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Post office at ‘heart of community’ For residents of Whonnock and the surrounding area, the community’s postal building is more than just a place to get their mail. by Eric Zimmer ezimmer@mrtimes.com

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It’s less than 200 metres from the Lougheed Highway to the entrance of the Whonnock post office. But despite the short distance, a step inside the building is a like a step back through time – a throwback to the days when people spoke to their neighbours and life just seemed simpler. And in the midst of service changes and a nation-wide overhaul by Canada Post, those who call Whonnock home are in no rush to see changes of any kind come to the corporation’s little outlet on River Road. Whonnock, a word that means the “place of the humpback salmon,” has had a postal service since 1885. The building in its current form has housed, sorted, and delivered mail to residents since 1940. And since 1994, all of that work has been done by one person: Postmaster Sue Schulze. A resident of Whonnock since 1981, Schulze is one of the few people in the Lower Mainland who still carries the View title of Postmaster. more But more than that, residents conphotos sider Schulze a thread that binds the with community together. Eric Zimmer/TIMES “Sue’s amazing,” said Natalie Tisin. or online Tisin lives in Albion, but regularly Authour and Whonnock resident Cathy Ace visited the Whonnock post office. She and other area residents makes the trip specifically to the post have been vocal in their support for the facility and the postmaster through The TIMES (in print and office, “rain or shine.” online), following a letter to the editor calling its very existence into question. “This is where the packages come,” she explained. She explained the place has “that friend- information building way, that a communTisin is the owner of a family-run busily touch, that you just can’t replace.” ity needs.” ness and mother of two young kids and a Cathy Ace, a mystery author who lives For her part, Schulze said the post office newborn. in Whonnock, echoed Tisin’s sentiment. has always been a very nice place and a She added that Schulze is nothing but “I moved to Whonnock about 11 years great place to work. helpful to her, with things like big boxes ago, and since then, this has been my The building houses 160 separate post and package deliveries.a local post office,” she said. office boxes, a number that Schulze said Tisin called Schulze a “sweetheart” and “What I didn’t realize when I moved has grown. “a total part of the community.” here though, is how much this post office In addition, people who don’t have a She added that it was the combinaisn’t just a part of the community, but it’s box, regularly pick up deliveries. tion of the facility and services Schulze the heart of the community.” When it comes to all the work she does, provides that makes the Whonnock post Ace explained Schulze “knows everyincluding accommodating special requests office a special place. body who comes and goes, and she does – or going the extra mile with a customer, “It’s the character of this place, you help us exchange information – not in Schulze said she doesn’t do it just because know? It’s not like the big box stores,” a gossipy way, but in a really important it’s her job, but because “that’s just what Tisin said.

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Whonnock has had its own post office for almost 130 years • A post office opened in August 1885 in the Whonnock Store, with the store owner Noble Oliver serving as postmaster until 1890 • Following a fire in March 1916 at the Whonnock Store (it was not rebuilt), a small post office – built by R.S. Whiting – was opened at the current location on River Road. Maple Ridge Museum & Archives While the structure was Assistant postmaster rebuilt in 1928 and again Margaret Milne stood in 1932, the post office has remained on that site in the door of the Whonnock post office ever since. • Besides R.S. Whiting, circa 1920. who served as postmaster from 1907 to 1953, current postmaster Sue Schulze is the longest standing postmaster at Whonnock, having served there since June 1994. • November 2000, a heritage plaque was unveiled

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you do.” Schulze, who lives adjacent to the post office, and owns McFli’s Feed store next door as well, said the post office has always been a one-person operation. But that doesn’t translate to a lack of service. “We’re a full post office, just on a smaller scale,” she said. “We do everything that the big ones do, including things like money orders – I can do anything,” Schulze added. The historical Whonnock post office is located at 26915 River Rd. and open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday.

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Youth justice meets Ridge Meadows Youth Justice Advocacy Association holds a community forum in conjunction with its annual general meeting on March 13 at Maple Ridge Municipal Hall, council chambers, 11995 Haney Pl. Panel presentations will be made by community partners including ASTRA, School District 42 (Safe Schools), Child and Youth Mental Health, Alouette Home Start, and parks and leisure services. Call 604-467-5889 to find out if there is still space available. • More at www.mrtimes.com

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Onni is expanding its business park at 19265 Airport Way, Pitt Meadows.

