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Residents with an eye for public office and a hankering to better their community have the chance to try doing that, starting today. Nominations are now being accepted, th rough Oct. 10, for people wanting to run in the Nov. 15 municipal election. In Maple Ridge, six City council seats are up for grabs, along with the mayor’s chair, and it’s the same story in Pitt Meadows. The Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school district has seven school trustee seats up for grabs, five reserved for Maple Ridge and two for Pitt Meadows. “All the information is Find out more online at: online,” www.elections.bc.ca said Maple Ridge chief election officer Ceri Marlow. “There is a nomination package which you bring to the election office (City hall) for filing. Staff will review it with them and provide them with further information.” New this year for Maple Ridge, the City’s website, www.mapleridge.ca, will have an elections page where candidates can post a photo of themselves, a 150word profile, and website links. In Pitt Meadows direct links to the social media pages of each candidate will be available on the City’s website (at www.pittmeadows.bc.ca), explained chief election officer, Kelly Kenney. There are also new rules this year regarding campaign financing and Marlow recommended candidates familiarize themselves by visiting Election BC’s website, www.elections.bc.ca. The new rules include additional details required on who the financial agent of a campaign is and what sponsorship the candidate has received. “After filing, Elections BC will be in contact with the candidates,” Marlow added.
Young actor on screen at film fest Actor and screenwriter Dakota Daulby calls Maple Ridge home. The 19-year-old co-stars in two films, Black Fly and Sitting on the Edge of Marlene, that are part of the Vancouver International Film Festival’s BC Spotlight. To buy tickets online, visit www.viff.org. See story on page A5…
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Familiar face returns as schools boss After a decade in Coquitlam, Sylvia Russell is back. by Christopher Sun
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Sylvia Russell got her start in school administration in the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District in 1988 and after a 10-year absence, she is returning as the new superintendent. Russell will start in her new role on Nov. 17. She has been the assistant superintendent for Coquitlam school district since 2005 and prior to that, held the same position in Maple Ridge. She told The TIMES she’s looks forward to coming back.
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“I feel very honoured to be offered this position,” Russell said. Starting her education career as an English and French high school teacher in 1982, Russell came to Pitt Meadows Elementary in 1988. She was a vice-principal, principal, and school district personnel director before becoming assistant superintendent. Since she spent 17 years here, she doesn’t anticipate a steep learning curve. “I look forward to engaging with the Katzie First Nation again and the different groups in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows,” Russell said. “I have worked with them before and I look forward to seeing Online, all the time...
where things have gotten in 10 years, she will be seen as one years.” of ours. She will be received The biggest issue facing the really well.” district and others in Serra briefly met most parts of Metro Russell in early 2000 Vancouver, said and his predecessors Russell, is declining thought highly of her, enrolment and fundhe added. ing. She hopes to find In a press release, solutions to provide school district board quality education in chair Mike Murray the face of that. said Russell has the Maple Ridge skills and background Teachers’ Association they were looking for Sylvia Russell president George Serra in a superintendent. School superintendent welcomed news that “Sylvia is a strong Russell is rejoining the and visionary leader district in this new role. with significant depth and “We’ve always found internal breadth of experience in public candidates are always optimal education,” Murray said in the because they know the disrelease. “She will be an outtrict,” Serra said. “Even after 10 standing leader for our district.”
