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The 14 lots are between 119th and Selkirk avenues.

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The City of Maple Ridge has sold 14 downtown lots it purchased in 2010. In December of that year, Maple Ridge bought 14 properties located between 119th and Selkirk avenues, west of 227th Street, for $3.7 million. It then demolished the old homes that occupied the properties, some of which had been raided by police for drug busts. Last month, the city finalized an agreement to sell those properties for $7 million to Falcon Homes, a local property development company that has constructed two buildings on the east side of the block facing Haney Place Mall. “Council was made aware of the fact that there was significant interest in the property from a number of companies,” said Mayor Nicole Read. “This site is a little over three acres, and when you look at the work that has been done by Falcon Homes on their property on 226th Street, it’s obvious how they have embraced the town centre area plan with the ground level commercial and the wider sidewalks that will help create a more active streetscape.” See Downtown, 4

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A massive fire in Pitt Meadows has left at least eight families without a home after their townhouse complex was ravaged by flames. Five units in the Harris Road Housing Co-op, located on 119B Avenue, were gutted when a fire quickly spread from what witnesses say was a carport in front of one of the units. Firefighters were called to

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Taylor then heard a neighbour’s alarm ringing and went to her window to see what was going on. “I saw the flames licking at my window and I could hear the crackling in my kitchen and then somebody banged on my door and said run – so I just ran.” She contemplated getting her keys and moving her car, parked across the street. But her neighbour urged her to leave as quickly as possible.

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Salvation Army will soldier on Caring Place clients chip in for students By Neil Corbett ncorbett@mapleridgenews.com

he Salvation Army will try to soldier on in Maple Ridge, even if the provincial government cuts $1 million in funding for the Caring Place. Maple Ridge council has asked B.C. Housing to eliminate funding for 25-bed homeless shelter, as they city attempts to open its own. Caring Place executive director Darrell Pilgrim doesn’t know how the province will respond to the request, but a loss of funding would not necessarily mean the end of his organization in the city. “Our hope and desire is to be able to provide most if not all of the other programs,” he said. “We would need the community to step up even more.” Pilgrim in regular contact with B.C. Housing, but has no indication of what its response will be, nor when the timing of any cut would take place. The Caring Place runs other charitable programs, including a community meal program, sending children to Camp Sunrise, providing 18,000 lunches to local

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Connie McGonigal, in the Salvation Army’s van at a local mall, collecting backpacks for the program. kids and backpacks to children returning to school. “We’re happy to keep on serving the community, and we know there are needs in the community,” Pilgrim added.

With the Caring Place facing the potential of being shut down, some of the residents there were moved to repay some of the kindness that has been given them. The Caring Place runs a pro-

gram to help that typically gives more than 200 backpacks filled with back-to-school supplies to children in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. These supplies are donated in cash or in-kind by con-

cerned community members, and collected through Staples or The Salvation Army in a joint-effort fundraising campaign. This year, Salvation Army residents in the Genesis Program, a transitional housing program that allows people to rebuild their lives, took up a collection, and pooled $110 for the backpack program. “We don’t have a lot,” said a Genesis Program client who organized the fundraiser. “But we have more than some people do. We have security, though, and that’s more than some of these kids do. A few pennies – it comes from the heart.” The gesture was touching for Sally Ann staff. Genesis Program participants live there for three years, in second-stage housing. They follow a life-skills building plan, and attend meetings with other service providers in the city, with a goal to get back into independent living. Many of these residents have children themselves, and for them giving back to the students is part of their transition, and a way of healing, said Amelia Norrie, Caring Place spokesperson. While the Caring Place faces a real threat to its provincial funding, Norrie said the staff and clients are not worrying. “We have faith in B.C. Housing, just like they have had faith in us,” she said. So far the Salvation Army has handed out 150 backpacks, in time for the first week of school.

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Anita Hauck doesn’t think one shelter can solve all the issues associated with homelessness.

Don’t close the Salvation Army, says Anita Hauck, one of the residents of the Cliff Avenue camp. It doesn’t enable people, she says, because people will keep using drugs whatever the circumstances and the only thing that will ever stop a junkie is hitting rock bottom. “Pretty much you have to become sick and tired of being sick and tired,” said Hauck, who’s been living in the camp since it formed last spring. Kicking a drug habit isn’t a magical process of just dealing with mental health issues, then all of a sudden you’re not using again. What happens is people start realizing they’re not worthless anymore and they realize they care for others and others do the same. “When I hit rock bottom, I’d just had

enough of being heartbroken and sad.” Hauck, who was a crack cocaine addict for 15 years in Vancouver, said the Salvation Army’s Caring Place helps many people find treatment. Maple Ridge city council passed a resolution last month, asking B.C. Housing to stop paying the Salvation Army $1 million a year to run the 25-bed emergency shelter. Hauck said there’s no one shelter that can solve all issues. She volunteers in the Sally Ann kitchen several days a week. “The new shelter should be in addition to instead of,” she said. Vancouver has many homeless shelters. Instead, what’s needed is another shelter that will help people on a variety of levels. Many homeless have phobias and obsessive compulsive disorders and hoard. “When you have nothing, you hoard on to everything you get.” One recent result of Mayor Nicole Read’s focusing on the issue, however, gives Hauck optimism. The rental supplements that B.C. Housing is offering to those on social assistance or disability will see top-up rental pay-

ments to landlords so people can afford to get their own place. Hauck said she’s never heard of that until recently. “It’s incredible. It gives you a feeling of independence.” It feels good to wake up in your own place without having to have worry about dealing with other people in a shelter or a rented room. “The power that has, in itself, is astounding for people trying to get off drugs.” Once they find out what it’s like having their own place, they’ll stay motivated to try to stay clean, she said. Hauck said people gathered at Cliff Avenue in the spring as a way of protesting their plight. “We decided to go there because it was the best place to send a message.” But she agrees, it should be dismantled when the city’s temporary shelter opens in October on Lougheed Highway. She said that bystanders who yell at the homeless should keep one thing in mind: “There’s not a thing you can say to us that we haven’t said to ourselves.”

