Thursday, May 29, 2014 For Jessica Jacob, a trip to Vimy Ridge brought Canada’s freedoms into clearer perspective.
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Off-leash closure delayed? Maple Ridge council asks for more time to resolve issues.
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Maple Ridge council has asked the parks commission to delay closing Volker Park’s off-leash dog area until another suitable location can be found. At Tuesday’s council meeting, Councillor Cheryl Ashlie put forward a motion asking to delay the closure of the off-leash area. “What I asked was that the dismantling of the off-leash area doesn’t occur until Cheryl Ashlie the whole process Maple Ridge councillor plays out,” Ashlie said. Parks staff is working on a report about the park for the June 12 commission meeting. The closure date, however, is still set for June 10. And it will go ahead, parks general manager Kelly Swift told The TIMES. But the fencing and gates will not be torn down, and it will not be enforced until after the parks commission has a chance to review the report. The original staff recommendation was to reduce the number of hours the off-leash area was open, to hold a consultation on finding a new off-leash area, and to defer the decision to close the Volker Dog Park for a year. The commission chose instead to close it within two months.
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The mighty Fraser River is flowing much faster than expected, causing some planning hiccups for Pitt Meadows’ adventurer Chris Cooper and the other organizers of the impending Spirit of the Coast canoe journey. Regardless, all paddles will hit the water around 1:30 or 2 p.m. on Sunday as a core team of four canoeists begin their threemonth, 1,300-kilometre trek to Alaska. Following a private breakfast and canoeblessing ceremony hosted by the Kwantlen First Nation Sunday morning, the excursion will begin with a public send off from the Bedford Channel in Fort Langley that is expected to kick off around noon. People are invited to gather in the Bedford Landing Waterfront Plaza to hear some of the speeches and give the adventurers a “proper” send off, explained Cooper. Immediately following the launch, Cooper and his team will paddle across the Fraser River to the Katzie First Nations territory in Pitt Meadows, where they are expected to make their first brief stop at about 3 p.m. On a journey like this, it is customary to give thanks to the nations whose territory they are passing through, and that starts with the Katzie. Band members, Chris Cooper including chief Susan Miller, Pitt Meadows adventurer are expected to be there for a brief exchange before the Spirit team heads off again to Kwikwetlem. In total, the canoe journey along the B.C. coastline is expected to take 86 days. Joining Cooper on this trek will be his friends Brandon Gabriel, an artist and member of the Kwantlen First Nation, as well as Kye Valongo, a fellow outdoor enthusiast from Orkney, Scotland, and videographer Don Jonasson from Anacortes, Wash. A number of other supporters will join the team for short periods of time, includ-
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A Pitt Meadows canoeist and adventurer is leading the Spirit of the Coast Canoe Journey leaving Sunday for Alaska. ing Cooper’s wife Barbara, and locals Nancy Preston, Ken Dietrich, and Joan and Charlie Wittaker. In the days leading up to the trip, Cooper said there hasn’t and won’t be much sleep. The launch, he described as the “easy part” of this undertaking. There’s still so much to do to ready for the excursion, including a scouting trip down the river to Vancouver on Saturday to figure out how fast the water is moving and what snags and other hazards might be in store. On Wednesday he was out picking up all the food that will be consumed in the first 28-day leg – before Cooper’s wife joins them and replenishes their rations. And a new aspect to journey preparations has been the public interest, Cooper said. The trip is designed to bring awareness to
the life that exists along the B.C. coastline and awaken people to the need to preserve it in all its splendor, Cooper explained. And while that has been his goal, he’s not much for “pounding the drum.” But with Gabriel, one of the team members, promoting the topics through social media, Coooper said the interest in this trip has been “huge.” He’s gauged it not only from the unsolicited donations he’s received from local businesses but the barrage of emails he finds in his inbox each day. “I’ve never seen so many emails come to me. It’s crazy.” Counting down the hours to launch, Cooper said he’s exhausted. “But it’s a pleasant exhaustion. I’m really excited to begin this journey.”
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A decision is expected soon on whether the strike will continue into next week. by Maria Rantanen
mrtimes.com Michael Lascelle will speak at TeaGarden, a fundraiser at the Maple Ridge Art Gallery.
