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Second overdose death in two days One at Sally Ann, other at Cliff Avenue camp By Phil M elnyc h u k pmelnychuk@mapleridgenews.com

A second man died last week from a suspected drug overdose in Maple Ridge. Fire, ambulance and police responded to a call at the Salvation Army’s Caring Place Friday morning. A 24-year-old man from the Kootenay area in eastern B.C. was found unconscious at about 7 a.m. in the shelter. “They apparently worked on him for quite some time,” said Ridge Meadows RCMP civilian media spokesman Dan Herbranson. The coroner is investigating the death and could conduct a toxicology report. See OD, 8

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Council requested that funding for the Salvation Army’s emergency shelter be cut without waiting for a review of how social services are provided in Maple Ridge. But time was of the essence, according to one councillor.

“Matters have basically overtaken us and we need to deal with them. It wouldn’t be good to sit around and wait for however long it takes to come to some solutions that way when some of the challenges are so pressing,” said Coun. Bob Masse. “The community’s extremely upset because people are dying,” he said, citing the overdose death on Thursday at the Cliff Avenue homeless camp, near the Salvation Army. A 42-year-old man from Surrey

died late that evening from a suspected fentanyl overdose. “It’s pretty hard to take a whole bunch of time and do what you normally do,” Masse said. “It has been an extraordinary situation.” In April, council approved spending up to Masse $75,000 to study how social services are delivered in Maple Ridge, with another goal of developing measuring tools

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Storm leaves thousands without power One harrying situation had a propane leak at an abattoir on Ford Road, while power lines were down in the area. There was the potential for an explosion, but that didn’t happen. There were also at least two Pitt Meadows homes damaged when trees fell on them. “There are parts of the community still without power – since Saturday,” said Grout. Businesses were shut down by the storm. Downtown Maple Ridge was mostly open for business on Sunday, but at the corner of 240th and Dewdney Trunk Road, the Save-on Foods store and the McDonalds were still closed on Monday, while the Starbucks and Subway had just opened that morning, after being closed Saturday afternoon and Sunday.

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City crews were still clearing fallen trees and about a thousand B.C. Hydro customers in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows were still without power Monday after what the power company called the worst storm in a decade. At its height, the storm had 500,000 Lower Mainland homes, businesses and other Hydro customers blacked out, starting on Saturday at approximately noon. “It was probably our busiest day ever,” said Maple Ridge deputy fire chief Howard Exner. Firefighters dealt with 80 calls from 10:30 a.m. until 11 p.m. on Saturday, with 11 trucks on the road from all three halls. Some of the calls were dramatic. A large cottonwood tree fell and hit a pickup being driven on 116th Avenue, and also fell on two other parked vehicles. All three of the cars appeared to be write-offs, he said, but the driver escaped serious injury. “He wasn’t injured, but he was shaken up,” Exner said of the Maple Ridge man. Hydro infrastructure was in disarray, and firefighters responded to a transformer explosion and eight electrical pole fires. There were also calls about 12 trees on buildings or houses, and numerous complaints about trees on power lines. Maple Ridge director of operations Russ Carmichael noted that city crews and emergency responders set up a unified command centre at Fire Hall No. 1, and they were running all

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A yard was taped off after a tree split in the 21300-block of 123 Avenue, a block south of Shady Lane in Maple Ridge. day on Saturday and Sunday. “We’ve been working 24-7 since Saturday,” he said Monday morning. The wind was gusting to 63 km/h at the Pitt Meadows airport on Saturday morning and afternoon. While there have been stronger winds, Carmichael explained that extremely dry weather loosened the soil. That, combined with the storm hitting while trees have not yet lost their leaves, created conditions where trees were blown down across the region. There were 11 roads closed in Maple Ridge over the weekend, due to fallen

trees or downed power lines. Carmichael said the city had more than 100 calls of trees coming down, and is still getting calls from residents worried that trees are leaning, or making creaking sounds. People were scared to be in their homes, worried about nearby trees, he said. In his 13 years with the city, Carmichael said he has seen more violent storms, but the damage over the weekend was remarkable. “What was very unusual is the quantity of trees that came down, and the angst of residents over trees that

haven’t yet come down,” he said. The city hired two arborists to rapidly triage those trees, and the city and its contractors have been dealing with the most dangerous or urgent situations in priority sequence. The city was still getting new calls on Monday. In Pitt Meadows, city staff and firefighters responded to continuous calls beginning on Saturday morning. “For us, it’s been non-stop activity,” said chief administrative officer Kim Grout, noting that most of the calls related to fallen trees and power lines having been taken down.

Maple Ridge director of operations Russ Carmichael said city crews are now expecting to deal with flooding. Rain started Monday and is forecast to continue through Friday, with 60 mm of precipitation anticipated. That’s how much rain Vancouver gets in an entire month of September, on average. With so many branches and leaves laying in the streets, he asks that residents ensure that the catch basin on their street is clear of debris, so water can drain unimpeded. “Please take the time to clean them off,” asked Carmichael. “We’re gearing up for flooding.” He said residents in low-lying areas, who have had their basements flood in the past, should prepare for that eventuality again in the coming days.

