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The Memorial March of Maple Ridge – which honours missing and murdered loved ones – starts at Memorial Peace Park at noon on Sunday.

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Concern over ambulance snub Mayor Nicole Read was surprised to learn that eight new ambulances were added in the Lower Mainland, and none of them are allocated to Maple Ridge.

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Retiree steps up Two-year-old Leah Vanderberg had a blast during a lantern-making workshop at The ACT on Family Day Monday.

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Machete murderer’s appeal denied Claims that a judge erred in her direction to jury were quashed. KEITH FRASER Special to The TIMES

A man who used a machete to stab a Maple Ridge man to death has lost an appeal of his murder conviction. In June 2014, a B.C. Supreme Court jury found Adam Arthur Ronald Deboo guilty of the January 2012 first-degree mur-

der of Brandon Howson, 26. About a week after Howson’s body was found in a field in Pitt Meadows, Deboo admitted to police that he had killed Howson, claiming Howson had threatened him a few times. At trial, he again admitted to having killed Howson, but denied having planned the slaying, an element that has to be proved for a murder conviction. He claimed he was acting in self-defence. The jury didn’t believe him and he was convicted of murder. He received the mandatory sentence of life in prison with

no parole eligibility for 25 years. Deboo raised a number of grounds on appeal, including that the trial judge, Justice Gail Dickson, had erred in her instructions to the jury. Specifically, he argued that Dickson was wrong to tell the jury they couldn’t use a statement Deboo made to a third party to the effect that Howson had threatened Deboo’s girlfriend as proof that such a threat had occurred. But in a ruling released Wednesday, a three-judge panel of the B.C. Court of Appeal rejected his arguments.

In his reasons for judgment, Justice David Frankel said there was “ambiguity” with respect to Deboo’s source of knowledge of the threat and an absence of any evidence capable of resolving that ambiguity. The trial judge would have been in error if she had instructed the jury it could consider the statement as positive evidence that Howson had threatened the girlfriend, said Frankel. Frankel’s ruling was agreed to by Justices Edward Chiasson and Gregory Fitch. – Keith Fraser is a reporter with The Province

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March memorializes missing, murdered A Maple Ridge Memorial March is on Sunday, Feb.14. ASHLEY WADHWANI ashley.wadhwani@mrtimes.com

A march to remember missing or murdered loved ones is set to take place this Sunday, Feb. 14, in Maple Ridge. At noon, the Memorial March of Maple Ridge – honouring missing or murdered loved ones – will begin at the bandstand in Memorial Peace Park. Participants will march through the streets of downtown Maple Ridge, and end with a group circle to commemorate and remember the missing and murdered, explained organizer Yvonne Desabrais. The Maple Ridge woman brought the walk – which originated in the Downtown Eastside – to her hometown last year, so “the healing could happen” here for family and friends in grieving. “This is about the country kind of

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Yvonne Desabrais initiated the Memorial March of Maple Ridge last year. banding together to do what they do in Vancouver. This needs to happen across Canada, to band together as brother’s and sisters,” she told The TIMES. “If I end up being by myself every year,

that’s what I’m going to do for as long as I live in Maple Ridge,” she added. Desabrais is marching for her mom, alongside other community members who want to honour someone they miss. “We all have something in common and it’s painful,” she said. “So let’s celebrate the people and keep them alive, and keep the energy strong.” Last year’s march, she noted, had a focus on missing and murdered women. But, this year will be about men, as well. “It’s just as important,” she explained. The march begins at the bandstand, heads south on 224th Street, east on Lougheed Highway to 226th Street, past the bus loop, and then west on Dewdney Trunk Road, before finishing with a parade through Memorial Peace Park. For Desabrais, the circle is about those missed, and not the perpetrator’s name who she said is heard “too often.” She encouraged those planning to participate in the march to bring photos of their loved ones.

TIMES columnist and executive director of Ridge Meadows Division of Family Practice turns a spotlight on a health clinic at the Salvation Army that offers a safe harbour to those in need.

The second phase of The Strong Kids Team – part of the broader Maple Ridge Resilience Initiative – began last week, with the launch of an online survey geared towards youth and young adults in the community.