Gallery serves tea This Sunday, the Maple Ridge Art Gallery will host its second annual TeaGarden fundraiser featuring gardening and landscape expert Michael Lascelle, who will give a presentation “The Art of Gardening: Exploring the relationship between art and the garden.” Tickets for TeaGarden are $20 and include the presentation and refreshments as well as a chance to win prizes, including donations from Amsterdam Garden Centre and Piroche Plants Wear. Call 604-476-2787 for tickets – seating is limited. • More at www.mrtimes.com
Geeks host workshops TIMES columnist Vicki McLeod and her Social Chicks posse are once again hosting a Social Media Day in Maple Ridge. The date is June 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the growing event will feature a series of workshops offering insight and inspiration into social media for businesses, community groups, and individuals alike. One of the hosts and speakers is Wendy McClelland, who will lead a session about LinkedIn. She offers a glimpse into what she’ll disWendy McClelland cuss in an online will lead a LinkedIn column exclusive workkshop. to The TIMES: “In the crowded marketplace we call ‘social media’ there is one place that nearly every business should consider having a presence. “LinkedIn is where entrepreneurs, business organizations, non-profits and companies of all sizes can be found,” she advised. Catch the full column online. And, for Social Media Day tickets and info, visit: thesocialchicks.com. • More at www.mrtimes.com
Maple Ridge Secondary teacher Phil Gray was joined on the picket line by Grade 10 students Nevada Cook and Dylan Morin who came out to support their teachers. Brandi Meskas (below, front), a teacher and member of the Maple Ridge Teachers’ Association, was on the picket line in front of Edith McDermott Elementary on Tuesday – joined by CUPE staff who didn’t cross the picket line.
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Teachers were walking the picket lines in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows on Tuesday – with support from students and passing cars. Ian King, a teacher from MRSS, called the strike a “necessary evil” as teachers grapple with issues like the number of students in, and the composition of, their classes. “We’re trying to make do with a lot less,” King said about working conditions in the class. Teachers across the province are on a rotating strike of one day per week. After the rotating strike announcement, the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) announced partial lockouts – 45 minutes before and after school, and during lunch and recess. Teachers are being docked 10 per cent of their pay during the lockout. Phil Gray said the government needs to “respect our rights to collective bargaining.” The strike, he added, is about giving “all kids a chance of quality education with proper supports and resources.” Eileen Stover, the union staff representative at MRSS said, while class size and composition issues are a big part, teachers’ wages are much lower in B.C. than in the rest of the country. “We’re attempting to get our wages closer to the national average,” she said. The Labour Relations Board is expected to make a decision this week on whether the lockout and wage cut of 10 per cent is allowed. Nevada Cook and Dylan Morin, Grade 10 students, joined their teachers at Maple Ridge Secondary to support them and their concerns. Cook said many of her classes have more
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than 30 students. “It’s really hard to learn when there are more than 25 students [in a class],” she said. BCTF spokesperson Rich Overgaard said the decision was made to continue the rotating strike, and as of late Wednesday evening
they were reporting that School District #42 will again be out on Monday, June 2. Education Minister Peter Fassbender was expected to react. Stay tuned to www. mrtimes.com for updates.
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Young candidate enters Ridge mayoralty race
Municipal elections take place on Nov. 15. by Maria Rantanen mrantanen@mrtimes.com
A third candidate has announced his bid to become the mayor of Maple Ridge. Tyler Shymkiw, who works in the film industry but is also completing his doctorate in political science, announced he will run for mayor in Nov. 15’s civic election.
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Mountie proudly bids adieu to first graduating class
Teenagers got an up-close look at a career in law enforcement, through the first Spurs program. by Troy Landreville tlandreville@mrtimes.com
May 22 was graduation day at Thomas Haney Secondary. This wasn’t a cap-and-gown affair, and there wasn’t a valedictorian. In this case, 26 of the 27 graduates who attended (one was away at a provincial lacrosse competition) were youths between the ages 14 and 18 who completed the Ridge Meadows RCMP Spurs program. Spurs is geared towards youth who are interested in a career in law enforcement. The ceremony of program completion celebrated the troop’s 32-week commitment of the program. During that period, the Spurs graduates completed 100 hours of volunteering with community organizations. Ridge Meadows RCMP Const. Tammy Herman, who coordinates the program, noted that the program was started to provide students looking at a career in law enforcement with the tools they need to make the choice of which agency to apply for. They spent the 32 weeks with a different agency or section of the RCMP to give
