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Firefighters from Maple Ridge and Mission worked together to extinguish a blaze at the Fraser Cedar Products mill in the 27400 block of Lougheed Highway Saturday night. Due to the remote location, and the limited capability of an on-site pump system, fire trucks shuttled back and forth to a hydrant just north of the 287th Street mobile home park in Mission to replenish water sources and fill pools at the fire scene.
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A second blaze this year destroyed at least half of a Whonnock mill Saturday. by Roxanne Hooper rhooper@mrtimes.com
It took almost six hours for firefighters to knock down an inferno at a Whonnock mill late Saturday night, and what’s left behind in the rubble doesn’t speak well for the future of the company’s 65 employees. It could be a few months, at least, before Fraser Cedar Products’ shake and shingle operation is back up and operational, Maple Ridge assistant fire
chief Michael VanDop said after speaking with the owner. At least 30 firefighters from Maple Ridge and Mission worked through Saturday night and into Sunday morning fighting a fire that consumed at least half of the mill’s main building at 27400 Lougheed Highway. This was the second fire at the mill in the past year. Last November, the mill suffered another massive fire when a welding spark destroyed the chipper building. While that structure has since been restored, it might take a little longer for Fraser to get back up and operational after this weekend’s blaze, said VanDop. This weekend’s fire engulfed
Maple Ridge assistant fire chiefs Mark Smitton and Michael VanDop were on scene of the Fraser Cedar Products Sunday, after fire destroyed part of the mill Saturday night. the older half of the main building, including all the machinery required in receiving and manufacturing logs into shakes and shingles, the chief explained. All the wood in the building was burned, leaving them to sort Online, all the time...
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through mounds of twisted and tangled metal. “It’s hard to get into the meat, in the centre of the building.” Fire officials will be working in tandem with insurance investigators this week to excavate the
rubble in search of a cause and the true extent of the damage. The hope, as VanDop understands it, is to get the operation back up and going as soon as possible within the newer wing of the building. But, he said, accessing replacement equipment could pose delays. The silver lining in all this, VanDop said, is no one was hurt. There were no employees on site at the time, and no firefighters were injured in what he called a “challenging” blaze – in part – because water had to be trucked in from nearby hydrants in Mission. The pump system on site was working, but insufficient to battle a blaze of this size.
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There will be a community fireworks display this Thursday, Oct. 30, at the Albion Fairgrounds, beginning at 7 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Maple Ridge Lions Club, Marv Jones Honda, and the Maple Ridge Fire Deptartment. It’s scheduled to go rain or shine. • More at www.mrtimes.com
Club hosts Health Meadow Gardens Golf Club in Pitt Meadows hosts a Fraser Health meeting this Thursday, Oct. 30. There’ll be a question-and-answer period from 9:30 to 10 a.m, followed by a public board meeting from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Meeting includes a presentation by Dr. David Ostrow. • More at www.mrtimes.com
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Veteran Gary Grigg bowed his head and stood quietly by the Maple Ridge cenotaph Friday and Saturday to honour two soldiers killed on Canadian soil last week. by Roxanne Hooper rhooper@mrtimes.com
Gary Grigg stood on guard at the Maple Ridge cenotaph for three and a half hours Friday and another hour and a half on Saturday – his head bowed in honour and reflection. He was paying tribute to his fallen Canadian forces comrades who were killed in Eastern Canada last week. He did it solo on Friday, but was joined by six other veterans on Saturday. “It was the right thing to do,” Grigg said of the vigil. He wants to honour Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent, who was one of two soldiers hit in an act of homegrown terrorism during a hit-and-run incident in Quebec on Oct. 20. He also wanted to honour Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, who was gunned down two days later while standing as an honour guard at the war memorial on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Grigg, a 58-year-old Yennadon resident, served with the Canadian Forces from 1971 to 2001. And as such, he wanted to do his part to draw attention to these senseless deaths. All across Canada on Saturday, soldiers paid tribute to Cirillo and Vincent by holding vigils at various memorials and landmarks. After learning that his friend and former service mate Dave Ward stood vigil in Vancouver’s
Gary Grigg, adorned in red and wearing his medals and regiment beret, stood guard at the Maple Ridge cenotaph Friday as a tribute to two fallen fellow Canadian soldiers. Rick Moyer/TIMES
Victory Square Thursday, Grigg decided to do a little extra in Maple Ridge. So, he kicked it off with a solo stance on Friday, and then invited others to join him Saturday. “It’s nice to show that as veterans or serving members that we stick together as family,” he said. “We’re honouring a soldier who was shot in the line of duty at a place of honour… When you join the military – whether it’s reserve or regular forces – it’s a
