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Maple Ridge off Target Not one of first 24 to be redeveloped in Canada

by Ph i l M e lnych uk staff reporter Maple Ridge shoppers will have to get in line behind those in Toronto who will be first to see new Target stores replace Zellers.

Target, the U.S. retail giant that bought the Zellers chain last year, on Thursday named the first 24 stores it will open by April 2013. All of those are in Ontario, with seven in the Toronto area alone.

The Minneapolis-based chain bought 189 Zellers’ locations across Canada last year and included Maple Ridge’s Haney Place Mall location among the first 105 locations it would convert.

And according to Thursday’s news release, Target still plans to open 135 locations, with most taking place by 2013.

Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association spokesman Ineke Boekhorst, however, said Maple Ridge won’t see a new store until a year later.

See Target, p14

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Agony, not ecstasy Drugs such as ecstasy are easily accessible to local students, as Dawn Taylor and Tammy-Lee Maley of Alouette Addictions Services know. See p3.

$4 million in unpaid bridge tolls Delay expected, interest charges adding up

by P hi l M e l nych uk staff reporter

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Many motorists using the Golden Ears Bridge would rather pay later, not sooner, having racked up about $4 million worth of unpaid fares, and are waiting till their car insurance is due before paying up.

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“It’s a phenomenon that exists because of the electronic toll system.”

While motorists don’t have to slow down to pay tolls, they can stall on paying their mailed invoices, and which are subject to two-per-cent monthly interest charges.

Hardie said it was expected that some people would delay paying, although the agency

would rather people pay sooner, rather than later, and is looking at ways to encourage that.

He said the accumulation of the unpaid fares is part of the learning process for the public-private partnership that saw completion of the $808-million bridge in July 2009.

The total value of outstanding fares fluctuates month to month, and doesn’t affect the financial plans for the bridge.

It’s no different than “any other commercial enterprise which has receivables.”

Thanks to the provision that

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motorists have to pay up when they renew their vehicle insurance with ICBC, TransLink isn’t losing any sleep over the amount, Hardie added.

Hardie said the number of average daily crossings on the Golden Ears has climbed to within the low range of the 30,000 to 40,000 projected in 2004.

In August, the daily average of crossings hit 29,500, up by about 3,000 from the previous year.

“We are at the low end of projections, that’s quite clear.”

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Just one pill

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Recent deaths related to ecstasy have prompted health officials and families affected to issue a warning

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

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here’s an image that haunts Julie Raymond and will, perhaps, for the rest of her life. It’s one she prefers not to playback. But it’s there when she closes her eyes, the day she had to identify her 16-year-old daughter in a morgue.

She can still see Shannon lying under that white sheet on the hospital bed, still see the sparkles of makeup from the night before.

Shannon, 16, was found dead at 6 a.m. on July 26, 2008 at the home of Victoria Turley in Maple Ridge after attending a birthday party on a bus the night before.

She died from complications after consuming the club drug ecstasy, a substance she had possibly tried for the first time that night.

Turley faces one count of failure to provide the necessities of life in connection with the death of Shannon – a charge laid under a rarely used section of the Canadian Criminal Code.

Police allege Shannon was in Shannon Raymond the care of the accused and was in medical distress, which Turley failed to address. A trial for Turley begins next month.

Shannon’s death has made Julie an unofficial expert on ecstasy.

She’s spent hours researching the concoction of ingredients that go into it, quizzed physicians on symptoms of overdoses and talked to cops.

Shannon was classified as a “naive user,” which means she had only used ecstasy once or twice in her short life.

A student at Westview secondary, she was an avid soccer player who was confident, vibrant, loving.

She had a zest for life.

In fact, Shannon presented herself to Julie and her older sister Danielle as “anti-drug.”

Far from being a naive parent, Julie, a widow, had a talk with both her daughters, but warned them mostly about alcohol and marijuana. She showed them her high school year book and pointed out the girls who had died from drug overdoses.

Ecstasy never figured in their conversations. Julie never knew it was so accessible to and in demand from Shannon’s peers – for as cheap as $4 a cap.

“I would worry about house fires, car accidents. I did what any mother would do to protect and edu-

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Dawn Taylor (left) and Tammy-Lee Maley, of Alouette Addictions Services show items from a drug prevention kit. cate her daughters. But I never thought what you see on TV and the movies would unfold on our door step,” says Julie.

“Shannon was not the type of girl to engage in risky behaviour. She was curious and she trusted, and now she’s dead.”

Three years after Shannon’s death, Julie finds it difficult to fathom why teens in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows continue using ecstasy – a drug that induces euphoria, but can have strong negative effects, even in low doses, that include sweating, increased blood pressure and heart rate, anxiety or panic attacks, blurred vision, nausea, vomiting and convulsions..

“Some of those kids who were there the night Shannon died are still engaged in that behaviour. Posting pictures on Facebook advertising it,” Julie says.

“There are other activities that a person can engage in that are more healthy and support a better lifestyle than resorting to drugs. It looks harmless, but at the end of the day, it only takes one pill.”

The B.C. Coroners Service reports between 10 to 24 ecstasy-related deaths per year from 2007 to 2010.

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Another young adult from Abbotsford - Tyler Miller - died on Nov. 27. His family said the 20-year-old complained of overwhelming heat after taking ecstasy. His friends gave him a bag of frozen peas to cool him down.

They were driving around town when Tyler became unresponsive, but the friends assumed he was having a typical reaction to the drug. They continued driving for a period before realizing something was seriously wrong.

According to reports, at least three recent deaths in Calgary have also been linked to the drug.

For Julie, those deaths were preventable. Assuming that kids will “just say no” isn’t an approach she supports anymore.

“Every teen in Maple Ridge knows something about Shannon and her death. The fact that parents can sit back and go, ‘That will never happen to my daughter.’ I remember saying those words myself.”

You can’t stop teenagers from being curious, says Julie, no matter how hard you try.

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• Ecstasy, or MDMA, is a “mood elevator” creating a relaxed, euphoric state.

MDMA releases the brain chemical serotonin, elevating mood and acting as a short-term antidepressant.

• It has become a popular recreational drug, commonly used at raves, or dance parties.

• Because ecstasy is manmade, its contents and quality can vary, according to Health Canada.

• It is sold as a tablet, capsule or powder. The tablets are often stamped with a logo and are sold in different colours and shapes.

• It is similar to stimulant drugs such as cocaine or methamphetamine and can contain traces of other substances such as LSD, PCP or methamphetamine, as well as soaps and detergents, the agency says.

• The drug causes an increase in body temperature, blood pressure and heart rate, which can lead to kidney or heart failure, strokes and seizures, according to Health Canada.

• According to some studies examining the effects of ecstasy, the drug can cause neurotoxicity in the brain.

• Long-term effects and neurological damage from ecstasy are not fully known, although even proponents of ecstasy warn that taking high doses and prolonged use represents elevated risk.

• The drug can also cause anxiety, and depression, particularly when effects begin to wear off. This may lead some users to engage in increased use, or self-medicate to counter feelings of depression.

• Ecstasy is listed in Schedule III of the Canadian Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. • Possession, trafficking, possession for the purpose of trafficking, production, importing, and exporting of ecstasy, and possession for the purpose of exporting are illegal in Canada.

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Extra foods strike enters its fourth year Workers fighting a 45 per cent roll back in wages

by R o b e r t M a n g e l s d o r f staff reporter Four Christmases.

That’s how many holiday seasons the workers at Extra Foods on Dewdney Trunk Road have spent standing on the picket line in front of their former place of work in Maple Ridge. In snow, rain, and gusting gales, they crowd under their makeshift tents, hoping for the day where they can go back to the jobs some have invested decades in.

“No one ever thought we would be out here this long,” says Laura Nicolai, who’s worked at the store since 1991.

“Six months, maybe. A year, max. But no one thought we’d be here this long.”

The Extra Foods location in downtown Maple Ridge is operated by Westfair Foods, a division of Loblaw Companies Limited and is an owner-operated franchise.

The strike began in Dec. 2008, more than three years ago, after plans were announced to turn the store into a discount chain called No Frills, and roll back workers’ wages by close to half in some cases.

United Food and Commercial Workers union members had been working at the store under an expired contract since 2004, with long-time workers making in the $20-per-hour range, with benefits. Under the contract Loblaw wants them to sign, most workers would top

(From left_ Chris Peacock, Pat Kvaas and Miranda Nisely sit inside a tent outside Extra Foods, where they are into their fourth year on strike.

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out at $11.90, with no benefits.

“It’s not like we are asking for a raise,” says Nicolai. They just don’t want their pay cut in half.

