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Thursday, March 27, 2014 TIMES readers Art and Kelly Lilley were beaming when they won a high-end portable barbecue through the paper’s Readers’ Choice contest.

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Some companies are banding together to oppose fees on recyclables. by Maria Rantanen

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Canadian Tire in Maple Ridge compacts its cardboard before it’s sent to the Ridge Meadows Recycling Depot. Oil and antifreeze are recycled and reused. Used light bulbs, paint, and electronics are taken to the Maple Ridge depot on River Road, and newspaper and office paper are all recycled. Tires and plastic also get recycled, as do many other waste products from the store. It seems like every month there is some new item that needs to be recycled, said Bryan Hutton, owner and operator the local Canadian Tire. But as a retail business, they recycle as much as they can, something that comes at a cost to the company. Recycling also takes up time and manpower – and cuts into profits – but it’s been a priority for the store to make sure they recycle as much as possible, Hutton explained. “We always look for companies that can reuse or recycle,” Hutton said. “We try very hard to be green.” With new rules coming into effect provincially for printed paper and packaging – referred to in the recycling world as PPP – businesses and organizations are required to have a plan in place and implemented by May 19. Tasked with collecting fees is Multi-Material B.C. (MMBC), a not-for-profit agency that is part of the Canadian Stewardship Services Alliance (CSSA), whose board of directors is made up of representatives of large corporations such as Unilever and Procter & Gamble. According to Laura Jones, executive vice-president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), opposition to the plan is growing. Last week, a group banded together to launch a #RethinkItBC

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Bryan Hutton, owner-operator of Canadian Tire in Maple Ridge was lending a hand to Greg Wallace of M&R Environmental who was collecting used plastic containers. The containers will be recycled into non-food packaging material. campaign to fight the new regulations. The businesses represented agriculture, newspapers, landscaping, manufacturing, retail, wholesale, food, and waste collection. The newspaper industry in B.C. has estimated it will cost them

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impressive recycling record,” Kvarnstrom said. “What it will do, however, is dump a massive new cost onto the back of a fragile industry still challenged to stay standing.” In February, the provincial government laid out exemptions for small businesses whose revenue is less than $1 million, businesses that supply less than one tonne of packaging and printed paper to B.C. residents, and business that aren’t part of a franchise, a chain, or under some other banner. “The problem with [Minister Mary Polak’s] approach is that the thresholds are too low and in some cases don’t apply at all,” Jones said. “The bottom line is that too many small businesses are still being hurt by a policy that adds a lot of cost and bureaucracy for no environmental benefit.” Franchises are not exempt from the new rules, and some pizza franchises have told CFIB that they will be paying between $200 and $400 a week to MMBC, Jones explained. Fees for packaging include 20 cents on a kilogram of newsprint, 24 cents on a kilogram of magazines, catalogues, telephone books, and other printed paper. Corrugated cardboard will cost 29 cents per kilogram, while cartons will be 52 cents per kilogram. Aluminum packaging will be charged 45 cents per kilogram. Stewards, that is, organizations or companies in B.C., were required to submit a stewardship plan to the provincial Ministry of the Environment by November 2012, so that the plan could be implemented by this May. With the exemptions put in place in February, the provincial government estimated that only 2,000 to 3,000 businesses will fall under the new printed paper and packaging rules. Compliance and enforcement of the stewardship program will be done by the provincial government, according to a spokesperson for the Ministry of the Environment. But there are no plans to engage in harsh enforcement as of May 19.

Puffers must now follow province’s regulations. by Maria Rantanen

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Maple Ridge council quashed a new smoking bylaw that would have kept smokers 7.5 metres from entrances to buildings. Voting against the new bylaw were councillors Michael Morden, Corisa Bell, and Al Hogarth. Because one councillor was absent, it was defeated by three votes. Morden said he voted against the bylaw because he didn’t want to Michael overMorden load the bylaw department. “We have enough issues on our plate,” he said. In addition, the enforcement is “inconsistent,” he said, because bylaws are enforced in the downtown core, whereas they are only enforced in residential areas based on complaint. The 7.5-metre rule in Maple Ridge would have made it consistent with Pitt Meadows’ smoking bylaw. But with the proposed bylaw quashed, the provincial regulation of three metres is in effect in Maple Ridge.