family. We respect each other and when a comrade falls, you don’t leave them behind. You take care of them. You honour them. That’s what we’re doing.” Grigg was thanked by many passersby during both days of tribute. On Saturday, in the pouring rain, a woman brought each of the veterans hot coffee. But, Griggs said the most touching moment for him came Friday, when a woman brought flowers to the cenotaph. He
saluted her as she laid the bouquet at the base of the cenotaph. “I thanked her and she thanked me,” he recounted. Standing during the long moments of silence at the cenotaph Friday, Grigg heard children and adult alike enjoying themselves in the park, and again realized “how lucky we are.” While members serving in honour guards don’t typically speak during their duties, this non-commissioned member said he took several opportunities to chat with visitors and explain his presence. “It is simple,” he said. “We [Canadians] take our freedom for granted. It’s not that we want to go to war… but we exist to defend what freedoms we have from fanaticals of any ilk and religion… on foreign soil and here at home.” Grigg hopes, however, that some good can come from the tragedies. He hopes it will bring increased security measure and heightened awareness by Canadians of all the dangers that exist around the globe and how real those threats are to this country, as well. “We never expect something like this to happen in Canada. But it did happen in Canada… now that it has happened in Canada, we have lost our innocence,” he said. In addition to this past weekend’s efforts, Royal Canadian Legion branches across the country are holding special wreathlaying ceremonies at noon today (Tuesday) – to coincide with an Ontario memorial service for Cirillo and Vincent. Simultaneously, at the Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows cenotaphs, Mayors Ernie Daykin and Deb Walters will join legion members for a brief tribute.
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Two local landmarks got into the spirit of things on Sunday.
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of the City of Pitt Meadows that an election by voting is necessary to elect a Mayor, six (6) Councillors and two (2) School Trustees for a four-year term commencing December 2014 and terminating November 2018, and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are: MAYOR – One (1) to be elected Surname BECKER HAYES PALLER
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It was a haunting good time on Sunday, as museums in both Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge hosted annual Halloween events. An estimated 50 people took a walk through Haney House on Sunday afternoon, as the Maple Ridge heritage building hosted its annual Pumpkins and Pioneers event. “It was bigger than last year,” said Alison Pocock, an event coordinator with Haney House Muesum. “People were really happy.” The event included cookie decorating, crafts, and tours. In Pitt Meadows, the Pitt Meadows Museum & Archives hosted its annual Museum After Dark (MAD) event, which kept people entertained and included a scavenger hunt, and introductions to ghost hunting with the museum staff. MAD continues on Wednesday and Thursday from 1 to 7 p.m.
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Zombies gathered at Valley Fair Mall on Friday afternoon (left) before roaming downtown Maple Ridge (top). Friends Heather Maussion and Rose Lance (bottom) posed together during the walk. Rick Moyer/TIMES
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Second annual event attracted 258 zombies, who roamed downtown on Friday afternoon. Christopher Sun csun@mrtimes.com
Heads were turning and people pointing as the walking dead roamed downtown Maple Ridge on Friday. About 410 people, 258 in gruesome attire, participated in the second annual Zombie Walk, presented by the Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association. Alida Richardson came out with friends from Port Coquitlam and is now a regular. “It was a lot of fun last year so we figured we’d do it again this year,” Richardson said. “Walking and seeing the people’s reactions, it’s great.” Dressing up and seeing the community participate, is something Richardson’s friend Heather Maussion enjoyed the most. “It’s great walking through town, passing by the merchants and all the drivers pointing at us and getting a kick out of it,” Maussion said. “The community really gets into it seems.”
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Detours kicked off today at the Harris Road rail crossing, now closed to foot and vehicle traffic. The closure is thanks to scheduled work by CP Rail who will be work-
ing on upgrades to the crossing. The work itself will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. but detours will be in affect 24 hours a day, until Thursday evening. West Coast Express trains will still run at regularly scheduled times. The closure will affect normal bus routes however. Residents should consult the City’s website for more information.
A map that showing the detour routes for both pedestrians and cars, effective today. The Harris Road rail crossing is closed until Thursday, as CP Rail makes upgrades and improvements to the site.