asm and respect the Spurs youth showed, to the program, herself, and the RCMP. “I knew then, this was a very special group of students, who would make us Troy Landreville/TIMES all proud, and they have,” A ceremony May 22 inside the Thomas Haney Secondary gymnasium celebrated the participants’ completion Herman said. of the Ridge Meadows RCMP’s 32 week-long Spurs program run by Const. Tammy Herman (top right). During the program, the students had their “eyes opened on the way some how it would be accepted, or “whether or them a “wide scope of our more unfortunate individuals live not I could put it to task, and not just on of everything that is their lives, and the struggles of day-to-day paper.” out there,” Herman existence,” the Mountie said. With direction from the Ridge Meadows explained. “They smelled the smells, they walked RCMP, along with the assistance of both Herman told the TIMES last April that the District of Maple Ridge and City of Pitt the walk, and I truly believe they’ll never forget the day [they spent] on the east end the students are Meadows, as well as School District #42, of Vancouver,” Herman elaborated. taught respect, selfthe program was set in motion. She called the program and working esteem, and discipline, while getting a With several local secondary schools bird’s eye view of law enforcement. from which to recruit applicants, openings with the students “one of the highlights of my career.” During the ceremony, Herman took the filled up quickly, forcing Herman to, she “As an instructor I had a wonderful microphone and told audience members said, “grovel to my superiors to allow 32 time,” Herman said. “The group of stusitting in the Thomas Haney gymnasium students instead of 18,” which was the dents I had were amazing, dedicated to bleachers that, as this program was the original starting point. the program, and sincere.” first of its kind, she wasn’t quite sure Herman was impressed by the enthusi-
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Help out your winged pals Thursday, May 29, is the Day of the Honey Bee in B.C., marking more than a century and a half since domesticated bees were first brought to this province. Farmers contribute an enormous amount to B.C., from the sizeable place they hold in the economy, to their place in ensuring our food security, to their stewardship of the land for future generations. And they have plenty to fret about: weather, markets, changing tastes. One of the worries they’ve had in recent years has been the decline in the number of honeybees active in North America and parts of Europe, a phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder. The decline has tapered off in recent years, but is still a concern for beekeepers and those who depend on them. With no bees, hundreds of millions of dollars worth of crops would be destroyed or reduced in value, as yields drop to almost nothing for fruit, berries, and other crops that require pollination by honeybees. Is there anything we can do to support bees and the beekeepers who raise them? Aside from eating more delicious honey, the simplest thing may be to avoid the use of certain pesticides that have been implicated in the decline of bee colonies. A number of scientific studies have pointed towards the causes of Colony Collapse Disorder residing in the overuse of a class of pesticides, and other studies have suggested that mites, and even the chemicals used to control the mites, are part of the problem. This winter was a relatively good one for bees, with fewer hives lost over the cold months. More than any one regulatory change, simply calling on government to take the health of bees seriously, and to keep an eye on the industry, is likely to have the best outcome for bees in the long run. – M.C..
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Add nuts and bolts to civics
Another school year is coming • Bylaws. to a close in B.C., and the kids What the heck is a bylaw? Who are headed out into the world to is it “by,” anyway? Are they tryparty and look for summer jobs ing to hide something from us by and start racking up some studressing up the word “law” with dent loan debt of their very own. a prefix? But have they learned enough Students should learn what about the way their government authority their municipality has to functions? regulate their activities, especially Of course, we all learn about when it comes to land use. how Parliament works, and the Which brings us to the next big divisions between federal, provpart of the curriculum. by Matthew Claxton incial, and local governments. • Zoning. I remember visiting the B.C. Zoning? You mean some Legislature on a field trip when I was in elebureaucrat can tell me how high I can build, or mentary school, and I believe such trips are still whether I can have a business or a house on that fairly common. property? But the number of people who will actually Wait, you say it also prevents people from become involved directly in provincial or federal building slaughterhouses next to my home? Well, politics in our country is small, bordering on maybe it’s good for something. miniscule. Zoning laws haven’t actually been around for The number of people who will become that long in some communities, so field trips can involved in some way with their municipal govbe arranged to those buildings that pre-date zonernments, on the other hand, is pretty sizeable. ing rules. Across the province, thousands of people turn If we’re going to talk about zoning, we’re up for public hearings, call their mayors or coun- going to talk about rezoning, so that means cillors, and get tickets from bylaw officers. we’re going to dig into… It’s at the local level that you will have to deal • Public Hearings. with government. This is where the rubber meets the road. There If we’re going to add more stuff to the B.C. are a number of reasons for speaking to a local high school curriculum (high school teachers, council, including rezonings, budget issues, and you can thank me for this suggestion in letters property taxes. to the editor!) we should add a course in local What are your rights when speaking to a coungovernment. cil? How does a public hearing work? Can you Right now, some of this is undoubtedly covask questions and get answers from a council at ered in courses like Civic Studies 11 and Law 12, one? but let’s bring it all together. After 16 years of covering local councils from Above all, let’s make it practical. You don’t North Vancouver to Abbotsford, I’ve seen a lot take auto shop and spend the whole year learnof people slam headlong into their lack of knowing about the chemical structure of hydrocarbons ledge about local government. It can be quite a and the physics behind the four-stroke internal steep learning curve for people who suddenly combustion engine. You get to mess about with need to deal with a system about which they the spark plugs. know very little. So what are the spark plugs and oil filters of A single high school course couldn’t solve the local politics? problem, but it would be a start.
