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Adam Deboo was found guilty of murdering Brandon Howson. by Jennifer Saltman
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After almost two days of deliberation, a B.C. Supreme Court jury found Adam Deboo guilty of the first-degree murder of Brandon Howson. The verdict was delivered Friday morning in New Westminster. Howson, 26, was found dead in a field in Pitt Meadows on the morning of Jan. 31, 2012. Shortly after his arrest less than a week after Howson’s body was found, Deboo admitted to an investigator with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team that he had killed Howson. The issue at trial was whether Deboo murdered Howson or acted in self-defence. On Jan. 30, 2012, Deboo texted Howson and offered to sell him some oxycodone. Howson trafficked in prescription drugs, and Deboo had a prescription for the painkiller. When Howson and Deboo met, Deboo killed Howson in his vehicle using a machete he had brought with him. Howson’s body was dumped in the field in Pitt Meadows and then Deboo asked a friend to buy a jerry can of gas and meet him at Stave Lake. Deboo set fire to Howson’s SUV with the machete inside. Four days later he was caught speeding near Spences Bridge and arrested for breaching his bail conditions. He was arrested for murder on Feb. 4 and interviewed the next day. He told police that he killed Howson because he had no choice, that he owed Howson money, and Howson had threatened him and his family. He said he brought the machete to his meeting with Howson because of Howson’s reputation as an enforcer in the drug trade who associated with gangsters.
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The investigation into a fire on Friday is still ongoing. by Maria Rantanen mrantanen@mrtimes.com
A man was found dead in a townhouse late Thursday night after a fire ripped through the unit. On Friday morning, police and firefighters were on scene in the 12000 block of 207A Avenue investigating the end unit of a townhouse complex that was gutted by a fire. The coroner’s office was also involved in the investigation. Tiffany Windsor heard a crackling noise around 11 p.m. and when she saw flames coming from the home across the street from her, rushed out with a phone to call 9-1-1. Another neighbour,
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and then they proceeded to Spence said the fire was still search the building, he said. being investigated. “The police are investigating Since last year, all homes to make sure there isn’t any in B.C. are required to have foul play,” Smitton said Friday. smoke alarms, Smitton pointed After that, out. firefighters “Always will try to figmake sure you ure out how have a workthe fire starting fire alarm,” ed, which typSmitton said, ically would pointing out be smoking, that no one electrical, or wakes up to something the smell of burning like smoke, but a candle, they do when Smitton they hear an Maria Rantanen/TIMES added. alarm. Police were Anyone with Investigators were on the second floor talking to information of a burnt unit on Friday morning. neighbours about the fire and other should call the people in the area, said Ridge Ridge Meadows RCMP at 604Meadows RCMP Insp. Dan 463-6251, CrimeStoppers at 1Splinter. 800-222-8477, or leave a tip at On Monday, fire chief Dane www.solvecrime.ca.
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Poets, writers sought The Poetry Institute of Canada is inviting poets and writers to enter two contests – a poetry contest for all ages and an adult creative writing contest. The deadline is July 31. For more information, go to www.poetryinstituteofcanada.ca. • More at www.mrtimes.com
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Teachers continue manning the picket lines while contract talks stall. by Maria Rantanen mrantanen@mrtimes.com
Parents at Maple Ridge Elementary praised their teachers and, vice versa, teachers praised the parent advisory council for going “above and beyond.” The backdrop to this mutual admiration is an ongoing, entrenched labour
dispute between the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the provincial government, with 16 months of negotiations, rotating strikes by teachers, and a full-scale strike that’s entering its second week. Despite the fact teachers were behind picket lines, the school’s parents wanted to show their appreciation of the teachers and organized a luncheon on the sidewalk outside the school on Friday. This was meant as a “little thank you for the teachers for caring so much,” said Sabrina Harker, one of the
parents helping organize the lunch. “We have an amazing group of teachers – they’re fantastic,” said Harker, who has three children in the school. “We have a ridiculously supportive PAC,” said Maple Ridge Elementary teacher Scott McCafferty. “Ours goes above and beyond.” According to a education ministry spokesperson, the BCTF and BCPSEA haven’t been at the table since around halfway through last week.
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Housing examined The District of Maple Ridge is asking the public to give input into its draft Housing Action Plan. The plan is available at www.mapleridge.ca/246/HousingAction-Plan. There is also a short feedback form for comments and ideas. • More at www.mrtimes.com
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Lougheed eyed for improvements
An open house will be held this Thursday afternoon at municipal hall.
Deb Walters Pitt Meadows Mayor
“Working with senior levels of government and TransLink, we will continue to lobby for improvements… that will have the least financial impact on our taxpayers.”
“An interchange at Harris Road and Lougheed Highway would solve the traffic bottleneck… [it] should include an overpass for Harris Road traffic.”
Bruce Bell Pitt Meadows Councillor
“As funding remains with the provincial government (MOTI), we need to lobby our MLA and Minister of Transportation to fund this critical need.”
Janis Elkerton Pitt Meadows Councillor
“How about we do this – we focus on what we can do within our own jurisdiction… We give people the option to go to work without leaving the City.”