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Rain Rain here to stay Maple Ridge in the winter is perfect for puddle jumping but it also means you’ve got to be prepared for the damp weather. As our Friends at The Haney Farmers Market move from our downtown core to an undercover space I realized that the wet weather will be here sooner than we think. I have a beautiful pair of leather boots. I convinced my husband that although they were expensive; they were “an investment” because I could wear them for at least five years. These brown beauties are in their third season and although the style is still very much in fashion, the heel has worn right down and my toes get wet in the rain. Rather than buy a new pair of boots and risk hearing “I told you so”; I took them in to Phil at Town Square Cobbler in Haney Place Mall. I thought they might be a lost cause because I let them get so bad. If word of mouth in Maple Ridge has taught me anything it is that Phil is “the guy” to take your most prized footwear to for repair. I handed the boots over, a tad embarrassed in their condition but Phil told me not to worry; he’d have them looking brand new. When I came in to pick them up, they looked as beautiful as the day I bought them. He had replaced the heel and completely water proofed them. He used a fab leather treatment that brought new life to my boots. Phil has increased the size of Town Square cobbler to accommodate a larger selection of beautiful handbags, rain boots and cowboy boots. I suggest taking a visit and “investing” in a pair of your dream boots for the rainy season ahead. As your footwear changes for the season so should your skincare routine. While visiting Cloud Nine Nail Bar, I noticed a service called Face Mapping. This free service involves a skin specialist examining and touching your face while asking you about any concerns you may have. The specialist inspects your pores, wrinkles and skin condition. I don’t know about you but I always feel overwhelmed in the beauty isle. This process took the guess work out of selecting what products suit my needs. Cloud Nine Nail Bar offers Dermalogica products which offers something for everyone. The shelves are stocked with cleansers, moisturizers, masques, exfoliates, toners and treatments each designed to help with oiliness, acne, skin ageing, uneven skin tone, redness or dryness.
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Organizers of the all-candidates meeting in Hammond on Thursday described the turnout as “strong.” All council and mayoralty candidates for Maple Ridge council were invited to participate, and the event was facilitated by Hammondite Eric Phillips.
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Ridge Meadows Seniors Activity Centre in Maple Ridge was the location of an allcandidates meet and greet on Saturday. Maple Ridge candidates running for mayor, council and school trustee were each given 90 seconds to introduce them-
selves to the audience. After the introductions, attendees were able to meet with the candidates individually. Resident Marlene Smythe came out so she could learn about the candidates. The busy mother of two, two year old twins was able to duck out of the house to hear what the candidates had to say. “It’s nice that there are so many of these opportunities,” Smythe said. “It’s hard to come out to these things and to learn who these people are. There are so many of them.” The all-candidates meeting ran for three hours.
• Advance voting at Ridge Meadows Senior Centre, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Nov 2: All-candidates • Peace Twig Habitat Foundation hosts an allcandidates meeting, in conjuction with World’s Music Days at the ACT from 4 to 8 p.m. Free, but donations welcomed.
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Nov 3: Mayoral debate
Come and shop over 150 unique tables of quality handmade crafts. Find some great Christmas gifts or something for yourself.
•Salvation Army is hosting a Maple Ridge mayoral debate from 7 to 9 p.m. Caring Place, 22188 Lougheed Hwy.
Nov 3: All-candidates • Pitt Meadows Community Association hosts an all-candidates meeting at Pitt Meadows Family Recreation Centre, at 7 p.m.
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TRAFFIC ALERT Harris Road Rail Crossing FULL CLOSURE Oct 28, 29 & 30
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The railroad crossing at Harris Road will be closed from 9:00am Tuesday, October 28 to 5:00pm Thursday, October 30 for repairs to the track surface. • Road and pedestrian detours will be in effect 24 hours a day during the repair period (Pedestrian overpass detour is wheelchair accessible) • West Coast Express trains will run at regularly scheduled times. See the pedestrian and vehicle detour map for alternate routes.
