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Mayor pans municipal watchdog by M o n i s h a M a r t i n s staff reporter The province is facing sharp criticism from local mayors over plans to create a municipal auditor-general. Pitt Meadows Mayor Don MacLean did not mince his words when MacLean asked about an auditor-general while attending the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, where on Thursday civic politicians voted overwhelmingly to object to provincial plans to a create the spending watchdog. “Right now, it stands as a political decision that may seem popular with the public, but what’s it going to do is add tax dollars to their bill every year,” MacLean said. See AG, p10

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Pratt gets a second chance Granted parole again, but with special conditions by M o n i s h a M a r t i n s staff reporter The young man who dragged a Maple Ridge gas station attendant to his death six years ago will be out of prison in a month. Darnell Darcy Pratt has been given a second chance at parole and will be released from a federal penitentiary on Nov. 3.

The last time Pratt was granted statutory release, in June 2010, he violated curfew and was back in prison within 48 hours. A parole board decision released Thursday reveals the 22-year-old Maple Ridge man will have a difﬁcult time staying away from a life of crime. Pratt has been racking up institutional charges while in prison for a slew of incidents, including using drugs, drinking alcohol, verbally abusing corrections staff and assaulting another inmate. “Your institutional behaviour

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Scrap metal bylaw soon at MR council Second-hand stores, pawn shops could be next by Phi l M elnyc h u k staff reporter It’s going to be a tougher time to fence stolen scrap metal if Maple Ridge council accepts a draft bylaw regulating the trade in the next few weeks. The new rules would require scrap metal dealers to fax to police daily their purchases of copper wire, scrap aluminum or bronze plaques, so police can check it against stolen goods reports. And any junk that a dealer accepts must be held, untouched, for a week if the transaction was recorded on computers, and for 21 days, if paper records were kept. “We’re hoping to bring this bylaw forward very soon,” bylaws director Liz Holitzky told council Monday. Holitzky showed slides of the effects of metal theft on municipal infrastructure, one which depicted a gaping hole in the sidewalk that endangered passersby after thieves stole the cover and the wires inside. Another showed lengths of thick copper cable chopped down from telephone poles, leaving the poles hanging precariously. The thieves left the wire beside the roadside and if the police don’t respond, they return later to pick up the wire. The plastic insulation then is burnt off before it gets taken to a dealer. Thieves even will go on to B.C.

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Mike Salo at Fraser Valley Metal Exchange doubts the district will be able to enforce the bylaw. Hydro substations to rip out wires. “These are very secure properties,” Holitzky said. Mike Salo though, with Fraser Valley Metal Exchange, has his doubts about the bylaw. “There’s no way they’re going to be able to enforce it.” Keeping material for seven days would require him to increase the amount of cash reserve in his

bank account. And even if it was kept that long, it would be difﬁcult to ﬁnd it again. He says he could fax in the transactions daily to police, but it would make more sense for police to fax in their lists of stolen materials so the shops can watch for it. He already requires valid, photo ID before making a purchase, while the seller must also have a

licensed vehicle and can’t arrive on foot, bicycle or with a grocery cart. “We’ve done everything possible to prevent any [stolen] material from coming in here.” The bylaw is a result of a Lower Mainland task force on scrap metal dealers and follows tough bylaws enacted in Vancouver, Richmond and Surrey.

Those bylaws, however, could just move heavy metal thieves to municipalities that don’t yet have the bylaws, such as Maple Ridge and Langley. It could also spark an increase in crime, said Coun. Cheryl Ashlie, who was on the task force. The bylaw also would require that any scrap metal from identifiable sources, such as B.C. Hydro, Telus, traffic or street signs, or wire that has been burned, has to be delivered by a vehicle from that source. The task force asked the provincial government to enact such laws, but it hasn’t done anything, so cities are taking on the responsibility, said a staff report. A 2008 court decision ruled that municipalities can’t require sellers to provide their identities when they’re selling their goods. If council enacts the bylaw, the district would have the power to yank the shop’s business licence and slap on a fine of up to $10,000. Mayor Ernie Daykin said some scrap metal dealers are looking forward to the new bylaw, hoping it will weed out the less-reputable dealers. But he added that municipalities have to ensure they have the political will to move forward with the laws if the scrap metal dealers mobilize Holitzky said eventually secondhand goods stores and pawn shops will be included in the new bylaw, while Ashlie pointed out other cities are charging higher business licence fees for pawn shops because of the high revenues into the stores.

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That reflects an increase in the number of officers assigned to Maple Ridge from 79 to 84. In the same time period, fire department costs jumped 84 per cent (to $7.2 million) as the district continues to move to a full-time/ paid on call service, rather than a paid, on-call service. Roll-out of that plan, in which the fire department increases its paid force yearly, concludes in 2013. When combined under the term “protective services” – fire, police, bylaw and animal control cost the District of Maple Ridge $26.7 million in 2010. That’s a 39-per-cent increase from 2006 and is part of the district’s $96.6 million in expenses for 2010. Coun. Mike Morden pointed out that some retired RCMP officers are being rehired, while collecting their full pension, and wondered if that was making it more difficult for junior officers to move up the ranks. Perhaps retired officers should only be used in training capacities, he added. See Policing, p5

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of those police services dogs are pooled and we’re able to have very extensive coverage and these dogs are available 24/7.” The two other integrated teams, forensics identiﬁcation and the integrated homicide investigation team also increased their budgets. Maple Ridge now contributes $457,631 to the forensics ID team, a 28-per-cent increase from two years ago. The murder investigation squad will cost Maple Ridge $693,031 this year – up by 13 per cent from 2009. She said each team bases its budget on the number of people it has and the anticipated activity rather than budgeted amounts. “The support we get from Maple Ridge council has been second to none,” she told council. “These are your teams. They are a part of your community and your detachment.” Maple Ridge’s general policing costs for its own detachment have also increased. From 2006 to 2010, the district’s policing costs jumped 35 per cent – to $15.8 million.

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Supt. Janice Armstrong knows police are expensive and make up a big chunk of taxpayer-funded municipal budgets. So the chief superintendent of the Lower Mainland RCMP, and former officer in charge of Ridge Meadows detachment, shared some costs of the specialized police squads with Maple Ridge last week. “Policing obviously is extremely expensive. It certainly takes the lion’s share of municipal government and we recognize that,” she said during her presentation. For example, the emergency response team, now at its full strength of 67 police officers, will cost Maple Ridge taxpayers $263,381 this year. That’s an increase of 47 per cent from two years ago. The integrated team that analyzes traffic collisions in the Lower Mainland will also cost Maple Ridge more. The district’s projected

share for 2011 is $117,225 – up 19 per cent from two years ago. When it comes to the canine squad, Maple Ridge is paying more as well. Maple Ridge for 2011 will pay $371,041 – a 23-per-cent increase from two years ago. But Armstrong pointed out the district has gained by having the integrated police dog service, which now has 44 dog-handler teams around the Lower Mainland. A dog and handler now are available around the clock whereas before integration, a team based in Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows was only available one shift a day. Now all those dogs are pooled with better coverage and reduced overtime, she explained. “We’re able to keep our officers in these particular fields for a longer period of time.” And before integrated teams, there weren’t many opportunities for advancement; officers would leave and so would their expertise. Armstrong said regional integrated teams offer better value for the dollar. “Now that we have an integrated team, all

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As well for those with behavioural disabilities by R o b e r t M a n g e l s d o r f staff reporter Graduation rates for students with learning and behavioural disabilities have risen in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows the past two years, despite trustee claims that special education is underfunded by the provincial government. After four years of steady declines, the grad rates for students with learning disabilities and behavioural problems have increased steadily

since 2008, deputy superintendent Laurie Meston told trustees at Wednesday night’s school board meeting . During the 2007/08 school year, the six-year graduation rate for students with learning disabilities was 52 per cent, falling from 77 per cent in 2004/05. The grad rate was also below the provincial average of 59 per cent. As of the 2009/10 school year, the grad rate for learning disabled students jumped to 67 per cent, above the provincial average of 61 per cent. Students with behavioural problems saw a similar jump in graduation rates. In 2007/08, their graduation rate was

35 per cent. By 2009/10, that rate was 49 per cent, compared to a 36 per cent provincial average. Meston said the gains were in part to new technology and additional stafﬁng. In addition to making available new software that allowed students to dictate assignments and help them with literacy, the district also provided extra stafﬁng hours to secondary schools to support special education students. However, trustees are concerned that current special education funding is not adequate and plans to send a letter requesting more from the provincial government. “It has been conserva-

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million budget. “We ﬁnd the rationale to justify the cuts to the special education portion of the budget, quite frankly, disturbing,” Maple Ridge Teachers’ Association president George Serra said at the time. “We believe that the services provided to students by these teachers, notably those students who have distinct learning challenges, are worth their weight in gold.” However, Serra noted provincial underfunding placed the board in a difﬁcult position. “Obviously, we’re disappointed, but we understand the challenge [trustees] are faced with.”

District violated its own policy, parent claims by R o b e r t M a n g e l s d o r f staff reporter The Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District violated its own policy when it hired a consultant at a price tag of more than $10,000 earlier this year, a local parent alleged at Wednesday’s school board meeting. Karen Georgi accused trustees and staff of ignoring the district’s own purchasing policy, which states that suppliers of goods and services costing more than $5,000 are to be selected through a formal bid process, with at least three ﬁrms being contacted for bids. The district decided not to follow that process in

hiring Horizon Research and Evaluation earlier this year to research the district’s proposed move to a common timetable for students. “No where in this policy does it say that consultants are exempt and that consulting is not a service,” Georgi told trustees Wednesday night. “There is no deﬁnition of what a service is in your policy and it does not list any exemptions. Therefore, all uses of public money for services should follow your policy with no exemptions.” The consultant was hired by superintendent Jan Unwin through her discretionary spending budget of

$40,000 annually. Georgi filed a freedom of information request with the district to find out how much the consultant’s work cost the district after staff initially refused to divulge that information The district’s response referred to the work as “contract services,” which Georgi sees as proof the district should have followed its own purchasing procedure. By hand picking their own consultant, Georgi believes the district could influence the outcome of the research, which recommended switching to a common timetable and extending spring break to two weeks.

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Trustee Stepan Vdovine said the district handpicks consultants when there is a time constraint or if specialized expertise is required, as was the case with Horizon. “This has been the practice of the district for many years.” Gary Doi was formerly the superintendent of the Okanagan-Skaha school district, and since retiring two and a half years ago, has worked as a consultant with school districts across the province. Doi said it is common practice for school districts to forego a formal request for proposal for consulting work. “It depends on the nature and the extent of

what the work is,” Doi said. “If the work is on the operations side, or engineering, tendering is quite common.” However, for consultants whose work focusses on education and research, in Doi’s experience, districts often forgo the bidding process to select a ﬁrm with the most relevant experience. “Some consultants have very speciﬁc expertise,” he said. However, Georgi said if the district is going to ignore its own purchasing procedure, it needs a new policy stating when and how it should do so. “If that is going to be their policy, it has to be in writing,” she said.

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Pratt must abstain from ‘intoxicants’ Pratt from front He was found with a powdery substance, believed to be heroin, when he was arrested. Since his return to prison, Pratt has not participated in any correctional programs and has gotten into ﬁghts that required his transfer to a different medium security facility.

Following the transfer, the violence continued and he is currently being assessed for another move, most likely to a maximum security prison. Pratt has been assessed as a “moderate” risk to re-offend. He was 16 years old in March 2005, when he struck gas attendant Grant De Patie in

a stolen car while ﬂeeing an Esso station on Dewdney Trunk Road in Maple Ridge without paying for gas. Pratt dragged the 24-year-old De patie under the car for 7.5 kilometres. When he is released in November, Pratt will be bound by several special conditions that include having to

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and beneﬁts 35 per cent higher than comparable workers in the private sector. But Morden would like to see an independent report on the topic before accepting that.

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A woman was taken to hospital Monday morning after being struck by a pickup truck while crossing a Maple Ridge street. The 45-year-old was walking across 224th Street at 124th Avenue around 8:15 a.m. when she was struck. Two off-duty firefighters witnessed the accident and tended to the woman until paramedics arrived. The woman was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. More online @ mapleridgenews.com.

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Taking aim Ottawa is threatening to start pulling the RCMP out of B.C. in 2014 if the province and municipalities don’t sign a new 20-year policing contract by the end of November. The B.C. government and municipal leaders are balking at that ultimatum and are now talking about forming a provincial police force. Contract talks are, by nature, acrimonious. Two sides present their demands, which are sometimes unreasonable, on purpose or not, or at least distant. But they both make concessions and whittle away issues until they hit another roadblock, usually money. Threats, like a strike or some form of service withdrawal, are then made. Sometimes service is interrupted. But in the end, a common ground is reached, although the relationship can be scarred forever. With the RCMP, no one doubts their importance or worth. The Mounties are a cherished, integral and respected organization – a valuable piece of Canadian history. While the RCMP isn’t without deﬁciencies, it has made strides towards improving accountability, transparency and communication. Crime rates in B.C. hit a 30-year low in 2009. Overall, the RCMP do an outstanding job protecting the safety of the public, and for that we are grateful. At the same time, their is always room for improvement – although regional tasks force are lauded for their effectiveness, gangs are still running around shooting each other in public– and money is tight. It would seem money shouldn’t matter when it comes to safety, but the RCMP is funded by the ever increasingly tapped-out taxpayer, and currently the economy is again faltering. Teachers are in a similar position. Both are invaluable. So we must keep in mind the nature of contract talks as the province and RCMP hammer away at an agreement, and be reasonable in our reactions to each volley, careful to not get caught in the middle. The aim here is an amicable resolution that continues to maintain, even improve public safety, and retains the proud tradition of the RCMP in B.C. – The News Tell us what you think @ www.mapleridgenews.com

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Outrage over Olson, justice system T

he Beast of B.C. – serial child killer Clifford Robert Olson – is days away from dying of cancer. When the last breath leaves the body of this 71-yearold psychopath, it will be the final page of Canada’s most Commentary horrific criminal case, but many ques- Andrew Holota tions will remain. Virtually all of them have to do with the justice system, which dealt with Olson dozens of times prior to his killing spree, and then was manipulated and exploited by the murderer when he was caught, and again and again during his 30 years of incarceration. Before he began his murderous rampage in 1980, Olson had spent all but five years of his adult life in prison and had been a juvenile delinquent. Some sources put his number of previous convictions above 90. According to research undertaken by the parents of one of his young victims, Olson had sexually assaulted a seven-year-old girl in Nova Scotia in the 1970s. He committed a similar act in Edmonton, and at the time of his arrest for the chain of murders, there were a dozen outstanding charges of sexual assault against him that were not dealt

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with because it would have been too expensive to transport him to the various jurisdictions where the crimes had been committed. He had been on police radar, but again, it would have taken huge law enforcement resources to keep tabs on the ticking bomb that was Olson, as he wandered all over B.C. And then, during several months from 1980-81, Olson abducted, raped and murdered eight girls and three boys aged between nine and 18. He preyed on victims across the Lower Mainland and dumped bodies in remote areas from Chilliwack to Whistler. He was finally arrested in the summer of 1981, and shortly thereafter, sparked another major justice system controversy. The 1982 deal securing Olson’s guilty plea – and sparing families of his victims the pain of a long trial – included a controversial $100,000 trust fund payment to his wife and infant son. As part of the payment deal, Olson led police to the undiscovered bodies of his victims. But Olson wasn’t finished torturing the families of the children he murdered. He managed to send letters from prison, one of which went to the parents of a victim, describing how the boy had been killed. Then in 1997, 15 years into his life sentence, Olson appeared in a Surrey courtroom, asking for early parole, under the “faint hope” clause. For several days, the court heard victim

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impact statements from families forced to relive the horror all over again. He was denied parole, but under the clause, which allowed those serving a life sentence to apply for early parole, Olson could apply again. Eventually, an amendment to the law excluded serial killers, but Olson was back before the courts in 2006, again applying for parole under another clause which allowed convicted killers who had served 25 years to seek release. Olson hadn’t finished laughing at the joke we call a justice system. It was recently discovered that he – along with other prisoners – was receiving in trust $1,170 a month in federal pension benefits while behind bars. And, of course, that’s not the only financial outrage of this evil legacy. There is the cost to taxpayers to keep him in a cell. According to recent government reports, the annual cost of keeping a male inmate in prison rose to nearly $110,000 in 2009. Olson has been in prison for 30 years. Even if incarceration expenses were half of present figures in the 1980s, it will have cost in the range of $2 million to keep this monster behind bars. A few dollars worth of stout rope back in 1982 would have saved so much money, and so much pain. Andrew Holota is editor of the Abbotsford News, a Black Press afﬁliate.

