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Whonnock examines its early literature Fred and Helmi Braches own original copies of a book by George Godwin, who is pictured here with his wife Dorothy. Godwin’s book, The Eternal Forest, has been chosen as subject of One Book Whonnock this year.

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An online survey is being conducted to help formulate an action plan. by Maria Rantanen mrantanen@mrtimes.com

Maple Ridge study assesses housing stock The District of Maple Ridge is trying to identify gaps in housing so that everyone has a place to live. Led by the Social Planning Advisory Committee (SPAC), a Housing Action Plan is being formulated with feedback from the community, and it will determine what the housing stock is, what is missing, and what is needed. Maple Ridge Councillor Cheryl Ashlie, who is the council liaison to SPAC, said affordable housing is a key piece in stopping the “brain drain” whereby young adults move away from Maple Ridge, taking their innovative ideas and intellectual capital to other communities. Ashlie said she hopes this housing plan will identify needs in the community so look of neighbourthat council can be hoods, for example, more aggressive in getallowing homes to ting safe, affordable be developed into housing for all ages. duplexes or four“I want to be able to plexes. have it so our youth This allows neighcan stay here... and bourhoods to look the they can age out as an same but accommoowner,” Ashlie said. date more people, she The District can added. Cheryl Ashlie facilitate the creation Council will be of affordable housing receiving an update Maple Ridge councillor with its policies and and report on the bylaws, Ashlie said, allowing housing action plan at Monday’s for in-fill that still respects the workshop given by Sue Wheeler, Online, all the time...

who is the community services director with parks and leisure services. An online questionnaire was launched this week by the District to get feedback from the public. This information will be used in formulating recommendations for the housing action plan for council to consider. The questionnaire takes less than five minutes to complete and can be found at www.mapleridge.ca – look for the housing action plan link.

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Appeals due Jan. 31 Property owners have been receiving their assessments in the mail, and they have until tomorrow (Jan. 31) to appeal them if they disagree. Assessments done by BC Assessment are used to calculate municipal property taxes. The appeals are made to the Property Assessment Review Panel, and the hearings will be held between Feb. 1 and March 15. For more information, go to www.bcassessment.ca. • More at www.mrtimes.com

Sarah Nelson, school trustee and Pitt Meadows resident, spent some time on the train talking to commuters and learning about their habits.

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Yoga supports health Both yoga enthusiasts and those not so familiar with yoga are encouraged to come check out the goings-on this Sunday, as a Bikram Yoga, at 22770 Lougheed Hwy., marks its second year in business and raises money for a good cause. A 1980s-themed class, Glowga, will take place Sunday, Feb. 2 at 4 p.m. and admission is a minimum $5 donation to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. • More at www.mrtimes.com

A local school trustee rode the train for a research project, and found it improved commuters’ quality of life. by Maria Rantanen mrantanen@mrtimes.com

Commuters follow rituals, routine A social order has evolved on the West Coast Express, with rituals and rules, but sometimes, they are broken by rogue travellers. Sarah Nelson is a Pitt Meadows school trustee and graduate student at Royal Roads University. She spent some time travelling the train, interviewing commuters, and documenting their habits on the train that travels from Mission to Vancouver. She saw a lot of quirky behaviour – but all in the context of a professional and courteous atmosphere. “There’s this level of civility that’s different from [other] transit,” Nelson said about the commuter train. Nelson chalks up this civility to the type of people who are taking the train, most of them professionals heading downtown to their jobs. Nelson is completing a course for her master’s degree in professional communication at Royal Roads University. Her course project required her to inter-

Bridge lanes closed Those travelling early in the morning or late at night might experience a slowdown on the Pitt River Bridge next Tuesday and Wednesday. Lane closures are scheduled between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. on Feb. 4 and 5. • More at www.mrtimes.com

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view, photograph, and videotape commuting “people do not like the smell of other ers. people’s food.” Nelson and her husband moved to Pitt She noted “there’s a bit of a food thing Meadows themselves to be near the West going on...” Coast Express, which the latter uses to get to But while the rule is “first come, first work. served,” many commuters always sit in the The West Coast Express has 11,000 passame spot, and things can get awkward if senger boardings per day, and currently someone takes their spot. TransLink is working with CP Rail on a new There is sometimes conflict between comagreement as the original 20-year contract muters, and it can be over personal space. expires this year. But if there is conflict, it will be a topic Nelson observed the rituals and the rules of conversation for a while throughout the that guided the behaviour of the train comtrain. muters, and came to the There are signs that will let “They do not like seat riders know if something out conclusion that riding the train every day to work and savers... it’s first come, of the ordinary is happening, back improved the quality for example, if there is a school first served.” of life for commuters. group travelling into the city, Sarah Nelson Commuters can drink cofsomething that would never fee, read, nap, or catch up appear on a bus, Nelson said. on work, rather than sit in cars commuting. There was also a language that had “It actually adds to their life rather than evolved around the train, for example, how takes away,” Nelson said. the trains were referred to – someone might While buses and SkyTrains may be conjust say “I take the number one,” meaning sidered dingy, the West Coast Express trains the first train of the day. are “really clean,” Nelson said. There are some “rogue” riders as well, And they smell clean, she added, and have Nelson said, those who don’t follow the conveniences like outlets for personal elecrules, but when someone doesn’t follow the tronic devices. rules, it becomes a big topic of conversation. Some of the social rules that have evolved Nelson said she enjoyed doing the ethnoamong commuters are no seat saving, and graphic research, and as she talked to the no smelly food. commuters, they started laughing at them“They do not like seat savers... it’s first selves, realizing that they were creatures of come, first served,” Nelson said, addhabit.

