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Masse can’t make meetings New shelter affecting his downtown business By Neil Corbett ncorbett@mapleridgenews.com

Coun. Bob Masse says the city’s new downtown homeless shelter is creating problems for his business and forcing him to miss two of council’s Monday morning workshops every month. That, in part, resulted in Monday morning’s scheduled three-hour meeting being adjourned after 45 minutes because only three of seven councillors showed up, too few for an official quorum. Mayor Nicole Read was at a homeless conference in Montreal, while Coun. Gordy Robson was on vacation and Coun. Kiersten Duncan showed up late – about 15 minutes after the meeting was adjourned. See Masse, 3

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Salvation Army continues its operation Meal service dips 20 per cent since city shelter opened By Phil M elnyc h u k pmelnychuk@mapleridgenews.com

While the city’s temporary homeless shelter is helping the street-entrenched homeless, the caring goes on at the Salvation Army. “We’re continuing on,” said Patricia Cuff, spokesman for the Salvation Army in B.C. “We’re continuing to serve.” In August, Maple Ridge council asked B.C. Housing to stop funding the 25-bed emergency shelter at the Salvation Army’s Caring Place, a cost of $1 million annually. Mayor Nicole Read said then that the community had “lost faith” in the Salvation Army. Since then, the city opened a 40-bed temporary shelter on Oct. 1, allowing the dispersal of the Cliff Avenue homeless camp. “We haven’t said much in the news, but we continue to do the services that are needed and that’s what we’re focusing on,” Cuff said. “We’re not responding to the negative statements that were made.” People are liking that approach, she added, although whether that will translate into adequate donations this Christmas remains to be seen. The homeless camp on Cliff Avenue had grown up during the spring and was just metres from the Caring Place, where people could get daily meals, showers and laundry service. “When you’re working on the front lines, you’re open to criticism. We can be blameshifted for the homeless situation in Maple Ridge, but our reality is we’re just serving a need that’s there,” Cuff said. Since the temporary city shelter, operated by Rain City Housing, opened on Lougheed Highway, just across from the Salvation

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The emergency and transitional shelter beds remain occupied. Army, the number of meals served at the latter has dropped 20 per cent. The temporary city shelter offers hot meals in house, twice a day. “That’s been the only place where we’ve seen a drop,” said Amelia Norrie, of the Caring Place. But use of the Salvation Army’s 25-bed emergency shelter and the 15-bed transitional shelter is at or near capacity, said Cuff. “What that tells me is there is a need for a number of different shelters in Maple Ridge. It may not be either-or, it may be both,” she added. “That’s 40 beds in our community. That’s

40 people every day that are being kept off the streets.” Cuff said since Maple Ridge council made the request to cut the Sally Ann’s funding, there’s been no response from B.C. Housing. The contract to operate 25-bed shelter ends in March 2017, but Cuff views that process more as a renewal rather than expiry. B.C. Housing, in August, said the Salvation Army is meeting all requirements in operating the shelter. Caring Place executive-director Darrell Pilgrim said previously that a loss of funding would not necessarily mean the end of

his organization in the city. The funding for the shelter pays for 70 per cent of the Caring Place’s $1.2-million annual budget in Maple Ridge. “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.” The Caring Place has said it previously that it would consider relocating if another spot could be found near the downtown, where most low-income families and seniors live. “If we could build a service-specific building that’s still close to the downtown core, that would be amazing,” Norrie said.

‘Rain City doing as good a job as anybody can’ Masse from front

Masse was in town, but said he needs to be at his business on Monday mornings to deal with problems created on weekends by residents of the homeless shelter, located on Lougheed Highway, a block south of his chiropractic office. Masse operates Focus Chiropractic, located at 22234 Selkirk Avenue, across a parking lot and lane from the new city-operated homeless shelter. The clinic employs seven health care practitioners and four staff. Masse said on Monday, Oct. 26, they arrived at the clinic to learn that people had been sleeping in the doorway and left litter and discarded needles. On another recent occasion, a homeless

man was found laying next to the building unconscious. After determining that he was breathing, they contacted the shelter operator, Rain City Housing, to deal with what turned out to be someone sleeping out of the rain. Masse has no complaints with Rain City, and said the operator has been responsive to complaints. “They dealt with it immediately, in both circumstances,” he said. “I think they’re doing as good a job as anyone can.” But as a business operator, Masse feels an obligation to take on any problems associated with the shelter on Monday mornings. “I think it’s appropriate that I be there.” Because of the shelter’s close proximity to his clinic, Masse had to excuse himself

