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Lights go purple A Maple Ridge councillor helps promote an eating disorder awareness campaign, while The ACT goes purple in support.

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Priest has skills There’s more to Rev. David Edgerton than seen at the pulpit.

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EATING DISORDERS

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Maple Ridge Councillor Kiersten Duncan is part of an awareness campaign.

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If you’re near The ACT after darkness falls this week, and wonder why the front of the building is bathed in purple light, there’s a reason. Until Feb. 7, The ACT’s entrance turns purple to recognize the launch of the Provincial Eating Disorder Awareness campaign (PEDAW). PEDAW is an initiative led by Jessie’s Legacy Program, to bring awareness around prevention, early intervention, and treatment of eating disorders. Maple Ridge Councillor Kiersten Duncan is fully behind the campaign. For the past five years, Duncan has worked at the Looking Glass Camp for girls with eating disorders, run out of Maple Ridge in partnership with Pinnacle Pursuits, a team building company founded by Jonathan Willcocks. Looking Glass Camp is an eight-day summer camp at Loon Lake. Geared for girls and young women between the ages of 14 and 24 who are experiencing “disordered eating,” the camp focuses on wellness, nutrition, and friendship. When she started with Pinnacle Pursuits, Duncan thought the camp would be a “really cool, very different experience.”

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Spearheaded by Councillor Kiersten Duncan (third from right), Maple Ridge City Council members wore purple bracelets in support of Provincial Eating Disorder Awareness Week from Feb. 1 to 7. Willcocks said the camp is She said it ended up com“very intense, very human, and pletely changing her life. triggers every emotion imagin“I had no idea how many able, but is an unbelievably women it was affecting and rewarding in the more I got every sense.” involved with “It’s amazing it, the more I It’s amazing what the girls wanted to help,” what the girls at the camp go Duncan said. through and “[The camp] is at the camp go how hard they showing that through… fight just to get it’s okay to get through every help and you Kiersten Duncan day,” Duncan shouldn’t be added. ashamed of it. If As part of the you are comfortPEDAW campaign, people took able talking about it, you can part in the Wristband Photo reach out and get help.” Challenge. Pinnacle Pursuits organizes Those who missed the Jan. 20 and facilitates this camp for the deadline for the challenge and Looking Glass Foundation.

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Purple for PEDAW On Sunday, people are encouraged to wear purple in support of the PEDAW campaign. Tweet @loveourbodies or share photos of yourself wearing purple on Facebook at www.facebook.com/loveourbodiesloveourselves.

alentine’s Day is just around the corner, and to help celebrate the romantic occasion, The TIMES is asking readers to share their crazy couple photos for a chance to win a dinner out with their sweetie. Send in your most awkward couple photo via email, through the online version of this story (www.mrtimes.com, search ‘valentine’) before 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, and you could win a $50 gift card to the Chameleon Cafe restaurant in downtown Maple Ridge. Just attach a picture, a brief description of the circumstances, your names and number, what community you live in, and how long you’ve been together. It’s that easy to enter!

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Between winter showers, there’s time to do some things in the garden – like cutting back the old canes of raspberries, Whonnockian gardener Anne Marrison says in her latest TIMES column.

still want to take part can order a wristband for free by emailing their name and address to: pedaw@familyservices.bc.ca. Duncan describes the challenge as “a fun, easy way to promote this” by wearing a purple wristband that reads “love our bodies, love ourselves” and sharing it online via their Facebook and Twitter.

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ANIMAL CRUELTY

Former master charged More than a year after an emaciated dog was found near death, its owner faces charges.

Willow was rushed to Dewdney Animal Hospital in Maple Ridge where she received around-theclock treatment and was then cared for in an SPCA foster home for several months as she recovered. “When she first came in she was unable to lie down due to abdominal pain caused by rocks and The former owner of an emasoil in her gastrointestinal tract,” ciated young husky found abanChortyk explained. doned in Maple “There were no Ridge faces charges food remnants in one year later. her stomach, so Yu Lin has been it’s likely that she charged with two had been eating counts of animal gravel to try to stay cruelty under the alive. She also had Prevention of trouble walking Cruelty to Animals because her musAct, following a BC cles were so weak.” SPCA investigation. The BC SPCA’s The SPCA was cruelty investigacalled to rescue tions department the dog, who was identified Willow’s found wanderformer owner, a ing alone near university student 256th Street and in his 20s, shortly 128th Avenue after the investilast January. The TIMES files gation began and dog, now named Willow the dog was nursed submitted recomWillow, weighed back to health at the Maple mendations for 15 kg upon intake, Ridge SPCA. charges to Crown compared to a counsel in February normal weight of of 2015. about 24 kg for a dog of her age If convicted, Lin faces up to two and breed, said BC SPCA’s Lorie years in jail, a maximum fine of Chortyk. $75,000 and up to a lifetime ban on “She was assessed with a score owning animals. of ‘one’ on the canine body condiAfter making a full recovery in tioning scale of one to nine, meanSPCA care, Willow was adopted ing that she was severely malnourinto a Langley home last March. ished,” said Chortyk.