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roads where there are marked crosswalks or safe intersections. Last April, 38-year-old man from Merritt was killed at 217th Street and Lougheed Highway when he was trying to cross between intersections. On Oct. 13, 2014, a 52-year-old man was hit and killed by an eastbound vehicle near 204th Street. The victim was pushing a shopping cart across the highway and was not in a crosswalk. The weather was rainy and it was dark at the time of the incident. In June 2013, a 17-year-old was hit by an eastbound RCMP cruiser around 12:30 a.m., while crossing Lougheed Highway, just east of 216th Street. He was seriously injured in the crash. The police car did not have its lights and sirens activated at the time of the accident. In April 2012, a 14-year-old boy was hit while walking across Lougheed Highway, near 210th Street, when he was struck by an eastbound pickup truck. In 2010, two pedestrians were killed in two separate accidents on the same stretch.

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Taylor jumped in a waiting neighbour’s truck and was driven a safe distance away from the fire. Taylor, who has been living at the co-op for the past two years, left everything she owned behind, including her two pet cats. Both appear to have died in the fire. She said she’s just thankful nobody was injured in the blaze. Taylor said she has content insurance and it’s her understanding that all residents must have it in order to rent at the co-op. Jolley said the fire investigation unit and the RCMP are going over the physical evidence at the scene in order to determine the exact cause of the blaze. He couldn’t confirm the fire started in the carport in front of one of the units. He said 19 Pitt Meadow volunteer firefighters and two chiefs were on scene, as well as getting backup from a dozen firefighters from Maple Ridge. He said it was almost 12 hours before the blaze was fully extinguished. “It was a very hot and aggressive fire. There was a concern that it could spread to the other townhouses nearby,” said Jolley. He added that the fire crews faced some challenges getting their trucks in position as the streets were crowded with a number of residents watching the fire. He said the local Emergency Social Services was responding to help the victims of the blaze. Jolley said firefighters were able to salvage some of the residents belongings during the blaze, especially those families

with kids who are set to head back to school on Tuesday. Sarah Bloxham was at work when she received a call that there was a fire in the complex. She left work immediately to make sure her kids were OK. “The kids were pretty scared,” she said. “The whole neighbourhood was scared, they had never seen flames reaching so high. Within about five minutes, three units were totally engulfed with flames.” Bloxham said as bad as the fire was, they are fortunate it wasn’t worse. She said the response by the fire depart. plus the fact there were no strong winds at the time, prevented an even worse outcome. “If the wind was blowing in the wrong direction, all of these houses across the street would have been done.” Shannon Wilson lives in the row of townhouses that intersect the road where the fire started. She said it was a chaotic scene as people scrambled to move cars and make way for the fire department. Wilson had just returned home and unloaded groceries from her car when her son ran it to warn her about the fire. “It couldn’t have been more than 10 minutes after I got home,” she said. “It was definitely scary.” Bloxham milled about the street Monday morning, watching as fire crews continued to douse the complex with water more than 15 hours after the blaze broke out. “It’s horrible, there are eight people here without a home. They have nothing.” Emergency social services set up a recep-

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Guardians More than a few times a day the comments section on news media sites must be moderated. Media are not afraid of any criticism – that comes with the territory. But we fear potentially libellous comments. And those just made in poor taste. We loathe personal attacks on others, and comments filled with foul language. We’ve seen them all. Often, we get ideas from the non-troubling comments, ways to advance or follow up on a story that we did not consider or did not have time to pursue. For that, we are thankful. There have been successful lawsuits against people who have posted libellous comments on Facebook and other social media sites. But that doesn’t seem to stop some from making odorous remarks. The problem is a lack of filters. What stays and what is hidden is at the discretion of the moderator. But the comments remain online at their origin. Bickering can continue unabated. In print, everything published goes through multiple sets of eyes first. Many such eyeballs have decades of experience looking for the libel and defamation. We also have an experienced media lawyer ready to take our call, and provide advice, at a moment’s notice. We also take into consideration what information to include in stories and what not to – again a filter, to keep stories clean, and to the point, balanced. There is no guarantee of that in social media posts, whether from municipalities, politicians and affiliated parties and members, businesses, special interest groups, family members or just people who are interested. There is no way of trusting the information presented. News media, more specifically newspapers – as self-serving as this seems – provide a level of trust. We think there’s value in that, being a guardian, of sorts. – Black Press

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f all the immature, ignorant whining that came out of the recent power failure in the Lower Mainland, one example summed up the decline of our urban culture for me. It wasn’t the people who flooded 911 B.C. Views with calls demanding Tom Fletcher to know when their power would be restored, or complaining about their freezers. It wasn’t those on Twitter insisting B.C. Hydro pay for food that went bad. It was another social media moment. With part of his community without electricity for a third day, Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart went to his Facebook page, which has a wide following. There he pleaded with residents to stop phoning city hall to demand that a local big-box supermarket provide milk and eggs. Power had been restored at the store only a few hours before, in the dead of night, and it’s safe to assume that all stores were working flat out to restock perishables. Where do people get the notion that city hall, or whatever all-powerful nanny state they imagine, controls grocery stores? How do they conclude that in the midst of the worst electrical grid failure on record, B.C. Hydro is going to address their personal situation above all others? Vancouver broadcast media weren’t

much better. Their big focus was that B.C. Hydro’s website crashed, so people couldn’t call it up on their smartphones and find out instantly when their power would be back on. Some even questioned why wireless power meters didn’t help. Perhaps these were the same journalists who fed the tinfoil-hat superstition about their signals. The facts should be known by now. After an extremely dry spring and summer, a high wind shattered trees and took down more wires and poles than B.C. Hydro had ever coped with before. Further damage was done within areas that were already blacked out, leaving overtaxed technicians unable to accurately assess the full extent of it. In Coquitlam and elsewhere, poles were down in areas too rain-saturated for heavy repair trucks to reach. Yes, there were some too-optimistic repair estimates given out, in response to the constant screeching for instant answers. About 15 years ago, I experienced my worst power outage in the Fraser Valley. In a semi-rural area with little backup grid capacity (since greatly improved), my family went three days without power. This was in winter, due to wind and freezing rain followed by snow and cold. Trickles of water kept pipes from freezing, and the gas stove provided a bit of heat. I heard no complaints about the crews struggling around the clock with the dangerous job of repair. Media coverage was mostly adult supervised.

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Megastorm madness isn’t an isolated case. A couple of weeks before that, a temporary construction bump on the Lion’s Gate Bridge deck caused panic and rage. Aggravated by a couple of accidents on the alternate route, and fed by hysterical media, drivers of West Van luxury cars were white-knuckled. Traffic choked the region that recently declined to pay a bit more for road improvements. In both cases, people outside Lotus Land were muttering: Welcome to our world.

