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Page A14 • LOCAL NEWS AND HAPPENINGS • mrtimes.com • 604-463-2281 • 36 PAGES WITH REW Shelter

Teens out in the cold

Funding cuts are forcing a local youth safe house to shut down effective New Year’s Eve. by Ronda Payne rhooper@mrtimes.com

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Rebuilding a life with dignity

Nicole Alvarez, a 43-year-old Maple Ridge woman, had some of the audience in tears as she told her story of addiction, homelessness, and ultimate recovery to a crowd of a few hundred people at the South Bonson Community Centre Wednesday morning. She was one of the people ask to speak at the Salvation Army’s third annual Dignity Breakfast. She’s currently living at The Caring Place and going through their Genesis program, which is helping her rebuild her life. See story, page A4.

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Maple Ridge Christmas Festival Society continues to keep parade and park fresh with new ideas. by Ronda Payne

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but it doesn’t happen without a lot of work beforehand. This isn’t just the case in Santa’s workshop, it’s also true for the elves in Maple Ridge who put on Christmas

in the Park and the annual Santa Parade. On Saturday, the fun begins at 4 p.m. in Memorial Peace Park on 224th Street with the Maple Ridge Christmas Festival Society’s community event, followed by the parade starting at 6 p.m. Society president and local realtor Dianne Enns said the fact that everything is free is a huge draw for families. “We allow absolutely no selling. Even hotdogs are by donation, and the money goes right back to the festival,” Enns said.

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For 10 years, when there has been nowhere else for local youth to go, Iron Horse Youth Safe House provided emergency shelter. Due to a shift in federal funding, however, that facility will close New Year’s Eve – leaving the community’s most vulnerable, quite literally in the cold. It’s because of the federal government’s new funding focus, known as Housing First, that the current homelessness partnership has shifted, leaving Iron Horse without funds as of Dec. 31, said Alouette Home Start Society (AHSS) executive director Stephanie Ediger. Intense and continuing advocacy efforts by AHSS, as well as local politicians, have failed to keep the facility open, and the impending closure is now just a few short weeks away, Ediger said. “Our greatest fear is The consequences of the closure are disturbing to that the loss of the consider, she insisted. As the youth safe house only safe house for youth will have huge and under 16 years old in this community, the closure potentially tragic leaves a big gap. impacts on the safety The concern, aside from a lack of emergency shelter of at-risk youth in this options for local youth, is community.” their removal from their Stephanie Ediger community to other sheleters, Ediger said, offering up a current example of a 13-year-old homeless girl. “Iron Horse is the only service that this youth will connect with at this time. If this connection is lost, this youth may have a hard time finding her way back to the support that she needs in her community. Once they leave the community it’s much more difficult for them to reconnect with support that is suitable for them. It’s crucial to keep youth in the community,” Ediger said. “The community is concerned and we as an organization are concerned,” she added. “Our greatest fear is that the loss of the youth safe house will have huge and potentially tragic impacts on the safety of at-risk youth in this community, and will be especially devastating for youth under 16 years old.” The five-bed shelter and community outreach programs are operated on a budget of approximately $350,000 a year and provide help and safety to at least 100 youth.

• More at www.mrtimes.com, search “Iron Horse”

With December comes all the holiday happenings that make the Christmas season special in town, including A Pitt Meadows Christmas festivities on Friday night, the Santa Claus Parade and Christmas in the Park on Saturday in Maple Ridge, and the treelighting at Osprey on Sunday. Online, all the time...

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A Maple Ridge family worked together to create Santa’s North Pole Village in time for the holiday season.

West Coast Express Santa Train rolls through town this Saturday, stopping at all WCE stations along the way. The train departs Mission City at 10 a.m. and leaves Vancouver at 4 p.m. In exchange for a new, unwrapped toy for the Christmas hamper society, passengers can ride for free. It goes again Dec. 13. • More at www.mrtimes.com

anta Claus lives in a twocar garage in Maple Ridge. And he’s got lots of company, joined by his elves and of course his better half, Mrs. Claus, who all happily reside in Santa’s North Pole Village, the creation of an industrious 45year-old woodworking hobbyist and his family. For more than a year Joe Smithson, with the help of his wife Vicki, mom Lee, and dad Tom has been building on a unique miniature Christmas display. While the Smithson family’s yard has the normal array of pretty colourful lights, this isn’t what makes this display different from all others. Once inside the garage, visitors will find themselves transported to a world where the buildings and characters are in 1/12th miniature. Since early November 2013, Smithson has spent his weekends and much of his spare time creating the diorama. Smithson said he’s always been good working with wood, and builds guitars as a hobby. He was the architect behind a similar Halloween display, sparking an idea in his mom to build something with a Christmas theme. “Of course, it went from one building and all of the sudden, it just kept growing until we had all these buildings,” Smithson said. ost of the display was built with base wood that Smithson said is “easy to work with.” “Everything comes in boards,” said Smithson, adding that Santa Claus’s 10-room mansion – which Lee describes as the display’s “piece de resistance” – took quite a long time to build.

