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Pitt Meadows council envisions new pool It will cost $2,000 to figure out how to build a new pool. by Sylver McLaren
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Pitt Meadows City is getting another study done on the feasibility of an indoor pool. “Right now the pool is a concept plan. It’s in the capital works project for 2017. It was put there long before I ever came to council,” said Pitt Meadows Mayor Deb Walters. Council asked staff to bring back an updated report as the last one was done in 2004. “For us to go out to the public and ask ‘do you want a pool?’ we have to have updated facts. Two thousand four is not the updated facts,” she said. The best thing Walters has heard so far was from a long-time resident who encouraged moving forward. “‘Don’t get discouraged when people come out and don’t want any tax increases and don’t want to move forward. Maybe what we need to do is consider opening up Hoffman’s Garage – hanging out there back in 1957
Pitt Meadows Mayor Deb Walters and council have instructed staff at the City to hire Brian Johnston to update a pool study he did in 2004.
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and living in a black and white world. ‘Eventually, people will be looking over the fence saying I want that here. How come we don’t have that in our community?’ Those were very profound words to me,” reflected Walters. For Pitt Meadows to get
a pool the fees are “exorbitant,” Walters commented. “There will be no way we can afford it on our own, so we will have to look at partnerships, grant opportunities, that kind of thing,” added Walters. The council asked staff to enlist Brian Johnston, with Professional
Environmental Recreation Consultants Ltd., who did the original report back in 2004, to find out what options are available, should they proceed. The new report will cost the City $2,000. “When I was knocking on doors I heard from a lot of young families who
want a swimming pool. I heard from a lot of seniors that they want an exercise pool,” she explained. “We need to listen to people who are opposed to spending money and moving forward, and who want to move forward. That is the only way we can make a fair decision,”
she added. The prospective pool already has a location between the Pitt Meadows family recreation centre and the new seniors centre. Councillor Janis Elkerton voted against asking Johnston to update his 2004 report.
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[what might have happened].” Staff are trying to get a report for Monday’s council workshop on the Albion Flats issue now that the decisions have been made. Daykin said he hopes the next step – putting in an exclusion application for the lands on the southeast side of 105th Avenue – will get done by the end of the year.
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A major music festival is coming to the Albion Fairgrounds Aug. 30-Sept. 1. mrtimes.com
Run to raise money Shana-Lee Virgin and Megan Tallarico are entering a five-kilometre run in September to raise money for Keep-ABreast Canada. Fundraisers are happening at Witch of Endor this Saturday, Aug. 24 at 6:30 p.m. and noon to 4 p.m. the following Saturday at Billy Miner. • More at www.mrtimes.com
Students were hired to work at Zajac thanks to a federal grant.
Zajac hires students Zajac Ranch for Children, just east of Maple Ridge, was able to hire eight students this summer with $42,000 it received through the Canada Summer Jobs initiative, which is part of the Youth Employment Strategy (YES). For more information go to www.youth.gc.ca. • More at www.mrtimes.com
Tuition up for grabs Students who attend BCIT marketing courses being offered in Maple Ridge starting in September will have a chance to win back their tuition fees. Everyone who successfully completes the courses will be automatically entered to win. The draw will take place at a council meeting in January. • More at www.mrtimes.com
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Dust off those coveralls and pull on a straw hat: a virtual feast of bluegrass music is coming to Maple Ridge over the Labour Day weekend. From Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, the community will be a hotbed for the genre when the first annual True North Fraser Bluegrass Festival is held at Albion Fairgrounds, off Lougheed Highway and 105 Avenue. On tap are many bands ranging from international stars to regional award winners, to local favourites. Festival senior coordinator Robert Hornsey is also the coowner of Maple Ridge-based Bergthorson Academy of Musical Arts, which offers music lessons locally. Bergthorson recently organized a society that will work with other community groups and organizations to cultivate performance opportunities for emerging artists. That society (known as the Bergthorson Community Musical Education Performance Society) is sponsoring this festival, which has moved west from Chilliwack following a successful 25-year run. “All of that time, it was always a project of the Chilliwack Arts Council,” Hornsey said. Throughout its quarter-century long existence, the festival never had a losing, or down, year in Chilliwack. But recently there has been a “re-organization” regarding arts and culture funding in Chilliwack, according to Hornsey. “They couldn’t come to agreement for use of a venue,” he added. Chilliwack Arts Council executive director Rod Hudson was also director of the Chilliwack Bluegrass Festival, and when it became apparent that Chilliwack wasn’t going to host the event, Hudson was determined to keep it going, somewhere. That somewhere is now Maple Ridge. “What we wanted to do is keep it in the Fraser Valley, for
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True North Fraser Bluegrass Festival senior coordinator Robert Hornsey is looking forward to the event that runs Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 at Albion Fairgrounds. one thing,” Hornsey said. “And to make a five-year business development plan to expand it into a major destination event that would attract people from Washington, Oregon, Alberta, and B.C. and have it permanently located here.”
