Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Times March 18 2014 by Maple Ridge Times

Tuesday, March 18, 2014 Canine reunion: Brea is back home with her Maple Ridge family after four months.

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Michelle Sukkel was walking her dogs, Lulu and Ben, in Hammond recently, a neighbourhood she likes to visit for its walkability. Hammond residents are being asked to take pictures of their neighbourhood as part of an area planning process.

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Character-capturing Hammond images sought The District of Maple Ridge is asking residents to send photos of Hammond as part of the first phase in its area planning process. On March 11, Maple Ridge council approved the Hammond area plan process, and this will include extensive public engagement. The first phase of the project is called

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ridge.ca with their photos and description. things, the places, and even the people The District will hold an open house in that you think represent the character late spring, and these images and of Hammond. We want to engage descriptions will be displayed. as many people as possible in this View more In addition to displaying the project and spread the word by photos photos, all of the one and two word social media and by word of mouth. with descriptions will be used to create a Hammond is a very important part “word diagram” that will graphically of Maple Ridge’s history and an or online reflect the importance of certain key important part of our future.” words from the participants. For more information about the “I hope that people will make Hammond area planning process this a family project during spring or the Community Character Photo break,” said Maple Ridge Mayor Project, contact Lisa Zosiak at lzoErnie Daykin. “Go for a walk in the siak@mapleridge.ca or by calling 604-467neighbourhood and take pictures of the 7383.

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Global culture feted at festival Friday afternoon’s festival at The ACT brought culture from all corners of the world.

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Man turns himself in A man wanted by police to face charges of luring persons into prostitution turned himself in at the Port Coquitlam courthouse Thursday and will have a bail hearing on March 24.. Police issued an appeal on Tuesday to the public for information about Nicholas Boscoe. • More at www.mrtimes.com

Maple Ridge residents Kelli Speirs and Joy Gallop were putting food into a compost.

Food disposed easily Ridge Meadows Recycling Society is offering food digesters, composters, and rain barrels to help maintain a sustainable lifestyle. Regular composters are available from the recycling depot for $68. Rain barrels for collecting rainwater are available for $78 through the recycling society. The society is offering these to Maple Ridge residents until April 22. For more info, call 604-463-5545 or fill out a form at www.rmrecycling.org. • More at www.mrtimes.com

Water grant received The CEED Centre will be working with the Thornhill Aquifer Protection Study (TAPS) after receiving at a $2,500 RBC Blue Water Project Community Action grant. The focus will be educating the public on how to protect groundwater. • More at www.mrtimes.com

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Lizette Tsuchiya was showing signs made by Culture Fest participants, while Calvin Tang (below) wrote Chinese calligraphy.

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Music, culture, food, and entertainment from around the world were all a part of Friday afternoon’s Cultural Fest at The ACT. Culture Fest was the culmination of the Welcoming Communities initiative, which was designed to raise awareness about cultural diversity and help Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows residents become more knowledgeable in the issues facing new Canadians. Faye Luxemburg-Hyam, executive director of the Family Education and Support Centre, said the festival and the Welcoming Communities initiative was a “tremendous success.” She said the community was willing to work hard to look at their own organizations. “Everyone was willing to take a deeper look at how welcoming we are,” she said. At the festival, every age and every corner of the earth was represented, Luxemburg-Hyam said, and the “electricity in the air was incredible.” She was especially impressed by a theatre performance by a group of youth, pulled from their own experiences, which touched on issues of discrimination, bullying, and other issues facing young people from a diverse background.

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Maple Ridge council is considering banning smoking 7.5 metres from buildings. Council was scheduled to look at a new smoking bylaw at Monday’s committee meeting. The new bylaw, if approved, would replace the “outdated” one from 1997.

While it was recommended that smoking be banned six metres from buildings, this has been expanded to 7.5 metres so it would align with the bylaw in place in Pitt Meadows. This alignment will make it consistent on trails, parks, and facilities that are shared by the two municipalities, outlined a report to Maple Ridge council. Smoking is also banned in taxis and on transit, in customer service areas, at swimming beaches, and in any municipal or public buildings, such as, daycares and

community centres, as well as in parks and playgrounds. The province updated its smoking bylaws in 2007, 2008, and 2013, and the staff report compiled by the bylaw office at the District of Maple Ridge pointed out that Maple Ridge’s smoking bylaw “should be rescinded in its entirety as it is outdated and is no longer supported by Provincial legislation.” Fraser Health currently enforces the Tobacco Control Act, but this is largely educational and their main focus is the sale of tobacco to minors.

