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Director Ewe Boll and actor Brendan Fletcher are once again working together in Maple Ridge, filming Rampage 2. by Troy Landreville
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Explosions and gunfire erupted at the E-One Moli Energy building in Hammond last week. Faux law enforcement officers were on site Thursday morning, including one SWAT member seen leaning up against a post, texting on his Blackberry. The chaotic scenes in and around the factory-turned-moviestudio didn’t draw any real first responders, or national and international media attention for that matter, to the building in the Maple Meadows industrial park – it was all done for the sake of cinematic art. A large portion of the locally shot action flick Rampage 2 – directed by Uwe Boll and starring Brendan Fletcher and Lochlyn Munro – was filmed at the building over a six-day period. It’s the continuation of the story of Bill Williamson, played by Fletcher. Williamson is a disturbed young man outraged by what he believes are the “dark political truths” about the state of the world. Written by Boll, the film was shot on location in Maple Ridge, just like its 2009 predecessor. “It’s out of the zone, we’re getting a higher labour tax credit, and it also portrays the kind of U.S. Midwest atmosphere we need for a movie like this,” Boll said, listing his reasons behind filming in the community again. Rampage, largely filmed in Maple Ridge’s downtown core, had Fletcher’s character creating a suit of armour and using it to help him run amok in a small U.S. town. In the original movie, the prinGET A
cipal character shoots everybody in sight. He also robs a bank, frames his friend, and eventually wriggles free from the long arm of the law. Boll always felt that, since the main character got away with his crimes in the first film, “it would be cool to bring him back.” The dilemma was, Boll didn’t have a story. It made little sense to him to mirror the plot of the first film. “This time there is a little more strategy behind it,” Boll said. “It’s a planned out coup to get him on live TV, nation-wide.” Before he took the role for the original film, Fletcher asked Boll, “What’s the point? Isn’t that irresponsible, considering that this is something that happens?” But the 32-year-old thespian, who, for the sequel, grew out his
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nod to the earlier work of famed directors Quentin Tarantino and Oliver Stone. “It’s a surreal movie,” he said. “A lot of it is absurd.” Fletcher said blowing up cars and causing mayhem is fun. “Basically every day, I would come to work and terrorize people for 12 hours a day,” he said in a small room between takes, as his little Shih tzu gnawed on a piece of rawhide on the floor. “There is a lot of room to play. I’m not sitting around being a method actor with this thing; I’m just having a good time.” It doesn’t take Fletcher long to get into character, once he’s outfitted in body armour. “When you put on the suit, there’s a certain thing that happens,” he laughed. “I feel like a bad a** when I’m in the suit.” Boll is an industry veteran, having produced and directed more than 35 feature films, most shot in Vancouver. Though he had a number of projects already under his belt, Troy Landreville/TIMES it wasn’t until 2003’s House of the Dead, based on the popular Actor Brendan Fletcher (above) peered through a burned out car parked outside the ESEGA game franchise, that Boll One Moli Energy building in Hammond during filming last week. The car was purposely was brought to international destroyed during the filming of Rampage 2, a cult film directed by Ewe Boll (left) who attention as a prominent new figleaned on a camera inside Moli Energy. ure in cult cinema. His 2005 film Alone in the beard and shaved his head to fit issues and… deliver it through the profile of a deranged lunathis gratuitous violence, which in Dark, starring Christian Slater and Tara Reid, was yet another tic, doesn’t believe this genre of the media really grabs people’s production based on a popular movies gives “good people bad attention,” Fletcher said. video game series. ideas.” Boll said he doesn’t have a Most recently Boll has made “It was really more about senproblem with showing violence various movies about politsationalizing violence in media in his films, noting that he “likes ical subject matters including to get a different point across,” R-rated stuff.” Auschwitz, Tunnelrats, Attack on he said. “I’m not sure if we “We’re not overly gruesome,” Darfur starring Kristanna achieved that in the first one.” he stressed. “We have gun Loken, David O’Hara and Rampage 2 has more of a shots and explosions. It’s Scan Billy Zane, and his most social-political message attached not a horror movie where with recent film Assault on to it than the original – in you cut people in half or Wallstreet starring Dominic Fletcher’s opinion. something.” Purcell, Erin Karpluk, It’s set a year later and Meanwhile, Fletcher, Edward Furlong and John Williamson is in hiding, stewing who grew up in the Heard. about the political situation in Comox Valley and now Boll said Rampage has a cult the U.S. calls Vancouver home, is currentfollowing and was his bestAngered by the state of the ly a lead in the second season of reviewed film to date. nation, he takes over a television the TV series Rogue. When he announced he was station and holds a number of And he’s fine with playing the releasing a sequel, Boll noted hostages. bad guy on screens large and that he received roughly 400 “Because Uwe is such a politsmall. In the third season of The Facebook responses. ical guy, he thought it would be Killing, he took on the role of • More at www.mrtimes.com, a great idea to deliver a movie Goldie “the pimp.” search “Rampage” that addresses those [political] Fletcher said Rampage 2 is a Online, all the time...