from council’s deliberations about the location of the temporary shelter, which opened at Lougheed Highway and 222nd Street on Oct. 1. His involvement could have been construed as a conflict of interest. Masse would like to have been part of a general conversation about whether a shelter should be in the downtown core – he would Masse have preferred to see it in cityowned buildings in the Albion flats, for the sake of business owners. He will deal with the situation for the next six months, after which the city shelter is expected to close, but that will likely include his absence from all Monday morn-

ing workshops. “There’s things that need to be dealt with, but we’ve dealt with things for 20 years,” said Masse. “In the long run, once we get people moved on and this place is closed, the downtown will definitely be ahead of the game.” There’s nothing in the rules to stop Masse from routinely missing the Monday morning workshops, said Deputy Mayor Tyler Shymkiw, who was forced to adjourn the meeting he was chairing on Monday. “That’s a personal decision by Bob, and that’s between Bob and the electorate,” said Shymkiw, adding that Masse “does a lot of work for the city.”

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said Insp. Mike Carlson, RCMP Federal Serious and Organized Crime Group. The following individuals were arrested in B.C. on Wednesday, Oct. 28: • Stephen John Lockett, 42, Pitt Meadows; • Jeffrey Michael Boyer, 34, Coquitlam; • Reece Peter Germaine, 28, North Vancouver; • Derek Nicklaus Pilling, 28, Maple Ridge; • Douglas Kurtiss Neumann, 33, Maple Ridge; • Darren Ernest Telford, 29, Maple Ridge; • Ryan Frederick Franklin, 28, Maple Ridge. Lockett and Boyer are jointly facing charges of conspiracy to traffick marijuana, proceeds of crime and money laundering. Germaine, Pilling, Neumann, Telford and Franklin are each facing charges of trafficking in marijuana, possession of proceeds of crime and money laundering. Officers have escorted them to Nova Scotia to appear in Halifax Provincial Court. a k f o r th

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Fair share A new report suggests lowering tolls on the Golden Ears and Port Mann bridges and instituting a region-wide fee structure to reduce traffic congestion. This idea could find favour with commuters in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, who have little choice but to pay hundreds, if not thousands of dollars a year to cross the region’s only two toll bridges. Such is the price of living on the north side of the Fraser River, where residents rejected the spring referendum on raising the provincial sales tax a half per cent to fund transportation improvements at a higher percentage than anywhere else. Seventy-seven per cent of those who voted in Maple Ridge said no. In Pitt Meadows, 72 per cent voted no. Residents here accept that the population in the region is growing, and that transportation improvements – although little would occur here – will be needed to relieve growing traffic congestion. They accept that such infastructure isn’t free. But they want an equitable way to fund it, for others to pay a fair share. Road pricing could provide that balance, as well as offer incentives for travelling outside rush hours, as has worked elsewhere. The federal Liberals have already said they will spend on transportation projects in B.C., but whether fully or just a portion is not yet known. Also not known is what the reduced bridge tolls and fees would be under a road pricing system. No matter what changes take place, they should make commuting more efficient and equitable for all, not penalize those will few options. Roads, tunnels and bridges are clogged because a mass of people are trying to get to the same place at the same time. The reasons for that should be reflected in any future transportation plan, to develop a fair way to help make daily commuting better for all. Then ask the people how they feel about that. – The News

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The silence of the email servers VICTORIA – Premier Christy Clark’s government has been steadily backed into a corner on its apparent deletion of emails involving sensitive government topics. A week-long barrage of accusations by the NDP opposition B.C. Views peaked with its most Tom Fletcher damning evidence of a cover-up, in the long-running case of eight health researchers suspended or fired from drug approval studies. Most have been paid settlements or reinstated after the biggest personnel management blunder in memory. One committed suicide. We are now into a second independent review of this tragic case, after an independent lawyer was unable to determine what went wrong, because she couldn’t compel testimony or demand records. It is now in the hands of B.C.’s new Ombudsperson, Jay Chalke, who has that authority. Everyone agrees that the deputy health minister of the day, Graham Whitmarsh, was legally responsible for the decisions and records. Yet somehow the only record released to the NDP for the two-year period of the firings and subsequent investigation was a heavily blanked-out update from his successor, Stephen Brown, to the premier’s deputy, John Dyble. It refers to an “update on litigation resolu-

