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Students reach out to aid Japan Kids from Meadowridge School were only days from going on another exchange to the Asian continent before the tragedy hit.

quake, which kept it safe from tsunami damage. Now, the students who were going to head to Japan this year are teaming up with students who went on the exchange last year to come up with ways the school can help with the relief efforts for Japan. Currently, the group has only brainstormed possibilities, but their ideas are by Brian Russell certainly motivated by goodwill. editorial@mrtimes.com “We were thinking of a ‘Bs for Japan’ Shock and disbelief were common thing, so we would have buttons... and responses from the students who were we would have a boogie, and a bake looking forward to being at their sister sale, and a benefit concert,” said Geneva school in Japan this week. Weber, who visited Japan last year with Every year, Meadowridge her classmates. “We were thinking School in Maple Ridge Audrey Kang had an sends a group of interested idea that was very close to of a ‘Bs for Japan’ students to Toei Junior home. thing, so we would High, located in the city “I was thinking that of Sapporo, captial of [all of the students] could have buttons… and Hokkaido Prefecture. go around to their parwe would have a But the earthquakes and ents and relatives and do boogie, and a bake tsunami that destroyed chores and... collect some parts of Japan on money to give to the govsale, and a benefit Thursday put this year’s ernment [of Japan] so that concert.” trip, which would have they can help people,” Geneva Weber started in a few days, on Kang said. hold. And even with the tra“I was really devasgedy spread across all tated because I have a really, really good forms of media, one student sees a posifriend, and some of her family lives in tive angle on it all. Japan,” said Keanna Cloete-Senner, one “I felt sad, too, but also, I felt kind of of the students who will be welcoming relieved that we have [the] technology Toei Junior High students to Maple Ridge [that lets] everyone get educated that this in one month. is going on,” said Holly Leonard. Toei Junior High is located higher up The exchange trip for next year is still than the regions that were hit during the scheduled to take place.

Meadowridge School students Layne Liberty and Haley Milne (right) during an exchange trip to Japan last year.

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A draft concept for the Albion Flats includes large green spaces and stream setbacks. by Maria Rantanen

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A session for the public to comment on the plan for the Albion Flats is being planned for March 30. Maple Ridge council decided to forward its latest rendition of the Albion plan to the March 22 council meeting, but in the meantime, they are moving forward with a public information meeting at the end of the month.

Councillor Michael Morden and Some Maple Ridge councilMayor Ernie Daykin both said lors said the amount of land they had received an email indithat would be in an exclusion cating some residents application to the think the plan is already Agricultural Land going to the Agricultural Commission isn’t corLand Commission for rectly represented on exclusion. the concept plans that “This is a long council is considering. way from being finThe reworked plan ished,” Morden said at that council wants Monday’s workshop to bring to a public meeting. “This is a conmeeting is about 67 cept – we’ve got a long per cent green space way to go.” and recreational, Michael Morden Concerns were also Coun. Al Hogarth Maple Ridge councillor raised at Monday’s said. council workshop about the The plan, which staff said perception of the amount of will be called the “draft concept development being proposed. plan,” includes just over 100

acres of green space and stream setbacks, and about eight acres of “agricultural fields,” which could be for small-plot community gardening. It also includes 40 acres of recreational space. Council looked at four options for the Albion Flats a month ago and asked for the second scenario to be reworked with some agricultural buildings, a neighbourhood pub component, and a community centre or meeting space. Christine Carter, manager of community planning with the District of Maple Ridge, confirmed that the land doesn’t contain enough space to include offsets to satisfy the ALC.

Any offsets to agriculture will have to be off-site, Coun. Craig Speirs pointed out, saying the reworked plan is “very dense.” “This is not very smart planning,” Speirs said. He added he would like to see an agriculture benefit with a three-to-four to one ratio – Surrey has a policy with a 2:1 ratio. Speirs said he’d like all the other concept plans to be at the public meeting recognizing that the reworked plan is council’s preferred option. However, Coun. Cheryl Ashlie countered that they “are not redebating the other plans,” and that the reworked plan is the one council wants.

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Two drug thieves accosted one man and threatened another Friday afternoon on a What’s OnLine central Maple Ridge property.

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The Salvation Army Thrift Store on Lougheed Highway is scheduled to close on March 31, a decision made by the thrift stores head office. The Caring Place gives vouchers to their clients to get clothes from there, but that might be continued with other local thrift stores, said Darrell Pilgrim, director of the Salvation Army Caring Place Ministries. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “News”

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A man was attacked with a crowbar in an attempted home invasion late last week. Police, who believe the two men were hunting for a pot farm, are warning people that this type of crime is on the rise here, said RCMP Insp. Derren Lench. “This incident appears to be a case of thieves attempting to steal marijuana,” he explained. “We do not feel this type of crime will have any effect on the average citizen, but certainly poses a threat to persons who grow marijuana – either legally or illegally.” At about 3:15 p.m. Friday, two men broke onto a property on 124th Avenue, east of

