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A little late but worth the wait

Adam Osipov was determined to be Ridge Meadows Hospital’s New Year’s baby, coming five days late. by Amy Judd

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Olena and Alex Osipov were ringing in the new year at a friend’s house when Olena felt the first stirrings of labour pains. They knew they needed to go to Ridge Meadows Hospital right away, but didn’t know their son Adam would become the first baby born in the region in 2011. “He wanted to make the news,” joked Olena. “As soon as we celebrated the countdown we had to go,” said husband Alex. Adam ended up being born at 7:50 a.m. on Jan. 1 and at 10 pounds, one ounce, and 24 inches, he made mom’s life a little difficult and stressful during pregnancy. “It was worth it,” she smiled.

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Adam Osipov was the first baby of the new year born at Ridge Meadows Hospital. Father Alex, mother Olena and four-year-old Kyle are proud of the new addition to their family. Alex said that Adam’s birth was much easier than their son Kyle’s, four years ago. “The second one is easy,” agreed Olena. Luckily the maternity ward was rather quiet early New Year’s Day. “We got to the hospital

and there was no one in labour,” she said, “so we got lots of attention.” Both parents praised the hospital and the staff, particularly Dr. Marais, and their nurses Shelby, Sylvia and Jennifer. “We were really amazed with the hospital,” said

Olena. The new parents even received a car seat as a present for having the first baby of the year. “It was really nice, easy, breezy,” laughed Olena. With the name Adam, who is considered to be the first man in the Bible, the Osipovs pointed out

how their Adam’s birth was even more special, being born on 01-01-11. “Everything is the first,” said Olena, even though they picked out their son’s name at the beginning of her pregnancy. Alex, an artist and web designer, and Olena, a

local realtor with Remax, moved to Maple Ridge from Calgary three years ago, and love their neighbours and community. They do not intend to expand their family any further however. “We’re good,” said Olena. “It’s perfect.”

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Escaped convicts from Fraser centre still on the run Three convicts walked away from a work crew in Allco Park on Thursday. by Amy Judd

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As of Monday afternoon, three prisoners who escaped from a work crew on Thursday afternoon had still not been found. The three disappeared from Allco Park and were last seen at about 12:30 p.m. according to police. The park is located in the 24900 block

of Alouette Road. Police believe that the three men may have been picked up by a blue/grey sedan that was seen in the area, but this has not been confirmed. Their destination is unknown at this time. Police released a description of the three men. Douglas Erickson is a 42-yearold Caucasian man, with brown eyes and short brown hair. He weighs 84 kilograms (185 pounds) and is about 173 centimetres (5 feet, 8 inches) tall. He has two tattoos on his right shoulder (a dragon and a Tazmanian Devil).

The second escapee is Ryan Plotnikoff, a Caucasian man aged 30 with blue eyes and short brown hair. He weighs 95 kilograms (209 pounds) and is approximately 193 centimetres (6 foot, 4 inches) tall. He has a Tazmanian Devil tattoo on a finger on his right hand, and a maple leaf on a finger on his left hand. The third convict is David Traill, a Caucasian man aged 48 with hazel eyes and short blond hair with some bald patches. He weighs 75 kilograms (165 pounds) and is approximately 180 centimetres (5 foot, 11 inches) tall. He has a goatee-style beard and numerous tattoos.

All three men were wearing orange prison work jumpsuits. Police feel that the escapees will not be violent; however, anyone who sees these men should not approach them but immediately call the police. Anyone who has any information as to their whereabouts are asked to call Ridge Meadows RCMP at 604-463-6251, or the local police agency in the region in which they are located. If you wish to remain anonymous call CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or leave a TIP online at www.bccrimestoppers. com.

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Construction

Kennedy Road Bridge opens to local traffic

Stabbing on Jan. 1 A young man received what police believe to be non-life threatening injuries, but he had to be rushed to hospital after being stabbed by an unknown man after midnight on Jan. 1. Ridge Meadows RCMP and members of the B.C. Ambulance Service were called to the scene of the stabbing just before 2:30 a.m. at a residence on 232 Street. Police believe alcohol may have played a part in the incident. The suspect is described as a Caucasian man in his mid-teens, weighing about 150 pounds (medium build) and about 5 foot, 8 inches tall. He was clean shaven, wearing a blue sweater, blue jeans, a grey touque, and black shoes. • More police news online at www.mrtimes.com, click “News”

by Teija Beck

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The Kennedy Road bridge in Pitt Meadows reopened a single lane to oneway alternating traffic on Dec. 31 after nearly four months of construction. The route was closed Sept. 7 to demolish the original wooden structure that had spanned the Katzie Slough since the 1950s and replace it with a new, sturdier concrete bridge. While only a single lane opened on Dec. 31, construction manager Dale Buckoski said the whole bridge should be completed and open by the third week of January.