“If anyone thinks we should just go back to work, how would they like it if their pay was cut by 50 per cent, if your benefits were cut by 50 per cent,” she said. “We’re taking a stand. This isn’t right.”

However, for the first time in years, there is a glimmer of hope that the standoff will be resolved. Negotiations started up again last month, with both sides meeting face-to-face for the first time in more than two years.

“Both positions are wellentrenched,” said UFCW staff rep Paul Meinema. “But there

is a willingness to move this forward.”

However, Meinema said no substantial changes have been made to Loblaw’s offer, nor have any firm dates been set for the next round of negotiations.

Nicholai said all the workers on the picket line want to go back to work, those who are left, that is.

Of the original 70 or so employees who went on strike in 2008, roughly half remain on the picket lines today.

“We’ve given decades of service to this company and that doesn’t seem to mean anything,” she says. “This company doesn’t need to drop the wages. It’s corporate greed and companies will keep doing this

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Deaths ‘a tragic and preventable misadventure’ OOPS Ecstasy from p3 Even research show that scare tactics don’t work.

Julie would like teenagers and young adults to be educated about the symptoms of an overdose and wants them to call 911 at the slightest hint of trouble. “It is better to get a lecture from a parent than to die,� she says to them. “I get the fact that they protect their friends. At the end of the day, a true friend wouldn’t do that and a true friend wouldn’t give another friend drugs, nor would they encourage them to take it. You can’t stop kids, but what you can do is educate them on what to do. The right thing to do is always err on the side of caution; 911 is only three digits and everybody has a cell phone.�

Despite the recent deaths related to ecstasy, the drug isn’t as widely used as it may appear.

A survey of Ontario students in grades 7 to 12 reported a decline in past-year use of ecstasy from six per cent in 2001 to 3.2 per cent in 2009. A 2008 survey of Canadians, aged 15 and older, reported that 1.4 per cent had used ecstasy at least once in the past year.

Alcohol is by far the most common substance used by youth and binge drinking is common.

Marijuana is the second most common substance – and remains ďŹ rst among illicit drugs

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Julie Raymond (left), with her eldest daughter Danielle, wants kids to be educated about drug use. – used by Canadian youth.

In the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District, between 2005 and 2011, there were four drug-related suspensions that involved ecstasy: one in 2006, one in 2008, two in 2009, and none recorded in the past two years. All the rest were involved marijuana.

Dawn Taylor, a school-based prevention worker with Alouette Addictions, has dealt with teens who’ve been suspended for using or dealing ecstasy. “It is very much accessible to teens at parties,� says Taylor, who has worked in Maple Ridge for six years. “It is very inexpensive. The going rate is anywhere from $4 to $6 per cap and if you buy in

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bulk, you can get it for less. In some ways, it is easier to access pot or ecstasy than alcohol. But I don’t want to give a false impression that most kids are using, because that’s not true.�

Taylor and a colleague conduct drug awareness programs in local high schools and counsel students caught using drugs, but tailor their information for each grade.

They still preach abstinence, but one-on-one, especially with youth who admitted to using drugs, the approach is often different and often becomes a way to mitigate harm.

Unfortunately, the discussion about drug use amongst teens usually hits the main stream when there are deaths. The sus-

pensions, family turmoil and criminal records that often follow drug use rarely get talked about.

There are young girls being sexually exploited in Maple Ridge because of drugs, says Taylor. “Thankfully, in terms of incidents related to death, we’ve been fairly lucky.�

B.C.’s chief medical health ofďŹ cer, Dr. Perry Kendall, calls the recent overdoses “a tragic and preventable misadventure.â€? “It’s kids at smaller parties, not big raves, and kids taking between three and seven tablets in a short period of time,â€? said Kendall.

Most of the samples of ecstasy that have been analyzed by the RCMP over the past decade have had a variety of contaminants, including horse tranquilizers, PCP, and amphetamines.

While it is important to educate young people about the risks of taking ecstasy and other illicit drugs, Kendall and the province believe ofďŹ cials also need to acknowledge that some will use drugs and give them the tools to make sensible decisions. “The younger the kids are, the less likely they are to want to cop to their parents that they are doing drugs. They’ve tended to delay seeking medical attention,â€? he says.

By then, it can be too late, as it was for Shannon Raymond.

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Ingrid Rice

Not just a party drug A 17-year-old Abbotsford girl has died and another young woman from that city is in critical condition after taking what police say was ecstasy.

More teens in Alberta have died from similar overdoses of the same illicit drug.

Two years ago, 16-year-old Shannon Raymond of Maple Ridge died in her friend’s house after ingesting, her mother said, alcohol and ecstasy.

Police and health officials are now warning teens about taking large amounts of the drug, which sells for $3 to $10 a pill.

The 24-year-old Abbotsford woman remains in critical condition after consuming as many as 10 such tablets at a New Year’s Eve party.

Police in Calgary are investigating whether a death that same night is the fourth there related to ecstasy in as many weeks.

Known to be popular at raves in the past, it has become more mainstream among teens in recent years and is being used at house parties and concerts, even, as with the young Abbotsford girl, as a weight loss supplement.

But ecstasy, also known as MDMA, is often laced with other drugs, such as methamphetamine, ketamine and cocaine. Those who take it don’t even know what they’re putting into their bodies, only how the pills make them feel – often euphoric.

MDMA releases the brain chemical serotonin, elevating mood and acting as a short-term antidepressant. Affects can last from two to six hours.

The drug causes an increase in body temperature, blood pressure and heart rate, which can lead to kidney or heart failure, strokes and seizures, according to Health Canada.

But it’s cheap, and accessible – a cell phone call away. Drug dealers even give it away free, the first time.

That could be the last.

Friends of a young Abbotsford man who, in early December, had taken ecstasy and complained of feeling overwhelming heat, thought he was just having a typical reaction to the drug. They gave him a frozen bag of peas to cool down.

Later, while driving around town with them, he became unresponsive.

His parents said he was a good, smart kid.

Was. – The News

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Faith in Santa provided comfort A

few weeks ago, I wrote about Paula, the amazing sixyear-old with a lethal leukemia.

It was many years ago that I witnessed her last days just before Christmas, yet I have never forgotten her. Especially this time of the year, the Health Care events preceding her Marco Terwiel final breath are still as clear in my mind as if it all happened yesterday.

As a family doctor, I have been involved in both the start of our journey through life until the very end for thousands of people. After 50 years of looking after people who consulted me about their illnesses, injuries and worries, most of the details of the encounters have faded away in my memory with the exception of a relative few.

Paula was one of those who greatly influenced my future development as a physician, and human being. Her unshakable faith in both Santa and baby Jesus helped her immensely during her last few weeks. Of course, the hospital arranged for Santa to come and visit her, as she had requested.

Paula’s happy anticipation contrasted sharply with Santa’s nervousness and worry how he was going to meet her expectations and answer her questions.

Instead of relying on the usual super-

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ficial jolly “Ho, Ho” approach, he took the trouble to talk with the parents and the doctor beforehand.

Still, Santa was obviously taken aback when in answer to Santa’s question of what she wanted for Xmas, she said with a barely audible voice: “I have only two wishes: can you make my mother stop crying, and the doctors and nurses to stop poking me?”

Santa answered with a tremor in his voice that he would do his very best.

She responded with a shadow of a smile: “Thank you, Santa.”

The first lesson I learned from her request is to stop and ask if the routine of ordering all kinds of tests would enhance or diminish the quality of life, not only for Paula, but all my future patients.

In response to Paula’s request, the team looking after Paula had a conference with her parents, and we decided that there was nothing to be gained with more interventions, and with that conclusion, we could fulfill Paula’s wish.

The mother had much more difficulty fulfilling the other wish, but she pulled herself together most of the time when visiting her daughter.

Paula lingered until just after Christmas, fully confident she was going to meet baby Jesus.

Her family was staunchly Catholic and the visiting priest gave Paula communion, and the last rites when the time came.

There are several other lessons I

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learned from the events surrounding Paula’s last days. The second one was how a blind faith in Santa’s existence was of great comfort to Paula, Did she benefit from this the last days of her all too short life?

She certainly did, and it was touching to see her adulation and thankfulness when Santa paid her a visit.

I certainly grew up with listening to many fantastic stories, reading scary books, and a firm belief in the existence of St. Nicholas (Sinterklaas, in Dutch).

My family and friends have assured me this kind of upbringing has not resulted in me becoming some sort of a misfit.

My family and friends have assured me this kind of upbringing has not resulted in me becoming some sort of a misfit, nor does it for most other people.

For me, the tradition of receiving and giving gifts was transformed into a lifelong principle of generosity towards our fellow men, especially those who have so little.