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ence of all faiths, and teaches peace and justice, Islam today is portrayed a very aggressive, said spokesperson Naveed Mirza. “But we want the world to understand the word ‘Islam’ itself translates to ERIC ZIMMER ‘peace’.” ezimmer@mrtimes.com It’s very important, As part of a nation- he added, “to bring wide campaign called the true message of Islam to the Western Demystify Islam, the world.” Ahmadiyya Muslim The reason for Youth Association these open houses is is bringing an open that “a lot of people house on Justice quote the Qur’an and World Peace to as saying that the Maple Ridge, this Qur’an “teaches Saturday, Feb. 6. people to The do this, campaign Islam’... to do started in he December translates that,” explained. 2015, in “We response to to peace. wanted the terrorist Naveed Mirza to bring attacks in that into Paris. context by During the promoting a better campaign, the youth understanding.” of Ahmadiyya are The open house is hosting more than open to everyone, 135 open houses, “very informal,” and and visiting more than 35 towns across admission is free. It takes place at the Canada. Maple Ridge Library, Although Islam from 12:30 to 5:30 upholds equality, promotes the coexist- p.m.

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Bypass targeted ‘Dream’ comes true for Ridge teen TROY LANDREVILLE tlandreville@mrtimes.com

After a deadly 2015 along that stretch of roadway, improvements to the Haney Bypass is a priority for the City of Maple Ridge. City municipal engineer David Pollock said “we’re seeking to advance [the work on the Haney Bypass] as best as we can, but there is no timeline, per se.” The Ministry of Transportation is responsible for the road, which was the scene of three fatal accidents last year. The City’s population is projected to increase by more than 30,000 people to 109,000 residents by 2031.With this population surge comes more traffic, and to prepare for that, the City set out an objective of widening the bypass from two-to-three lanes to four lanes as part of its strategic transportation plan prepared in 2014. David Pollock The bypass is generally a two City engineer lane roadway east of 227th Street and three lanes to the west (two westbound and one eastbound), and connects with Lougheed Highway on both the east and west sides of downtown, serving as an alternative route for through traffic to avoid the downtown area. “The mayor [Nicole Read] had a number of discussions with province about what can be done along the Lougheed corridor,” Pollock said. “There’s been a good number of discussions related to the Haney Bypass itself,” Pollock added. “There are potentially different configurations that could be considered [in terms of the intersections along the bypass].” > More: mrtimes.com, search ‘Haney Bypass’

A local boy and his family are off to the Bahamas.

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A 15-year-old Maple Ridge boy is off on a dream trip with his family, thanks to the Sunshine Foundation of Canada’s Dreams for Kids. This past Saturday, accompanied by his parents, and surrounded by family, friends, school childcare workers, Sunshine volunteers, a Mountie in red serge, and the Sunshine Bear, Daniel Spiridigliozzi was presented with a five-night trip to Atlantis Resort: a nautical theme park in the Bahamas. The presentation took place at the Winners/ HomeSense Store at Meadowtown Centre, in Pitt Meadows, on Saturday. “Winners Home Sense is our number one national sponsor, and we get a lot of the money to pay for these dreams from Winners/ HomeSense, and they’re a huge supporter of us,” said Daryl Stone, past president of the Sunshine Foundation’s local chapter. The presentation event itself “went very well,” said Stone.

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Daniel Spiridigliozzi, a Sunshine Foundation bear, and Daniel’s father, Thomas, were all smiles. The family – which had “Daniel was very infatuatheard of the Foundation ed with the Sunshine Bear, and was quite taken with the before, but never applied – filled out the appropriate Mountie.” form last fall Daniel’s fathand sent in er, Thomas, Daniel was... their submissaid it was a family friend infatuated with sion. Then, who works at the... bear. around Winners that Christmas, encouraged Daryl Stone “we got a call them to apply from the agent for the Dream, who was and “thought working from the Sunshine this would be something Foundation head office saygood for Daniel.”

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ing that we were approved, and granted Daniel’s dream.” Daniel and his parents were “ecstatic” about the news, Thomas recalled. “We didn’t tell Daniel right away, but instead we waited until January to tell him that a trip was coming up.” The Spiridigliozzi’s feel “privileged” to be able to take this trip, added Thomas, and “we really want to thank the Sunshine Foundation for this gift and for honouring Daniel’s dream.”