Trustees get sworn in Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school trustees were sworn in on Wednesday, at a special ceremony at Thomas Haney Secondary. Chair and vice-chair positions will be appointed next week. • More at www.mrtimes.com

Tractor and van collide When a northbound driver attempted to pass a tractor on Neaves Road Tuesday morning, the van clipped the farm vehicle and caused an accident that blocked the rural Pitt Meadows roadway for a long stretch, said fire chief Don Jolley. The vehicles ended up entwined, causing firefighters to literally pop the door to free the driver. Jolley reported there were “fortunately” only minor injuries. • More at www.mrtimes.com

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Joe Smithson, with help from his wife Vicki and parents Lee and Tom, has created Santa’s North Pole Village in the garage of his Maple Ridge home. Insets – No detail was spared in creating the miniature village. See more photos online at mrtimes.com.

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“We tried to come up with basically what we thought Santa Claus’s house would look like,” Smithson said. “I always pictured him being an avid reader, with a busy kitchen, and everything [in the house being] ‘Christmas-y’ and nice, and warm and inviting, and that’s sort of what we went to.” No detail was spared, including a small army of Santa’s little helpers, originally Smurf figurines that underwent a dramatic transformation through paint. Key points will be the elf house and toy factory. Visitors can see where the elves sleep, make toys, wrap presents, cook, and eat. From the top floor wrapping room, there is a working conveyor belt delivering presents directly to the waiting sleigh parked in the reindeer barn, home of the eight famous reindeer and many of their other animal friends. Santa’s village also has its own post office and poinsettia hot house. In addition to Santa and Mrs. Claus, 50 elves are placed throughout the display, each going about their daily routines or simply having fun. Not only did Smithson spend more than eight months designing and building this three floor

manor, he also handmade 99 per cent of the furniture items including tiny leather sofas and chairs, the cooking hearth, kitchen sink/ cupboards, Santa’s desk, bed, fireplaces, working chandeliers, and a grandfather clock and piano, just to mention a few. he public is invited to check out the display at 23643 112B Ave., starting this weekend (Dec. 6 and 7) and continuing Dec. 13, 20, and 21. On this days, the garage will be open for visitors from 1-6 p.m. The display can also be viewed on Tuesdays and Thursdays: Dec. 9, 11, 16, 18, and 23 from 4-7 p.m. each day, and on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, from 1 to 6 p.m. While the display is free to the public, there will be a donation box with the proceeds going to the Maple Ridge SPCA. Smithson chose the SPCA as his charity of choice since his and Vicki’s 19-yearold daughter Taylor is studying to be a veterinarian at the University of Alberta. “We already donate monthly to the [B.C.] Children’s Hospital so this time, we’ll help the SPCA,” Smithson said.

On top of building the display during the past year, Smithson also wrote a book, “Kringle,” which will be available for sale with partial proceeds going to the local SPCA. The Smithsons’ 21-year-old daughter Jordyn created the illustrations for the book. “It’s a cross between Here Comes Santa Claus and the Lord of the Rings,” Smithson explained. Lee said visitors are asked to take their time browsing the whole display and are invited to come by again and again. “You can go through this four times, and see things that you didn’t see before,” she said. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be attending in person, handing out candy canes to all the children, and anyone wanting a picture taken with this jolly couple are encouraged to bring their cameras. To find the house, turn onto Kanaka Way off of Lougheed Highway. Past the roundabout, turn onto Gilker Hill. Near the top of the hill, 112B Avenue is on the right. The Smithson home is about halfway down on the street on the left hand side (look for the giant inflatable snowman).

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Take Notice That Council will consider the adoption of Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw No. 2643, 2014, a new Business Licensing & Regulation Bylaw for the City of Pitt Meadows, at the January 20th, 2015 Regular Meeting of Council. The proposed Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw is being considered in order to provide an updated bylaw with simplified language, making the content easier to interpret, educate, enforce and adjust fees based on the Consumer Price Index. The Bylaw and associated staff report may be viewed at City Hall, 12007 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows, from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., excluding weekends and statutory holidays, until January 20th, 2015. Please direct inquiries to the Development Services Department at 604-465-2428. Kelly Kenney Corporate Officer 604-465-5454 • kkenney@pittmeadows.bc.ca

