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Red Nose gives more rides home 430 total this year, including 88 on New Year’s Eve

by Ph i l M e lnych uk staff reporter

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Checking out Seniqua Sam, a Grade 1 student at Eric Langton elementary, is asked by parent volunteer Liset Peckham if she still has library books out as she checks out another on the first day back at school after the holiday break Tuesday.

Word is getting out: party hardy, but when it’s time to go home, call Operation Red Nose.

This year, more people got the message, with 430 rides home given, 77 more than last year.

And more people pitched in by volunteering for a few nights, helping staff the three-person crews that pick up partiers, drive them and their vehicles home safely in return for a donation, said Linda Palm with Pacific Sport, the nonprofit group that runs Operation Red Nose in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.

This year, 283 people helped out, compared to 197 from the year before.

“The volunteers really responded well this year,” said Palm.

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Stolen truck used to dump burnt trailer House where fires took place still uninhabitable

by M o n i s h a M a r t i n s staff reporter

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The burnt trailer was dumped on Neaves Road in Pitt Meadows.

A stolen truck was used to move a burned-out trailer that was dumped by the dike in Pitt Meadows.

The charred carcass of the trailer was left on a gravel turnout near the North Alouette River on Neaves Road Thursday, two days after it went up

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The F750 delivery truck, used to haul the trailer, was stolen from Single Source Rentals on Kennedy Road in Pitt Meadows.

It was spotted by a city work crew on Dec. 29 driving along Neaves Road with the burnt trailer on it.

After the trailer was dumped, the city bylaws department contacted Single Source Rentals to fine the company, only to learn the truck involved had been stolen from the business on Boxing Day.

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Michelle Wocknitz, who owns S i n g l e Source Rentals with her husband John, said they were shocked when con- Athwal tacted by the bylaws department.

“We told them we were not in possession of the truck and told them to phone the RCMP,” said

Wocknitz.

The burned trailer is similar to one photographed outside a house on 117th Avenue in Maple Ridge, where there were two fires in three days last week.

Pitt Meadows bylaw officer Leslie Elchuk compared photographs of the burned trailer in Maple Ridge and the one dumped in Pitt Meadows.

“I believe it’s the same trailer,” she said.

Elchuk is now working to track down the trailer’s owner in order to levy a fine.

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Blue Mountain quarry could be a catalyst Community group concerned about industrial traffic, wants road extended

by Phi l M elnyc h u k staff reporter Fix the road, somehow.

Build a new road, somewhere.

A proposed gravel pit at the north end of 256th Street is reviving the major worry of the Webster’s Corners Community Association – how to cope with increasing amounts of industrial traffic, such as heavy dump trucks rumbling down rural 256th Street and Dewdney Trunk Road.

“From our point of view, we still have the same concerns as we do with the municipal and any other gravel extraction that’s going on. The roads in that area are not set up to handle that kind of traffic,” association president Simon Challenger said.

“You have a road, in our view, that’s not able to handle that kind of volume.”

Canadian Aggregates and Katzie First Nation want to create the Blue Mountain Quarry on 79 hectares, just east of the north end of 256th Street. Three other gravel pits already operate in the area and follow the District of Maple Ridge’s gravel hauling limit of 300,000 cubic metres a year.

Association vice-president Mary Robson said it could be time to revive efforts to complete the extension of Abernethy way from 232nd to 256th street. Abernethy Way runs a few blocks north of Dewdney Trunk Road.

Kanaka Business Park, a new industrial area on 256th Street, is sitting empty because there are no roads or buses to it, Robson says.

And she points out the idea of industrial development at the north end of 256th Street was discussed 30 years ago. But that was based on the promise of a new road running north of Dewdney Trunk Road to give access to 256th Street. That’s

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Katzie First Nation and Canadian Aggregates want to build a five-kilometre road through the Blue Mountain forest to connect the 79-hectare quarry at the north end of 256th Street. yet to happen, Robson said, adding she’s “dismayed” that Katzie haven’t worked with Maple Ridge and developers to find a way to pay for the road.

She pointed out an old service road between 248th and 256th could provide the right of way, leaving only the stretch of Abernethy from 240th to 248th street to connect.

“This should have been in the planning process 20 years ago, when we knew that we had this industrial resource up there.”

The Katzie-Canadian Aggregates proposal for the quarry could serve as a catalyst to complete a recreation-industrial strategy for the area, if everyone got involved, she added.

Challenger also remains unconvinced about the five-kilometre gravel road proposed to connect 256th to 272nd street to divert trucks away from 256th and Dewdney Trunk Road and Webster’s Corners elementary.

But the trucks eventually will run along Dewdney and through Webster’s Corners,

Challenger pointed out.

He also said that extending Abernethy east could be difficult because the right of way is now owned by several landowners.

Widening Dewdney Trunk Road to four lanes as far as 256th Street is another option, possibly the cheapest, albeit a difficult one, given the terrain, Challenger added.

“In our view, it’s somewhat of a stop-gap solution.”

Challenger said the group is waiting for an open house in the new year.

“We’ll definitely be there.”

Albion ferry vessels sold to marine transport company

by M o n i s h a M a r t i n s staff reporter The Port Coquitlam company that purchased the Albion Ferries hopes to keep at least one of the vessels in use.

For now, the MV Kulleet and the MV Klatawa remain at Tidal Towing’s dock on the Fraser River across the Pitt River Bridge, near the Gillnetter Pub. The marine transport company purchased the ferries for $400,000 last week from TransLink, but is still contemplating what exactly it wants to do with the boats.

“I am not in a real big rush, so I can hold onto them for a while,” said Tidal Towing owner Tim Mack-

enzie.

“I will keep one as a ferry and the other one, I’m not sure, but I might dismantle it and use it as a small work platform.”

The ferries were made obsolete by the Golden Ears Bridge and been languishing at the Albion dock in Maple Ridge since July 2009.

The ships were initially priced at $1.1 million each and were even advertised on CraigsList in 2009.

While TransLink received numerous tentative bids and inquiries from prospective buyers, none turned into a firm offer until Christmas.

Mackenzie was always interested in purchasing the ferries and even put in a bid early on but, withdrew it.

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Two years later, he thought the ferries had been sold and was surprised to spot them docked in Albion while heading up river to Mission in early December.

He decided to call the broker and made an offer, which TransLink officially accepted on Friday.

“The sad part was nobody needed a couple of ferries and so they didn’t get the price they wanted,” said Mackenzie.

While waiting for a buyer, TransLink periodically fired up the engines to keep them in good working shape.

TransLink had considered selling the boats as scrap if they were threatening to become an environmental or economic liability, but that point had not yet been reached.

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It was a busy holiday season for staff and volunteers at the Salvation Army Caring Place.

The multi-function facility in downtown Maple Ridge provides food, shelter and support to people in need.

Its cold-wet-weather shelter opened on Nov. 1 and provides refuge for an additional 30 people a night until the end of March, in addition to the existing 25 beds it offers year-round.

