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Hunt underway for new off-leash park

Parks commissioners stick with their verdict to close Volker Park’s dog area next month. Story and photo by Eric Zimmer

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Despite heated discussion Thursday night, Volker Park will lose its off-leash dog park next month, leaving staff to search in earnest for a replacement. A decision to close the off-leash park area at Volker Park as of June 10 remains unchanged, despite a crowded parks commission meeting late last week in the Maple Ridge council chambers. The meeting was chaired by commission member Garett Macdonald, and attended by about 50 people who came down on both sides of

the fence on the issue. Two separate presentations were made, and question period revolved around the closure, including why the decision was made with what park users claimed was no consultation with them. “Is this the way we’re going to handle things as a District from now on?” asked Nancy Patrick, a frequent park user. “Kowtowing to bullies and the glass, tacks, and poison food?” Fellow user Gordan Westrand also said he felt that “every rule” surrounding due process in the decision was broken. “We’re not closing a dog park, we’re choosing to find a better location,” explained Macdonald, who said he voted to remove the off-leash area. Macdonald added he was sensitive to the residents that live

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around the park, and said he disagreed with the idea that due process didn’t happen. He noted the commission is choosing to come back and find a better location that is “more sensitive to everybody’s needs.” Resident Rick La Pierre said the closure wouldn’t be such a problem if a new suitable location had been found before the closure decision was made. Pitt Meadows City Councillor Gwen O’Connell explained that she has been involved with the off-leash park right from the beginning, and that when the park opened, a full report was supposed to come back regarding how it was affecting the neighbours. ‘To my recollection, we never saw that.” said O’Connell, who also voted for the closure. continued on page A6…

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Debbie Greer, Debra Vestre, and Kelly Van Blanken are just three Ridge Meadows Hospital nurses who have been travelling to Congo to help at the Bon Berger clinic.

Volunteers recognized Volunteers from 60 not-for-profit agencies in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows will get free treats at Blenz. Volunteers will receive a voucher from the volunteer centre program, to be used within a specified timeframe. Volunteer coordinator Ashley Singh was approached by the owner of Maple Ridge Blenz, Mike Chapman, about the idea a few months ago. Any volunteers who haven’t received a voucher should contact Singh at asingh@comservice.bc.ca or 604-4676911, ext. 230. • More at www.mrtimes.com

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Nurses help Congo clinic

A fourth trip is planned to central Africa to bring Canadian medical expertise to a small clinic.

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Maple Ridge mayor and councillors unveiled a plaque at the 232nd bridge.

New bridge ready The new bridge to Silver Valley is officially opened, although traffic has been going across it for a few months. Maple Ridge council attended a bridge dedication event on Thursday to commemorate the new crossing that replaced the 70-year-old wooden structure that preceded it. • More at www.mrtimes.com

Show supports grad Maple Ridge Secondary’s graduating class of 2014 should get a boost from an upcoming car show. On Sunday, May 25, the school will once again host the MRSS Show N Shine from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All proceeds will support dry grad events. There will be music, concessions, a barbecue, a silent auction, two 50/50 draws and trophies for the best cars – with MRSS grad Maple Ridge Mayor Ernie Daykin awarding the “mayor’s choice.” There are also trophies for people’s choice, students’ choice, and principal’s choice. There is still space for non-food vendors. Any interested vendors should contact Susan Carr at clascarr@shaw.ca. • More at www.mrtimes.com

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“If we at Maple Ridge emergency – if we had one to two children dying on a daily basis, that would put people on edge,” Vestre said. But in Congo, death, and the death of small children, is part of daily life. When they go to Congo, the nurses train by Maria Rantanen the local staff on how to use the equipment mrantanen@mrtimes.com they bring. Ridge Meadows Hospital emergency room On the three trips the nurses from Maple nurse Debra Vestre called her first trip to the Ridge have made, Vestre said they’ve taken Congo in 2008 an “eye opener” – and now 11,000 pounds of supplies in total, including she and a group of local nurses are planning things like bandages, IV start kits, and neck a fourth trip this coming November. braces. After three trips to Kinshasa, Congo, The first year they went, Vestre and fellow through the Mennonite International nurse Kelly Van Blanken had no sponsors Services, Vestre knows what to expect in the and paid their own way. fall when she embarks again on a nursing The second year they went, Vestre and Van and educational journey to the Bon Berger Blanken were joined by another emergency clinic. nurse Debbie Greer. While at the clinic, whose name means This time they held fundraisers to raise “good shepherd,” the nurses struggle with money for the trip, including a pub night, a their high school French to communicate bowling night, and some raffles. with the staff there. They were able to pay for their trip and Bon Berger was founded in 2003 in a room accommodation and had some funds left that was just 10 feet by 10 feet – currently it over to buy supplies for the clinic. has 24 beds and 20 staff members. When the nurses returned in 2012 – this The clinic is supported by the Mennonite time Vestre was joined by Anne Schmidt Church, and it serves people living in the and Joan Gibson – Vestre could see the huge slums of Kinshasa, where 125,000 people live changes. in 25 square miles. This includes a new water reservoir, a new “It’s people on top of people on top of garincinerator, a shaded waiting area, a child bage,” Vestre said about the area around the nutrition centre sponsored by UNICEF, and clinic. men’s and women’s The clinic works as a makeshift toilets. “People die there so hospital with one room dedicated The Nurses to Congo easily – it’s just sort of will also be holding as a maternity room – sometimes expected.” with even premature babies staying hotdog sales at the two there. Maple Ridge locations of Debra Vestre On her first trip, Vestre’s reacSave-On-Foods, whose tion to the working conditions were managers have been “wow – oh my gosh.” supportive of their efforts. The population coming to the clinic is very As a fundraiser, the Maple Ridge Liquor different from what Vestre sees at Ridge Store at 207th Street and Lougheed Highway, Meadows Hospital. While at the Maple Ridge just below Wings, will donate three per cent hospital, the clientele is usually elderly, in of sales to Nurses to Congo if patrons menKinshasa the majority of the patients are chiltion the group. dren with malaria, encephalitis, malnutrition, “Kudos to those types of businesses that do and intestinal diarrhea. that – it’s a win-win for both,” Vestre said. “You don’t see elderly people in Kinsasha,” The nurses have also made a quilt from she said. “[Ridge Meadows Hospital] emermaterials they brought back from Congo, and gency is filled with people who are 90,” she they have named it “Congo Reflections” and said. will be raffling it off. “People die there so easily – it’s just sort of For more information about Nurses to expected,” Vestre added. Congo and their fundraisers, call Debra And it’s children who are dying there Vestre at 604-941-1320 or 604-366-8401 or – premature babies, or babies with serious email her at vestred@telus.net. infectious diseases. • More at www.mrtimes.com, search for “Congo”

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This month’s topic: Taxes

Are Pitt Meadows taxes too high for services residents receive? If so, how should this be changed?