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Korean vet mourned Flags at Pitt Meadows City hall flew at half mast last week, following the loss of one of the community’s most active Korean War veterans. Cancer claimed the life of 85-year-old Warren Byrnell on Feb. 2, and a service is in the works to celebrate his life at the end of the month. The Pitt Meadows man served as a mechanic with the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers during the Korean War. He worked for more than 35 years at BC Hydro, as an electrical operator and service man, retiring early to enjoy RV adventures with his wife Warren of 60 years, Lil. Byrnell In recent years, Byrnell became best known locally – and honoured nationally – as an advocate for better support of Canadian vets. Much of that work was done in his capacity as vice-president, and most recently president, of the Korea Veterans Association. Byrnell was predeceased by his wife last year. He’s survived by his four children, nine grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. His service will be held at the Burnett Fellowship Church in Maple Ridge on Saturday, Feb. 27, at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Crossroads Hospice Foundation or BC Cancer Foundation. > More: mrtimes.com, search ‘Byrnell’

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n the holiday’s fourth year, families spent a portion of their Family Day at The ACT Theatre, exploring with different arts and crafts, and a lantern making workshop. Several tables with sparkles, coloured paper, glue and other decorations gave kids and their parents every ingredient for a colourful paper lantern and matching paper crown. The workshop, which was hosted by the Maple Ridge Festival of Light Society, gave families an accessory to bring to the upcoming Lantern Festival at Haney Place Mall on Feb. 19.

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Read recognized Kelso’s efforts: “A petition “She agreed to supply some background data with more than 8,000 signatures is an indicaused to support the allocations and reassured tion of the level of concern in this community me that BCEHS is carefully tracking response surrounding ambulance response time,” she times in Maple Ridge,” Read said. “I look forsaid. ““I want to assure citizens we are ward to reviewing the data, once it is reviewing this decision carefully.” received.” Kelso’s petition efforts were also recogThe eight extra ambulances that are nized recently in the nation’s capital by being deployed include three in Surrey, MP Dan Ruimy during a recent meeting of two in Langley, two in Abbotsford and the House of Commons. one on the North Shore. Extra paramedics “We have fabulous and capable parahave also been added in the Tri Cities. medics in my riding, and Matt knows this “This is unreal,” said Maple Ridge resiall too well,” Ruimy said in his address. dent Matt Kelso. Matt Kelso The problem, he continued, “is that Kelso has been actively collecting sigPetition driver there are only two ambulances to serve natures on a petition that now boasts 100,000. This is unacceptable.” more than 8,000 names, to bring another The petition was started by Kelso, the MP ambulance to Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, said, because “he knows the ambulances are a populace of around 100,000 people with two often busy at the same time, and this can lead ambulances between them. to long waits for those in emergency situations.” “I’m very frustrated, but this is not going to stop,” Kelso told The TIMES. > More: mrtimes.com, search ‘Kelso’

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he 2016 Speech from the Throne contains several items that give hope for the future. There is a focus on agriculture and protecting local food supplies, attention to climate change and First Nations issues, and pledges to do something about the soaring price of housing that could lock a generation out of home ownership. Near the beginning of the document, there is a section that would have seemed bizarre just a few short years ago. British Columbians are warned about the economic trap that has enveloped Alberta. “Over the decades, Alberta lost its focus,” said the LieutenantGovernor Judith Guichon, speaking for Premier Christy Clark’s Liberal government. “They expected their resource boom never to end, failed to diversify their economy and lost control of government spending.” For decades, and particularly during the 1990s when the NDP were in power in B.C., it was popular to emphasize how much B.C. could learn from Alberta. It seemed British Columbia was somehow to blame for not sitting atop a giant lake of oil during a time of rising fossil fuel prices. Now, unfortunately for Albertans, the bust that follows all booms has arrived. And it turns out that rather than wisely investing, successive Conservative governments squandered the oil-generated wealth on government spending and low taxes. We shouldn’t be too quick to point fingers. B.C. has a more diversified economy, but we still depend on many natural resources that are subject to the rising and falling tides of the world economy. And our own government is still going forward with plans for liquefied natural gas – albeit more slowly. It remains to be seen if that particular plan will bear economic fruit It’s good that we’re wary of falling into Alberta’s trap. But hopefully our government will learn the larger lesson – that there is no economy so successful that it can’t be dealt a blow by factors entirely outside the control of any premier or legislature. – TIMES