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One of the hardest things Alvarez ever did was give up custody of her son to his father. While she knew it was the best for her son, it devastated her and drove her deeper into her addiction – first pain pills then ultimately heroin. by Roxanne Hooper “That was the rhooper@mrtimes.com beginning of my On Jan. 1, Nicole serious addiction,” Alvarez moves into she said, landing her own two-bedher on the streets room apartment and homeless and and starts what she eventually in jail for describes as a new theft and fraud that life. supplied her addicThe 43-year-old tion. Maple Ridge mother Her story, howis a recovering ever, has a happier addict, who after a ending than most. lifetime of destrucHer life of sobriety tive living and two started at a treatyears of hard work ment centre in seeking sobriety Maple Ridge, and and sanity, shared thanks to help she her story durreceived from the ing the Salvation Salvation Army, Army’s third annual she’s embarking Rick Moyer/TIMES Dignity Breakfast on an exciting new Nicole Alvarez shared her personal story with a room Wednesday. adventure. packed with supporters at Wednesday at the Salvation Admittedly nerv“We spend years Army’s third annual Dignity breakfast. ous, but equally wrecking our lives proud of her sucand things don’t cesses, Alvarez just ‘get better’ in told the crowd of about 100 at the South 30 days,” Alvarez explained to the crowd. Bonson Community Centre how she’d As a member of the Caring Place’s grown up in a “fairly wealthy” East three-year Genesis program, she spent the Vancouver family known for big parties, first year focusing on getting and staying pot smoking, and drinking. clean, attending meetings, and rebuildShe started smoking pot daily at age 13, ing a relationship with her son and other and dropping acid and drinking only on members of her family. weekends. She’s now focused on building her own “I thought life was one big party,” she cleaning business, saving for a car, and said. preparing to live on her own. Alvarez moved in with a 24-year-old guy “I know who I am, I know I can set when she was 15, started doing cocaine goals and achieve them, and that is on a regular basis, and became what is something I’ve never been able to say. So known as a “functioning addict,” holding thank you,” she said to the team from The down jobs, owning a car, having a home Caring Place. – “but never holding onto these things for “Being in this program has saved my very long.” life.”

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Thursday, December 4, 2014

Maple Ridge council

New mayor vows action on homelessness

During the inaugural meeting of Maple Ridge council on Monday night, the new woman at the helm said the City has to rethink its directions and actions. by Roxanne Hooper

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Maple Ridge’s new mayor shared her vision for the community’s future that includes properly caring for the homeless and addicts, revamping the Official Community Plan, establishing a Responsible Development Charter, initiating a review of the City departments, lobbying for improved transit, creating a “I would like more transparent govMore to express my ernment body, growPhotos incredible exciteing more jobs, diversi- Online ment about the fying the tax base, and four years that lie ensuring a new school ahead,” she said, welcomis built in Albion. ing aboard the new and “Tonight, we break with returning councillors. the past to forge a new “We have a lot to direction for our City,” accomplish and as of said Nicole Read, minutes tonight, the clock is tickafter being sworn in as ing,” she told a packed the City’s new mayor on house of friends, families, Monday night.

and supporters who came out to the inaugural Maple Ridge council meeting. Vowing to report to the taxpayers early and often, Read said “…my leadership style is relatively simple – in my pursuit of a mandate I am straightforward, consistent, and courageous. I never ask more from my team than I am willing to give myself.

I keep my promises and commitments and I put people first above process. Together, I know that we will elevate our City and become leaders both regionally and provincially. We owe nothing less to the residents of our amazing City.” The public has been collectively clear in their desire to see City hall cre-

Maple Ridge’s new mayor, Nicole Read (left), and the rest of the council (top) were sworn into office on Monday night at City hall, before a large crowd of family, friends, and supporters, as well as other area dignitaries. Among the guests were (immediate left) Marilyn Gabriel, chief of the Kwantlen First Nation. She and other members from Kwantlen were invited to bless the inaugural meeting. ate jobs and diversify our revenue sources to alleviate the over-reliance on residential property taxes. One of her commitments Read said she was jumping on immediately was the issue of homelessness and addiction-based crimes, promising to set up a mayor’s task force on

the matter within 90 days. “There is no room for a moment of complacency in a four-year change mandate,” she said, inviting all members of council to join together in the efforts to build a better community.

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Thursday, December 4, 2014

Pitt Meadows council

New mayor officially takes the reins at City hall

The City’s new mayor and council were sworn in on Tuesday evening at City hall. by Eric Zimmer ezimmer@mrtimes.com

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As he settles into his new position, John Becker said he is both “humbled” and “excited” to be given the opportunity to begin the “second 100 years of our history along with my council colleagues.” Becker’s comment was a nod to the City’s centennial year, and was just one of a number of points the City’s new mayor touched on, as he gave his inaugural address to a packed Pitt Meadows City hall on Tuesday night. Eric Zimmer/TIMES “I’d like to thank Mayor John Becker was sworn in during the inaugural meeting Tuesday evening, along you all for being with the rest of the new council. Judge Thomas Woods (right) officiated the swearing-in here this evening,” More ceremony. The new council (above) also took a moment to get into the holiday spirit he began. Photos together. New councillor Bill Dingwall (top right) signed his oath of office. Becker gave a Online special thank to his do our jobs.” building new bridges cillors mother, his wife, his City council will work to between the City and the attended son, and his daughter for inform and empower the Katzie First Nations. the meeting, along with all their support. citizens of Pitt Meadows, “We need to share new mayor Nicole Read as “My commitment to the and residents “need to respect and friendship,” well. citizens is this: City hall know they can come to he said. “We are stronger “Mayor Read and I have belongs to you. City counthis council for support together than we are had a chance to chat, and cil and our staff work for and advocacy.” apart.” we are a committed to the you. Without your input Becker also spoke of Some Maple Ridge coun- joint representation of the and feedback we cannot

interests of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows,” he said. “We have a great deal of experience and newness on this City council,” he said. “I hesitate to use the word ‘new’ for

Bill (Dingwall) and Mike (Stark) because of their already impressive credentials working in and around City hall.” Becker spoke of the familiarity of working with returning councillors Janis Elkerton, Tracy Miyashita, Bruce Bell, and David Murray. “I can’t imagine a better team to move forward with for the next four years.” The City demands leadership from a council that looks beyond the next property tax bill, or next election, Becker noted. “We need to focus on sustainable practices,” he said. “Part of our mandate of this new council is to open our deliberations up to our citizens to help us find the difficult right balance for this City.” It’s important to distinguish between “wants, needs, and wishes” as well, Becker said. “We need to focus our limited resources on areas where we have jurisdiction, like protective and emergency services. If we don’t feel safe in our homes and streets, nothing else much matters.”

