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Alex Rousey, a Maple Ridge tattoo artist, will be doing a full-body mural at the West Coast Tattoo and Culture Show at the PNE this weekend.

He works at Defiance Body Studio on Lougheed Highway. See story on page A16.

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Education

Federal election

Trustees opt for longer break Four candidates

Board of education voted 5-2 in favour of a two-week spring break next year.

by Teija Beck

editorial@mrtimes.com

Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows students can look forward to a longer spring break next March, after the board of education voted to adopt the proposed school calendar in Wednesday’s meeting.

After nearly two hours of deliberation, the board voted 5-2 in favour of the District Local School Calendar, which is expected to save the school district more than $192,000. “[This option] is what was put

out to the public for feedback and I want to stick with what was brought forward,” said trustee Eleanor Palis.

“Kids are really resilient and it’s usually adults who have a harder time making a change.”

The decision will see various changes to the 2011/2012 school calendar, including common professional development days and start/stop times for elementary and secondary schools, an extra day off in November, and an additional week added to spring break.

The board debated the merits of five different options, three of which were variations on the calendar put forward for public consultation, and one of which proposed no changes be made.

Trustee Dave Rempel said he

believed the calendar chosen was in the best interest of students, and that the benefits of increased efficiency and money saved would be felt in the classrooms.

“The kids will be served better,” Rempel said. “I have no concerns with the extra one week off.”

Nearly 1,300 parents of elementary and secondary school children participated in the consultation, with just under 63 per cent of respondents in favour of adopting the new calendar.

But concerns were raised over whether taking away instructional days in the form of an extended spring break will harm students’ education.

to choose from Candidate list is much shorter in this election than in 2008 when eight people ran for office.

Incumbent Randy Kamp, Maple Ridge Councillor Craig Speirs, Mandeep Bhuller, and Peter Tam – those are the four people voters can choose from when casting their ballot in the upcoming federal election. Monday was the deadline for declaring candidacy for the May 2 election. In 2008, there were seven candidates vying for the Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge-Mission seat. Kamp has been the Conservative Member of Parliament for three terms. Speirs is running for the NDP, Bhuller for the Liberals, and Tam is running under the Green banner.

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Green initiatives

Activities abound for Earth Week

Films, fundraisers and family fun are What’s OnLine designed to engage the public in the importance of going green.

Towers worry Pitt Two new telecommunication towers could be a feature of the Pitt Meadows landscape.

Health and esthetic concerns seemed to be high on the list for Pitt residents who wrote to the City about two new proposed telecommunications towers – one at 13926 Hale Road, and another at 16794 Windsor Road.

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Ridge Meadows RCMP are looking for the owner of a bullmastiff who went after a horse on the dike.

A horseback rider is left shaken, and a horse is recovering from dog bite wounds, after both were confronted by a bullmastiff early Monday evening.

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Residents could see a five, 10, or in some cases 20 per cent fee increase for parks and leisure facilities in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.

New fee rates could go into effect on Jan. 1 2012, if the fee increase is approved for admissions and rental rates for facilities in the community.

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Residents of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows have plenty of opportunities to participate in Earth Week this year, with six earth-conscious events spanning the week of April 15 to 22.

“The intention is to bring awareness that leads to action,” said Maple Ridge CEED Centre executive director Christian Cowley, who is helping coordinate community Earth Week events. “We have to consciously think about our environment because we have been ignoring it and have been coming up with all kinds of problems.”

The week kicks off Friday, April 15 at 7 p.m. with a screening of The Clean Bin Project (see below) at the Maple Ridge council chambers, followed by a question and answer session with the film’s creators.

While Earth Day is officially April 22, the community celebration is being held on Saturday, April 16 to avoid conflicting with Easter.

This free family-oriented event will be held in Memorial Peace Park between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., and features exhibits, musical performances, storytelling, and the first Haney Farmers’ Market of the year.

A big eco-conscious change has been made to this year’s event.

“This year it’s a bit different – we’re going unplugged,” said Cowley. “We’re taking the entertainment off the stage and putting it down amongst the exhibits and vendors.”

Cowley said two choirs and three or four storytellers will be present to entertain visitors.

Mayor Ernie Daykin and councillors Judy Dueck, Linda King, and Cheryl Ashlie will be reading stories at the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Katzie Community Literacy

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Christian Cowley, executive director of the CEED Centre Society, enjoyed the community garden outside the CEED Centre. Cowley is helping organize Earth Week in the community.

Committee booth in Memorial Peace Park between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Sunday’s event, called Goodbye Chums, is a free all-ages event at the Bell Irving Hatchery in Kanaka Creek Park where chum, a type of salmon, will be released into the creek.

The annual event is held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and includes activities and entertainment for the whole family.

On Monday, April 18, Earth Week festivities continue with Cheers to the Planet: Eat Drink and Be Eco, an adults-only fundraising event.

The event, held at The ACT, features tastings of local wines, beers and cuisine.

Tickets for the fundraiser are $35 in advance or $45 at the door, with proceeds going to local environmental groups like the CEED Centre Society.

Environmental education is on the agenda on Tuesday, April 19, with Force of Nature:

The David Suzuki Movie being screened at the Hollywood 3 Cinemas in Pitt Meadows.

Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 at the door. Proceeds from the event support the CEED Centre Society and the North Fraser Beekeepers.

Earth Week wraps up next Thursday with a screening of Vanishing of the Bees, a film about the colony collapse disorder affecting honeybees. The film starts at 7 p.m. in Maple Ridge council chambers and is by donation.

The CEED Centre intends to use some of the proceeds from Earth Week events to fund a community composting scheme that would see food waste from restaurants collected and composted for use in community gardens.

For more information on Earth Week activities, contact Christian Cowley at the CEED Centre at 604-463-2229 or at info@ceedcentre. org.

Environment

Film follows pair competing to be most green Two Vancouverites spent a year seeing who could produce the least amount of waste.

To celebrate Earth Week this year, Ridge Meadows Recycling is presenting the eco-documentary The Clean Bin Project.

The film will be shown tonight (Friday) at the Maple Ridge council chambers as part of Earth Week celebrations.

The film is a feature documentary about a Vancouver couple and their quest to answer the

Jen and Grant will be at the screening tonight to talk about their film. question: “is it possible to live completely waste free?”

Partners Jen and Grant go head

to head in a battle to see who can swear off consumerism and produce the least landfill garbage in an entire year.

Their light-hearted competition to refuse, reduce and recycle their way to the smallest garbage bin is set against a darker examination of the large-scale environmental impacts of our “throw-away society.”

Marine pollution expert Captain Charles Moore describes the Pacific garbage patch, an island of plastic twice the size of Texas currently floating in the Pacific Ocean.

And Seattle-based artist Chris Jordan shares shocking images that portray the large-scale impacts of this ‘throw away’ society.

The result is a beautifully shot film that speaks to audiences of all ages, inspiring action without being preachy, and providing solid ideas for reducing garbage at home.

The Clean Bin Project will be screening in Maple Ridge council chambers tonight (Friday) at 7 p.m. Admission is free, sponsored

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Bylaws

by Amy Judd

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TIMES’ files Through the power of social media, residents rallied together Tuesday night at Bob Collins was one of the residents who was asked to Maple Ridge council to ask the District to move his RV off his property. review an old bylaw.

“Certainly as a person that had an RV “We all went,” said Maple Ridge resiin my yard at one time, and specifically dent Bob Collins, who has a trailer measbuilt a pad for it because it was allowable uring 8.2 metres, “we weren’t sure we and through considerable expense,” he were going to get a chance to speak.” said he could understand where the resiBut they did, and he said the outcome dents were coming from. was positive.

However, he believes that RVs should About 30 people showed up and Collins said councillors and the mayor seemed to not be allowed to be longer than the property or overhand the sidewalk. be aware of the issue the moment it was “I don’t have any problem brought up. reviewing how we do business,” “They showed compassion,” said Daykin, “and that’s a good he said, “and said they were practice.” going to review the bylaw.”

“I just hope that folks realResidents who received ize there may be a change or letters will now be given a there may not be a change,” he reprieve until the matter comes added. back to council next month.

“We’ll wait and see of “It will be coming back May course,” said Collins, “but 2 at workshop with a staff we’re hoping they’ll change the report giving us the details of bylaw.” our bylaw,” said Mayor Ernie Al Hogarth Municipal zoning bylaw Daykin.

3510-1985 states recreational Maple Ridge councillor Council has also instructed vehicles, boat trailers, trailers, staff to review other communor boats that exceed 7.5 metres in length ities’ bylaws to see what Maple Ridge aren’t allowed on an owner’s property. could do to possibly amend theirs.

About two weeks ago, many residents “It’s important to know how others are across Maple Ridge received letters from dealing with it,” said Daykin. the bylaw office telling them they had Councillor Al Hogarth said he thought two weeks to completely enclose their the request to review the bylaw was a logical one, and considering it is about 25 RVs in a structure on their property, or store them somewhere else. years old, there was a need for a review.

Those affected have now started a “The time frame in which [residents] Facebook group called “Maple Ridge had to move their motor homes was Bylaws” to keep in contact about the extremely tight,” said Hogarth, “and issue. where do you move them to?”

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Invitation to Citizens of Pitt Meadows to Comment on the North Lougheed Land Use Study Date: Monday April 18th, 2011 Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Location: Pitt Meadows Family Recreation Centre Lobby 12027 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows, B.C. Purpose: The City of Pitt Meadows and its consultants are undertaking a land use study for the North Lougheed Corridor (figure below) to better assess the economic, agricultural,transportation and urban design opportunities presented by development of the 50-hectare site. A background review and analysis of the Study Area have been completed. As a community member, your input is needed to help evaluate land use concepts for the Study Area and will contribute to the future of the City and region.

There will be information display boards and City planning staff and consultantsavailabletoexplainthe proposed land use concepts and to answer questions. There will be no formal presentation. Results of the open house and additional opportunities for comment will be posted on the City’s web site at w w w. p i t t m e a d o w s . b c . c a starting April 19th, 2011.