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Mounties warn residents of door-to-door shakedown

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Under the guise of needing a locksmith or gas money, a suspicious man tried hitting up three residents for cash last week. And learning of the different incidents, Mounties have since issued a warning to local homeowners. In each of the Maple Ridge incidents – two cases on Wednesday and the other on Thursday – a man knocked on the front door of a home asking for help in the form of money, said RCMP Cpl. Alanna Dunlop. “Police feel it is the same suspect in each

instance,” she said, alerting people not to comply. The man is described as Caucasian, about 5 ft. 6 to 9 inches tall, with a medium build, black hair, and black beard. Don’t give him any money, Dunlop reiterated. Taking it a step further, she asked anyone encountering the man or seeing him in their neighbourhood to call the RCMP “right away” at 604-463-6251.

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a pregnant woman were transported to hospital Saturday night, following two unrelated accidents. The first was a singlevehicle rollover on the onramp to Golden Ears Bridge that saw a young pregnant woman rushed to hospital, but more as a precaution, said Ridge Meadows RCMP Staff Sgt. Phil Neetz. It occurred on the Airport Way onramp to the toll bridge at about 7 p.m., when a Dodge Ram pickup jumped the curb and rolled down an embankment. Despite the roof of the cap being crushed, the woman driver was able to

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The pregnant driver of a rolled over Dodge pickup reportedly escaped serious injuries in a crash Saturday on the Golden Ears Bridge onramp. get out of the wreckage on her own. In the meantime, police

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estrians, a bicycle, and a vehicle. This accident occurred in the 21000 block of Dewdney Trunk Road – near Rosewood Street – a short time later. The driver of the vehicle remained on scene and was cooperating with police, Neetz said, while the pedestrians – a man and a woman – were both taken to hospital. One of the victims was taken by ambulance to Royal Columbian Hospital with serious but non-lifethreatening injuries, Neetz elaborated. It’s believed one might have suffered a broken leg.

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Measles okay with ignorance The measles have escaped the ultraconservative – and ultra-ignorant – religious community in Chilliwack where the most recent outbreak of the dangerous disease started. And as the disease creeps westward through the Fraser Valley, cases are cropping up closer and closer to Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. This is not a small thing. Measles is not a minor ailment like the common cold. It’s serious. One in three children who catch the disease will be hospitalized. About one in 3,000 will die. Somewhere in between lies the number of children who will suffer severe brain trauma, and many of those will live with the effects for the rest of their lives. The real tragedy lies in how easy it is to avoid infection. A simple vaccination confers immunity from the disease and all of its risks. Yes, some prominent people have suggested that vaccinations are dangerous. Much of that speculation originated with the “research” of Andrew Wakefield, which has been thoroughly debunked and discredited. But the actors and celebrities promulgating that nonsense haven’t bothered to keep up with developments – the way they would if they were real scientists, instead of pretending to be scientists during a movie shoot. Don’t listen to those actors. They have no expertise, and worse still, they have little motive to be concerned about their own ignorance. They have the resources to safeguard their kids – to keep them away from other kids whose parents haven’t vaccinated them – so they have the luxury of giving in to their own ignorance without putting their children at tremendous risk. Do your research from reputable sources: ask questions of medical experts and avoid talk show nonsense. And if you still choose not to vaccinate, then keep your kids at home… for their safety as well as others’. – B.G.

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Annoyance is annoying reality Clint Eastwood famously told have chosen to annoy themEli Wallach near the end of the selves by living under the flight great spaghetti western The Good, paths of Pitt Meadows Airport The Bad, and The Ugly, “There or Boundary Bay Airport or are two kinds of people in the Abbotsford Airport or Vancouver world: those with loaded guns, International Airport or… I could and those who dig. You dig.” go on and on and on. But that There have been all kinds of would probably annoy you. “two kinds of people” assertions Maybe it would annoy you as since then, most of them acerbic, much as I get annoyed by people including Tom Robbins’s clever who leave the city to live in the contribution, “There are two country… and then complain by Bob Groeneveld kinds of people in this world: bitterly about how annoying the Those who believe there are two country is, and how it should be kinds of people in this world, and more like the city. those who are smart enough to know better.” They come out to the country to live next to Well, I don’t have a loaded gun, and I don’t cows dotting bucolic hillsides and expanses of know how to fit myself into either side of the green fields with birds singing and wildlife offerRobbins paradox. ing exciting and picturesque views on the marBut I do know that there are two kinds of gin. But soon they are annoyed by the sounds of people in this world: those who are annoying, cows mooing at all hours… and the manure! and those who are annoyed. Yuck! And the ones who are most annoyed are usuThe songbirds are soon accompanied by ally the ones who are most annoying. annoying crows, and starlings and Brewer’s Wait a minute… that means… I’m probably blackbirds that annoyingly want to nest in your annoying you right now. mailbox (which is also annoying because you Because the fact is, I’m annoyed. have to walk so darned far – all the way to the In fact, I’m finding it annoying that I’m end of your driveway! – to get your mail). annoyed by an annoying complaint I received And the wildlife? That turns out to be cougars from an annoyed person who is apparently and coyotes and bears, oh my! So the annoyed annoyed about something that wouldn’t be newcomers demand we shoot the cougars on nearly so annoying if it weren’t so darned annoy- sight… which is probably pretty annoying to the ing, because it just happens to be more annoying cougars… and if the coyotes don’t stop being so than usual. annoying, they’ll get the same treatment. The complaint is about the noisome noise Bears are another story: they’re annoying, but of annoying airplanes flying over the annoyed the annoyed folks get really annoyed if you kill individual’s home… where they normally fly, them… something about them being all cute and because that’s where they’re supposed to fly… cuddly, as well as dangerously annoying… so but on this day, the pilots should have known they have to be moved to where they can annoy to fly somewhere else – anywhere else – less someone else. annoying. We haven’t got into how annoying raccoons This particular complaint came to my desk can be. And beaver. And squirrels. Those from an individual who has chosen to live in darned, annoying squirrels. close proximity to Langley Regional Airport, but Fact is, annoyance is part of the human condiit could as easily apply to annoyed people who tion. Welcome to your humanity!

