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Thousands across the nation are taking part in a social media challenge designed to raise money and awareness for ALS, but a local initiative was launched to specifically help Maple Ridge’s Sands family. by Christopher Sun

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A month ago, Erin Sands was explaining what ALS is to a UBC Hospital nurse. Now, thanks to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, awareness of the devastating disease has increased extensively. However, as people learn only 10 per cent of donations go directly to ALS research and patients, an online fundraiser was created to help Maple Ridge’s Sands family, who are living through the effects of this disease. The original goal was to raise $5,000, which was met in two days. The new goal is $10,000, and by Friday afternoon, more than $7,000 was raised. “I can’t believe it, it’s so overwhelming,” Erin, 25, said. “Finally, for the first time, I don’t have to explain what ALS is.” ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, causes a person’s body to shut down to the point of complete paralysis. The average life span for those diagnosed is

39 months, with most dying from respiratory failure. There is no cure. Erin’s dad, Mike, was diagnosed three years ago. He has gone from working as a registered nurse at two hospitals, coaching, and being physically fit and active, to paralysis. He recently lost his ability to keep his head up. Erin’s mother, Nadine, has been her husband’s full-time caregiver. She blogs about her experiences and thoughts at www.alswithcourage.blogspot.ca. Last Thursday, she posted a blog written by Mike, using a DynaVox, a speech generating device. She is also overwhelmed with the support in the community. “I can’t thank people enough for what they’ve done,” Nadine said. “It’s been incredible.” Nadine and her youngest daughter, Madison, 20, plan on enrolling in a nine-month educational assistant program together. To donate, visit www.fundrazr.com and type “Sands family” into the search. • More at www.mrtimes.com

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At least a dozen people showed up unexpectedly on Stevie Shayler’s doorstep Thursday, to present the 28-year-old Hammond resident a new 2015 Volkswagen Golf. The kinesiologist and personal trainer won the car through a selfie contest hosted by Z95.3fm radio. She was one of 800 who entered the summer sticker contest. See story, page A4.

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Pitt Meadows Mayor Deb Walters, pictured here with with her husband Len and grandchildren Sawyer and Lennon, announced Thursday she’s not going to seek re-election in November.

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Grandbabies have become a new priority for retiring Pitt Meadows Mayor Deb Walters.

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Through a grant program to support animal shelters and rescue groups, the Thundershirt Company has given Pitt Meadows-based LEASH Animal Welfare Society five Thundershirts to help make dogs more comfortable, and more adoptable. • More at www.mrtimes.com

Family, and in particular two new grandchildren, forced Pitt Meadows Mayor Deb Walters to rethink running in this November’s municipal election. She’s out. After almost a decade on council, Walters will not seek re-election this fall. She made the decision public late Thursday afternoon, after what she described as seven weeks of “soul searching” and agonizing internal debate. “I guess I made my mind up about a week ago, but I didn’t say anything until Sunday… then, I knew it was the right decision for me the second I told my husband [Len],” Walters shared with The TIMES. She’s stepping away from politics to spend more time with her husband, their children Scott and Cayley, and their grandchildren – fiveand-a-half-month-old Lennon and five-month-old Sawyer. The Ontario born and raised woman moved to

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Pitt Meadows in 1979 and She beat out John Becker worked for years as a volun- and Gary Paller for the posteer and community booster ition in the 2011 election. before stepping into the polBecker is the only candidate itical arena. who has declared he will be Walters, 52, described vying for the mayor’s chair herself as fortunate to be again on Nov. 15. a stay-at-home mother for Honestly, when she first much of their kids’ childsought the mayor’s position, hood, and it wasn’t until she never expected to serve they graduated that she only one term. sought a seat on City coun“But there were no babies cil. in the pictures “Now, I want back then,” she “I want to have the said. They’ve to have that same opporbeen a game same opportunity tunity to stay changer. to stay home with home with [the Walters them and watch grandbabies] quickly clariand watch fied that she is them grow...” them grow, not bowing out Deb Walters and help out because of the where we can,” competition. she said. The same competition was There are no plans to there last election, she said. leave Pitt Meadows, but Reflecting back on her likewise she said there’s no time in political office, plans to return to the politWalters said there are a ical arena again. number of things she’s “I really think that when proud of. you step away, you should Topping that list is the stay away,” she said. work she and the City team With Len set to retire have achieved in creating soon, in addition to a lot more jobs close to home. of babysitting duties, she She’s also pleased and expects they’ll be travelling proud of all the strong relamore, and “maybe focusing tionships she’s helped built on another form of commun- over the years, both on ity involvement.” behalf of the City and on the Walters has served on Pitt personal side. Meadows council for almost Looking forward, she is a decade, the first two terms also proud of the direction as a councillor and the last the City is moving in. • More at www.mrtimes.com three years as mayor.