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B.C. Hydro is defending its efforts to restore power after a freak summer wind storm cut electricity to 533,000 Lower Mainland homes Saturday and left many residents scrambling to deal with thawing freezer food as the outages dragged on to a second and third day. About 110,000 homes were still without power Sunday night and that dropped to 32,000 by 4 p.m. Monday

– more than 50 hours after some of the outages began – drawing outrage online about spoiling food. B.C. Hydro spokesperson Simi Heer said field managers have never seen a storm this challenging before. “What made this storm so unique is that we had so many customers without power all on one day,” Heer said. “The last storm of this magnitude was in 2006. We had hundreds of thousands of customers without power then as well, but it was over a couple of days.” The sheer number of downed branches and trees over lines made it more difficult to switch

the flow of power to reconnect homes, she added. Unlike a winter storm, leafy deciduous trees acted like sails and became more susceptible to the surprise southerly winds, which came after stress from a prolonged summer drought. Hydro called in staff on vacation and brought in crews from Prince George, Smithers, Terrace, Vernon, Kamloops and Vancouver Island to work 16hour shifts to deal with downed trees and restore power. “The damage was extensive and it was widespread from North Vancouver to Abbotsford – it wasn’t just contained to one area,” Heer said. “So ex-

tensive repairs were required all across the South Coast.” About 400 workers were in the field at any given time, she said, adding Hydro managers were “quite happy with the response.” Winds gusted at times to 80 to 90 km/h Saturday, and unpowered traffic lights. B.C. Hydro has a priority system for dispatching crews but it’s not one that favours any particular municipalities, Heer said. Also down was BC Hydro’s website that provides details of each outage and estimates Black Press of when power is restored – an “unacceptable” failure Heer The number of downed trees made it difficult for B.C. Hydro to reconnect power to homes. said would be investigated.

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New curriculum coming Three-year transition includes move away from letter grades By Neil Corbett ncorbett@mapleridgenews.com

What skills and aptitudes do our children need to prepare them to thrive in a future where a virtual world of information is available at their fingertips, through a device most everyone carries? Big changes are coming to the school system, starting with back to school 2015 on Tuesday. “Today’s students need the right skills to succeed in tomorrow’s world,” said the Education Ministry in announcing curriculum changes that will be phased into the school system over the next three years. Local people have been involved in shaping the new curriculum. Former school district superintendent Jan Unwin left the district in 2013 to take a position with the Education Ministry, and has been one of the leaders on the curriculum change, in the position of superintendent of graduation and student services. Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows trustee Ken Clarkson also served on curriculum committees. He is a former school board chairman and a retired teacher, and worked with a group looking at the fine arts

curriculum two summers ago. As a director member of the B.C. School Trustees Association, since January he has been on a committee working on issues including provincial exams, assessment and university requirements. The latter is a key issue in curriculum change, he said, and the committee was co-chaired by the deans of Simon Fraser University and the University of B.C. “Evaluation drives the education system,” said Clarkson. The Education Ministry says in the new curriculum, students will learn the basics like reading, writing and arithmetic “in a way that connects them with collaboration, critical thinking and communications skills they need to thrive in college, university and the work force.” According to the ministry, flexible learning is at the heart of the refined approach and it will help teachers tap into the passions and interests of individual students. Students can learn about core subjects while doing projects related to their interests, such as music, hockey, or dinosaurs. There will be more hands-on learning opportunities, so students

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can see how classroom knowledge applies in real life situations. Clarkson said postsecondary institutions in B.C. will not worry about grade point averages in the n ot - t o o - d i s tant future. “Rather than e mph a s i z i ng grades, they will emphasize p o r t f o l i o s ,” said Clarkson. Clarkson He said the future will offer more student self-evaluation, with an onus on graduates to show universities in their portfolios what they have learned, and how they have performed in high school. Clarkson said there has been resistance to moving away from letter grades at the secondary level. “Letter grades are easily interpreted, and they appear factual,” he agreed. “But the whole emphasis of the new curriculum is on individualized learning. The system needs to serve the student, not the student serve the system. “We need, for the future, kids who want to continue to learn. People are going to need to be lifelong learners and adapt to change.” The Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows district has moved away from letter grades at the elementary school, in favour of three-way conferences involving student, teacher and parents. Getting rid of letter

grades in high school was a long-term goal, a controversial issue, said Clarkson, but will be made easier by the province-wide curriculum change. “Look at your own child. I don’t want someone saying ‘you’re an A, B or C child.’ You have to find out the child’s passion, and what they’re good at.” This year, the new curriculum is optional for teachers in K-9, but next year it will be mandatory. The Grades 10-12 curriculum is still being developed, and will be optional next year, but mandatory in year three of the phasein. George Serra, president of the Maple Ridge Teachers’ Association, said the curriculum change is an area where the BCTF and the provincial government have worked together. More than 100 teachers have had input over the past three years. But the teachers’ union is not happy with the government’s plan for transition. “The problem we have is the government is not going to fund an implementation piece,” said Serra. “It’s going to be a rocky road implementation-wise. “They make wholesale changes, but then fall short by not putting any resources into an implementation plan.”

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Masse, who excused himself from the debate about the temporary shelter because his chiropractic business is located nearby, said lots of background work has been done on the issue of homelessness. There may not be exact numbers, but he doubts if anyone would dispute that people at the Salvation Army shelter or using the meal service or drop-in program are not progressing. The Salvation Army, however, says that 25 per cent of those who come into the shelter move on to other addiction treatment or housing. Masse disputes such success, but doesn’t fault to shelter. The Sally Ann, which operates 20 shelters around the province, has been dealt an impossible task, he added, although he was astounded at the million dollars yearly the organization receives to operate the emergency shelter. “They tried to fill the void and they just haven’t handled it well,” he said. Masse thinks a new emergency shelter model is needed. Kelly Swift, general manager of parks and recreation services, said the city will pay $7,490 a month to lease the building from October until the end of March. Maple Ridge also will pay for the upgrades to the building, although they won’t be extensive. “This has to clear up a backlog,” of people who have been homeless for a long period of time. “It’s going to be a very well-managed site,” she said. The name of the shelter operator hasn’t been released yet because talks are still going on with B.C. Housing, which is paying the operating costs. However, RainCity Housing is advertising for an on-call relief support position to work at a temporary shelter run by the City of Maple Ridge. The shifts would be evenings and overnight