Dave Murray Pitt Meadows Councillor
by Maria Rantanen mrantanen@mrtimes.com
The District will be undertaking the next phase of its downtown enhancement and is focusing on Lougheed Highway between 224th and 226th streets and on Selkirk by the Thrifty’s parking lot. Ivona Lisek is the manager of the Bibles for Missions Thrift Store on Lougheed Highway, and while she said the sidewalk is old and uneven on Lougheed Highway, her bigger concern is Selkirk where there is no sidewalk. “Customers basically walk on the road,” she said, adding that it’s a part of the centre of the city and it “should look better.”
Tracy Miyashita Pitt Meadows Councillor
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Ivona Lisek is the store manager at Bibles for Missions Thrift Store on Lougheed Highway. An open house on the proposed improvements will be held on Thursday, June 26 from 4 to 8 p.m. in the lobby area of Maple Ridge municipal hall, 11995 Haney Pl., Maple Ridge. Questions can be directed to Rachel Ollenberger at 604-467-7326.
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But it was Ella’s first time. “She did some aboriginal stuff in school,” Tina explained. “She tried bannock and stuff, and wanted to come check this out.” As for Ella’s thoughts on the day? “It was good,” she said. by Eric Zimmer “There’s always something going on,” ezimmer@mrtimes.com said Maple Ridge resident Lee Teare. View There were crafts, bannock, tradTeare was visiting the market and More Photos itional dances, and cultural demonchecking out the events with his two with strations on the agenda as national kids. He explained both children are Aboriginal Day was marked in Maple aboriginal, along with their mom. Ridge on Saturday. “They actually know a lot of the And Memorial Peace Park was the people here,” he said. place to be, as both locals and visThe event was put on by the Layar or itors came to be part of the day. Fraser River All Nations Aboriginal online One of the visitors was Tina Jarret, Society, (FRANAS,) chaired by a social worker from Mission. Joanne Foote. Visiting with her daughter Ella and her “It’s very nice to share the diversity husband, Tina explained that she’d been and culture of indigenous people,” Foote to a few national Aboriginal Day events. said.
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Marcel Lafond and Rebecca Lee shared a laugh during a work party Thursday afternoon at Volker Park’s former off-leash area in Maple Ridge.
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Dog fence comes down at Volker A work party was held on Thursday to dismantle the fence surrounding the off-leash area. by Troy Landreville and Eric Zimmer editorial@mrtimes.com
The dismantling of a fence has marked a major victory for foes of an off-leash dog area at Volker Park. By 3 p.m. Thursday, June 19, much of the wire fencing sat on the ground, leaving the posts next to fall during a “mend the fences” work party at the park close to Laity View Elementary. The parks commission met June 12 – two days after the off-leash area officially closed, and David Boag, director of parks and facilities for Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, said there was “good representation from
the Volker neighbourhood, as well as current off-leash park patrons.” Maple Ridge council had forwarded a recommendation to the commission to consider keeping Volker open until an alternate site was established, but in the end, the commission made the decision to stay with their original plan. Rebecca Lee, who championed keeping the dog area status quo and created a Facebook page for the cause, helped out with the dismantling as a gesture of goodwill. Lee, the owner of a chihuahua/ pug and German shepherd/ridgeback will look to alternative areas to take her dogs out for some exercise. “The idea is for both sides to come together and create something positive from something that was really negative,” she said about the work party. “And to show that people can
work together as a community of differing opinions.” Area resident Marcel Lafond stressed that he isn’t against dog parks, but Volker Park wasn’t the right location. “There were always dogs coming to this park, but it didn’t get the concentration [it does now],” he said, citing noise from dogs, their owners, and their owners’ cars as the biggest issues for taking down the park. Now, three new potential sites have been chosen: Westview Park, Upper Maple Ridge Park, and Tolmie Park. “Staff submitted a report recommending that staff be further directed to investigate the three sites… and to engage the residents in the areas close to [the parks,]” he said. Lee said she’s excited about the prospect of the new dog parks.
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Eyes around the world are glued to television sets, mobile phones, and webstreaming computers. Sports bars are filled to overflowing, and home entertainment systems are lit up at the oddest hours. And of course, the stadia in Brazil are loaded with excited soccer – actually, make that football – fans. The Twitterverse, Facebook pages, and a host of other social media are awash in chatter and shared images of the single largest and most popular sport on the planet, as patriots and ex-pats alike cheer for their teams as though the very fate and future of their homelands hang in the balance. Soccer has become the number one international sport, with the quadrennial World Cup event fixing the imaginations of billions of people from every continent (yes, they’re certainly paying attention even in Antarctica). By dint of soccer’s huge fandom, FIFA – the Federation Internationale de Football Association – has become one of the most influential and powerful organizations in the world. Like the International Olympic Committee, FIFA has the power to change countries. And like the IOC, while it has exercised that power at times to fight racisim and ethnicism and make other positive political changes (when pushed hard enough), it’s real exercise of power has been to make money – for its sponsors. For instance, as a condition of hosting this year’s World Cup, FIFA forced Brazil to relax its alcohol consumption laws – for Budweiser’s sponsorship. As for its human rights accomplishments, FIFA has lost any of its credibility on that score with the virtual sale of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar – a country where humanity is nothing more than another saleable commodity. Ole! Ole ole ole! – B.G.