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City Talks February 2014

First Public Art Installment of 2014

If you are riding your bike down Harris Road and want to stop to take a break to enjoy Spirit Square, you can lock up your bike at the new bike rack by City Hall, which is also a new piece of public art featuring our community icon, a meadow heron.

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activities this year and show your Pitt Meadows Pride! Place it on your car, in your window, in your place of business, or wherever you want to show you are celebrating this year’s centennial in your hometown! Purple decals are $10 and full-colour decals are $25.Visit our website or drop in to City Hall to get an order form.

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Have your say in the development of the newest park proposed for Pitt Meadows! Residents are invited to review and comment on a concept plan for the Pitt Meadows Centennial Garden located at the foot of Barnston View Road in the Waterfront Commons Area of Pitt Meadows.The concept plan and survey are available on the Parks & Leisure Services website at mrpmparksandleisure.ca.The survey deadline has been extended to Feb 3 at 4pm. Please contact Sylvia Pendl at spendl@mapleridge.ca or 604 467 7338 if you have any other questions.

Attention Farmers, Growers & Producers! If you haven’t already discovered the True North Fraser brand, signage program and website, now’s the time.The True North Fraser brand and tools promote the fresh local produce, experience and rural culture that residents and Vancouverites are looking for. Connect with us today to get your business listed. Best of all, it’s FREE. Visit www.truenorthfraser.com to learn more.

Speed limits keep our neighbourhoods safe. Remember that speed limits on urban and rural streets in Pitt Meadows is 50km/h or as otherwise posted. Slow down in residential areas and especially near school zones and crosswalks.

Clearing our Ditches. In Pitt Meadows, 175.5km of open ditches help keep our streets from flooding when there is a lot of rain or snow melt, and they must be maintained.The 2014 ditch cleaning program has begun, clearing weeds, silt and debris to restore capacity. City crews and contractors clean 30km of ditches annually. Letters have been sent to adjacent property owners to keep them informed.

Centennial News Nominate a Citizen of the Century! Nominations are now being accepted for a very special list of Pitt Meadows citizens, past and present, to commemorate our Centennial. Get all the details on our website at pittmeadows.bc.ca and click on the Centennial logo.You can also follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/ pittmeadows and on Twitter @citypittmeadows to get the latest information on events and projects you can be involved in.

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Since 2010, over a million Canadians have participated in National Sweater Day. National Sweater Day is a fun way to learn about the importance of saving energy, and inspires you to use less heat all winter. Heating accounts for 80% of residential energy use in Canada, and is a significant source of emissions. If all Canadians lowered their thermostats by just 2 degrees Celsius this winter, it would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 4 megatons – equivalent to a shutting down a 600 mega watt coal-fired power station. Funding generously provided by: Info on events & grants at: pittmeadows.bc.ca facebook.com/pittmeadows

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class sizes were capped at 20 students, while Grades 1 to 3 were capped at 22. Today, those limits are 22 and 24, so each primary class will have to go down by two students. In 2002, class sizes for Grades 4 to 12 were negotiated by each by Tracy Sherlock & Rob Shaw school district, so there was no Special to The TIMES consistency across the province, A court ruling on Monday Iker said. will force the provincial govIn addition, in 2002 the conernment to either pour more tract included specific ratios money into the education sysfor specialist teachers such as tem or lean on cash-strapped librarians and special-education school districts to make even instructors, and rules about the tougher financial decisions to numbers of special-needs chilbalance their books. dren that could be in the same George Serra The B.C. Supreme Court classroom. MRTA president ruled that the province must Some of those limits were provretroactively restore class incial and others were negotiated size and composition language that was within each district. removed from teachers’ contracts in 2002, Justice Susan Griffin said in her judgand pay the B.C. Teachers Federation $2 ment that legislation the government million in damages. passed in 2012, known as Bill 22, was For Maple Ridge Teachers’ Association “virtually identical” to Bill 28, which she president George Serra, the ruling brought had previously ruled to be unconstitua combination of “extreme happiness and tional. relief.” Since both bills violated teachers’ con“It’s one of those situations you fought stitutional rights by removing class size so hard and long for something that you and composition clauses, and prohibiting get vindicated,” Serra said. them from bargaining on these issues, He said the judge spelled out “very they were deemed to have never been clearly the trampling of democratic rights valid. and lack of respect for collective bargainEducation Minister Peter Fassbender ing.” said he was disappointed with the ruling, “It’s a great day for democracy, a great but it will be “business as usual” in classday for all working people across Canada, rooms until the government reviews the and it’s a great day for citizens of British judgment and studies its implications. Columbia,” said BCTF president Jim Iker. He said it would be premature to say “The government can’t just break the whether the government will appeal the law. They can’t just violate the rights of decision. people through legislation.” - Tracy Sherlock and Rob Shaw are reporters with the Vancouver Sun Iker said that in 2002, kindergarten

A judge ruled that class size and composition language needs to be restored to 2002 levels.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND ZONING BYLAW TAKE NOTICE THAT a Public Hearing will be held in the Council Chamber of the Pitt Meadows City Hall, 12007 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows, BC on Tuesday February 4th, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. to consider the following amendment to Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 the Zoning Bylaw for the City of Pitt Meadows: City of Pitt Meadows Zoning Bylaw Amendment No. 2642, 2013 The purpose of this text amendment is to permit office uses on the first floor of buildings in the MC (Mainstreet Commercial) Zone. The Mainstreet Commercial Zone is shown boldly outlined and shaded on the attached map. The Bylaw and associated staff report may be viewed at City Hall, 12007 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows, between January 24th, 2014 and February 4th, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., excluding weekends and statutory holidays. Please direct inquiries to the Development Services Department at 604-465-2428. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE ALL PERSONS who deem themselves affected hereby shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing before Council on the matters contained herein or by making a written submission (or email) by 3:00 pm on Tuesday February 4th, 2014 to the attention of the Manager of Legislative Services. Kelly Kenney Manager of Legislative Services, 604-465-2433 kkenney@pittmeadows.bc.ca

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Blenz Coffee in Maple Ridge will host a jam session this Friday. While admission is free, donations will be accepted for a worthwhile community cause. by Eric Zimmer ezimmer@mrtimes.com

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Blenz supervisor and Robot Mafia vocalist Natasha Leginus invites people to come and check out her performance and donate to a good cause.