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“[It] takes money and the courage to renovate our current industrial model of education into a more progressive and relevant system that supports our children… Advocating for more funding to address class size and composition is only going to bandage a system that is in dire need of an overhaul on many levels.”

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“Our teachers have been pushing for smaller class sizes and better support in the classroom. We need trustees to publicly do the same… to speak out against a government, that clearly… does not recognize the degree to which a wellfunded public education system is the best economic, social, and healthy investment for us all.”

“…some erosion of the level of classroom support and the increase in class sizes has been inevitable, given less overall money being available. Teachers and parents are quite understandably frustrated with that situation. Trustees are frustrated about that as well.”

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Stevie Shayler (right) was shocked Thursday, when informed she won a new car for posting a selfie with a Z95.3fm bumper sticker on Instagram. Left, Ian Speckman, dealer principal with Auto Canada’s Maple Ridge Volkswagen, was onhand when Stevie was given the keys to a new 2105 Golf.

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She won the radio station’s Sticker Selfie contest, netting her a white, 2015 Volkswagen Golf. “I was in my room organizing my work clothes and heard it [the honking],” Shayler, 28, said. “I have never ran so fast to the front the door before.” About 800 people entered the contest, which required participants to stick a Z sticker somewhere, take a selfie of themselves with it, and then post it on a social media site, such as Facebook or Instagram, hashtagging the radio station. The car was provided by Maple Ridge Volkswagen and Shayler was presented the keys by Z95.3 hosts Ruby and Cruise.

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SuperWalk essential to Parkinson cure Arnold Maki was diagnosed two years ago, but living with the disease for a decade. by Christopher Sun

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When Arnold Maki tripped while walking down the street, he blamed it on clumsiness. But tripping slowly became more frequent as he noticed he had less control of the right side of his body. Eventually his right arm would no longer swing while walking and his penmanship, which started off clear while writing, quickly became illegible after a few words. Then one day, while downhill skiing, he suddenly couldn’t turn right and crashed, prompting him to see a specialist. In October 2012, Maki was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and apparently, he’d had it for a while. “At that time, the doctor said I’ve had it for eight to 10 years,” Maki said. “With Parkinson’s, the dopamine cells die off in your brain and once 60 to 80 per cent are gone, that’s when the symptoms show.” The Maple Ridge senior showed all the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, except the tremors or shaking, that most people associate with it. Symptoms normally start after age 50, but can start earlier. Canadian actor Michael J. Fox who was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s at 30.

Parkinson’s will eventually win over. There is no cure for the degenera“Some people I heard have to take tive disease, which causes muscles 30 to 40 pills a day,” he said. to become stiff and achy, a decline “Eventually it loses it’s affect.” in facial expressions and balance And because the medication only and motor skill problems. slows down Parkinson’s temporarily, However, Maki wasn’t completely fundraisers such as the Parkinson surprised with the diagnosis. SuperWalk are important. “I had suspected it because I had Proceeds from the walk go two family members die from it,” towards researching a cure, raising he said. “It might be hereditary, but public awareness of the disease, and that hasn’t been proven yet.” providing programs and support to Maki’s wife, Wilhelmina – who the 11,000 people in B.C. alone, who is a retired licenced practical nurse have the debilitating ill– also suspected it was ness. Parkinson’s. More than 100,000 While there is no Canadians have the cure, there is medicadisease. This year’s Pitt tion to slow down the Meadows and Maple disease and luckily for Saturday, Sept. 6 Ridge SuperWalk is Maki, it’s been workSaturday, Sept. 6 at ing. Pitt Meadows Spirit Square Spirit Square in Pitt “It’s almost Registration: 9:30 a.m. Meadows. like I don’t have Walk: 11 a.m. Registration starts at Parkinson’s,” Maki Info: www.parkinson.bc.ca 9:30 a.m. and the walk said. “The pills are or call 604-463-6018 starts at 11 a.m. working, but it also “We have three differhelps that I’ve always ent routes to accommodate people been active. Being active helps slow with different abilities,” said organdown the disease.” izer Edith Elliott. “None of them are Maki hits the gym up to five days very long because... People with a week, doing aerobics, weight liftParkinson’s get very tired easily and ing and more recently, martial arts. the last couple of walks have been He has been able to start skiing on stinking hot.” black diamond runs again, after Last year, about 130 people turned giving it up when his balance and out and $17,000 was raised, down motor skills were in question. slightly from the $19,000 raised However, his voice is slurring and in 2012. Elliott hopes to break the his medication dosage has increased a couple of times already. He started $20,000 mark and for an increase in participants. with four pills a day, which moved More information can be found at up to six and now he’s at eight, www.parkinson.bc.ca. which is a reminder that full-blown