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TIMES readers are once again being encouraged to guess who the subject of today’s photo is. In the weekly Who Am I? feature, readers are asked to submit their guess on The TIMES Facebook page. Congrats to last week’s winner, Jacquie Montgomery, who correctly identified a young Ron Jones. • More at www.mrtimes.com Handyman Morgan Jensen will answer your home improvement questions.
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Heavy weekend rain resulted in two landslides, not to mention flooding and power outages. Beginning on Friday evening, the first big storm of 2014 rolled in to Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, and brought with it high winds and heavy rain that continued through Sunday. In certain low-lying areas around the Alouette River, farmland and fields were flooded, and certain back roads experienced higher than normal water levels. Some residents also reported being without power on Saturday, for as much as five hours. But the most unexpected hit came to the Jackson Ridge development in Albion. The wet weather resulted in two side-byside landslides. No one was injured, but the slides washed away large sections of designated green space near Jackson Road and 102nd Avenue. District public works general
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manager Frank Quinn said the section of land is not slated for development. “We’ve got our geo-technical engineers out there this afternoon assessing things,” he said Monday. Quinn added that area residents need not be concerned
about the potential for something like this happening affecting the safety of their homes. Police noted some roads closed due to flooding, but the RCMP watch commander reported no specific rain-related crashes. And according to BC Hydro spokesperson Simi Heer, 6,700
customers between Neaves Road in Pitt Meadows and east into Maple Ridge were without power Saturday morning, with multiple reports of trees down across power lines. The wet West Coast weather is expected to start clearing by Wednesday.
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Whonnock Lake given long-awaited facelift A popular year-round destination for residents and visitors from outside the community could see some upgrades in the very near future. by Troy Landreville
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A long awaited makeover of Whonnock Lake Park, 14 years in the making, could be put in motion in the near future. Bruce McLeod, manager of parks planning and development with Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Parks and Leisure Services, said a master plan was prepared for the park in 2000 and funds have been accumulated to implement the plan for several years. “The emphasis is on improving circulation for pedestrians, and to provide better amenities for families to enjoy the beach and pic-
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If funding is still available in the future, the club still intends to build a boathouse to store its boats and equipment. RCKC has recently advised the municipality that it is no longer pursuing plans for a large boat house/community centre building and will now focus on a plan for a smaller basic storage building for club canoes and kayaks. When it became apparent that the boathouse construction project was not going forward, “it would be considered unfair to the community to hold off any longer with the proposed capital works,” according to a staff report prepared for Maple Ridge council by director of parks and facilities David Boag. The current capital plan lists five park improvement projects, including a bypass roadway to divert traffic from the community centre parking lot, expansion of the existing parking, construction of safe walking trails, and a caretaker residence with public washrooms and a concession.
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The B.C. legislature will begin sitting again this February, for the first time in months. Last year, provincial politicians in B.C. got together in Victoria for a mere 36 days. There are excuses, of course, for the short sittings, the cancelled fall session. There are always excuses. There was a provincial election, the MLAs must have time to take care of constituency business, not all government work is done in Victoria, and so on, ad nauseum. Many of these issues affected other provinces, yet they don’t seem to have reduced sittings so drastically. Alberta, not a place where extra government expenditure has ever been welcomed, managed 50 days of sitting in 2013. Saskatchewan had 65 and Manitoba 84. Ontario hit triple digits at 101 days, with a government frequently battered by scandals, yet at least willing to weather them through question periods. The government of Yukon Territory – population under 34,000 in the last census – sat for 60 days last year. What is the value of a sitting legislature? Premier Christy Clark doesn’t see much of one, preferring to be elsewhere, by her own account. She has called the culture of the legislature “sick.” Of course, that was quite a contrast from her 2005 views, when she said this: “I love question period. I love debate. I love the people I’ve met. I even love the protesters. I love politics.” Some of us also love politics, and the opportunity to actually see our politicians debate things, in public, on television, on the record, and under a format in which they’re held to a certain level of decorum. The legislature, like it or not, is where the votes happen. Without the debates and cut-and-thrust that Clark either loves or finds sick, we have government via press release and focus group. Both the government and opposition MLAs deserve more time to make their case to British Columbians in 2014. – M.C.