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Man stabbed near Roosters A 25-year-old Maple Ridge man is recovering in hospital.

by Amy Judd ajudd@mrtimes.com

One local resident is hurt, but still alive after he was stabbed by another man in the Meadow Vale parking lot at about 2:15 a.m. April 14.

The two men were at first inside Roosters Country Cabaret, but when they came outside, things began to get ugly.

RCMP Cpl. Alanna Dunlop said the two men had an “altercation,” which resulted in one man being stabbed by the other. That man then fled the scene before police arrived.

“This was a very violent situation, and the victim is quite fortunate he was not seriously injured,” said Dunlop.

Members of Ridge Meadows RCMP General Duties and Serious Crimes Unit cordoned off the area where the stabbing occurred, while the man was taken to hospital

by members of the B.C. Ambulance Service.

Police are now looking for more answers.

“We have interviewed some of the people who were present at the time,” said Dunlop, “but we feel there are more who have information on this incident.”

“Patrons of Roosters, a local club, were exiting at the time, and police feel that some of these patrons witnessed at least part of this confrontation,” she added. “I’m urging anyone with any information to contact us.”

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The time is to be made up through minutes added to regular school days.

Not all trustees were in agreement over the decision.

Trustee Susan Carr moved in favour of no change to the calendar, but the motion failed.

“It just really frustrates me that it’s about money and not about our kids,” Carr said.

“I support the collective decision, though. I hope I’m proven wrong and that it doesn’t affect the students.”

Carr’s reluctance to eliminate instructional days in favour of increased time on regular school days was shared by trustee Kathie Ward, who was vehemently opposed to the new calendar.

“I think it’s a huge detriment to our stu-

dents,” Ward said.

“If it’s about the money, then what’s to stop us next year from... moving to a three-week spring break. Pretty soon we’re spring-breaking it to death.”

Despite previously opposing the new calendar, trustee Stepan Vdovine voted in favour of adopting it.

“I’ve revised my position as a result of this consultation process, and I feel very comfortable with [this option],” Vdovine said.

The coordinated timetable for elementary and secondary schools is intended to make scheduling easier for parents with children in both schools.

The money saved by adopting this calendar will help to reduce the $2.2 million budget shortfall reported by the school district for the coming year.

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‘Hazardous’ building slated for demolition

The District of Maple Ridge has received numerous complaints in the past few years about the decrepit structure on 224th Street.

by Teija Beck

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Maple Ridge city council approved remedial action at Tuesday’s council meeting that will see a neglected and unsightly building on 224th Street demolished.

Mayor Ernie Daykin said council decided to give the property owner a remedial action notice requiring him to have the building, located at 11715 224th St., taken down.

“It was a unanimous decision and there was very little discussion,” Daykin said, adding he was pleased with the decision.

“There was more of a ‘let’s get it done’ attitude.”

The District will send a letter to the property owner, Parmjit Kaur Niger,

giving him three days to challenge the remedial action.

If the owner chooses to challenge council’s decision, demolition will be delayed, but without a challenge, the District may tear down the building in 10 days.

“If [the owner] doesn’t take the building down, we’ll take it down and then we’ll go after the owner to recover any expenses that have been incurred on the remedial action of taking it down,” Daykin said. “It’s been vacant for a number of years and problematic since 2005 or 2006.”

In November 2008, an unauthorized marijuana growing operation was removed from the basement of the structure.

In June 2010 and again last month, the fire department and building, plumbing/ gas, and electrical inspectors reviewed the building and recommended action be taken to remove the building, which was deemed unsafe.

“We have the ability to impose a remedial action on a property we deem to be hazardous or a nuisance to security or public safety,” Daykin said.

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Area resident Kim Blais and her son Griffin walked past a decrepit old building on 224 Street. Council has approved remedial action that would see the building demolished.

NDP Leadership

Sather predicts close vote for top job Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows MLA thinks all three top contenders would be good at the helm.

by Teija Beck

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A new leader of the B.C. New Democratic Party will be chosen this weekend, but Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows MLA Michael Sather said he would not publicly put his support behind a particular contender.

“I haven’t endorsed anybody publicly and I’m not going to,” Sather said. “I think any of the top three will do a good job as leader.

They’re all seasoned politicians, they all know the issues well, and they are all good speakers.”

A mid-March poll placed Mike Farnworth in the lead with 54 per cent of NDP voters. Adrian Dix was second, and John Horgan, third.

Sather said he thinks the decision will be a close one this weekend.

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The kids threw off their jackets to reveal matching white T-shirts, and all started dancing in unison. A crowd quickly gathered around to watch and take pictures. Then as the song ended, the kids disappeared as quickly as they had arrived.

This flash mob was the brain-child of the School District 42 Student Advisory Council (DSAC), who held their

Celebration of Respect (COR) day on April 13. Miranda Tymoschuk, a Grade 9 student at Thomas Haney Secondary, was one of the main organizers of the event.

“Just having everyone all together all for the same thing,” she said about the day. “But the flash mob was pretty awesome,” she laughed.

Tymoschuk had already been raising money for CURE International through their Dance For Kids Who Can’t program, and thought this would be a perfect topic for DSAC’s COR day. Organizers agreed, and kids from all over the district spent the day learning about what it is like for kids in developing countries who are born with disabilities that are easily fixed by surgery if money is available. CURE provides the money for those surgeries and works with kids through programs such as the COR day.

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Our View

Information you can trust Whatever is responsible for the low voter turn-out expected in the May 2 federal election, it can’t be a shortage of information about the politicians and their politics.

Political parties, individual candidates, their supporters and detractors, and pundits and commentators with varying levels of expertise and credibility are everywhere.

They have Facebook pages and Twitter accounts, and their images are produced and reproduced at YouTube and sundry similar venues.

They populate the blogosphere and every corner of the Internet.

Some have developed their own mobile phone apps to keep in touch with their most ardent fans.

There are still the old-fashioned means of contacting prospective voters, like email (who would have thought only a decade ago that email would ever be considered old-fashioned?) and television (from the attack ads that assaulted us months before the election call, to the nationally broadcast debate).

And there’s still radio and newspapers of all descriptions – not to mention that really old-fashioned means of communication: talking to people, face to face.

That an immense quantity of information is available to eligible voters is without question. But the quality is often anything but unquestionable.

In an age in which literally anyone can offer his or her opinions for national – even international – perusal, how can the average voter sift through it all, with expectations of a credible, informed conclusion?

For our part, we are offering coverage of the federal election at the local level in the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Times, and through our online edition at www.mrtimes.com where, by clicking on our Decision 2011 link (under the red bar near the top of the page) you can find up-to-the-minute national coverage, through our associated regional newspapers, at Decision Canada, provided by canada.com.

There’s a lot of information to had out there. All we can do is promise to do the best we can to provide you with the information you really need, and can trust.

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Opinion

Politicians singing wrong tune

Alright everyone, let’s sing along (to the tune of Harper Valley PTA):

as the Comeaus of Maple Ridge.

They have been featured in the campaigns of all three parties; dad likes hockey and Tim I want to tell the story ’bout the Stephen Horton’s (the one that serves Harper government doughnuts, not the one emerWho had a minority in the House of gency room overflow).

Commons Parliament So for whom do we vote, the Well the opposition voted one afternoon on 50 per cent of us who go to the Harper’s fate polls? Do we study the platforms And said Steve, see the governor-general, of the three major contenders, go make a date to all-candidates meetings, and

by Tim Tyler The Cons’ had contempt and disrespect and watch the nightly news? t3atyler@shaw.ca no regrets Naw, we just usually ask a friend who they’ll vote for, or we They spent all our money on prisons and judge them on their perceived personalities. fighter jets I like Randy Kamp, because he looks like my And when you protested at the summit in T.O. uncle who used to do missionary work in Africa.

They blasted you with rubber bullets and a water hose Or do we forget the whole thing and concenThey took photographs and did some background checks trate on the real race – the hockey playoffs?

Of you showing Liberal candidates too much respect (If the electorate had to make a choice between Their TV ads were mean and downright cruel hockey and politics, I suspect the Sedins would Making Mike Ignatieff look like a downright fool… rule the day).

I could polish this up a little and collaborate Apparently the youth vote is causing some with, say, Katherine Baird from the Salvation concern across the political spectrum. I was at Army House band; we might earn a spot on the ball practice the other night with the Trudeaucats nightly news. As it is, this is about all the guid– all young 20-, 21-year-old women – and asked ance I have to offer on the upcoming annual how many of them would be voting. Judging federal election. from the stares I got, I may have well asked how The candidates are hitting the hustings pretty many were getting a hysterectomy. hard by now, lots of signs going up and, no I shouldn’t scoff. I was in university when doubt, flyers to come in the mail.

Trudeau was coming into his own, and even I’ve already received a call from Kamp’s office. then not many of us voted, especially if it interI told them I didn’t want my furnace ducts fered with an afternoon nap. cleaned, and hung up.

There are a lot of issues at stake here: Iggy’s I also saw our man Randall at the special wife (not a Canadian), former PMO insider Bruce needs ball game during opening weekend down Carson (cavorts with hookers), and the ongoing at Albion Sports fields, playing catch with Mayor threat, according to Harper, of the dreaded coaliDaykin and pushing some kid’s walker out of the tion. way to get into a photo.

There is a lot of skepticism, distrust, and I assume he had Big Steve’s permission to take apathy among the electorate. Voting is a right part. Steve is a bit of a centralist, and if you’re a you cannot take lightly: it separates us from the backbencher, you don’t want to be seen taking whack-jobs in the Middle East, and it defines us any initiative without the boss’s OK. Aligning as a democratic country and an American Idol yourself with the disabled community is a pretty fan (I’m really going to miss Pia!). safe bet, however: it is consistent with Harper’s So get out the dartboard or the coin or the focus on the family, albeit a typical family such Ouija board and vote.

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Development

Town core first consideration

Dear Editor, While I support council’s efforts to improve and develop our town core, I am upset about motions passed by the majority of council, including the mayor, that contradict main principles of our Official Community Plan.