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Lack of deal embarrassing As we go to press late Friday afternoon, due to early deadlines for the Labour Day long weekend, we do not yet know whether or not tens of thousands of children will be heading off to school today, Tuesday, Sept. 2… ostensibly the first day of classes. At time of writing, B.C.’s teachers and their employers – our government – deigned finally to sit down for a chat about the possibility of maybe reaching some kind of agreement that might put teachers into their classrooms, instead of wandering around outside their schools, carrying placards and worrying about their bills that have been piling up for the past few months. It is unconscionable. With no more than a three-day weekend separating them from summer holidays and the traditional – and reasonably expected – start of school, parents still do not know which way the capricious winds of governmentversus-teachers labour negotiations are blowing. Teachers and government have hurled insults at each other, they have attempted to intimidate each other, and after months of this behaviour, they have accomplished nothing. And of course, both sides blame the other for the lack of decorum, the lack of discussion, and most importantly the lack of rational movement towards a reasonable middle ground between their ridiculously divided positions. These are the people to whom we entrust our children for their well-being and education on one side, and the people to whom we entrust the governance of our public institutions, our infrastructure, and our human resources management on the other. We elected this government. We trusted our teachers. Right now, it’s just a little bit embarrassing to have to admit to being a British Columbian. – B.G.

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Property limits define infinity When you look up into the outwards through the aforemennight sky and see all those stars tioned “ayre and skyes” and and think about the infinite vastbeyond… forever. ness of the universe, does it make The angle of increase is small, you feel insignificant? Like there’s since my property is only a few so much of space and so little of dozen metres wide, and the you? centre of the earth is about 6,000 Not me. kilometres below my feet. It makes me feel rich. But the distances that constiI personally own billions of tute the essentially unconfined those stars that you see up there. confines of my infinite carrot are I own such wondrous objects as so unimaginably immense that, by Bob Groeneveld black holes and neutron stars and by the time my little plot magnired giants and blue dwarfs and… fies itself to the outer reaches Indeed, I own whole galaxies and nebulae of the solar system, I figure I own a few billion – and probably a quasar or two. acres of the Oort Cloud. My real estate holdings include entire planets Extend that through the 100,000 or so light that make our little Earth look like a puny pebble years across our Milky Way Galaxy… and when on a secluded beach in the middle of nowhere. I say “our,” I’m including, of course, any other And I own all that by dint of the fortune that owners of their own infinite carrots – if there has allowed me to purchase property in a British are any aliens out there, I sincerely hope, for Commonwealth country. their sake, that they either have the back rent I may even own bits and pieces of the moon, they owe us, or they have a secondary abode to from time to time. I’ve been thinking of charwhich they are prepared to vacate. ging NASA and the Russians storage fees for the Now take that further, to the outer reaches equipment they’ve left on my property – on a of the visible universe about 14 billion light time-share basis whenever Luna passes through years into the distance (I’m not about to quibble my “infinite carrot.” over a few measly hundreds of millions), and it You see, I don’t own a huge chunk of earth shouldn’t be hard to concede that I am a sub– just a few square metres – a fairly average lot, stantial land holder. by today’s standards. But thanks to the infinite You’ll note that I’ve noted my wealth of propcarrot concept of property ownership in Canada erty through the “ayre and skyes and into the and other products of British colonialism, my heavens” at considerable length, though the likelittle plot is magnified exponentially as my lihood that I may be able to do anything substanboundary lines extend upwards into the “ayre tial with those vast holdings is about as infinitely and skyes and into the heavens.” small as their expanse is infinitely large. By the time my property line intersects the But I’ve barely mentioned the slice of the planmoon’s orbital shell, my little suburban lot on et into which my property lines extend. 56th Avenue becomes something like five million That’s because I don’t actually own that. square metres – give or take. Most of that was given to the railroads 100 It’s all based on the (admittedly rather preyears ago or more, gifts from the infinitely wise tentious) idea that property ownership extends Canadian government that included most of the downward to the centre of the earth, and habitable parts of Canada – something that a upward from that point through the outer edges bunch of unfortunate gardeners in Vancouver of the property lines, reaching and growing ever learned the hard way.