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Hollywood has designs on you I was watching the pre-show in of the curio cabinet without liftthe lead up to the show that airs ing the veneer. Nowadays most before the stars arrive on the red people would simply paint it. Go carpet which airs before the show shabby chic, as it were. about who they’re wearing which A pox on your house for any airs before the actual awards such suggestion. show and before the post-awards I’m a traditionalist when it shows. comes to the traditional. I figure There’s the show where stars if someone went to all the effort are asked ‘Who are you wearof finding stunning woods to creing?’ That all seems very Hannibal ate veneers and marquetry and Lecter to me but my clothing is design elements, it’s worth preby Heather Colpitts probably lovingly created in an serving. impoverished nation where the Yes, I’m on the unpainted side celebrities’ champagne budget for of the fence when it comes to one awards show is more than the nation’s GDP. shabby chic. Did you manage to avoid this one (in this case, Maybe it’s because as a garage sale nut, I get to the Golden Globes)? Not so fast, we’re still early see all the failed projects and old pieces that have on awards season. been tarted up to meet this week’s interior design So far there’s been the Gotham Awards, New whim. And I see the items online as people try to York Film Critics Circle, National Board of get rid of these painted projects because “that’s Review of Motion Pictures, Los Angeles Film so 2012” and they’ve moved on. Critics Association, British Academy Film Awards Remember the lime green fad from around and the Satellite Awards in late 2013. Pace your2008? There were a lot of “feature walls” and self, otherwise you won’t make it through to the furniture painted in green citrus to give a “pop” end. of colour. That was immediately followed by the There’s still the Emmys and Tonys, and the opposite of a pop of colour – greys. Writers Guild of America Awards, the Producers You know who I blame, don’t you? Guild of America Awards, the Screen Actors Guild TV and the entertainment industry. Look at the Awards, the Directors Guild of America Awards, explosion of home reno and home DIY shows. the Independent Spirit Awards, and the Academy They give us all big ideas. Awards – not to mention the awards given out by If a piece of furniture or a home has survived the various ethnic communities. human fadiness for at least a few decades, let it And depending on what cable or satellite syslive out its days in original condition. I speak for tem y’all gots, there’s the awards from other those with no voice – the poor, helpless pieces of lands, as well. furniture – since garage sale season is about to It’s all enough to make me giddy. Or maybe start and the cycle will start again, that’s the fumes from the finish I was putting my Imagine a candy apple red credenza sitting out art deco cabinet while stars droned away in the by the curb with a free sign on it because design background, thanking everyone from their agents trends have left it behind. There’s almost nothand lawyers to makeup artists and nannies until ing more heartbreaking (well unless you count the music swelled to tell them to get off the stage. famine, disease, poverty, human trafficking, car These entertainment folk sure do like patting crashes, natural disasters…). themselves on the back. – Heather Colpitts is a reporter with The TIMES’ sister paper, But I have bigger worries. How to repair the top the Langley Advance
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Dear Editor, Despite all of our best efforts to work within the system and cooperate with staff and elected officials, we are disappointed not only with the outcome for north Albion, but even more so with the process. The consultation process is deeply flawed. To improve overall engagement as well as to support the district, we of the OurNeighbourhoods to group have visited more 200 homes, advertising District-held the open houses and developer information meetings. We have walked in-depth surveys to the residents regarding the second District open house and presented findings to the mayor and council, as a delegation, on behalf of the public, and made additional presentations in chambers. We have also met with mayor and councillors individually, and we have organized a website regarding the Development Application Process. And yet, the densities recently passed under the Amenity Bylaw do not accurately reflect the public’s stated wishes, staff was dismissive of public feedback, the mayor did not resolve our stated grievances, amenities were presented as an afterthought at
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the second open house, and there were no diagrams to support discussions to further density increases. We are concerned that the proposed amenity funding will not adequately fund amenities for the area, particularly a muchneeded park. Typically, funding is established over time, the burden spread evenly over stakeholders. The bulk of Albion is built out, and Maple Ridge has missed many of the opportunities that other neighbouring communities have been taking advantage of for decades. Three months ago, our group pointed out that “density bonusing” is not a novel idea, but a proven fund-raising method which has been in use throughout our province for 30 years. Though we are appreciate that council is attuning itself to the message we have been delivering, it is small consolation at this stage of the game. It is likely too late. Residents deserve better. We’ve always known that this would be an uphill battle. And the mantra has been, “Listen to staff... staff knows best.” J. Ruthven, Maple Ridge
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Exempt your child from the FSA Dear parents,
We work hard to give your children the best education possible. We celebrate with them when they master a new concept and help them think creatively when tackling a tricky problem. But standardized tests like the Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA) in Grades 4 and 7 take away from those wonderful moments of learning.
The FSAs do not count for marks, create needless stress for students, are expensive, and the muchdelayed results do not actively support your child’s progress. The data is also misused to rank schools, which puts pressure on teachers to teach to the test, instead of to students’ interests and needs. That’s why teachers in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows recommend you send a letter to your school principal requesting that your child be exempted from the FSA.