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Exposer sought ERIC ZIMMER ezimmer@mrtimes.com

Police are hunting for a man who allegedly exposed himself near a Maple Ridge elementary school twice this week. Ridge Meadows RCMP are investigating two separate reports of a man masturbating in the area of 12400 of 220A Street, said Sgt. Brenda Gresiuk. The incidents occurred Feb. 1 and 2, between 7 and 8 a.m. The man is described as medium build, 30 to 35 years old, and Caucasian. He was sitting in a grey or tan car, possibly a Honda Civic. “Police are seeking the public’s assistance... This is a busy time of the day and police are interested in hearing from anyone who may have seen the vehicle or suspect,” she said. More: mrtimes.com, search ‘Gresiuk’

FUNDRAISER

‘Blues Aide’ backs girl’s battle with cancer A concert and gofundme page aid a Maple Ridge girl and her family. TROY LANDREVILLE tlandreville@mrtimes.com

Juno-nominated musician is hoping to ease the pressure on a Maple Ridge family dealing with a heartbreaking situation. James “Buddy” Rogers said he called in some favours from his music industry friends and is organizing a concert, set for Sunday, Feb. 21 at Langley’s Cascades Casino, to support Kira Short and her family. A bubbly five-year-old, Kira has a malignant tumour on her spine which is inoperable. After three months of treatment, the family will check to see if Kira’s cancer is responding to chemotherapy in Vancouver. If it is, treatment will continue for another three months, up to 42 weeks total. If it’s not, she and her family will fly to Boston for two-and-a-half months of proton radiation therapy. Kira’s family includes her mom Rayanne, a nursing student, and her dad Peter, an apprentice plumber. She’s also big sister to two-yearold Jayden. The young family is going through a painful time, both mentally and financially, as they battle for Kira’s life.

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Donations are being collected and this concert is another chance to help support this family. Kira loves life, her dad shared. She plays soccer, took swimming lessons at the Maple Ridge Leisure Centre, and is always looking out for her little brother. “She has oodles and oodles of friends, she likes arts and crafts, and she’s finally had enough of Frozen, believe it or not,” Peter said. Watching his daughter suffer, and not able to be with her kindergarten classmates at Maple Ridge Elementary or playing with her friends, breaks Peter’s heart. “This is not her,” he said. “She’s not doing the things a typical five-

little girl.” “I couldn’t imagine myself as an adult going through this kind of thing,” Peter said. “She’s a fighter.” Kira With the “Blues Aide” concert, Short, Cascades Casino and LabTest five, has Certification Inc. in Delta have cancer. supported Rogers’ efforts and sponHer dad sored the event. The lineup includes Rogers, Tom Peter Lavin and the Legendary Powder said the Blues, and Arsen Shomakhov. bubbly Tickets are $37.71 each and all kinderproceeds go to the Short family. garten Rogers has four daughters – ages student 10, eight, four, and two – and has is ‘a done lots to support autistic chilfighter.’ dren and their families in past. Kira’s situation strikes a chord with him. “People have asked me if I ever wanted to be dad to a boy and I’ve year-old should be doing.” told them, ‘I don’t care, boy or girl, As for how the family is coping, as long as the kid’s healthy,’ so I Peter said, “this is new for us. can’t even imagine the thought of We’ve never been down this road me going through something like before and we’ve had this,” Rogers said. a lot support from our The musicians are INFOBOX family and friends performing for free, Fundraiser concert in the community. and the production • Sunday, Feb 21 Everyone from my crew is being supemployer, to family, to • Cascades Casino plied for by Cascades • Email for tickets or people who know Kira Casino. The concert is buy at Cascades. and have been a part from 6 to 9 p.m. of her life have either Tickets are available directly or indirectly at Cascades Casino or stepped up to make by emailing Rogers at her life and her journey that much me@jamesrogers.ca, and he can easier.” arrange for those interested to pick He said, without support, “we’d up tickets from him, or at the door be in a place I don’t want to go.” under their names. Peter described Kira as a “tough > More: mrtimes.com, search ‘Kira’

This month at The ACT Arts Centre The ACT Art Gallery Exhibition Under Development Till February 27 Amelia Epp and Aaron Moran Assembled sculpture, 2D and installation work in mixed media. Family Day at The ACT February 8 Join us for free arts & crafts and a lantern making workshop!

Meditation in the Gallery February 26 Self-guided – bring your own pillow to be comfortable. GEMS: A Brilliant Young Mind February 29 An autistic teenage math prodigy finds new confidence after joining the British Team for the International Mathematics Olympiad.

ALICE in Wonderland February 8 This family friendly performance will feature 40 community participants on stage!