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Keep it light, keep it safe Everyone wants Halloween to be a fun experience, for themselves and especially for their children. It is, unfortunately, a time of year when the fun and excitement of the celebration can get mixed up with tragedy. More and more, parents are foregoing much of the door-to-door tradition of collecting candy, and taking their gruesomely – or awesomely – masked kids to neighbourhood parties or other organized group activities. But if you’re opting to include trickor-treating in your child’s Halloween experience, some reasonable preparations will help to ensure it is the foundation for happy memories. First and foremost, trick-or-treating is more fun – and a lot safer – when it is a group activity. Share the fun with friends, and never go alone. Don’t just pick costumes and masks for their scary or dazzling qualities – visibility is important, too. Make sure your kids can see easily from behind their masks, and ensure that their costumes keep them visible on the sidewalks and especially on the crosswalks – which they should always use instead of jaywalking and darting through traffic. In fact, it may be difficult with all the excitement of the evening, but try to slow those kids down a bit. Help motorists by mitigating the distractions of ghosts and ghouls jumping in and out of their headlights. Only trick-or-treat at homes where you are welcome – porch lights or lit pumpkins and decorations make the invitation obvious, while darkness is a clear indication that the homeowners don’t share your Halloween enthusiasm. And kids, don’t dig into that windfall of candy until it has been inspected by an adult. Unfortunately, over the years, it has become quite clear that, although rare, some of Halloween’s monsters are real. – B.G.
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Halloween is a good time to Everything that moves requires remind ourselves that there are energy to do so. The zombies of things we should be scared of, popular culture use energy, but things we should be wary of, and rarely consume anything from things that are too silly to worry which to derive that energy. about. Zombies cannot exist, except Zombies fall into the latter catonly in the imaginations of silly egory. people with nothing better to do The whole concept of zombies than to enjoy themselves with is so silly, you have to wonder imaginings of zombies. why anyone would take them serWhy would anyone deny them iously at all. their enjoyment, when there are by Bob Groeneveld And yet… There are people so many real things out there who worry that the appearance of that are far scarier? zombies – whether on television or in the movies Terrorists, for instance, are far scarier than or on the streets of our communities – may do zombies or aliens that glow in the dark. irreparable damage to the fabric of our society. Terrorism, as we Canadians learned anew Hey folks, out there: they’re not real! last week, is scary. It kills people and destroys Now, just in case you didn’t get that: Zombies families. It has the capacity to turn, for the most are not real! Zombies cannot possibly be real, part, mentally ill people into murderers. any more than a 1930s gorilla could be 40 feet But even terrorism doesn’t fall into the cattall (or a circa 1950s woman could be 50 feet egory of “things we should be scared of.” We tall) without breaking its legs under its own should be wary, yes. But not scared. weight – let alone the ridiculous concept of such Scarier are stupid drivers with cellphones. a massive creature hauling itself up the outside We should also be wary of ebola: not scared of the Empire State Building. (at least, not yet), but wary. If we don’t pay Insects can’t be as big as buildings, both attention to it, it could wreak havoc here – but because of the impossible stresses caused to its we in North America are quite prepared for that body parts by the mass to volume ratio, and kind of threat. Disease and pestilence are things because they “breathe” by exchanging oxygen we only need to be wary of; they’re only scary in from the air through tiny tubules through their places where the average standard of living and exoskeletons – a respiratory system not remotely (by extension) hygiene is far below ours. efficient enough to sustain interior tissues and We should be scared, however, that people organs in larger versions. who live in conditions so vastly substandard to Also impossible would be a race of warlike ours realize we have much and they have none. people living at the centre of our earth. If they That realization has been known to breed terrorattempted to broach the surface of the planet ists. And we should be wary of that connection. with intent to do us harm, they would explode But what we really need to watch out for is from the pressure differential before they got our government equating mental illness with terwithin miles of our deepest mine shafts. rorism, and attacking it with laws that do nothZombies make even less sense than nearly all ing to fight mental illness. of the other monsters that claim to hide under When they use a mentally ill terrorist to scare our beds. They’re dead, and their tissues are us into accepting legislated loss of freedom… degraded and rotting, and therefore cannot susnow that is scarier than zombies on a Halloween tain life processes. night.