Albion
Land swap proposal is shameful
Dear Editor, Back in the summer of 2012, I wrote that a land swap for Albion mall was just another spin. To recap: the Agricultural Land Commission said no to both Maple Ridge council and Smart Centres to any development on the west side of 105th Avenue. Smart Centres and our council just don’t take “no” for an answer, and they cooked up a possible
deal to swap land from the west side to the east side, allowing the really “Smart” Centres to win, and finally stick yet another Wal-Mart onto green space. It’s January 2014, and our mayor states that an Albion Flats deal is imminent, but gee, gosh, he can’t talk about it. Apparently, this swap is a legal and land issue to be discussed behind closed doors. Gosh, Ernie, how
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Trading plan bad for worse
Dear Editor, I hear our Mayor is forecasting a deal for a land swap in the Albion Flats. I fear this is more likely to be a sell-out/ boondoggle for Maple Ridge. The land Smart Centres proposes to trade is locked into the Agricultural Land Reserve, and as a result has limited value. The land owned by Maple Ridge is not, and therefore has high real estate value. The so-called “trade,” unless it includes cash equivalent to the difference in land values, is not in the best interests of the District of Maple Ridge. There is nothing wrong with the land east of 105th Avenue remaining as the fair grounds, skating, curling, equestrian area, and playing fields, so why give it up? James Jellett, Maple Ridge
convenient – isn’t that how most business deals are done, especially the shady ones? I’m certain I’m not the only Maple Ridge resident who’s sick and tired of swapping pristine green space for the mighty dollar. Let’s chop down oxygen producing trees (who needs oxygen, after all) so we can buy really cheap junk that’s made by really cheap labour from another country, and the money goes into really rich pockets of one family in yet another country! Do we really need another Wal-Mart in our own backyard? Really? Succinctly, the land swap suggestion by the really “Smart” Centres to the council is a con job. Doing the deal behind closed doors is to protect the con job. They should be ashamed of themselves. I hope the ALC does the right thing and says “no” again and shuts down this con for good. Kim Pechet, Maple Ridge
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Writer lucky for Canada’s freedom
Dear Editor, Mr. Tyler’s column relating the birth of our saviour Jesus Christ to the monetary, materialistic madness of today’s society [Mary and Joe’s Boxing Day debate, Dec. 26 Opinion, TIMES] was upsetting. Why is it okay to use the most important person in the Christian faith in such a way, whereas no one would ever contemplate using the head of any other religion? Upon further reflection, however, I had to smile: how lucky we are to live in Canada. In many countries a publisher daring to print such a story would be faced with closure at best, or worse, being burned out. The writer would have to go into hiding, for fear
of being tortured, and murdered. We have enjoyed a season of fantastic and plentiful food, friends, and family, knowing we are safe in our homes while so many others are suffering from starvation, the horrors of war, hatred, and terrorism. We are blessed with government leaders who, even if we do not agree with their opinions, are all working in their own ways for the benefit of our society, to build up, not to tear down – and we can publicly criticize them without fear of retribution. Perhaps some day Mr. Tyler will see the light. We all have to be thankful and feel blessed to live in such a great country. Graham Mowatt, Maple Ridge
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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND PITT MEADOWS OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN
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 January 21, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. to consider the following amendment to Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2352, 2007, the Official Community Plan for the City of Pitt Meadows
City of Pitt Meadows Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 2635, 2013
The purpose of this amendment is to create a new land use designation “Mixed Employment” and to change the land use designations for the North Lougheed Planning Area from “Agricultural” and “Highway Commercial” to “Mixed Employment” and “Highway Commercial” to plan for the future development of the area as shown boldly outlined and shaded on the attached map. In order to maintain consistency, there are also several proposed changes to the text of Sections 4.7- Commercial and 4.8 – Industrial of the OCP as part of these land use designation changes. The relative location of the land to be affected by the proposed bylaw is shown bolded and shaded on the map schedule attached. The Bylaw and associated staff report may be viewed at City Hall, 12007 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows, between January 10, 2014, and January 21, 2014, 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 January 21, 2014 to the attention of the 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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Display shows Canadian honours The Lieutenant Governor of B.C. visited a mobile exhibit at Pitt Meadows Secondary.
Pitt Meadows Secondary principal Mike Keenan and LieutenantGovernor Judith Guichon were at the It’s An Honour! exhibit.
by Maria Rantanen
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Medals, honours, and deserving Canadians are highlighted in a travelling exhibition. Monday morning, a trailer containing It’s An Honour! exhibit – an interactive displays of various medals and honours – was set up at Pitt Meadows Secondary. Students, accompanied by B.C.’s Lieutenant-Governor Judith Guichon, were able to walk through the exhibit. Guichon said it was beautifully
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done and a wonderful way to educate youth. “I’m especially excited our young people will have a chance to learn about our honour system,” she said. It’s An Honour! is funded by the Taylor Family Foundation. The exhibit continues to Langley on Friday and Saturday, housed at
the Langley Fundamental Middle/ Secondary, 21250 42nd Ave., Langley. It will be open to the public from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday and on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information about the exhibit, go to www.gg.ca/ HonoursExhibit.
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Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows TIMES | Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Health care
Help available for addicts, families
Scott Williams, youth and family counsellor, and Annika Polegato, executive director, work to support people with addictions and to educate the public on drugs and alcohol.