The shelter has been at 75 per cent capacity since before Christmas, and that number is expected to rise once the weather cools.

“Our aim is to never turn anyone away,” said Amelia Norrie, Caring Place public relations coordinator. “If we did reach capacity, we would always find a place for

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The Salvation Army served up a lot of turkey. people to stay.”

On Dec. 16, volunteers prepared 30 turkeys, 100 pounds of potatoes, 100 pounds of stuffing, 50 pounds of broccoli and served 100 pounds of ice cream for the dinner for the Caring Place’s annual Christmas dinner, which 340 people enjoyed.

“That was a little above average,” Norrie said.

“We prepare for over 300 people and were happy to feed so many.”

The Caring Place also gave out 50 turkeys to

Haven brightened up Christmas Eve

by Phil Mel nyc hu k staff reporter A good time was had by all at the 14th Christmas Haven the night before Christmas, including the people who worked for free to put on the non-denominational event that promotes a sense of belonging and camaraderie for those with little or no support.

About 250 people showed up for the Christmas Eve dinner, complete with turkey and gifts.

“It was a fantastic evening. Everybody had just so much fun.

It was a really good night,” said volunteer organizer Corisa Bell, a Maple Ridge councillor.

Each year, the Christmas Haven offers a turkey dinner with all the trimmings, a visit from Santa, a gift for everyone and some entertainment for adults

and kids who have nowhere else to go.

More families showed up this year. “And of course, we’re still seeing our seniors numbers increasing every year,” Bell said.

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Members of the Emerald Pig Theatrical Society dropped in and sang a few songs from A Christmas Carol, which recently showed at the ACT, while the Maple Ridge Dance Circle also entertained and there was face painting for the kids.

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“They did such an amazing job,” Jamieson said. “It was probably our best event ever this year. It was perfect.”

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The amount of cash raised was more than last year but below the $5,000 or so raised in 2009.

Jamieson likes the consistent scale of the event, year after year. Last year, about 300 people showed up, but the usual number is about 250.

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Donations help fund operations at the Caring Place.

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Food bank looking for a new truck

by Phi l M elnyc h u k staff reporter Wanted: one heavy duty van, in good condition.

Price: By donation, if possible.

After the old van died before Christmas, the people at Friends in Need Food Bank are truck shopping so they can pick up food donations from around the community and keep the shelves stocked.

“We are right now, vanless,” said Joanne Olson, executive-director with the food bank.

“We need something that’s heavy duty, that could carry a couple pallets. A one-tonne would be great.”

The food bank had used the van for eight years and recently repaired it, but it’s now beyond repair, Olson said.

“We spent an awful lot of money on it this year that we were hoping to keep it going, but then it died.”

Over Christmas, the food bank used a loaner van provided by Maple Ridge Chrysler, while realtor Mike Huber is also lending his truck.

But the food bank is still facing the new year without a vehicle.

This year, the food bank handed out almost 800 Christmas hampers, bags of groceries with all the trimmings, including either a ham, chicken or turkey.

That’s 150 more than last Olson year, reflecting a steady increase in the number of hampers given out monthly by the food bank on Dewdney Trunk Road.

About 700 families now get help from the food bank, 100 more than last year, a result of a leaner economy, Olson said.

“It’s been creeping up over the year.”

While many charities are fo-

cused on seasonal events, Friends in Need depends on its fundraising over Christmas to last the entire year.

Its goal this year was to raise $75,000 to keep the groceries on the shelves for the next 12 months. Olson was still adding up the donations on Tuesday but said, “I think we’re going to be a little bit short.”

While there may be a cash shortage, “I’d say we’ve done really well on food.”

This year’s appearance of CP Rail’s Holiday Train raised $20,949 for the food bank, just below last year’s total of $21,113. Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows firefighters, the Billy Miner Pub, CP Rail and Meadowridge Rotary Club helped in the fundraising event at Port Haney Station.

Number of Red Nose volunteers also growing Red Nose from front She added that the increase in calls is more of a result of the program maturing rather than the tough new drinking and driving rules that allows police to seize vehicles at roadside and issue driving suspensions on the spot.

Operation Red Nose used word of mouth, it’s partnership with The News and contacting local pubs to get the word out in the fourth year of the program.

“Our first year we only provided 166 rides and we’ve almost doubled that this year. Actually, we more than doubled that.”

A party of three Red Nose volunteers answers each call, one to drive the customer’s car home, another to navigate and another to drive the return vehicle back to Red Nose headquarters. In return for a donation, customers get the convenience of arriving home safely with their vehicle parked in the driveway.

Palm said 99 per cent of the people they pick up wouldn’t pass a roadside screening by police. The service isn’t just for partiers, but for anyone who doesn’t feel safe driving at night or in the winter, such as seniors or new drivers.

“It’s basically for anybody who doesn’t feel safe to drive, can call us to use the service.”

Pacific Sport operates Red Nose in the Ridge Meadows and Abbotsford areas and uses it as a fundraiser to support amateur sport.

Crews answered calls to office and home parties as well as pubs and restaurants. Eleven cities are covered in the Fraser Valley while other groups

operate Red Nose in other parts of Metro Vancouver. However, there’s still no Red Nose service in Vancouver, Burnaby or New Westminster.

“We tend to get a lot of people who want to get back from there.” But unless the service is offered in one city, they usually can’t give rides to areas where there is no Red Nose program, Palm explained.

New Year’s Eve is the busiest of the nine evenings that Red Nose offers the service, with 88 parties of partiers getting safe rides home, 18 more than the year before.

Pacific Sport also raised more in donations from the rides this year, hauling in $10,187 – about $2,000 more than last year. The average donation works out to about $24 per ride.

“The Ridge-Meadows program is growing quite nicely,” Palm said.

“We’re really pleased with the turnout of the volunteers. It was a very successful year.”

More pubs and bars are jumping on the bandwagon by paying $250 to be a sponsor in return for getting table cards advertising the service, Palm added.

Maple Ridge Towing helps with the overhead costs by donating their office space for the headquarters.

Palm said she hasn’t had any complaints from taxi companies concerned about losing business. “I have not had a single call … from the taxi people.”

She’s heard that taxi companies can’t keep up with the demand on those nights.

Across Canada, according to Operation Red Nose’s headquarters in Quebec City, 85,926 rides home were provided by 58,683 volunteers.

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Ingrid Rice

Quarry a blessing?

The intentions to open another gravel pit in the north end of 256th Street has provoked a firestorm of opposition, from denunciations by the district, to predicted and expected opposition from the folks on 256th Street, where the big trucks rumble.

The obstacles are many: from trying to find a way to fit it into Maple Ridge’s official community plan, to environmental, forestry and transportation concerns, to what could be massive disruption to the recreational uses (hiking, mountain biking and motorcycle riding) that have been carved out of Blue Mountain and which will one day result in an integrated recreational strategy.

Nevertheless, the proposal deserves a serious look.