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Businesses chosen The Chamber of Commerce serving Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows announced finalists in 10 categories for this year’s Business Excellence Awards, including businessperson of the year. For this latter category, Bryan Hutton, Gino Laplant, and Kevin Nosworthy have been nominated and shortlisted. • More at www.mrtimes.com

PM awards volunteers The federal government is calling for nominations for the Prime Minister’s Volunteer Awards with a deadline of May 9. There will be both regional and national award recipients. “I invite all Canadians to nominate deserving businesses, not-for-profit organizations or Randy Kamp volunteers for a MP Prime Minister’s Volunteer Award,” said Randy Kamp, member of Parliament for Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge-Mission. For more information, go to www.pm.bc.ca/PMVA. • More at www.mrtimes.com

Earth Hour planned Residents are encouraged to save power for an hour and turn off all their lights on Saturday evening at 8 p.m. – as part of Earth Hour. Last year, the City of Pitt Meadows reduced power usage during Earth Hour by 2.7 per cent. More information can be found at www.pittmeadows.bc.ca • More at www.mrtimes.com

Grant helps educate Thanks to a recent $10,000 grant from Telus Community Boards, Maple Ridge-based Alouette Addictions’ Youth Outreach Prevention Program is able to invest more time into programming for youth in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. • More at www.mrtimes.com

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Maple Ridge resident Bob D’Eith is an entertainment lawyer, executive, working musician, and recently published fiction author with the release of his book The Displaced.

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Science fiction writing is uncharted creative waters for entertainment lawyer, musician, executive, and published non-fiction author Bob D’Eith. The Maple Ridge resident and one-time keyboard player with the former Canadian rock band Rymes With Orange continues to be executive director of Music BC and is one-half of the new age musical duo Mythos. On May 1, 2013 he released his first book, A Career in Music: The Other 12 Step Program. And most recently, the married father to three boys and stepfather to two girls (all between the ages of 11 and 18) released his first fictional work, The Displaced, published by Adagio Media (adagiomusic.ca). For D’Eith, fiction writing is a new way of slinging coal into his creative engine that chugs along like a locomotive. “I found that the same creative forces that made me write music, once I started getting into writing the non-fiction book, it generated interesting creative juices in that direction,” D’Eith said. “Once I turn that tap on, I found it really difficult to turn it off.” He describes The Displaced as “picture George Orwell hosting a dinner with John Grisham and Isaac Asimov.” Penning A Career In Music whetted D’Eith’s appetite for this different style of writing. “I just wanted to write more,” he said. “I enjoyed writing.” He started a novel and halfway through scrapped it, opting to take a different approach. “Then I started this book,” he said. The plot: Earth’s resources are running out. Companies are establishing mining operations in outer space. The gap between the staggeringly rich and hopelessly

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poor is becoming wider and is” totally different” than any wider. Some desperate people other thing he has ever done, have chosen to leave Earth to which is why he was thankful become space mining colonists. for the help from his editor Wren With large multi-national corHandman. porations leading the charge, “I learned so much,” D’Eith what kind of life can these new said. “If someone has made their workers expect? How far will life about editing material, they companies go to maximize their understand all of the rules and ever-growing profits? all of the grammar and all of the The ruling corporate hand things you need to know. It kind keeping people down is wellof frees you, a little bit.” worn ground. That’s not to say he dumped “Companies ruling people have a sloppily written book on his happened throughout history,” editor. D’Eith said. “I didn’t want While the story, to just give it “It’s not science set 50 years into to her in a nonfantasy in that I the future, has complete form,” a science fiction D’Eith said. am being realistic slant to it, with “But then, about what could be colonization and what I learned is achieved. outer space minthat there really ing operations, is no such thing Bob D’Eith it’s equal parts a as good writing story-and-charac– only good reter-driven thriller, said its author. writing. And the hard work was “I use the futuristic setting as not really writing the book, but a place to introduce characters,” re-writing the book.” said D’Eith, who noted that he The meat of the novel was researched thoroughly to make written over a two-month period the novel as authentic as posof what D’Eith called “full on sible. “It’s not science fantasy in days” made up of penning 2,000 that I am being realistic about words, on average, each day. what could be achieved. I try to D’Eith said having the time to stay as true as I can to fact and be creative is a privilege. science.” “When I do get that time, I do D’Eith said the fiction medium take it really seriously because