TO BE CONTINUED Dr. Marco Terwiel is a retired family physician who lives in Maple Ridge.

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THE NEWS/letters Export our natural gas resources to China EDITOR, THE NEWS:

Unlike previous United Nations Climate Conferences, the one that just wrapped up in Durban, South Africa came and went without much in the way of media coverage.

And although the final agreement hammered out by the nations that were present committed the world’s biggest carbon emitters, China and the U.S., to legally binding carbon reductions, these carbon reductions won’t actually come into effect for a number of years.

But things may not be as discouraging as they seem, because against the backdrop of slow progress on climate change a spirited environmental movement has emerged in China, currently the world’s biggest emitter of carbon.

As was previously the case in the industrialized west, China’s rapid industrialization, and the growing affluence of its people, has resulted in widespread public concern about pollution. In fact, in a recent major protest in Guangdong province, 30,000 people rallied against plans for another coal-fired power plant in the town of Haimen.

That’s where I think British Columbia can help. British Columbia has plenty of clean energy resources we can tap into to meet the energy needs of our province, now and well into the future.

That means British Columbia is well-positioned to export our province’s equally plentiful natural gas resources to China to help offset their use of coal as they transition to renewable clean energy sources.

Natural gas produces less than half the carbon emissions of coal, and that would go a long way toward helping China meet its carbon reduction objectives while creating jobs here in British Columbia.

SANDRA ROBINSON MAPLE RIDGE

online comments J. Craig Ruthven · Teacher at Burnaby School District: Re: Albion ferries sold to marine transport company (mapleridgenews.com).

What a major shame that we are losing these vessels. Graham Mowatt’s dream of running them privately on a trial basis was summarily dismissed by the previous council. All of Maple Ridge has forever lost part of its character and history. Just think what it would have been like to have had even one of these ferries available for trips to and from Fort Langley.

Lazy afternoons browsing the bookstore ... weekend jaunts. We need to keep this dream alive, as it totally ties into what appears to be our almost universal commitment to building a unique and distinctive community that bucks cookie-cutter development and connects us to the natural environment.

Hugh Peden · Maple Ridge, British Columbia: Re: Albion ferries sold to marine transport company (mapleridgenews.com).

If private business wasn’t willing to step up to run a ‘tourist’ ferry to/from Fort Langley, then [municipal] hall has no business doing the same either.

In a time of never ending tax increases, and with little or no control of spending at [municipal] hall, we can do without a nostalgic tourist ferry which puts a further drain on the accounts. I don’t agree with much the last council did, but this was one good decision - whether by accident or design.

Claus Andrup · Principal at Andrup Corporate Consultants Inc.: Re: Albion ferries sold to marine transport company (mapleridgenews.com).

Graham, romantic memories of crossing the Fraser aside, those two tubs were a pile of junk. I am amazed they fetched anywhere close to $400,000. They would have been better off in a remake of “African Queen” plying the canals of some distant Congolese river with Bogie at the helm.

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What makes you so smart?

M

aybe we love to rebel against authority.

Maybe we feel we’re our own experts, empowered by the ability to search any topic online.

Maybe it’s the role of social Commentary networks, where Jeff Nagel some folks trust anything their Facebook friends tell them but refuse to believe a newspaper report.

Whatever it is, too many of us seem too quick to distrust the scientists, experts and other traditional leaders of our society.

Don’t get me wrong. Critical thinking is a good thing. Evidence, data, decisions and policies should be challenged. You have to be your own advocate.

But it strikes me as an insult to doctors who invested years of study when we try to out-think them, armed with a quickie diagnosis from Dr. Google.

Physicians, of course, weren’t the only ones fighting an uphill battle against the over-informed masses in 2011.

Economists who said B.C. would be wise to keep the harmonized sales tax found their advice ignored by the majority of voters.

Astronomers were still rebutting a viral email hoax that’s circulated for years, claiming a rare celestial event will make Mars appear as big as the moon.

Pollution experts struggled to counter YouTube and Facebook posts claiming to expose the “real” radiation levels B.C. was receiving from Japan’s nuclear disaster.

Granted there are situations where scientists disagree, or may be aligned with opposing stakeholders. The debate over Metro Vancouver’s garbage incineration plans and the possible role of fish farms in the decline of sockeye salmon spring to mind.

In the case of the Fukushima disaster, nearby Japanese residents were right to disbelieve almost everything they were first told.

For the most part, though, I worry for our future if too many of us engage in knee-jerk cynicism.

India’s prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh (a doctor and a politician, pity him) said it well last week: “Rampant distrust of all authority imperils the foundations of democracy.”

I’d say it imperils our health, as well.

When too many vaccination rebels refuse to get a shot to help keep serious diseases at bay, we are all put at greater danger.

We saw this two years ago with the H1N1 flu vaccine refuseniks and more recently with parents holding chicken pox parties rather than have their kids submit to Big Pharma and

the needle.

Besides a failure to filter and intelligently assess the glut of information now at our fingertips, we seem to have a related problem: an inability to realistically assess risk.

As a result, we have a low-level insurgency against B.C. Hydro’s wireless smart meters, despite the fact every square inch of the Lower Mainland is blanketed by wifi and cellphone signal networks.

We have schools ringed with parents’ cars because of the pervasive fear that lurking pedophiles will snare our children on the walk to class – despite the fact nearly all molesters and abductors are known to their victims and families.

We worry about the big C and how to avoid it because cancer rates are rising – never mind that’s largely because we’re living longer and not dropping from heart attacks as early.

And we have the public’s intense fear of crime, despite generally falling crime rates, that the Harper government is exploiting to impose U.S.-style justice reforms that many experts fear will be a costly failure.

I’ve run out of space, but I suspect the 9/11 conspiracy theorists, moon landing skeptics and Holocaust deniers have already tuned out.

For the rest of you still with me, thanks for reading.

I trust you didn’t believe a word.

Jeff Nagel is the regional reporter for Black Press in the Lower Mainland.

Prisoners warehoused like dogs in a kennel EDITOR, THE NEWS:

Re: Justice system’s weak third leg (The News, Dec. 14).

I’m serving a sentence at Matsqui federal prison and my name is Mark Lukyn.

I was awed at how much it costs to warehouse us, and yes I mean warehouse. The column mentions how only one-third of the people who take programs actually complete them. The article reads like we are undisciplined and that completing a program is the answer to recidivism and behavioural problems.

The people who deliver these programs are often ex-parole officers or guards themselves with no special requirements to teach the program, other than having sat through it themselves. I have taken a five-month program (National Substance Abuse Program) and the new Integrated Correctional Program Model program.

Instead of focusing on one problem for an extended time, the new program sweeps all areas of concern with acronyms and confusing contradictions that are worded poorly, often confusing the instructors more than the inmates themselves.

I have personally seen people try with all their heart,

attending every class, doing homework with intense passion to change, only to see them come back to jail two weeks later for the same type of offence. Others who refuse the programs, or drop out halfway through, make it out for eight years. There is no rhyme or reason and, in my opinion, the programs are for the most part ineffective.

I truly believe these programs are precautions the parole board takes to ensure they have a credible excuse when the inmate re-offends, so they can say ‘we gave him the program,’ or ‘he refused it.’ This lets the public continue to see us as villains.

I ask you bluntly, how can you or the public or anyone place such high stock in programs they’ve never seen?

The public cannot attend, the media cannot attend, these programs are held behind closed doors, shielded from public scrutiny, lest they lose their magical status.

These programs are like everything else government delivers, a bland chili made without care and delivered with no love.

We are warehoused, kept like dogs in a kennel, and threatened to take these programs or lose our pay. Parole

is only given to those who finish the programs, and if they re-offend, it is their fault, not the programming.

I say that the programs are not working. The whole approach to rehabilitation is pretence to keep the public happy. We are caged for years, and then lobbed into the community with conditions that trip us up and ensure a speedy return.

Many of us have deep trouble coping with life sober. Most of us have suffered through sh**** home lives, ran away at puberty and have slowly offered ourselves unwittingly to the courts and institutions.

Here we are herded like cattle and shuffled to court in little cages on wheels, stripped of our humanity.

Many of us are worth rehabilitation, and if the cost of keeping us in here (which is mind-boggling) were put to actual rehabilitation, we could really put a dent in those numbers of recidivism.

Okay, so what do we do right? Well, it is that hard. Perhaps that is why only the bare minimum is done, because we are seen as unhelpable.

We require a paradigm shift.

I have finished my schooling, I now have my Grade 12, but the jail doesn’t provide post-

secondary. There is no money for college.

