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Maple Ridge’s own Larry Beckett has built his own canon, refurbished others, and started an artillery company. Rick Moyer/TIMES

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Civil war enactor has cannons, will travel

A relative newcomer to Maple Ridge, Larry Beckett has several pieces he takes to re-enactment activities. by Ronda Payne editorial@mrtimes.com

A year ago, Larry Beckett became a resident of Maple Ridge. And he brought his cannons with him. Beckett is a former military man, so the passion is somewhat logical, especially given that he has a love of history.

“I’ve always been a history buff and I’ve always been for the South,” he said. This love affair began simply enough. When in Birch Bay one Sunday, Beckett was set to enjoy sitting and relaxing in the park when he noticed the blue and grey coats. A Civil War re-enactment was about to begin and once Becket learned more about it, he was hooked. “It’s a lot of fun,” he said. “We do historical re-enacting down in the United States.” Asked how he gets a cannon across the border, Beckett laughed and replied, “there’s no restrictions on cannons.”

You may have seen Beckett firing one of “his girls.” Elvira and Morgana are popular wherever they go. For the past 15 years, Beckett has been firing at the Port Moody Legion for Remembrance Day. He’s fired in parades, at weddings, and at funerals. “After the first firing in Port Moody, it took off like wildfire. Any chance we get we want to fire it,” he noted. He’s hoping to fire it in Maple Ridge for Remembrance Day after transferring his Legion membership to the community. Once he was hooked by Civil War reenactments, he had to choose a unit to

join whether it was army, cavalry, artillery, or medic. Obviously he chose artillery. After four years, he built his own cannon, then another two years passed and he started his own artillery company in Canada: the Seymour Artillery Company. “I’d decided we should do this up in Canada,” he said. But taking on this kind of hobby comes with its own difficulties. “There’s nothing you can buy,” Beckett said. “You’ve got to have a blacksmith or someone who can fabricate.”

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Sands signing Maple Ridge author Nadine Sands will be signing copies of her book, Hold On, Let Go: Facing ALS with Courage and Hope this Saturday at the Save-OnFoods location at Valley Fair Mall, 22703 Lougheed Hwy. The book signing is from noon to 4 p.m. • More at www.mrtimes.com

Jim Rule, the City of Maple Ridge’s Chief Executive Officer, will be leaving his post next month.

Top staffer retiring Jim Rule, Maple Ridge’s top staff member, announced he is retiring later this year. Following a career in municipal government that spanned more than four decades, the City’s chief administrative officer (CAO) leaves his post at the end of May. • More at www.mrtimes.com

Fire victims need help A number of efforts are afoot to help people who lost their homes in an apartment fire in Maple Ridge earlier this month, and one relatively new resident is taking on a leadership role in the recovery efforts. Charlene Cyr has secured a large locker to hold donations of furniture and household items for those impacted by the fire. Cyr can be reached at 604-813-5771. • More at www.mrtimes.com

Ministry visits Pitt Staff from the provincial ministry of mines are scheduled to appear at the Pitt Meadows City council meeting, next Tuesday, April 7. The ministry will be on hand to discuss the Sheridan Hill rock quarry proposal. The council meeting begins at 7 p.m. at Pitt Meadows Cityhall. • More at www.mrtimes.com

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Rising prices impact affordability

By 2030, many potential homebuyers may not be able to shoulder the weight of a mortgage, even in Maple Ridge or Pitt Meadows. by Troy Landreville

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What is now a relatively affordable housing market in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows likely won’t stay that way over the next decade-and-a-half, according to a recent report from Vancity. The credit union has published a housing affordability report that mentions the current status of affordable housing in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, as well as an outlook for 2030. And it paints a rather dim picture for the not-too-distant future. If Millennials are looking to Troy Landreville/TIMES own a detached home, Maple A home under construction on Silver Valley Road in Maple Ridge is for sale. Maple Ridge continues to be the second most affordable Ridge, New Westminster, Pitt region to buy single family homes amongst areas covered by the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV). Meadows, Port Coquitlam, and Langley are currently key target areas. unaffordability will steadily radi- Vancouver (REBGV) umbrella. North Vancouver continue to go The average Gross Debt ate outwards. The benchmark price for a through spikes with really fast Service (GDS) ratio in these Even the currently affordable single family detached home in moving markets and that trend municipalities currently hovers communities of Maple Ridge, Pitt Maple Ridge in February was is travelling east to Maple Ridge. between 31 and 32 per cent. Meadows, New Westminster, $480,500, the second lowest The current affordable prices The GDS ratio is used by and Port Coquitlam will become amongst regions covered by the of homes in Maple Ridge don’t Canadian lenders to determine unaffordable to the average REBGV. Single detached homes hurt the local market, either. the quality of a mortgage applihousehold within 15 years. in Sunshine Coast were cheapest “The value here [in Maple cation. Canada Mortgage and According to the report, Maple at $349,100. Pitt Meadows also Ridge] compared to what you Housing Corporation states that Ridge will see its GDS ratio offered relative value, get across the [Pitt housing costs should not exceed rise to almost 39 per cent, Pitt averaging out at River] bridge in “The gap can 32 per cent of a homeowner’s Meadows to 38 per cent, New $527,800 for a single the Tri-Cities area be as much gross monthly income. Westminster to 40 per cent, and detached home. is substantially However, if trends continue, Port Coquitlam to 39 per cent. These prices are more,” he added. as $200,000 even this trend won’t last. Chad August with Royal relative steals com“That’s what it and $300,000 Looking ahead to 2030, the Lepage Brookside Realty has pared to the benchis: people come picture looks more bleak as been selling homes in Maple mark prices of single here and see our just across the incomes are proRidge and Pitt detached homes in product, and see bridge.” jected to rise Meadows for the West Vancouver ($2.4 that there’s still a Chad August “Affordability is around the rate of past decade, and million) and Burnaby, lot of great value. inflation (2.5 per North Vancouver and The gap can be as already shrinking notices the trend. cent) while house “I think prices Richmond (all eclipsmuch as $200,000 year after year.” prices continue are going to rise,” ing the $1 million mark). and $300,000 just across the Chad August their upward trend. August said. The key for people looking bridge.” In some areas, “Affordability is to buy a single family detached As for affordability 15 years affordability measalready shrinking home locally is to strike while from now, and beyond, August ures could reach crisis levels, the year after year, and places like the iron is hot, August said. predicts baby boomers who report noted. Vancouver and Burnaby are “Maple Ridge is one of the made money in the real estate For example, Richmond could already out of reach for a lot of most exciting cities to live in, in market will correct any signs of hit a GDS of almost 70 per cent, homebuyers.” the Lower Mainland,” he opined. weakness by buying locally. from a ratio of 50 per cent, curThe good news locally is, the “People are coming from all “Especially if it helps enable rently. Burnaby, Coquitlam, Maple Ridge market is relaareas of the world and loving it their kids to get into the marketPort Moody and White Rock tively affordable when comhere.” place,” he added. • More at www.mrtimes.com, will all creep above 50 per cent. pared to other regions under He said communities such search “affordability” According to these projections, the Real Estate Board of Greater as Coquitlam, Burnaby, and