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it’s so precious because of my day job and everything I do,” he said. “When I get it, I don’t waste it.” The primary goal for D’Eith was trying to craft a good story, with engaging characters, with some social aspect as well, and he believes he achieved those goals. The book served as an outlet of sorts, allowing D’Eith to express frustration with, he said, the world order. “There’s certainly a sinister tone, with the fact that it deals with evil multi-nationals,” D’Eith said. “There’s also struggle, there are people who are trying hard to survive in a really difficult environment.” The kernel of the book came after D’Eith dipped a toe into the pool of politics. He threw his hat in the political ring, in a bid to get nominated as an MLA. “I didn’t get the nomination but I learned a lot,” he said. “The experience taught me a lot and it ended up being the catalyst for this book. It was some of the things I learned while trying to become an MLA.” The Displaced is available in book or eBook form at www. amazon.com and locally at Bean Around Books in downtown Maple Ridge.

New date picked for annual charity duck race The Rotary Duck Race will be on a new date – Aug. 31 during the Labour Day weekend – but the goal is the same: to raise money for youth. Last year’s race raised $89,600 for a variety of youth organizations in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, but key organizer Bob Shantz hopes they reach their goal of $100,000 in 2014. This year, the Rotary club wants to give 25 per cent of all proceeds to KidSport. Youth groups selling tickets are asked

to dedicate 10 per cent of their proceeds to KidSport, an organization that lets lowincome kids to take part in sports. Rotary will provide the other 15 per cent. The grand prize, an automatic 2013 Fiat 500 POP hatchback, is being donated by Ian Speckman of Maple Ridge Chrysler. Youth groups may contact the offices of R.D. Shantz & Associates by telephone 604463-8890 or by email to rdshantz@telus.net to request application forms to sell tickets.

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Call us today! 604-463-7411 Ridge Meadows RCMP Const. Mike Moore conducted road checks this past weekend, part of the Mounties effort to take more impaired drivers off the streets.

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A weekend blitz by police took a number of suspected impaired drivers off the local streets. Fourteen motorists suspected of drinking and driving were taken off the roads of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows this past weekend during a blitz by local Mounties. Ridge-Meadows RCMP traffic services team was out in “full force” conducting road checks in both communities on Saturday, explained traffic Const. Mike Moore. The checks resulted in five drivers having their driving privileges suspended for 90 days and their vehicles impounded for 30 days. A further six drivers had their licences suspended and vehicles impounded for three days. And another three drivers received 24hour suspensions due to drugs and alcohol.

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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 1-800-222-8477. 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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It seemed like business as usual when one of the Hitch Company’s suppliers asked the Pitt Meadows-based business to change the way bills were paid. The request arrived a few months ago from the same email account Hitch Company owner Glyn Evans had been seeing for the 15 years his wholesale business had been dealing with the Taiwanese company. So he followed the directions and, when the next bill arrived, he wired money to the new bank account. “I transferred $36,000,” Evans said. “Then they got in touch and said, ‘You need to pay your bill.’ We said we had, to such and such an account. “They didn’t know what we were talking about.” Evans’ company, which imports products from all over Asia, is among two-thirds of B.C. businesses that say they’ve been targeted by fraudsters in the past five years. That’s the number targeted, according to a poll by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. About 550 of the 10,000 B.C. members of CFIB took part in the provincial chapter’s first survey of fraud.