“I’m confident that we are providing good value for our taxpayer dollars.” Deb Walters Pitt Meadows Mayor

“It may not be possible to trim the budget every year, but when possible, council should do so.” Bruce Bell Pitt Meadows councillor

“…residents receive good service from our staff for their municipal taxes, however, constituents still pay too much…”

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Janis Elkerton Pitt Meadows councillor

“Although no one enjoys paying taxes… we get a lot of services for our tax dollars.”

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“Some members of council wanted to dig further into the budget … There was not a willingness to do so.”

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Memorial to honour hikers lost on peak

A permanent plaque will be put on Evans Peak in June.

A group of hikers will be putting up a permanent memorial to a father and son lost in Golden Ears Park in the mid-1960s. Doug Hume’s father, John Hume, who was a close friend of Lesley and John Evans who went missing, petitioned to have the peak named Evans Peak. In 1989, both Doug and John Hume climbed up the peak with two of Lesley

Evans’ sons and accompanied by Royal Grenadier Guards from England who were in the area for live munitions and adventure training. The group planned to put up a memorial cross and cement it in place, but when they got there, all the snow was gone and they had nothing to mix with the cement. The cross was then attached to a tree using belts donated from the group. “A few words were spoken by the two sons and their commander, and we left the summit,”

History

Apology hits home for MLA Doug Bing Provincial reprentative evoked family memories on the day Premier officially apologized for B.C.’s treatment of Chinese.

prejudice and discrimination from the over 100 laws and policies passed by this legislature. There was segregation. People were forced to live in ghettos on the outskirts of town. They were not allowed to use publicly funded schools or hospitals. When he was “They had running for office, separate cemMaple Ridge-Pitt eteries. They Meadows MLA were told Doug Bing talked where they about his brother were allowed Fred who enlisted to work. They to serve in the were not Second World allowed to vote War despite objecor hold office tions from their or to be memfather. MLA Doug Bing bers of profesTheir father sions.” Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows couldn’t underBing rememstand why Fred bers his aunt being forced Bing would want to serve to move from an apartin the army of a country ment in New Westminster that didn’t allow him to because the new owners vote or pursue certain pro- didn’t want any Chinese fessions. tenants. After the Second World Bing considered the War, Chinese-Canadians apology made by Premier were given many more Christy Clark in the legisrights because of their par- lature last week as “an ticipation in the conflict. opportunity to recognize Part of Bing’s family the many achievements of settled in Victoria when Chinese Canadians, and to they came over in the thank them for the signifiearly 1900s. cant and substantial con“As a third generation tribution that they have Canadian of Chinese desmade to this province.” cent, this apology has deep Bing said that looking meaning and significance different isn’t “a crime,” for me,” Bing explained. adding that “all of us “If my grandparents were wish to be accepted, and alive, they would find judged, by the content of it astonishing that their our character.” grandson has returned The apology, read out in to this city, is part of the the legislature, was acceptgovernment, and is speaked unanimously by all ing in this House about an MLAs regardless of party apology that is meant for affiliation. them.” “This apology is our way His grandfather, father of saying that this provand many of his uncles ince values diversity and had to pay a head tax to respects the contributions enter Canada from China. of every single citizen,” “Their lives were not Bing said. easy,” Bing recounted. - Quotes are excerpts from Doug “They experienced firstBing’s speaking notes for the day of the apology hand the effects of racism,

Hume explained. Twenty-four years later, just last year, Doug Hume climbed the trail with a friend and his friend’s son, Graeme. At first, the group found some “pillow-shaped rocks,” which were the cement bags. And after some more searching, they found the wooden cross covered in moss. In the middle of June, David Evans, Hume, and one of the original Grenadier Guards, Steve Biggerstaff will be climbing Evans Peak to bolt a permanent plaque to the rocks.

A memorial cross from 24 years ago was found at Evans Peak. A permanent memorial will be erected this summer.

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Safety cited for closure: O’Connell ...continue from page A1

She cited safety concerns as the reason for her decision. “There was more than one incident of glass up there, and I was concerned it was just going to get violent because people were angry,” O’Connell said. She added that Pitt Meadows has two “very successful” dog parks. “But we’ve had to move them, and reconfigure them so they work with the neighbourhood,” she explained. Maple Ridge Councillor Al Hogarth echoed O’Connell’s concerns. “It was an issue of safety,” he said, and “where and who was doing what.” Hogarth said he looked at it and decided the whole situation was creating too much tension. He added there were efforts over the past four years to make improvements, and that the closure wasn’t a snap decision.

additional off-leash opportunities,” “There’s been a lot of effort to he said. try and help the neighbourhood “As well, staff on a larger scale and maintain the dog park, but I’m are doing a review of all sorry, it just didn’t work.” park sites to see where Those who had come to additional leash optional the meeting hoping to at opportunities could be least delay the closure and located.” consult with the park’s This did little to quell neighbours said after the the concerns of Lee and meeting they were disthe park’s supporters on appointed by what they Thursday, though. experienced. “We had more than “Honestly, we thought 1,200 signatures on our we’d get further than we petition to (keep it open) did today,” said Rebecca Gwen O’ Connell in three weeks, and they Lee, creator of the Volker Pitt Meadows councillor didn’t even listen to us. Dog Park Refugees page. We’re furious,” said “After last night’s meetPatrick. ing, both sides have now had an Both Lee and Patrick say they will opportunity to express their feelcontinue to fight the closure. ings,” parks and leisure manager of Asked if it was too late to reverse park and open space Geoff Mallory the decision, Mallory replied the oritold The TIMES on Friday. “We are seeking input from the ginal decision still remains in place. More at www.mrtimes.com, search “Volker” public on suggestions for alternate or

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Rose Patch can see a positive future for Maple Ridge – if a balance is found between people and animals. The Fairview Elementary student recently turned her vision for what Maple Ridge will be like in 20 years into a fiveminute video, which took the top prize at the Youth Vision Film Festival put on by Cinema Politica and the Golden Ears Transition Initiative (GETI). Rose is worried that development will take over her hometown and the nature that she loves, unless a balance is found. “I think part of our beautiful forest will be replaced by homes as more and more people are moving here,” she said. Rose found out about the competition through a friend who saw a poster at Starbucks. She started gathering ideas and information and then wrote a script for her short film. She had already made some films, for example, a story about her dog that’s missing a leg, and a stop-motion film.