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You’re doing the children Letters Gordy Robson’s column of B.C. a huge disservice. Our [Extortion puts teachers on teachers are trying to help these to wrong flight path, Aug. 26 Just kids. They’ve been selling their the Saying, TIMES] is ignorant and cars and furniture to afford this destructive to our children. strike, in desperate hopes of betRobson is clearly not educated tering our horribly lacking eduon the B.C. teachers’ strike issue, cation system. and should definitely not be Shame on you for trying to published, considering his lack convince people otherwise. Jamie Weinstein, Maple Ridge of knowledge. He is spreading the B.C. Liberal spin doctor BS, and I wouldn’t be surprised if your institution is encouraged to do so. Dear Editor, Please thank Gordy Robson for his great assessment of the BCTF [Extortion puts What you’re telling us teachers on wrong flight path, Aug. 26 Just Saying, TIMES]. on Facebook My dad used to say to me, “Work for the government, you’ll have security Maple Ridge council gave first readfor life.” I tried it for a year, working in ing to a new waterfront development a government union, and almost went in Port Haney, and Facebook followinsane. ers have mixed reactions. Coincidentally, it was working at Essondale. You would not believe the “Holy! No more condos! How about a waste and slacking. small business-only quay? I’m getting fed Can these people ever be happy? up with the insane amount of population

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increase this town is reaching for without building more schools and local infrastructure. If you’re going to build more condos, build low income. We need it..” – Jason White

“I say open up the waterfront to give access for the residents, but leave the condos away. Besides they cannot even sell the condos that have already been built close to the town core.” – Geff te Boekhorst “We don’t have the infrastructure in place to support a development of this sort. Maple Ridge needs to stop ignoring the place where we live while trying to find more places for other people to live. This drawing has no element of community to it.” – Jennifer Howe “This is a huge benefit to Maple Ridge and moreover the Katzie. Wake up and smell the coffee. And yes there should be a strong business/retail/commercial component – not to mention cultural and community facilities. A shoe in for the enlightened and progressive election candidates. Any politician who puts this project at the top of their priority list gets my vote. I guarantee it.” – Claus Andrup “Build park/water walk way, schools and have room for small commercial and I think this could be a very good thing for an old and neglected area!” – Evan Gillespie “I’m a little unclear why float planes would work here, Maple Ridge isn’t really a destination spot that I would fly into, and Pitt Meadows [Regional] Airport is literally 10 minutes down river. Just seems a little strange to me.” – Jay ‘Waitforit’ Bailey “It should have happened 20 years ago.” – Bruce McWilliam “No because people in Maple Ridge don’t like [it] to become a big city – OMG! Well change is good for small cities!” – Greg Bonner “Port Haney? And just where would the parking be? You can hardly find a place to park for the Billy Miner [Pub] on a busy night. Will be interesting to see what comes of this.” – Debbie Kennedy “I was born in Ridge, spent most of my life there. It will never be this nice.” – Kiera Sands

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Costs to tax cuts Dear Editor,

Randy Kamp and his Conservative government have lowered taxes [Cuts lowered families’ tax burdens, Aug. 21 Letters, TIMES], which has cost taxpayers more than it has saved. The Conservatives put in the GST, and many years ago, they cut it. That is like taxing working Canadians $100 and then giving back $10, and saying, “See how nice we are to give you money.” An average of $280 a month tax reduction sounds nice, but if that was invested in a stimulus plan to create jobs, it would create a lot more income to be taxed. The Conservative/Tea Party government is more interested in cutting taxes for rich. A $280 tax cut for the poor is a $28,000 cut for the rich, because of the progressive tax system. As a small business owner, I would like to see economic growth, not government policy to slow growth. Government efforts to give the rich money, in hopes they will create jobs with all their extra money, does not work.

Dan Banov, Maple Ridge

Corporate tax cuts

No relief for families Dear Editor,

The imminent merger of Burger King and our iconic Tim Hortons is a perfect example of the generosity of tax relief for corporations by our federal government. Canadian tax treaties let companies “repatriate” foreign profits tax-free from many countries, unlike the U.S. Burger King, in a merger with Tim Hortons, is going to use this tax loop-hole to generate a 13 per cent profit. My list is too long to mention all the programs and benefits that this lost revenue could finance for our “average hardworking families” that this government seems to care so much about [Cuts lowered families’ tax burdens, Aug. 21 Letters, TIMES].