and be eight hours long. The RainCity Housing policy is to accept couples, dogs, shopping carts and possessions. “Our staff work within an anti-oppression framework that welcomes people back inside with dignity and a genuine curiosity about who they are.” The shelter worker would be responsible for daily operations of the shelter, including cleaning of the shelter space, showers, washrooms and offices; laundry, food service, preparing bedding space and maintaining a safe and secure environment for staff and residents. The city shelter will be laid out in a dormitory, bunk-house style land also have a common room and a portable kitchen to provide hot meals. Unlike the Salvation Army’s Caring Place, people will be able to stay inside during the day and there will be storage space for personal effects. Gatherings’ won’t be allowed in the parking or along the highway and clients will exit and enter via the back door. “It’s going to be supervised by two staff, 24 hours a day. “The intention is not to have people loitering around the site.” The shelter will be considered low barrier so that while drugs and booze aren’t allowed inside, but you don’t have to be dry to go in. One of the goals at the centre is to let in everyone who wants either a home or treatment. Swift said a shelter is often the first step rehabilitating people who’ve been on the street a long time used to sleeping indoors. The temporary shelter also lines up with the Housing First program promoted by the federal governments, which focuses on providing homes as the first step to rehab. Rezoning wasn’t required in order to open the shelter. An open house is being planned for closer to opening day.

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Exploitation? It was yet another example of senseless gun violence. A TV reporter and cameraman were shot to death during a live television interview last week by a gunman who recorded himself carrying out the killings and posted the video on social media after fleeing the scene. The suspect was himself a journalist, fired by the station earlier this year. He died hours later of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The aftermath of the incident took a unexpected turn, when much of the focus around the hideous tragedy centered on the New York Daily News. The newspaper published, via social media, a preview of its cover shot for the next day’s issue. It featured still images from the shooter’s own social media video of the murders, including one of the moment reporter Alison Parker was shot. The reaction was immediate and scathing. Condemnation for the cover was widespread. The next day, a spokesperson for the Daily News told the New York Observer that the paper was trying “to convey the true scale of what happened in Roanoke ... at a time when it is so easy for the public to become inured to such senseless violence.” As repulsive as people found the images – and the decision to run them – it still makes for an interesting debate. Do the images have legitimate news value? Does an overly competitive industry alter ethics? TV coverage of the shooting featured the reporter scrambling as gunfire erupted. Others didn’t show the pictures, but played the chilling audio. Our world is a violent place. It’s not difficult to go online and find video of shootings or even beheadings. But there remains a different between the Internet and ‘traditional’ media. When it appears on TV or on the cover of a newspaper, you might not be able to avoid it. “We feel passionately about strengthening gun control, imploring politicians to improve mental health services and highlighting the extraordinary scale of daily gun violence,” said a NYDN spokeswoman. That is admirable, but is there not a way to start those discussions without exploitation? – Black Press

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Alaska sits in judgment of B.C. E nergy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett spent much of last week in Alaska, trying to assure local fishermen and environmentalists that B.C.’s mine approval process is “basically the same” as Alaska’s. B.C. Views Bennett visited an Tom Fletcher abandoned mine in northwest B.C. that continues to leak acid and metal pollution into the Taku River, vowing to supervise cleanup by a new operator. He noted that one of B.C.’s proposed new mines includes a 23-km pipe system to move ore out of the shared watershed for processing. This is typical of the discourse between B.C. and our American cousins. Only our industry is questioned. Meanwhile in Colorado, the latest mine spill disaster was blamed on a mistake by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. And in Alaska, as in the rest of the U.S., new metal mines, such as the giant Pebble project, depend on the same engineering and testing as ours. Here in Victoria, the Fantasy Island dialogue about oil continued, with Green Party leader Elizabeth May calling a news conference to announce she is (brace yourself) opposed to pipelines and tankers on the B.C. coast. She stood at Clover Point, where daily Alaska crude tankers sail past, many on their way to vast refin-

ery complexes just out of sight at Anacortes and Cherry Point in Washington. A good portion of B.C.’s gasoline comes from there. Without a drunk-captain incident since 1989, these tankers load up at the terminus of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. Let’s take a closer look. For 47 years, the pipeline has pumped huge volumes of oil across Alaska from the charming northern outpost of Deadhorse to Valdez in the south, just east of Anchorage, where cruise ships dock. In his new book, Rust: The Longest War, science writer Jonathan Waldman calls it “the biggest, baddest oil pipeline in the world. “From Prudhoe Bay to Prince William Sound, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System stretches 800 miles, which leaves engineer Bhaskar Neogi accountable for one of the heaviest metal things in the Western Hemisphere, through which the vast majority of Alaska’s economy flows,” Waldman writes. “Daily, the four-foot steel tube spits out $50 million of oil.” It was once the largest private infrastructure in the U.S. Today, it’s the most regulated pipeline in the world, with planes flying infrared sensors to detect leaks of warm oil and “line walkers” looking for soft spots in the permafrost. And this isn’t low-fat, shade-grown oil for Seattle fuel-sippers. It struggles to flow, with a black asphalt bottom and thick wax that has to be scraped out of the pipeline by the ton with giant “pigs” that clean and monitor walls for corrosion. The five Prudhoe Bay oilfields have been

declining in production for 20 years, to the point where the Trans-Alaska pipeline now carries about a quarter of its design capacity. It’s expected to run out around 2040. But for now, Valdez still loads more than a tanker a day. Waldman writes that when North America’s largest oilfield was discovered in 1968, companies first considered extending the Alaska Railroad up to Deadhorse. But they would have needed 63 trains a day of 100 cars each. Trucks, cargo planes and even nuclear-powered submarines running under the Arctic ice were briefly considered.