Rose likes the fact she can see animals – like coyotes and deer – in Maple Ridge, and loves nature, but she also thinks there should be more shopping and malls. All the submitted films were featured on May 8 in council chambers complete with a red carpet and photographers snapping pictures of the young filmmakers. “There were no losers at the festival,” said Oosha Ramsoondar, who is the key figure behind Cinema Politica Ridge Meadows. “All the entries were good and each received prizes.” The judges were Lindy Sisson, executive director of The ACT, Kevin Francis, founder of Cinema Politica Fraser Valley, and Maple Ridge filmmaker Jeffrey Emerson. The theme was Ridge Meadows 2034. Youth 25 years old and younger were invited to make film based on their vision of what Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows will be like in 20 years. Rose’s award-winning film is called Maple Ridge Our City Our Future. Second prize went to Paige Fawdry and Olivia Steed for their film Ridge Meadows Is Awesome – this film also won the “audience choice” award. Ava Cowley took third place for her film What I Want for 2034.

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Trades in LNG opportunities As the provincial cabinet minister responsible for development of B.C.’s natural gas resources, Rich Coleman is understandably optimistic about employment and all-round economic potential presented by the future of Liquid Natural Gas (LNG). He has to be optimistic. He and Premier Christy Clark and the entire BC Liberal government have tied the brightness of B.C.’s future to what has thus far proved to something of a flickering LNG flame. A statement about future LNG opportunities, released by Coleman, begins with the motherhood statement, “If there is one thing I’d tell young people today, it’s this: the future is in trades.” Indeed! The future has always been in trades. So has the past. So is the present. Trades have often been relegated to a secondary status in our education system. It hasn’t been an overt attack on the trades. In fact, there are lots of programs designed to promote trades education and training. But somehow, the youngsters whose goals include entering the workforce with a job that “gets your hands dirty” have always been seen as of a slightly lower caste than those who aspire to university, to pursue the sciences or liberal arts, with professional goals. Trades are generally seen as less glamorous than professions. But those who set their sights on the trades tend to find that their path has led them into a rewarding field, both in terms of personal fulfillment and financial stability. Oftentimes, tradespeople are hard at work while university graduates are still sending out resumes. It remains to be seen if LNG adds as much to trades prospects as Coleman and his fellow Liberals expect, but he’s right about trades being “the future.” They always were, always will be. – B.G.

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Typos damage opportunities A study that found 56 per cent arguments for “Why I want to be a of Canadian senior managers said reporter,” and to ensure the argujust one or two resume typos ments are expressed clearly and would eliminate an applicant from without errors, than they ever will consideration for a job raised my for any news story or any of the eyebrows. I just thought I was numerous feature stories they will more sensitive than most to typos write while fielding phone calls, in cover letters accompanying job researching the next two or three applications, because they flow stories that are still in the planning in direct opposition to the skills I stages, checking their sources to have to look for in someone who keep abreast of breaking news and by Bob Groeneveld wants a place in a newsroom. updates to developing news, setThe nature of our work – the ting appointments for interviews, volume of writing and the speed at which our pushing through news briefs, events listings, words travel from research through the presses rewrites, and submitted photo captions… all and onto doorsteps – ensures that we will have between writing a few sentences at a time for plenty of embarrassing typos without having to the big news story that’s leaning hard against process copy from dumbasses who can’t even the next deadline – with constant reminders of get it right on (arguably) the most important the nearness of that deadline from the jerk editor writing they will ever do: their job applications. (yes, that’s me!) breathing down your neck. And that is why, when I spot a typographical, Furthermore, we call this the “news business” grammatical, or spelling error on any job applibecause it is a business. And as in any business, cation, the applicant is immediately relegated to everything we do to produce our “product” costs the bottom of the pile. money. Consequently, reporters do far more I shouldn’t be surprised that managers in other of the processing that puts their stories on the industries recognize that careless errors in a job pages than they ever did before. They no longer application – for whatever job – signal a careless just hunt and trap stories and punch them into attitude in the applicant. a keyboard. Most reporters take and process But it is especially astounding how many appli- photographs for their stories, and many lay out cations I get from people who think they want the pages, too. And because we proof-read each to write for a living… but can’t string six words other’s stories – because a necessarily tight-fisted together in a way that makes sense. management has found it’s another way to shave One of my favourite goofs to look for on an a few dollars off the bottom line – no reporter is application is whether or not time and attenimpressed with a colleague who can’t spell. tion were paid to spell my name correctly. It’s a If this all seems like an overblown apologia for tough test, to be sure, but if you can’t get your the three or four typos you will inevitably find in prospective editor’s name right, with all the time today’s paper, you’re probably right. in the world to look it up and copy it from the But it also should give any prospective job newspaper masthead, how can that editor have applicant pause for thought when putting togethany confidence in your ability to catch a name er that resume. on the fly at a news conference, in a crowd at a In today’s world of slap-happy Twitter and heated public hearing, or for that matter, from a Facebook babble, it may seem no one cares distracted parade-watcher. about clear, error-free communication. Remember, if they get the job, they’ll have had But a lot of us do. And paying attention to that much more time to formulate and express their might just get you hired some day.

