Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Times August 7 2014 by Maple Ridge Times

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History

Anniversary re-ignites call for new museum

Maple Ridge Museum marks a milestone with a party on Sunday.

launch of Looking Back at Maple Ridge: Volume One [see related story page A3]. Also at the event will be touchable artifacts acquired within the first few years by Troy Landreville of the museum’s opening, tlandreville@mrtimes.com as well as a variety of disThe home of history in plays inside. Maple Ridge is marking a Museum curator Allison historic occasion this week- White said the museum, end. brickyard office building Maple Ridge (located on the Museum will same grounds), celebrate its and off-site 40th anniverbuildings store sary on Sunday, more than Aug. 10, from • See related story 6,000 artifacts 11 a.m. to 4 and nearly on page A3 p.m. and the 20,000 photos. public is invited The museum is to Jim Hadgkiss literally “burstPark (22514 116th Ave.) ing outside of the seams,” for a day of family games, White said, noting just five food, and fun. per cent of the museum’s The event includes free collection is on display. admission to the museum, “Our collection and numerous live performarchive are growing rapidances, facepainting, food ly, but our building isn’t,” vendors, as well as a book she said. “We’ve totally

Recording Heritage

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Maple Ridge Museum curator Allison White knelt near a chair built by Samuel Robertson. The chair, built sometime in the mid-to-late 19th century, is on display at the museum at 22520 116th Ave. outgrown our space and that was one of the reasons why we are celebrating this [the 40th anniversary], but also to draw attention

to the fact that we need a new space to showcase all of the things.” With a covenant on the land that the museum is

located on, it can’t be built upon any further. “It has to be somewhere else,” White said. “It’s an ongoing struggle. We really

need a new space.” Maple Ridge Museum is located at 22520 116th Ave., in Maple Ridge – right off the Haney Bypass.

River death

Bystanders lauded for trying to save swimmer A man in his 40s drowned in Alouette River in Pitt Meadows on B.C. Day, despite the efforts of numerous bystanders. by Roxanne Hooper

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A makeshift memorial has been erected on the Silver Bridge on Harris Road in Pitt Meadows, paying tribute to a swimmer who drowned Monday in the Alouette River.

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A handwritten “Rest In Peace” note is taped to the railing of the Silver Bridge on Harris Road. Just a few feet away a small bouquet of lilies, a stuffed penguin, and a pink dragon are tied to the metal structure overlooking the Alouette River where a man drowned this weekend. It’s a makeshift memorial paying tribute to 44-year-old Jagit Khangura of Port Coquitlam. He was swimming just south east of Harris Road in Pitt Meadows. Initial reports indicate he was swimming

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across the river, south to north, when he ran into difficulty, went under the surface about 30 feet from the northern shoreline, and subsequently drowned. His family was nearby on the shore but unable to assist. Numerous bystanders also tried to help, but “sadly” to no avail, said Pitt Meadows assistant fire chief Rob Chatton. Despite the tragedy, the assistant fire chief was particularly impressed with all the people who came to the family’s aid immediately. “So many tried to do what they could, which was just fantastic,” Chatton said. “We need to recognize the people who helped out,” he said. “We don’t always get a chance to thank them personally, but when these people step up the way they did, we want to recognize that. There are good people out there and they do good things.” • Much more at www.mrtimes.com, search “Chatton”

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Sheila Nickols has completed Looking Back Volume One, a collection of published newspaper articles that she wrote from 1987-90 about the history of Maple Ridge. See related story page A1.

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Canoeist getting close Spirit of the Coast Canoe Journey leader Chris Cooper of Pitt Meadows is recovering from his injuries, and this weekend expects to rejoin his team of canoeists, currently paddling their way up to Alaska. Get an update on their journey at www.spiritdancercanoejourneys.ca, click Spriit of the Coast. • More at www.mrtimes.com

Strata issues welcome Strata living is becoming more and more commonplace, and with it come all the questions and issues around the power and rights of strata councils, financial issues, etc. That’s where Pitt Meadows lawyer Eric Mollema of Becker & Company comes in. He’s offered to answer local strata-related questions online with The TIMES. “There are literally hundreds of issues that could arise,” he said, inviting people to email questions to editorial@mrtimes.com. • More at www.mrtimes.com Chef Dez is a food columnist and culinary instructor in the Fraser Valley. Visit him at www. chefdez.com. Send questions to dez@chefdez.com or to P.O. Box 2674, Abbotsford, B.C. V2T 6R4

On Cooking by Chef Dez

Harvest tastes great TIMES columnist Chef Dez loves cooking with fresh local ingredients and there is no better time of year than the summer to do this. Many restaurants will also switch up their menus to celebrate local harvests as well, and Dez convinced White Spot to share their recipes for brie flatbread. • More at www.mrtimes.com

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Heritage

Community historian sharing memories

The former curator of the Maple Ridge Museum has stories to share about the community’s history.

