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Renters feeling squeezed for space Councillor says city needs to create rental housing By Phil M elnyc h u k pmelnychuk@mapleridgenews.com
If you’re living the hard-scrabble life in Maple Ridge, another study is telling you what you already know. Rents are pricey, good jobs hard to come by. According to the Canadian Rental Housing Index, it’s all making it tough to find a place to live in Maple Ridge and the rest of Metro Vancouver. In Maple Ridge, renters are not only being squeezed financially, but physically. The study, based on the 2011 census, says that 10 per cent, or 555 renter households, are living in conditions that are too small for their household size and composition. See Renters, 11
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Heavy police presence There was a strong police presence, including an armoured car, officers with assault rifles and K-9 units, for a bust on Fir Street in Maple Ridge on Wednesday morning. Criminal investigations agents with Canada Border Services Agency, supported by the police emergency response team for the Lower Mainland District, say they executed a search warrant at a residence, but have offered no other details.
Pitt council nixes amalgamation Murray said the issue deserves to be studied By Neil Corbett neilcorbett@mapleridgenews.com
Pitt Meadows council unanimously dispensed with the issue of amalgamation after a brief discussion on Tuesday, with councillors saying citizens of their city have no interest in merging with Maple Ridge.
They reacted to correspondence from Mike Murray, who sent a three-page letter asking that both city councils consider a referendum on amalgamation. Murray is the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School Board chair and a former general manager of community development, parks and recreation, but clarified he was writing as a private citizen. Coun. Bill Dingwall spoke against amalgamation. He is in favour of building a strong relationship be-
tween the two cities, and collaborating where it makes sense to Pitt Meadows, he said. “I also believe in Pitt Meadows, our identity, and why we choose to live here in Pitt Meadows,� he said. Coun. Bruce Bell said he has talked to many Pitt Murray Meadows residents about amalgamation over the years and found they are generally not sup-
portive of joining with Maple Ridge. “Pitt Meadows is so unique, and we can look after our own affairs,� said Bell. “It certainly is good to have some partners out there when we need them.� Coun. Janis Elkerton said residents of Pitt Meadows are not happy this issue has even been raised again.
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Students on a mission to Mars Marlow Evans along for the ride with ‘Red Planet’ rover By Neil Corbett ncorbett@mapleridgenews.com
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aple Ridge is a long way from Mars. But a Thomas Haney secondary student, along with those from Canadian universities are playing an important part in the exploration of the ‘Red Planet.’ The project is being run by Western University in London, Ontario, along with four other universities and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). Graduate students, those with post-doctorates and a few undergrads are collaborating and testing a new rover. Marlow Evans, 15, was invited to take part by her cousin, Haley Sapers. “The overall goal of the mission is to retrieve samples, just like we would on the NASA Mars 2020 rover mission,” explained Evans, a Maple Ridge resident. “We are simulating a Mars 2020-like mission, and testing out the technology. “We are working with several new technologies that are on their way to being on the missions to Mars.” It is the most realistic simulation of this kind that Canadians have ever done, said Gordon Osinski, Western Earth Sciences professor and director of the university’s Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration. He called it “the next generation of space explorers getting a unique opportunity.” Mankind has “driven around Mars,” and its rovers have transmitted information back to Earth. But no sample have ever been brought back. That’s the mission in a nutshell, and Osinski said sample retrieval is a mission that is too ambitious and expensive for any single nation to undertake on its own. A mission to Mars is planned in 2020, and it is intended to collect samples, which will be picked up by a future mission. There are two groups, one in-simulation, and one out of sim. Evans and Sapers are with the in-sim team, and they plan and program the mission. The simulation is taking place in Utah, in desert conditions that approximate the conditions that the rover will encounter on Mars. “My role for the mission is to shadow my cousin,” said Evans. “Haley is the daily activities planner. She runs the Symphony Program – a CSA-developed software program that we are giving feedback on – and manages the computer screens at the front of our mission control room,’ she said. “It does actually look like what you’d imagine a mission control would look like
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– computers, labels, big screens, diagrams, and a very large coffee machine.” Her cousin has been a mentor, and offered Haley a once-in-a-lifetime education opportunity. “I got involved in the mission because Haley invited me,” she said. “I’ve always
loved space and so she e-mailed my family and we worked it out.” “My cousin is a post doctoral fellow at Western. She has a PhD in geology, planetary science. She’s always been one of my role models because she’s so successful and she supports my love of science. I think
she invited me because she knew I would love it.” After just two sols (Mars days), Evans said she had “learned about things I’d never even imagined.” “It means a lot to me to be able to be here and participate in something so huge,” she said. Evans said her experiences have given her a new appreciation for Canada’s contributions to the space exploration effort. “So many people don’t appreciate how amazing our space program is,” she said. “I can tell you it’s pretty great.” Evans is also a budding poet, and she’s not yet committing to a future in the sciences. “I don’t know what kind of a career is want. In Maple Ridge I’m very involved in local poetry contests…” she said. “But then something like this comes along and reminds me why I love space. I have no idea what I want to be ‘when I grow up,’ but I know why I love space: it’s the one place where my love of the fantastical meets my love of science.” The simulation runs until Sunday, Nov. 29. • The public can go on Twitter and check out #CanMars to see posts from scientists on the team.
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Maple Ridge This Month DECEMBER 2015 ENGAGED: 2016-2020 Financial Plan Department Presentations and Live Q&A
INFORMED: December 2015
Maple Ridge Council will review the City of Maple Ridge 2016-2020 Business & Financial Plans at a series of meetings scheduled on:
Mayor and Council encourage everyone to attend these important public meetings. It’s your chance to see how public policy is debated and enacted.
Tuesday, December 1 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, Business Planning - Council Chambers Wednesday, December 2 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, Business Planning - Council Chambers Thursday, December 3 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, Business Planning - Council Chambers 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Live Q&A - Council Chambers Monday, December 7 9:00 am, Workshop - Blaney Room 1:00 pm, Committee of the Whole - Council Chambers Tuesday, December 8 6:00 pm, Public Hearing - Council Chambers 7:00 pm, Council Meeting - Council Chambers Agendas & Minutes
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Wednesday, December 2, 2015 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Thursday, December 3, 2015 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm These meetings will be held in Council Chambers and are open to the public. The meetings will also be live-streamed on the City website at mapleridge.ca. Each day Council will hear departmental presentations and provide feedback to City staff. At the end of each day there is a Public Question and Answer period where citizens can pose questions to Council and staff.
Live Budget Q&A Do you have questions about the City’s Five Year Financial Plan? What are the items that drive costs for local government? What is the City doing to control costs across all departments? This is your time to go online, get on the phone or head down to Council Chambers and have your questions answered by City staff. On Thursday, December 3, 2015, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm the Financial Officer will present an overview of the 2016-2020 Financial Plan starting at 6:00 pm sharp. Citizens are invited and encouraged to attend in person in Council Chambers and, to ensure that all citizens can participate, the session will also be live-streamed. At any time during the two-hour session you can ask a question via email, Facebook, Twitter, by phone or
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in person. For people using social media channels, use the hashtag #BudgetMR so that our staff can direct your question to the floor after the opening presentation. Next Thursday evening go to mapleridge.ca and click on the ‘Live Stream’ link on the video section of the home page for the video feed. All questions that are asked during the live-stream event will be answered and posted by Tuesday morning, December 8, 2015. You can send a question at any time to budget@mapleridge.ca or leave a message on the budget hotline at 604-467-7484.
Background Information If you’d like to do some advance reading of the Corporate Business Plan (including the financial plans) you can access the same information that Council has on the City website at mapleridge.ca using the button on the home page. We look forward to answering your questions. Remember, you can provide input and ask questions year-round using budget@ mapleridge.ca or by leaving a message on the budget hotline at 604-467-7484.