232nd Street, and came face-to-face with two other men working on the residence. One of the suspects was armed with a crowbar and wielded it as a weapon, hitting one of the men. Lench said the victim was luckily not badly injured. Following the confrontation, the would-be thieves left without stealing anything. However, they had the right house because police did seize some marijuana plants from the property. “I also would like to appeal to citizens to call us if they see any strange behaviours in their neighbourhoods, or suspect a marijuana growing operation is taking place,” Lench said. “This type of crime has occurred somewhat frequently in the Lower Mainland, and all

police agencies have become aware of this activity,” he added. Both suspects are described as Caucasian, and in their early 20s, with slim builds. They drove off in a dark blue or black car, “This type possibly a newer model Nissan Altima, police of crime has said. occurred Anyone with any inforsomewhat mation is asked to call Ridge Meadows RCMP at frequently 604-463-6251. in the Lower Or, to remain anonymMainland…” ous, tipsters can call CrimeStoppers at 1-800Insp. Derren Lench 222-8477, or leave a TIP online at www.bccrimestoppers.com. CrimeStoppers will pay a reward of up to $2,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.

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A Maple Ridge resident was Spike belt works chosen out of thousands of Police laid a spike belt down entries to play poker in Vegas in east Maple Ridge Friday night, stopping what is reported to be in a televised competition. a stolen pickup that Mounties tracked from Mission to Maple Ridge. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “News”

Counting indigent The number of homeless in Maple Ridge will be determined this week. Volunteers will be heading out on the streets Wednesday to conduct the 2011 Homeless Count, an initiative that takes place every three years in the Metro Vancouver region. Volunteers, who will be wearing large buttons to identify themselves, will not only be counting people who sleep outside, but also those staying in homeless shelters and safe houses, as well as people with no fixed address. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “News”

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Mounties hunting ‘big’ escapee

A man, who killed Angela Steer in her Maple Ridge home a decade ago, is on the lamb from an Alberta prison.

He thought he was speaking to the boss of an organized crime organization that was recruiting him. Bicknell received $7,000 for work he did for the phoney organized crime family without realizing the whole thing was a A dangerous convicted murderer police set-up. snared in the infamous “Mr. Big” sting But the videotaped meeting in a hotel has escaped from custody while being room turned out to be part of an elaborate returned to Drumheller from an escorted scheme by police. The undercover officer, leave in Edmonton. nicknamed Mr. Big, insisted on knowing William Wade Bicknell, 42, overtook the whole story behind the murder before a lone guard driving him back from he could offer Bicknell assistance with Edmonton on Thursday night around 8 manufacturing an alibi. p.m. Bicknell told the officer that Bicknell, 42, was convicted of Steer was threatening to report murdering 37-year-old Angela his involvement with marijuana Steer on April 11, 2001 in Maple growing operations to police. Ridge. Her body was found in Bicknell said he dumped the Mission on April 20. body near a dam in Mission. In his escape last week, He was convicted of secondBicknell held a prison guard degree murder and given an hostage and stole several fireautomatic life sentence. arms and an quantity of ammuPolice have now arrested his nition. younger sister after accusing her He then drove to a rural resiof helping him escape. William Bicknell dence in the Chipman area, Sandra Lynn Myshak, Escaped convict northeast of Edmonton, 47, is accused of aiding and forced his way in. This story first and abetting Bicknell, and Police said Bicknell police said the escaped appeared as knows the homeowner, convict had visited his breaking news at and took the man’s 2009 younger sister earlier that grey Chevrolet Impala day on a day pass. www.mrtimes.com Alberta licence CXE 602. RCMP spokesman Sgt. Prior to leaving the Tim Taniguchi said Myshak is accused of house, Bicknell disabled the telephone and supplying Bicknell with firearms, and she corrections vehicle and threatened both was arrested on seven charges related to men not to call police. aiding or assisting Bicknell’s escape. She Both the homeowner and corrections was set to appear in court Monday. employee were uninjured and later conBicknell’s whereabouts is still unknown. tacted RCMP. He is considered armed and dangerous Bicknell was originally caught when he and police are looking for the public’s confessed to murdering Steer on videotape help in finding him. He is heavily tatto an undercover RCMP officer in 2001. tooed, 6 ft. 6 in. tall and 402 lbs.

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Recall petition begins Canvassers are spreading out in Maple Ridge to collect signatures for the recall of Liberal MLA Marc Dalton. by Brian Russell

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The face-to-face work has begun in an effort to oust the local MLA. Now that the petition application to recall Marc Dalton, Liberal MLA for Maple Ridge-Mission, has been approved, supporters of the movement have set up booths in Maple Ridge in an effort to collect 14,082 signatures by May 9. Organizers of the recall petition believe the effort is warranted because of Dalton’s support of the introduction

of the Harmonized Sales Tax by the B.C. Liberals in July of last year, which many feel they were deceived by. “I think a lot of us are in it for different reasons and for me, it is about the HST, the fact that the Liberals, they lied to us, said petition canvasser Lee Carter. “I think if the constituents want or don’t want something, I think it’s our members of parliament who should be listening to our voices. And, I think they’re not.” Gaitan Dupont, a petition supporter who helped direct Maple Ridge residents to a signature booth Friday, had his own message for Dalton. “We are hoping to get 40 per cent of the population to sign and then get rid of Mr. Dalton. Goodbye, Mr. Dalton.”