How can council be supporting our town core’s health while voting to remove land prematurely from the Urban Land Reserve (the Jackson Farm compromise), and to remove Albion Flats land from the Agricultural Land Reserve, causing more urban sprawl? The Pelton farm proposal was rejected by the Agricultural Land Commission, and now an option to develop commercially most of Albion Flats, will probably be forwarded to the ALC. Some council members have said this type of development is welcomed by the

majority of the people of Maple Ridge.

I’ve not seen the data, so I wonder what majority is being referred to. Perhaps the unofficial poll taken at the recent Open House on plans for Albion Flats will give us some information about people’s views.

I and many other long-time residents of Maple Ridge do not support this kind of speculative, ill-conceived, and irrational development.

We need to use the existing, under-utilized commercial space in the town core first, and continue efforts to enhance this area. Please do not continue to contradict the main principles on land use policy of our Official Community Plan.

Leave the potential farmland alone.

Densify our city centre and re-vitalize businesses in Maple Ridge.

B. Handford, Maple Ridge

Federal election 2011

Shady government needs to go

Dear Editor, I do not endorse any party or leader, as my deceased parents’ words stick in my mind: “One is a thief, the other a crook – who do you vote for?”

It is not unfathomable to see why there is a decrease in voter turnout. Mr.

Harper’s morally bankrupt government is as shady and arrogant as other former inept governments, including those of Mulroney, Chretien, Martin, and Trudeau.

Canadians are being traitorously betrayed by our federal government, inso-

Provincial politics

Representation never perfect

Dear Editor, The recall issue is over, and Wayne Clark’s suggestion that we look at it with fresh eyes [Recall cost saving will cost more, April 12 Letters, TIMES] is a nice idea, if they weren’t his eyes.

The HST will be decided by mail-in ballots.

Whether MLA Marc Dalton remains depends on a democratic election and/or his own choices.

As to any pension he might be paid, former premier Glen Clark received, to age 51, approximately $49,000 annually which increases to $96,000 by age 75. Cumulatively, he will rake in about $1.7 million. He did not represent me.

Many people of other political views had to suffer when the person elected in their riding didn’t represent their views. Let me count the ways.

Cherryl Katnich, Maple Ridge

far as we over-generously “babysit” foreign nations who line up craving our tax money. Canadians should come before those looking for a handout. Let us help our own people before looking to our global backyard.

The Conservatives whine, “Coalition.” What do they do in international crises like Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya, and who is next to cry for our help while we pay for it?

Mr. Harper’s arrogance and betrayal of Canadians parallels Mulroney’s scandalous years. It’s time to boot these jokers out.

We pay far too much in taxes, the rich get off with tax breaks and big businesses do not pay their share, and governments spend money like mindless zombies.

Kerwin Maude, Pitt Meadows [Note: A fuller version is at www.mrtimes.com, click on Opinion]

Odd Thoughts

Infamous coalition felled government this time.

Jack Layton actually said, “With Harper, it’s my way or no way.”

In his next sentence he said, “If he does not want to listen to our demands and give us all that we asked for in the budget, I can not support the budget.” In other words: “My way or no way.”

Conveniently for him, Michael Ignatieff came up with a non-confidence motion before the vote on the budget, giving opportunity to that infamous temporary coalition.

The NDP could have voted against that.

They could even have abstained from voting, but this served their purpose just fine.

The result was that the government fell, and we have our unwanted election strictly because the NDP voted with the other opposition parties.

That leaves me with the question, can anyone vote for the party that foisted this election on us?

Walter Verwoerd, Maple Ridge [Note: By Mr. Verwoerd’s definition, had the NDP voted against the non-confidence vote, they would have formed an “infamous temporary coalition” with the Conservatives, instead, just like the many such temporary coalitions that sustained Mr. Harper’s minority government, and Mr. Martin’s before that. The editor comments further at his blog,

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Dear Editor, You are indeed correct that, technically, the prime minister is chosen through the approval of like-minded Members of Parliament [Coalition isn’t a dirty word, April 12 Odd Thoughts, TIMES].

However, to call that a coalition is quite a stretch. You actually confirm that yourself, when you acknowledge the reality that the vast majority of MPs, which invariably is the governing party, will appoint the leader of that party as the prime minister.

In other words, if I vote for a certain party and that party forms the government, I have in reality voted for the leader of that party, and I knew that from the start.

Now, here is the other reality. A coalition does not have to be a binding or even a lasting agreement between certain parties, and that we are faced with a federal election at this time is exactly because of a temporary coalition.

The opposition banded together, which is a coalition, to defeat the government in order to force that election.

And here is the saddest part: I listened to Jack Layton on a local radio talk show before this all happened. There he accused Stephen Harper of not listening to the people of Canada, who had made it very clear that they did not want an election at

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Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times Maple Ridge tattoo artist Alex Rousey stood with one of his paintings in Defiance Tattoo Shop on Lougheed.

Rousey will be completing a body mural at the West Coast Tattoo and Culture Show this weekend.

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Art on a human canvas Maple Ridge tattoo artist Alex Rousey will showcase his work at the West Coast Tattoo and Culture Show.

by Teija Beck

editorial@mrtimes.com

Artist Alex Rousey is in a Japanese phase. He’s inspired by delicate cherry blossoms and sleek koi fish, and has spent hours studying books on Japanese style to improve his work.

This weekend, the Maple Ridge artist will tackle his most ambitious project yet: 20 hours of tattooing on one person over three days at the West Coast Tattoo and Culture show, held at the PNE Forum.

The body mural spans half of his client’s body, with a samurai on his rib

cage, dragon claws on his thigh, and koi fish and cherry blossoms entwined around his calf.

Rousey began the tattoo at a Victoria convention about a month ago and will work on the arm and shoulder beginning today.

“A lot of people ask me if my wrist gets tired,” Rousey said. “It’s more a toll on my whole mind, body and soul because I’m so submerged into this piece that I’m so passionate about.”

He will be creating this piece at his booth at the show, which means he can interact with visitors and answer questions as he goes along.

The West Coast Tattoo and Culture Show runs from April 15 to 17 at the PNE Forum. Tickets are $15 at the door.

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Aside from the usual fun and festivities, residents will be able to enjoy artisans and crafters displaying handcrafted items for sale at this year’s Pitt Meadows Day. There will also be the traditional pancake breakfast, parade, activities at Harris Road Park, a barbecue, and fireworks.

For those wanting to display crafts for sale, all display items must be handmade, either entirely or through assembly of parts and/or pieces.

A table and two chairs will be provided at a cost of $20, and crafters may bring their own tent or covering for shelter. All field events need to set up by 11 a.m. and take down starts at 5 p.m..

Application forms can be found on the City’s website at www.pittmeadows. bc.ca. Any questions about crafting displays can be directed to Bruce Bell at bandjbell@gmail.com or 604-465-8609 or Dean Rear at deanrear@shaw.ca or 604460-0431.

Volunteers also make this day a success, and the society is looking for people to help organize and run the celebration.

Volunteers should contact Lianne Shaw at lianneshaw_@hotmail.ca or call 604465-3398.

Groups that would like to know more about participating in the parade can contact gcoghlan@shaw.ca or call 604-4602812. To reserve a space in the parade, a parade application form, and other information can be found on the City’s website at www.pittmeadows.bc.ca.

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Hard work yields swift move to top for new GM From customer service to general manager, Kelly Swift has soared up the ranks in 20 years with the district.

by Troy Landreville tlandreville@mrtimes.com

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As general manager of community development and parks and recreation with the District of Maple Ridge, Kelly Swift has a close connection with the Greg Moore Youth Centre. moments,” Swift said. “You have to get excited about trying to sort things out and problem solve and find solutions to get people to collaborate and work together.

That can be challenging but is also an exciting part of the work as well.”

Swift said a big part of her role is to get people involved in parks and recreation to work towards a common vision.

“That’s not just staff,” she said. “That’s the community as well. In our department, we do quite a bit of community

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When she landed the position of leisure access counsellor Swift said that felt to her like “my first real recreation job,

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Kelly Swift has come a long way from her humble beginnings with the District of Maple Ridge.

Swift, 50, started working with Maple Ridge Parks and Leisure Services 20 years ago in front-line customer service before becoming a recreation co-ordinator, then a recreation manager, followed by director of recreation.

Over the summer, Swift replaced the now-retired Mike Murray as the general manager of community development and parks and recreation. She took over the position on June 28.

“I started in a part-time clerical position,” Swift recalled. “That’s what I’d mostly done up to that point, was clerical and administrative work in provincial government and in private businesses.”

As she moved up the ranks, Swift completed a diploma in therapeutic recreation, a degree in business and liberal studies from Simon Fraser University and an MBA from Royal Roads University.

In her current role, Swift oversees all parks and recreation services, including the operation of the recreation facilities in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. She also manages the district’s parks and trails system and is tasked with the development of parks and recreation facilities.

“There are certainly challenging

moving out of the administrative side of the business into the recreation services.”

Swift’s dream was to be a recreation coordinator, a position she figured would be “the best job in the world.”

She volunteered at a number of community festivals to build up both experience and skills in that department.

When she received the promotion to general manager, Swift told the TIMES the district has been a “tremendous place to work” and she’s excited about the new opportunity.

She had experienced shoes to fill, taking over from Murray, who had worked for more than 30 years at the job.

“He was a great mentor,” Swift said.

“In particular, what Mike taught all of us is the approach to take when working with the community. So when someone comes and asks for something I might not be able to say yes, but I’ll keep exploring and to find a way to support the initiative, even if it’s not the way the request was first intended.”

Swift called Murray a great role model because of his work ethic and his willingness to do whatever it took to do the job.

“There’s a great story staff at the Greg Moore Youth Centre tell about Mike all the time,” she said. “When they were opening it, they came in the morning, early, to make sure everything was set up and they saw someone in there mopping the floors, and they realized it was Mike.”

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How to Report a Crime When you witness or have information on a crime, time and effort can be saved simply by reporting the crime appropriately.