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Arts Club On Tour 4000 Miles February 13 Nicola Cavendish stars in this endearing tale of growing up, and growing old.

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Sleeping Beauty by Canada’s Ballet Jörgen February 25 One of the world’s most famous classical ballets comes to The ACT!

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FAMILY DAY

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Dancers celebrating Family Day

CRIMINAL DEFENCE

Alice comes to The ACT on Feb. 8.

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Motus O Dance Theatre showcases its rendition of Alice in Wonderland at The ACT on Family Day.

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About 40 amateur performers will be falling down the rabbit hole on Monday, Feb. 8 at The ACT Theatre. Back in January, eager participants could sign up to be apart of Motus O Dance Theatre’s production of Alice in Wonderland. The five-person theatre company has been touring across Canada,

and auditioning, training, and acting alongside locals from each town they perform in. James Croker, director, actor, and one of the founders of Motus O, told The TIMES that although the local performers will not have speaking roles, they will be a part of scenes that include choreo-

graphed dancing and a lot of movement. “Our philosophy is that we embed them into the performance, they don’t just stand there and be trees,” the director said.“We actually found over the years it enhances the production.” On Sunday, the theatre company will host

a six-hour training session with the new performers for the next day’s show at 1 p.m. Tickets for Monday’s show are $25/ adults, and $15/ youth 24 years and younger and available at theactmapleridge.org or through phone at 604-476-2787. > More: mrtimes.com, search ‘Alice’

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I’m not saying it was comwas flipping through the pages of a photo album the pletely idyllic, but when I look around at what families face other day. today, the past seems easier. For you young’uns, Now that we have a grandthat’s a book we pasted photochild, I’m even more aware of graphs into before there was difficult decisions young famInstagram, Facebook, or even ilies face. computers and digital camChildcare will be eras. one of the bigger My folks docuissues when our mented their entire daughter returns to life together in a work in nine months, series of albums they but staying at home called Then to When. isn’t an option for her They reached 27 any more than it is volumes before they for most parents nowtoo moved into the adays. digital age. KATHY BOOTH Young parents I I tried to keep up know are doing their the tradition when best to balance work with all we started having kids, but the tasks that go along with my good intentions didn’t last family and home, while they long; never enough time. really just want to spend time When I look through their with their kids. albums, I see a much simpler That’s why I look at our time when it was possible to B.C. February stat holiday as a raise a family on one income. real boon to families. We didn’t have as much Family Day falls on the stuff, but we did spend a lot of time playing outside and hang- second Monday of February each year, a great time to ing out with the family.

break up the long drought in statutory holidays between Jan. 1 and Good Friday. For busy parents, this scheduled day off from the workplace could easily slip away while they catch up on chores. I’d like to suggest an alternative: consider this an official challenge to party like it’s the 1950s. Shut off the cellphones and computers. Forget all about the tasks waiting to be completed, and honour the day as it is intended. On Family Day, parks and leisure services is offering a number of free programs for families. The ACT has lantern making and creative art stations available, also at no cost. Go for a walk; play at the park; stay at home; bake cookies; play with LEGO; watch movies and eat popcorn. Maybe start a photo album. It doesn’t really matter what parents and kids do, as long as they do it together. >More: mrtimes.com, search ‘Booth’

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t’s hard to say anything about “the right way to celebrate Family Day.” Our newest provincial holiday is just four years old this year, implemented by the province for the first time in 2013 (just in time for a provincial election). It isn’t even our idea. Feb. 8 is also being celebrated as Family Day in Ontario, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. P.E.I. celebrates Prince Edward Islander Day, Nova Scotia celebrates a Heritage Day and Manitobans mark Louis Riel Day in February. There’s no religious, cultural, or historic purpose attached to the day. It was put in place purely to give everyone a bit of a break during the long-ish slog of no-holidays between New Year’s Eve and Easter. Family Day’s name is an exercise in branding, pure and simple, a voter-friendly name plastered on something. It could have been called Winter’s Almost Over Day or Second Groundhog Day or Lie at Home Eating Waffles and Watching Netflix Day. But, cynical as we may be, it’s not a bad idea to call it Family Day. Christmas and New Year’s are often a mixture of wonderful and stressful. Winter, with its long dark days and frequent torrential rain, can bring people’s moods down. One of the best ways to recharge and re-energize, before spring finally bursts free and we can enjoy a bit of sunshine (or at least warmer rain showers), is to spend time with those who are special to us. So this coming Family Day long weekend, try to make some time for a group activity with your loved ones. Go for a walk. Play a board game. You could even host your own version of Waffles & Netflix day, if you make enough for two or three or a dozen people. Don’t worry about narrowly defining who your family is for this Family Day. Husbands and wives, parents and kids, siblings, and good friends. In fact, if we really want to keep the spirit of Family Day in our hearts all year, maybe the government could hold it two or three times annually? How about it, politicians?