tion from investigation,” the substance of which is blanked out, and offers to discuss the situation by phone. Here’s an exchange between NDP MLA Adrian Dix and Citizens’ Services Minister Amrik Virk: Dix: “Can the minister explain why the Office of the Premier, the Deputy Minister to the Premier, has no records and why the successive Deputy Minister of Health had one record over two years?” Virk: “The suggestion from the member opposite that there are no documents is false ... There are more documents now that the Ombudsperson has conduct of the matter and is undertaking a comprehensive review. I fully expect that he will do a comprehensive review and will consent to the release of more documents.” There will be more sound and fury over this, but only Chalke’s report can provide new information. And even then, the damage is done, settlements and non-disclosure deals have been signed, and Clark and Health Minister Terry Lake have formally apologized. The larger issue is how freedom of information legislation should work. Should the opposition be able to second-guess decisions of bureaucrats by going through their emails? The traditional answer is no. Elected officials are responsible, even if they had no actual role, as should always be the case in hiring and firing ministry staff and awarding government work contracts. The buck stops with Lake and Clark, not their deputies.

There are sound reasons for this. Consider another sensitive decision, to shoot wolves from the air in a last-ditch effort to preserve dwindling mountain caribou herds. Protesters, pop stars and politicians can sound off as they like, but these hard decisions are made and carried out by wildlife experts working for or consulted by the province. The minister, in this case Forests Minister Steve Thomson, authorizes the use of helicopters and rifles and takes the political consequences.

Consider another sensitive decision, to shoot wolves from the air in a last-ditch effort to preserve dwindling mountain caribou herds. One can imagine the agonizing discussion that goes on behind the scenes, as provincial and First Nations wildlife experts watch caribou herds dwindle despite widespread habitat protection efforts. They not only make the technical call, they have to pull the trigger. Would wildlife biologists be able to provide frank advice for or against this decision if they knew their names and opinions could later be used in a political battle in the legislature and in the streets? No. And can you run a public service if everyone is subjected to the scrutiny that only politicians choose to endure? No. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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THE NEWS/letters More low points Editor, The News: Re: Proud to be Canadian (Letters, Oct. 28). Although Graham Mowatt wraps his letter ‘Proud to be a Canadian’ in courtesy and platitudes (congratulations to the victor, Dan Ruimy, and the rich cultural diversity of the Maple Ridge community), the content bemoans the irrationality of the conservative opposition. Yet, is not Mr. Mowatt’s assessment more than mildly one-sided? Did not the barbaric cultural practice hotline, the limited access of the press to the prime minister, the vetted fan club only at rallies, and the American-style attack ads register on Mr. Mowatt’s ‘low –point’ scale? Perhaps we subscribe to a different aesthetic. Dale Hardy Maple Ridge

Bins are not free Editor, The News: To the recycling staff, I appreciate the job you do. I’m pro-recycling and do so with every item I possibly can, and you are a direct link to a cleaner planet. For that, I thank you. What I don’t thank you for is the violence with which you treat my recycling bins. These are not free bins. All three of mine are now cracked in such a way that they have lost all structural integrity and will have to be replaced. I know that you are in a hurry to complete your route, but please, slow down just a little and take care with the property of others. Sarah Larocque Pitt Meadows

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Juno Beach is sacred ground Editor, The News: My family emigrated from Germany shortly after the Second World War. I have always known in my heart that our family replaced the life of some young Canadian soldier, who lies buried in Normandy. As a result, I have always had a profound respect for this generation of men and women who have been very aptly named in history books as ‘the greatest generation.’ They are all moving on now. Seen less and less at the cenotaphs every year, and much like their First World War brethren, they will all soon pass into the pages of

history, never to see the likes of them again. My wife and I went to Europe this year. As true Canadians, Vimy and Juno were absolute priorities for us to visit. We felt compelled to go there to show our gratitude and respect for the fallen. Vimy stands in solitude in the middle of nowhere. The surrounding fields are still laden with unexploded ordinance from the battles that raged 100 years ago. I remember Remembrance Day parades as a young boy seeing hundreds of First World War veterans. They are all gone now.