Most of the material has never been pubDaphne Sleigh, the Maple Ridge Museum’s lished anywhere else, so short of leafing first curator, wrote several chapters of the through old newspapers from the time, if book, which was published 1972 and has you can find them anywhere, they have been been in print since. largely inaccessible. Sheila tackled the job of editor and did Reflecting on mid-20th century life in some research herself. That sparked her Maple Ridge, the population was roughly interest in local history. by Troy Landreville 11,000 people. The “powers that be in City Years later, in 1987, she approached a tlandreville@mrtimes.com hall” figured the number local newspaper editor to see When Sheila Nickols moved to Maple Ridge would cap out at 15,000, if he was interested in some “I thought people with her late husband Ed in 1957, she knew Sheila added with a laugh. articles about local history. needed to know little about the history of her new communToday, she still loves the “I thought people needed to ity. community, which has underknow more about their commore about their But being a history buff, she was a fast gone some dramatic chanmunity,” she said. community.” learner. ges, both cosmetically and Her column was first pubSheila Nickols Ed, who passed away in 1997, was a demographically, especially lished on a monthly basis, and pharmacist, and landed a job at Harkness after the Golden Ears Bridge that pace accelerated to once Pharmacy, hence the move. opened to traffic in 2009. every two weeks before it As years passed, Sheila quickly grew to “It has grown in a healthy way, and there became a weekly piece. At that point, coming love the community she moved to, one that are far more parks and recreational opportun- up with material that quickly proved to be she describes as “a pretty small bird” in the ities than there were then,” she said. “And it quite a challenge for Sheila. late 1950s and early ’60s. still has some of that neighAs her work began to appear more freThe only street light in bourly feeling.” quently in the newspaper, Sheila became a “It still has some town was found at the corner She became a local historian local celebrity of sorts. People would recogof 224th Street and the two“by accident,” she explained. nize her, stopping her on the street to share of that neighbourly laned (at the time) Lougheed “I belonged to the university their stories about their memories of Maple feeling.” Highway. women’s club, and we were Ridge. Sheila Nickols “That was it,” she said. approaching 1974, which “People responded very well,” she said. For eight years spanning was the 100th anniversary “The old-timers like to hear about the people from the mid-1980s to the of Maple Ridge,” she said. they recognized and they were very quick to early ’90s, Sheila served as the volunteer “Several people in the club were knowledgecorrect me if I made a mistake. It’s good, you curator with the Maple Ridge Museum & able or interested in history, so it was ‘Oh! learn more that way.” Archives, while moonlighting as a communLet’s write a book!’” Looking Back, Volume One will be sold at ity newspaper columnist. The authors spent the next year researching the Maple Ridge Museum, starting Aug. 10, Her “Looking Back” column focused on various aspects of the community for Maple which will be a day long public celebration Maple Ridge’s rich history. Ridge: A History of Settlement. of the museum’s 40th anniversary, and 30th Her second, most recently published work, Violet Bokstrom wrote about Maple Ridge’s year at its present location at 22520 116th Looking Back, Volume One, is a collection of Finnish community and Webster’s Corners in Ave. • More at www.mrtimes.com, search “Nickols” articles that she wrote from 1987 to 1990. particular.

Courts

Civil suits filed in ongoing hospital sex case by Christopher Sun

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A civil lawsuit has been launched against a former Ridge Meadows Hospital nurse

convicted last year for sexual assaulting two patients. Abihudi Imbai, 36, was found guilty on Aug. 21, 2013 of two counts of sexual assault for kissing two sedated patients.

The incidents apparently occurred in the summer of 2012. While he is awaiting sentencing next week in Port Coquitlam provincial court, a

civil case is now pending, as well. The victims launched two separate civil suits in June at the Supreme Court in New Westminster.

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Prairie-born singers come to Maple Ridge

Three performers are touring Western Canada with classical and operatic pieces as part of the show. by Ronda Payne

RCMP superintendent assures residents that a pair of isolated killings were not gang related. rhooper@mrtimes.com

They all originated from the prairies, but came out west to refine their musical talents. Now, Courtney Bridge, Ryan Goetz, and Rayne Beveridge will be sharing their skills with their hometowns, as well as Beveridge’s community of Maple Ridge. Rayne Beveridge “It is eight cities,” Beveridge said of the Western Shakedown Classical Concert Tour. “From Saskatoon to downtown Vancouver.” Having worked together previously, Beveridge is familiar with performing opera with Bridge and is regularly accompanied by Goetz. Their shared skills are more commonplace in downtown Vancouver, but as Beveridge explained, the trio wanted to take their music to their roots. “I’m originally from Saskatchewan,” Beveridge said. “I’ve been involved with Maple Ridge for the past seven years... [we are] taking [our skills] back to our home communities instead of keeping them to downtown Vancouver.” The Maple Ridge show will feature classical pieces as well as operatic scenes. “It’s exciting this year with myself and Courtney performing together,” Beveridge noted. “We’ll actually be doing two opera duets.” The mixture of music will also feature piano solos by Goetz, who too, is originally from Saskatchewan. His work has included the Saskatoon Opera, the Greystone Singers, and more locally, Vancouver’s Arts Umbrella. Bridge hails from Airdrie, Alberta originally, but shares her Soprano gifts with the Vancouver community, having performed as a soloist for the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. The Maple Ridge stop of the Western Shakedown Classical Concert Tour will be at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12 at Westacres at 23575 124th Ave. Tickets are $15 and are available online at www.brownpapertickets. com/event/776490 or at the door. Also performing at Westacres, and fresh from her appearance at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, will be Jaclyn Guillou and her jazz quintet on Thursday Aug. 14, at 7 p.m.

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the attention of IHIT… I think that Despite life-saving efforts by emerwe can take comfort that we have gency crews, he died at hospital. one of the most competent homicide Likewise, 45-year-old King was units in the world stabbed multiple working with us times and while on these investigarushed to hospital, he tions and I have the also died a short-time utmost confidence later of his injuries. that our only homiThat attack occurred cide cases to date, in in front of the Re-Max 2014 will be solved,” offices at the corner said the top cop for of Dewdney Trunk Maple Ridge and Pitt Road and 223rd Street Meadows. just after midnight on “I have been Saturday. advised that the inciThe Integrated dents are unrelated Homicide to gang violence, to Investigation Team each other, and were (IHIT) is leading specific to the vicboth cases, and as of tims,” he elaborated. Wednesday no arrests “There is still a lot of were made. Eric Zimmer/TIMES work ahead on these In both cases, the A post at 223rd Street and cases, but so far we police are asking Dewdney Trunk Road is covered have had good comfor the community’s munity cooperation, help, said IHIT Staff with condolence notes, balloons, but are always lookSgt. Jennifer Pound. and flowers for Stacey King. ing for more infor“We still urge those mation. These cases that have not spoken are like a puzzle, and each piece of with police to call the IHIT tipline information, no matter how small or [1-877-551-4448],” she said, calling odd it looks in isolation, is importthe proximity in time and location ant to the overall picture.” in both homicides a coincidence. “We continue to enjoy a very safe “Two homicides within a week is community and these two incidents obviously very concerning to all of should not take away from the gains us,” Fleugel injected. we make and vision of the future,” “It does not get any more serious Fleugel concluded. than a murder and these events • More at www.mrtimes.com, search “Fleugel” receive our full attention and now