“Are you competent to save for your retirement with RRSPs and a tax-free savings account, or do you need the government to do it for you, by force?” This is pertinent to the federal election. Are you competent to save for your retirement with RRSPs and a tax-free savings account, or do you need the government to do it for you, by force? Are you capable of managing your own child care, or should the nanny state create a hugely subsidized system, which has already failed in Quebec, from coast to coast? Are you ready for the day when the machine stops? Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

THE NEWS/letters Big shoes to fill Editor, The News: Re: City shelter will go downtown (The News, Aug. 28). We feel it’s unfortunate the mayor and council do not work in a more collaborative manner with all stakeholders in the community of Maple Ridge to solve problems. The Salvation Army is established here because it provides much needed programs for people in our community. It sends kids to summer camp every year. It provided 175 bagged lunches for students during the school year. Meals are provided for low income families, seniors on CPP, people on disability pension, women fleeing violence, and the homeless. The Salvation Army provides work experience for low incidence students in its cafe during the school year. It prepares and distributes 250 backpacks full of school supplies every fall. It does not discriminate against anyone. Those are really big shoes to fill. The facts are the Sally Ann houses a maximum of 25 people overnight. The shelter cannot be held accountable for criminals and drug addicts, which it did not create. The Salvation Army is neither a mental institution, nor is it a prison. It provides counseling and assistance as best as it can. We need to consider what the Salvation Army can provide as opposed to what it cannot. The energy and anger of the community should be proactively focused towards all three levels of government as that is where it belongs, not on organizations who are trying to help with limited funding. Without the Salvation Army, the problems we have on the streets of Maple Ridge now will be compounded. Marie and John Robson Maple Ridge

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Not the city’s responsibility Editor, The News: Re: City shelter will go downtown (The News, Aug. 28). One can only shake his head in wonder and ask, why, as we close in on the first anniversary of the new council, have seen the expenditure of close to half a million dollars on an issue that isn’t even the responsibility of the city? The cost for the homelessness task force, the new shel-

ter and having emergency services attend the Cliff Avenue homeless camp site is adding up. The problem is arguably worse now than last year, and there is no end in sight. That RainCity Housing will probably get the contract to run the shelter only adds to the problem. A shelter in Vancouver being run by the same or-

ganization has been causing nothing but problems for the neighbors – broken glass doors in buildings, police, ambulance, and fire trucks attending the complex on an ongoing basis. Sounds almost like what we already have on Cliff Ave. The new shelter will only have 40 beds, so the people left over at the campsite will still be able to state that there

is nowhere to go and we will be back at square one. What a waste. The recently announced drug overdose deaths, one person from Surrey and the other from Kelowna, sort of blow a hole it the statement that all the homeless people are residents from Maple Ridge. G. Mowatt Maple Ridge

A cost to this never-ending project Editor, The News: Re: City shelter will go downtown (The News, Aug. 28). I see our mayor and council have now decided to spend another $7,500 per month for the rental of a building by KFC. So, $160,000 to start this summer, $75,000 for a study, and you have to add renovation costs, staffing the building, and food. I would say it will cost the taxpayers of Maple Ridge

approximately $300,000 to 400,000 for this adventure until March of next year. Don’t forget that this project has been advertised in the papers, word of mouth as well, so it won’t be long before other homeless people will starting flocking to Maple Ridge. This will be a never-ending project that will cost the taxpayers of Maple Ridge a ton of money over the next few years.

This is not going to stop at the end of March. We have another council member sitting on the fence, as well, with this project. You’re in there to make a decision, not to sit on the fence. Maple Ridge taxpayers are not receiving value for their tax dollars. Every year there is a tax increase because the city spends more tax dollars than it takes in.

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The ACT Art Gallery Abstracted September 12 – October 10 Members of the Fibre Art Network show quilts that are paired together to reveal how a subject or personality can be explored in both an abstract and realist style. Opening Reception: Sept 12, 2-4pm

Culture Day at The ACT Sunday, September 27 Add to Artist in Residence Kat Wahamaa’s mixed media public art project, enjoy an Afro-Brazilian and Afro-Peruvian dance performance and Creative Fusion. Register for our Free Creative Fusion Arts Sampler for Adults!

ACT Presents Tickets Now On Sale! GEMS: Pride Monday, September 28 In 1984 Britain, a ragtag band of activists from London’s queer community form an unlikely antiThatcherite alliance with striking Welsh miners. Rated PG

Alpha Yaya Diallo Friday, October 2 This Three-time JUNO Award winner gives us a glimpse into the sounds and spirit of Senegal, Mali and Guinea.

Attrape-Moi by Flip FabriQue Sunday, October 18 This high-flying spectacle takes athleticism and astonishing circus acts to new heights!

The public is invited to join the participating Arts Crawl artists at the Culture

Days Summer Market on Sept. 26, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. alongside the Haney Farmers’ Market. They can

enjoy art displays, live music, vendors, kids’ activities and more. Find the complete list of

PUBLIC NOTICE Disposition of Lands This notice is issued in accordance with Sections 26 and 94 of the Community Charter. The City of Maple Ridge hereby provides notice of its intention to sell 14 properties, approximately 3.04 acres, located between 227 Street and 226 Street bordering 119 Avenue and Selkirk Avenue (the “Lands”), legally described as: PID: 009-280-618 - Lot “A” District Lot 401 Group 1 NWD Plan 22418 PID: 009-280-642 - Lot “B” District Lot 401 Group 1 NWD Plan 22418 PID: 009-280-685 - Lot “C” District Lot 401 Group 1 NWD Plan 22418 PID: 011-418-796 - Lot 5 District Lot 401 Group 1 NWD Plan 9236

participating businesses and artists by visiting downtownmapleridge.ca or calling 604-467-2420, or look for the stop signs on their doors. The tour is designed to be self guided and easy.