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Correlation purely coincidental I was thinking about freedom bureaucrats would like to… well… of speech – especially the things hang, draw and quarter (or hang, we can say about our political draw, and quarter) for disseminatleadership without significant ing huge amounts of information fear of legal retaliation – when that the politicians and bureauit occurred to me: I love coincicrats would rather you didn’t dences. know – partly because of national For instance, today we can say security, but mostly because it pretty much whatever we wish makes them look stupid. about the royal family, their Britain’s definition of High close – and distant – relatives, Treason and its devilish punishour government, or the bureaument (which eased up a bit over by Bob Groeneveld crats who run our government. the past two centuries, in that the Standards of defamation for death sentence was eventually the royals and their political appendages are administered in less tortuous fashion, and finally really no more stringent than they are for badremoved in 1998) stemmed from an incident mouthing your neighbour. more centuries ago in which – drum roll, please! But not so long ago, I could have been charged – one Lord Snowdon was accused and executed with High Treason and had my head lopped off for committing treason against one King Edward. for saying as little as what I’ve already implied: Okay, the Edward/Snowden coincidence is that the queen, her offspring, or even the prime tenuous, at best. But it’s at least as significant minister are ordinary people, and that it’s actual- as a correlation manufactured from a study of a ly the bureaucrats (gasp!) who run the governhandful of hand-picked autistic children used to ment. fuel an anti-vaccination movement that has torWorse than that, take it back a couple of centured and destroyed many young lives. turies, and I could have been hanged, drawn, The power of coincidental – or spurious – corand quartered for writing and making public the relation is like a religion, in a society that is above few paragraphs. more and more anti-science (and anti-sense). It is more gruesome than it sounds, to be Like those who might think they could lower hanged, drawn and quartered. Or hanged, the divorce rate in Maine by eating less margardrawn, and quartered. That extra comma apparine in the USA (a spurious correlation of 99 per ently might make the difference of being drawn cent in the years from 2000 to 2009), the anti(dragged behind a horse) to the scaffold where vaxxers continue citing the autism-link study you are hanged almost to death before being cut despite the fact that the correlation has been to pieces, or having your entrails drawn from disavowed even by the anti-vaxxers who chamyour body while you are still barely alive after pioned the study as the basis for their anti-vacthe hanging and before you are cut to pieces and cination campaign. your pieces are hung in carefully chosen public I know that last sentence was a bit convoluted places, to ensure that the viewing public gets the and probably makes about as much sense as the message: don’t say bad things about the folks anti-vaxxers themselves. who have put themselves in charge of your life. But really, there’s no talking sense to those Here’s where a delicious coincidence makes its folks, anyway. The correlation between antientrance. vaxxers and stupidity is not spurious. Ever hear of a guy name Edward Snowden? So hang me – but please, no drawing and He’s the guy that half the world’s politicians and quartering!
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Assisted suicide
Laws aimed at minimizing risks
Dear Editor, There are problems and laws about assisted suicide that are not followed in some countries, but that does not mean the laws are bad, just that they are not implemented properly [Assisted suicide has safety issues, June 12 Letters, TIMES]. When we proceed down that road, we must make sure we minimize the risks and set up effective safeguards. There of course will always be mistakes, but that does not mean we should refuse to provide a means for a dignified end if requested. There are no doubt errors now that end in unwanted deaths. We do need to be vigilant.
I agree that no person or institution should have the power to cause the death of somebody to – without their request. I do also agree that we need the better pain medication. Despite the best wishes of medical staff, sometimes the only options result in medication to a near zombie state, and occasionally, even that doesn’t ease the pain. I, for one, would not like to go out that way. I don’t like somebody else telling me that I don’t have that option, and making the decision for me – either way. Paul Gregory, Maple Ridge
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Volker Park
Dog area brought community together
Dear Editor, Volker Park was designed to be a shared space to bring a community together. The parks commission failed to notice that Volker Dog Park brought together 1,200 dog owners who come to the dog park all year around, to socialize and train abandoned and adopted dogs, offering these lovely creatures the company of their own kind. There is no doubt that Volker Dog Park was not handled by the parks and
recreation commission with due diligence or fairness, from the initial consultation within the immediate neighbourhood prior to resurrecting the fence, to the obvious fast-tracking of the decision to dismantle it. We already know that dogs and dog owners will pay for this decision socially. But who will pay for this decision fiscally? How much will this cost the people of Maple Ridge in future taxes? Councillor Cheryl Ashlie forwarded a last-ditch effort
Taxation
Anti-HSTers can’t complain
Dear Editor, At this time of the year, we have many people complaining about raised taxes. Taxes are too high and politicians are to blame. We also have groups like teachers and their supporters who say we must spend more on important social programs. My question to both groups: did you vote to get rid of the HST? It was a fairer and less costly tax system, and gave us $2 billion. If you voted against it, you have no right to complain of higher taxes and lack of money for social programs. Dan Banov, Maple Ridge
to appeal asking Kelly Swift, recreation general manager, and the parks and recreation commission to implement “control strategies” such as posting specific “times of usage” at Volker Park, as well as allowing the dog park to remain active and open until a replacement has been found and is accessible to the public. Did this request sound unreasonable in any way? Walk out your door today and really take the time to listen; it won’t take long to understand that we cannot escape noise. Singling out one particular sound, such as a dog barking, does not make a lot of sense when you can supposedly tolerate all the other sounds. Noise, cited as the “main” reason for the decision, was ignored, until a few unstable people started to deal with the issue by trying to poison and murder dogs in our community. P. Justus, Maple Ridge
Smart meters
Gabriola Effect amusing, but misses point
Dear Editor, I enjoyed the “Gabriola Effect” letter [Gabriola effect works on the mind, April 15 Letters, TIMES]. The writer gets A-plus for dramatic writing, but F for research. The smart meter transmits between 9,600190,000 times per day, in millisecond bursts that occur 24/7/365. The signal can carry
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for up to three kilometres and penetrate the ground up to three feet. Signals from hundreds to thousands of meters in your area will reach your home, adding to other sources such as cell towers and Wi-Fi. The statement, “The health risk is none,” shows a dangerous ignorance. Many have reported health issues after a newly installed smart meter becomes operational. It is disingenuous and unhelpful to ridicule and dismiss adverse effects reported in good faith by citizens. Smart meters are part of a highly profitable $2-trillion industry that is hell-bent on ensuring that you live in a wireless world, whether you want to or not. Wittingly or not, the Gabriola Effect writer employs the industry modus operandi: the best defence is a good offence. Scientists who demonstrate harm are made examples of by being defunded and their careers destroyed. Citizens who raise warnings are labelled lunatics. Amusing though it may be, the Gabriola Effect cannot explain away very real issues or offer comfort to people suffering their effects. Ron McNutt, Maple Ridge Letters on this page have been edited for space. For longer versions, or more letters to the editor visit... www.mrtimes.com – Click on Opinion, or search the writers’ names.