We then attended Juno Beach. I’ve read many an account of the sacrifices made at Juno Beach, so to stand there, and to imagine what those boys faced as they scrambled up the beach was a bit overwhelming. You can really sense the carnage, and you can’t truly understand that until you physically stand on that beach. So while I was taking all of this in, I noted some locals walking their dogs. I guess it’s just any old beach to them. The dogs did their business, on the very sands that our boys died on, and they moved on. They didn’t even bother to pick it up. I was

flabbergasted. This is Canadian sacred ground. Have you all forgotten? It really seems to be a forgotten beach, which is in sharp contrast to the way in which the Americans revere and maintain Utah and Omaha. In a few more years, our remaining boys will all have passed on, yet their sacrifices cannot be forgotten. Juno needs to be upgraded to the level of Utah and Omaha. It’s our sacred ground, and it should never be mistaken as another dog run. William Jost Maple Ridge

Soon it will be Remembrance Day Editor, The News: Saturday was Halloween. I got to thinking of two Steven Spielberg movies: Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan. Both movies affected me deeply as to the horror of war, the realty of evil and our over-

whelming need for peace in the world. I am once again deeply grateful to the generation that went ahead of us, to bring that World War genocide to an end. On Halloween, I was thinking about those movies. Why on earth would we, today, pre-

tend that evil is fun, that the grotesque is lovely, and death and horror should be celebrated? I do not understand such a bipolar society. If we are so grateful for the peace we now enjoy, because so many of our predecessors had to live

through hell, why are so many trying to drag us back? Saturday was Halloween. Soon it will be Remembrance Day. I know which one I will be celebrating. Phil Dougan Maple Ridge

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The Mayors Council, TransLink and Metro Vancouver can all “do better things than we have in the past,” added Becker. There’s nothing stopping the Mayors’ Council from saying it wants to investigate the costs of road tolling, in concert with TransLink. From the province’s perspective, referenda should be required for any new revenue. But the government has to reach a consensus with other levels of government, he added. Ragan visited Vancouver earlier this month and spent an hour and 45 minutes going to Surrey in rush hour via the free Pattullo Bridge, then 25 minutes back again via the tolled Port Mann Bridge. He said the clogged conditions on the Pattullo and its approaches

stem from the decision to toll the Port Mann Bridge without a coordinated approach at other crossings. “You want to not just toll one bridge, you want to toll the set of bridges.” He said that change would eliminate the problem of drivers going out of their way to get to an untolled bridge. According to the Ecofiscal Commission, congestion pricing cut traffic in London by 36 per cent over a decade. In a pilot project in Oregon, drivers subjected to higher per-mile charges during peak times responded by reducing driving at those times by 22 per cent, relative to those paying a flat rate. Becker said a tolling structure could start with putting smaller tolls on bridges, then expand to roads. “We don’t even have a

Air cadet commanding o Capt. Mike Palmer said tra involving first-aid, biathlon, marksmanship takes place se nights a week at the cadet bui at the Albion fairgrounds. The order to stand down is j effect until Monday, when an date will be issued. “The cadets missed out on

committee structure that would talk about this.” In August, Pitt Meadows received the support of both Maple Ridge and Port Coquitlam in asking for tolls to be reduced for the Golden Ears and Port Mann bridges while repairs are underway to the Pattulo. That could demonstrate how lower tolls could result in higher use of the bridges. However, numbers could be skewed because the test takes place when the Pattulo is closed, forcing an usually larger number of vehicles to use either one of the other bridges. All three mayors signed the letter Aug. 31, addressed to Gregor Robertson, chair of the Mayor’s Council on Regional Transportation. “Let’s see if we can use the toll to get more people off the Lougheed and off the Mary Hill Bypass on to the Golden Ears Bridge