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The City intends to sell the Lands to Falcon Homes Ltd for an amount of $7,000,000.00. Falcon Homes’ proposed five phase development will include a total of five buildings with a mix of commercial and residential space. Any enquiries may be directed to: Darrell Denton, Property & Risk Manager City of Maple Ridge Tel: 604-467-7477 E-mail: ddenton@mapleridge.ca

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DaniElle wins Tailgate contest Celebrating with show at Chances arts@mapleridgenews.com

DaniElle’s country music career got another big boost, as she was a winner in the CMT Chevy From the Tailgate Contest, announced Saturday. “Finding the next local legend” was the contest theme, and Danielle Severinski is an upand-coming country music talent out of Pitt Meadows. She has been hitting stages from her hometown to the Calgary Stampede, and at Harrison’s Bands on the Beach on Saturday. The latest win gives here $10,000 worth of recording time, in addition to prestige. To celebrate, she will be at Chances Maple Ridge this Friday for a celebration and performance, from 9:30 p.m. until midnight. “When I was in the Chevy Tailgate contest, you guys really had my back and I can’t thank you enough,” she said in an online post to her supporters. “I’ll be playing lots of

music and I’m gonna bake y’all a thank-you cake, so you’re gonna wanna be there cause I’m the worst cook!” The cake is a way to say thanks to the fans who took the time to vote for her in the on-

line contest. So is the show – admission to the concert will be free. DaniElle, 19, has been singing at church and in musical theatre classes since she was a child. In her Grade 11 year at high school, she started

Pitt Meadows Country singer DaniElle has won the CMT Chevy From the Tailgate Contest.

to get serious about a music career, entering contests and performing. She received a golden ticket in YTV’s “The Next Star” and placed second in B.C.’s Best Teen Band Contest.

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Laity Street south of 128 Avenue The 128 Avenue road widening project requires closure of Laity Street, south of 128 Avenue, from Thursday September 10 to Saturday September 12. Motorists, cyclists, pedestrians and equestrians are advised to plan an alternate route.

(Dewdney Trunk Road to Golden Ears Way) We invite you to attend an Open House to view the detail design for the 203 Street improvements from Dewdney Trunk Road to Golden Ears Way. We appreciate your attendance as we finalize our design and move forward into construction. The City is planning to construct sidewalks with curb and gutter, bike lanes and on street parking along 203 Street. The project also includes street lighting and upgrading the drainage system. The Open House is scheduled for: Date:

Thursday, September 10, 2015

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4:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Location: Maple Ridge Municipal Hall Lobby area at the Dewdney Trunk Road entrance 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge Future full road closures are planned for 128 Avenue during September and will be posted on the City’s website. Should you have any questions, please contact Erica Messam at 604-467-7429. Thank you for your patience during the road closure and construction. 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 6A9 Tel: 604-463-5221 • Fax: 604-467-7329

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Design boards will be on display and City staff, as well as the design consultant, will be available to answer your questions. Should you have any questions regarding the Open House, please feel free to contact Shahrzad Honarmand at 604-467-7349. 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 6A9 Tel: 604-463-5221 • Fax: 604-467-7329

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Notice of Public Hearing TAKE NOTICE THAT a Public Hearing will be held in the Council Chamber of the Municipal Hall, 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, North-East corner entrance, at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 15, 2015 to consider the following bylaws: 1) 2014-014-RZ

2) 2015-212-RZ MAPLE RIDGE ZONE AMENDING BYLAW NO. 7161-2015 PURPOSE:

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To amend the Maple Ridge Zoning bylaw to prohibit the sale of liquor and wine in grocery stores by adding the following under Part 4, GENERAL REGULATIONS, Section 401(3); g) The sale in or from a grocery store, or in or from a store located in a grocery store, of beer, cider, wine or spirits, or any other product intended for human consumption, that contains more than 1% alcohol by volume, except a product produced primarily for cooking purposes.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that a copy of the aforesaid bylaws and copies of staff reports and other information considered by Council relevant to the matters contained in the bylaws will also be available for public inspection at the Municipal Hall, Planning Department counter, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. from September 3, 2015 to September 15, 2015, Saturdays, Sundays and Statutory Holidays excepted. Some of this information will also be posted on the City website www.mapleridge.ca on the Your Government /Meet Your Council/Council Meetings page. ALL PERSONS who deem themselves affected by any of these bylaws shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing before Council on the matters contained in the bylaws or by making a written submission to the attention of the Manager of Legislative Services or by sending an e-mail to the Clerk’s Department at clerks@mapleridge.ca, by 4:00 p.m., September 15, 2015. Please note that all written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection.. Dated this 3rd day of September, 2015. Ceri Marlo Manager of Legislative Services

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High five Carson Grisley of the West Coast Football Club under-14 metro boys’ team high fives teammate Jordan Gallo (right) after scoring early in the second half against West Burnaby United during round robin play of the West Coast Cup on Monday. More than 140 teams took part in the three-day tournament. Tim Fitzgerald/ THE NEWS

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Homegrown rookies Quenton Magnuson and Tristan Trestle cashed in strong training camps for roster spots on the 2015/16 edition of the Ridge Meadow Flames. The two forwards will look to help lead the Flames back to the playoffs as the season gets underway Friday night at Planet Ice. Head Coach Jamie Fiset said the two midget A graduates impressed him from Day 1 of camp.. “The biggest surprise is the camp for me was that it was as competitive as it was,” said Fiset. “We were really impressed with the younger players that have come up. They’ve really left a good impression, so it’s a reason to be optimistic right now. He said Magnuson, at 6’2”, and fellow six-foot forward Trestle were on the top of that list. “Both were very, very strong in exhibition,” he said. Fiset said he and his coaching staff

have been emphasizing ever since last season came to an end that the team needs to be able to change on the fly if it has any hopes of improving in the standings “Probably the biggest thing we continuously work on is the understanding that adversity is coming at some point in the season, and you need to be prepared,” said Fiset. “To be prepared for it, you need to make adaptations and changes to your game.” He said the coaching staff made sure everyone took on different roles during training camp, trying to get them out of their comfort zones and seeing how they responded. “We were looking for patience in players, seeing if they buy into the program and see it through.” If the Flames hope to make a trip to the playoffs, they are going to have to improve on last year’s 16-win season. They finished nine points behind the Abbotsford Pilots for the last playoff spot in the Harold Brittain division.