Maria Raynolds, Maple Ridge

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

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Port Haney redevelopment

Waterfront proposal a wet dream

PAYING OFF DEBT BUT NOT GETTING FURTHER AHEAD?

ast week, a bold vision for the vey stake in the river, their plan calls for future of the Haney port was the reclaiming of their property from the presented to Maple Ridge muniriver, which would mean building a wall cipal council. This is actually to stop the ongoing erosion of their prop10-year-old news, except the 224th Street erty. overpass over the CPR is Alarm bells should be missing. going off all over when A very responsible propa large engineering firm erty owner that we know as points out that there may the log sorting yard on the be ongoing erosion of the Haney Bypass has moved river frontage property. their operations at the Albion industrial property urging of the municipality. owners have the same conOn behalf of the owner, cern, and also own lands Omicron – a well-estabthat are now part of the lished engineering and river. by Gordy Robson architectural based firm – Recently, I attended a presented a more detailed, presentation by a reprefuturistic plan for their property on the sentative of the Fraser River Basin Society river than any other developer ever has. – which tries to coordinate all of the Timing an application like this to stakeholders of the river – and their warnappear publicly just before an election is ing was quite clear. usually designed by the bureaucrats to What we previously thought was a protect the status quo on District council. once-in-200-year flood level is now proA slight problem has developed. jected as once in 50 years, which means Two of the protectors of the status quo we are overdue. “have left the building.” When that flood happens, the current Bless Councillors Judy Dueck and Cheryl forces of the river will probably take out Ashlie for their service to our community. Albion, along with the CPR and anything It leaves the bureaucracy with only the this development currently proposes, mayor to protect. unless flood abatement is designed. But I digress. Hopefully, this application will be a What this presentation also pointed out wake-up call. was that a portion of their lands has been On the other hand, this property was on eroded. the municipality’s parks acquisition list. According to Jim Rule, chief adminisAnd the higher they can drive the potentrative officer (CAO), “Since the original tial value, the better. survey plans were done almost 100 years So maybe they are just trying to sell a ago, the shoreline has likely changed.” dream. He further stated that the survey will Just saying… establish “the actual shoreline, parcel Gordy Robson’s column appears Tuesdays in print and/or online versions of The TIMES. Reactions can be sent to boundaries, and parcel area.” editorial@mrtimes.com Although it is pretty hard to put a sur-

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The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was a cold and wet affair for approximately 30 staff members of Maple Ridge Chrylser. Maple Ridge Chrysler sales manager Len Haughian (inset left) and owner Ian Speckman shared a moment of shock after dumping ice water on themselves Aug. 25. • Story at www.mrtimes.com, search “Chrysler” Ronda Payne/TIMES

Maple Ridge’s Hjordis Eriksen and Michelle Shute (left), as well as Maple Ridge’s Art Reich and Kathleen Andersen, and Langley’s Rudi and Kelley Langner, recently attended a North Fraser Therapeutic Riding Association concert fundraiser at the Haney Public House. Christopher Sun/TIMES

Fiat of Maple Ridge Graeme Ross/TIMES held a customer ap preciation barbecue 23 and 24. Sales sp on Aug. ecialist Justin Lizee, sales manager Kim and assistant mana Conway, ger Kaleena Duckett all called the event “success,” noting the a y grilled up a few do zen hot dogs in the process and had mu ltiple people enter their test drive conte st.

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Sept. 4: Philosophers

• SFU philosopher’s cafe will meet at Paliotti’s Italian Restaurant, 12018 Edge St. at 6 p.m. Registration: Amabile at mapoier@ hotmail.com.

Sept. 6: Theatre

• SPECC-tacular Productions will be presenting a musical review Nights on Broadway, featuring popular songs from hit Broadway shows through the ages. The local theatre group’s event takes place at the Terry Fox Theatre in Port Coquitlam with shows at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 at the door or at 604-4674225 (evenings only).

Sept. 6: Parkinson walk

• Fourth annual Parkinson SuperWalk in this community takes place at Pitt Meadows Spirit Square. Registration at 9:30 a.m., walk at 11 a.m. Everyone welcome. Registration: www.parkinson.bc.ca or Edith at 604-463-6018.

Sept. 6 on: Art exhibit

• Maple Ridge Art Gallery hosts a 40-year retrospective of Maple Ridge artist Kristin Krimmel until Oct. 11. The opening reception runs Sept. 6, from 2 to 4 p.m.

Sept. 6: Police centre opens

• There’s a grand opening celebration planned for the new Pitt Meadows Community Police Centre. The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 12027 Harris Rd.