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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Parking and dogs

Decisions smack of favouritism

Dear Editor, My child attends Laity View Elementary, and I have a dog. I do not live in the school’s surrounding neighbourhood although I’d love to. To do my part in reducing traffic congestion along 123rd Avenue, I drive and/or park on 212th Street. I used to use Meadowbrook Place to circle, which has a pathway into the Volker Park and connects with the school. This year “No Stopping Anytime” signs were posted. “No Stopping Anytime” really should be reserved to accommodate police, fire, or other emergency vehicles. This bylaw does not seem very insightful. It just creates more traffic to the homeowners along 212th Street and 123rd Avenue. I wonder how the homeowners on these streets feel about it. What if they sought out a similar bylaw? At what point does council feel that certain inconveniences cannot be avoided if one chooses to live near a large elementary

school where there is extra traffic two times a day, and a park where kids play and laugh and dogs run and bark? Regarding the closure of the dog park, there will always be people who are not considerate of others. That’s where bylaws should be effective. Were we provided with all the facts with respect to the decision to close the dog park? How often were complaints received? How often did bylaw officers attend on site? How many people were fined? How many people filed complaints with respect to the dog park? Were there health concerns? Anything but full disclosure on the information put forth on this matter makes me feel that this neighbourhood may have a sympathetic ear on council, particularly in addition to the “No Stopping Anytime” signs near the school. Do the needs of the few outweigh the needs of the many? Barb Morris, Maple Ridge

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Traffic congestion

Lights needed at McClure junction

Dear Editor, I have lived on McClure Drive, east of 240th Street, for about 10 years. It has become abundantly apparent that there is an immediate need for a controlled set of traffic lights in all four directions at 240th and McClure. It has been several years since a traffic count has been done at the junction, during which time several hundred houses have been built west along McClure Drive, and more east of McClure and south to join up with the Kanaka survey. In addition, there is Samuel Robertson Technical Secondary (SRT)and several houses on both sides of 240th from McClure to Lougheed Highway, including the large

number of townhouses being constructed next to Albion Elementary. Take also into consideration the number of students driving to and from school, a bus service, and a large number of parents driving children to and from school at SRT school. All of this traffic flow is competing with the north and south flow along 240th Street. I believe that, at the present time, there is more traffic using the 240th and McClure junction than at 240th and 104th Avenue, which has traffic lights. Because of the location of the junction in the centre of a hill, there is limited vision for vehicles exiting from McClure in either direction onto 240th. Bryan Whittall, Maple Ridge

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Education

Teachers worth more respect… and money

Dear Editor, We are again faced with conflicts between the teachers and their budgetary masters. As usual, journalists pick on talking points to catch our attention: teachers’ need more

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control of class sizes, teachers push for higher pay, we are spending too much of taxpayers’ money already, there are too many paid holidays, etc. I don’t know enough about the details to offer any cure-alls, but being a parent, grandparent, and someone involved in education, I do have concerns. I tend to think that someone who is giving our children the training, skills, etc. to succeed in this life should get appropriate respect, and yes, maybe remuneration. After reading many reports and watching some very interesting documentaries, one thing does seem clear. In today’s economic and social reality, education is becoming more and more important. Countries emphasizing education tend to do better, and most analyses indicate the need for more or better education. Teaching should be a respected profession. I’m not sure about the details, such as the need for more liberal arts degrees, the bolstering of apprenticeships, or the many other aspects of education, but one thing seems sure: we will need to allocate more to education. Just as an aging population and the blossoming of expensive medical technology means our medical costs are increasing, so does our changing society mean more pressure on education. Our children are the next generation, don’t they deserve better? The education system needs our respect and support, not achieved by simply restricting budgets. Paul Gregory, Maple Ridge For more letters to the editor visit... www.mrtimes.com – Click on Opinion/Letters.

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Development Information Meeting Notice File Number: 2013-105-RZ Legal: Section: 22, Township: 12, Plan NWP5317, PID: 011-152-745 You are invited to a Development Information Meeting where representatives from Meadowridge School Society will present details on a rezoning and ofﬁcial community plan amendment - rezoning application 2013-105-RZ - to rezone this property from RS-3 (One Family Rural Residential) to P-1 (Park and School). The purpose of the application is to rezone the property located at 12162 240th Street, Maple Ridge to facilitate expansion of the Meadowridge School campus and facilities, and to amalgamate the subject site into the existing school site. The intention of this meeting is to seek input from the area residents on the proposed amendments and address any questions which may arise. A Development Information Meeting will be held Thursday, May 22, 2014, in the Theatre of Meadowridge School at 12224 240th Street, Maple Ridge, between 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm. Please contact Don Hincks, at 604-467-4444 or by email at don.hincks@meadowridge.bc.ca or in person at Meadowridge School during normal business hours Monday through Friday. Planning Department District of Maple Ridge 11995 Haney Place Maple Ridge, BC Telephone: 604 463-5221 for further information

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Downtown Haney

Revitalization a never ending story

aple Ridge has been involved in what seems to be a neverending story, with its goal to build a vibrant, active downtown. In the past 40 years, I have been involved in or watched the struggle. I can think of dozens – no, actually hundreds – of good, community-minded people during those years who have earnestly (funny) tried to contribute to that goal. After decades of meetings, it becomes entirely clear that development, especially higher density, is created around transit. Whether a transit system was created on the delivery of beer or the bonuses that railways got, building transit systems caused growth and created communities. The under-30s who are buying apartments on the Canada Line development don’t have driver’s licences. Our current District situation is best described, in my opinion, as schizophrenic. We have hired a number of full-time people who have assumed the responsibility of the economic development of our community. Think: cheerleaders with direct assistance from the Minister of

Just Saying by Gordy Robson Propaganda. Simultaneously, we seem to be hiring an equal number of bylaw officers who make it difficult for businesses, some of which close or leave town. I get a lot of calls from people who are having trouble with the District’s aggressive bylaws department. Most of them don’t want me to print their story for fear of retribution. In my opinion the uber-enforcement of the bylaws department has caused huge, irreparable damage in people’s lives. I digress. Ten years ago, the downtown was going to be anchored with the sale of taxpayer-owned land for a hotel, which was going to be attached to the underground parking lot of the rec centre, facing 224th Street. The incompetent handling of the process convinced the District – after not receiving any credible offers – to make it a park.