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Re: Making of a ghetto in my neighbourhood (Letters, Sept. 28). As I read the letter from M. Smythe regarding the 42-unit homeless facility being built at the corner of Brown Avenue and 222nd Street, I was struck by two things. First was the assertion that people with developmental disabilities working at the recycling depot are worthy and deserving of our support, while the homeless people for whom the 42-unit facility is being built are not. The writer made a number of statements in support of this view that were in error, chief among them the notion that the people working at the recycling depot are not supported financially. As a caregiver for a person working at the recycling centre, I can assure M. Smythe that the person we care for is housed for free (with tax dollars), fed for free (with tax dollars) and has their laundry done for free (with tax dollars). I can also attest that it is fiction to believe that the people working at the recycling depot arrive for work every day with pride and a sense of contributing to a job well done. No doubt many do, just as many arrive at work the same way we all do, feeling good one day and less so another. M. Smythe does a disservice to the population of people with developmental disabilities by inventing this illusory narrative about who they are and how they live. The second thing I was struck by was the subtext of the letter. The underlying, unstated belief inherent in M. Smythe’s views is the notion that homeless people have only themselves to blame for their situation. As someone who has spent more than 20 years working with homeless people, I can say that I have yet to meet anyone who wakes up one morning and decides to be an entitled, dissolute, self-indulgent, non-contributing homeless member of our society and who expects everyone to take care of them. People are homeless for a variety of reasons – systemic poverty, childhood trauma, mental illness, and drug addiction, to name a few. The uninformed and prejudicial opinions expressed in M. Smythe’s letter contribute nothing to a realistic understanding of homelessness and how we, as a society, can effectively deal with this issue. The reality is that homeless people need a place to live that is welcoming. The sinister observation that “there will be many people watching” is both creepy and unwelcoming. If we believe the developmental disability community deserves our support, then we should believe the homeless deserve our support, as well. MARK SMITH MAPLE RIDGE

chat@mapleridgenews.com Becker for mayor From: KellyMFry, posted on mapleridgenews.com. Re: Becker brings out bigwigs (The News, Sept. 23). John Becker works tirelessly at whatever endeavor he undertakes. It would be a huge asset for Pitt Meadows to have him as a mayor and leader with his experience, knowledge and no no-nonsense approach. Having worked with him at a committee level for several years, I would highly recommend him and encourage voters to look at the value and credibility that he brings.

Letters welcome Letters to the editor should be exclusive to The News and address topics of interest to residents of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. Include full name and address, as well as daytime phone number for verification. Keep letters to 500 words or less. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. @ E-mail letters to editor@mapleridgenews.com.

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Hydro systems need attention EDITOR, THE NEWS:

A considerable amount of infrastructure revitalization and expansion has taken place in B.C. over the past decade. And nowhere has this been more noticeable than in the transportation sector, where billions of dollars have been reinvested in the system: the new Port Mann Bridge; expansion of Highway No. 1 from Vancouver to Langley; new Bennett Bridge in Kelowna; new Kicking Horse Canyon Bridge east of Golden; Canada Line to Richmond and YVR.

All of these projects have brought, or are in the process of bringing, B.C.’s transportation system into the 21st century. Interestingly enough, B.C.’s core hydroelectric dams and transmission systems are also in need of revitalization and expansion. And, as with much of B.C.’s core transportation infrastructure, they too were mostly built in the 1950s and 1960s, following the Second World War. However, unlike the province’s transportation infrastructure, which most of us see and physically come

into contact with on a daily basis, few of us ever see the province’s energy generating infrastructure. Yet we rely on this largely unseen energy generating infrastructure as much, if not more, than the province’s transportation infrastructure. It, therefore, seems ironic that the public is balking at the revitalization, expansion and modernization of our province’s energy generating and transmission infrastructure and apparently begrudging B.C. Hydro the ﬁnancial resources needed to bring B.C.’s energy in-

frastructure into the 21st century, as we’ve done with our roads and bridges. Failing to reinvest in B.C.’s energy infrastructure will undoubtedly have negative consequences. And just because electricity can’t been seen or touched in the same way that roads and bridges can, doesn’t mean we can go on expecting it to be supplied to our homes and businesses without reinvesting in, and maintaining, the infrastructure that supplies it to us. MICHAEL MCBRATNEY PITT MEADOWS

No guarantees, even with best of the best EDITOR, THE NEWS:

Re: Maybe Dr. Terwiel will change his view (Letters, Sept. 14). There are times when a single word creates the wrong impression. In answering my rhetorical question – if patients in our local hospital received inferior anesthesia services or not – I stated “absolutely not.” I stand to be corrected since there was an anesthetic death in 1986, as Candice Boivin rightly pointed out. I cannot recall any other cases, but that doesn’t mean that I can categorically state that there has not been another anesthesia death, but still very unlikely. Such events shake not only the family, but all of the medical community and are not easily forgotten. All I can say is that thankfully such unexpected and dreadful outcomes are rare. Doctors are in the business of saving lives and put their heart and soul in doing just that. When, despite their best efforts, things go wrong and the patient dies during a surgical intervention, the

family is understandably devastated, especially where it concerns a child. Each occurrence is thoroughly investigated and if there were shortcomings in the care, then corrective measures are instituted to prevent a repeat disaster. If there was gross negligence or outright malpractice, the courts will deal with that. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. is charged with protecting the public from unprofessional or inadequate physicians. Unlike the RCMP investigating itself, the board of the college has a number of highly qualiﬁed non-physicians appointed by the government to prevent any suspicion of whitewashing. Any complaints from the public or fellow physicians are dealt with according to the rule of law. Ms. Boivin raised the question, do patients in our hospital have to worry about inadequately trained anesthetists? Let me answer that question as follows:

I had surgical privileges at our hospital since 1968 and performed many procedures under a general anesthetic administered by a properly trained family physician before we had any resident specialists. Doctors and their families also require medical care. They know better than most which physicians they can trust. Terwiel I felt honoured that colleagues sent me their family and children and also put themselves under my care. If there had been any doubt about either my own competence or the quality of the anesthesia services, they would have taken their families to another physician at the Royal Columbian or Vancouver General Hospital, or I would have sent them there. Just like my colleagues, I too have a local family physician that looks after my own health and I trust him implicitly. Speaking about VGH, the doctors there perform thou-

sands of successful procedures under general anesthesia administered by certiﬁed specialists. Yet a certiﬁed anesthetist specialist put a young, apparently healthy man – married with children – to sleep to have a toenail removed. The reason for the general anesthetic was that the man was too scared to have this done under local anesthesia. After all, it was merely a very short low risk procedure and one would expect a good outcome. Yet the man died on the table. His family is undoubtedly still grieving this totally unexpected outcome, just like the mother who lost her child at Ridge Meadows Hospital in 1986. The point is that there is no guarantee that every intervention will be a success, not even in the hands of the best specialist. MARCO TERWIEL MAPLE RIDGE

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Old homes recycled to make way for park Will feature exercise equipment, pond by Phi l M elnyc h u k staff reporter On a quiet part of 222nd Street, just north of downtown, excavators have ripped up lawns and driveways and ground up the concrete foundations of five old homes. In their place next year will be new lawns, landscaping, pathways, trees and grass, a fitness station, playground equipment and a small basketball court so people in the inner city will have a place to relax or exercise. It’s the District of Maple Ridge’s latest park, at 120th Avenue, and it hasn’t yet got a name, but it’s one that will bring some green space where there are growing numbers of condo dwellers. While the end result will be green, so too is much of the demolition process. The majority of what used to be the old houses will be recycled, said Bruce McLeod, parks manager for Maple Ridge. “The contractor is separating the material so that when he loads the wood debris … up to 85 per cent is being recycled,” he added. “So, really, when they do the demolition here, all the house can be recycled.” When beginning the tear-down, the insulation and any hazardous material, such as asbestos, was first safely removed. Next, the homes were stripped of their metal contents, such as wiring and plumping pipes. Vinyl or plastic was next, followed by drywall, which was pulled down from the walls and hauled away separately for recycling into more drywall. The old window frames were taken out and could be sold to a second-hand building material store. That left the empty, wood frames standing, ready for the bulldozer, which mowed them down and put them into piles ready for shipment to a nearby mill, where the scrap lumber will be turned into hog fuel and used for heating greenhouses. Even the concrete foundations were crushed on site and will be used as base material for parts of the park, McLeod said. That process spares having to

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physically draining at times, try lifting and moving a full-grown adult. Perhaps more demanding in elder care, from a psychological perspective, is the understanding that things are not going to get better. A parent can look forward to greater independence of a child, but someone in elder care recognizes pretty quickly that the challenges are going to get even greater and the need for their support is only going to increase. The time frame is often indeterminable. I listened painfully, recently, to a woman who told me that in a family of five children, she is the only one who is able to support the increasing needs of her aging and faltering mother. Although she is happy to be in such a position to help, she is also trying to balance the demands of a full-time job, her own family and the needs of her mother. Her days off work are spent at her mother’s, working just as hard. Most difficult, she said, is the fact that she simply cannot find time to rest and recover herself. I have heard this from numerous people who end up being the primary caregiver to aging parents or spouses. It is difficult to find personal time for rest and relaxation. Naturally, this is most challenging for aging spouses, who, themselves, are struggling

with energy levels, yet ﬁnd themselves working harder to support their loved one. Family physicians are well aware that a caregiving spouse or child is almost at as much risk as the person who needs the care. They are quick to remind the caregivers that they must take care of themselves, as well, since their faltering health would certainly not make things any easier.

Family physicians are well aware that a caregiving spouse or child is almost at as much risk as the person who needs the care.

Without a supportive network of relatives, friends and social programs, that suggestion is a lot easier made than achieved. Many caregivers just get on with what they know must be done and are grateful for the few moments of support they might get from others. Graham Hookey is an educational and parenting writer (ghookey@yahoo.com).

In Loving Memory of David Hennessey

orn in Dublin, Ireland, David passed away in Maple Ridge surrounded by his family on September 23, 2011.

Lovingly remembered by his beautiful wife Betty, his children Sandra (Cliff), David (Christelle), Claudine (Steve) and Justin, his grandchildren, Darah, Matt, Brandon. Kallisté, Enzo, Cadence and Jem, and his siblings Bernadette, Austin (Mary) and Gerry (Margaret), extended family and many friends.

“Life Is A Magniﬁcent Adventure. Enjoy Your Journey” – David Hennessey

David loved his family with all of his heart. He inspired and motivated his children and grandchildren to always do their best and “never quit”. He taught them that “Whatever you want in life you can achieve.”

For Success And Happiness” and Napoleon Hill “You Can Work Your Own Miracles ”. He was always good humored, full of life and interested in everyone. He believed in the impossible and achieved the impossible. If you ever felt down, you could rely on him to motivate and inspire. His words of wisdom lightened even the heaviest load and he always had an interesting and humorous story to share. He was a genuine story teller.

David was a news and sports enthusiast. Constantly striving for more knowledge about the world we live in.

David was a pioneer in business who continually created new ways to serve his clients. He was devoted to making the world a better place one person at a time. David showed that the power of co-operation and great service was the best way to build a successful business.

David was inspired by the writings of the likes of Earl Nightingale “Lead the Field”, Norman Vincent Peale “The Power of Positive Thinking”, Og Mandino “Secrets

David’s approach to living was as a man of integrity with a gentle soul whose generous spirit always made life better for those all around him.

In his own words... “Follow Your Heart and Live Your Dreams”

We love you and miss you every day. Condolences may be sent to www.mapleridgefuneral.ca

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Rooftop decks sometimes a better plan than a backyard

Outdoor spaces still usable for fall Even if the weather wasn’t as nice as we could have hoped, there was no shortage of people enjoying the outdoors this summer. While many could be found on restaurant patios or the beaches around the Lower Mainland, some were enjoying the sunshine on their very own rooftop deck. Many new home developments are including rooftop decks in their plans, responding to a demand for outdoor space without having to leave the comfort of your own home. With space sometimes at a premium, it is more useful to have a deck on the roof than it is to have a backyard. The rooftop deck at Aragon Properties’ Flow at Port Royal “is so tranquil and wideopen,” says Aragon Director of Sales and Marketing David Wan.

With views of the Fraser River and a fireplace, the decks are usable year-round. Azura Management’s Aviva on the Park in Port Coquitlam also boasts its own rooftop spaces at their townhomes, giving residents a bit of extra space for entertaining or relaxing. For the ultimate in luxury, Adera’s Ultima at Pacific Spirit includes private rooftop lanais perfect for adding a hot tub. The lanais are the best place to check out the stunning views of the University of British Columbia. Many developments include a rooftop deck as an amenity, including Barber Creek Development’s Edgewater in Surrey and Intergulf Development’s Kits360 in Vancouver. Edgewater’s deck includes an outdoor pool. It’s doubtful anyone will regret owning a place with a deck, no matter what the weather.

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Central rises above Vancouver skyline by Kerry Vital

Onni’s Central in southeast False Creek is aiming to be an integral part of Vancouver’s skyline. With its original architecture and attention to detail, that is no long-shot goal. “You would be hard-pressed to see something like this again,” says Onni sales manager Nick Belmar. “It’s where sculpture meets structure ... We wanted to make it a landmark for Vancouver.” Central is unlike every other residential building that came before it. Instead of the typical tower and podium approach, meaning a tower surrounded by a base of commercial space or townhomes, one residential tower is turned on its side. Onni calls it the Skybridge. “We are very proud of what they’ve done,” says Belmar. “The defining feature is absolutely the Skybridge ... it’s phenomenal.” “So many of the downtown towers have been built in a very short time, and so they have become a sea of sameness. With the design of Central, we wanted something that would rise above the too-often dull waters of the

sea,” says architect Bruce Haden of DIALOG. The building will feature two towers, one that will hold office and retail space, and the other residential, topped by the Skybridge, which is set at an angle to maximize light and views of the water, city and mountains. A courtyard features a reflecting pool set into a half-acre park area. Homes are available in one-bedroom, twobedroom and penthouse plans, ranging from 515 to 1,500 square feet, many with attached balconies or patios. The penthouses also include a terrace. But the architecture isn’t the only thing attracting buyers. Belmar says about half of the 304 homes have been sold, and the high-quality finishings and proximity to everything Vancouver has to offer keeps bringing potential buyers in droves. One of the popular features at

Central is the full-sized appliances, which are a rarity in the condo market. Other features include Europeanmade commercial-grade wide-plank laminate flooring in the living areas, and Berber-style carpeting in the bedrooms and walk-in closets. Foodies are able to choose between honed natural stone or composite countertops, with a breakfast bar overhang in most homes. Europeaninspired cabinetry with a rift-cut oak veneer face is standard, fitting in seamlessly with the modern overheight tile backsplash and stainlesssteel under-mounted sink. Bathrooms at Central are made for luxury, including porcelain floor tile and an oversized vanity mirror for all your grooming needs. A separate deep soaker tub with tiled front is ready for every bubble bath, and the glass shower enclosure includes a mosaic-tiled base and high-gloss tile from floor to ceiling. All of this combines with the solid composite stone countertops with a matching backsplash to become the perfect ode to relaxation. Belmar is not exaggerating when he says how close to everything Central is.

The SeaWall, recently voted as the best public space in Canada, is just steps away, while a water taxi or the Aquabus is ready to whisk you across False Creek to Granville Island, Yaletown or the West End. Shopping, restaurants and every other service you could possibly need are close by, making Central the perfect neighbourhood hub. Owners will have access to a 7,000 square-foot wellness centre that includes a fitness centre, yoga studio and a steam and sauna room. A dining room with a professional kitchen will also be available for residents looking to host a party, and a games room, lounge/entertainment area and theatre are also included. Finally, owners will have the use of a quiet study room and a rooftop garden terrace with plots available for growing your own food. Belmar warns potential homebuyers that they must not wait to buy a home at Central. “I tell them regardless of where, you must get into this building. You won’t be disappointed.” Buyers will be able to take residence in 2014. Homes start at $347,900. For more information visit www. ownatcentral.com or call 604-682-8801.