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Council Meeting Videos If you are unable to attend a Council Meeting, Public Hearing, Workshop, or Committee of the Whole meeting you can now watch these meetings on your computer 24/7. The entire unedited meetings are posted two to three days after the meeting. The video is indexed to the agenda package so that you can watch them in their entirety or click through by agenda item. Go to mapleridge.ca and click on the video link at the centre of the home page. In addition, Council Meetings, Workshops, and Committee of the Whole are now broadcast on the internet via live streaming using the same technology used for our live budget Q&A sessions. For more information about the live stream go to the ‘Council Meetings’ page at mapleridge.ca.
INFORMED: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Saturday, December 5 Maple Ridge Celebrates Christmas in the Park Mark your calendars, because Santa Claus is coming to town on Saturday, December 5 and he’s doing it in style. The festival runs from 4:00 to 8:00 pm with the parade starting at 6:00 pm sharp.
and the traditional red bells that signal the holidays are upon us. There will be music at the bandstand, cookies, popcorn and hot chocolate, a chance to visit with Santa and drop off your Christmas wish list in his special mailbox.
The Peace Tree at the corner of 224 Street and Haney Place becomes the largest Christmas tree in the Fraser Valley and marks the start of the parade.
This annual festival is a delight for kids of all ages and it is made possible by an army of volunteers. If you’d like to be one of ‘Santa’s Elves’ and lend your help, or if you’d like more information about the Festival and parade go online to www.mapleridgechristmasfestival.com.
There’s so much to do – Memorial Peace Park, in fact all of downtown Maple Ridge is decorated with thousands of lights
ENGAGED: CP Holiday Train Jim Cuddy is Back for the 2015 Visit to Maple Ridge On Friday, December 18 at 7:00 pm the CP Holiday Train will make its way into the Port Haney West Coast Express station for the annual visit. This is the single largest fundraiser for the Friends In Need Food Bank, so we wanted to get the word out as soon as possible.
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That’s the place you will be able to see Jim Cuddy and a group of great musicians perform. You can take the kids for a walk further west to see the train engine up close at the West Coast Express station. It’s a magical evening that runs for about one-hour. The best way to get there is to park downtown and walk down 224 Street, through the tunnel right out to the Port Haney Wharf area. There will be volunteer Firefighters and Fire Youth Academy members helping out the Friends In Need Food Bank volunteers. The train and Jim Cuddy’s performance will make this a ‘must see’ event. Hot chocolate is available by donation. Please make sure you bring a donation for the Food Bank.
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Walmart ready to open Mall location ready for Dec. 3 B y Phil M elnyc h u k pmelnychuk@mapleridgenews.com
Downtown Maple Ridge is to going to get a kickstart in time for Christmas as Walmart opens Thursday, Dec. 3 in Haney Place Mall. The company took over the space from Target earlier this year after that retailer vacated the Canadian market. The first day is being deemed a soft opening of the Walmart supercentre, with general merchandise and dry groceries, said an e-mail from Felicia Fefer, with Walmart. A grand opening will follow in a few weeks. As a supercentre, a full offering of fresh food will be in the grocery section of the store. Ineke Boekhorst is pleased to hear it. “I’m happy. I think it will keep a lot of shoppers in Maple Ridge. It’s fantastic for Maple
Ridge.” Boekhorst is executive-director of the Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association and says that the association’s members also welcome the arrival of the retail giant. “The merchants are saying the same thing, it will keep people downtown.” Currently, there isn’t a store in the downtown where people can buy socks or underwear or basic housewares or everyday items. “It’s fantastic for seniors who have to travel outside. The seniors just want to be able to walk to a convenience store.” And shoppers in Maple Ridge’s suburbs no longer will have to drive to Mission or Coquitlam to get to a Walmart. It’s hoped people who made the trip will find their way to the niche stores throughout downtown. “Anybody can see we need everyday supplies and that’s what a Walmart will bring.”
No other changes in the short term are being planned for the mall. The retail space at the west end of the mall went through a major expansion and renovation in 2012 in preparation for the arrival of Target, the other major U.S. big box retailer that tried a brief but unsuccessful foray into the Canadian market. Target expanded the store space at the west end of the mall to 10,334 sq. metres, at a cost of about $10 million after taking over from Zellers. After Target announced its departure from Canada early this year, Walmart announced that it was taking over several of Target’s leases, one of which was in Haney Place Mall. In July of this year, Smart Real Estate Investment Trust bought Haney Place Mall from a Vancouver company. Boekhorst is happy with downtown as Christmas approaches. “The bells are up today. Our Christmas lighting
will be up shortly. Our downtown will be looking really Christmasy again.” She said the 40-bed temporary homeless shelter run by Rain City Housing at 22239 Lougheed Hwy. is helping the downtown and winning support of local shops. “I can tell you that the surrounding businesses are very pleasantly surprised that everything is going in such a positive way. The shelter is really dealing very closely with their clients.” The area is clean and well lighted, people are being referred to counselling. Boekhorst visits the location often to see if needles are being left around, or if there’s vandalism. “There is not. It’s absolutely settled down, quite a lot. “They are being fed proper food. They are being taken care of. It’s actually very positive and the [Cliff Avenue] camp has gone so, yes, a lot has changed.”
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Camp selfish To begin, the Syrian refugee crisis is not new. In a country ravaged by civil war for nearly five years, the human toll has had plenty of time to mount. It’s estimated more than 250,000 people are dead so far – the majority civilians. Another 11 million – roughly a third the population of Canada – have been forced from their homes. Of those, four million have fled the country in a pitiful exodus not seen since the Second World War. That Canadians are just waking up to this crisis does not change the history. It does not change the fact that children born into this tragedy will soon celebrate their fifth birthday having never known peace and security. Canada has a chance to change that, at least for some. The effort to accommodate a small percentage of refugees is gathering momentum. In Chilliwack – and across Canada – individuals and organizations are planning for their arrival. They’re gathering funds, finding accommodations and marshaling services. They are demonstrating the same compassion that led to our earlier acceptance of those fleeing unrest and persecution: the Hungarians, Poles, Jews, Ismailis, Czechs, Chileans, Iranians, Ukrainians, Vietnamese, Bosnians, Kosovars and others. Of course Canada’s record is not without blemish. The plight of 907 Jews who tried to escape Nazi Germany in 1939 aboard the ocean liner St. Louise offers a good example. Canada refused them, and 254 later died in concentration camps. It is not a chapter we can be proud of. But it is one we can learn from. Canada has agreed to take in 25,000 refugees. Of the four million Syrians fleeing the murderous carnage in their homeland, that’s 0.06 per cent. Yes, accommodating them will bring challenges. But turning them away puts us in uncomfortable company. It places us on the side of the fearful, in the camp of the selfish, and in league with the intolerant. That is betrayal of a tradition that shaped this country and should not be entertained lightly. – Black Press
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Giving notice about housing “We believe any society is measured by what it does for the aged, the sick, the orphans, the less fortunate who live in our midst.” – Tommy Douglas.