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t seems to be that the closer you get two or three of us got to go along – there to downtown, the longer it takes to are seven of us in total – and if we were get there. really, really good, we’d each get a penny Ironically, that is progress. to buy candy. When I was a kid, downYes, kids, those pennies that don’t even exist anymore used town was a million miles away to buy stuff all on their own. – or at least it seemed about We could save them up for that far. a few weeks and buy a nickWe lived in the sticks outel chocolate bar, about the side one of the larger towns on size of the ones you get for a Vancouver Island. If Alberni dollar today, or we’d chip in and Port Alberni had been one together and get a Coke or an town back then, as they are Orange Crush (my favourite). now, they would have been You can’t even get that size of bigger than Nanaimo was. bottles these days. Beaver Creek School was as Most times, I used my close to downtown as I usually BOB GROENEVELD penny to capture three whole got. It was a 20-minute hike jawbreaker candies. down a gravel road to the bus On special occasions, we’d actually get stop, and then a 10-minute ride down a to go right downtown. You could drive all lonely road to the school. the way without meeting more than one Same thing in reverse to get home. or two other cars on the road. Next step towards downtown took us Downtown was Woodward’s, across the to Berry Store, somewhat more than a street from the Eaton’s catalogue office, corner store, where we got most of our where a lot of the family’s shopping groceries. Every week, if we were good,

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transactions gave us access to Toronto – Canada’s downtown. There was also a Simpson’s Sears catalogue office, smaller than the Eaton’s, that was popular with lots of families but not so much ours, and a Woolworth’s with a real-life lunch counter where sometimes we’d get lunch. It just occurred to me: none of those apostrophes exist anymore. They were all places we got to see only when we needed special stuff, like school supplies – and we were admonished to stick close while downtown. It was exhilarating and exciting... and at least a bit scary. I lost sight of Mom and Dad once in Woodward’s, ended up downstairs where they sold tools and sports stuff, and when I tugged on the sleeve of a man who was wearing Dad’s sweater, I discovered I had gotten myself hopelessly, desperately lost for several minutes that seemed like I had been damned to an eternity of lonely desertion. I found them back by running around

in a panic, and they didn’t even know I’d been “gone.” And I didn’t tell them. Barely out of my diapers, I knew the back woods at the farm as well as any country bumpkin could, and I was too embarrassed to admit that I’d got lost in a two-room department store. It was a different world. Not just the nickel Coke, or the fact that half the town lived a long way out of town, and yet, pretty much everybody knew pretty much everybody else. We lived differently. Now I live half the distance from downtown, and traffic makes it twice as long to get there. I barely know a tenth of the people who live within a stone’s throw, and that doesn’t make me the least bit unusual. Moms and dads still love their kids, but now, if they make just a moment’s mistake, all the people who never bothered to know them sit in judgment. Read Matthew Claxton’s Painful Truth online this week at mrtimes.com

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Snub embarasses Trudeau-led Liberals Dear Editor, The prime responsibility of the prime minister and government is to keep Canadian citizens safe. Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper did this. One of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first acts was to withdraw our military support to our allies. Canada is now going to send “180 extra advisors” who may

or may not have to defend themselves. Our Defence Minister Hargit Sijjan was not invited to a key meeting in Paris of our allies. It was an embarrassing snub that the Liberals tried to spin. Canada will become increasingly irrelevant on the world stage. There is a serious threat to the world from terrorism and Canada is abdicating its responsibility to its allies.

War is hell but sometimes necessary. Our brave men and women supported the allies in the Second World War and helped to defeat a monstrous group that had the same agenda as the Jihadist terrorists today. Is Canada going to wait till they come here, then who is going to come to our aid? Cherryl Katnich, Maple Ridge

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Maple Ridge Mayor Nicole Read was “surprised to learn” that out of the eight new ambulances added in the Lower Mainland “none are allocated to our community.” Readers react: “The fact she is surprised just shows the real distance she keeps from other levels of Gov’t.” – Dann Lisik “Why not sell some of the police cars that sit all day by the mall? Seems like we have too much money tied up with that. They don’t even set up road blocks regularly. If we want to save lives take some money from the rcmp funding and hire some more paramedics and buy some ambulances. Also.. don’t we have 2 fire department chiefs? I don’t think any other city does..? They make good coin too? Come on Maple Ridge. Look at the books like any of the people in this city do when budgeting and move the funds to where they are needed. Figure. it. out.”