Onni expands biz park Some Pitt Meadows councillors expressed concern about heavy truck traffic on Ford Detour Road as Onni builds its latest business park building. Councillor Bruce Bell talked about the speed of trucks and concerns about silt run-off. • More at www.mrtimes.com

Developing Ideas by Lori Graham

Lori Graham is coordinator of Pitt Meadows Economic Development. Contact her at lgraham@thinkpittmeadows.ca

Retention crucial Business retention and expansion is crucial for municipalities to support through economic development offices, explains Lori Graham in this month’s Developing Ideas column. Existing businesses provide jobs for local residents and tax revenue and are truly the backbone of the community, she continues. • More at www.mrtimes.com

Kill Matilda performs Punk band Kill Matilda will perform on Friday, March 7 at the Wolf Bar, 22336B Lougheed Hwy., Maple Ridge. G. Lazarus, a reggae musician and songwriter, opens for Kill Matilda starting at 8 p.m. • More at www.mrtimes.com

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International Women’s Day will be celebrated in Pitt Meadows by a female business owner and a female author collaborating to create community. This Saturday, from noon to 3 p.m., Roxanne Astles will hold an open house at her yoga studio, Believe Yoga at Meadowvale Shopping Centre, and be hostess to Maple Ridge author Janet Love Morrison who will read from her book Friends: 6 Women, 6 Cultures. Showcasing locals is part of the mandate of her business, Astles explained, and having a female author reading from a book about women friends on International Women’s Day was a no-brainer. “I want to promote local artists, local authors and showcase their talents,” Astles said. Her goal with the yoga studio is to build a community within a community – currently she is displaying artwork by one artist and soon she’ll be displaying handmade scarves. After being open and holding yoga classes for more than a year, she is starting to see friendships build between her clients. “I want people to feel it’s a meeting place,” she said. About three years ago she started doing yoga, and then trained to be an instructor. After that, she realized she wanted to have her own studio. Astles opened her yoga studio about 18 months ago, giving up a steady job at Ridge Meadows Hospital. “I always wanted to have a business, but I didn’t know what kind of business,” she said, until she got into yoga. So she took a “leap of faith” and “the community embraced me,” she said. After working for five years at the hospital, Astles said she likes working with people to help them become healthy so they don’t end up in the hospital. “I like the balance and calmness [yoga] brings to mind... it helps you live for today,” she said. Yoga requires focus – physical and mental focus, with the physical poses requiring

Believe Yoga, owned by Roxanne Astles (pictured), will host Maple Ridge author Jane Love Morrison reading from her book at an open house this Saturday.

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mental focus. “I like that it can take the chaos out of your life,” she said. This is most noticeable in her 4:45 p.m. class when her clients are rushing in from work, racing to get there and get ready for class. But within five minutes, “there’s a completely different energy in the room,” as they relax doing yoga. The comment she hears from some clients as they arrive is “I feel like I’m coming home.” The physical benefits Astles attributes to yoga are good posture, strength, and flexibility. The main focus will be the book reading

by Janet Love Morrison, but Astles will also be running mini yoga classes throughout the open house. The open house runs from noon to 3 p.m. this Saturday, March 8, at Believe Yoga, #109-19070 Lougheed Hwy., Pitt Meadows, in Meadowvale Shopping Centre.

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Golf course closed, property listed for sale After a half century in Webster’s Corners, the Robson family is leaving. by Maria Rantanen mrantanen@mrtimes.com

Heather Hills Golf Course is closed to the public and owners Gordy and Mary Robson have listed their property for sale. After deciding to no longer fight an order by the municipality to close the golf course – which has already cost the Robsons $50,000 in legal fees and could cost another $50,000 and drag on for another two years – they decided to call it quits.