GM Restaurant held a 20th anniversary special where they donated $1 fro m each package of spices the y sold for 20 days – betwee n the end of June and Jul y 20. They recently presen ted a $1,100 cheque to Ca ring Place director Darrell Pilgri m (right). Restaurant owners Gourav Shah, Swarnjit Shah , Mannu Shah, and Joginder Shah were on hand for the pre sentation.

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Steve and Otto Sabyan showed off Mike Sabyan’s 1967 Chevelle Malibu at the inaugural Show and Shine in the Haney Public House parking lot on Aug. 24.

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Sept. 9: Weavers

• Whonnock Weavers and Spinners Guild meet at Whonnock Lake Centre, 27871 113th Ave., Maple Ridge, at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call Marie at 604-462-9059.

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“This is just so far removed from what I used to do,” Tippe said from his office. Admittedly, he said, he might one day return to music. But for now 100 by Roxanne Hooper per cent of his energies rhooper@mrtimes.com are focused on running Being inducted into and growing the family’s the BC Country Music business with his boys. Association’s hall of fame Having always been is a huge deal for Maple self-employed, Tippe Ridge’s Rick Tippe, but knows his income directly it means even more correlates to his deterView because it’s an honour Video mination and work ethic. with previously bestowed Therefore, in construcupon his dad. tion, real estate, music, Like his father, and now automotive Elmer, Tippe is being repair, he throws himself lauded for his contribu“full on into it.” Rick Tippe will be inducted into Layar tions in building the “I hardly play the guior a country music hall of fame. online music industry in this tar. I hardly sing,” he province. said. “I don’t have time.” Following in his dad’s footsteps, Tippe Given his distance from the music broke into the music business in the early industry today, the 55-year-old retired 1990s. After released his first album in country singer and songwriter admitted to 1994, he went on to win multiple provbeing stunned by last week’s announceincial and national awards, including ment of his impending induction. BCCMA’s entertainer, songwriter, produSince he was a young child, he wanted cer, and male vocalist of the year. He also to be a songwriter. And, for part of his life, brought home bling for best single, album, he was. And while he recalled those times and video of the year during his career. “insane,” “awesome,” and “unforgettable,” After 15 years in the country music he can’t predict the future. industry, however, he stepped away in “It would be awesome to do music 2011. On Aug. 12 of that year, he litagain, one day… but who knows… I erally hung up his guitar after a show, would like to do it again, but whether it and exactly one week later he opened will happen, only time will tell.” the doors on a new venture in the Maple Tippe is one of 10 who will be officially Meadows industrial park. inducted into the BCCMA hall of fame He left the music behind, opting instead during a celebration in November. He to help his two sons, Tyler and Cameron, hopes his father, who was inducted back open a commercial truck repair company in 1988, will be there to share in it. • More at www.mrtimes.com, search “Tippe” called Dynamic Power Train.

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CITY OF PITT MEADOWS 2014 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS NOTICE OF NOMINATION Public Notice is given to the electors of the City of Pitt Meadows that nominations for the offices of: Mayor – 1 to be elected Councillors – 6 to be elected School Trustee – 2 to be elected will be received by the Chief Election Officer or a designated person, as follows:

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Everyone loves the Rotary Duck Race which completed its fourth annual run on the Alouette River on Sunday. There’s something about seeing bright yellow rubber duckies floating along the water, that puts a smile on people’s faces. But, imagine the chaos if those ducks broke loose. It’s no small responsibility and one Rotarian, Peter Davies has taken on the last four years with the help of other devoted community members. “Firefighters and the 1st Laity View Scouting group are all in the river,” Davies noted. “Then we have the bar-

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riers behind the race lines to catch any escapees, if there are any. So far we haven’t had any escapees.” Those barriers are heavy, at about 60 pounds each by Davies’ calculation, and are hefted into place by ventures from the First Laity View troop, led by Jose Viveiros. “We couldn’t run the duck race without those people in the river,” Davies said. “They do a banner job. They just set it up so that it looks great and it runs properly.” Viveiros noted the handful of ventures and three scouting leaders on hand have a system in place to make the set up and take down easy. “We’ve got it down pat now,” he said. “Just standing around watching ducks is not a whole lot of time. We set up the entire race course on the river.”