The Bluegrass festival:
• High Plains Tradition, a 25-year-old group that patterns its musical stylings after legends such as Bill Monroe, the Country Gazette, and Ralph Stanley; • The Downtown Mountain Boys, a veteran band from Seattle; • 5 On A String, longtime veterans of the Chilliwack festival who are working on their 25th anniversary CD; • The Crowe Brothers, guests of the Grand Ole Opry who were voted one of the top bluegrass acts in the nation by SPGMA Bluegrass in Nashville. Hornsey describes The Crowe Brothers as “bluegrass legends”; • The Fisher/Stevens Band from Alberta; • The Clover Point Drifters from Victoria, who have been active since 2000;
• and The Still Blue, four kind of thing that people played friends who draw from progresin their kitchen and out in sive bluegrass. their backyard,” Hornsey said. Other features include a con“It was family orientated. He tinuous open stage in which [Monroe] not only put his stamp newly formed groups can sign on bluegrass, but he also creup and perform, free instrumenated a forum for how that would tal and vocal workshops every be delivered called a bluegrass morning, Sue Malcolm’s Slo-Pitch circle.” Jam sessions, a trade show, and In a circle, each musician gets a free corn roast on Saturday and to play a piece and if so desired, Sunday night after the mainstage takes a turn at doing a solo lead. show. “It’s very inclusive, it’s very Performances on the main democratic, and respectful,” stage run from 6:10 p.m. to past Hornsey said. 9:20 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, 11 Typically, bluegrass’s lyrical a.m. to past 9:20 p.m. Saturday, content revolves around tragedy Aug. 31, and 11 and heartache, a.m. to the grand but you wouldn’t finale starting at know it because 9 p.m. Sunday, the tempo of Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 Sept. 1. most of the ditAlbion Fairgrounds The festival celeties is quite Tickets: 604-467-6613 or brates bluegrass, a upbeat. www.truenorthfraserbluegrass.com genre popularized “Things like the in the 1940s by Will The Circle Bill Monroe. Be Unbroken that a lot of people Known as The Father of know is about a funeral march,” Bluegrass, Monroe fused Hornsey said. Appalachian music, blues, jazz, For ticket information call 604and old time country music to 467-6613. As of Aug. 15, tickets create the style. can also be purchased online at “It was acoustic, it was played www.truenorthfraserbluegrass. un-amplified, and it was the com.
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Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge residents are paying a higher price for gas than in many other major cities in North America. Those are the findings of a recent list compiled by gasbuddy.com, a website dedicated to listing gas prices for cities and towns across the continent. In fact, the top 10 cities on the list last week all hail from B.C., with eight out of 10 being from the Lower Mainland. Others in the top 10 include Surrey, Delta, Burnaby, Coquitlam, New Westminster, Vancouver, and Richmond. By contrast, the cheapest gas in North
America was at 83.7 cents per litre, located in Danville, Va. According to Jason Toews, co-founder of gasbuddy.com, Pitt Meadows’ and Maple Ridge’s (ranked at No. 3 and No. 5 respectively) high prices are largely attributed to the amount of taxes associated with the fuel, which adds up to around 49 cents per litre in the Lower Mainland. “The Metro Vancouver area has some of the highest gas taxes in North America,” said Toews. “It’s competing with Montreal, but right now, the Top 10 major towns and cities for high gas prices are all in B.C., largely in the Lower Mainland area.” And while there are communities with higher gas prices than Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge, such as Port Alice at $1.49 per litre, Toews noted the list only took into account cities with more than five gas stations.
Costly fill ups Top 10 most expensive cities in North America to fill up a vehicle, all of them in B.C., according to gasbuddy.com:
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Gas prices at Chevron on 122nd Avenue and Harris Road in Pitt Meadows were $141.5/litre last week.
1. Delta: 1.44 2. Surrey: 1.44 3. Pitt Meadows: 1.43 4. North Vancouver: 1.43 5. Maple Ridge: 1.42 6: Burnaby: 1.42 7: Vancouver: 1.42 8: New Westminster: 1.42 9: Richmond: 1.42 10: Coquitlam: 1.41
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HAYWARD LAKE RESERVOIR BEACHES CLOSED MAY TO AUGUST 2013 Access to the beaches on the Hayward Lake Reservoir will be closed this summer as the water level will be drawn down to 33 metres beginning in May. The beaches have a very steep drop-off and cannot be used safely when the water is very low. The drawdown is required for construction related to the Ruskin Dam and Powerhouse Upgrade Project and will comply with the conditions of the Water Licence. The Hayward Lake boat launch will also be out of service during the drawdown. The picnic grounds and the parking lot at the Hayward Lake Reservoir Recreation Area remain open. Other closures may be required for construction use or for safety requirements. For current closures, please check www.bchydro.com/closures. For more information about the Ruskin Dam and Powerhouse Upgrade Project, please visit www.bchydro.com/ruskin, call 1 866 647 3334 or email stakeholderengagement@bchydro.com
White Spot thanks you! A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out to support White Spot’s 6th annual Pirate Pak Day on August 14th. You helped raise $65,916 for the Zajac Ranch for Children, a B.C. charity dedicated to giving children and young adults with life-threatening illnesses and chronic disabilities a chance to enjoy an extraordinary summer camp experience. See you next year!
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Maple Ridge Chrysler’s Steve Phillips, and Alex, who was abducted at gunpoint, attended a fundraiser about a month after the January attack. There, she was presented with this blue 2004 PT Cruiser.
A man who abducted and assaulted a 17-yearold Maple Ridge teen has pleaded guilty to the crimes. Ian James William Campbell, a 25-year-old Port Coquitlam man, pleaded guilty Wednesday to four of seven charges. He pleaded to assault causing bodily harm, unlawful confinement, using a fake gun, and theft following a January incident where he allegedly tricked Alex into give him a lift. On Jan. 19, Campbell approached Alex, who was on a break outside a Maple Ridge pub where she was a food runner. He showed her a pair of jumper cables and asked for help. As she drove him to his car, he pulled a fake gun and forced her to drive away from the area before beating her. After the attack, several women contacted police and said they had also been approached at the mall by a man asking them for help.