Fire hall

The case of the missing ‘Juan’

The number ‘1’ sign Busy New Year’s was held for ransom A total of 76 calls for service during fire hall renos. were received by police between

the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. New Year’s Eve, and the Ridge Meadows RCMP were kept busy making sure all celebrations were under control. Thirteen of the calls were for noise or a disturbance, there were nine reports of fights or assaults taking place, nine impaired driving investigations, and seven other traffic calls, among others. • More police news online at www.mrtimes.com, click “News”

Getting home safe The last night of Operation Red Nose was “extremely busy”, according to Linda Palm, the ORN manager for Ridge Meadows. “We only had eight teams out,” she said, “so there were wait times of two hours or more after 12:30 p.m.” She added that it was a tiring night, as some volunteers did not finish until 5 a.m. New Year’s Day. “They were soldiers, though,” she said. The eight teams managed to provide 70 rides that night, which is the highest number of the past three New Year’s Eves. “We would have been able to service more people with more volunteers,” said Palm. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Community”

“We’ve got parapets and a water main to put in still,” Buckoski said. “Things are going really well, actually.” Local resident Ron Wilson, who lives right next to the bridge on Kennedy Road, was the first person to drive across the bridge to celebrate its opening. “It’s quite a feeling,” Wilson said after crossing the bridge in his 1969 Mercury Marauder. Another area resident, Nelly Kootstra, was the first cyclist to cross the bridge. She is excited to have the route opening up again. “Just having it that you can go one way [is great],” Kootstra said with a smile. Traffic will be restricted to local vehicles and bicycles until construction is complete, as the lane opening is too narrow for large trucks. The bridge was originally scheduled to have both lanes on Dec. 22, but construction was delayed as utilities in the area were relocated.

by Amy Judd ajudd@mrtimes.com

Fire chief Dane Spence did not know the landmark number ‘1’ sign that has been hanging on the hall since it was built in 1972, was missing until the building contractors said they couldn’t find it. Then he realised it might have been taken for ransom after strange emails started arriving in his inbox. “The first email I got, it said ‘we have Juan, wait for further instructions,” said Spence, “and I thought it was a spam email so I didn’t even respond.” Then the emails started coming with pictures. The number ‘1’ sign (Juan) was shown in various locations around Maple Ridge – sitting beside a campfire at Golden Ears Park, playing with children in the water park at Maple Ridge Park, and on the side of the Golden Ears Bridge. “As it went longer and

longer with [the captor’s] demands not being met,” said Spence, “the pictures were becoming more and more dire.” ‘Juan’ was then shown lying on a garbage pile, receiving CPR in the back of an ambulance and finally with a bag over its head in preparation for execution. Its kidnapping and ransom was the work of about 35 people, including Maple Ridge firefighter Chris McKee. “[The contractors] had taken it off the front of the hall and it was in storage,” explained McKee, “and while it was being moved around someone came up with the idea of taking it.” At first, the firefighters just wanted to play a gag on their chiefs, but then the whole idea turned into a fundraiser. They chose BC Children’s Hospital as the recipient because one of the firefighters’ daughters had recently undergone a kidney transplant there. McKee said they raised $1,843 for the charity after sending ransom notes and collecting money. “Some of the money even came from the build-

ing architects (Graham Hoffat Mathiasen),” said McKee, “as they were getting under the deadline” to put ‘Juan’ back. “I knew in my heart of hearts I would see the number one again,” said Spence. The upgraded firehall was unveiled to the public in June and ‘Juan’ was back in his rightful place in time.

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Local resident Nelly Kootstra was the first cyclist to cross the newly constructed Kennedy Road Bridge. The bridge opened to single-lane alternating traffic on Dec. 31. New Year’s resolution

Be it resolved:

I want to continue to see Maple Ridge move forward and realize the potential that our community has and to be a great place to live, work, play and much more. I see that being done by staying the course and through positive constructive relationships and partnerships.