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Submitted photo above. Left photo by Martin Knowles

The architecture at Central is second-to-none, including the innovative Skybridge (above). The kitchen in every suite is perfect for the budding gourmet (left), with European-inspired cabinetry and natural stone or composite countertops

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THE NEWS/home&gardening Perennials blooming to the bitter end I

am pretty sure that my days of cycling after work are coming to an abrupt end. It might be the monsoon-like rains, the everdiminishing daylight or the sudden ﬂurry of road construction on 232nd Street, but something is putting a damper on my two-wheeled karma. Gardening Still, as I savor these Mike Lascelle last few evening rides and glance into the many gardens I pass by en route, I can’t help but notice a few diehard perennials that seem to be blooming their hearts out despite the miserable weather and cooler temperatures. Their persistence almost makes me want to get a bike light and don the rain gear to extend my own cycling season, but then I remember the punishing spray that blasts you with every passing SUV or minivan (the much-preferred means of transportation in Maple Ridge). Then that noble, but impractical notion quickly dies.

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(From left) Aster novi-belgii ‘Hazy’; Eupatorium purpureum subsp. maculatum ‘Gateway’; Rudbeckia ‘Herbstsonne’. borne terminally, making a nice contrast against those few clear blue sky days – these have drooping petals and complimenting green to gold central cones. This is a good choice to use in combination with warm-season grasses such as Miscanthus sinensis or Japanese Silver Grass, as they are both in their prime during the late season. Place these tall perennials in fence corners, towards the back of mixed borders or right beside elevated decks – so you can walk right up to the flowers. One last hint with this particular plant is to not give it too fertile a soil (or over-fertilize), as you will only end up having to stake it. • Eupatorium purpureum (subsp. maculatum) – If I could change one thing about this plant, it would be the common name, as no one wants to buy something called ‘JoePye Weed’, and frankly I can’t blame them. It takes a lot of explaining on my part to convince potential buyers that this is a very garden-worthy specimen perennial. Not only is it a butterfly magnet in the early part of its blooming season (flowers from August to October), but it also makes an interesting cut flower for those of you arranging on a larger scale. There are several good choices here:

Their persistence almost makes me want to get a bike light and don the rain gear to extend my own cycling season.

But that shouldn’t stop you from enjoying a few of these bold autumn-flowering perennials in your own garden, even if you only get to appreciate them from inside a picture window with a hot mug of tea or coffee in hand. With this in mind, here are a few selections that you should be able to find at your local garden centre: • Rudbeckia ‘Herbstsonne’ (syn.’ Autumn Sun’) – This is the Godzilla of Coneflowers, easily growing two to 2.5m tall and forming impressive, long-lived clumps. With our cooler spring this year I’ve noticed that local plantings have only been in full bloom for three to four weeks now. The bright chrome yellow daisies are

• ‘Atropurpureum’ – the tallest cultivar (2.5 to 3.3m) with spotted stems and large rosepurple terminal flowers; • ‘Gateway’ – a compact form (rated at 1.6 to 2m, but often growing taller) with reddish-purple stems and big rosy-purple blossoms; • ‘Little Joe’ (E. dubium) – a miniature cultivar (one to 1.3m tall) to grow in large containers or in urban gardens with limited space; • ‘Bartered Bride’ – a white-flowered form, growing 2 to 2.5m tall. This species has recently undergone a botanical name change, so in the near future you may hear it referred to as Eutrochium. • Aster novi-belgii – too many of us have had a bad experience with asters, either by overcrowding them into planters (where they rot) or accepting a few free plants from a neighbour and watching them grow tall and flop over, just as they come into bloom. These perennials are best grown in mass (use at least three plants) in the foreground of full sun borders, with evenly moist (but not wet soil). Asters will naturally stretch when grown in fertile conditions, so if you are having problems with leggy plants, be sure to pinch

them back by mid-June. My other advice when purchasing asters is to stick to named varieties (with the height and spread printed on the label) as opposed to the slightly cheaper generic pots, as almost all retail asters are treated with growth regulators and there’s no guessing how tall those no-name varieties will grow. A couple of good newer varieties include ‘Hazy’ (vibrant hot pink single blooms) and ‘Believer’ (deep lavender blue flowers with contrasting yellow center). As with Eupatorium, some of the asters have been reclassified, so sooner or later you’ll find Aster novi-belgii has been replaced by much more complicated Symphyotrichum novi-belgii. Mike Lascelle is a local nursery manager and gardening author (hebe_acer@hotmail.com).

• I’ve uploaded a new story – a Dragonfly in Hand – to my garden blog at www.soulofagardener. wordpress.com and have added a few autumninspired updates to my plant selection site at www. mikesgardenstop5plants.wordpress.com.

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• 4 Bdrms and 3 Baths • Kitchen has brand new granite counter tops • Master has a walk in closet & 3 pc ensuite • Salt water hot tub on the large covered deck

• • • • •

PITT MEADOWS ATHLETIC PARK STEPS AWAY

Paradise in Mission

419,900

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 12-3

• • • • •

$628,800

WOW!! ONLY

589,900

$218,000

• 1680 sq. ft. • 3 Bedrooms + 2 Bathrooms • 1.07 Acres

• • • •

3 Outbuildings Vaulted Ceiling Skylights on Greenbelt

SCOTT HARRISON

ROGER CUMMINGS

604-421-2220

604.828.7643

11885 216TH STREET

• • • •

CENTRAL LOCATION 3 bdrm with 3 baths Huge kitchen with large island Master with an amazing shower Separate detached 20 x 20 shop

MIKE HUBER

604.250.3977

604.839.8647

OPEN HOUSE SAT 2-4PM

OPEN HOUSE SUN 11-1PM

• • • •

569,000

11339 DARTFORD ST

5 NEW HOMES

CLOSE TO TOWN CENTER Rancher with double garage 4 bdrm basement homes 2 brm authorized suite Ready February 2012

LARGE 17,424 SQ FT LOT

WWW.HUBERTEAM.COM

DICK HUBER

8088 Tyler St. Rancher on Waterfront

2 bedrooms 2 parking spots Corner Ground level End unit Close to Schools & Shopping Great yard

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 12-3

ORIGINAL HAMMOND HOME • 5 bedrooms, 3 baths • Completely Renovated • Original wood ﬂoors & windows Loft with 3 skylights & 4 pc bath

FULL OF CHARM & CHARACTER

CALL FOR DETAILS

WWW.MEADUSGROUP.COM

SCOTT MEADUS 604.313.5727

OPEN HOUSE SUN 2-4PM

10070 242B St

11072 236A St

21617 Donovan

12241 216th St

10429 Tamarack

#67 - 11720 Cottonwood

MLS# V903066

MLS# V900689

MLS# V910595

MLS# V906500

MLS# V904889

MLS# V899686

$399,900

$529,900

$538,000

$424,900

$524,900

$384,900

#310 - 22611 116th Ave MLS# V912631 $189,800

26430 124th Ave MLS# V907752 $1,250,000

27117 112th Ave MLS# V904061 $499,000

#223-19673 Meadow Gardens MLS# V884546 $375,000

24035 Fern Cr MLS# V908420 $448,800

#123-22555 116th MLS# V877690 $219,900

#7-11757 236th MLS# V878045 $268,800

MLS#V899822 & V896128

23619 118th

#2-22466 North Ave

23620 Tamarack Ave

Starting at $229,900

MLS# V881823 $528,800

MLS# V910622 $299,900

MLS# V888470 $558,000

RIO - 2 units remaining MLS#V886823 & V898900

Starting at $252,800

11667 Haney Bypass

Maple Ridge Ofﬁce 22718 Lougheed Highway

604.467.3871

www.macrealty.com www.macrealty.com www.macauction.ca

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JASON EXNER BRENDA EXNER Cell 604-818-9851 Cell 604-603-8043

TEAMTELEP

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 3-5 PM

www.teamtelep.com

www.jasonexner.com

www.BrendaExner.com

NEW LISTING

Lisa 604-970-2209 • lisa@teamtelep.com •

12266 201st Street

ING

REDUCED

$699,900

31-20841 DEWDNEY TRUNK RD, MR (KICHLER STATION)

GABRIOLA • • • • •

$359,900

3 Bedroom/ 2 Bath Private/Fenced back yard Garage Laminate Floors Needs TLC Offered at only $249,900

Call Jason Exner: Cell 604-818-9851

Unbelievably beautiful 3 BR townhome backing onto greenbelt with total privacy. Totally renovated with style and artistry. Worry free complex with newer roofs and rainscreen technology. Loads of storage with a double garage, plus there is a third parking space in front of the garage.

Call Brenda Exner: Cell 604-603-8043

T LI S

First time on Market 4 Bedroom/4 Bathroom 1000 sq ft shop New roof, very well maintained Close to Elementary School and Whonnock Lake • In-law suite potential • Incredibly serene setting

ACREAGE OPPORTUNITY

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 12-2 PM

$519,900

2 BR APARTMENT $139,900 This is not a misprint! This bright corner unit has been beautifully renovated with marble and laminate ﬂoors, new bathroom, and designer paint. Huge patio area is securely fenced and is like another room in the summertime. Solid vinyl building where you can walk to the West Coast Express and all shops and services in uptown Maple Ridge. See virtual tour at www.BrendaExner.com.

Call Brenda Exner: Cell 604-603-8043

REDUCED

$449,900

20270 123 AVE

11751 194A STREET, PITT MEADOWS

Custom built 2 storey with 4 Br’s upstairs on a quiet no through street. The huge south facing yard is 75x128, has RV parking, a storage shed and is perfect for a pool or a workshop. Walk to Fairview Elementary, Westview Secondary, Christian School and Westgate Shopping Center.

Meticulously maintained basement entry home in a quiet cul-de-sac. The large private 7405 sq ft lot is a gardener’s paradise and has an RV pad among the towering cedars. There is over 1800 sq ft with 3 Bedrooms, a den, a full bath and 2 half baths, a new roof and drainage, and suite potential. First time on the market and original owner!!

Call Brenda Exner: Cell 604-603-8043

19655 SOMERSET Rare 2 storey home with full basement in great neighbourhood. 4 bedrooms. Sunken L/R with vaulted ceilings. Kitchen has oak cabinets and sliders to super back yard. Heat pump, roof replaced in 2007. Laminate ﬂoors and designer colours. Steps to shopping. Please contact Brenda (604) 816-6961 ML #V911048

$599,900

MIKE HUBER

Selkirk Town Centre

$686,000

Call Lisa at 604-970-2209

Buying or Selling a Home?

• Units for Lease • Convenient downtown location next to Haney Place Mall

$14/sq. ft.

PRICED TO SELL! • Executive 2 storey with full walk out bsmt • Granite gourmet kitchen w/ SS appliances • Hardwood throughout • 3,434 sq. ft. total w/4 bdrms • Finished & ready to move in!

Call Dave at 604-341-0783

In life, you don't always get what you deserve.....You get what you negotiate! Have the proven negotiators on your side! We can help! Call Team Telep today! 604-467-3871

DAVE TELEP PERSONAL REAL ESTATE CORPORATION

“Our service will move you.”

24270 102nd Ave. Super 4 bedroom 4 bathroom home. Great open p plan living. Island in kitchen for cooking and entertaining. Fully ﬁnished walk out basement. Nice deck and fenced back yard. Bright and Cheery and ready for a new family. Call Brenda (604)816-6961 MLS #V898914

www.brendajenkins.com

DICK HUBER

• 6.4 Level Acres in Pitt Meadows • 70,000 sq ft of Glass Greenhouses • 30,000 sq ft of Plastic Greenhouses • 60’ x 75’ steel barn • 2 bedroom rental Call Lisa at 604-970-2209

23870 106th Ave. OPEN SAT & SUN 11-4 DRIVE BY! CALL US!

OPEN SUN 2-4

$389,000

Al & Brenda JENKINS 604.467.3871

604.250.3977 604.839.8647

Call Lisa at 604-970-2209

13925 M McKechnie K h i Rd. Rd

$889,900 $139,900

Westside location overlooking green space Over 2600 sq ft, 5 beds, 3 baths Vaulted ceilings, lots of natural light and open space Large master with walk in closet and spa inspired ensuite Granite in the kitchen which is open to the family room beautiful double door entry with curved staircase and wrought iron railings • Private fenced yard, covered patio

$609,900

Call Jason Exner: Cell 604-818-9851

NEW LISTING

• • • • •

ACRES - VERY PRIVATE • • • • •

Dave 604-341-0783

For a virtual tour, go to You Tube and type in the listing address

MASTER ON MAIN

FAMILY LIVING

Beautifully maintained, bright and updated level entry rancher w/full daylight bsmt in Maple Ridge’s Premier Adult Community: Fraser Glen 45+. Features 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and loads of storage. Asking $349,900

Delightful, bright basement entry home with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and close to schools and WCE. On a fenced, private lot with plenty of sun. All updated with new furnace, ﬂooring, roof, hot water tank and clean as a whistle. Asking $449,000

228th A better than new 2 level home in the centre of town. This 6 year old beauty has a huge fenced lot with plenty of room for the kids and a pool. Dad will be happy with his brand new 28x28 workshop with it’s own power, water and plumbing. It could be easily converted into a mortgage helper. Come by and make us an offer. Asking $524,900

RON MITCHELL Cell 604-617-9642 www.ronmitchell.bc.ca

“Selling Your Home For All It’s Worth”

SCOTT MEADUS 604.313.5727

4 CUSTOM BUILT HOMES ACROSS FROM PRESTIGIOUS MEADOWRIDGE SCHOOL • 1,800 sq ft rancher • 3,800 sq ft 2-storey • 2 - 3,600 sq ft bsmt entries

Priced from $580-$699,000

Maple Ridge Ofﬁce 22718 Lougheed Highway

Your Full Service Real Estate Company To ﬁnd out more, visit: www.macrealty.com

604.467.3871

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17 one bedroom homes under $160,000 14 two bedroom homes under $250,000

GRAND OPENING OCT 1 ST · Granite window sills all around · Granite countertops with a 1½” square · · · ·

PRESENTATION CENTRE Open 12- 5 pm Daily (Closed Fridays) or by Appointment 20060 FRASER HIGHWAY LANGLEY

edge finish Soft-close cabinets and drawers in kitchen and baths GE stainless-steel, self-cleaning 15,000 BTU gas range Rich marble countertops with 1½” square edge finish in main bath Granite ensuite 1½” square edge bathroom countertops with above counter basin sink and chrome fixtures

· Gas connections on balconies for

· · ·

barbeque hookup Closet organizers in all bedrooms Samsung stainless-steel french door 17.8 cubic foot twin-cooling refrigerator with ice maker Security card access control for building

Beautiful Metro Vancouver Location LIVEatVARSIT Y.COM 604.539.2200 This is not an offering for sale. Any such offering can only be made with a disclosure statement. The developer reserves the right to make changes to the information contained herein. E. & O.E.

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A World of Difference.

Meet Bluetree, a seriously friendly builder. Helpful and dependable like a good neighbour, we come from 30+ years of award-winning quality as part of the ParkLane/Wesgroup family of companies. From thoughtful design details to communities that connect the people that live there, we create extraordinary home-buying experiences. And even after you move in, we’re still just a phone call away.

COMING SOON

Kanaka Creek, MAPLE RIDGE 3 & 4 BED TOWNHOMES from the low $300’s

Kanaka Creek

Situated in an established Maple Ridge neighbourhood next to Kanaka Creek Elementary School, this is a place perfect for growing families. Register now at bluetreehomes.ca or call 604- 476-1188.

See more at bluetreehomes.ca

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OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2 - 4 Each ofﬁce independently owned & operated

Excellent basement entry home in a quiet cul-de-sac location in East Central Maple Ridge, 5 bedrooms, 3 baths and a recently renovated basement with a spacious bedroom and a huge rec room make for a family friendly home. Lots of other upgrades include new carpet upstairs, new ﬂooring down, four year old roof and a nicely renovated ensuite for the master bdrm. The refurbished deck overlooks a fully fenced, beautifully landscaped yard. Enjoy the magniﬁcent view of the Golden Ears from your living room. Close to schools, recreation and transit. Call today for your personal TOUR.

$399,900

Super Location

SUITE MLS V896140

569,500

228 ST

LifeStyles Realty

22847 127 Place

127 Place

Dewdney Trk

Ray Pelto 604-619-0804

GRAND OPENING Phase II

11 29 Single Family Homes starting from $514,900 The Rena

The Carlton

562,900

from 4 bedroom with unﬁnished basement. 3300 sq ft

524,900

from 3 bedroom with unﬁnished basement. 2700 sq ft

SHOW HOMES

Upgrades Included...

OPEN 12-4 PM

Overlook Greenbelt EnerGuide rated homes Exterior upgrade of Hardie and choice of stone

EXCEPT FRIDAYS

11227 236A St. Maple Ridge BROOKSIDE REALTY

Call Vicky 604-999-2452 Visit us online at www.thepointehomes.ca

Haney ByPass

11933 224th St Maple Ridge

112A 12A Ave ve

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Vaulted ceilings Wrap around verandah Full size homes with open and efﬁcient ﬂoor plans

Creekside CreeksideStreet Street

Stainless steel appliances Screens Granite in the kitchen Maple cabinets throughout

Visit our two fully furnished

(236 St)

514,900

Gilker Hill

from 3 bedroom with full daylight unﬁnished basement. 2660 sq ft

Prices Include HST!