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Provincial politics

Dalton targeted in recall A campaign by a relatively new citizens group has named 12 MLAs they’d like removed from office. by Eric Zimmer and Kelly Sinoski

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For the second time in four years, Maple Ridge-Mission MLA Marc Dalton is the target of a recall campaign. Dalton is one of a dozen MLAs who have been identified by the group B.C. Citizens for Recall, (BCCFR) a group formed six months ago. “Our goal is accountability and for a government that listens to the people, that takes into account what their needs are,” said Jennifer Heighton, one of the founders of BCCFR. “The government right now doesn’t seem to be paying attention to what we’re doing.” Heighton, a Coquitlam resident and Burnaby school teacher, said she was compelled to take action after becoming frustrated during the teacher’s strike when she realized “how much the government was willing to do to ignore their citizens.” Under legislation, which came into effect in 1995, recall is the only legal process for B.C. citizens to remove an MLA if they are dissatisfied with performance

of their elected representative. To trigger a by-election, organizers of a recall campaign have 60 days to collect signatures from 40 per cent of registered voters in the riding, who were also registered in the last election. For his part, Dalton, who survived a previous recall campaign in 2011, doesn’t seem overly concerned with another round of recall efforts against him. “There’s 12 MLAs they want to target. I can’t really take it personally,” Dalton told the TIMES. “They (BCCFR) are not happy with different issues, so they’re wanting to recall.” The fact of the “I can’t really take it matter is, said personally.” the MLA, is the Marc Dalton things the group talks about “were actually brought up in the last election, and the BC Liberals ran on a certain platform” of focusing on the economy, fiscal management, and “living within our means.” As for the campaign itself? “I think it’s human nature to like to be approved by everybody, but that’s totally unrealistic – especially as a politician,” he said. “I know I’m focusing on my work.” And whether or not the recall efforts will succeed, Dalton has said it’s something that’s out of his hands. “I have to focus on my job, which is serving my constituents, and I’m doing that.”

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In a Facebook address, Nicole Read shares an update on her task force and its current and upcoming efforts to clean up the local streets.

RCMP ramp up in Surrey would very likely lead to an increase in crime on this side of the Fraser. I think we’re beginning to see that,” Read said. Fleugel confirmed two major factors in Surrey – an increase of 112 new police, and a new justice initiative – will see criminals and crimes shift to communities such as by Roxanne Hooper Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. rhooper@mrtimes.com But he’s not about to blame it all on Surrey. Fleugel said An increase in crime on the enhanced accessibility into this streets of Maple Ridge in recent community, future enhanceweeks has prompted Mayor ments to transit services, and Nicole Read to speak out. the general increase in populaBut while the new City leader tion are bringing in more and recapped some of the issues more crime. leading to the rise in property “But criminals don’t follow offences, drug abuse, homeless Nicole Read municipal boundaries,” Fleugel issues, and other “challenges” in Maple Ridge mayor said. “I think we’re seeing much Maple Ridge, she said the cause more multi-jurisdictional crime of these problems didn’t arrive than ever before.” overnight and neither will the solutions. In particular lately, Fleugel has reported “The wave of property crime that we a rise in auto crime, both theft of vehicle are experiencing is deeply unsettling and moreover theft from vehicles. and I would like you to know that we Such crimes were notably low in recent are working to address it,” she reported years. But in early 2014, those numbers in her recent post to the Protecting Our started to rise again, he said, explaining Communities Facebook page. that by the end of that year – and now in “There are many factors contributing the first few months of this year – those to this wave and we are not alone in this stats are skyrocketing. trend. This is a regional-wide trend that While a number of new initiatives, we are working to get in front of,” Read including a project in April with ICBC, are explained. expected to help target auto crimes, both RCMP Supt. Dave Fleugel concurred, Read and Fleugel emphasize the need for applauding the community engagement residents to take a more active role, too. that he’s been seeing and participating in In this case, simply making sure cars are on the new Facebook page. locked and valuables are removed, makes Maple Ridge, he insisted, is not the only them much less desirable to thieves. community reporting a rise in property Efforts are also afoot to monitor and offences, mail theft, and – in particular catch known repeat offenders. – auto crimes. • More at www.mrtimes.com, search “Fleugel” “Our RCMP warned us that the large

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From egg hunts to cow-milkings, there’s something for everyone this long weekend. by Eric Zimmer

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Egg hunts, chocolate, and a visit from the Easter bunny are all part of what kids have to look forward to this weekend. And whether you feel like joining your kids on an egg hunt through the woods of Whonnock Lake, or want to check out a cow milking, this Easter weekend offers a variety of activities

located at 22270 128 Ave. The weekend features live cow milkings and calf feedings with the BC Dairy Classroom Farm, at 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. “It’s very interactive,” said GECC’s Emma Davison. “Lots of families come out.” And no Easter celebration would be complete without a visit from that big-eared bringer of festive goodies, the Easter bunny, and Davision said the GECC celebrations are no different. “The Easter bunny will be here Saturday and Sunday too,” she said.

in Albion Early Easter dinner Hunting Cops for Cancer Tour The Salvation Army Caring Place will be hosting its annual dinner on Good Friday to celebrate the Easter holiday, beginning at 5 p.m., and will feature the traditional turkey, vegetables and potatoes.