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As a mom to four grown children and a nine-yearold, Connie McGonigal knows first-hand how expensive back-to-school shopping can be. “I was a stay-at-home mom with four kids so it was very expensive, back to school time. We saved for months prior [to back to school],” she recalled. That’s why McGonigal, the family and community ministries advocate with The Salvation Army Caring Place, is so enthusiastic about a program that donates backpacks filled with school supplies to students from needy families. With another new school year just around the corner, The Caring Place is teaming with the Staples location in Maple
Ridge, the local Wok Box restaurant, and Yuen’s Martial Arts to ease families’ burden of purchasing items such as backpacks, notebooks, and pens and pencils. Staples for Students is a program in which people can make donations at Staples, 20050 Lougheed Highway, or at The Caring Place, 22188 Lougheed Highway. All of the money is earmarked for school supplies. The Caring Place has been administering the program unofficially for the last six or seven years, estimated McGonigal. She added that officially, this is the third year that Staples has come on board in partnership with the Wok Box restaurant in Maple Ridge. The Wok Box is collecting funds at its location at 20395 Lougheed Hwy. In addition, customers who make a five-dollar donation at Staples get a free kid’s meal at Wok Box. Yuen’s Martial Arts is chipping in by fundraising for the program, which
ends Sept. 9. Kevin Younghusband, general manager of the Staples location in Maple Ridge, said Staples employees are asking customers for cash donations and the local store has also been hosting fundraisers. “We’re starting to get local businesses involved who want to help out,” Younghusband said. In past years, McGonigal and two other Caring Place employees have filled shopping carts with supplies for roughly 150 students. Many of the program’s beneficiaries come through the Caring Place ministry Sonia’s Cradle, a program started in 2009 that helps provide struggling families with items for babies and toddlers. “Large families, with like five or six kids… those kinds of families are iden-
tified by us,” McGonigal said. “And then we also get referrals from agencies like the Family Resource Centre, MCFD [Ministry of Children and Family Development], Ridge Meadows Association for Community Living… lots of agencies within Maple Ridge are phoning me.” Younghusband said the Caring Place is “really good” at identifying the students who benefit from the program the most. “We know it is getting into the hands of the children who really need it,” he said. “Our team here really enjoys doing the fundraising because of that.” Last year, more than $5,000 was raised. The goal this year is $6,000 and the total as of Aug. 15 was “a little shy of halfway there,” Younghusband said.
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Youth need to learn skills Everyone knows education is expensive, but an uneducated population is definitely not a productive one. Students go back to school in a few weeks and those heading off to postsecondary carry with them the stress of knowing one day – soon – they will graduate and will need to find a job to pay off those students loans they are accumulating. The provincial government is spending $1.9 billion on educating students in Scan this its 25 post-secondary page with institutions this year – and students and their parents will kick in a whole bunch more. Many parents hope their kids will end up at university studying in prestigious areas like medicine, law, dentistry, and business. But these days, even doctors are graduating from university and not finding jobs (but apparently there are a lot of jobs in gerontology). Skilled trades and technology are expected to be the fastest growing areas of employment. While we like to encourage our children to pursue their dreams and passions, we also have to keep them grounded and ready to do work that will earn them a living and let them be independent. Unromantic as it may sound, we should encourage our youth to attain skills that are marketable – something that has value for society and somebody will pay money for. Students should also understand that if they do a general four-year degree – while it will broaden one’s mind – the initial job prospects might be making venti cappuccinos or the working graveyard shift at Home Depot. These are good jobs, but detailed knowledge from the History 455 course about the reasons why the First World War broke out won’t help too much – but it will make for great conversation.
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Once again I was assaulted. In ies, and I made a conscious decithe lineup at the grocery store. A sion to stop talking about dieting, real slap in the face! By a magamy weight, and calories. zine! Mention the word “diet” in Its headlines screamed out to our newsroom, and I will inform me: “You are fat!” you that we are a “body-friendly Well, the headlines actually newsroom.” read “Drop 23 lbs in 2 weeks: Tell me that you shouldn’t eat Stubborn fat breakthrough,” that second cookie, and I will “Mega-metabolism smoothie: fatreassure you that, really, you melting recipe,” and “High fiber should. = a slimmer you. Lose 10 lbs in Zero-calorie donuts? Find them by Maria Rantanen 5 days eating slendering ‘miracle in The TIMES newsroom. The reason I made the concarbs!” scious decision to stop talking But that was just this weekend. about dieting was because I could see it was a It happens every time I stand in the grocery trap that women fall into – and for many, includstore lineup – I get screamed at again and again ing very young women and teens, it becomes about new and creative ways to melt my fat fast more than just a worry, it turns into an eating – and, of course, with no effort. disorder with everything from excessive exercisOkay, so the headlines didn’t really say “you are fat” and I am sure that was me projecting my ing to bulimia and anorexia. And not only are women affected, the number own self-esteem onto the headlines. of boys who have eating disorders is on the rise But why do these headlines drive me crazy? as well. Because so many women, from slim to pleasHow many women do we know who stick antly plump, think they are fat… and those their heads in the toilet after a meal, or starve headlines remind them of that fact every