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Economy can’t trump safety Competition drives innovation, it hammers down prices for consumers, and it generates economic growth. We hear this mantra over and over again from business groups and government. But until something like the Mount Polley tailings pond disaster, we can easily forget the other side of competition – it can drive industries to speed ahead without concern for the consequences. We already know the collapse of the retaining wall has caused a local state of emergency, has deprived nearby townsfolk of their clean drinking water, and has dumped uncounted tons of contaminated sand into one of British Columbia’s pristine lakes. What caused Monday’s breach in the retaining wall? It remains unknown as of this writing. All we can say for sure is that it wasn’t an obvious cause – no heavy rains, no major quakes, no accidental collisions by bulldozers. Which probably means that we’ll have to look at the way those retaining walls around every tailings pond in B.C. are constructed. And there are numerous ponds and catch basins where arsenic, lead, mercury, copper, and other metals and harmful chemicals used in the mining process. That will be an expensive proposition, but it has to be done, and it can’t be delayed by excuses, or budgetary concerns, or fears that it will cause some kind of “unreasonable” hurdle for the mining industry. It’s not unreasonable for British Columbians to expect that they’ll be able to turn on their taps and get clean, fresh, potable water. It’s not unreasonable to expect that we’ll have rivers and lakes that can support an ecosystem of fish, birds, mammals and forests. There are places in politics for compromise, but not for pollution that endangers our present and our future. – M.C..

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Comet is a puzzle to be solved In 1799, a French army enginearth about 66 million years ago, eer stumbled across a chunk of smacking into what was then a dark grey rock in Egypt, used shallow sea. The 10 kilometer as part of the foundation of an space rock left a 150 km crater old building. The engineer was and very, very few dinosaurs. working to improve defences Studying comets is to study the of a fort in the Nile Delta, but early history of the solar system, one of the chunks of the buildand to study objects from its ing was covered in writing – in outer reaches. Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, in With the first images beamed Demotic, and in Ancient Greek. back as the Rosetta swung around It would be dubbed the Rosetta Chryumov–Gerasimenko, we are by Matthew Claxton Stone, the first key found to already finding out how much we deciphering the script that was didn’t know. used for thousands of years in Egypt. Early photos and reconstructions of the comet, The modern Rosetta, more than 200 years taken from near earth, showed a short of blobby, later, is now swinging into orbit around a comet. four-lobed shape, like a mushed diamond marshLaunched by the European Space Agency, the mallow from a box of Lucky Charms. Rosetta is a spacecraft that has been silently putIn truth, it looks like a mutated potato, with ting itself into position for more than a decade. It one large lump, a small spur, and a big lobe that has spent years at a time locked in stasis, sleepsticks off like the head of a human femur. ing away month after month to conserve energy We’re going to learn a lot from this mission, while it looped through the Solar System to renand it’s only costing us about a billion dollars. dezvous with its target. Don’t worry, you’re not on the hook for anyIf all goes well, the Rosetta will soon deploy thing in particular, as this mission was sent up a lander that will make history – the first conby the Europeans with a little cooperation with trolled landing on a comet. NASA. But if Canada had contributed, it would The comet is not one of the more famous be worth it. ones in the night sky, no Halley’s Comet or Every time there’s a new space mission, there’s Hale-Bopp. It has the inelegant name of 67P/ a chorus of voices raised in online comment Churyumov–Gerasimenko, a designation number threads and letters to the editor: why aren’t we plus the names of its Soviet discoverers, who spending this money on Earth, on real problems? spotted it back in the 1960s. To which the snarky answer is, why do you We know remarkably little about comets. They spend money and time watching movies and come in from the outer edge of the solar system, sporting events? balls of rock and ice and chemicals, they swing Why not donate every extra dollar to charity by the sun on wild elliptical orbits, spewing their and live on gruel? bright tails. Then they vanish again, sometimes We should support science for the same reafor decades, sometimes seemingly forever. sons that we support the arts and athletics. We’ve seen them slam into planets, most Learning for the sake of learning is one of the recently with the massive impact of Shoemakerthings that makes us human. Levy 9, which drifted too close to Jupiter, was Rosetta may help us decode the only solar captured by the gas giant’s gravity, and eventusystem we call home. We don’t know what we’ll ally broke up and crashed. learn, and that’s what’s so exciting about being A sizeable comet or asteroid slammed into the alive right now.

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mune with nature and have a quiet time, This is in response to Port Moody’s not for socializing. Russ Sawdon and his letter to the editor Mr Sawdon is not allowing these people titled [Shame on rude people, Aug. 1, to have a “good morning” and imposing TIMES]. his own brand of rudeness. REY AYOSPR Mr. Sawdon claims that his last few visSincerely, YDAYOSPRE YDA YOSPREYDA Cherryl Katnich, Maple Ridge its to the Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows SPREYDAYOSPR EYDAYOSPRE DAYEY community have been less than favourOREYDAYSOSPR OSPREYDAYOSPRE REYDAYSOSP DAYOSPREYDAYOS P able. He stated that people are driving too DAYOSPREYDAYOS fast on the Lougheed Highway. Also, he YOSPREYDAYOSPRE Dear Editor, REYDAYOSP claims that members of this community YOSPRE DA Re: [Shame on rude people, Aug. 1, DAYOSPR were unfriendly towards him on a recent EYDAYOS TIMES]. YDAYOSP cycling trip on one of our dikes. OSPREY Well Russ, by a strange coinciFirst of all, the only area where AYOSPR PRE DA dence, I happen to know three Letters traffic seems to move efficiently DAYOSP SPREYDAYO of the people you met on the Pitt on the Lougheed Highway, in AYOS to Meadows dike that day. Metro Vancouver, is in this comR RE E The first we fondly call Old the munity. SP EYYDAYSOSPR DA EYD REYDR Joe. Last week Joe had to have A SOSP Y OSO YSOSYPSROSPREYDAAYO I suspect Mr. Sawdon is one SPREY EYDAY YS S PREYDAYS D YS SOSPR DAYSO SO DAYA his beloved golden lab, Charlie, E S O Y O D R S of these people who still goes EYDAY PREYD AYSOSS P R EY P R Y A S D E Y S SP D YSOSPDAYSOSPROSPREYD YO O put down. AA YY RYEYDAY DAYSO REYDA EYDAYOSP 70km/h in the fast lane and SS R SPREY YSOSO SP OSS AYSO E P S D Joe wasn’t staring at his YDAYS SPREYDADAYSO OS REY O A S Y thinks everyone else is the probDAYS SO YSOOS AY OS OSPREY O P R S P O P D PREYS R O E R E P feet; he was remembering the Y Y D DAYS SPRSPRREYEYDADA O lem. S EPROSPSRDEAYDO EY EYDDA space that Charlie always sat when they SOYSEDAYPSREYDAYSOS Secondly, Mr. Sawdon claims that A D O P YSO REY SPR YSO PR stopped to rest in the shade. people he encountered on his bike ride YDASPRE DAY EYDASP S Y Y O O The second person you encountered SPR SOS DA on our dikes, were rude and unfriendly. was Mike, who was told last week that I could not disagree more! I moved here his job was downsized. two years ago, after living in the TriMike was trying to figure out how to Cities for 30 years. by tell his family that they now had to make I have found the total opposite. a choice between their mortgage payment I take my dog out on these dikes daily Fun for everyone! and that long-awaited trip to Disneyland. and 90 per cent of the people I encounter Their son Jonah is six. Bring your chairs and picnic blanket to enjoy the full day of festivities! are more than friendly. The third, Russ, was Sally. It seems like sir, you are the one with Visit ospreyvillage.com to book a vendor table Sally lost her hearing as a child and is the problem, and it’s good to hear you embarrassed by her speech and seldom will be staying on the Tri-City roads and talks at all. trails. I’m sorry if you thought they were rude Bruce Perrett, Maple Ridge to you. I don’t believe it was intentional. As for the Tri-City speeders on our “Autobahn”, well I don’t know what to Dear Editor, do about that. I hope they slow down to Letter writer Russ Sawdon [Shame enjoy the spectacular scenery or maybe on rude people, Aug. 1, TIMES] has too stop for a coffee and get to know us. much time on his hands. Russ, after reading your letter, you He makes it his morning’s work to absolutely made the right choice to move harass people (three times) with good to Port Moody and leave this “hell hole” mornings while bicycling on the dike. we call home. Best regards. Some people go to the dikes to comFormer Pitt Meadows mayor Don MacLean Dear Editor,

