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Two old, two new, and two returning; that’s the makeup of Maple Ridge’s new City council. And it’s going to be an “interesting” four years. Former mayor Gordon Robson and councillor Craig Speirs are returning after losing their seats in 2008 and 2011, respectively. The two often held polarizing views, resulting in heated discussions, and that history may explain the “I’m watching you” gesture Robson gave Speirs, after the final voter count came in at City hall on Saturday night. “I think voters have a sense of humor,” Speirs said with a laugh, adding he and Robson were like the “odd couple” when they last served on council together. “He and I are very different but we are also friends. We actually agree more than we disagree.” Addressing urban sprawl, affordable housing, and making Maple Ridge the

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centre for outdoor and agricultural tourism in the Lower Mainland, are among many things Speirs hopes to tackle in the next four years. Robson said there were a lot of things he “couldn’t get done last time,” which is why he is returning to municipal politics, citing improving transit, dealing with homelessness and attracting industry to Maple Ridge as some issues he wants to addressed. While his last position was mayor until outgoing mayor Ernie Daykin defeated him in 2008, he is looking forward to the view from a councillor seat. “Councillors have much more freedom to express their views,” Robson said. “A mayor has to express the views of the whole council.”

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Two newcomers elected into office, Tyler Shymkiw and Kiersten Duncan, will be the youngest on council and they are

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both students. Shymkiw, 28, works in film industry, but is also a PhD candidate at Simon Fraser University, and has completed degrees in political science. Duncan, 21, works as a lifeguard and is currently studying urban development and environmental science at the University of the Fraser Valley. Duncan ran for council unsuccessfully in 2011 when she was 18. She called her win a “dream come true.” “It’s going to be a little awkward, sitting in class and going around the table explaining, ‘what I do,’” Duncan said. “Most of my friends are working minimum wage jobs or at the beginning of their careers and now, I’m a City councillor.” Duncan ran on a platform of improved infrastructure and services to support neighbourhoods and reduce urban sprawl, expanding eco-tourism, development in downtown, and increased safety around

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outdoor swimming areas. The newly elected council is proof that Maple Ridge want change, Shymkiw said, who ran on a platform that included putting a moratorium on new pay-day loan businesses and improving the economy in Maple Ridge. He is optimistic this new council will move forward and away from past problems. “I think it’s going to be a much more collaborative council,” Shymkiw said. “I think we will be able to leave some of those old divisions behind and come together to get some stuff done.” Only one incumbent seeking re-election is not returning. Al Hogarth placed 10th in terms of votes, out of the roster of 26 running for council. The former Maple Ridge mayor (1999 to 2002), took the defeat in stride. “I’m looking forward to a new chapter in my life,” Hogarth said, adding there is nothing he would change in his re-election campaign. “I’m hopeful the community will continue moving forward in a responsible and balanced way,” said the realtor. Corisa Bell and Bob Masse are the two incumbent councillors, re-elected for a second consecutive term. Maple Ridge’s new council will be sworn in on Dec. 1.

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This watercolour, The Cottonwood Tree, is part of the exhibit on display at Maple Ridge Art Gallery until Dec. 20.

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A longtime Garibaldi Art Club member will be showing her work at the group’s fall show this weekend. by Troy Landreville

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Lyn Thomas has been a fixture in Maple Ridge’s arts community for close to three decades, and she continues to generate new artwork. Thomas’s art, along with that of other members from the Garibaldi Art Club, will be showcased this weekend (Nov. 21-23) during the club’s Fall Show & Sale at Fraserview Hall, 22610 116th Ave. Thomas’s affinity for art predates her move to Maple Ridge 27 years ago. “Thirty-eight years, we’ll say,” Thomas estimated, regarding when she started her hobby/passion. Her method has altered Troy Landreville/TIMES through the years. She had been painting for Garibaldi Art Club member Lyn Thomas will be putting her work on display at the club’s Fall Show & Sale at Fraserview Hall this weekend. many years in watercolours and changed mediums. pastels,” Thomas said, pointing pastels. From the dreamy, soft her home-based picture framing Taking a drawing class with a to a pair of pieces she brought shades of watercolours, she now business, Lynton Studio, that she friend heralded a change. into the TIMES office for a photo. likes using the vibrant colours has been running for 25 years. The drawings were charcoal For Thomas, artistic inspiration more associated with pastels. While she has sold some of and she was told using pastel can sometimes arrive in quick European locations with clothesher artwork in past, it isn’t a would be similar. Not really bursts. In the spring, the club lines hanging over the streets lucrative side business. wanting to get her hands messy, hosted a juried show with the have provided an attractive focus “Oh gosh no!” Thomas replied, Thomas resisted change until she subject being Memorial Peace for her. when asked if she’s made a good decided to take a pastel class. Park. “Somehow I like buildings and living from her artwork. From that time, she became “For some reason I got on a yet I’m not a technical person as “It’s strictly, you have to do it interested in this medium which roll, and I guess I was looking far as [architecture],” Thomas because you love to do it,” she was completely new to her. for different things in the park said. “I did a few in watercolsaid. Her very first pastel without to paint and to interpret, and ours of clotheslines and that Thomas series “Flying Saucer any instruction was accepted I actually painted, I think, the seems to be something that I like Squash” was a little whimsiinto a juried show at the gallery. most that anyone to do and people like to do.” cal – “Ready for Take Off”; That provided the had done,” she So what is it about clotheslines “Autopsy”; and “Landed” were necessary encourthat fascinate her? three of the titles, and something Garabaldi Art Club said. agement for her She painted six “Especially in watercolour, completely new for her to paint. Fall Show & Sale to continue with pieces from that they’re really easy and nice She won second place for pastels. • What: Original works from show. to do, and people like them,” “Landed” in the Garibaldi Art Thomas has members of the Garibaldi Art Club For the upcom- Thomas said. Club Juried Spring show in 2013. been producing • Where: Fraserview Hall, 22610 ing event, Art has been a big part of Thomas also won second place more artwork 1166th Ave. Thomas plans Thomas’s life since she first put for “Catching the Wave” in each year since down stakes in Maple Ridge. 2014 which was a painting at • When: Friday, Nov. 21 from 7-9 to submit three turning to pastels. p.m. as well as Saturday, Nov. 22, pieces of her artShe has been president of the night of the beautiful coloured Although she work. Garibaldi Art Club twice, and ran lights in front of the ACT. All and Sunday, Nov. 23 from 10 a.m. credits Farida Most of Art in the Park for 13 years. of these paintings were done in to 4 p.m. both days. Coates and Thomas’s art She originally started this art pastels. Roberta Combs tends to gravitate show in her two-acre garden in This weekend’s show runs with significant assistance, she towards buildings and, a subMaple Ridge and since its first Friday, Nov. 21 from 7-9 p.m., says she is now finding a way of ject that’s equally unique and year, it has became very popular as well as Saturday, Nov. 22 and doing things herself. nostalgic – clotheslines. A serwith artists and art collectors Sunday, Nov. 23 from 10 a.m. to “I’ve been painting watercolies of clothesline paintings has in the local community and 4 p.m. both days. ours the longest, and I never occupied Thomas for many years beyond. – With files from Trudy Deaton thought I would change from and she is now doing them in Thomas continues to operate of the Garibaldi Art Club watercolours, but these two are