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he NDP’s father of medicare was the voter’s Along the Fraser overwhelming choice for premier of Saskatch- Jack Emberly ewan in 1944. He ran on a slate of social welfare and inclusion. Seventy years later, on the verge of the past federal election, many less fortunate Canadians told me they felt like refugees in their own country. There is new hope for them. Another charismatic leader – a liberal this time – has been elected on a promise to return compassionate government to ordinary people. On the run-up to Oct. 24, I heard some of their stories. Here’s one. Lorraine Pinel had a friend on social assistance with a two-bedroom apartment. Steven Harper was ending subsidies for those. Lorraine’s friend was afraid she’d be homeless. “She can’t afford to pay the $166 extra the two-bedroom would cost her,” Pinel told me. “She’s done everything to keep her home, given up cable, cut back on meals. It’s not enough. She’s given her notice. She’s moving
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in with her sister.” Darlene Morrey, a senior, lives in Pioneer Village, a subsidized co-op. Some of her neighbors with two-bedroom apartments are “terrified” she said. Darlene consoled one lady who talked about suicide. “I’m homeless now,” Warren Halm confided to me this summer when the Sunrise Apartments in Maple Ridge burned down. He sadly said good-bye to his friends at the CEED Centre, a place Warren thought of as his home; good-bye to friends he referred to as his family. “I can’t afford a market-price apartment,” Warren explained before he left to live with his brother in Chilliwack. He longs to come home, but can’t afford to. “We have a plan,” promised Justin Trudeau, “to make housing more affordable for those who need it most – seniors, persons with disabilities, lower-income families, and Canadians working hard to join the middle class.” I’m hoping the plan kicks in soon for Warren, and the growing number of Canadians who join the ranks of homeless each day. At-risk youth were another target for Harper’s exclusive housing policies. By passing responsibility for overnight emergency shelters to provinces this summer, and ending support for youth shelters like Iron Horse in Maple Ridge, our former prime minister put vulnerable kids on the street. “When you see the heartbreak of damaged lives, someone in a downward spiral,” Iron Horse manager Stephanie Ediger told me,
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“you want to make a difference.” “Youth are in survivalist mode,” Henri Giroux says in his book, Disposable Youth. He says they’re unable to transcend the market economy. They’re living at home longer. They can’t get decent paying jobs. Any young person who wants to go to school should be able to, he writes. Debt excludes them from the democratic system. Trudeau says he’ll help students make ends meet, and address the growing problem of homeless youth. Teesha Sharma, a local youth advocate, is working on it already. She believes that local communities can do more to support their young people, especially those dealing with mental illness. Her goal is to raise funds for an overnight facility that would fill the role of the Iron Horse shelter. “I want to introduce people to the issues of youth mental illness and homelessness,” says Sharma. At the CEED Centre, Dec. 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., she’ll welcome anyone interested to a mentoring training program. “Anybody who might want to learn how to empower youth in our community is welcome,” said Sharma. “Hopefully – under a new government – we can get acknowledgment that youth are worthwhile. We can start giving them a hand up, instead of putting them on income assistance as soon as they reach 19.” Douglas would approve. Maybe Trudeau will, too.
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online comments ‘Over-staffed’ Bruce E. McWilliam · Re: Three more Pitt Meadows staff leaving. As a long-time employee of the community - the hardest and busiest times were from 1990-2004. Not that much has happened in Pitt Meadows since 2004. Quite frankly, it is an over-staffed and over-managed community.
Slow down for wildlife Donna Hutchinson Paulson · Re: Residents concerned about deer safety. Maybe they should put in speed bumps like they did on 123rd Avenue. I’m sure that reduced the amount of people on that street as well as the speed. We have bears, coyotes, deer, large birds. We have a lot of wildlife here on 128th Avenue and we’re always concerned. Slow down people.
Good for Laitys Allison Welters · Re: Part of Pelton property sold. Good for the Laitys to hold onto their land. I live nearby and love driving by when the cows are out, especially the pretty Jerseys. I love that about Maple Ridge. Reminds me of the Richmond I grew up in ...
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Editor, The News: Re: Amalgamation resurfaces (The News, Nov. 20). Wow, what a dilemma. The amalgamation of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. All of city staff, including the fire department and elected officials, are against it for personal reasons. We obviously do not need two mayors, two fire chiefs, two engineering departments, two parks and recreation departments, and so on. The city is well-versed in ap-
pealing to taxpayers when it comes to emotional issues. Who will push the subject of joining? I hope the paper, as a neutral body, researches the entire picture, the financial part, in particular. In other words, the savings, and not the emotional side, so we can see how much we might save. And with all the facts, taxpayers should be able to make an educated decision. Dieter Borghardt Pitt Meadows
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Pitt Meadows Mayor John Becker doesn’t think residents in his city would support a merger with Maple Ridge.
Travesty, fathers who leave families Editor, The News: Re: Rent ‘crisis’ hits single moms hard: study (mapleridgenews.com). The rental housing index reports that “single mothers are the most challenged with an affordability crisis.” LandlordBC CEO David Hutniak says, “We need all levels of government to step up to the plate,” and so we do. But let’s not let the delinquent fathers
sit on the bench. There are many responsible fathers who provide for their children and should. But too often fathers abrogate their responsibilities. They either have to have their wages garnisheed, pay as little as possible or disappear. Worse, while the mom has most or all of the stress entailed in child rearing, some former husbands start an-
other family, where that family gets all the benefits of his presence. More onus and investigation should be placed on fathers who allow their former mates and children to live in poverty conditions. It’s a travesty that these men do not have to take care of the first family they started. Cherryl Katnich Maple Ridge
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2016-2020 Business Plan Presentations Department Presentations Maple Ridge Council will review the City of Maple Ridge 2016-2020 Business & Financial Plans at a series of meetings scheduled on; Tuesday, December 1, 2015 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Wednesday, December 2, 2015 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Thursday, December 3, 2015 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm These meetings will be held in Council Chambers and are open to the public. The meetings will also be live-streamed on the City website at mapleridge.ca. Each day Council will hear departmental presentations and provide feedback to City staff. At the end of each day there is a Public Question and Answer period where citizens can pose questions to Council and staff.
Live Budget Q&A Thursday, December 3, 2015 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in Council Chambers & Online This is your time to ask questions... Do you have questions about the City’s Five Year Financial Plan? What are the items that drive costs for local government? What is the City doing to control costs across all departments? If you have questions about the City’s financial planning and business plans, this is your time to go online, get on the phone or head down to Council Chambers and have your questions answered by City staff. On Thursday, December 3, 2015, the Financial Officer will present an overview of the 2016-2020 Financial Plan starting at 6:00 pm sharp. Citizens are invited and encouraged to attend in person in Council Chambers and, to ensure that all citizens can participate, the session will also be live-streamed. At any time during the two-hour session you can ask a question via email, Facebook, Twitter, by phone or in person. For people using social media channels, use the hashtag #BudgetMR so that our staff can direct your question to the floor after the opening presentation.