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Alcohol isn’t for children Kids are kids, and they tend to behave like kids. They sometimes push the envelope – test the fences, as it were – and that can sometimes lead to risky behaviour. Adults, on the other hand, are supposed to behave like adults. They’re supposed to understand the rules, and that there are consequences to breaking them. At this time of year, particularly – with spring in the air, and for many young people approaching graduation, a sense of impending adulthood – the lines between childish and adult behaviour gets fuzzy. And some adults who should know better can blur the distinction further. And the results, especially when alcohol is involved, can be disastrous. Some parents believe it’s okay to allow youngsters to consume alcohol as long as they are “properly supervised.” Not so. Get a kid drunk – or even just fail to step in and stop kids from drinking at your premises – and you’re asking for trouble. If that kid gets hurt, whether at your house or after leaving while still under the influence of alcohol, you could be civilly liable for the damages. And besides, it’s just plain illegal. Just across the river in Langley, police felt a need this week to remind adults not to aid underage drinking, after alcohol put two youngsters, involved in separate incidents, in hospital. One of the youths remains in hospital, two weeks later. We don’t need additional examples in Maple Ridge or Pitt Meadows. It is illegal to serve alcohol to anyone under the age of 19, unless they are your own children, and it’s in your own home. No friends allowed. Hosting an underage drinking party can prove costly, both legally and financially. Alcohol really isn’t kid stuff, and adults are expected to understand that. – B.G.

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Urbanism takes mental shift Go to a council meeting anyon the bus versus paying thouwhere in the outer ring of Metro sands for gas every year. Vancouver these days, and you’ll Increasingly, you don’t get to hear some of the same words choose. You want to live in the over and over again. Density. suburbs? That doesn’t mean a On-street parking. Multi-family half-acre lot anymore, it means housing. Transit. Bike lanes. a townhouse or a condo, or a You’re hearing these words mini-mansion on a lot the size of spoken in anger and in admiraa postage stamp. You’ll still have tion. congestion on the roads, lots of Metro Vancouver is currently construction noise, and skyscrapundergoing one of the biggest ers on the horizon, figuratively if by Matthew Claxton transformations since its post-war not yet literally. suburban sprawl. The suburban But do you get the transit, the is becoming urban. major league sports franchises on your doorstep, Dig through your history books and you can the rich variety of street life? Nope. find plenty of examples of this happening, from The suburbs are becoming cities. And people London to Paris to Mumbai to Rio de Janeiro. aren’t ready for that. They checked one box, and The form we’re most familiar with is that of they got, at best, a mixed bag of both lifestyles the middle and upper middle class fleeing busy, mushed together. noisy, crowded cities and getting a bit of green Just look at Metro Vancouver’s population space around them. This shift comes a generaprojections. By 2040, the population of Surrey is tion after the one in which peasants rushed into expected to be just 3,000 people fewer than that cities, desperate to get away from boring rural of Vancouver, an increase of 336,000 people. poverty, escaping all that green space. The combined populations of Pitt Meadows and The thing about all those migrations is that Maple Ridge might explode to 156,000, although they were (for the most part) chosen. People these municipalities are projected to be among moved en masse to cities between 1800 and the the slower growing ones. 1940s because that’s where the jobs were. Then We’re doing this without a plan for transit. they got richer and bought cars and moved out At all. We have no funded proposals for more again. SkyTrain lines or light rail. The province is still Now we’re getting a new kind of migration. only approving new schools when old ones are The urban world is migrating to the suburbs. bursting at the seams. Our civic politicians are Not the people – it’s the urban environment on a learning curve as steep as the Matterhorn. itself that’s on the move. Most people in the Lower Mainland do not From Richmond to Abbotsford, the Tri-Cities to have a clear mental picture of the changes that Vancouver itself, every community is grappling are going to hit us all like a freight train, and a with increasing density. We’re simply running lot of them don’t like what they see coming. short of land, so everybody’s having to squeeze Many people aren’t going to change their in a little closer. minds about what they like, but our politicians It isn’t always going over well. and planners need to reach out more to explain When people choose urban over suburban or what happens next. vice versa, they know they’re making trade-offs: We need honest guidebooks to the future of long commute versus traffic noise; green space our cities – and they will be cities. The suburbs versus night life; sitting next to the smelly guy are a dying breed.

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Dear Editor, I was born in rural Alberta on Aug. 4, 1920. I attended a one-room school in the country, from 1926 to 1936. The building was about 40 feet square, no insulation, no double glass. It housed 36 pupils in to Grades 1 to 10, inclusive. The toilet facilities were away the outside. No running water. The heating system was a potbellied heater, coal-fired. I remember well one morning when we arrived at school and the temperature was minus 60 Fahrenheit outside and minus 40 Fahrenheit inside. It took until noon, with a roaring fire, to get our fingers warm enough to write. One teacher was paid $650 per year to teach 36 pupils in 10 grades. She received room and board on a rotation basis with rural families. My elder brother was the janitor, and he was paid $3 per month.