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Dear Editor, The light referred to by Kris Fraser [Lougheed light makes little sense, March 13 Letters, TIMES] to as at 272nd Street and Lougheed the Highway is actually located at River Road and Lougheed. As someone who uses the lights at both 280th Street and River Road on a daily basis, I do not believe for a minute that the light is the cause for his increased travel time. Has Mr. Fraser noticed that there has been road work on this stretch between 280th and River Road of late? Since the increased tolls on the Port Mann Bridge, I have noticed an increase in the number of commuters using Lougheed rather than paying the bridge toll, not to mention the fact that Mission is a growing community with a growing commuting population. The access from River Road onto Lougheed is not a simple merge, as Mr. Fraser suggests. Before it was a light, it was a stop sign, and with traffic coming at you with a minimum speed of 80 km/h (usually a lot faster). There was nothing simple about accessing a lane. The light also has a very long wait time

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for those waiting on River Road, and then allows only three cars at a time through, whether turning left or right. The only people losing are the ones waiting on River Road. That said, I agree that the light is very poorly designed, with no ability for people to turn right when the light is red. There is not proper signage to tell people that they should turn right up 272nd Street when west bound, as turning right at the light is not only dangerous but extremely difficult. I cannot say that the light has been an added convenience, but it does give one the opportunity to exit and enter the highway safely. Mr. Fraser would know, if he drives this way regularly, that a single accident on this stretch of highway, where everyone is trying so hard and driving so extremely fast to be ahead of the next guy before it goes down to single lane (eastbound), can shut it down for hours. Personally, I would leave 10 minutes earlier, or better yet, take the freeway to Port Kells and save yourself the grief and the toll on the Golden Ears Bridge. Robyn Jones, Maple Ridge

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Voting act backed with falsehoods

Dear Editor, As the Conservatives railroad their new bill, “The CONServative Voter Suppression Act,” through parliament, we find out that one of their own, Brad Butt, lied in Parliament when he said he had personally witnessed voter fraud. Days later, he apologized by saying his statements were not accurate – but what he said was an outright

lie to be used for an excuse for the Conservative bill. On top of that, Prime Minister Stephen Harper suggested Mr. Butt should be commended for lying to Parliament when he changed his story. Then we have Conservative attack dog Pierre Poilievre picking and choosing what he wants to use out of a report by Harry Neufeld, a former chief

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Dear Editor, There should be a bylaw requiring houses that are boarded-up to be torn down ASAP, as they are likely to soon be occupied by squatters. It can be no surprise when a fire occurs, wasting time for the fire department having to come and put it out. They may well be needed elsewhere, for a fire on a building that can be saved. On this day there was a fire on a boarded-up house on 122nd Avenue. The fire department was here for most of the morning. Robert W. Stirling, Maple Riddge

electoral officer for British Columbia who was commissioned by Elections Canada to do the report. Neufeld has said that Poilievre took it all out of context. From the Conservative dictionary: Voter fraud (n): the act of casting a vote for a candidate not affiliated with The Conservative Party of Canada, otherwise known as “The Harper Government™.” Fair Election (n): a process whereby casting ballots for candidates not affiliated with The Conservative Party of Canada, otherwise known as “The Harper Government™,” is to be discouraged or, ideally, made impossible. Act (v): saying or doing something that will make voters THINK you are telling the truth; never to be called lying. John Munro, Maple Ridge

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Stopping voters won’t stop fraud

Dear Editor, What a surprise: our local town crier Randy Kamp totally agrees with C-23. The Conservatives claim to want to fix our democracy and get more people to vote, but most of all, stop all the voter fraud. How is that possible when the exercise will make it harder for thousands of legitimate voters to vote, never mind that much of what they propose is against Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms: “the right of every citizen to vote, guaranteed by s.3 of the Charter, lies at the heart of Canadian democracy.” Even prisoners get to vote in Canada. The Charter also says, “A voter can establish Canadian citizenship verbally by oath.” I wonder what will happen to absentee voting ballots under this new law, or will they also be disenfranchised, as well?