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Murray said he hasn’t given up his citizen’s rights to comment on political issues, and did not accept Elkerton’s criticism that his letter was in any way inappropriate. “I entirely disagree,� said Murray. “This was not a school board position.� He stressed that he wanted to start the conversation and get both municipalities studying the issue. Murray did receive some feedback on the issue, and said the response was mixed. He heard from people who feared that Pitt Meadows would lose its identity in amalgamation, but he doesn’t believe that would happen. “Think about a community like Richmond with Steveston,� he said. “Steveston clearly has an identity within Richmond.� He also heard fears that Pitt Meadows residents would lack strong rep-
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It notes that there are 1,800 onebedroom rental households in Maple Ridge and another 2,000 two-bedroom households. All told, there are 5,440 rental households in the city. The study also looked that the costs of renting for those on low income. A family that is only earning $20,000 a year pays 67 per cent of its income to rent a twobedroom apartment. However, that percentage drops to paying only 36 per cent of income on rent if the family’s yearly income is $30,000. And on average in Maple Ridge, only 24 per cent of total income is spent on paying the rent. Housing is typically considered affordable if a household spends 30 per cent or less of its before-tax income on rent plus utilities. The study came out this week and says that In the Fraser Valley, one third of single moms who rent – are paying more than half of their income on rent and utilities. Maple Ridge gets a ranking of 460 out of 521 cities across Canada, while Pitt Meadows does con-
siderably better ranking 197th. Pitt Meadows has an easier time in other ways as well. The average household renter income in the smaller city is $57,709 compared to only $49,659 in Maple Ridge. And on average, Pitt Meadows people spend only 20 per cent of their income on rent versus 24 per cent in Maple Ridge. The average monthly amount people spend on rent and utiltilies in both cities is about $980. Maple Ridge Coun. Craig Speirs said Maple Ridge does not have a lot of rental housing and it’s not creating any. The city wants developers to include rental accommodation whenever they build condo or townhouse projects, but there’s been limited uptake on that. “We really need to get on it.” He added, as far as he knows, there’s nothing stopping developers from bulldozing existing apartments to allow new condos, often priced out of the reach of renters, as is currently happening in Burnaby. Speirs noted Maple Ridge is also short of supportive housing,
where people can go who have moved off the street and out of emergency shelters. Maple Ridge has only one supportive housing complex, the 45-unit Alouette Heights which has round-the-clock supervision while people live independently. Those people still need help as they make the eventual transition to market housing. “They still need support but they need less support.” He wonders what will happen in April when the 40-bed temporary shelter on Lougheed Highway closes. The shelter opened Oct. 1 for six months in order to provide space for the dozens who were camping on Cliff Avenue near the Salvation Army Caring Place all summer. “When I think of March coming, there’s not a lot of chance of getting anything on the ground by then. This is a real worry of mine,” and he added, of council as well. He hopes the federal or provincial governments will help but notes that the city has no space in the downtown to contribute as its share for any full-time shelter or supportive housing project.
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In just a few weeks from now, the Visitor Centre on Harris Road will close and the job of developing tourism in Maple Ridge will fall to the economic development office within city hall. And while the city says it can do that by giving those duties to an existing employee, it’s more work than it seems, says the present executivedirector of Tourism Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows. Who’s going to actually find the information about things to do and see and then post it online and draw tourists from near and far so that Maple Ridge gets its share of tourism dollars, asks Kristina Gervais, executive-director of the centre for the past five years. “My take on it is, yes, most of our work is done online. “But who puts that information online? It’s a huge amount of work to be continually updating your online sources.� Gervais’s office is closing Dec. 18, and as of Dec. 31, Tourism Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows will cease to exist. Also shutting down is the website, which in the past 12 months drew 90,455 visitors and 165,787 page views. “Our audience was huge and all that is gone and they’re starting over.� Maple Ridge council voted Oct. 27 not to renew the contract with Duckworth Management and Tourism Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows. Lino Siracusa, manager of economic develop-
ment for Maple Ridge, says the $35,000 contribution from Maple Ridge will now be spent directly on marketing tourism. The City of Pitt Meadows put in the same amount while the province added $10,000. Siracusa’s report to council said only $8,100 of the $35,000 from Maple Ridge was spent on marketing, while the rest was spent on overhead. Gervais said she wanted a stand-alone, nonprofit organization, supported by both cities, but led by those in the tourism industry, to market both cities, as other regions do. She said the visitor’s centre was on track to use the $70,000 it receives yearly from both cities and leveraging that into $192,000 worth of joint tourism marketing programs. “We’re competing against the Fraser Valley for visitors, Squamish, North Shore. They’re going to wipe us off the map.� Having that role done on a part-time basis won’t work, she said. “I’ve been told by a councillor it’s a purely political decision. It had nothing to do with our performance. It was politics.� But Mayor Nicole Read said the decision had nothing to do with politics. “That was a recommendation that council received from our economic development manager.� And it made sense to do it within city hall, she added. Last year, the centre drew 10,126 visitors. Maple Ridge also recently cancelled its jointuse recreation agreement with Pitt Meadows. Siracusa said tourism promotion will now be managed out of his office, drawing on help from other city departments. “It’s an existing staff position.�
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The Caring Place has 15 beds, or mats, for extreme cold or wet weather. along the Haney Bypass, near the Salvation Army building. “Last winter, we had more people coming into the extreme weather shelter because now, with the other shelter open, too, some of the people were staying over there,” Pilgrim said. “It’s a sizable decrease.” The temporary homeless shelter operated by the city is located across Lougheed Highway and opened in October. For six months it is to provide 40 spaces for those
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The B.C. government gets its worst marks from voters on its handling of TransLink and the issue of offshore money pouring into Metro Vancouver real estate. That’s one of the findings of a new poll released by Insights West. Just 10 per cent of B.C. residents surveyed said
they approve of the province’s decisions on TransLink, and 83 per cent in Metro Vancouver have a negative view. Transit expansion remains mired in political gridlock after voters rejected a 0.5 per cent regional sales tax. The province requires another referendum for any new TransLink tax. “If the vote was a rejection on the way TransLink operates – which
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trading at 75 cents U.S., has cut down on crossborder shopping trips from B.C. and contributed to a rebound of tourism, which along with stronger employment has helped increase retail sales. The dollar exchange rate has also led to an increase in movie and TV production, which costs the province because of the big tax incentives offered to lure foreign productions here. Foreign movie companies get a 25 per cent tax rebate for all spending on labour in the province, and the latest estimate is those credits will climb to a record $514 million for the current year. De Jong said B.C. remains competitive in the movie business despite Ontario increasing its tax credits in 2009 to cover 25 per cent of all spending by foreign movie and TV production companies. Forest fire expenses were higher than average this year, but not as high as expected earlier in the season. Exports from B.C. are down overall.
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New incinerator rules opposed by FVRD Renewal looms for Metro garbage-burning plant B y Jeff Nage l Black Press
The B.C. government is poised to approve new standards for how Metro Vancouver’s garbage incinerator must operate and report its emissions. And the Fraser Valley Regional District is objecting, saying the revised rules will not be tough enough. “The provisions are far from world-leading,” said Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz, chair of the FVRD board, adding her regional district’s concerns have been “underestimated, brushed off and not answered” by both Metro and the provincial environment ministry. After a two-year process, the province has unveiled a draft new operational certificate for the existing WTE plant and it’s gone through a final 30-day public comment period. The FVRD has responded with a long list of deficiencies. Valley politicians have long fought both the existing waste-to-energy plant in Burnaby as well as Metro’s strategy to build a new one as it shifts away from landfilling garbage. Gaetz maintains the existing plant poses a significant air pollution threat to the Fraser Valley and the province’s approach to updating its operating requirements sends a “concerning” signal of how it may go about approving a new Metro incinerator. “If this is approved, I’d be incredulous,” she said. Among the FVRD’s demands are that the WTE plant adopt continuous monitoring of air pollutants, instead of periodic testing, where results might appear cleaner if a different grade of garbage is burned on the test day. They also want testing for a broader range of substances, and more study of the incinerator’s impacts on soil, water quality, vegetation and crops. Gaetz said the new draft certificate would
actually relax some of the existing monitoring requirements – Metro’s plant would no longer have to test for substances like antimony, cobalt, copper and nickel. The proposed certificate will require specific management plans to be drafted for fly ash and bottom ash, and for publishing monitoring data online, but the FVRD argues those should be in place before the renewal is approved, not months later. And the FVRD wants the environment ministry to state whether and when it would audit the plant, and clearly indicate what penalties will apply for non-compliance. Cadmium has been found in the incinerator’s bottom ash – it’s believed to come from batteries that get burned, despite