“Trucks, cargo planes and even nuclear-powered submarines running under the Arctic ice were briefly considered.” Since we had a bit of hand-wringing last week about a small earthquake near Fort Nelson that may or may not have been triggered by hydraulic fracturing, it’s worth noting that Trans-Alaska oil also causes noticeable tremors as it rushes down the Chugach Mountains to a sudden stop at Valdez. But those are American earthquakes, so no story there. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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Editor, The News: Re: City wants Sally Ann out (The News, Aug. 26). The Salvation Army has been in Maple Ridge for a long time. It does much more than feed the homeless population. Many seniors rely on the meal program because its free. I know the mayor has mentioned other services in town, such as the food bank and Meals on Wheels. The food bank requires people to have identification and an address to get free food. And Meals on Wheels is not free of charge. Whereas the Sally Ann just feeds hungry people as they come in. For the Sally Ann, people are more than just a statistic. The Salvation Army has been getting plenty of attention lately due to the apparent attack by the City of Maple Ridge. The city is using the Salvation Army as a scapegoat on the homelessness issue, which has been causing grief for years. Now Mayor Nicole Read has promised the taxpayers she will solve this age-old social issue by closing the only shelter in town. Other cities have been dealing with homelessness for a long time, but they

Editor, The News: Re: City wants Sally Ann out (The News, Aug. 26). I guess the increasing population of our small town attracts a bigger political agenda and bigger political strategies. The issue of homelessness has been an issue in Maple Ridge for a long time, but it wasn’t until our new mayor came into power that everyone started losing their minds over the situation ... Apparently, I, along with the community, have lost faith is the Salvation Army. This is a classic political move called deflection. The Salvation Army provides beds and meals for those in need. It’s our government’s job to find adequate homes for each person. Our population is growing massively. Because of this, we should be compensating, like building more mental facilities, and schools. Yet, it’s our government that closed Riverview hospital. It closed our elementary schools – Mount Crescent and Riverside. The long-term affects of those kind of moves, I believe, contribute to the current problem we are discussing. Apparently, it’s also our government’s job to deflect these problems onto charitable organizations, including one in our community that, and let’s not forget, also provides meals for struggling families and children. I don’t know about you, but I’ve lost faith in our government representation, not the Salvation Army. Nathan Sands Maple Ridge

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A better solution may be to permit overnight camping somewhere away from residential areas and monitor campers with police, fire and city bylaws to ensure everyone is safe. The City of Victoria has allowed the homeless to camp in parks since 2008. The bylaw dates back to a 2008 B.C. Supreme Court decision that said it was unconstitutional for Victoria to restrict overnight sleeping in parks if homeless shelter beds are full. While the causes are complex, the solutions to homelessness may be simple: Homelessness may not be only a housing problem, but it is always a housing problem; housing is necessary, although sometimes not sufficient, to solve the problem of homelessness. Policy changes are often criticized for punishing the poor instead of trying to solve the underlying problem. The Salvation Army did not create the homeless problem in Maple Ridge. Homelessness is a universal social issue. And the Salvation Army was certainly not the architect of the Cliff Ave. camp debacle. You can thank Mayor Read and council for that mess. Ken McGonigal Maple Ridge

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Ridge Meadows RCMP arrested a 39-year-old Vancouver man as part of a six-month investigation into a dial-a-dope operation. The suspect made several drug transactions before he was arrested Wednesday, when a large quantity of what police believe to be heroin and crack cocaine were seized from his vehicle. “This has been a long, extensive investigation involving a ‘dial-a-dope’ operation that was in business between Vancouver and our communities,” Cpl. Alanna Dun-

lop said. The arrest and seizure of the illegal drugs resulted in a search warrant being granted for a Vancouver residence where the suspect resides. The search of that home occurred early Thursday and resulted in more items pertaining to the illegal distribution of drugs being seized. A total of 345 individual packages of heroin and crack cocaine were seized along with a substantial amount of cash. “This case demonstrates how drug trafficking and distribution crosses jurisdictions and result in very complex investigations,” Dunlop added.

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The Maple Ridge area is currently going through a spike in the number of overdoses, McLintock said. “It’s becoming far too prevalent,” Herbranson added. In the last month or so in Metro Vancouver, at least a dozen people have died of fentanyl overdoses.

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About 60 used needles and many more empty packages and protective caps were found dumped behind a commercial building in Maple Ridge, where a shelter and nearby homeless camp have dominated public safety concerns. for integrated health and psychiatric care, criminal justice reform and access to affordable housing. Maple Ridge has two resolutions dealing with housing. One calls for Ottawa to maintain rent subsidy funding for cooperative housing developments, whose contracts are expiring over the next five years. The other suggests federal incentives for developers to choose purposebuilt rental housing, rather than condomini-

ums and other housing for sale. Vancouver, where housing costs have spiralled beyond the means of many, wants the province to support rental housing and take action to reduce real estate speculation. The Fraser Valley Regional District’s resolution on shelter allowances and rent subsidies notes that average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in B.C. is $953, and the provincial shelter assistance rate for an em-

ployable single parent is $375, unchanged since 2007. Other resolutions: • The Central Okanagan Regional District wants local government authority to lower highway speed limits passing through rural communities and neighbourhoods. Its resolution says Transportation Ministry’s decision to raise speed limits to 100 km/h on some highways last year is raising safety concerns. • Oak Bay is the latest community to seek federal and provincial help to manage deer and other wildlife populations, after grappling with its own deer kill effort. • Port Moody is calling on B.C. Hydro to keep the Burrard Thermal gas-fired generating station operational as a backup source of power, rather than shut it down next year. The resolution says standby operation would cost $20 million a year, compared to $55 million paid to keep a smaller gas-fired plant on standby near Campbell River.