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Dear Editor, Two council candidates, Graham Mowatt and Grover Telford, have made a pitch to council to reduce parking fees at Ridge Meadows Hospital [Hospital pay parking petition put on hold, Oct. 16, TIMES]. Let’s go back to, Sept. 17, 2008. to Seven cities in Metro Vancouver the already provide a break to veterans. Burnaby and Richmond allow free parking for their own resident veterans – cars must have veteran’s plates and a local resident decal. White Rock Coquitlam, New Westminster, and Port Moody go further, giving free parking to any veterans with a veteran’s plate, regardless of residency. Fraser Health Authority officials say veter-
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ans are allowed to park free at all facilities only during the week of Remembrance Day. For the record, all military personnel are classed as veterans; one does not have to have been in a war. In Canada, you have to come under a NATO agreement if you were never in the Canadian military. I am a veteran with plates, and served in the RAF in the UK. I have parked for free in all of the above cities. I firmly believe that this has some merit and should be considered by the powers that be. Metro Vancouver board chair Lois Jackson agrees it should be consistent. Those who have served deserve that very small respect that we can give them. Come on, Maple Ridge. Let’s do it. Rex Rutherford, Maple Ridge
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Humane treatment not worth effort nothing about these terrorists whose only agenda is to kill (often under a religious disguise) is absurd. Canada has a proud military history, and to suggest we stand by while these terrorists subject the world to their killing and aggression is ludicrous. Regardless of politics and what party
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Dear Editor, Maria Raynolds is to be commended for her humanitarian work. She asks, “Why we are not spending our efforts and our money on humanitarian help? [Fighting poor use of money, Oct. 14 Letters, TIMES].” In 2011-2012, Canada spent $6 billion on foreign aid, slightly more than our departments of health, environment, and food inspection combined. Canada sends aid to approximately 44 countries. The terrorist ISIS beheads humanitarian workers. One aid worker, Peter Kassig, converted to Islam during captivity. He’s next to go, even so. His mother and father plead for him. David Haines, an aid worker, was also murdered. ISIS intends on implementing a caliphate on the entire world. They are driven solely by their ideology. Ms. Raynolds writes, “Hearts and minds are won by kindness, not bombs.” That is predicated on if they have hearts or twisted minds. Cherryl Katnich, Maple Ridge
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you are for, we should all be proud to be Canadians and do our part to eradicate these terrorists and their violent actions. How many more innocents in the world would Ms. Pratt [Bombs wrong, Oct. 21 Letters, TIMES] allow to be killed while we stand around trying to spend our efforts on being humane? Terrorists do not understand humane treatment, thus there should be no humane treatment for them. Canada is dealing with them as we should, in the only manner they understand. I am proud to be a Canadian and to support our military. Ms. Pratt needs to get her head out of the sand. L.A. Graves, Maple Ridge
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Last week’s high winds and rain can’t erase the fact that its been an incredibly balmy – almost summer-like fall. This maple leaf caught waving in the wind at Cliff Park, speaks to the beauty of this autumn season. all part of the event. Door prizes, refreshments, plenty of parking and wheelchair accessible.
Oct. 28: Weavers
• Whonnock Weavers and Spinners Guild meet at Whonnock Lake Centre, 27871 113th Ave., Maple Ridge, at 7:30 p.m. Besides spinners and weavers, they welcome felters, knitters, basket makers, and anyone interested in any other fibre arts. Info: 604-462-9059.
Oct. 29: Classical coffee
• The ACT hosts its classical coffee series with Sarah Hagen at 10:30 a.m. Coffee, tea and treats accompany an up-close and personal music experience with shared stories and musical insights. Special guest: Krzysztof Kaczka Info: www.theactmapleride.org.
Oct. 30: Fireworks
• A community fireworks display at the Albion Fairgrounds off of 105th Avenue and Lougheed Highway, beginning at 7 p.m. – rain or shine. Maple Ridge firefighters and Lions Club members will be collecting donations to Friends In Need Food Bank will be accepted.
Oct. 30: Health meeting
• Meadow Gardens Golf Club in Pitt Meadows hosts a Fraser Health meeting. There will be a public question and answer period from 9:30 to 10 a.m., followed by a public board meeting from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Includes a presentation by Dr. David Ostrow. Info: 604-587-4600.
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• Alouette Tree Farm hosts a harvest party from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Event features petting zoo, train, outdoor movie, bouncy castles, fireworks and candy hunt. Info: dayna@ridgebaptist.ca.
October 31: Hominum
• Hominum Fraser Valley Chapter is a discussion and support group to help gay, bisexual, and questioning men with the challenges of being married, separated, or single. They meet on the last Friday of every month. For information and meeting location, call Art: 604-4629813 or Don: 604-329-9860.
Nov. 1: Bazaar
•Golden Ears United Church in Maple Ridge hosts their annual Classy Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Artisans, jewelery, home baking, preserves and apple pies are
• Meadowridge Parent Guild is offering the Canadian Red Cross babysitting course for youth ages 11 to 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Meadowridge School, 12224 240th St. Cost is $65. Sign up for the course at www. signupgenius.com.