Not deterred by that endeavour, the District is now the proud owner of a new park between 227th Street and Haney Place Mall. It is actually quite a pretty spot. The District is apparently looking for a company that wants to make an “iconic development” (whatever that means). According to business friends in the downtown, they still don’t feel the sense of security. They, however, feel intimidated by the bylaws officers who are ticket-crazy, and feedback is that Target parking enforcement is equally aggressive – which is hurting their brand. As if the economic development department didn’t have enough problems to deal with, the president of Target International has resigned, and in his resignation admitted that the Canadian venture cost them a billion dollars last year. Apparently, putting lipstick on Zellers didn’t work, but Margaret likes the sheets. If Target goes under, it will be another chapter of the never-ending story. Just saying…

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Pet health

Infectious canine cough on the rise

n recent weeks we have seen an increase in incidents of dogs coughing. This is due to a recent outbreak of infectious canine cough, or infectious canine tracheobronchitis. In years past, it was commonly referred to as “kennel cough.” It was originally called kennel cough as it was very common in dogs after visiting a kennel where there are lots of dogs and it could spread quite easily. Now, we know that it does not just happen in kennels. And, in fact, it is very commonly spread from one dog to another simply by sharing the same outdoor spaces and going for walks in areas frequented by many dogs. Tracheobronchitis describes the location of the infection in the trachea or windpipe, as well as the bronchial tubes. There are several bacteria and viruses that can cause this cough and often

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info@alouetteanimalhospital.ca more than one occur at the same time. The most common are adenovirus type – 2, parainfluenza virus and a bacteria called bordetella. In addition to these three, there are recent indications of at least three to four other viruses that may play a role in contributing to canine cough. The symptoms may be variable. In mild disease, there can be a chronic cough lasting for several weeks. The most typical symptom is a harsh “goose

honk” type of cough, as well as runny eyes and nose, lethargy, and sometimes increased sneezing is also seen. There is no specific treatment for the virus component and it usually resolves within one to three weeks. However, when bordetella is involved, then antibiotics are quite useful to resolve infection. Generally seven to 10 days of antibiotics should resolve most of the symptoms related to bordetella. Prevention of infectious canine cough is achieved with vaccination. However, the vaccination can only protect so much against a few of the infectious agents so it is still possible for a vaccinated dog to develop a cough. But, the symptoms will usually not be very severe. Most Bordetella vaccines are now given either intra-nasal or orally. These allow excellent local immunity in the nose, throat, and trachea where the infectious agents first

attack and provide more rapid protection against infection than the injectable vaccine. If your dogs spend time outdoors, in dog parks, in kennels, or at obedience classes or daycares, be sure to have them properly vaccinated for canine cough.

Animal welfare

Pets don’t belong in hot cars

ith temperatures rising across the province, the SPCA in Maple Ridge is reminding the public to protect pets against the dangers of heat exhaustion and heatstroke. As the days get warmer, SPCA branches around the province get

hundreds of emergency calls to rescue dogs whose lives are endangered because they are left in a hot car, said BC SPCA spokesperson Lorie Chortyk. Just don’t do it, leave the pet at home, she advised.

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Home Town Hero

Training takes player to Hong Kong

Maple Ridge defenceman Victor Bartley is already hard at work during his off-season, with a goal of becoming a regular contributor while helping put the Nashville Predators back into the playoff picture.

The Caring Place

Hockey helping at-risk

A local charity is hosting a ball-hockey tournament for kids.

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He’d rather be on the ice, playing every second day at the highest level of hockey on the planet. Instead, Nashville Predators defenceman Victor Bartley is making the most of an extended off-season by hiking the Squamish Chief, working out at home in Maple Ridge, and most recently, flying to Hong Kong. Team-wise, the Predators missed the post-season, finishing 10th in the 14-team Western Conference with a 38-32-12 record. They came within three points of the eighth-place Dallas Stars, who secured the eighth and final playoff spot in the conference. There was a casualty from the Preds missing the playoff dance. Barry Trotz, who was the only head coach in Nashville franchise history. Trotz assumed the reins as Predators head coach in 1997 and after 1,196 regular-season games, 557 wins and seven appearances in the Stanley Cup playoffs, was shown the door. On a personal level, 26-year-old Bartley – who played all of his minor hockey with the Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey Association, from atom A1 through to bantam – had a taxing season. He spent parts of the season in the press box as a healthy scratch. He dressed for 50 games with the Preds, registering a goal and five assists to go with 23 penalty minutes. He had an even plus/minus. The Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows TIMES caught up with the 6 ft. tall, 200-pound blueliner recently. Q: How did you feel your season went? VB: I thought it went pretty well this year. It was my first full season in the NHL with the Predators. Q: You were a healthy scratch the odd time. How did that affect you and what did you have to do to get back in the lineup? VB: It was definitely tough at times, seeing your name not on the roster for the game when you come in but it’s all part of being at the highest level. Players are competing against the best in the world and there’s going to be challenges. When I was scratched I would always tell myself that there’s worse things in life, and continue to be a professional. Be upbeat,

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Nashville Predators Victor Bartley worked out at Fitlife Sports Performance in Maple Ridge during a recent trip home – before flying off to Hong Kong. positive, and just bury your head and continue to work. That’s what got me here and it’s what’s going to make me successful, that iron work ethic. Q: How tough is it to miss the playoffs, and do you feel the Predators had the potential to go on a run if they made it into the post-season? VB: It was tough this season not making the playoffs, because we believed we had a playoff style team – solid defensively, tough, skilled, and veteran. We went 9-1 in our last 10 games to try and get in but came up short. Q: Did the firing of head coach Barry Trotz surprise you, and what sort of impact did he have on you (note: Peter Laviolette was named as Trotz’s replacement on Tuesday). VB: Sixteen years with the Nashville Predators and all the work he had done in the community and the city of Nashville. It was hard to see a man like that go. Q: What are your goals going into next season? VB: Start off by training here back in Maple Ridge and get my strength up, and come into (Predators training) camp around 215 pounds. Be in the lineup each night and be a force on our blueline. Personal goals would to be up among our team leaders in hits and blocked shots.

Victor Bartley played 50 games for the Nashville Predators in 2013/14.