Lougheed Hwy

The Roberts

Brookside Realty

11933 - 224th St., Maple Ridge

rpelto@telus.net

Kanaka Way

Creating Clarity and Conﬁdence in all your Real Estate Endeavors Living in Maple Ridge and being a resident of the community for the past 28 years I have centered my focus on residential sales in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. In doing so I have met many wonderful people in the community which have made my career that much more enjoyable. Thanks to all my great past and present clients, family, and friends for the opportunities in making your home purchase or sale an exceptional positive experience that have stayed with you for years to come.

Amanda vandenBrink 604-619-2164 www.clickmyhome.ca

12010 Dover Street

459,000

OPEN HOUSE SAT 2 - 4

629,000

529,000

• Concrete and Steel Construction • Future home of the Pitt Meadows Library • Retail space also available $

224,900

292,000

OPEN HOUSE SUN 2 - 4

Harris Rd

Park Rd 122 Ave

WESTCOAST EXPRESS

399,000

OPEN HOUSE SUN 11 - 1

OPEN HOUSE SAT 2 - 4

11950 Stephens Str * 3 bdrm ren’d rancher * Centrally located * Set on 9450 s f lot * NEW gourmet kitchen * NEW Flooring * NEW roof/furnace * 2 large decks * Fully fenced b/yard * Dead end Street

409,000

OPEN HOUSE SAT 11 - 1

69-11067 Barnston

* Cute & cozy rancher * 1268 square feet * Westside 5045’ lot * 25x21 detached shop * Fully fenced yard * Centrally located * Minutes to shopping * Minutes to W C Exp * Basement too!

Ford Rd

www.lifeatsolaris.com

21525 - 121st St.

Appointments Available After Hours UG

11933 224th St., Maple Ridge

3 - 19022 119B Ave.

* Ground level unit * Corner unit * 2 bedrooms * Bright open ﬂoor plan * Nicely updated * Playground area * Newer ﬂooring * Newer counter tops * Minutes to shopping

Brookside Realty

* 2 Storey townhome * 1426 square feet * 3 bdrms ~ 3 baths * Small, quiet complex * Sunken Living room * 2 patios for relaxing * Fully fenced yard * Pet friendly complex * Walk to W C Express

40 - 23560 119th Ave

• Pitt Meadows Only Highrise

• Chad August 604-318-5254 • Jim Isherwood 604-250-7755

OPEN HOUSE SUN 2 - 4

* Georgian inspired T/H * 2 bdrm+den, 2 baths * Open ﬂoor plan * 9 ft ceilings on main * Gourmet kitchen * Dble/tandem garage * Walk to sports park * Walk to hockey rinks * Minutes to WC Exp.

329,900

REALTO

24903 108th Ave.

* 4 bdrm ~ 3 baths * 2757 Sq. feet * Huge master bdrm * KANAKA RIDGE * Private backyard * Fully fenced + Hot tub * Tile roof, 9” ceilings * Fraser river views * Minutes to all amen.

McMyn Rd

URITE

* 4 bdrm+den ~ 3 baths * 4481 Sq. feet * Huge master bdrm * BAKER RIDGE * BRAND NEW * Gorgeous kitchen! * Private deck w views! * H/wood/marble ﬂoors * Minutes to all amen.

23855 Zeron Ave.

12069 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows, B.C.

1 E N EW S 2 0

11933 224th Street Maple Ridge

* 3 bdrm ~ 3 baths * 1784 Sq. ft 2 storey * Set on 7191 s f lot * GARY OAKS * Cape Cod style home * Freshly painted * Newer roof * 23’10X22 dble garage * Centrally located

OPEN Mon - Thurs 1-4pm • Weekends 12-5pm

FAVO

www.dannyandclaudio.com

1 BEDROOM + DEN 653 SQ FT $229,900

One bedroom and den starting in low 200s, two bedroom starting at 259,900.

amandavandenbrink@shaw.ca Brookside Realty

HAVE YOU SEEN THE VIEW? Pitt Meadows only High Rise FINAL HOMES SELLING NOW

39 YEARS EARS SERVICE RVICE

www.raypelto.com

More PHOTOS at www.frankbudd.com

NEW SHOWHOME

TRIPLE GARAGE...Enter the soaring foyer to this spacious home ideal for an extended family and on a quiet cul-de-sac. Main ﬂoor has an open kitchen/breakfast area/family room PLUS private separate dining and living room with leaded glass french doors. There is solid hardwood ﬂooring throughout. The day-light basement offers a billiard (and more) size games/rec room. Balance is a self-contained suite for family or guests. Large, secure and level, fenced 69’x118’ yard for kids and pets. There are 2 laundries, 2 sets of appliances and 3 full bathrooms.

OPEN HOUSE SAT. 2 - 4

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For the way you live

LifeStyles Realty Terri Smith 778-988-1224 $000,000

DEBBIE SHEPPARD

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“VIEWMORE”...

Featured home of the week OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4PM PM

THREE TO O VIEW

#28-23580 #28 # 23580 Dewdney Trk

Three of these rancher-style townhouses in desirable St. Georges Village will be open for viewing this Sunday! Offering vvaulted ceilings in the livingroom/ d diningroom, sunny eating area off the front entrance, European o kkitchen with a wall of pantry, 2 b bedrooms, 2 washrooms, covered d deck and private outlook. This is a co-op, ask Debbie for details. B Best bang for the buck!

All this for $212,900

SILVERMERE LAKE IS YOUR BACKYARD

$880,000

Enjoy the good life! Waterski, kayak, boat, swim right out your backdoor. Beautiful piece of property, 1/3 acre walk-on waterfront with its own private dock well away from the busy noise of Lougheed Highway. The house was a grand dame in her day, vaulted post and beam ceilings, big windows, over 3000 sq. ft. ...but it needs work to bring it back...or this property presents the opportunity to build your own dream home. Call today!

When ordinary just won’t do! Call Terri for details on this executive home 778-988-1224

T his gated River Road home is situated on just under ½ an acre of property with sweeping views of both the Fraser River and Mount Baker.

The home has been professionally remodelled and exudes character and charm from the gourmet kitchen to the crown moldings and hardwood ﬂoors.

PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP

$199,800

This lovely upper unit in the Colonial Village on 224th St. is move-in ready! Lovingly maintained and beautifully updated, this home offers updated ﬂooring, kitchen totally remodelled with new cabinets and appliances, sunny south facing exposure, 2 bedrooms, den/hobbyroom area off laundry room, deck front and back. Its really lovely, and if you’re 19 or older, it can be yours to enjoy! Call Debbie today!

View more pictures and information at www.terrismith.ca

“Trust your dreams !” Mathew Chadwick matt@mathewchadwick.com www.mattchadwick.com ph 604.466.2838 fx 604.466.2868

OFFICE 604-466-2838

CHADWICK MAMA TT TT CHADWICK YO U R R E A L E S TAT E P R O F E S S I O N A L

YOUR REAL ESTATE PROFFESIONAL

ridge-meadows realty y INDEPENDENTLY OWNED & OPERATED

OPEN SUNDAY 2-4 PM

11711 240th St. M.R.

#217 22514 116th Ave., Fraser Court

20590 123rd Ave., Maple Ridge

26788 Dewdney Trk Rd

33079 Cameron Ave

#26 11125 232nd St. • Detached home at townhouse prices • Strata only $30 month

• Triple Threat • Build, Renovate, Develop • The choice is yours!

• 1 bedroom and den • Oak cabinets and gas ﬁreplace • Open living room

• Master on main • RV Parking • 2 bedrooms up • Spacious kitchen

• Just under 1 acre with city water • Detached shop 30 x 40 “Mechanics Dream”

$699,999

$169,900

$459,000

$399,000

$329,000

$369,000

MLS V899522

MLS V909026

MLS V905483

MLS V86026

MLS F1105007

MLS V894178

# 311 11519 Burnett St

32489 Widgeon Ave Mission

• Ready to build! • Wells in septic approved • 5.5 acres 329k WOW!

OPEN SUNDAY 2-4 PM

32482 Beaver Dr. Mission

Erin Chadwick BA, AMP, Mortgage Broker ph. 604.313.5328 fx. 604.466.9827 info@erinchadwick.com www.erinchadwick.ca

• Great Updates huge lot!

$333,000 MLS F1114546

33330 Cardinal St., Mission • Custom built log home • 10 private acres • 4 bdrms, 2 bathrooms • 2 detached shops, 24x40 & 26x46

#7 11950 232nd St., Maple Ridge

• 3 bedrooms • 2.5 bathrooms • All new appliances

• Easy to show • Convenient location! • 1 bdrm, 1 den, river view

CULDESAC • Huge lot - very private backyard!

$599,900

$289,900

$184,900

$339,000

MLS F1027231

MLS V904583

MLS V866740

MLS F1105884

WWW.MATTHEWCHADWICK.COM

22308 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge # 2 - 19126 Ford Road, Pitt Meadows

Each office independently owned and operated

604.466.2838

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For the way you live

LifeStyles Realty Steve & Gloria

# 311 11605 227th St, East Central, Maple Ridge

Hamilton 604-467-8881

HILLCREST at FRASERVIEW VILLAGE! • Shows like new! • 55+ Building • South East corner of the building • Master bedroom has a walk-in closet and ensuite with soaker tub • Fraserview Village offers indoor pool, recreation centre, banquet hall, workshop included in strata fee.

Great NEW Price!

218,900

M TEA Selling? Buying?

CHEAPER THAN RENT $ $102,900

LUKE

604-561-0053

WILDWOOD TERRACE. Attractive, remodelled, 2 bdrm unit with newer cabinets, ﬂooring, Lite ﬁxt & more. Building has an outdoor pool for summer enjoyment. Almost downtown. Level walk to shopping & recreation.

COLLEEN JEFF LUKE

www.rpluke.com

475,000

• • • •

369,000

12522 230TH STREET, MR – UPDATED 3 LEVEL SPLIT– 1,951 sqft, 3 bdrm + den Updated Kitchen, windows, paint, ﬂooring & lighting Large back yard, includes newer deck & garden shed Nice neighbourhood

• • • • • •

CHARACTER HOME WITH PRIVATE YARD 1608 Sqft 3 Bedrooms New Furnace, New HW tank Lots of updates Huge Yard, 7200 Sqft lot Central Location

J an Hickman

• • • • •

The Realtor who unites “Hearts and Homes”

4,102 sqft 4 bedrooms + den Large great room 18ft vaulted ceilings 3 ﬁreplaces including f/p in master bdrm • Private views

OPEN Sun. 2-4 pm 13368 MCCAULEY CRES.

CE !! PRI CTION U RED

699,000

CUSTOM BUILT HOME IN GREYSTONE

A BARGAIN AT $89 $89,900 900 THE CANUCK. Two bdrm unit on ground ﬂoor at rear of bldg. Recent updates thru out, laminate, ceramic, carpet, light ﬁxtures, crown mouldings & baseboards. Level walk to all amenities.

photo tour www.gloriahamilton.ca

ROB JEEVES 604-240-2629 $

ONE BEDRM & DEN THE GARDENS, one bedrm. & den unit facing trees on East side. Offers laminate ﬂoors, gas F/P & L shaped deck. In suite laundry & underground parking. A short walk to town centre & on bus route. $148,500

A HORSE OF COURSE

HOME ALONE?

ROCKRIDGE • .48 ACRE

Should go in the 5-stall barn with 5 turn-out paddocks and heated tack room that comes with this 2 1/2 acre ranch. Cute house with 3 bedrooms, 1 bedroom suite in barn plus extra 24 x 12 workshop, city water and close to town. Make this the place where you’ll want to hang your spurs.

Then you’ll want to see this 724 sq. ft. huge 1 bedroom with a great mountain view. The gourmet kitchen features stainless appliances and granite counters. The bedroom is big enough for a king-sized bed as well as a desk. Downtown. Walk to all amenities and West Coast Express.

REDUCED $678,800

PRICE REDUCED TO $189,900

A secret garden seen from the decks of this custombuilt home is just one of the features of this 4 bedroom basement entry. An exceptional property offers cathedral ceilings with a wall of windows, 2’x6’ construction, expansive living areas, double garage and a much sought-after location. REDUCED $589,900

Jan Hickman 604-828-3445

OPEN SATURDAY & SUNDAY 1 - 4

OPEN SUNDAY 1 - 4

HIGHLAND CREEK

NEW 2 STOREYS WITH FINISHED BASEMENT

OPEN SAT & SUN 1- 4

OPEN EVERY DAY EXCEPT FRI 12-4

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Pitt Meadows quarterback Jacob Gowler just gets off a pass as a Titans’ defensive linesman bears down on him.

Titans defence shuts out Marauders in annual tilt by R o b e r t M a n g e l s d o r f staff reporter For the second year in a row, the Samuel Robertson Technical Secondary School Titans bested the Pitt Meadows Marauders in the annual match-up between the two rival high school junior varsity football programs. The Titans ground attack was too much for the injury-riddled Marauders to contain as they ran away with a 25-0 victory at Pitt Meadows secondary Wednesday

afternoon. “This was a big win for us,” said SRT head coach Tom Levesque. “This is a great rivalry and we’ve been pumping up the guys all week for this game.” The ﬁrst half saw Pitt give up a pair of turnovers, which cost the team dearly. The Titans defence managed to pin Pitt deep in their end zone when Austin McAllister stripped the ball and ran it back for a Titans touchdown. Pitt recovered and drove the ball downﬁeld only to fumble the ball, which was then recovered by the Titans. “That really changed the momentum of the game for us,” said

Levesque. The Titans had a chance to put a second touchdown on the board late in the second quarter deep in Marauders territory, but were thwarted by Pitt’s defence. With just a seven-point lead at the half, Levesque said it was still anyone’s game. “If it wasn’t for those turnovers, it could have been a very different story,” he said. The Titans pounded the Marauders defence with run after run in the second half. In all, the Titans ran more than 20 plays along the ground in the second without attempting a single pass. The Titans didn’t waste any time either, as they scored on the open-

ing possession with a ﬁve-play, 57yard drive to score. Pitt managed to block the convert, but on the ensuing possession, went three an out and had to punt the ball away. SRT took the ball from their own 38-yard line, and put together an 11-play drive, resulting in their third touchdown of the game. After an incomplete pass on a two-point conversion, the Titans defence went to work again, forcing the Marauders to go three and out once more. The Titans put together another grinding drive, scoring a touchdown on their third possession in a row. “They were giving us the middle all day, so we exploited it,” said Levesque. Tyrell Ogloff had two touchdowns for the Titans, while Zach Tripp-Buchanan and Austin McAllister also tallied major scores. Tripp-Buchanan rushed for 168 yards, while Ogloff ran for 130. The Titans defence smothered the Marauders in the second half, not allowing them a single ﬁrst down. Defensive coach and former B.C. Lion Josh Bean said he was impressed by his team’s hard work in the trenches. “Our linebackers made some big tackles,” he said. “They worked hard and they executed well.” However, a rash of concussions on the Marauders roster may have

played a signiﬁcant role in the game’s outcome. “I think if they had a full bench this would have been a much closer game,” said Levesque after the game. The Marauders were without four of their starting running backs, and three of their starting linebackers due to injury. “We have a roster of 34 players and we could only dress 20 today,” said Pitt coach Kris Little. “Our starting running back had never played running back before yesterday.” To make matters worse, the team’s top receiver, Justin Tweedy, broke his arm last week. “He’s had an 80- and an 85-yard reception so far this season, and now he’s out for the season,” Little said. “I’m not making excuses, SRT played a great game, they really did, but having those guys in the line up could have really made a difference.” Thankfully, all of Pitt’s injured players, save Tweedy, will be ready for action next week as the Marauders take on the Langley Saints. Heading into the third week of league play, both the Marauders and the Titans sit with 1-1 records. The Titans next face Abbotsford’s Robert Bateman secondary this Wednesday in their home opener at Rotary Field in Maple Ridge. Game time is 3:30 p.m.