The sign at Heather Hills reads “Closed to public by order of Mayor and Council.” Last year, the District of Maple Ridge launched a lawsuit to close the golf course west of 256th Street in Webster’s Corners, alleging it doesn’t comply with

the municipality’s zoning. The Robsons claim the golf course is meant for agri-tourism and will protect farmland for the future. They currently raise

Suffolk sheep on the farm. Gordy Robson said it’s frustrating “not being able to protect the land.” “That’s what we set out to do,” he said. There are six properties totalling 29 acres with five houses. They have listed the property for $6.33888 million. Robson said it was “devastating” having to sell the family property that they’ve been on since 1958. Throughout the years, they have tried farming but about a decade ago discovered the land was on a deep layer of clay. The District of Maple Ridge and Mayor Ernie Daykin were unable to comment by press time.

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Grade 11 Meadowridge student Jessica Jacob has invited students from Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows and beyond to discuss the issue of bullying.

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A Meadowridge student hopes youth get inspired to combat bullying in their own schools. by Maria Rantanen mrantanen@mrtimes.com

One Meadowridge student wants to create a safe place for students to discuss how to combat bullying, For the second year running, Jessica Jacob, a Grade 11 student at Meadowridge School in east Maple Ridge, is putting on an event, Speak Out Against Bullying Youth Forum, to discuss how students can fight bullying, scheduled to take place this Friday evening at the school. Jacob hopes the forum will be a “safe place without judgment from elders,” she said. “I felt kids needed a way to talk to each other without adults watching over them,” she said.

The ultimate goal of the forum is for students to go back to their respective schools and start awareness campaigns. There will be a guest speaker, Dave Jonsson, a motivational speaker from Port Coquitlam, who will talk about how he overcame adversity. Marcia Harrison, regional director of Kids Help Phone, will also be at the forum to help facilitate. After the speakers, attendees will then split up into groups for discussion about various themes: how students can combat bullying as individuals, how adults can help, and how schools can help. Students need to know how to talk to adults about bullying, which is why that is one of the topics of the small-group discussion sessions, Jacob explained. “I think we need to share our thoughts with [adults] so we can come up with a better solution [to combat bullying],” Jacob said. To attend the forum, contact Jacob at jessica.jacob@meadowridge.bc.ca.

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Post office part of better past We were struck by Whonnockians’ united stand in the face of outsiders’ criticism of their beloved post office – a dilapidated shack from one point of view, or a heritage jewel from another. Whonnock is a little, very-rural community at the outer reaches of Maple Ridge – head east on Lougheed from Pitt Meadows into Hammond, through Haney, past Albion… and don’t blink at the wrong moment: there’s Whonnock. It’s not unusual for such a tight community to circle the wagons when it feels a threat from the outside. What struck us was the courtesy with which neighbours stood behind each other. Without obnoxious vociferation. Without harassing gesticulations. Without guns blazing. Just polite letters to the editor (albeit a lot of them!) offering understanding of their positive feelings for their post office – their neighbour. With nary a harsh word directed at the perpetrators of the perceived indiscretion, the letters politely directed the misdirected souls to solutions to the difficulties behind the unwarranted criticisms. Don’t mistake this for a cloistered community defending the “good ol’ days,” either. There’s lots about those “good ol’ days” that weren’t so great. But it appears Whonnockians have found a way to live in the present, while retaining some of the kinder, gentler, friendlier parts of the past that make some folks wish fondly for those “good ol’ days.” And that dear, old post office is clearly a part of their kinder, gentler, friendlier view of the past – and of their community as a whole. Communities like Whonnock can be found all across Canada. And we wonder how each will react as Canada Post brings its vision of the future – much more socially invasive than a couple of outsiders having difficulty picking up their mail – to their collective vision of the “good ol’ days.” – B.G.

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Why not just give a wave?