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Election aftermath

Pitt mixes old and new Two new faces are set to join veteran councillors as the City prepares for a new term. by Eric Zimmer ezimmer@mrtimes.com

He may be happy to be taking a seat on council after a “long and exhausting campaign,” but for newly elected Pitt Meadows City councillor Mike Stark, now “the real work begins in earnest.” Stark is one of two new councillors who will take their place alongside returning councillors David Murray, Tracy Miyashita, Janis Elkerton, and Bruce Bell following the swearing in on Dec. 2. Also joining the group is fellow council freshman Bill Dingwall. “I am thrilled and honoured to have been elected to City council,” Dingwall said. “It is a new chapter for me and my family that will include both challenges and opportunities.” The group will be led by Dingwall new mayor John Becker, who isn’t wasting any time settling into his new role. Monday morning may have been a “regular work day at the office” for the Pitt Meadows lawyer, but he said the day also included other new tasks such as scheduling appointments with Pitt Meadows CAO Kim Grout, as well as Maple Ridge’s mayor-elect Nicole Read. Becker will be “establishing a regular schedule at City hall to mesh with the law office,” he said. The pair of newbies are also anxious to

get things going. “The residents of Pitt Meadows have elected me to listen to their concerns, debate the issues that matter to them, and then vote my conscience in their best interests,” Stark said. “I plan to do just that.” Council is facing some “really important and complex” issues around tax diversification, traffic congestion, economic development and tourism, to name a few,” said Dingwall. “I hope that council can validate a strategic vision for our community that will embrace... who we are.” Returning councillor David Murrray said he was humbled and honoured to be re-elected a second time around. And Janis Elkerton was grateful to be returning: “Thank you for the re-election.” Their colleague, Bruce Bell echoed the sentiments. “Thank you to those who supported me,” Bell said. “To those who didn’t, I will work hard and do my best to earn your support these next four years.” Long-time City councilStark lor Gwen O’ Connell didn’t make the cut, but isn’t harbouring any ill feelings about the results. “I was bit sad at first, but I’m doing really good,” she stressed. O’Connell also works full-time at the Wesbrooke, and she said she’s actually “excited” to have a bit more time to focus on new projects at the seniors facility. “I wish everybody on council the best,” she said. “John will be a good mayor.” O’Connell added that it will also be an “interesting” four years, and that she’ll “be watching council, for sure.”

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Fundraiser

Friends rally for musician Matt Kelso had a tumour removed from his brain last year and he’s been in pain since.

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Matt Kelso (right) with his mother Glenna. Matt underwent surgery last year to remove a brain tumour. His birthday is today and a fundraiser is being held for him on Sunday.

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A fundraiser is being held Sunday for a Maple Ridge musician who had almost 30 per cent of his brain removed last year, due to a large tumour. Matt Kelso, 26, was diagnosed with brain cancer after suffering a brain seizure in his front yard, last year. He has undergone surgery, seven months of chemotherapy and then radiation. Results of his treatment will come out next year, but since undergoing surgery, he’s been in debilitating pain. “Matt has not been able to enjoy his life since [the surgery],” said his mother Glenna, in an email. “He was out playing shows and attending jams throughout the Lower Mainland, five days a week, before being diagnosed. He has not picked up his guitar since. He does not go out with his friends as he is always in pain and would rather be at home.” Matt was a familiar

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face locally, performing at places such as the Downtown Maple Ridge BIA Lunchtime Concert Series and Kanaka Creek Coffee, to name a couple. He also ran a screen printing business, which is now closed. He played hockey for 11 years in the Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey Association, becoming a coach and referee. He is also a Maple Ridge Secondary graduate and was a student at the University of the Fraser Valley, where he studied criminology, psychology, political science and business. Matt’s birthday is today, Nov. 20, but the

fundraiser is being held at the Haney Public House on Nov. 23, starting at 5 p.m. Burger and a drink is $20 and there will be a donation box, 50/50 draw, silent auction and basket draw. “It has been a very hard time for Matt and this will be the first time he has seen his friends, with the exception of a few, since his diagnosis [on] June 17, 2013,” Glenna added. Monies raised will go towards helping Matt financially, as he has been unable to work since his diagnosis. Haney Public House is located at 22222 Lougheed Hwy.