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hysician what her wishes were, assisted death because she was a regisis going to tered nurse (RN) for many become legal years. in Canada,” was a stateMuch to my surprise, ment made in a doctor’s earlier this month, leadercommentary published ship on the issue came in the Canadian Medical from what I thought a very Association Journal. strange place: Quebec. It was only 60 days ago On June 5, the Quebec by Gordy Robson when Sharon Kirkay, with National Assembly passed Postmedia News, wrote a Bill 52, which is officially great article about the commentary. called, “An Act Respecting the End of Life She quoted a Dr. Downer as having Care.” stated, “Our well-rehearsed debates about The bill had actually been introduced whether sanctity of life is more valuable a year earlier by Minister Hivon from than personal autonomy, or whether the Parti Quebecois (PQ). The bill had people can experience intolerable sufferalready gone through multiple stages, ing despite receiving optimal palliative including more than two years of public care, may become obsolete.” hearings, and it had died when the PQ The article predicted that the Supreme called an election in early March. Court of Canada probably would be the The new Liberal majority government body that would give citizens the right to brought back Bill 52 and passed it with die. a 94-22 majority in a free vote of the If the Supreme Court rules that laws Assembly on June 5. banning doctor-assisted death violate the The Quebec government believes the Canadian Charter of Rights, doctors will legislation will stand up in court because be left to operate in a legal vacuum. it is a health-care issue, not an assisted The court is set to hear, in October, suicide. It was left to Minister of Justice arguments regarding assisted dying cases Peter MacKay to explain Stephen Harper’s involving two British Columbia women. government’s long-standing position: Dr. Downer was also quoted as saying “The law is there to protect Canadians.” that he thinks, “All of us, regardless of With the baby boomers aging out, it where we sit on the debate, the yes or would be good to have a discussion. the no side, see the value of safeguards Keeping people alive at great expense to and having clear protocols.” our health system, against their wishes, is As far as I can tell in British Columbia, not right. our government’s position is that it is a I hope when my time comes, if I need federal issue. this service, my grandkids won’t have to That would be the vacuum. take Grandpa on a long ride to Quebec. This issue is especially sensitive to me. Just saying… I went through a decade of watching Gordy Robson’s column appears Tuesdays in the print and/or my mother die a tortuous death against online versions of The TIMES. Reactions can be emailed c/o editorial@mrtimes.com her expressed wishes. She knew exactly
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Chicks growing Social Media Day in Ridge Half-day forum in Maple Ridge Thursday helps connect individuals, businesses, and community groups.
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ocial media can do so much to make a community better, and that’s what Maple Ridge Social Chick Vicki McLeod hopes will come from a half-day workshop she’s helping coordinate this Thursday. McLeod, a member of The Social Chicks, hosted the first Social Media Day in Maple Ridge last June. Piggybacking on a North America-wide celebration, the event is designed to bring communities together to talk about the benefits of using social media for businesses, organizations, and communities. “Last year’s event was small but generated enough interest that I felt it was worth bringing a bigger and better Social Media Day to Maple Ridge this year,” McLeod said, noting she plans to continue hosting it as an annual event with hopes it will attract more and more participants from throughout the Lower Mainland. “There are a number of really good bloggers, technology companies, and digital leaders emerging in the sector… There really is an opportunity in the North Fraser region to become a kind of a technology and social media hub,” said McLeod, hoping this event and other efforts like this can become an impetus for such growth. McLeod has worked with both Pitt Meadows Economic Development Corporation and Invest Maple Ridge to help coordinate and support local businesses. She has also had an opportunity to work with many local non-profit organizations and local
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Social Chicks Wendy McClelland of Abbotsford and Maple Ridge’s own Vicki McLeod are hosting the second annual Social Media Day. governments, and witnessed first-hand the need for an event like this and a push to grow the community’s social media presence. “There is a lot of enthusiasm in the region to get connected,” she said. “Social Media Day can act as a catalyst for these connections of individuals, businesses, and community groups.”