Many men here are now old. It’s sad to see men caged so long, grey-haired and broken, swept under the carpet as a way of dealing with them.

There is a terrible sense of injustice in here. Most men are simply waiting to have all the things that were taken from them – girls, food, Internet, cars, drugs and alcohol. We come out of the gates like a man in the desert dying of thirst, drinking too much water too quickly and hurting his stomach.

We are the bastards, the mutts and mongrels. The orphans of society.

Our problems are human problems, not problems that a ‘program’ can fix. No program can heal the trauma some men suffered early on.

No program can fill the hole of their father leaving, sexual abuse, years of self-loathing and pain that’s too intense to feel or deal with. These programs are topical balms that never enter the subcutaneous regions that affect real change.

As it stands, we are warehoused and fed programs that are not working.

MARK LUKYN ABBOTSFORD

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Cleaning Water Mains The District of Maple Ridge Operations Department will be commencing the annual ďŹ&#x201A;ushing/cleaning program starting at 216th Street working east to 232nd Street between River Road and 132nd Avenue, for approximately sixteen (16) weeks beginning January 3, 2012.

This maintenance work will improve the water quality; however, during this cleaning process some residents could experience water pressure drops and milky or dirty water.

You may take the following steps to correct the problem:

1. MILKY WATER: Open tap slightly to bleed air from the water lines.

2. DIRTY WATER: Turn an outside tap on until the water becomes clear.

This temporary interruption in service will be as brief as possible.

Your understanding and cooperation is appreciated.

If you have any questions or concerns please call the Operations Centre at 604-463-9581.

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JANUARY 2012

Maple Ridge This Month SPOTLIGHT ON: 2012 Assessment Notices are in the Mail Check Your Mailbox BC Assessment has mailed out the 2012 Assessment Notices to property owners and you should receive your notice no later than January 15. It is very important to open your Assessment Notice and review the information carefully. Property owners who feel their property assessment does not reflect market value as of July 1, 2011, or see incorrect information on their notice should contact the BC Assessment office as indicated on their notice as soon as possible. If a property owner is still concerned about their assessment after speaking to a BC Assessment appraiser, they may submit a Notice of Complaint (appeal) by January 31, 2012, for an independent review by a Property Assessment Review Panel. Property Assessment Review Panels, independent of BC Assessment, are appointed annually by the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, and meet between February 1 and March 15 to hear formal complaints.

The Fraser Valley assessment office is located at #240 31935 South Fraser Way in Abbotsford. During January, office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. Their telephone number is 604-850-5900 or toll free at 1-800-393-1332. For more information, please visit their website at www.bcassessment.ca.

INFORMED January 2012 Council Meeting Schedule Mayor and Council encourage everyone to attend these important public meetings. It’s your chance to see how public policy is debated and enacted.

Monday, January 9 9:00 am Council Workshop, Blaney Room 1:00 pm Committee of the Whole, Council Chambers Tuesday, January 10 7:00 pm Council Meeting, Council Chambers Tuesday, January 17 7:00 pm Public Hearing, Council Chambers Monday, January 23 9:00 am Council Workshop, Blaney Room 1:00 pm Committee of the Whole, Council Chambers

Vivian Thompson, Senior Appraiser, from BC Assessment Fraser Valley will be making a presentation to Maple Ridge Council with BC Assessment’s preliminary data relating to property assessments in Maple Ridge at the Council Workshop meeting on Monday, January 9, at 9:00 a.m. A copy of Ms. Thompson’s presentation will be posted on the District website as part of the Council This Week electronic newsletter.

INFORMED: Contract Awarded

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Tuesday, January 24 7:00 pm Council Meeting, Council Chambers Agendas & Minutes Agendas for these meetings are posted online the Friday before the meeting date. Go to mapleridge.ca, click the link under Mayor & Council on the home page.

Council This Week Subscribe to the ‘Council This Week’ eNewsletter that provides a summary of issues discussed at Council Workshop meetings. Go to mapleridge.ca, click the link to ‘Council This Week’ and sign up today.

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Parks & Leisure Services congratulate Golden Ears Orthopaedic and Sports Physiotherapy on their successful bid to continue the contract services for Weight Room and Gymnasium Supervision at the Maple Ridge Leisure Centre and Pitt Meadows Family Recreation Centre. Golden Ears Physiotherapy has been providing quality rehabilitation services to both communities for over 20 years. Their trained staff look forward to meeting you and providing a clean, safe and friendly environment for you to be active. Contact Golden Ears Physiotherapy for more information on their programs and Personal Training opportunities at 604-463-9968.

INFORMED: Dog Licence Renewals New for 2012! Renew Your Dog Licence Online When you receive your dog licence renewal notice in the mail, look for the account number and access code that can be used to renew your dog licence online. Go to the District website at mapleridge.ca and follow the link called ‘Online Services’ from the home page. Payment can be made with VISA, MasterCard or by Interac from most major banks. Your dog’s tags and your payment receipt will be mailed to you.

You still have the option of renewing by phone, by mail or in person at the Finance Counter in the Reception Area of Municipal Hall. Check out the other online services available including the online Home Owner Grant application and online access to your tax accounts. It’s your ‘virtual’ Municipal Hall!

January 31, the licence fee is $41 for spayed and neutered dogs and $68 for unaltered dogs.

If you no longer have your dog please contact us by phone at 604-467-7384 or by email at licencesandbylaws@ mapleridge.ca.

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B.C. Assessment mailed out more 187,000 of the notices at the end of the year to people in the Fraser Valley.

The assessment notices show the market value of properties based on the preceding July and the numbers behind them are used by municipalities to calculate the exact tax rates.

Property values in the Fraser Valley haven’t changed much in the last year, according to B.C. Assessment.

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Overall, the Fraser Valley’s assessment roll increased from $85.9 billion last year to $88 billion this year. Most of this growth was due to subdivisions, rezoning and new construction.

Maple Ridge financial general manager Paul Gill said preliminary numbers from B.C. Assessment show that the increase in residential property values in Maple Ridge climbed

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An average home in Maple Ridge valued at $410,000 will see another $131 added on to the tax bill, reflecting the 5.57 per cent increase approved by council in December as part of the financial plan.

However, commercial class properties in Maple Ridge jumped by 10 per cent, which means the tax rate will be decreased, to reflect the higher property values.

The stability in prices contrasts with last year, when homes in Silver Valley went up by 14 per cent in value in 2011 from the year before.

In Albion, they jumped by 11 per cent. Both areas were recovering from decreases of about five per cent the year before.

In contrast, properties in lower Hammond, near the Fraser River, showed a drop of 2.3 per cent, following a drop of 6.4 per cent in 2010.

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According to B.C. Assessment, sample property values have even dropped from the year before.

A sample condo in Pitt Meadows went from $187,000 last year to $181,000 this year, while a condo in Maple Ridge had the same decrease, down to $200,000.

Single family home values in Maple Ridge though climbed by $3,000.

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Linden John Lee Fowles was a healthy eight pounds 14 ounces and was the local hos-

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“We couldn’t believe it when they told us he was the New Year’s baby,” Tiphanie said Wednesday from her Maple Ridge home.

Linden was only a day overdue, and his Jan. 2 birthday is just days before his sister Ryenne, who turns three on Jan. 12.

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John, a mail carrier for Canada Post, and Tiphanie, a district manager for a retail chain, are die-hard Vancouver Canucks’ fans, as is evidenced by their choice in baby names.

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So nice to come home to.

Man arrested for Ridge break-and-enter A 34-year-old Maple Ridge man was arrested by Mounties on New Year’s Day for stealing from an apartment.

Police were called to the apartment around 10:30 a.m. after people inside heard a noise at the front door.

One of the residents confronted the alleged thief and police said that’s when he pulled out a weapon and made a threat.

The man left the apartment after he took property that belonged to a roommate who was not home.

RCMP Sgt. Dale Somerville said police were able to learn the man’s identity soon after and this led to the suspect turning himself in at the police detachment.

He was held in custody until Tuesday for a court appearance.

Mark Roy Wheating has since been charged

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A truck caught fire Wednesday afternoon in a parking lot at Haney Place Mall in Maple Ridge. with one count each of break-and-enter and using an imitation firearm.

Honour guards Eighteen firefighters from Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge joined their counterparts from across Canada and Washington State in Enderby on Thursday to honour a volun-

teer who died battling a fire last week.

Dan Botkin, 25, was killed in the small town north of Vernon Dec. 29 while fighting a blaze at a log construction company.

Assistant chief Brad Perrie and Rob Chatton as well as captain Dave Saddler and firefighter Bruce Edward represented Pitt Meadows at the fu-

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The fact that the city’s fire department still remains mainly staffed by volunteers made showing their support even more important, said chief Don Jolley.