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a March 2 cornerboards collision with Niklas Hjalmarsson, the swelling won’t totally subside for two more weeks. At that point, Morrison will either ramp up his rehab for a final push toward the playoffs, or start wondering at age 35 and being a pending unrestricted free agent once again whether he has finally hit the end of a long hockey road. It’s easy to think the worst. Maybe harder to hope for the best. Then again, Morrison isn’t walking with a cane. He isn’t limping. And he’s not distraught. “It’s just disbelief,” said Morrison, who has 43 points (9-34) and is a plus 13 in 66 games this season. “It’s very frustrating because this is the best time of year to be playing and we’ve clawed back into the playoff race. That being said, you have to deal with it and face it head-on. There’s nothing more you can do,” he said. “I knew right away that something was wrong when I got hit. Compared to the last one [knee injury], at this stage it feels much better but we’ve still got a ways to go. I’m walking around pretty good on it.”

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Ridge Meadows Hospital, seen from the air, is under scrutiny – like several Fraser Valley hospitals. Fraser Health Authority is reexamining more than 400 CT scans reviewed by a radiologist, whose qualifications have been called into question.

How Stress can make you FAT Ever wonder why your sugar and fat cravings seem uncontrollable during times of stress? The answer lies in your hormones. Adrenaline and Cortisol, your body’s hormones released during stressful times to engage the body for “fight or flight”, have fat and sugar as their building blocks. In fact EVERY necessary hormone in your body does too. While we don’t have to worry about being chased down by a lion or bear too often in life, our “lion attacks” our body produces stress hormones for are more modern: Divorce, Death of a loved one, job instability... Canucks getting eliminated from the playoffs... These “stresses of life” are what drive our Adrenaline and Cortisol levels through the roof. It’s important to note that the responses to these stress hormones, namely – high blood pressure, increased cholesterol production, increased sensitivity and alertness, decreased immune, reproductive, and digestive function to name a few, are NORMAL results of high stress hormone levels in the body. Short term, no big deal – but long term, they lead to heart disease, cancer, diabetes, fibromyalgia, sleep loss, digestive disorders, reproductive disorders, anxiety, depression, chronic infections to name a few. Take a look at the pills in your medicine cabinet. There’s a 90% chance you’re taking them because of stress or a lifestyle factor. As a chiropractor, this interests me greatly because 100% of my job involves removing stress from the spine and rest of the body.

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Errors in reading CT scans by a Fraser Valley doctor has raised a red flag for some patients. by Matthew Claxton

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Patients in Maple Ridge may be getting a call about their CT scans after problems have arisen involving a radiologist who wasn’t fully qualified. Fraser Health is looking at 407 scans made in Ridge Meadows Hospital, between November 2010 and March 4 of this year, along with 96 from Langley Memorial Hospital from 2008 and 2009. The radiologist, originally trained in South Africa and Europe, also worked at Abbotsford Regional and Chilliwack General hospitals, where hundreds of other scans were taken. Problems first arose in 2009, after the doctor had been working in Langley and Fraser Valley hospitals for more than a year. A few problems emerged with his interpretations of mammograms, and his previous work on those was reviewed, said David Plug, a spokesperson for the Fraser Health Authority. The doctor, who has not been named, went to Europe and got some further training, then returned and began working in

Ridge Meadows Hospital in November 2010. He worked there until a week ago. A regular quarterly review of his work turned up problems with CT scans. So far, discrepancies have been found in 11 out of several hundred scans, Plug said. As a result, all the doctor’s CT, mammogram, and X-ray scans taken at Ridge Meadows are being reviewed. While his work in Langley, Chilliwack, and Abbotsford was being looked at every three months, a more thorough look is underway now at his 1,933 CT scans. This includes 1,158 CT scans performed at Abbotsford Regional, 679 scans at Chilliwack General, and 96 from Langley Memorial Hospital. Going through the large volume of scans will take some time. So far, none of the problematic scans have resulted in a change in treatment

for the patient, Plug said. Doctors for the patients are being contacted as issues come up, scan by scan. Patients are also getting a letter as their cases are reviewed. Most patients, however, won’t be contacted until the entire review is complete. Plug said there’s very little they could tell them right now. Patients who do have concerns or want to know more about the review should call 604-851-4700, ext. 646617. The number will put people in touch with the radiology department at Abbotsford Regional Hospital. An investigation into problematic scans and unqualified radiologists is underway. This doctor is the fourth discovered in recent weeks to have had problems with scans. The investigation will also look at how doctors are granted privileges to work in hospitals. The system is run by doctors themselves, through a review by peers.

But few of the patients that I talk to, or people in the classes that I teach understand that your food cravings are coming from your body’s attempt to re-load on it’s stress hormone production. In other words, we’re genetically designed to crave those fatty and sugary foods so we can make more hormones to have the energy to run from the lion.