time themselves to stay skinny, causing a myriad they see them. physical and mental health problems. I’m curious to know whether the women who And those grocery store magazine headlines actually buy the magazines and read the articles probably aren’t just screaming at these women, have noticed any results – ? they are beating them over the head with a club. Did that fat melt away with absolutely no I would argue that dieting, and talking about effort? Did that miracle diet work? dieting, is a very boring – and for some, a very There might be some women who do benefit dangerous – subject, and I would love to see from these articles, but I think those written our gender rise above the unreasonable expectawords add more to the obsession this continent has with dieting than helping to solve any health tion that all women should strive to look like Angelina Jolie. problems. Sure, let’s focus on eating healthy, nutritious, Personally, I’ve been seeing these magazines homegrown, and homemade food. But if we’re and reading their headlines for decades, but going to eat donuts, let’s not slather them with health officials are telling us that we aren’t guilt. improving our health. On the contrary, people We have more important things to think are having more weight problems than ever about than dieting, like poverty, homelessness, before. environmental degradation, wars, plagues, and About 25 years ago, I got fed up with the conthe Kardashians. stant discussion among women about their bod-
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Author retracts statement Dear Editor,
As to my statement in my letter [Call
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me anti-gay not homophobic, Aug. 13, The TIMES] regarding “I simply put the gay community and those with so-called gender-disorders in the same category as I would rapists and child pornographers.” – I regret this Dear Editor, statement, as it is easy to see how it could I found a letter titled [Call me anti-gay be interpreted as “hateful.” not homophobic, Aug. 13, The TIMES] so I meant it to mean that I simply do not objectionable, I just had to write. condone the lifestyle of the gay communFor someone, in 2013, to say that someity, etc. – as I do not condone rapists, etc. I one else’s sexual orientation “is not normal also do not condone abortion, as well – but I behaviour” and to then characterize it as would never excuse someone for being mali- “downright sinful and needs to be dealt with cious against anyone. as such...” is very disturbing. I may not like some people’s lifestyle These misguided thoughts and words are – such as those who have sex before marsad indeed. riage – but I do not want anyone to be hateBob Masse, Maple Ridge ful against people who do so. I should not have worded my statement as I did, and I do sincerely apologize and I Dear Editor, do humbly ask those who I have offended in Initially, I agreed with Dell in that this manner to forgive me. anti-gay doesn’t have to mean So, I will retract my statement homophobia. The definition of regarding the above. Also, catch homophobia is “prejudiced against As a Christian, I believe that all extensive homosexual people”. wrong-doing is sin. There are those discussion However, Dell has clearly conwho “call evil good and good evil” on our firmed his homophobia by declaring and “who put darkness for light faebook it a sin “to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, and light for darkness, which put or part of the transgender communbitter for sweet and sweet for bitity.” ter.” (Isaiah 5:20) Rather than the rest of the world We seem to only be hearing one trying to fit Dell’s definitions, he side of the story, such as how it is OK to should get with the program and realize that be gay and that it is OK for you not to like he is homophobic because he has prejudices your birth gender and therefore, it is OK for – plain and simple. you to change it. Michael Rex, Maple Ridge My question is this, “Do those who have gay tendencies or gender identity disorders and who pursue this course of action – are Dear Editor, they truly given all of the facts and informaI too support the decision of President tion they require or need?” Vladimir Putin and my respect for him has I sincerely believe that these individuals increased ‘double plus’ re: LGBT lifestyle are simply told to “go for it” – without any being illegal in Russia at this time. thought or concern for possible repercusWe are also reminded by my church to sions. love LGBT individuals unconditionally, an Am I wrong in this? This is what I am idea I tremendously support. truly concerned about. It is not at all wise to express hatred and Dell Krauchi, Maple Ridge disgust for others on account of differing [Note: The TIMES has received a number opinions, nor is it expedient to threaten for of other letters in response to this author’s example, a boycott of the Olympics because of President Putin’s decision and in the dare Agriculture of apparent bouts of amnesia by another. How about agreeing to disagree? Elizabeth Beck, Maple Ridge Dear Editor,
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Avoid the slaughter
As I was reading the story of Brianna and her pig, Lucy [Perky pig makes lasting impression, July 30, The TIMES], I couldn’t help but wonder about the fate of this little pig that made such a lasting impression with her hilarious ways. I hoped that maybe this 4-H project would be the one that tugged at heart strings too tight to let go. Then I read to the end and my heart sank for Lucy. She undoubtedly was lucky to find Brianna and has enjoyed a wonderful first year of life with her young caretaker. However, her life is about to change drastically when she changes hands. I would challenge Brianna to follow Lucy on her journey once she crosses the threshold from pet to dollars per pound. Unfortunately, once Lucy has been sold for meat she will no longer be viewed as an individual sentient animal – she is at that point worth more dead than alive and the likelihood that anyone will care about the quality of her life is pretty slim. Think of a pet dog going through such a trauma – why is Lucy different? I’m sorry but if you are not prepared to take your beloved animal from beginning to end and make sure things are done right, then maybe Lucy was better off not knowing the good life.
Dana Lacroix, Maple Ridge
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Who’s the true Christian?