Hockey in all its forms is a Canadian institution. Now that pastime can help send at-risk youth kids to camp this summer. The Salvation Army Caring Place will host their first-ever Hockey for Good ball hockey tournament on June 21. Though the first of its type, the idea behind the event is a familiar one. “Proceeds from this event will help send 50 to 60 at-risk youth kids to camp,” explained the Caring Place’s Darrell Pilgrim. He explained that in the past, the agency has done things like host an adventure day – their own version of TV’s The Amazing Race. “This year we were looking for something fresh, new and exciting. A lot of our members really like ball hockey so we decided on this.” Pilgrim added that the event, which will take place in the parking lot of the Maple Ridge Baptist Church is designed for any and all in the community who want to attend. “People can register online,” he said. It’s $160 for a team of six, or for individuals entering by themselves, the cost is $30. Pilgrim explained this includes lunch. Each team that participates will get to play a minimum of three games over the course of the day. The event is schedule to begin around 8 in the morning and run until about 5 p.m. “We’re excited to bring this to the community,” Pilgrim said. To register as a player, or sign up as a sponsor, people can visit caringplace.ca

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May 20: Writing group

• Golden Ears Writers welcome romance author Roxanne Snopek from 7 to 9 p.m. at The ACT, 11944 Haney Pl., Maple Ridge. She will share her author journey: Staying Alive in Publishing (or The Decades Before Overnight Success). There is no charge to attend. Info: www.facebook.com/GoldenEarsWriters.

May 21: Open mike

• Kanaka Open Mike takes place from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Kanaka Creek Coffee, #101-24155 102nd Ave., Maple Ridge, Info: www.facebook.com/pages/ Kanaka-Open-Micstage/228940595584.

May 21: Garden club

• Maple Ridge Garden Club meets at 7 p.m. at Fraserview Community Centre. The guest speaker is Marilyn Holt speaking on veggies in small spaces. Guest fee is $3. Info: 604-467-4594.

May 23: Opera

• Opera di Concertisti will be at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 12145 Laity St., Maple Ridge at 8 p.m. for the second year. Info: www.opera-di-concertisti. com or 604-762-2330.

May 24 & 25: Anniversary

• Ridge Meadows Hospice Thrift Store is celebrating its fourth anniversary. There will be hotdogs and refreshments for sale by donation on Saturday, May 24, and a cake-cutting at noon. There will also be a 50-per-cent-off sale on Saturday and Sunday. The store is at #3-12011 224th St., Maple Ridge. Info: 604-463-7711.

May 25: CF support walk

• Great Strides Walk to support Cystic Fibrosis takes place at 9:45 a.m. at the south end of Harris Road and Fraser Way in Pitt Meadows. The 2.5-kilometre walk is to raise awareness and funds for CF research to improve treatments, advance research, and work towards finding a cure. There will be refreshments, facepainting and prizes.

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May 25: Middle Eastern dance

• “Hafla in the Ridge” is an evening celebrating Middle Eastern Dance. Kim Pechet and her student troupe Albi al Wadi will host guest performers from all over the Lower Mainland. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. at the Eagles Hall, 23461 Fern Cres., Maple Ridge. The cost is $5 (kids under 12 are free). Proceeds go to Ridge Meadows Hospice Society and Friends In Need Food Bank.

May 25: Concert

• Maple Ridge Choral Society presents its annual spring concert at 3 p.m. at Maple Ridge Christian Reformed Church, 20245 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Maple Ridge. Coffee and treats follow. Tickets are $10 and children free.

May 25: Becoming 1914

• This week Pitt Meadows Museum hosts a guest leader to help channel participants’ inner 1914 selves. The costume boxes will be pulled out and a short film will be made. Museum Sundays at the Pitt Meadows Museum

• Women’s Health & Wellness Show takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Pitt Meadows Heritage Hall, 12460 Harris Rd. Bring a $2 donation to Cythera House or a donation to the Friends In Need Food Bank.

May 27: Weavers

• Whonnock Weavers and Spinners Guild will be meeting at Whonnock Lake Centre, 27871 113rd Ave. at 7:30 p.m. They encourage visitors, guests, and new or potential members to come. Besides spinners and weavers, they welcome felters, knitters, basket makers, and anyone else interested in any other fibre arts. Info: Marie at 604-462-9059.

May 27: Plastic conversation

• A free presentation takes place at The ACT with artist and cinematographer Jan Vozenilek as he creates a new conversation around the impact plastic is having on our oceans, shoreline birds, and humanity. The event runs from 7 to 8 p.m. Seating is limited so advance registration is encouraged by visiting or calling The ACT at 604-476-2787.

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picture tells a thousand words, and in the mind of a child these words translate into unique and creative images.

And for TIMES publisher Shannon Balla, the Design An Ad program is a great opportunity for children to express their creativity in a unique way. But more than that, she said, it’s an opportunity for students to learn how the business of the community newspaper industry works. Balla visited the schools a few weeks back, to speak with children about all aspects of the business: not just how stories are put together, but how the

advertising department works, and the daily operation and everything in between. The kids are always keen and curious to find out more about the publication that regularly arrives on the doorsteps of their homes, Balla said. “They’re so engaged,” she said. And thanks to their involvement, The TIMES is proud to once again bring you today’s special section that highlights the work and creativity of young minds in our community.

“It’s always a popular and well-read feature,” Balla explained. As always, local businesses and organizations teamed up with Grades 4 through 6 classes from a number of local schools, to design and create all the newspaper ads you see in today’s edition. Schools that participated in the program in past, as well as some schools are new to the campaign, commented on how much they enjoyed taking part.

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Students in particular were eager to get involved and create their own interpretations of the town’s businesses and organizations in the form of an advertisement. Balla added it’s not only great for the kids to see their advertisements in the paper, but great for participating businesses who get to see their stores, shops, and companies through the eyes of the community’s future leaders. The section has enjoyed such popularity in the past, that this year, Balla said there has been expanded involvement in the campaign. She added she was excited to see what the kids could come up with. Without further ado, the TIMES presents the 2014 Design an Ad campaign results, courtesy of just some of the creative young minds in our community. “I would like to thank all the students, teachers, and participating advertisers who made this year’s project another great success,” Balla said. “I really hope you enjoy looking at the advertisements and school stories we’ve put together.”

