothing radical, but more of an adherence to hard work.” Fiset said it will be a dogfight for every position in the playoffs. “I think we have a whole lot of good hockey ahead of us. Working hard consistently is going to be the key.”

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Bringing the Thunder Mackenzie Adams of Ridge Meadows pee wee A3 reaches for the puck during a game against the West Vancouver Thunder A1 at Planet Ice on Sunday. The Thunder won 5-3.

Hunt tearing it up in the AHL There was some debate in Edmonton about whether Maple Ridge hockey prospect Brad Hunt was ready to take his place with the Oilers this season, but there is no question about his ability to dominate at the AHL. Hunt played six games with the Oilers, going -6 and scoring one goal.

With the Edmonton farm team, the Oklahoma City Barons, he has put up 15 points in just eight games, on four goals and 11 assists – averaging almost two points per game so far. Last season, Hunt set a new Barons record for defencemen with 50 points in 66 games.

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Derek Manor 604-941-5452; 604-944-7889

Impeccably Clean!

in need of caring homes! All cats are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at:

fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977

COQUITLAM 3 bdrm finished full bsmt 2 baths NS/NP no sublets, 2yr lease. Suit mature. $1400m. Avail now. 604-526-2331

CHIHUAHUA, FEMALE, 2 yrs old, very friendly, $400. Call (604)7947347

JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca

MALTESE PUPS, 2F & 1M, ready Dec 8th. Dewormed, vet checked & shots. $525. Call: (604)882-3753

SHEPHERD/LAB/Retriever X puppies, vet checked first shot, $350. (604)794-5953 Chwk

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE mikes hauling 604-516-9237

560

MISC. FOR SALE

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

563 359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

• • •

TOPSOIL

MISC. WANTED

FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. 1.866.960.0045. www.dollars4guns.com. USED FRIDGE & STOVE NEEDED Must be in good working order. Please call 604-467-4951

SCREENED TOPSOIL MUSHROOM MANURE BARK MULCH 604-467-3003

365

SEPTIC TANKS REAL ESTATE

374

TREE SERVICES

603

ACREAGE

DEVELOPMENT Potential in Urban Reserve. Maple Ridge. Approx 7.02 acres & 5 acres. Call 604-760-3792

627

HOMES WANTED

ABC TREE MEN Pruning, Shaping, Tree Removal & Stump Grinding. 604-521-7594 604-817-8899

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

Ask about our

99

$

ROOM SPECIAL

CALL TODAY! 604-803-5041 www.benchmarkpainting.ca

AUTO FINANCING

14179 Reichenback Rd Moorage Rental Year or Semi-annual Outdoor Storage Available Starting At $30/month for Boats, RV’s, Cars, Trucks & Trailers

Launch Ramp with 3 lines and ample parking for tracks and trailers

Onsite Manager

604.465.7713 Auto Financing - Dream Catcher, Apply Today! Drive Today!

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

1.800.910.6402

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

Rick Medhurst Royal LePage Realty

604-463-3000

746

ROOMS FOR RENT

$75 OFF 1ST MONTH

The Scrapper

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

750

SUITES, LOWER

PITT MEADOWS. Clean, new, 2 bdrm bsmt ste. 3 Blks to W.C. Exp & shopping mall. $950 + shrd utils. Incl w/d, d/w. Immed (604)218-0933

751

SUITES, UPPER

COQUITLAM *Large 2 bdrm upper ste, all hardwood, carport, $1100. Large bright 1 bdrm + den dwn with lndry & prkg, $775. Incl utils. N/S. No dogs. Dec 1. (604)937-3534.

752

2 bdrm suite ~ $925 S Includes heat/hot water S 1.5 blocks to various bus stops S 2 blocks to Safeway/medical S City park across street S Gated parking and Elevator S Adult oriented building S References required CALL FOR APPOINTMENT

SCRAP CAR Removal TOP CA$H PAID on the spot. Local Business. www.a1casper.com 604-378-2029

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

TOWNHOUSES

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1108/mo - $1211/mo. Shares req’d. Close to WCE, schools & shopping. No subsidy available. 19225 119th Ave. For more info & to book an appt. call 604-465-1938 PITT MEADOWS 3 Bdrm T/H in quiet family complex, rent geared to income. N/P. Call: 604-465-4851

REPAIRER’S Lien Act - TED ORR. The following will be sold to satisfy owing to Eagle Ridge GM $7,479.95 Plus storage and all costs incurred by this auction. 2001 Buick Century VIN: 2G4WY55J011233668. Sale date after December 12 2014. Wolfco Bailiffs 202-19232 Enterprise Way, Surrey V3S 6S8 - 604-595-7376.

SENIORS DISCOUNT 1/2 month Rent Free Ask manager for details.

Good Apartment Sizes Heat SH/W S Parking 1 Bedroom ~ $795/mo.