Dear Editor, I’m wondering what century Dell Krauchi is living in… On a personal level, as a gay Christian, I have accepted that I am exactly what God created me to be, and to think otherwise would be to suggest that God has made a mistake and that’s just not a possibility – especially if you accept current scriptural teachings. I’m not sure that Mr. Krauchi, himself, qualifies as a Christian. He seems to have forgotten “Judge not that ye be not judged” and “love they neighbour as thyself.” Art Pearson, Maple Ridge
Keep personal beliefs to self
Dear Editor, I’m shocked by Mr. Krauchi’s hateful, ignorant remarks. Russian President Putin’s law against “non-traditional sexuality” is simply an affront to hate mongering… “Protecting” by actively repressing, punishing, and discriminating against is wrong. Mr. Krauchi and Mr. Putin are entitled to their own beliefs, I do not agree with them, but they are entitled to them. The sad reality is that there are still many homophobic individuals like Mr. Putin and Mr. Krauchi, who feel empowered to force their personal beliefs on other people. So, Mr. Krauchi, feel your own feelings, live your own life, and butt out of other people’s bedrooms. Mark Kringle, Maple Ridge
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orn on the cob cartel. Now that may sound a little harsh, but what else do you call it when someone with power restricts the number of people who can sell a commodity, in this case corn on the cob; charge them an incredible amount of money for the right to sell and then use brute force to eliminate any competition. If there is a cartel, you won’t believe who is running it, but I am getting ahead of myself. I am told The Meat Shop has been in business for decades here in Maple Ridge. The family who, after having their abattoir and game-cutting business shut down on their property, reportedly because of not conforming to zoning, decided to move their operation downtown and expand on their knowledge of the meat business by focusing on barbecue. The family tells me that about two years ago their company rented the space at 22899 Dewdney Trunk Road. Their business was to become a meat shop, sausage kitchen, barbecue house and provide local free-range meat. The story of the obstacles they had with city bureaucrats should be explained in detail to the politicians and the public because it is mind boggling, but I don’t have the space. It took them over a year and half to get licensed. Somewhere along the line the Economic Development Office got on their side and even discussed having a big barbecue
weekend on the unused municipal property next door. Open for a week, word was spreading: their pulled pork sandwiches and other barbecue items and have multiplied their business. They feel they have hit a niche. Here is where the corn comes in. They decided that nothing goes better with barbecue than corn on the cob, so they brought in some sweet corn as a promotion to their barbecue store. They were immediately hit with a $200 bylaw infraction ticket that seemed to indicate they weren’t allowed to sell the corn. They informed the bylaw officer she was not welcome on their property and she left. The next day an RCMP officer showed up, waited for the bylaw officer and served the family again. Their reaction was to give the corn away to barbecue meat customers. The honest, hard-working family that runs produce stands like the one at 240th Street and Dewdney Trunk Road has had their business license raised from $25 to $500. With that kind of fee, my guess is they have an expectation competitors are going to have to pay the same if they are selling corn on the cob. This would be a funny story except that on Aug. 15 the family got a letter threatening their business license. As best I can tell after reading the letter, they cannot sell produce or erect signs that say free corn on the cob. The stage is set for an epic struggle. The family, with apparently the support of the Economic Development Office, is installing a unique 20-foot picnic table in front of their store. There are also plans for a chainsaw artist and ice sculptures. The family seems to be saying bring it on. I, as one taxpayer do not want to spend any dollars in that immoral fight. Just saying… Gordy Robson’s column appears Tuesdays in the print and/or online versions of The TIMES. Reactions can be emailed c/o editorial@mrtimes.com.
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Dilly the Clown (Jim Milburn), his wife Donna, and their newest addition – 10-year-old Nicki – took part in the recent Osprey Day festivities in Pitt Meadows, and are now gearing up for the Wishmaker Walk for Wishes, also happening in Pitt Meadows on Oct. 6.
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Albion resident Val Huber was selling tickets to the RCMP Musical Ride (scheduled for the Albion Fairgrounds on Sept. 5) to benefit the North Fraser Therapeutic Riding Association. For tickets, people can call 604-462-7786 or email nftra@shaw.ca. Maria Rantanen/TIMES
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Athletes In Kind head shave organizer Hody Lye (back) gathered a group of the charity’s young supporters together. It included Elise Muller, 12, (back left), who had some of her hair cut off for cancer wigs; eight-year-old Lauren Balla (bottom left), who’s set to have her hair cut on Sept. 7; Mackenzie BraithwaiteKelso, 11, who had her head shaved at the last minute during the Aug. 11 event; Davis Balla, eight (also pictured left with his father D’Arcy from Team Finn) – he raised more than $500 and had his head shaved for the third year in a row; and his cousin Josh Mitchell, nine, who also offered to shave his head for the cause.
Randy Kamp recently visited Zajac Ranch for Children where eight summer students have been hired through the Canada Summer Jobs initiative. Here he posed with camp director Chris Falcioni.
Candace Gordon was at the Haney Farmers Market on Aug. 10 when the market ventured out to Brookfield Farm for the day. Maria Rantanen/TIMES
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rently in discussions with “I hope that’s doable,” SmartCentres about a he added. land swap, and reports Daykin said with this and studies are being decision, the District can done on the drainage “chart a course and move problems and agricultural on” with planning how remediation, said Darrell the Albion Flats will be Denton with the Economic developed. Development Office. In December 2011, the “It’s a very complex proALC sent comments to the cess,” he said about the District of Maple Ridge land swap. about a draft concept plan Last week’s decision that included a large retail from the ALC cited “inaddevelopment on the north- equately serviced urban west side of develop“[The land swap] ment” as 105th Avenue. The ALC is a very complex causing the came to the drainage process.” conclusion that problems in Darrell Denton the land was the Albion “suitable for Flats. agricultural use Last and is appropriately desigweek, the ALC said it nated as ALR.” However, would allow the City of the land on the southeast Pitt Meadows to exclude side was “of very limited land north of Lougheed interest to agriculture.” Highway east of Harris About half a year later Road on the condition that after these comments were a road is built to ease trafreceived, SmartCentres fic for farmers. suggested to the District Daykin pointed out that that it swap its land with both Maple Ridge with its land owned by the District drainage problems and Pitt on the southeast side Meadows needing a road where the ALC has indiare going to need significated it might entertain an cant investment. exclusion. “Neither one is going to The District is curbe cheap,” Daykin said.
