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Four meetings for election candidates First one is Sunday at seniors centre

By Phil M elnyc h u k pmelnychuk@mapleridgenews.com

Maple Ridge council isn’t just going to sit back and let the federal election happen without it chipping in what it can.

This Sunday, local councillors are hosting the five contenders for the Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge seat, at an all-candidates debate with questions and answers, from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The action takes place at Maple Ridge Seniors Activity Centre, on 224th Street. “It’s so exciting,� said Coun. Corisa Bell, who received her council’s support for the idea. Most of the city councillors should be there to hear their would-be federal counterparts.

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Downtown business owner Louis Bayard is concerned the new city shelter at the former Sleep Shop building on Lougheed Highway is going to increase vandalism in the area.

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Despite assurances that the city will try to minimize the impact from the new temporary shelter that opens soon in the downtown, Louis Bayard is worried.

Mostly so about grocery carts being parked outside his Louis Leather store, across from the new shelter on Lougheed Highway in downtown Maple Ridge.

And also about how he’ll react

if he sees someone else using the front of his store as a bathroom, as happened Monday morning. “Forty of them in one room, they’ll have their buggies all over the place.�

Homeless people are already starting to use the back alley behind the temporary shelter as a bathroom, he added. “They go there and pee right in the corner.�

On Thursday, RainCity Housing is hosting an open house at the location of the new shelter, in the old Sleep Shop building at 222nd Street and Lougheed Highway.

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He opened 14 similar shelters around Vancouver and said RainCity tries to be as responsive as possible when issues arise.

The goal of the temporary city shelter is to find residents permanent housing or support. The time for that will vary for each person.

The shelter will have 40 cots in an open space, a lounge area, washrooms and laundry. Food service is still being arranged and there will be some storage space.

Because it’s a 24-hour shelter,

people will be able show up when they want, thus avoiding long lineups of everybody arriving at once.

As well, being able to remain inside will give people a chance to rest instead of being turned out on to the streets during the day.

The temporary shelter is considered “low barrier,â€? meaning that people using drugs or alcohol won’t be turned away or required to be abstinent. “The reality is that people use ‌ but open drug use and open alcohol use, that’s not the scene you would find in the shelter either.

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Jocelyn McIntosh has been using LiD with Grade 4-5 students at Glenwood elementary for the past two school years.

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Students are learning in depth A new way to teach at Glenwood elementary

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his year your kid could become an authority on whales, coral or money.

As the B.C. school curriculum shifts away from a long list of topics and facts that children must learn by rote, educators will be able to try a new education program called Learning in Depth (LiD).

Jocelyn McIntosh has been using LiD with Grade 4-5 students at Glenwood elementary for the past two school years.

“They get a topic, and they become an expert for the year,” she explained.

The learning process is like a mini PhD thesis, and their expertise makes the students believe in themselves as a student. They have an “emotional connectedness” to the material, she said. Learning becomes easier.

The psychology is similar for children and adults, said McIntosh “Learning one thing in depth helps us feel confident,” she said.

“The more you know about a topic, the more you feel confident and

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The more students know about a topic, the more they feel confident and engaged. engaged.”

She said the LiD plan fits well into the new curriculum in B.C., which will be implemented over the next three years.

“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,” said the Education Ministry’s press release on the new curriculum.

McIntosh has been a teacher for 10 years, and said the traditional

curriculum was “a checklist of things we had to teach, but there was no depth to it.”

That criticism aside, McIntosh still covers all of the bases in the curriculum.

“We don’t just abandon everything else,” she said. “There’s still parameters, so you’re still going to get a good education.”

But she doesn’t assign a lot of homework. Her students’ homework is to research their LiD topic.

It is self-regulated learning, about their own interests, and students are supposed to enjoy it.

“You don’t want to give a work-

sheet about their LiD topic, because you want them to love it. It’s supposed to be fun.”

It starts with them making a movie trailer about their LiD topic on the program iMovie, and ends with their year-end presentation to the class.

They studied a wide range of topics, from money to coral.

Nola Dyck took to LiD like a fish to water.

“I loved it. I really love whales – I started learning about them when I was six,” she said.

She will tell you about rare pink dolphins and other facts. This year she will do research about whales in Mexico, where her grandparents have a property.

Olin St. Louis did a project about aircraft and airports, and talks about planes that travel 5,000 km/h. For his final report, he did a half-hour presentation with visuals.

His mother Kristal said her son worked on his LiD project with purpose.

“He was always looking at stuff, and researching stuff at home, so for him it was just something else fun that he got to do,” she said. “The work on it seemed really good.”

They also learn from each other.

Ben Patterson said he enjoyed the

presentation of his classmates’ projects, like Mckenzie’s work on space.

“I learned how there’s a difference between a comet and a meteor, and what the solar system is,” said Ben. While the school system is changing, Glenwood principal Jovo Bikic said parents still expect their kids to learn the fundamentals of reading, writing and arithmetic well, “but in a way that captures their child’s interest.”

He said the Grade 1 class has a wonder wall, where students can pose questions, then find ways to get the answers. He walked up to see what some of the questions might be, and was impressed at what six-year-olds wonder about.

“They’re asking why are a butterfly’s wings are the colour that they are,” he noted.

“These kids come into the world curious, they come into our world wanting to know things, and we’ve got to foster that as a school.”

McIntosh did a masters in Imaginative Education at Simon Fraser University, and LiD was part of the program. She will be offering a workshop on LiD during an October professional development session.

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Third motorist dies in ditch

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A Maple Ridge driver of an SUV died after his vehicle crashed into a ditch in Pitt Meadows on Saturday – the third such death in the city this year.

The Ford Explorer landed upside down in water-filled ditch in the 17900-block of the Ford Road Detour just after 11 a.m., near the Pitt Meadows Regional Airport.

Firefighters hooked the vehicle up to a winch and lifted it enough to free the 55-year-old man who, according to a witness, had been under water for at least 10 minutes. Two people saw the initial crash and tried to remove the man from the SUV. “The vehicle was upside down, submerged again, same sort of scenario as last time, and no vehicle access,� said Pitt Meadows fire chief Don Jolley. “We had to winch the vehicle on its side to gain access.�

Once the vehicle was raised from the ditch,

In accordance with Section 124(3) of the Community Charter, the Council of the City of Maple Ridge gives notice of its intention to further amend the Maple Ridge Council Procedures Bylaw 6472-2007. Maple Ridge Council Procedure Amending Bylaw No. 7174-2015 proposes updates to Part 9 – Designation of Member to Act in Place of Mayor and Part 20 – Committee of the Whole, Standing & Select Committees.

The proposed changes enable the Mayor to designate a Councillor to serve as the Acting Mayor to act in place of the Mayor when the Mayor is absent, unable to act or when the office of the Mayor is vacant. The Acting Mayor shall be referred to as the Deputy Mayor. The Mayor may rescind a member’s designation as Acting Mayor at any time and appoint another Council member to serve as Acting Mayor. The Mayor will designate Councillors to serve on a rotating basis as the member responsible for acting as the presiding member at the Committee of the Whole meetings.

Final consideration of this bylaw will be given at the September 29, 2015 Council meeting.

The public is invited to make their comments known to Council by making a written submission to the attention of the Manager of Legislative Services, 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 6A9 or by sending an email to clerks@mapleridge.ca by 4:00 pm, September 29, 2015. Copies of the bylaw are available during office hours, 8:00am to 4:00pm at the Reception Desk of the Municipal Hall. 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.

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A Ford Explorer landed upside down in a ditch along the Ford Road Detour on Saturday. firefighters were able to free the victim.

Jolley confirmed it took about 10 minutes for the fire department to get to the accident scene, hook up the vehicle and raise it enough to free the man.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation is ongoing. It was raining heavily at time of the crash.

The death is the third fatal accident involving a vehicle submerged in a ditch in Pitt Meadows

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On Sept. 1, a man was found dead in his truck, upside down in a ditch at Harris and McNeil roads.