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Team search for bones Kanaka Creek Regional Park was the scene of more than just Rivers Day festivities on Sunday. Police, accompanied by a team of 15 search and rescue members from the region, spent the better part of eight hours combing the waterfront park for bones reportedly spotted in the area. Despite the extensive search, nothing was found. Police continue to investigate. • More at www.mrtimes.com
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Transportation and the allocation of tax dollars are at the top of the list of things Pitt Meadows City Councillor Bruce Bell wants to tackle, as he announced his intenBruce Bell tions late last week Pitt Councillor that he will be seeking his third term as a member of Pitt Meadows council. • More at www.mrtimes.com
Money bequeathed Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school district’s education foundation is receiving a bequeath worth more than $200,000 – the largest amount ever donated to the Maple Ridge Foundation, which currently has $30,000 in assets. The money will be used towards providing bursaries and scholarships to post-secondary students in financial need. • Read the full story in Thursday’s TIMES
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A trio was arrested last week for alleged wire thefts in Maple Ridge. Mounties were called to Webster’s Corners early Wednesday morning, to reports of Telus lines being stolen. With the aid of a police dog, officers Cpl. Alanna arrested a suspect a short distance away, Dunlop and the young man is now facing theft and mischief charges. Two others were arrested, but not charged, said RCMP Cpl. Alanna Dunlop. “Theft of wire continues to be a top priority for police,” Dunlop said. • More at www.mrtimes.com
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Sunshine and stick handling made for an ideal combination during the Salvation Army’s Caring Place Hockey for Good ball hockey tournament on Saturday. “The day was a great success,” said Amelia Norrie of the Caring Place. Rick Moyer/TIMES In total, close to $5,000 The good ol’ hockey game was a good ol’ time for all was raised, which will be those involved (including Jack Wagner and Thomas used for things like sendNorrie, inset) in the Salvation Army’s Caring Place Hockey ing kids to camp in the summer, and about 30 for Good ball hockey tournament this past weekend. The people took part. tournament helped raised funds for different Salvation
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Council annoyed by lack of funding
Maple Ridge received support for a number of resolutions at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, but not money needed for at-risk youth.
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The province has shut the door to funding a safe house for Maple Ridge teenagers that is facing closure next year, much to the disappointment of the mayor. At last week’s Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) convention in Whistler, Mayor Ernie Daykin and council met with various provincial cabinet ministers for funding and resolutions on several local issues. Iron Horse Youth House is owned by the City and operated by Alouette Home Start, and recent federal funding cuts mean the facility may close. “I asked the minister (Stephanie Cadieux, children and family minister) for support on that and she said the province doesn’t provide money on housing,” Daykin said. “That disappointed me a lot.” Daykin also met with Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) representatives, along
with the agriculture minister on how to detox facilities, a complete review of the encourage and help young people get into Residential Tenancy Act, a mattress recycfarming, and he and Pitt Meadows Mayor ling program similar to paint and tire recycDeb Walters met with attorney general ling, and exempting child support payment as Suzanne Anton for more funding for the income to those receiving it. region’s youth diversion program. “As soon as you make over $200 in The program heavily relies on volunteers employment, it starts to affect people and it’s and operates on a $92,000 annual budget. been $200 for at least 15 years,” Daykin said. Daykin said keeping just one or two kids out “It becomes a disincentive to work.” of the justice system, would “save Daykin left the Whistler a year’s worth of funding many Convention Thursday night, misstimes over.” ing out on the Friday speech where Anton recommended the two Premier Christy Clark chastised Cities look at applying to existing municipalities in her speech for provincial programs for funding. various things, including not put“The common message from ting a lid on municipal spending all the meetings have been the on staff. province doesn’t have a whole lot “I don’t mind having a municipal of money or any money,” Daykin auditor general and I don’t mind said. giving them a look at our books,” “I think in some cases it’s not Daykin said. “But, I want to be Ernie Daykin about finding new money, it’s findable to look into theirs [the provinMaple Ridge mayor ing – [existing] money and putting cial government] too. If you live in it to different use.” glass houses...” However, the mayor is hopeful the provinThe mayor was also concerned that the cial government will respond positively with province gave the right for binding arbitrasix issues the City of Maple Ridge brought tion to police and firefighters whenever conforward to the convention, which received tract and wage comes up for renewal, which support from the UBCM. Those six are: more means municipalities have no control in conmoney for mental health treatment, new trolling those wages, Daykin added.
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Young Ridge actor tackling cornucopia of roles
Nineteen-year-old Dakota Daulby is starring in a pair of films being shown at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
Maple Ridge actor Dakota Daulby wielded a shotgun in the dark thriller Black Fly, which is being shown as part of the Vancouver International Film Festival BC Spotlight series.
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Dakota Daulby explored an ominous, unsettling place recently. For the 19-year-old Maple Ridge actor, stepping into a fictional world of gloom, for the sake of art, was a labour of love. Daulby’s latest turn in the thriller Black Fly is a full 360 degrees from the 2012 drama, The Woodcarver, in which he landed a starring role beside veteran John Ratzenburger. In The Woodcarver, Daulby played a boy suffering from the emotional turbulence of his parent’s divorce. He joins a hermetic wood-carver veteran, played by Ratzenberger (Cheers, Toy Story), as they work together to repair the damage caused by an act of vandalism. Currently, he’s featured in two films in this year’s Vancouver International Film Festival BC Spotlight series: Black Fly and Sitting on the Edge of Marlene. Black Fly is the story of estranged brothers Jake (played by Daulby) and Noel (Matthew MacCaull, Vendetta) who lost touch in the years since their father died in a hunting accident and their mother committed suicide. After escaping from his abusive uncle, Jake seeks refuge with Noel and his girlfriend Paula (Christie Burke, Falling Skies), living in their old family farmhouse, located on an isolated island.