Katzie First Nation and Canadian Aggregates want to build a five-kilometre road through the forest to connect the 79-hectare quarry at the north end of 256th Street, southeast to Dewdney Trunk Road and 272nd Street.

That will spare trucks having to run down 256th Street, although the number of big trucks on Dewdney Trunk Road will only increase. That issue still awaits a possible eastward extension of Abernethy Way to 256th Street to provide an alternate, eastwest route, a long-term project.

Clearly, any future scenario for Blue Mountain involves long-term use.

The mountain is already cut up into several wood lots for sustainable forestry, and motorcycles and mountain bikes have also carved themselves out a piece of the mountain. A park future for Blue Mountain is not part of the government’s plans and residents in the area should know that.

A new road though the forest, built at the applicant’s cost and with regard to the environment, offers opportunities and challenges, as those familiar with the area recognize.

It could allow recreational and forestry users better access, proper staging areas and improved outdoor facilities that would serve as a springboard for future recreational development, part of which would see 256th Street extended north to Alouette Lake.

Maple Ridge, in conjunction with the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, could create a grand strategy, maximizing recreational use and preserving forestry and sustainable development that could serve for decades and ensure Maple Ridge’s future as the outdoor recreation destination for Metro Vancouver.

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Harsh year ahead for B.C. politics VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberal government enters 2012 with the weight of its “golden decade” heavy on its shoulders.

Having delivered a throne speech and a raft of legislation last fall, the government must pick up where B.C. Views it left off and build Tom Fletcher a February budget from the wreckage of the harmonized sales tax. This takes place as growth and revenue projections decline, and demand for government services continues to rise.

The NDP opposition finds itself in a front-runner role, and now faces pressure to detail its long-promised practical alternative. A revived B.C. Conservative Party must also move beyond protest to problem solving.

Here are some of the immediate problems that will face the legislature when it resumes on Valentine’s Day. Education: It seems inevitable that the B.C. Teachers’ Federation will once again have a new contract imposed. In December, school support staff joined the parade of public sector unions that accepted the two-year “net zero” wage mandate.

Deficits that forced that mandate have ballooned again due to the HST mess, and the October throne speech hinted strongly that “net zero” will be extended in all but name in 2012.

Little noticed amid the usual labour noise, Education Minister George

Abbott has launched a broad plan to “transform” education. Along with “personalized learning plans” and “flexibility and choice,” the plan promises “regular teacher performance evaluation sessions.” Buckle your seat belts, parents.

Health care: Premier Christy Clark hosts the annual premiers’ conference in Victoria Jan. 16-17. The provinces divided sharply in December, as the three western ones backed Ottawa’s imposition of a new funding formula, while those from Manitoba east protested the news that six-per-cent annual increases will slow a bit in five years.

B.C.’s more immediate problem is a shift to per-capita funding that phases out targeted money for things like our dedicated hip and knee surgery program. Provinces are now supposed to create such innovations for their own sake, without further federal intrusion into provincial jurisdiction.

That change costs B.C. an estimated $256 million a year, starting in 2014.

The B.C. Liberals have this year to find savings, or face the task in an election year. And NDP leader Adrian Dix is restricted by his vow to make only spending promises that add up.

Energy and environment: As with the minimum wage, the B.C. Liberals are forced to tinker with the carbon tax. Taxing schools and hospitals to fund natural gas and cement companies’ emission projects has to stop, as Environment Minister Terry Lake has admitted.

Clark and Finance Minister Kevin Falcon must be tempted to borrow an NDP suggestion that carbon tax revenues be redirected more broadly to transit and

energy-saving refits. But this means spending the money instead of reducing income taxes, as legislation currently requires, and both parties must face the fact that this entails a tax increase.

A storm is about to begin up north as federal environmental hearings open on a proposed oil pipeline to Kitimat. Clark remains carefully non-committal, the NDP bitterly opposed.

But the parties actually agree on liquefied natural gas exports from the same port. The NDP signaled cautious support for the plan before Christmas, with greater scrutiny of drilling and water use.

“But the parties actually agree on liquefied natural gas exports from the same port.”

We in the media do a poor job of reporting when parties agree. Debate will soon resume on B.C.’s new Family Law Act, aimed at avoiding courts and conflict, with bipartisan support. Fixing B.C.’s impaired driving legislation, to keep that out of our clogged courts, should also be expedited.

B.C.’s traditional blame game won’t make the problems of 2012 go away.

This week’s question: Do you engage in social media? @ Online poll: cast your vote at www.mapleridgenews.com, or e-mail your vote and comments to editor@mapleridgenews.com

(Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com (tfletcher@blackpress.ca).

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THE NEWS/letters Sale of Albion ferry vessels is a ‘sham’ EDITOR, THE NEWS:

Re: Albion ferries sold (The News, Dec. 30).

Well, the ‘sham’ of the attempt to sell the Albion ferries if ďŹ nally over. TransLink’s long history of wasting tax dollars is yet again proven.

It has spent more than $440,000 on security for the ferries since they were shut down, and sold them for $400,000. Who else but a government agency can lose money by selling an asset worth millions?

What a joke.

I, along with at least one other interested party, have attempted for more than two years to get the information package on the ferries necessary to sell them to off-shore buyers, but have been unable to even get the agency selling them to communicate with us.

One person that I know of had a buyer interested to spend well over a million dollars, but wanted details. This has been lost by TransLink’s refusal to have an open and transparent selling process.

I have no doubt that this was the plan all along and the mayors of Metro Vancouver should all be held responsible for the total lack of accountability for proper disposal of public assets. We had the greatest tourist attraction in the province and it was allowed to slip away at a loss. Unbelievable.

Is there any wonder why so many people are tuning out of the political process. It is so broken it is a waste to even give it an ounce of credibility.

GRAHAM MOWATT MAPLE RIDGE

Put quarry in Silverdale EDITOR, THE NEWS:

We are against the proposal by the Katzie First Nation and Canadian Aggregates Inc. to quarry and build this access road on Blue Mountain.

What lunacy would force the quarry trafďŹ c that far out of the way – 7.2 kilometres one way, carrying many millions of tons of rocks for the next 100 or more years, when the obvious route is 256th Street.

The residents of 256th St. either knew and accepted, the development of industrial zoning at the end of their road, or they didn’t ďŹ ght hard enough to stop it at the time.

If the proposal goes ahead, the decidedly detrimental effect of 20-ton trucks grinding and thundering through rural residential country roads will befall the residents of 284th, 280th and 272nd streets, as these will become industrial feeder routes to the Lougheed Highway.

Quarry trucks going east and west using Dewdney Trunk Road between 272nd Street and Webster’s Corners will have to negotiate many long steep gradients on a two-lane road.

At this point, let us not forget the enormous commercial and residential development planned for Silverdale by Genstar and Madison that will double the population of Mission in the next little while. This will need vast tonnages of aggregate and the closest quarry will be the one proposed for Blue Mountain. The municipality should spend the millions required to upgrade 256th Street and the Dewdney Trunk Road to handle industrial loads, which the zoning calls for.