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Remember, and stop it Today is a day to remember. There are 14 names that we especially should all try to remember today: Geneviève Bergeron, Hélène Colgan, Nathalie Croteau, Barbara Daigneault, Anne-Marie Edward, Maud Haviernick, Barbara Klucznik Widajewicz, Maryse Laganière, Maryse Leclair, Anne-Marie Lemay, Sonia Pelletier, Michèle Richard, Annie St-Arneault, and Annie Turcotte. There is a fifteenth name too often associated with those names – but it is a name that does not deserve mention in that list. In fact, it really doesn’t deserve the honour of a place in our memories – although many people are by now already bringing it to mind. It always seems more difficult to bring to mind the names of victims than to remember the murderers who made them important to remember. That’s not only because there are usually so many more victims than murderers, but because we all seem to have a morbid fascination with people who can commit such heinous acts. Nevertheless, we will not name the individual who killed 14 women at l’Ecole Polytechnique on Dec. 6, 1989. They were the women to whom the 14 names above belonged – the young women who died in “the Montreal Massacre.” They did not deserve to die, and so they deserve to be remembered – just as all women and girls who die as a result of deliberate acts of genderbased violence must be remembered. In Canada, more than 60 women are killed by their spousal partners every year – more than one every six days. Today, the 25th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre which destroyed so many lives and families, is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada. Remember those 14 young women, and all the others. Remembering and being aware are the first steps to put an end to the senseless violence. – B.G.

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Overseas warriors easily lost Gill Rosenberg has caused a by Mussolini’s Italy and Nazi stir this week. The White RockGermany. The Republican side, born woman, a former Israeli an unwieldy alliance of hardDefense Forces soldier and line communists backed by the former convicted phone-scamSoviet Union, liberal democrats, mer, has become a fighter with and anarchists, was eventually Kurdish guerillas against ISIS. crushed, and many Canadians She isn’t alone. Dillon Hillier, were killed or wounded in the a Canadian Forces veteran who fight. served in Afghanistan and who One of the Mac-Paps’ most is the son of an Ontario MPP, is famous members was Norman also overseas fighting the selfBethune, a doctor who had by Matthew Claxton styled Caliphate that has overrun already been wounded in the parts of Syria and Iraq. About First World War. He organized a half a dozen other Canadians are known to have mobile blood transfusion service for the soldiers also taken up arms for the Kurds, along with on the front lines. Americans and Brits and other westerners. He would continue that kind of work in his They might be shooting at fellow Canadians. next overseas conflict, in China. Bethune volunThe media has been equally captivated with teered his medical skills for Mao’s Communist tales of young men signing up with ISIS. Many Party army as they found the Japanese. He died of them are new converts. Canada’s established in China in 1939 of blood poisoning, probably Muslim communities and associations have been contracted after he cut himself during a surgery. pretty much horrified by these would-be jihadIn the 1960s, around 30,000 Canadians joined ists. the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. All of this may seem new and strange, but The flow of soldiers had gone the other way, Canadians have a history older than the country too. Thousands of Americans served for Canada itself of fighting in the armies of other nations. and Britain during both world wars, before During the U.S. Civil War, somewhere between America entered the fight. 30,000 and 50,000 Canadians joined the Union Right now, our laws ban fighting for known Army, as well as a few hundred who joined the terrorist organizations, and that’s about it. It’s Confederacy. One of the Union volunteers was pretty much impossible to prevent every wouldCalixa Lavallée, who would later write the music be foreign fighter from heading overseas. for O Canada. Would-be foreign fighters face a hard road, and Since Confederation, Canadians have wanthat’s assuming they survive. dered far afield several times to fight for various They will have all the problems of Canadian causes. Forces veterans – wounds, possible psychological In 1936, Spain was convulsed by its own civil trauma – without any of the already inadequate war, and volunteers from around the world travgovernment supports to help them out. Those elled to fight for both sides. who survive face being labelled traitors at worst, Somewhere around 1,500 Canadians, many largely forgotten at best. There’s no pension plan of them communists and socialists hardened by for mercenaries and adventurers in guerilla units. the economic savagery of the Great Depression, We need to plan now for how to deal with formed the Mackenzie-Papineau Brigade. Canadians fighting for other nations, because the They were motivated to save Spain from the world is getting smaller, and every war is close takeover by General Franco, who was backed to home.