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and on to the Port Mann Bridge,” Becker said. It currently costs commuters with transponders in their vehicles $3.10 for each crossing of the Golden Ears Bridge. Becker said the mayor’s transportation plan that was defeated in the referendum remains intact, only awaiting a solution to a source for regional funding in order to access senior government money. One element included an express bus from downtown Maple Ridge, through Pitt Meadows to the new Evergreen line SkyTrain in Coquitlam. However, that, along with dozens of other transportation improvements have been shelved indefinitely. “There’s an obligation on the politicians to get their house in order to deal with people’s perceptions that TransLink is out of touch and out of control,” Becker said. “I don’t agree with that, but I heard it time and again during the referendum.” Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Liberal MLA Doug Bing said road tolling has been tried in other parts of the world. “Any time you make any major change, there’s a lot of opposition.” He favours a pilot project to see if it works. “We can already see from the tolling we have, that people are looking for alternatives.” Bing recognized that it would first have to pass in a referendum. “It’s a tough sell, no question.” Metro residents voted by a 62 per cent margin against a 0.5 per cent sales tax earlier this year. Maple Ridge deputy mayor Tyler Shymkiw said for road pricing to work there must be transportation alternatives and there are none in Maple Ridge. “You can push people off the roads, but you have to be pushing them on to something else.” Surrey has SkyTrain, but Maple Ridge has only the five times daily West Coast Express. “We don’t even have a rapid bus service at this point,” he said. If another referendum failed, “It’s obviously still within the power of the province to implement something. At this point, the Mayor’s Council needs to come up with a bit of a plan, post the last one.” – with files from Black Press

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Cardboard blinds come up in the Legislature SRT portables will get window coverings

a lockdown, the teacher is supposed to quickly tack this cardboard up so a potential intruder could not see into the portable classroom. Robinson then told the minister to admit that the government’s demands for administrative savings are affecting classrooms, and to stop under-funding education. Education Minister Mike Bernier responded that the government has invested $1.4 billion on school improvements in the past three years, including seismic upgrades. “It’s unfortunate we always have to hear the NDP besmirch the system,” he added. Robinson said she wanted to show how ridiculous the situation is getting in schools, due to government underfunding. She has since been told by the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school district

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The use of makeshift cardboard window blinds in the portable classrooms at Samuel Robertson Technical were used as an example of the government’s under-funding of education in the provincial legislature. On Oct. 28, CoquitlamMaillardville MLA Selina Robinson used question period to tell the minister that teachers at the Maple Ridge high school have been asked to create makeshift window coverings. “Teachers have been asked if they can find some cardboard, cut it to shape, and prepare it for use as window coverings,” said Robinson. She said in the event of

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that there is enough funding for the blinds. Irena Pochop of the school district said it is not a funding issue, and the at SRT has a “healthy budget” that it can access to pay for wind coverings. “The cardboard was put up as a temporary measure while the school works with our facilities department to allocate the funds and order and install the blinds. Our hope is to have new blinds in there within a couple of weeks, though the timeline will unfortunately depend on how long it takes for them to ship.” She said there were blinds on the windows, but they were damaged and taken down, and the cardboard put up as a temporary measure. Robinson said school board administrators have been cutting costs for so long, they are scared to spend any money that might be deemed discretionary.

“It’s really not about blinds, it’s about chronic underfunding,” she said. “Everyone is anxious to spend money on the things we need.” “This is just another example of how crazy it’s getting.” District Parent Advisory Council president Kim Dumore said the issue was blown out of proportion. “When the district got wind of it, they dealt with it in a timely manner,” she said. “Safety is of the utmost importance to the district.” Maple Ridge Teachers’ Association president George Serra said the public has generally heard about underfunding education, but the cardboard blinds are a “real-life example that can resonate with the public.” But he called it a minor issue in the big picture of the school district’s under funding by the province.

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The skies cleared just in time for goblins of all ages as the Ghost Ridge Haunted House wrapped up another successful run at the Albion Fairgrounds on Oct. 30. The final night of the event featured the annual fireworks display, put on by the Maple Ridge Fire Department, with the help of Marv Jones Honda and the Maple Ridge Lions Club, and will serve as a food drive for the Friends in Need Food Bank . Heavy rain early in the day threaten to put a damper on the evening, but as the skies cleared in the evening, the crowds thankfully filled the fairgrounds, said organizer Lorraine Bates. It’s kind of like the agricultural fair, said Bates. “It’s so weather dependent. If it’s miser-

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The skies cleared for the annual fireworks display at the Albion Fairgrounds. able out, people would rather curl up on their couch.” While final numbers aren’t in, admission for Ghost Ridge was up by as much as $3,000 on the final night and she expects the three groups who hosted it – Maple Ridge Bruins Rugby Club, the Inritius Alliance Group (actors) and

Busy and loud Halloween night

It was a busy Halloween night for Ridge Meadows RCMP, as officers responded to a fatal collision on the Haney Bypass, which closed that route for seven hours, and responded to 95 calls for service from the public. The calls came from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., and included loud parties, public intoxication, a fight and numerous fireworks complaints, in both Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.