In May, an 18-year-old Pitt Meadows girl died after the car she was driving rolled into a waterfilled ditch on Woolridge Road.

Jolley said cars and truck crashing into the deep ditches of agricultural Pitt Meadows is an ever-present danger. “We’ve had cars in ditches for as long as I’ve been a member of this fire department. But it happens all over the community.�

The whole community is full of ditches.

Jolley said driving on roads with steep ditches on each side is different than roadsides with gentle slopes or flat ground.

People need to be careful on the rural roads.

“You have to be very careful, if you get your wheels off the road on to the shoulder, it’s going to happen very quickly and the ditches are steep sided. “You lose control, you can be off that road extremely quickly and it’s very unforgiving.�

But nothing can be done. Drainage ditches are just part of a farming community.

Firefighters regularly train for such scenarios. “Once you’re under water for more than a couple of minutes, your chances of survival are very low.�

In the Saturday accident, water was up to the bottom of the SUV’s windows. He guesses there was about a metre of water in the ditch, although there wasn’t as much water as in the Sept. 1 crash on Harris Road.

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The group had been up to the northern end of the lake, and were returning when they encountered mechanical difficulties, said The Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue team manager Rick Laing.

They stopped at North Beach and made repairs to the boat, and then continued on. But the boat started taking on water, and then was swamped by a wave, and sunk. It was about 4 p.m.

The four occupants swam for shore, which was an estimated distance of 50 to 100 meters, but only three made it.

A 26-year-old woman from Surrey is presumed drowned.

There were two men aged 24 and 22, and another woman aged 18, who survived. They were from Surrey and White Rock.

None of the occupants of the boat were wearing their life jackets. Police could not confirm whether alcohol was involved.

Laing said a helicopter and two search and rescue boats combed a well-defined area where the boat sunk, while a ground teams searched the shoreline.

They searched from 5 p.m. until dark, but did not recover the fourth party member.

Laing said they would have faced a challenging swim.

“Alouette Lake is very, very cold, and it was a windy day on the water,” he said. “It [the cold] really drains the strength out of you.”

An air ambulance was called to transport the survivors to hospital.

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Only the driver of the Sentra, a 25-year-old man, address unknown, was taken to hospital.

His injuries are not life threatening, according to Ridge Meadows RCMP. Police closed the highway in order to investigate the accident.

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Ingrid Rice

Still need more There seems no shortage of armchair solutions to the problem of homelessness.

Were it only that easy.

Last week, the City of Chilliwack announced another attempt to find an answer – this time marshaling local resources while tapping into the collective strength of the Union of B.C. Municipalities.

Critics quickly dismissed the effort, citing what they see as a litany of failed attempts and insincere tries.

In fact, Chilliwack has made significant gains in addressing the issue. Five years ago the 23 transitional units in the Chilliwack Health and Housing Centre didn’t exist. There were no transitional and emergency shelter beds (44 in total) at Ruth and Naomi’s. The 33 units at The Village on School Street had yet to be built. And the four emergency shelter beds for at risk youth at the Cyrus Centre were also only a dream.

In all, there are currently 142 transitional beds, as well as 22 emergency shelter beds in the city. There has also been an increase in options that provide greater affordability.

Is that enough?

Clearly not.

But to suggest no effort has been made to help people get off the streets is simply wrong.

The fact that there are people still living under bridges and sleeping in city parks illustrates the complexity of the issue.

Part of that complexity is sorting out responsibility.

Municipalities are not equipped, nor were they ever intended, to fund and provide complex social services for their residents. This has traditionally been the purview of other levels of government.

And yet, after the federal and provincial governments essentially abandoned the field, this is where cities like Chilliwack find themselves.

Unlike some communities, Chilliwack has stepped up to fill that gap. Private citizens, businesses and politicians have worked behind the scenes to find long-term solutions that will work within the limited parametres of a municipal mandate.

They understand more needs to be done.

But they also know it will take more than an unwanted couch dumped under a bridge, or pithy online comments, to fix the problem. It will take a collective community effort – and pressure on higher levels of government to do their part.

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Do balanced budgets really matter?

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he federal election campaign has produced a jumble of conflicting claims about whether or not Canada has a balanced budget or a deficit, how it was determined, and whether it even matters.

The definitive word B.C. Views on this came out last week, with the release Tom Fletcher of the Government of Canada Annual Financial Report, signed off by Auditor General Michael Ferguson.

“The government posted a budgetary surplus of $1.9 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, compared to a budgetary deficit of $5.2 billion in 201314,” the report says.

“Revenues increased by $10.7 billion, or 3.9 per cent, from 2013-14, reflecting increases across all major revenue streams. Program expenses increased by $5.2 billion, reflecting increases in major transfers to persons and other levels of government, offset in part by a decrease in direct program expenses.”

The Conservative government’s preelection budget calculated that last year was in deficit, and this year would be the first in the black since 2008. Ottawa pundits say this “surprise surplus” was engineered with intentionally pessimistic budget estimates, so Prime Minister Stephen Harper would get a boost right about now.

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau claimed

last year’s surplus was partly generated by cuts to Veterans’ Affairs and Aboriginal Affairs. Wrong and wrong. Veterans’ Affairs spending was up 13 per cent, and Aboriginal Affairs spending rose nearly 30 per cent.

Trudeau has also insisted Canada is in recession now, which helps his suddenly adopted position that a Liberal government would run deficits for the next three years to build infrastructure.

Harper ran the biggest deficits in Canadian history after the 2009 crash, bailing out auto makers and building lots of “shovel ready” infrastructure, as did the U.S. and other countries. The question raised by Trudeau’s plan is whether it’s a good idea to keep doing that without a financial crisis.

France, for example, has run operating deficits every year since the early 1970s, although the current Socialist government vows to balance the books by 2017.

France’s operating debt is now equal to 91 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product.

Canada’s net debt-to-GDP ratio is currently around 30 per cent, down from frightening levels in the 1990s before the Chrétien government finally balanced the budget.

(Fun fact: then-finance minister Paul Martin not only cut transfers to provinces, unlike the current government, he inflicted the largest-ever cuts to the CBC. Harper’s CBC cuts were part of government-wide reductions, again due to that 2009 crisis.)

NDP leader Thomas Mulcair has promised to balance the budget every year of

his mandate, should he form Canada’s first-ever socialist government. He will spend the rest of the campaign trying to reconcile this promise with the grandiose spending plans he has piled up.

Meanwhile in B.C., Finance Minister Mike de Jong may have benefited from Harper’s lowball budget. In his first quarter update last week, de Jong reported that his February budget forecast is on track, with a $277 million surplus.

“B.C. bases its tax revenue figures on federal estimates, and the ones they got early this year were clearly low.”

This is despite a $300 million bill for forest firefighting, thanks to personal and corporate income tax revenue expected to be $374 million higher than budgeted.

B.C. bases its tax revenue figures on federal estimates, and the ones they got early this year were clearly low.

Understated or not, this is a nice problem to have. De Jong says that at the current pace, B.C. will pay off its accumulated operating debt by 2020.

The last time the province was free of operating debt was 1982. The big debt peak came during the NDP 1990s, with another spike from 2009 to 2013 under the B.C. Liberals.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

This week’s question: Is the economy the most import issue in the federal election? @ Online poll: cast your vote at mapleridgenews.com, or e-mail your vote and comments to editor@mapleridgenews.com

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THE NEWS/letters Need to dismount What is cost of security?

Editor, The News: I have live in this community for 18 months and have concerns every day about my safety.

Bikers, skateboarders and rollerbladers use the sidewalks and travel at high speeds without concerning other pedestrians using the sidewalks. Most bikers have no lights after dark.

If they run over anybody, it will be a major disaster. Also, people with power wheelchairs are doing nothing better.

It is time for our city council to set up appropriate bylaws and enforce them. If the city does not enforce dismount policies, it will cause pedestrians to give the city council a class action lawsuit.