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Poppies pay off for vets

The annual legion campaign saw a significant rise in donations this year. ezimmer@mrtimes.com

Eighteen million plastic red poppies were produced in Canada this year to help mark Remembrance Day, and help legions nationwide raise funds for their organizations. And the supply almost ran out. For local Royal Canadian Legion Branch 88 member Jim MacDonald, the response to this year’s campaign can be traced back to the deaths of the two Canadian servicemen killed in Quebec and Ontario last month. The unprovoked attacks on home soil brought the reality of conflict close to home for many, he said. In addition, said MacDonald,“there seems to be an ongoing and building awareness of veterans, veteran’s rights, and what they’ve done.” As of the TIMES press deadline, more than $78,000 had already been received by the local

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legion as a result of this year’s campaign. This is a significant increase over last year, when sales totalled around $72,000. Awareness of the day isn’t going to die down, said MacDonald of the future. In fact, quite the opposite. “What was great to see this year was how many teenagers and young people came and gave of their own accord, without being coaxed to by mom

or dad or something,” he related. “It seems to be the thing to do now, whereas in the past, it was mostly the older crowd that picked up a poppy, or attended the Remembrance Day ceremonies.” MacDonald himself said he attended Remembrance Day in Maple Ridge, and estimated that about 60 per cent of the crowd was of the younger generation. It’s good to see that kind of response, he added.

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TransLink is hard to like On Tuesday, TransLink announced it will adopt a host of recommendations about how to fix a buggy SkyTrain system that trapped hundreds of passengers last summer. Twice. In less than a week. Ask about almost any other level of government or agency in B.C., from your local council to the provincial Parliament to the Agricultural Land Commission, and you’ll find some people who hate them, some who think they’re doing okay. It’s hard to find anyone with something nice to say about TransLink. And yet, sometime next year, we’ll be asked to vote in a referendum on more money for the transit agency. TransLink has been chronically short of funds for years. Its job is not only to run transit service, but to maintain a great many major roads. It has had to do this with several different unwieldy governance structures and little support from the province, which has never been interested in taking any blame for TransLink’s failures, only credit for its successes. As development and density ramped up around the edges of Metro Vancouver, as communities like Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, and Maple Ridge began growing and demanding better – or any – bus service, TransLink completely dropped the ball. Every new route was years too late and was quickly swamped by pent-up demand. TransLink now has an ambitious plan. More buses. More service. It will cost money, and that spending has to be approved by voters. Specifically, by voters who have come to hold TransLink in contempt. It’s one thing to be asked to support something you mostly like, but being asked to pony up more money for TransLink… Our prediction is that the referendum isn’t going to be much fun. – M.C.

This Week’s Question How do you feel about your City’s election results? ■ Your View Last week’s question, results… Will the increase in civic terms from three to four years be better or worse for our communities?

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Stability elusive in home tech If you’re reading this on dead two. Is the computer a 486? Is trees, there’s a good chance you the game system an Super NES were born sometime between or XBox 360? Does anyone own a 1930 and 1980. If you were, you Prius? Flip-phone or smart phone? also remember that, during the MySpace or Twitter? second half of the 20th century, Change in the stuff we use on there was a standard set of stuff a daily basis is getting faster, and that pretty much every middlewe might be heading towards a class household possessed. The big shakeup in the kinds of things always-present pieces of technolwe think of as “standard” for our ogy were: a stove and oven, a homes. refrigerator, a washer and dryer, Are we going to have a lot of by Matthew Claxton a television, and a phone. In your domestic robots to do the housegarage was an internal combuswork? The Roomba is 12 years tion car. Maybe you had a rotary phone or one of old now, but it became popular without ever those fancy keypad numbers, maybe your TV was becoming truly mainstream. Smarter, more verblack-and-white or colour, but the basics were satile robots are being invented all the time, and the same. like most new technologies, they’re coming to us Other technology came creeping in starting the mainly via military surplus and toy companies. 1970s – microwave ovens, VCRs, game consoles, You can also pick up a 3D printer for a few and so forth – but they were optional. Plenty hundred to a few thousand dollars. They’re of homes still don’t have much more than a expensive hobbies for most people, used to DVD player on top of the ISO Standard Home make anything from action figures to custom Technology Package. picture frames. If the price drops enough, maybe Compared to the late 20th century, the early they’ll be handy to have around for printing new 20th century was a time of mad upheaval. clothes, dishes, or furniture? Iceboxes turned into crude refrigerators. Phones How about self-driving cars? That seems pretty changed their shape and user interface radically. plausible, if Google can figure out how to get the Washboards and buckets started to vanish. Cars darned things to drive in snow. Otherwise, their went from rich man’s toy to suburban necessity. main market will be Florida and Arizona, not so So try this – pick up a book, especially a much Winnipeg. children’s book with a domestic setting, written Virtual reality? It seemed like a pipe dream for sometime between the late 1950s and the early years, but now there’s the Oculus Rift, fully fund1990s. Don’t look at the cover or the publication ed and worth billions, apparently. date. Try to figure out what year it was written The most likely answer is “something no one by paying attention to the technology. can foresee.” No one in the 1960s saw video It’s pretty hard. Does the TV have a remote, or games coming, no one in the 1970s saw mobile knobs? Are the car’s tires whitewalls? How much phones becoming ubiquitous, no one in the 1980s cable television is available? realized that the internet would become a nearThat standardized suite of stuff lasted for, in essential utility. technological terms, a really long time, about 40 I’d love to know what’s coming next, but what years. I really want to know is, how long will everything Now pick up a book written sometime between be in flux? Will there ever be a generations-long about 1990 and the present. You can probably period in which we get some stability, or is that guess the year it was written to within one or as dead and buried as rotary-dial phones?