If you look at the quarry company’s problem to efďŹ ciently move their heavy loads to the east, the proposed access road should be longer and join Dewdney at Wilson Road, which is designated a major road leading directly to the Silverdale area.

The ďŹ nest solution would have the quarry in Silverdale.

ALLAN G. SKENE MAPLE RIDGE

Hearing the call of the birds, and counting them “Oh, this is sw-eet, this is different.�

Ken Thomson of the Alouette Field Naturalists has his scope aimed at a cottonwood on the north side of the South Alouette River, east of Jerry Salina Park. “Northern goshawk, largest accipiter [forest hawk] we’ve got.

Pretty plumage, lots of white.�

The bird’s body resembles snowy owls at Boundary Bay. Along the Fraser Today’s annual December bird count is the 39th for the AFN. I’ve Jack Emberly joined Ken, his wife, Joan, and Kees Vandenberg in an area he and I counted 20 years ago.

I was eager to learn all I could from Kees and his wife, Duane, who’s counting on Codd Island. Both know birds by size, shape, color, or ight pattern, and can coax them from cover by imitating songs.

Thomson is equally skilled, but has gone high tech with a bird caller that he calls “generic.�

At Jerry Salina pond, Ken counts bufehead ducks and hooded mergansers. “Smaller versions of the common merganser.â€?

Joan adds to her record book. “We may exceed last year’s total of 101 species,â€? she predicts. “Have you been a birder for long?â€? I ask. “I got into it when I met Ken,â€? she says. “It was his plan for our ďŹ rst date.â€?

That made sense. As a young teacher interested in deviant behaviour, I took my wife-to-be on a date – touring the old Haney Correctional Institute.

Thomson smiles before turning to a mass of small birds in ight. “Peregrine falcon scared the starlings.

Swooped the ducks earlier. We used to call them duck hawks.�

At Neaves Road, Ken sets up his scope again to view a merlin, the only unsighted raptor except for kestrels, triangular shaped hawks found in cottonwoods. Kees taught me to recognize their shape, and spot a male marsh hawk by the white patch near the base of the tail. Later, I’ll see a kestrel, and report it to Joan.

Neaves Road is a disaster for birds. Once an expanse of grassy habitat, it’s now bare blueberry and cranberry ďŹ elds from Dewdney Trunk past Swan-e-set. “A crow has to carry his own provisions because of the cranberry ďŹ elds,â€? Ken says. He also wonders why Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge don’t leave some blackberry bushes on the sides of the dikes and ditches. “Humming birds love the wild rose bushes and blackberries. I don’t know why they have to cut them all down.â€?

Michael Sather, local MLA and this year’s bird count coordinator, also has concerns. “Cranberries and blueberries are not bird-friendly farming,� he tells me, “but what broke my heart was seeing some nice big cottonwoods cut down near the

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As I write this, Sather awaits a ďŹ nal count when volunteers from Coquitlam and Langley report in. He says numbers look good so far.

The AFN has tried to recruit young blood without success according to Kees. Members are aging. Kees is 84. It’s too bad young families haven’t grasped the opportunity to learn from folks like him. A walk along the dike is even more enjoyable when you learn the call of a bird you never noticed before, or watch one evade a peregrine falcon. ••••• On the Ridunkulist: “We’ve learned more about what works and what doesn’t,â€? Heritage Minister James Moore said last week, referring to a plan to speed Nexus card holders through Canadian customs.

Moore said holders will soon circumvent line-ups at YVR. “We want to make it easier for people to come up from the U.S.,� he said.

This hasn’t worked at the PaciďŹ c truck crossing into Canada, as agents recently turned off the lights for the Nexus line early. It runs along the duty-free shop. That deďŹ nitely doesn’t work.

The Nexus lane was plugged by folks who zipped into the trucks-only lane to the right of Nexus. Rig drivers leaned on horns. The cheaters then budged into the Nexus lane, where they got a similar response.

Folks who’d legitimately visited the duty free shop got the same reception.

Insults were hurled – “don’t budge in, cheater.�

Luckily, no Texans with six guns in their glove boxes today.

This problem for Nexus, Mr. Moore, should have been ďŹ xed long ago. On the American side coming down, an agent directed trafďŹ c. On our side, chaos ruled freely.

When I ďŹ nally reached the custom booth with my card in hand, the agent said things would improve next March, when Nexus was shifted far left. “But if you visit the duty free shop, sir, you’ll have to cross all the lanes to Nexus.â€?

Who’s on ďŹ rst, Mr. Moore? Could we move the duty free shop a few miles south so the smart shoppers could stock up before they reach the border lanes that begin as four, then narrow to two again just as the custom’s booth comes into view? Where the duty free stands now, we’d have four lanes all the time.

Finally, could you talk to the guy who turned off the Nexus lane lights before someone gets hurt?

The sign at the foot of 176th just before going up the hill to the Golden Ears Bridge exit reads, “Don’t follow too close.�

Adverbs end with ‘ly.’ Have a great New Year folks, and don’t follow too closely.

Jack Emberly is a retired teacher, local author and environmentalist.

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Christmas hamper society chair Lorraine Bates and her legion of volunteers helped provide Christmas for 640 local families this year. are facing layoffs and in a difficult situation, and have limited means.”

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Spence said Athwal is using one of the tenants as a security guard to secure the property while it remains uninhabited. Spence was told the tenant will be sleeping in the carport while he keeps watch on the house.

The ďŹ re department also learned that a generator was being used to supply power to the house, which is a violation of the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s written orders. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are outstanding safety concerns with the building and until they are addressed, the building will not be deemed ďŹ t for human habitation,â&#x20AC;? added Spence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are ďŹ re and life safety issues to do with the electrical system in the building.â&#x20AC;?

According to a report to Maple Ridge council, Athwal owns more than 30 rental units in municipality.

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Maple Ridge council, including the mayor, have already received complaints from Athwal accusing the district of discriminating against him.

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Art through the lens of technology Duplicity features paintings by Abbotsford artist and UFV faculty member Christopher Friesen

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bbotsford artist Christopher Friesen views the world through the lens of technology as he alternates between a traditional and contemporary focus in his work.

Duplicity, an exhibition of his work which opens at the Maple Ridge Art Gallery next week, refers to the ways that representative art reveals, conceals and contradicts meaning at multiple levels.

“I have to believe that duplicity is at the heart of every artist’s practice where their intentions around their work are not fully disclosed; where the viewer does the work and sees the possibility of more meaning without it being spelled out by the artist,” explains Friesen.

Friesen, a faculty member at the University of the Fraser Valley, will showcase three different aspects of his studio practice through three distinct bodies of work: In Media Res, Pulse and Soft Topographies.

The body of work titled In Media Res, originally shown at the Elissa Cristal Gallery (2010) and recently at Toronto International Art Fair (2011), brings together the techniques of classical portraiture and pointillism.

Using a minimalist grid, a pixel-like square of colour, Friesen manipulates a familiar technological structure and optical images.