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And we learned, and learned very well. We were taught to read and remember. We were taught to write with good legibility. I have a dear friend who at the age of 95 has the most beautiful handwriting I have ever seen. We practised the times tables, had regular spelling bees, used flash cards, had lots of tests, got regular report cards, and our parents expected the best from us, as did our hard-working teachers. We had no pocket calculators, but we learned to do math “in our heads” and get the correct answers. I started writing stories more than 60 years ago and now have nearly 4,000 true, shareable, life-based stories in my computer data bank. In addition, I have preached at least 37,000 sermons over the span of 60 years in the Christian Ministry. Good education, indeed. Dick Hunt, Maple Ridge

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Dear Editor, Gail should not “crawl away and die quietly” [Disabled cut to pay ‘most in need,’ March 20 letters, TIMES], and yes, she should “tell the world what’s going on.” I also suspect the government is not unhappy when Old Age Pensioners pop off, either. I completely agree that the disabled pensions should match Alberta, and also that any extra money earned outside of it should be kept without penalty. My original point [Rich and poor good and bad, March 11 Letters, TIMES] was about not dividing people into enemy camps because of how much money they have. Cherryl Katnich, Maple Ridge

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Celebrate your City! Pitt Meadows turns 100!

April will be the official 100th Anniversary of our community in Pitt Meadows! And to mark this milestone, we are celebrating with two big events. Friday,April 25 will be the Community Birthday Party and Heritage Fair, a day-long event that will include free carnival games, interactive displays and exhibits with some of our community partners, and lots of activities and entertainment.The next evening on Saturday April 26, the Gala of the Century will take place at Meadow Gardens Golf Club,which will include a banquet and dance for attendees.Period costumes are encouraged at the Gala, and costume ideas are posted on the City’s website at pittmeadows.bc.ca.

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Apr 12 National Volunteer Week Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast. This event is free for volunteers in our community. Doors open at Pitt Meadows Boston Pizza at 9am, first come, first serve. Contact asingh@comservice.bc.ca for details.

Guiness World Record Food Drive – Apr 12. You can help beat a world record for the most food collected, with proceeds going to the Friends in Need Food Bank! We need to collect 600,000 pounds of food – that’s only 33 pounds of food for each resident of Pitt Meadows! All food is to be brought to the Wesbrooke Seniors Living Community at 12000 190A Ave. between 9am and 1pm on April 12. For information contact Gwen at The Wesbrooke at 604-460-7006.

Apr 12 Pitt Meadows Heritage Society Heritage Tea. Join us between 1pm and 4pm for a history exhibit, treats and birthday cake, celebrating our city’s 100th Anniversary. Contact the Museum for more information at 604.465.4322. Apr 13 Barry’s Roubaix. The 10km loop features roughly 5km of the scenic Pitt Meadows Dyke system along with rural farm roads. Registration closes April 9.Visit localride.ca. Apr 20 Spring Fling & Easter Parade. Kids activities, Easter Egg Hunt for the kiddos, and new this year, an Easter Parade! Come dressed up with your Easter Bonnet. Prizes for different age categories, antique cars, music and much more! Email info@sgbistro.com for info. April 20 Easter Egg Hunt. Join us for the annual Easter Egg Hunt at Harris Road Park. Pre-registration is not required. For more information call 604-467-7453.

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Event Times for the Heritage Fair – April 26 • All events will be held at Spirit Square: 11am - 8pm – Tours, exhibits, free carnival games with chances to win Centennial merchandise and learn about our City 4pm - 8pm – Food vendors with a variety of choices for purchase 4pm - 5pm – Re-enactment of the first Council Meeting at City Hall

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This will be a milestone event celebrating Pitt Meadows’ 100th Anniversary, so join us to celebrate in heritage style! Guests will enjoy a buffet dinner at Meadow Gardens Golf Club and dance to the sounds of March Hare, a band playing music from across the decades. Tickets are $100 each and guests are invited to dress in period costumes. Tickets are still available for the Centennial Gala, but hurry and get yours today, as they are half sold! Contact City Hall at 604.465.5454 or email info@pittmeadows.bc.ca to reserve your tickets.