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Sounds of summer
Please, ice cream man, stop!
Dear Editor, The discordant, yet unmistakable strains of Turkey in the Straw drift across the ball field, and I am at once entranced. Nostalgic memories of the old rope swing at the lake, sticky faces with happy smiles, water pistols to and buckets upon buckets of wet the sand heaped upon good old dad tumble through my mind. This warm and fuzzy feeling lasts for a whole span of three seconds. Before the multi-hued bringer of tantalizing, icy delights even comes into view, my inner ears are scrinching up, trying to block out that familiar, old, hellish melody. I am not an ogre. I truly love ice cream, and believe me, there are times when that little truck is the most welcome little-box-ofheaven on the block. But, as the summer progresses, there seems to be barely enough time to get the tune out of your head after one cart or truck, bike, or buggy leaves, before the next
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comes trundling around the corner, blaring the same old ditty. It’s gotta end! We gotta take a stand! We want a new song! Give us a new song! The chant is still echoing in my head as I notice that the ice cream truck has stopped directly in front of me in the parking lot. Like a kid, I frantically dig around in my pockets for change (four bucks worth, these days) until I have enough for a creamsicle, and I rush out to catch the truck before it leaves, putting aside (but not completely forgetting) my rant of moments before. Satiated by cool, sweet sugar, I sit on the curb, enjoying my treat as the ice cream man slowly drives away. Turkey in the Straw is blaring away again on the loudspeaker, but I barely notice. Summer is on the horizon and I am lost in thoughts of beaches, sunshine, and sand, with pleasant intervals full of ice cream. Phil C. Ransom, Maple Ridge
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No right to inflict disease on others
Dear Editor, It’s science, not perception. If it is only your child who could suffer, fine, you are entitled to a choice of whether or not to vaccinate. However, with contagious
diseases that can infect many children, it is in the public interest to have vaccines. You can see from recent events that only a few unvaccinated children can cause lots of problems for
Labour dispute
Ten per cent lockout moronic
Dear Editor, Christy Clark’s government has locked me out of my school at lunch, saying that I cannot interact with students at this time… in order to justify the government’s 10 per cent reduction in my wage. How moronic is that? Lunch time is my students’ number one choice for tutorial time, and final exams are only two weeks away. Brent Crich, Maple Ridge
other people’s children. After 1900, when improvements were made with sanitation, hygiene, and clean water, vaccines, and less crowded living conditions, along with better diet, made huge changes in deaths of children – reduced by 1997 to 1.4 per cent. The leading causes of deaths, tuberculosis, tetanus, diphtheria, smallpox, measles (including rubella), and mumps were responsible for 40 per cent of deaths in children under five. The latest science is that autism is caused by genetics – DNA – not vaccines. Annette Code, Pitt Meadows
Animal welfare
Volker Park another useless space
Dear Editor, So now Volker Park will offer us another useless piece of property with a small space for kids. Will the neighbours start greasing their equipment because they make too much noise, too? Maybe Councillor Hogarth could donate some of his property for a dog park. Funny, when his neighbours complain about their neighbourhood, it’s ignored by council.
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It is definitely time for a new council for this town. Can’t come soon enough for me. S. Robinson, Maple Ridge
Irresponsibility compounded
Dear Editor, As a responsible owner of two dogs, I completely agree with Candice Kuitula [Outof-control dogs not acceptable, May 13 Letters, TIMES]. I do not let my dogs steal from others. The times when my dogs have been the “victims of theft,” the ball was always promptly returned by the other owner, without me even having to ask. The remark made by the thieving dog’s owner, “What did you expect?” led to me instantly think, “I hope this person doesn’t have children!” Could you imagine? Would that person teach her children it’s okay to take/steal an item because it was left in someone’s driveway and not in the backyard? Or how about credit card fraud? Is that okay because anyone with a credit card should “expect” it to happen? That story is a prime example of the negative mentality that this world needs way less of. One person’s negative comment has made its way across the whole town, reaping more negative reactions. Christina Shields, Maple Ridge For more letters to the editor visit... www.mrtimes.com – Click on Opinion/Letters.