His subjects explore images from both current social media and classical antiquities.

These move in and out of focus depending on the viewer’s distance from the painting.

With the Pulse series, Friesen pushes the abstraction of the square even further.

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Christopher Friesen’s acrylic on canvas painting St. Luie. Using pixel-like squares of colour, Friesen’s paintings move in and out of focus depending on the distance they are viewed from. he works in a free, gestural mode applying paint with a drywall trowel, thus drawing on memories his father’s trade within the building industry. Additionally, Friesen, who is of Dutch ancestry, imbues this body of work with classical Dutch glazing techniques, at times adding an element of whimsy by applying a combination of red and green glazes. A low-tech three-dimensional component is added when viewed with glasses.

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Tumble, an 8”x8” oil, glaze on panel painting by Christopher Friesen.

The artist uses the nine-square grid of the familiar Sudoku as his focus, working with colour rather than numbers. Removing the image from the context of pixel technology, Friesen places it within painterly tech-

Duplicity, paintings by Christopher Friesen, opens with a public reception on Saturday, Jan. 14 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The exhibition is at the gallery in the ACT, 11944 Haney Place, until March 17.

niques permitting a fresh experience of the commonplace.

The final group of work, called Soft Topographies, shows Friesen betraying different aspects of his heritage. In this series,

Venue change for Métis gathering in Pitt Meadows Board says turnout larger than expected The Golden Ears Métis Society is already meeting its mission to connect Métis people together and explore and celebrate Métis culture.

The newly registered society had hoped for a turnout of a dozen interested people at its first gathering in November, but was pleasantly surprised by more than 40.

“The large turn-out at our first gathering indicates a significant interest among local Métis citizens to connect with each other” says board director Kelly Swift.

“Golden Ears Métis Society will help to create these opportunities.”

Many people at the November gathering expressed a desire to simply meet other Métis people so that they can share stories and learn more about their heritage.

Next week, the society will be

hosting Dr. Peter Hutchinson, who works with the Métis Nation B.C. and the Métis Health Surveillance program to support a healthy Métis community.

Hutchinson will present interesting facts on Métis health and will talk about the Métis Health Surveillance program and how Métis people in B.C. can help to improve knowledge about, and ultimately services to support Métis health.

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• The Golden Ears Métis Society will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 11 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Senior’s Lounge at the Pitt Meadows Family Recreation Centre, 12027 Harris Road.

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n chilly evenings during the long winter months, residents once had the luxury of settling into big, comfy seats, armed with Milk Duds and popcorn, to watch the latest films in Maple Ridge.

Located just east of 224th Street on the south side of Lougheed Highway, the Gem Theatre opened its doors to the public on June 30, 1941.

Owner W.J. Clayton ensured that most of the jobs went to local residents, with E.E. Adair & Sons of Haney acting as the general contractors.

The first film that was shown in the new $30,000 building was Nick Carter, Master Detective. The 450-seat theatre only charged 30 cents for adult admission and 12 cents for children in those first years of operation.

A Gazette article bragged about how this local theatre was “large and airy and well ventilated, ensuring cool summer shows and warm service in winter… The exterior of the building had a very attractive appearance with neon signs and a readergraph for advertising attractions, the whole being in modern stucco finish.”

Maple Ridge residents had a theatre worthy of the most posh socialites from downtown Vancouver.

The theatre was sold on Nov. 7, 1944 to Odeon The-

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The parking lot of Dairy Queen now occupies the space where the Gem Theatre once stood. atres of Canada Ltd, which operated the establishment for 13 years under the new name of the Odeon Theatre.

When the Odeon was threatened by closure in November 1957, projectionist Alex Marshall decided to purchase and save this local landmark. Many residents remember Alex for his kindhearted nature.

Moira Kelly Day lived in Whonnock during the 1960s and had to take the bus into Haney to see a movie. Since there were not many buses running at that time, she would always arrive quite early.

“Looking back on it now, I am quite sure Mr. Marshall took pity on me waiting for so long and gave me a job to help fill the time,” Moira recalled.

“Money wasn’t plentiful, so

I had only enough to catch the bus and my admission, and sometimes a little left over for a treat. So Mr. Marshall giving me a job and not charging me admission allowed for more money to spend at the concession.”

Fall of 1970 saw the theatre receive a facelift and a new name: The Stardust Theatre.

Owner Leo Prescott closed the building for a few months for renovations, and marked the New Year by reopening the theatre on January 1, 1971.

Maple Ridge resident Lise Andersen James recalled how one night there was an extra ‘show’ at the Stardust: “Streakers came into the theatre through the doors on the right side of the snack bar and ran all around the centre section to the other double doors. The theatre

ushers were chasing them ...

The naked fellas had to have removed their clothing in the men’s bathroom, which was close to the theatre entrance on the right side of the snack bar, and then ran out. Inside the theatre all the kids snickered and laughed; there were even some whistles and yee-haws. Then the shushing started, because the movie didn’t stop just because of the commotion.”

Leo sold the theatre in 1976, and after a string of various owners, the movies stopped showing in Maple Ridge in the mid-1980s. The parking lot of the Dairy Queen now occupies the space where this landmark structure once stood.

Sandra Borger is a researcher with the Maple Ridge Museum.

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Hard Times Hit Parade January 29 – 2:00 p.m.

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Aging Gracefully Speaker Series Financial Literacy for Older Adults & Their Families Financial abuse of older adults is a growing problem in our society. Learn how to help your aging parents protect their finances, recognize and respond to financial abuse, access community resources for further information or assistance and make informed financial decisions that meet their needs.

In this workshop, presenters from the BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support will discuss powers of attorney and joint accounts; legal issues of capacity relating to powers of attorney, common myths about powers of attorney which can lead to abuse, the dangers of joint accounts, and the importance of advance planning!

Wednesday, January 11, 7-9 pm Maple Ridge Public Library 130–22470 Dewdney Trunk Road Free event. Refreshments provided. Please register at 604–786–7404 or e-mail: htreleaven@shaw.ca Mark your calendar for the last workshop of the series!

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THE NEWS/sports

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Locals help Selects to wins in NV staff reporter Maple Ridge’s Caleb Foley and Pitt Meadows’ Mateo Le Van both helped their respective Burnaby Mountain Selects field lacrosse squads to victories at the 2011 Adrenaline Sin City Showdown in Las Vegas last month.

Foley plays defence for the U-11 Selects squad, while Le Van plays attack for the U-13 squad.

The U-11 Selects posted an overall record of 1-4 after falling to the No. 2-seeded LA Lazers in the Powerade Youth Division Quarterfinals, while the U-13 Selects went 1-4 in the Maverick Middle School Division.

The U-11 Selects earned their first victory of the season in the opening game of the Sin City Showdown with an impressive 7-4 win over the Utah Starz. The Selects would then fall to the eventual Youth Division runner-ups, the Silverfin lacrosse club, before ending the Day 1 seeding round with a 6-2 loss to the LA Lazers.