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online comments Help save lives Bruce McWilliam · Re: Driver dies after crashing into Pitt Meadows ditch.

No post barriers at intersections and cable barriers between the shoulders and ditches to keep vehicles from leaving the roadways (where required) would help save lives. Look at all the investments in widening roads to accommodate bike lanes through the agricultural area over the past 15 years. More investments in transportation safety improvements are needed before any more lives are tragically lost.

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Good sense of humour Mayor John!

Editor, The News: Now that the election campaign is more than half over, we are seeing what Stephan Harper considers part of Canada’s “security needs.”

The subject of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Jets is now being discussed in public as it relates to the various Political Parties Armed Services Procurement Policies.

The Conservatives, under Mr. Harper, have been forging ahead with this purchase and the other parties have reservations, to say the least.

Keep in mind, these planes are built for one reason and one reason only: to destroy property and kill people.

These purchases need to be investigated to determine whether or not each participating nation is paying the same price as the others. A

A F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Jet. price, I remind you, which to this day is fluid. We have no total price or costs of operating these aircraft, but I assure

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Editor, The News: I’m curious to know if there has ever been a discussion around amalgamation of Maple Ridge and Pitt

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you it is in the billions.

Furthermore, if Mr. Harper wants to spend billions on security, then I would suggest

he invest in more Canadianbuilt ice-breakers, patrol ships and surveillance aircraft for all three coasts and not take our fight overseas.

We must defend Canada’s borders and the money spent to defend Canada must be invested in Canada, for Canadians.

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Jet program is well over budget and the bugs have not yet been ironed out. Besides, who is it Canada wants to kill with these machines?

Won’t drones do the job at much less cost? They have been quite successful for the United States when it comes to killing terrorists and many others who happen to be standing in the neighbourhood at the time.

Mike Boileau Maple Ridge

Meadows governing bodies. tax base.

It would seem, to me, far It just makes sense regardmore cost effective. ing economies of scale One mayor, one council, Joanne Richards one staff. Slightly larger Maple Ridge

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The city has proposed three debate topics, the justice system, housing and the environment, which candidates will discuss for an hour. “Everyone’s confirmed,� Bell said.

Conservative, Liberal, NDP, Green and independent candidates will be there. “The intent of this is not to be a confrontation. It is not a place to take out personal issues. “This is going to be a community conversation about the candidates who are running,� Bell said.

Doors will open at 1 p.m. so people can mingle a bit.

And you don’t even have to be there to participate. Twitter and Facebook will allow you to send in your question, which could be posed to the candidates by a panel. Use the #Engage2015 hashtag.

As well, voter registration will be possible at the event for anyone who’s not on the list, Bell pointed out.

Questions will also come from the floor.

Another all-candidates’ meeting takes place Thursday, Oct. 1, at Whonnock Lake Centre, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Each candidate will give a three-minute opening speech, followed by a two-minute rebuttal.

After a 10-minute break, written questions from the floor will be added.

Candidates then will give a two-minute summary.

However, organizer Phil Jonson said Conservative candidate Mike Murray won’t be at the event, saying he was told that the Conservatives are going to only two allcandidates’ meetings in the campaign.

Murray’s campaign manager Davis Friesen said it’s a matter of scheduling. He said Murray committed earlier to the first two debates that take place on Sept. 27 and Oct. 5. “Very simply, it’s just scheduling.�

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Meadows Chamber of Commerce also wants the candidates to compete for votes at its all candidates’ meeting, Monday, Oct. 5 at Meadowridge School, at 12224 – 240th St. All five candidates will be at that event, which runs from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Everyone’s welcome and there’s no charge.

The Maple Ridge Public Library is another venue to see the candidates in person. The library is hosting an informal meet-and-greet on Tuesday, Oct. 6 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Candidates can bring their pamphlets and chat with votes in an informal setting.

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Sunday, Sept. 27 is World Rivers Day and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Kanaka Education and Environmental Partnership Society will be offering canoe tours

down Kanaka Creek to the Fraser River. Everyone is welcome and there’s no charge for the ride.

Displays will also be part of the day and the location is the riverfront part of Kanaka Creek Regional Park, by Lougheed Highway and the Haney Bypass.

The Alouette River Heritage Society is having its own event to celebrate the day.

The 22nd annual Ridge Meadows Rivers Day will take place at the Rivers Heritage Centre in Allco Park at the north end of 248th Street, also from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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be there, plus a barbecue, a fishing pond, raffle, auction and games and exhibits.

And if the weather holds that day and into the evening, stop by at the Port Haney Wharf on the Fraser River at 224th Street, between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. for “River Songs and Stories.� a k f o r th

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Weather conditions could have been better for the 35th Terry Fox Run as rain and wind pelted participants Sunday, and the results showed.

“We still had a pretty good turnout,” said organizer Ali Wakeling.

About 300 people turned out for the event raising about $14,000, down $2,000 or so from last year.

That total will grow once returns from the

elementary and secondary schools roll in.

This year, the run followed a new route along Hammond Road starting and ending in Spirit Square in Pitt Meadows.

About 50 volunteers helped put on the event.

As usual, politicians, MLAs and city councillors were invited and showed up. And with a federal election on, two candidates for the Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge riding entered the race, Peter Tam running for the Green party and Mike Murray with the Conservatives.

for the Terry Fox Foundation – we welcome everybody’s participation.”

Wakeling said she didn’t get any complaints about that.

“All kinds of people come and do the run.

Cancer doesn’t care what political party you belong to.”

The national goal this year is to raise $1 from every Canadian, or about $35 million nationwide. Fox had a similar goal in 1980 when he started his run across Canada on one leg.

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“People will do that otherwise,” Spear said.

The shelter isn’t set up as a supervised injection centre, he pointed out.

Some people at the shelter may be at the point where they’re getting off drugs, he added.

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Donna Milburn didn’t like seeing politicians promoting themselves at the run, though.

“This was not the time or place to be advertising for your personal gain. We heard quite a few comments that people were not pleased,” she said on Facebook.

But Wakeling said any team is welcome, whether it’s for a grocery store or any other organization.

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Spear said the shelter will meet the basic needs of people and allow them to connect to services, “and start to pick up some of the pieces.”

So far, RainCity is on schedule for the October opening, although it’s still trying to work out the logistics of food provision.

“It’s definitely an urgent situation that we’re responding to. We’ve been able to mobilize and respond quickly.”

It’s a lot of work right up opening day, Spear said.

B.C. Housing is paying the shelter’s operating costs, while the City of Maple Ridge is paying the monthly rent for the building for six months and for renovations.

Bayard would like lighting in the alley way near the shelter to be

improved. And he wonders is the Cliff Avenue homeless camp will actually be disbanded.

“They’re going to end up throwing me in jail,” if he sees someone else use his storefront as a bathroom.

“Me, I can take care of it.”

Fears that the shelter won’t be temporary are echoed in a petition being circulated. It claims that people are upset because there’s been no consultation about the shelter.

A letter from the city, though, explains that it had to move quickly in order to start the process of removing the six-month-old homeless camp on Cliff Avenue, behind the Salvation Army.

“The shelter will close in March of 2016,” the city says in a letter to area businesses.

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Designer Nancy Vornbrock’s main goal was to reconfigure the kitchen to allow an island with seating and to brighten up the space.

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After: The floor is an 18-inch by kitchen with little counter space and 36-inch Bianco Tile with no room for entertaining, lead elegant veining running designer at Troico, Nancy through it. The Vornbrock’s main Before: perimeter of the goal was to reconkitchen is painted figure the kitchen with their “Troico to allow an island White,” and to crewith seating and ate some balance to brighten up the and contrast, they space. made the island in “We had to re“Walnut.” To create locate the fridge a little drama they signers creating beautiful spaces.” and pantry, so we When it comes to executing the selected Vicostone’s removed an existCalacatta for the intricate details of a project, it takes ing pantry and in island countertop, a skilled designer to make sure the fiits place we built a explains Vornbrock. nal layout is on par with the plan and custom pantry with “I wanted to com- budget. pull out shelves,” “Today, homeowners are so interpliment the origshe says. “Next to it inal house design ested in reality TV renovation shows [was] an integrated so the cabinets are that they get a misconception of the paneled fridge. We were limited with space, so the fridge all built face frame with inset doors investment required in renovations,” and drawers with detailed furniture says Vornbrock. “Oftentimes it is not needed to be discrete.” clear what makes up that budget, is Reconfiguring the kitchen in this kicks,” she adds.