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Students at Pitt Meadows Elementary were able to work on a mural in the hallway of their school with a professional artist. A staff survey indicated that those who worked at Pitt Meadows Elementary felt it looked somewhat “plain and institutional,” explained the school’s vice-principal Sara Campbell. “We wanted some more umph in the school,” Campbell said, and so, a mural project was embarked on to help brighten up the school’s hallways. The parent advisory council at Pitt Meadows Elementary jumped on board and donated $2,000 to have the mural done. The mural is about 18 feet long and eight feet high. Jason Craft has done many murals in schools throughout the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school district – and in other school districts as well – but he doesn’t just paint them, he asks the students to help him paint. “The fact that he can
include the kids [in the mural project] is amazing,” Campbell said. With the mural painting happening in the hallway, students would stop and ask about it and Craft would engage with the students – this has allowed the shyer students to also get interested and involved in the mural project, Campbell said. The students came in small groups with older kids mentoring the younger ones. Craft’s artistic abilities started blossoming in elementary school – he was first inspired to start drawing after seeing Star Wars. He continues to be inspired by movies in his art, but his artistic bent has also led him to be involved with schools around the Lower Mainland. A mural helps reinforce a student’s identity with the school, he said. The plan is to add key phrases onto the mural that are generated by the students, to give them a “sense of ownership,” Craft said. As Craft was painting the mural, students were able to witness an artist at work. “It’s important for students to see this is a job – that art is a job,” Campbell said.
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Lougheed Highway
Torched homes tumble down Two Haney houses were demolished this week, after a suspicious fire damaged both a year ago.
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They’re going, going, gone. An eyesore for neighbours. A magnet for society’s unwanted. A blemish on the community of Maple Ridge, at the entrance to the downtown. They’ve been called all those things. A pair of torched houses in Maple Ridge came tumbling down early this week, more than a year after they were extensively damaged in a series of suspicious area fires. The skeletal remains of two homes in the 22000 block of Lougheed Highway were ripped down Monday and Tuesday, much to the delight of neighbours and the relief of emergency officials. The homes were gutted by fire in April 2013, which occurred the same night as a series of other yet unsolved fires in Haney. The buildings were empty at the time of the blaze, and fire officials confirmed there was no power to either house. “We’re glad to see them finally down,” Maple Ridge fire chief Dane Spence said Tuesday. “It attracts an unwanted element in the community, and honestly, neighbours had put up with it long enough.” Anne Gordon has lived across the street for eight years and was happy to see the excavation equipment arrive. “I’m a little bit relieved because they were just unsightly,” Gordon said. Prior to the fires, the homes had what she described as a revolving door of renters and the yards were not well main-
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City Talks June 2014
Pitt Meadows Day June 7, 2014
Don’t miss this year’s very special Pitt Meadows Day during our centennial year!With lots of the same traditional fun and activities and some new extras, Pitt Meadows Day is going to be unforgettable! • 7-10am: Pancakes and syrup made by the Pitt Meadows Lions Club • 11am-12:45pm: Parade starts at Blakely Road and Hammond Road, heads north on Harris Road to end at the Heritage Hall • 1pm: Opening Ceremonies and crowning of Pitt Meadows Day Queen • 1pm-5pm: Free activities at Harris Park including face painting, baseball games, rock wall climbing, crafts display and purchase, live music, historic car display. Stage entertainment continues until 8pm, including a performance by “One More Girl” • 5pm to 7pm: Salmon and chicken barbeque dinners at the Heritage Hall. Family dance in the upstairs room of the Heritage Hall • 10pm: Fireworks at Pitt Meadows Athletic Park (South Bonson and Airport Way)
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Interactive Sport Expo Join Parks & Leisure Services on June 1 from 12pm to 4pm at the Harris Road Spray Park for a free afternoon of sport skills, drills, obstacle courses, bouncy castle and more active fun! Learn to move at any age and PLAY for life! For event information contact Jackie Senchyna at 604-467-7489 or jsenchyna@mapleridge.ca
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Emergency Social Services. Emergency Social Services provides shortterm assistance to British Columbians who are forced to leave their homes because of fire, floods, earthquakes or other emergencies.This assistance includes food, lodging, clothing, emotional support and family reunification. In British Columbia, local authorities are responsible for planning and operating emergency responses within their jurisdictional areas, including Emergency Social Services. Learn more at ess.bc.ca.
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Recent changes through the new Multi-Material BC (MMBC) program mean that there are now new items that are accepted in your curbside recycling, including paper cups, polycoated milk and milk substitute cartons, steel and aluminum aerosol cans, and spiral wound cans (frozen juice can steel ends). Some items are no longer accepted and must be taken to the local drop off depot, such as glass, plastic bags, and refundable containers (return for deposit) Learn more about the changes under MMBC’s new program at recyclinginbc.ca.