The extent of the so-called voter fraud that bill C-23 is supposed to fix involved less than a dozen people in the last election, hardly what I would call a crisis. Mr. Kamp is right about one thing. There were “significant irregularities” in the last election. But as proven in a significant number of instances, they were committed by the Conservative Party – the so-called Robocalls and other irregularities – and will only get worse because many of the people who are the watch dogs of the Elections Act and watched for these and irregularities, such as the Chief Electoral Officer, have been removed through this affront to democracy. continued on page A8… For more letters to the editor visit... www.mrtimes.com – Click on Opinion/Letters.

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…continued from page A7 There are many things wrong with our Canadian democracy and electoral system, as Mr. Harper and his accomplices have proved repeatedly, but they involve first-past-the-post elections, wilfully breaking existing laws, improper prorogues, second- and third-party advertising, less than truthful attack ads, corruption in the House and Senate, and last but not least, the unreasonable power and advantage money plays. C-23 is a clumsy attempt to get even less voters out on election day, which plays well for the Conservatives. And now we can contribute $1,500 to elections. I don’t think they had you and me in mind, but the CEOs and the Conservatives will be happy. Hopefully, a new government would prioritize fixing some of the more obvious, real flaws in Canada’s electoral and democratic system. Wayne Clark, Maple Ridge

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$300,000 a year. Their critics, including me, think they have found a way to harness the addiction into a multi-million dollar operation. Up till now there has been no accountability as to what their success is in helping the people who they are dealing with. A little over a week ago, Ian Gill from the Tyee reported that “Rich Coleman is in the final stages of ordering a drone flight over the Vancouver Downtown Eastside. His target will be the Portland Hotel Society and his weapon of choice is likely be a court filing leading to the society being placed in receivership.”

It’s about time. Over the past year or two, Minister Coleman has been very supportive of abstinence-based treatment facilities. He recently has provided some empty government facilities to the Vision Quest Recovery Society and created 200300 more beds for residential addiction treatment based on abstinence. Mayor Moonbeam of Vancouver has just announced a plan costing billions of dollars to help clean up the Downtown Eastside while at the same time supporting the Portland Hotel Society, which in my view, is contradictory. So look for an announcement from Minister Coleman in the next week or so which hopefully will start to reverse the nightmare we have in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside. Just saying…

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Two Maple Ridge citizens of the year, Sammy Nelligan and Ineke Boekhorst were enjoying the ambiance at the Multicultural Fest at The ACT on March 14.

District of Maple Ridge communications manager Fred Armstrong was at the filming of You Gotta Eat Here last week at Big Feast.

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Scott Williams and Annika Polegato (on the left) from Alouette Addictions received a $2,500 cheque from the Golden Ears Kiwanis Club members John Cowan and Cam Esau. This donation will allow the non-profit to provide more local outreach and programming.

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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE ASSISTANT– FINANCIAL OPTION Full-time program starts April 7 Admission Requirements: Grade 12 or mature student (over 19 and out of school for one year) PLUS touch control of the keyboard with 20 net wpm. Duration: 9 weeks, 229 hours (9:30-3:30pm with evening options available for some courses)

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Introduction to MS Windows & the Internet Computer Keyboarding 2 (Financial Option) Bookkeeping 1 Business Systems & Procedures MS Word 2010 Level 1 MS Word 2010 Level 2 Business English & Communications MS Excel 2010 Level 1 World Host Fundamentals MS Outlook 2010 MS Access 2010 MS PowerPoint 2010 Integrated Applications for MS Oﬃce Programs Introduction to Computerized Bookkeeping Employment Preparation Social Media for Business

HOW TO GET BETTER GRADES IN SCHOOL With Terry Small Tues. Apr. 1 7:00 pm $45/family ZUMBA© WITH KATHY WHITE New Sessions Thurs. Apr. 3 7:00 pm $79/10 sessions $10 drop-in PILATES WITH KATHY WHITE New Sessions Wed. Apr. 2 6:30 pm $79/10 sessions $10 drop-in COMPUTER KEYBOARDING FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS Sat. Apr. 5 10:00 am $59/2 sessions COMPUTERS FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS Sat. Apr. 26 10:00 am $109/4 sessions INTRODUCTION TO WEB DEVELOPMENT Sat. Apr. 26 9:30 am $159/6 sessions HERBS  GROWING & ENJOYING Sat. Apr. 26 9:00 am $59/3 sessions FINDING YOUR FAMILY TREE An Introduction to Genealogy Thurs. Apr. 3 7:00 pm $109/4 sessions HOLISTIC NUTRITION: How to Cancer-Proof Yourself With Nutrition Wed. May 21 7:00 $24/1 session FOOD TO ENERGIZE & DETOX YOUR BODY Wed. Apr. 23 7:00 pm $24/1 session

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Admission Requirements: Grade 12 or mature student (over 19 and out of school for one year) PLUS touch control of the keyboard with 20 net wpm