attempts to get Metro residents to recycle them. “We know that’s up in the air and people have been breathing it,” Gaetz said. “We know what cadmium does to people. We know what nickel does to people. We know that what’s coming out of the stack is harmful to human health.” Instead of a new certificate that could effectively freeze monitoring requirements for decades, Gaetz said, the FVRD would prefer a phase out of the plant, which burns 285,000 tonnes of waste per year. “I have serious concerns with any incineration. It’s backwards, oldfashioned technology that has had its day and should be gone,” she said. “If we had our wish, it would be shut down and Metro would have another plan in place to be able to deal with the garbage rather than burning it and putting it in a land-
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Pricing a house correctly is the most important factor when looking to sell; you don’t want to overprice or undervalue. However, the process of achieving that golden number is not so simple, partly because real estate prices tend to fluctuate quickly. It's important to consult a variety of resources to appraise your home's current value. A house is meant to be lived in, but it shouldn’t look that way when trying to sell it. While every nick in the wall and stain on the carpet may tell a story, it’s time to prepare the home for a new chapter. The goal is to showcase the property and to appeal to a wide audience of potential buyers. It’s important not to allow an emotional attachment to those four walls create a bias towards the home’s true market value. According to Bruce Robinson, Partner at Hugh & McKinnon Realty, pricing a home is not an exact science. “You consider what is sold, what is on the market today (your competition) and fit your
property into the market at a level that you feel is competitive,” he says. “The primary method for determining the value of a property is to compare it with other homes that are on the market, along with homes that have sold and homes that might have been on the market that may not have sold.” Determining a competitive asking price for your home will be based on the current housing market information. The closer your asking to market value, the higher volume of offers you’ll tend to receive. As for tips when assessing a home’s value based on its current state? “There is no one thing that covers all properties,” says Robinson, however, get rid of clutter, clean garages, weed the gardens touch up of paint where required.” Beyond the home, some factors to take into consideration when determining the price point include the location, the view, lot size, landscape, and presence of wildlife. As previously mentioned, the condition of the home also
matters. Is the layout out-dated? When is the last time renovations were completed? Consider the quality of construction, finishes, and fixed appliances, the age of the home, whether it requires major or minor upgrades, and if there any signs of deterioration. Finding the perfect selling amount is one step, but knowing when to put it on the market is another key factor to success. To this, Robinson says that historically spring was always considered the opportune time to place a home on the market, however, the last few years the season doesn’t appear to make much of a difference. “We think it’s more important
for an owner to consider where they are moving to, as it’s easier to sell today than it is to buy,” he says. “Make sure you have a place to move to before you enter a contract to sell, [there is] nothing worse than selling, and then having to pay a premium to get back into the market.” Some additional resources to consult for guidance are: The Multiple Listing Service (MLS): This is a database that tracks homes that have been bought and sold. Your home's sales history: You bought the home at the listed price for a reason. Think back to what was appealing to you about the home and how it compared to other houses on the market
and in the neighbourhood at that time. Local listings and open houses: Read local ads and visit open houses for guidance. Trends: Use local and national news to monitor changes in real estate prices. Keep an eye on mortgage rates, the overall health of the market, and other similar factors that may affect a buyer’s confidence. Hugh & McKinnon is one of the longest established Real Estate Companies in the Province; in addition to property sales they manage both Residential and Commercial Property in South West BC.
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respiratory difficulties — be they shortness of breath, asthma or allergies. Changing your furnace filter is an important part of maintaining healthy air quality. If you have pets in your home, changing the filter is even more important because pet dander accumulates in the system, which then spread allergens throughout the household. Prevent air quality from deteriorating with an easy fix to — replacing your filter. Overall, however, keeping your heating and cooling system clean prevents dirt from clogging up the entire HVAC system, which, in turn, means extra repairs, service and parts that never come at a good time. When buying appropriate filters for this,
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• Over 3500 sq ft of reno’d living space • Nothing but high-end materials & finishing • Walking distance to MR Park • Quartz counters, heated towel racks & floors, 50 year roof • Three huge covered decks • Second 400 sq ft house with 100 amp service. Subdivision potential
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• This home is loaded! • Approx 1550 sq. ft. • Completely remodeled • Like new hardwood, mouldings & brick • Gorgeous country kitchen w/pantry • Whistler style beams • Extra parking
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$
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Riverside Centre, Thorne Avenue Neighbourhood 6-8pm DECEMBER 1ST Alouette Elementary Neighbourhood 6-8 pm
Drivers, navigators, phone operators and dispatchers needed. Nov 27, 28, Dec 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 31 Embrace your community. We’re in it together.
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DECEMBER 2ND Harry Hooge Elementary Neighbourhood 6-8pm
We hope to make it to every house in the neighbourhood, but if we can’t, please take the time to come & find us on one of the neighbouring streets… just follow the sound of Christmas Music! All donations going to the
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MAPLE RIDGE 22106 Dewdney Trunk Road 1938 Character Home on corner lot. Proposed Heritage site perfect for professional use or family home. Large 7800 sq.ft. lot. Original hardwood floors. Basement is wired for fiber optics. Bring your ideas to preserve the past. Contact Brenda Jenkins (604)816-6961 $ MLS# V1110055
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Every year on the first Wednesday in December, the Ridge Meadows Hospice Society presents “A Time to Remember.” This is a nondenominational, candle lit evening for the community to gather and remember loved ones they have lost. Christmas is often a difficult time of the year and many bereaved individuals find comfort with this night that provides special recognition of their loss. We invite you to join us, for “A Time to Remember.”
December 2nd at 7:00 pm St. George’s Anglican Church 23500 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge
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We would like to honour your loved ones by showing pictures of them in a PowerPoint presentation. The photographs will be shown during the gathering. If you wish to be a part of this presentation, please email, send by post, or bring in a photo of the person you want remembered, to our office or Garden Hill Funeral Home by November 30th. Please note the following contact information: Address: #102 - 22320 119th Avenue, Maple Ridge, BC E-mail: info@ridgemeadowshospice.org Tel: 604-453-7722 Fax: 604-463-6358
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ayne Ryshak says he feels right at home behind the bench as the newly minted head coach of the Meadow Ridge Flames. While officially named head coach on Nov. 16, Ryshak took over the reigns behind the bench on Friday, Nov. 6 when Jamie Fiset stepped aside to do work with B.C. Hockey’s high performance program. Fiset, who also holds the title of general manager Ryshak and governor of the Flames, along with the team’s ownership, decided it was time for a change behind the bench. Ryshak said he’s grateful for the faith the team has shown him over the years. “It kind of all happened pretty quick,” said the 25-year-old Flames coach. “I’m just really thankful for the opportunity and for what Jamie’s done for me
and how he has guided me along.” Ryshak is a Ridge Meadows minor hockey graduate who was part of the midget A1 Rustlers that won the provincial gold medal in 2008. He then played for three seasons for the Flames with Fiset as his head coach, before making the move to an assistant coach with the team once his playing days were done. He said the situation to become head coach of the Flames was the perfect fit. “I don’t think that if there was another team in the league that would have asked me to do this that I would have taken the chance on it,” said Ryshak. He said the familiarity of the team, his coaching staff and the systems in place, plus the trust of the ownership group made the jump much easier. Ryshak said the team has responded well to the change. Since the start of November the team has
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Ridge Meadows Flames assistant captain Cam Alder thwarts a Kodiaks attack during a 10-7 win Nov. 18 at Aldergrove Arena. four wins and two overtime losses, taking points in eight of its last 10 games. “They are really paying attention to the little things
that help you win,” he said. “The attitude of not quitting is pretty deep in this group.” That was never more evident than their two
games last week. After a wild 10-7 win in Aldergrove on Wednesday, Nov. 18, the Flames came home and knocked off the league lead-
ing Mission City Outlaws 3-2 on Friday, Nov. 20. He said the win over Mission really emphasized the buy-in his team has shown, bouncing back from two one-goal deficits to get the win. He also likes the way his team has responded with its special teams. He said its power play has been running at about a 40 per cent clip over the last six games, while it’s penalty kill has had a 90 per cent success rate. “Winning the special teams battle is huge in our league,” said Ryshak. “With a shut-down 3-2 comefrom-behind win over the best team in the league, this group showed the belief of buying into the little details.” The Flames are tied with the Aldergrove Kodiaks for third in the Harold Brittain conference with 22 points and have a game in hand. With a record of 9-8-1-3, it’s the first time the Flames have been above .500 since the opening game of the year. • The Flames host the Langley Knights Friday, Nov. 27 at 7:30 p.m. at Planet Ice.