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Slim cabinet not a bad sign Just as the flowers burst from the ground at the first sign of spring in Victoria, so too have the new shoots of a provincial cabinet come into view. It’s a time for political renewal, with Premier Christy Clark taking the oath of office, and then appointing a team of 17 caucus members. The most notable thing about this cabinet is its simplicity. Responsibility for health is not scattered across two or three – or four – ministries. Instead, there is Michael de Jong, Minister for Health, full stop. Likewise, Blair Lekstrom takes Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture goes to Don McRae, and Kevin Falcon holds posts as Minister of Finance and as premier’s deputy. With George Abbott in Education, that puts all of Clark’s rivals for the party leadership in senior positions. So far, Clark has shown a desire for simplicity, and no inclination to seek revenge for the events of the campaign. Those are both laudable. Another major player in Gordon Campbell’s cabinet – and one who almost took a shot at the leadership race before stepping back at the last minute – Rich Coleman gets to keep his work on housing, but he will also be in charge of Mining and Energy. The former forests minister has a penchant for taking on big, resourcebased ministries, so will likely be at home here. And the environmental activists who have concerns about toxic tailing ponds or offshore oil drilling will find a familiar antagonist. Another notable change is Mary Polak’s shift away from the tricky, sensitive post overseeing Children and Families, to the tricky, sensitive post overseeing Aboriginal Relations. Polak should feel right at home, at least as far as crisis management goes. There will be plenty more of that for her. As cabinets go, it’s not bad. But the true test always comes in the first crisis. Hopefully, it will be a gentle one, so that the cabinet is tested, but not tested to destruction. That would not serve anyone in B.C. – Liberal, NDP, or other – very well. – M.C.

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Too much to comprehend My first thought, as my chanIt is a veritable certainty that nel-surfing thumb paused on the what you saw coming from Japan burning building being pushed on the news channels on Friday along by the wall of water, mud, night, and not so long ago from and debris, was a question: Chile, will one day happen here. Why was CNN replaying scenes We’ve had small samples over from the 2004 Boxing Day tsuthe years. nami in Indonesia? Many will remember the relaAnd I wondered why, if they tively gentle shaking experienced were replaying old news, they in these parts when Seattle was hadn’t removed the “Live” and unceremoniously shaken about a “Breaking News” tags from the decade ago. And that earthquake by Bob Groeneveld video feed. was only as large as some of the Then my eye went further into aftershocks that followed the 8.9 the text: that number was wrong! It wasn’t an monster that laid waste to so much of northern 8.9 Richter Scale earthquake – it was a 9.2 (or Japan. 9.0, depending on which authority you subscribe As for the tsunami, I had the dubious privto) earthquake that set off the devastating wave ilege of growing up in the Alberni Valley and that swept through the Indian Ocean, wreaking was there when the earth unleashed its fury havoc on homes, businesses, and lives wherever on Anchorage, Alaska, in 1964, sending a wall it found land and human presence to destroy. of water 30 feet high down the Alberni Inlet, Where did these people get their numbers, through the industrial shoreline of Port Alberni, anyway? Don’t they do their homework in the and up the Somass River to lay waste to the resimedia “big leagues?” dential areas along River Road. And Japan! My family lived too far up the road, near What do they mean, Japan? The 2004 earthSproat Lake, to have experienced the tsunami quake and tsumani… firsthand. But our only access to what was left of And then it finally hit me. the town was a round-about route over disused It wasn’t old news. logging roads and rickety trellis bridges. It wasn’t the Indian Ocean. And I did see the devastation after the fact, It wasn’t Indonesia. and I will never forget it. I had stumbled – minutes after it had occurred When I think of the confusion and eventual – on news coverage of another immense tragedy horror I felt as I tried to come to an understandunfolding directly across from us, on the other ing of the news coverage coming safely to me side of the Ring of Fire that surrounds much of over my television set on Friday night… I cannot the Pacific Ocean. even begin to imagine how difficult the comIt’s called the Ring of Fire because of all the prehension must have been for those who were tectonic activity – huge plates that make up the there, feeling the earth shaking violently for minearth’s crust continually slamming into each utes on end, and perhaps even more horrifying, other, erupting into massive volcanic explosions watching that water, mud, and debris rushing and causing some of the planet’s most horrific relentlessly toward them – probably not fully earthquakes (and tsunamis). understanding the gravity at first, and then comThe Ring of Fire makes a huge arc from Chile ing to the realization that there was no escape, to Japan – and runs right through us. nowhere to go, only a fleeting moment of hope Watch carefully, folks, and learn. (perhaps) that the Fates would be kind.

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Cat’s neglect inexcusable Dear editor,

I don’t think the letter I am writing can go in the paper, because I am so mad. You remember that I wrote you a letter [Don’t just dump unwanted pets, Jan. 28 Letters, TIMES] about a little cat that was dumped on the dike by my house, and I took it in, otherwise it would have been coyote fodder? Well, I took it to the vet three times, and today I had to put her down. While little Sally was on the dike, trying to stay alive, she may have been bitten by a coyote and received internal damages. This is thanks to the people who dumped her.