De Coast hosts an Albion Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, which kicks off at 10 a.m. and lasts until 1 p.m. at the Albion Fairgrounds. All proceeds from this event goes towards Camp Goodtimes in Maple Ridge.

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Beginning at 1 p.m. sharp on Sunday, the annual egg hunt will take place at the Whonnock Lake Centre, located at 27871 113th Ave. The Easter bunny will make an appearance as well.

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A free children’s Easter Fest takes place from 9 to 11 a.m. on Sunday at Harris Road Park. Join the egg hunt in the park. Ages 0 to 9 will start at 9 a.m., and ages 10 to 12 will start at 10 a.m. Enjoy crafts and games as well. Event goes rain or shine.

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Osprey Village is once again hosting its annual Spring Fling on Sunday. Events include an Easter egg hunt at noon, family yoga, from 1 to 1:30 p.m., and Easter photos from 2 to 3 p.m. The day features arts and crafts, refreshments and a visit from the Osprey Village Easter bunny.

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Fire forms mic partnership A weekly musical session at the Haney Public House has grown from the ashes at the Witch. by Eric Zimmer ezimmer@mrtimes.com

An unexpected musical partnership at a well-known local watering hole was the result of a fire at another. “It’s kind of funny how it came to be,” said Yvan Charette, manager of the Haney Public House. When flames engulfed the Witch of Endor Pub – another popular live music venue – a while back, the place ultimately closed down. The popularity of live music at “The Witch” was thanks in large part to the efforts of Ray Roper and Frank Dato, who had connected at the venue. “We connected at The Witch, because I played there,” said Roper. “Frank came in, liked what he saw, and asked me if I’d want to partner with him in putting on the Sunday jams.” Roper said yes, the duo “gelled,” and jam nights at The Witch quickly gained a following with Roper describing it as a “family” which started to grow. “Then the fire happened,” he said. “We jokingly told each other we better find another place to play.” Enter Charette: “Some people who were regulars at The Witch started coming to The Haney after the fire,” he said. Recognizing the appeal the open mic sessions had held at the Witch, and realizing he hadn’t seen one for awhile Charette decided he’d to try and create something similar at The Haney.

Ray Roper has taken the organizational reins of the Sunday night jams, which take place weekly at the Haney Hotel.

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TIMES reporter Eric Zimmer continues his series that takes a look at live music options and offerings around town. He started inquiring as to who had been in charge of open mic nights at the Witch and was given Roper’s name. “I started asking around for this Ray Roper, to contact him or have him contact me, and kind of wasn’t getting anywhere,” Charette recalled. That is, until he sat down with a friend of his. “A friend of mine owns a business in town, and I was talking to him and told him I was trying to get a hold of Ray Roper,” he said. As it turned out, Roper is an employee of Charette’s friend.

“I got Ray’s contact info from my friend, and I messaged Ray and told him I was interested in having him host open mic nights at the Haney.” Roper agreed to try things out with Charette and see how it went, “and it just went from there,” said Charette. “We [Frank and I] got the call from Yvan and agreed to try it out,” said Roper, adding, “We kept our little family thing going that we had at The Witch, and just transferred it to the Haney. And it’s a partnership that has worked out well for both parties. “We see people that have come in for the jam, but now will come back regularly,” said Charette. “One thing that’s been great to see is fundraisers being booked on the Sundays, specifically to coincide with the jam.” The jam has helped to “legitimize” the Haney Public House as more of a live entertainment venue and sports bar as well, added Charette. “We’re really excited about that.” Things have gone well from Roper and Dato’s end of things, too. “We have really good singers, musicians, and some killer guests which we try to bring in once every couple of weeks,” said Roper. There is a “solid following” that attends the jam session each week, said Roper. “It’s a cool thing,” he remarked. “It’s kind of like having people over to a barbecue and jam session at your place – except it’s at the Haney.” The jams begin every Sunday at 5 p.m., excluding long weekends, or if there other previously scheduled special events. Find out more about the jam and other Haney happenings at www. haneypub.com.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the annual meeting of MEMBERS of the PITT MEADOWS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION will be held at Pitt Meadows City Hall, Meadows Room, 12007 Harris Road Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, at 7 PM on April 10, 2013 29th, 2015 for the following purposes. To receive the ﬁnancial statements of the Society for the ﬁscal year ended December 31, 2012. 2014 1. To appoint an auditor; 2. To elect a board of Directors for the ensuing year/term; and 3. To transact such business as may be properly brought before the meeting. DATED at Pitt Meadows, in the Province of British 12th day dayof ofMarch, March,2013. 2015 Columbia this 26th

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About a million and a half ballots have been sent out to residents throughout Metro Vancouver, the first phase of the two-and-a-half-month-long voting process to determine whether or not a half per cent should be added to sales taxes in the region to help pay for an improved transit plan as proposed by the TransLink Mayors’ Council. Now, if that sentence seemed a bit long and convoluted, then it reflects the entire process nicely. Except, perhaps we should have found some way to include yet another complication: that the plebiscite – although requiring a firm Yes or No response – won’t result in anything terribly firm. When the ballots of the 2015 Metro Vancouver Transportation and Transit Plebiscite (even the name is unnecessarily long) counted, the final count won’t be binding on the mayors, on TransLink, or most importantly, on the provincial government that forced this process in the first place by refusing to take responsibility for transportation issues in just this part of the province. However, binding or not, it is important that people exercise their right – their responsibility – to answer the question: “Do you support a new 0.5% Metro Vancouver Congestion Improvement Tax, to be dedicated to the Mayors’ Council transportation and transit plan?” Whether you are on the Yes or No side, take a moment to mark your ballot and return it. At least let them know that you are concerned. Be counted. Democracy may not work well when it is manipulated by cynical overseers who do their best to take advantage of an increasingly complacent population, whether by disillusioning the masses with broken political promises and sidestepping their concerns, or by obfuscating ordinary people into frustration. But it fails altogether when we do not take even the simplest opportunity to join in the process. Vote Yes or vote No… but vote. – B.G.