As it has been for “about the past six months,” good food, music and drink will all be on the menu this Friday Jan. 31 at the Maple Ridge Blenz coffee shop, during the evening open mic and jam session. However, this jam session will also be about supporting an important local cause: The Maple Ridge Community Chest. (MRCC) The MRCC is a joint project of the Maple Ridge Community Foundation and the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Katzie Community network. It’s an effort to prevent small family crises from pushing local families past the point of no return, towards the cycle of poverty that can affect many people in “I thought, ‘Wow, this the community. Funding is provided to is a great group of eligible families as a onepeople who have a time last resort, after all great sound.’” other potential sources of assistance from communDarren Morrey ity programs have been exhausted. The goal of Friday’s jam session is to help add funds to the MRCC’s reserve, and will feature local band and Blenz Friday night regular act Robot Mafia, local musician Darren Morrey, as well as others who want to partake. The event itself is the brainchild of Morrey. Morrey said the idea for a fundraiser for MRCC came while performing at a Cythera House awareness event. He said it was at the event where he first heard Robot Mafia perform, and was impressed. “There’s no way I’m “I thought, ‘Wow, this is a great group of people ever going to sing who have a great sound,’” again, if it means I Morrey said. “I thought of putting have to get back up together a night of music on stage.” with some local musiNatasha Leginus cians… to raise some awareness and money for this local charity.” Natasha Leginus, supervisor at Blenz, and vocalist for Robot Mafia, said Morrey contacted her about organizing the event. Leginus, who said she’s been a jazz and blues musician for about four years, described her band as “bluesy ‘90s-style rock.” She explained that she started out singing in a couple musicals in high school, but at that point decided “there’s no way I’m ever going to sing again, if it means I have to get back up on stage.” “It’s an event for In the end, it was a people to… donate to friend who convinced her to keep singing. a good cause.” As for future business Natasha Leginus plans, Leginus said she’d like to open her own coffee shop, and incorporate regular music into the operation. “I love music, I love people and I love the laid-back atmosphere,” she explained. “That’s why we started with the open mic – so people could have a place to come hang out and get all that.” She said Friday’s event begins at 7 p.m. and runs “until about 9 p.m.” She added that if it’s going well though, the event could run as late as 10 p.m. Either way though, regardless of how long it lasts, Leginus said it’ll be a good time. “It’s an event for people to come listen and donate to a good cause.” Blenz is located at 22441 Dewdney Trunk Rd.

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Federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau launched an attack Wednesday on the only target in the Senate he could hit – his own party. Trudeau has disbanded the Liberal caucus within the Red Chamber. There are no more Liberal senators, he said. No longer will the Liberal party have a place in the unelected portion of Canada’s government. Trudeau did it, he says, as a sort of practical step towards Senate reform. He’s challenging PM Stephen Harper to do the same, freeing the Conservative senators from their party bonds. Symbolically, it’s a big move. But practically, it’s hard to say whether it will make a difference. It’s hard to imagine all the now-independent exLiberal senators will suddenly feel emboldened to strike out on their own – they already had the ultimate in job security. It comes after the Liberals had already lost two senators, Mac Harb to the ongoing expenses scandals that also engulfed three Tory senators, and Colin Kenny, who left the Liberal caucus after being accused of sexual harassment. Cutting loose some senators – not exactly the most respected politicians in Canada – may be a good political move for Trudeau. He’s currently leading a third party in the House of Commons, and even with rising polls, he’s facing a tough Tory machine that has withstood a lot of attacks in recent years, and an NDP that showed its muscle in the last federal election. Frankly, the best thing about Trudeau’s decision is that it keeps the existence of the Senate on the political agenda. The Senate is undemocratic, a patronage plum, and generally a waste of space. The NDP says it should be abolished. The Liberals say it should be reformed. Trudeau has thrown down the gauntlet to the Conservatives. We’ll see what their answer is in the weeks to come. – M.C.