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t was a cold and blustery day – not Both governments were based on protoo bad for this time of year, but still, nouncements of freedom from tyranny, it was winter and he didn’t exactly freedom for all, right down through the live in the tropics. working classes to the most menial of He and some friends had labourers. But that wall emphasized finally had enough, and were the difference between the going to the border to join a two countries. protest against their neighOn the other side of the bours who had cut themselves wall, freedom of religion off from the rest of the world, was restricted to beliefs effectively imprisoning their approved by the government. own citizens. Restrictions tightened until And worse, many innocent only citizens who professed to civilians had been shipped off share the government’s beliefs to work camps in the counwere “free.” try’s most remote and inclemAnyone in disagreement ent regions. BOB GROENEVELD with the government-apTheir “work permits” were proved doctrine received a “indefinite,” but most knew work permit and was summarily awarded their chances of ever seeing their families gainful employment in the northern terriand loved ones again were as remote as tories. the flimsy steel shacks they lived in and Speaking out against the wall itself the potato and beet fields that provided earned a ticket to work camps built on bare sustenance in the harsh climate. permafrost and broken dreams. There was a wall between their counNaturally, it didn’t start that way. tries.

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There was massive dissatisfaction with the status quo. The citizens were angry, and they stood tall behind a new leader who could bring down the old regime and usher in a new and better way of life. They were promised a new world, with renewed power in the world – and that power was to be held by the country’s citizens, instead of an established, corroded, and corrupt ruling class. And there was even an election. The people spoke, and they got what they wanted. Or so they thought. That was before the wall. It was before “unsanctioned” places of worship began closing. And before some of their neighbours started disappearing. It was before they realized that they had to carefully consider every word they said, in fear of the wrong ears hearing expressions of the wrong thoughts. It was before the election rules changed – an expedience to ensure there was time to rework the system to ensure restora-

tion of prosperity. It was before their leader won his third re-election with 98.7 per cent of ballots cast. At first, their neighbours stood stunned, cut off from friends and family by a wall and a warped ideology. But no more. The rest of world was fed up with the political posturing, the human rights violations, and the obstinate economic and military bullying. By the time he got to the wall, the protest had already started. The “safe zone” had been breached, but he was both amazed and, admittedly, relieved. Remarkably, instead of firing on the protestors, as had occurred so many times before in accordance with standing orders, the soldiers were abandoning their gun turrets, climbing down into the mass of protestors, and joining the chant: “Mr. Trump, tear down that wall!” Read Matthew Claxton’s Painful Truth online this week at mrtimes.com

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Letters Newspaper’s reach reaffirmed Dear Editor, I would like to thank everyone who helped me deliver my promised photograph to Corrie and Henry Koch. The TIMES [Hunt on for Mr. & Mrs. John Doe, Jan. 28, TIMES] and the Maple Ridge community made the connection possible. This type of connection, as with the Koch’s, in my case is not isolated. Here is another instance I will share with you that was also facilitated by The TIMES. About two years go, I advertised in the Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows TIMES to find our lost cat; sure enough it worked, we got Tigger back! He was missing for 13 days and we were giving up on finding him. It turns out he was hanging out in someone’s backyard, down by 203rd

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Within minutes of their photo going up on The TIMES website and Facebook, Corrie and Henry Koch were identified and reconnected with photographer Michael Baraka, who wanted to give the Maple Ridge couple a digital copy of this picture. Likewise, Baraka also credited The TIMES with helping his family find their lost cat, Tigger, in past due to the paper’s strong community connections.

Street, and all that was needed to bring him home was the connection; ie. The TIMES, and a phone call from a Good Samaritan. After some time of not receiving a reply from Mr. & Mrs. John Doe, I figured they must have lost my contact information, and I did promise them their photo-

graph. Being a serious photographer, I was wondering how to make good on my promise. Now I was faced with a similar situation as with Tigger. I was familiar with the recurring Faces & Places feature in The TIMES; then it occurred to me that this must qualify for Faces & Places. I will just call them Mr. & Mrs. John Doe and send the image to the paper, along with

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Feb. 5 Open house • Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association hosts an open house on justice and world peace, at the Maple Ridge Library, 22470 Dewdney Trunk Rd., from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.

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TIMES Travellers: Maple Ridge residents Brian and Bev Rioux, along with Barry and Katherine Charron, Judy Ward, and Dieter and Lynda Russbueldt spent a glorious week in Zihuatanejo, Mexico recently, at a beautiful residence called El Casa Encantadora House. They had their picture taken holding a copy of their hometown newspaper, The TIMES.