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A greenhouse at the Pitt Meadows Community Garden was dedicated this past weekend to a longtime gardener and community volunteer. The new greenhouse at the garden on Bonson Road was dedicated to Dave Bisset, a former volunteer firefighter, a Pitt Meadows Day organizer, and community garden member, with a ribboncutting ceremony and a strawberry tea on Saturday. Bisset said he was “shocked” and “humbled” when he found out about the dedication at the event. The greenhouse was funded through donations from Vancity and Farm Credit Canada and is already in heavy use. “It is huge and full of plants ready for a great
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Pitt Meadows resident Dave Bisset had a greenhouse named after him. A strawberry tea was part of the event (inset).
summer harvest and donations of food to local charities,” said Devon Benoit, president of the Pitt Meadows Community Garden. The greenhouse lets gardeners grow their plants from seed and extends the growing season.
“It lengthens our growing season by a month or two at each end,” he said. Bisset said he’s at the garden almost every day and has made many friends there – some days he spends more time visiting with friends than gardening, he added.
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Fungus bearing insects suck Dear Anne,
“Our camellia is developing a black powdery substance on its leaves. This rubs off but is even discolouring the side of the house and the neighbouring rhododendron. The plant doesn’t seem to be suffering too much – but it’s really become unsightly. Any suggestions?”
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Anyway, it helps to prune off the most infected branches. Spraying will penetrate better, and so will air and sunlight. If the bush is quite small, you could pick off the most badly infected leaves. Blasts of water can dislodge many of the aphids. For generally cleaning the bush somewhat, a tablespoon of Neem oil in a gallon of water is useful. To cut off the next generation of scale, try dormant oil sprays. They can smother scale eggs. The undersides of both shrubs should always be kept clear of fallen leaves or prunings, because they harbor fungus spores that re-infect the bush in spring. That debris shouldn’t be composted. It should go to green waste.
ooty Mold is common with camellias. The two most likely causes are aphids or scale insects. All are sap-suckers that excrete a sweet substance which coats the leaves and attracts ants which eat this ‘honeydew.’ Fungi are also attracted, and that’s what gives the honeydew its sooty colour. You’ll need to check whether ants are crawlDear Anne, by Anne Marrison ing up the trunk of your “I tried to get some camellia and your rhodoAnne Marrison is happy to answer garden asclepias (butterfly weed) questions. Send them to amarrison@shaw.ca dendron. If they are, it’s from a nursery because I important to stop them. want to plant things that As long as the ants can get up there, will encourage the bees and butterflies. your problems will continue. But the woman in the nursery told me they Garden centres sell insect-trappping don’t have it as a perennial because it’s not substances such as Tanglefoot. They are hardy. But I’m getting conflicting informasticky products that should be smeared tion because Botanus says in their cataon a plastic or cloth band that can be logue that the plant is hardy from zone 3-9. fastened around the trunks of shrubs. So who’s right?” Pat, Langley It should be put on so that it can be otanus is right. There are loads of removed and discarded when necessary. different asclepias species. Some are All sap-sucking insects seek out shrubs tender, but most would be hardy with lots of tender green growth. Highhere. nitrogen fertilizers encourage that. Two of the toughest and most popular Balanced, slow-release fertilizers or comones are Asclepias tuberosa and Asclepias post is a better choice. incarnata, both hardy to zone 3 and Checking for eggs on the undersides of listed by Botanus. leaves is also helpful, in case you have Asclepias tuberosa is very drought-tolerscale insects, not aphids. ant, but its deep taproots make it hard to Or you could have both. transplant, once it’s established. It’s also If sunlight and air circulation are slow to emerge in spring. blocked, sooty mold is more likely to Later, it gives a full three months of attack. Sometimes the camellia has very flowers from summer into fall. dense growth, or perhaps surrounding The bright orange forms are especially trees have grown and are hogging the spectacular. light.
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Melissa Skelton has yet to explore the wonders of Maple Ridge. But this Sunday, the newly elected Anglican church bishop will key coordinates into her GPS and head due east on what she describes as another new adventure in her ever-changing life. Less than three months into her new post, the 63-year-old Georgia-born bishop is making the rounds, trying to visit all 68 parishes in the Diocese of New Westminster that she was installed to govern back on March 1. Skelton is the ninth bishop for the region, but the first woman and first American to take the seven-year post. The recent Seattle transplant is based in Vancouver, and admittedly spent the first month and a half in the job just getting her bearings around her new Westend apartment and her diocese office. But now, she said, the real adventure begins as she starts exploring all the
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Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times May 30: Fun Fair
June 1: Church services
• Alexander Robinson Elementary PAC hosts its annual family Fun Fair from 5 to 8 p.m. at the school, 11849 238B St., Maple Ridge.
• Bishop Melissa Skelton, the first female bishop in New Westminster, will be at St. John the Divine, 21299 River Rd., Maple Ridge, for services at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.