With seventeen years of experi- design included, is labor included, manner allowed them to build a nine-foot island with storage and ence, Vornbrock has spent most of are all materials included, and are the appliances included? It’s difficult to seating, including views of a beauti- her life around millwork.

“I spent my early days learning work with clients on a budget when ful garden seen through the French doors and kitchen window for those how cabinets were built working they have misconceptions about how sitting at the island. This picturesque in my family’s millwork shop,” she much [the renovation] should cost.”

The budget for this particular projfocal point opens up the area by in- says. “I took this knowledge with corporating visually accessible ele- me when I started designing. I ect was $100,000 and proved to be ments of nature, not highlighted in was fortunate to collaborate with enough. By sticking to their process the previously drab kitchen. Being some of the industry’s leading de- - drawing a floor plan and offering

their client various options based on what they think would work best they were able to stay within budget and produce a successful finished product. This collaboration between client and company ensures both functionality and design are achieved.

“At Troico we are unique in that we work on a fixed price for all renovations, so you won’t get a surprise half way through the job that you’ve spent your budget and you’re not finished yet,” says Vornbrock. “Sometimes it can feel tedious for clients, but we insist on choosing everything so we all have clear picture of products and budget. From there we provide a fixed price. If we need to alter products or finishes to reach the desired fixed price then we do it all before construction starts. This provides transparency between the home

owner and us to ensure everyone is clear on the investment and all costs.”

In this case, the end result was a beautiful kitchen and a very happy homeowner.

“She loves how much brighter the space is,” says Vornbrock, “and she enjoys sitting at the island eating her meals looking out at her beautiful garden.”

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A house that is properly prepared for winter is one that will keep you warm and dry through the cold, wet months, and one that won’t generate expensive repair bills at the worst possible time… which is pretty much any time.

Ed Cardenas of Wash Me Property Services specializes in helping people “winterize” their home with cleaning services for siding, gutters, windows and more, and he has some useful suggestions on how to make sure your home is winter ready this year.

The starting point, says Cardenas, is to remember that water is your home’s enemy, and your job is to protect it from the wet stuff. If you do nothing else to get your home ready for the fall and winter rains, he offers, make sure your gutters are clean and in good repair.

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Moving your house to a new location It’s a funny thing, the way people respond to visual stimuli. Something that they wouldn’t even have thought to consider suddenly becomes a possibility when they see someone else doing that very thing.

Take moving a house from one location to another, for instance. It’s something the guys from Ridgewater construction do about once a year on average, and each time they do so people start phoning to inquire about the possibility of doing something similar.

It happened again just recently, says owner Daryl Berden, when his company moved two heritage homes to Hammond from North Vancouver. Once the neighbours saw the buildings being moved into the area and set up on piers in preparation for future work, some of them called Ridgewater to see whether jacking up their own home to create more square footage was a possibility.

Berden, who’s been in the renovation business for 25 years, admits it’s good advertising for his renovation, custom home building and heritage building restoration company – that is, moving a building to a new location – but for him the biggest kick out of doing the work is the ability to help save heritage buildings from demolition.

Some people, like him, just appreciate the classics, such as old cars or buildings, and there’s a satisfaction in being able to save them, says Berden. For that reason, being able to work on and rescue heritage buildings is a special passion for the restoration specialist.

For those like him who want to save an older building to help preserve a neighbourhood, or who want to move an older building to another area so it will blend into the community, the process can be expensive. That said, it’s often cheaper to move a building or lift it to add a basement than it is to start building from scratch, and that has the added benefit of preserving the building’s façade.

The process of moving a building, says Chuck Cahoon, Ridgewater’s construction manager, is pretty straightforward. Ridgewater’s primary job with a move is before and after the big event, as they leave the actual transportation to expert companies like Nickel Bros.

There’s a lot of prep work needed to keep a house together during a move, says Cahoon, who has 45 years of experience, and who specializes in wood frame construction. Cutting off services, shoring up parts that need extra support and detaching the building from its foundation are just some of the tasks that need doing.

Once that’s all done, however, the actual move is pretty straightforward. You jack it up so it can be put on skids, wheels are attached to the skids, and off you go. If it needs to be

floated to its new location, a barge is brought in. There really isn’t any limit to the size of the house to be moved, says Cahoon, as they’ve seen large mansions being transported to new locations.

After transportation is completed, Ridgewater gets to work putting everything back together. A new foundation is prepared, services will have to be connected, and renovations and restoration will likely be necessary.

Berden says moving a house is always interesting, but more of his company’s work with older homes involves lifting them to make more square footage available, as the really old homes were often single story structures. Someone investing money in preserving an old building may want to preserve the heritage, but they will most often want more space (a basement or a new wing) to make the building more comfortable and useful. They also generally want the building modernized for convenience, and they also have to deal with bringing the structures up to present building code requirements.

It can definitely get expensive, Berden concedes, but given the cost of new construction it’s possible to save money while getting what one wants at the same time. It’s also generally a less expensive way to get the extra space many people want for their older home.

“It takes a certain person with a certain

vision to preserve a heritage home,” he says.

“For those people the cost isn’t always the determining factor.”

It also takes a certain kind of company to do the work because renovating an older home often requires specialty materials that modern building supply stores can’t provide.

Cahoon says they often have to manufacture certain parts if they can’t find what they need, and having a good understanding of old building methods is helpful too.

For many folks, lifting or moving a home is something they likely wouldn’t even think about, but for Berden and his Ridgewater team it’s all in a day’s work.

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The starting point with pools, says Hank, is not to fall into the trap of thinking you need to drain the water out.

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A full winterization involves chemically preparing the pool, lowering the water levels below the skimmers, covering the pool with the right kind of cover, and draining all of the pipes, pumps, filters and skimmers.

Hank says one of the keys is to ensure any equipment that is exposed, such as the pump or a heater on above ground pools, be covered properly to prevent the elements from wrecking havoc on the units.

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“Winterizing a pool is a great way to protect the pool and its parts,” says Hank, “but it also makes spring start up a whole lot easier because you won’t have as much cleaning and repair to do.”

Now, if you don’t want to go through the hassle or cost of winterizing your pool fully, you can always “close” it, Hank offers.

Closing the pool involves the same chemical process, but there is no cover involved, and you don’t shut down the pump because you want to keep the water circulating to prevent freeze up. However, the heater must still be bypassed to prevent corrosion of

the unit and a costly repair or replacement bill come spring.

One thing to keep in mind is that the water must be treated properly with chemicals whichever route you go so as to avoid algae build-up through the winter, and to prevent calcium being leached from concrete, rubber and plastic parts. Not enough calcium means those materials will begin to break down, and that will eventually cost you money.

Don’t close or winterize your pool until late October or early November, is Hank’s advice, as closing it when the average temperatures are still near 20 degrees Celsius will only encourage algae growth.

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Cardenas says gutters should be cleaned at least once per year (twice if your property is surrounded by a lot of trees), preferably as soon as the last leaves have fallen. However, if you take a look at an easily accessible gutter now and see that there’s a lot of debris build-up, then they should be cleaned now before the heavy rains start.

He adds gutter cleaning and repair is all about preventative maintenance, and doing the work can prevent rotting fascia or water wicking up under the shingles to seep into the house and so cause rot.

“Water is a house’s worst enemy, and you need to ensure the systems installed to take it away are working properly.”

Always thinking ahead when it comes to water, Cardenas suggests a good idea to get ready for next summer’s potential drought is to install rain barrels to catch some of that water so it can be put to use when restrictions are next imposed.