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Reasonable persons on trials

As I’ve been spending an above considered wholly unreasonable average amount of time taking by cops and judges. notes in courtrooms recently, I’ve What should you do when a heard the same pair of words family member is insulted? If repeated quite a few times. someone calls your brother a “Reasonable person.” variety of four-letter words, or This is a key concept in law, implies vile things about your sisone that almost never gets much ter, should you A) Shun that perplay in legal dramas, where DNA son B) Defend your sibling verand bizarre motives and sudden bally or C) Challenge the insultconfessions fill out the 44 mining jackass to a fight? And turn utes between commercials. up with a bat or brass knuckles by Matthew Claxton But go to a real courtroom and or a knife? you will almost certainly hear We have courts and police “reasonable person,” especially largely because there is a steady if it’s a trial for murder or any kind of criminal stream of people who believe that C is not only a negligence. valid option, but the only option. Anything else Most western legal systems will judge a perwould be to allow an injury to some sense of son’s behaviour based on what a “reasonable honour or machismo. person” would have done. The shocking thing is, it wasn’t all that long The flip side of this is that our courts are filled ago that option C was the default, pretty much with people who are, by definition, unreasoneverywhere in the world. able. As late as the 19th century, noblemen and the This can be thrown into sharp relief when middle classes still duelled with swords across you see frustrated looks pass over the faces of much of Europe. The Hatfields and McCoys were accused, lawyers, victims, victim’s families. Of taking pot shots at one another. In the Middle course, I had to shoot him, says the accused. Of Ages, villages routinely brawled or warred with course, I had to run him over with my car. Of clubs over obscure disputes. Violence wasn’t the course, I had to sick my dog on him. last resort, it was often the first. And everyone else looks back like he’s nuts. What changed was that governments really What is a reasonable person? A fictional one, didn’t like people other than their armies and first. He or she is a moving target, a sort of aver- police forces using violence. For the past few age of what our society thinks is normal and hundred years, states have been imposing their peaceable at any one time. monopoly on force. It’s been a slow process. Thirty or 40 years ago, letting your kids ride But the memes – the transmitted ideas – of around in the back of a pickup truck, no seatcenturies past still persist. You don’t have to take belts, would have been considered perfectly that from him. Stand up for yourself, hit him. okay. This kind of behaviour would make the Don’t let him disrespect you. Be a man, dammit! modern helicopter parent faint dead away, even And so people act out these scripts passed if they grew up riding around in the back of a down to them, and they find themselves in a pickup. police lockup and then a courtroom, because it In the realm of the solidly criminal, the idea turns out that while they would have been in the of the reasonable person unearths the fact that majority a hundred or two hundred years ago, there are subcultures in our society that spread now they’re a minority. They’re unreasonable “reasonable” values, and ones that spread values persons.

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Residents left out of quarry plans

Dear Editor, The battle to be heard by government decision-makers goes on in Ridge Meadows. In March, Whonnock folks said no to a medical marijuana greenhouse given the green light by three levels of government without prior consultation. On March 25, Katzie First Nations, residents of Sheridan Hill, and hundreds of sympathizers in Pitt Meadows similarly rejected a proposed rock quarry in the midst of a quiet neighbourhood. Again, the process failed to first hear the concerns of ordinary people who must now write to the minister at the 11th hour to stop the quarry.

Should that be the way things are done in a democracy? What’s the rationale beyond the extractionist mentality and profit? Nobody but the applicants – not the residents, you and I, or wildlife to – will benefit from the a huge scar on unceded Katzie territory, one of the last natural areas here. Pitt Meadows Mayor John Becker said the mines minister should order an environmental assessment, mandatory when 250,000 tonnes of material is removed yearly. Conveniently, the appli-

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Neighbours don’t get along

Dear Editor, I write this letter out of sheer frustration. There is a culde-sac in Maple Ridge which was at one time a very peaceful, safe place for young families to live. Not anymore. In a group of 12 well-kept homes, there is one that displays numerous video cameras, as well as a large steel gate to stop any intruders. When any of the small children come out into their front yards to play, a lady comes out also, right into the street, but not to play. She takes photographs of all of the children, their friends, and their parents. She calls the RCMP for the slightest infraction (parking a car facing the wrong direction, commercial vehicles delivering packages and items). Her constant bickering with her next door neighbours has resulted in large files kept by bylaw enforcement officers and RCMP. It has come to the point where one neighbour has successfully appealed his 2015 property tax assessment because of her behaviour, and he has been successful to the tune of thousands of dollars. Why should the other Maple Ridge taxpayers be responsible for the tax shortfall just because one person cannot get along with her neighbours? It’s not just one neighbour, it is all of the neighbours. Mike Boileau, Maple Ridge

What you’re telling us on Facebook Maple Ridge Mayor Nicole Read shares some •concerns and plans on how to address a rising crime on local streets, and readers responded.

“I sure hope so. I have lived in Maple Ridge for over 30 years. My friend and I drove through downtown Maple Ridge today, it’s not a very pretty sight there any more. Pretty sad.” – Karen Kamstra “Thank you Surrey! So is our RCMP detachment going to ramp things up now too?” – Jasper Stickleback Des Roches “The Mayor has tough challenges. Returning the core to pleasant, walkable, enjoyable, vibrant, safe, productive and livable downtown that all can be proud of would be her finest legacy. Every stakeholder group should be prepared to support her. The Caring Place is ground zero. Everyone understands that, even its supporters. Without it, the downtown would likely see 30% of its woes disappear.” – Claus Andrup “Not missing MR, except for our friends. Been on a steady decline for a while. All started with the Caring Place.” – John Gilmour “Caring place is a scape goat for the bigger problem. Of loading of metal health care into cities by provincial government… t’s time we set up a homeless camp so they have a place to stay that’s not on the streets. It’s not a perfect solution but it’s better than current.” – Blake Whitelaw