It takes next to nothing for a friendly grin and nod) let me drivers to lift their right arm and merge in on Lougheed Highway wave, expressing thanks to the today, after six other motorists driver behind for letting them into – all with a similar opportunity for their lane. kindness – pushed past, riding the But, that simple expression of bumper of the car in front just to gratitude means so much to the ensure I didn’t dare squeeze in. recipient, and likely opens a door I offer another rose to Tom – prompting them to be more Manion, owner of Manion & willing, in future, to allow in Associates, for buying 1,000 tickother merging drivers. Cool ripple ets to the May 2-4 home show. effect, and all thanks to a wave. He’s giving those out free to by Roxanne Hooper Likewise, it takes a matter of 10 anyone who has moved here in seconds – tops – to open a door, the past five years and has yet to then step aside and let another person enter first. discover this community’s single largest annual But, again it’s a kind gesture that means a lot. event. Hats off for your kindness and generosity, Add a smile into that routine, or even a greeting Tom, because no resident in this town should of “good morning,” “good afternoon,” or “have a miss the home show. great day,” and watch the face light up on even I also have a bouquet of roses for a Tim the biggest frowner. Hortons customer who touched the lives of a visSure, you’ve likely made their day a little iting Courtenay couple late last month. brighter. But there’s a bonus: your super powers Lorraine and Harvey Lloyd were visiting Maple have just grown exponentially. Ridge on Thursday, Feb. 20, about 3 p.m., and You laugh that I am calling those who make craved some sustenance. these extra efforts superheroes. Sure, once upon They stopped at one of the Tim Hortons resa time these courtesies were expected in society. taurants in town, and much to their surprise, the But not now. In today’s world of entitlement woman in front of them in line paid for their six where people tend to think “it’s all about me, doughnuts and two hot chocolates. screw the other guy,” fewer and fewer seem to “It was the kindest act we have experienced in be holding on to their humanity. So, in my eyes, a long time,” Lorraine told The TIMES. “My best friend moved to Maple Ridge three years ago, they are superheroes battling an incessant evil. and I realize once more – with this kind gesture They are the people who cling to kindness, – what a great place she chose to move to. Thank civility, compassion, and caring, and who strive to keep the world smiling – one gesture at a time. you so much!” Her letter says it all. I’d also like to give a rose to each of the stranI will be devoting much of this column space in future to stories just like those, which spotlight gers who, despite Saturday night’s crappy winterlike weather, showed up at Hayward Lake to supefforts made by local people to be kind and to port the Foulds family during a vigil marking the pay it forward. To each of those, I will offer a fifth anniversary of Wes Foulds’s disappearance. hypothetical rose, and my heartfelt appreciation. And, unfortunately, I have to throw a few And in this same space, I will throw out the thorns out to all those who (whether required occasional thorn to those – and you know who legally or not) couldn’t both to clear their sideyou are – who can’t seem to find it in themselves walks on Sunday, making it incredibly difficult to be generous to their fellow human beings. – sometimes hazardous – for pedestrians to pass. Hence, the rebranding of my column name to Become a superhero. Next time the opportunity Roses & Thorns, a name I credit to one of my forpresents itself to make a small gesture of kindness mer editors – who despite a gruff exterior – has an incredible heart and an awesome propensity to to a complete stranger, jump at it. I guarantee you’ll catch the bug, and it will prove contagious. see and promote the goodness in others. See what a difference kindness can make not So, I offer my first rose and a thank you wave – only on the recipient, but on you, the giver. even a smile – to the older gentleman who (with

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Broken bollards unnecessary

Dear Editor, Here is another classic example of out-ofcontrol spending in our district, and this is just the icing on the cake. Think about it: a simple bollard that should not have been there in the first place, and they are all over our town, getting knocked down and getting replanted at taxpayers’ expense. Letters Is this a make-work project from the to District’s engineering staff? the And also what is with all the funky Will Waterbeek photo signs along our new multipurpose path Editor Motorists should be looking for on the Lougheed Highway? I think somepedestrians, not signs. one in the ivory tower is a sign junkie. Just go through the roundabout by Maple Let’s get rid of the sign junkie, and let’s Ridge Park and count the signs get rid of all the signs – too much eye pollution. Will Waterbeek, Maple Ridge

Philanthropy

Billionaires can easily give billions

Dear Editor, You did a pretty decent job of defining a billion dollars for us and putting it into perspective [A billion dollars is a lot, or not, Feb. 11 Odd Thoughts, TIMES]. It seems like a lot to me. I can’t even imagine being able to spend that much.

Giving away billions is admirable [Politics never black-and-white, Feb. 11 Letters, TIMES], but not such a big deal when you still have billions left over. Giving it to societies tells the world how wonderful they are, for doing something one should expect.