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A dog-kills-dog story from Pitt Meadows last week, which caused an eruption of emotion among TIMES readers, took an unexpected turn when tears and hugs ended up being exchanged between the previously unknown neighbours as both couples came together to mourn the passing of their canines. “Now that is truly an act of forgiveness and love. Humanity at its best.” – Joe Robinsmith “I am happy to hear that peace has been made. And my heart goes out to both couples who lost their beloved companions.” – Travis-Magda Romanow “My heart goes out to both couples. I support rescuing dogs even though I know there is a risk. I have an adopted dog and she is lovely.” – Catherine O’Brien “RIP Tucker!! You look so much like our Tiki!! I can’t imagine losing her!! All my best to the family! You are in my prayers and thoughts!” – Winnie Raine “While I sympathize with loss of the little dog, I don’t think the couple understand or know much about dogs to give advice such as asking the other couple to ‘obtain a dog from a reputable breeder that could be brought up and trained properly from the start.’ Rescue dogs are trainable and make good pets, no matter what breed they are. Even a reputable breeder or pet shop dog if not raised well by humans, do turn bad. There is no good or bad dog, just bad owners..” – Juliana Vincent-Phillips

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Finance Minister Mike de Jong has just announced that all children under the age of 13 will receive a day care subsidy of $40 a day if teachers remain on strike in September. So, for your average class of 24 kids, this would amount to $4,800 per week for what may be an explosion of illegal unregulated day cares with unqualified staff, where kids will be warehoused to ensure maximum profitability with little or no concern for well-being. This is a disaster in the making, and some lawyers must be waiting in the wings – just licking their chops. It seems to me this $40 per day would be far better spent as an investment into our public education system and that it would go a long way in settling the current impasse with the BCTF.

Bill Jost, Maple Ridge

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This month, the BC government raised speed limits across the province on rural highways. Most of the changes were a bump of about 10km/h, including portions of the Sea-to-Sky now set at 90km/h, and some parts of the Coquihalla now at 120km/h. Immediately, everybody started driving at the speed they were already driving at anyway. Despite protests from police groups and some environmental groups over the potential impact on safety and pollution, the change is a welcome one. The thing is, it’s not really a change in speed on our roads, it’s just a change of the numbers on those funny little signs you see on the side of the road. What? That’s how fast we’re supposed to be going? Oops. Speed limits, as Homer Simpson famously observed, are just a suggestion – like pants. At least that’s the way most North Americans seem to view them, with the average speed travelled on the road routinely exceeding the posted limit. Routinely – that’s the word to focus on. Rather than the limit being an absolute ceiling that no-one would trespass over, it’s become the baseline speed which drivers seldom drift below. It’s almost a lower limit, rather than an upper one. Moving the speed limit up, you might imagine, would just cause everyone to drive 10km/h faster than they did before, but the evidence indicates that simply doesn’t happen. BC has raised speed limits before, on the Shuswap corridor, and average speeds did not change one whit. Collisions were actually reduced over the time period, even though trafﬁc increased. People tend to drive at a speed that they feel reasonable and prudent for the road conditions dependent on the time, the weather, and the trafﬁc level. The same person will drive more slowly on a crowded rainy afternoon than they will on a bright and sunny morning with nobody else on the road. Of course they would – that just makes sense.

Traffic, it turns out, has a natural flow, and while we need guidance when approaching a tight corner or an area with cross-traffic, drivers tend to travel at the speed everyone else does. It’s the old George Carlin line: everyone who drives faster than you is a maniac; everyone who drives slower is an idiot. Thus, setting speed limits below what people ordinarily travel makes maniacs of us all. It’s especially frustrating when a speed trap crops up in an area where everybody is travelling faster than the limit every single day – who gets culled from the herd? For instance, last week there was a speed trap set up under the Lonsdale overpass, facing Westbound. On Monday, I followed an unmarked police Tahoe on the same route, and as I slowed to something approaching the speed limit, they continued on at a rate that would have fetched a ticket costing several hundred dollars and points on your license. Were they driving dangerously? No: it was the speed everybody else was doing. It could be argued that it was me, dawdling in the slow lane that was causing the hazard by creating a variance in traffic speeds. Frustrating? You bet – I may have bitten a chunk out of my steering wheel. Happily, the raised speed limits also reduce somewhat the further frustration of our 40km/h excessive speeding law. While the principle is relatively sound – surely anyone travelling that much over the flow of traffic is at super-maniac status – it makes passing an outright hassle. Travelling back from Calgary a while ago, I was stuck behind a slow-moving RV on a winding part of the Trans-Canada. As the brief passing lane opened up, the RV sped up – they always do, don’t they? Getting around him – if there’d been a sudden speed trap, I might have got a ticket, but the guy in the minivan behind me might have had to walk home. Behind us, the RV again slowed to sub-limit speeds as the bends came up. That extra 10km/h cushion would help.