“We have opportunities many of these small departments don’t have, so we have to show our support.

When something like this happens, it makes you pause for thought.

It certainly could have been any one of us.”

The 14 firefighters from Maple Ridge were part of the honour guard that marched through Enderby.

“We see the fire service as an extended family in the province of B.C.,” said Maple Ridge assistant fire chief Howard Exner.

“When we lose somebody in the line of duty, it plays on all of us.”

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The capacity of the brain to learn new things is generally overshadowed by a fear many of us have of failing and it is this fear that either turns us away from things we don’t understand or causes enough frustration that we give up before we give ourselves a chance to learn.

As my 87-year-old mother has become part of my household, I have recognized exactly the same fear of learning in her, more deeply entrenched by her belief that with age, the brain loses its capacity to remember and learn.

During the time I spent with my parents this past summer, I listened as friend after friend visited and the topic of conversation drifted to technology and how they watched their grandchildren do things they couldn’t possibly comprehend.

Just the sight of a computer would have them retreating as though it was some kind of technological vampire that they needed to avoid contact.

As a teacher, I pushed kids pretty hard to get past the lack of self-confidence to ensure they recognized their own learning potential.

As a teacher, I pushed kids pretty hard to get past the lack of self-confidence to ensure they recognized their own learning potential.

Now I find myself using the same strategies with my mom.

I have taken the stand with her that she is absolutely capable of learning new things and I have taken some time with her each day to introduce her to the basics of computer use.

She fights me verbally, constantly saying that I don’t understand what it’s like

to be old and that she’ll never feel comfortable with technology. But I believe this is a default argument she offers because she’s afraid she won’t be able to learn.

The argument is weakening. She is learning some of the basics of the computer, and since we don’t have a land-line

telephone, but do use an internet service for phoning, she is now almost completely independent in opening the program, finding her contact list and phoning whoever she wishes to.

A month ago she claimed that would never happen.

She is not ready to admit anything yet

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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!

Feb 8/12 7–9pm

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Reminisce & Record Your Family History Take a Trip Down Memory Lane with Your Family

January 11, 2012 from 3:30–5:00 PM Social Activity Room, Ridge Meadows Seniors Activity Centre 12150–224 Street, Maple Ridge Have you ever been transported back to a particular time and place on the opening notes of a song? Sights, sounds, and objects can trigger memories and stories of one’s past. Elders, their kids and grandkids are invited to come and learn about reminisce kits, how to use them, and how to make your own. Then share some of your own stories with your family members.

Presented by Brenda L. Smith who is a writer, researcher, and family history consultant, and Donna Jones who is a retired library technician as well as a puppeteer and storyteller.

To register for either of these workshops, call 604 476 2447 (leave a message) or email: coordinator@communityliteracy.ca.

For more information on Family Literacy Day, visit www.communityliteracy.ca.

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THE NEWS Serving Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows since 1978

PYRGOS TAVERNA Proudly serving the best Mediterranean menue with the freshest flavours of Greece for over 20 years!

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Specializing in the impossible W

ith the turn of the calendar page and the start of a new year, many people will be making decisions about changes in their lives.

Some of these ‘resolutions’ will be minor, like losing 10 pounds, while others will be more consequential – become a better father, fix your Acts of Faith Mark Burch marriage, conquer an addiction.

Some New Year’s goals can be accomplished on our own – with a good measure of determination and selfdiscipline, it’s amazing what we are able to pull off.

Other issues, however, are so far beyond our control that they seem to be impossible dreams, such as fixing all the ills of society.

As I opened my bible recently, I found myself reading a familiar account about an older couple who had given up on having children. God comes to Abe and Sarah in Genesis 18 and promises them that they will indeed be the parents of a bouncing baby boy before the year is out. When Sarah’s skepticism kicks in, she is met with a question: “Is anything too hard for the Lord?”

(Genesis 18:14.)

As I reflected on that principle of faith, my mind wandered to other scripture references that affirmed God’s ability to step in to our lives in great power: • Jeremiah 32:17 – Ah, Lord God! It is you who has made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.

• Philippians 4:13 – I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

As I look back over my life, it was the anchor of these truths that helped me face the most difficult storms of life.

As you head into a new year, with all its hope and potential, it may well be that you have some impossibilities starring you in the face. If so, let me encourage you to turn to the one who specializes in things thought impossible.

Jesus Christ promised that He came to give us “life abundantly.”

Maybe it’s time you checked out His promise, up close and personal.

Mark Burch is senior pastor at Maple Ridge Baptist Church.

Have FAITH in your Child’s Education

Education for Transformation Maple Ridge Christian School is a community of families and teachers deeply committed to quality Christian education for their children. Our curriculum spans pre-school to grade 12 and immerses students in strong academic, athletic and arts programs taught from a fully developed biblical world-view.

MRCS offers a strong international student program.

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Reservations Recommended.

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• Hebrews 13:5 – I will never leave you nor forsake you.

The promise of a great God, with plans for our greater good, is a promise that keeps us going when the dark trials of life come across our path.

As I look back over my life, it was the anchor of these truths that helped me face the most difficult storms of life.

As I pondered God’s good plans for our lives, an old chorus that we sang in church when I was a kid came rolling into my mind.

The words are simple – yet profound: Got any rivers you think are un-crossable Got any mountains you can’t tunnel through God specializes in things thought impossible He does the things others cannot do!

We are a private independent school with no interruptions of the learning program.

MRCS has been serving the community for 55 years and our future is bright

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THE NEWS/home&gardening

New plants for the end of the world T

he fact that you are reading this is proof positive that you have survived the turmoil of 2011, only to face what may very well be called the ‘year of the apocalypse.’

The new year, 2012, actually presents many end-of-the-world scenarios – including a solar maximum from Gardening Mike Lascelle January through May that might burn us to a crisp – a collision or near-miss with the wayward Planet X (or Nibiru), causing the demise of civilization as we know it, and finally, the end of the Mayan long calendar on Dec. 21, when the present incarnation of the universe is slated for annihilation.

Of course, there is no guarantee that any of these prophesies will come to fruition, but there is one event that we can always count on – another crop of new plant introductions to tantalize us every spring.

This annum is no different than most, yet one can’t help but hope that among these new plants is the next ‘Nelly Moser’ clematis, ‘Queen Elizabeth’ rose or ‘Bloodgood’ red Japanese maple – plants that have stood the test of time and continue to adorn our gardens to this day.

In any case, even if the world does end on Dec. 21, at least you’ll get to enjoy your new acquisitions for a full growing season.

For those of you willing to commit to such a short growing schedule, here are a few shrubs, vines, fruit trees, perennials and summer flowers for you to consider; • Phlox paniculata ‘Shockwave’ – A reliable perennial with intense gold-margined leaves (fading to cream later in the season) that make it an interesting foliage plant, top that off with fragrant lavender-pink blooms that make lovely cut flowers and you have a real winner. Grows 45 centimetres tall and hardy to Zone 4.

• Clematis ‘Patricia Anne Fretwell’ – An exciting double clematis with unusual red and pink flowers (fully double blooms in May and June/single flowers in September) with deep carmine outer petals and inside petals of pale pink with a prominent rose stripe, contrasted by creamy-white stamens. Grows 2.5 metres tall and hardy to Zone 4.

Contributed

(Clockwise from left) Clematis ‘Patrica Anne Fretwell’; Iberis ‘Absolutely Amethyst’; Rosa ‘Royal Kate’.

• Hibiscus syriacus ‘Pink Chiffon’ – Proven Winners continues its successful Chiffon Series with ‘Pink Chiffon’, which features semi-double (anemone form) blooms of pale pink with red veining. This will be a welcome addition to its sister plants, including ‘Blue Chiffon’, ‘White

Chiffon’ and ‘Lavender Chiffon’. Grows 3.6 m tall and hardy to Zone 5.

• Ficus carica ‘Ice Crystal’, ‘Jordan’ and ‘Nazareth’ – Edible figs are not only prolific producers, but also very attractive ornamentals (‘Ice Crystal’ will continue the latter tradition with finely-cut foliage that resembles the paper snowflakes we used to make in grade school). ‘Jordan’ features tasty reddish-purple fruit with strawberry coloured flesh, while ‘Nazareth’ bears green-striped figs. Grows to 4.6 m tall and hardy to Zone 7.

• Calibrachoa ‘Double Ruby’, ‘Double Lavender’ & ‘Double Rose’ – Superbells just seem to get better every year with new colours, improved vigour and now fully double forms of rose, lavender and ruby red. These will make fine additions to your patio containers, planter boxes and hanging baskets with their summer-long blooms that trail to 60 cm.