In case of emergencies where an immediate response is required, such as when a crime is in progress, call 911. NEVER text message 911. For non-emergency police assistance, or to report a crime that is no longer in progress and suspects are no longer present, contact the Community Policing Office at 604-465-2402, or drop in to the office at 12027 Harris Road. In Maple Ridge, contact the Ridge Meadows RCMP Detachment at 11990 Haney Place by calling 604-463-6251.

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When you report a crime, try to offer as many factual details as possible. Describe the appearance of suspects, specifics about events,

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Timeless Canadian classic to take the stage Anne, put on by the Emerald Pig Theatrical Society, starts next Wednesday.

by Amy Judd

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It’s a tale that has been told all across our great nation, but it never gets old.

The story of a red-headed orphan girl who gets adopted by an elderly brother and sister in Prince Edward Island and finds her place in the world is one people can enjoy again and again.

For Emerald Pig director Kathleen Hatley, who is making her directorial debut, it is a story that is close to her heart.

“I grew up with Anne of Green Gables as a little girl,” she said.

“I have red hair, and I was called ‘carrots’ and ‘ginger’, and got teased a lot because of that.”

Like Anne, Hatley has found her place in the world and on

Anne and Matthew practise dancing ahead of her graduation. the stage with Emerald Pig for the past six years. She said she always found strength in Anne’s story. “She has such a hard time in life,” Hatley said, “but she keeps that spirit. She’s looking for a place to belong and I think everyone is looking for that.”

The cast consists of only eight people, but Hatley says the action

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But what if your earnings don’t go down after the accident? Can you still win damages for “diminished earning capacity”? After all, you might think that because your income didn’t decrease, your ability to earn hasn’t been diminished. Not true.

A recent BC case illustrates that this approach is too simplistic and can be unfair to the injured person.

The plaintiff (Colleen), 46, was injured in two car accidents (one right after the other). She hurt her neck, shoulder and upper back, resulting in chronic widespread pain later diagnosed as fibromyalgia. Before the accidents, she was a highly energetic and motivated individual. She had a fast-paced job as an executive secretary to the president of a large organization, which she loved and was ideally suited for.

All that changed. Because of her chronic pain – which was only controlled or made endurable by large amounts of pain killers and anti-inflammatory medications – she could no longer handle the demands of her job, nor the three-hour (both ways) commute it involved.

that she could compete for in future had narrowed because of the limitations imposed by her injuries. In short, she became “less marketable as an employee” and less capable overall of taking advantage of all employment opportunities that might come her way. She became “less valuable to herself as a person capable of earning income in a competitive labour market.”

As well, based on the evidence, the judge concluded that there was a “real and substantial possibility” that Colleen would have moved up in her organization’s hierarchy had she been able to stay there – at an increased salary and with improved health and pension benefits. And there was a real possibility that because of her injuries (which had plateaued or possibly could even worsen), her “working career would likely end earlier than it would have if the accident hadn’t occurred.”

As such, she proved that she had suffered a loss in her capacity to earn future income.

Taking all these factors into account and weighing the probabilities, and recognizing this involved an exercise in judgment not a mathematical calculation, the judge awarded Colleen $425,000 for diminished earning capacity.

If you’re injured in an accident, consult your lawyer.

He or she can help you receive the fair compensation that you may be entitled to receive.

This column has been written with the assistance of BTM Lawyers LLP. The column provides information only and must not be relied on for legal advice. Please contact Shadrin Brooks of BTM Lawyers LLP for legal advice concerning your particular case.

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“It’s about letting the actors find the character,” she said. “[The actors] need to know what they’re saying and why they’re saying it.” she added.

Luckily she said she has been fortunate enough to work with a wonderful cast, and even though directing is a bit like “being a mother hen,” she would do it again in a heartbeat.

“It’s hard work but the reward is fantastic,” she said.

The cast will also be taking this production to the Theatre BC Zone Festival on May 12, and if they win in their zone, they will compete in the Mainstage Festival in Kamloops.

“It’s a beautiful story,” said Hatley. “It’s fun, it’s lively, it’s got drama, it’s got comedy. It’s timeless.”

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Business

Shops struggle to stay afloat amid costs, competition Small business owners have to juggle many different jobs.

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The downtown core has incentives going for it, but one coffee shop owner wonders how the District of Maple Ridge could help small businesses more.

The owner of More Crumbs in the Meadow Ridge strip mall at Lougheed Highway and 207th Street said she has been losing money for years.

While there was talk of the two bridges opening up traffic to Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, it has also made it easier for consumers to shop and eat outside the communities, attracted by large shopping malls instead.

“They don’t stay here because Maple Ridge has nothing else to offer,” Beheshti said.

She points out her costs for permits, insurance and licences go up every year, and she is reluctant to pass those costs on customers, and therefore her sales can’t cover the expenses.

Rent and hydro also keep climbing, she added.

In addition, Beheshti said the District has allowed restaurants and coffee shops to proliferate in certain areas, noting there are 15 within 200 metres of her cafe.

Beheshti hails from Iran where she received a bachelor’s degree

in social work, but she also employees, Blue pointed out. spent 18 years in Germany after Trying to remain competitive is leaving her home country. hard work for these businesses, Beheshti would like Maple she added.

Ridge to follow the German In addition to running the model where a municipal counday-to-day operations, a smallcil decides on the suitability of buiness owner is usually also a new business in a community, the salesperson, the bathroom taking into account how many cleaner and the accountant. similar businesses are in that The advice Blue’s office gives neighbourhood. is often “back to basics,” she “Government has to prosaid, for example, having a clean tect their small businesses,” business and a smiling face Parveneh Beheshti said. greeting customers.

Most small business owners A few weeks ago she met are just trying to make paywith the chamber of commerce, roll, keep the lights on and go the BIA and the staff from the home at the end of the day, said District’s festival office.

Sandy Blue, manager of straSome small business owners tegic economic complained the initiatives with festivals in Maple Government has to the District of Ridge from May to Maple Ridge.

October are disruptprotect their small While the ive. businesses.

District’s ecoBut Blue pointed Parveneh Beheshti nomic developout those festivals ment office bring thousands offers business of people to their advice and help for any busidoorstep and they need to get ness that needs assistance with them in the door. a business plan and marketing, While incentives are being many owners don’t think to offered in the downtown core reach out for help, Blue said. for development, small busi“Often, when people think to nesses outside the core can’t tap come to us, they’re at their wits’ into those benefits. end,” she added.

Blue said the overall interest is Small businesses are usually spreading outside the downtown born out of a great idea, Blue core as investors and developers said, but don’t always include a look to the underdeveloped west business and marketing plan. side with its large, single-famAbout 75 per cent of small ily homes and commercial areas businesses have 12 or less ripe for redevelopment.

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Parvaneh Beheshti, owner of More Crumbs, has been losing money for years with taxes and costs to keep her business running and fewer customers coming in the door.

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April 12 to 21

❚ The Downtown Maple Ridge BIA presents a free Easter egg hunt in downtown Maple Ridge. Pick up a passport at any participating business or at the DMRBIA office at #34-22374 Lougheed Hwy. Bring the family to discover 20 unique local businesses.

Find one Easter egg hidden in each business and get a stamp on your passport.

Children accompanied by a parent receive a free prize and Easter candy at each location. Hand in your completed passport to any participating business or at the DMRBIA office to be entered into a draw. Info: www. downtownmapleridge.ca or phone 604-467-2420.

April 15 to 17

❚ Super-sized Lions meat draws of hams and turkeys will be held April 15 at the Witch of Endor and at By Bailey’s at 5, 6, and 7 p.m., April 16 at Fox’s Reach at 3, 4, and 5 p.m., and April 17 at the Witch of Endor and

By Bailey’s at 3, 4, and 5 p.m. All profits go to help handicapped kids or needy people in the community.

Info: Lions Club president Ray Morrissette at 604-4674656.

April 15

❚ To celebrate Earth Week, Ridge Meadows Recycling is presenting the comedic eco-documentary film The Clean Bin Project. The movie follows a Vancouver couple as they go head-tohead in a competition to live waste free for an entire year. Filmmakers Jenny Rustemeyer and Grant Baldwin will be in attendance. The screening will be in the Maple Ridge council chambers at 7 p.m. Free admission.

April 15

❚ Friday Night Dance with Robyn Picard takes place at the ACT at 7 p.m. $12 for a lesson and dance, and $9 for the dance only. The ACT is located at 11944 Haney Pl. in Maple Ridge.

April 15 ❚ Yennadon Elementary will open a time capsule in the library. The event takes place from 3:30 to 6 p.m. The time capsule will be opened by the Grade 7 class of 2001-02, who assembled it 10 years ago. Newspapers of the time, a video of the graduates and letters the students wrote to themselves will be revealed.

All students, especially from that graduating year, parents, staff and district guests are invited to share in this celebration. Refreshments will be

offered.

April 15 ❚ Pitt Meadows Secondary School 2011 grads are hosting their annual lasagna dinner and silent auction fundraiser in the multi-purpose room. Tickets are $12 each.

Doors open at 5 p.m. dinner wil be at 6 p.m. Info: 604465-7395 or 604-465-0275.

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April 16 ❚ St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at 12145 Laity St. is hosting a benefit concert for the Friends In Need Food Bank at 2:30 pm. It will feature the music of Nigel Tucker, Aimee Oliverio, Millennium Singers and the Maple Ridge Choral Society. Admission is by monetary donation or a bag of groceries. Info: 604466-1338.

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April 16 ❚ Earth Day celebrations take place at Memorial Peace Park in Maple Ridge. It’s a free event featuring exhibits, performances, activities, and the first Haney Farmers’ Market of the year from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

April 16

❚ A Cherry Blossom Festival

Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times will take place at the Maple Ridge Museum from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Fraser Room.

There will be traditional Japanese food, drinks and crafts. Info: 604-467-7417.

April 16 ❚ Classic Albums Live presents Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon at the ACT at 8 p.m. Tickets are $45 and are available at the ACT, 11944 Haney Pl. Info: www.theactmapleridge.org.