Environment

Oil protests a little scarier

Dear Editor, Am I to understand that, under Stephen Harper’s government, CSIS and the RCMP are now working for and reporting to the petroleum industry? I am opposed to Northern Gateway. Are they spying on me? Cheryl Baron, Maple Ridge

Giving to societies is a way to have more control over who gets assistance. It is possible to help only those who agree with a certain line of thinking. Paying a proper share of taxes so government social programs could be supported would require funds to be handed over and doled out more equitably, not based on belief systems, or affiliations. For the ultrarich, it’s like paying taxes relinquishes control. Gail Neufeld, Maple Ridge [Note: A fuller version is at www.mrtimes.com. Click on Opinion/Letters, or search the writer’s name.]

Driveway paving

Tips help for hiring reputable help

Dear Editor, We are geotechnical and pavement design consultants, and know most of the local paving contractors (BA Blacktop, Keywest Asphalt, Imperial Paving, etc.). I noted this morning a small fleet of trucks in Maple Ridge with an out-of-area phone number. Because a paving “scam” team made the rounds on Vancouver Island last year, here are seven well-worn tips to help local people choosing a service. Selling door-to-door: Reputable asphalt

What you’re telling us on Facebook

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TIMES columnist and former Maple Ridge mayor Gordy Robson announced he’s closed Heather Hills golf course and is selling the longtime family farm instead of battling the municipality. “I’d like to set up a pop-up driving range that faces city hall.” – Derek W. Robson “Really sad. I was looking forward to taking my kids golfing there. The people on the municipality have got to go. They are really behind the times.” – Melanie Williams “Can we come for a bar-b-q and a ‘walk’ on the farm with our clubs?” – Tracy Orobko “Agreed Melanie!!! Bylaws don’t help either, as I am fighting with them currently about other matters.” – Jamie Waddell Libby

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contractors will sometimes offer their services if they are doing a legitimate job in the immediate area. Always ask for references. Claiming they have leftover asphalt from another job: Professional asphalt contractors will know, with great accuracy, how much paving material is needed to complete a project. Rarely will they have leftover material, although they might because of weather, equipment problems, cancellations, etc. Push you to make a quick decision: Reputable contractors will provide a written estimate that will be valid for weeks or months. If the great deal they are offering you today is not available tomorrow… think about it. No contract offered: Insist upon a written contract specifying in detail the work to be performed and the agreed-upon price. Cash only sales: Most reputable contractors take cheques or credit cards and don’t require cash-only terms. Deals that seem to be good to be true: If the quoted price seems very low, chances are the quality of the work will also be quite low. Unmarked truck: Often the trucks they travel in are unmarked, or they have an out-of-town address and phone number. A little research will reveal that they have no permanent address, and the phone number is often an answering machine. A professionally designed and properly constructed asphalt pavement will last for many years, and most reputable contractors will stand behind their work. Know who you are doing business with. Consumers are safer dealing with a contractor who has roots in the community. James Wetherill, Surrey

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Big Feast Bistro a big deal for network TV show

Down to Business

Readers’ Choice Award for the best lunch spot and best caterer – as voted by you, our readers. Congratulations to Mike Mulcahy and the Big Feast Bistro team!

Tire shop growing

or commuters like me who drive View the Lougheed more Highway on a daily photos with basis, you’ve probably noticed the major construction project takor online ing place at the Maple Ridge Kal Tire. And the low-down from you probably wonKal Tire zone manager dered what’s going Kyle Lewarne. on on the site directly east “It’s a new store build,” of their location at 20803 said Lewarne. “It will Lougheed Hwy. effectively double our Well, so did I. servicing size, double our This past Friday, I got storage size, and will be