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Students immersed in French language, culture French immersion students thriving at Pitt Meadows Elementary. by Maria Rantanen

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Jacob Ogmundson, Dominique Perez-Brittnum, and Jake Kirkham (left) were reading Robert Munsch and other books en francais at Pitt Meadows Elementary in Madame Michell Catton’s Grade 2 class, as were Cassidy Neufeld and Colin Kelly (inset).

ichelle Catton, or Madame Catton as she’s known to her Grade 2 students at Pitt Meadows Elementary, always dreamed of coming back to teach in the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school district. And that she has accomplished. Catton attended the French immersion program at Eric Langton Elementary and Maple Ridge Secondary and after completing her teacher training at SFU, she has become well ensconced as a French immersion teacher herself. “One of the goals was to work in the [school] district I grew up in,” Catton said. While Catton now works as a French immersion teacher, she also taught some English classes. But she finds the French opens up doors to a more global curriculum with units on French festivities and food. “I find with the French, you can bring more culture into [teaching],” Catton said. When asked what they liked best at school, the students’ hands shot up: “Les beaux

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arts!” “Les sciences!” “Les miniprojets!” On the other side of the school, Polly Whitelock is teaching a kindergarten/Grade 1 class. When kids enter kindergarten into the French immersion program, many come with little knowledge about the language – some have attended French storytimes at the Pitt Meadows Library, but others come with no French. The first few months,

Whitelock uses a lot of hand gestures to accompany her instructions, and music and singing to immerse them in French. But all students, whether in the French or English stream, enter school needing to learn “school skills,” and they can learn that in either language. Whitelock’s advice to parents who are considering putting their children into French immersion is to “try it – you have nothing to lose.”

But, she added, it will require a bit of effort on the parents’ part. “Be ready to support your child – be ready to learn yourself.” Whitelock said she is passionate about her teaching and calls it her “creative outlet” whereby she is constantly developing new ideas in her teaching, trying out new things. “I don’t like to do the same

thing every year,” she said. Whitelock is happy that she’s been able to be at the same school for many years, and she’s watched students who were in her kindergarten class grow up and continue in their learning, and it makes her think “I started some of that.”

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fifth annual benefit concert; • a Grade 4 bottle and can drive; • a Grade 4 marketplace and bake sale; • a rainbow loom fundraiser; • eco art cards; by Troy Landreville • the Global Citizenship Club tlandreville@mrtimes.com Celebration of Culture food sale, s the poster promoting and; the fundraising drive • a Grade 6 Read-A-Thon. reads, the Meadowridge The Grade 6’ers showed that School community isn’t they have a voracious appetite just building a school in Haiti, for reading, especially for such a it’s building a chance. great cause. The school’s Grade 4 classes Each page the students read along with its Global was sponsored by a Citizenship Club friend or relative. launched a campaign “We wanted to to raise $10,000 to raise that money to build a school in Haiti build a school in Haiti (this is in conjuncand educate the chiltion with Free the dren because they’re Children’s “Year of not educated well,” Education”). explained Grade 6 The students hoped Nicole Su. to raise money over Her school-mate Kevin Kennedy the course of three Chloe Bissell added, Meadowridge School years, but their efforts “We obviously knew Grade 6 teacher expedited the fundraishow bad the situaing efforts at an astontion was, and we all ishing rate: like reading, anyway, but when Close to $9,000 in this year we knew we were doing it for a alone. good cause, we just wanted to The $10,000 will go towards read more.” purchasing construction materials The 44 Grade 6 students at and hiring workers to build the Meadowridge couldn’t wait for school. the Read-A-Thon to start to raise To help raise money, the stufunds for the Haitian children. dents hosted a number of fundBefore the Read-A-Thon, raisers: began, they raised a combined • the Global Citizenship Club’s $1,080, Su said.

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Chloe Bissell, Nicole Su, and Nancy Zuo were part of a fundraising drive at Meadowridge School, led by Grade 4 and 6 students, that will help build a schoolhouse in Haiti. and Grade 11s and 12s sponsored their younger school-mates, simply because they didn’t have time to participate during a busy exam period. Meadowridge School has lent ongoing support to the Free the Children organization, raising several thousand dollars for alternative income programs in Sierra Leone. Now, as part of the official FTC “Year of Education” campaign, the school has a goal of bringing a stable education to children in Haiti. Haiti is one of the most under-

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“Our goal for Grade 6 classes was $1,700,” she added. That, Grade 6 teacher Kevin Kennedy said, was the most impressive part. “Just how invested this Grade 6 class was,” he said. Kennedy’s original plan was to generate $470 in donations. “I thought that was a realistic goal,” he said. “That was $10 a student and $10 per homeroom teacher.” As well, Su said, the students introduced the drive to the rest of the school, where younger students would read picture books,

developed nations in the world, especially in the area of education. The country has a literacy rate of only 53 per cent, and nearly 90 per cent of the schools are private, meaning that the children who live in extreme poverty don’t have an access to education. Su has learned a lot about Haiti and the country’s children during the campaign. This has given her a greater appreciation of what she has in Canada. “If I was living in Haiti, I would probably cry every day,” she said. “After the [2010] earthquake, everything was ruined and a lot of people died. I feel like I’m really lucky to be here.” Bissell said she knew of the 7.3 magnitude quake, but really didn’t realize just how devastating it was, until recently. “When I saw pictures and we did research about it in different groups, I found out that less than 50 per cent of kids in Haiti actually go to school, which is shocking,” she said. “The kids not only have the concept of building something, but beginning a relationship,” Kennedy said. “There’s the building of the school but then there’s the ongoing supplying of kids with school supplies. There’s potential to develop that community in terms of building a well, so we’re hoping this is the beginning of a relationship, not just the end of it.”