Noel has become a hard drinker with an explosive temper and psychopathic tendencies, and it’s up to Jake to stop his brother’s terrifying rampage. “I enjoy working, and doing what I do, so it was fun, but there were also days where it wasn’t so fun because you have to get into a dark mind-set,” Daulby said. “That’s part of your job: to get into a dark mind-set, but when they yell cut or your day’s done, you don’t have to carry that stuff home with you. At the end of the day, the shotgun that I was holding in my hands wasn’t loaded.” The film is inspired by the real-life experiences of 40-year-old director Jason Bourque, who at 13 found out there was a killer living down the road from his New Brunswick home.
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first draft of a script called Black Fly based on those memories. He finally filmed the fictional story last February. Sitting on the Edge of Marlene, premiering at VIFF on Oct. 1, has a different vibe, and the character that Daulby plays is the polar opposite from the troubled young man he portrays in Blackfly. “Both characters are very different and contrasting in nature, Daulby said. “It’s cool to have something so different at the same festival, and for people to see two sides of me. This character [in Sitting on the edge of Marlene] is opposite from my Black Fly character because he hasn’t experienced anything yet, he’s a sheltered Christian boy.” Sitting on the Edge of Marlene, revolves around a young girl, Sammie, and her mother Marlene, and the trials and tribulations that they go through in their relationship. “He killed two other Daulby plays Drew, who neighbours, a father and tries to, he says, “bring a son,” Bourque told the Sammie to the light of the Vancouver Province, of the Lord. Trying to save her real-life Noel Winters. from her path.” “Then he also murdered Maple Ridge actor Dakota Daulby Tickets for both are a biker and his girlfriend available online at www. co-stars in Sitting on the Edge of on his property. To this viff.org. day, things turn up that are Marlene – part of the Vancouver VIFF screenings for attributed to him. He was International Film Festival. Black Fly is: rumoured to be a hit man • Today (Tuesday, Sept 30) at 4 for a Montreal biker gang.” p.m. at International Village Body parts were found in VIFF screenings for Sitting on the Edge of a garbage dump. The dark true-crime story Marlene are: preyed on the young Bourque’s imagina• Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rio tion, through his student years at the • Friday, Oct. 3 at 3:30 p.m. at International Village University of Victoria and Vancouver Film – with files from The Province School. • More at www.mrtimes.com, search “Dakota” Some 18 years ago, Bourque wrote the
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Transparency turned opaque A Step Backwards: Report Card on Government’s Access to Information Responses doesn’t inspire trust in the B.C. government’s commitment to transparency. In fact, it triggers questions. Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham’s report on how the B.C. government is (or more accurately, is not) fulfilling thousands of information requests every year paints a startling picture of delay tactics, obstruction, and a serious lack of adherence to the basic principles of freedom of information. The report says that on-time access to information requests in the past two years dropped from 93 per cent to 74 per cent. The four government ministries with the lowest on-time rates were: Justice, 72 per cent; Energy and Mines, 66 per cent; Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training, 65 per cent; and Ministry of Children and Family Development, 52 per cent. The differences in departmental numbers is informative, but what it tells us on a larger scale is that almost every department is trying to keep information hidden. The media have always faced stonewalling bureaucrats and politicians who hide behind procedures and paperwork. But nowadays, as the privacy commissioner said, “I’m concerned that it’s a trend and the issues are systemic. It’s the law and one-in-four requests are responded to outside of the legal limits, and I think that’s a serious problem for the public.” Sure. But is a wrist-slapping report going to stop the stonewalling? Not likely. If the provincial government cared about its previous commitments to transparency it would have laid down the law internally. It hasn’t. We think it’s time to inflict the same deterrents on government ministries that they inflict on citizens: If they miss deadlines, fine them. And put the money towards school supplies.