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Community: Maple Ridge Number of Christmases survived: 59

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Municipal affairs

Final prayer A moment of reflection will begin Maple Ridge council meetings in 2011. by Maria Rantanen mrantanen@mrtimes.com

As of January 2011, Maple Ridge council meetings will no longer open with a prayer. Maple Ridge council was the last bastion in the Lower Mainland having a religious moment before council meetings, but starting in January, the prayer will be replaced by a moment of reflection. Maple Ridge Councillor Linda King proposed the change to the bylaw and, in the end, council decided to replace it with a moment of reflection. This new format is “explicitly open,” for different faith groups, King said, and that was missing before the change in the bylaw. The process has to have the appearance of openness, King said, and the format didn’t appear open before. Maple Ridge has residents of “many, many faiths,” King said, and

“because we’re a government, we have to be respectful of all of those faiths.” “I don’t mind prayer at all ... it’s when it happens and where it happens and how it happens and whether it’s inclusive or not inclusive,” King said. The proposal by King started an emotional debate at the Nov. 9 council meeting. At the meeting, Coun. Michael Morden said that an issue like this would usually be “complaint driven” or “issue driven,” but removing the prayer wasn’t. Coun. Cheryl Ashlie said that anyone who comes through the council doors should be able to make decisions “in a framework of neutrality.” Coun. Al Hogarth said he’s seen a lot of traditions chipped away at, for example, there used to be a sergeant-at-arms at council meetings, and he didn’t feel as much respect is given to council chambers as in the past. Council gave final reading to the bylaw in December, and this new format will begin next week.

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Trooper, the emaciated dog that hit the headlines in 2010, is thriving with a new, loving family. by Amy Judd ajudd@mrtimes.com

With one paw always touching his new owners, Trooper the golden retriever lays on the couch and seems content with his new surroundings. No one would ever guess that this is the same dog that weighed just 24 pounds when he arrived at the Maple Ridge SPCA shelter in February. In a story that seemed to touch the hearts of everyone, and garnered widespread media attention, Trooper is now a success story thanks to the love and attention of his new owners Brad and Athena Hayward. The Pitt Meadows residents fostered Trooper in March and then were offered the chance to adopt him. “We couldn’t get down there quick enough to sign the papers,” said Brad, when the Maple Ridge shelter told them they could keep Trooper if they wanted. They weren’t even looking to get a dog when they were at the shelter looking at kittens. But when they saw Trooper, who still wanted them to pet him even though he could barely stand because he was so weak and malnourished, they knew they had to try. Trooper has no residual health effects from his neglect, but the Haywards explained at first he was nervous and skittish to go outside. He was also scared to go in water and didn’t even know how to swim, but now it is his

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Togetherness growing online As we enter a brand new year, we’ve just exited the closing week of the old year – a week that has traditionally been one in which families get together for holiday celebrations. These days, however, there’s a good bet that many of the gatherings were virtual rather than real. And the smart money will be on smart phones taking an even bigger role in family and friendly togetherness by the time the year we’re starting this week turns into next year’s “old year.” There are few spheres left that the digital world hasn’t touched. A holiday without iPhones, Blackberries, Facebook, YouTube, and app downloads has become almost as unthinkable as a festive dinner without turkey and cranberries. According to recent trend spotters, Canadians spend more time online than people in any other country. Almost 70 per cent of Canadians are online, and more than 50 per cent are now on Facebook. Canada is also the only country where users logged an average of more than 2,500 minutes online a month. That’s about 42 hours. Give yourself eight hours of shut-eye, and your online stretch comes to nearly 10 per cent of your waking hours. That’s a lot of time spent hunched over computer and telephone screens. To be sure, we’ve benefited in many ways from being wired. The Internet can be a profoundly democratizing force, as examples like WikiLeaks and uploaded cellphone videos have proved. Social networking and Skype have allowed geographically distant families and friends to stay connected. But the Internet also has a dark side. Evil and stupidity also spread with alacrity online – as demonstrated by the infamous Pitt rave uploads. The Internet can eat up vast amounts of time. At its worst, our presence online detracts from being present in our real lives. The Internet is here to stay. But it brings with it lasting social changes. In our rush to the information highway, it’s worth a backward glance at what we’re giving up, as well as what we’re gaining.