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cant plans to blast and haul 240,000. Citizens must be heard, whatever the tonnage. “It is the community’s right to have control over its own environment,” Becker asserted at the public meeting at which I also spoke (water use, impacts). “Some say I shouldn’t comment,” said Becker, “but I am partial, my council is partial, and you here – many who don’t live within three kilometres of the area [another excluding condition] are partial.” Chief Susan Miller said the Katzie will do what they can to stop the quarry. “If we have to stand on Sheridan Hill, that’s what we’re going to do,” she said. “We go into the Pitt every day, have sacred ceremonies there, hunt and camp there. We want everyone to know how important this area is to our people. ” We endure 1,000 trucks a day on Neaves Road to the Lafarge Quarry – hundreds more on a road (McNeil) not designed for them. “This isn’t an appropriate place for a quarry,” said Sheridan spokesperson Darcy Heath. Jack Emberly, Maple Ridge

Monarchy

Never free with queen

Dear Editor, Last week the Associated Press reported that Barbados plans to remove the queen as titular head of state. Their Prime Minister Freundel Stuart explained how it makes little sense to keep the monarch as head of state of an otherwise independent country: “It’s a little awkward in the year 2015 to still have to stand up, and instead of pledging allegiance to Barbados, to be pledging allegiance to Her Majesty the Queen” If Prime Minister Stuart and his government have the courage to take this stand and move their country forward, our government should do the same. They may offend a few people, but they would gain respect and appreciation of many. It would be a wonderful way for Canada and Canadians to celebrate our 150th Anniversary. To quote Dr. Martin Luther King: “Free at last, free at last, thank God we are free at last.” Dick Drew, 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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Students from host Samuel Robertson Technical Secondary dominated the Skills Canada middle Lower Mainland regionals this past Saturday. The gold medal winners will go on to represent their schools at the Skills Canada Competition provincial level at the Tradex in Abbotsford on April 15. While students from several secondary schools – including SRT, Terry Fox, Centennial, Hugh Boyd (Richmond) and Burnaby Central – took part in the competition, there were no teams, as such. Each participant worked on his or her own project. More The winners were: Photos • Culinary – Amanda Billings, an SRT student who Online won the gold and will go on to Photos by the provincials in Abbotsford. • Metal fabrication – Scott Rick Moyer Murdoch, an SRT student, will move on to provincial event, and fellow SRT student Beatrice Baldueza won the Grade 12 SRT student Vlad Pavel smiled for the camera during last weekend’s skills competition at his school. silver. • Carpentry – Terry Fox’s Kurt Roots won the gible recognition for their abilities, Wiebe said. gold, while SRT’s Vlad Pavel earned silver. The students demonstrated “a lot of energy,” he Steve Wiebe, the acting trades programs/work experience coordinator with School District 42, said added. Wiebe also expressed his gratitude to the judges “amazing talent” and sportsmanship was shown by who donated skills and time to determine the winstudents, with “a really fantastic hamburger barners, and to the sponsors who provided the prizes. becue put on by the culinary students [that was] “I was impressed by the dedication to craftsmanenjoyed by all.” These event gives trades students – such as those ship that the students demonstrated and the number of teachers, staff, and parents who came out to from Maple Ridge – an opportunity to showcase support the event,” he said. their talents, celebrate their skills, and receive tan-

Students were hard at work in the Samuel Robertson Technical Secondary’s woodworking shop (above) during this past Saturday’s Skills Canada middle Lower Mainland regionals competition, while SRT student Amanda Billings (left) worked in the kitchen, where she won the gold in culinary competition.

EMPLOYMENT DIRECTOR POSITION The Pitt Meadows Regional Airport, governed by the Pitt Meadows Airport Society (PMAS), is looking for interested persons to serve as Volunteer Directors. The total number of Directors on the board is nine, appointed to a three year term through an approval process that includes review of the applicants by both the City of Pitt Meadows and the City of Maple Ridge. The effective governance of the Pitt Meadows Airport has been established through a process of recruiting a broad and cohesive group of regional business leaders. PMAS is looking for persons with a varied background in the following areas, but not limited to: • Aviation • Development • Marketing • Financial Management • Transport Canada or Related Government Knowledge • Governance of Non-Profit Organizations • Project Management Ideally, interested persons would have held a position in an aviation business, with a proven track record of networking and building relationships in the aviation industry. PMAS consists of three paved aerodromes, (one 4692 ft, one 2484 ft, one 2485 ft), a water runway and a staffed control tower. It is the home base of three major rotary wing operations, provides a float plane dock and ramp, and serves approximately 225 locally based float and regular aircraft. Businesses at the airport offer a variety of both aviation and non-aviation services. If you are interested in working with a dynamic and resourceful group of volunteers, please submit your expression of interest and brief bio, no later than April 23, 2015 to: PMAS Nominating Committee 100 – 18799 Airport Way Pitt Meadows, B.C. V3Y 2B4 OR e-mail: YPKBoard@pittmeadows.bc.ca

Labourer 1 – Temporary Position(s) We are looking for a keen individual(s) with initiative, sound judgment and a positive work ethic to work for approximately six months. If you have knowledge and experience in municipal utilities, don’t mind hard work in all kinds of weather, and are physically fit, we invite you to submit your resume. For more information and a complete job description visit our website at www.pittmeadows.bc.ca Resumes may be submitted to: Director of Human Resources City of Pitt Meadows 12007 Harris Road Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2B5 Email: resumes@pittmeadows.bc.ca Closing date: Friday,April 17, 2015 4:30 p.m. We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Industry accolades

Historic Pitt edition recognized

A national community newspaper association has lauded The TIMES for a special edition it published on the Pitt Meadows’ centennial.