This little cat and many more like her did not deserve this. At least we were able to give her two months of loving care, before I had to put her down. But, how can we get rotten people to understand how disgusting they are? There is no need for this. If you cannot keep your animals, take them somewhere or to someone who will keep them, or put them down. Do not ever dump them. I better not ever know who those people are, because I would like them on a sinking ship in the middle of the ocean, with hungry sharks swimming around.

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Recall about making a difference Dear editor,

Where was Corisa Bell before the HST? I’m glad Mr. Dixon asked [Recall purpose laughable, March 11 Letters, TIMES]. Prior to Fight HST, Corisa was attending her children’s PAC meetings, performing as her children’s class rep, organizing the annual Christmas Haven, supporting local theatre, encouraging her family to volunteer at Katie’s Place, and taking great care of her family as a mom and wife. She still does all of this. Where is she now? This very second, she’s missing her family, soaking wet, hungry, tired, and cold, trudging through the dark streets of Maple Ridge with her canvasser sheet, struggling to make a difference. In a country where the rich continue to take from the less fortunate and kick into submission anyone trying to make a difference, Corisa still fights. Why? Because she knows that what’s happening with the HST isn’t right. Basi-Virk isn’t right. BC Rail isn’t right. If only our MLAs weren’t too selfish to stand up in this same way. It’s unfortunate that the [MLA Marc] Dalton defence needs to resort to lies and mistruths, like she’s NDP or she’s selfpromoting, to try and undermine the purpose. They do it because the truth isn’t strong enough for them to stand upon. The truth is, people are upset. The fact is, she’s never voted NDP in her life. If there’s support to be had from the NDP, though, I’m sure she’d like to see it: funding, advertising, locations for signup, anything. Unfortunately, the NDP has provided zero support. As far as self-promotion, Corisa has nothing to personally gain from this

recall, and is sacrificing significantly to participate. Corisa’s aware of the tremendous odds that are against the recall: billion-dollar corporations, business lobbyist groups, teams of professional political strategists, a broken democracy that fights its people. She’s hoping that, by working to make a difference, people will see through the Liberals and make the effort to get involved or at least sign a piece of paper. Marc should have represented his constituents on the topic of HST – he didn’t. Marc should have represented his constituents on the Mission hospital – he didn’t. The Maple Ridge Teacher’s Association sent out a newsletter on the important topic of merit pay, factually stating Marc doesn’t know what’s going on – yet that’s his job, plus he still claims to be a teacher. I contacted Marc about the HST before Fight HST. He certainly didn’t advocate for me, and he certainly didn’t advocate for the majority of his constituents who signed the HST petition. He’s supporting the Liberal lies to keep himself employed. To answer another of Mr. Dixon’s questions, Corisa is the lead organizer, but could not officially be the recall proponent because she no longer lives in Marc’s riding. See how far off the NDP conspiracy theory is yet? Lastly, I thought Mr. Dixon might want to know where she’ll be when this is all over: in the arms of her family, who appreciate her for being such a passionate role model for her daughters. To get involved or arrange to sign the recall, email her at corisa@donewithdalton.com.

Jon Peters (Corisa’s lucky husband), Maple Ridge

Energy

Hydro power plans worth costs Dear editor,

BC Hydro is embarking on a $6-billion regeneration plan to significantly upgrade the province’s aging electricity generating and transmission infrastructure. Our group, B.C. Citizens for Green Energy, would like to applaud Hydro for making this major reinvestment in the province’s public electricity infrastructure. It is long overdue and well warranted. BC Hydro’s regeneration plan includes a number of crucial projects aimed at meeting the public’s current and future demands for clean, reliable electricity. A prime example is the $800-million upgrade planned for the 80-year-old Ruskin Dam and Powerhouse. The Ruskin Dam was built in 1930, and has not received any significant upgrades

or modifications since the last generator was added in the 1950s. Yes, the cost of these upgrades will put “upward pressure” on hydro rates. However, residential electricity rates in B.C. are currently among the lowest in North America and have been kept artificially low, in part, by putting off upgrades and equipment updates such as those proposed for the Ruskin Dam. Moreover, most of our hydroelectric infrastructure in B.C. was built in the decades following the Second World War, and is showing its age. BC Hydro’s regeneration plan and reinvestment in the province’s core public energy assets is therefore as vital as it is overdue.