May 30: Support group
• Hominum Fraser Valley, a support group to help gay, bisexual, and questioning men, meets at 7:30 p.m. Info: Art at 604-462-9813 or Don at 604-329-9760.
May 30-June 1: Horses
• Back Country Horsemen of BC is inviting the public to the annual get-together at the Maple Ridge Equi-Sport Centre, 22378 132nd Ave. Info: www.bchorsemen.org.
May 31: Fundraiser
• Webster’s Corners Elementary is holding a metal-drive fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the school, 25554 Dewdney Trunk Rd.
May 31: Garage sale
• Independent Order of Daughters of the Empire are holding a 10-family, charity garage sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 20397 Walnut Cres. Info: Trudy at 604-467-6654.
May 31: Shred-a-thon
• Friends of the Maple Ridge Library hold a Shred-a-thon fundraiser from 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. directly behind the library. Info: 604-467-7417.
May 31: Flea market
• Maple Ridge Elementary holds a flea market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a wide variety of vendors and a concession serving homemade fare. Info: Jillian Currie jraecurrie@hotmail.com.
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• Albion Elementary, 10031 240th St., hosts a Drive One 4 Ur School event put on by Ford of Canada and West Coast Ford Lincoln of Maple Ridge from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For each household that drives a vehicle, Ford donates $20 to the school. Info: Albion_Pac@sd42.ca.
June 1: Fundraiser
• TeaGarden, the annual fundraiser for the Maple Ridge Art Gallery, takes place from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. with local gardening personality Michael Lascelle. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at The ACT, 11944 Haney Pl., by calling 604-476-2781 or at www.theactmapleridge.org. Info: nevab@mract.org or 604-476-2787.
June 1: Pitt Museum
• Museum Sunday prepares for Pitt Meadows Day. Stop by to make a fascinator, corsage or bowtie during Museum Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m. Info: Jen or Leslie at 604-465-4322.
• The Crafts and Needlework group at Ridge Meadows Seniors Society celebrates seniors week by selling handmade items in the RMSS lobby, 12150 224th St., on June 2 and 6 from 10 a.m to 3 p.m. All proceeds go to local charities. Info: Gerda Hinz at 604-467-8226.
June 3 to 5: Theatre
• Sightlines Theatre at Thomas Haney Secondary, 23000 116th Ave., presents Fawlty Towers at 7 p.m. from June 3 to 5. Tickets can be reserved by calling 604-4632001. The play isn’t recommended for young children.
June 3: Artists
• Garibaldi Art Club meets at 7 p.m. in the craft room, third floor of The ACT, 11944 Haney Pl., Maple Ridge. Info: www.GaribaldiArtClub.com
June 3: Volunteers
• Immigrant Services Society of B.C. holds a volunteer info session from 3 to 4:30 p m. Register: Yumiko, at 778-2847026, ext. 1582 or yumiko. king@issbc.org
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• Email a photo of you holding The TIMES to: timestravellers@mrtimes.com Brooke Rivet, a 10-year-old Pitt Meadows Elementary student, recently returned from Orlando, Fla. She was there for a national cheerleading competition held at ESPN. It included 230 cheerleading teams – only two from Canada. Brooke took time out to pose with a copy of The TIMES in front of the ESPN Wide World of Sports globe at the entrance to DisneyWorld. In the meantime (below), fellow Pitt Meadows residents Ed and Kitty Essar (centre front), as well as Janine, Scott, Kyle, and Courtney Robertson recently returned from a trip to Mexico on the Norwegian Star cruise ship.
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Club celebrates In recognition of their 20th anniversary, the Ridge Meadows Outdoors Club is inviting all current and former members to attend its annual picnic. The picnic will be held on June 7 from 3 to 7 p.m. at Albion Park at 24460 104th Ave. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”
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Jame Eccles, Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey’s director of development was chosen to represent B.C. at the 2014 Hockey Canada Skill Development and National Coaching and Mentorship program recently. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”
Kids climb high Maple Ridge youth rock climbing competitors scored top finishes at a competition in Montreal. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”
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A fly fishing instructor and outdoor writer, Jeff has fished the area since the early 1970s. Contact him at fishingnewsman@gmail.com
Tactics discussed This week, TIMES columnist and fishing enthusiast Jeff Weltz talks angling techniques and discusses how even when the tactics may seem like a sure thing, wild cards thrown into the mix. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”
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Backcountry explored on horseback An annual three-day event this weekend is focused on backcountry horse travel.
Scenic vistas and wideopen spaces are just a couple of the joys that people can experience on a backcountry trip on top of a horse. The BCHBC Rendvous 2014 taking place this weekend aims to promote and share the love of exploring off the beaten path.