Maple Ridge Country Fest – will be pleased with the turnout. All three group take home a 25 per cent share of the gate, with Ghost Ridge taking the other share. Bates said she expects the numbers to equal or exceed last year’s total of $20,000. “It’ great news because we’ve been seeing

a small decline the past few years,” said Bates. “It’s a big a job. It’s a sixweek effort that takes a ton of volunteer commitment.” Bates said as well as members of the host groups, the event relies on more than 1,000 volunteer hours from students from the school district.

The normal number of police calls for that period on a Saturday night would be between 50 and 70. Some years on Halloween, police have received more than 100 calls. Police, firefighters and bylaws officers have the authority to issue fines of $200 for setting off fireworks without a permit, as part of a ban in both cities that has been in place since 2005. However, the explosive blasts could be heard across Maple Ridge on Halloween night. The fine for selling fireworks in Maple Ridge is $1,000. Although many neighbouring communities have banned fireworks, they can still be purchased in the U.S. Burnaby and Vancouver have not banned fireworks.

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Election spending limits won’t change much Candidates in Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows were close to thresholds By Phil M e l nyc h u k pmelnychuk@mapleridgenews.com

The provincial government is putting the brake on civic election spending, but the proposed spending limits will have little effect on spending habits in Maple Ridge or Pitt Meadows, based on the last election. Candidate spending limits are based on a per capita formula, according to an Oct. 22 release from the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. In Maple Ridge, with a population of about 76,000, a mayoralty candidate could spend $48,550, while a council candidate could spend $24,580. The former limit would be just below what the top spender in the November 2014 election, Nicole Read, spent, and well over what the two nearest rivals spent. Read spent $50,867 during the last election, while nearest rivals Michael Morden and Ernie Daykin spent $39,330 and $29,354, respectively. “Given that I spent pretty close to that threshold, I don’t think, for me, it doesn’t make a huge difference. I think the limits are good,” Read said. People generally don’t spend that much more in civic elections, though she didn’t know the amounts in other cities. “I think that’s definitely enough money to run a campaign.” Council veterans Craig Speirs and Bob Masse spent, $7,011 and $6,834, respectively, during the 2014 campaign. Masse was also happy with the proposed limits. “I think those numbers sound high enough to me as long as it’s somewhat populationrelated. I don’t mind the concept.” The limits help ensure that people from all walks of life have a chance of getting elected, he added. Newcomers to council Tyler Shymkiw spent $18,400 and Kiersten

Duncan, $15,753, while Corisa Bell spent $8,988 in getting elected to a second term. In Pitt Meadows, the limit would be $16,650 for mayoralty candidates, based on a population of about 18,000. In the 2014 campaign, Mayor John Becker spent $15,250 versus $13,159 by Michael Hayes and virtually nothing by the third mayoralty candidate, Gary Paller. For a city with a population of 150,000, the mayoralty spending limit would be $89,250 and hit $149,250 for a city of 250,000. An extra 15 cents per capita is added after 250,000 for the biggest cities, meaning a mayoral campaign would be capped at $188,750 in Surrey and about $208,000 in Vancouver. I think they’ve got this right,” said Dermod Travis, executive-director for Integrity B.C., adding the sliding scale reflects the different needs of small and large communities. “It’s unfortunate the other half of the equation is not being tackled at the same time, which would be donations. But I think they’ve found a good middle for where those caps should be on expenses.” It will make it harder for well-funded candidates to use advertising firepower to beat their opponents, he predicted. “You’re going to see less money getting spent, which means candidates have to raise less money. Which means that they’re actually going to have to campaign more in terms of meeting voters rather than buying ads.” The recommendations were developed by a special legislative committee and have support of both the B.C. Liberals and NDP, as well as the Union of B.C. Municipalities. Travis said the new spending caps would have forced many winning candidates to spend less than they did in the 2014 local government elections. According to the committee report, 31 mayoral candidates and 69 council candidates

across B.C. spent more last year than the proposed new limits will allow. The expense limits would apply from Jan. 1 of the election year until voting day. Third-party advertisers are to be limited to spending no more than five per cent of the cap of a candidate within a 28-day campaign period, up to a cumulative maximum of $150,000 province-wide. The government is taking public comments in a final round of consultations until Nov. 27 before the bill is expected to pass.