David Field, B.C. Citizens for Green Energy

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Nancy McConnell had a teenaged customer come into her consignment store on 228th Street looking for a graduation dress. When the dresses were too expensive for her, McConnell brought out her niece’s old grad dress, the grad-to-be tried it on, and it fit like a glove. “I feel like a princess,” she told McConnell, who proceeded to sell the $1,000 dress to her for $50. That’s when she got the idea to hold a Princess for a Day

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Mo Korchinski has reconnected with her family, including a granddaughter (in collage) after turning her life around. She’s also created a documentary, Revolving Door, depicting life in jail and her addictions. them to get real help, she said. Working on the project provided the material for the film. She made her film at Pull Focus after unsuccessfully applying for grants to make the film. “[I wanted] to get people to look at women in prison differently, to humanize them and to make people realize it’s just one big revolving door,” she said of her 11-minute documentary. Korchinski belongs to Women in Healing, a support group for women who have been incarcerated. “I’m sick of burying people … people who get out (of jail) and die,” she said. Korchinski will be showing her minidocumentary on April 4 at the Maple Ridge Baptist Church as part of a forum that will present the research project she has been working on through the Family Practice department at UBC’s medical school. Revolving Door is also posted on YouTube. Korchinski also hopes the film will be made into a full 42-minute documentary that will be shown on television.

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Animal welfare

Send in a favourite pet photo

Clear boundaries key to building good relationship with new puppy

Reba Hooper is extending an invitation to all four-footed, six- or eight-legged, finned, feathered, and scaled friends – any pets at all – from Maple Ridge or Pitt Meadows to have their people send in their photos to editorial@mrtimes. com. We’ll publish some in print, and others online.

Pet Pause

Stay tuned for monthly columns by local veterinarian Dr. Michael Orser

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KATIE’S PLACE Poor CORA is still with us! She came from a home that didn’t care for her very much and they simply left her behind when they moved. Since being at the shelter Cora has lost her eyesight. She has glaucoma. She does not need any medication and can lead a full and happy life. A shelter is not the place this senior girl. Please give this girl a quiet, loving home where she can finally feel wanted.

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PAULINE was a mature cat when her person had to move and leave her. They had been together for more than 11 years. Pauline is a timid cat who was rigid with fear when she first arrived at Katie’s Place. Pauline is desperately lonely. She stays out of the way and only steps forward if someone comes in that she recognizes. Pauline needs a real home. In an environment where she can get to know people, it wouldn’t be long before she’d be offering her love and loyalty.

TRIXIE lost the home she’d had for 10 of her 11 years when someone in the family developed allergies. She grew up in a home with full size dogs and two children. She was a well-behaved little cat. She’s affectionate without being clingy. Trixie is a pretty little cat who was a wonderful family member but being a senior puts her at a disadvantage for adoption. We don’t want this super social girl to spend her senior years in a shelter.

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MURRAY was grieving when he arrived at Katie’s Place because his person passed away and he lost his home -- everything he’d ever counted on was gone. He had been adopted as an adult but, as far as his family knew, he had never lived with other animals and he had always been an indoor cat so the shelter was a shock for him. Although he has come to terms with his losses he is very unhappy. Please give this senior boy a reason to smile again.

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Community happenings

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March 15

❚ The Municipal Pension Retirees’ Association meets at 10:30 a.m. at the Maple Ridge Library. Speaker: B.C. Care Providers’ Association. Info: Fern at 604-463-8669.

March 15

❚ Health and Wellness Tuesday speaker is Dr. Nima Rahmany. He will discuss natural strategies to boost one’s immune system at Organic World at 22225 Dewdney Trunk Rd. at 7:30 p.m. Seating is limited so reserve at 604-476-0718. Admission is a $5 donation to Family Education and Support Centre.

March 15

❚ The Bluegrass Music Circle meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Bergthorson Academy of Musical Arts 12229 Harris Rd. This is a free bi-weekly drop-in circle, including oldtime fiddle, banjo and mandolin music. Bring your own instrument to play and learn new techniques. For more information or to reserve a spot, call Rob at 604-4676613 or 778-230-0543.

March 15

❚ Ridge Meadows Seniors Society at Pitt Meadows located at family recreation centre, 12027 Harris Rd., holds its Chinese luncheon at 12:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 and available in the seniors lounge Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

March 16

❚ Maple Ridge Garden Club meets at 7 p.m. at the Fraserview Community Centre. Speaker Zamir Punja will be talking about plant blights. Guest fee is $2. Info:

604-462-7888.

March 16, 30

❚ Gone Hooking, a traditional rug hooking group, meets most Wednesdays at the Lions Den from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 12479 Harris Rd. Beginners classes can be arranged. Visitors welcome. Info: Freda Jackson at 604463-0043 or 604-816-2622 or freda33@telus.net.

March 16

❚ The Pitt Meadows Library Book Club meets the third Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. The chosen title for March is Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi. Interested participants may pick up a copy of this title at the Pitt Meadows Library’s information desk.

March 16

❚ Kanaka open mic/stage, features local musician Danielle Severinski at Kanaka Creek Coffee, #101-24155 102nd Ave. Info: 604-463 6727.

March 17

❚ Cinema Politica Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows presents the documentary film Bull Shit. This is a film about Vandana Shiva, an Indian environmental activist and nuclear physicist. The film tackles issues such as globalization, genetic engineering, bio-piracy and indigenous knowledge. The screening is from 7 to 9 p.m. at Maple Ridge Municipal Hall, 11995 Haney Pl. Admission is free. Info: Oosha at 604466-3144 or ridgemeadows@ cinemapolitica.org.