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Bookkeeping 1 Accounting 2 Accounting 3 Introduction to MS Windows 7 & the Internet MS Excel 2010 Level 1 Sage 50 / Simply Accounting Level 1 & 2

BOOKKEEPING 1 43550 M/W/F Apr 7-May 16 12:30 -2:30 pm $399/16 sessions Textbook: $175. ACCOUNTING 2 45361 M/W Mar 31-May 7 7:00-9:00 pm 45362 M/W/F May 21-Jun16 12:30-2:30pm $339/12 sessions ACCOUNTING 3 45371 T/Th Apr 1-May 15 12:30-2:30pm 45372 M/W May 12-Jun 30 7:00-9:00pm $339/14 sessions SAGE 50/SIMPLY ACCOUNTING LEVEL 1 44104 Sa Apr 26-May 10 9:00am-2:30 pm $249/3 sessions $50 Text fee SAGE 50 / SIMPLY ACCOUNTING LEVEL 2 44105 Sa May 24-Jun 7 9:00 am-2:30 pm $249/3 sessions $50 Text fee BUSINESS ENGLISH & COMMUNICATIONS 44000 M-F Mar 7-May 6 2:30 -3:30 pm $279/20 sessions Book fee: $75 BUSINESS SYSTEMS & PROCEDURES 44020 M-F May 7- Jun 4 2:30 -3:30 pm $279/20 sessions COMPUTER KEYBOARDING 1 44044 M-F Apr 7-22 12:30 -2:30 pm $209/10 sessions COMPUTER KEYBOARDING 2 AOA FINANCIAL OPTION 44050 T/Th Apr 8-May 8 12:30 -2:30 pm $209/10 sessions COMPUTER KEYBOARDING 2 44051 M-F Apr 23-May 13 12:30 -2:30 pm $339/15 sessions

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St.Patrick’s Day celebrated with music The luck of the Irish was in the air at Westgate Flower Shop on Saturday. As she has for the last 14 years, Irish-born shop owner Sandra Taylor held a celebration, with Irish dancing and a harp performance in honour of the day.

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DIRECTOR S POSITION VACANCY (2) The Pitt Meadows Regional Airport, governed by the Pitt Meadows Airport Society (PMAS), is looking for 2 persons interested in serving as Volunteer Directors. The total number of Directors on the board is nine, appointed to a three year term through an approval process that includes review of the applicants by both the City of Pitt Meadows and the District of Maple Ridge. The effective governance of the Pitt Meadows Airport has been established through a process of recruiting a broad and cohesive group of regional business leaders. PMAS is looking for persons with a varied background in the following areas, but not limited to:          

Aviation Airport Development Legal Human Resources Marketing Transport Canada or Related Government Knowledge Engineering Policy/Procedural Experience Project Management /Commercial Property Management Non-Profit Organization

Ideally, interested persons would have held a senior position in an aviation business, with a proven track record of networking and building relationships in the aviation industry. PMAS consists of three paved runways, (one 4692 ft, one 2484 ft, one 2485 ft), a water runway and a staffed control tower. It is the home base of three major rotary wing operations, provides a float plane dock and ramp, and serves approximately 225 locally based float and regular aircraft. Businesses at the airport offer a variety of both aviation and non-aviation services.

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www.mrtimes.com March 18: Writers

• Golden Ears Writers present “Writing as Witness” with Renee Saklikar and Annette LeBox from 7 to 9 p.m. at The ACT, 11944 Haney Pl., Maple Ridge.

March 18: Library

• Maple Ridge Library presents Lego Mania from 2 to 4 p.m. If possible, participants should bring their own Lego. For kids aged five and older. Info: 604-467-7417.

March 19: Resume writing

• WorkBC Employment Services Centre and the Maple Ridge Library offer a resume-writing workshop from 5 to 7 p.m. at WorkBC, #170-22470 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Participants should bring a current resume on a USB stick or email it to themselves. For ages 15 to 30. Register: 604-467-7417.

March 20: Cycling advocacy

• HUB Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows holds its monthly meeting from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. NB: this month the meeting will be at Maple Ridge Leisure Centre’s preschool room.

March 20: Seniors sexuality

• Senior Sexuality with Dr. David McKenzie is presented from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Maple Ridge Library, #130-22470 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Participants should register at 604786-7404 or seniorsnetworkmpk@gmail.com.

March 20: Cinema Politica

• Cinema Politica and Citizens For Safe Technology present Take Back Your Power

March 21: Library

• Celebrate Spring Break with a painting party at the Maple Ridge Library, 11944 Haney Pl., Maple Ridge, from 2 to 4 p.m. For kids aged five and older. Info: 604-467-7417.

March 22: Garage sale

• Maple Ridge Lawn Bowling Club holds a garage sale and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 11445 232nd St., Maple Ridge.