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The Ridge Meadows Flames fell to 0-3 this season after a 9-2 loss Wednesday in Aldergrove to the Kodiaks. The local junior B hockey team doubled its goal total from its first two games, but could not keep the puck out of its own net as Aldergrove feasted on rookie goalie Jordan Eggert in his first start of the regular season. The Flames got on the board first with a goal from Terence Trusdale late in the first period. Ridge managed to hold on to the lead until the sixth min-

Maple Ridge Ridge’s Keanna Mason carded an even-par 72 to win the girls’ competition at the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour’s MJT British Columbia Fall One-Day Series at Pitt Meadows Golf Club on Saturday. Mason, 15, beat out Lily He, 12, of Pitt Meadows, who came

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put three pucks past him on 13 shots. The Kodiaks out-shot the Flames 49-35 on the night, while shelling Ridge Meadows 23-9 in the third period alone. The Flames now find themselves in the basement of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League standings and are still looking for their first win of the season. The Flames hope to right the ship tonight (Friday) at home at Planet Ice in Maple Ridge against the Richmond Sockeyes. Game time is 7:30 p.m.

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ute of the second period, when Matthew Luongo scored to put Aldergrove on the board. The Kodiaks potted a pair later in the period before Dean Gilmore scored to keep the Flames within a goal with the score 3-2. However, it was all Kodiaks from then on. Aldergrove scored late in the second, and then twice in the first five minutes of the final frame to put them ahead 6-2. Eggert was pulled in favour of veteran netminder Tyler Klassen, who didn’t fare much better, as the Kodiak were able to

finished in second place with a round of 74. Brooklyn Kraakman, 17, of Deroche, took third with a round of 77. “It was a great way to end the year with a win,” said Mason. “My plans for the off-season are to try to practice as much as possible and really focus on my school work.” Oscar Baek of Coquitlam

notched his third Boys 14-16 Division title on the Maple Leaf Junior Tour this season, firing an incredible round of 67, which included eight birdies. Baek also claimed the low overall score for the tournament by just one stroke, as fellow Coquitlam resident, Steven Diack, 19, shot a 68 to win the Boys 17-19 Division title See Golf, p46

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Fraser Valley Soccer League Regular season standings

Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour Pitt Meadows Golf Club Sept. 24

Atom Team Mission Meadow Ridge Gold Abbotsford Meadow Ridge Blue Chilliwack Red Chilliwack White Chilliwack Blue North Langley

GP 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

W 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 0

L 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4

T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% 1.000 .750 .750 .500 .500 .250 .250 .000

Streak Won 4 Won 1 Won 3 Lost 2 Won 1 Lost 1 Lost 1 Lost 4

PF 163 79 115 64 88 31 52 18

PA 43 54 62 54 86 101 90 120

Pts 8 6 6 4 4 2 2 0

Bantam Team Cowichan N. Surrey Tigers South Delta Chilliwack Langley N. Surrey Panthers North Langley Meadow Ridge Victoria Abbotsford Cloverdale Nanaimo

GP 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

W 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0

L 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4

T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% 1.000 1.000 1.000 .667 .500 .500 .500 .500 .250 .250 .000 .000

Streak Won 4 Won 4 Won 3 Won 1 Won 1 Won 1 Won 1 Lost 1 Lost 1 Lost 2 Lost 4 Lost 4

PF 152 178 74 97 64 86 38 71 17 46 13 0

PA 37 24 12 51 24 73 104 75 98 54 117 167

Pts 8 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 0 0

Junior Bantam Team Meadow Ridge Chilliwack Blue Abbotsford Chilliwack Red Mission North Langley

GP 4 4 4 4 4 4

W 4 3 2 2 1 0

L 0 1 2 2 3 4

T 0 0 0 0 0 0

% 1.000 .750 .500 .500 .250 .000

Streak Won 4 Won 2 Lost 1 Lost 2 Won 1 Lost 4

PF 78 114 114 97 57 79

PA 27 30 71 98 143 170

Pts 8 6 4 4 2 0

Midget Team Victoria White Rock Coquitlam North Delta Nanaimo Chilliwack North Surrey Langley Meadow Ridge Cloverdale Vancouver Burnaby Cowichan Richmond

GP 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

W 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0

L 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4

T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% 1.000 1.000 .750 .750 .750 .750 .500 .500 .500 .250 .250 .000 .000 .000

Streak Won 4 Won 4 Won 3 Won 2 Lost 1 Lost 1 Lost 2 Won 1 Won 2 Won 1 Lost 3 Lost 4 Lost 4 Lost 4

PF 110 178 97 111 118 96 88 117 51 81 48 0 52 7

PA 29 46 90 25 24 78 50 72 70 86 140 165 117 162

Pts 8 8 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 0 0 0

Peewee Team Abbotsford Black Meadow Ridge Gold Abbotsford White Chilliwack Blue Mission North Langley Meadow Ridge Blue Chilliwack Red

GP 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

W 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 0

L 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 3

T 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

% 1.000 .750 .750 .500 .375 .250 .250 .125

Streak Won 4 Won 3 Lost 1 Won 1 Won 1 Lost 3 Lost 1 Lost 2

PF 134 38 116 88 25 32 25 6

PA 12 38 45 59 49 69 90 102

Pts 8 6 6 4 3 2 2 1

Premier Team Poco FC Chilliwack FC Rapids Surrey FC Athletic Club Langley United North Fraser Selects Utd Port Moody Gunners A Abbotsford Mariners Peace Arch Utd A TWU Titans A North Delta SC A

GP 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2

W 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

L 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 1 2

F 11 8 4 5 4 3 1 3 2 1

A 1 1 2 5 6 1 9 4 6 7

Masters Division 1 Team Poco Dominion FC Aldergrove Utd Peace Arch FC Legends Peace Arch Utd Alumni North Fraser Razorbacks South Surrey FC B Chilliwack FC Rapids Langley Utd Alumni B Peace Arch Rangers North Fraser Thunder North Delta SC United Surrey FC Caps North Fraser Saints Surrey Heat

GP 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

W 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0

D 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

L 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3

F 13 8 9 11 4 7 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 6

A Pts 2 9 2 9 4 7 2 6 4 6 4 5 8 3 12 3 8 3 6 3 5 3 10 3 7 1 14 0

Pts 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 1 1 0

Rugby Lower Mainland Senior Men’s Division 3 standings Team Kats Capilano A United Kamloops Sr SFU Chilliwack Brit Lions Sr VRC Burnaby Lake UBC Scribes Ridge Meadows Surrey Abbotsford

G 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3

W 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

L 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 3

T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

PTS 12 12 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 -4

PF 101 129 31 69 43 13 55 32 48 72 20 43 3 13

PA 5 17 8 7 60 59 69 27 42 26 113 51 48 140

% 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Lower Mainland Senior Women’s Tier 2 standings Team United Kelowna/UBCO Abbotsford Brit Lions 1 Ridge Meadows Burnaby UBC

G 3 2 3 2 3 1 2

W 3 2 2 1 0 0 0

L 0 0 1 1 3 1 2

T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PTS 12 8 8 4 0 0 0

PF 120 61 111 46 30 12 27

PA 29 27 69 46 131 51 54

% 1.00 1.00 0.67 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00

Boys 14-16 Rank 1 T-2 T-2 4 T-5 T-5 T-7 T-7 T-7 10 11 12 T-13 T-13 15 16 T-17 T-17 T-19 T-19 21 22 23 T-24 T-24 26

Player Oscar Baek Nick Yan Alex Park Howard Lee Austin Hughes Teagan Casper Jun Kang Cole Briggs Marcus Brown Alexander Kwok Nick Krystal Nicolas Dimarco Young Oh Richard Yu Ken Wei Kibum Bae Nathan Talarico Jordan McKay Hoon Lee Cole McKinnon Noah Thon Andrew Metcalf Justin Lee Trevor Smith Greg Webster Bailey Parsons

Hometown Coquitlam Coquitlam Vancouver Coquitlam Delta North Vancouver Port Moody Langley Surrey Richmond Port Moody Port Moody Coquitlam Richmond Burnaby White Rock Cache Creek Langley Coquitlam Surrey Maple Ridge Surrey Port Coquitlam Roberts Creek Langley Langley

Score 67 74 74 77 78 78 79 79 79 81 83 83 84 84 93 96 97 97 99 99 100 103 105 106 106 107

Boys 17-19 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 T-6 T-6 8 9 10

Player Steven Diack Ryan Saran Callum Robinson Connor O’Dell Alex Leech Tyler Roope Nathan Haussmann Jordan Nielsen Paul Bordignon Siddhant Agrawal

Hometown Coquitlam Langley Langley Maple Ridge Mission Langley Victoria Langley Burnaby Port Moody

Score 68 75 77 82 88 89 89 93 94 103

Girls Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Player Keanna Mason Muni (Lily) He Brooklyn Kraakman Winnie Hyun Alisha Lau Valentina Trillo Julie Lym Rachelle Nielsen Breanna Croxen

Hometown Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Deroche Winnipeg Richmond Port Moody Vancouver Summerland New Westminster

Score 72 74 77 78 83 84 87 90 100

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and Richard Yu, Alex Leech, and Alisha Lau. The last stop in the MJT British Columbia Fall One-Day series is Oct. 15 at University Golf Club in Vancouver. For more information, visit www.maplejt.com or call 1-877859-4653.

Thon, also of Maple Ridge, who was 21st in the Boys 14-16 Division. In the Mr. Lube Long Drive contest, winners for each division were Roy Kang, Jun Kang, Diack and Kraakman. The Sundog Eyewear Closest to the Pin division winners were Connor Atkinson

13 and under division, 12-yearolds A.J. Ewart of Coquitlam and Perry Xin of Vancouver both shot one-over-par 73 to tie for the lead. Other local competitors at the event were Connor O’Dell of Maple Ridge, who finished fourth in the Boys 17-19 Division, and Noah

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ommunity Calendar lists events in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. Notices are free to local non-profit groups courtesy of The News. Drop off details to 22328 119 Ave., fax to 604-463-4741 or e-mail events@mapleridgenews. com at least a week before the event. Include a contact name and number. (No submissions by phone.) Listings appear as space permits. For guaranteed publication, ask our classified department at 604-467-1122 about non-profit rates. Friday, Sept. 30 â&#x20AC;˘ Pitt Meadows Secondary School is celebrating its 50th anniversary with an open house. Tours start at 1 p.m. with reception rooms celebrating each decade, followed by a football game featuring the senior boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Marauders at 7 p.m. More info at http://schools.sd42.ca/pmss

Saturday, Oct. 1 â&#x20AC;˘ Haney Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market has fresh cranberries, strawberries and lots of Maple Ridge corn. Country Fest is dropping by with some live turkeys. Chef Nathan will be demonstrating Spicy Cranberry Fig Chutney in the Bandstand at 10:30 a.m. Live entertainment by Cristin Bostrom. Memorial Peace Park on 224th Street in Maple Ridge, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information visit www. haneyfarmersmarket.org, or call 604-467-7433. â&#x20AC;˘ Anchors Aweigh! Come on a cruise adventure on dry land at St. Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anglican Church, 23500 Dewdney Trunk Road, from noon to 4 p.m. There will be a variety of activities, including kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; activities, and a multicultural buffet at 6 p.m. followed by more activities. For tickets and more information contact the church 604-463-9928. â&#x20AC;˘ The movie Tangled is being screened outdoors at Bonson Park, 11546 Bonson Road, at 7 p.m. Bring your own seat and snack. No charge, but donations welcome. Sunday, Oct. 2 â&#x20AC;˘ The 33rd annual Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Motorcycle Toy Run takes place Oct. 2 and the Harley Davidson Baggers and Hawgs Den are looking for Santa suits by donation for the traffic control volunteers. If you ride and have a Santa suit of your own and would like to volunteer for a few minutes for traffic control, then hop on at the tail end for the ride to the PNE, please sign up on the site for more details at www.hawgsden.com Monday, Oct. 3 â&#x20AC;˘ The first District Parent Advisory Committee (DPAC) meeting of the school year is at the District Board Office at 22225 Brown Avenue from 7 to 9 p.m. Judy Dueck (District Health and Safety Officer) along with Rick Delorme (Facilities

Director) will be there to present the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Emergency Preparedness Plan. All parents in the district are always welcome to attend the meetings. â&#x20AC;˘ Pitt Meadows Community Choir is holding an open house and information night at 7 p.m. at Pitt Meadows Community Church Hall (corner of Harris Road and Ford Road). Information and sign up sheets available for this un-auditioned choir. All are welcome. Refreshments, entertainment by Collage.

Tuesday, Oct. 4 â&#x20AC;˘ The Maple Ridge Public Library will be hosting a Customer Appreciation Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Join the library as they celebrate Canadian Library Month and their wonderful customers. Refreshments will be served. â&#x20AC;˘ The next Garibaldi Art Club meeting takes place at 7:00 p.m. in the Craft Room, on the third floor of the Maple Ridge Arts Centre. Members will be discussing workshops and plans

for the Fall Show. Please bring an item for the gift baskets. Membership is $50, or $40 for seniors. New members welcome. â&#x20AC;˘ SongStage takes place at the ACT from 7 to 9 p.m. The event is hosted by local songwriter Ivan Boudreau, and this monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s featured artist is singer/ songwriter/entertainer Ken McCoy. This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event will be held in the Studio Theatre. Open mic to follow for songwriters of original material who wish to perform.

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Ages

Fee

T-Ball Mixed (2006)

Age must be 5 as of 04/01/2012

$85

Mini-Mite Mixed (2004/05)

Age must be 6 or 7 as of 12/31/2011

$85

The following divisions are girl only Teams. For further information, please contact the Registrar.

Mite (2002/2003)

Age must be 8 or 9 as of 12/31/2011

$130

Squirt (2000/2001)

Age must be 10 or 11 as of 12/31/2011 $150

Pee Wee (1998/1999) Age must be 12 or 13 as of 12/31/2011 $150 Bantam (1996/1997)

Age must be 14 or 15 as of 12/31/2011 $155

Midget (1994/1995)

Age must be 16 or 17 as of 12/31/2011 $155

Junior Ladies (1991/1992/1993)

Age must be 18, 19, or 20 as of 12/31/2011

$205

A $5.00 warehouse fee will be added to each registration. Rep fees are additional $100

Online registration is also available through our website at: www.rmmsa.com

NOW ACCEPTING REGISTRATION FOR FALL CLINICS Players must be registered with RMMSA for 2011-2012 in order to register for clinics.

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P.O Box 436, Maple Ridge, B.C. V2X 8K9 For more information visit our website at www.rmmsa.com or call our information line at 604-466-1088 | Fax: 604-466-1044

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CHILDREN

ANIA KIDS PLACE

PUDDLE D (Duck) Children’s Ctr

INFORMATION Licensed Family Daycare Dewdney & 234 Rd

Presents

Accepting new registrations for children ages 1-5. Snacks & lunch included.

Helping Overcome Perceptions of Epilepsy (H.O.P.E.)

Cottonwoods Child Care Centre

If you live with epilepsy or know someone who does, it will increase your understanding of this condition. It will empower you to become a knowledgeable participant in your own health management.

2 ½ / 4 hr / full day preschool program. Art, Science, Music, Phonics, outdoor playtime & much more! Theme based program with qualified ECE instructors

October 5th, 2011 7 - 9 pm

Mon - Fri ~ 6am - 6pm Located in Planet Ice 23588 105 Ave 604 - 463 - 4003

IN MEMORIAM

In Loving Memory of

Lothar Kaufmann Feb 19, 1931 ~ Oct 4, 1990

OBITUARIES

Missed everyday, your wife children, grandchildren and great-granddaughter.

Tillie Hahn

April 15, 1900 ~ October 1, 2004

Gone are the days we used to share, But in my heart you are always there. Never more than a thought away, Loved and remembered every day. Life is not the same without you, You are and always will be so loved and very much missed.

Doris

Davie Jones Edith McDermott Highland Park Pitt Meadows

Your community. Group Your classifieds. Centre 30mo - 10yrs old.

BURROWS Carol “Maureen” Burrows

If we could have a lifetime wish, A dream that would come true, We’d pray to God with all our hearts for yesterday and for you.

Call: (604)476-0915

A FREE, interactive multi-media workshop .