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It was 50 years ago today Sgt much to my chagrin. I wanted to Pepper taught the band to play… hear one of the old tunes (to be It was actually 50 years ago fair, Ringo did sing Photograph earon Feb. 9 that the Beatles first lier in the show). They both look appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show, very good, considering they must after the Wonderful World of Disney be over 70. and roast beef on TV tables in the Yoko, at 80 years, was there as Tyler living room. well. I turned the TV off before And yes, I’ve messed with the they let her sing. The woman lyrics, but call it journalistic licence. could break glass! I watched the Grammy awards The Beatles TV appearance last Sunday with my daughter, in 1964 happened a year after by Tim Tyler who told me who most of the acts Kennedy was killed, prompting t3atyler@shaw.ca were, including those two French the age-old question, “Where were guys dressed as robots! But it was you when JFK was killed?” to the oldies I was interested in: Willy Nelson, Kris which we might add, “Where were you when the Kristofferson, Merle Haggard, and… AND Paul Beatles appeared on Sullivan?” McCartney and Ringo Starr, lead singer and In a weird turn of events, 33 couples, gay and drummer for the Fab Four from Liverpool, whose straight, were married at the Grammies by Queen definitive appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show Latifah, who had been sworn in as a marriage with George Harrison and John Lennon had – and commissioner for the occasion. Madonna sang still have - a profound effect on popular music. back-up, Keith Urban cried, I scoffed. And you The first Beatles tune I ever heard was Roll Over can bet prominent Russian homophobe Vladimir Beethoven as I walked around the dance floor Putin wasn’t impressed (more on this later as we at the local Anglican church every Friday night approach the Olympics). while the girls all danced with one another, waitMeanwhile, back at the Wailing Wall: Big ing to be asked. I memorized lyrics from many Stiff Harper is now back from his four-day trip Beatles songs, and to this day still get the shivers to Israel with a contingent of 200-plus people, when I hear Hey Jude, which I scream out with including 31 rabbis, some MPs, and assorted the Mop Tops. other flunkies. The media were the only ones My late brother, 14 at the time, watched TV paying their own way, from what I’ve read. The lying on his stomach on the rug with his face in rest were on our dime, thank you. The press his hands about three feet from the tube. He was was there to capture Steve at the Wailing Wall, really looking forward to the Beatles, as was I; sticking his little message into one of the wall’s but I had been watching a movie at the time, 12 cracks, no doubt praying for another Olympic Angry Men, with Henry Fonda, and invoking my hockey gold which will become known as the fraternal seniority, I wouldn’t let him change the Second Coming of Crosby. channel. We did it manually then, kids. Probably the most disgusting and opportunJohn was really pissed off, and we compromistic part of the whole event was when one of ised by switching over during the commercials. Harper’s MPs was overheard pleading with a Not to have watched the Beatles would have been Harper aide to be included in the photo of the PM a real status-changer at school the next day. praying at the wall, because it was a re-election, Paul and Ringo sat with their wives in the front million-dollar shot. Nice to know they’re all runrow at the Grammies, and eventually got up and ning on merit. sang a song McCartney had recently written, Happy Birthday, John.

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Commerce

Dear Editor, Our strata has been banking with HSBC, which used to be on 224th Street and is now located on Lougheed Highway near 203rd Street, for nearly 10 years. We have a chequing account and some fixed deposits with them. to When HSBC started charging for every single cheque deposited and the cheque drawn on the account, we decided to acquire an ATM card and do our banking at the outside machine to save us accumulating charges. That, by the way, was suggested to us by HSBC staff themselves. To our astonishment, we recently received a letter from HSBC informing us that, as of March 14, our account will be closed, and we will not be able to conduct any further transactions with them – that they had made “the difficult decision to end our banking relationship” after reviewing our accounts.

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What bank decides that a client who has been with them for nearly 10 years is no longer beneficial to them? I am positive we are not the only client that has received a letter like this. My guess is that HSBC is not making enough money off us, and therefore we are of no use to them. They, very kindly, have given us 60 days to make alternative arrangements. If nothing has been done by March 14, they will mail or courier us a bank draft representing the balance of each account. I wonder what is next for HSBC clients. What about the average person who needs a chequing account for their salaries to be paid into? Is HSBC too big a banking institute for the “little person?” Who knows? For our strata, we will find a more accepting bank with which to do business. Prudence Davidson, Maple Ridge

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Dear Editor, Talk about the pot calling the kettle black, Cherryl Katnich [Letter writer’s mantra growing tiresome, Jan. 23 Letters, TIMES] can hardly wait for that one person in the world who owns everything and everything in the world will be set right and Cherryl can worship him as a god, and the trickle down will make the world into heaven. Contrary to wacko philosophy, here is the reality. The world’s wealthy and

Trickle-down not part of real world powerful met in Davos, Switzerland, for their annual talk fest and exchange of business cards. This year, several panels were organized around the theme of widening inequality – which has grown even more extreme since the Great Recession, both in the U.S. and around the world. As you probably know, the 400 richest Americans have more wealth than the bottom half of the American population combined – and since the “recovery” began

What you’re telling us on Facebook Here’s a heads-up about traffic in the neighbourhood of one of our Facebook friends. “What’s up with all the dump truck activity on Fern Crescent? Has anybody else experienced it? I nearly got wiped out two days in a row by them coming through the area at Wildplay! I would gladly swerve to avoid being crushed, but the road is lined with 200-foot-tall cedars and hemlocks, which makes it a bit challenging. I don’t know what the solution is, but if nothing is done there WILL be an accident soon. Maybe some flaggers to guide them through? Right now it is ridiculous. Half of Silver Valley uses that road to get home. Come on guys, it’s a suburban road, not a rural road. Go through there SLOWLY!” – Deon van der Heever

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in 2009, the wealthiest one per cent have got 95 per cent of the economic gains while the bottom 90 per cent has become poorer. But the U.S. isn’t the only place where inequality is surging. A new report from Oxfam shows that the world’s richest 85 people now have the same amount of wealth ($1.7 trillion) as the bottom half the world’s population combined (that’s 3.5 billion people). The world’s wealthiest one per cent have $110 trillion: 65 times the total wealth of the bottom half of the world. The right in the U.S. (and Cherryl) considers any mention of this sort of thing “class warfare” motivated by envy. In reality, it’s a growing threat to global capitalism. But what are the chances that the wealthy and powerful, meeting in Davos, will be motivated to do anything about it? In my opinion, not much. There are to many like Cherryl who worship this corrupt, inequitable economic system that is controlled by money and those who have too much of it. Wayne Clark, Maple Ridge