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Labour Day may mean the end of summer for school kids, but it’s also the start of the fall soccer league for the West Coast Auto Group Football Club. More than 140 teams will converge on Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows for the West Coast Cup. The annual tournament is the largest sporting event hosted by two cities. The tournament gets underway on Saturday at 10 a.m. with 18 games slated throughout Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. In total, there are 15 separate divisions for boys and an addition 12 for girls. Most playoff games start Monday at 10 a.m. and the finals are scheduled for 5:30 p.m. The West Coast Cup is the annual prelude to the start of the fall season on Sept. 11. Misty Thomas, executive director of the WCAGFC, said the group expects another great year and is looking forward to seeing the wide range of ages back out on the pitch. She said the club is always excited about its micro program for kids ages three to six years old. “West Coast FC is usually the very first team sport experience for children this

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More than 4,000 players are expected to suit up for the WCAGFC in the 2015/16 season. young,” said Thomas. “Many parents are not even aware that there are programs for these young age groups. We take a lot of pride in this unique program. It’s impossible to watch this program and not smile”

Thomas said the club is also excited to launch a partnership with the B.C. Soccer Association focusing on the under-eight to u-10 program. The grassroots festival will get underway

Sept. 12 and will focus on bringing together coaching techniques and skills training between the two associations. She said the region is starting to see some of the benefits of having teams run under the one banner, mostly due to the dedicated work of the coaches, volunteers, and families. “It’s difficult to single out one factor. I think that with a large club, so many different people active, it a collective. Everybody’s working hard to make a great experience for the kids that live in Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge.” The WCAGFC was formed in the 2012/13 season and boasts the majority of registered players in the region. Albion FC was given the green light by B.C. Soccer to form its own club in June 2014. Last year, the WCAGFC had 17 youth teams between the u-13 to u-18 divisions win district championships, as well as three adult teams, which was a record. The u-15 Division 1 Storm girls team went on to win the Coastal Cup, qualifying for the provincials, where the team placed fifth. In total, Thomas estimates more than 4,000 players will don the WCAGFC jersey’s in 2015/16 season. Local soccer also got a boost recently when the federal government announced a $500,000 grant to the City of Maple Ridge to convert the two gravel fields at the Albion Sports Complex into two smaller artificial multi-purpose fields. The total cost of the project is $3 million. The federal funds won’t be released until 2017, coinciding with the Canada’s 150th birthday celebrations.

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Albion elementary will be the site of the first ever community ball hockey tournament in honour of former special education assistant teacher Susan Van Pelt. Van Pelt died of lung cancer in January of 2014, just seven weeks after her initial diagnosis. Her husband Art decided to make a donation to the Burnett Fellowship Baptist Church in her honour after the work the church had done while Susan was sick.

Art said after consultation with the pastor, they decided to purchase some ball hockey equipment and organized some free drop-in play over the course of the summer. “Susan was very much focused on youth,” said Art. “She was a special education assistant who loved working with special needs kids and I wanted to give a donation that was significant and that would go to helping youth.” Now the community is being invited to participate in a tournament

on Saturday, Sept. 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Glory Destura, who is an intern at the Baptist church as the children’s director, helped organize the tournament. “It a great way to bring people together,” said Destura. “The event is open to anyone in the community to attend.” The tournament will get rolling at 10 a.m. for kids between Grade 1 and 6 followed by free barbecue at noon. From 1 to 3 p.m. the tournament

One third of B.C. Food Banks don’t have enough food to meet current requirements.

will be open to adults and kids, said Destura. Art said he plans on being in attendance and will take some time to emphasize his own battle to put much tighter restrictions, even the elimination of, the sale of tobacco. Van Pelt said he doesn’t want Susan’s death to be in vain. “We need to get the message out that smoking kills,” he said. • To register for the tournament call 604-465-4418 or email glorydestura@gmail.com.

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Flames impress in loss The Flames won their first game of the preseason Friday, defeating the Port Moody Panthers 6-5. He and his coaching staff decided to take a different approach to training camp this year, only dressing a few veterans per game, thus leaving more spots for rookies to crack the line-up and play against other teams better players. He said this weekend’s play justified that decision. “Some kids showing us that they really can play in this league,” he said. Fiset said the biggest shout out over the weekend went to two Maple Ridge kids, Quenton Magnuson and Tristan Trestle. Magnuson is a 6’2” forward who dressed in three games for the Flames last year, while the six-foot Trestle comes to the team as a true rookie. Fiset said he’s also impressed with 18-year-old defenceman Daniyal Nussipakynov of North Vancouver. The 2’10” 170 right-handed D-man played two games with the Flames last year, recording an assist. The Flames have two more exhibition games before the start of the PIJHL’s 50th season. They square off against the Panthers in Port Moody Sept. 2 at 8:30 p.m. and host the Ice Hawks on Friday, Sept. 4 at 7:30 p.m.

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The Ridge Meadow Flames grabbed their first preseason win on the weekend, but it was a loss to the Delta Ice Hawks that impressed the team brass most, said head coach Jamie Fiset. The Flames dropped a 3-2 decision to the Ice Hawks in Delta on Saturday night in a tight affair. But it was’ a game, on paper, Fiset said his team had no business being in. “Saturday, we should have got slammed by the Ice Hawks,” said the coach. Fiset said the Ice Hawks dressed nine regulars, with only three coming from their minor hockey system. Fiset said that was in stark contrast to the Flames approach, suiting up just two veterans. “We hung right in their until the last two minutes and ended up losing 3-2, but we out shot them, out chanced them, but we just couldn’t put the puck in the net.” The head coach said the Flames looked nervous in the early going Saturday in Delta, giving up seven shots in the first five minutes. He said what initially looked like a long night for the Flames quickly turned around as his team took the game to the Ice Hawks.