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ocal foodies and For those who wish to non-foodies have be a part of the show, Big likely heard that Feast Bistro will be takMaple Ridge’s own ing reservations for lunch Big Feast on March 12 Bistro has at 10 a.m. or been selected 12:45 p.m. for a stint Patrons will on the Food need to be at Network the restaurant Canada show, for about twoYou Gotta Eat and-a-half Here! hours, and The bistro lunch is comalready enjoys plimentary. by Eric Zimmer popularity Participants among local residents, may also be interviewed and Rachel Horvath, the by the show’s host, John supervising producer of the Catucci. show, said the eatery was Big Feast Bistro is located chosen “because we liked at 11920 227th St., and resthe concept of the place.” ervations can be made by For each season, calling 604-477-4334. researchers spend approxiThe restaurant was also a mately five months hunting winner in this year’s TIMES for restaurants in which to shoot the show, Horvath Exodus Colon He explained. Big Feast Bistro was part of the show’s end-of-season shooting trip to B.C., which will also feature Mile One restaurant in Pemberton, and Calabash restaurant in Vancouver. The show’s film and production crew will be in Maple Ridge on March 11 and 12, and though Horvath couldn’t give an exact time, she did say the episode is scheduled to air “sometime in June.”

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HELP BUST CRIME… 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 604-463-6251 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800222-8477. 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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DANA, Danielle Marie

Age: 33 Wanted in connection with File #2013-22455 Wanted for theft.

O’BRIEN, Michael Anthony Age: 29 Wanted in connection with File #2012-23291 Wanted for theft.

HUNTER, Ronald Garnett Age: 33 Wanted in connection with File #2012-25053 Wanted for failing to comply with a probation order.

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our customers,” he said. “We’re still open full-time with all the mechanical and tire services that we normally provide.” Lewarne explained that when they do take occupancy of the new building “sometime in July,” it will be a “seamless transition.” He added the new store means that they will go from four internal bays and two outside bays, to eight internal bays. “Our ability to inspect customers’ vehicles and put more vehicles on the bay will effectively double,” he said. Once the new store is running, the old one will be torn down to make way for increased customer parking, Lewarme added.

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Thursday, March 6, 2014 Maple Ridge Fire Department paid on-call firefighters Dmitry Osadchy and Todd Larsen visited with Ecole Laity View Elementary kindergarten students Mya Jakovljevich and Saffy RumbleSiddique last Thursday. Osadchy and Larsen were at the school to teach fire prevention and safety tips to kindergartners and Grade 1 students. Troy Landreville/TIMES

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Kids take in safety tips Maple Ridge firefighters visited Laity View Elementary last week, giving kids pointers about fire safety. by Troy Landreville tlandreville@mrtimes.com

For a pair of paid on-call firefighters, teaching little ones fire safety at Ecole Laity View Elementary last Thursday morning and afternoon was time well spent. Todd Larsen and Dmitry Osadchy from the Maple Ridge fire department wrapped up three days of firefighters delivering their annual fire prevention lessons to kindergarten to Grade 3 students at Ecole Laity View.

Larsen and Osadchy taught kindergartners and Grade 1s different aspects of every day fire safety, including things in the kitchen that are hot such as coffee pots, stoves, and toasters, and about smoke alarms and what to do if one sounds. Maple Ridge firefighters were at the school from Feb. 25 to 27. “Unfortunately, with families that don’t practise, because smoke [alarms] are something they’re not familiar with…, kids will just hide under their covers of their bed [when an alarm sounds],” Larsen said. “We really try to get them to understand that, if a smoke detector goes off, it’s just like a fire bell at school. You go outside to your meeting place so that mom and dad can see you’re physically there and accounted for.”

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March 6: KEEPS

March 10: Seniors

• KEEPS will have a slide presentation in conjunction with its AGM at 7 p.m. in the Alouette Room, Maple Ridge Library. Info: 604-970-8404.

• A free Seniors Market takes place from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Ridge Meadows Seniors Activity Centre, 12150 224th St., Maple Ridge.

March 6: Seniors

• A Seniors Helping Seniors meeting takes place at 9:30 a.m. at the seniors centre, 12150 224th St., Maple Ridge.

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• Intergenerational Garden holds a volunteer information meeting from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at Eric Langton School, 12138 Edge St., Maple Ridge. Register: Sue Fleming at 604837-8915 or gardencoord@ gmail.com.

• Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Post events 10 days in advance support group for caregivers, by email to: family and friends of people editorial@mrtimes.com with Parkinson’s meets from March 11: SongStage 10 a.m. to noon. Info: Julie • SongStage, hosted by Ivan Lloyd at 604-459-9071 or Boudreau, takes place from djlloyd1@shaw.ca, or Joanne Long at 6047 to 9 p.m. in the lobby of The ACT, 11944 462-9735 or joanne.long@shaw.ca. Haney Pl., and features Stone Poets.

March 6: Tech help

• Maple Ridge Library’s student library council members will explain how new gadgets work at “It Won’t Byte” at the seniors centre from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Register: 604-467-7417.

March 7: Day of prayer

• World Day of Prayer service will be held this year at Golden Ears United Church, 22165 Dewdney Trunk Rd. at 1 p.m.

March 7: Glenwood Elementary

• Glenwood Elementary, 21410 Glenwood Ave., holds a Rainy Day Festival with a Candyland theme, from 5 to 8 p.m. with Vancouver Tumblebus, Mad Science, raffles baskets, and much more.

March 8: Women’s Day

• Believe Yoga, #109-19070 Lougheed Hwy., Pitt Meadows, is holding an open house from noon to 3 p.m. and a book signing with local author Janet Love Morrison.

March 8: Fundraiser

• Healing Horses Sanctuary holds a dinner and silent auction to benefit rescue horses at 7 p.m. at the Maple Ridge Legion. Tickets are on sale until March 4 at www.BCHHS.org.

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Thursday, March 6, 2014

Colleen Cowan and Dr. Matthew Boser – with Maple Meadows Chiropractic – are hoping people will take advantage of chiropractic adjustments that help fill the Maple Ridge Community Foundation’s chest. Maria Rantanen/TIMES

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Every month, Maple Meadows Chiropractic chooses a charity to focus on – in February and March, it’s the Community Chest. Next week, March 9 to 15, is Community Chest Awareness Week, promoted by the Maple Ridge Community Foundation. Foundation members are hoping community members hold fundraisers and donate money to the chest,

which, administered by Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Community Services, helps people who need emergency funds but can’t get financial help from anywhere else. Colleen Cowan, chiropractic assistant at Maple Meadows, said the doctors in the office like the “neighbours helping neighbours” aspect of the program. “The doctors here are into helping the community,” she said. The chiropractic clinic is offering an initial visit for $20, and this will be donated to the Community Chest. On Friday, to wrap up the week, Blenz Coffee

will have music from 7 to 9 p.m. and anyone who has raised money can drop it off then. More info: www.mrcf.ca. or 604-466-3312.

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The City of Pitt Meadows Public Works Department will be ﬂushing water mains throughout the municipality for approximately twelve weeks beginning March 3, 2014. During this time there may be a temporary drop in water pressure or a noticeable discolouration in tap water. To correct problems with milky water, open the cold tap slightly to bleed air from the water lines. If you experience problems with dirty water, turn on an outside tap and let it run until the water clears. The City thanks residents for their patience during this routine maintenance of the water mains. If there are any questions or concerns please call 604-465-2434. Public Works Department 11333 Harris Road Pitt Meadows, BC, V3Y 2M5

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It’s not everyday one sees an Arabian dancer in the centre of Haney Place Mall. But this was exactly the case, when the mall hosted the 2014 Festival of Lights on Feb. 28. Dancer Lausannne Ham was one of more than a dozen performers who entertained the crowd during the annual cultural celebration. A good-sized crowd gathered around the performance area and lantern workshops, where kids

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Arabian dancer Lausanne Ham performed at the Lantern Festival. were able to create their own paper lanterns starting at 4 p.m. The evening event wrapped up with a lantern parade through the mall at 7:30 p.m. Boris Sichon began the entertainment portion of the evening, shortly after 4:30 p.m. and the lineup of performers included everything from Scottish dancers to a First Nations

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On Deck The Samuel Robertson senior boys basketball team are riding a wave of recent success right into next week’s provincial playoffs. They have the distinction of being the first team from SRT to make it to the tournament. Left: Trevor White made a play during a recent game against Westview Secondary, while Mitch McDole (below) paused for the camera at a team practice on Monday evening.

Maple Ridge Secondary wrestler Scott McKenzie (red) battled at a recent tourney held at MRSS.