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The end is arbitrarily near It’s 2011. Or… maybe it does. And you know what that means, After all, the day after 5,125 years don’t you? from today will be the beginning of It means there are only two years the next 5,125 years after the 5,125 left. years that started today. In fact, we don’t even have two Our concept of beginnings and years – we’ve only got one year, 11 endings of time are kind of arbitrary months, and 17 days. anyway. Bob That’s when, according to the Under the Julian calendar – before Mayan calendar, we meet our doom. Groeneveld our current Gregorian calendar – the There will be earthquakes and first day of the year was March 1. Odd Thoughts famine and pestilence and floods That’s why our ninth month now and rending of garments and a great starts with “sept” (seven), our tenth gnashing of teeth. starts with “oct” (eight), our eleventh Okay, some of that is actually Revelations stuff. starts with “nov” (nine), and our twelfth starts But nevertheless, the Mayan calendar scholars with “dec” (ten). assure us that Dec. 21, 2012, will be the last day Pope Gregory XIII’s decision to have the beginof our existence. ning of the year on Jan. 1 put us all off by a The world will be thrown into such chaos that whole two months. none will survive. Have you ever wondered why we compensate Or else it will be a day of great upheaval… for leap years at the end of February, instead of, which few of us will survive. more logically, at the end of the year? Or maybe lots will survive. It’s those two months. But it will be tough. Why is Jan. 1 the first day of the year? Somewhat tough, anyway. Maybe because somebody whispered into the Somewhere, someone will stub a toe, or maybe pope’s ear that maybe Jan. 1 would be a good hit a finger with a hammer. place to start a year. And it will hurt. You can be assured of that. Or maybe it was Greg’s favourite saint’s day. There will be great pain – or at least Either way, it boils down to an entirely arbiconsiderable pain. trary decision. Some pain, anyway. At least Julius Caesar’s calendar started on a It’s actually pretty hard to nail down the day that gave reasonable expectation of the end level of gloom the Mayan calendar soothsayers of winter and the beginning of a new cycle of are predicting for humanity. They seem to be growth – an important time for a mostly agrarian softening their stance somewhat as we get closer society. to the fateful day. And the Mayan calendar makes even more Indeed, some of them are admitting that maybe sense, ending each year, as it does, on the win– just maybe – the most significant thing that ter solstice, the shortest day of the year, thereby will happen when the current Mayan calendar always ensuring a brighter year ahead. draws to its close, is that it will flip over to the It’s something to ponder over the next year, 11 beginning of another 5,125-year cycle of the months, and 17 days. Mayan calendar. Or you could arbitrarily decide to ponder someNow that’s pretty significant. thing else as our existence approaches its MayanI mean, a bona fide 5,125-year cycle doesn’t prescribed completion. get started every day. Or not.

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Voting age

Not all youth free loaders Dear editor,

I am quite offended by the column “You don’t work, you don’t vote.” [Dec. 31, The TIMES] While I agree fully that the legal voting age should not be changed to 16, I found the columnist’s depiction of youth very discriminatory and stereotypical. Not all teenagers are gadget wielding, “free loading” basement cases, as you seem to think they are. I grew up a little less privileged and started working at the age of 16. I was lucky enough to have a driver’s license and a decent vehicle to drive, which enabled me to get to work and school without “free loading” or burdening my parents. I did not own a cell phone or a computer until I was 20 years old. My husband who is four years older than me also worked at 16. Now that we are parents, we realize

how much we would have benefited from not working so much at such a young age. Because we worked and had responsibilities, our studies quickly slipped and we both barely graduated from high school. We were too focused on work and didn’t realize that making an effort in school and focusing on scholarships would have made a bigger difference to our future successes rather than earning $8 an hour at a dive job. Some of our goals and aspirations for our children include saving for their education and for future needs, such as a vehicle. While we feel that children should work at the age of 16, we would definitely not recommend anything over four hours a week, and all other energies should be spent on their education and enjoying their childhood and youth.

Andrea Stanley, Maple Ridge

Shopping

Tax base needs expanding Dear editor,

Ms. Raynolds made some valid points in her recent letter, [Corporate stores not what’s needed, Dec. 24 Letters, The TIMES.] However, her general sentiment reflects a common misconception of the whole Albion Flats issue. First, even the consultant hired by the charette process admitted that the land would require substantial investment to make it productive, namely major drainage. The once-fertile farmland is now more like a swamp due to the lack of foresight and failed planning by residential developers and those who built the nearby recreational facilities by filling in the areas required, only to cause the water to drain off into the once-productive farmland. The investments needed make the land unsuitable for farming. Secondly the proposed commercial development of the area is not solely corporate stores but involves mostly small store shopping that would be made up by the traditional family store owners that Ms. Raynolds so fondly speaks of, anchored by a couple of major corporate spaces that are needed to make the development economically viable. Although most of these would only provide low wage, full- and parttime work opportunities, at least it would be jobs that do not exist today. Our