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ness. They are ready for change and are speaking out by the millions. The article incorrectly suggests the Berlin Wall was built by the Soviets. Itwas built by East Germany, who didn’t have work camps in the north to ship dissidents to. Trying to link Trump to the leaders of East

Germany or the USSR is so twisted and inaccurate it shows that we need a revolution in Canada as well and Mr. Trudeau has already shown that he is “more of the same.” Perhaps after the citizens of the United States chart a new path, there will be hope for Canada. Graham Mowatt, Maple Ridge

Vets deserve thanks Dear Editor, Below is an email sent to Pitt Meadows Mayor John Becker and council: I have seen this past week on the City of Pitt Meadows Facebook page the lovely tribute to Mr. Warren Byrnell. Many people have sent their comments and likes in recognition of his service to our country. On Oct.27, 2014 the City of Pitt Meadows and volunteers recognized veterans both still living and passed with the start of a banner program in Spirit Square. Now with the passing of Mr. Byrnell and the flag at half staff, I have a question: if this will set a precedent or will there be a policy in place to recognize all Pitt Meadows veterans? Long time resident Carole Kubb (Response from Becker) Thank you for your email. The banner program to which you refer was not a City program but rather a centennial project of the [Pitt Meadows] Community Foundation. There has been no council discussion of a policy or program to recognize Pitt Meadows veterans generally. Perhaps it is something that we should think about in the run up to Remembrance Day 2016. (Correspondence back from Carole Kubb) Yes, 2014 saw a few foundation members take an active role in the banner program. I was not on that committee, but am aware of the funding and time put into this project. 2016 may be another opportunity to recognize more veterans. There were other names I am sure gathered and are available to be recognized. Family members in Pitt Meadows would likely step forward, the criteria was set that would be made available to upcoming committee members. Funding for such a project would have to be acquired, maybe a fundraiser just for this specifically. Thank you for your response, Carole

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taking place at TRADEX, Maple Ridge Feb. 27 and 28. woman will be The Dancing Dogs show pairing up with her will include a jazz four-legged dance number from friends to perform Dandie Dinmont at Western Canada’s canine Gracie, a largest pet show, dog who – although taking place in blind – has still won Abbotsford at the three titles in heel to end of this month. music. Heather Van Another perOene’s Dancing Dogs ERIC ZIMMER forming dog, Sam, will be one of the will also be showfeatured exhibitors, casing his skills on a skatein the Amazing Dog show T:7.31” board for the enjoyment of at the 2016 Pet Lover event

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The black-tie event is meant to put the spotlight on the entrepreneurs, companies, and organizations that make our community a great place to do business. With a number of top three businesses nominated in a wide variety of categories, the event promises to be an exciting one. Tickets to the event are $95. For further information and tickets, visit: ridgemeadowschamber.com.

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Happy Valentine’s Day to all TIMES readers! And we’d like to extend congratulations and a special thanks to all who entered our Awwwkward! Valentine photo contest. As is apparent here, The TIMES received some great entries, and picking just one to win a $50 gift card to the Chameleon restaurant was difficult. But ultimately, the winners are Denny and Joan Gibson of Maple Ridge who have been married for 46 years. Longevity of their relationship might have something to do with Joan’s ability to put him in a head lock.

Maple Ridge’s David and Beverley Stuive, who have been together 19 years, came a close second in The TIMES Valentine photo contest.

Feb. 12 Winter Wonderland • Harry Hooge Elementary, located at 12280 230 St., hosts a winter carnival from 5 to 8 p.m. Proceeds from the event go towards funding a new playground.

Farah Noori and her husband Ryan have been together nearly eight years and married a year and a half, while (right) Jasmine and Marco Calisto of Maple Ridge have been together nine years and married one. They have two “crazy” kids including their son.

Maple Ridge’s Dan and Katie Clunn (left) have been together 15 years, while Shawn Trousdell and Jennifer Andreasen (bottom right), also of Ridge, have been together five years. Meanwhile, Pitt Meadows’ Christine Simpson (upper right) shared a pic with hubby of 22 years, Daniel.

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Maple Ridge’s Michelle Zazulak (above) and her boyfriend Graham Pavlik are celebrating their first Valentine’s together, while Pitt Meadows residents Niel and Wendy Langridge (left) have been married 40 years.

Peter Sarkozi and Marissa MacDonald (above), as well as Heather Hopp and her husband (left) sent in awkward couple photos.