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Dishing up a soup cook-off at Haney Farmers Market Cheryl Acton (right) of Fraternal Orde r of Eagles Ladies’ Auxiliary to Maple Ridge Aerie No. 2831, presents Eileen McKenna (left) with a $1,000 donation for the comf ort of Chemotherapy patients.

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Cheryl Acton (right) of Fraternal Orde r of Eagles Ladies’ Auxiliary to Maple Ridge Aerie No. 2831, presents Cheryl Stilin (left) with a $2,400 donation for patient comfort items forr the Pediatric Observation Unit.

These generous donations were provi ded by the Provincial Fraternal Order of Eagles, Sisters of the Province of British Columbia, to fund items to ease patient discomfort durin g treatments.

Alhamdulillah the 7th Annual Eid Festival at the Maple Ridge Library was celebrated on July 25th. Shown are MP, MLA , Mayor of Maple Ridge and Councillor of Pitt Meadows with the Islamic Society of Ridge Meadows.

John Kot, President of MR Hyundai and Guy Lemieux VP of Operations. were on to present a cheque for $10 hand ,000 to RMH Foundation executive director Laura Cherrille, and develop ment officer Laura BButler.

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Raelene Wilson (centre), Grand Mistress of Provincial Grand Lodge of British Columbia, presents Pediatrics/Maternity Manager Maja Tomas with a generous $10,000 donation for comfort needs of patients of the Pediatric Observation Unit. RMHF Executive Director Laura Cherrille (left) joined Lodge members Shirley Ferguson and Shylene Wilson (l to r) and pediatric staff for this special presentation.

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STEWART, David William July 6, 1927 - Aug. 20, 2015 After living with Parkinson’s for many years Dave finally left us due to cardiac arrest. Dave was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. With his parents, Bill and Florence, brothers Don (Chick), Dennis, Sam, Herb and sister Margaret moved to Maple Ridge at a young age. Dave spent most of his working years in the construction industry. Dave built the Val-Maria Trailer Court on Lougheed Hwy., which he managed for many years before moving to Pitt Meadows to his horse stabling and training facility. Dave was very active in the horse racing scene and had many friends in the horse world. After coming to terms with his limited mobility from Parkinson’s, Dave spent many happy years on his farm with the excellent care of Imelda. Dave is survived by his three brothers; Don, Sam and Herb along with his daughters Valerie and Maria and grandson Garth.

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WEBSTER, Doreen (Loomis) Jan. 18 1927- Aug. 27 2015 Doreen leaves behind daughters, Marlene (Dave) Hawkes of Abbotsford, Donna (Ernie) Braun of Malakwa, and son Laurie Webster of Maple Ridge, 5 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren, and her best friend Adela Rennie of White Rock. Predeceased by her husband Robert of 62 years, and all her siblings. No service by request. Expressions of sympathy can be made at: www.gardenhill.ca

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EDUCATION

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40400432 - 138A Ave, 139 Ave,139A Ave, 229 Lane, 229 St, 229B St, 230 St, Docksteader Circ, Docksteader Loop. 40400437 - 136 Ave, 136A Ave, 137 Ave, 228 St, 228A St, 228B St, 229A St, Blake Loop.

LOST AND FOUND

Available routes in Pitt Meadows

LOST APPLE IPOD SHUFFLE, Green, vicinity of 227th and 224th in Maple Ridge on Sat. Aug. 22nd. Pls call (604)833-1642

41011022 - Bonson Rd, Maple Pl, Somerset Dr. 41011005 - 118B Ave, 119 Ave, 193 St, Blakely Rd

TRAVEL

BECOME AN OPTICIAN

...in only 6 months! Optical Dispensing is a high-growth industry with good pay and job security. Or, even start your own business!!

hAfternoon Class’, 1:30-5:30pm, Monday through Friday

...begins 2FWREHU WK, 2015

BC COLLEGE OF OPTICS

#208 - 10070 King George Blvd. Surrey BC

604.581.0101

www.bccollegeofoptics.ca

TIMESHARE .Flagpersons & Lane Closure Techs required. Must have reliable vehicle. Must be certified & experienced. Union wages & benefits. Fax resume 604-513-3661 email: darlene.hibbs@shawbiz.ca

CANCEL YOUR TIMESHARE. NO Risk Program STOP Mortgage & Maintenance Payments Today. 100% Money Back Guarantee. FREE Consultation. Call Us NOW. We Can Help! 1-888-356-5248

FRENCH CUSTOMER SERVICE process orders, quotations, technical support - Excellent French is mandatory. Tilbury Industrial Park, Delta $14/hr leela@regalideas.com F:604- 952-4291

Circulation

604.476.2740

brian@mapleridgenews.com

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PERSONAL SERVICES 172 ASTROLOGY/PSYCHICS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 242

Psychic Readings

CONCRETE & PLACING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 300

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

D Garden Blend Soil D Lawn Blend Soil D Custom Blends avail. D Composted Mushroom Manure

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

604-363-6211

DRYWALL

M.T. GUTTERS

DRAIN Tiles, Sewer, Water Video Inspection, Jack Hammering, Hand Excavating Call Tobias 604.782.4322

281 182

FIXIT PLUMBING & HEATING H/W Tanks, Reno’s, Boilers, Furn’s. Drain Cleaning. Ins. 604-380-2932

356

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

• • •

DN Painting Top Quality/Affordable Prices Exterior/Interior Drywall Repair

WCB Covered

STORM & FALL Clean-ups ROOF & GUTTER Cleaning Power Washing Paving / Retaining Walls Artiﬁcial Turf Installation Landscape Design / Installation & Maintenance Over 25 yrs experience.