young workers have to start somewhere, and in most cases they have to leave Maple Ridge now as there are few jobs here, even at minimum wage. Thirdly, but more importantly, substantial light industrial development is included in both the west and the eastern development proposals, development that would provide employment opportunities that provide livable wages and substantive tax revenue. Councils have been using the fees collected from new development to help make up the difference. Put another way, if you want a leisure centre, police and fire protection, and water and sewer services then the uncontrolled development experienced in the past will only get worse unless we get relief from a more substantive commercial tax base. The choices are limited – in today’s economical climate, major investors for commercial development are few in number and generally go where profits are greatest. If we continue to sit and argue about our questionable agricultural lands, the investors will go to Mission, Pitt Meadows, or the Kwantlen lands, and we will be left with nothing but bare land, no jobs, and substantively increasing property taxes.

Politics

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Reality check Dear editor,

Our MLA Marc Dalton puts a first priority for busting grow-ops and making forfeiture laws effective as a new years resolution. This is to cut down on gang activity. A nice political attempt that is as realistic as Mr. Dalton’s chances to become premier. Forfeiture laws will only see gangs rent property as they mostly do now and if you think that busting grow-ops will cut down crime, you really need to get your head out of the sand. If Mr. Dalton could actually work at some things that would help the district, it would be a good step in the right direction. How about getting the highway from Mission to Maple Ridge completed? Just focus on some reality.

Dan Banov, Maple Ridge

Graham Mowatt, Maple Ridge

Christmas greeting Dear editor,

I get so tired of hearing from people who talk about the taking of “Christmas” out of Christmas. I see no marches in the streets, or letters to editors, or requests to remove “Christmas” from Christmas by any groups or cultures who live in Canada. I see no government laws, edicts, or rules that say there can’t be a “Christmas” in Merry Christmas. Happy Christmas is what I grew up with: Joyeux Noel, Feliz Navidad, Gun Tso Sun Tan’ Gung Haw Sun, Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan, Mele Kalikimaka, Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva is Novim Godom... ..oh to heck with it ... Merry Christmas, Peace on Earth and Goodwill to all mankind.

Annette Code, Pitt Meadows

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Refugees

189 migrants still in local prisons

Tamil boat people were brought to Maple Ridge facilities for processing. by Amy Judd ajudd@mrtimes.com

There was concern when the MV Sun Sea from Sri Lanka arrived in B.C. that the influx of the Tamil migrants into the local prisons would make an already crowded system even more so. Dean Purdy, chairman of the Corrections and Sheriff’s Services Unit of the B.C. Government Employees Union, said the arrival of the Tamil migrants increased capacity of the jails that were already running close to 200 per cent above capacity before. “It made conditions inside the jail pretty tense,” he said. “It made the job of a correctional officer even more difficult.” While Purdy said the local prisons are still overcrowded, B.C. Corrections said they are “providing an environment that is as safe, secure and comfortable as possible for the detainees while they are being processed by federal authorities.”

A ministry spokesperson said “migrants have had access to spiritual services, day-to-day medical attention and counselling where possible.” Refugee hearings for the migrants started in August and 279 migrants have been released to date by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). A spokesperson for the agency said they are “exercising due diligence in the screening of all irregular migrants for both security and criminal threats.” CBSA has the authority to authorize release from detention, but a spokesperson said they “detain when appropriate and argue continued detention of those individuals deemed to be a security risk, danger to the public, whose identity can not be determined, or those who CBSA believes will not appear for subsequent processing if released.” They would not comment on individual cases, but each migrant’s case will proceed in accordance with facts specific to that person, and terms and conditions for their release are decided by the Immigration and Refugee Board.

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Currently, there are 180 Tamil men at the Fraser Regional Correctional Centre in Maple Ridge, and nine women at the Alouette Correctional Centre.