I’d say that if the speed limit was correctly set, ninety percent of people wouldn’t even think of brushing their brake-pedal if they saw an officer with a radar gun on the side of the road. Too-low limits create an us-andthem cat-and-mouse game with the highway patrol, which shouldn’t be the point. Do we need patrols to catch those who would double the limit using the road as their own personal racetrack? Absolutely, but those folks are going to be out there breaking the law by fifty or a hundred kilometres an hour, and they’re going to do it whatever the limit is set at, high or low. If I’d my druthers, I’d alter every single highway speed sign in BC to read “-ish” as in, “100km/h-ish”. The speeding ticket would be outlawed, and there would be no more speed traps. Ah, but there’s a second part of this plan. Officers of the law would receive special training allowing them to issue tickets for being a jackass. For example: 110Km/h up the wider parts of the Sea-to-Sky at 6 a.m. on a perfect summer Sunday in a car with good brakes and tires? Not being a jackass. Or 100Km/h on the Upper Levels in a monsoon on three bald tires and a donut-spare? Can I see your license and registration, please? Using your cell phone while driving would earn you double jackass points, and drinking and driving would receive a punishment slightly more strict - like being fired out of a catapult from the top of Grouse. Earn enough jackass points, and you’d be required to affix a large paper-mâché donkey to the roof of your Audi. Oh, and I’d bring back the pillory too, and replace ticket-based revenue-generation by selling rotten cabbages to throw. It’d be a grand day out – bring the kids! It’s a lovely thought, but enough of the flights of fancy. The increase in speed limits for BC is a step in the right direction for most BC motorists. It’ll create slightly safer roads, let people drive at a reasonable rate of speed without feeling like a criminal and allow us to all get where we’re going safely. If that isn’t the point of having rules for the road, I don’t know what is.

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ith the recent offering of 12 new storefronts at Osprey Village in Pitt Meadows, 10 are now open and adding to the artistic and creative flair of the village. From tattoo artists and photographers to flower and fibre artists, this eclectic mix of talent is contributing to a vibrant riverside village. Rebecca Fisher, the Osprey Village artist-in-residence, mentioned that Osprey Village reminds her of Dundarave Village in West Vancouver. Much like Dundarave Village, Osprey Village is a great place to escape to have lunch or dinner with a friend, enjoy some personal pampering, explore a mix of oneof-a-kind specialty stores or just sit by the water and relax. When you walk into Rebecca’s studio, for instance, you can’t miss the brightly painted chair with a bin of yarn and knitting needles beside it. There is a sign on top of the yarn that says, “Please sit & knit.” It’s subtle suggestions like this that create a welcoming environment. Across the street, Ode to a Bloom owners, Debbie Odin and Joanne Lethbridge, are pleased to be back at Osprey Village with their floral boutique and are enjoying the creative synergies amongst the store owners. The fresh, sweet scent of the flowers when you walk into the shop is amazing. The outside is even more amazing with their beautiful display of plants, brightly coloured flowers and unique embellishments.

FAMILY & COSMETIC DENTISTRY Osprey Village’s artist-in-residence Rebecca Fisher has this invitation set up in front of her studio. Two commercial opportunities remain at Osprey Village. The lots range from 9,000 square feet to approximately 19,000 square feet. The vision for these spaces is for a chapel and a neighbourhood pub. This growing riverside location is surrounded by new neighbourhoods, a diverse trading area of more than 25,000 people within 10 minutes of the village, and also home to the very popular South Bonson Community Centre. The Pitt Greenway Trail, which can be entered at Osprey Village, is a popular destination for walkers, runners, and cyclists and a major generator of visitors to the village throughout the year. If you haven’t had a chance to visit Osprey Village yet, a great opportunity is right around the corner. Osprey Days is this Saturday, Aug. 9 between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. This is a community-inspired event for all ages featuring local vendors, kids’ games, a barbecue, and live music by The Greazy Lizards. Be sure to bring your chairs and picnic blanket to enjoy the full day of festivities. Osprey Village is located on Barnston View Road in Pitt Meadows. Enjoy your visit.

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Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times the day includes wagon rides to the barn to visit chickens, ducks, sheep, cows, and even a donkey. Golden Ears 4-H Club will be hosting a petting zoo and showing off their prize-winning animals. There will also be a fish pond, spin painting, facepainting, and live entertainment from Brian Ford at 10 a.m. and Paul Surridge at noon. The market runs 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Info: www.haneyfarmersmarket.org.

August 7: Lunchtime concerts

• Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association is hosting a series of lunchtime concerts at Memorial Peace Park. The series started Aug. 5, and will continue every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for the month of August, from noon to 1 p.m. Info: www.downtownmapleridge.ca or 604-467-2420.

August 8: Dancing

August 10: Music at the museum

• Friday Night Dance with Robyn Picard takes place from 7 to 10 p.m. at The ACT, 11944 Haney Pl., Maple Ridge. There will be a beginners drop-in lesson from 7 to 8 p.m. and practice dance from 8 to 10 p.m. Lesson and dance are $13, and dance is $10. Info: www. ilovetodance.ca or www. theactmapleridge.org.

August 9: Eid Festival

• Maple Ridge Museum turns 40 this weekend with a party at the Jim Hadgkiss Park at 22520 116th Ave. from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s a free day of family games, food, and entertainment.

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Playoffs begin Maple Ridge Burrards lacrosse squad kicks off the post-season Wednesday night. by Eric Zimmer ezimmer@mrtimes.com

For the first time in two years, the Maple Ridge Burrards lacrosse squad is in the playoffs. The team, which sits second in the Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) standings, began round one of a best-of-seven series last night when they hit the road and faced off against the secondplace-ranked Burnaby Lakers. Results from the game were not available by the TIMES press deadline. Game two will go down at 7:45 p.m., this Saturday at Planet Ice in Albion. The teams have met three times this season, with Burnaby defeating the Burrards in two of the games. The Burrards will play the first two games of the series without the watchful eye of their coach Chris Gill, who is away coaching a girls team at the national lacrosse championships. Frankie Scigliano will be the last line of defense in net for the Burrards. Scigliano was first in the WLA this year in save percentage and goals against average.