• Iberis ‘Absolutely Amethyst’ – This new cultivar is a real colour breakthrough for perennial Candytuft. The rosy-purple

blooms are abundant and smother the evergreen foliage of this standard rock garden plant. Grows to 30 cm high and hardy to Zone 4.

• Rosa ‘Royal Kate’ – We’ve had the ‘Royal William’ hybrid tea rose (deep red) since 1983, but last year’s royal wedding has paved the way for a new introduction.

‘Royal Kate’ is another hybrid tea with fragrant pink blooms and glossy foliage (it will be available as an own-root plant).

Grows to 1.3 m high and hardy to Zone 6.

• Heuchera ‘Cajun Fire’ and ‘Pear Crisp’ – Terra Nova Nurseries has added two more worthy plants to their long line of successful heuchera introductions. Look for ‘Pear Crisp’ (finely cut chartreuse foliage) and the ever-changing ‘Cajun Fire’ (red, purplish-black and maroon foliage) at your local garden centre by late spring. Grows to 35 cm high and hardy to Zone 5.

Mike Lascelle is a local nursery manager and gardening author (hebe_acer@hotmail.com).

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• Living Room & Spacious Family • View of Inner Courtyard and • Granite Countertops/ S/S Room Golf Course Appliances • Manicured, Private 7,217 sq • 1 Bed & Den; 1 Bath • Resort LifeStyle with Gym & ft Yard • Open Concept Clubhouse www.rainerweininger.com www.vickiwilson.ca

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Two storey bsmt. home only 3 yrs. young, no HST. A great room plan w/ a flex room, w/ an amazing kitchen w/ SS appliances, granite & island w/ guest bar. Bsmt. could easily be suited w/it’s separate entrance. Detached 2 bay garage.

Many upgrades. One look will do! $479,800.

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• Highland Creek new 2 storey homes. Fully finished basements with separate entrance • Maple kitchen with granite countertops & island, pantry • Great room with gas fireplace • 4 bedrooms upstairs and den on the main, 5th bdrm in bsmt • Includes 5 appliances & blinds • Greenbelt/park setting near schools & park

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Starting at $359,900 (off 232 St. onto Silver Valley Rd.) • • • • • •

New townhomes with finished basements Some have a view 3 and 4 bedrooms Maple cabinets, granite countertops 5 appliances and blinds included • Gas fireplace Single and double garages to choose from

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NEW HOMES STARTING AT $463,900 Show Home 10132 - 240 Street, Maple Ridge • New 2 storey homes plus basement built by Onni Group • Open floor plans with gas fireplace in the great room • Maple kitchen with granite counters, pantry and island • 6 appliances, garburator and blinds included • Double garage.

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Castlebrook Hostess at 24192 - 101A Avenue, Maple Ridge Starting at $489,900 • New 2 storey homes with 2 bedrooms in the daylight basements with a separate entrance • Gas fireplace in the family room. Maple Kitchens • Double and single garages • Only 3 left!!!

• Also a 3 year new 2 storey home for $384,900 24275 - 101A Ave.

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NEW HOME – HST INCLUDED FINISHED BASEMENT $523,900 11302 - 240 Street, Maple Ridge • Seigle Creek quality built 2 storey + a fully finished basement with 3 bedrooms and a separate entrance. Would make a great inlaw suite • 9 foot ceilings • Hardwood floors on the main • Double garage with lane access • RV parking • Ready to move into

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We Never Stop Moving www.coldwellbankermapleridge.com www coldwellbankermapleridge coldwellbanker ld llb k l id com 22519 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge

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12551 - 222nd St., M.R.

Deluxe bsmt entry homes being built with fully finished bsmt with a 2 bdrm legal suite.

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17987 Ford Road ....................38 Acres ..................................... $2,500,000 18743/18745 ford Road .......24 Acres + Large Duplex....... $2,500,000 Lot 32 - Ford Road..................10 Acres...................................... $959,000 Lot 33 - Ford Road..................7 acres ........................................ $800,000 13216 Hale Road ....................20 Acres .................................... $2,000,000 13549/13559 Hale Road......18.8 Acres + 2 Homes ........... $3,000,000 13778 Hale Road ....................30.8 Acres + Residence......... $4,000,000

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• 1,260 sq ft • 2 bdrms + den • 2 full baths • No stairs

• Everything close by • Great location in Pitt Meadows

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$

469,900

• 2,600 sq. ft. 5 bdrms • Cul-de-sac • Nice layout • Lane access • Grand kitchen lots of cupboards

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$

359,800

• 1,690 sq. ft. 2 storey • 7,200 sq. ft. lot • Extensive reno’s

• Private master suite • Private location • Two wired sheds

20295 Lorne Ave., M.R.

3 Bedroom Suite Down

Hobby Farm - 11781 - 256th Street, Websters Corner. Picturesque 8.68 Acres - mostly pasture/ cross fenced. Older 3 bedroom home + 12 stall barn. $788,900

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• 1,100 sq. ft. rancher • Completely reno’d • 6,000 sq. ft. lot • Detached 20x20 shop • New roof, windows, etc...

20457 Lorne Avenue, Maple Ridge

8) 4170 Cedar Drive ....................36.6 Acres .................................. $3,250,000 9) 4300 Oliver Road ....................165 Acres ................................... $16,500,000

For Financial and Further Information Contact Ted Hedrick - Coldwell Banker

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#407 - 22255 - 122nd Ave.

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All are irrigated (city water) and maintained. All have panoramic mountain views and are afforded with a host of Agri-Business/Farm Commercial opportunities and some offer prime building sites for significant residences.

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• One acre • 2 kitchens • 2 double garages • 2 master bdrms • 3,191 sq. ft.

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$

1,129,800

• First time offered • 6 stall barn for sale!

• Second home 1600 sq. ft. with 3 • Main home 3640 sq. ft. w/full bsmt bdrms

24750 Dewdney Trunk, M.R.

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OPEN SATURDAY 2-4

TRAVIS FRANKLIN

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Cell: 604-351-0235 • E-mail: travis_franklin@telus.net

#10 11485 227TH ST. Adult living with the master bedroom on the main floor. This home has over 1900 sq feet with 3 bedroom, 3 bathrooms and plenty of room for storage. It also has a 2 car garage and is located in Fraserview Village and has access to a swimming pool, hot tub, workshop, clubhouse and is a great retirement community. Call today for more details. Asking $369,900

Looking for a flat 5 acres with a barn and upscale home? This property is mostly pasture and is all fenced and within 5 minute ride of all the great horse trails in our community, big barn with power and water, box stalls and plenty of room for hay storage. The house is a huge 2 level home with 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and a huge country kitchen. Fabulous livingroom, cozy den and a huge double garage.

The home has just been reduced to $768,900

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

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$ C E D 534,900

11885 216TH ST.

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• 4 bdrms with 3 baths • Large rec room with full wet bar • Shopping & School within walking distance

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11649 Ritchie Ave.

12266 201st St. location overlooking OPEN SAT & SUN 1-3 • Westside green space WESTSIDE WONDERFUL!

• Over 2600 sq ft, 5 beds, 3 baths • Vaulted ceilings, natural light & open space • Large master with walk in closet • 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

$589,888

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24355 102nd Ave. • Large two storey with fully finished basement • Kitchen has an island and lots of cupboard space • 3 bdrms up including master with large ensuite • Covered deck off the back and fenced yard

$379,900

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• Custom built home with 16 ft ceilings • Gourmet kitchen with granite counters, stainless appliances • Great open floor plan • Large master with full ensuite incl. double sinks, granite, separate tub and shower Call Lisa at 604-970-2209

$624,900

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• 4 bdrm 2 storey with walk out basement • Granite counters & hardwood throughout • Quality builder, quality finishings!

• Stainless steel appliances • Great Family neighbourhood

$619,900

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2 ACRES, BUSINESS POTENTIAL Level manicured, high traffic, corner property at 128th Ave and 216 St. with two road frontages, large 3 or 4 bdrm home plus 40X40 barn, workshop and other buildings. exquisite patio, BBQ, etc. Very best location for agribusiness of any type. For private viewing call...

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Market expected to remain strong this year

GVHBA forecasts solid performance in 2012 Don’t look for any crazy twists and turns for B.C.’s housing market in 2012.

Peter Simpson, President and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association, says the coming year should be solid, if unspectacular, and the market for homes in the Lower Mainland is expected to remain strong through 2012.

Numbers for 2011 are expected to end up at just around 18,000 starts, and Simpson expects limited growth for 2012, with home starts staying close to the level set last year.