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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Music

Maple Ridge musician to release first EP

by Teija Beck

editorial@mrtimes.com

For Nigel Briggs, an upand-coming Maple Ridge songwriter and musician, things seem to be fitting into place. He has an EP (short album) coming out in January, has had the chance to work with a man he’s admired for years, and has recently opened a music school in Maple Ridge with his girlfriend. “I don’t want to be the next Lady Gaga, but at the same time, I think if someone approached me with the right amount of money I would probably dress up in a meat dress and sing,” Briggs said with a grin. It’s just before Christmas, and Briggs is sprawled comfortably in a desk chair in the office of his new business, the Ridge Meadows Music Academy, in a rare moment of downtime. Turning more serious, he added “I try to find a happy medium of what will appeal to people but without sacrificing my own stuff.” Briggs works as a bus driver during the day, teaches music lessons, coaches basketball and still finds time to pursue his great passion: music. “I write all sorts of styles,” Briggs said. “I’ve written country songs, and I’ve written metal songs and everything in between. Once I get an idea, the song just kind of comes out as it is.” Briggs describes the sound on his new EP, titled Unwind, as a cross between the Foo Fighters and John Mayer. “It’s got a bit of that edgy rock without being too grungy, and then also that sort of blues pop influence from John Mayer,” he said. Briggs’ EP was born out of a message sent via the online site MySpace to Billy Sherwood, a producer and member of the band Yes based out of Los Angeles, whom Briggs had admired since he was 13 years old. “I just fired out an email kind of optimistically... and then he wrote me back the next day,” Briggs said of his first message to Sherwood. “I couldn’t believe it. I just got into this Internet relationship with him just talking about music.” Briggs visited L.A. last winter and had made plans to meet up with

us an easy way to shape a sound that works best for me.” “It actually totally snowballed,” he laughed. “It’s amazing to hear my songs, and they’re so close to what I’d done originally but he took the ideas and made them so much grander than what I could do in my own basement studio,” he said. Despite his success in L.A., Briggs remains very Maple Ridge musician Nigel Briggs debuts his new much involved in the Maple Ridge EP at a release party on Jan. 6 at Shooters. community. Sherwood for coffee. In September, “We sort of talked about he opened the Maple what we wanted to do Ridge Music Academy and decided we wanted where he and his girlfriend to go for an EP,” he said, teach lessons in piano, “because it would give bass, drums and guitar. He

hopes to expand the business as his clientele grows. In his very limited spare time, Briggs coaches high school boys basketball at Garibaldi Secondary School, an activity he enjoys immensely. As for the future, Briggs hopes to break into the American music market. Briggs will be celebrating the launch of his new EP at Shooters pub in Maple Ridge on Jan. 6 starting at 7:30 p.m. Briggs and his band will be playing songs from the EP, and there is no cover AUDIO CLIP charge. ONLINE For more information on Nigel Briggs, or to buy his new EP, visit www.nigelbriggsmusic.com. WWW.MRTIMES.COM

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From Roller Derby Queen to referee A bowling accident got Maple Ridge’s ‘Annie Autopsy’ into officiating.

by Troy Landreville tlandreville@mrtimes.com

The roller derby playing aspirations of “Annie Autopsy” suffered an untimely death in the most unlikeliest of places: the bowling alley. The career of Maple Ridge’s Liane Bennett, a.k.a. “Annie Autopsy,” ended before it began after she injured a knee on the lanes. The 46-year-old landscaper and mother of a young son was drafted to play for the Doomsday Bunnies, who were part of the Reign Valley Vixens. The Vixens league, based out of Abbotsford’s MSA Arena, is entering its third season in the spring. A wonky knee turned out to be the final nail in the coffin for Bennett, who, by driving a hearse outfitted with curtains and a miniature skeleton that dangles off her rear-view mirror, lives up to her “Annie Autopsy” monicker. “I got through a scrimmage, but I never got into a game,” Bennett said. “Then I was bowling and I twisted my knee and tore some ligaments.” When the pain and swelling didn’t go away, Bennett discovered she has arthritis in her knee. The news dashed her hopes of playing. “I cried a couple of times because [roller derby] is a dream that I’ve always wanted to do,” Bennett said. But before the post-mortem was complete, “Annie Autopsy” re-invented herself and subsequently resurrected her roller derby avocation. She now dons a black-and-white striped shirt and carries a whistle. Bennett figures she’s refereed about 10 contests since she took up officiating. So far, so good, Bennett said. “I haven’t had anything really bad [happen] yet. I haven’t had anyone come face-to-face with me, yelling and screaming.” Competing in roller derby is a childhood dream of Bennett’s, one she realized last year after hearing about the Vixens, which started out in 2007 with a small group of ladies who had a vision to build a flat track derby league in the Fraser Valley. They are based in Abbotsford, but their members are from Surrey, Aldergrove, and Langley, to Maple Ridge and Mission. Games are played at Minoru Arena in Richmond and at the Ag Rec Arena. “I thought it was cool and fast-paced, and entertaining,” she recalled. “It scared me a little bit, too, because of all the hits.” Bennett’s initial attempt to join the sport in the early ’80s failed because she was too young to compete. Close to 30 years later, she signed up and went through what she described as “intense” training at the Ag Rec. “I have about 20 years experience on roller skates, so it wasn’t hard to get back into it,” Bennett said. “But yeah, it was a little hard because you are using muscles you’ve never used before.” The sport, as its played today in the Fraser Valley, is a very, very distant (like, six-times removed), more cultured cousin of the theatrical, pro-wrestling style of roller derby from the 1970s. The game of the wild and woolly