Preschool Daycare 21/2 to 5 years Before &/or After school care K ~ 12 years

SCHMIDT, Dolores Marlene passed away in Ridge Meadows Hospital at the age of 76 years after a valiant battle with cancer. She will be dearly and sadly missed by her sisters Myrna Schmidt and Donna White, both residing in Maple Ridge. Cremation and no memorial at her request. Thank you to all that cared for and helped Dolores during her difficult time.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Maureen on September 26, 2011. She is survived by her loving friend Marie Glendinning and her family; brother Neil (Donna) Burrows, sister Diane (Ted) Kennedy, sister in law Louise Burrows also nieces and nephews; Sandy, Leah, Trina, Jennifer, Aaron, Daina & great nieces and nephews; Kass, Julia, Kyla, Daisy, Paige, Cameron, & Reece, and many cousins and friends. Maureen was a very loving and outgoing person. She has many friends all over the world, as she enjoyed traveling by air, water or land. If someone was going on a trip, Maureen wanted to go too. She was like her mother in that respect “a bit of gypsy in her soul.” Her love of life lead her in many directions, and as she went she collected more and more friends. Maureen will be sadly missed in the future by many, many people and remembered fondly with great love. A Celebration of Life for Maureen will be held on Saturday, October 1, 2011 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm in the Fraserview Village Hall 22610116th Ave. Maple Ridge. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to the ALS Society of BC #1233-13351 Commerce Parkway, Richmond, BC. V6V 3A1 or McKenney Creek Hospice, Care Life Building, #100-11762 Laity St. Maple Ridge, BC. V2X 5A3. Condolences may be sent to www.mapleridgefuneral.ca

“Going on another adventure”

McNALLY Graedon William Harry Age 14, of Mission, B.C. passed away on September 24, 2011 at B.C. Children’s Hospital after an eleven year battle with leukemia. Graedon was born in Mission in February 1997 to Grant and Wendy McNally. He loved life, his family, his friends and most importantly, Jesus. Graedon was a strong, quiet and courageous young man whose life impacted more people than he could ever imagine. His last week was spent with his good friends and family before he left us so suddenly. Graedon fought the good fight, took the hand of Jesus and we are comforted by the fact that he will never again face any pain, sorrow or tears. Graedon is predeceased by his grand father William Holland McNally and will be lovingly remembered by his mother Wendy and his father Grant, his sisters Jordana, Reanne and Kaelin, his grandparents Harry and Susan Klassen (Altona, Manitoba), Evangeline McNally (Coquitlam), Uncles and Aunts: Greg and Wendy McNally (Coquitlam), Lynn and Les Moyer (Coquitlam), Russ and Gladys Klassen (Rosenfeld, Manitoba), Nancy and Barry Dueck (Winkler, Manitoba), Cheryl and Glenn Wallace (Mission), his cousins from Coquitlam and Manitoba, and his best friends Zach Wallace, Levi Watson, Dean Chiasson, Andrew Dudas, and so many more. Those wishing to pay their respects, a viewing will be held at Woodlawn Mission Funeral Home, 7386 Horne Street on Friday, September 30th from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 1st at 2:00 p.m. at Maple Ridge Baptist Church, 22115 Lougheed Hwy. We extend an invitation to all who would like to attend the celebration of his life. We would like to thank Dr. Jeff Davis and Lucy Turnham and the entire nursing staff of the oncology clinic and cancer ward (3B) for their wonderful care of Graedon over the past eleven years. In lieu of flowers please consider becoming a Red Cross blood donor or making a memorial donation in Graedon’s name to B.C. Children’s Hospital at tributeprogram@bcchf.ca

Maple Ridge Leisure Centre 11925 Haney Place Maple Ridge, BC

October 12th, 2011 7 - 9 pm Walnut Grove Community Centre

OBITUARIES

Programs included: Arts, Science, Music, Math, Dramatic Play & Sports Fully licensed, Qualiﬁed E.C.E. Caregivers & Teachers Close to major route

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LOST AND FOUND

LOST CAT / $100 REWARD Piper was lost in the area of Abernathy and 224th. She is brown and orange with black markings. She has an ‘M’ on her forehead and is very friendly. Piper is 1 1/2 years old and has a tattoo in her ear. Please call Barb @ 604-463-3573 LOST:- LARGE M. black / white cat in area of 119 A Ave. & 238 St. Reward. Phone 604-312-0408.

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Expedia CruiseShipCenters Maple Ridge

You are invited! Join us and Wade Menard, District Sales Manager for Princess Cruises for a free, fun and informative event. Come and see how we can help you to experience the ultimate Alaskan vacation. Light refreshments and door prizes. Limited space available. Please RSVP by phone or email.

When: Tue, October 4, 2011 at 7 PM

Where: Expedia - CruiseShipCenters Maple Ridge. #8 - 20475 Lougheed Hwy. 604.465.7443

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CHILDCARE AVAILABLE

HARRY Hooge before & after school care. 2 blocks from school. 7am-5pm. 604-466-9579 before 8pm. - Jeannette

BiBi’s Licenced Family Daycare Qualified ECE. Ages 2 to 12 6:30am to 7pm 108B Ave/249 St 604.477.0777

KLITCH, Linda Louise Mary (nee Zurowski) Some are remembered for their contributions to community. (Linda Klitch, 60, happened to be one of those). Many others are remembered for personal accolades on paper and brass (Linda, Business Woman of the Year, had too many to count). But only one will be remembered as the “Margarita Mom” as she spent many a weekend with her adoring family in her beloved Shuswap, whenever she left the city for her home away from home. Born and raised in Prince Albert, Sask., Linda made a name for herself opening fashion boutiques and raising her children. By the time she moved to advertising sales – and to Kamloops, B.C. – Linda had begun to win what would turn into a lifetime of awards. She later became sales manager of Kamloops This Week, and eventually publisher, and in 2000 moved to the Semiahmoo Peninsula to become Peace Arch News publisher. Linda’s contributions to the White Rock/ South Surrey area are legendary, having volunteered for Peace Arch News Vintage Affair, Community of Lights Event Society and Spirit of the Sea Festival, as well as her work with WRSS Community Foundation, all in the name of improving the quality of life for residents. On Sept. 26, 2011, Linda passed away, after complications from surgery. She is pre-deceased by her father, August Zurowski, and survived by her mother, Bea, siblings Louise, Cyril and Lorraine, and beloved husband David Klitch, whom she married in 2005. She is remembered as the “world’s greatest mom” by Clark Hooton (Lisa), Amber Hooton (Chris), Preston Hooton (Lindsay), Denver Hooton (Mickel) and Tyler Klitch (Jen), and as a lover of all things family, by grandchildren Beckett, Noa, Anika and Meredith, and many nieces and nephews. A Celebration of Life in honour of Linda will be held Saturday, Oct. 1 at Hazelmere Golf Course (18150 8 Ave., Surrey), 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. In lieu of ﬂowers, her family requests donations be made to the Linda Klitch Legacy Fund, care of the WRSSCF (email info@wrsscf.org or call 778-292-1367). As well, one of Linda’s last wishes was to encourage her friends – whom she cherished – to donate blood.

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HAIRCARE PROFESSIONALS

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PRE-SCHOOLS

LAKESIDE PRE-SCHOOL Located on beautiful Whonnock Lake is now accepting REGISTRATION W Quality Programming for 3 to 5 year olds W AM & PM Classes available W Bright, well-equipped classroom

www.bccollegeofoptics.ca

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KLAASSEN Farms is looking for an onsite Farm Operator/Manager for our Chilliwack Blueberry Farm Operation. Duties include, but are not limited to: Weed Control, Pesticide/Fungicide Control, Nutrient Applications, Crop Harvesting, Farm Maintenance and some basic Equipment Maintenance. You will work closely together with the owner, who will collaborate on a management plan with you in order to gain the best economic value for our crop. The successful candidate will have some prior farm experience, but all applicants will be considered. Email your resume to info@klaassengroup.com or fax to (604)702-5609

Mrs. Kilsby 604.462.0026

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FOSTER/SOCIAL CARE

GREGG DISTRIBUTORS Ltd.

Distribution Warehouse in Langley requires an individual to drive a light truck. The position includes order picking and parts delivery. COMPETITIVE SALARY & BENEFITS PACKAGE Fax resume & Abstract GREGG DISTRIBUTORS (B.C) Ltd. 604-888-4688 or visit Employment Opportunities at www.greggdistributors.ca

Ontime Transport Inc. is looking a for a select group of Independent Tri axle flat deck Owner Operators to run BC-Alberta. You will operate under your own NSC, have your own fuel card, and cargo insurance. As an independent operator you can expect to earn a superior revenue as opposed to direct leasing. Please contact Carlos @ 604857-1191, cell: 604-783-4721. Thank you for considering Ontime Transport Inc. www.ontimetransport.ca

Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home for a few months. Are you looking for the opportunity to do meaningful, fulfilling work? PLEA Community Services is looking for qualified applicants who can provide care for youth in their home on a full-time basis or on weekends for respite. Training, support and remuneration are provided. Funding is available for modifications to better equip your home. A child at risk is waiting for an open door.

Make it yours. Call 604-708-2628 www.plea.bc.ca

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DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

THE DRIVE OF EXCELLENCE

BULK PETROLEUM Denwill, a carrier of bulk liquid petroleum products based in Burnaby requires Class 1 Drivers. We offer: • Competitive Hourly pay • Great benefits package • Excellent equipment • 4 on and 4 off work schedule • Steady year round local work • On the job training leading to certification in the transportation and handling of petroleum products

We require Drivers with: an excellent safety record 3 years exp. Class 1 with Air

Maple Ridge Locations. Also Hair Stylists for our Management team We Provide Customers for Hair Stylists That Love To Cut Hair!

Call Sam 778-898-4120 Get Your Game Face On!

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HELP WANTED

ALBERTA earthmoving company requires a journeyman heavy duty mechanic. You will work in a modern shop and also have mechanics truck for field work. The job is at Edson, Alberta. We require that you have experience on Cat crawlers and or Deere excavators. Call Lloyd at (780)723-5051. Busy Autobody Shop requires F/T body man. Effective Oct. 15, 2011. Fax resume to: 604-467-2452 or call Lynn at 604-467-4512

CARRIERS NEEDED The following routes are now available to deliver the NEWS in Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows

bcclassified.com 604-575-5555 INSIDE WORKERS REQUIRED for Commercial laundry in Port Coquitlam. P/T & F/T Mon. to Fri. $11/hr. Apply in person Mon-Fri at: #204, 1515 Broadway St, Pt Coquitlam.

Otter Co-op Yours for Value, Yours for Service

Part-time Warehouse Person

Otter Co-op at Pitt Meadows is seeking a part time Warehouse Person. Your schedule is flexible and will allow for call-ins and full time work when you are needed. You must be an outgoing self-starter, and be available mornings, afternoons, weekends and holidays. You are well groomed, physically strong and willing to take on a variety of duties and challenges. Please apply to: Jacky Graham, Branch Manager, Otter Co-op @ Pitt Meadows 12343 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows, B.C. V3Y 2J5 email: pittmeadows@otter-coop.com Fax# 604-465-0718 PRODUCTION LABOURER NEEDED for a growing fast paced Roof Tile Manufacturing Co. located in Surrey. Applicant must be prepared for and capable of physically demanding work. Duties include but not limited to general labour, cleanup, product stacking and must be a team player. Please fax resumes to: 604-599-5972 or email: wayne.abbott@paccoast.com

If you live on or near one of these routes and you are interested in delivering papers please call circulation @ 604-466-6397 and quote the Route number. FLAGGERS NEEDED If not certified, training available for a fee. Call 604-575-3944

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HUGHSON TRUCKING INC. is looking for Class 1 Super-B flatdeck drivers. Safety and Performance Bonuses, benefits package, drug & alcohol policy. 2 years experience preferred. We will provide transportation to Southern Alberta. Call 1-800-647-7995 ext 228 or fax resume to 403-6472763

HIGH VOLTAGE!

40045 - McClure Ave, 106 Ave, Zeron Ave, 239 St, 240 St, 238A St. 40109 - Lougheed Hwy, Harrison St, Olund Cres, Gillis Pl, 113 Ave 40214 - 125 Ave, Morse Cres, 127 Ave, 224 St 40223 - Eagle Ave, 122 Ave, 121A Ave, Peach Tree Crt, 231 St, Blossom St 40262 - Spring Ave, Exeter Ave, 126 Ave, Thornton Ave, 216 St. 40304 - Dewdney Trunk Rd, Hood St, 214 St, Ashbury Crt 40327 - Patterson Ave, 118 Ave, 203 St 40334 - Lorne Ave, Wanstead St, Ospring St, Princess St 40335 - Dale Dr, Walnut Cres, 204 St, Pinda Pl 40350 - 123 Ave, 124 Ave, Cherry Pl, Laity St, Carlton St, 214 St 40351 - 122 Ave, Stonehouse Ave, 123 Ave, Creston St, 216 St 40369 - 122 Ave, 121B Ave, Dewdney Trunk Rd, 203 St 40376 - 121 Ave, Telep Ave, 202 St 40378 - 124 Ave, Powell Ave, Brooks Ave, 205 St 40384 - 125 Ave, Meadow Pl, 124 Ave, Blanshard St, 40429 - Dewdney Trunk Rd, 120B Ave, 121 Ave, 238B St, 239B St 40432 - Docksteader Circ, Docksteader Loop, Foreman Dr, 229 St, 229B St, 230 St, 139A Ave 40434 - Foreman Dr, Vista Ridge Cres, 232 St 41033 - Hoffman Way, Thorburn Way, Sutton Ave, Carter Cl

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We are looking for 8-12 people For work in C.S, PR, Promo Travel & Benefits available Class 5 license an asset Call today start tomorrow! Call Kristina at 604-777-2196

We are still hiring - Dozer & excavator operators required by a busy Alberta oilfield construction company. We require operators that are experienced and preference will be given to operators that have constructed oilfield roads and drilling locations. You will be provided with motels and restaurant meals. Competitive wages, bonus and transportation daily to and from job sites. Our work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Call 780-7235051.

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Spices and Herbs Merchandiser/ Route Driver

Do you enjoy coming to work each day and being surrounded by high end products? If so, why not consider employment with Trail Appliances? We are the industry leader and carry all of the top name appliance brands. This is an ideal role for someone with a strong sales background, someone who enjoys meeting new people each day and can easily build and sustain strong business relationships. Candidates must be available to work all days of the week. Because of the large inventory of product we sell, the ability to learn a large amount of product knowledge is required. The successful candidate will be part of our fully paid, intensive, in house training program. Candidates should be fluent in English; the ability to speak Korean or Farsi would be an additional asset. If this sounds like the job you would be interested in long of your dreams and you would like to be considered... Please send me your resume to jobs@trailappliances.com.

P/T Spice & Herb Filler Hands on - Must have good hand eye coordination. School hours.

*Enrolment in, or completion of, the course is neither an offer nor guarantee of employment. Some restrictions apply.

looking for: Full & Part Time

Servers / Bar Tender & Line Cook

Competitive wages, medical & dental for those who qualify. Must be available for all shifts. Apply in person with resume to:

9610~ 287 St. Maple Ridge or Fax: 604. 462. 0392

Fax to 604-465-4372 www.natureschoice.ca

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EDUCATION

Now Hiring P/T, F/T Pub Servers. Must have Serving It Right. Good knowledge of Craft Beers.

MODEL/TALENT AGENCIES

Apply in person 22355 River Rd. Maple Ridge F/T Sushi Chef & Kitchen Chef Hamada Japanese Rest. (Maple Ridge) High School grad 3-5yrs exp Eng/Kor $18.75/hr 604-463-7535

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LABOURERS

ROOFING Contractor has openings for journeyman roofers and roofer’s helpers.Must be able to travel throughout the Lower Mainland.Competitive wages & ben, steady year round work. Please forward resumes to info@aqp.ca or call 604-940-1443.

Billy Miner Pub & Ale House

MOVIE EXTRAS ! WWW.CASTINGROOM.COM Families, Kids, Tots & Teens!! Register Now Busy Film Season

SERVERS, PT/FT, 19 +, required for busy restaurant. Apply in person to: Jim’s Restaurant 11952-224th St. Maple Ridge.

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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

SHAKE & SHINGLE PUB

Permanent part-time 5-8 hours Wed, Thurs, Fri Calling on current and new customers. Must be able to lift 25lbs. Must have clean driver abstract

All Ages, All Ethnicities

CALL 604-558-2278

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Healthcare is the #1 employer in B.C. Become a HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT • Job Security • Great Wages • Career Opportunities Small class sizes with a hands-on approach to learning.

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AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNICIAN

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Duration: 42 weeks Potential Wages: $100k/yr

AUTO BODY & REFINISHING TECHNICIAN Duration: 42 weeks Potential Wages: $80k/yr

NEW CAREER

AUTO BODY TECHNICIAN

Duration: 24 weeks Potential Wages: $80k/yr

AUTOMOTIVE REFINISHING PREP TECH Duration: 24 weeks Potential Wages: $80k/yr

BUSINESS MANAGER Duration: 2 weeks

Potential Wages: $50-$100k/yr

COLLISION ESTIMATOR

INTO HIGH GEAR!

Duration: 13 weeks Potential Wages: $36-$60k/yr

SERVICE ADVISOR

Duration: 13 weeks Potential Wages: $36-$60k/yr

PARTS & WAREHOUSING

GET CERTIFIED IN 13 WEEKS!