TAKE NOTICE THAT a Public Hearing will be held in the Council Chamber of the Pitt Meadows City Hall, 12007 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows, BC on Tuesday February 4th, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. to consider the following amendment to Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2352, 2007, the Official Community Plan for the City of Pitt Meadows: City of Pitt Meadows Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 2623, 2013 The following sections will be amended as follows: Chapter 3 – Regional Context Statement: Replace with a new Regional Context Statement; Chapter 4.6 – Residential: Incorporate new policies regarding rental housing, non-market housing, supporting regional housing efforts and housing choices; Chapter 2 – Community Overview, Section 2.4 Demographics: Include new population and housing projections; The following Map Schedules will be revised in order to maintain consistency with Chapter 3, Regional Context Statement: Schedule 1: Urban Containment Boundary and Agricultural Land Reserve Schedule2: Metro Vancouver Livable Region Strategic Plan Green Zone Schedule 3A: Urban Land Use Schedule 3B: Rural Land Use Schedule 12A: Urban Development Permit Areas Schedule 12B: Rural Development Permit Areas Also included in the bylaw are various minor text amendments. The Bylaw and associated staff report may be viewed at City Hall, 12007 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows, between January 24th, 2014 and February 4th, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., excluding weekends and statutory holidays. Please direct inquiries to the Development Services Department at 604-465-2428. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE ALL PERSONS who deem themselves affected hereby shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing before Council on the matters contained herein or by making a written submission (or email) by 3:00 pm on February 4th, 2014 to the attention of the Manager of Legislative Services. All submissions will become part of the public record. Kelly Kenney Manager of Legislative Services, 604-465-2433 kkenney@pittmeadows.bc.ca

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Katzie chief acclaimed Susan Miller will continue as chief of the Katzie First Nation, after she was acclaimed on Tuesday evening. Miller first won a by-election in late November for the chief’s position. An election was scheduled for March 1, but on Tuesday, five other nominees stepped down and Miller was declared the chief. There are nine candidates for three council positions. The three incumbents, Robin Green, Lisa Adams, and Leslie Bailey, are standing for re-election. Also running for council are Rick Bailey, Peter James, Arnold Pierre, Coleen Pierre, Laura Pilloud, and Francis Pierre. All candidates except James live on Katzie 1 in Pitt Meadows. James lives on Barnston Island.

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Education

A business and a high school join forces to better prepare trades grads for their entry into the workplace.

Partnership hammered out to go for their first day on the job. Even though Christie added feedback from Garibaldi regarding the idea has been positive, the plan is still “so fresh and in the flirting stages right now.” The plan means that basically he – along with by Eric Zimmer other representatives from ezimmer@mrtimes.com Haney Builders – would visit the school on an The demand for skilled carpentry and construction agreed-upon date, and give a quick presentaworkers is climbing, but Mike Christie knows it can tion to the class about the overall industry: things still be a scary thing for a young new hire to walk on like wages, expectations, hours and to the job so forth. site the first “I just want to let The studay. dents would “I was these kids know also receive there that we’re behind swag from once,” he them, and support Haney recalled. “I Builders didn’t know their choice to be such as anything carpenters.” pencils, and needed Mike Christie T-shirts, a job.” and hats as Christie, well. who After the initial meeting, works finishing sales for student progress would be Haney Builders, is pursumonitored by Christie and ing a partnership with his crew, with a simple the carpentry program end goal: “Get good grades at Garibaldi Secondary, and you’ll get free tools,” which as of this week, is he said. now under the instruction Though fresh to his job of Andrew Third, who has as the class instructor, replaced Chris Yendall. Third said he supports Christie said the idea initiatives like these. came to him after dealing “I haven’t actually met with Yendall, who would Mr. Christie yet,” he said. come into Haney Builders “But I think these types of on a fairly regular basis. programs are great.” He explained that he He added that he thinks thought it would be a good there needs to be more of idea to give the Carpentry a push in general towards 12 students a realistic idea the trades for young indiof what to expect once viduals, and that programs they enter the workforce. like the one he teaches are In addition, Haney “absolutely necessary.” Builders will also give the Christie, whose grandstudent with top marks at father owns Haney the end of the year a $500 Builders, said community gift certificate to get him involvement was another or her outfitted and ready

reason he wanted to do this. And he said he hopes that this partnership is the first of many that will take place – not just with Garibaldi, but with other trades programs as well. “I just want to let these kids know that we’re behind them, and support their choice to be carpenters,” he said. “I also want to get more involved with the community, and I think getting the kids doing something like this at a young age is a great way to do it.”

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Mike Christie of Haney Builders has been working to develop a partnership with Garibaldi Secondary’s Grade 12 carpentry program.

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For Rotarian Ineke Boekhorst, a recent trip to Nicaragua was a “life-changing experience.” A group of Rotarians from the Meadow Ridge club joined a group from Coquitlam to build kitchens and replace aging roofs on schools. Boekhorst, along with her husband Peter, were two of seven Rotarians from the local club. Boekhorst said the trip was “so humbling... but also rewarding.” “Everybody should have a chance to do this at least once in their lifetime,” she said.

Boekhorst didn’t know what to expect, so she went with an open mind. The people in Nicaragua have nothing but are largely happy, compared to here in Canada where “we have so much and still want more.” “It’s got to change,” she said. The Rotarians were in Jiquilillo, a town of about 1,500 residents, where they built two kitchens and took down three roofs and replaced them. They repainted roof panels that were re-usable, built bookshelves, cleaned classrooms, and worked with the local children and their mothers who came to help. Boekhorst said it boggled her mind what a difference just $100 worth of supplied and prepared soup made. The project is a partnership between the Meadow Ridge Rotary Club, the Coquitlam Rotary Club, and Global Change for Children.