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I often get a chuckle out of the ince-wide literacy organization in myriad self-serving government British Columbia.” press releases that come across I have in my possession a my desk at a rate of about a Ma Murray Community Service dozen or two per week. Award received from the BC and It’s sometimes downright amusYukon Community Newspapers ing how stupid some of those Association in recognition of a government lackeys assume we community literacy undertakmere plebes of the press are. ing that we called, “Bonkers,” But this one inspired a full and a Governor General’s Award belly-laugh. for Literacy Innovation for an It’s hilarious – but only because initiative we called, “Building a by Bob Groeneveld I love irony. Community of Readers.” Most people remotely involved Both recognitions came through in education – teachers, students, projects built with the cooperparents, sundry people who pay taxes – might ation of several local partners, including a comnot find it as funny. ponent of one that I would think shouldn’t have The core of the release is (as is often the case) slipped Education Minister Fassbender’s mind laudable. when conferring the title of “the only provinceIt is an announcement from B.C. Education wide literacy organization in British Columbia” Minister Peter Fassbender that his ministry is – B.C.’s public school system. providing $500,000 in support of the Vancouver My own pleasant experiences interacting with Sun’s Raise-A-Reader literacy campaign. the folks of that particular province-wide literacy An announcement that anyone anywhere is organization led to my indulgence in a professpending $500,000 to boost literacy is always sion that I often have difficulty calling “work.” very good news to someone who works in the And thousands upon thousands of others have newspaper industry. benefited similarly, to greater or lesser extent, We thrive on literacy the way that government from the dedication of members of that provincepublic relations flaks thrive on irony… well, wide literacy organization for many decades. the difference is that we are conscious of our Decoda’s own website description of itself as dependence on literacy, while the PR dudes (and “the only province-wide literacy organization in dudesses – don’t want the government’s political British Columbia” is a bit of private-enterprise, correctness police dumping on me now) don’t self-promotion hubris that can be overlooked. seem to realize how deep their own penchant for But Mr. Fassbender’s staff’s failure to recognize irony runs. an organization that exists literally right under Forget about the parts of the release where their noses will do little to dispel any of the hard everyone is “sincerely” thanking everyone else feelings that remain after the long and bitter dis– I have yet to see any press release in which pute which paralyzed that province-wide literacy anyone offers “insincere thanks” to anyone who organization for the past several months. is giving them huge wads of money. One of my favourite quotes of all time The real laugh came early on, in the second comes from famed science fiction writer Spider paragraph, where Decoda Literacy Solutions, the Robinson: “If a person who indulges in gluttony real beneficiary of the $500,000 provincial grant is a glutton, and a person who commits a felony – to be funneled into the Raise-A-Reader prois a felon, then God is an iron.” gram, to be sure – is identified as “the only provApparently, so is Peter Fassbender.
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Dear Editor, Last week Tuesday, a U.N. summit with 120 world leaders was held to chart a path for global climate treaty negotiations in Paris at the end of 2015. Commitments were made to lower greenhouse gas emissions and transfer wealth to countries to most affected by climate change. the Our democratically elected prime minister was one of the few world leaders, including totalitarian leaders like Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping, who skipped the summit. Does our MP Mr. Randy Kamp consider this acceptable? Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq’s announcements on behalf of Canadians made no mention of the oil and gas sector, which is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in our country. She didn’t even commit to ending subsidies to the oil and gas industry – something Mr. Kamp promised would be done during his last election campaign. At his most recent town hall meeting, an attendee asked Mr. Kamp how the federal government was planning to pay for the future effects of climate change in Canada. It was a good question, given that the
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Calgary flood alone has cost over $6 billion, of which only $1.7 billion of which was covered by insurance. Mr. Kamp answered that he didn’t think the federal government would be paying those costs. I found his answer shocking. Do the Conservative promises to keep us safe and secure not apply to climate change? While his government stays focused on signing secret trade deals with some of the planet’s worst climate offenders and protecting us from terrorist threats thousands of miles away, the world’s citizens are taking to the streets to demand real action on climate change. The People’s Climate March on Sunday, Sept. 21, inspired 2,800 rallies in 166 countries – the largest ever climate change protest. It was comparable to the protests over the Vietnam war, nuclear disarmament, and civil rights. The debate is over. Climate change is real. It’s given us three times as many refugees as war. It’s created killer floods, super storms, and exceptional drought in some of the most fertile parts of our planet. Why is Mr. Kamp and his leader ignoring it? Elizabeth J. Rosenau, Maple Ridge
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China FIPA subverts Canadian law
Dear Editor, Is nothing sacred to these soulless carpetbaggers and their political shills, Stephen Harper and his gaggle of mindless doppelgangers? There is no respect for the laws of Canada, includ-
ing electoral, parliamentary, environmental, human right’s and freedoms, property rights, Supreme Court, Canada’s constitution, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and last but not least, democracy.