March 18

❚ The Maple Ridge Lions Club will unveil the Sea to Sky eagle sculpture that will be Maple Ridge’s latest public art installation. The ceremony will take place at 12:20 p.m. in the courtyard between the entrance of Maple Ridge Municipal Hall and the Ridge Meadows RCMP detachment.

Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times March 18

❚ Meadowridge Knights football registration takes place at Haney Place Mall from 5 to 9 p.m. Registration is also on March 19, 20, 26, and 27 during mall hours. Players and cheerleaders welcome.

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March 18

❚ St. Patrick’s celebration at the ACT with the Navvies and the Mission Pipe Band at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15. Info: www.theactmapleridge.org.

March 19

❚ Ruskin Hall is hosting a Spring Fling Dance. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. Music goes from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Snacks, door prizes, and a 50/50 draw. Proceeds will help the Ruskin community hall. Tickets: 604-462-9739.

March 19

❚ Langley photojournalist John Gordon, winner of provincial and national photography awards, will give a presentation on his recent trip to India from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Pitt Meadows Library.

Groups ❚ For information about emergency planning, visit www.mapleridge.ca and www.pittmeadows.bc.ca and click on visitors/emergency services/municipal emergency program. Or contact Barb Morgan, ESS director at 604-467-7301 or bmorgan@ mapleridge.ca.

Groups ❚ Stride to Thrive is a walking group that meets at Jerry Sulina Park for a one-hour walk every Saturday at 10 a.m. Meet in the parking lot by the large notice board, rain or shine. This group, sponsored by Maple RidgePitt Meadows parks and leisure services, is for women whose lives have been affected by cancer. Info: stridetothrive@hotmail.com. A complete listing is available online at www.mrtimes.com, click “Community”

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Sports Reach The TIMES: Phone: 604-463-2281 Fax: 604-463-9943 Email: editorial@mrtimes.com

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Boxing

Fighter steps outside the ring

A Maple Ridge resident saw his fighter Aid local bowlers take on one of his previous opponents at Rumble at the Rock VIII last weekend. The Maple Ridge bowling

Ogloff wins gold A Maple Ridge gymnast had a good showing at the Surrey Gymnastics Invitational. Shayla Ogloff of Maple Ridge came first overall in the provincial five tyro category, and won gold on bars, silver on beam, and gold on floor at the Surrey competition. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”

Football sign-up The Meadowridge Knights Football Association is looking for players and cheerleaders. Ages five to 18 are welcome to sign up for the upcoming football season with the Knights. There are a number of opportunities to register this March, in the same location as in previous years in Haney Place Mall. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”

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Saturday night was a turning point in Mike Heathfield’s career. After numerous belts, wins, and titles, for the first time, the ex-boxer was at a fighting event as a trainer, and this is a role he is going to have to get used to. The Maple Ridge resident has been fighting for a number of years, the last time was July 15, 2010, but after a heartfelt plea from his son he said he decided to move on to a new chapter in his life. “My son has seen me fight twice,” said Heathfield, “and he said ‘daddy I love you, I don’t want you to fight anymore’.” “That certainly has a dramatic effect on any decision you make,” he added. Even though he is raring to get back into the ring, he said his competitive fighting days are now behind him, and he is looking forward to a new venture. Heathfield was co-cornering with Robbie Della Penna at Saturday night’s Rumble at the Rock event in Richmond, and their fighter Paul Tyrl was taking on Mike Dowsett in a cruiserweight bout. For Heathfield, it was doubly exciting because he has fought Dowsett before, and predicted that Tyrl would win the fight. Unfortunately for Heathfield and Della Penna, Tyrl lost by decision. “We were robbed,” said Heathfield after the event. “If anything it should have been a draw. Paul should have definitely worked his jab more.” “We’re gonna train harder and we’re gonna come back,” added Della Penna. Despite the loss, the atmosphere was electric inside Richmond’s theatre on Saturday night, with much of the credit going to special guest

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However, Heathfield will not be cutting boxing out of his life completely. He plans to open up a gym in Maple Ridge soon that will have a heavy emphasis on boxing. He wants to make it accessible to everyone, and work with under-privileged kids if he can. “I don’t want to teach fighting to thugs to pound on people,” he said. “I want to teach it as a sport.” For a man who some might say is entering the stage of his life where he might begin to slow down and retire, Heathfield is far from that. He is well-known in the Vancouver boxing community, as evidenced by the amount of people wanting to shake his hand at Saturday’s event, and he has a lot of ambition to leave an even bigger mark on the sport as a trainer. “I’m 53 and I don’t even feel like I’m 20,” he laughed.

Mickey Ward, whose story was made famous by the recent blockbuster The Fighter. For Heathfield, meeting one of boxing’s legends and being a part of it again, made it even harder for him to hold back. “This is really tough for me,” he admitted about being on the outside of the ropes, but a promise is a promise, and the 53-year-old said he knows it is time to retire his professional gloves. “[Saturday] is kind of a closure for me,” he said. “I’m going to miss the camaraderie,” he admitted. “I’m going to miss training two months before a fight, miss going to the gym.”