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At the time, the Japanese were moving to the area, and the book reflects the racism towards them, Braches explained. But the Godwins, George and Dorothy, didn’t go to church or socialize with many people, so their isolated perspective of Whonnock is quite bleak. by Maria Rantanen The real Whonnock was a vibrant place mrantanen@mrtimes.com with a hall and churches and hard-workHistory and neighbourhood building ing women. will be combined into one event in late Godwin weaves in pieces of histFebruary. ory from other parts of Maple Ridge The Whonnock Community Association and Pitt Meadows. An actual murder has launched its One Book Whonnock in Whonnock works its way into his project again, and this year’s book is The account. Eternal Forest, written The characters are thinly by George Godwin who disguised depictions of the homesteaded in Whonnock people of Whonnock. a hundred years ago. Helmi Braches recomThe first book was mended the book to the Obasan by Joy Kogawa, organizers, as she felt it and that raised a lot of disshowed how tough life cussion about the Japanese was at the time. who lived in Whonnock, “It gives a very good picThe One Book planning meeting Ruskin, and Thornhill. brought together Julie Young, Jean ture of what life was like The second book was at the time,” she said. Davidson, and Moh Thauberger. written by Whonnock Jean Davidson, one of author Cathy Ace, The Corpse with the the organizers of One Book Whonnock, Silver Tongue, published in 2012. said she was “caught up in the story” told The third book is a fictionalized historby Godwin . ical account of life in Whonnock, origin“It’s a good read because there’s a ally published in 1929 in both London lot of description of the landscape,” and New York. The book was repubDavidson said. lished in 1994 by Robert S. Thomson, Copies of the book are available at the and Whonnock historian Fred Braches Maple Ridge Library and online from believes it would have been forgotten if it Amazon. hadn’t been republished. One Book Whonnock will be held this George Godwin and his wife Dorothy year on Feb. 25 at Ruskin Hall, a buildmoved to Whonnock from England in ing built in the era when this year’s book 1912 to homestead, living close to the was published. current Whonnock Post Office. One Book Whonnock is open to anyThe book is set in Whonnock and one who lives, works, goes to school Ruskin, but in Godwin’s book, the area is or church in Whonnock, Thornhill, or called Ferguson’s Landing. Ruskin. For Braches, the book is important To register for One Book Whonnock, because it shows what life was like in contact Jean Davidson at 604-462-7341. • More online at www.mrtimes.com Whonnock during the early part of the Click on ‘Community’ 20th century.

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INTERIOR TO LOWER MAINLAND TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT Public Safety Notice – Winter recreationalists and snowmobilers Winter recreationalists and snowmobilers should be aware that construction of the Interior to Lower Mainland (ILM) Transmission Line continues. On-site activities include clearing of the right-of-way; construction of access roads and tower foundations; and tower assembly and erection. The ILM right-of-way continues to be a construction zone with restricted access. Restricted access is required for worker and public safety to avoid risks associated with such things as guy lines, partially constructed foundations, construction materials, or other potential hazards that may be hidden or partially hidden by the snow. Please avoid using the right-of-way for your activities. If you are in the area, use extra care when traveling around the right-of-way. The ILM project is a new 247 kilometre 500 kilovolt transmission line between Merritt and Coquitlam that will expand the electrical system so that BC Hydro can continue to deliver clean and reliable energy to homes and businesses in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. For more information on the project please visit: bchydro.com/ilm. If you have any questions, please contact BC Hydro Stakeholder Engagement: 1 866 647 3334 or 604 623 4472 or send an email to stakeholderengagement@bchydro.com.

Ridge Meadows RCMP is looking for the following people. If you see any of them, do not attempt to apprehend them. Please contact the RCMP immediately by calling 604463-6251 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477. The warrants attached to these individuals were still outstanding as of 10 a.m. Wednesday. Remember: all of the listed people are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

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Thursday, January 30, 2014 February 6: Chamber • New, future, and established members of the Chamber of Commerce serving Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows can take part in a member orientation session at Lava Dining & Lounge, 22590 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Maple Ridge, from 5 to 7 p.m. Members are free and future members are $15. RSVP at 604-457-4599. • A Seniors Helping Seniors meeting takes place at 9:30 a.m. at the Ridge Meadows Seniors Activity Centre, 12150 224th St., Maple Ridge. • Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Caregivers Support Group – Parkinson’s Society B.C. meets from 10 a.m. to noon. This is a support group for

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caregivers, family and friends of people with Parkinson’s disease. Info: Julie Lloyd at 604-459-9071 or djlloyd1@ shaw.ca, or Joanne Long at 604-462-9735 or joanne. long@shaw.ca. • Drop-In Knitting Circle runs Mondays until March 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Pitt Meadows Library, #20012095 Harris Rd.

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• Philosophers’ Cafe meets at 7 p.m. in the lobby of The ACT, 11944 Haney Pl. This month’s topic is: What does compassion mean to you? Everyone welcome. Info: interdisciplinary-cs@sfu.ca or www.philosopherscafe.net. • Night of Music, a fundraiser for the Maple Ridge Community Foundation’s Community Chest program, takes place at Blenz Coffee, 22441 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Maple Ridge. Robot Mafia and other musicians will play from 7 to 9 p.m. • Hominum Fraser Valley, an informal discussion and support group to help gay, bisexual, and questioning men, meets at 7:30 p.m. For information and meeting location, call Art 604-462-9813 or Don 604-329-9760. • The Comic Strippers take off their shirts and take on audience suggestions to create a whole new genre of comedy at The ACT at 8 p.m., in a double bill with Gloria’s Happy Hour. For tickets and info, go to www. theactmapleridge.org, email info@mract.org or call 604476-2787 • Businesses in downtown Maple Ridge will be turning down their heat to conserve energy, and collecting donations of warm clothing for The Caring Place, especially socks and underwear. To find out where to donate, go to www. DowntownMapleRidge.ca. • Mature driver assessment procedures will be the topic of discussion at the Ridge Meadows Seniors Activity Centre, 12150 224th St., Maple Ridge, at 1 p.m. • The Holy Wow Poets meet at The ACT, 11944 Haney Pl., Maple Ridge, from 7 to 9 p.m. The theme this month is, “Love is in the Air.” • Garibaldi Art Club meets at 7 p.m. in the craft room, third floor of The ACT. Info: www.GaribaldiArtClub.com. • Coquitlam prostate cancer support and awareness group invites Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows residents to its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Coquitlam Pinetree Community Centre, 1260 Pinetree Way. Anyone