Jim and Tiffany Barr (above), as well as Emma and Emerson Mayer (top right) of Maple Ridge, and homegrown Jessica Cunningham and her fiance House Dolkhanian (right) entered the Valentine’s photo contest. OFFER ENDS FEBRUARY 29TH

Feb. 11 MS Support Group • Hope & Balance, the multiple sclerosis self-help group for Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows residents, meets at Willow Manor, 12275 224th St., from 2:15 to 3:45 p.m. Info: Greg at 604-895-8202, or turnbull27@shaw.ca.

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THEATRE

Garibaldi gets ‘Grease’y Garibaldi theatre students present Grease – The Musical on Feb. 16. TORIN SLIK editorial@mrtimes.com

Grade 11 student Cam Choo is testing the waters as stage manager for Garibaldi Secondary school’s upcoming production of Grease – The Musical. Choo is taking a behind-thescenes role in the production, but is well-versed in the art of the spotlight. Choo’ prior experience in acting aids his position as stage manager. He can relate to the other actors while directing them. He knows what it’s like to be in their shoes. “I just know how it would be if I was acting,” Choo said. Choo has also proven himself to be a talented writer, noted his theatre teacher Cyndy Lacroix. Between acting, directing, and writing, Choo finds it difficult to pick a favourite. He likes all three. “In Grade 8 drama rotation I kind of fell in love with all

His assistant stage managers, of this,” Choo said. “So, I just he said with a laugh, had shirts kind of stuck with it.” made with “Choo’s Angels” on However, leading up to the the back, while his shirt read production, with no readily available stage manager for the “Supreme Leader.” “If I want something done, I play, Choo stepped up to the kind of expect it to be done,” plate. Choo added. “My friends are doing this,” Choo is responsible for manChoo said. “I thought it would aging any difficulties that arise be fun.” As stage manager, Choo’s job during production. At one rehearsal, he recalled, is to oversee everyone on set the soundboard and in the technical wasn’t working as booth. He provides I take care it should. While sound and lighting didn’t have cues as well as of everyone, Choo the technical stage directions for skills to fix the the actors. really... problem himself, “I take care of Cam Choo he immediately everyone, really,” brought in a fellow Choo said. student who did. Having the respect The production will make of the other actors and crew use of a new $5,000 projector Choo works with is vital to the recently “donated” by the high role of stage manager. If he’s school. With the projector, giving them directions, they digital images will replace need to trust he knows what handmade sets. he’s doing. “The digital effects [are] kind “It wasn’t too hard to get of unique,” Choo said. “I’ve them comfortable with me never seen it done this way because they already knew before.” me,” Choo said. “If I was Curtain call is at 7:30 p.m. never involved in theatre and from Feb. 16 to 20. started giving orders it would Tickets can be purchased, at have been kind of awkward.” the Little Cricket Gift Gallery As one might expect, leaderand the school, and are cash ship skills are a must for a only. Adult tickets are $17, and stage manager. Fortunately, student and senior tickets are Choo said these skills come $15. naturally to him.

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Popular pub night aids struggling seniors, families Proceeds from a sold-out soiree at the legion go to a nutritional coupon program.

Haney Farmers Market, is co-hosting a fundraiser this weekend aimed at helping feed struggling families and seniors.

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A sold-out pub night this Friday will help struggling seniors afford to eat. A local seniors network is holding a fundraising dinner at the legion in Maple Ridge, which will help subsidize upwards of 85 local families and seniors to buy food at the local farmers markets. Every year from June to October, the Haney Farmers Market lends a hand to low-income families and seniors, explained its executive director Eileen Dwillies. People from Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows,

the Katzie First Nation, and Port Coquitlam make use of the nutritional coupon program. Participants receive $15 a week in coupons for a period of 16 weeks. The cou-

pons are redeemable at the market. This week’s pub night is just the thing to help even more, Dwillies said, noting that funding for such a program is limited. “Sadly, many more seniors and families

have requested support from the coupon program than it can serve, so we are looking for ways to increase funding,” Dwillies added. The pub night is a joint collaboration between the market, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Katzie Seniors Network, and the environmental advocacy group called Golden Ears Food Education and Strategy Action Table (GE FEAST). Heather Treleaven, coordinator of the seniors network, was pleased that the first-time pub night sold out. “Too often low-income seniors must choose between buying their medications and buying food,” she said. Her goal for the pub night is to raise $2,400, which will be enough to add 10 more seniors to this year’s program. Friday’s fundraiser, which starts at 5:30 p.m., will include $2,500 worth of silent auction items.