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The Flames had the third lowest goal total in the league as well, tallying 130 goals while giving up 174. Part of a turnaround will be what happens in net. Fiset said the team will start the season with Jeremy Tamelin in goal while they wait on the fate of highly touted Regina Pats draft pick Jordan Hollett. The 6’3” Langley native was the Pats’ first pick, 13th overall in the 2014 WHL Bantam Draft, after posting a 23–4 record with a 1.75 GAA playing for the Okanagan Hockey Academy. Tamelin had a 2-6 record last season and appeared in 11 games, registering a 4.80 goals GAA and a .860 save percentage. Hollett has played two preseason games for the Pats this year, recording a 1-1 record. in 119:05 seconds of action, Hollett has given up eight goals, registering a 4.37 GAA and a .889 save percentage. Regina has four more preseason games before they open the year on the road Thursday, Sept. 24 against the Moose

Jaw Warriors. The Flames finished their preseason with a 3-2 overtime win over the Delta Ice Hawks last Friday, Sept. 4 at Planet Ice. Fiset said it was a much better effort than their 5-2 loss to the Port Moody Panthers two nights earlier. “We came out flat and went down 3-0 and never really recovered,” he said. “We can’t allow ourselves to give up the first three goals and expect to come back in this league.” Fiset said he’s anxious to put the preseason behind him and start playing games that count.

Game time The Ridge Meadows Flames will host their 10th Annual Pre game Tailgate Party Friday, Sept. 11 at 5:30 p.m. in the parking lot of Planet Ice ahead of their home opener against the Delta Ice Hawks. Every ticket holder gets a free burger and pop before the puck drops at 7:30 p.m.

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Maple Ridge’s Esther Subin Lee carded a final round 72 to win the girls’ ages 15-19 division at the MJT Ford Series tournament at Hazelmere in Surrey on Sept. 1. Lee, who golfs out of Swan-e-set Bay in Pitt Meadows, bounced back in the final round of the two-day tournament after shooting an opening round of 83. She had two birdies and two bogies in her closing round, winning her division by three strokes over Breanna Croxen of New Westminster and six shots over third-place finisher Sarah Lawrence of Duval, Wash. It was Lee’s first win in tournament play in 2015. She has a pair of sixthplace finishes this summer, including one at the B.C. Junior Girls Championships in early July. “I feel thankful for my parents, friends and coach and am really happy that my golf improved during the summer,” Lee said. She also finished ninth at the Wester Canadian Junior tournament in March. Surrey’s Marcus Brown ended his junior career and six-year stint on the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour in style by firing 71, 72 to win the overall title at Hazelmere. “I feel absolutely splendid,“ said Brown, who will be playing on a Division 2 scholarship at SFU in the fall. “This is my last junior tournament and I love the MJT with all my heart.”

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Families looking to learn new ways to get active and healthy can sign up for a free program starting Tuesday, Oct. 6. The MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do it!) program is being run through the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Parks and Leisure Services in partnership with the B.C. Recreation and Parks Association. The program will run out of the

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Two members of the Pitt Meadows Paddling Club may be long-shots to reach the Paralympic Games in Rio next summer, but it won’t be for a lack of trying, said coach Brian Hammer. PMPC para athletes Corey Stewart and Shon Cottrill put everyone on notice when they won three medals at the Sprint Nationals in Ottawa recently. “The eventual goal for both of them is Rio 2016,” said Hammer. “They both know it, and I know it, too. It would be a stretch, but it’s not impossible. To do it, we’re going to have to do a lot of long, hard training.” The coach said he believes the athletes have what it takes. He said both Cottrill and Stewart have been improving steadily and proven they know what it takes to win on a national level. “Both are really dedicated. It’s been two practices a day in the summer and then they’re in the gym training in the winter when it’s too cold. They’re putting in the time an effort that it takes to perform at the highest level.” Cotrell, won silver in the KL 3 200 metre final, posting a personal best time of 52:09. Cotrell lost out to Graham Spero of Rideau, who recorded a time of 49.20. Stewart also won silver in the men’s 200 m KL 2 final, in a time of 52.839, missing out on gold by a mere .412 seconds to Rideua’s Troy Chown. Stewart won gold in the open men’s Intellectually Disabled 200 m final, posting a personal best 52.450. The coach said his athletes performed tremendously under the national spotlight. “Not too bad to be number one and number two in the country,“ he said.

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Hive Neighbourhood Centre at Eric Langton Elementary School. The 10-week family based education program is designed to help children and their families get fitter, healthier and happier, together, said program leader Kathryn Rieu. “This is a fantastic opportunity for families who are interested in participating in a wellness program together as a family,” said Rieu. • For more info call 604-467-7453 or email mend@mapleridge.ca.

The Golden Ears Winter Club invites people of all abilities and ages to try curling at our open house. Whether you are an experienced curler or a brand new one, we have a league for you!

Free on-ice lessons Learn to curl lessons begin September 13 1-4 pm. Come to the open house or visit the website for more details…

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in Pitt Meadows & Maple Ridge Are you between the ages of 12 - 18. 583 Coronation Air Cadet Squadron, in Maple Ridge is recruiting in September. As an Air Cadet, you acquire skills and knowledge that last throughout your life. We offer courses in leadership, band, flying, first aid, range, survival, and su a,a d many more.

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Bad sockeye run has salmon watchers worried Fraser return of 2.4 million is far less than forecast By Jef f Nage l Black Press

Conservationists are urging continued vigilance to protect returning sockeye salmon as the Fraser River run comes in at levels far below what was forecast. The latest estimate pegs the run size at 2.4 million salmon, barely a third of the 6.8 million mid-range projection of

fishery managers. Commercial fishing that was anticipated for August never happened because of the low returns. About 150,000 sockeye have been taken in First Nations food fisheries. “We don’t have the abundance we were expecting,” said Jennifer Nener, Lower Fraser area director for DFO. Unusually warm

ocean temperatures over the past two years are thought to have reduced the food supply in the North Pacific for the sockeye now returning, and exposed them to more predators usually found further south. On top of that, the salmon that have made it back to the Fraser have had to battle dangerously hot river temperatures and low stream levels as a result of this summer’s drought and last winter’s record low snowpack. Watershed Watch

Salmon Society commercial fishery adviser Greg Taylor is concerned far fewer of the stressed salmon that get past Mission will survive to reach their spawning grounds this year and effectively breed. Last summer, 1.7 million late-run sockeye that were counted as having gone upriver never reached the spawning beds and Taylor fears a repeat is in store. “This is nowhere near the 2009 debacle,” he

said, referring to the sockeye collapse that triggered the Cohen Inquiry. “But this is not a very good scenario.” Now, a large number of pink salmon are beginning to enter the river – that run size is projected at 14.5 million. Commercial fishermen who have been barred from the sockeye fishery are expected to want to catch as many pinks as possible. But seine boats that net up pinks in the weeks ahead could end

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tive methods. But he doesn’t believe fishery managers have the political will to enforce such a policy. “I’m appalled,” Taylor said, adding such blatant disregard of regulations by the commercial fleet would never be tolerated. “They know people are not complying. If they knew a significant component of the commercial fleet was not complying with the regulations, that fishery would be shut down. That’s a big-time double standard there.” Pink salmon that are ocean “ranched” – raised by hatcheries and let loose to forage at sea – by Alaska, Russia and Asian countries are also thought to be a problem for sockeye in the North Pacific, where the pinks compete for food. Alaskan fisheries in Prince William Sound are expected to net a record 100 million pinks this year, a reflection of the massive number of pink fry the U.S. state sends out to sea. “You just can’t keep on pumping out artificially propagated fish into the North Pacific at a time when habitats may be becoming constrained because of warm water, climate change and other issues,” Taylor said.