It’s important to take care of the little things to ensure bigger headaches don’t crop up later. Hose bibs that aren’t going to be used should be shut off from inside of the house, and it doesn’t hurt to insulate them to prevent freezing. Also, any water pumps for fountains, ponds, etc. should be winterized.

Now, while water damage caused by overflowing gutters can be a big problem for your wood trim, so can algae build-up. The green slime can be damaging and dangerous if left to do it’s thing on wood and concrete, so Cardenas suggests now is a good time to remove any algae accumulation by having the house washed, and concrete walks and driveways pressure washed.

Any wood should be cleaned at least once every three years, to prevent paint deterioration or rot. Using proper soaps and algaecides should control the problem.

After the gutters and siding, another fall cleaning task that a lot of people tackle is window cleaning. Cleaner windows, besides looking better, actually let in a lot more light during the winter months, which really brightens things up.

Some other things Cardenas suggests you consider: • Make sure your storm drainage is clear • Store the summer fun stuff, like patio furniture, barbecues and tents, to prevent grime and mildew build-up • Rake up leaves to prevent lawn damage • Prune any vegetation that’s either rubbing up against the side of your house or overhanging the roof. This will prevent moisture being in permanent contact with your siding, as well as moss build-up beneath the shade of overhanging branches.

• Consider installing inexpensive non-slip strips on exterior stairs to prevent falls.

• Get some salt or de-icer in case it does snow • Call a chimney sweep if you haven’t had your chimney cleaned in the past year.

• Get your ducts cleaned now to prevent the dust, etc. that built up through the summer from blowing through your home.

• Check the weather stripping around doors and windows, and replace as necessary

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De-Clutter The Pitt Meadows-based designer suggests the easiest way to begin the brightening process is to de-clutter, particularly in areas that have lots of shiny surfaces like kitchens and bathrooms.

Yes, as strange as that might sound, Haywood says getting the stuff off your counters and other reflective surfaces can go a long way to improving the brightness factor in your home.

Let the gloss from your solid surface countertops reflect your indoor lighting, creating a brighter environment. Clutter eats up light and prevents reflection, so the more stuff you clear away, the better.

Functional storage with reflective surfaces can help both brighten and corral clutter. For example use a mirrored tray to contain bathroom essentials in easy reach.

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“Add some metallic finishes (gold in particular is popular at the moment) to any room and you’re going to make it brighter. Décor pieces with mirrored, jeweled, or metallic finishes can be placed strategically through the home. Try crystal embellished candlesticks, or use a jeweled tray as a place to store oils and vinegars in eyesight.”

There are lots of ways to increase the bling quotient in a room, and all of them will help reflect whatever natural or artificial light is present to make the room seem brighter.

Bring On Some Bling Inserting more “bling” into your home is also a great way to introduce more brightness, says the design consultant, and it doesn’t have to be all that

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continued from page 17 Add Some Colour Splashes of the right colour, placed strategically in a room, can really brighten things up, says the Haywood. Get away from browns, blacks and grays, and go with chartreuse, orange, peacock blue or purpose – not the deep purples that absorb light, but the lighter, more vibrant purples. These colours are popular right now, and when you use them in silks or velvets, they really warm up a room as well.

Let There Be Light Sometimes, brightening up a room can be as straightforward and obvious as ensuring the light bulbs are in good condition. One dead or dull bulb can really dampen the brightness factor in a room, so if you feel there isn’t enough light then make sure all the bulbs are full wattage. Get new bulbs, if necessary, or consider LED white lights for lower energy consumption and brighter light.

Haywood notes the addition of lamps, both freestanding and table, can add warmth and ambience to any room. There are lots of inexpensive options available in a variety of lighting and home stores, and the looks are very modern with more glass and more reflective surfaces.

When In Doubt, Paint!

A coat of paint is THE go to option when trying to brighten up a room. There are lots of shades of paint that will brighten a room, and you don’t have to do all the walls.

A single feature wall can make a dramatic difference in terms of brightness.

“Many of my clients are investors wanting to

maximize their impact on a tight budget. Painting a ceiling can make a room much brighter because ceilings tend to get dull and dirty over time.”

Consider The Best Designer Trick Add mirrors at the lighting source to maximize sparkle and reflection. Set one on the table under a pretty chandelier or on your wall behind sconces as

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One Last Idea Bring the outdoors inside. Plants and flowers are great additions to any room. As the weather forces us indoors, we can still enjoy natural elements, many of which are being reflected in fabrics this year. Look to large florals, leafy ferns and coral patterns to connect you to the happier feelings we get in tropical or summer locals. After all, making the room cheerier is just the ticket to beat those winter “blahs.”

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AfroVibras Peru will bring Afro-Brazilian and Afro-Peruvian dance traditions to the ACT as part of Culture Days, with a performance from 1-2 p.m. on Sunday.

This weekend the arts calendar is chock full of free entertainment and activities as Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows join a nationwide celebration known as Culture Days.

The event runs Friday through Sunday and involves numerous community groups.

Activities in the visual, literary and performing arts are designed to be family friendly, and are accessible to all ages.

The Arts Centre Theatre will celebrate culture days on Sunday with arts class samples for adults and teens. There will also be a performance of Afro-Brazilian and AfroPeruvian dance traditions by Samba Fusion and AfroVibras Peru, from 1-2 p.m.

The arts sampler features time slots at 11 a.m., noon and 2:15 p.m. with sketching, textile art, acrylic painting and “play in the mud.”

Haney artist in residence Kat Wahamaa’s Where the Light Gets In community photo collage will be on

display.

The Katzie First Nation will have storytelling, drumming, crafts, displays, traditional foods and entertainment in their Culture Days event on Saturday from 2-4 p.m. at Pitt Meadows City Hall (12007 Harris Rd.) There will be a special ceremony at 2 p.m., when city hall meeting rooms will be given Katzie names.

Fern Crescent artist in residence Robi Smith has a lantern installation that invites people of all ages to make a lantern on the theme of a river, either individually or collectively on larger pieces, at 23740 Fern Cres.

Osprey Village artist in residence Rebecca Fisher will mark the occasion with a community yurt felting project that allows everyone to contribute some creativity towards a portable tent made of felted material, for community use, at 10973 Barnston View Rd., unit No. 102.

There will be a heritage walking tour, artists demonstrations, miniature railway construction at the museum, building wind chimes with the Maple Ridge Lapidary Club and more.

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Maple Ridge dancer Aimee Payne (right, in black) was invited

by Janet Jackson’s creative director to an invite-only audition in L.A. for her Unbreakable World Tour, and she made the final cut.

Payne danced in the Vancouver show as part of the Rhythm Nation piece for the first show of the tour that opened in Vancouver on Aug. 31. Footage of her dancing beside Janet Jackson was on Entertainment Tonight.

The Golden Ears Gogos are taking part in the Art From the Attic sale on Oct. 10 to raise funds for African grandmothers raising AIDSorphaned children.

As part of the Greater Van Gogos, the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows grandmothers are working with groups from Burnaby, Coquitlam and New West to stage this event. They have over 1,500 pieces of art donated – originals, prints, photographs and posters. Some are signed by internationally known artists such as Calvin Hunt and Robert Bateman, and others are by local artists such as Vancouver photographer Elaine Forsey and Vancouver Island painter Jan Smart.

All proceeds will go to the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign, Stephen Lewis Foundation, which supports women raising a generation of children orphaned by the AIDS pandemic in Africa.

• Art From the Attic happens on Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Scandinavian Centre in Burnaby, 6540 Thomas St. Admission is free.

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A unique fundraiser in Maple Ridge is coming up next month, in a Jane Austen costume ball.

Maureen Floris of Youth Unlimited is confident the new dance on Oct. 23 will be “epic.

“This is a first time for us, but Jane Austen has a huge following,” she said.

She got the idea from a friend in California who organizes Jane Austen dances, and said they sound like a lot of fun.