The Selects advanced to the playoff round as the No. 7 seed, losing in a rematch with the Lazers, 7-2.

The U-13 Selects lost their opening match with the Iron Horse lacrosse club from Texas by a score of 6-2, before losing 9-3 to eventual champions the RC Starz, from California. After a third preliminart round loss, the U-13 Selects were knocked out of contention, but bounced back in their consolation game against the Utah Starz Blue with a 7-5 win.

Pirate raid A player for the Port Coquitlam Pirates juvenile A1 team cuts through the defence of the Richmond Blues at the Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey Association’s Christmas Juvenile AAA Tournament, Thursday afternoon at the Pitt Meadows Arena.

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Flames celebrate holidays with wins Local junior B hockey team takes five of a possible six points to end 2011

by R o b e r t M a n g e l s d o r f staff reporter The Christmas season was good to the Ridge Meadows Flames as the junior B hockey club picked up five of a possible six points over the holidays.

The Flames started the Christmas season with a 6-2 win over the Mission Icebreakers on the road Dec. 22, before falling 2-1 in overtime to the North Delta Devils at home Dec. 23.

Last Wednesday, the Flames fin-

ished up their holiday series with a 4-3 win over the Abbotsford Pilots at home, capping the team’s most successful stretch of hockey this season.

Goaltender Wesley McLeod was named the game’s first star last Wednesday, as he stopped 36 of 39 shots fired his way by the Pilots.

That game saw the Flames take an early 3-0 lead as they scored on three of their first four shots.

With score 4-1 going into the third, the Pilots pressed hard to even up the score.

The Pilots cut the lead to two on a powerplay goal after Flames forward Keenan Grant took a two-minute minor for kneeing.

Former Flame Ryan Stewart was ejected from the game for a hit from behind with less than fine

minutes to play, putting the Pilots a man down for the remainder of the game.

However, the teams played four apiece after the Flames Paul Piluso was ejected for fighting with under two minutes to go.

The Pilots pulled goalie Aaron Oakley with under a minute to go and were rewarded with a goal with less than 30 seconds left.

However, the Flames were able to hold on for the win, just their sixth in 28 games this season.

Matt Bissett, Paul Piluso, Danny Brandys, and Shane Harle each had goals for the Flames, while Alexander Smith and Sean Pesut each

registered a pair of assists. Bradley Wardner notched an assist, as did Bissett and Brandys.

The five-point stretch improves the Flames to 13 points this season, with six wins, 21 losses and one overtime loss.

The Flames now have a four-point cushion on the Mission Icebreakers for the fourth and final playoff berth in the Pacific International Junior Hockey League’s Harold Brittain Conference.

McLeod had a similarly impressive performance against the North Delta Devils Dec. 23, as he stopped 33 of 35 shots in the overtime loss.

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Maple Ridge wrestlers bring home gold staff reporter The Maple Ridge Secondary School wrestling squad finished out 2011 in strong fashion, capturing seven medals at the recent Simon Fraser University War on the Floor wrestling tournament in Burnaby.

Brody Koopmans, Clarissa Morgan and Payton Smith all struck gold, while Cameron Hicks, Austin Brown, and Brody McKenzie had to settle for silver. Jeremy Moen won bronze.

McKenzie was named to Team B.C. and will be

taking on the best high school wrestlers from Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Alberta at a tournament this weekend in Surrey.

MRSS wrestlers will next be in action Jan. 12 at the B.C. age class tournament in Kamloops.

Pitt United division champs The Pitt Meadows United U-18 Division 2 boys’ soccer team were crowned 5 District regular season champions after finishing with a record of 10 wins, one

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tie, and one loss.

The team racked up 46 goals for, with only 19 goals against this season.

The team will be playing for the League Cup this month and is looking to hopefully advance to the Coastal Cup.

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Jordan Hospes registered a 94 per cent save percentage in the

Flames’ 6-2 win over Mission on Dec. 22.

Hospes stopped 32 of 34 shots he faced for the win.

Brandys, meanwhile, continues to climb the PIJHL scoring leader

board. While Brandys’ 33 points in 17 games places him 13th in league scoring, he is second in the league in points per game with 1.9, and is currently in the middle of a 14-

game point streak.

Brandys last went scoreless Nov. 5 in the Flames 7-4 loss to Port Moody.

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November 2011 – March 2012 As work continues on the final design and planning for the Ruskin Dam and Powerhouse Upgrade Project, local residents can expect to see an increase in activity in the area as BC Hydro hosts site visits for contractors bidding on the major contracts and engineers complete field investigations and finalize construction methodologies.

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BC Hydro will be relocating a section of the power distribution line along the east side of Wilson Street near the dam. The existing line will be relocated underground on the west side of Wilson Street. This temporary relocation is required for site safety to avoid the risk

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Parents interested in learning more about this program are invited to attend an Open House on Tuesday, January 17 at 7:00pm in the school library. Hammond Elementary is located at 11520 - 203rd Street, Maple Ridge.

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Wednesday, Jan. 4 â&#x20AC;˘ The Pitt Meadows Community Association, in partnership with the Fraser Valley Autism Society is hosting a local support group for families with autism at No. 202 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10958 Barnston View Road, Pitt Meadows from 7 to 9 p.m.

Meeting is facilitated by Virginia Renaud and aimed at teaching behaviour management and parenting skills that are specific to families dealing with challenging behaviour. First time guests and members of PMCA or FVAS attend free. $2 drop-in fee for non-members. Advanced registration is not required, but RSVP is appreciated. Call 604-465-5500 to register.

Thursday, Jan. 5 â&#x20AC;˘ The Maple Ridge Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Caregivers Sup-

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port Group meets from 10 a.m. to noon. This group is for caregivers, family and friends of people with Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease. For more information please call or email Elinor Verkerk 604-467-2768, or email jdverkerk@shaw.ca â&#x20AC;˘ The Ridge Meadows Hospice Thrift store is having a 75 per cent off clothing sale 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 12011 224th Street, behind Haney Sewing and Sound.

Saturday, Jan. 7 â&#x20AC;˘ The Ridge Meadows Hospice Thrift store is having a 75 per cent off clothing sale 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 12011 224th Street, behind Haney Sewing and Sound. â&#x20AC;˘ Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue is holding its annual tree chipping fundraiser at the Search and Rescue Building, 23598 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 105th Avenue from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Get your Christmas tree chipped for a donation, with the proceeds going to the Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue. Tree pick-up service can be requested by sending an email to scoutchipping@gmail.com, including your name, phone number, address and preferred date. A minimum $10 donation is required for the tree pick-up service. â&#x20AC;˘ Meadows Landscape Supply is hosting a Christmas

tree drop off by donation on behalf of the Girl Guides and The Lions Club. For more information, call 604-465-1311.