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becoming an addiction is when “recreation becomes medication,” Williams said, “if you need this to cope with your life.” by Maria Rantanen When people are addicted mrantanen@mrtimes.com to a drug, they start anticirom elementary pating getting high and school-aged children develop tunnel vision, fixto seniors, from the ated on their next high and homeless to the upunable to concentrate on per echelons of society – adanything else, he added. diction affects people from When someone stops all walks and stages of life. using drugs or alcohol, it For 20 years, Alouette will be after about four days Addictions has been providthat they will see how they ing support, counselling, can cope. and education to help Maple This will be an acute Ridge and Pitt Meadows withdrawal time, but after residents become clean and that there will be good sober, and support the famweeks and bad weeks. ilies around them that have Many addicts also experiseen the consequences of ence social isolation as they their addictions. try to reconnect with friends Annika Polegato took and family – many of whom over as executive director might feel betrayed by the of Alouette Addictions in addict’s previous behaviour. the late fall, coming from At Alouette Addictions, Ridge Meadows Hospital the counselling provided Foundation, and she is help addicts deal with the hoping to focus on educaissues underlying their tion, prevention, and outaddiction, Williams said. reach work. “The problem isn’t the The gamut of drugs, the “The problem isn’t addictions goes problem is way beyond your life,” he the drugs, the drugs and alcosaid. problem is your life.” hol, Polegato With addicScott Williams explained, tions, there and includes are myriad gambling, eating disorders solutions, and counsellors including binge eating, at Alouette Addictions help bulimia, anorexia, and pertheir clients come up with sonal injury. strategies. There is a growing need “There is no one fix for all to help seniors with addicpeople,” Williams said. tions issues, much of it For anyone who has related to prescription medi- addicts in their life, it’s cation mixed with alcohol. important to get information At the other end of the and learn about the issues spectrum, Polegato would – information is powerful, like to see drug awareness Williams said. education already at the eleThe addictions lifestyle mentary school level. can be exciting, going from “Kids are being exposed one high to the next. to drugs, alcohol, and sex Cleaning up and getting at a younger age than ever sober can be mundane, and before,” Polegato said, addat that point, someone used ing that “we need to be to the thrill of addiction has educating kids long before to get used to everyday life. they are faced with these “For many, grocery shopchoices. The messaging is ping and house cleaning similar but explained with and looking for a job can be terminology that is age challenging tasks,” Polegato appropriate. The kids need said. to understand how serious “In addition to this, there the risks are and how to say is now financial responsibilno [or] walk away.” ities and relationships to try Scott Williams, a youth and rebuild,” she added. and family counsellor at Anyone with an addiction Alouette Addictions, said or anyone seeking help for a 16 to 18 per cent of youth friend or family member can admit to having tried drugs, drop by any weekday morbut they are a difficult ning from 8:30 to 11 a.m. demographic to get statistics and get help within a few from. minutes. While many people Alouette Addictions is experiment with drugs, and located at #201-22477 many people use drugs and Lougheed Hwy., Maple alcohol recreationally, the Ridge, and their website is warning sign that usage is www.alouetteaddictions.org.
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New guide outlines resources The seniors network has released its annual publication to identify community services.
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he third edition of the Seniors Resource Guide, made by the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Katzie Seniors Network, is now available. The non-profit group publishes the guide to help seniors access information on local programs and services. The number of copies published has grown from 3,000 in the first year to 8,000 this year, explained Heather Treleaven, coordinator of the seniors network. “There are many services for seniors that people may not be aware of. Our guide contains information on free hearing aids, low cost dental options, and local grocery delivery for as little as $2,” Treleaven said. “Housekeeping, transportation, and handyperson services are also available to seniors on a sliding scale based on income. We want to connect seniors with the programs and services that will make their lives better.” The Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Katzie Seniors Network has been in existence since 2008, and Treleaven has been working as its coordinator since 2009.
The goal of the seniors network is to help seniors find local programs and services, and this entails bringing together organizations, businesses, and seniors and identifying gaps in services, Treleaven said. But the network also makes sure the voice of seniors is heard from a local level in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows to the provincial level, she added. Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows were chosen as a pilot project for the provincial Better at Home program, which provides seniors home support services, and after its success, with help from the network and administration through Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Community Services, the program is being rolled out in 80 communities across the province. The network also has been putting on the Aging Gracefully series at the Maple Ridge Library, which is an education program for adult children of seniors. In addition, a Grandbuddy program has been developed by the seniors network with seniors meeting regularly with students at Eric Langton Elementary. For more information about the seniors network or the new guide, people can contact Heather Treleaven at 604-786-7404 or email her at: seniorsnetworkmpk@gmail. com.