When your mother, aunt, and sister all participate in water polo, it’s a safe bet you likely will too. Such is the case for Carmen Eggens. Now based in Montreal along with her sister Monika, the Pitt Meadows native has been competing with the Canadian Senior Women’s national water polo team for the past five years. The pair are also graduates of the University of Hawaii, where they both played in the NCAA on a scholarship, with Carmen graduating in May and Monika graduating in December 2013. This summer has seen them compete in two separate competitions, the first one being a two-week intercontinental tournament in Riverside, California. It was here that they qualified for the world league superfinal tournament in China, where they finished in sixth place.

“It was good,” said Eggens of the tournament. “We’re (the team is) getting more comfortable with all the international competition, and we’re improving,” she added. Next up for the team is the Canada Cup and Holiday Cup which take place in December, but Eggens said her focus is even further down the road. “Next summer we’ll be participating in the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games, as well as the FINA World Aquatic Championships in Kazan, Russia.” And though these events are both big deals in themselves, there is an ultimate goal that remains: A medal finish at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. “We missed out qualifying for London 2012 – by one goal,” Carmen recalled. “So now we are working towards 2016.” The pair have a little bit of time in Montreal until other members of Team Canada join them there and the team gets down to business and starts training on Sept. 8. Carmen and Monika aren’t the only ones in their family who have kept busy in the pool, however. Their mom Cathy, and their

aunt Gerri Willms also grew up in Pitt Meadows playing water polo with the Haney Neptunes. “Our grandparents named the club,” explained Carmen. Cathy and Gerri have been part of masters swimming for years and decided to challenge themselves and get back in the water recently. The pair have been training hard throughout the year with the Pacific Storm Water Polo Club as well as HYACK Masters Swimming, Carmen said. And this summer, both Cathy and Gerri competed at the FINA world masters tournament in Montreal. “They came in second and earned the silver medal with the Calgary Splash 50-plus team,” Carmen noted. Monika and Carmen will return home to Pitt Meadows on Aug. 23 for a two-week visit.

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Ridge siblings play ball on national stage A pair of local softball sisters are competing in two different national tournaments. by Eric Zimmer

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Call them the dynamic duo. Courtney and Taylor De Adder are two Maple Ridge siblings at the top of their game in the sport of fastpitch. “It’s something you can keep getting better at,” said 14-year-old Taylor. And it’s this attitude that’s helped Taylor and her 16-year-old sister Courtney contribute to the success of their respective teams. The pair, who each began their career playing with the Ridge Meadows Minor Softball Pride club around the age of five, now play for the White Rock Renegades, with Courtney on the 98 team, and Taylor on the 00 team. Both teams have made an impact in their respective divisions this year, and both are now set to compete in nationals. In fact, Taylor and the 00 team kicked off their tournament yesterday in White Rock and the competition runs until this Sunday, Aug. 10. “We had provincials in Victoria,

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Courtney and Taylor De Adder showed off their hardware from recent tournaments last week. The pair are each competing nationally this month in B.C. and Ontario. and our team won it,” explained Taylor. “The top four teams qualify for nationals.” Going into the nationals, Taylor was feeling confident. “I think our team can pull it off,” she said. “We have a great hitting team, a great fielding team, – not a lot of teams can score runs against us.” Though Courtney and her team will also compete at nationals, the route to the championships was a

little different. “Instead of doing provincials, we had a national qualifier that our team got put into and any teams that wanted to go to nationals were in that tournament,” she explained. The top three teams from the tournament advanced to nationals and Courtney’s team nabbed the first spot. Courtney’s team is also competing a little further away – Brampton Ont. to be exact, the

week after Taylor. There’s also a certain degree of familiarity with the competition that Courtney believes will work to the team’s advantage. “We’ve been there (nationals) once, and we kind of know what it’s all about,” she said. “It’s a little more competitive coming back as an older team, but we have a really good shot, and know what it takes to get there, and succeed.” It will be work before play for Courtney however, as this week she is umpiring at Taylor’s tournament too. Playing in the same league does result in an element of following in her sister’s footsteps said Taylor, but Courtney pointed out the pair don’t get overly compared with one another due to the different positions they each play. “She’s a pitcher, I play second base,” said Courtney. There can be elements of sibling competition when it comes to things like whose team goes further in tournaments and things like that, Taylor noted. “It depends on the day,” quipped Courtney. At the end of the day though, both are on the field for the same reason. “It’s doing something you love,” said Taylor.

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“Come and experience a safe place to find freedom from life’s hurts, Maple Ridge Baptist Church hang-ups and habits.” 22155 Loughheed Highway Join us every MONDAY for Dinner, Dessert & Coffee 6:00 - 7:00 Group meeting 7:00 - 8:00 For more info Share Groups 8:00 - 9:00 • Celebration Station for kids 5-13 years • Childcare provided for kids under 5 years

604-377-3575 www.celebraterecovery.ca

DISCOVERY CHURCH Church Service 10am - 11:45am Sunday Mornings

Pastor: Trevor Stearns 604.306.3044 11601 Laity St., Maple Ridge Colleen Finlay Place

www.discoverychurchrm.com

ST. ST.JOHN’S JOHN’S est. Est.1859 1859

(River LaitySt.) St.) (RiverRd. Rd.& & Laity

SUNDAYSERVICES: SERVICE SUNDAY SUNDAY SERVICES: 10:30 am a.m. 8:30 8:30&&10:30 10:30 AM

WED SERVICE Church & Nursery 9:30 am School    10:30 a.m.

  both Morning) (Church and School Nursery

604-463-5733 

www.stjohnmr.com   hall  for   Ideal receptions!

10:00 a.m.

Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times

Thursday, August 7, 2014

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12MM LAMINATE 12 Colors

Luxury Vinyl Plank by

Starting from

89¢*sq. ft.

en kore

100% Water Proof

4 Colors in stock

The top coat, made of polyurethane, is extremely resistant to knocks and wear, retains its shape, and is completely water resistant. This means that GATORLOC can also be fitted in bathrooms, kitchens, toilets and saunas with no problem at all.

The unique and patented click basis with the nicely spaced click elements along the 4 sides ensures quick and easy fitting in all directions. The durable acoustic dampening bottom coat made of PVC not only suppresses sounds, but also ensures that GATORLOC sounds like real wood.