March 22: Fundraiser

• Pitt Meadows resident Misty Wishart holds a fundraiser for her Ride to Conquer Cancer benefitting the BC Cancer Foundation from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Jolly Coachman Pub, 19167, Ford Rd., Pitt Meadows. The cost is $20. Info: Misty Wishart at littl_bug@hotmail.com and www.conquercancer.ca.

March 22 to April 26

• Seasons in the Park, an art exhibit from the Garibaldi Art Club, opens at the Maple Ridge Art Gallery at The ACT on March 22 and runs till April 26. There will be an opening reception on March 22 from 2 to 4 p.m.

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March 22: Anavets

• Army, Navy and Air Force Club presents a dinner and dance starting at 6 p.m. The club is located at 22326 North Ave., Maple Ridge.

March 17 to April 7: Treasure Hunt

• Downtown Maple Ridge BIA holds its annual Downtown Maple Ridge Treasure Hunt from March 17 to April 7. Pick up a passport from a participating business or print it from the BIA’s website and start hunting to win an Easter Basket. Info: www. downtownmapleridge.ca or 604-467-2420.

Youth film festival

• Youth are invited to make six- to 10-minute videos depicting the future for the Youth Vision Film Festival, sponsored by GETI and Cinema Politica Ridge Meadows. Entries must be submitted by April 28. Info: Oosha Ramsoondar at o_ramsoondar@hotmail.com or Richard Farrance at rjfarrance@gmail.com.

• Full list: www.mrtimes.com

One minute you have a perfectly good Blue Box recycling program. The next, something new and rather questionable is being put in its place. And they thought they’d get away with it right under your nose, without telling you or asking your opinion. What’s going on here?

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Photography

Scenery shot earns accolades

January – has earned her some international recognition and the gift of yet another new lens. “I was so excited, I could hardly speak,” Donna Milburn’s life is pretty busy Milburn said, after learning of the recognichasing her clown of a husband around, tion for one of her artistic image. literally. “I was jumping up and down. My husIt wasn’t uncommon through the years band Jim probably thought I was nuts.” to see Milburn, wife of Jim (a.k.a. Dilly Those shooting with Lensbaby put hunthe Clown), taking pictures at all the difdreds of their favourite images up to the ferent community events they would group’s Facebook page, and company coattend with the Click & Clown Company. founder Craig Strong picks his favourite But the Pitt Meadows woman recently three each month. took up photography as a more serious “It’s also a wonderful opportunity for pastime and she’s already receiving accolphotographers to enhance their creativity ades and rewards for her unusual work. by seeing how other photographers interIt wasn’t until around Christmas, when pret each theme and by viewing the work Milburn discovered a photo system called of other photographers,” said a spokesLensbaby, that she began using their speperson for the Oregon-based company. cial lenses to take images with what she Specifically addressdescribes as a creative ing Milburn’s image, effects. “I was so excited… I was Strong said: “The layers It’s not a computer jumping up and down, of light in this image, program that’s used My husband Jim probably combined with the low to manipulate digital contrast and the tiny bit images after the fact, thought I was nuts.” of reflected light off the she explained. It is Donna Milburn water created with an lenses, optics, and appar‘optic’ that is all about atus used to manipulate images, and the concept intrigued Milburn light and composition, give this pinhole image a powerful impact… I can feel the so much she bought a pinhole lens and began snapping away – she was especially fog that the pinhole imbues the scene with seeping into my bones.” keen to explore the landscape. “It’s a very creative style of photography,” Milburn said, adding her new tools have helped her to see portrait, landThe TIMES is inviting readers to send in scape, and action shots in entirely new their favourite spring-themed photos from ways. Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. Email Much to her surprise, one of her first them to rhooper@mrtimes.com before images – taken near Pitt Lake back in Friday, March 28.

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MAPLE RIDGE FESTIVAL OF LIGHT SOCIETY LANTERN FESTIVAL 2014 Our 6th and most successful ever! Thank you, everyone! Must have had something to do with the Olympics! (We began as a “kick off” event in February 2009 for the 2010 Olympics). Our sincere thanks to:

C y WATER MAIN FLUSHING

The City of Pitt Meadows Public Works Department will be ﬂushing water mains throughout the municipality for approximately twelve weeks beginning March 3, 2014. During this time there may be a temporary drop in water pressure or a noticeable discolouration in tap water. To correct problems with milky water, open the cold tap slightly to bleed air from the water lines. If you experience problems with dirty water, turn on an outside tap and let it run until the water clears. The City thanks residents for their patience during this routine maintenance of the water mains. If there are any questions or concerns please call 604-465-2434. Public Works Department 11333 Harris Road Pitt Meadows, BC, V3Y 2M5