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Kanaka Way

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horn, and swerved like an idiot, making Dear Editor, obscene gestures as if I was in the wrong. Friday night there was another accident A roundabout was put in further up the close to our house on Kanaka Way. When road, by Kanaka Creek Elementary, but I we first moved in five years ago, a young have seen cars drive over the paved centre, man was killed on our street, just up from not even slowing down. My guess where we live. is, council may do something when Most of the accidents are due to Letters a speeder kills or injures a student. speed. Kanaka Way is treated like a to I cannot say for sure how long freeway. People hit the gas pedal for the we will stay at our current location, the small hill, and not one is doing as we have aging parents who visit the proper speed halfway up. and young parents with grandchilWe neighbours have asked for Editor dren who visit and have to contend something to be done about the with parking on the street. speeders in the area. We can make More places are being developed at 240th, many suggestions, but it all boils down to: so there are traffic lights, which does make “How much it will cost?” it easier to drive in that area with the morHow many more accidents must hapning volume for the schools. pen, or how many more people need to be Police are busy, so we do not see much injured or killed? Is it expensive to put in a of them unless there is an accident, such as stop sign at the intersection of Kanaka and Friday night’s clanger. 237th? It would at least make people come Please do not publish my name, but I am to a complete stop before the hill. sure this commentary has the support of Last year I was trying to cross the street everyone who lives on Kanaka Way. at said intersection and a driver coming down the hill failed to stop, honked the Name withheld

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Dear Editor, The opinion column by Matthew Claxton [Greed fuels leadership class, Nov. 27 Painful Truth, The TIMES] was both interesting and alarming, though not surprising. People with a sense of entitlement can be not only grossly overpaid people, but also can belong to organizations that are not charitable but are reliant on volunteering. It is based on entitlement, greed for imagined sense of popularity and power, and on the idea that the people who think they have power are better than the rest of us. Special privileges for some are not always monetary, but are no less frustrating, demoralizing, and hurtful for others. It can also cause irreparable damage to an organization. J. Schappert, Pitt Meadows

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all regions, age groups, genders, and income levels. Even most Conservatives oppose Bill C-13. I wonder if our own Conservative MP, Randy Kamp, does. We know that the government is misleading Canadians by saying it is about cyber-bullying. There are only a couple pages related to cyber-bullying out of the 65-page document. Don’t forget, this bill was already abandoned due to Canadians speaking out against it. Privacy is a fundamental right in any healthy democracy. By spying on us and collecting our private information in giant databases, the government is doing huge damage to Canadian democracy. I value my privacy. Do you? Stephanie Janum, Maple Ridge

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Dear Editor, We have all seen the latest veiled attempt by the Conservative government to use our tax dollars to make their political rivals look bad with their “reefer madness” advertisement which claims that marijuana is 300 to 400 times more powerful than it was 30 years ago – which is possibly true. Prohibition alcohol was high-proof and contained toxic metals and chemicals – and killed thousands of people, until the government finally legalized, taxed, and regulated alcohol once again. The fact that marijuana is 300-400 times stronger than it was 30 years ago is even more reason for it to be legalized and regulated for purity and strength, and just as important to keep it away from children. The fact is 71 per cent of Canadians want to either de-criminalize or legalize marijuana, such as is happening right now in America. In B.C., the figures are even more prominent. Wayne Clark, 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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The jolly fat man in the red suit is always a welcome guest every year during A Pitt Meadows Christmas.

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He’s the first to show up as the day gets underway. And long after the crowds has enjoyed all the festivities that make up A Pitt Meadows Christmas and returned home again, Michael Hayes is still there cleaning up. In fact, before the night is even through, he’s already preparing for next year. For Hayes, who founded the community Christmas event in 2008, the annual celebration is a labour of love. It’s about putting a smile on the faces of those who attend, particularly the kids, said Hayes. “When you see a child’s eyes light up, and they smile from ear to ear, that’s what it’s all about,” he said. Friday, Dec. 5 And tomorrow (Friday, Dec. 5) 6 to 8 p.m. Hayes, along with a number of volunteers will once again welcome the Spirit Square community to the free, annual event at Spirit Square. Hayes founded the event after noticing a gap in what he describes as community celebrations. “We have Pitt Meadows Day every June, and I felt that we needed something every six months, not just once a year,” he explained. The fact that the event could be tied to a Christmas celebration was a big plus, and with the Pitt Meadows Michael Hayes Community Foundation and the City both on board, the event was born. A Pitt Meadows Christmas founder The inaugural event was called Christmas in the City. “About 400 people came out, it was successful, but we were flying by the seat of our pants,” Hayes recalled. Now, seven years later, Hayes is expecting about 3,000 to 3,500 people will take in the festivities. It’s a special year for the celebration, as the event is also serving as the wind-up to the City’s centennial year. “Last year, A Pitt Meadows Christmas was the official launch of our centennial year celebration, and this year, it will be the finale for the centennial,” he said. “It’s a celebration of a truly successful centennial celebration for City.” In addition to attractions such as Santa and Mrs. Claus, refreshments, a tree-decorating contest, and entertainment, the evening also features some centennial nods. “There will be little bits of the centennial theme dispersed throughout the celebration,” said Hayes. “We’ve got period-dressed carollers wandering around, and the museum will have a centennial display as well.”