April 16 & 17 ❚ More than 30 Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows artists and artisans will open up their studios to visitors. Studios

will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Info and maps: www. artstudiotour.ca or email suzettefram@artstudiotour.ca

April 17 ❚ Heart Beats Around the World is a fundraiser for the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Arts Council and the Ridge Meadows Hospital Foundation. A live showcase of multicultural performances, curated by classical Indian dancer Rupa Gopinath featuring a wonderful blend of Korean, Spanish, Scottish, Metis, Brazilian/Cuban, Classical and Bollywood Indian dance and music. The event takes place at 7 p.m.

VIP reception and show tickets are $100. Tickets for the show are $30. Info: www. theactmapleridge.org.

April 17 ❚ Good-bye Chums takes place at the Bell Irving Hatchery at Kanaka Creek Park in Maple Ridge. KEEPS and Metro Vancouver are organizing this free family event for all ages.

and Ford roads. Guest speaker: Gary Lewis, of Phoenix Perennials speaking about Weird and Wonderful Plants of the World; Botanically intriguing options for your garden. He will be bringing plants for sale. Free for members, drop-in fee $5.

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April 18 ❚ Pitt Meadows Garden Club is inviting members and anyone interested to its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Pitt Medows Community Hall next to the church at Harris

❚ Fraser Valley Rhodo Club is meeting at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Heritage Hall, 22279-116th Ave. Featured speaker Gwen Odermatt will be talking about Great Plant Picks. All are welcome.

April 18

Drink and be Eco! is a fundraiser for the CEED Centre.

Celebrate Earth Week with samples from local wineries, breweries and restaurants at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $45.

April 19

❚ Meet the candidates for the May 2 federal election at the Maple Ridge Library from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Meet and chat with the candidates in an informal setting, pick up a pamphlet, and enjoy some refreshments. Get the answers you need to make your decision. Info: 604-4677417.

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April 19 ❚ Open mic night with United Circle of Arts Society at 7 p.m. in the lobby of the ACT as part of their after-hours

program. Info: www.theactmapleridge.org.

April 19 ❚ Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie will be shown at the Hollywood 3 Cinemas in Pitt Meadows at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the door.

April 19 ❚ Spring Fling Luncheon: celebrate spring with lunch

Friday, April 15, 2011 and goodies in the multipurpose room in the Pitt Meadows Family Recreation Centre at 12:30 p.m. Tickets are $8.50. Info: 604-465-2478.

April 20 ❚ Maple Ridge Garden Club meets 7 p.m. at Fraserview Community Centre. Speaker: Pam Erickson on day lilies.

Guest fee is $2. Info: http:// mapleridgegardenclub.50we bs.com/

April 19 ❚ St. John Ambulance is holding its annual general meeting at 7 p.m. Everyone welcome. The meeting will take place at #306-22230 North Ave. Info: 604-4671490.

April 20 to 23 ❚ Anne is presented by Emerald Pig Theatrical Society at the ACT. Tickets

are $18 for adults and $16 for seniors and students.

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April 21

❚ All Aboard For Kindergarten special event from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Pitt Meadows Library. Come to the library to see a very special guest and a marathon read-aloud of some of the 100 best books for kindergarten. No registration

❚ Vanishing of the Bees, a movie about colony collapse disorder in honeybees, will be shown at Maple Ridge council chambers at 7 p.m.

A discussion will follow the film. Admission is by donation.

A complete listing is available online at www.mrtimes.com, click “Community”

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Wartime

Meadow Ridge Rotary Club president Lynda Lawrence and past president Marco Terwiel cozied up to a mansized duck at Bella Vita Restaurant recently, to help promote the first annual Rotary Duck Race.

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Charity

Duck race takes off

Ten-thousand inflatable ducks racing along the Alouette River this summer could equate to big bucks for local sports and youth groups.

by Troy Landreville

tlandreville@mrtimes.com

For 10 bucks, you’ll be able to ask yourself on an upcoming mid-summer’s day, “Does my ‘duckie’ have what it takes to win?”

That question will be answered July 31 at Maple Ridge Park, where 10,000 toy ducks will be set into the cool waters of the Alouette River for the first annual Rotary Duck Race.

The goal of the organizing groups, the Meadow Ridge Rotary Club with support from the Rotary Club of Haney, is to raise $100,000 for local youth groups.

Each duck can be “adopted” for $10.

The first toy over the finish line will win its “parent” a 2011 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4x4 valued at $24,692. Second prize, or runner-up duck, wins a one-week luxury cruise for two on Holland American Lines.

Meadow Ridge Rotary Club president Lynda Lawrence said each ticket has a number that matches each contestant’s duck.

“If their duck happens to be the lucky duck that croses the finish line first, they can win the grand prize of a jeep,” Lawrence said. “The 10,000 ducks will be individually numbered. They all get dropped at the same time and whichever one crosses the finish line first is the lucky winner.”

Race day is a family event running from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Maple Ridge Park, at the corner of 232nd Street and Fern Crescent.

Ticket vouchers are

For as long as I can years and then been remember my brother presented with a golden Brian collected stamps. He haired baby sister who by was a passionate, deterthe age of two reverently mined and single-minded adored him and followed philatelist from the age of his every move. And then four.

I came squalling into the During the war, when world, demanding attenhe was 14 or 15, he met tion from his mother and John, who had inherited diverting his worshipful a stamp collection from sister who now had a live his grandfather. Brian saw plaything of her own. the early Newfoundland, We lived with a grudgby Alan Woodland the blocks of red, black ing acceptance of each and blue English Queen other and tried reluctantly Victoria stamps, and he to obey our mother’s dicwanted them. tate, that we didn’t have to like it, but we Every week or so he made an offer of would be polite to each other while we some kind but every offer was spurned. were in her house. We managed a distant Then one day he saw John looking at a civility, occasionally, also at mother’s bicycle a friend was riding. Only Brian, request, saying ‘good morning’ to each full of intent and purpose, would have other on the stairs. noticed the way John looked.

Brian seldom showed his feelings and Brian took all the money he had saved most of the time he kept himself to himand purchased a shiny, brand new, black self. He spoke to me about two things: BSA bicycle. Bicycles only came in one his stamps and chess. He liked to play colour during the war. He pushed it from chess and when he wasn’t working on our house to Carter’s and leaned it carehis stamps, he would sometimes suggest fully on the kerb outside. He knocked a game. I would play with him and he on the door, asked for John, and walked would beat me. He always beat me, that back out to the street. is, except once.

After a while John came out. He looked When we received the news of our at the bicycle, took its handlebars in his father’s death, Brian went to his room hands and held them for a full minute. and shut the door. Later that evening, he He looked at my brother, looked again at came down, opened the chess board and the bicycle and then walked back into the arranged the pieces. house. He was gone long enough to make “White or black?” he asked. His only anyone but my brother think he wasn’t words. coming out again, but Brian waited and When the game was over and Brian when John returned with the albums and had gone back to his room, I stayed sitplaced them in his ready hands, Brian ting at the table, slowly putting away the smiled and without saying a word walked pieces, thinking about Dad and Brian. back to our house.

And I knew then that his usual cold, When Brian died in 1995 the stamps unemotional reaction to the rest of the were worth many, many times the cost of family was an act, and that even though a bicycle and he had had the enjoyment he would never say so, he had been as of owning and displaying them for fiftyaffected by our father’s death as the rest five years. of us; perhaps even more so.

Brian never really liked me. He had I wouldn’t have won the game otherruled the roost alone for the first three wise.

being sold at some of the major events in the community: the Ridge Meadows Home Show at Planet Ice April 29 to May 1, Pitt Meadows Day June 4, the Maple Ridge Caribbean Festival July 9-10 at 224th Street and Memorial Peace Park, and if there are still tickets remaining, the Maple Ridge Jazz & Blues Festival at the end of July.

Gord Robson, one of the Meadow Ridge Rotary Club’s charter members, came up with the idea of the duck race, Lawrence explained. “This, we see, will be making a lot of money for the kids,” Lawrence said.

Fifty per cent of each ticket sold goes to the group selling the tickets and the other half goes

into a fund to finance sports facilities.

The first $25,000 raised goes to Sport BC, and the funds will be designated to the Maple Ridge Chapter of KidSport, where the money will be used to provide registration and equipment for youngsters who couldn’t otherwise afford it.

The rest of the proceeds, up to $75,000, will provide financial support to youth sports and to Rotary youth projects in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.

“This is a sports community and [the fundraiser] is following in the footsteps of our hometown heroes program that we do with our Rotary sports banquet,” Lawrence said.

She noted provincial sports funding has been cut.

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Mum growers a dying breed

Pitt Meadows resident Stan Stanley is one of a small group of chrysanthemum growers

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A declining, yet dediDan Toulgoet/Postmedia Network, Inc. cated group of chrysanthemum growers across An assortment of chrysanthemums.

Greater Vancouver and the association, are hopeful Lower Mainland are detera new generation of conmined to save as many varieties of the magnificent tainer gardeners will pick up the torch the club is flower as possible. so valiantly trying to keep Due to Canadian import alight. They’re also hoping regulations, chrysanthethe plant sale tomorrow mums cannot legally be (Saturday) at VanDusen brought across the border from the U.S. due to a risk Botanical Garden will attract new members to of spreading the fungal the meetings the associadisease white rust. tion holds every second So instead, memThursday at 8 p.m. in the bers of the Point Cedar Room at VanDusen.

Grey Chrysanthemum “Chrysanthemums can Association work diligently be grown very successfully to save as many varieties on balconies and growof the high-maintenance ing them in pots doesn’t blooms as possible. slow them down at all, as And where there were once 25 similar clubs dedi- long as the pot is the right size,” said cated solely Stanley. to growing Chrysanthemums He notes giant, showcan be grown very chrysanthequality chryssuccessfully on mums love anthemums lots of light, across Metro balconies but not dirVancouver, - Stan Stanley ect sun. today the The Point Grey “70-something” Stanley association is the last one was first introduced to standing. chrysanthemums while Stan Stanley, a Pitt courting the woman who Meadows resident and would eventually become member of the Point his wife in Worcestershire, Grey Chrysanthemum England, many years ago.