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itt Meadows residents can get a better understanding of dementia at a workshop being held on Jan. 24. Brain disease is one of the biggest health issues facing B.C.’s aging population: Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias affect on average one in every 11 people over age 65. Understanding Dementia, put on by the Alzheimer Society of B.C. will provide basic information about the disease and explore
how it affects the brain, behaviour, and communication as it progresses. Workshop participants will learn what to expect throughout the journey with dementia. The two-hour session runs from 9 to 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 24 at Pitt Meadows Senior Centre, 19065 11B Ave. Anyone interested is invited to attend. Seats are limited so pre-registration is required. Contact McKercher or Lori Kelly at 604-298-0782 or kmckercher@alzheimerbc. org or lkelly@alzheimerbc.org. For more about Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, and resources for coping, people can go to: www.alzheimerbc.org. skills, including how to turn a computer on and off, use a mouse, and more. Register: 604-467-7417.
Computer help
• Maple Ridge Library offers one hour drop-in computer help every Monday until April 28 at 2 p.m. It is open to anyone who knows how to use a computer, but has a few questions, needs some practice, or wants to fill in the gaps in their knowledge, set up an email account, or get help with a eReader or tablet. The library is at 11995 Haney Pl. Info: 604-467-7417.
January 14: Facebook
• Anyone who’s interested in Facebook but doesn’t know where to start can come to the Maple Ridge Library at 11995 Haney Pl. for a onehour presentation at 7 p.m. Find out how to join and what is needed to do to keep personal information safe. For more information and
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January 15, 22 & 29
• Maple Ridge Library will be offering a three-part Computer Basics course on Wednesdays, Jan, 15, 22, and 29 at 2 p.m. Over three consecutive weeks, this gentle introduction to the computer covers fundamental
• The Alzheimer’s Society of BC hosts “What is Dementia?” at the Pitt Meadows Seniors Centre, 190065 119B Ave., Pitt Meadows, from 9 to 11 a.m. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Call Lori or Kim to register at 604-298-0780. Info: Lori or Kim at 604-298-0780 or lkelly@alzheimerbc.org.
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Marv Jones Honda sale s manager Jonathon W ilson brough family, dau t his ghters Ella and Molly Wilson and his wife Nic ole Wilson, to a fundraiser at his workplace. The event ra money for ised the Friends In Need Food Bank, bringing in food and $2,600 in ca sh donation s.
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Service coordinator Chey Poirer and salesperson Ryan Mcveigh at Marv Jones Honda were part of the dealership’s annual fundraiser for the Friends In Need Food Bank.
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January 14: Weavers
• Members of the Whonnock Weavers and Spinners Guild will be at The ACT, 11944 Haney Pl., demonstrating the art of spinning. They welcome the public to come out and visit with them from 7 to 9 p.m.
January 14: Facebook
• Anyone who’s interested in Facebook, but doesn’t know where to start, can come to the Maple Ridge Library at 11995 Haney Pl. for a one-hour presentation at 7 p.m. Info and to register: 604-467-7417.
January 15, 22 & 29: Library
• Maple Ridge Library offers a threepart Computer Basics course on Jan, 15, 22, and 29 at 2 p.m. covering fundamental skills. Info and to register: 604-467-7417.
January 15: Homeschoolers
• Anyone who homeschools their children is invited to the Maple Ridge Library for a special Homeschoolers Tea at 1:30 p.m. to learn about the resources the library has to support children’s education. Info and to register: 604-467-7417.
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January 15: Gogos
Marv Jones w asn’t the only one presentin the holidays. g the food ba Maple Ridgenk with loot du Pitt Meadows Maple Ridgering MLA Doug Bi Mission MLA ng (above left) Marc Dalton a $85,000 gran and helped fill its t from the M cupboards, pr inistry of Com Development. esenting munity, Spor See more at ts, and Cultura www.mrtimes l .com, search “Bing.”
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Marv Jones Honda held a Christmas event that served as a fundraiser for the Friends In Need Food Bank. In addition to Santa Claus, participating in the event were (top row) Deon Vanderheever, Sandra Milne, Derek Magennis, Ryan Jones, Rob Godin, Jimmy Kim, Jonathon Wilson, and (bottom row) Ryan Mcveigh, Chrystina Lalande and Chey Poirer.
• Golden Ears Gogos meet in the Alouette Room of the Maple Ridge Library at 6:30 p.m. This organization supports the Stephen Lewis Foundation in its projects to aid grandmothers in Africa who are struggling to raise their AIDS-orphaned grandchildren. New members are welcome.
January 15: Gardening
Maple Ridge Community Foundation grant committee chair Patty Rosby gave a cheque of $2,000 to Dennis Hemminger of the YFC Youth Unlimited program for a high school breakfast program. The grants were given out in November.
• Maple Ridge Garden Club meets at 7 p.m. at Fraserview Community Centre at 116th Avenue and 227th Street. They will be viewing the “100 years of Chelsea Gardens” flower show. Info: 604-467-2956.
January 16: Cycling advocacy
• HUB Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows meets in the Alouette Room, Maple Ridge Library from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. Their mandate is to make cycling better through education, action, and events.