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Thursday, November 20, 2014

Provincial politics

No votes in empty municipality

Dear Editor, When we went to the polls a few days ago, we at least had the right to vote for our own candidates. Not so for one municipality in B.C.: Jumbo Mountain Resorts. In 2012, the B.C. government amended the Local Government to Act to enable a corporation to the create a municipality without residents or infrastructure, and with an appointed mayor and council. The yet-to-be-built ski resort in the beautiful Purcell mountains of the Kootenays has an appointed mayor and council to make possible an artificial resort with hotels and condos and cafes and restaurants on Crown Land for a corporation

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wanting to make money. The project has been in the making for more than 20 years. Two years ago, the mayor and council received $260,000 in start-up money for its non-existing community, and is now asking for a further million dollars for the next five years – without any elections or people or community. There is no accountability to voters, because there are no voters! Only in some banana republic, you say? No. Here in B.C.! How far does the absurd support of corporations go by our government, when so many communities are in dire need of extra funds? Maria Raynolds, Maple Ridge

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Environment

Carbon benefits small population

Dear Editor, Paul Gregory [Canada one of dirtiest countries, Oct. 14 Letters, TIMES] claims a problem with my numbers

[Benefits outweigh emissions, Oct. 7 Letters, TIMES]. He notes Canada emits 16.0 and the USA 16.4 tons of CO2 per capita. Canada

Traffic safety

Brush up on intersection rules

Dear Editor, Some drivers need a refresher on intersection rules. Once the light has turned green and you have rolled forward over the solid stop line, you are in the intersection and have the right of way, especially turning left on a green light. Please, don’t try and back up behind the stop line if the light turns amber, and don’t panic if the light turns red. Wait for those last-second red-light runners and make your turn, safely. You have the right of way. Rich Tolson, Maple Ridge

What you’re telling us on Facebook TIMES reported on the major ‘upset’ •in The Maple Ridge, with a Silver Valley mom, a

political neophyte, unseating incumbent Ernie Daykin for the mayor’s seat. Reader response was varied and somewhat unexpected... “Why is the heading for this article “major upset”?” – Gillian Meyer

“Silver Valley Mom? Yes, she is a fabulous mom. But I can’t hold it in! When Ernie Daykin was elected was he called a “Maple Ridge Dad”? I shake my head. Anyway... I am thrilled for the citizens of Maple Ridge. Nicole Read will lead us to success. Congrats!” – Billie Fletcher-Seneviratne “Don’t see how they can say major upset when the majority of voters chose the newcomer!!! If the majority was opposed to this, it would have reflected at the voting booths...” – Kassandra Antone Kreutzer “How is this a Major Upset? I think this is wonderful news!” – Janessa Munz “I had the same reaction. What’s next - a comment on her hair style? Isn’t it time to get past this stuff?” – Val Patenaude “Major upset? Really? Obviously not if you’ve been following the campaigns.” – Jesse Sidhu “Here’s one. If you need things done properly, hire a woman ! Congrats Nicole!” – Jennifer Howe “Look at that group of old farts! Lol dallas buyers club see ya! And welcome young fresh female perspective.” – J.C. Gib “I think there is way too much read into the headline. I would also consider it an upset... she’s new to the scene, no one would comment on that if she was a man. I don’t care if the mayor is male or female... just do a good job representing the people. Good for her.” – Kelly Marshall Keno “Congratulations all around. Voting turnout went well and change is a coming. Old boys club got shown the door” – Chris Broughton

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has one tenth the population of the USA, one tenth the cars, and so on. Then he shows China at 7.5 tons per capita – the country with the biggest population in the world. The air is so thick with pollution, factories are forced to shut down because of health concerns, and people wear face masks. Canada is in a very good position globally, responsible for 1.39 per cent of world CO2 totals. Any major initiative to further reduce our CO2 emissions will result in a major impact to Canada’s economy, and the resulting effort would amount to a drop in the ocean. I am thankful our prime minister is an economist, not a lawyer. Jim Bulpit, Maple Ridge

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Dear Editor, Zombies are too silly to worry about because they are not real [Laws scarier than zombies, Oct. 28 Odd Thoughts, TIMES]. ISIS/ISIL is real, and not mentally ill. They have a twisted religious ideology that they plan to impose on the world. Terrorism does not “kill people and destroy families,” people with an agenda do. Terrorists with this twisted view of Islam murder more Muslims than any other group since Islam began. Ask the Kurds. America and Canada send massive aid to these countries, but continue to be vilified even by their own citizens. The first directive for the leader of a democratic country is the protection of its citizens. Cherryl Katnich, Maple Ridge Letters on this page have been edited for space. For longer versions, or more letters to the editor visit... www.mrtimes.com – Click on Opinion, or search the writers’ names.

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Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times

Clothes exchange

HIVE abuzz with clothing

Now in its fifth year, the bi-annual event allows parents to save money by recycling children’s clothes.