Association, says just At the time, the young because more city dwellwoman took him home to ers are living in apartmeet her parents where ments or condos, there’s her father was growing no reason they can’t grow huge “chrysanths.” big, beautiful, show-qualThe giant flowers piqued ity chrysanthemums on his interest, but after patios, back decks or beginning a lifelong career balconies. In fact, Stanley as a management consultand Mackenzie Heights ant and strategic planner, growers Elmer and Marie Ogryzlos, also members continued on Page A31 of the chrysanthemum

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Stanley is a member of the Point Grey Chrysanthemum Association.

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Culinary arts

Easter eggs in the kitchen

Leftover hard-boiled eggs can be used in many different dishes.

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Dear Chef Dez,

On Cooking

by Chef Dez

Chef Dez is a food columnist and culinary instructor in the Fraser Valley.

Visit him at www.chefdez.com.

Send questions to dez@chefdez.com or P.O. Box 2674, Abbotsford, B.C. V2T 6R4

If one were to search the Internet or visit the local library, they would discover a variety of hard-boiled egg recipes.

They will include a number of egg and cheese dips, pickled eggs, and deviled eggs. For example, try combining the yolk mixture for deviled eggs with smoked salmon before stuffing back into the egg white halves.

My favourite hard-boiled egg recipe is Scotch Eggs.

This Scottish recipe is prepared by encasing hardboiled eggs with sausage meat. They are then rolled in a mixture of cracker crumbs and fresh chopped parsley and baked in the oven. Once cooled, they are sliced into quarters for

Janet C., Maple Ridge Dear Janet,

Firstly, when selecting eggs to boil, one wants to make sure they are choosing older eggs rather than the freshest ones. This is because over a period of time more air develops between the shell and the shell membrane, thus making it easier to peel.

Also try rolling the cooked egg on the counter with some gentle pressure to makes cracks all over the surface, and then peel under cool running water.

The “green ring” indicates a chemical reaction between the iron in the yolk and the sulfur in the white. This happens when the egg is either cooked too long, or at too high of a temperature.

Try adjusting your cooking time and plunge them into an ice water bath immediately to stop the cooking process.

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As far back as history can take us, the egg seems to have always been a symbol of continuing life and resurrection.

Although it is now more contemporary to exchange chocolate or candy eggs, many families still carry out the historic practice of using real eggs.

However, what is to become of all the excess hard-boiled eggs?

A quick and simple idea would be to crumble them to garnish salads. This would not only add bright colours to the salad, but is also is a fantastic way to add additional protein.

Crumbled eggs are also vivid garnishes for stir-frys or around the outer edge of a platter of rice. Add a splash of freshly chopped parsley over the rice, and you will have transformed the bland grains into something more attractive.

Egg slices are better used along with spinach and cheese rolled inside the middle of a pork loin for a stuffed roast that is extraordinary. Egg slices can also be layered in many different casseroles.

I hate making hardboiled eggs. I find it difficult to peel them without having huge chunks of the cooked white staying attached to the shell pieces. Also, they always have that “green ring” around the yolk. Are there any tricks to help me?

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Plant sale boasts rare blooms some insight into growing even better championship blooms. a job that took him around the world As the senior wandered through the working for the plants, Canadian International Stanley Development Agency and looked on United Nations among in horror others, there wasn’t a lot as the man of time for hobbies. pulled a pen But eventually life knife out of slowed down slightly— his pocket Stanley still works full and jabbed time and is “only flying the sharp overseas three times this tip through year”—and his interest the stem of turned back to the beautione of the Dan Toulgoet/Postmedia Network, Inc. ful chrysanthemums his flowers, Marie and Elmer Ogryzlo in their greenhouse in father-in-law once grew. just below Vancouver.

Searching for like-minded the bloom. growers to whom he could The man turn for advice, Stanley joined the Point explained the stress of the cut would Grey Association “two growing seasons” force the flower to naturally fight back ago partly because there was no other and the end result would be an even bigclub to choose from. In that short amount ger, more beautiful bloom. of time, Stanley has become one of the “I was horrified,” said Stanley, who club’s most enthusiastic and active memadds he never saw any difference in bers. Today, the club has 47 members growth between that bloom and his across the Lower Mainland and Greater unscathed flowers.

Vancouver. Stanley now admits to being Stanley says these days too many “addicted” to his relatively new hobby. people are stuck in front of their TV or “I am still busy, but when I get home computer to consider a hobby like chrysI wander around the garden and find it anthemum growing, but he adds there’s very relaxing,” said Stanley. “It gives me nothing like gardening for sheer enjoytime to think about things and tending to ment.

150 chrysanthemum is a diversion to any “It’s such a wonderful hobby and you problems I might have.” get such a sense of satisfaction watchThe award-winning grower explains ing things grow and knowing that you’re chrysanthemums are grown as “earlies” in control,” said Stanley. “It’s really like or “lates,” and divided into three classes, growing young children.”

A-big, B-medium and C-small. The 13 Like the Ogryzlos, Stanley is concerned chrysanthemum bloom varieties also many varieties of the giant chrysantheinclude the incurve, reflex, spoon and mum will one day be lost to Canadians. quill.

“All of the valuable growers are dying,” Stanley remembers one day last year he said. “We need new members to show when he invited a long-established senior an interest in these beautiful flowers.” grower to his home to look over his crop The annual plant sale tomorrow is from of chrysanthemums in hopes of gaining 9 a.m. to noon.

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Bulbs and corms

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pportunities for planting never end in gardening, but summer-flowering bulbs may stay with us for many years – provided we store them properly over the winter.

Among the most flamboyant are tuberous begonias.

Most varieties have huge double camellia or rosetype blooms in reds, yellows, oranges, whites, and pinks. Some have petals edged in different colours (picotees), while others are gently shaded. Plants may have serrated-edged blooms or ruffled ones, and upright or pendula growth habits.

For early flowers, start tubers inside during late February or March, in containers or flats, and cover them shallowly with potting mix. The indentation that produces shoots should be on top. The rounded side where the roots will emerge should face down.

Or start them later – begonias can’t be put outside till frost season is over anyway.

They can be fussy to grow. Begonias hate heavy soil. They need good drainage, rich feeding, and the kind of sunless shade that has lots of light. Constantly moist conditions please them, but moisture on their leaves can cause disease.

Some gardeners can keep the same tubers for years, with flower displays that get better each summer. When they die back in cool fall nights, they can be lifted and dried a little. Then the stems can be cut back and the tubers stored in dry peat or vermiculite.

Gardeners who love bringing cut flowers into the house often plant gladioli corms each year. Large-flowered varieties tend to lean unless staked, they need full sun and space, and once cut, leave an unsightly stump behind. The vegetable garden is often a better spot for them than the flower garden, because after

Garden Talk

by Anne Marrison

Anne Marrison is happy to answer garden questions. Send them to her via amarrison@shaw.ca

being cut, the leaves can die back without causing esthetic problems. Gladioli do well in most soils, and can share good drainage, rich nutrition, and weekly watering with food crops.

There’s a huge variety of colours and forms: red, orange, yellow, white, purple, bi-coloureds, serrated edges, as well as dwarfs – and all make long-lasting, gorgeous cut flowers.

The corms can be lifted when leaves yellow. After drying, the leaves are removed and the corms stored in mesh bags in a cool, dry, airy spot.

The beautifully scented Gladiolus callianthus (formerly acidanthera) is another lovely cut flower, not unlike a narcissus with white petals and central maroon splotches. It likes the sun, soil, feeding, watering, and storage that other gladioli do. It will flower for six weeks if you keep it cut.

Eucomis (Pineapple Lily) also flowers for many weeks, and is beginning to be available in more colourful varieties.

All retain the tuft of leaves crowning the flower stem, but ‘Leia’ (the Aloha Lily) has very large pink flowers, ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ has bronze purple leaves and pink flowers, ‘Montana’ has white florets with dark purple anthers, and ‘Vandermerwei’ has ruffled green leaves with purple spots and purple flowers.

All like rich, well-drained soil, bright filtered light, and lots of water in the growing season. They should be stored inside and given very little water over the winter.

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Friday, April 15, 2011

Local ophthalmologist wants people to be better informed about the degenerative eye disease glaucoma.

editorial@mrtimes.com

by Brian Russell

Imagine for a moment that your eyesight is getting worse each day, and knowing that there isn’t a pair of glasses or a laser strong enough anywhere to fix it.

This is what people with glaucoma go through every day of their lives.

Glaucoma is a degenerative disease of the eyes that gradually becomes worse and worse over time, first affecting peripheral vision and then, without proper treatment, causing tunnel vision.

It involves the optic nerve, which is attached to the brain and sends signals allowing people to see, deteriorating at a pace that makes it difficult to detect and impossible to reverse.

Dr. Kevin Parkinson, a practicing ophthalmologist with offices in Maple Ridge and Coquitlam, compares the nerve to the cables in a TV set gradually breaking down until the picture is gone.

One Maple Ridge man in particular experienced this for himself.

Dennis Derrough, 70, first noticed his eyesight was deteriorating in late 2001.

He began noticing his right eye was not as strong as his left, so he compensated for the difference with a change in pre-

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Medicine

Eye disease has no permanent cure scription lenses.

His eyesight only worsened, forcing him to go to an ophthalmologist.

He chose Dr. Parkinson, who has been treating Derrough’s glaucoma ever since.

One of the treatments Derrough received was a procedure called a trabeculectomy, in which the eye in question is drained by a surgical incision, relieving fluid pressure inside the eye.

“I was awake for it, said Derrough.

“It was a three hour procedure that I was awake for.”

Some time after the surgery, fluid pressure began to build up quickly again, a sign of a failed trabeculectomy.

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(Above) Dr. Kevin Parkinson has been a practising ophthalmologist for more than 13 years, and currently has two offices, one in Maple Ridge, the other in Coquitlam.

(Left) Mission resident Dennis Derrough, 70, a patient of Dr. Parkinson in Maple Ridge, has been dealing with glaucoma since 2001.