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Opinion
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‘Pre-election’alliances being forged
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t has already become obvious that our next city (municipal) election will be an interesting one. The knives are coming out and strange alliances seem to be developing. To start things off this year, director of finance Paul Gill, slowly, again, explained the cost of urban sprawl to by Gordy Robson the councillors. As this information has been common knowledge for decades, it’s In hearing this news for at least the interesting to watch how the council- 10th time, Mayor [Ernie] Daykin is lors are positioning themselves for not yet convinced that suburbs don’t the elections in November. pay their share of the full cost. By then, it will be a four-year term, His biggest concern is that talking if Christy [Clark] decides to call the like that, “may get residents up in legislature back some time between arms.” now and then to get the act changed. On his first term, Councillor According to Mr. Gill, who has [Michael] Morden suggested that the just received another award for the decision to allow the development of way he accounts and publishes his Albion and Silver Valley was a misreports, Maple Ridge take. needs to change the Of course, “We all know it’s not way it grows. Councillor [Al] the council making Our seasoned counHogarth – who was cillors have heard this mayor and a proponthese decisions, it’s discussion many times ent when the Silver the bureaucrats. before, but amazingly, Valley Area Plan was some of their friends approved in 2002, Right?” and supporters conobjected. tinue to get permisSo Councillor sion to carve up our lands for urban Morden proposes to review the 2006 sprawl. Official Community Plan. Mr. Gill said, “Elected officials will It took 10 years of division in our have to take bold steps. The more community to pass that plan and sprawl happens, the worse city finan- Mike wants to reopen that can of ces will get.” worms.
Just Saying
Councillor Morden went on to say that council is not doing a very good job of advocating to TransLink for services in Maple Ridge. It was then suggested that we don’t have a transit line because we don’t have a right-of-way to Maple Ridge for a B-line (direct) bus. Every citizen who drives from 216th to 203rd streets on Lougheed Highway can see the right-of-way that the municipality has just spent millions on for a bike and buggy path. Although I was not at the meeting, the most interesting aspect to me was that our chief financial officer (CFO) told councillors they were developing the community the wrong way. One has to wonder whether Jim Rule, our CEO (who was a planner), and Frank Quinn our director of development services endorsed Paul’s presentation. We all know it’s not the council making these decisions, it’s the bureaucrats. Right? We have to assume here that no councillor or council can get special zoning or preference for their friends. So I don’t know if we are going to have a new council in November, but my guess is our CFO has had just about as much as he can stand. 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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Record stands Hometown Hero Kelley Law still shares the record when it comes to B.C. women’s curling success. Six-time champion Kelly Scott lost to a team skipped by 22-year-old Kesa Van Osch in Sunday’s 2014 Scotties BC Curling Championship final at the Prince George Golf & Curling Club. The loss means that Scott and her second Sasha Carter are still tied with Law at six B.C. women’s championship wins each. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”
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Trevor Linden visited Maple Ridge in September to announce the CLUB16 facility at #101 22420 Dewdney Trunk Road.
Club 16 arriving As of Thursday, Jan. 16, Maple Ridge will join the list of Lower Mainland communities that feature Club 16 Trevor Linden Fitness facility. The new location is located at #101-22420 Dewdney Trunk Road. “Ever since we opened the first Club 16 in Coquitlam, I’ve been asked ‘when are you opening in Maple Ridge?’” Linden said. “I’m very excited to confirm that we are here in Maple Ridge now.” • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”
Bumpy ride Maple Ridge’s Andrew Ladd and the Winnipeg Jets have been going through turmoil of late. Ladd, the Jets captain, and his teammates are dealing with a coaching change, after bench boss Claude Noel was fired on Sunday and replaced with Paul Maurice. The Jets were 19-23-5 at the time of Noel’s firing. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”
What a ‘Rush’ The Edmonton Rush, including Maple Ridge Burrards Riley Loewen and Jarrett Davis, crushed the Colorado Mammoth 17-6 in the National Lacrosse League home opener Saturday at Rexall Place. Davis had a big night offensively, with three goals and five assists. Loewen finished with two goals and four assists in the lopsided win. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”
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Busy week on basketball courts
Multiple schools kicked off 2014 with a number of games.
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Back to school meant a busy time for local basketball teams last week. Maple Ridge Secondary’s Ramblers Grade 8 girls team played and lost to Walnut Grove on Jan. 11. The team was down 12 points at the threequarter mark and came back to tie the game with just two minutes to go. However, they couldn’t hold on, losing to Walnut Grove with one minute left on the clock, the final score 39-36. Meanwhile, Westview Secondary’s Wildcats Grade 8 and junior boys basketball teams both played Thursday, beating the Pitt Meadows Secondary Marauders 38-36 and 46-38. Both Westview teams are undefeated in league play this season and the double-header sweep is the first for Westview against the Marauders in more than 20 years. On Friday and Saturday, the Grade 8 boys basketball team at PMSS hosted a tournament, as well. Marauders finished fourth in the tournament out of eight teams participating.