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A dance competition is planned for all day Sunday in Pitt Meadows. by Maria Rantanen mrantanen@mrtimes.com

Youth empowerment and jigging are part of the lineup this weekend at an event organized by the Golden Ears Metis Society (GEMS). On Saturday, GEMS presents Metis elder Maria Campbell talking about youth empowerment and leadership with storyteller Tom McCallum opening the event with the creation story. While the event is organized by the local Metis community, it is open to everyone. GEMS youth coordinator Emerald UnRuh is helping organize the youth empowerment and leadership session, and as a Metis, she is “really excited” to attend the event with Campbell and McCallum. Emerald is excited to hear Campbell, whom she calls a “role model.” “I really look up to her,” she said, adding that Campbell’s known as a “huge advocate for aborginals and women’s rights.” Emerald attends GEMS events, but she said being involved in planning the upcoming youth event has taught her more about her Metis background. “I am learning a lot about my culture and heritage,” she explained. There is room for 200 people at the youth empowerment session, Emerald said, and she hopes a lot of young aboriginals come out – as well as other youth and adults. “I’m really hoping they’ll get a sense of

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Lisa Shepherd led a group of children in jigging last summer at the Haney Farmers Market. belonging in their community,” she said about the event. The session takes place Saturday, March 29 at 3 p.m. at the South Bonson Community Centre, 10932 Barnston View Rd. in Pitt Meadows. In the evening, there will be a community potluck and dance at 5:30 p.m. Organizers are asking everyone to bring their own plate, cup, and cutlery. On Sunday, March 30, there will be jigging competitions for all ages with registration beginning at 9:30 a.m. There are four categories: juniors who are 12 years and under, teens from 13 to 17, adults from 18 to 49, and golden age 50-plus. • More at www.mrtimes.com, search “Campbell”

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Choir boy Unfinished Song rounds out the Golden Ears Movie Series fourth season with the story of grumpy pensioner Arthur who joins an unconventional local choir in honour of his recently deceased wife. The movie stars Terence Stamp, Vanessa Redgrave, and Gemma Arterton. The film runs on Monday, March 31 at 7:30 p.m. at The ACT. Tickets are $11.

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very trip to the supermarket involves choices between price, health, and convenience. Most people tend to believe that fresh is always the best option for food, and in many cases it is – but what about frozen vegetables? Are they just as nutritious as their fresh counterparts? Studies have shown that most frozen vegetables are just as nourishing. Other than a quick blanching and flash freezing, they are virtually unprocessed. Frozen shortly after harvest, they are by far a better product than most people think. Unless fresh goods are harvested locally, they must travel great distances to your produce section. That usually means they are harvested before fully ripe, in hopes they’ll at their peak by the time they purchased. If the timing is off, you may be left with a product inferior to what you get directly from the farm. Full ripening on the tree or vine before harvesting also always produces a far more healthy product. That said, if you have fresh produce available, then by all means, buy fresh. Otherwise, frozen is a viable option.

For many households, frozen food is more convenient for busy lifestyles: cutting, washing, and in some cases peeling has already been done for them. The chance of spoilage is also greatly reduced, unless it is forgotten in the freezer for a long time. Most frozen vegetables are recommended for storage up to six months. They are not immediately bad or freezer burned at that point, but should be used up sooner rather than later for optimal results. I am not suggesting always buying frozen fruits or vegetables, but there are other healthy and convenient options. And always read the labels on packaged foods to ensure you are aware of any added ingredients that may be present. Dear Chef Dez,

Whenever I buy a bag of frozen peas or corn, they are nicely individual, but after say 1-1/2 weeks in my freezer, they are turned into one big, hard lump.