publisher,” Hooper interjected. “While we can tell you that we really enjoyed providing this edition to the public, I think the reaction from the community is what proves its success.” “The [news]paper’s interest in writing about the many stories that make up the collective history of the community for It was a fun, educational, entertaining, the April insert was one of the highlights and uplifting undertaking. of the year, and – we believe – connected Putting together a cover-to-cover special readers in this community to the area’s edition of The TIMES – one that focused past,” said Pitt Meadows Museum curator entirely on Pitt Meadows and its centenLeslie Norman. nial celebrations – was Former City mayor Deb Walters called it an absolute “blast,” said an “incredible package” that she assistant editor Roxanne felt was indicative of the Hooper, who stickhandled ongoing commitment by the editorial side of the The TIMES to keeping citproject in April 2014. izens “well informed.” It turns out that keep“The TIMES takes great sake edition is being pride in providing our resilauded almost a year dents honest, reliable, and later by industry peers informative reporting that and the Canadian we can depend on,” Walters Community Newspapers said, “…citizens turn to the Association (CCNA). pages of The TIMES to read As part of the CCNA’s the latest news stories, hear annual recognition about local celebrations, and ceremonies, there is a learn about community initiaspecial, “outstanding tives,” and during the City’s community service” centennial, she said, The TIMES The April 22, 20 award, and The TIMES didn’t disappoint. TIMES was a 14 edition of The sp is one of three newsIn fact, Walters said, The edition highlig ecial, focused ht papers across the TIMES went that “extra mile.” Meadows cent ing the Pitt ennial. country being honThe City’s centennial coordinoured. ator Erin Mark said that, “I think we have to give a lot of because of the quality and concredit to Roxanne Hooper for the way she tent of The TIMES’ special focused edition, brought the team together, and got everya copy was added to a centennial time one working together on this,” said editor capsule that has since been sealed and Bob Groeneveld. buried. “During one of the biggest news weeks “The centennial edition of The TIMES of the year, our editorial team managed was a hot item… Now, it is a much treasto cover all the breaking stories while ured keepsake that will help document not also compiling a great cross-section of only the centennial celebrations, but Pitt pieces speaking to the past and impendMeadows over the last 100 years,” Mark ing celebrations, presenting some of the said. people involved with the 100th birthday, Michael Hayes, co-chair of the centenconveying well wishes from politicians, nial committee, described The TIMES as an and observing some of the interesting “outstanding contributor to our communhighlights of this City’s past,” Groeneveld ity,” and thanked the newspaper’s staff explained. for its commitment to this project and the What also helped make this special edicommunity at large. tion such an invaluable keepsake for the “The TIMES played an integral part in community was the participation by The support of the centennial celebration, and TIMES advertising team (and consequently moreover were an invaluable proponent many of the advertisers) who showed in sharing valuable information about our support through a series of celebratory precious Pitt Meadows (past through presads and a special four-page raised pullout ent) with the community through all the feature. months of planning, as well as during and As way of background, in the weeks following the various celebrations,” Hayes surrounding this special edition, the said, indicating their involvement with TIMES provided even more stories on the this project just solidified for him that this Pitt Meadows centennial celebrations, newspaper is a “truly community-minded Groeneveld explained. business.” “It’s not often a community newspaper “For The TIMES team, it was really an gets to focus almost an entire edition on honour to help the City and all its resione subject, but we did in this case with dents mark such a momentous occasion,” the encouragement and support of our Hooper said.

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WATER MAIN FLUSHING The City of Pitt Meadows Public Works Department will be flushing water mains throughout the municipality for approximately twelve weeks beginning March 2, 2015. During this time there may be a temporary drop in water pressure or a noticeable discolouration in tap water.To correct problems with milky water, open the cold tap slightly to bleed air from the water lines. If you experience problems with dirty water, turn on an outside tap and let it run until the water clears.The City thanks residents for their patience during this routine maintenance of the water mains. If there are any questions or concerns please call 604-465-2434. Public Works Department 11333 Harris Road Pitt Meadows, BC,V3Y 2M5

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NOTICE OF INTENTION NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND PITT MEADOWS ZONING BYLAW TAKE NOTICE THAT a Public Hearing will be held in the Council Chamber of the Pitt Meadows City Hall, 12007 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows, BC on Tuesday April 7, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. to consider the following amendment to Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011, the Zoning Bylaw for the City of Pitt Meadows: City of Pitt Meadows Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2683, 2015 The purpose of this amendment is to rezone the property located at 11940 Blakely Road, legally described as: Lot 1 District Lot 282 Group 1 New Westminster District Plan 74382 From Medium Lot Residential (R1) Zone to Small Lot Residential (R-2) Zone (shown bolded and shaded) in order to permit the subdivision of the property into two single family lots. The relative location of the land to be affected by the proposed bylaw is indicated on the sketch plan below:

ParcelTax Roll SAWYERS LANDING LOCAL SERVICE AREA-UPDATED PARCEL TAX ROLL

In accordance with section 208(3) of the Community Charter, notice is hereby given that the 2015 Parcel Tax Roll for the Sawyers Landing Local Service Area created by “District of Pitt Meadows Local Area Service Parcel Tax Bylaw - Bylaw No. 2263, 2006” is available for inspection at the Pitt Meadows City Hall during regular office hours. A person who owns a parcel included on the parcel tax roll may request that the roll be amended respecting a matter referred to in section 205 (1) of the Community Charter, but only in relation to the person’s own property. Requests for amendment for matters referred to in section 205(1) must be made in writing and be received at Pitt Meadows City Hall no later than April 24th, 2015.

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The application and associated reports may be viewed at the City Hall between March 27, 2015 and April 7, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., excluding weekends and statutory holidays. Please direct inquiries to the Development Services Department at 604-465-2428. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE ALL PERSONS who deem themselves affected hereby shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing before Council on the matters contained herein or by making a written submission (or email) by 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday April 7, 2015 to the attention of Manager of Legislative Services. All submissions will become part of the public record. Kelly Kenney Manager of Legislative Services 604-465-2433 kkenney@pittmeadows.bc.ca

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The Bruins, a local old-timers hockey team, won the Maple Ridge Goodtime Hockey League finals last week. Sharing in the glory of the win (Front row, left to right) Jason Carruthers, Alex Lord, Paul Hoar, Chris Macy, and Chris Hennessey, as well as (back row) Ryan McAdams, Rob Myckatyn, Gavin Francis, Travis Reid, Craig Simpson, Jerome Penner, Doug Francis, Rob Valero, Michael Gatehouse, Skylar Prydham, and Aaron Guillmes. Missing from the photo are Dennis Thomas, Malcolm Grier, and Doug McLeod.