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Show, starting Monday. More than 3,000 dogs will be competing this year, in a show that has been around since 1877 and is the second longest running sporting event in America. Lynn Rodgers has had many dogs in her life, but Booker is her first show dog. Their partnership has been a learning curve, not only for Booker but for Rodgers, as well. Training a show dog takes more than just the owner, said

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Rodgers, and a lot of people are involved. “First of all, you have to have the base of a really good dog, but then you have to have the people willing to help you out along the way,” Rodgers said.

Rodgers hopes Booker will do well in this show, especially considering Booker is already a dual grand champion in the American and Canadian kennel clubs registries. He is also a champion with the Australian Shepherd Club of America. Kirstyn Maddox – who has handled Booker for the past year and a half – will handle the local pooch at the Westminster show, which wraps up Tuesday. >More: mrtimes.com, search ‘Booker’

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Trip to games a first for karate kid A Maple Ridge student is set to square off at the BC Winter Games. ASHLEY WADHWANI ashley.wadhwani@mrtimes.com

Isaiah Ingram spends six days a week at either Maple Ridge Karate or West Wood Karate, training to be the best at kumite fighting. And the Grade 8 student from Maple Ridge Secondary is hoping to see all of his hard work pay off at the upcoming B.C. Winter Games in Penticton. Just before his fifth birthday, Rob Ingram recalled, his son showed interest in karate. The sensei of the gym put Isaiah through some exercises and was impressed with how quickly he picked up the movements. Almost a decade later, and Isaiah is a junior black belt, waiting to turn 15 when he will be old enough to become a full

black belt. Isaiah explained that he practises both kumite fighting – the combat aspect of the sport and his primary focus, and kata – which is “a karate dance,” he said. In kumite fighting, he continued, the winner is determined on a point based system, where punches equate to one point, kicks to the head are three points, and floor work is also three points. In order to practise control, however, he added that the kicks are not about strength but about aim. “It’s like a pat,” Isaiah continued. In January at the nationals, where Isaiah placed third, in order to win a match, the athlete had to win by eight points. His resume also includes two first place finishes at the provincial championships in 2014 and 2015. Now, heading into his first Winter Games, the Grade 8 has qualified for both judo and karate.

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Isaiah Ingram is ready to kick it at the upcoming BC Winter Games. “He qualified first in judo, and we didn’t expect him to,” his dad said. “And later he qualified in karate.”

Isaiah will be competing against other 12 and 13 year-olds with a similar belt level as his, and hopes to make the most of his opportunity, facing other ath-

letes from across the province. “It’s my only chance,” he said. “I need to make it count.” Isaiah explained that training has become even more intense leading up to his trip to Penticton, with most sessions consisting of sparring and conditioning. “It’s been a little bit of a challenge to balance school and the gym,” he said with a shrug. “The work isn’t easy, but it’s also not hard.” Isaiah noted that the focus he practises in the sport of karate, has translated into his school work. “It teaches you really to be humble.” For Isaiah, the Winter games are a stepping stone towards his larger dream of competing in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. “I hope it’s the right timing to be there,” Isaiah said. “I hope I can be well known in the WKF [World Karate Federation] and be world champion more than a few times.” The Games run from Feb. 25 to Feb. 28.

JUMP AROUND

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For those who could afford it, flyfishing opportunities were virtually endless in the 1920s, writes TIMES fishing columnist Jeff Weltz.

The Maple Ridge Secondary Ramblers posted a third-place finish in Abbotsford this past weekend, as they took part in Cheer Fest. The team was up against others from all over the province, as the cheerleading competition is the second-largest of its kind in British Columbia.

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munity, Novy added. Adding to Novy’s experience through the years is having some of former students participating in this event along with her. “It’s a great opportunity to stay in touch

while giving back to a cause that is close to my heart,” Novy said. Joining her this year on Novy’s Organic Garden Team is Maple Ridge student Nathan Walraven. “That boy can run,” Novy said. “I’m hoping he’s going to win it.” As for her own aspirations, Novy said, “I know what’s waiting for me; that I know. My goal is always to walk-run but generally at the end I just have to walk. It’s just too hard. But there are kids out there who run the whole thing and they do it in under five minutes.” Novy’s goal every year is to complete the climb in roughly 10 minutes.

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GM EAST INDIAN Restaurant is now hiring Dishwasher & Kitchen Helpers, full-time and part-time. Drop in with resume to: 20726 Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge, BC between 2-5pm. No phone calls please.

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