FRIENDLY AND GENTLE

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FAMILY & COSMETIC DENTISTRY Christopher Sun/TIMES

Volunteer Erin Andreychuk organized freecycle clothing on Wednesday. Yamamoto. “It’s about the community coming together and pooling resources.” To level the field and prevent hoarding, one bag is given to families picking up clothes. They are allowed to take as much as they can, until the bag is full. However, there is a limit of one coat each. On Monday, families are invited to come back and get more clothing, if any are left. What’s leftover after that is donated. On average, about 300

bags of clothing is distributed at each freecycle. Yamamoto knows of one incident where a mother held up a dress and commented that she donated it “a few freecycles ago.” “It’s kinda neat that way,” Yamamoto added. “After the child had worn it and enjoyed it, it came back again.” The event will be held in the gymnasium of Eric Langton Elementary, at 12138 Edge St., from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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An annual donation drive coordinated by realtors from across the Lower Mainland kicked off this week in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. by Eric Zimmer ezimmer@mrtimes.com

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The value of a warm blanket or cozy jacket on a cold night is something that many people take for granted. But for many others, it’s a comforting luxury they simply don’t have. And it’s why – for the past 20 years – realtors from Squamish to Chilliwack and all points in between, including Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, have participated in the Realtors Care Blanket Drive. During the campaign, which kicked off Monday, Nov. 17, and will continue until until Nov. 24, realtors across the region will work with their clients to coordinate donations of blankets, sleeping bags, warm winter clothing, as well as new socks and underwear for those most in need, “I think it said Jewel Yourchek, a realtor encompasses with Macdonald Realty who has organized the local drive more than just the for the past six years. homeless.” “I think it encompasses Jewel Yourchek more than just the homeless,” Yourchek said. “We’re bringing in blankets and warm clothing ourselves, and our clients are too,” she explained. “We also have a great connection with the other offices in town; realtors work and play in the communities in which they work.” As such, she explained, all donations stay local. “Whatever’s raised in Surrey stays in Surrey, for example,” Yourchek elaborated. “Whatever’s raised in Maple Ridge, stays in Maple Ridge. It’s all just given to people who need it.” In her years in charge of the operation, Yourchek said she has seen donations double every year. “Except for last year,” she noted. “For one reason or another, donations dropped off.” She cited the movement of the drive from December to November last year as one possible reason for the decline in donations, but said the change of dates was made with strategy in mind. “They moved it to the middle of this month, partly because they wanted to get the donations out earlier, before the weather really got cold,” she explained. Response from Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows is always generous though. And, as the campaign marks its 20th anniversary, Yourchek hopes this year will be no different. “For two decades, this program has helped the homeless and working poor living in every community within the Lower Mainland,” said Ray Harris, president of the Real Estate Board Of Greater Vancouver. “In a perfect world, the need for a program like this wouldn’t exist, but we know there are many of our fellow residents who need our support.” Details on the campaign are at: www.blanketdrive.ca.

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Gale Yip (center) and other members of the Maple Ridge Concert band are preparing for their upcoming annual winter show on Nov. 25 at The ACT. TIMES files

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Maple Ridge Concert Band is getting set for its annual show. by Eric Zimmer ezimmer@mrtimes.com

From tunes about the civil war, to traditional Christmas carols, the upcoming Maple Ridge Concert Band’s (MRCB) winter show will run the gauntlet of tune topics when the group performs at The ACT on Tuesday. The common thread, explained MRCB’s Gale Yip, is that all the songs revolve around the subject of colour. The theme is the brainchild of concert coordinator Laurie Dumas, who is also

the wife of the band’s conductor Ed. “Every song we play will be colour-related,” explained Yip. “We’re playing things like White Christmas as well as songs such as The Blue and Grey, which is about the civil war.” The group performs two main concerts a year – one in the spring and one in the winter – and Yip said the shows are always fun. MRCB has increased its membership as of late, and Yip said the performance group now totals about 50 members. In addition, a beginner and intermediate group has also formed, which Yip explained allows for those with any level of musical ability to get involved with

the concert band. And the show itself will include a performance from the intermediate performers. “Our goal is to just encourage all levels of music, and share in the enjoyment of musical performance,” Yip said. It’s not uncommon for “family pods” to be a part of MRCB, she noted. “Our band is filled with family pods: brother and sister, parent and child, husband and wife.” The youngest member of the group is 14 years old, and the oldest is “somewhere in the 80s.” Tickets to the Nov.25 show are available at The ACT. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. More info at www. theactmapleridge.org.

Thank You.... The Executive and members of Branch 88, Royal Canadian Legion, wish to thank the citizens of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows for their generous support of our 2014 Poppy Campaign. Total donations were over $78,000.00 - a record amount that will go directly to helping our Veterans and their families in the community. The list of those who should receive special thanks is endless and includes all members of the Branch who volunteered to participate in the Poppy Campaign, our Air, Army and Sea Cadets, all of the schools throughout School District 42, scouts, the local media and all the businesses who allowed us to put poppy trays in their stores and offices. We also fully appreciate the very large attendances at both the Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Cenotaphs on November 11th. Your strong and continuous support of our Veterans and their goals is amazing. Thank you so very much. Diane Cougar / Gail Springer Co-Poppy Chairs.