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Alysha Lebrun (left) of Caps Westwood Cycle in Maple Ridge and Phil Goncalves the group commissioner for the 1st Haney Scout Group, recently presented a Norco bike to Alexandra Blake. Blake was this year’s draw winner during the scout’s annual Christmas tree sales. This was the third year of tree sales for the troop, and Goncalves said the trees sold out a week ahead of Christmas, helping raise almost $9,500. The money is earmarked to help the local scouts attendance at the 2015 Pacific Jamboree in July, as well as replaces old gear and supplies, and help support a number of scouting programs.

Every year, the Pitt Meadows Fire & Rescue Service holds an awards gala. This year’s event was held at Pitt Meadows Golf Course on March 7, where a few members received special recognition, including firefighter Sean Staples who was selected to receive the Heart in My City award. He has been a Pitt Meadows firefighter since August 2007. The award was presented to Sean, and his spouse Tabitha, by Pitt Meadows Mayor John Becker. Raeanne Schachter photo

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Mike Larsson was nominated by the members, and approved by the chiefs, to receive the Pitt Meadows Fire & Rescue Service officer of the year award, which was presented to him and his spouse Kori by Pitt Meadows Mayor John Becker during the awards gala last month.

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Education

Upset parents rally against further school cuts

Fed up with continued cuts to schools, a Maple Ridge mom aims to send a message to the province. Cole Wagner

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As the trustees in School District 42 are busy pinching pennies and trimming the fat in an effort to reduce their budget by a further $1.3 million this year, one Maple Ridge mom has seen enough. Erin Duff has lived in Maple Ridge since 2006, and has two children at Laity View Elementary.

She also hosts international students, with one currently enrolled at Edith McDermott. After the latest provincial budget was announced little over a month ago, Duff was alarmed to see that school districts were asked to slash their budgets once again. She responded by getting involved with Families Against Cuts to Education (FACE), a group which is organizing a “day of action” across B.C. for April 12. Now, Duff is in the process of planning a Maple Ridge rally, to coincide with FACE’s day of action on the 12th. “I saw on Facebook that there are rallies planned for a few B.C. communities,

gram as being on the chopping but not for Maple Ridge,” Duff block. said. This year, the district was “People need to start hearing forced to introduce busing fees about how much our education to those who opted into the system is being starved. “ service, but Murray warned Duff isn’t alone in lamenting that further cuts could end the the lack of funds available for program entirely. education in this year’s provinMurray has yet to confirm cial budget. any program cuts, however. Earlier this year, Mike “I encourage anyone who Murray, chair of the school has something to say about board, sent a letter to the minMike Murray the cuts to contact me. I would ister of education, detailing love to have them speak at the how the shortfall in the budget School trustee rally,” said Duff. could affect the district. The FACE rally is planned for April 12 In the letter, Murray specifically refat noon, in Memorial Peace Park. erenced the district’s school busing pro-

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A former City councillor wants Maple Ridge to start cashing in on cell tower development. Cole Wagner

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Mike Morden has a plan to put more cash in the pockets of the City of Maple Ridge. The former City councillor returned to Maple Ridge Cityhall Monday to explain his plan to the current council. Morden is calling for council to impose stricter regulations on the development of cell towers across Maple Ridge. He also recommended that the City make it a priority to push the development of new towers onto municipal property – where possible – to collect revenue from the development. Mike Morden Under the current cell tower polFormer City councillor icy, Maple Ridge requires a public consultation for towers greater than 15 metres in height – but in most cases, companies can bypass the consultation by erecting a shorter pole. Morden would like to see the City crack down on that loophole, and also force multiple companies to install multiple antennas to one tower where possible. “It’s a $20-billion-a-year industry,” said Morden.

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Nicole Read met with transportation minister Todd Stone to advocate for safety along Lougheed Highway.

Ridge and Pitt Meadows, Doug Bing and Marc Dalton, Read made her case to the minister for a piece of that multi-billiondollar pie. “We specifically sought out this meeting, to talk about Lougheed,” said Read. “The minister was very receptive.” by Cole Wagner Four major safety upgrades were diseditorial@mrtimes.com cussed at the meeting, Read explained. Nicole Read seems to have an impecConcrete medians along Lougheed, east of cable sense of timing when it comes to 240th Street, changing the Haney Bypass Lougheed Highway. to four lanes all the way through, and Earlier this year, improving safety Read was standing along two Lougheed at the intersection intersections: at of the Haney Bypass 222nd Street and at “We specifically and Lougheed Kanaka Way. sought out Highway – talking Read added that this meeting, to media and highthe barriers along lighting the need Lougheed would be to talk about for more safety the first project in Lougheed,” measures along the line for provincial Mayor Nicole Read busy stretch of road funding. – when two cars colThough the plan, lided behind her. TV titled “BC on the cameras caught the Move” actually entire incident on tape. doesn’t specifically include any money for In a similar bout of good timing, Read Lougheed Highway, the province indicates met with transportation minister Todd there are dollars earmarked for “highway Stone last week to talk about safety on widening, capacity, safety and operational Lougheed, shortly after the minister improvements on provincial highways announced an influx of provincial funding throughout the Lower Mainland.” for highways. A group of concerned residents have Stone announced on March 17 that the been focusing attention on this stretch of province would spend $2.5 billion – durroad following a series of serious acciing the next 10 years – on improving high- dents. They have collected 150 signatures ways and bridges in B.C. on an online petition calling for concrete Backed by the two MLAs serving Maple barriers east of 240th Street.

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Literature

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an Offering at the Maple Ridge Public Library, from 2-3 p.m. A Celebration of Peace will feature Maple Ridge Dance Circle, singer Rayne Beveridge, The Local Chords, and The Ridge-Meadows Orchestra Ensemble. The wife of former Maple Ridge-Pitt During the free event, LeBox will read Meadows MLA Michael and autograph her book Sather has forged her own with Black Bond Books “I’m so excited to path as an acclaimed author. on site. share Peace is an Annette LeBox is an awardPeace is an Offering winning author of five picfocuses on ways kids Offering with my ture books, two young adult and adults can find community, “ novels, and more than 45 peace in small acts of Annette LeBox poems published internationkindness – from the ally in literary journals, simple act of offering a including Event, Southern cookie or watching light Review (Australia), Poetry Canada, through a leaf, to broader, more abstract Prairie Fire and Whetstone. ideas expressed in lines as “Peace is a On Saturday, April 26, LeBox will joining, not a pulling apart./ It’s the courlaunch her latest picture book Peace is age to bear a wounded heart.”