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Christmas passports earn prizes will offer games with candy giveaways. The local Kiwanis Club runs the coffee The 24th Fraser Valley Medical Ventures and hotdog stand, while popcorn will be and Rovers will be providing first aid care. free from various locations on site. The “There’s live entertainment and a Three Rivers Area Scouts will provide hot Christmas sing-a-long,” Enns added. “It’s chocolate, the Port Hammond Pathfinders just a fun night, come out, see the lights will hand out candy canes, the Salvation and the Christmas trees from various Army will also offer hot chocolate, and organizations. There are also snowmen Burnett Fellowship Baptist Church will and reindeer, and the live nativity scene serve up hot cider and S’mores pops – the also has the [real] animals.” equivalent to S’mores on Kids are invited to bring a stick. their letters to Santa to put “We’re trying to be as in the mailbox in the park, green as possible, so we and there will once again would prefer it if people be free photos with the could bring their own Jolly Ol’ Elf himself. mugs for beverages,” Enns Visitors are invited suggested. to bring donations of There’s plenty for everyunwrapped new toys one to see and do in the for the Maple Ridgedowntown park throughout Pitt Meadows Christmas the evening, including takHamper Society to the coling in the parade. lection box at the festival “We have Burnett event centre and non-perFellowship putting on a ishable food items will be The guest of honour, Santa, will live nativity scene, as well accepted at the Friends In once again be part of Maple as the Christmas passNeed Food Bank tent. Ridge’s annual Santa Parade on ports,” Enns said. Motorists and others trySaturday at 6 p.m. This is the first time for ing to get around the area the Christmas passports, should take note that 224th a brand new aspect of Christmas in the Street is closed Saturday from 5:30 to 9 Park. p.m. and the stretch of Dewdney Trunk Kids will be given a passport card and Road from 224th Street east to Plaza Street can participate in a number of carnivalwill be closed from 5:30 p.m. until the style games hosted by the church, HSBC, parade ends. There are about 40 groups and BC Hydro. When all games are set to participate in the evening parade. completed, passports are turned in to be “It’s a lot of work, it’s a lot of hours, but drawn for prizes. it’s worth it when we see the kids. When The BC Renaissance Fest will be on you see their faces... when Santa comes hand with King Henry VIII and his court around the corner, the kids jump up and who will host visitors in their booth, yell ‘Santa’s here’!” the Downtown Maple Ridge Business To find out more about sponsorship Improvement Association will have a tent opportunities, contact Dianne Enns at with giveaways, the Gideon’s will be on Royal LePage Brookside Realty at 604-655site with free bibles, and Karate for Kids 2505.

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Village vibe

Osprey lights up A Christmas tradition continues on the banks of the Fraser River in Pitt Meadows this weekend, and everyone is invited to come check it out. TIMES files

Festive treats and an atmosphere of celebration are part of the mix during the Osprey Village annual tree lighting ceremony, which takes place this Sunday, Dec. 7.

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It is a Christmas tradition that began when Osprey Village was born, and it’s grown with the community ever since. And this Sunday, Dec. 7, the village in the South Bonson neighbourhood and the Pitt Meadows Community Foundation will once again be making spirits merry and bright, as the community hosts its seventh annual tree lighting event. “It’s a really fun event for everyone,” said Anahi English, of the village’s Stomping Grounds Coffee House. And while the lighting of the giant tree may be the focal point of the evening, English – who helps organize the event – noted there is much more for people to come and experience. Santa Claus will of course pay a visit to the Village, and there will be hot chocolate and treats, as well as activities, carollers, and entertainment. While the event is hosted primarily by the vendors of the village, English noted the event is open to all, and everyone is welcome to attend. The three-hour event takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. in the heart of the village. Attendance at the event grows each year, English said. The family-friendly evening is also a great way for neighbours to mix and mingle with one another. Sunday, Dec. 7 It also provides an opportunity for those out5 to 8 p.m. side the village to come Osprey Village in the South check out the community Bonson area of Pitt Meadows in all its festive glory. “It’s a great way for new people to discover the village,” English said. But more importantly, it’s great way to bring the community together and kick off the Christmas season. For those who are planning to drive to the evening event, carpooling is encouraged, as parking in the village is somewhat limited. The event caps off a weekend that is chock full of Christmas festivities that begin in Pitt Meadows, in Spirit Square on Friday night, then continue with a number of festive celebrations in Maple Ridge on Saturday, before Osprey Village gets its chance to shine on Sunday.

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Thomas Haney Secondary was the site of a recent Christmas craft fair, where some people found creative ways to pose with Christmas decor.

Dec. 4: Christmas market

• The 4th annual Alexander Robinson Elementary Christmas Market takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. at 11848 238B St. Christmas shop and support local businesses. More than 30 vendors, raffle prizes, and concession. Admission is $2. Children 12 and younger are free.

Dec. 5: Pitt Meadows Christmas

• A Pitt Meadows Christmas takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. in Spirit Square. This year also includes a special centennial year wind-up celebration.

Dec. 6: Children’s Choir

• The B.C. Girls Choir presents: Wintersong, A Choral Concert, taking place at 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church located at 12145 Laity St. Entrance is by toy or monetary donation, and all proceeds raised go the Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Christmas Hamper Society.