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By email to: kkenney@pittmeadows.bc.ca Originals of faxed or emailed nomination documents must be received by the Chief Election Officer by 4:30 pm on October 17, 2014. Nomination forms are available at the City of Pitt Meadows City Hall during regular office hours, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday beginning August 22, 2014 to the close of the nomination period. Nomination documents will also be made available on the election webpage of the City’s website at www.pittmeadows.bc.ca. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a member of local government if they meet the following criteria: • Canadian citizen; and • 18 years of age or older on general voting day November 15, 2014; and • a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed; and • not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from being nominated for, being elected to or holding the office, or be otherwise disqualified by law. ADVANCE ELECTOR REGISTRATION Are you eligible to vote in the November elections for City Council and School District Trustees? Is your name on the current list of electors? If you are not sure you can find out by calling 604-465-2414 or visiting the City of Pitt Meadows City Hall at 12007 Harris Road. The office is open from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays). Advance elector registrations will be accepted at the Pitt Meadows City Hall until 4:30 pm, Tuesday, September 23, 2014. With the exception of registrations on voting days, elector registrations will not be accepted during the period September 24, 2014 to November 15, 2014. ELECTOR QUALIFICATIONS RESIDENT ELECTORS: • 18 years of age or older on general voting day; and • a Canadian citizen; and • a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; and • a resident of the City of Pitt Meadows for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; and • not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or assent voting and not otherwise disqualified by law. NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS: • 18 years of age older on general voting day; and • a Canadian citizen; and • a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; and • a registered owner of real property in the City of Pitt Meadows for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; and • not holding the property in trust for a corporation or any other trust; and • not entitled to register as a resident elector; and • not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or assent voting and not otherwise disqualified by law; and • if there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector. LIST OF REGISTERED ELECTORS Beginning September 30, 2014 until the close of general voting for the election on November 15, 2014, a copy of the list of registered electors will be available for public inspection, at the City of Pitt Meadows City Hall at 12007 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows, BC, during regular office hours 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. Before inspecting the list, a person must sign a statement that they will not inspect the list or use the information included in the list except for the purposes of Part 3 – Electors and Elections of the Local Government Act. An elector may request that their address or other information about them be omitted from or obscured on the list of electors.

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Mail ballot voting will be permitted when electors meet one of the following criteria: • have a physical disability, illness or injury that affects their ability to vote at another voting opportunity; • expect to be absent from the City of Pitt Meadows on general voting day (November 15) and at the times of all advance voting opportunities to be held in early November. Applications to vote by mail ballot will be available at the reception desk of City Hall in September. Applications must be signed and submitted to the elections office. FURTHER INFORMATION on the foregoing may be obtained by contacting: Kelly Kenney, Chief Election Officer (604) 465-2433 or Linda Kelly, Deputy Chief Election Officer (604) 465-2414

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Insects

Often mistaken for grasshoppers

River Talk by Liz Hancock

Discover the joys of flora and fauna in our rural areas. Liz welcomes questions at g.hancock@uniserve.com

ou can just hear them drumming during the summer days, and see them skipping from blades of grass in front of your feet when you pass by. Although they look a bit like them, they are not grasshoppers. They are the charming little guys called drumming katydids. They come under the Tettigoniidae family, and have the illustrious name of Meconema Thalasinnum. According to the entomology department of the University of British Columbia, they are fairly recent arrivals to our shores and it is supposed they hitched a ride from Great Britain on the cargo of ships. In Europe they are called the oak bush katydid and are very common. There are hundreds of different types of grasshoppers and many types of katydids worldwide and they are found on every continent, except Antarctica. With more than

200 types of katydids in North America alone, they are definitely not on the endangered list and the drumming katydid seems to have little impact here. They like to eat grass, seeds, and plants, which is why you may find your prize petunia nibbled around the edges. They also are not adverse to a tasty insect and they love aphids because they are slow moving and easy to catch. This little green guy is approximately 20 millimetres in length but carries a 40-millimetre long antenna. It is also very hard to see as its pale green colour blends perfectly with the grasses and leaves When they jump, they tend to leap across your path – so quickly, you are not sure what you’ve seen. The male drumming katydid likes to drum with his back legs on leaves, hence the name, where he makes quite a noise chatting up the female, who places her eggs under the bark of the oak trees. The drumming katydid can often host a parasitic worm, which changes the behaviour of the insect so it goes near water as the worm needs the water to complete its lifecycle. Unlike grasshoppers, they are not on the menu like the Africa and South America grasshoppers that are marinated in lime juice or spices and popped into stews or boiled and eaten

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Drumming Katydid have antennas that are double their body length. as is in those regions. I have also heard of chocolate-coated grasshoppers. They have become food in countries where there is often drought because of the protein and vitamins they store in their bodies. The Katydid is also food, but only for wild creatures such as birds, frogs and snakes. But, as is evident by their numbers, quite a few get away to live and drum another day.