Sunday, Jan. 8 â&#x20AC;˘ Meadows Landscape Supply is hosting a Christmas tree drop off by donation on behalf of the Girl Guides and The Lions Club. For more information, call 604-465-1311. â&#x20AC;˘ Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue is holding its annual tree chipping fundraiser at the Search and Rescue Building, 23598 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 105th Avenue from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Get your Christmas tree chipped for a donation, with the proceeds going to the Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue. Tree pick-up service can be requested by sending an email to scoutchipping@gmail.com, including your name, phone number, address and preferred date. A minimum $10 donation is required for the tree pick-up service. â&#x20AC;˘ Ridge Meadows Hospice Society is hosting a bottle drive fundraiser from 10 a.m. to noon, with all proceeds benefitting volunteer and bereavement programs. Please drop off your returnables to the Hosice Society Thrift Store parking lot at No. 3 12011 224th St. (behind Haney Sewing and Sound). For more information, please call 604-463-7722.

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Well Established Church based Daycare requires a fun loving, kid friendly individual for Temporary, Full Time position in Group Daycare. Job requires Early Childhood Education and flexibility in hours. Position may turn into permanent position in the future. Hourly wage of 15.00/hr.

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Advertising Sales Consultant The Award-Winning Outlook newspaper has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time sales person.

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F/T Sushi & Kitchen Chef - Hamada Japanese Rest. (Maple Ridge). As soon as possible. High School grad.

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PERSONAL SERVICES 171

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

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CLEANING SERVICES

“AN EXTRA HAND” Exp. Hardworking, reliable cleaning lady. Reasonable rates Louise 604.467.3665 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 HOME Maid Cleaning Services Oxygen based, non toxic disinfectants included 12 yrs exp, $25.00/hr.

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HERFORT CONCRETE NO JOB TOO SMALL

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Repairs, Maintenance, Renovation Guaranteed work, Free Estimate.

Cell: 604-618-6401. Marcel.

300 (#102055) Bonded

Specializing in Renos New Const, (Comm./Res.) Free Estimates 778.885.7074 Trent Reisinger

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Green Services Ltd

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Ceramic Tiles, Hardwood Laminate Guaranteed work, Free Estimate.

Cell 604-618-6401 Marcel.

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GARDENING Prompt Delivery Available

Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd. 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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SAWDUST Hemlock, Fir & Cedar Available for Delivery Call for pricing

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

BELRON RENOVATIONS INC.

HOME RENOVATIONS

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

Local Maple Ridge company

Small Jobs OK

(778)233-1114 Ray KITCHEN & BATHROOM RENOVATIONS • Free Estimates • Free Kitchen designs • A+ Rating Over 20 year experience COMPLETE HOME RENOVATIONS Completehomerenovations@gmail.com

MISC SERVICES

✶Dump Site Now Open✶

Decks - Bathrooms - Kitchens

Greg 604-818-0165

604-777-5046

604-463-3644 604-861-1490

FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

Seven Days a Week

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.

LANDSCAPING

DUTCH TOUCH

DC ELECTRIC (#37544). Bonded.

24 hr service. We specialize in jobs too small for the big guys! 30 yrs exp. Free est. 604-460-8867.

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HOME REPAIRS

GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $59.00 Per Ton

Meadows Landscape Supply

604-465-1311

320

MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable.

Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials.

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 320

MOVING & STORAGE

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 374

TREE SERVICES

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

RENTALS 709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

TRANSPORTATION 810

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

838

RECREATIONAL/SALE

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

PORT COQUITLAM, 2043 sq ft.

Ground floor, dance/fitness area.

Facing onto city park. 1 blk from Lougheed/Shaughnessy intersection. 604-464-3550.

AFFORDABLE MOVING Local & Long Distance

$45/Hr

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

Your LOCAL Tree Service, For Honest Prices & Quality Work

604-537-4140

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Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certified Arborist

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

604-464-7548 #1 IN RENTALS (Since 1990)

Free Estimates * Fully Insured

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

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PETS

Professional Property Management Services for LANDLORDS (Tri City)

BBY near Lougheed Mall, full house, 6bdrm, + den, dbl garage Immed. Ns/np/refs. $2200/mo.

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539 Running this ad for 7yrs

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $269, 2 coats any colour (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

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BLOOD HOUND PUPS, CKC reg’d health chk, 2nd vac, micro chipped, 1 male, 5 fem’s. Liver & Tan. Ready to go. $750. 604-574-5788

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

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GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES $550: Born Sept. 26th. 1 Male, 1 Female. 604-836-6861

✔ ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDS Call Niko Plumbing Ltd. 24/7.

Res/Com, plugged drains. h/w tanks. ★15 yrs exp. 604-837-6640

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

ABACUS ROOFING Asphalt roofs, Re & Re, Shake conversions *28yrs Exp. - Also Snow plow & Junk Removal

Call Chris 604-462-9009 356

RUBBISH REMOVAL

RECYCLE-IT!

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

604.587.5865

NORWEGIAN ELKHOUND pups.

Registered, micro chipped, 1st shots. Ready now. 604-823-2259 mitzvig@hotmail.ca YELLOW LAB puppies 10 wks old $399. 5 males (1 black), 1 female.

Strong & healthy (604)466-0562

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FURNITURE

#1 Cash Buyer “Since 1987”

604-463-1731 MAPLE RIDGE Ctrl - New 1 bdrm + den Condo. Immac cond, all new appl’s, inste laundry, sec u/g prkig & storage N/S, small pet neg $1100 sylhoule@gmail.com 604-454-4170 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

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

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T & K Haulaway

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MAPLE RIDGE 2 Bdrm, 2 bath, on 2nd Floor amenities room, weight room, f/p, new appl’s, insuite laundry, Beautiful master ensuite, 2 u/g parking, 24hr monitored security, avail in URBANO complex for Jan, credit checks & references mandatory Walk to shopping, schools. $1200/mo

Can’t Get Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1866-981-5991

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

REAL ESTATE

604.477.9189

627

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOMES Damaged House! Older House!

Difficulty Selling! Behind on Payments! Need to Sell Now? NO FEES! NO RISK! QUICK CASH! Call us First! 604.657.9422

MAPLE RIDGE

WESTGATE APTS Under New Management Large 2 bdrm stes available.

Incudes heat, hot water, large balconies. Close to transit.

TREE SERVICES

Call 778-788-1845

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv.

Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping.

Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports

Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $

New SRI Manufactured Homes.

Single Double Modulars on display.

Repossessions 1974-2004.

Chuck 604-830-1960.

New SRI Single and double wides in Ruskin park with river view from $89,900. Chuck 604-830-1960

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Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

BRENTWOOD Apartments

Pitt Meadows

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OFFICE & RETAIL SPACE Various downtown locations.

Avail. Now! Updated and well maintained. Various sizes 320sf.

- 2000sf. Starting at $495/month.

S Incl heat/hot wtr, wndw cvrngs S Close to bus stop S Walk to shpng/medical/WCE S Across from park w/Mtn views S Gated parking and Elevator S Adult oriented building S References required CALL FOR APPOINTMENT

604-464-3550

812

FREE CASH BACK WITH $0 DOWN at Auto Credit Fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599 www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309.