Ramblers grapple with expectations The goal was to compete for a provincial wrestling title in 2016. Maple Ridge Secondary head coach William McCrae said that was the goal five years ago when he had a promising crop of seven young grapplers take to the mat for the first time. But coming into the 2015/16 season, the head coach is dealing with the recent loss of two of his top wrestlers from last year, who have decided not to come back The loss of those team points will
seriously hurt their chances for a team title. “Going to be very difficult to win the B.C’s this year, but I still think we can be in the top six.” Leading the way for MRSS will be team captain Cameron Hicks. The Grade 12 won bronze at the provincial championships in February of 2015 in the 48 kg class, despite battling a painful shoulder injury. Hicks won the provincial title the previous year and placed second at the
nationals. The team will also be relying on senior Oliva McDonnell, who won gold at the Fraser Valley championships last season. The head coach said he’s excited by the number of new recruits joining the team. MRSS will travel to North Vancouver this weekend for the first meet of the season, the Roberts Rumble. “It will be a good test for them. They’ll take some licks, but the experience is important,” he said.
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MRSS wrestler Daniel Jo works on technique during practice.
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Four athletes from Golden Ears Athletics will be heading to Kingston, Ont. to take on the best of the best at the Canadian Cross Country Championships , Nov. 28 Golden Ears’ standouts Jamie Hennessey, Madelyn Huston, Christina Johnstone and Norm Tinkham ran qualifying times at the provincials on Nov. 7 in Vancouver and qualified to represent Team B.C. Hennessey, and Huston will compete in the youth division on a four-kilometre course. Hennessey is coming off an impressive season with Maple Ridge secondary, finishing fourth among senior girls at the Fraser Valley championships with a time of 17:23.24, and 15th overall at the B.C. high school championships with a time of 18:35.72. Johnstone will run in the in the junior division on the six-km course, while Tinkman runs in the masters division on the eight-km course. Tinkman said it will be an exciting event for all these athletes and especially for himself, having coached all three runners over the past seven years. Both Hennessey and Huston have been running with Golden Ears since they were in Grade 4.
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Jamie Hennessey (left) will compete for Golden Ears Athletics at the Canadian Cross Country Championships in Kingston, Ont. on Nov. 28.
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Pitt Meadows Secondary School is looking to hire basketball referees for its 2015-16 Season. We are looking for adults, preferably, persons who have played high school basketball to referee our Grade 8 and Grade 9 games. For futher information, please contact Rich Goulet, Athletic Director, PMSS at the following e-mail address: coachgoulet@gmail.com
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Giving warms the heart. Donating a coat can warm two at a time.
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The Ridge Meadows Bruins men’s rugby team will look to cap off its impressive 2015 fall season with a championship by hosting Capilano B in the cup final Saturday, Nov. 28 at 1 p.m. at Thomas Haney secondary. The Bruins punched their ticket to the B.C. Rugby Union Mainland Division 3 championship game after running roughshod over the UBC Totems, 40-13 on Saturday, Nov. 21. and improved their season record to 8-1. The first-place Bruins have won six straight games heading into Saturday’s final. The teams’s only loss this fall was a 20-0 shutout at the hands of the Vancouver Rugby Club Rowers on Oct. 3.
Capilano ran its record to 7-2 and the right to play in the finals by dumping the Squamish Axemen 36-5 on Nov. 21. Saturday’s cup final will be a rematch of the two team’s Halloween day game, when the Bruins mauled Capilano 40-28. On the season, the Bruins were the league’s top scoring team, recording 348 points while giving up a league low 112. Capilano scored almost 100 points less than the Bruins on the season, registering 248. However, it’s defence was the second stingiest in the league, giving up just 137 points in its nine games.
Women’s Mainland division 2 The Bruins ran their record to 5-2 on the season after a 38-15 beating of Langley on Nov. 21 at Thomas Haney. The Bruins only losses this season came against the Seattle Saracens.
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The Executive and members of Branch 88, Royal Canadian Legion, wish to thank the citizens of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows for their generous support of our 2015 Poppy Campaign. Total donations were well over $73,000.00 - an amount that will go directly to helping our Veterans and their families in the community. The list of those who should receive special thanks is endless and includes all members of the Branch who volunteered to participate in the Poppy Campaign, our Air, Army and Sea Cadets, all of the schools throughout School District 42, scouts, and guides the local media and all the businesses who allowed us to put poppy trays in their stores and offices. We also fully appreciate the very large attendances at both the Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Cenotaphs on November 11th. Your strong and continuous support of our Veterans and their goals is amazing. Thank you so very much. Diane Cougar Poppy Chair.
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DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING
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We thought of you with love today But that is nothing new. We think of you in silence. We often speak your name with others and our selves. We all have happy memories of you. God has you in his keep We have you in our hearts.
Anthony Peter Kot Oct 7/66 - Nov 29/11 There are moments in our lives when four years seems like a lifetime ago and moments when it seems like just yesterday that we had to say good bye to you. You are forever in our thoughts and in our hearts and you are missed more than words can say. Today, and every day, we honor and celebrate your beautiful ‘magical’ life and how grateful and fortunate that we were the ones to share in it and be loved by you.
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Until we meet again, Love, Tanja, Emerson and Marcus
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Caregiver
We are currently seeking a caregiver to supervise and care for our 4 and 2 year old children at our residence. $11/Hourly; 40 Hours Per Week Minimum Education: High School. Start Date ASAP. Waterworks Tech. School - Get certified in 6 weeks. Earn $18-22/hr. 1.250.886.3246
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Carol Anne (C.A.)
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With great sadness we announce the passing of our wonderful Mom, Edna. Predeceased by her parents, James and Margaret; husband Bill; brother Douglas; sister-in-law Joyce; nephew Scott; and her brothers-in-law Ron and Dick. Forever in our hearts and remembered by her twin sister Edath Moore; her children Larry (Carmen), Lindsay (Janet) and Laura (Barry); grandchildren Coral, Lacey, Breanna and Landon; brother-in-law John; sister-in-law Betty; nephews and nieces and many grandnephews and grandnieces. Sincere thanks to her caregivers at TRIM in Mission and at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital. No service at Edna’s request.
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Poirier Forum • 618 Poirier Street
October 23, 1937 - November 12, 2015
It is with great sadness we announce the sudden passing of Carol Anne on Saturday November 21, 2015 after a brief illness. She is survived by her husband of 51 years Gerry, sister Marge Palmer (Carmen), son Joey, daughter Tana (Travis), 5 grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. She was a loving wife, sister, mother, grandmother, auntie and friend. Carol Anne was the heart of the family and will be greatly missed. No service by her request. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the BC Cancer Foundation.
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FABLE Farms requires full-time greenhouse vegetable workers. No experience necessary. Mon-Sat start at 6:00 AM. Apply in person at 13460 Rippington Rd. Pitt Meadows or send resume to sales@fablefarms.ca, or fax to 6044601623. $10.49/hr.
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Passed away peacefully November 22, 2015, at Maple Ridge, BC. Lovingly survived by his wife of 60 years Ronda, sons & daughters; Deborah, Karen (Rick), Mark and Corinne (Gerry). 4 Grandchildren, Michelle, Megan, Alicia and Danny. Brother Paul (Hilka) and sister-inlaw Lynne, numerous nieces and nephews. No service by request. In lieu of flowers donations appreciated to the Canuck Place Children’s Hospice, 1690 Matthews Ave, Vancouver, BC V6J 2T2.