MRSS wrestles Seven Maple Ridge Secondary wrestlers flew up to Prince George this past week to compete in the 2014 Provincial High School Championships. Three of them returned with gold medals, including Payten Smith, Cameron Hicks, and Port Moody import, Clara McCrae. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”

Camping expands Discover Camping will begin accepting reservations on March 15 for this year’s upcoming camping season. Even more reservable campsites have been added this year, including sites in Golden Ears Provincial Park and at Rolley Lake. Reservation lines open at 9 a.m. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”

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Samuel Robertson’s senior boys are heading to the provincials for the first time ever. by Eric Zimmer

On the Fly by Jeff Weltz

A fly fishing instructor and outdoor writer, Jeff has fished the area since the early 1970s. Contact him at fishingnewsman@gmail.com

Seasons change Spring is tempting us around the Lower Mainland, and with it the promise of more fishing. This week, TIMES columnist Jeff Weltz discusses what the beginning of March means to him and recounts childhood memories. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”

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After a season of highs and lows, the Samuel Robertson Technical senior boys basketball squad is off to the provincial tournament next week, for the first time in the school’s history. However, the achievement has not come without a season’s worth of hard work. “We started quite early in the season,” said coach Scott Tomlin. The season began with a “grad game – a game the school has a part of our program,” he added Tomlin said it was while watching that game that he realized he “had a lot of work to do,” to get the boys up to speed. But the fact that this season was one of extensive travel for the team may have been part of the key to their success. “We played a lot of games and were all over

the place this year,” Tomlin said. He noted part of their travel schedule included a trip down to Palm Springs for a tourney at Christmas – a time that usually sees the team take a break. Tomlin said the trip was a turning point for the team. “The tournament featured about 85 teams, so the boys got a good dose of reality,” he said. “We were playing in one of the lower divisions and getting pretty beat up.” But something clicked for the team after watching an elite game between a team from Seattle and a team from Alabama. “The boys realized you don’t have to be a 7’3 guy from East L.A. to play this game,” Tomlin said. He explained the team returned from the trip and started “doing things – rolling along with a little more confidence.” The team did well for a couple of weeks and then took a bit of a nosedive. “We could see our placing dropping and I was stressed because at one point, I didn’t even know if we’d make it this far this year,” said Tomlin. “Out of 10 teams in our

league, eight make it to the Fraser Valley’s and then from there four emerge to the B.C.s, so yeah, I was worried.” The team started improving towards the end of the year though. “We squeaked it out and finished fifth in our league, before the Fraser Valleys.” Tomlin explained he created a slogan: “Beat the three B’s: Bateman,

Brookside and Best (Secondary schools.)” This was an accomplishment in itself. “The Bateman game was very difficult, the Brookside game was okay, and the Best was the best,” he said. “Best was a top team honourable mention all year and we beat them,” exclaimed Tomlin. “It just proved that hard work gets

you through tough times.” He said this season has been all about the team setting step-by-step goals for themselves and knocking those off one at a time; this mindset didn’t change. “We set a goal: get to playoffs and make it to Fraser Valleys at Columbia (Bible College) in Abbotsford. This meant we had to win at least one of our two games beforehand.” The team accomplished this and then some, winning their next three games at Columbia. “It was awesome,” said Tomlin. Heading into provincials next week, the coach said the lack of high expectations on the team this year has resulted in an excited but somewhat relaxed team morale. “The kids are just happy to be here, and whatever happens, happens.” Tomlin said it’s a bit of a mystery as to why this team has been so successful this year, but pointed to things like him maturing as a coach and being able to better guide the students, as well as setting achievable team goals. Provincials begin on March 12 in Langley.

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Maple Ridge swingers showed off their talents State-side recently. A Maple Ridge square dance club, called the Town & Country Swingers, recently took bus trip south of the 49th Parallel for a three-day square dance festival in Albany, Ore. The festival was held in the Linn County Fairgrounds, where the group – headed up by John and Mary Corrigan – proudly had a picture taken holding a copy of their hometown newspaper, The TIMES.

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$19,995

165

31,075

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2013 Toyota Sienna 7 Passenger

60 month lease, 2.9% APR, DP $1510, TP $12190 may not be combined with cash purchase price

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