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Gosling, “Jack” (Alfred John) With saddened hearts, we announce the passing of our Father, Husband, Grandfather, and Uncle on August 27, 2015. Originally from Abbotsford, BC, and Late of Maple Ridge, BC. Predeceased by his Parents Frank Gosling and Mother Irene Pelchat, and his Brother Douglas Gosling. He is survived by his loving wife Audrey, two daughters, Loretta (Steve) and Brenda, Grandchildren, Randy, Kenny, Kristine, Shae, Brandon, Alex, Sister Donna Benz (Bob) and numerous Cousins, nieces and nephews Funeral Service is to be held on Wednesday, September 9th, 2015 at 1pm at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Address: 12145 Laity St, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 5A7 Donations to a charity of your choosing in lieu of flowers would be much appreciated.

Registration 7:00 pm

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Monday Sept. 21st, 2015

Shelley Marie (Tierney) Turpin It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Shelley Marie (Tierney) Turpin, on September 2nd 2015. She is survived by her loving husband Wayne, her children Brian, Darren(Bekah), Joseph, and Jessica. Her mother Phyllis Tuckwood. Her siblings Paul (Barb), Rick, and Susan (Martin). Her shining star, her granddaughter Rosey-Joy and her many nieces and nephews. Shelley dedicated her career to helping others through the charitable organization Cytheria Transition House Society. She was vivacious, full of life, and loved nothing more than to be with her friends and family. Join us to celebrate her life and memories shared at her memorial service, held September 13th at Maple Ridge Funeral Chapel (Osborn’s) at 11:00 AM. Shelley was loved by many and will be greatly missed.

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WANTED: FRIEND AND COMPANION Woman in her 50’s. Would love someone for hikes, movies, concerts, gym & church. Hope to hear from you soon.

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The Village Space Unit 100 - 22718 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge

ANTIQUE SHOW Sunday, September 13th Admission $1.75 703 Terminal Ave. Vancouver 8:30am to 4:30pm Over 80 tables of antique & collectible treasures. Join us on Facebook For info 604 685 8843 Always buying Antiques & Collectibles

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT? Arthritic Conditions/COPD? Restrictions Walking/Dressing? Disability Tax Credit $2,000 Tax Credit $20,000 Refund. Apply Today For Assistance: 1-844-453-5372.

109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-7683362 to start training for your workat-home career today! START A NEW CAREER in Graphic Arts, Healthcare, Business, Education or Information Tech. If you have a GED, call: 855-670-9765

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Leonard Raymond Joyner Long time Maple Ridge resident Leonard Joyner passed away August 26, 2015 at the age of 88. He was predeceased by Lilian his wife of 63 years in 2013. Len was born in Calgary, Alberta. He operated heavy equipment and drove freight trucks for many years. He was loved very much and will be missed by many. Len is survived by two sons, three brothers, his daughters-in-law, nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Len loved fishing and enjoyed a very successful fishing trip to Vancouver Island a few weeks before he passed. There will be no service by request.

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Meat Cutter / Sausage Maker Career Investment Opportunity

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Professional Opportunities: Troyer Ventures Ltd. is a privately owned energy services company servicing Western Canada. All job opportunities include competitive wages, comprehensive benefits package and room for advancement. We are accepting applications at multiple branches for: Professional Drivers (Class 1, 3), and Mechanics. Successful candidates will be self-motivated and eager to learn. Experience is preferred, but training is available. Valid safety tickets, clean drug test, and a drivers abstract are required. For more information and to apply, please visit our website at: Troyer.ca

GENERAL MANAGER Fraser Canyon, BC OVERVIEW: The General Manager is responsible for the financial, operational, customer and human resource objectives for the site operations. Using a positive and involved team attitude, this position provides leadership and is instrumental in: creating a customer culture, developing and executing strategic, operational and policy initiatives to enhance the financial success of the site.

KEY RESPONSIBLITIES: • Responsible for the financial performance of operations. • Maintains a thorough knowledge of local markets and implements initiatives to aggressively grow market share. • Manages all cost elements within the departments. • Manages recruitment, training and staff development and enhances the strength and effectiveness of the management team. • Develops and implements initiatives and promotional activities through the restaurant, and other elements to drive revenue growth. Collaborates with Marketing to execute promotional plans and maximize customer traffic. • Steers customer service training within the facility and provides guidance to managers to ensure the delivery of operational and service excellence to all customers. • When required, acts as a Shift Manager and performs other administration duties.

JOB REQUIREMENTS: • 5 years of experience in a management role • Leadership experience in the hospitality, customer service or food and beverage industry preferred • Post-secondary education in business, commerce, hospitality or related field • Strong diplomatic leadership skills and the ability to motivate others • Excellent written and verbal communication - including ability to write external submissions • Excellent problem solving skills • Collaborative teamwork approach to leadership • Must be willing to work reasonable overtime as business needs require • The ability to live in Hope or the Fraser Canyon.