“They’re something totally different, and something our community has not done before.”

The theme is early 1800s country dancing. People can Google Pride and Prejudice images for an idea of their costume, but Floris said women can wear simple white dresses with flat shoes, and men should wear cummerbunds around their waists and cravats instead of ties.

She said the people of the time would get together to dance and have fun as a community, “which is what we’re all about.”

There will be a live band and a professional caller who will teach dance steps

from the period, which were typically group dance steps performed in lines.

“There will be experienced dancers on the floor, which will help us all learn it.

“And you don’t have to have a dance partner to come.”

Austen also wrote about young women trying to find rich husbands, but “we won’t be focussing on that aspect,” joked Floris. The theme is more about charity.

The event will got Tickets are $35 each or $60 for a couple, and there will be raffles and door prices.

The age limit is 16 and older.

The event will be held at Burnett Fellowship Church (20639 – 123 Ave.) with doors opening at 6 p.m. and dancing from 6:30 until 10 p.m.

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Floris said the group has a goal of raising $17,000 for the night. It will be put toward the Youth Unlimited breakfast program, which sees meals like pancakes and sausage or egg sandwiches served to students at four different high schools in Maple Ridge.

• Questions can be directed to Maureen Floris at 778-242-8907.

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The Pitt Meadows Marauders will have a week off to lick their wounds and rebound after a 44-0 loss to the Ballenas Whalers in AA varsity exhibition game Friday.

The outmanned Marauders had a difficult time generating any offence, said head coach Matt Todd.

The Whalers, from Parksville on Vancouver Island, were led by running back Matt Price, who ran roughshod over the Pitt defence, racking up 189 yards on 15 carries.

Marauders defender Bailey Mountford lead the team with 10 tackles, followed by Brandon Hunt with five.

Pitt Meadows plays it final exhibition game under the lights Friday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. against the Vernon Secondary Panthers.

They open their regular season on the road Friday, Oct. 9 against the Rick Hansen Hurricanes at 3:45 p.m.

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Pitt Meadows Marauders running back Haden Harty looks for an opening against the Ballenas Whalers in a 44-0 exhibition loss on Friday .

Panthers. Kick-off is at 3:45 p.m.

The Titans opened with a 22-6 win on Vancouver Island against the Spectrum Thunder.

The win came after the Titans went the 2014 season

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Guard’s play turning heads Maple Ridge secondary grad Kate Head helped lead the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team to a split in its weekend exhibition series against the Calgary Dinos on the weekend.

Head, a rookie, made her starting debut with the CIS team in Abbotsford on Saturday, after coming off the bench in Friday’s game.

Playing at UFV’s En-

vision Athletic Centre on Saturday evening, the Cascades won 64-59, after losing the opener 69-57.

Cascades head coach Al Tuchscherer Kate Head was pleased with the play of his new point guard Head, and shooting guard Sydney Williams, a transfer from Thomp-

son Rivers University.

Tuchscherer said his rookie guard duo played “fantastic.”

Williams counted a pair of threepointers among her eight points, and Head’s four points were highlighted by a huge fourth-quarter trey

to help the Cascades maintain the lead.

With last year’s Ramblers girls, Head was an all-star at the Fraser Valley tournament, and then led her team with an average of 15 points per game at the provincial championship.

The Cascades now take a break from game action for a couple weeks before participating in the Regina Cougars’ preseason tournament, Oct. 8-10.

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The Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey Association is currently accepting prospective new referees for the 2015/16 season.

The RMMHA is hosting new refereeing Level 1 clinics in October and still have room for refs to sign up.

All boys and girls 12 years old or playing in their second year of pee wee and older are eligible to sign-up.

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• The Great Egg Drop on Wednesday, Sept. 23, from 3-4:30 p.m. at the Maple Ridge

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Public Library, (130 - 22470 Dewdney Trunk Rd.) In honor of Science Literacy Week, the challenge is to put your scientific engineering skills to the test. Create a container to protect an egg for a 25-foot drop, and then test your invenOffers available from September 1 - 30, 2015. X $12,698/$11,998 selling price which includes MSRP and fees for a new 2015 Sentra 1.8 S M6 (C4LG55 AA00)/2015 Versa Note 1.6 S M5 (B5RG55 AA00). $3,750/$3,520 NCI non-stackable cash discount, which includes $350/$350 dealer participation included in advertised amount. $750/$500 stackable Clearout Cash included in adveritised amount on 2015 Sentra 1.8 S M6 (C4LG55 AA00)/2015 Versa Note 1.6 S M5 (B5RG55 AA00). *Cash discount is $2,750/$2,750/$3,900/$2,000/$8,500 available on 2015 Rogue models, except S FWD (Y6RG15 AA00) which receives $1,000 when cash purchased, $3,250 discount is only available when financing with NCF through standard rates/2015 Sentra models except 1.8 S FWD (C4LG55 AA00) which receives $4,500/2015 Versa Note 1.6 S M5 (B5RG55 AA00), all other trims receive $2,250/ 2015 Juke models, except Nismo RS AWD (N5YT15 AE00) which receives $750, $2,500 discount is only available when financing with NCF through standard rates/ 2015 Armada models, except Platinum trims (7CTG75 AA00, 7CTG75 CC00, 7CTG75 CR00) which receive $7,500. Cash discount consists of $1,750/$2,000/$1,750/$1,250 non-stackable cash with $0/$350/$350/$0 dealer participation on 2015 Rogue/2015 Sentra/2015 Versa Note/2015 Juke and $1,000/$750/$500/$750 stackable Clearout Cash on select trims with $300/$250 dealer participation on 2015 Rogue/2015 Juke. Dealers may set their own prices. An order or dealer trade may be required. X Equivalent lease payments of $59 on the 2015 Rogue must be made on a monthly basis and cannot be made weekly. Weekly lease payments are for informational purposes only. ≠Representative monthly lease offer based on any new 2015 Rogue S FWD CVT (Y6RG15 AA00). 0.99%/0% lease APR for a 60/36 month term equals monthly payments of $255/$346 with $0 down payment, and $0 security deposit. First monthly payment, down payment and $0 security deposit are due at lease inception. Prices and payments include freight and fees. Lease based on a maximum of 20,000 km/year with excess charged at $0.10/km. Total lease obligation is $15,286/$12,445. $1,000 Clearout Cash included in advertised offer. Conditions apply. †Representative finance offer based on any new 2015 Rogue S FWD CVT (Y6RG15 AA00). Selling price is $25,208 financed at 0% APR equals monthly payments of $525 monthly for a 48 month term. $0 down payment required. Cost of borrowing is $0 for a total obligation of $25,208. This offer cannot be combined with any other offer. Conditions apply. VModels shown $36,808/$25,998/$21,148/31,878 Selling price for a new 2015 Rogue SL AWD Premium (Y6DG15 BK00)/ 2015 Sentra 1.8 SL (C4TG15 AA00)/2015 Versa Note 1.6 SL CVT (B5TG15 AE00)/ 2015 Juke® SL AWD (N5XT15 AA00). See your dealer or visit Nissan.ca/Loyalty. *X±≠VFreight and PDE charges ($1,760, $1,600, $1,600, $1,700) air-conditioning levy ($100) where applicable, applicable fees (all which may vary by region), manufacturer’s rebate and dealer participation where applicable are included. License, registration, insurance and applicable taxes are extra. Lease offers are available on approved credit through Nissan Canada Finance for a limited time, may change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers except stackable trading dollars.

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ommunity Calendar lists events in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. Notices are free to local non-profit groups courtesy of The News. Drop off details to 22328 119 Ave., fax to 604-463-4741 or e-mail newsroom@mapleridgenews.

tion in the foyer of the library.

All materials supplied. For kids in Grades 3-7.

Sept. 24 • Storytime Thursdays: at the Pitt Meadows library from Sept. 24 to Dec. 3 from 10:15-10:45 a.m. Introduce kids to the love of books and language with Storytime.