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Maple Ridge resident Liane Bennett, also known as Annie Autopsy, parked her hearse at the Planet Ice Maple Ridge parking lot recently when she started a game as a ref. ’70s and early ’80s was cultivated for a television audience and resembled the WWE with over-the-top infield interviews involving team managers, staged “clotheslines,” and colourful characters bickering back and forth with one another. Bennett doesn’t miss roller derby’s earlier incarnation. “It’s just a sport. I’m glad it’s the way it is,” she said. “Today we are all about sport, not showmanship. The hits are real.” Roller derby is played in two 30-minute periods made up of numerous two-minute races that are called “jams.” Each jam starts with five women from both teams on the track. Each team has four “blockers” and one “jammer.” The “pack” is made up of all the blockers. Two jammers stand 20 feet behind the pack. Once the pack begins to move, the jammers attempt to make their way through it. Their own blockers try to help while the opposing blockers try to stop the opposing jammer from passing them.

On the second pass through, a jammer gets one point for each opposing blocker legally passed. At the end of the second period, the team with the most points wins. Bennett is among the five to seven referees with the Reign Valley Vixens. The refs enforce the rules of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). While most fans are delighted to witness hard hits, skating mishaps, and trips to the penalty box, the game itself can be quite entertaining, Bennett said. She wants to continue refereeing “until I can’t skate anymore.” Even then, there are positions available for non-skating officials. Bennett said the Reign Valley Vixens, which operates a three-team league, attracts a wide audience from many walks of life and ages, ranging from young teens to older people. One person who isn’t a huge fan of the sport is Bennett’s 11-year-old son Storm. “He thinks it’s okay but he found it

boring,” Bennett said. “Not enough hitting or abuse out there.” ••• A heart-felt request to sponsor a family at Christmas, and one well-worn skate passed around from skater to skater, was all it took for the Reign Valley Vixens to empty their pockets and come up with over $1,500. “We want to bring back the concept of sisterhood. We love this crazy sport, but we also believe that we need to support each other, as well as the community. The fans — and our kids — are watching us,” said “Hootie,” one of the Vixens’ referees. ••• The Vixens’ website is www.rvvrd.com. To get involved, skaters must be at least 19 years old and have a photo ID, a Care Card and their own roller skates, knee, elbow, and wrist pads, helmets, and mouth guards. The season starts March 5 at the Ag Rec. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with the first contest starting at 6 p.m.

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The first weeks of the New Year are the very best time to plan the food garden and order vegetable seed, while interesting new items such as blighttolerant tomato seeds are still available. One of these is a new cherry tomato ‘Mountain Magic’ from Veseys (www. veseys.com) said to have resistance to late blight and firm texture for long storage. Many cherry tomatoes have a small degree of tolerance, but so far the only small tomato I’ve found with marked (but variable) resistance is the tiny-fruited currant tomato Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium listed this year by Richters (www.richters. com) Seed of the large-fruited ‘Legend’ F1 hybrid is available from T&M (thompsonmorgan.ca). This one had truly remarkable blight-resistance when I grew it. The fruits weren’t that tasty in my view, but the plant stood into early November and the fruit, stored inside, kept until January. Green beans or runners are among the most productive vegetables one can plant – and some bean pods are now fatter and/or stringless. Two oval-round listings from www.damseeds.com are the 10” (25cm) long green bean ‘Neckargkonigin’ and the yellow version ‘Neckargold’. Dam Seeds also offers a deep purple oval-round pole bean ‘Blauhilde’ – which turns green when cooked. Among runner beans, I’ve been very happy with the stringless, smoothskinned, red-flowered ‘Butler’ from www.chilternseeds.co.uk and I’m glad to see a similar whiteflowered, stringless runner ‘Moonlight’ available from T&M. Every colour and type in regular pole beans can also be found in compact ones. Especially productive bush beans include ‘Rodcor,’ a yellow and