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Technical flight officer Const. Tammy Sandquist fielded questions from a group of children at the Maple Ridge Parks and Rec Heroes Day. Various View photos “hero” stations were with set up throughout Memorial Peace Park or in Maple Ridge on online Wednesday, where 60 kids could visit them. They climbed on fire trucks, police cars, police motorcycles, but the highlight of the day came when the chopper landed in the middle of the field to the delight of all the kids. Sylver McLaren/TIMES
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The RCMP Musical Ride at the Albion Fairgrounds on Thursday, Sept. 5, marks the second to last performance in B.C. this The RCMP Musical Ride will be in year. Maple Ridge on Sept. 5. “We sincerely hope everyone and their family comes out to take in the spectacle that is the musical ride,” said Ridge Meadows RCMP Insp. Dave Fleugel. The tour has taken the horses and riders around the province. This year’s B.C. tour started on July 11 in Fort St. John, and will come to Maple Ridge after closing out the Pacific National Exhibition. The RCMP Musical Ride remains an iconic Canadian symbol. The riders are all regular members of Canada’s National Police Force, and are on a three-year tour of duty from their regular policing duties. All riders start with a basic equitation course, which takes place at the training facilities in Ottawa. If successful, the new rider enters into more complex equestrian training before actually joining the ride the following year, when they will start their first of two years of touring. The first recorded musical ride dates back to 1887. The ride has been on public display since 1901, and is performed by a troop of 32 horses and riders. Still the highlight of the performance is the charge, when the horses and their mounts gallop the length of the riding area. The show ends with the march past, performed to the RCMP’s Regimental March, where the guest of honour is saluted. Tickets for the Sept. 5 musical ride are on sale at the RCMP detachment at 11990 Haney Pl.; Tourism Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows at 12492 Harris Rd,; North Fraser Therapeutic Riding Association, 12471 254th St.; and at the Country Fest office on the Albion Fairgrounds. They are $15 each. Tickets are also available at www.mrpmcountryfest. com/musicalride.html.
Residents warned about attractants Putting garbage out later should reduce the number of human-bear encounters.
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Drug awareness
Grieving mom calls for more ecstasy overdose education Awareness is needed so young people know how to recognize signs of an overdose. By Lori Culbert Special to The TIMES
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ulie Raymond would love it if no teenager ever took ecstasy again, so other parents could be spared the grief she felt after her 16-year-old daughter Shannon overdosed. But she knows that isn’t realistic. “The reality is the pills cost $5 and you can hide them anywhere. It’s not like carrying around a bottle of alcohol, and it is more accessible to get than alcohol because you can be any age to buy ecstasy [from a dealer],” Raymond said. As a result, some school districts in B.C. are choosing to educate children about how to use the drug more safely rather than rely solely on a message of abstinence. Even the provincial health officer believes regulating pharmaceutical MDMA, known popularly as ecstasy, might save more lives than driving the manufacture of the drug to clandestine labs with a policy of prohibition. Shannon, an avid athlete, took
ecstasy during a friend’s birthday celebration in July 2008 and then fatally overdosed later that night while sleeping over at another teen’s house in Maple Ridge. Since the death of her husband to cancer in 1998, Raymond said she has always been open with her two daughters about life’s adversities, including the dangers of using drugs and alcohol. Raymond said she never, ever thought her daughter would die of an overdose, and now strongly believes young people need to be armed with knowledge about what to do if they or their friends decide to experiment with a drug like ecstasy. That includes educating young people about the warning signs of when someone might be overdosing, and encouraging them to call 9-1-1 right away – despite their fears about getting into trouble. “It’s better to have an angry parent than a dead friend,” said Raymond, who is endeavouring to start a campaign warning teens about the toxins often mixed with pure ecstasy by unscrupulous dealers. “It’s what’s under your kitchen sink and what’s in your bathroom medicine cabinet that has long expired,” she said. Raymond’s daughter knew Ali Mosdell, a 21-year-old Maple
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sold through social networks, so the so-called dealers can “be anyone from the distributor to the dial-a-doper to your best friend.” The Centre for Addictions Research of B.C. (CARBC) at the University of Victoria has developed curriculum for Grades 6 to 10 called iMinds, which the literature says “aims to help students maximize their drug literacy – the knowledge and skills they need to survive and thrive in a world where drug use is common.” CARBC assistant director Dan Reist said the take-home message of the curriculum “might mean (students) use less or not at all, it might mean they use in less risky ways, or maybe it doesn’t change their behaviour but puts the cohort around them in a better way to help them (during an overdose).” The relatively new alternative curriculum is being used in some schools in some communities across B.C. Reist said many school boards appear interested in addressing substance use by students, but acknowledged it is a complex topic and that parents will have different opinions about what should be taught in classes. • More online at www.mrtimes.com
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• The multiple sclerosis selfhelp group for Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, Hope & Balance, meets the second Thursday of each month at Willow Manor, 12275 224th St. from 2:15 to 3:45 p.m. Info: Greg at 604-895-8202 or turnbull27@shaw.ca.
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• The non-profit Alzheimer Society of B.C. offers monthly support groups for earlystage patients and family caregivers. The groups offer practical tips, a supportive environment, and a chance to learn from others in similar circumstances. For information on meeting times and locations, call 604-298-0780
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• Stride to Thrive is a walking group for women whose lives have been affected by cancer. They meet at the parking lot of Jerry Sulina Park for a one-hour walk on the dike every Saturday morning at 10 a.m, rain or shine. Info: stridetothrive@hotmail. com.
Women’s support group
• A support group for widowed and divorced women aged 55 and older meets the last Friday of the month from 2 to 4 p.m. at St. George’s Anglican Church Hall, 23500 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Info: Rose at 604-467-8319 or Lil at 604-463-4703.