Children and caregivers will enjoy interactive stories, songs, rhymes, and more.

Storytime prepares children to learn to read.

• Cinema Politica Ridge Meadows film presentation on Thursday, Sept. 24, 7-9 p.m. at Maple Ridge City Hall, Council Chambers. Silence of the Labs is an investigation into the changing landscape of public funding for scientific research and its relationship to public policy. Over the past five years the federal government has dismissed more than 2,000 scientists, and hundreds of programs and world-renowned research facilities have lost their funding.

Sept. 26 • CreAtrium Collaborative Art Project on Saturday, Sept. 26 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Maple Ridge Public Library. Each year, the Teen Advisory Group creates an art installation to suspend in the library atrium over the winter.

In 2015, they’re inviting the whole community to join them. Drop by for the launch and contribute a craft to the final installation. Can’t make the launch date? Watch for opportunities to participate throughout the fall. All ages welcome.

• Fraser Valley Food Truck Festival on Saturday, Sept.

26, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Albion Fairgrounds (23448 105 Ave.), with 20 food trucks, an artisan market, live music and family fun and entertainment. Admission cost is $2 at the door, with kids 13 and under free.

Sept. 27 • Rivers Day: KEEPS, Metro Vancouver Parks and Bell-Irving Hatchery will be hosting a World Rivers Day event at Riverfront in Kanaka Creek Regional Park on Sunday, Sept. 27 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Canoe tours down to the Fraser will highlight the day.

The event is suitable for all ages and admission is free.

Ongoing • The Secret book study meets every Thursday from 7-8 p.m. at the Maple Ridge Library, second floor. Free to attend, and for more information, contact Jenn at 604-353-8799 or email at: thesecretbookstudy@yahoo.ca • The TOPS group in Maple Ridge meets Thursdays from 6-7:30 p.m. The new leader Diane deGroot can be reached at 604-460-6498.

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INDEX IN BRIEF FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS ...............1-8

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS 4

FUNERAL HOMES

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS 7

OBITUARIES

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS ...9-57

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CHILDREN ........................................80-98 EMPLOYMENT .............................102-198 BUSINESS SERVICES...................203-387

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PETS & LIVESTOCK ......................453-483 MERCHANDISE FOR SALE...........503-587 REAL ESTATE ...............................603-696

LOST AND FOUND

McGowan, Ronald Terrance (A.K.A Canvas Pimp)

MARINE .......................................903-920

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December 20, 1940 to September 13, 2015 Terry passed away peacefully with his daughter and Brian by his bedside, at the age of 74. He will be loved and missed by his wife Florence of 49 years, his 96 year old mother Blanche Gettling, daughter Lynne & Brian.

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OBITUARIES BAIN, Brian Gordon

Brian passed away on August 8, 2015 at Hay River, NWT at the age of 57. He was predeceased by his mother Alice Bain and sister Lianne Jones. Brian is survived by his daughter Amy (Jan) Brandt, his father Gordon Bain and special aunt Audrey Paulson as well as many family members. He lived for the past 25 years in Hay River, NWT. Gord and Amy wish to thank Brian’s friends in Hay River for their care and support, and a special thanks to Michael Roy for his friendship to Brian and all his help.

Celebration of Life to be held October 17, 2015 1:00 pm at Fraserview Community Hall 22610 - 116th Ave Maple Ridge.

In lieu of flowers please make donations to Bailey House (Ridge Meadows Hospital) as this will be Terry’s last gift to his wife Florence as this is where she has resided for the last 6 years.

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109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available.

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Burnaby based. Must be avail to work nights and weekends. Good driving record & abstract required Experience & air ticket beneficial.

Email: jobs@atlasg.net or Fax: 604-294-5988

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START A NEW CAREER in Graphic Arts, Healthcare, Business, Education or Information Tech. If you have a GED, call: 855-670-9765

108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES GET FREE VENDING MACHINES Can Earn $100,000.00 + Per Year.

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Excavator & Backhoe Operator Training. Be employable in 4-6wks. Call 604-546-7600. www.rayway.ca

CARETAKERS/ RESIDENTIAL MANAGERS

MOTEL ASST Manager Team to run small Motel in Parksville BC. Non-Smoking, no Pets, good Health, fulltime live-in position. Fax 250-5861634 or email resume to: kjjr27@hotmail.com

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OMEGA ENGINEERING is hiring Civil & Structural Technologists and Engineers for offices in Salmon Arm Kelowna, Chilliwack and Langley.

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FAMILY DAYCARE

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HELP WANTED .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

Vantage Way 7979 Vantage Way, Delta, V4G 1A6

Pressroom Helpers/ Stackers We have several openings for Press Helpers/ Stackers at our Delta location.

NEW STORE OPENING IN PITT MEADOWS NOW HIRING Grocery Clerks, Cashiers & All Departments Apply Today! www.saveonfoodsjobs.com

Preference given to those with experience in this field, but is not necessary. Shifts are 12 hours/3 shifts per week or 9.5 hours/4 shifts per week.

Must be willing to work nights and weekends.

References required. Starting wage is $14.31/hr.

Interested applicants should email their resume and references to Linda Wischoff at: lwischoff@blackpress.ca Competition closes: October 7, 2015 We thank all those who are interested in this position, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

FLAG PEOPLE Must be Certified and have a car. Full-Time. Medical/Dental. $15 - $21/hour post Probation.

Please send resume to: trshaw@bcroadsafe.com or visit bcroadsafe.com

LOT ATTENDANT 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.

Apply in person with current copy of D/L, Abstract & resume to: Sales Manager West Coast Toyota 19950 Lougheed Highway, Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2S9

www.westcoasttoyota.com

SERVER / COOK Serve tables, take phone orders and help in our award winning kitchen. Exp in food service & hospitality a bonus, but willing to train. Preference given to applicants 19+ years.

Please apply in person to:

Jim’s Pizza 11952 224th St, Maple Ridge

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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

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

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~ FULLY INSURED ~ Call Tim 604-612-5388

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Bindery Workers Black Press has opportunities for Bindery Workers at our Delta location to assist with the mechanical insertion of advertising flyers into our Lower Mainland newspapers. Applicants must be available to work a variety of scheduled evening and night shifts. Additionally, successful applicants will need to be available on a call-in basis.

Excellent remuneration. Experience an asset, but not a requirement. Reliable transportation is a prerequisite.

Interested applicants should email their resume to Derrill Imrie at: binderyjobs@vantageway.ca Competition closes: October 16, 2015 We thank all those who are interested in this position, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows NEWS

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Available routes in Pitt Meadows 41011003 - 120 Ave, 120B Ave, 121 Ave, 121A Ave, 121B Ave, 193A St, Blakely Rd. 41011005 - 118B Ave, 119 Ave, 193 St, Blakely Rd 41011010 - Wildwood Cres N, Wildwood Pl. 41011022 - Bonson Rd, Maple Pl, Somerset Dr. 41011024 - 119 Ave, Hammond Rd. 41011029 - Barnston View, Bishops Reach, Fraser Way

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

Top Line Projects Ltd. Established 1994

D Home Repairs D All types of carpentry D Renovations Call Mike 604 - 306 - 4468

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

.Jim’s Mowing. 310-JIMS (5467).

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

Available routes in Maple Ridge 40000064 - 111A Ave, 112 Ave, 237 St, 238 St, Kanaka Way. 40220250 - 125A Ave, 126 Ave, 220 St, 220A St. 40220257 - 124 Ave, 126 Ave, 219 St, Harkness Crt, Higgins Crt, Highview Pl, Isaac Cres.