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Peter Thiessen wants to give people in the Lower Mainland – especially kids – an opportunity to experience and enjoy “some aspects of rural life.” Thiessen is the chairperson of the Backcountry Horsemen of B.C, (BCHBC.) And this weekend, the BCHBC is hosting Rendezvous 2014: a three day event taking place in Maple Ridge, at the Maple Ridge EquiSports Centre. The event, which runs from Friday to Sunday, is also a way to reach out to non-members to get them interested in horseback riding off the beaten path. “We just want to share our passion for exploring the backcountry of B.C. and horses with members of our communities, whether they ride or own a horse or not,” Thiessen said. Rendezvous 2014 features the Super Save Stomp, a barn dance on Saturday night, with Canadian Country Music Award nominee Aaron Pritchett as the feature entertainment. Canadian Country Music Award winner One More Girl will open for him. The evening kicks off with a barbecue and a live and silent auction – a major fundraiser for the notfor-profit club. Tickets for the barn dance are available online at www.bchorsemen.org, or at the Maple Ridge Equi-Sports Centre. The weekend will also feature a wide range of activities including sheep dog demos, renderings of cowboy poetry, and the Preston GM/Sunrise Trailers vendors’ fair
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offering western gear, saddles, trailers, trucks and crafts. This year, event organizers have included a lot of activities for kids to enjoy, too. They include horse and buggy rides, the chance to learn how to rope a pretend cow, kids doing acrobatics on horses, and a demonstration of archery on horseback by a Whistler boy who is attempting to break an archery record, set by a grand master in Hungary. Also back this year by popular demand is the Saturday morning Hoof & Woof. The event features a team competition with a horse and rider and a dog and dog handler, each pair navigating obstacles together in a timed and judged event. Equestrians of any discipline can audit clinics all weekend long. Featured clinicians include Glen Stewart, a world-renowned Canadian clinician who excels in
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helping people create willing trail horses, Sam Sunderland who will teach participants how to make it the horse’s idea, and Debbie Hughes, who will be helping riders learn about the new sport of mountain trail horse. As always, this year’s BCHBC Rendevous will be a chance for trail riders from around the province to show off their backcountry skills, and to learn from experts about horse care, trail etiquette, saddle fitting and packing, colt starting, and how to choose a good trail horse. Equestrian artist Vivian Harder will give a lesson on drawing horses. “It takes a lot of knowledge, skill and experience to travel and camp in the backcountry with horses,” said Thiessen. “We have to learn how to pack our gear on a horse or mule, how to make sure our animals stay
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healthy in the wilderness, and to ‘leave no trace’ behind,” he added. Thiessen also noted that the three-day event isn’t simply all work and no play, though, and remarked there is a certain amount of fun mixed in with the learning, and a little friendly competition. The 700-member BCHBC organization is dedicated to promoting safe, responsible backcountry travel, among those who ride horses and mules on wilderness trails in B.C, In addition, the organization also works with government and other trail users to build, maintain, and map trails on public land. For more information on Rendezvous 2014 and to buy tickets for the barn dance or passes, people can visit the BCHBC website at www.bchorsemen.org.
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Canada’s Online Lifestyle Magazine Pitt Meadow Golfer Ryan Hunt took part in the Canadian Junior Golf Association’s tournament at Meadow Gardens Golf Club last week.
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Two key events took place on two separate Pitt courses this weekend. by Eric Zimmer ezimmer@mrtimes.com
Pitt Meadows golfer Ryan Hunt came out on top this weekend with a win on home turf, during the Canadian Junior Golf Association tournament at Meadow Gardens golf course. Hunt captured the Boys 15-19 division to take the lead in his division’s National Order of Merit. He won the Boys 15-19 title with backto-back scores of 74-74 for a two-day total of 148 (+4). “Both days I didn’t feel confident with my ball striking,” explained Hunt. “I wasn’t hitting it bad but sometimes I was fighting it a little.”
However, Hunt did recognize what he had done. “I still played well enough to win – especially on the par threes – and around here, those are the key holes,” he said. Swan-e-set Bay Golf Course also saw a number of competitive golfers descend on the course this weekend. The course played co-host – along with Quilchena in Richmond – to 70 out of 140 players who had signed up for the qualifiers for the PC Financial Open – slated to take place at Point Grey Golf Club in Vancouver. In the end, Swan-e-set was the course that proved to be the tougher of the two during the competition. Three players at Swan-e-set earned a spot at the Point Grey tournament: Chilliwack’s Curtis Baldwin, Alexander Rose from Florida, and Brian Beltzer from Mount Vernon, Wash.
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