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Dear Editor, John Horgan and the NDP have recently been all over the Mount Polley mine breach incident, attacking the BC Liberals and the B.C. mining industry itself. But not all that long ago, Mr. Horgan said he understands we have to tap B.C.’s natural resources to grow and sustain the B.C. economy. I was skeptical then, and am more so now. Mr. Horgan’s apparent pro-economy sentiment of the recent past has clearly not worked its way into current NDP practice. Special interest groups within the party will thwart – and appear to already have thwarted – any pro-economy sentiment Mr. Horgan may have had. With people like the Sierra Club’s George Heyman in his caucus and a significant environmental activist contingent embedded within the NDP, Mr. Horgan simply isn’t in any position to pursue a pro-economy, resource-extraction policy that would protect B.C.’s growing number of resourcebased jobs in mining, forestry, and energy. Sandra Robinson, Maple Ridge
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Maple Ridge’s mayor and council were in Whistler last week for the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities convention. There were a number of issues they wanted the provincial government to address, to better our community, including mattress disposal, mental health care, and drug detox facilities. Readers shared their thoughts on the story: “How much will “socialist garbage pickup” cost?.” – Jasper Stickleback Des Roches “No mention of out-of-control spending by municipalities?” – Richard Shupac “Thanks Ernie Daykin, I would love to spend my deducted child support in our great City!” – Becky Bee “Well, if we had community garbage pick-up, the mattresses and other garbage items, wouldn’t be an issue.” – Chris Laing
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According to Harper’s ideology, the environment is nothing more than something to use and abuse. The animals, both commercial and non-commercial species, are acceptable collateral damage. And let’s not forget Canadian workers. These quislings have even gone as far as giving away Canada’s sovereignty for 31 years to a brutal Communist dictatorship. Because Canadians rejected this sellout, they have done an end run around our laws by signing FIPA, which allows China to sue any jurisdiction, such as Vancouver, Burnaby, Maple Ridge, or anyone that gets in the way of forcing whatever evil they decide to do, no matter the cost to the environment and the jobs those resources provide. Canada’s people are expected to accept poisoned water, loss of habitat, and declining health, and the whole of the west coastal waters are considered an acceptable price to pay for profits to the one per cent. This government ceased working for the Canadian people and our best interests long ago. The Governor General should have called an election when Harper was charged with contempt of Parliament. Since then there have been convictions of electoral fraud and many other corruptions this government has perpetrated on Canada’s laws, people, and Constitution. Wayne Clark, Maple Ridge
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Pitt Meadows Fire & Rescue Service NEEDS YOUR HELP In order to recognize the service of our tremendous volunteers, we would like to make contact with the families of the following honourary fire and rescue service members: Cecil Gjaltema Hans Hoffman Alf Jensen Dick Koopman Albert Kurucz Sheldon Lehman Doug McDermott
Ron McDonald Henry Savage Jackie Sharpe Gary Smith Lloyd Soch Ken Wallin Max Wicksen
If you are a family member or know of a relative of one of the individuals listed above, please contact the Fire Service at 604-465-2401 or at fire@pittmeadows.bc.ca. Thank you.
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ur tax dollars are betting on the wrong horse. Last week, Metro Vancouver, using our tax dollars, appealed the decision of Justice Neena Sharma regarding the Township of Langley. To get new readers up to date: last year, the Township of Langley rezoned some lands in support of the Trinity University campus. Metro Vancouver, claiming it has jurisdiction over land use in all of the member municipalities, went to court to try to make Langley’s move illegal. Metro Vancouver got a huge shock. Justice Sharma stood up for elected councils, and wrote, “I find that GVRD [Metro] and Langley are not equivalent elected bodies; contrary to GVRD’s assertion. There is significant difference between the accountability to voters of the GVRD Board and Langley.” To paraphrase, she added, Langley council is directly elected by the citizens and the GVRD is composed of appointed representatives. She seemed to be saying that local councils elected directly by the voters of their community take precedence over the wishes of an unelected metro board.