Other risk factors for glaucoma include age, nearsightedness, and ethnicity, with particular emphasis on African, Asian or Inuit descent.

Dr. Parkinson also wants people to understand that their brain will not always tell them when something is wrong.“If only we could dispel that rumour,” he said.

Derrough has strong advice for those who think they may be having eyesight issues.

“If you think something’s wrong, go get an opinion, he said.

“You’ve only got two eyes, and when they go bad, you can’t get [new ones].”

For more information on glaucoma, visit www.cnib.ca.

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Spring training

Ultimate Frisbee designed for everyone

An inexpensive and easily accessible sport is On Deck Weselowski scores gaining in popularity in the community.

Max Weselowski from

Meadowridge School got a goal and an assist for Simon Fraser University’s men’s lacrosse team last Friday.

Number 16 ranked SFU took on the number 15 ranked Oregon lacrosse team last week.

SFU fell to conference rival Oregon (22-14) on Friday, before rebounding the next day to claim an out-of-conference victory versus number seven Cal Poly.

Max Weselowski from Maple Ridge scored one goal and one assist against Oregon.

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Shayla Ogloff at a previous event.

Ogloff takes silver Shayla Ogloff of Maple Ridge won silver all around in the P5 Tyro category at the Provincial Artistic Gymnastics Championships April 8 to 10.

Ogloff, who trains with Twisters Gymnastics, won silver on bars, and bronze on beam and floor.

The Provincial Artistic Gymnastic Championships were held at the Langley Event Center in early April.

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Gymnasts compete The 2011 Provincial Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships took place in Vancouver April 9 to 10.

Rhythmic gymnasts from all over B.C. attended the championships last weekend.

Local Maple Ridge gymnasts from Adagio Rhythmic Academy in Maple Ridge and Adagio International Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy of Vancouver also competed.

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by Amy Judd ajudd@mrtimes.com

Leaping into the air after a flying disc, searching for your teammate down the field, catching the disc in the end zone and scoring a goal — ultimate Frisbee, or ultimate as it’s better known, is a sport that is gaining in popularity all over the world.

When Maple Ridge’s ultimate league started in 2006, there were only a handful of players. But now with 122 participants starting play this Sunday, the league just keeps growing.

Ridge resident Dan Macmaster started the league when he moved from Ontario in 2006, and he could not be happier with its progress.

“I was a big advocate for it,” he said. “Vancouver has a lot of ultimate opportunities. Burnaby does too.”

But there was a hole that needed to be filled in the community. The local league is co-ed, with players ranging from the young, to the old, (or the young-at-heart), and everyone has a role on the field.

“It’s not all rainbows and Care Bears,” laughed Macmaster, “it is very intense and very spirited.”

However, it is non-contact and that is partly why it is so accessible to all age ranges and abilities.

“Every year we build new teams,” he said, “and it’s even-Steven all the way across. Our goal at the end of the year is to have all eight teams be able to beat each other,” he added.

Macmaster still plays as well, and said he is pleased so many different people have signed up this year, from high school kids, to moms and dads, and young adults look-

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Denise Walker practised how to throw a disc last Sunday at Merkley Park.

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Zach Aitchison, right, threw a disc during practice, while Chris Goody tried to stop it flying through the air. ing for something to do and a chance to meet new people.

“It’s very inexpensive,” he added. “All we need is grass, a disc and maybe some cleats.”

Registration for the Maple Ridge league is $85, and participants get a disc, a jersey and a rule book for the season, which runs until August.

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Perhaps one of the most interesting aspects to the sport is the fact games do not have referees.

“It’s hard for the average person to see how a game can run smoothly without referees,” said Macmaster.

“It has a hard time breaking the barrier because of the classic, ‘How can you have a fair game without a ref?’ ques-

tion.”

It’s all in the spirit of the game. “[Players] want the results of the game to be fair,” said Macmaster.

“Everyone wants to win fairly.”

With a sport that is very accessible, inexpensive, and fun, it is confusing as to why more people don’t know about it.

“It’s almost like a ghost sport,” commented

Macmaster. “It’s everywhere, but it’s almost like the ultimate player is more invisible.”

As Macmaster continues his quest for Maple Ridge ultimate domination, he wants to get high schools more involved in the sport, and said he would like to give free clinics to high school P.E. classes so kids can learn more about it.

“My personal goal is just to play,” he laughed.

“I also want to make sure people in the Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows area, even Langley, have the opportunity to be involved in a league. It provides fitness, fun and a social network.”

“Plus you can get really good, really quick,” he added.

Even though the league may be getting bigger every year, Macmaster said his reason for coming back stays the same.

“It truly is the laughing, the smiles, the costumes, the exhaustion,” he said.

“I just love to see how much fun they’re having.

If I was to see someone angry after an ultimate game, that would be a stake in my heart.”

For more information about the Maple Ridge league, visit www.mapleridgeultimate.com.

Spectators are welcome to come to games every Sunday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Merkley Park.

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Competition

Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times

Swimmers bring home ribbons to close out season Special Olympics team ends season on a high note.

Fans and swimmers had a lot to cheer for in a swim meet in Coquitlam at the end of March.

The seven-member Ridge Meadows Special Olympics swim team came home with a total of 16 ribbons, 10 of which were first-place finishes.

Matthew Beuschkens brought home first for front crawl, second for breaststroke and third for backstroke.

Robbie Goral finished second in his front crawl but faced a tough disqualification for his backstroke, said

Special Olympics aquatics coach Elizabeth Rosenau.

Natasha Brayshaw came third for her backstroke race.

Rosenau said multiple firstplace ribbons came home with Nathan Baerg for front crawl and backstroke Jeramy Markham, for front crawl and backstroke, Alyssa Vanderklok, for front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke, and Kyle Jarrett, for breaststroke and butterfly.

“Alyssa Vanderklok also managed to place second in her firstever individual medley,” said Rosenau, with a time of 2:00:10, and Kyle Jarrett brought home a second-place ribbon for his front crawl.

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Hockey

Mustangs win silver medal The PeeWee 6 Mustangs travelled south of the border to compete in the final tournament of the season.

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After battling through regulation play, the three Canadian teams were the only teams remaining, with Ridge Meadows first overall in the standings.

The gold medal game came It was a successful “The players down to Ridge Meadows and finale for a local PeeWee Vancouver and was a battle to battled hard, hockey team, after the the finish, said Harbour. were disciplined boys, along with teams “It was a rough game and from Chilliwack and and focused” very well played,” he added. “I Vancouver, went to am very proud of our team.”

PeeWee 6 Mustangs Washington for the Sno Unfortunately, Ridge head coach Jim Harbour King tournament.

Meadows fell to Vancouver 3-1, The tournament was taking home silver. fast-paced and highly Harbour said congratulations were competitive, said Ridge Meadows PeeWee well-deserved to Jared Messer, Brendan 6 Mustangs head coach Jim Harbour. He Seitz, Corey Surbey, Mason Harbour, said the Mustangs dominated and won Dexter Stewart, Carson Faber, Booker each of their matches in regulation play.

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Last fall Donna Kozak of Duende Farm showed off her stock of fall and winter produce at the Haney Farmers’ Market. This spring and summer, local products will be on sale at two farmers’ markets – Saturdays in Maple Ridge and Sundays in Pitt Meadows.

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Locals will soon be able to buy products at two farmers’ markets – Saturdays in Maple Ridge and Sundays in Pitt Meadows.

Organizers of the Haney and Pitt Meadows Farmers’ Markets are busy getting vendors lined up.

The Haney Farmers’ Market is doing a test run on April 16 in conjunction with Earth Week. This will be a trial market “to get everyone back in the swing of it,” said market coordinator Eileen Dwillies.

The market will start running regularly on Mother’s Day weekend on May 7 with the traditional carrot cake that day and opening ceremonies with the mayor.

This year, the Haney Farmers’ Market will be at Memorial Peace Park right up until Oct. 29 rather than moving indoors like they have done in previous years.

The St. Andrew’s location on Dewdney Trunk Road was a “few steps too far” for older people, Dwillies said.

In addition, when the market wasn’t visible in the park, people forgot about it and attendance went down.

This year there will be a larger variety of products, Dwillies said, including more egg vendors, as eggs usually run out quickly.

If the weather is “terrible,” they might use the bandstand, Dwillies said.

In the fall, Vancity donated $8,700 to help pay the wages of a coordinator for the Haney Farmers’ Market.

The Osprey Village Farmers’ Market from last year will be transformed into the Pitt Meadows Farmers’ Market this year and will be relocated to Pitt Meadows Spirit Square behind Pitt Meadows’ city hall.

The Pitt Meadows market will start on Father’s Day June 19. There will also be an opening ceremony at noon with another carrot cake.

The market will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. until Sept. 11.

Pitt Meadows council decided to give the market a one-time lump sum of $6,890 to ensure the Pitt Meadows Farmers’ Market can proceed this summer.

Dwillies said, this grant, along with ones from Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Parks and Leisure Services and Vancity, will allow the farmers’ market to take place “until more permanent funding sources can be found.”

Both markets will feature a draw for a $100 shopping spree at the market.

For the Haney Farmers’ Market draw in Maple Ridge, new $10 Friend of the Market memberships purchased between April 16 and July 9 will be placed in a draw for a $100 shopping spring at the market.

The draw will take place on July 9 at noon.

In Pitt Meadows, new $10 Friend of the Market memberships purchased between April 16 and July 10 are eligible for the draw that takes place on July 10 at noon.

At the Haney market this year, Big Feast Bistro will be selling frozen soups and entrees, Garibaldi Fudge Company will have 15 kinds of fudge and peanut brittle, Culinary Blossom will offer handcrafted gourmet products, and Dutch Treat Poffertjes will offer dutch snacks.

Gourmet dog biscuits will be sold by Doggie Two Shoes Bakery.

Many vendors from last year are coming back, Dwillies said, including Never Say Die Nursery, Red Barn Plants and Produce, Don Marco Bakery, Sweet Thea, Simply Delish, Brookfield Farm, and Maan Farm.