Simpson says first-time homebuyers have returned to the market, which has helped to maintain the number of housing starts.

“We’re finding that first-time home buyers are coming back and buying homes.

“They can’t see interest rates rising anytime

soon,” he says. “They see it as a good time to get into the market.”

Other buyers may still be sitting on the sidelines and waiting out the transition from the HST back to the PST, but Simpson says this might not be the best path to take. The HST, charged on new homes over $525,000 and on labour for renovations, was rejected last summer and the province said it would take 18 months to move back to the PST. For 2012, Simpson and the GVHBA will be proceeding with cautious optimism. While there are economic concerns that are beyond our control, Simpson says the housing market should remain a source of strength for B.C. “The bottom line is there will be a steady market through 2012, and we don’t see any reason for that to change.”

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Varsity has first-class features in Langley

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If you want to be in the right place at the right time, you need look no farther than Redekop Kroeker Development’s Varsity, in Langley.

With 231 one- and two-bedroom homes in four buildings, Varsity is destined to become one of the premier home developments in the area.

Ranging from 470 to 910 square feet, you won’t have any problems finding the perfect suite for you. One of the biggest draws thus far has been Varsity’s location.

“It is a very walkable location with 250-plus stores (and) 100-plus restaurants within a 10-minute walk,” says Rennie Marketing project director Graham Snowden. “Those numbers double if you’re driving.”

Snowden isn’t exaggerating. Varsity is extremely close to any amenity or service you could possibly ask for, from supermarkets like Safeway and IGA, to drugstores like London Drugs and Shoppers Drug Mart, and restaurants like IHOP and Red Robin. If you’re looking for some recreation, there are yoga studios, several parks, golf courses and swimming pools nearby as well.

Seven schools, from elementary to post-secondary, are available for your educational needs.

One of the things RKDI is most proud of in Varsity is its incredible value.

“RKDI has committed to providing a home with superior interior design detail at an affordable price,” says Snowden.

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One special feature in every home is the under-cabinet lighting in the bathroom, which includes a motion sensor so you’ll never be stumbling around in the dark. Rich marble countertops in the main bathroom or square-edge granite in the ensuite make for a luxurious feel, complemented perfectly by the 12” by 24” ceramic floor tiles and antique white tub

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“The realtor community, purchasers, visitors and neighbours have all been very impressed with the quality of the interior design details, floor plan design, the affordability, the location and architecture of the building,” Snowden says.

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include closet organizers in every bedroom and under-cabinet puck lighting in the kitchen.

The kitchen is one of Snowden’s favourite parts of the development.

“On the surface you see the granite counters and stainless-steel appliances.

When you look a little deeper, you are welcomed by a stainless-steel gas range, French-door fridge, soft-close cabinets and stainless-steel undermount sink,”

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Redekop Kroeker’s Varsity is turning heads in Langley. With spacious master bedrooms that include walk-in closets, left, and gourmet kitchens with stainless-steel appliances and stylish countertops, top, there is no shortage of beauty at Varsity.

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Saturday, Jan. 7 • Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue is holding its annual tree chipping fundraiser at the Search and Rescue Building, 23598 – 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.

• 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.

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of Garibaldi secondary is holding a bottle drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Donations of bottles can be made at the school, located at Dewdney Trunk Road and 248th Street. Proceeds go towards the school’s dry grad event. The GSS class of 2012 greatly appreciates the support from their community.

Sunday, Jan. 8 • 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.

• Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue is holding its annual tree chipping fundraiser at the Search and Rescue Building, 23598 – 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.

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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.

• The 1st Yennadon Scout Group will be holding a bottle drive from 1 to 5 p.m.

Please drop off any donations to the Eagles Hall located at 23461 Fern Crescent, just north off Maple Ridge Park.

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Locals help NE Chiefs to 2nd place

Ramblers go 1-3 on SoCal trip staff reporter The Maple Ridge Ramblers saw some of the best high school basketball southern California has on offer, as the senior boys’ squad went 1-3 at the Montgomery High School Aztec Holiday Classic in San Diego over the Christmas break.

“The visit to California provided the players an opportunity to play against strong American teams, and in beautiful summer weather, enjoy the tourist activities in southern California,” said head coach Ken Dockendorf.

The action started on Boxing Day, as the Ramblers faced hosts Montgomery. The two teams traded a twopoint lead back and forth for much of the game. However, it was the home team who eventually pulled ahead in the fourth quarter as the Ramblers lost 48-40.

Max Neumann led the Ramblers with 14 points and five recoveries, while Pavel Niemirski scored 11 points and had five recoveries. Jacob Durkovich had strong inside play, with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

The Ramblers bounced back from their opening loss with a 48-37 win over the Hilltop High School.

Neumann scored 14 points, had nine rebounds, and added eight recoveries. The big men dominated the play inside, as Joel Lutz had 11 points, six rebounds and five recoveries and Durkovich had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Matt Conner and Amit Rakhra both played well defensively.

In the final game of round robin play, the Ramblers lost to El Capitan High School by a score of 55-40. The game remained close until the fourth quarter, when the Ramblers lost their legs.

Neumann again led the team with 14 points and five recoveries, while Lincoln Clarke and Tyler Pipke both had strong defensive performances.

In their final game of the tourney, the Ramblers lost to San Marcos High School 54-32. Neumann scored 15 points, had seven rebounds, and four recoveries.

The Ramblers returned north of the border for St. Thomas More’s Chancellor Senior Boys’ Basketball Tournament, which runs all this week.

The Ramblers opened that tournament Wednesday with a 59-45 win over Handsworth secondary.

by R o b e r t M a n g e l s d o r f staff reporter

Contributed

Five alive Riley Rondario of the Ridge Meadows Mustangs shoots the puck on net during the championship game of the Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey Association’s atom tournament on Sunday. The Mustangs defeated Surrey 9-3 to win gold. The Mustangs are Colby Anderson, Carson Billey, Graydan Carr, Chad Davies, Trevor Funk, Tanner Hamilton, Matthew Hoskins, Jordan Kujala, Cole Lowe, Jordan Martin, Alex Paulsen, Michael Paulsen, Riley Rondario, Erick Severud, Carter Sheridan, and Quinton Symmes. Visit www.mapleridgenews.com for more photos of the tournament.

Pitt off to BRIT tourney Marauders take on toughest teams in Western Canada

by R o b e r t M a n g e l s d o r f staff reporter The Pitt Meadows Marauders Air Force is back in Saskatoon this week as the team prepares to take on the some of the best senior boys’ basketball squads in Western Canada at the Bedford Road Invitational Tournament.

“This is a very elite tournament, so this should be a good test for us,” said Pitt coach Rich Goulet.

The 44-year-old tournament is one of the most competitive in the country, and for much of the past decade has featured provincial champions from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

In addition to some of the best teams in western Canada, this year an elite team from Australia

will be taking part in the tourney.

“You never know what you’re up against at the BRIT,” says Goulet. “It’s impossible to scout teams ahead of time, so you have to make adjustments on the fly.”

The Marauders have been invited to play in the prestigious tournament 11 times in the past 25 years. Pitt has won the tourney twice before; first in 1 9 9 4 , then in 2010.

The Marauders Air Force is coming off a 62-52 win over the New Westminster Hyacks Tuesday night, and is currently ranked No. 3 in the province.

Goulet is hoping for a repeat of the team’s performance two years ago, where the Marauders Air Force was 4-0, with Malcolm

Williams named the tournament MVP. With league play beginning to get underway, and the Fraser Valley Championships less than two months away, Goulet said he hopes the tournament will be a good lesson for his team on how to play under pressure.

“It’s a college-sized court with seats on both sides, so they can get over 1,000 people to some of these games,” said Goulet. “And the fans are crazy, they pick sides, there’s lots of noise and cheering.

“It’s a unique experience,” he said.

The tournament got underway Thursday and culminates with the championship final Saturday night. sports@mapleridgenews.com

The Vancouver North East Chiefs may have moved to Coquitlam this season, but the major midget hockey team still contains a strong local contingent.

Maple Ridge’s Maclean Hewitt, Dalton Yorke, and Jeffrey Smith, along with Boston Colley of Pitt Meadows, have all helped the Chiefs in one of their most successful seasons to date.

With a record of 15 wins, five losses and two ties, the Chiefs currently sit three points out of first place in the B.C. Hockey Major Midget League, with a game in hand on the first-place Vancouver North West Giants.

The Chiefs face the Giants for a two-game series this weekend, which could see the team take over first place in the league.