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Offer(s) available on select new 2013/2014 models through participating dealers to qualified customers who take delivery by March 31, 2014. Dealers may sell or lease for less. Some conditions apply. See dealer for complete details. All offers are subject to change without notice. Vehicles shown may include optional accessories and upgrades available at extra cost. All pricing includes delivery and destination fees up to $1,665, other fees and certain levies (including tire levies) and $100 A/C charge (where applicable) and excludes licensing, registration, insurance, other taxes and variable dealer administration fees (up to $699). Other dealer charges may be required at the time of purchase. Other lease and financing options also available. ≠Throwback Pricing available O.A.C. on financing offers on new 2013/2014 models. Financing for 84 months example: 2014 Optima LX AT (OP742E)/2014 Forte LX MT (FO541E)/2014 Sportage LX MT FWD (SP551E) with a purchase price of $26,302/$17,502/$24,782 (including $1,485/$1,485/$1,665 freight/PDI) financed at 0%/0%/1.49% for 84-month period with $0 down payment equals 32 reduced bi-weekly payments of $105/$76/$96 followed by 150 bi-weekly payments of $145/$96/$143. Cost of borrowing is $0/$0/$1,321.94 and there is a total obligation of $26,302/$17,502/$26,104. Throwback Pricing Incentive varies by model and trim level and may be taken as a lump sum or to reduce the financed amount. The Throwback Pricing Incentive for the 2014 Optima LX AT (OP742E)/2014 Forte LX MT (FO541E)/2014 Sportage LX MT FWD (SP551E) shown is $1,280/$640/$1,504 (a $40/$20/$47 reduction in 32 bi-weekly payments). Limited time offer. See retailer for complete details. Throwback Pricing is a trademark of Kia Canada Inc. 0% purchase financing is available on select new 2013/2014 Kia models O.A.C. Terms vary by model and trim, see dealer for complete details. †Offer available on the retail purchase/lease of 2013/2014 Sportage and 2014 Sorento AWD models from participating retailers between March 1 – 31, 2014. $750 Credit will be deducted from the negotiated purchase/lease price before taxes. See your retailer for complete details. ΔModel shown Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price for 2014 Forte SX (FO748E)/2014 Optima SX AT (OP749E)/2014 Sportage SX AT Luxury AWD (SP759E) is $26,395/$33,095/$38,295. ÿHighway/city fuel consumption is based on the 2014 Forte 1.8L MPI 4-cyl (M/T)/2014 Optima 2.4L GDI (A/T)/2014 Sportage 2.4L 4-cyl (A/T). These updated estimates are based on the Government of Canada’s approved criteria and testing methods. Refer to the EnerGuide Fuel Consumption Guide. Your actual fuel consumption will vary based on driving habits and other factors. Sirius, XM and all related marks and logos are trademarks of Sirius XM Radio Inc. and its subsidiaries. °The Bluetooth® wordmark and logo are registered trademarks and are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. 2014 Top Safety Pick – U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for model year 2014. U.S. model tested. Information in this advertisement is believed to be accurate at the time of printing. For more information on our 5-year warranty coverage, visit kia.ca or call us at 1-877-542-2886. Kia is a trademark of Kia Motors Corporation.

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Bright, welcoming and natural lit space New accessible cardio and strength equipment Cardio machines with integrated TV’s and internet A multi-use, spacious training room Triple the previous size in square footage

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Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times

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Request for Nominations

PITT MEADOWS

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Invites nominations for the prestigious award of

PITT MEADOWS

CITIZEN OF THE YEAR FOR 2014 We are searching for a Pitt Meadows Citizen with the following characteristics:

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Reading and voting pays dividends

Hammond residents Art and Kelly Lilley were already making plans earlier this week to christen a new portable barbecue they won from The TIMES. Kelly has been voting in The TIMES Readers’ Choice business awards competition since its inception 14 years ago, never expecting anything for her efforts. Again this year, she submitted a single entry where she selected numerous local businesses she thought worthy of acknowledgement for their outstanding sales and/or service. Kelly was “overjoyed” to learn that for participating she won the high-end barbecue from Warm Hearth. While she’s won event tickets in past through The TIMES, she said she’s never won “anything as exciting as a new barbecue.” TIMES publisher Shannon Balla (left) made the presentation.

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• Someone who has made a direct contribution to the quality of life for you, your family, school or community. • Involvement in more than a single interest. • Contribution of personal time and energies. • Active involvement in community projects. • Involvement in activities reflecting favourably on Pitt Meadows. • Absence of self-service motivation. • Resident of Pitt Meadows for a minimum of one year. Nominations forms are currently available at the following locations: • Pitt Meadows Family Recreation Centre • Pitt Meadows Public Library • Pitt Meadows City Hall • Johnston Meier Insurance located at Meadow Vale Mall