Dec. 6: Webster’s Christmas

• Webster’s Corners Christmas Market and Crafts show takes place at Webster’s Corners Elementary, beginning at 10 a.m.

Dec. 6: Breakfast with Santa

• Northridge FourSquare Alliance Church holds its annual event at Thomas Haney Secondary, 23000 116 Ave. Everyone welcome. Info: 604323-4337.

Dec. 6: Santa Train

• The Westcoast Express Santa Train rolls through Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, and again on Dec. 13. Train departs Mission City at 10 a.m. stops at all stations, and returns from Vancouver at 4 p.m. Bring a new, unwrapped toy for the Christmas Hamper, in exchange for a free ride. Details: www.translink.ca.

Dec. 6: Christmas in the Park

• Memorial Peace Park hosts a Maple Ridge tradition, as Christmas in the Park and the Santa Claus Parade return for another year. Event takes place from 4 to 8 p.m. Parade begins at 6 p.m. Details at www.mapleridgechristmasfestival.com. continued on page A26…

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Tyson Nickel has been busy perfecting what he’ll say when the cameras focus on him this coming Sunday. Using an iPad to record himself as practise, the nine-year-old from Maple Ridge is looking forward to sharing his story and experience to viewers throughout the province. Tyson is one of three junior hosts for the 27th annual Timmy’s Christmas Telethon, to be televised on Shaw television on Sunday, from 4 to 10 p.m. The telethon is a fundraiser for the BC Lions Society’s Easter Seals, which helps kids with physical and cognitive disabilities. “I will be telling people about Camp Squamish and what are my hobbies to help raise money,” Tyson said. “I really like camp and I want more people to come to camp.” Tyson has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism, but he is clas-

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Whonnock sells Whonnock Weavers and Spinners Guild held its 34th annual exhibit and sale on Sunday, Nov. 30 at Whonnock Lake Centre. Carolina Oddy (above), a volunteer for the last six years, tried on a locally made red hat during some down time at the show, as did Ellen Hamilton (right) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a long-time volunteer.

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Ian Speckman and the gang at Maple Ridge Chrysler is excited to be a sponsor of this year’s Basics For Babies Fundraising Day, in Langley, on Saturday, Dec. 14.

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Reach The TIMES' sports desk: Phone: 604-463-2281 or email: sports@mrtimes.com

The SRT Grade 8 boys football team were crowned provincial champions this past Monday.

Titans take title The Samuel Robertson Technical Secondary Titans Grade 8 Football Team capped off their inaugural season with a victory in the Provincial Championship Game on Monday night, with a resounding 40-0 defeat of H.D Stafford of Langley. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”

Wrestlers impress Members of the Maple Ridge Secondary wrestling team posted some impressive results recently, at two separate tournaments in the Lower Mainland. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”

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Hurry, hard! Twenty four teams from throughout the Lower Mainland took part in the 57th annual Haney Masters Bonspiel, held at Golden Ears Winter Club this past weekend. Coming out on top was Jim Anderson of Abbotsford as he kept an unblemished 5-0 record to take home the Ralph Haney Trophy in competition for curlers aged 55 and over. Curlers from throughout the Fraser Valley competed in the three- day event. The event, which began in 1957 at the former rink in downtown Maple Ridge is hosted by the Haney Masters’ League which plays at Golden Ears every Monday and Wednesday. Skipped by Gary Sawatsky, the rink of Don Plummer (third), Cliff Wells (second) and Ed Belsey led all Haney entries.

On the Fly by Jeff Weltz

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

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Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times Dec. 13: B3 Kings

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Dec. 6: Help-Portrait

• Help-Portrait, an annual event that provides free, professional photos to those who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford it, takes place at Golden Ears United Church, 22165 Dewdney Trunk Rd., from 1 to 8 p.m.

• B3 Kings perform at 8 p.m. at the ACT. The B3 Kings formed in 2002 for a Christmas concert at The Cellar Jazz Club in Vancouver. Info: www.theactmapleridge.org.

Dec. 13: Santa party

Dec. 7: Treelighting

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• Join the Silvertones and other guests at the Maple Ridge Library at 7 p.m. for Christmas celebrations. Refreshments served.

Dec. 13: Filipino Christmas

•Ridge Meadows Seniors Activity Centre hosts the 8th annual Flipino Canadian Christmas year-end celebration, from 6 p.m. to midnight. The centre is located at 12150 224 St., Info: Liza: 604-721-4884, or Tess: 604-813-7347. $10/person or $25/family.

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• Greater Vancouver Diecast Toy Show takes place at the Pitt Meadows Heritage Hall. The show features 25 vendor tables. Admission is $4 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Earlybird is $10 and starts at 9 a.m. Tickets bought at 9:30 a.m. are $6. Kids 12 and younger get in free.

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• Kiwanis Club of Golden Ears and the Key Clubs at Garibaldi host a Santa Claus Party for underprivileged children, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Thomas Haney Secondary.