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Conveyancer
Req: Carpenters, Helpers Labourers, CSO’s/OFA’s TCP’s, Cleaners $11-28/hr
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 drivers licence, “N� is acceptable. Must be able to drive a Standard transmission.
Work Today, Daily or Weekly Pay Apply 9AM to 2PM at: 118 – 713 Columbia Street
New West 604.522.4900
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 TOPRATES for Vinyl Siding/Wood crews, and Individual Installers. Call/Text Jordy@604-313-2894
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HOME CARE/SUPPORT
Caregiver (non smoker) for disabled older man. Personal care req’d. Split shift for eves & weekends. Will train right person. 604-466-0802. .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
P/T Warehouse Worker/ Feed Store Clerk required for Otter Co-op Pitt Meadows
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Duties: D Provide excellent customer to walk in & telephone customers D Perform housekeeping duties D Maintain the warehouse & yard in a neat and tidy operation. D Service (load cars & small trucks) retail sacked feed clients while filling order for feed, hay, fertilizer, twine and shavings. D Till operation / store clerk D Other duties assigned
HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES
We are currently seeking a full time experienced Conveyancer for our busy Realty office located in Coquitlam. Must be bond-able and insurable.
Competitive wage offered based on experience. To Apply Please E-mail Resume: s1westjobs@ gmail.com
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LARGE FUND Borrowers Wanted Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income. Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca
SEASONAL FARM LABORERS Required for Erica Enterprises Pitt Meadows. February November 2016 $10.69/hr. 6 days/wk. 50-60hr./wk. Potting, pruning, weeding & harvesting. Must be prepared to work outdoors in all conditions. Bending, lifting, kneeling, standing and walking required. Email resume to: ericaenterprises@shaw.ca
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Bookkeeping & Accounting Payroll, Year-end, Financial Statements, Income Taxes E-FILE Service Ph: 604-465-2123 Cellular: 604-788-0161
Pipe Foreman Pipe Layers Gradesmen TYBO CONTRACTING has quickly become an industry leader in the excavating & civil contracting business. Tybo is currently retained by some of the largest developers in B.C. We are currently offering top wage & benefit pkgs as well as opportunities for advancement. Email resumes to:
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CHUCKS RENOVATION Drywall & Painting, Int/Ext Pressure Washing, Gutter Cleaning, Fence Building & Repair Kitchen & Bathroon Reno’s, Tiling & Flooring Installs Res/Comm, Apt Buildings
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I do the work personally with only Non-Toxic Products ~ FREE ESTIMATES ~
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House Cleaning Team * Insured * Experienced Maple Ridge, P. Meadows, Mission
Details : mariescustomized cleaning@gmail.com
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Earn Extra Cash! Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows NEWS
DCC Campus located inside Retirement Concepts Call now to receive a free information package
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FINANCIAL SERVICES
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Your Career Starts Here
HELP WANTED
TEAM MEMBERS ONE DAY JOB FAIR Wednesday December 2nd, 2015 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Petro-Canada, 19971 72 Ave, Langley Looking for enthusiastic and efficient team members to fill cash/stock positions in Mission, Abbotsford, Langley. Potential for these positions to lead to Assistant or Manager positions. MUST have cash experience and references. Should have reliable transportation as shifts may be in more than one store. Must be able to work alone. Majority of shifts include evenings and weekends. Graveyards are also available. Can’t make it please e-mail resume: jobsatpetro@gmail.com to request an interview
Bsmt suites, bathrooms, windows siding, H/W tank installation, etc NO JOB TOO SMALL
Gary 467-3024 Cellular 604-671-9694
*Renovations *Repairs
Prompt Delivery Available
*Plumbing & Electrical Installations
Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd.
*Custom Woodwork For Estimates Call
Will @ 604-764-1036
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Ewa 604-220-0467
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Funding may be available.
CHOICE RENOVATIONS
GUTTER & ROOF Cleaning/Power Washing since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Simon, 604-230-0627
HOME REPAIRS
RETIRED carpenter wants to keep busy. Small carpentry jobs. Will repair or build new Ken 604-460-7803
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GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com
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Local natural stone distributors. Custom made Granite Countertops. Slate, Granite, Marble, Tile, Tumbled Stone. Large selection of Porcelain & Ceramic. Sales & Service
Call Mike 604 - 306 - 4468
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Established 1994
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Top Line Projects Ltd.
DRAIN Tiles, Sewer, Water Video Inspection, Jack Hammering, Hand Excavating Call Tobias 604.782.4322
7 Days / Week
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ACCOUNTING / TAX /BOOKKEEPING
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Leo: 604-657-2375 / 604-462-8620
CASCADE DRYWALL. Res / Comm Drywall, taping, text. ceilings, t-bar. steel stud. Call Rob 604-218-2396.
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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
. Need Cash? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000. SnapCarCash. 604-777-5046
Apply in person at: 21707 Lougheed Hwy Maple Ridge, B.C. (Quality Inn) No phone calls please!
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LONDON Drugs Maple Ridge is looking to hire an Insurance Specialist. Employee must be available Monday-Sunday,28-32 hours per week. Must have level I, II or III general insurance license.Email resume at careers@londondrugs.com
Please email your resume to: pittmeadows@otter-coop.com or fax 604-465-0718 or apply in person 12343 Harris Rd. Pitt Meadows
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FREE ESTIMATES
(F/T & P/T)
QualiďŹ cations: D Warehouse experience D Cashier experience, Mature D Customer service skills D Number & detailed oriented D Excellent communication skills D Able to lift 50lbs repeatedly D Must be available weekdays & weekends D Forklift experience is desirable
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LINE COOKS The Pantry in Maple Ridge is now accepting applications for the above opportunities.
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NORTH STARS PAINTING www.northstars-painting.com AMAZING WORK, AMAZING VALUE! 778.245.9069
JAGUAR LANDSCAPING Lawn & Garden Service. Design, Pruning, Lawns, Cleanups, Comm/ Res. (604)466-1369
Den’s GarDENing Services
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~ Since 1987 ~ $$CASH $$ for your furniture, tools, electronics, antiques, appliances, computers & collectibles.
PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299
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2 coats any colour
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(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls
Cloverdale High Performance paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring.
Pay-Less Pro Painting
604-463-4449 604-209-6583
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Oak & glass coffee table, Push mower c/w grass catcher, 3 bar stools, 4 drawer wood dresser, Assorted garden tools, Large computer table, Assorted pictures, New snowblower, Weed eater, 2 large fans, 3 piece luggage set, Fertilizer spreader, Storage cabinet, F/P tool set. Call (604)467-5890
Serving Tri City 35 Yrs. Call 24 Hrs/7 Days
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Re-Paint Specialist 15 Years Experience Interior/Exterior, stucco painting. on re-painting or
3 rooms $299
604-465-1311
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20% discount
$59.00 Per Ton
Meadows Landscape Supply
MOVING & STORAGE
Free Estimates
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ABE MOVING & Delivery & Rubbish Removal 604-999-6020
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From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos
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SPECIAL FALL PRICES Sawdust Available
LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE
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$45/Hr
604-537-4140 MIRACLE MOVING 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
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RUBBISH REMOVAL
604 - 720 - 2009
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Have unwanted or inherited firearms in your possession? Don’t know how to dispose of them safely and legally? Contact Wanstalls and we will come and pick them up and pay you fair value for them. Wanstalls has been proudly serving the Lower Mainland firearms community since 1973. We are a government licensed firearms business with fully certified verifiers, armorers and appraisers.