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With the Air Force mural serving as a backdrop inside Pitt Meadows Secondary’s gymnasium, a hometown Marauder took a foul shot attempt during high school boys basketball action on Saturday.
Junior B hockey
Flames rediscover spark in wake of blowout loss
Ridge Meadows is winning some and losing some of late, and are exactly. 500 at 1515-2-3.
season long and have accumulated a league-best 26-5-2-1 mark. Flames 5, Port Moody Panthers 3 The Panthers surprised the Flames by taking a 1-0 lead into the first intermission. “I thought our first period looked a lot like our game against Richmond,” Flames head coach by Troy Landreville Jamie Fiset said. “We seemed tlandreville@mrtimes.com really uninterested and seemed to The Port Moody Panthers were be struggling.” just the tonic the Ridge Meadows But after what Fiset called a Flames needed Saturday. “heart to heart” with his troops The Flames were looking to get in the dressing room between back into the win column after periods, the Flames came out suffering a blowout loss to the flying in the middle stanza. mighty Richmond Sockeyes “The second period Friday on home ice. shows we can turn it The toothless Panthers, who around when we want to sit last in the Pacific Junior turn it around,” Fiset said. Hockey League’s Harold The second frame Brittain Conference was all Flames, with a 6-25-2-2 recwho scored three ord, put up a fight unanswered but in the end fell goals off the 5-3 to the visitsticks of Boston ing Flames at Port Colley, Cameron Moody Arena. Alder, and a The win powerplay markevened the Ridge er from Jordan Meadows junRendle. ior Bs’ record at The Panthers 15-15-2-3. The narrowed their third-place Flames deficit to 3-2 Jamie Fiset are in hockey when Nicco Head coach of the Ridge Meadows Flames purgatory in the Marconato scored Harold Brittain, 14 56 seconds into points ahead of the fourth-place the final frame. Mission City Outlaws (8-22-2-3) However, Jake Holland’s but a seemingly insurmountable powerplay tally at the 13:31 mark nine back of the Abbotsford Pilots, restored the Flames’ two-goal lead. who sit second in the conference The Panthers continued to at 20-10-2-2. make things close, with Wolfgang No one is catching the frontSchoenefuhs scoring on a Port running Aldergrove Kodiaks, who Moody man advantage with 2:28 have dominated PJHL teams all remaining in regulation time.
Colasimone, John Wesley, Jacob With two seconds remaining Wozney, and Daniel Oakley. in the contest, Colley scored into After Plotnikoff opened the scorthe empty net to finish off the ing 1:39 into the game, the Flames night’s scoring. The goal came tied the score on Dale Howell’s with Panthers pressing for the 10th of the season at the 7:37 tying goal, and their goaltender mark of the opening frame. Christian Plain on the bench for After that, it was all Sockeyes, an extra attacker. who fired 42 shots on goal to Fiset stressed that the Panthers Ridge Meadows’ 14 through three were not easy prey. periods. “Two weeks ago, Port Moody Winners of 13 straight games, just barely lost to Richmond,” he the Sockeyes rule the PJHL’s fivesaid. “They are a fairly decent team Tom Shaw Conference with team and they are hungry.” a 24-4-3-2 mark. Richmond Sockeyes 7, Flames 1 FINAL BUZZER: The Flames Friday’s game at Planet Ice was return to action Thursday, Jan. one the Flames would rather for16, when they visit the Mission get. Leisure Centre to play the Mission The hottest team in the PJHL City Outlaws. stomped the Ridge Meadows junOn Friday (Jan. 17), the Kodiaks iors in their own building. are in town to “We’re still Next Flames’ home play the Flames at young and Planet Ice, with a unpredictable at game 7:30 p.m. opening times and we came Who: Flames vs. Aldergrove puck drop. out with less than Kodiaks Fiset divides the great effort,” Fiset Where: Planet Ice Maple Flames season into said of his rookieRidge three parts, and laden team that When: Friday, Jan. 17, now the team is features 15 firststarting at 7:30 p.m. heading into the year players. Tickets: At the door home stretch with Save for the first the playoffs just period, when the around the corner. teams exchanged a goal apiece, it “The last stage of the year, was all Sockeyes, who scored the we’re learning how to play under next six to win in a rout. Richmond scored four goals dur- pressure, and play teams that are either trying to finish first or desing a second period in which they perately trying to not finish last,” outshot the Flames 13-3. Fiset said. A balanced attack carried the “There aren’t any easy games Sockeyes to victory. from now to the end of the year. Cole Plotnikoff scored twice for But we’re not looking at any of the Richmond but after him, the scorgames to be particularly difficult. ing was spread out with five difWe should be able to compete in ferent Sockeyes finding the net. every game from now to the end The other Richmond scorof the year.” ers included Liam Lawson, Mac
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