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BE A PRODUCT SAMPLER

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HELP WANTED

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EXP JEWELLERY SALESPERSON 24-30 hrs per week. Must be avail. days, weekends & some evenings. Apply in person 11811 - 224th St. Maple Ridge or via email: goldrush@telus.net

HELP WANTED

LOT ATTENDANT

Sales Manager West Coast Toyota 19950 Lougheed Highway, Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2S9

www.westcoasttoyota.com

.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

HELPER- Full Time - required for Maple Ridge Landscaping Co. Exp. an asset, but not essential. Must be physically able to perform landscaping tasks. Call John 604-465-4629

HELP WANTED

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Available routes in Maple Ridge . HIRING FLAGGERS. Must be certified! $15-$18/hr. 604-575-3944

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Available routes in Pitt Meadows 41011003 - 120 Ave, 120B Ave, 121 Ave, 121A Ave, 121B Ave, 193A St, Blakely Rd. 41011022 - Bonson Rd, Maple Pl, Somerset Dr. 41011005 - 118B Ave, 119 Ave, 193 St, Blakely Rd

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BC’s largest High School Cafeteria Company

with over 60 locations now interviewing for

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CLEANING SERVICES

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

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Local shops support local teams & events. Shop local, we all benefit.

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

M.T. GUTTERS

CONCRETE & PLACING

Professional Installation 5” Gutter, Down Pipe, Sofﬁt

UNIQUE CONCRETE

30 YEARS EXPERIENCE

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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

40320384 - 124 Ave, 125 Ave, 209 St, Blanshard St, Meadow Pl.

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

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

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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

mygardenerlandscaping.ca

.Jim’s Mowing. 310-JIMS (5467).

40000065 - 105 Ave, 105A Ave, 243 St, 244 St, Baker Pl, McClure Dr.

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GARDENING

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

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40000064 - 111A Ave, 112 Ave, 237 St, 238 St, Kanaka Way. 40000067 - 104 Ave, 239 St, Slatford Pl, Slatford St, Zeron Ave. 40100101 - 23151 Haney ByPass (Townhomes) 40100111 - 119 Ave, 220 St, 221 St, Lougheed Hwy, Selkirk Ave. 40100129 - 116 Ave, Burnett St, Lougheed Hwy.(Townhomes) 40220250 - 125A Ave, 126 Ave, 220 St, 220A St. 40220257 - 124 Ave, 126 Ave, 219 St, Harkness Crt, Higgins Crt, Highview Pl, Isaac Cres. 40310307 - 113 Ave, 114 Ave, 207 St, Lorne Ave. 40310313 - 119 Ave, 210 St, 212 St, Cook St, Laity St. 40320362 - 210 St, Faber Cres, Laity St, Schmidt Cres, Wicklund Ave. 40320373 - 121 Ave, Irving St, Lindsay Ave, Lindsay Pl. Makinson St.

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

NEED A LOAN? Own Property? Have Bad Credit? We can help! Call toll free 1-866-405-1228 www.firstandsecondmortgages.ca

Apply in person with current copy of D/L, Abstract & resume to:

604.581.0101

HELP WANTED

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

West Coast Toyota requires a part-time Lot Attendant. Must be available 3 to 9 Monday thru Friday, and 9 to 6 on weekends. Must have a valid driver’s licence, “N” is acceptable. Must be able to drive a Standard transmission.

#208 - 10070 King George Blvd. Surrey BC

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PERSONAL SERVICES

GUTTER & ROOF Cleaning/Power Washing since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Simon, 604-230-0627

HERFORT CONCRETE

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

Leo: 604-657-2375 / 604-462-8620 .Window & Roof Cleaning Gutters Cleaned & repaired. 604-961-1280

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DRYWALL

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

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ELECTRICAL

LOW RATES 604-617-1774 Licensed, Bonded, Expert trouble shooter. 24/7. 100% guaranteed.

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE DRAIN Tiles, Sewer, Water Video Inspection, Jack Hammering, Hand Excavating Call Tobias 604.782.4322

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GARDENING Prompt Delivery Available

7 Days / Week

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

(604)465-1311

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Top Line Projects Ltd. Established 1994

D Home Repairs D All types of carpentry D Renovations Call Mike 604 - 306 - 4468 CHUCKS RENOVATION Building & Repairing Fences Chain saw - Fallen Trees * Lic. WCB, BBB *

Call 604-319-1993 A-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, fencing, reroofing. Dhillon 604-782-1936.

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22722 Lougheed Hwy., Maple Ridge 604-463-7277 Custom Embroidery Centre on Premises • Locally Owned and Operated

Monday - Friday 9 am - 9 pm • Saturday 9 am - 6 pm • Sunday 10 am - 6 pm

ROOM SPECIAL

CALL TODAY! 604-866-7080 www.benchmarkpainting.ca

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 287

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 300

LANDSCAPING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 320

Ed’s ROTOTILLING & LANDSCAPING

MOVING & STORAGE

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 329 PAINTING & DECORATING

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

~ Free Estimates ~

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REAL ESTATE

PETS

Golden Retriever Puppies for sale, Only 4 left. Vet checked, 1st shots, dewormed. 604-813-5700

MIRACLE MOVING

*Rototilling *Levelling *Gardens *Loader Work *Brush Cutter *Plowing

PETS

ITALIAN MASTIFF (Cane Corso)

RENTALS

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION

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!

CENTRAL MAPLE RIDGE house to share, all utils incl. Near amens & WCE. $500/mo. 778-689-8424

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STORAGE

604 - 720 - 2009

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~We accept Visa & Mastercard~

S. H. LANDSCAPING TREE SERVICES

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Trimming W Pruning W Topping Clean-up W Garbage Removal Pressure Washing

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TONY’’S PAINTING

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

Lawn Care

Scott 604-891-9967 paylesspropainting.com

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Fencing

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

Free Estimate 19 years experience in Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows

604.230.1634 or 604.467.3724

DN Painting

312 MAINTENANCE SERVICES

Top Quality/Affordable Prices Exterior/Interior Drywall Repair

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

Years of Experience

A Gas Fitter ✭ Plumber Furnaces, Boilers, Hot Water Heating, Hotwater Tanks, Drain/ Duct Cleaning & Plumbing Jobs. ✭ 604-312-7674 ✭ ✭ 604-507-4606 ✭

WCB Covered FREE ESTIMATES

778-628-7590

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

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LANDSCAPING

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

NO Wood byproducts used

When QUALITY Matters

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

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

Onsite Manager

604.465.7713

I have fenced yard. 604-498-5191

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GARAGE SALES

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Pitt Meadows

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

Closing Out Sale #10 12350 Harris Road All good quality clothing all under $10 A great variety of household items and décor, tools, books and much more! Friday, Saturday 11 am to 6 pm Sundays 12:30 am to 6 pm SAT. Sun. Sept. 5&6.10-2 21325 121 Ave. Maple Ridge Furniture, books, metal, china, silverware, costume jewellery.