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Point gaurd caught off guard when told she would be starting B y T i m Fi t z g e r a l d sports@mapleridgenews.com

Maple Ridge’s Kate Head expected her first year with the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades to mirror that of most rookies: practice hard, keep your seat warm on the bench, and be ready to fill in some minutes late in blow outs. But from the moment the Maple Ridge Rambler graduate stepped on the court this year, she proved her seat on the bench was strictly for her warm-up gear. Cascades head coach Al Tuchscherer has been so impressed with the point guard’s tenacity and drive, he’s named Head a starter for their home-opener Nov. 6 and 7 against UBC Okanagan. Head said she was blown away when Tuchscherer told her. “It’s insane,” said Head. “In Grade 11, Al had come to me and asked me about coming to UFV. I thought I would be on the bench for most of the season, just trying to figure out my role.” But with eight of 13 positions opened up after last year, the door

was certainly opened. Tuchscherer said Head’s demeanour and high basketball IQ helped her grab a starting role. “She plays with a calmness and confidence about her,” said Tuchscherer, who was the head coach at Pitt Meadows secondary from 1992 to 1996 before joining the Cascades as an assistant. “We’re not asking her to go out and be a big-time scorer right away. But she can dictate the type of offence we want to run and she doesn’t make a lot of mistakes.” Her assist-to-turnover ratio is far beyond what Tuchscherer expected. He said if it’s one-to-one, the coaching staff is happy with their first-year guards. But Head has the coaching staff grinning ear-to-ear. She’s already at a two-to-one ratio. Tuchscherer said that is exceptionally impressive for a first-year player coming into the Can West conference. The Cascades made it to four straight Canada West final fours between 2011 and 2014, and won the CIS national bronze medal in 2014. Expectations are high every year. None more so than the expectations Head places on herself. She said she expects some stiff competition playing against seasoned veterans who are bigger and faster than her. See Head, 15

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Maple Ridge’s Kate Head will be the starting point guard for the Cascades when they tip off the Can West season Nov. 6 and 7 at home against UBC Okanagan.

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The Flames’ Dale Howell converted on a penalty shot at the 9:20 mark of the second, cutting the lead in half. However, the Wolf Pack scored two goals in 23 seconds with just more than five minutes left in the middle stanza to end any thoughts of a comeback. The Wolf Pack piled on three more in the third to crush the Flames 7-1. Ridge was out shot 53-26. The weekend went from bad to worse on Halloween night as the Flames went on the road and dropped a 6-1 decision to division rival and Harold Brittain-leading Mission City Outlaws. The 14-3 Outlaws gave the Flames every opportunity to take control of the game early thanks

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are a lot stronger â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a lot stronger than me,â&#x20AC;? she laughed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I need to hit the gym.â&#x20AC;? While she will be challenged physically, Head said she agrees with her head coach. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the mental part of the game that has helped her land her starting role. She said playing at MRSS, she loved to control the pace of the game, slowing it down to let the offence take shape. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of players coming out of high school tend to do their own thing, just rush up the court and shoot. But for me, not playing such a fast-paced game really translated well to university.â&#x20AC;?

Head did say while she may have a calm demeanour on the outside, she can be her own worst enemy when it comes to critiquing her own game. She said her competitive nature and overwhelming desire to win can cloud her thoughts when she makes a turnover or misses a shot. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really hard on myself so when I make a mistake, it can negatively impact my game,â&#x20AC;? said Head. Tuchscherer said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not worried about that part of her game. Mistakes happen, especially for young players. He said Headâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grit and smarts set her up for what should be a great university experience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worked her way into the starting rotation,

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The Pitt Meadows Marauders downed the crosstown rival SRT Titans 49-0 in junior boys’ AA football action on Oct. 28. Brandon Hunt lead the Marauders offence, carrying the ball 11 times for 155 yards and four touchdowns. Reece Handsford had six carries for 84 yards and a TD. Quarterback Tato Ferreyro was 1011 passing for 185 yards and a TD. Tayden Mountford had six receptions for 135 yards and also had eight tackles on defence and a 92 yard fumble recovery for a TD. Giovanni Manu had seven tackles and a sack, while Angus MacDonald had six tackles. • The 3-3 Marauders host the 6-0 Abbotsford Panthers on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 3:30 p.m. The Panthers have only given up seven points in six games this year while scoring 280.

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