he Social Chicks hatched in 2011 when three local marketing and communications specialists with a shared passion for engagement, collaboration, and building relationships – online and off – decided to start helping local businesses and organizations get social. Original founders, McLeod, Lori Graham, and Rebecca Vaughn wanted to help businesses and organizations in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows learn to use social media and interactive digital strategies to become more effective and achieve their goals. “We noticed that our region was a little bit behind the curve in terms of adapting to social media, and that many who were using the tools weren’t really getting the most out of them. We decided to help,” McLeod said. Busy lives and professional commitments led founding Chicks Graham and Vaughn to move on in late 2013. Then, in early 2014, McLeod was joined by Abbotsford-based Wendy McClelland, a business consultant known as the Social Media Demystifier. “I’m passionate about social media and the way it can help businesses and organizations thrive. I’m delighted to be joining the Social Chicks,” McClelland said. The Social Chicks offer education, training, and mentorship in applying social media as part of an integrated approach to engaging clients, customers, and the community. Watch for more about the day on Twitter at #SMdayMR
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ow we as a society communicate has constantly evolved through the centuries, and has been revolutionized even further and possibly faster than ever during the past few years. One of the most recent advents in the world of communication has been society’s growing dependency on social media as a tool to share with others. Unfortunately, it has left many people feel ill-equipped to participate, according to Steve Dotto. So, Dotto – a technology guru who for 15 years hosted and served as executive producers of the nationally syndicated television show Dotto Tech – is visiting Maple Ridge on Thursday to open people’s eyes to the changes on this front, and to help break down how it is impacting society. He will be the keynote speaker at the Social Media Day on Thursday, June 26. His background in comedy coupled with a strong commitment to community and family make for talks that are both
Steve Dotto hosted a TV show, Dotto Tech, for 15 years – a magazinestyle program profiling new developments in computers and electronics technology. He now offers how-to content on YouTube.
highly entertaining and “incredibly” thought provoking, said Social Media Day organizer Vicki McLeod. She invited her mentor and friend to speak, saying he will help takes the world of technology and makes it relevant in people’s lives. “You will see where you fit in this world of constant change, you will understand far better than ever before the forces shaping the technical world, and understand how it impacts you,” she added. Dotto provides people with the reasons they need to engage, and what that engagement should look like, and said he’s excited to share that message with people from Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows this week. He opens people’s eyes to the stress and strain technology’s relentless march has put on inter-generational relationships.
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hen it comes to buying everything from food and appliances to higher ticket items such as cars and homes, more and more consumers are using the Internet to help make their decisions. In fact, 76 per cent of Canadians surveyed say they research online prior to making a store purchase, said Shelly Wilson. Wilson is sharing some of the insight she’s gleaned from working in the media industry for more than a decade. She works with Glacier Media (The TIMES’ parent company), and is leading a session during Thursday’s Social Media Day
that help folks – business people, in particular – adopt to the trends of the evolving consumer. She helps businesses connect to consumers, improve their return on investment, and provide guidance and tools to reach an evolving marketplace with tried-and-true to cutting-edge media solutions. “I believe to be successful you need to constantly be evolving personally and professionally, to aggressively pursue innovation and growth, and to foster a strong cohesive and dynamic company culture,” Wilson said. Wilson will explain how consumers access information, how they interact with businesses and organizations, and how important it is for businesses and agencies to be marketing themselves online and in the mobile space.
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Community-focus
Using social media for ‘good’ One forum examines ways to use online to benefit organizations and communities.
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ommunity groups and agencies have a powerful opportunity to use social media to spread the word, create champions, and forward their causes, said Vicki McLeod, a Maple Ridge entrepreneur, business coach, and social media aficionado. “We live in a time where we have an unprecedented opportunity to collaborate and engage with stakeholders and leverage online and off-line influence to create positive impact,” she said, noting that’s the primary reason why she introduced Social Media Day on a smaller scale in Maple Ridge last year, and ramped up those efforts for the forum this year. As host of the half-day event, she and fellow Social Chick Wendy McClelland have put together a community breakout session as part of the day. The conversation and presen-
tations will focus on answering connected using social media for the question: How can people the public good. best use social media together to Rebecca Coleman, a freelance benefit their organizations and publicist for more than a decade, the communities will be helping and clients they McLeod facilitate serve? the communityA series of prefocused breakout senters will offer session during some of their Social Media Day. best insights and An early adaptor the strategies, to social media, they use to creColeman began ate community blogging and and stakeholder joined Facebook in engagement using 2007, and Twitter social media and in 2008. integrated digital She has become tools. increasingly interFrom building ested in using it neighbourhoods, as a marketing to promoting tool, and writes Rebecca Coleman: non-profit events about the subject and activities, to frequently on her See her recent column about why encouraging more blog, The Art of to blog at www.mrtimes.com, visits to amenBusiness. search “Coleman” ities and services, She has written to maintaining civil discourse three how-to guides, which help online, the community panel will newbies create a marketing plan offer up examples, McLeod said. using social networking as a tool. They will also engage particiShe also instructs courses on pants in an open dialogue and social media marketing at BCIT, conversation about the challenand travels internationally giving ges and the benefits of getting workshops.
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Information seeker In his capacity with Fraser Valley Regional Libraries, Garn has spearheaded the social media initiatives. He will share his top engagement strategies for a multi-stakeholder environment: “They’re good ones,” he says.