RENTALS TRANSPORTATION 706

APARTMENT/CONDO 821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

MAPLE RIDGE

1 & 2 Bdrms available $840/mo & $940/mo

Great Location

RUBBISH REMOVAL

Queen Anne Apts.

604 575 5555

Includes: Heat, Hot Water

and Hydro

MISC SERVICES REAL ESTATE

✶Dump Site Now Open✶ SBroken Concrete RocksS $25.00 Per Metric Ton SMud - Dirt - Sod - ClayS $25.00 Per Metric Ton GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $59.00 Per Ton

Meadows Landscape Supply

604-465-1311

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615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

AAA PRECISION PAINTING. Quality work. 778-881-6096.

www.paintspecial.com

604-465-3189

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

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

604-463-2236 604-463-7450

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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.

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299 (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

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

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

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Lynda Lawrence , Chair, Board of Directors, Friends in Need Food Bank

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

Get involved.

FOR SALE BY OWNER

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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

Sept. 14-19, 2015

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TREE BROTHERS SPECIALIST Tree Removal/Topping/Spiral Thinning/Hedge Trimming/Stump Grinding. Free Estimates. WCB/Fully Insured

$25 Off with this Ad

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

Jerry, 604-500-2163

• Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal

Maple Ridge Ofﬁce & Retail Space

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

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022 The Scrapper

Rick Medhurst Royal LePage Realty

604-463-3000

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ROOMS FOR RENT

$75 OFF 1ST MONTH

SCREENED TOPSOIL MUSHROOM MANURE BARK MULCH 604-467-3003

TREE SERVICES

OFFICE/RETAIL

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

TOPSOIL

• • •

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ABBOTSFORD. 2986 Oriole Cr. 3 bdrm. rancher. 6400 sq.ft. corner lot. Lge shed. Near John Maclure Elem. $355,000. 604-832-0719

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

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OFFICE/RETAIL

SENIOR’S DISCOUNT

12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certiﬁed Crime Free Buildings

mikes hauling 604-516-9237

Haney Motor Hotel

www.jonesbroscartageltd.com

741

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

Near Shopping & Amenities.

2 coats any colour

MOVING & STORAGE

In our own province, more than 100,000 people turn to local food banks each year.

TOWNHOUSES

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1130/mo - $1235/mo. Shares req’d. Close to WCE, schools & shopping. No subsidy available. 19250 119th Ave. For more info & to book an appt call 604-465-1938

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NEW & USED Call Chuck at 604-830-1960 ~ your local SRI dealer ~

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MANUFACTURED HOMES. MOBILE HOMES. MODULAR HOMES.

Wanted: DOBIE PUP

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

all soils are tested for Optimum growing requirements.

17607 Ford Road Pitt Meadows

#1 IN RATES & SERVICE. Lic’d/Ins. Local Plumber. Drains, gas, renos etc. Bonded. Chad 1-877-861-2423

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

PLUMBING

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

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

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

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

Gardening

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

14179 Reichenback Rd

Summer EXT/INT SPECIAL LOOK for our YARD SIGNS

Flower Beds W Allan Blocks Bark Mulch W River Lava Rock HANDYMAN CONNECTION HANDYMAN CONNECTION Handyman Connection - Bonded -Renovations - Installations Repairs - 604.878.5232

Pitt Meadows Marina

Pay-Less Pro Painting

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

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

Call 604-467-3944

SAVE theDATE! A Local Food Tasting Event

THEME: ROOT VEGETABLES

October 16, 2015

A Taste of Maple Ridge PETS 477

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& beyond

The ACT • 6pm - 8pm Last year sold out early, so buy your tickets early! Over 20 tables with food samples & farmer displays!

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

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

fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977 CKC Reg Shelties. 2male -5 mo/2 yrs, CH bred-N.B. contract. Riverwind Shelties-Laura. 604-793-6768.

Tickets $30 • $20 Youth & Seniors Ticket Box Office 604-476-2787 or visit www.theactmapleridge.org

22 -- Wednesday, September 9, 2015 -- THE NEWS - www.mapleridgenews.com

ONLY AT MARKS MAPLE RIDGE MEN’S JEANS

Our Reg. $29.99-$129.99

SALE 2ND PAIR $14.99-$64.99

ALL JEANS

BUYONE GET ONE

A. DH3 Jett Slim Straight Dark Sizes 32-38. Our Reg. $49.99 B. DH3 Jimi Slim Tapered Stretch Sizes 30-38. Our Reg. $59.99 C. Levi’s® 511™ Slim Fit Dusky Blues Sizes 30-36 Our After-sale $79.50 D. Levi’s® 504™ Regular Straight Fit Sequoia Sizes 32-38. Our After-sale $79.50 E. Buffalo Six Slim Straight Stretch Sizes 30-40. Our After-sale $119 F. Silver® Gordie Flap Loose Straight Leg Sizes 30-40. Our Reg. $118 G. Silver® Zac Relaxed Fit Straight Leg Sizes 30-40. Our After-sale $110

GET A FREE MOVIE

WITH ANY PURCHASE OF 2 PAIRS OF JEANS. ‡

We have the perfect jeans for you. Offer valid on all jeans purchased between August 18th and September 28th, 2015. Get 500 SCENE bonus points with any jeans purchase. Visit scene.ca/marks for details.

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WOMEN’S JEANS

% OFF

Our Reg. $29.99-$110

SALE 2ND PAIR $14.99-$55

A. B.

Applies to our regular priced items only ending in .99¢. *Second item must be of equal or lesser value. Selection may vary by location. Silver and Buffalo jeans available ailable through FastFind and marks.com. ^New redemption rates apply as of Nov. 4, 2015. See scene.ca sc for details.

A. Mia Mid Rise Straight Boyfriend Our After-sale $59.99 B. Mia Mid Rise Straight with CURVE-TECH® Fit Solutions Our After-sale $49.99 C. Hanna High Rise Barely Bootcut with CURVE-TECH® Our Reg. $49.99 D. Mia Mid Rise Skinny Our Reg. $49.99 E. Mia Mid Rise Straight with CURVE-TECH® Fit Solutions Our After-sale $49.99 F. Silver Suki Baby Boot Our Reg. $98 G. Chloe Curvy Fit Straight Our Reg. $59.99

More colours/washes and styles available.

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