Free Delivery.

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal

1994 Saab 900-S. 6cyl, 2.5 l engine. 4dr, sunroof, 5spd, green, like new. $1950. 604-541-0344

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022 AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673 The Scrapper

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

746

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.

RECREATIONAL/SALE 2011 EVER-LITE 31RKS

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

Call 604-467-3944 750

SUITES, LOWER

COQUITLAM 1 bdrm gr/lvl, quiet, priv ent, w/d, new paint, fenced yard. $650 incl utils. 604-941-4166 MAPLE RIDGE 2 bdrm, 1 bath very clean, quiet. $750 incl util NS/NP. Avail now Gilbert 604-466-6388 MAPLE Ridge. 2 bdrm grd. flr. Sep entry. New paint. 900sqft, Quiet hse. Off St prkg. 5 appls. N/S. Cat ok. $950/mo + $50/mo utils. 604936-5728 or 604-466-9458 ask for Beth MAPLE RIDGE 2 bdrm grnd lvl ste, priv entry & lndry, full bath, close to bus, schools & shops. N/S, N/P. Refs req’d. $1,000 incl utils/net Immed. 604-459-9166 lve msg.

MAPLE RIDGE bright beaut 1 bdrm full ba, shrd lndry, great area, N/P, $750 incl utils & net. 778-628-4665.

MAPLE RIDGE, LARGE 1 bdrm suite, near schools, WCE, & shop centre. $700 + 1/3 util’s. Own W/D. Brand new carpet/laminate. NP. Avail. now. Phone (778)242-1313.

PORT COQUITLAM, Oxford St. newly reno’d 2 bdrm g/l, lrg liv/rm. ns/np, $800 incl utils.. 604-944-8556

751

SUITES, UPPER

COQUITLAM Cape Horn; Main flr, clean 3 bdrm, 2 baths, 2 garage. $1700+2/3 utils. NS. Avl Jan 1/15.

604-931-7276 or 778-378-7276.

810

AUTO FINANCING

DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

1-800-910-6402

www.PreApproval.cc WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Christmas in January, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888593-6095.

Dual pane windows, A/C, slide out bike rack, elec. rear stab jacks, and MORE! $37,483 (Stk.29577) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

BENJAMIN TOWING Flat rate $49 604-318-8300

WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN By virtue of a WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN for ABSOLUTE BAILIFFS INC., we will dispose of the following unit to recover the amount of indebtedness noted plus any additional cost of moving, storage, seizure and sale.

11-310 1964 PONTIAC PARISIENNE Vin: 47867067902 Registered Owner: QUATSCH, RYAN JAMES Indebtedness: $3,465.00 Day of sale is Wednesday January 18, 2012 @ 12:00 NOON.

1996 GOLF 230K, Aircared. Pioneer sound. New battery, snow tires, well maintained. Must See! $2900. obo 604.418.9028

838

TOWING

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

AUTO SERVICES

Call: Rick Medhurst, Royal LePage

or 604-465-5818 PORT COQUITLAM

845

604-463-3000

Please Call: 778-882-8894

1 Bdrm suite $775 2 Bdrm corner suite $925

MAPLE RIDGE Central. Lrg 1 bdrm nr amens, insuite w/d, d/w, patio, vaulted ceilings, sec u/g prk. Immed Ns/Np. $790 +utils. 604-307-2241.

MAPLE RIDGE

Safe, family-oriented bldgs Heat & hot water included Laundry room & storage located in building Outdoor swimming pool Free parking stall Very close to bus & Westcoast Express

Gas F/P, D/W, garburator, lndry hook-up, underground prk. Across from Elem. School.

Walk to W. Coast Express.

No pets.

Phone 604-465-9823

OFFICE/RETAIL

Spacious 1, 2 & 3 Bdrm Suites Available

Deluxe 2 Bdrms.

For more information, google us.

741

TRANSPORTATION

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

MAPLE RIDGE like new 3 Bdrm 1400 sqft.,garage, fenced yard 22542 Kendrick Loop Avail Jan 1st $1400/mo N/S, N/P Call Jim @ 604-290-2984

PITT MEADOWS

APT FOR RENT

Dual pane windows, ext. shower, fantastic fan, microwave, elec. power awning, DSI water heater. $32,483 (stk.30380) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

MAPLE RIDGE Cntl 4 Bdrm 2 bath, newly painted, Xtra Lrg yard, F/P, N/S, N/P $1500.mo (604)773-3912

Near Shopping & Amenities.

$$CASH $$ for your furniture, tools, electronics, antiques, appliances, computers & collectibles.

*Appliances *BBQs *Steel Products *Exercise Equip *Cars/Trucks/Trailers *Copper/Alumin *Hotwater Tanks *Old Restaurant Equip *Furnaces All FREE pickup!

TOPSOIL

INCLUDES: HEAT, HOT WATER & HYDRO

12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certified Crime Free Buildings

463-4449 or 209-6583

SCREENED TOPSOIL MUSHROOM MANURE BARK MULCH 604-467-3003

Clean, very quiet, large,

HOMES FOR RENT

Maple Ridge, LUCKY YOU! 2/bdrm modular home on 2.5 acres.

11742 256 St. Small pet ok. N/S. Refs. Grass cutting req. $1000/mo. + hydro.

Avail Feb 1.

(604)462-9683

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

2004 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Ltd. 4x4, auto, red, 160K, $8500 firm.

Call 604-538-9257

848

MAPLE RIDGE. Centrally located, 3 bdrm. rancher. Walk to mall, grocery store & transit. Fresh paint. Ns/ np. $1200 + util. Avail. aft Dec 20 604-467-2767 or 604-329-2084.

* Renovated Suites *

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

FREE! Scrap Metal Removal...FREE!!!

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Queen Anne Apts.

MULTI POM puppies, 2 F, 1 M, 7 weeks old. Ready to go. All shots. $500. obo. Phone 604-825-2271.

Single items to entire households

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

GREAT LOCATION

604-463-7450 604-463-2236

www.recycleitcanada.ca

778-233-4949

1 & 2 Bdrs from $765/mo

JACK RUSSELL pups 1 Female 1 male. Short legs, smooth coat. Dew claws done. $500. 778-883-6049

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

MAPLE RIDGE

Cairn Terriers: shots/dewormed.

Ready to go to good homes. over 20 yrs of referrals. 604-807-5204 or 604-592-5442

BESTWAY PAINTING & Decorating Int/Ext-Comm/Res. Crown Moldings & Wallpaper. John 778-881-6737

PLUMBING

P.Meadows Brand New - Solaris Towers. 2 & 3 bdrms, 5 appli’s, nr WCE, shops,parks,schls. Now. NS/NP,refs. Rents Start@ $1250

2011 WILDCAT 282RK

TRANSPORTATION

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

Absolute Bailiffs Inc. # 104 - 20119 113B Avenue, Maple Ridge, B.C. Contact: Sheldon Stibbs 604-522-2773

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