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• Confused by all those new hand-held tech toys? Bring cell phones, cameras, eReaders, laptops etc. to the library and let the library’s technically gifted student council explain how they work. “It Won’t Byte” takes place at the Maple Ridge Library at 7 p.m. For more information and to register, call 604-4677417. • Maple Ridge Library in partnership with WildSafe BC will be hosting a special Bear Aware program at 7 p.m. Learn how to minimize the risks in backyards and practice safe behaviour on hiking trails, at campsites, and in the wild.

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Consumer Protection for Homebuyers Buying or building your own home? Find out about your rights, obligations and information that can help you make a more informed purchasing decision. Visit the B.C. government’s Homeowner Protection Office (HPO) website for free consumer information.

New Homes Registry Keeps Homebuyers Informed This helpful, easy-to-use, online resource is available from the Homeowner Protection Office (HPO) website at www.hpo.bc.ca. Savvy homebuyers are using it to make more informed purchasing decisions. The New Homes Registry provides free access to find out if a home has a policy of home warranty insurance and is built by a Licensed Residential Builder, or whether it’s built without home warranty insurance. Homebuyers can obtain valuable information such as the name and contact number of the warranty provider, the builder’s warranty number and whether an ownerbuilt home can be legally offered for sale. Every new home built for sale by a Licensed Residential Builder in British Columbia is protected by mandatory third-party home warranty insurance. Better known as 2-5-10home warranty insurance, this coverage includes: two years on labour and materials, five years on the building envelope (including water penetration), and 10 years on the structure. It’s the strongest system of construction defect insurance in Canada. Visit the HPO website for free access to the New Homes Registry which is optimized for mobile devices.

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Services • New Homes Registry – find out if any home registered with the HPO: • can be legally offered for sale • has a policy of home warranty insurance • is built by a Licensed Residential Builder or an owner builder • Registry of Licensed Residential Builders

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Poetry

A local high school student is pursuing her dream to become a writer, and she’s already met with early success. by Eric Zimmer ezimmer@mrtimes.com

Maple Ridge teen heading along the write path on to the regional and national awards, if selected. Evans’s poem was chosen. The poem, which Evans explained is almost a “narrative poem,” will be featured in a book that will be published by Robinsmith. The poem itself is a bit of a different take on Remembrance Day. Evans explained that, while war stories often centre around death and destruction on the battlefield, war also creates another type of casualty: those who survive and then have to attempt a return to some semblance of a normal life once their tour is completed and they’ve made it home. And it’s the idea of those soldiers – and the story of her grandfather’s return home from the war– that inspired Evans’s poem: The Soldier Who Came Home. “A lot of poetry is always talking about the people who died in the war, and how horrible it was,” Evans explained, “but no one ever talks about how people came home and how broken they were, and how horrible and tragic it was that they gave up some of the best years of their

Her latest poem is a double winner. Now she’s writing a book. For 13-year-old Thomas Haney student Marlowe Evans, this is simply the next step as she aspires to make a career from the written word. This past Remembrance Day, Evans’s poem won her first place in the high school category in the third annual Honouring Our Veterans Contest – a joint venture between Joe Robinsmith and The TIMES. According to Robinsmith, founder and coordinator of the contest, this year’s competition partnered with Royal Canadian Legion Branch 88 in “bringing this poetry together.” That meant all of the entries received were forwarded to the legion, with the chance to go

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Marlowe Evans, 13, Thomas Haney Secondary student lives, away from their families.” She added that one of the most moving moments for her was reading the poem to legion members. “I was having trouble reading to the crowd, because I was almost crying,” she said. “I wrote this poem for those people, and they were my audience – all those people who came back from war and had family members who died in war.”

She explained that people in the audience began to cry, which produced a huge “feedback effect, and I almost couldn’t finish.” Though her grandpa was “definitely the inspiration” behind the poem, she noted that it’s “not really based” on his personal story. As for the book she’s writing, Evans said she “did a story for a contest in November, as part of National Novel Writing Month.” The goal was to get 50,000 words in November alone. “And I actually did that,” she said. “I’m still writing the story, and with this contest you can actually get your story published.” Evans added that, while winning the poetry contest was “really important to her,” what really mattered was the chance to get the plight of the surviving soldier into people’s consciousness. “I don’t do a lot of narrative poems, but this tells a story that I think people really needed to hear,” she explained. “It [Remembrance Day] isn’t just about all the people who died, it’s also about the people who came back.”