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“If you’re confused about what social media platforms will work for your business,” attending Social Media Day could prove invaluable, said McClelland. She’s heading up a business-specific breakout session where she will be joined by Cadi Jordan and Shelly Wilson ocial media has been one of the in outlining four of the main most influential forsocial media platforms worth ces on business in the considering for business: past 100 years. LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, It has totally eliminated and YouTube. some industries (think teleThe trio will also share grams) and created brand their insights and real life new business models such examples of successful social as food trucks whose only media strategies. method of advertising is send“Participants will learn ing out daily tweets of their how to take those examples menus and location. and tweak them to suit their As powerful as social media own business needs,” said is to business, it can also McClelland. present a huge challenge for “You’ll also get an overbusiness owners as they try to view of the future of social understand and use it effectMaple Ridge social media media and its impact on ively, said Wendy McClelland. marketing strategist the business community, She’s a member of The Social Chicks, business coach, Cadi Jordan is one of the including: What are the new panelists. trends? What will the new and marketing consultant online tools look like? And, who focuses on taking the the critical role of the visual, includmystery out of social media for busiing graphics and video,” she explained. nesses. She’s hosting a breakout session McClelland is excited to see business at Thursday’s Social Media Day geared owners share their thoughts and ideas. specifically to business.
e might talk about male menopause, but more likely this standup comedian and techie guru Steve Dotto – dubbed Canada favourite geek is not only the keynote speaker for Thursday’s Social Media Day, he’s leading an open forum to talk all things tech. In recent years, Dotto has become one of YouTube’s leading broadcasters. While YouTube is his current primary focus, he also specializes in digital productivity tools and apps, and how to get the most out of technology. “He has devised some of the web’s best free courses and tutorials on how to use them and is described Kathy Irwin as the ultimate bundle of brains, talent and humour – not as educator or teacher, but as a buddy, showing us how things work,” said breakout host Kathy Irwin. Dotto understands the challenges and potential of the online world – both intellectually and from the perspective of steering his own business and brand through the multiple adaptations required by the digital environment. He’s worked with companies and agencies large and small, and is prepared to take on any and all questions or topics that will help participants use and understand technology and its ever-changing environment.
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Fatherhood
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like reading the comics in the daily play with their toddlers in a more physical newspapers. The more engaging strips way than a mom might. As toddlers tranmanage to convey a lot about human sition to the next stage of development, nature in just a few their dads become the gatewords and cartoons. keepers to the wider world. One which I particularly The physical play that dads enjoy is about a family with engage in gives young two kids, a mom, a dad, children the opportunity to grandparents, and a couple interact with their environof pets. ment and with others in a Recently, it showed the challenging but safe setting. kids having a pillow fight They begin to understand while the mom, walking limits and boundaries, learn by with a basket of launhow to overcome obstacles, by Kathy Booth dry, yelled, “Hey, you kids, and are encouraged to try knock it off in there!” new activities. The next panel showed the dad standGrowth in self-confidence is a natural ing there with a sheepish grin on his face, outcome of this learning and succeeding. holding a pillow and saying, “Yah, knock In our neighbourhood, I see moms and it off in here.” dads out at the park with their kids, taking Then the kids and the dad started the full advantage of all those extra daylight pillow fight all over again. It seemed like hours. And it’s great to see that the dads, a pretty good indication of the change in for the most part, are offering the same how we view dads, since the Leave it to opportunities and challenges to their little Beaver era. Back then, fathering was less girls as they do to their little boys. playful, and a dad’s primary roles were It’s funny: dads challenge their little kids those of disciplinarian and breadwinner. and encourage them to try new things, but The family was run much like a nonaround the kids’ 13th birthdays, a protectprofit society, with the dad acting as a pol- ive instinct kicks in. But dads who have icy-setting board of directors and the mom been involved since their kids were babies running the day-to-day operations. have already provided their children with Nowadays, dads change diapers, read the best armour. They’ve given them the bedtime stories, chauffeur the kids around, tools to weather the challenges of the adomake meals, act goofy for their kids’ lescent years and beyond. amusement, and the list goes on. Member organizations of the Ridge Apart from this essential contribution, Meadows Early Childhood Development dads often play another kind of role in Committee offer lots of great programs for their child’s development from birth to moms and/or dads and their young chilmaturity. Even as infants, babies are often dren, for example, Daddy and Me, Mother handled more actively by their dads, and Goose, and other opportunities on the ECD with less of a pattern than they have come website: www.ridgemeadowsecd.ca. - Kathy Booth is a local writer addressing the to expect from their moms. Both ways importance of early childhood development, and the of handling a baby provide something work being done in Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, and important to his or her development. with Katzie First Nations. With dads, the natural progression is to
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In many ways, today’s kids have busier schedules than any previous generation of youngsters. Many extracurricular activities, including sports, require a nearly year-round commitment, and the dual-income household has landed many kids in afterschool programs where kids tend to their schoolwork or engage in various activities that keep them from resting on their laurels.
But those busy schedules get a lot less hectic when the school year ends. Once school is out, kids used to a full schedule might find themselves with lots of time on their hands. Though it’s good for kids to squeeze in some rest and relaxation during their summer break,
it’s also important for kids to stay active so they don’t develop poor habits as the summer goes on. In addition, the American Psychological Association notes that kids who are physically active are more capable of coping with stress and tend to have higher self-esteem than kids who do not include physical activity as part of their regular routines. The following are a few suggestions for parents looking for ways to keep their kids active throughout the summer while still allowing them to recharge their batteries after a long school year.