LARGE FUND Borrowers Wanted Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income. Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

www.jonesbroscartageltd.com

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

FREE ESTIMATES

778-628-7590 287

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

mygardenerlandscaping.ca

317

Call (604)763-8795

Sell your Home! with the &ODVVLÀ HG

Power Pack…

Interlawn Landscape Services Commercial / Res. 604-356-9273 www.interlawnlandscapes.com

MISC SERVICES

SBroken Concrete RocksS $25.00 Per Metric Ton SMud - Dirt - Sod - ClayS $25.00 Per Metric Ton GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds

ONLY

$59.00 Per Ton

Meadows Landscape Supply

320

A-1 Painting Company - Interior / Exterior 20 years exp. Summer Special 10% off (604)723-8434

MOVING & STORAGE

HANDYMAN CONNECTION HANDYMAN CONNECTION Handyman Connection - Bonded -Renovations - Installations Repairs - 604.878.5232

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

300

.Jim’s Mowing. 310-JIMS (5467).

Prompt Delivery Available

7 Days / Week

.Need Cash, Own Vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000. SnapCarCash. 604-777-5046

HOUSEKEEPER AVAIL NOW. Taking new clients. Great Refs. Call anytime 1-604-302-9291

242

CONCRETE & PLACING

UNIQUE CONCRETE

DESIGN

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

778-231-9675, 778-231-9147

FREE ESTIMATES

130

HELP WANTED

Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd. ✶ Bark Mulch ✶ Lawn & Garden Soil ✶ Drain Gravel ✶ Lava Rock ✶ River Rock ✶Pea Gravel

(604)465-1311

meadowslandscapesupply.com

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

S. H. LANDSCAPING TREE SERVICES Trimming W Pruning W Topping Clean-up W Garbage Removal Pressure Washing

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

Lawn Care

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

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

Gutter Cleaning & Repairs. (Res. & Strata). Prompt Service. Window Cleaning & Pressure Washing. Grants Home Maint 604-936-2808. GUTTER & ROOF Cleaning/Power Washing since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Simon, 604-230-0627

130

HELP WANTED

LANDSCAPING

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

Commercial & Residential Local & Long Distance Moves * Licensed * Insured * Bonded All Truck Sizes & Trailers Amazing Rates! FREE Estimates. 778-928-5995

MIRACLE MOVING

Pay-Less Pro Painting

604 - 720 - 2009

Serving Tri City 35 Yrs. Call 24 Hrs/7 Days

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

D Free Estimates D Insured Licensed D References Residential D Pressure Washing

Scott 604-891-9967 paylesspropainting.com

Ask about our

Fencing

130

NORTH STARS PAINTING www.northstars-painting.com AMAZING WORK, AMAZING VALUE! 778.245.9069

Summer EXT/INT SPECIAL LOOK for our YARD SIGNS

Free Estimate 19 years experience in Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows

604.230.1634 or 604.467.3724

3-LINE EXAMPLE

TONY’’S PAINTING

Licensed - Bonded - Fully Equip. Residential Commercial, 1-3 Men BIG OR SMALL MOVES Start $45/hr ~ All size trucks Free estimate/Senior Discount www.miraclemoving.ca ~We accept Visa & Mastercard~

/LPLWHG Time Offer!

Sell your home FAST in the highest read community newspapers & largest online sites!

✶Dump Site Now Open✶

604-465-1311

CLEANING SERVICES

TOPSOIL

SCREENED TOPSOIL MUSHROOM MANURE BARK MULCH 604-467-3003

Years of Experience

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

236

RUBBISH REMOVAL

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring.

604-465-3189

312 MAINTENANCE SERVICES

GARDENING

RUBBISH REMOVAL

2 coats any colour

FINANCIAL SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

356

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

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

~ FULLY INSURED ~ Call Tim 604-612-5388

PLUMBING

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299

17607 Ford Road Pitt Meadows

30 YEARS EXPERIENCE

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

778-322-2378 Lower Mainland 604-996-8128 Fraser Valley Running this ad for 10yrs

all soils are tested for Optimum growing requirements.

5” Gutter, Down Pipe, Sofﬁt

338

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

Full Service Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1-800-573-2928

www.paintspecial.com

When QUALITY Matters

Professional Installation

CASCADE DRYWALL. Res / Comm Drywall, taping, text. ceilings, t-bar. steel stud. Call Rob 604-218-2396.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

NO Wood byproducts used

.Window & Roof Cleaning Gutters Cleaned & repaired. 604-961-1280

257

MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING

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

IMMEDIATE RESULTS 41 Years Experience Call today for a better tomorrow

320

HERFORT CONCRETE

Palm - Tarot Card - Crystal Ball One visit will convince you of her amazing gift to guide you into the future. Solve all Problems of Life.

**3 READINGS FOR $35** 100% GUARANTEED

LANDSCAPING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

Size not exactly as shown

Power Pack LQFOXGHV

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PRINT AD: Includes photo and 3-lines for one week.

BC&ODVVLÀ HG FRP

ONLINE AD: BC-wide reach! For one week!

USEDVancouver.com

ONLINE AD: Local reach — until you cancel it!

Call 604.575-5555

ROOM SPECIAL

CALL TODAY! 604-866-7080

HELP WANTED

www.benchmarkpainting.ca

5 Websites for the Price of 1. Just one of the reasons to call LocalWorkBC.ca for all your job recruitment needs.

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 374

TREE SERVICES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 524

UNDER $200

REAL ESTATE 633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

GLASS TABLE with 4 Vinyl Swivel Chairs, Umbrella & stand In exc cond. $150. 604-463-7682.