40220262 - 124 Ave, 216 St, Exeter Ave, Spring Cres, Thornton Ave. 40220264 - 123 Ave, 124 Ave, 216 St Evans St, Manor Ave. 40220270 - 123 Ave, 124 Ave, 221 St, Canuck Cres, Gray St. 40310307 - 113 Ave, 114 Ave, 207 St, Lorne Ave. 40310313 - 119 Ave, 210 St, 212 St, Cook St, Laity St. 40320370 - 123 Ave, 201 St, 202 St, 203 St, Allison St, Chatwin Ave, Davenport Dr, McIvor Ave. 40320384 - 124 Ave, 125 Ave, 209 St, Blanshard St, Meadow Pl. 40330332 - 113 Ave, 114 Ave, 115 Ave, 205 St, Barclay St, Latvalia Ln, Lorne Ave, Maple Cres, West¿eld Ave. 40330333 - Charlton St, Chigwell St, Ditton St, Eltham St, Hampton St, Kent St, Lorne Ave, Princess St. 40330337 - 116 Ave, 203 St.

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HERFORT CONCRETE

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

Experience in moulding, millwork, doors and interior finishing detail required. Full-time Mon to-Fri. We offer Competitive wages & health benefits after 3 months.

Fax: 604-513-1194 Email: jobs@westcoastmoulding.com

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CHUCKS RENOVATION

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

SALES

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

109-7979 Vantage Way, Delta, V4G 1A6

M.T. GUTTERS

Professional Installation

778-231-9675, 778-231-9147

. HIRING FLAGGERS. Must be certified! $15-$18/hr. 604-575-3944

Vantage Way

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

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DESIGN

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ELECTRICAL

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LOW RATES 604-617-1774

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

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

Gutter Cleaning & Repairs. (Res. & Strata). Prompt Service. Window Cleaning & Pressure Washing.

Grants Home Maint 604-936-2808.

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

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 300

LANDSCAPING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 329 PAINTING & DECORATING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 356

RUBBISH REMOVAL

PETS 477

PETS

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION

Ed’s ROTOTILLING & LANDSCAPING

~ Free Estimates ~

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GARAGE SALES

Pitt Meadows

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

Closing Out Sale #10 12350 Harris Road

mikes hauling 604-516-9237

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

D Garden Blend Soil D Lawn Blend Soil D Custom Blends avail.

D Composted Mushroom Manure TONY’’S PAINTING

MANUFACTURED HOMES. MOBILE HOMES. MODULAR HOMES. NEW & USED Call Chuck at 604-830-1960 ~ your local SRI dealer ~ Searching for your dream home or selling it? This is the location. Listings include everything from acreage, farms/ranches to condos and waterfront homes.

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

all soils are tested for Optimum growing requirements.

17607 Ford Road Pitt Meadows

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

JAGUAR LANDSCAPING Lawn & Garden Service.

Design, Pruning, Lawns, Cleanups, Comm/ Res. (604)466-1369

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

312 MAINTENANCE SERVICES

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

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

Scott 604-891-9967 paylesspropainting.com

RENTALS

TOPSOIL

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 706 559

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MISC SERVICES

2 Bedroom Apartments BRIGHT & LARGE Central Coquitlam Co-op AND Seniors only building No subsidy Cls to transit, schools & shops

TREE SERVICES

Jerry, 604-500-2163

DN Painting Top Quality/Affordable Prices Exterior/Interior Drywall Repair Years of Experience

604-465-1311

MOVING & STORAGE

ABE MOVING & Delivery & Rubbish Removal $30/hr. per Person • 24/7

604-999-6020

604 - 720 - 2009 ~We accept Visa & Mastercard~

MISC. FOR SALE

PRESSURE WASHER - new; 5 HP Shop Vac - new; GE Dishwasher new; Weight Reducing Machine; King size Waterbed Frame with drawers & heater. All open to offers.

Moving/Must Sell. (604)467-0799

REAL ESTATE

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

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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

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

Onsite Manager

604.465.7713

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

Great Location

Queen Anne Apts.

• Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal

* Renovated Suites * *Large *Clean *Very Quiet

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

Includes: Heat, Hot Water

and Hydro

851

Near Shopping & Amenities.

SENIOR’S DISCOUNT

TRUCKS & VANS

150 NEW GMC 4 Dr pick-ups.

Payments from $245. Also 400 used vehicles to choose from.

Easy finance - low payments.

Eagleridge GMC 604-507-6686 gmctrucksbc@gmail.com

604-463-2236 604-463-7450

MAPLE RIDGE

Reno’d 1 Bdrm suite $710/mo Util + sec pkng extra No pets. Close to amen.

Ref’s & Credit Check Req’d.

McIntosh Plaza Suit Mature Adults

Leave it to us. bclassified.com 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 FIXIT PLUMBING & HEATING H/W Tanks, Reno’s, Boilers, Furn’s.

Drain Cleaning. Ins. 604-380-2932

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

ABBA MOVERS & DEL Res/comm 1-5 ton truck, 2men fr $45. SENIOR DISCOUNT. Honest, bsmt clean up 25yrs Exp. 24hrs/7days 604-506-7576

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

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

Ask about our

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ROOM SPECIAL

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

14179 Reichenback Rd

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

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

338

Pitt Meadows Marina

12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certified Crime Free Buildings

778-628-7590

Commercial & Residential

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

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

FREE ESTIMATES

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING

MIRACLE MOVING

PETS

2002 ACURA RSX SUPER CLEAN! School ready. $5999. 604-561-0053.

MAPLE RIDGE 3 yr. old. Pride Legend Electric SCOOTER. All the bells & whistles & new battery 2015. Up to 25 mi. per charge. 24” wide. 350 lb. limit. Hardly used by my Dad. $900. Call 604-460-2005

WCB Covered

Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates.

Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

Local & Long Distance Moves * Licensed * Insured * Bonded All Truck Sizes & Trailers Amazing Rates! FREE Estimates.

778-928-5995

477

Dasl ~ 604 945 5864 dasl@terramanagement.ca

560

PETS

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

APARTMENT/CONDO

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

www.jonesbroscartageltd.com

$25 Off with this Ad

Meadows Landscape Supply

320

STORAGE

New SRI 14x60. $74,900.

Pad rent $550/mo. 55+.

Call Chuck 604-830-1960

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

Tree Removal/Topping/Spiral Thinning/Hedge Trimming/Stump Grinding. Free Estimates.

WCB/Fully Insured

$59.00 Per Ton

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

2000 VW PASSAT for parts, runs, needs transmission, $1,000. obo.

Call 604-302-3281.

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

749

TREE BROTHERS SPECIALIST

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

TRANSPORTATION

$75 OFF 1ST MONTH

Haney Motor Hotel

TOWNHOUSES

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

Pay-Less Pro Painting EXT/INT FALL SPECIAL LOOK for our YARD SIGNS

✶Dump Site Now Open✶

752

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

ROOMS FOR RENT

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

SUITES, LOWER

2 coats any colour

604-465-3189

317

750

MAPLE RIDGE, East: 2 Bdrm bsmt suite, 1400 sq.ft., own lndry, sep yard. NP/NS. $1200 incl cbl & utils.

Oct 15. (604) 306-6746, 467-6746

Call 604-467-3944

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299

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

604-463-3000

746

RENTALS

OFFICE/RETAIL

Rick Medhurst Royal LePage Realty

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

www.paintspecial.com

When QUALITY Matters

741

Unbelievable Rates, Starting at $495/month.

Various sizes 320sf. - 2000sf.

Various downtown locations.

Updated and well maintained.

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

604-941-2263 / 604-725-7246

RENTALS

Maple Ridge Office & Retail Space

in need of caring homes!

All cats are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed.

Visit us at:

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

NO Wood byproducts used

REAL ESTATE

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

741

OFFICE/RETAIL

741

OFFICE/RETAIL

22330 McIntosh Avenue

(604)463-6841 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

In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: On September 28, 2012, at 19040 Lougheed Highway, Pitt Meadows, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Ridge Meadows RCMP seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: $590 CAD, on or about 00:53 Hours.

The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 5(2) (Possession for purpose of trafficking) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada.

Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2015-3003, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for disposal by the Director of Civil Forfeiture unless a notice of

dispute is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice.

A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published.

You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Director’s website, accessible online at www. pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

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