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Engaging the community to create lanterns to be hung at Maple Ridge Park and Alouette River, and creating art that incorporates history, culture, and nature, are just a couple of ideas Robi Smith has, after being named the latest artist-in-resicent at Fern Crescent. The self-taught painter and mixed media and installation artist, Smith held an open house last Saturday to introduce herself to the community and get ideas of

what the community would like to see. “It was a meet and greet to talk about my plans,” Smith said, who lives in Vancouver. “I will be engaging with neighbours and the people in Maple Ridge to create artwork for the next three years.” Robi’s artwork has been exhibited throughout Canada and the United States. She has been commissioned to create artwork by VanCity Credit Union, Earthwatch Institute, amongst others. The public can follow Smith’s progress by visiting www.facebook.com/ FernCrescent or ferncrescent.wordpress. com. More information about the artist-inresidence program is available at www. mrpmparksandleisure.ca/302/Artist-inResidence.

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I’m so thankful for the volunteers, contributors, and all of you who voted for me in my bid for mayor. I wish all very best for the new Council in making Maple Ridge an outstanding place to live. Thank you to all of you who put your names forward to serve our community. A special note of thanks to my Council for the past two terms. I am proud of what we did get done and for the life experience it has given me. It was a privilege to serve with you and for Maple Ridge for the past 6 years.

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Nov. 22: Bazaar

• St Luke’s holds its Christmas Bazaar from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 20285 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Tea room, gift baskets and a bake sale are all included with the free admission.

Nov 28: Yennadon Xmas

• Get Christmas shopping done early at the Yennadon Christmas Bazaar, taking place from 5 to 9 p.m. at 23347 128th Ave. There will also be a raffle, prizes, and a bake sale.

Nov. 29: Bazaar

• St. John the Divine Anglican Church’s annual holly tea and bazaar from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free admission. Tea in Lounge $8, at 21299 River Rd.

Nov. 29: Benefit concert

• The 12th annual country music benefit concert for Meals on Wheels takes place from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at The ACT. Tickets available at The ACT and the show features a silent auction and variety of guests, including award-winning country singer Kenny Hess. Info: www.comserve.bc.ca.

Dec. 4: Christmas market

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Dec. 6: Breakfast with Santa

• Northridge FourSquare Alliance Church holds its annual event at Thomas Haney Secondary school. Info: 604-323-4337. •Full list: www.mrtimes.com

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A Facebook rant goes viral Vicki McLeod is owner of Main Street Communications and is happy to answer questions. Send them to her through www. thesocialchicks.com

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ast week I had the opportunity to speak at Women’s AM, a gathering of local business women who meet for breakfast once a month. They asked me, generally, to talk about social media. It’s a big topic and I decided to focus on what it means to be successful with social media. Success in social media depends on effective content. For content to really connect with clients, customers and key audiences, it has to resonate. And if content resonates in a big way, it will go viral. Viral, unfortunately, can’t be planned. It happens, and when it happens, the results are usually unexpected. Sean Smith, my colleague and friend from Campbell River, is navigating the turbulent waters of instant online success after his personal Facebook rant about BC Ferries went viral last week. Being a social media coach, Sean is better equipped than most to deal with the overwhelming results of one tiny little

post, but there was no way he could anticipate the online outpouring and reaction his “Dear BC Ferries” post generated. He was sitting at the breakfast table, thinking about his frustration with the BC Ferries system, and he decided to post his thoughts while eating his Cheerios. His post hit a nerve and he had 4,000 likes and 1,800 shares by dinnertime – and comments, lots and lots of comments. By day two, the phone started ringing and news reporters were calling. To date. Smith has had more than 20 media interviews, and estimates total likes and shares in the 90,000 range and guesses there are close to a million views. I know Sean, and he does not shy away from the spotlight. At the same time, he’s become part of what he describes as “Joan of Arc syndrome.” “I am now the focal point of everybody’s expectations and the unintended leader of the pack,” Sean said. He doesn’t know where the pack is going. He has no agenda beyond keeping the conversation going and hoping it leads to change. As That Social Media Guy on Facebook, he both teaches and preaches the power of social media to create meaningful dialogue and promote change. His viral rant brings both huge expectations and a huge opportunity to extend engagement on the topic.

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to have a strategy in place for how to deal In response, Smith has launched a Dear with it.” BC Ferries Facebook page devoted to conBased on his example, I’ll continue versation about change in to coach clients to look the B.C. Corporation, and for ways to resonate and “You can’t plan promoting the #bumsinengage with large audiviral. It happens, but seats hashtag. ences to promote products, As a result of Smith’s services, and ideas while when it happens, it’s post, the BC Ferries page at the same time cautionimportant to have a went from 800 visits to ing them to be prepared strategy in place for 8,000 within a week. for sudden success. Social media success Vicki McLeod is a Social how to deal with it. indeed. Chick (www.thesocialchiSean Smith The spin-off potential for cks.com) and is a business BC Ferries and for related and personal coach and businesses that seize the opportunity consultant. She offers free social media could be significant. sessions with businessSTART North Fraser Smith’s story is partly inspirational and (www.businessstart.ca) and is happy to partly a cautionary tale. answer social media questions. As he says “You can’t plan viral. It hapFind her at www.mainstreetcommunicapens, but when it happens it’s important tions.ca. …continued from page A20

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Nov. 26: Classical coffee

• Classical coffee with Sarah Hagen takes place at The ACT. Featuring special guest flautist Krzysztof Kaczka. Coffee and treats are included. Info: www.theactmapleridge.org.

Nov. 26: E-reader workshop

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• Michael Kaeshammer has been called a triple-threat combo of piano virtuosity, vocal ability, and charisma. His joy is obvious from the first moment he plays with an uncanny ability to take ‘a bit of musical this’ and ‘a touch of musical that’ and create a sound uniquely his own. Showtime is 8 p.m. Info: www.theactmapleridge.org.