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Cabo By Night Last week, we explored the Baja by day - this week, it’s all about what happens after dark. Make sure to plan dinner at the cliff-side seafood restaurant El Farallon, serving local specialties like grouper, sea bass and tuna ordered by weight and cooked over an open grill. Consider a quote from Hemingway at the bar: “A ship in port is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for.” Sounds like a travel mantra to us. At Capella Hotel, www.capellahotels.com

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Rosemary margaritas in the open-air bar while whale watching over the Sea of Cortez. It doesn’t get much better than that. But if you move on to dinner at Cocina Del Mar (try to get the lower tables cantilevered over the sea) you will see it can. The seafood tortilla soup, with little neck clams and white Baja prawns is outstanding. At Esparanza Resort, www.esperanzaresort.com

Ken and Sandi Hall of Maple Ridge, along with Ron and Lynn Renaud, took their hometown newspaper to the Great Wall of China (above) and to Tiananmen Square. The TIMES has travelled with them to four continents.

Right in the heart of downtown Cabo, the open-air, lantern-filled restaurant at the boutique Bahia Hotel gets so busy at dinner it overtakes the lobby. And there is good reason: the food, music and ambiance are all outstanding. Owned by a group of high-profile New York bankers, the hotel is undergoing a room-byroom renovation, but we kind of loved the charm of the original rooms with their kitchenettes and plaster scallop shell over the bed, all for under $150/night. www.bahiacabo.mx/en.htm Read the rest of our Cabo By Night itinerary at www.vitamindaily.com

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Rugby battles stay on the pitch

TIMES columnist Jeff Weltz muses about how it’s a fish’s free will and individuality that makes catching it so much more aweinspiring than simply harvesting corn. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”

Last week, organizers of the annual Hometown Heroes announced three On the Fly program athletes were selected for by Jeff Weltz the honour for 2013. This is A fly fishing instructor and outdoor writer, Jeff has fished the area since the early 1970s. the third and final profile on Contact him at fishingnewsman@gmail.com outstanding local sports Fish hard to figure these personalities. mrantanen@mrtimes.com

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Cyclists pushed hard at last year’s time trials in Pitt Meadows.

Cyclists register Registration is now open, and riders are encouraged to sign up for Local Ride’s upcoming spring cycling events: Barry’s Roubaix on April 13 with time trials on April 12, and Race the Ridge on April 26 and 27. Riders can register at Karelo.com, and early bird registration rates are in effect until Feb. 28. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”

t’s a certain type of athlete who survives in rugby – on the pitch, it’s a physical battle, off the pitch, opponents will sit down for a beer or two. They don’t carry a grudge. This year’s Hometown Hero Ron VandenBrink learned from an early age that he was the type of athlete who could handle the physicality of rugby, but still just keep it on the pitch. Not every athlete can handle that kind of pressure, but Ron learned early on: “Don’t get mad, get even.” Ron was born in Maple Ridge in 1962, but grew up in Pitt Meadows, attending Meadowlands Elementary and Pitt Meadows Secondary. He was a physical player basketball in Grade 8 and 9, and was encouraged to find a more physical sport. Ron attributes his early start to his high school coach Pat

Maple Ridge’s Ron VandenBrink played high school rugby starting in Grade 11, and after graduating from Pitt Meadows Secondary, he continued to excel in the rugged sport, playing in Australia and with both the provincial squad and Canadian national team. Derouin, who was enthusiastic about rugby and was willing to coach a group of guys who had never played the game before. “He was very passionate about the sport and very enthusiastic – and he was very good at the fundamentals,” Ron said. Ron started playing rugby in Grade 11, and within the first 15 minutes of being on the field, he broke his thumb – but that didn’t stop him from finishing the game. It did sideline him for a while, but in Grade 12, under Derouin, he started to love the game. “I think that’s when the bug really bit me,” he said. In addition to playing in high school, he joined the Alouettes, the community rugby club. And after graduating from Pitt Meadows Secondary, he was asked to try out for the Fraser Valley rep team. esides the physicality of the game, Ron liked the fact he could play several different positions and wasn’t compartmentalized like in other sports. In 1981, Ron took part in the Canada Summer Games in Thunder Bay, Ont., on the B.C. U19 team. He was named top try scorer on the provincial squad. After continuing to play through the fall and spring in Maple Ridge, in September 1982, he went to Australia to play on the Sydney Welsh Rugby Club. “That’s when my game took another step forward,” he said, adding that the coaching in the Land Down Under was much more intense. “These guys were really serious about the game.” He also had the opportunity to play more games and learn from more experienced players. ack in Canada, Ron was part of the Canadian development team in 1986, and that included a four-game tour in France, first facing the reigning club champions of France, Toulouse. Ron was then chosen to play on the Canadian national team, and in November 1986, he faced the U.S. team in Tuscon, Ariz., receiving his first Cap. The next step in Ron’s career was the World Cup in August 1987, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. While the Canadians placed 14th out of 16 countries, for Ron, it was a step toward playing on the B.C. and Canadian national teams, which he did for the next five years. Ron’s final big competition was the 1991 World Cup, where Canada placed eighth, the highest ranking for his home country yet. Competing – winning and losing – at such a high level taught Ron perseverance, and how to deal with the highest of highs and lowest of lows. “It helps you get your emotions in check,” he said. It also taught him how to deal with a tough situation in a hard game, reliance on teammates, and learning to “trust people that they have your back.”

What a Rush Edmonton Rush forward Riley Loewen moved in to check a Vancouver Stealth opponent during Saturday’s National Lacrosse League game at the Langley Events Troy Landreville/TIMES Centre. Loewen plays for the Maple Ridge Burrards of the Western Lacrosse Association during the late spring and summer months. Jarrett Davis, Loewen’s teammate with both the Rush and Burrards, scored a goal and added three assists in a 9-8 Edmonton victory.

Hume hits mat Maple Ridge wrestler Dillon Hume took a road trip to Oregon with the Simon Fraser University Clan this past weekend, competing in the Boxer Open hosted by Pacific Oregon University. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”

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