Liz Hancock is a member of the Alouette River Management Society. The Maple Ridge woman is also an artist, writer, environmentalist and teacher of sustainable living.

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Five aid Blaze to title win The Langley Blaze went 5-1 at the Canadian tournament recently. Five players from Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows were part of a Langley senior Blaze (18 and older men’s) baseball team that captured the 2014 Baseball Canada national championships last weekend in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The Blaze blanked Ontario 3-0 in last Sunday’s final. Left fielder Scott Tulloch led the team Graig Merritt with five baseball player RBIs. Pitcher Shawn Schaefer won both his games on the mound. Right fielder Bobby Wagner hit a home run, and had a .300 average at the plate. He scored the winning run in the semifinal game, a 1-0 victory over New Brunswick in a contest that went into extra innings. Kyle Joel pitched against one batter from Newfoundland but contributed in other ways to his team’s success. And designated hitter Graig Merritt appeared in three games and hit a home run in his first at bat, versus Nova Scotia. Schaefer and Tulloch were on loan from the Coquitlam Angels.

Victoria defeated Maple Ridge in five games to win the WLA playoff title for the second time in as many years. by Troy Landreville tlandreville@mrtimes.com

Take away their five game defeat at the hands of the Victoria Shamrocks in the Western Lacrosse Association championship, a seven game series the Victoria Shamrocks’ Karsen Leung defended Maple Ridge Burrards hoped against Maple Ridge Burrards star forward would have been closer than it Curtis Dickson at the Q Centre in Victoria, turned out to be. Then file away an ugly game during game five of the Western Lacrosse two that saw numerous fights and Association championship series. A 9-4 the ensuing fallout of suspensions Shamrocks win lifted Victoria to a fourand fines to both teams. games-to-one series in the best-of-seven Place both of those factors aside, set. This marks the second consecutive WLA and the Burrards have much to be playoff title for the Shamrocks, who also proud about this season. topped all teams during the regular season The Burrards’ season came to an with a stellar 14-2-2 record. end Wednesday at the Q Centre Bruce Stotesbury/Victoria Times Colonist in Victoria, where the defending champion Shamrocks capped a four-games-to-one triumph with a 9-4 win over the visitors. bench boss Chris Gill was named a pair of goals from Corey Small, To get to the title series, the WLA coach of the year after leadand single markers from former Burrards clawed past a tough ing his squad to a third place finBurrard Derek Lowe and Dhane Burnaby Lakers squad in six ish in the seven-team league, with Smith. games in one of two WLA playa 9-8-1 record. With Gill at the The second period belonged to off semifinals. The Shamrocks helm, the Burrards made the playthe visitors, with the Burrards havswept the New Westminster offs for the first time since 2011. ing a 3-1 edge in goals to trail 5-3 Salmonbellies in their semifinal The Shamrocks were perched after 40 minutes. match-up. atop the standings at 14-2-2, folBen McIntosh, who led the In the final, an ultra-talented lowed by the Lakers at 11-7. The Burrards in scoring during the and deep Shamrocks team simNew Westminster post-season with 27 goals (tops in ply proved to be too Salmonbellies finished the league) and 11 assists, scored much for the Burrards a point back of the two of Maple Ridge’s three mark“It’s sweet.” in their quest to repBurrards, with a 9-9 ers in the second frame. Jarrett Bob Heyes resent the west in mark. Davis had Maple Ridge’s other the 2014 Mann Cup Coquitlam and goal. national championship Langley (both at 7-11) and In the third period, McIntosh series. Nanaimo (4-11-1) finished out of completed his hat trick with what Maple Ridge’s lone victory in the playoff picture. turned out to be the Burrards final the series came Sunday, Aug. 24 Last season, the Burrards were goal of the campaign. at the Q Centre, an 11-9 win that on the outside looking in with an McIntosh’s marker brought the narrowed the Shamrocks’ series 8-10 record and in 2012, Maple Burrards to within two goals of lead to two games to one. Ridge finished dead last in the the Shamrocks, trailing 6-4 with a But the Shamrocks bounced WLA at 4-13-1. little more than 15 minutes to go back to win the next two games to The 2014 season came to an in regulation. finish the series off. end on Wednesday, with the But this was the Shamrocks Overall, this was a season of Shamrocks building a 4-0 lead night, and series, it turned out. positives for the Burrards. Their after the first period courtesy of Victoria scored the final three

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