Nov. 22: MarketDay

• About 40 local young people will participate in MarketDay, taking place from 1 to 5 p.m., at Maple Ridge Christian Reformed Church, located at 20245 Dewdney Trunk Rd. The day caps off a nine-week entry-level Entrepreneurship Camp.

Nov. 22: Ensemble 2014

• Maple Ridge Art Gallery presents Ensemble 2014. The show kicks off with an opening reception from 2 to 4 p.m., and goes everyday until Dec. 20. Now in its fifth year, professional and emerging artists are shown in this annual exhibition, that offers each artist the opportunity to make their statement with a small, but representative grouping of their work. Info: www.theactmapleridge.org.

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On Deck “I found I had a knack for it. It might have come from my dad’s history of being a professional wrestler.” Peyton Smith

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The U12- Tier 1 Ridge Meadows Field Lacrosse team heads to the U.S. this weekend.

Payten Smith practised with the Maple Ridge Ramblers last December, during her senior year at Maple Ridge Secondary.

Team goes south Ridge Meadows Burrards U12Tier 1 field lacrosse team is off to Vancouver, Wash. for a mid-season invitational tournament this weekend. • More at www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”

Flames travel Ridge Meadows Flames hockey squad is on the road for two games this week, facing off against conference rivals, Abbotsford and Mission. • More at www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”

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Maple Ridge Secondary graduate Payten Smith has her dad in her corner as she continues her impressive wrestling career at the university level. by Troy Landreville

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Flies make fan This week TIMES columnist and fishing enthusiast Jeff Weltz recalls an encounter with a fellow fisherman at Spences Bridge. The seemingly random encounter had an unexpected result, as Weltz discovered a new favourite fishing tool. • More at www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”

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As the daughter of “Black Jack” Smith, later known as “The Hangman,” there’s a lot to live up to. But unlike her dad Bill, a former professional wrestler who took his knocks as part of Al Tomco’s B.C.-based All-Star Wrestling promotion from 1984-94, Payten Smith is winning her matches the conventional way. In other words, she doesn’t have the advantage of using eye gauges, Irish whips into the turnbuckles, atomic drops, and elbow smashes to overwhelm her opponents. Eighteen-year-old Payten has forged her own unbelievably successful path in the amateur game. In what was an illustrious high school wrestling career, Smith went undefeated over four years as a member of veteran head coach Bill McCrae’s Maple Ridge Secondary Ramblers squad. Smith had four national titles to her credit heading into her first year with SFU. Success spilled over in her freshman year of university wrestling with the Simon Fraser University Clan. With the Clan, Smith competes in the 82 kilogram weight class in Canada, (191 pounds in the U.S.). Smith said the culture of amateur wrestling is

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SFU wrestler Payten Smith, with her dad Bill. quite different in university, when compared to high school. “The whole atmosphere, it’s a lot more intense,” Smith said. “There’s a lot more matches for me. I usually have a full bout. Also, just the dedication that the other wrestlers put into the wrestling, now, is a lot more than high school. So, I’m actually fighting people who are working to be where they are.” Just this year, Smith tasted defeat, something that never happened to her in high school. “I lost twice in Texas,” said Smith, who has already wrestled in four tournaments with the Clan. “That was my second tournament.” “I knew it was going to come,” Smith said, about her undefeated streak coming to an end. “I knew it was going to happen. You can’t win them all.” After suffering that first defeat, Smith brushed the disappointment aside because she knew she had plenty more matches to get through in a very hectic and grueling meet.

Losing to a pair of U.S. wrestlers was used as a learning experience for Smith. “I feel I have improved so much since then,” she said. “My coach has helped me improve on what I need to improve on, and just the mistakes that I made in the competition – they were small mistakes.” Smith is learning to juggle university studies – she plans to work towards a bachelor’s degree in biology – with wrestling. It’s hasn’t always always easy, though. “It can be difficult because we travel quite often,” she said. “When we went to Texas, we were gone for pretty much a whole week. I always take a look a week ahead and plan my days around that.” From the time she took the sport up in Grade 8 at MRSS, Smith was a natural. “I found I had a knack for it,” she said, adding with a chuckle, “it might have come from my dad’s history of being a professional wrestler.” She was never really into team sports and believes wrestling was the perfect fit for her, athletically. “Being on the mats, and knowing it’s all up to you,” she said, regarding what the lure is for her to wrestling. “Everything you’ve done can either be progressive or detrimental to what you’re doing on the mats.” Moving forward, Smith has a goal of competing at the nationals and earning a spot on the Canadian junior national team. As Smith continues her career, she knows she’ll have her dad in her corner. But Bill realizes he has to keep his emotions in check. “Whatever she’s involved in, I’m basically involved in. Her drive for her school is very impressive. Sometimes, I’ve gotta learn to keep my mouth shut,” he said.

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ere in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, we are fortunate to have a big variety of small businesses to choose from to suit a variety of our needs. Now, a number of those businesses have been recognized province-wide, as nominees in a variety of categories, as part of the BC Small Business Awards. For those nominated, November is a pretty big month. It’s their last chance to gain votes. In total, there are currently 307 nominees across the province, and Maple Ridge has the second most nominees in the Fraser Valley, next to Surrey.

Maple Ridge nominees:

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• Casanova Painting • Corporate Mainland Movemanagement Services • Golden Ears Cheescrafters • Left of the Dot Media • S&B Gluten Free Inc. • Sociovisual • The Village Space • YO! from YO.com

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• Bayline Construction Ltd. • Hopcott Farms • Vertical Suits

“Referrals, reviews and a good reputation stem from customer loyalty,” said David Casanova, owner of Casanova painting. The key to maintaining a “unique company culture” is building a team that has passion for what they do, said John Lyotier, cofounder of Left of the Dot Media. The finalists will be announced on Dec. 12, and the winners, Jan. 30.