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tight-knit staff with lots of collaboration and older and younger students buddying up contribute to making Blue Mountain Elementary a “small rural school with a big heart,” according to Stephanie Dand. Dand, the principal, has been at the helm of the school for three years, overseeing a staff that has been together for a long time. With a smaller staff size, friendships have blossomed among the staff, and this also benefits students’ learning because teachers are willing to share ideas and learn from each other. When teachers know each other well, they are more willing to take risks in their teaching and try out new things. “There’s a lot of trust – there’s a lot of new things tried here because

[the teachers] feel safe...” Dand said. The school has a reputation for having a lot of innovative practises, she added, and she believes that results from the trust in the school. Dand also thinks this is why the inquiry model of learning – where students are allowed to do in-depth studies of subjects they’re passionate about – has flourished in the school. Like on the playground and on the soccer pitch, older students help younger ones with their inquiry projects. “They look out for each other – we’re family,” Dand said about the school’s culture. Teachers are also continuously learning as well the students, Dand said. The school, located just behind Garibaldi Secondary on 248th Street, has 190 students from approximately 130 families, but still the parent advisory council is able to function well with a dedicated core, even with a smaller population to draw from. The size of the school means everyone knows everyone, and the staff can help connect new fam-

ilies to other families, for example, for carpooling. A school’s culture is the energy and environment that exist, and Dand said she believes that “[culture] comes from what the people in the building are putting into it.” At Blue Mountain, there is an open environment and a staff “committed to doing what’s best for the kids,” she said. And a good culture translates into good education. “I really believe if children feel that they belong, they feel comfortable, they feel happy – then the learning takes place,”

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The model took root in 2003, after teachers Dave Dixon and Keith Rajala brought the concept back to Maple Ridge after attending a conference in Edmonton. by Troy Landreville “They came back from the tlandreville@mrtimes.com conference with the idea that they would like to integrate techor Grade 6 and 7 students nology with the curriculum that at Yennadon Elementary, was being offered at that time,” education is at their MacQuarrie explained, “so rather fingertips. than have a correspondence Online curriculum allows students at Yennadon’s Cyberschool model, kids were able to work at home on material that was to spend Tuesdays and posted.” Thursdays away from school. Cyberschool continues to But students “cybering” (working remotely) must be supervised evolve to keep in step with the digital age. by an adult. When the program began, They start the year attending students worked on desktop full-time, before easing into the computers. Today, students are hybrid model in October, when they are away one day per week. issued iPads at the beginning of the year. By late fall, the “That’s very comstudents are “cyber“These kids have mon in this dising” two days a tremendous trict,” MacQuarrie week and at the said. school the other technical skills.” One of the benethree. Dale MacQuarrie fits of a cyberGrade 6/7 teacheducation is that it ers Dale MacQuarrie allows students to work at their and Jessica Wilson guide 56 stuown pace, MacQuarrie said. dents through Cyberschool. “In the regular system, kids “On Mondays and Wednesdays have to work in step with everyand Fridays, there is a lot of body,” he said. “This model face-to-face interaction with the allows kids to work when they students,” MacQuarrie said. “If want, where they want, and do you were to come here on a Monday, you’d see crazy activity. what they want.” That said, it’s by no means On a Tuesday it’s very quiet, and an honour system, stressed there’s maybe five kids workMacQuarrie: “Everything comes ing [in the classroom] but we’re in digitally to us so we can see online with everybody else.”

Grade 7 Alyssa Cable and Grade 6 Kris Audette are two of the 56 students involved in Yennadon Elementary’s Cyberschool.

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who has submitted or not.” The school notes that “cybering” allows students to learn basic skills including web browsing, electronic messaging, and word processing, use “apps” such as Moodle, Wikis, Voicethread, Animoto, and Bubble.us, and use extra online resources such as Elluminate and YouTube. Each “cyber-day” starts off with the teachers meeting their students online through virtual conference software. “That online presence is like our start of the day,” MacQuarrie

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them an advantage as they prepare for high school. “These kids have tremendous technical skills,” he said. “They go to high school and in a lot of cases, they are advanced for high school.” Everything the students do is digitized. “A kid in our class knows exactly what the assignment is because it’s posted, [and] they know exactly what the criteria is because it’s posted,” MacQuarrie said. “That is something that is very popular with a lot of parents.”

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St. Patrick’s Elementary school students Kiela Corbett, Bianca Gorrie, and Claire Hessels (above) focus on their studies, while Gabrielle Fafard (top right) put together an art project. All four were part of this year’s Design an Ad campaign. tive as well. “It’s what we’re (St. Patrick’s) all about – the community,” she said. “Not just the Catholic community, but the community as a whole.” She said the students have loved taking part in the program and have “developed some really good people skills as a result.” “We teach the students all the time that we need to look after each other and this was a good way to put those words into action.”

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Of course, getting out in the community also means having fun, and this year the school joined the district-wide ultimate frisbee league for the first time. “The students as well as the parents loved it,” she said. Other new additions to the school this year include an iPad cart this is shared amongst all the classes. A band program has also been introduced, where kids in Grade 6 and 7 can rent the instrument of their choice and learn to play them.

Emily age 10, Blue Mountain Elementary

the school, participating in the campaign is just one of a number of community-involved and interactive projects that the school participates in. For example, she explained that one of the core ideals of the school is helping the needy and looking after each other. Putting those words into action, the Grade 6 class started going to the Salvation Army once a week this year, to help with the lunch program. She added that the Grade 7 class is involved with the initia-

Katie D., Yennadon Elementary, Grade 5

rom improved use of technology in the classroom to serving lunches at the Salvation Army, the staff and students at St. Patrick’s Elementary school have enjoyed a busy, productive year. And once again, the Grade 4 and 5 class have participated in the TIMES Design An Ad campaign. “The kids really enjoy it,” said Anna Kravjanski, their teacher at the independent Maple Ridge school. Kravjanski has been with St. Patrick’s for 29 years, and said the kids always look forward to designing an ad for local businesses. “For me it goes well with my curriculum; we do an advertisement section, where the kids actually make up an ad, and this project goes wonderful with that,” she explained. “The kids get to make an ad for somebody in the community, which they can actually see.” Kravjanski added the kids had fun looking at different companies that were wanting ads. For Kravjanski, her class, and

Kravjanski said looking ahead to next year, the school is excited about increased enrolment. She said the school will grow from about 185 students to around 205 or 210 – essentially a whole new class size worth. Staff is ready for the growth. “We will have two kindergarten classes that will move through the system,” she said. Kravjanski said she attributes the increase in enrolment to the “great atmosphere” the school has built. Parents like the fact that we are Catholic based and along with half hour of religion every day, what we do centres around our faith.” She added parents are also pleased with the curriculum, as well as “extras” such as French and music, which begin in kindergarten. This atmosphere comes from the top down. “We have a very dedicated staff and principal who leads by example.”

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