Feb. 6 Clothing drive • First Laity Pathfinders and Rangers are holding a clothing drive on Feb. 6 from 12 to 3 p.m. at the Haney Presbyterian Church at 11858 216 St. Drop off used clothing, shoes, purses, linens, and towels in plastic bags. Funds raised will be used for a service project trip to Mexico City. Feb. 8 Alice in Wonderland • Motus O presents Alice in Wonderland at The ACT. Info: theactmapleridge.org.

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Monkey business rules at Meadowridge Students got a taste of Chinese New Year.

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Feb. 9 Spinners • Whonnock Weavers and Spinners Guild meets at 7:30 p.m. in The ACT lobby. Info: 604-462-9059. Feb. 14 Diecast • Greater Vancouver Diecast Toy Show takes place at Pitt Meadows Heritage Hall. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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involved again this year” said Laura Butler from the Hospital Foundation. No appointment is required for the event, as it is on a first come first served basis. Just stop by the Photo Express studio between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 11 to Saturday, Feb. 20th (except Sundays). The long-running contest now sees people once subjects of the pictures now return with babies of their own.

“I can’t wait for the cutest kids contest,” said Meggin Dueckman. “Photo Express keeps coming up with fantastic themes.” The contest is open to all children from newborn to kids in Grade 5. Photo Express is located at 11916 207 St, in Maple Ridge, right beside the Royal Bank. Further details on the contest and the business itself can be found at www.photoexpressions.ca.

aple Ridge business T’s Once Upon a Tea Leaf has announced a new campaign that’s meant raise money for The Coldest Night of the Year, and local mental health initiatives while spreading warmth and love through the community. The 224th Street business is donating $2 from each purSpecial to The TIMES chase of their Taryn Stephenson is T’s Once Upon a Tea Leaf marketing director. Heritage Tea to the ‘Strong Kids Small Business BC Tins, Cupid’s Team’ component Awards Ceremony on “I know Tea Collection, ERIC ZIMMER of the Maple Ridge Feb. 25, at the Pan that this Your FavResilience Initiative isn’t an easy Pacific Vancouver Four-Packs or to help, in small part, Hotel. time for everyone, so select winter weight address the cycle of “We are proud to I was looking for a scarves. call Maple Ridge home homelessness in the way to spread kindBuyers will also city,” he added. and provide an opporness and express how receive a knit scarf, “To say that we are much I value our com- tunity to others in wrapped up with a overwhelmed by the the community,” said munity.” card that reads “This Left’s John Lyotier. generosity... would be is a random act of Left top five an understatement,” Kindness. Maybe said Maple Ridge ocal business Left Chevron aids you found the scarf Mayor Nicole Read. n January, Adrien of the Dot Media or maybe this scarf Byrne, Chevron’s – which just found you? As you Rona bought Policy, Government announced a rebrandare wrapped in the and Public Affairs repmerican coming to the single word warmth that this scarf resentative, presented pany Lowe’s ‘Left’ – has has been provides know that a cheque to the City of has bought nominated as a top you are LOVED!” Maple Ridge to help Canadian chain Rona, five finalist for this There’s a lot of fund the Maple Ridge for $3.2 billion, includyear’s Small Business focus on romantic Resilience Initiative ing Maple Ridge’s BC awards. love in February, said Strong Kids Team. Rona store located The winners of Cindy-Lea Stephenson, Chevron is “pleased along the Lougheed each category will Owner at T’s Once to contribute $10,000 Highway. be announced at the Upon a Tea Leaf.

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St. George’s church officially welcomed Rev. David Edgerton to the Anglican parish on Feb. 2, after he made the move with his family from England. Edgerton, 34, along with his wife and three children ages six, four, and two years old, sold most of their belongings except eight packed suitcases, a guitar and the children’s bikes and touched down in Vancouver about three weeks ago. The family has been familiarizing themselves with Maple Ridge and Richmond – where they’re currently residing until their house in Maple Heights is ready. “Life is busy... It’s a bit of a roller coaster,” he said with a chuckle. Living in a new place is like driving “a car you’ve never driven,” he added. Meanwhile, driving on the opposite side of the road has also been “a different experience.”