April 16 is when the Haney Farmers’ Market holds its early market to celebrate Earth Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Early and greenhouse vegetables abound, prepared food vendors will have lots of snacks including smokey dogs.

Innovative artisans will have some gifts, creams, lotions and other items on hand.

There will be a free workshops at 10:30 a.m. with Betty and Klaus vonHardenberg on the Tranquility of Water Gardens.

At 11:30 a.m. there will be a talk on Versatile Vegetables with Elke Knechtel and at 12:30 Cathy Hiebert is the Plant Whisperer.

On the other side of the bandstand will be information tables, games, roving musicians, a silent auction and more.

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Surrey

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Condos/ Townhouses

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Abbotsford

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Cancer June 21-July 22: Start nothing new before Friday. But do push forward with ongoing or past projects, especially in career, prestige and business zones, and in relations with bosses, parents, VIPs and authorities. Your luck in these areas continues brightly to early June. Don’t waste this time! From Wednesday onward, your popularity and optimism rise, and social networking will increase the results of your ambitious efforts. A wish might come true in the weeks ahead.

Romance lures but disappoints Monday/Tuesday.

Tackle chores midweek. Relationships excite Friday, but present dilemmas Saturday.

Leo July 23-Aug. 22: Before April 23, stick with ongoing projects, people, or re-start ventures, relationships from the past. You’ll feel sluggish Monday/Tuesday – rest, realize a recent travel, legal, love or cultural “push” is subsiding briefly.

New trends in these areas arise late April to early June, and will be as lucky as those of the last three months. Wednesday begins a month of ambition, status-seeking, and relations with VIPs, authorities, bosses and parents. All’s smooth here, but do work hard, as your worth, talents, will be “examined.”

Romance, creative urges soar midweek! To work, Friday.

Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: Start nothing new before April 23. Sunday/Monday might deal a minor blow to your sexual, financial or “new lifestyle” projects.

If you’ve already accomplished much in one of these areas the last several months, early week merely brings doubts. But if you’ve spent past weeks building up to a magnificent act, and haven’t performed that act (sexual, financial or lifestyle) yet, this week could disappoint. Whatever happens, you still have seven weeks of huge luck in these arenas.

All could be solved by mid-week! If not, wait until after the 23rd, then launch your efforts anew.

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New Westminster

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6035

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Tim Stephens' Astral Reflections Aries March 21 - April 19: Your energy, charisma and luck remain high. But you face many nudges to change – your ethics, life philosophy, legal approach, culture, your raison d’etre; to change your goals and hopes, friends and entire connection to mankind, to change your career and ambitions, even your close relations – these urges race through your days and your being. Ignoring or fighting them can make you say, “I’m unlucky!” If you embrace them, you’ll ride an exhilarating breeze of providence. Sunday/Monday show your limits; midweek, your immense horizons.

The month ahead accents earnings, spending.

Taurus April 20-May 20: Start nothing new before April 23. Recent weariness and solitude are due to lift partially from Wednesday through late May, as your energy and charisma rise. Then by June a whole year of luck and expansion will begin! Meantime, proceed carefully Sunday (work, health) and Monday (relationships) – you might suffer a loss of enthusiasm about something essential, or meet a legal roadblock.

Wait until Tuesday, when new ideas and renewed affection make dealings, love and work, brighter and better. Lucky intimate and financial opportunities exist Wednesday/Thursday. Sweet wisdom late week.

Gemini May 21-June 20: Start nothing new before April 23.An exhilarating month of smiles, hopes, social openings, flirtations and entertainment meets an obstacle Sunday/Monday – another’s reluctance to involve deeply with you is a reflection of your own hidden reluctance. Romance in 2011 and 12 demands deep commitment and sacrifice, or forget it. Wednesday/Thursday you have a (big!) chance to commit, sign, relocate, marry.

But Wednesday also starts a month of quietude, retreat and weariness. If you recently launched big things, now handle the consequent obligations. A life wish will soon come true!

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: Avoid new starts before April 23. Significant events might have occurred with an “ex” during the last few weeks, yet if this person pursues you now (early week) you might softly reject him/her, mostly due to doubts about your passion, or about the long-range security of the relationship.

(This can happen in business, also, e.g., in contract negotiations.) Don’t despair – solutions occur Tuesday to Thursday. Luck still swells relationships, relocation and agreements to June. Wednesday begins a month of significant sexual and financial choices, lifestyle changes. Home, late week.

Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: A long, wearying month of work and health concerns ends now, but “significant work” lasts until early June. Don’t weep – this period offers substantial monetary compensation.

If you’re handling two people’s jobs, ask for at least one and a half people’s pay – but do it Wednesday/ Thursday, or before the work ends (early June). Work, health, machinery run into a barrier Sunday/Monday.

Your energy is high Monday, so try to leap over this hindrance. If you can’t, make an adjustment Tuesday (might involve sweet-talking a sweet person) and go on. Start no new projects before April 23.

Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: Romance, a creative project or dealings with children hit a snag early week. Look at your long-term future – this will tell you how you should react. That hindrance might be a hidden blessing. You still have seven weeks of splendid luck in romance, speculation, games/ sports, kids, creativity, pleasure, beauty – and a major prize might await, especially if you’re seeking love! (Remember, pursue noting, no one new before April 23.) Sunday’s optimistic, joyous. Your energy fades Monday/Tuesday, but returns, with clout, charisma and luck, Wednesday/Thursday. Work looms – soon.

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Apr. 17 - April 23 Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: You might have sewn up a great security, real estate or business territory deal (or severance package) during the last few months, Cap. If not, you have seven weeks still to accomplish this. Don’t ignore it – it will be one of the significant turning points of your life. Plan, delegate rather than “slave.” Your efforts might hit a temporary snag Sunday/Monday; the core of this obstacle is your own desire to gain status. The true gains now will be made at the opposite extreme: be humble, forget fighting to be top of the heap. Start nothing new before April 23. Soon, romance!

Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: An active, talkative, friendly, travel-filled period partly ends Wednesday (though it lingers luckily in many ways to early June). A legal, educational, cultural, travel or other obligation or restriction arises Sunday/Monday.

There’s a message here: the long is stronger than the short. The month ahead features land, security, home, territory, family, gardening, soul and nutrition. In June, a year of huge luck in these zones begins, so use late April and May to investigate, plan, to get ready. But don’t jump (e.g., buy a home) before June 4! Joy and friends come, midweek!

Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: A lucky financial month is about to end, although your money luck will continue to a large degree until early June. The weeks just past emphasized money connected to work and industry; the seven weeks ahead emphasize money connected to career, ambition and prestige. This “switch” is partly signaled by an obstacle or sobering event Sunday/Monday, in which your future, or your social connections, prove stronger than your pure monetary desires. (Going forward, it’s not what you did, but who you will know.) Your career is beautifully favored Wednesday/Thursday – charge ahead! timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 416-686-5014

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Office/Retail Rent

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6590

Shared Accommodation

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Coq./Poco/ Port Moody

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6602

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BBY METROTOWN, Lrg 2 BR, 2 bath, Reno’d, all new appls, priv entry. $1000 incls utls, cable.

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COQ. 2 BR, grd/lvl. Private w/d & entry. Full bath. N/s, n/p. $975/mo incls utils. Immed. 604-931-3677 COQ SPAC 2 BR ste g/lvl, cls to schl/bus. Inc w/d, hyd, net. N/S, N/P. Avail Now. $1000.

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BBY, The Crest. Newly reno’d 2 BR. Priv w/d & yard. N/s. $1000 incl hydro. May 1. 604-522-5547

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6605

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6620

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Painting/ Wallpaper

CANSTAR PAINTING Quality Work You Can Trust!

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8200

Patios/Decks/ Railings

UNITED VINYL SUNDECKS LTD.

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8205

Paving/Seal Coating

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8220

Plumbing

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Moving & Storage

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8250

Roofing

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menunderpressure.ca Powerwashing & Gutters Free Quote, Low Cost Chris 604-463-1951

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

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Haney Home Improvement

Bathrooms Kitchens Laminate

Drywall Decks Tile

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8250

Roofing

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8255

Rubbish Removal

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8300

Stucco/Siding/ Exterior

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8315

Tree Services

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Fully insured & WCB

Jerry 604-618-8585 Andrew 604-618-8585

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8335 • • • • • •

Window Cleaning

DB WINDOW CLEANING Window Cleaning Gutter Cleaning Pressure Washing Building Siding Cleaning Registered & Insureed Residential/Commercial 604-376-7842

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AUTOMOTIVE 9110

Collectibles & Classics

1959 356A Coupe 1981 VW p/u 1984 VW cab Wolsburg 1986 Audi Turbo Quattro 1988 Audi Turbo Selling to downsize.

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604-724-5732

29th ANNUAL SWAP MEET Sunday Apr. 17th 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

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9145

Scrap Car Removal

Aarrow Recycling

9145

Scrap Car Removal

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1986 CHEV Gruman. Propane.

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PLUMBERS

Water Lines (without digging) Sewer Lines (without digging) Install. Drain tiles. 604-739-2000

8225

Power Washing

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9160

Sports & Imports

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Masonry

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8185

8225

AFFORDABLE MOVING

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6615

Moving & Storage

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8160 NEW WEST. 2 BR bsmt, full bath.

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8185

• Pressure Washing • Residential/Commercial • Over 25 years experience

8155

COQ, Lough Skytrain. Bright rm.

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office: 604- 463-0857 cell: 604- 375-1768

6510

Cleaning

Rooms

BBY N room in house, priv ent, bath & kit. Nr Lough Mall, SFU & Skytrain. $420 incl hyd/cbl/net, w/d, Ns/np. May 1. 604-438-7341

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8055

604-761-7175 Free Estimate

1-877-888-WASH (9274) www.MapleWashing.com Grant’s Home Maintenance Complete Pressure Washing: Roofs, Houses, Driveways, etc Gutter Cleaning & Repairs.

Residential & Strata Prompt Service. WCB Insured

604- 936-2808

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9515

Boats

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9522

RV’s/Trailers

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