Greg Moore, Mayor of People who believe in Port Coquitlam, who is regional government say currently the Chairman Justice Sharma is a new of Metro, apparently judge and her judgment sent out an email to the is a horrible mistake. appointed Metro Board I guess they didn’t of Directors, ringing the do their research. alarm: “This decision Justice Sharma has a could destroy the collab25-year career and is by Gordy Robson orative federation that a graduate of Queen’s the municipalities have University. She taught worked together to implement.” Constitutional Law at the University Just before municipal elections, of Victoria and Administrative Law this is an excellent time for this disat UBC. In other words, she is no cussion to resurface. Justice Sharma lightweight. [You can see her judgsaid the Metro Regional Growth ment at http://bcrelinks.com/artiStrategy which aims to limit urban cles/phk-greater-vancouver-regionalsprawl is only a “guideline expressdistrict-v-langley-twu-and-wall.pdf]. ing policy,” not enforceable laws. So the question to our current According to Jordan Bateman of elected council would be: Why are the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, we spending our tax dollars support“Metro is essentially controlled ing Metro’s position? We should be by the voting block of Vancouver, supporting Langley. The legal bills Richmond, and Burnaby, which are over $150,000 and mounting. can combine to carry any vote of What Justice Sharma may have the Board of Directors, thanks to pinpointed is, the citizens of our the ‘weighted voting system.’ This community have never had a vote leaves communities like Langley, on giving up their property rights to Delta, Maple Ridge, and Pitt the Metro Vancouver board. Meadows on the outside, subject to Just saying… – Gordy Robson’s column appears Tuesdays in print whatever whim or faulty perception and/or online versions of The TIMES. Reactions can the regional board’s power base rolls be sent to editorial@mrtimes.com out.”
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Ridge Meadows Youth & Justice Advocacy celebrated its 20th anniversary recently, during its third annual pub night at the Ranch Pub. Those in attendance for the night were board members (back row) RCMP Cpl. Alanna Dunlop, Bradley Christianson-Barker, Tricia McCuaig, Maple Ridge Mayor Ernie Daykin, and program coordinator Ranjit Kingra, along with (front row) board members Pitt Meadows Councillor Janis Elkerton, Deb Paddon, and program assistant Anna Black.
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Maple Ridge Chrysler’s Leah Watkins recently presented a $1,000 Chrysler Canada scholarship to 4-H club member Danica Severinski of Maple Ridge. Anne Gordon/TIMES
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Oct. 4: Fall fair
• St. George’s Anglican Church holds their annual fall fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Find craft tables, entertainment, and more at the church at 23500 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Info: www.stgeorgemr.org.
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Fishermen of all ages, including three-yearold Gabriella Montenegro of Pitt Meadows, took part in the Rivers Day festivities held at the Allco fish hatchery on Sunday.
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Meet Dena, who volunteers with the Pitt Meadows Paddling Club, Automotive Retailers Association and Operation Red Nose. Dena decided to volunteer with the Pitt Meadows Paddling Club after being a part of the club as a dragon boater. “I really enjoy being a volunteer. I meet lots of new people who have become really great friends and I find it very rewarding.” Dena says a love for the water made the decision to volunteer with the Club an easy one.
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For seven years Dena has also volunteered with Operation Red Nose which helps people find a safe ride home by providing a designated driver. “If you are motivated to give back to the community it’s great to volunteer in an area that interests you.”
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Rivers Day
Activities at Allco Park and Kanaka Creek Regional Park on Sunday attracted many fish lovers. csun@mrtimes.com
Great weather and events attracted more than 900 people to Allco fish hatchery’s annual Rivers Day open house. “It was a glorious day,” said Nicole Driedger, education director for Alouette River Management Society. “We had a great turnout.”
Hundreds of kids participated in activities ranging from trout fishing to building a birdhouse. The underlying purpose of these activities and the overall event was to teach people about the important role rivers play in society, Driedger explained. A smaller event by Kanaka Education and Environmental Partnership Society attracted about 200 people, with half taking a free canoe journey along Kanaka Creek to the Fraser River and back. “Everybody likes the boat the ride, it’s a nice experience,” said environmental educator Ross Davies. “They canoed on a river that has been unchanged for 100 years.”