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Environment

Earth Hour loses steam north of the Fraser River Power consumption dipped only slightly during Saturday night’s annual blackout.

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megawatt hours. In 2013, the province saved 136 megawatt hours during the one-hour blackout, and 65 hours in 2014. Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows were among the bottom ten performing communities in B.C., as ranked by BC Hydro.

City of Maple Ridge communications manager Fred Armstrong suggested the dip might be explained by people’s energy saving habits becoming more widespread throughout the year, rather than concentrated on a specific day.

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Government

Civil forfeiture grants benefit local groups More than $51,000 is being distributed to three organizations from Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.

that the society has been providing programs and services to Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows for more than 31 years. “This grant will allow the Violence Against Women in Relationships’ committee to hire a coordinator to facilitate The provincial government’s civil forthis cooperation between the justice sysfeiture program is paying dividends to tem, child welfare, community agencies, three local organizations. and anti-violence organizations,” Green Since the civil forfeiture program remarked. became active, it has returned more than “Prevention is key to eliminating vio$16 million from successful forfeiture lence against women and children,” Bing actions to crime prevention grants and added. “The work being done by these victim compensation organizations payments in B.C. helps protect fam“The work being The Cythera ilies at risk and Transition House victims to move done by these Society, School on from destrucorganizations helps District 42’s tive relationships.” Student Support This year, the protect families at risk Services, and priority focus for and victims to move Maple Ridgecivil forfeiture on from destructive Pitt Meadows grants is on initiaCommunity tives that address relationships.” Services are violence against Doug Bing receiving funding women and supfrom the program, port the Violence announced Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Free BC strategy. MLA Doug Bing. Other areas where funding was made Funds being distributed locally include: available included serving victims • Cythera Transition House Society through restorative justice, community – $28,890 and youth crime prevention, police edu• School District 42, Student Support cation, training, and specialized crime Services – $17,140 prevention equipment. • Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Violence Free BC is the provincial Community Services – $5,010 government’s long-term strategy to end Cythera Transition House Society execviolence against women. utive director Teresa Green pointed out • More at www.mrtimes.com, search “forfeiture”

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Business happenings

Meadows Maze invites folks to get creative Resource returns

by Eric Zimmer

f you’ve ever taken a stroll through the cornstalk-lined paths of Meadows Maze in Pitt Meadows and thought you could create a maze design yourself, the local business has an opportunity and a cool contest for you. Normally designed by a hired company, this year, the design of the maze is being left up to members of the public, who can submit their maze design through Facebook, Twitter, or by email for the chance to win some great swag, and see their idea come to life as this year’s chosen design. “We actually tried it quite a few years ago, but at that time we didn’t really have a social media following or even have that figured out, so it kind of didn’t work out that well,” said Jenn Hopcott-Foxley, Hopcott Meats operations manager. But the current PR girl, who Hopcott-Foxley called a “social media queen” has helped to build the online presence of the

business and response this time around has been good. So good in fact, that Hopcott-Foxley told the TIMES on Wednesday that the deadline to submit entries had just been extended from March 30 until April 10. “We’re also really trying to tie the two mazes together a little more – the maze and the meat shop – which is why one of the major prizes is $1,200 worth of Hopcott Meat,” said Hopcott-Foxley. The winner will also receive the chance to take a fly-over of their maze, along with season passes. When it comes to design criteria, “try and pick something that has something to do with the area we live in, and something that’s family-friendly,” Hopcott-Foxley explained. The winner will be announced on the web, and on social media not too long after the contest closes. Find further information at www.meadowsmaze. com.

Doctors welcomed

s a result of the efforts of the Ridge Meadows Division of Family Practice, three new family physicians have joined the Pitt Meadows Medical Clinic and there are ongoing discussions with a fourth. One of the new physicians is Dr. Lakshmikanth Challa. “Pitt Meadows presented the possibility of a good life,” said Challa. “It’s a happy, friendly community.”

• More at www..mrtimes.com

TIMES files

Sarah Hopcott hung out with the TIMES in the Meadows Maze, shortly before it opened for the season last year.

INTERIOR TO LOWER MAINLAND TRANSMISSION PROJECT CONDUCTOR STRINGING WORK

PITT MEADOWS

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Invites nominations for the prestigious award of

PITT MEADOWS

Nicola Substation

Merritt

Whistler

Cheekye Substation

Squamish

Harrison Lake

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Pitt Meadows Coquitlam

Meridian Substation

Maple Ridge Harrison Hot Springs

Ingledow Substation

Yale Hope

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Fraser River

Surrey

Request for Nominations

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outh, families and interested community members are invited to attend the Life After School Transition (LAST) Committee’s Transition Resource Fair on Tuesday, April 14 from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at Thomas Haney Secondary School. Families of students who will be transitioning from high school in the next five years are encouraged to attend to become familiar with the types of resources available, and is for students and young adults with extra support needs. Admission is free, and for more information or a list of participating agencies, visit the LAST Committee on Facebook, or email Dennis_Lacroix@ sd42.com.

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Clayburn Substation

EXISTING 500 KV CIRCUITS BCH 08-29

Stringing of the transmission line (conductors) along the new transmission towers for the Interior to Lower Mainland Transmission Project has begun. Helicopters are required for this work. The contractor has obtained the necessary permits and permissions and is in compliance with Transport Canada requirements.

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Conductor ends will need to be joined with the use of an implosive connector that is a metallic sleeve with a small charge in it for each

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conductor. Using safe and controlled methods, the sleeves are detonated which compresses (welds) the conductor ends together. This split-second process will create several ﬂashes with smoke and very loud bangs.

Nominations forms are currently available at the following locations: • Pitt Meadows Family Recreation Centre • Pitt Meadows Public Library • Pitt Meadows City Hall • Johnston Meier Insurance located at MeadowVale Mall