* Plan an active vacation. Summer is when many families go on vacation, so why not choose a vacation that involves more than napping poolside? Though it’s still good to leave some time for relaxation, find a locale where you can embrace activities like snorkeling, hiking, kayaking, or other adventures that get you and your youngsters off the poolside
chaise and out exploring. Such a trip might inspire kids to embrace an activity more fully, getting them off the couch not only while they’re on vacation but also when they return home for the rest of summer.
* Go swimming. Few adults who work in offices haven’t looked out their windows on a sunny summer day and thought how nice it would be to be spending that afternoon making a few laps in a lake, at the beach or in a pool. Kids have the same daydreams during the summer, so take a day off every so often and take the kids for an afternoon of swimming. Swimming is a great activity that exercises the entire body, including the shoulders, back, legs, hips, and abdominals. In addition, swimming helps kids and adults alike maintain a healthy weight while also improving their cardiovascular health. It’s hard for some people to find a place to swim once the warm weather departs, so take advantage of the summer weather and go swimming as often as possible while the kids are not in school.
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A booklet to guide people through Haney’s historical markers is now available from the museum, thanks to the Maple Ridge Historical Society. In November, a networking day was held in Maple Ridge of community heritage commissions from across the Lower Mainland and the Fraser Valley. For a noon activity, Maple Ridge Historical Society president Erica Williams put together a booklet to guide attendees to historical markers in the downtown area. Among the special items were included the mosaics embedded in the streets, the signs on posts, and the intersection box wraps. The booklet contained “all the different ways you can bring history to the street level,” explained Maple Ridge Museum director Val Patenaude. After the tour, museum staff noticed there was a demand for the booklets. “People started asking for them, so we started selling them,” Patenaude said. The purse-sized booklet, Walking Tour: Celebrating Our Milestones,
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‘Ecstatic’ kid wins big at hockey game
A summer time hockey game was about more than just which team won. by Eric Zimmer ezimmer@mrtimes.com
For an event that came together in a total of just three weeks, Ben Payne said the support from the community was “unbelievable.” Payne was the co-organizer of the inaugural Crohn’s and Colitis Charity Hockey Classic that took place this weekend in Maple Ridge at Planet Ice in Albion. Payne and his best friend Victor Bartley, a Hometown Hero and current member of the Nashville Predators, had talked about doing a charity game in the community, and on Saturday, the fruit of their labour was realized. Close to 800 people filed into the arena to take in the action, as Team Bartley beat Team Payne by a score of 8-6. Admission to the game was by donation at the door, and Payne said $1,000 was raised, with all proceeds going to the Crohn’s and Colitis foundation of Canada. The success of the event is a good sign for Payne. “Absolutely we will build off this,” he said. And for 11 year-old Noah Tiffin, it’s a game he will no doubt remember for a long time.
Noah was diagnosed with Crohn’s at age nine. “We only just heard about the game last minute and decided to go,” explained his mom Debora Riga. During the event, prizes were given away, including a Bartley-signed Nashville team stick. And it was Noah who walked away with the hardware. “When he won that stick,” he was ecstatic,” she said of her son, who – in the two years since being diagnosed – has had a wish of simply being able to play hockey. “This year, he was able to play on a ball hockey team – but he has some catching up to do,” she explained. “The awareness we were able to raise thanks to this event was incredible,” said Payne. Though put together primarily by Bartley and Payne, next year, the event will be a collaboration with the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada. A graduate of the Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey Association, Payne has been involved with high levels of hockey most of his life. He explained the players on both teams were all highcalibre players and long-time hockey buddies. “It was like a high school and hockey reunion,” he said.
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Team Victor Bartley (in white,) battled team Ben Payne (in black) during the first-ever Crohn’s and Colitis Charity Hockey Classic, at Planet Ice Saturday.
Lacrosse
Burrards take a loss in home battle against Victoria
A spirited battle between Maple Ridge and Victoria took place Sunday night. by Eric Zimmer ezimmer@mrtimes.com
The Maple Ridge Burrards outshot the Victoria Shamrocks by a total of 43-39 on Sunday night at Planet Ice, but in the end it was the Shamrocks who walked away with a one-goal victory and closed the game with a score of 8-7. The first period saw the Burrards take the lead, thanks
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The Burrards faced off against Victoria at Planet Ice in Maple Ridge on Sunday night. to a pair of goals from Andrew another one in the net from Murphy. teammate Mitch Banister. This was followed closely by However, it was the
Shamrocks’ Brandon Bull who put one behind goalie Frankie Scigliano at the 15:33 mark of the first to put Victoria on the board. A scrap between Burrards’ Ryan McMichael and Shamrocks’ Greg Harnett resulted in a fiveminute penalty and a 10-minute misconduct for the pair. The second period was all Victoria, as the Shamrocks posted six goals to the Burrards’ one. Daniel Amsbury also went one-on-one in a fight with Victoria’s Bubba Westwood. Victoria kept the momentum going with a goal early in the third, but the Burrards got a
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few more on the board in the third period, and put three shots in the back of the Shamrocks net, thanks to the efforts of Ben McIntosh, Riley Lowen, and Mike Mallory. “It was a hard fought game,” said Burrards coach Chris Gill. “It would have been easy to pack it in after the second, but the players showed some character and battled to the end.” Currently the Burrards sit in second place in the league, with a 3-2-0 record at home, and a 23-0 record on the road. The next home game is this Sunday at 6:45 p.m. against Nanaimo.