• Families and individuals (more than 500) who came to Haney Place Mall to check out Lantern Fest ’14! It was a beautiful B.C. day made more enjoyable indoors by the participation of all of the poets, entertainers, volunteers and observers. • Participants in the poetry and lantern contests. • Our sponsors – Arts Council, Meadow Ridge Rotary Club, Chartwell Willow Retirement Community, Parks & Leisure Services, Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association, What’s On, Black Bond Books, The Times, Save-On Foods. • Donors to our Silent Auction - individuals and businesses. • Our entertainers – the best representation of the cultural diversity of our communities that we have ever had. • Our student volunteers. • Our sound tech and the owner of the sound equipment. • Mall administration and staff. The organizing committee also thanks their spouses for support and assistance during the planning and execution stage of this community event. For those of you who participated and would like to see the event continue, please feel free to contact us to offer your help either in cash donations to enable us to cover the costs or to work on the organizing committee. We can be reached at: rg674806@telus.net or (604) 467-4806

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ne of the most in dogs that can manifest common condias itchy ears, as well as tions that we as weight gain, sluggishness, veterinarians see and poor hair coat. in dogs is ear infections. Ear mites – which are Although on the surface this tiny insects – can cause seems like a pretty simple very itchy ears and secondcondition, many times ear ary infections. Although infections can be simply the more common in cats, we tip of the iceberg of a much do see a small number of bigger underlying problem. dogs with mites in their by Dr. Michael Orser Food allergies are one of ears when examined. Veterinarian and owner of the most common reasons All dogs with ear infecAlouette Animal Hospital for ear infections in dogs. tions should be assessed info@alouetteanimalhospital.ca by a veterinarian. They usually have red inflamed ears and excess Vets will examine inside wax and debris produced in the deeper the ear as well as the rest of the body and ear canal region. usually take a swab from the ear to examThis often accompanies itchy feet and ine under a microscope. This allows us to itchy anal area and occasionally gastrodetermine if there are mites or bacteria, intestinal upsets, as well. and what type, or if there is a yeast infecFood allergies can be difficult to figure tion that is very common. out. There are some very nasty types of It may involve a few weeks on a specific bacteria such as pseudomonas and hypoallergenic diet, which contains proMethacillin resistant staph (MRSA) that teins that the pet has never eaten before sometimes produce a protective biofilm in to eliminate the food allergy, and then the ear that needs to be broken down to slowly re-introducing certain proteins to allow medications to penetrate. see which one causes a reaction. Often we want to first get the inflammaEnvironmental allergies to various tion down with good levels of steroids to agents, such as pollen and house dust, make the pet more comfortable. etc. can also cause itchy and infected ears. Then an appropriate medication is These dogs also often have itching in chosen that will treat the exact pathogen front of the elbows and the inside of the that is present in the ear. rear legs and might also itch on the feet. It may even involve oral medications in Hypothyroidism is another condition some cases of severe yeast infection, or if

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Dog reunited after months Social media is credited with helping bring Brea back to her family. by John Colebourn Special to The TIMES

A Maple Ridge family has a happy ending after losing their dog four months ago. The family was devastated when their beloved nine-year-old poodle Shih Tzu cross named Brea mysteriously vanished from their home in midNovember, Clara Fawcett recalled. “It was just horrendous,” said Fawcett, who has three daughters who grew up with the dog since it was a puppy. “We looked for hours and hours and hours.” The cute, grey-haired dog had never gone missing before and Fawcett said they don’t think Brea walked away from the family farm on her own. “I think someone picked her up,” she said. Fawcett kept watching Craigslist to see if someone was trying to sell the purloined pooch. But nothing. Then, Fawcett said, they put a missing-dog notification on the MissingPets inBC Facebook site, which is specifically designed to reunite missing pets with their owners. Out of the blue last Tuesday, Fawcett got a call that Brea had possibly been found. “I didn’t get my hopes up,” she said. “I had been thinking, ‘We aren’t going to have her home again.’ It had been a long time and we wondered what were the chances of finding her.”

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Clara Fawcett was reunited with her poodle Shih Tzu cross Brea, which went missing four months ago. Brea was found more than 10 kilometres from her Maple Ridge home last week. However, eureka! Brea had indeed been found. The dog was matted, had some burrs in her coat and was thinner, but Fawcett said she was still pretty healthy. Brea was found by a Maple Ridge couple in a park, more than 10 kilometres from the Fawcett home. The couple that found the dog first saw the family’s ad on the MissingPetsinBC website.

“I can’t say thank you enough,” Fawcett said of the websites MissingPetsinBC and Petsearchers Canada, and the people who noticed Brea in the park. “I am so appreciative.” Petsearchers Canada is a Surrey-based Pet Detective and Bloodhound tracking service with the goal of reuniting lost and stolen pets with their families.

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Team top scorer Maple Ridge native Justin Georgeson has just finished up his first season with the BCHL Alberni Valley Bulldogs. He closed the book on 2013-14 as the team’s top scorer with 19 goals and 34 assists. Georgeson played in all 58 regular season games. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”

Barracudas bring home first place For the first-place atom hockey players, building friendships on and of the ice has been key to their success.