Nov. 4: Caregiver support
• A support group for caregivers, family and friends of people with Parkinson’s disease will be held from 10 a.m. to noon. For details, including location, contact Julie at 604-459-9071 or at djlloyd1@shaw.ca, or Joanne at 604-462-97335 or at joanne.long@shaw.ca.
Nov 2: Naturalists
• Alouette Field Naturalists meet for a walk at Rocky Point. Contact Fran at 604460-1273 for details.
Nov. 5: Blues singer
•Juno winner and BC Entertainment Hall of Famer Jim Byrnes performs at the ACT. The singer will be joined by special guest Babe Gurr. Tickets are $32.50. Charge by phone at 604-4762787 or at www.theactmapleridge.org. Doors open at 7 p.m. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Full list: www.mrtimes.com
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Three-year-old Sabrina Phaneuf, of Pitt Meadows, had a blast on her preschool field trip to Laity Pumpkin Patch in Maple Ridge recently. Literally thousands have visited the family agri-tourism facility this autum.
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Marv Jones, founder of Marv Jones Honda, was awarded a plaque for 40 years as a Honda dealer on Wednesday, Oct.. 22. Shown right, Ryan Jones, Marv Jones, and Steve Hui, general manager for Honda Western Canada posed for a presentation. In making the presentation Hui said that during those 40 years, the dealership has sold 13,000 units and, was one of earliest Honda dealers in B.C. Marv Jones emphasized that the success of the dealership was its commitment to customers and the community and now his son Ryan, who has taken over the dealership’s leadership reins as general manager.
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It might seem a bit early to start thinking about the Christmas season and all that goes with it, but for local charitable group and organizations, the wheels are already in motion. One of these organizations is Help-Portrait Ridge Meadows, (HPRM) an annual event that takes place every December. Help-Portrait is a global initiative, taking place in 67 countries around the world on the same day. To date, Help-Portrait has provided more than 325,000 portraits globally – with photographers, editors, makeup artists, hair stylists & other volunteers working together and using their time, equipment, expertise and energy to give back. There is no qualifying, application, registration, or appointment necessary. And on Saturday, Nov. 8, HPRM will hold a pubnight-style fundraiser to help support this year’s event at The Well at Chances Gaming Centre, which is located at the corner of 227th Street and Lougheed Highway in Maple Ridge. Tickets, which are $20 apiece, include a burger, choice of side, and the choice of an alcoholic beverage or soft drink. There will also be a silent auction, 50/50 and door prizes as well. “It’s a cheap night out for a good cause,” said Brenda Garcia, who is the main organizer of the annual event.
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Mill fire stalled train traffic for five hours …conitnued from page A1
The fire was first reported by passersby at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday, and VanDop said the call came in while most of the fire crew was cleaning up from a kitchen fire in the 23600 block of Kanaka Way. VanDop said he was first on scene of the mill fire, and by the time he crested the hill in the 26000 block of Lougheed, he said the sky was “glowing orange” and it was apparent the structure was fully engulfed in flame. Railroad traffic had to be shut down for five hours and some vehicle traffic was diverted along the easterly section of Lougheed Highway, while fighting the blaze. It took the better part of six hours to knock down the fire, but crews remained on scene through the morning, mopping up.
Fraser Cedar Products owner Baljinder Gill explained that upwards of 65 staff could face layoffs because of the fire.
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VanDop said a few hot spots did flare up again overnight, but were quickly quelled. The last firefighters left the site
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Monday morning, when it was turned back over to the responsibility of the property owner and insurance company, VanDop said.
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Remembrance Day in Pitt Meadows will now have a face, 16 faces, after Monday’s unveiling of portrait banners of those who served in Canada’s armed forces. Portrait banners of seven living and nine deceased veterans were hung up outside city hall, which will now be an annual occurance before Remembrance Day. More is expected be added. “We have not captured everyone who’ve been recognized today,” said Len Walters, who led the banner project. “We will continue fundraising, hopefully get support from the community and next year, have the folks who are missing.” The idea comes from Langley City where Walters is head of parks. That city started rolling out portrait banners of their community’s war vets for Remembrance Day a few years ago. Coloured banners with a gold background denotes the veterans are still alive while black and white banners on a silver background means the vets are deceased.