• Osprey Village in Pitt Meadows hosts its treelighting event and community festival from 5 to 8 p.m. • Tranquility Zone hosts a stress free atmosphere in the Maple Ridge Library, Alouette Room, between 2 and 4 p.m. Ease back and restore some of your energies, and feel a kindred spirit in a space created out of friendship and love.

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• Edge of the Page Poetry Club hosts an open mike with special guest Max Tell and host Phil Ransom, at Bean Around Books and Tea, 22626 Lougheed Hwy.

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• The CP Holiday Train stops in Pitt Meadows at the Harris Road crossing, from 8:30 to 9:45 p.m. Bring non-perishable items for the food bank, and enjoy live entertainment.

Dec. 19: Pantomime

• The Snow Queen Pantomime, a SPECCtacular Productions presentation, is an exciting show for the whole family. It runs at THE ACT at 7:30 p.m. and again on Dec. 20, at 11 a.m., 2:30, and 7:30 p.m. For tickets, call 604-476-2787 www.theactmapleridge.org.

Dec. 20: Caroling Capers

• Join children’s poet Max Tell as his silly songs giggle everyone into the Christmas spirit, during his Carolling Capers for Christmas show. Showtime: 3 p.m. at the Open Door Church, 11391 Dartford St. Admission: $5 a person, or $12 per family. •Full list at: www.mrtimes.com

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Volkswagen has ﬁnally unveiled it’s much anticipated seventh-generation Golf. The 2015 Golf has been redesigned from the ground up, and thanks to its earlier release in Europe, has already received many accolades including the “2013 World Car of the Year” award. The VW Golf is the world’s second best-selling model in history with about 30 million of them sold over 40 years. The original was made in 1974 and was designed as a front-wheel drive, front-engine replacement to VW’s air-cooled, rear-engine, rear-wheel drive Beetle. Building on the Beetle’s core philosophy, the Golf Mk1 was simple, good looking, and had an affordable price – and was a hatchback. It seemed like a good idea at the time, and it continues to prove the concept still holds value, as each new generation sticks with the same recipe. James May, host of BBC’s ‘Top Gear,’ recently said, “Golf’s are like potatoes. You wouldn’t want to do without them, even though they’re not really that exciting.” That is until you consider the sporty GTI version.

Design

The all-new Golf is based on Volkswagen’s corporate “MQB Platform” and shares it with the Audi A3. Through engineering advances, this Golf is the safest, best handling and roomiest of all time. Despite all of the sheet metal being new, the 2015 Golf is still instantly recognizable. The two-box profile remains, but the hood is steeper and the narrow grille is flanked by sharper headlights. The new architecture makes the new Golf close to two inches longer, about the same width, and roughly an inch lower than the outgoing model. Wheelbase is increased 2.3 inches and allows for a more spacious cabin and better space utilization. Using high-strength steel, VW has increased the rigidity of the Golf without adding weight. This results in improved fuel efficiency and performance. The 2015 Golf is available in both three-door and fivedoor hatchback models; there are three trim lines to choose from as well.

Performance

Initially, the Golf will be available with three different four-cylinder engines. The base, and likely most common,

The optional engine is the TDI’s 2.0-litre turbodiesel. The Golf TDI produces 150 hp and 236 lb-ft of torque. Both powertrains are more efﬁcient but still feel peppy and reﬁned.

The Golf comes with a massive standard features list. All trim levels feature a 5.8-inch colour touchscreen, Bluetooth mobile phone connectivity, and Satellite radio.

The base transmission for TSI Golfs is a ﬁve-speed manual, which is good yet unexciting in some ways. The six-speed automatic provides smooth and linear power delivery. TDI models have the choice of either a six-speed manual or a six-speed automatic DSG with Tiptronic – this latter selection is truly world-class.

Cargo volume below the parcel shelf is measured at 17.4 cubic feet and 23.7 cubic feet up to the ceiling. Max capacity is 53.7 cubic feet and loading is made easier by the ﬂat ﬂoor.

Both the TSI and TDI have the same suspension set up, and therefore driving characteristics are similar. The TDI’s additional torque makes it quicker off the line, but they offer a solid, comfortable ride with crisp handling. Those seeking more performance can opt for VW’s iconic GTI. The GTI’s 2.0-litre turbo produces 210 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque, and it comes standard with the six-speed manual while the six-speed auto DSG is available as an option. Trimmed either way, the GTI adequately harnesses the extra horsepower and gives the Golf GTI a sporty attitude that is surprisingly refined and smooth. The only disappointment about the new GTI is its light steering – it just doesn’t provide sufficient road feel and makes this model feel bit too “normal” in comparison to its predecessor. All Golf models benefit from VW’s Cross Differential System (XDS). Previously only available on the GTI, this system monitors the suspension load and will brake the inside wheel to relieve understeer.

Environment

The 2015 Golf’s interior boasts high-grade materials and a level of ﬁt and ﬁnish that looks like they came from Audi’s (which isn’t surprising considering that VW and Audi share many suppliers which provide the interior trims). The cabin is very accommodating and offers ample passenger space. Thanks to its innovative “MQB Platform,” the new Golf offers more shoulder room in both rows. Rear seat legroom has also been increased. VW has raised the level of quality, and the result is the Golf

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