615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

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

PETS 477

Great Location

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

ITALIAN MASTIFF (Cane Corso)

New SRI *1296 s/f Double wides fr $94,900. *New SRI 14’ wides fr $72,900. Repossessed mobile homes from $1900. www.glenbrookhomes.net NEW & USED Call Chuck at 604-830-1960 ~ your local SRI dealer ~

RENTALS

625

FOR SALE BY OWNER

ABBOTSFORD. 2986 Oriole Cr. 3 bdrm. rancher. 6400 sq.ft. corner lot. Lge shed. Near John Maclure Elem. $355,000. 604-832-0719 AUTOS: To buy or sell your car, truck, RV, van, 4x4 or trailer - this category has it all. You’ll also find automotive supplies and classic cars for sale, or you can list the vehicle you’re seeking.

bcclassified.com

1 Purebred blue male. 1st shots, tails / d c removed. ULTIMATE FAMILY GUARDIAN Pet homes. $1000. 604-308-5665

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

706

APARTMENT/CONDO 2 Bedroom Apartments BRIGHT & LARGE

Central Coquitlam Co-op AND Seniors only building No subsidy Cls to transit, schools & shops Dasl ~ 604 945 5864 dasl@terramanagement.ca

Includes: Heat, Hot Water

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

12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certiﬁed Crime Free Buildings

OFFICE/RETAIL

Maple Ridge Ofﬁce & Retail Space

Derek Manor 2048 Manning Ave. Port Coquitlam

604-463-3000

746

ROOMS FOR RENT

Good Apartment Sizes Heat SH/W S Parking 1 & 2 bdrm. Avail Aug 15 $810/mo. No Pets Ref’s & Credit check req’d

GARIBALDI Court (604) 463-9522 Central Maple Ridge 1 Bdrm units available. Great location for seniors! Clean, quiet & affordable! Includes heat, h/w, cable. Senior Move-In Allowance. Ref’s & Credit check req’d.

Sorry No Pets CRIME FREE BUILDING

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

Call 604-467-3944

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

• Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

1991 HONDA CIVIC. Good cond., runs well. Extra set of tires. $650 obo. (604)309-5420 The Scrapper

2000 VW PASSAT for parts, runs, needs transmission, $1,000. obo. Call 604-302-3281.

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

Onsite Manager

604.465.7713 752

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

2002 ACURA RSX SUPER CLEAN! School ready. $6690. 604-561-0053.

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

#1 FREE Scrap Vehicle REMOVAL ~~ ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT ~~ $$$ PAID FOR SOME. 604.683.2200

Rick Medhurst Royal LePage Realty

604-941-5452; 604-944-7889

Impeccably Clean!

14179 Reichenback Rd

604-463-2236 604-463-7450

741

WANTED TO RENT

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

SENIOR’S DISCOUNT

MAPLE RIDGE Central. Spacious 1 bdrms, newly painted, nr all amens, insuite w/d, d/w, lrg patio, vaulted ceilings, sec u/g prk. Immed. Ns/Np $850 & $890 +utils. 604-377-8135.

TRANSPORTATION

STORAGE

Near Shopping & Amenities.

Haney Motor Hotel

New SRI 14x60. $74,900. Pad rent $550/mo. 55+. Call Chuck 604-830-1960

749

Pitt Meadows Marina

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

ITALIAN MASTIFFS. Unregistered 4 M, 3 F. Ready Sept 15. Tails, dewormed shots $1200. 604-338-7587

Yorkshire Terriers, P/B, not reg., dewormed, 1st shots, vet certificate. $800 & up. (604)846-7139

757

MATURE MALE ON disability seeks quiet, private room (s). Call 604-831-5100

and Hydro

$75 OFF 1ST MONTH

DON’T OVERPAY! rtmihomes.com “Your Smart Housing Solution” Canada’s Largest provider of manufactured housing. Text or call (844-334-2960). In stock 16’/20’/22’ Homes on Sale Now!

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION PITT MEADOWS, 1 bdrm furn g/l ste, priv ent, suit student, $750 inclwifi, ldry, meals. N/S. 604-379-1660

* Renovated Suites * *Large *Clean *Very Quiet

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

1989 14x70 in Ruskin MHP w/View Fam./Pet ok. $42,900 w/$575pad Financing avail. 604-830-1960

RENTALS

Queen Anne Apts.

MANUFACTURED HOMES. MOBILE HOMES. MODULAR HOMES.

CENTRAL MAPLE RIDGE Excellent opportunity for Office / Retail Space. 1098 SQ/FT with 5 rooms, air conditioning, alarm & 4 parking spots out front. $299,900. Gary Fraipont 604-466-2838 RE/MAX LifeStyles Realty

RENTALS

$840/mo & $940/mo

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 in need of caring homes! All cats are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at:

APARTMENT/CONDO

1 & 2 Bdrms available

PETS

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION

706

MAPLE RIDGE

VINYL FISH POND, 54”Long x 30”Wide x 20”Deep. In exc cond incl pump. $125. 604-463-7682.

REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

741

OFFICE/RETAIL

741

OFFICE/RETAIL

741

OFFICE/RETAIL

OFFICE TWO INDIVIDUAL SPACE OFFICES FOR • 10’ X 8.5’ available RENT • Includes heat, A/C & window All offices on second floor, downtown Maple Ridge location, new and clean with one shared washroom on the floor. One year minimum lease subject to credit and criminal check.

Contact Jim at 604-476-2720

Find them here! In the classiﬁeds. Class 203-387 Business Services

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20758 Lougheed Hwy., (beside the Post Office) Maple Ridge 604-463-7277 Monday - Friday 9 am - 9 pm • Saturday 9 am - 6 pm • Sunday 10 am - 5 pm

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