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Rev. David Edgerton recently moved with his wife and kids from England. Despite the busyness of the recent move and getting acquainted with the Dewdney Trunk church, the Reverend hopes to spend some time enjoying Maple Ridge views both on the ground and from the sky. Edgerton gained his private pilot license three years ago through the coventry in the U.K. and has been itching to fly. “I haven’t flown much in the last year so I’m hoping to get

back in the air this year,” he said. He’s also an avid runner, and ran in the Virgin Money London Marathon two years ago. Running is a “great way to meet the community,” he added. In October, when Edgerton visited Maple Ridge for his interview at the church, he went for what he hoped would be a ten mile run, he recalled. He ran down 224th Street

where he reached a “sign saying warning: bears,” and immediately turned around, cutting his run a mile short, he explained. He’s already signed up for the BMO Vancouver Marathon in May, he said, and plans to use the run to raise money, potentially for some future plans for the church. Edgerton said that he’s excited to “develop” the St. Georges community. His resume includes serving at one of the biggest Anglican churches in Birmingham, England, he said, with roughly 600 members. He’s already made headway in reaching a few of his goals at the Dewdney Trunk church, including a new logo for St. George’s, which he created himself. Next, he’s looking to make St. Georges more children-friendly. “For me, I wasn’t really interested in church as a child,” he admitted. “Having children myself, I want to make children welcome where they don’t just sit there and shut up.” Edgerton attends Saturday community dinners with the church, to meet members and gather input on future church plans.

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There’s something special about loyal fans and the part they play in generating the atmosphere for athletes, said Ridge Meadows Flames head coach Bayne Ryshak. And one of those notably loyal of the junior B hockey team’s fans is Maple Ridge resident Ken Grant, who has an almost unblemished record of attendance at the Flames’ Friday night home games at Planet Ice. His love for the Flames blossomed five years ago, when worker Joseph Croll began taking him to the 7:30 p.m. puck drop. “He kept asking ‘when was the

next game, when was the next game?’” Croll explained. So he made a schedule of the games, and for almost every Friday during the past season the duo has watched the Flames from the stands behind the time keepers. Home manager Kelly Ternes explained that Grant loves the team more than he loves the Vancouver Canucks, who he also watches weekly on TV. On Fridays, Grant puts on his Flames hat, grabs his program to bring along with him and gets to enjoy a snack and drink while watching his favourite team. “It’s a great feeling to have fans like Ken,” Ryshak said. “Even at our level, it’s great to have fans of all ages out to support regularly that take pride and have passion in the team.” Ryshak told The TIMES that fans “bring great energy to the building and make [us] play and work a little harder,” and

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Ken Grant, 60, has collected a Flames hat, a few pucks, and jerseys. he hopes to get more fans out at this year’s playoff games. Although playoff details are still in the works as the Pacific Junior Hockey League’s season winds down, Ryshak hopes to see Grant continue his support

through the post season. “It’s a special feeling to have people emotionally invested in your team,” he added. Ryshak thanked Grant for his support and added that he would “see you in the playoffs.”

The Flames (17-18-1-2) are in fourth place in the Harold Brittain Conference. So, barring a Flames’ win streak to close out the campaign coupled with an Aldergrove Kodiaks’ collapse, the local boys will play the conference’s top team in a best-of-seven opening round series. The last two weeks of the season will determine whether they’ll play the Mission City Outlaws or Abbotsford Pilots. The Flames are back in action at home tomorrow (Feb. 5), when they host the North Vancouver Wolf Pack. Game time at Planet Ice is 7:30 p.m. The Flames have momentum after doubling the host Delta Ice Hawks 6-3 on Tuesday. Brandon Inwood led the Flames’ offence with a hat trick.

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Two Maple Ridge athletes were officially honoured as the latest Home Town Heroes, during a special awards dinner. Fastpitch player Larissa Franklin and former CFLer Ross Clarkson were feted at the event, which took place at Maple Ridge Secondary, and was emceed by former mayor and self-descibed Maple Ridge “lifer” Ernie Daykin. “The Home Town Heroes program helps us to recall and celebrate the achievements of hometown athletes, and to More online absolutely inspire our athletes coming through our sports organizations today,” he said. “I am proud and honoured to take part in tonight’s dinner Eric Zimmer/TIMES and presentation.” Larissa Franklin proudly displayed her gold medal from last year’s Pan Daykin has a connection to Am Games in Toronto, as she was honoured as a Home Town Hero. both of this year’s heroes, he connections, networking, and and Home Town Heroes being explained. seeing where that goes.” the third. So yeah, it’s pretty “While I don’t share their Fastpitch won’t be in the cool.” athletic prowess, we do share 2016 summer Olympics, but She talked about other fond one fact: all three of us are there is a voting process taskmemories such as her team’s proud Rambler grads.” gold-medal win at last year’s ing place, that could potentially Franklin, who attended the Pan Am Games, as well as seeing it as part of the Games dinner with her family, “has time spent – and fun had – in Tokyo. enjoyed great success in the with her team“The IOC passed a new rule world of ladies mates. that the country hosting the fastpitch,” Daykin So what are Olympics could request for said. ...it’s pretty her immedicertain sport to be a part of it,” For her part, cool. ate and future Franklin said. “So of course, Franklin was plans now? Japan – being first place in “shocked” when Larissa Franklin “I don’t both baseball and softball – she first found out have any,” she asked for the facilities, and she’d been selectsaid candidly. whatnot, so by this summer ed as a Home “Right now I’m just trying to we should find out whether it Town Hero. give back to the community will happen or not.” “When I was younger, I when and where I can, espeThe other honouree of the remember looking at these cially while I’m home, and evening, Ross Clarkson – who [Home Town Hero] posters coaching another team.” currently lives in Ottawa – was with my mom and grandma, She’s also putting togethunable to attend the Home and I was like ‘I’m going to er plans to bring a clothing Town Heroes ceremony, but get on one of those,’ and I had company – called Play With Daykin recalled fond memories no idea how,” she said with a Honour – to Canada. of Clarkson, and spoke highly chuckle. “I have no experience with of him in his absence. “It was one of three dreams it, but trying to learn as much I have: one being the national > More: mrtimes.com, as I can as I go; just making search, ‘Frankli team, two being the Olympics,