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peaking of homegrown business, B.C. labour minister Shirley Bond paid a visit to Maple Ridge last week, and checked out Naturally Homegrown Foods, makers of Hardbite Potato Chips, as part of her tour.

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You forget you’re driving in a very small car BY BRENDAN McALEER

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Fit: one syllable, two meanings. On one hand you’ve got a connotation indicating a good heart rate, a lack of love handles, and a BMI that doesn’t make your family doc furrow her brow while flicking through your chart. On the other hand, it also means being the right size. As a moniker to slap on the back of a subcompact, a company could hardly do better, and with previous Fits, you could say much the same thing about Honda. Particularly in the first generation to arrive in North America, the Fit was quick, cute, capable, and fun to fling around. It was the most Honda-ish car in Honda’s lineup. However, here’s the third generation and both width and power are up. The demands of safety ratings and comfort levels are ever-present and this car is no longer the little flighty Fit that we once knew and loved. It’s all grown up. So, has the littlest Honda gone from Fit to Fat, Or is it still survival of the Fittest?

Design:

The easiest way to demonstrate how great the Fit is at packing stuff in is to unload another car into it, as I did. The supplies for a week-long road trip (including toddler, and accompanying accessories) were ferried from a packed-to-the-gills Subaru Impreza hatchback into the Fit, and when the transfer was completed, the Honda still had space aplenty. The seats fold ﬂat, the loading height is low, you can ﬂip the rear seat bottoms up for more clearance, or the whole thing turns into a sort of couch when you’re in line at the ferry.

is not quite what it used to be. This car is tuned for a smoother ride, and isn’t quite as nimble as the ﬁrst-gen Fit, or the old Civic hatchbacks were. Still, it’s no slouch and if you keep the revs up can still be an entertaining drive.

Up front, Honda’s futurism is slightly more of a mixed bag. At the top end of the scale, the centre console is devoid of knobs. Actually, when powered down, it’s completely blanked out. Fire it up and there’s quite a lot of tech on display, and the satellite navigation responds to pinch-and-swipe commands. It’s all fairly straightforward to use, but it sure would be handy to have an old-fashioned volume knob. Happily, you get one on the base model.

Like almost every other modern Honda, there’s a lot going on here design-wise. You’ve got your multilayered grille, you’ve got your faux air-vents out back – it’s less cutesy than the ﬁrst-gen Fit, and a tad more aggressive than the previous model.

You also have to wonder why there’s an HDMI input but no auxiliary jack. Still, with dual USB ports so that everyone’s got enough to charge all their devices, and a number of interior cubbies, it’s a useful, comfortable, well-ﬁtting place to be.

I quite like it. It’s very Japanese-looking, full of angular creases and a scrunched-up proﬁle, but the new Fit manages to look fresh without overdoing it. The rear non-functional bumper-vents are a bit much, but other than that, it’s a sharp-looking little pod. Hey little Honda, do you work out?

Performance:

Base cars come with a 15” steel-wheel and the toplevel EX-L trim comes with a 16” alloy. For those who are buying a subcompact to keep the costs down, that means your next set of winter tires isn’t going to break the bank even if you jump up to the all-the-bells-andwhistles model. There’s more good news inside too.

Environment:

The Fit’s clever interior has been around long enough that you have to wonder why more manufacturers don’t copy it. Whatever the case, the Fit is fabulous on the inside.

Even though this year’s Fit is slightly smaller than last year’s model, Honda’s managed to cram more power under hood. The engine is now a 1.5L four-cylinder making 130hp at 6600rpm and 114lb/ft of torque at 4600rpm. If you look at the torque ﬁgure, you’ll note that it’s a little on the light side, so winding up that little four-pot is required for passing or merging. With the CVT automatic, doing so might be simply noisy. With the six-speed manual, it’s just like driving a Honda of old. Rev it right up into the stratosphere and the Fit scurries down the on-ramp with aplomb. It’s not exactly fast, but it’s as quick as you could want, even when loaded down with a small family and their luggage. Pitch it into a corner, and some of that old Honda charm

On longer roads at higher speeds, the Fit’s subcompact roots do show through. At highway speeds the tachometer reads above 3000rpm, so there’s plenty of engine noise to go with the wind noise. I suppose it’s more a comment on the sheer amount of space and nicely-appointed interior that you forget you’re driving in a very small car: for its class, it’s perfectly acceptable.

Features:

All Fits come with a standard backup camera and touchscreen, power doorlocks, a tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel, and a whole host of other features. Stepping up a level gets you those USB connectors and heated front seats, and the top-spec EX-L comes with some pretty unique stuff. Take Honda’s camera-based lane-watch system. Put on your indicator and it shows you your right-side blind-spot displayed in the centre console. It’s not the only thing to look at, but an extra check that might help you spot a cyclist or similar. Fuel economy ratings are decent, as you’d expect for a subcompact, rated at 7.3L/100kms City and 6.1L/100kms Highway for the CVT, and 8.1L/100kms City and 6.4L/100kms Highway for the manual. Observed consumption in the manual on the highway was slightly higher than rated. Green Light: Clever interior use; good feature availability; strong fuel economy; willing performance Stop Sign: Loud on the highway; lack of tactile controls; manual geared on the low side The Checkered Flag: The best interior in the segment and still solid in every other category. Would Fit right in to your family.

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