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• Debtors Anonymous meets Tuesdays from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Golden Ears United Church, 22165 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Park and enter from the back of the building. Hope and recovery for debtors, compulsive spenders, and underearners. Info: mapleridge@debtorsanonymous.ca or John at 604-9289697.
Co-dependence support
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Hominum support group
• Hominum Fraser Valley Chapter is an informal discussion and support group to help gay, bisexual, and questioning men. They meet the last Friday of every month. For information and meeting location, call Art at 604-4629813 or Don at 604-329-9860.
Moms support group
• Maple Ridge Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS), a group of moms with children from birth to kindergarten age, meet on the first and third Wednesday of each month from 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. at Maple Ridge Christian Reformed Church, 20245
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• Parents Supporting Parents, a group of parents who support other parents of special needs children, meets the first Friday of the month at 7 p.m. at Cornerstone Baptist Church 9975 272nd St., Maple Ridge. Cost: $10/person. Info: Anne at 604-4772575.
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speaker Cheryl Gilpen talking about pest control. Info: 604-467-2956. • Join musician Tony Prophet at the Memorial Peace Park bandstand at 11 a.m. for a morning of songs as part of the Maple Ridge Library’s summer reading club. Info: 604-467-7417.
August 22: Ridge reading club
• The Summer Reading Club wrapup and medal ceremony takes place from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. with musician Tony Prophet. The party will be held in Spirit Square. In case of rain, the event will be held in Pitt Meadows Library, where, because of space,
August 22: Pitt reading club
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Employee Pricing refers to A-Plan pricing ordinarily available to Ford of Canada employees (excluding any CAW-negotiated programs). The new vehicle must be delivered or factory-ordered during the Program Period from your participating Ford Dealer. Employee Pricing is not combinable with CPA, GPC, CFIP, Daily Rental Allowance and A/X/Z/D/F-Plan programs. *Purchase a new 2013 Focus S Sedan/2013 Escape S FWD with 2.5L engine/2013 F-150 Super Cab XLT 4x4 with 5.0L engine/2013 F-150 Super Crew XLT 4x4 with 5.0L engine $16,779/$22,204/$29,226/$31,720 after Total Price Adjustment of $870/$995/$11,673/$11,079 is deducted. Total Price Adjustment is a combination of Employee Price Adjustment of $620/$995/$4,423/$3,829 and Delivery Allowance of $250/$0/$7,250/$7,250. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price after Total Price Adjustment has been deducted. Offers include freight and air tax of $1,650/$1,700/$1,700/$1,700 but exclude variable charges of license, fuel fill charge, insurance, dealer PDI (if applicable), registration, PPSA, administration fees and charges, any environmental charges or fees, and all applicable taxes. All prices are based on Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price. Delivery Allowances are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives. **Until September 30, 2013, receive 1.99%/4.99% annual percentage rate (APR) purchase financing on a 2013 Focus S Sedan/2013 Escape S FWD with 2.5L engine for a maximum of 84 months to qualified retail customers, on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest APR payment. Purchase financing monthly payment is $214/$314 (the sum of twelve (12) monthly payments divided by 26 periods gives payee a bi-weekly payment of $99/$145 with a down payment of $0 or equivalent trade-in. 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• Kids aged five to 10 can come to Heritage Thursday at the Pitt Meadows Museum from 1 to 3 p.m. for a day of mystery and fun. The session is $6 per child. To register: Nikki at 604-465-4322.
August 22: Heritage Thursdays
August 24: Cemetery cleanup
• Maple Ridge Historical Society is holding another headstone cleaning event at the Maple Ridge Cemetery at 214th Street and Dewney Trunk Road from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Email mrmuseum@gmail.com to register.
• Full list: www.mrtimes.com
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Sports On Deck
Coach unfazed
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Recreation
B.C. rep Warriors had a ball in Gander
The 2012 provincial champion Whonnock Warriors went on a road trip to remember, with the final destination being Gander, Nfld.
Hole in one for local
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Peyton Smith brings home gold.
Streak doesn’t end A couple of Maple Ridge Secondary wrestlers earned gold and silver at the 2013 Canada Games in Sherbrooke, Que. Peyton Smith, a 16-year-old, who competed in the 90-kilogram category, hasn’t lost in two years, going on three. Her 14-year-old teammate Cam Hicks earned a silver medal in the 42-kilogram category. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”
Reach The TIMES' sports desk: Phone: 604-463-2281 or email: smclaren@mrtimes.com
Slo-pitch
In two exhibition games, the Ridge Meadows Flames lost one at home then won one on the road, but head coach and manager Jamie Fiset isn’t fazed. “We treated it like an intersquad game,” Fiset said of the Aug. 16, 9-1 loss at Planet Ice versus the Mission City Outlaws. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”
Canadian junior golf champion Kevin Kwon of Maple Ridge was at Royal Colwood last week for the Canadian Amateur and shot a hole-in-one during his practice round at the games. Kwon shot an opening-round 72 Wednesday to sit in a three-way tie for third. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”
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by Troy Landreville The journey, not necessarily the destination, was what made the Whonnock Warriors’ experience extra special at the slo-pitch nationals in Gander, Nfld. The local over-40 men’s team ended up fifth in the masters intermediate division at the Canadian championship tournament that ran Aug. 1-5. They won two games, lost four, and came away with what manager/third baseman Don Fitzgerald described as “a trip of a lifetime.” “It was the greatest time 15 buddies could have in eight days,” added player/coach Bruce MacDonald. “The greatest ever. We got to play some ball and have fun… it was perfect.” The competition in Gander was, as expected, a level above what the Warriors are used to seeing. “They were stacked teams,” MacDonald said. The Whonnock squad qualified for nationals by winning the SPN provincial championships last August at South Surrey’s Softball City. The team came out of nowhere to capture the B.C. title. “When you’re ranked in 12th place out of 16, and we show up and pull out the Warrior pride… we beat ’em all,” MacDonald said.