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Fun in the sun Members of the Westview Secondary soccer team travelled to Guadalajara, Mexico from March 4 to 13 as part of the school’s fourth trip to the city. The team took part in a tournament and a homestay exchange with I.T. Tepeyac. The Mexican team will come and stay with their Westview friends from April 9 to 20. Athletic director Dennis Schmidt said the kids also got to attend a Chivas vs. Tigres pro-soccer game.

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Ridge Meadows boys will be the only local team in Bantam Tier 3 hockey provincials. by Amy Judd

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A visit from a Vancouver Canuck is definitely the highlight of the season for a local minor hockey team. Ryan Kesler paid a visit to Pitt Meadows Twin Rinks in late February to skate and practise with the Ridge Meadows Rustlers Bantam A3 hockey team,

and his presence seems to have spurred the boys on to make it all the way to the provincials. They are the only Ridge Meadows team going, but due to their unexpected success, they are falling short on funds. “We need to hire a bus to get there,” said assistant manager Lois Bruce. The cost is about $9,000 and Bruce said they are getting about $500 in help from the hockey association, and they need to find the rest themselves. “We’re doing everything we can,” she said, adding they are setting up fund-

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Since Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight burst onto the teen fiction scene, supernatural fiction has exploded for teens and adults. For readers who want a little dose of reality, here are some books about ordinary and not-so-ordinary teens, dealing with real-life challenges. • Dear George Clooney, Please Marry My Mom by Susin Nielson Twelve-year-old Violet was crushed when her mom and dad got divorced. When her dad gets remarried to Jennica, a blond haired, buxom B-list actress, she is horrified. Violet’s dad and Jennica quickly have twins and move to Los Angeles, abandoning Violet and her little sister Rosie. Violet’s mom doesn’t manage to find romance so easily. After dating a string of losers Violet decides it’s time to step in. She needs to find a man who deserves her mom. An unlikely pairing, yes, but Violet thinks her mom and George Clooney would really hit it off. Painful and funny, this book is about growing up, forgiveness, friendship and, of course, George Clooney. • The Double Life of Cassiel Roadnight by Jenny Valentine Chap has been living in shelters and on the streets of London since

Maple Ridge librarian Dana Ionson weighs in on a few of the new books out for teens. he was 10. While taking a break from the streets in a teen shelter, a social worker thrusts a missing persons poster at him. The picture looks like Chap, but it describes a teen named Cassiel who has been missing for two years. Chap denies he’s Cassiel, but then thinks it over. Cassiel has a family who loves and misses him. Cassiel’s life looks much better than his own, so Chap assumes Cassiel’s identity and meets his new family. Chap’s impersonation goes well until he learns more about the circumstances around Cassiel’s disappearance and who may want him to remain missing.

• The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart In the summer between Grades 9 and 10, Frankie develops a knockout figure and self-confidence to go along with it. Frankie has never been successful in the boyfriend department, but she decides to date Mathew, one of the most popular senior boys. Becoming Mathew’s girlfriend is easy, but Frankie wants to be more than the girlfriend; she wants to rule the school. When she finds out she’s excluded from an all-male secret society, Frankie finds ways to get the control she craves. Unfortunately she also becomes a criminal mastermind. • The Devil’s Breath by David Gilman Fifteen-year-old Max Gordon knows someone wants him dead. The attempts on his life aren’t subtle; he has been shot at during an evening run, assaulted at an airport, and trailed everywhere he goes. What Max doesn’t know is why. He knows his missing father was working on stopping construction of a controversial dam in an ecologically sensitive area in Namibia. Max needs to fill in the rest of the details in order to save his life.

There’s more at the library than books. We have a free Teen Movie Nights the first Wednesday of every month, popcorn included. Call 604467-7417 for details.

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BUSINESSES FOR SALE

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Real Estate

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Richmond

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Surrey

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RENTALS 6508

Apt/Condos

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Rooms

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Shared Accommodation

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Coq./Poco/ Port Moody

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Maple Ridge/ Pitt Mead.

M/R room, beautiful quiet home, good area. N/P, $525 incl laundry, cable & net, nr bus 778-628-4665

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22588 Royal Crescent Ave, Maple Ridge

BBY, Lough Mall area. Spac 2 BR bsmt. 1,700 sq ft. $1000/mo + util. New appl., priv w/d. Nr schools. Avail now. N/s, no dogs. Cat ok. 604-521-1008 or 604-789-6318

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Suites/Partial Houses

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2004 DODGE Dakota Sport Extended Cab Pickup. Box liner, new all weather tires, and only 87,000 kms. Clean and no accidents. Asking $8,500 OBO. Call (604) 491-4435.

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Sports & Imports

2006 HONDA Accord, $14,500. 2002 VW Jetta diesel, $8,500. 604-593-2163 or 604-726-2169

Boats

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Handyperson

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Cleaning

HOME CLEAN Reasonable Rates. Insured. Call Igor • 604-476-1197

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