The nine and 10-year old girls and their coaches who make up the Barracudas C2 atom team were the top team in their league this year.

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The Pitt Meadows Marauders, the Maple Ridge Ramblers, and the Samuel Robertson Titans were all in Langley View this past weekend, more competing in the photos with high school basketball provincials tournament. In or online the end, the Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs from Vancouver took the 4A Championship title, while St. Thomas More from Burnaby were crowned champions in the 3A division. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”

Skaters travel Five speed skaters from the Ridge Meadows Racers club are Alberta-bound at the end of this month after their success at the B.C. competition in Burnaby. Shivani Bahadur, Pascal Chassay, Janie Green, Marshall Shupe, and Tim Song are all heading to the Canada West Championships in Lethbridge, Alta. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”

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They didn’t lose a game all year. Now, the Ridge Meadows Barracudas C2 atom team are playoff champions. The team, coached by Dave Lige, Trent Campbell, Bruce Mainland teams. Vasarhely, and Kevin For the top-placing team, McKay,and made up of the successful end to the nine and 10-year olds, season is an affirmation won the first-place banthat the team’s philosophy ner in the playoffs, by a of building friendships on score of the team 4-2 against outside the “With girls hockey, Langley in rink paid it’s really all about their final off. game on “With friendship.” Thursday girls hockCharie Van Dyke night. ey, it’s realThe playly all about off win came on the heels friendship,” said Charie of the team’s first-place Van Dyke, whose daughter finish at the league level, Tristan Craig, plays on the where they triumphed team. over all other the Lower Van Dyke is also the

Image supports our local community and network in girls hockey,” she explained. She noted that this also translated to the ice, where veteran players helped the new players grow and improve. She added that the Barracudas’ final playoff game saw 200 people come out to witness the action. The fact that the team beat Langley was made even more special, as this was their first win over the squad.

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A local team is meeting with success during its first season on the ice, and now players are turning to the community to support them in a drive to finish on top. by Eric Zimmer ezimmer@mrtimes.com

Local Moose are out and about in the community, visiting businesses and looking for sponsors. They are part of the Meadow Ridge Moose female hockey team: the first female senior AA team to play out of – and represent – the community. “We created the team so local female players

Registration is now open for all youth regular season soccer programs. Early bird pricing is in effect from now until April 30. As an added incentive to register early, players who complete their registration and pay all fees by March 31 are eligible to be entered into a draw to win one of three jackets. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”

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president of New Image College of Fine Arts, the main sponsor of the Barracudas hockey league. “What we’ve done this year is really worked on getting the girls together outside of hockey, and help them become friends.” She explained the club encourages other young girls to join a group that in addition teaching the fundamentals of teamwork, also builds self-esteem and the feeling of group acceptance. “This is why New

The two teams faced off against each other three times during the season, in games that all ended in a draw. “We’ve always tied them,” Van Dyke said. That is, until the championship game, when the Barracudas grabbed the gold. Van Dyke added the game was an “amazing experience” for her daughter and all the girls on the Barracudas squad. For those who wish to learn more about the squad, or are curious about getting involved with the team, a YouTube video is now available online. The video, which is entitled simply “Girls Playing Hockey” is just over five minutes long, and can be found by searching the keywords: “Barracudas, minor hockey, girls.” For more information on the Barracudas hockey league in general, including registration information for next year’s season, people can visit the club’s website at: www.barracudashockey.ca.

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could continue playing competitive hockey,” said team manager Audrey Cockrill. “The players grew up playing at the rep level in minor hockey, with many continuing on to play in the B.C. Major League, the JWHL, CIS, and NCAA,” she explained. The girls are now young adults, living and working in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, while pursuing post-secondary education in the Lower Mainland. Cockrill said that when the team began, of course there was the hope the group would be competitive in their inaugural year. She said the group went above and beyond that though, going undefeated until week 14 of the season. In the end, the team finished the season with a record 21-3-2, which gave them a total of 44 points and crowned them champions of the South Coast Female Amateur Hockey League. Now the Moose, who are the only senior female AA ranked team in B.C., are travelling to Red Deer, Alta., at the beginning of April to compete in the Canadian Western Shield Championships. Though it promises to be an exciting trip for the team, the excursion doesn’t come without its share of costs. “As the majority of our players are poor working students, we have created a fundraising campaign, called the MooseBooster, to help offset some of the costs for this trip,” said Cockrill. The MooseBooster offers two levels of sponsorship for local businesses: Big Antler and Little Antler. Cockrill said the packages include a “range

Jessica Golz, of the Moose, in action during a recent game against Richmond. of benefits,” including a fan and sponsor appreciation night on April 29. Groups from the team began visiting businesses just a little more than a week ago, and will continue to do so, during the next week or two, leading up to the trip, explained Cockrill. For those looking for more information on how to get involved with the fundraising efforts, and would like to learn more about the team in general, people can visit www.moosehockey.net.

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