AVAILABLE NOW Maple Ridge

No Pets ~ Avail. Dec. 15

1 Bdrm apts $750 2 Bdrm apts $800

Ref.s & Credit check req’d

MAPLE RIDGE

1 & 2 Bdrms available $825/mo & $925/mo

Great Location

Queen Anne Apts. * Renovated Suites * *Large *Clean *Very Quiet Includes: Heat, Hot Water

and Hydro Near Shopping & Amenities. SENIOR’S DISCOUNT

604-463-2236 604-463-7450 12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certified Crime Free Buildings

Incl heat, hot water & parking. Close to stores and Schools.

SUNRISE 22292 122nd Avenue (604)349-5982 SORRENTO 22260 122nd Avenue (604)319-9341

Give a hungry person a complete Christmas dinner for $2.99

UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT 11895 Laitty St, Maple Ridge WESTGATE APARTMENTS Fully renod 1 & 2 bdrm suites Full time on-site caretaker. Available Immediately CALL ANYTIME TO VIEW

1-604-358-8722

MAPLE RIDGE CENTRAL

1 Bdrm Apt $750/mo.

706

APARTMENT/CONDO

2BR apts - Bright & Large Central Coquitlam Co-op AND Seniors Only Building

WE BUY HOMES BC • All Prices • All Situations • • All Conditions • www.webuyhomesbc.com 604-657-9422

Maple Ridge Office & Retail Space

604-464-3550

604-476-6683

FRASER VALLEY SEPTIC Winter Special - 20% OFF (604)856-6177

OFFICE/RETAIL

PORT COQUITLAM

Includes heat, h/w. No pets Available now.

www.jonesbroscartageltd.com

741

1 bdrm suite ~ $775

CHAMPIONSHIP AKITA PUPS with papers. $1,800. Call 604-751-0191

810

Pitt Meadows Marina

HOMES FOR RENT

604-353-9836

2048 Manning Ave. Port Coquitlam

STORAGE

288 SQ.FT. & 750 SQ.FT OFFICE space for lease. 19141 Ford in Pitt Meadows. Call Tony 604-584-4704

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

749

TRANSPORTATION

$826/mo. No subsidy. Close to transit, schools & shops

Sandy 604 945 5864 sandy@terramanagement.ca

Many people in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows have no where to call home. For $2.99, you can provide a Turkey Dinner with all the trimmings for a hungry person in your community. Please help The Salvation Army Caring Place support individuals and familes in need this Christmas. _͔​͔​͔​͔ΎΎ̱͘˷̸​̸Ύ ͔​͔​͔​͔​͔ΎΎ̰͘​̰˷̸̵Ύ ͔​͔​͔​͔​͔ΎΎ̸̱͘˷̸̯Ύ ͔​͔​͔​͔​͔ΎΎ̰͘​̸̰˷̵̯Ύ ͔͘​͔​͔​͔​͔​͔​͔​͔​͔​͔​͔ΎΎ Ύ Ύ

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Please send this form with your cheque to: The Salvation Army Caring Place, 22188 Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge, B.C. V2X 2S8

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www.mapleridgenews.com - THE NEWS -- Wednesday, November 26, 2014 -- 31

BLACK FRIDAY SALE 1 Day Only Friday, November 28 Every Vehicle on Black Friday New or Used, Will be SOLD at

$

100 OVER COST

The All New

DEALER #40087

MAPLE RIDGE Prices do not include administration fee of $599.

CALL US TODAY AT 604-467-3401 23213 Lougheed Hwy., Maple Ridge mapleridgehyundai.com

IN-HOUSE FINANCING AVAILABLE CALL NOW FOR IMMEDIATE APPROVAL

604-467-3401

32 -- Wednesday, November 26, 2014 -- THE NEWS - www.mapleridgenews.com

THIS BLACK FRIDAY EVENT

NOV. 26 - DEC. 1, 2014

BLACK FRIDAY SALE

70

6 DAYS ONLY STARTS WEDNESDAY!

UP TO

% OFF

*

DOOR CRASHER DEALS

SKECHERS® WORK SWEATSHIRTS

MEN’S & WOMEN’S COLUMBIA FLEECE JACKETS

SAVE

SPECIAL BUY

$29.99 $39.99

WOMEN’S SUNG BY ALFRED SUNG QUILTED FELT JACKETT

SAVE S

Our Reg. $99.99 9

SALE $49.99 9

Style shown: 7BWFSGFA4-488

50%

MEN’S & WOMEN’S COLUMBIA FROST FIGHTER JACKET

Our Reg. $44.99 SALE $22.49 StyleS shown: Men’s 150561/ Women’s: 1560581

MEN’S WINDRIVER YUKON II PACK BOOTS

50%

SAVE

Our Reg. $139.99 SALE $69.99 StyleS shown: 1562011

MEN’S & WOMEN’S HI-TEC® HIKERS

SAVE

Our Reg. $129.99 SALE $64.99 StyleS shown: 5CPEWRFW2-5132

50%

50% SAVE

Our Reg. $109.99

MEN’S SALE $32.99 Our Reg. $89.99

WOMEN’S SALE $26.99 Style shown: 7198-11 / 9043-1

ONLY AT

70% MAPLE RIDGE

Shop Local! Everybody Wins. Local Shops Support Local Events & Teams

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 - 6 pm • Sunday 10 am - 6 pm

Maple Ridge Store Only

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