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Late surge helps Outlaws put out Flames
Visiting Mission City scored three times in the first 1:11 of the third period, en route to a lopsided win over host Ridge Meadows.
Ridge Meadows Flames’ Boston Colley beat Mission City Outlaws goaltender Bryce Phenix with this second period shot. It was all the offence the Flames could muster in a 6-1 loss to the Outlaws Friday at Planet Ice.
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Emma Pollard and Jillian O’Dell will take part in the Toronto Raptors’ community clinic this week.
Basketball pair play from Raptors Two hoops players from Maple Ridge Christian School were chosen to be a part of the Toronto Raptors’ Community Clinic this Thursday. The clinic runs from 8 to 9 p.m. and will be held at Fortius Sport and Health in Burnaby. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”
Knights divided Samuel Roberts Technical Secondary was home to some Meadowridge Knights vs. Knights contests this past Saturday as two of the three division teams faced off against one another. In addition, the Pee Wee Knights went to Mission where they fell to the Niners by a score of 14-7. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”
The Mission City Outlaws came into town on Friday and proceeded to outgun the Ridge Meadows Flames. Despite being outshot 41-32, the Outlaws stunned the Flames, beating them 6-1 in a Pacific Junior Hockey League inter-conference game at Planet Ice. The win improves the Outlaws record to 2-4-1. The loss dropped the Flames to 3-3. Even with their mediocre start to the season, the Flames are in a three-way tie for top spot with the Langley Knights (3-3) and Aldergrove Kodiaks (2-1-1-1) for top spot in the Harold Brittain Conference. The Outlaws and Abbotsford Pilots (2-3-0-1) round out the conference standings with five points each. Considering they had all of 11 wins in 44 regular season games last season, the Flames eastern rivals from Mission are off to a pretty fair start to 2014/15. The Flames, meanwhile, are searching for consistency. After winning their first two games of
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the season, they have dropped three of their past four outings. The Outlaws scored the only four goals of the third period. This allowed them to turn a tight, 2-1 lead after 40 minutes into a rout. Brody Dyck (12 seconds after the puck was dropped to start the frame), and Landen Matechuk with back-to-back markers 17 seconds apart gave the Outlaws a 5-1 lead before the third period was even a minute-and-a-half old. Mission’s Hayden Mowbray scored his second of the night at the 13:18 mark of the third period to round out the scoring. The Outlaws led 2-0 after the
first period. save. It was a 2-1 game going into Ridge Meadows’ Boston Colley the third and we had momentum scored the only goal of the second completely on our side, but we period, sniping had bad bounces home a shot on to start the third Flames next a Flames power period and they home game play 1:08 into the scored three goals stanza. in [roughly] a Who: Flames vs. Richmond “We didn’t have minute.” Sockeyes a great first period, Fiset added, Where: Planet Ice being down 2-1, “We just seemed When: Friday, Oct. 3. Game and in the second to just be battling time is 7:30 p.m. period, we dominourselves all night, Tickets: At the door ated,” Flames head and that’s not coach Jamie Fiset to take anything said. “We only away from Mission scored once but there was another [City], but there were just some one that we should have buried, very bizarre plays,” Fiset said. • More: www.mrtimes.com, search “Flames” but their goaltender made a great
Special Olympics
Athletes are active
A car wash and a soccer game have kept Special Olympians busy over the past few weeks.
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The Vancouver Northeast Chiefs kept it close against the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League’s defending champions, the Okanagan Rockets, recently. Among the Chiefs’ lineup was Maple Ridge’s Parker Colley, who posted a pair of points. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”
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A friendly soccer game took place between the Ridge Meadows Special Olympics Club (RMSOC) and a team from Mission. This past weekend the RMSOC hosted a car wash fundraiser.
No score keeping and nothing but fun. That was the name of the game during a friendly soccer match between the Ridge Meadows and Mission Special Olympic teams recently. The match was a joint effort between the West Coast Auto Group Football Club, and Mission Football Club - the latter representing Canada in the World Championships next year. “What better way... to develop soccer than by hosting this event?” Said WCAGFC president, Dan Mikolay. A Ridge Meadows Special Olympics car wash was held this past weekend too, and $500 was raised.
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