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The Whonnock Warriors over-40 men’s intermediate slo-pitch team practised at Telosky Park late last week in preparation for this past weekend’s B.C. championship tournament. The Warriors – whose players range in age from 55-year-old Les Hobson to 42-year-old Mitch McNicol – have been together since 2006 but for many members, their connection spans decades. “We’re from Whonnock and when you’re from Whonnock, you have a lot of friends,” MacDonald said, adding, “There are people on this team I’ve known for over 40 years.” Winning is extra special but playing with your buddies is what
draws MacDonald to the sport. “It’s good friends, good times, and good baseball,” he said. “And it’s in that order.” Most of the players grew up playing baseball, which helped establish the foundation for their slo-pitch skills. More recently, the Warriors took part in what MacDonald described as “extra-curricular stuff” to build their athleticism, including additional batting instruction and training at the Carlson Gracie
Brazilian jiu-jitsu mixed-martial arts club in Maple Ridge. “It helps us get into shape, strength training,” MacDonald said. As many as 10 Warriors at a time worked out at the local MMA gym, improving their conditioning and core strength. “We did weightlifting, running, jumped on a Bosu ball to keep our balance,” he said. “For 40 year olds we’re in good shape, yes we are.” The Warriors were looking to defend their provincial championship title this past weekend at Softball City. “We always go in to win,” Fitzgerald said, a couple days prior to the tournament. “But at the end of the day we want everybody on the team to have a good time and have fun.” They ended the tournament in fourth place. “It was really, really good,” said MacDonald on Monday. “It was exciting to move up from intermediate to competitive. We’re sitting in fourth in provincials,” he added. Asked if there are any ringers on the team, MacDonald jokingly said, “Well, I am! But we picked up a few guys from [the] Whonnock/Haney area, Webster’s Corners, who are good ball players and longtime friends.” The Warriors are Bob Crockett, Brent Hayes, Bruce MacDonald, Dale Mcildoon, Darren de Groot, Don Fitzgerald, Ed Gendron, Greg Forster, John Hoggan, Keith Adamson, Larry Crocker, Les Hobson, Mitch McNicol, Rob Norrie, Robert Popadiuk, Shane McCourt, Stephen Wyllie, and Troy Regan.
Lacrosse
Goalie, defence, attack moved up an age class Tristan Smyth received gold and silver medals in Sherbrooke, Que. at the Canada Games.
Brings home gold Tristan Smyth, 27, is bringing home hardware from Sherbrooke, Que. – a silver in the 400-metre and a gold in the 1,500-metre T54 men’s wheelchair race. Smyth won the gold in the 1,500-metre race in a photo finish. He slipped past the finish line just 0.03 seconds faster than silver medalist Michael Kahn. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”
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Tyler Magnison, a goaltender from Pitt Meadows, was named all-star at Notre Dame University. by William Howard Special to The TIMES
A trio of field lacrosse players from Pitt Meadows are having a fine summer, with the Burnaby Mountain Selects, at home and south of the Canada/ US border. Pitt Meadows Secondary students and Selects players Devan Johnson (defence), and Jasen Scott (attack), along with goaltender Tyler Magnison were part of the BMS Freshmen Elite (grad
2017) and Sophomore Elite (grad 2016) summer touring teams that travelled to the iconic college town of South Bend, Ind. to compete at the University of Notre Dame – Irish Experience Team Camp July 5-7. Both teams competed very well and were moved up to older age divisions based on their performance from the opening day. The Sophomore Selects moved up to the U19 division where they lost in overtime to the eventual champs in the U19 quarterfinals. The Freshmen Selects graduated to the U17 division where they placed second, after falling a goal short in the U17 championship game. Following a narrow loss
to start versus teams up Erik Maas, Ryan Smith, to three years their elder, Garrett Sorenson, and both Selects teams would Brenden Symons earned go on impressive runs as a spot in the U17 all-star the BMS Sophomores fell game, while BMS sophoby a goal in overtime in mores Mackenzie Burns, the quarterfinals to the Ben Davies, Nik Friesen, eventual U19 champion, Lucas Greene, Parker while the BMS Johnson, Freshmen A lucky 13 Burnaby Nathan made it all the Mckeigan, Mountain Selects way to the and Patrick athletes were U17 title game, Shoemay shooting wide selected to play in competed as time expired in the allthe tournament’s to also fall just star game short by a onefor the U19 all-star game. goal margin of Division. 7-6. Included A lucky 13 BMS athletes as part of the tournawere selected to play in ment experience was the the tournament’s all-star opportunity to compete game, held inside Arlotta inside Arlotta Stadium, Stadium, the home game participate in team pracfield of Notre Dame tices and position specific Lacrosse. clinics run by NCAA Div. BMS freshmen 1 coaches, tour the Notre Magnison, Max Bergot, Dame Locker Room, break
down game footage with the Irish coaching staff inside the Notre Dame film room, and receive a talk on strength and conditioning from the Notre Dame coaches, inside the Haggar Fitness Center. Walking throughout the Notre Dame campus, the Selects also got to take in the University’s historic center, the Main Quadrangle, popularly termed the God Quad, as well as the Golden Dome of the main building and the Basilica of the Sacred Heart (Notre Dame Chapel). Other highlights included Notre Dame Stadium and the Hesburgh Library, the center of the campus’ intellectual life which includes the famous “Touchdown Jesus” mural.
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