Duration: 6 weeks

Potential Wages: $32-$48k/yr

AUTO DETAILING Duration: 2 weeks

Potential Wages: $15-$20/hr

SALES & LEASING Duration: 1 week NEW

Potential Wages: $36-$75k/yr

DISPATCHING AND TRANSPORTATION OPERATION

Duration: 25 weeks Potential Wages: $36-$65k/yr

www.lovecars.ca Visit our New Campus at 12160-88th Ave, Surrey

H&R Block needs tax professionals. Classes beginmid mid October Classes begin September

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Retail Sales Professional Wanted Work for the leader in the appliance industry! TRAIL APPLIANCES Ltd. COQUITLAM

EDUCATION

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SALES

INSIDE SALES PERSON required for Rigging shop in Port Kells. Some mechanical aptitude and computer skills would be an asset. Must be a self-starter. Wage negotiable.

Please e-mail resume to app-rez@hotmail.com or Fax: (1)604-882-0330

SECURITY GUARD TRAINING Classes in Abbotsford. 604-870-4731 First Career Institute

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PERSONAL SERVICES

TRADES, TECHNICAL

FULL-TIME TRUSS BUILDERS & LABOURERS Req. for Truss Manufacturer in Pitt Meadows. Wage commensurate with experience. Beneﬁts after 6 mos. (Full-Time). Please fax resume: 604-465-9176 or e-mail: jamie.g@mrtruss.com

LEAD ROOF TECHNICIAN $28.00 - $38.00 per hour based on experience. Commercial roofing co. hiring lead roofers with extensive exp. in commercial roofing, including: two - ply torch, single ply, sloped and metal. Offering Great Benefits Including: Company Vehicle, Paid Travel, Support Crews, Top Wages, Health/Dental, Pension & Company Uniforms. Must have proven ability to install using RCABC roofing practices and follow WCB regulations. Fax resume: 604-944-2916, Call Adam: 604-944-2977 or e-mail aknipfel@designroofing.ca Visit: www.designroofing.ca

ROOFERS WANTED 5 years exp. Own tools, Safety equipment & Transportation Call Phil (604)418-9621 WANTED FRAMERS HELPER Highly motivated individuals for Framers helper in Maple Ridge area. Steel toes, hardhat, tools & own transportation required. Wage negotiable depending on exp.

236 Bluegrass and old time country fiddle mandolin and banjo lessons from well know local performer and experienced instructor and director of the BAMA Bluegrass Circle Phone 778 230-0543

Flute lessons openings available with qualified university graduate instructor Call 604-417-3603 In home drum instruction for all ages and abilities by qualified instructor with professional performance experience.

Call 604 467-6613

for details In home saxophone and clarinet lessons by university trained instructor with considerable teaching experience. Phone 604 417-3606 Learn Celtic Fiddle, Irish Tin Whistle and Irish Flute from an experienced instructor, professional performer and founding member of Black Thorn Call 778 230-0543 Learn Celtic Fiddle, Irish Tin Whistle and Irish Flute from an experienced instructor, professional performer and founding member of Black Thorn Call 778 230-0543 173A

Phone Todd 604-928-7511 or Dayne 604-908-7371

COUNSELLING

DO you have a problem with alcohol or drugs? Call Alouette Addiction Services at (604)467-5179 Check our website www.alouetteaddictions.org

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com

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INCOME TAX PROBLEMS? Have you been audited, reassessed or disallowed certain claims by Canada Revenue Agency? Call Bob Allen @ 250-542-0295 35yrs. Income Tax experience, 8.5yrs. with Revenue Canada. Email: r.gallen@shaw.ca

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LEGAL SERVICES

CRIMINAL RECORD?

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING

Bookkeeping & Accounting Payroll, Year-end, Financial Statements, Income Taxes E-FILE Service Ph: 604-465-2123 Cellular: 604-788-0161

CLEANING SERVICES

Brisk Home Cleaners

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

LANDSCAPING

CONCRETE & PLACING

HERFORT CONCRETE NO JOB TOO SMALL Serving Lower Mainland 23 Years! *Prepare *Form *Place *Finish *Retaining Walls *Stairs *Driveways Exposed Aggregate & Stamped Concrete ***ALSO... Interlocking Bricks &Sod Placement -Excellent Ref’s -WCB Insured

The DECK Guys

PAINT SPECIAL (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com

BUSINESS AND FINANCE: Seeking a business opportunity or partner? Posting legal notices? Need investors, agents or distributors, this is where you advertise. bcclassified.com

Free estimates 604-418-8340

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“ ABOVE THE REST “ Int. & Ext., Unbeatable Prices, Professional Crew. Free Est. Written Guarantee. No Hassle, Quick Work, Insured, WCB. Call (778)997-9582

A - 20779 Lougheed Hwy Maple Ridge Your local natural stone distributors. Custom made Granite Countertops. Slate Granite Marble Tile Tumbled stone. Large selection of Porcelain & Ceramic Sales & Service 604.463.0718 ~ 604.460.6656

Stardust

Painting

Commercial

Residential

Service,

Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $ Interior & Exterior. Member of BBB since 1975 Call John (604)889-8424

A.C. TREE SERVICE 30 years experience

Bob Fitz-James 604-467-0333

LEO: Mobile #657-2375, 462-8620 Home Renovations and New Construction

UNIQUE CONCRETE DESIGN F All types of concrete work F F Re & Re F Forming F Site prep FDriveways FExposed FStamped F Bobcat Work F WCB Insured

778-231-9675, 778-231-9147 FREE ESTIMATES

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DRYWALL

45 Years in the drywall trade. All size jobs boarding, taping, spraying. Big or small. Wayne 778-242-2060 Ceiling Restoration: taping & boarding respray, repaint, trowel over, 30 yrs exp. Del 604-505-3826 FRANKS Drywall *Boarding*Taping *Spraying no job too sm. Seniors rts Free ests. 604-939-7029, 809-1945

260

Big Mountain Electric Bonded, experienced Friendly service Reasonable price No job too small Reno’s/Additions

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Available for Delivery Call for pricing 604-465-5193 or 604-465-5197

Let MDG Home Services do the work for you... Just pick up the phone and give us a call!!!

(604)999-5454

Seven Days a Week

Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd. ✶ Bark Mulch ✶ Lawn & Garden Soil ✶ Drain Grave Lava Rock ✶ River Rock ✶Pea Gravel

(604)465-1311

meadowslandscapesupply.com

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

Gutter Cleaning Xmas Light installs

PRESSURE WASHING

DAVIDS WINDOW CLEANING WindowsW GuttersW Siding Washing Pressure/Hand Washing Free Estimates 465-1302W786-3466

Your LOCAL Tree Service, For Honest Prices & Quality Work

POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

Meadows Landscape Supply

Call Ian 604-724-6373

MOVING & STORAGE

$45/Hr

From 1, 3, 5, 7,10 Ton Trucks Licenced ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free estimate/Seniors discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

604-537-4140

288

HOME REPAIRS

Repairs, Maintenance, Renovation Guaranteed work, Free Estimate. Cell: 604-618-6401. Marcel. RETIRED carpenter wants to keep busy. Looking for small carpentry jobs. Will repair or build new. Will also do small & plumbing jobs. Call Ken 604-460-7803.

300

LANDSCAPING

SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certified Arborist Free Estimates * Fully Insured

D Garden Blend Soil D Lawn Blend Soil D Custom Blends avail. D Composted Mushroom Manure NO Wood byproducts used

When QUALITY Matters all soils are tested for Optimum growing requirements

17607 FORD ROAD,

604.786.8769

604-465-3189

DUTCH TOUCH Green Services Ltd

28 YRS EXP. *FULLY INSURED

Landscape Construction Renovations W Maintenance

Cleaning & Repairing Call Tim 604-612-5388

604-463-3644 604-861-1490

GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, Asphalt Shingles, Flat roofs, WCB Clean Gutters. $80. 604-240-5362 RIDGE MEADOWS ROOFING. Res Re-roofing & repairs WCB BBB A+ rating Free est. 604-377-5401

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# 1 PAY-LESS Painting Ext./Int. FALL Special LOOK for our YARD SIGNS D Free estimates D Insured Licensed D References Residential D Pressure Washing

Serving Tri City 32 Yrs. Call 24 Hrs/7 Days paylesspainting.multiply.com RENTALS: These listings cover all types of rentals from apartments, condos, office space, houseboats and vacation homes. So if you’re in the market to rent, or looking for a roommate, start here. Call bcclassified.com 604.575.5555

RUBBISH REMOVAL

RUBBISH removal. Bobcat/dump trailer. Reno/repairs. hoot&owl@ telus.net Gary 604-339-5430.

RECYCLE-IT! JUNK REMOVAL Recycled Earth Friendly • Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

Scott 604-891-9967

PITT MEADOWS PICK-UP ...... OR .... DELIVERY

M.T. GUTTERS

341

GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $59.00 Per Ton

Local & Long Distance

Power washing

Professional Installation

SBroken Concrete RocksS $22.00 Per Metric Ton SMud Dirt Sod ClayS $22.00 Per metric Ton

AFFORDABLE MOVING

FENCING

Prompt Delivery Available

MISC SERVICES

✶Dump Site Now Open✶

320

FENCE-IT-RIGHT Installations -604.639.6626 Cedar, Chain Link, Ornamental iron, Vinyl (Insured, Experienced, Competitive Pricing)

GARDENING

317

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. We move - We ship - We recycle. Senior- Student Discount available. 604-721-4555 or 604-800-9488.

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

281

.Enterprise Plumbing, Heaitng, Gasfitting

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

REISINGER Electrical (#102055) Bonded, Specializing in Renos, New Const, (Comm./Res.)Free Est 25 Yrs Exp. 778.885.7074 Trent

Ceramic Tiles, Hardwood Laminate Guaranteed work, Free Estimate. Cell 604-618-6401 Marcel.

604-942-6907

www.augustinesoilandmulch.com

604-465-1311

DC ELECTRIC (#37544). Bonded. 24 hr service. We specialize in jobs too small for the big guys! 30 yrs exp. Free est. 460-8867.

FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

Tree Service * ISA Certified Arborist *Hazard Tree Removal * Crown Reduction & Falling * Stump Grinding *Prune & Hedge Trim * Arborist Reports Insured WCB Free Estimates

SAWDUST

Does your house have the blues? Need to spruce up the yard? Just can’t find the time? W Lawn Mowing WHedge Trimming W Power wash the house W Sidewalks and driveways W Gutters W Painting W General yard cleanup W Any little job....

PAUL BUNYAN

Hemlock, Fir & Cedar

MDG HOME SERVICES

#1167 $25 service call, BBB Lge & small jobs. Expert trouble shooter, WCB. Low rates 24/7 604-617-1774

275

$69/HR. Lic., Insured. Experienced & friendly service. Clogged drains, garburators, leaks & more. Sm jobs OK. Call anytime 604-805-2488.

CHECK CLASSIFIEDS HOOT & OWL Renovations & repairs Email: hoot&owl@telus.net Gary 604-339-5430

PLUMBING

✔ ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDS Call Niko Plumbing Ltd. 24/7. Res/Com, plugged drains. h/w tanks. ★15 yrs exp. 604-837-6640

Dean 604-834-3076

778-892-4299

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Kitchens, Bathrooms, Flooring, Drywall, Garages, Decks & more * 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE* INSURED ~ WCB

ELECTRICAL 104607

TREE SERVICES A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv. Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping. Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports

EAGLE TILE 101 - 19070 Lougheed Hwy, Pitt Meadows

SUNDECKS

D Sundeck / Patio Construction D Re-build/Extend Existing Decks D Authorized vinyl deck installers D Aluminum, glass, wood railings D Sundeck & Vinyl Repairs D 5 Year Warranty on Vinyl *Work Guaranteed *References *Over 20 Years Experience.

Running this ad for 7yrs

3 rooms for $269, 2 coats any colour

CLEANING SPECIAL $25/hour minimum 2hrs. Price includes cleaning supplies. Also laminate flooring and paint specials. Free estimates. A-TECH Services at 604-230-3539

242

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A-TECH Services 604-230-3539

Terri 604.837.1709

INTEX VENTURES Janitorial, Office/Window Cleaning ✶10 years exp. ✶Free Estimates 465-1302 ✶786-3466

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

A-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, reroofing. Dhillon 604-782-1936.

Weekly W Bi-Weekly W Monthly Insured & Bonded, Exc. ref’s. www.briskcleaners.com

5” Gutter, Down Pipe, Sofﬁt

“AN EXTRA HAND” Exp. Hardworking, reliable cleaning lady. Reasonable rates Louise 604.467.3665

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

604.587.5865

www.recycle-it-now.com FREE! Scrap Metal Removal...FREE!!! * Fridges * Freezers * Stoves * Microwaves * Small appliances * Scrap Metal * Old pipe * BBQs * * Exercise equip. * Cars/trucks * All metal recyclables FREE

778-233-4949 T & K Haulaway

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

2 HUNGRY PAINTERS & Power Washing. Low prices. Int/Ext. Man & wife 75 years combined exp. 604.467.2532 twohungrypainters.ca

TOPSOIL

A-1 PAINTING CO.

604.723.8434 Top Quality Painting Exterior / Interior • Insured • WCB • Written Guarantee • Free Est. • 20 Years Exp.

ACCURATE PROFESSIONAL PAINTING SERVICES 3 Rooms for $299. Powerwashing New const. Apartment repaints. Int/Ext No Job’s too small. Free Estimate

778-834-6234

• • •

SCREENED TOPSOIL MUSHROOM MANURE BARK MULCH 604-467-3003

372

SUNDECKS

PETS 477

PETS

AUSTRALIAN Shepherd, 5/mo fem, beauty & brains, tri-colour, top family dog. $600 firm. 604-930-8551. BEAGLE PUPS, tri colored, good looking, healthy, vet check $600. (604)796-3026. No Sunday calls Boston Terriers pups, ckc reg, vet checked, reputable breeder, excellent pedigree. (604)794-3786 CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977 Chihuahua pups, tiny teacups, ready to go $700; male standard Chihuahua, $450. 604-794-7347 LAB PUPS, Chocolate, $700. vet ch, dew-claws rem. 1st shots, dewormed. qual. lines (604)702-0217 LABS, 2 fem black & 2 male yellow ready now. 1st shots & dewomred, $500, ph: (604)803-9999. LABS, Chocolate, Parents CKC, 1st shots, dewormed, vet chkd, M/F, $600/ea. (604)850-4945 LAB Yellow X Golden Retriever pups family/farm raised,shots, short hair, vet checked, parents excellent temper. F$695, M$595. 604-835-0305. MALTIPOOS; 2 fems, 3/mo’s old, 1 black, and 1 white & black. Will be smaller dogs. $500. (604)945-8787 or (604)805-2567 NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com PRESA CANARIO P/B UKC, fem’s $250 Special. Both parents approx. 120 to 150 lbs. Call 778-552-1525. SHELTIES beautiful loveable happy 2 male pups. Warm & cuddly, 6 mo old. House trained. (604)826-6311 TOY POODLE. One little girl left, black & brown. $650. Call 604-8204230, 604-302-7602

RAINFOREST DECK & RAIL D Deck Rebuilds & Additions D Vinyl Waterproofing D 10 Year No Leak Warranty D Aluminum & Glass Rails The Last Deck You Will Ever Need!

Call: 604-725-9574 www.rainforestdeckandrail.com

VIZSLA PUPS, PB, shots, guaranteed. Champion lines, $750. 604-819-2115. vizsla@telus.net

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PETS 477

PETS

YELLOW LAB PUPS. Ready to go. Vet checked, 1st. shots. Parents on site. $400. 604-852-6176 Abbts

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 548

FURNITURE

#1 Cash Buyer “Since 1987” $$CASH $$ for your furniture, tools, electronics, antiques, appliances, computers & collectibles.

WW ANYTHING OF VALUE WW Single items to entire households

463-4449 or 209-6583 MATTRESSES staring at $99 • Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

551

GARAGE SALES Garage Sale Sat. & Sun. 9am - 1pm 23717 - 115th Ave.

MAPLE RIDGE

11910 - Stephens St Sat. Oct 1 ~ 9am - 3pm 4 families Tools, fishing, baby & household items....