Call today to set up an appointment 604-467-9232
Wanstalls Tactical & Sporting Arms
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PETS
CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 GERMAN Shepherd pups. Working line. Black & black/tan. 6 weeks old. $750. 604-820-4230, 604-302-7602 Golden Doodle puppies, born Oct. 23, Dad is (50lbs.) Standard Poodle (cert hips, elbows), Mom is (68lbs.) Golden Retriever. Ready Dec. 18. Ideal family companions / service dogs (intelligent, gentle, eager to please, good with children/animals, low or no shed). Experienced (30 years), knowledgable, kennelless breeders. First shots / deworming. $1,200, Mission 604-820-4827
mikes hauling 604-516-9237
Great Pyrennes pups, exc guardian dogs, ready Dec. 15. $700. Call (604)798-5069
604-575-5555 JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca
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APARTMENT/CONDO
MAPLE RIDGE CENTRAL
1 Bdrm Apt $750/mo.
Includes heat, h/w. No pets Available now.
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HOMES WANTED
Yes, We Pay CASH!
TRANSPORTATION
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STORAGE • Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022
604-476-6683 Polo Club Apartments
Pitt Meadows Marina
604.465.7221 PORT COQUITLAM
1 bdrm suite - $775 2 bdrm corner suite - $925 S Includes heat/hot water S 1.5 blocks to various bus stops S 2 blocks to Safeway/medical S City park across street S Gated parking and Elevator S Adult oriented building S References required * SORRY NO DOGS * CALL FOR APPOINTMENT
Moorage Rental Year or Semi-annual Outdoor Storage Available Starting At $30/month for Boats, RV’s, Cars, Trucks & Trailers
Launch Ramp with 3 lines and ample parking for tracks and trailers
Onsite Manager
604.465.7713 750
SUITES, LOWER
MAPLE RIDGE, 22050 Isaac Cres; 2 Bdrm bsmt suite, freshly painted. Avail Dec 1st. $1000/mo incl utils & prkg. N/S, N/P. (604)616-7442
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TOWNHOUSES
604-464-3550
PITT MEADOWS 3 Bdrm T/H in quiet family complex, rent geared to income. N/P. Call: 604-465-4851
ROYAL CRESCENT ESTATES
TRANSPORTATION
22588 Royal Crescent Avenue, Maple Ridge
821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS
Large Units. Close To Golden Ears Bridge, Shopping & More. GREAT RIVER VIEW!
Office: 604-463-0857 Cell: 604-375-1768 709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL PORT COQUITLAM 775-3000sqft. Ground floor commercial space. Office / retail / service type business. Facing onto city park. 2 blks from Lougheed/ Shaughnessy intersection. Call 604-464-3550.
The Scrapper
14179 Reichenback Rd
19071 Ford Rd. Pitt Meadows Clean, Quiet Well Managed Bldg. 3 Blocks to W.C. Express W 1 & 2 Bdrm Suites W 3 Appliances W Secured Garage Parking W Adult Oriented W Ref’s Req’d & Absolutely No Pets
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
M.Ridge 1-2 rooms avail in house. Prof/student pref’d, street prk, w/d. N/S. Dec1. $550/mo. 604-506-5416
1997 CAMRY, 4 door, 4 cyl, auto, loaded, new tires, 180K, in mint cond. $3400 obo. 604-936-1270
845
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
NOTICE is hereby given that on Saturday, December 12th, 2014 at 12:30 pm at 20288 113B Ave, Maple Ridge, BC, and the undersigned; Advanced Storage Centres will sell at Public Auction, by 1:00 pm at 11985 - 203rd St Maple Ridge, BC, competitive bidding, the personal property heretofore stored with the undersigned. 4002 Savanah Kruchowski 5046 David Hewitt 5072 Travis Hiles E137 Shane Edwards H011 Andelaine Nelson E255 John Iannone F108 Melissa Martines C185 Brenda Ticehurst
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633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS
New SRI Manufactured homes Singles $74,900. Doubles $94,900. PARK SPACES AVAILABLE REPOSSESSIONS 1974-2010 *1989 14x70 in 55+ Ruskin Park 1 small pet ok, $42,900. *1970 12x60 in 55+ Langley Park no pets, $26,900. www.glenbrookhomes.net Chuck 604-830-1960 Trades. Financing. Permits.
OFFICE/RETAIL
OFFICE TWO INDIVIDUAL SPACE OFFICES FOR • 10’ X 8.5’ available RENT • Includes heat, A/C & window
RENTALS
REAL ESTATE
BOXER PUPS flashy fawn males. Vet ✓ CKC reg’d. Beautiful pedigree. 604-794-3786 afternoons/eves
~We accept Visa & Mastercard~
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ROMANCE Your Christmas Local BC Adult Retailer Shop Online Now & Receive 25% OFF! www.shagg.ca
Have Unwanted Firearms?
10% OFF WITH mention of this ad H/W Tanks, Reno’s, Boilers, Furn’s. Drain Cleaning. Ins. 604-380-2932
$30/hr. per Person • 24/7
MISC. FOR SALE MOVING SALE
D Free Estimates D Insured Licensed D References Residential D Pressure Washing
MISC SERVICES
RENTALS
Atlas Vinyl Sundecks - Your Complete Sundeck Specialist. Free estimates (778)285-2107
EXT/INT FALL SPECIAL LOOK for our YARD SIGNS
Interlawn Landscape Services Commercial / Res. 604-356-9273
FURNITURE
#1 Cash Buyer
778-322-2378 Lower Mainland 604-996-8128 Fraser Valley Running this ad for over 12yrs
312 MAINTENANCE SERVICES
PETS
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
www.paintspecial.com
604.465.2944
317
477
NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com
EXTRA INCOME Classified ads are a direct line to extra income. Somewhere there is a buyer for the things you no longer want or need. 604-575-5555
Landscaping, Cleanups, Pruning, Hedges, Rubbish Removal, Topsoil, Gravel. Tree Topping, Chipping & Stump Grinding. FIREWOOD FOR SALE **Don’t FALL Behind**
PETS
RENTALS 706
APARTMENT/CONDO
MAPLE RIDGE
1 & 2 Bdrms available $865/mo & $965/mo
Great Location
Queen Anne Apts. * Renovated Suites * *Large *Clean *Very Quiet Includes: Heat, Hot Water
and Hydro Near Shopping & Amenities.
Win a Big Valley Furnace Service worth$1500 and a $100 Gift Card for the Maple Ridge Keg
(NO CASH VALUE)
SENIOR’S DISCOUNT
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
604-463-2236 604-463-7450 12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certified Crime Free Buildings
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Clothes That Work
NOV 25 TO 30 ONLY!
BLACK FRIDAY SALE
70
6 DAYS ONLY! STARTS WEDNESDAY!
UP TO
% OFF
WOMEN’S EN’S ED QUILTED JACKETT WITH KED D SMOCKED WAISTT Our Reg. $275 275
SALE E 7.50 $137.50
Style: LC6820328C 820328C
MEN’S SHOES
Our Reg. $179.99
SALE $79.99
Styles: 26102524/527/528 Styles may vary by location.
SAVE
50
%
DOOR CRASHER DEALS MEN’S & WOMEN’S MEN’S COLUMBIA FLEECE JACKETS COLUMBIA FROST FIGHTER™ JACKET
SAVE
Our Reg. $44.99
SALE $22.49 Styles: 1560561/1560581
TANKER II WORKBOOT
50
%
• Fully Waterproof • CSA-approved composite toe & plate
SAVE $
100
Our Reg. $139.99
SALE $69.99 Style: 1562011
SALE $169.99
Clothes That Work 20758 Lougheed Hwy., Maple Ridge
70
50
%
MEN’S & WOMEN’S HIKERS
SAVE
SAVE $ Our reg $239.99
SAVE
¥
Our Reg. $119.999
SALE $35.99
Styles: 52122, 22052C, 52082, 6121
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%
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