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604-460-0348 *Based on the purchase of a 2 year membership. Bi-weekly payments will commence based on your start date. $7 weekly payments valid at Pitt Meadows Women’s Club only. Applicable tax applies. No additional fees are required above the regular membership fee. Membership fees vary based on club and the membership option chosen. Offer valid at participating locations only. Please check goodlifefitness.com or with club for hours of operation. Other conditions apply, see club for details.
Tuesday, June 24 , 2014 featuring songs from hit shows through the ages, at The Wesbrooke, 12000 190A St., Pitt Meadows, at 7 p.m. Tickets are available by calling 604-460-7006. Space is limited. Ticket price is $10 for the general public.
• Hominum Fraser Valley, an informal discussion and support group to help gay, bisexual, and questioning men, meets at 7:30 p.m. For information and meeting location, call Art at 604-462-9813 or Don at 604-329-9760.
June 28: Artist
• In celebration of National Aboriginal History Month, aboriginal artists in residence Darlene Allison and Jay Havens will be visiting local libraries. Jay Havens will be at the Maple Ridge Library from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. During his visits, Jay will demonstrate the art of visual storytelling while he crafts a five-foot-tall puppet that will take two people to articulate.
June 29: Musical
• SPECC-tacular Productions present Nights On Broadway,
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Chess Club
• Maple Ridge Chess Club meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 5:30 p.m. at the Maple Ridge Library, 11995 Haney Pl. Info: Chris at 604-467-2426 or cbdickson@telus.net.
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Mental health
• The Asante Centre has joined Clara’s Big Ride to raise awareness of mental health. Six-time Olympian Clara Hughes is biking across Canada to help reduce the stigma, and the Asante Centre is inviting the public to donate. Any donations to the Asante Centre’s group received by July 1 will be matched by the Elevator Foundation, dollar for dollar. To donate, go to www. chimp.net, click on “Find a charity” and search for “Asante Centre” under groups.
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• Celebrate Recovery RidgeMeadows, a faith-based recovery program, meets at Maple Ridge Baptist Church 22155 Lougheed Hwy., Maple Ridge, on Mondays at 6 p.m. with dinner from 6 to 7 p.m., a general meeting with teaching, testimony, or guest speaker from 7 to 8 p.m., and men’s and women’s share groups from 8 to 9 p.m. This program is sponsored by the Ridge Meadows Ministerial Association. Info: email carolkeating@shaw.ca, call 604-377-3575, or go to www. celebraterecovery.ca.
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June 26: Seniors
• Registered nutritionist Patricia Dominquez will talk about Healthy Eating for Seniors at the Maple Ridge Library at 2 p.m. Participants will be able to learn vital nutritional information to help improve all aspects of their lives, with a balanced and nutritious diet. For more information, call the Maple Ridge Library at 604-4677417.
Support group
• A support group for parents, family members, and friends of addicts takes place the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at Maple Ridge Christian Reformed Church, 20245 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Maple Ridge, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The meetings are for anyone who is a friend or family member of an addict and wants to help. Info: Jacqueline Lawson at 604916-8737 or jacquelinelawson61@gmail.com.
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June 26: Chamber
• The Chamber of Commerce serving Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows is holding a general meeting, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with guest speaker Amrik Virk, B.C. Minister of Advanced Education. There will be a lunch, a presentation, and networking. The event takes place at Meadowridge School, 12224 240th St., Maple Ridge. RSVP: www.ridgemeadowschamber.com.
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June 30: Library
• Magician Andrew Dalziel will be at the Memorial Peace Park bandstand at 11 a.m. Andrew and his assistant Rocky the Raccoon will be sharing their special brand of fun and energetic magic sure to bring laughter to everyone. For more information, call the Maple Ridge Library at 604-467-7417.
Musical
• Theatre in the Country is putting on The Sound of Music in a multi-media format until June 28, transporting the audience to late 1930s Austria. Info: www. theatreinthecountry.com.
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June 25: Library
• Kids in Grades 4 and up are invited to the Maple Ridge Library to celebrate the start of summer vacation with a Wacky Wednesday: Minecraft Papercraft Party at 3:30 p.m. For more information and to register, call the Maple Ridge Library at 604467-7417
• The North Fraser Therapeutic Riding Association is in need of volunteers to help groom and tack up horses, as well as to lead and side-walk with riders. For anyone who enjoys the outdoors, working with people of all abilities, and loves animals, this is an excellent place to volunteer. Volunteer orientation sessions are held three times a year: in September, January, and April. Volunteers must be at least 16 years of age. Info: 604-462-7786, programs@nftra.ca, or www. nftra.ca.
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Maple Ridge’s Jon Stankov came to Walnut Grove Secondary in North Langley on June 5, for the school’s third annual year-end celebration. After making lunch for staff, the youth workers from the neighbourhood churches and Youth Unlimited cooked up 1,200 hotdogs. There was also a live DJ, an urban artist showcase, dunk tank, games, and bouncies.
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• Pitt Meadows Museum Sunday prepares for Canada’s birthday with a flag-making party. Museum Sundays at the Pitt Meadows Museum runs every Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m., and is open to children and adults of all ages. Admission is by donation. Info: Jen or Leslie at 604-465-4322.
Ridge Golf Course. All ladies are invited to join in. For information, call Elaine at 604-477-0544 or Esther at 604-465-3343 or email Elaine at enpatterson@shaw.ca.
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• Ladies Golf takes place until mid October on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. at Maple
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