The greens are very nutritious. With carrots, I see that ‘Resistafly’ is being offered by Veseys. This type of carrot has reduced my carrot fly infestations considerably (but didn’t eliminate them). Scattering leftover seed in the garlic bed resulted in much cleaner carrots and fewer disappearances through slugs. The AAS winner ‘Purple Haze Hybrid’ (listed everywhere) with its dappled purple/orange skin, 8” (20cm) length, and longer storage potential should be a good choice especially in balcony containers undiscovered by carrot rust flies. There’s a beautifullooking squash collection from Veseys called ‘Wild Bunch.’ The types resemble ‘Turks Turban, Blue Hubbard, the heritage Triamble, Buttercup, Kabocha and more. Veyseys also lists the delectable ‘Heart of Gold’ – an extremely productive

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January 5

❚ Family Games Night at the Pitt Meadows Library from 6:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Family games nights will be held on the first Wednesday of the month with a variety of board games set up for everyone to use. Light refreshments are available.

January 7

❚ The Boys and Girls Club will meet at the Colleen Findlay Place at 11601 Laity St. at 6:30 p.m. Registration for January to May is $20. For children in Grades 2 to 5, it is organized by Southgate Church and offers fun, friends, faith and food.

January 8 & 9, 15 & 16

❚ Ridge Meadows Search & Rescue will hold its annual tree chipping service from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the search and rescue building, 23598 105 Ave. next to Planet Ice. The fee is by donation and proceeds go to search and rescue. Curbside pickup will be done by the First Haney Rovers Scout troop for a minimum donation of $10. Email scoutchipping@gmail. com with name and address for pickup.

January 13

❚ Ex-service women’s monthly meeting at 1 p.m. in the downstairs room at the Royal Canadian Legion at 12101 224th St. Memberships due. A social hour starts at 12 p.m. Bring your own lunch.

January 26

❚ A financial literacy workshop for older adults will be held from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Ridge Meadows Seniors Society, 12150 224th St. The B.C. Centre for Elder Advocacy & Support is offering this free workshop for older adults 55+. There will be information about powers of attorney, shared bank accounts, recognizing and

January 8 & 9

❚ The Pitt Meadows Lions and Girl Guides are hosting their annual Christmas tree drop-off at Meadows Landscape Supply, 18020 Kennedy Rd. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Drop off is by donation. Free coffee and donuts will be served.

January 10 & 24

❚ Bluegrass Music Circle will take place at the Bergthorson Academy of Musical Arts, 12229 Harris Rd. in Pitt Meadows from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This bi-weekly get-together includes old time fiddle, banjo and mandolin music. Learn about the instruments, about bluegrass/old-time country styles, tunes and etiquette. Bring your own instrument to play along, learn new techniques and share your skills. These sessions are led by local bluegrass musician Denis LeClerc, founding member of the Alouette River Band. For more information or to reserve a spot, call Rob at 604-467-6613 or 778-2300543.

January 11

❚ Whonnock Weavers and Spinners Guild will meet at Whonnock Lake Centre at 7:30 p.m. We encourage visitors, guests, and new or potential members to join us. Besides spinners and weavers, we welcome felters, knitters, basket makers, and anyone interested in any other fibre arts. For more information, call Marie at 604-462-9059.

January 11

❚ Grand Buddies Program

responding to abuse of one’s money, and resources in the community for help. To register, contact the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Katzie Seniors Network 604-7867404 or email htreleaven@ shaw.ca.

Volunteers ❚ Katie’s Place animal shelter needs volunteers, particularly cleaners for Fridays and Sundays. However, Katie’s Place can accommodate any schedule. Help out some messy but grateful and loving little critters. Call 604463-7917 or email volunteeratkatiesplace@shaw.ca. ❚ The Heart and Stroke Foundation of B.C. & Yukon needs help in the Heart Month Campaign in February. They need volunteers to canvass in their neighbourhoods to raise awareness and collect funds for research and health promotion initiatives. Time commitment is two to four hours in the month of February. To volunteer, call 604-472-0045 or email: door_tri@hsf.bc.ca. ❚ Ridge Meadows Hospice Thrift Store requires volunteers to sort, price, and stock shelves. For more information, call 604-463-7711.

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