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now is ready to tackle the second. Bird is a member of the Montreal Lake Cree Nation, three-and-a-half hours north of Saskatoon. Now 26, he was born in nearby Prince Albert and then moved to Saskatoon, before heading to Calgary to become a wrestler with little money and no definite plans. He came to B.C. by invitation to train with a wrestling mentor. Now, his dream is to raise money for the “Bird’s Nest,” a house where young adults from his reserve can come to live temporarily and learn the life skills that he says on which they’re missing out in Montreal Lake. > More: mrtimes.com, search ‘Bird’

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Artists and poets joined their pens and brushes to create unique pieces of art that examine the theme of laughter. About 70 people attended the Artist and Poets Extravaganza at The ACT Theatre on Feb. 2, where 16 pairs of poets and artists showcased their works. Leading up to the extravaganza, 16 poets wrote a piece following the theme of laughter. The finished poems found the hands of a local artist who transformed the written words into a separate piece of art. On Tuesday night, the group met and the artists revealed their final products to the poets for the first time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody had an awesome time,â&#x20AC;? Holy Wow Poets director Phil C Ransom said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are a wonderful group of extremely talented artists and

poets. This evening was definitely a bookmark in a page of the Holy Wow Poets.â&#x20AC;? After meeting the poet that inspired his painting, Maple Ridge resident Jamie Stratchan ended his night leaving his piece with the poet. Shortly after, he wrote about his moments with the poet on Facebook. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The lady loved the painting of her poem so much,but didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have cash to pay for it, so I gave it to her,â&#x20AC;? he wrote. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She was ecstatic! After all, what am I going to do with a painting of a poem?â&#x20AC;? Stratchanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s painting on canvas depicts a naked woman carrying a cross in the rain, and a second naked woman dancing under a rainbow. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well basically we all have our own crosses to carry in life,â&#x20AC;? he explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But when we let that baggage go then we can just dance free under a rainbow,â&#x20AC;? he said, laughing. This was the artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second year participating in the event. >More: mrtimes.com, search â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Extravaganzaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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Many submit light poems A Lantern Festival is set for Feb. 19. ASHLEY WADHWANI ashley.wadhwani@mrtimes.com

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lantern Festival poetry contest saw an increase in poets participation, with about 50 poems submitted for the contest. From first time writers to veteran poets, they were asked to submit their interpretation of â&#x20AC;&#x153;lightâ&#x20AC;? in 40 lines or less for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Lantern Festival. Historically, poems entered have compared the dark of winter to the lightness that comes with the spring season, explained

missions are divided Shari Craig, manager at Black Bond Books into the four categories and judging coordinof child (aged 10 and ator for the contest. younger), junior (age Craig will soon be 11 to 14), adult (age picking 16 to 59), two other and senior judges to (aged 60 accompany and older). her for â&#x20AC;&#x153;It looks a day of like there reading the is a repstack of resentapoems in tion for the Haney all of the Place Mall groups,â&#x20AC;? Ashley Wadhwani/TIMES food court, Craig said. Shari Craig is the she said. Selected judging coordinator. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are poems will really excitappear in a ed to see the interest booklet, for sale for $2 and so many more at Black Bond Books. poems that were subWinning poets have mitted,â&#x20AC;? Craig added. the opportunity to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking forward present their poem at to reading them.â&#x20AC;? the festival on Feb. 19 During judging, at Haney Place Mall, each poem remains and will receive a copy anonymous, she of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s poem explained, and subbooklet, and a prize.

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