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Wednesday, Nov. 19 is awards night for the Ridge Meadows Burrards lacrosse association. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”
Marauders contain Hurricanes
Both the junior and senior Pitt Meadows Secondary football squads are seeing some encouraging results lately. by Eric Zimmer ezimmer@mrtimes.com
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The Meadow Ridge Moose are in play this Saturday in Pitt Meadows.
Moose play The Meadow Ridge Moose female AA hockey team’s season is underway and the women are in action against the Victoria Phantoms this Saturday, Nov. 1 at the Pitt Meadows Arena. Game time is 8:30 p.m. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”
Funds raised More than $800 was raised this weekend at a sold out bowling fundraiser event for the Golden Ears Winter Club. The funds will go towards helping the club host the 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts this winter. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”
Meeting delayed Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey will host its annual financial meeting this Thursday, Oct. 30 at the Hammond Community Centre. The centre is located at 20601 Westfield Ave., and the meeting begins at 7 p.m. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”
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Sentinel Secondary, and Todd said the game should be a good one.
Juniors looking up
It was a blow-out in Pitt Meadows when More Abbotsford’s Rick Hansen Photos Secondary Hurricanes Online football squad squared off against the Marauders on Friday night and were blanked by Patrick Bartolo photos the boys in green by a score of 50-0. The senior Pitt Meadows Marauders blanked Abbotsford on Friday. “We came out early in the game and didn’t let up,” said Marauders on making sure everyone is ready “Our goal coach Matt Todd. to go right from the beginning. all along has been to be BC “We scored every time we had The key now, said Todd, is to Champions,” he explained. the ball.” keep the momentum from a win However, Todd is cautious not The victory was an encouraging like this going for the remaining to let his crew get too far ahead one for Todd and his team. two weeks of the season. of themselves. “Our biggest thing this year is It’s that momentum that the “We’ve been going one week at all about playing a full 4 mincoach believes will carry his a time, making sure the kids stay utes.” team into the playoffs and hopefocused and that’s what we’ll conHe added that after “starting fully help the squad achieve their tinue to do. slow” in the game against Mission ultimate goal of being the best in The team plays in West which his team lost, the focus is the province. Vancouver this Saturday against
The Junior Pitt Meadows Marauders enjoyed their first win of the season against Abbotsford Secondary on Thursday. For the AA team, the win was a high point in what Todd said has been a “rough season.” ‘In the juniors, they’ve made it so AAA and AA teams all play against one another,” he said. This meant that the beginning of the year was stacked with AAA team opponents. “We managed to make it through all these game,” Todd said. But it was on Thursday that the team clicked, and after being all tied up at 14 apiece at halftime, the juniors would go on to win 28-14. “One of the biggest things is the kids just learning their positions better,” Todd said. “Experience builds as the season goes on.”
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One win, loss equals weekend for Flames It was a mixed bag of results for the Ridge Meadows Flames hockey squad. f
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Ridge Meadows Flames goalie Kurt Klimek scored his first shutout on Friday night when he and his team beat the Port Moody Panthers 5-0 at Planet Ice, and abruptly halted Port Moody’s three-game winning streak. And while he’s happy with his goalie’s performance, Flames coach Jaime Fiset said that overall, Friday’s win resulted from an “almost perfect” game plan. “We were really happy with the execution of this game,” Fiset said. “Port Moody came into the game having won three games in a row. We didn’t take them lightly, and knew we had to play a full 60 minutes of hockey.” This philosophy seemed to pay dividends for the team all around. “Our goalie made timely saves,
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and our defense played very well,” said Fiset. ‘We changed a few of our line combinations, and in the last week we spent a lot of time working on our own zone. We could see this made a difference in this game, and we had scoring from five different players.” Fiset said a large component of this year’s team is the “resiliency” that it displays on a continuing basis. And it was this resiliency that would be tested on Saturday night, during the second of two back-to back-games for the Flames, when they faced off against the North Vancouver Wolfpack. The Flames lost the match 8-4, but Fiset said he was pleased with his team’s effort and the heart they displayed in the match-up. “We were down 4-1 at one point, we battled back and made it 4-3,” he said. Then the team, went down 5-3, before the Flames put another in the net to put a one-goal gap in the game yet again.
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The Flames scored one win and one loss in back-to-back games this weekend. In the end though, Fiset said, his team “just ran out of gas.” The effect of back-to-back games eventually took its toll on the Flames and the fresh-legged
North Vancouver team “broke it open” in the last five minutes. “We showed a lot of pushback during the game though, and we didn’t quit,” Fiset said.
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