REAL ESTATE 625

FOR SALE BY OWNER

Quality built & designed with seniors in mind. One bedroom + solarium/den. Stunning mountain view. Short walk to retail/businesses in downtown Maple Ridge. Seniors’ facilities on ground floor featuring all services and programs $298,000 Call Donald 604.467.0176

626

HOUSES FOR SALE

Maple Ridge Central $489,000 5 Bedroom full basement home on quiet fully fenced 9600 sqft corner lot. 2 full baths, 2 F/P, A/C Laundry, huge sundeck, fresh paint. Brookside Realty ~ Dave 604-240-3523

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS NEW SRI Mobile, Modular and manufactured homes on display in Abbotsford. Chuck 604-830-1960. New SRI Single and double wides in Ruskin park with river view from $89,900. Chuck 604-830-1960 REPOSSESSED MOBILE HOMES to be moved, 1974-2008. Chuck 604-830-1960.

636

MORTGAGES

Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refinances, immediate debt consolidation, foreclosure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations. Call 1-888-685-6181 www.mountaincitymortgage.ca

640 GARAGE SALE 21616 EXETER AVE. SAT. OCT. 1, 9am-4pm Household items, electrical, plumbing, tools hand & power

CANCELLED IF RAINING MAPLE RIDGE

Huge Book Sale Saturday Oct 1st 9am - 4pm 12270 HINCH CRES. (off 227th at 122nd) Over 1000’s books, china, household items, etc.

RECREATIONAL

RARE OPPORTUNITY: waterfront property on beautiful Jim Lake, .83-acre with 360 sq ft insulated cabin, located near Green Lake/Watch Lake (70 Mile House). Rare privacy, only three lots on the lake, good fishing for rainbows to 10 lbs, nice swimming, surrounded by crown land. Great trails for hiking, ATV and snowmobile. Seasonal 10-km back road access in 4x4 or pick-up. FSBO. $230,000. 250-3950599. (Please see bchomesforsale.com/70mile/frank.)

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

www.dannyevans.ca

Maple Ridge

Moving Sale 12325 Skillen St Sat Oct. 1st. 9am ~ 3pm

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

Maple Ridge 1 bdrm $500 includes hot water Certiﬁed Crime Free Building Mature adult oriented. Close to uptown 604-463-4131 for appointment (9am-5pm) MAPLE RIDGE

(Fraserview Village)

Furniture, Ornaments, Appliances, Tools, etc... Maple Ridge

TWO FAMILY ESTATE SALE Sat. Oct. 1, 9am-3pm 13483 Cedar Way (off 132nd bet 216/224th) Furniture, household items, horse tack, records. NO EARLY BIRDS

Professional Property Management Services for LANDLORDS (Tri City)

Maple Ridge 224th St. 2 bdrm grnd. flr condo, approx 946 s/f. avail now, ns/np/refs. $1150/mo. BBY nr Lough. Mall, upper 2 flrs of family home, 5 bdrms, dbl garage, ns/np/refs, $1900 +3/4 utils. P.Meadows brand new 1bd+den, 2 & 3 bdrms in Solaris Towers, 5 appls, nr WCE,shops,parks,schls. NS/NP,refs. Rents Start@ $1150

Derek Manor 2048 Manning Ave. Port Coq ~ 604-941-5452 or 604-944-7889 FREE PREMIUM CABLE $80 Value

PORT COQUITLAM, 2043 sq ft. Ground floor, dance/fitness area. Facing onto city park. 1 blk from Lougheed/Shaughnessy intersection. 604-464-3550.

604-463-7450 604-463-2236 12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certiﬁed Crime Free Buildings

Maple Ridge 22450-121st Street 2 Bedroom Apt $820/mo 3 Bedroom Apt $950/mo Attractive modern unit, in a safe, all ages community in beautiful Maple Ridge. Amenities include community gardens, playground, amenity rooms, on site laundry facilities & secure parking in a certified Crime Free Multi Housing complex. Pet friendly (some exceptions apply). The tenant and other occupants must demonstrate they meet eligibility criteria related to income, number of occupants, and other similar criteria. Please note that fully subsidized, or Rent Geared to Income (RGI) units are filled via a waiting list called The BC Housing Central Registry (www.bchousing.org/applicants). No RGI subsidy available at this time.

Call 604-451-6075 to view. Metro Vancouver Housing Corp.

MAPLE RIDGE

Antiques, Furniture, Dolls, Collector plates, Collectibles, Royal items & more.......

MISC. FOR SALE

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

REAL ESTATE ACREAGE

82.8 ACRES, 300’ lakefront, S Cariboo. Beautiful, pastoral, private, rural setting. Borders crown land. Adjacent 80+ acre parcel available. www.bchomesforsale.com/ view/lonebutte/ann/

S Impeccably clean S Heat S Hot Water S Parking

1 & 2 bdrm. $780 - $880/mo

Avail. Oct. 1 - Ref’s req’d.

GARIBALDI Court (604) 463-9522 Central Maple Ridge Available Now 3 BEDROOM Great location for seniors!

Clean, quiet & affordable! Incl. heat, h/w, cable. Senior Move-In Allowance.

Refs & Credit check req. Sorry No Pets For more info. google us. MAPLE RIDGE central. Spacious 1 bdrm apts. Deck, W/D, Prkg, ns/np. $600. Call 604-937-3534.

736

Heat, hot water & parking. Close to stores & schools.

MAPLE COURT I 22437 121st Ave 604-467-0715 &

MAPLE COURT II

1 Bedroom with gas fireplace No Pets, Non Smoker

$525/mo & up. + util’s

(604)467-5271 Maple Ridge

Glenwood Manor Apartments 1 & 2 Bdrms from $685 & $850 & renovated suite with dishwasher $45. extra. Clean, Spacious Includes cable, heat, hot water & parking Seniors discount 21387 Dewdney Trunk Rd

(604)466-5799

604.477.9189 MERCHANDISE: From antiques & collectibles, to sporting goods & electronics, to parakeets & pet supplies, if it is considered merchandise for sale, you can find it here. Call bcclassified.com 604-575-5555 fax 604-575-2073

NEW WEST QUAY.Large Furnished 1 bdrm + den. Nov. 1 for 4/5 months. N/S, N/P. $1495. Phone (604)524-0804 PITT MEADOWS

The Meadows Gated underground parking, heated outdoor pool. Heat, hot water & 3 appliances included. 2 min. walk to Westcoast Express.

Large 1, 2 & 3 Bdrm Suites Available

Call: 778-882-8894 604-465-0008 or 604-465-5818

HOMES FOR RENT

MAPLE RIDGE 4 bdrm + den, 2400sqft, 2 storage rooms, double garage incls all appl’s, N/S, N/P avail Nov 1st. $1900. 604-817-7783 MAPLE RIDGE, Albion 5 bdrm, 2.5 bath, on 2 acres. Workshop/carport. $1795. Horses welc. 778-893-5972 MAPLE RIDGE Ctrl new reno’d 3 Bdrm upper flr, 1.5 bath,lrg deck & lrg back yrd, n/p, share w/d, immed $1300+hydro gas incl 604-328-7910 MAPLE RIDGE small quirky 1 bdrm house in Thornhill, $800/mo, N/P, N/S (604)463-5397 MISSION cottage house 1 Bdrm & den, newly reno’d, tile &lam floors, n/s, 1 sml dog $900 (604)826-6250 RYDER LK., Chilliwack - $1350/mo. Newly reno’d 3 bdrm/2 brm, dbl grg, fenced. N/S. 604-858-7957

741

OFFICE/RETAIL

MAPLE RIDGE

OFFICE & RETAIL SPACE Various downtown locations. Avail. Now! Updated and well maintained. Various sizes 320sf. - 2000sf. Starting at $495/month.

751

SUITES, UPPER

Pass through storage, heated / enclosed underbelly, ext. shower, microwave & awning. $17,995 (stk.30802) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

604-240-3523

MAPLE RIDGE, W. 3 bdrm top flr. 2 baths. 1400 s/f. Quiet st. $1350. 604-467-4450 or 604-833-4450. PITT MEADOWS - Upper House 12535-188st, very BRIGHT, CLEAN 3 BR + Den; 2 Bath; 2750 sf Large deck & yard on ¾ Acre Lot $1900 inc. landscaping; Avail. NOW Peak Property Mgmt (604)931-8666

752

1996 ALLEGRO 36’, Cummins, Allison 6 spd, clean, air ride, new batteries, well maintained. $29,900/obo. Call 604-341-8694

1999 Slumber Queen Adventurer Camper

TOWNHOUSES

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1030/mo - $1134/mo. Shares req’d. No subsidy available. Orientation 2nd & 4th Sun. 2 pm & 3rd Tues. 7 pm each mo. 19225 119th Ave., Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2B2. Leave msg 604-465-1938

TRANSPORTATION 806

ANTIQUES/CLASSICS

1968 MUSTANG coupe 289 Auto, PS, factory PDB, deluxe hood, full consul, clock, runs OK. Needs complete restoration including floor and quarter panels. $2500. (604)467-3908

810

10 Foot WS model with all the trimmings, 13’’ Sansui TV, queen bed 8 foot awning & much more! Excellent Condition. Call for more info. $8600. 604-535-5777 or 604-785-6827

Call Maria at ridgemeadows property management Mon Fri 9-6 604-466-2838 or visit www.ridgemeadowsproperty management.com

1996 SUZUKI auto, 4 cyl. 1.3L, stereo, passed AirCare for 2 yrs. $1250. Call (778) 551-1662.

TOWING

BENJAMIN TOWING Flat rate $49

2008 SALEM T25FLSL

604-318-8300

DSI water heater, micro. elec. slideout, create-a-breeze fan & more! $15,995 (Stk.30852A) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

1992 GMC pick up, V8-305, 235,891 km, very clean, well maintained. $3500 obo. 604-793-8107 1999 HINO FB box truck, diesel, auto, brakes 90%, new glass, great tires, 1600 lb. lift gate, 316K, $9,999. Call (604)869-3466 2006 Glendale Titanium Tour edt. ATTN SNOWBIRDS; 4 Slides, elec f/p, all options, pics avail, mint cond, $36,000. Ph: (604)858-4878

851

www.UapplyUdrive.ca

743 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

848

AUTO FINANCING

604-463-3000

TRUCKS & VANS

AXC 1999 ROYAL CXA CLASSIC CLASS C

ROOMS FOR RENT

$75 OFF 1ST MONTH

Rooms from $435/mo. Fully Furn, weekly maid service, cable TV, private bath, on bus route, 5/min walk to commuter rail.

31’ Ford V10, 173k. One owner, GREAT condition. Island bed, partial hard-wood. Near-new tires, rear air bags. Many extras!

Haney Motor Hotel 22222 Lougheed Hwy., Maple Ridge Inquire in person between 9am - 3pm or

Call 604-467-3944 MAPLE RIDGE Private rooms (WiFi & cble) shrd kit. bath, lndry. $500/mo. 778-893-2750. Maple Ridge W. Single Pri. rooms Shrd bath/kitchen. Utils incl. $475. 604-467-4450, 604-833-4450.

($23,900) $21,900

604-626-8859

845

STORAGE

24X44 S.F. Double GARAGE on 122 Ave 228 St. is up for rent in maple ridge. Call for pics/viewing 604-316-3171

750

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

The Scrapper

Call: Rick Medhurst, Royal LePage

749

845

1993 Coleman trailer great shape rec service propane tanks incl. c/w org. manuals fold-out king sz & dble bed table & seating area converts into 3rd bed. $4995. 604-534-6305

Maple Ridge Central 3 Bedroom Upper Huge yard, Fireplace Hardwood floors $1400/mo Brookside Realty ~ Dave

Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply Now, 1.877.680.1231

746

RECREATIONAL/SALE

604-765-4074

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

PITT Meadows 3 Bedroom, $1450. I will pay $150 move-in cost n/p,n/s, serious inquiries 778-241-1231

1 & 2 BDRM SUITES

Large 1 & 2 Bedrooms. Hardwood floors, adult oriented, heat, h/w & cable incl’d, f/p, n/pets. Criminal Record check may be reqd Resident Manager Onsite Now with SENIORS DISCOUNT

ESTATE SALE Sun Oct 2nd 10am ~ 5pm #207 ~ 19121 Ford Rd

715

AVAILABLE NOW

Maple Ridge Swan Court Apartments

Pitt Meadows

604.465.7221

TRANSPORTATION

2011 SALEM T23FBLE

MR: 203 St. 2 br bsmt, full bathr, ,laminate, own w/d & parking, cls to amen., $850/mo incl. util., N/S, N/P Avail. now, 778-558 2344

* Renovated Suites *

Near Shopping & Amenities.

838

W 1 & 2 Bdrm Suites W 3 Appliances W Secured Garage Parking W Adult Oriented W Ref’s Req’d & Absolutely No Pets

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

INCLUDES: HEAT, HOT WATER & HYDRO

SUITES, LOWER

Clean, Quiet Well Managed Bldg. 3 Blocks to W.C. Express

19071 Ford Rd. Pitt Meadows

Queen Anne Apts. Clean, very quiet, large,

750

TRANSPORTATION

MAPLE RIDGE WEST Bright & spacious 2 Bedroom basement suite. No pets, No Smoking. Close to amenities Available Immediately. $950/mo incls utils

GREAT LOCATION

Certiﬁed Crime Free Clean, Quiet Building for Mature Adults Only 604-464-7548 #1 IN RENTALS (Since 1990)

APARTMENT/CONDO

RENTALS

Polo Club Apartments

1 & 2 Bdrs from $750/mo

Maple Ridge Central

MOVING SALE Sat Oct 1st & Sun 2nd 9am ~ 5pm #211 ~ 22515 ~ 116 Ave

706

MAPLE INN 11695 -224th St

22423 121st Ave 604-467-4894

Maple Ridge

603

APARTMENT/CONDO

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

Household items, Furniture, Tools, Books, Collectibles & More

560

706

RENTALS

Deluxe Retirement Living

Rain or shine MAPLE RIDGE

RENTALS

SUITES, LOWER

800SQ.FT.1BDRM,230TH&DEWDN E Y , C A R P / L A M I NATE,SHRD.LNDY,SEP.ENTR,NO pets/no smokers,suits working person or couple. $800 incl.heat/cbl/intrnt. Oct.1, 604-4669579 BLUE Mtn & Austin- 2 Bedrms basement suite, 4 Appl, incl hydro, no pets $ 750.00 Avail. Nov 1, view call (604) 649-8909

MAPLE RIDGE 240th area. Large 700 sq. ft. 1 Bedroom ~ Own laundry, Suits single, NS/NP $780/mo incls utils & net.

Available Oct. 15

604-467-0487 MAPLE RIDGE: 3/Bdrms, W/D, $1175/mo inclds all utils / cable / int. Immed. 778-242-8903. MAPLE RIDGE. large 2 bdrm near SRT, well maint, furn or unfurn’d, full amens, park-like setting, N/S, $1200/mo. Nov 1st 604-476-1335. MAPLE RIDGE new 1 Bdrm. lam floors, share W/D’ suits single ns/np ref’s $675/ Oct 1 (604)467-5041 Maple Ridge. Spac. bachelor suite. W/D, hotplate. Nr bus. $550 incl heat. Oct 1. N/S N/P. 604-467-5820 POCO: 2bdrm g/l, priv ent, lrg kitchen, all appls, laundry, full bath, NPNS, $835 + 1/3 util. 604-945-5758

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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pickup anywhere in BC, Min. 10. Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL “No Wheels, No Problem”

$ WE PAY CASH FOR CARS $ CALL

CARS - DOMESTIC

604-328-0081 7 Days/Week

2008 Buick Allure 7,900 kms. Red, chrome pkg. Under warranty til Sept/2013. $16,900. 604-464-6397.

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 2002 BMW, 4 door, 325I auto, 80,000K New service, brakes, tires, mint cond. $13,500. 604-541-0018. 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA dealer serv. since new, 97K, 1 owner, exc. cond., $10,800. (604)535-9984

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Notice is hereby given that on October 15, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. at 11985 203rd St, Maple Ridge, B.C., the undersigned; Advanced Storage Centres will sell at Public Auction, by competitive bidding, the personal property heretofore stored with the undersigned. George Robinson........... F011 George Robinson........... F012 Randy Chartrand........... G120

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE ESTATE OF CHARLES RICHARD EASTMAN, LATE OF MAPLE RIDGE, BC.

Creditors and others having claims against the above estate, are required to send full particulars of such claims to Concentra Trust 333-3rd Avenue North Saskatoon SK S7K 2M2, on or before October 28, 2011, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to claims that have been received.

Concentra Trust Executors 333 - 3rd Avenue North, Saskatoon SK, S7K 2M2

VEHICLES WANTED SCRAP CARS & METALS - CA$H for CARS Up to $300. No Wheels - No Problem! Friendly & Professional Service. Servicing the Fraser Valley 1-855-771-2855

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673 #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

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