The wear layer is made of PVC. Under this layer there is a printed film in PVC, onto which the designs are printed.

GATORLOC most certainly does not contain harmful softeners such as dioctyl phthalate (DOP). These are replaced by environmental friendly components conform with the toughest European regulations.

A solid PVC backing serves as a mould in which the top coats are placed and is also the connection to the click basis.

SALE $ PRICE

INCLUDES A FLOOR CLEANER

3.99 Sq ft* Tax Included

ARMSTRONG ALTERNA

COUNTER TOP *RECEIVE A FREE STAINLESS STEEL SINK WITH PURCHASE

GRANITE QUARTZ OR

Granite from

4900*

per sq ft installed

LEDGESTONE 5

SALE $ 99* PRICE

Sq. ft.

Reg. $999

10 x 10 KITCHEN starting at

3995 + Tax

SALE $ PRICE

4 99* Sq.Ft.

INCLUDES GROUT, GLUE AND A FLOOR CLEANER

Maple Wood from Canada • Plywood Cabinet Box • US Stain • Full extension glides

CLOSET ORGANIZERS

UP TO 80% OFF

2” Fauwood Blinds

SALE $ 2 99 *

Sq.Ft.

PRICE

Reg. $399 sq.ft.*

30 OFF

FREE INSTALLATION ON ALL ORDERS HOME SHOW SPECIAL

TOC NS

BERRYALLOC LAMINATE

(Including Granite Countertop)

5 Colors

6 Colors Made in Belgium

• 80” Long planks • Lifetime Residential Warranty • AC4 DPL Direct Pressure Laminate • 5 yr. Moisture Warranty • 10 yr. Commercial Warranty

INCLUDES A FLOOR CLEANER

IN S

K TOC

VANITY SPECIAL

*PACKAGE PRICE INCLUDES VANITY CABINET, QUARTZ COUNTERTOP, UNDERMOUNT SINK, FAUCET, MIRROR, DOOR HANDLES. SOFT CLOSE

CSA APPROVED SINK & FAUCET

SALE $ 74250*

SALE

PRICE

Reg. $990

48" WIDTH

Also available in White

CK STO

PRICE

111750 *

Reg. $1490

72" WIDTH

K TOC S IN

Also available in Espresso

SALE $ 96750 * PRICE

K TOC S N I

Reg. $1290

60" WIDTH

Also available in Espresso

PROFESSIONAL SALES & INSTALLATIONS GUARANTEED! 21280 Lougheed Hw y., Maple Ridge B.C.

604 477 1889 | 1 800 951 8337

OPEN

Mon-Fri 9-5 Sat 10-4 www.woodopolis.com 2

*See store for details.

KIA

UC659806

Forte LX

UC402349

Optima LX

KIA

OH54890

$24,930

Honda

UC800393

$19,300

UT352983

Sorento

UT501172

1500

Dodge Ram

UC064680

LT/SE

Wave

Air Conditioning, Remote Entry, Alarm System, Cruise Control, Fog Lights

$5,800

2007

Alloy Wheels, Running Boards, Tire Pressure Monitoring System, Leather Interior, Memory Seats

$33,900

2011

Power Windows, Alloy Wheels, Engine Immobilizer, Remote Entry, Traction Control

$22,900

2013

UC803328

Rio

All Power LX

Air Conditioning, Power Steering, Satellite Radio, ABS Brakes

$13,900

2013

26,000 Now Just $29,950

ONLY 95,654kms - UC800826

2.5L 4-cyl, Bluetooth ONLY 92,456kms - UC284928

UC333319

18,000

INTERNET SALES PRICE

UT190946

16,500

UC227094

22,946 $

11,994

UC687488

$9,500

UC824981

Low KM, Leather Seats

24,980 $

UC653153

2011 Infiniti G25 Luxury

Anti-theft, Keyless Entry

2008 Mazda3

Automatic, Front Wheel Drive

1-866-910-8877

19625 LOUGHEED HWY., PITT MEADOWS

NISSAN

WEST COAST

DL: 30501

35,000

INTERNET SALES PRICE

UT097031

2011 Nissan Sentra

Air conditioning, MP3 Player

2013 Ford F150 XLT

NISSAN

17,800

Internet Price

26,500

Employee Price

108***

18,800

10,500

499

***

14,000

25 ,000

Employee Price

Internet Price

20370 LOUGHEED HWY., MAPLE RIDGE

WEST COAST

FORD LINCOLN

1-866-910-8779

DL: 6077 We accept Visa, Mastercard & American Express

*All payments $0 down and plus taxes and fees at 5.99% OAC. ^48 months, *60 months, **72 months, ***84 months ****96. All payments bi-weekly plus taxes

126***

Employee Price

LEASE FOR $ ONLY

ONLY

2013 E-250

6 to choose from!!!! Stock # UT093796

16,000

LIKE NEW Internet Price

Internet Price

2008 Dodge Nitro SLT 4x4

fully loaded 83,862 km’s

47,218 km’s, automatic, A /C, black alloy wheels, all power options Stock # UC121242

2013 Fusion Se

ONLY

2013 Dodge Dart

Only 6,000 km’s!!! alloy wheels, power groups, A /C, automatic Stock # UC284623

Biweekly

22,700

Internet Price

ONLY **

178

ONLY

82,899 km’s, automatic, power group, alloy wheels 82,899 km’s Stock #UC244962

2010 Focus Se Sport

***

184

ONLY

2013 Ford Focus ST

Only 10,502 km’s, 2.0L Ecoboost Turbo, Heated Leather Recaro Bucket Seating, 6 Speed Manual Transmission, local 1 owner car, Sunroof, Navigation. Stock # UC172788

Only 51,264 km’s, automatic, 4x4 power group, A /C, black alloy wheels. Stock # UT316699

2012 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4

140

ONLY

2012 Toyota Camry LE

Only 13,200 km’s, Power group, Navigation, 2.5L 4 cylinder, loaded. Stock # UC006929

EVENT!

PRICING

PRE-OWNED EMPLOYEE

UC620643 $12,995

HEATED FRONT SEATS,

LOCAL VEHICLE, NO ACCIDENT CLAIMS, FULLY EQUIPPED INCLUDING POWER WINDOWS, LOCKS AND MIRRORS, STEREO, TILT AND CRUISE CONTROL,

2012 Nissan Sentra

UT115053 $17,800

BC TRUCK WITH LOW KILOMETERS AND CHEVROLET FACTORY WARRANTY

EVEN MORE AFFORDABLE AT THIS REDUCED PRICE!! ECONOMICAL 4 CYLINDER 4X4, AUTO AIR, TILT, CRUISE CONTROL, SIDE STEP BARS AND BOX LINER,

2010 Chevrolet Colorado Xtra Cab 4x4 PU

$29995

COUPE-AUTO, ROOF, DUAL POWER SEAT, LOCAL, NO ACCIDENT CLAIMS UC567595

2011 BMW 328Xdrive Sport

$8995

COUPE-LOCAL,AUTO, ROOF, LEATHER, AFFORDABLE SPORT/ECONOMY., UC800140

2004 Honda Accord EX-L

$32995

LOCAL OWNER,AUTO,TONNEAU COVER, RUNNING BOARDS, UT004588

2012 Toyota Tacoma TRD sport Double Cab 4x4-1

JUST ARRIVED TRADE-INS

1 LOCAL OWNER, NO ACCIDENT CLAIMS, FULLY EQUIPPED INCLUDING HEATED SEAT, ALLOY WHEELS, SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS, ECONOMICAL 4 CYLINDER INCLUDED UT273881 $19,995

2011 Hyundai Tucson AWD

$29,995 $16,950 $28,995

UT067290

1 LOCAL OWNER, GO ANYWHERE ALL WHEEL DRIVE WITH THE POWERFUL V6 ENGINE, PREMIUM PACKAGE INCLUDING POWER ROOF AND LEATHER, FRONT SEAT MOUNTED SIDE AIRBAGS DRASTICALLY RECUDUCED PRICE FOR EVEN LOWER MONTHLY PAYMENTS, SPORTY FACTORY SE BODY KIT, ECONOMICAL YET PEPPY 4 CYLINDER ENGINE 1 LOCAL OWNER, SPORT PACKAGE WITH V6 ENGINE, LEATHER, POWER ROOF, HEATED FRONT SEATS, ABS BRAKES, VEHICLE STABILITY AND TRACTION CONTROL

UC574967

2012 Toyota Venza V6 AWD

2010 Toyota Camry SE 2012 Toyota Rav4 Sport V6 4WD

UT065635

LOCAL VEHICLE, FULLY EQUIPPED INCLUDING POWER SUNROOF, ABS BRAKES, VEHICLE STABILITY AND TRACTION CONTROL, UC081376 NOW $17,500

2013 Toyota Corolla CE

LOCAL VEHICLE AND NO ACCIDENT CLAIMS, POWER WINDOWS LOCKS AND MIRRORS, REAR VIEW BACKUP CAMERA, ABS BRAKES, SIDE AIRBAGS UC238603 NOW $20,995

2013 Toyota Camry LE

UPGRADE PKG, PWR WINDOWS, LOCKS AND MIRRORS, TILT/ TELESCOPIC STEERING, CRUISE, STEREO/CD WITH BLUETOOTH, FREE 1ST OIL CHANGE UC533860 NOW $15,995

2013 TOYOTA YARIS LE

SPECIAL TOYOTA FINANCE RATES FROM 1.9% APR (OAC)

SPECIAL FLEET CLEARANCE

ONCE A TOYOTA, ALWAYS A TOYOTA

www.westcoastautogroup.com

LOUGHEED LOUGHEED HWY. HWY

MEADOW MEADOWS GARDENS GARDEN GOLF GOLF

*SEE IN STORE DETAILS

Prices listed are plus documentation and taxes

All Wheel Drive, Automatic

UT312539

2011 GMC Terrain SLT

Alloy Wheels, Keyless Entry, Air Conditioning

2013 Ford Fiesta Titanium

Bluetooth Wireless Technology, Heated Seats, Alloy Wheels

2009 Nissan Rogue

25,980

INTERNET SALES PRICE

Full huge touch screen with touch buttons on the side

lowest prices guaranteed

Local, No Accidents UT119844

21,000 Now Just 11,950

Nav! Rear DVDs ! Leather! ONLY 72,546kms - UT643308

Now Just

Was $12,995 $

2011 Chrysler Town & Country Touring 2009 Pontiac Montana SV6

14,900 Now Just 22,950

2009 Acura TL SH-AWD Tech Package

Was $15,995 $

Now Just

2010 Mazda3 Sport GS

4-door, Navigation, Leather!! Loaded! Leather! 7 Pass! NAV! ONLY 133,170kms - UT001940 ONLY 43,787kms - UC330575

Now Just

2008 Acura MDX AWD Elite Package 2012 VW GTI TURBO DSG!!!!

Leather seats, sunroof ONLY 85,400kms - UT806754

Was $24,995

2010 Honda CR-V EX

31,950 Now Just $22,500

AUTO ! LEATHER! 4X4! ONLY 30,229kms - UT509589

NOW just

2013 Jeep Wrangler Sahara Edition

*Some conditions apply. See in store for details

WITH EVERY PRE-OWNED VEHICLE PURCHASED THIS MONTH AT WEST COAST MAZDA

CARIBBEAN CRUISE FOR 2! 2013 Ford Fusion Titanium

WEST COAST NISSAN FOR ALL THEIR AUTOMOTIVE NEEDS.

With a

SHIFT_

Come See for yourself why everyone is choosing

& Cruise out

Cruise into WEST COAST C

we will not be undersold

1.855.829.5106

19950 LOUGHEED HWY., PITT MEADOWS

WEST COAST KIA

Climate Control, Stability Control, Sunroof, Leather Interior, Engine Immobilizer

Accord Sedan EX

2010

Tinted Windows, Alarm System, Electric Seats, Dual Zone Climate Control, Parking Assistance, Backup Camera and So Much More!

Hybrid

Optima

2013

Cruise Control, Intermittent Wipers, Fog Lights, Bluetooth Wireless Technology

$18,900

2013

Steering Wheel Audio Controls, ABS Brakes, Child Proof Locks, Remote Entry, Heated Mirrors

$13,900

2013

0.9%

FINANCE FROM

HARRIS RD

Thursday, August 7, 2014

PITT RIVER BRIDGE

CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED SPECIALS

203 RD

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