At six-foot-one, Yorke is team’s tallest blueliner, as well as its youngest. But despite being a 15-year-old rookie playing against 16- and 17-year-olds, Yorke is second in scoring on the team among defencemen, with nine points.

Hewitt has nine goals and nine assists in 22 games with the Chiefs this season, while Colley has 11 points.

Smith, meanwhile, has 14 starts in net for the Chiefs.

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A new year means new beginnings for you and your body F

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rom the dawn of time the idea of a new year has permeated our lives and mythologies since it is the promise of the starting of new life in the spring, a lengthening of the day – a renewal.

A new year can be a double-edged sword, however. It makes it seem like we can start again, wiping out all of past defeats and giving us a

clean slate by which we can change into the person we’d like to be. But the hope and enthusiasm to make these changes, especially with health and fitness, can turn to disappointment once we find that results don’t come easily and require effort and sustained focus. And this disappointment can reinforce itself if this pattern is repeated over the years.

One of the most common items on our New Year’s Resolution list is to improve our health, whether it is to stop smoking, lose weight, become fit or increase our fitness level. Recreation can be a big part of this change to a new lifestyle. In fact the word recreation means to “re-create” yourself – to renew and begin again. Each time you engage

in a recreational activity you are revitalizing your body, but you are also forgetting about the stresses of the day, you are proving to yourself that you can achieve a goal, you are (hopefully) having fun, and feeling good. That in itself is monumental.

What other endeavour can give you so much.

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Here are a few more helpful hints.

Inform yourself about the issues that you are most concerned with, but go to reliable sources.

In the fitness and diet field there are enough fly-by-night schemes and bogus ideas out there that do not work and are all designed to get your money.

And as long as there is a credulous marketplace, these schemes will continue endlessly.

Find out what the sources are for solid, scientific research is and go to those sources for reliable information.

The best defense against charlatans is knowledge.

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Senchyna from p31 There are many different tools that people can use to keep them on track and sustain the drive to change their lifestyle habits for the better in the new year.

Each of the methods has benefits, but only if the method works for you. If you are a meticulous person who likes to plan and set down goals, then use that tool. If you are a very social person, you may have more success exercising in large groups of people such as an exercise class, hiking group or sports league. It all depends on what works for you.

Putting our goals down on paper can be a helpful tool for many people.

Write them in the positive instead of the negative.

Part of the reason why we write down and examine our goals is to create a set

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THE NEWS/scoreboard Hockey Pacific International Junior Hockey League Regular season standings Harold Brittain Conference Name Aldergrove Kodiaks Abbotsford Pilots Port Moody Black Panthers Ridge Meadows Flames Mission Icebreakers Tom Shaw Conference Name Richmond Sockeyes Delta Ice Hawks North Delta Devils North Vancouver Wolf Pack Grandview Steelers

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Ridge Meadows Flames leading scorers Player Danny Brandys Sean Pesut Matthew Bissett Paul Piluso Shane Harle Alexander Smith Adam Bartsch Keagan Hunter Reece Rivard Dean Gilmore Bradley Wardner Kyle Jangula Keenan Grant Marco Ballarin Cole Regier Terence Trusdale Corey Dubbeldam Nicholas Beck Trevor Harris Joe Szabados Trevor Sutton Tyler Hall

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Ridge Meadows Minor Baseball 57th SEASON Registration will also take place at Valley Fair Mall;

January 14th & 15th 2012

(Sat 10 – 4:00pm / Sun Noon – 4:00pm)

Registration closes on March 1st...don’t be disappointed!

Umpires can register as well!

We’ll see you at the Ball Park!

Ridge Meadows Minor Baseball Association “A Partner in the Community” *Kidsports Funding Available / “Empty Glove Program”/ “Families First Program”

Please check our website for more Info: www.rmbaseball.bc.ca

14,020 kids in Maple Ridge need a community to stand behind them.

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THE NEWS/business Horses have that healing touch Section coordinator: Phil Melnychuk 604-467-1122 ext. 215

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Listings appear on a space-permitting basis.

To have your group listed or to update a listing, send details to The News by fax, 604-463-4741, mail, 22328-119 Ave. Maple Ridge, V2X 2Z3, or e-mail newsroom@ mapleridgenews.com

Green awards Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to think about going green in Pitt Meadows again, with the second Green Star Business Awards now taking nominations.

The City of Pitt Meadows offers the awards to local businesses in three categories, (separated for businesses that have less than 10 employees and those with more.) â&#x20AC;˘ Most Innovative Green Solution â&#x20AC;˘ Most Integrated Green Solutions throughout your business â&#x20AC;˘ Most Awareness through education/advertising/ sharing.

Winners in each category will get a Green Star Business Award, a mention in a news release from the city, and will be noted on their website.

Laurie Darcus, legislative services director, said companies often find they save money by going green. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are so many ways to achieve savings.â&#x20AC;?

Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winners: â&#x20AC;˘ Suddwick Homes; â&#x20AC;˘ Curves; â&#x20AC;˘ Koha (the Gift) Montessori Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House; â&#x20AC;˘ Meadows Landscape Ltd.; â&#x20AC;˘ Tranzeo Wireless Tech.; â&#x20AC;˘ Ecowest Renovations; â&#x20AC;˘ Becker and Company Lawyers.

Forms are available online at www.pittmeadows.bc.ca or copies can be picked up at Pitt Meadows City Hall, Pitt Meadows Economic Development Office, Pitt Meadows Library and Pitt Meadows Family Recreation Centre. Deadline is Jan 13.

Healing Sanctuary serves Metro Van

ZsaZsa Stiasny and Maverick help re-energize clients. Stiasny is also holding crystal used to help energy flows.

by P hi l M e l nych uk staff reporter

Colleen Flanagan/THE NEWS

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ometimes, the returns are so encouraging, what started out as a hobby, turns into a viable business.

Sometimes it works the other way. What started as a business evolves into a non-profit proposition, to serve the community, as is happening with Healing Horses Sanctuary.

It recently relocated to Maple Ridge from Pitt Meadows.

The sanctuary on 242nd Street and Dewdney Trunk Road offers a type of energy healing, similar to Reiki healing, which focuses on rebalancing energy within the body to achieve health.

According to the website, horses can make people aware of their mind, body and spirit.

Until September, the sanctuary operated on a for-proďŹ t basis, which it could have continued.

However, becoming a non-proďŹ t entity will allow ZsaZsa Stiasny, a personal coach and trainer, to offer lower rates on a break-even basis, $35 for a one-hour group session, $75 for a

one-on-one session. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our goal is to be able to operate in a way thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s affordable and attractive for anyone that wants to try it,â&#x20AC;? says Stiasny, who adds that the centre draws clients from across the Lower Mainland.

Trail raiding based out of the 10-acre ranch also helps subsidize the equine therapy.

The focus at the centre is on emotional healing, rather than physical therapy through riding, as takes place at the North Fraser Thera-

peutic Riding Association on 256th Street.

The introductory process at the Healing Horses Sanctuary involves a new client walking into the arena for a meet-and-greet and where he or she (most of the clients, 85 per cent, are women) is surrounded by the 15 horses at the centre.

Then one of the horses â&#x20AC;&#x153;choosesâ&#x20AC;? that person. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There will just be a connection and that person will know,â&#x20AC;? explains Stiasny.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s instant.â&#x20AC;?

After spending time together, the horse can identify and ease mental or physical ailments.

Stiasny helps by interpreting the behaviour, based on her 25 years in caring for horses.

According to the sanctuaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website, â&#x20AC;&#x153;a horse in its natural state of being, is a mirror and teacher for humans.

Through interacting with horses in a setting that encourages awareness of body, mind and spirit, healing and learn-

ing is achieved for the human.â&#x20AC;?

Stiasny adds, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely like a dramatic scene that plays out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The horse can ďŹ nd areas on a human being that actually need to be energy healed.â&#x20AC;?

Stiasny also uses a variety of crystals, including quartz, as another type of rebalancing energy within a person.

Energy healing using horses is just starting to move into Canada from the U.S. where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grown the last decade.

To those who would

doubt about the value of horses in healing people, Stiasny says no single therapy helps everyone.

Acupuncture doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work for everyone, neither does acupressure or a chiropractor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People who own horses really believe that horses help you develop at an emotional level. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something about being around a horse thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s calming.

For a lot of people, having a horse is therapeutic.â&#x20AC;?

Prime location, corner lot, building empty It sits there virtually abandoned, save for a government ministry ofďŹ ce on the second ďŹ&#x201A;oor. The building that used to house the Maple Ridge library until the turn of the century, recently lost the Rogers Video outlet, leaving the Ministry of Children and Family Development ofďŹ ce and the Bread N Buns Factory as the remaining tenants. For lease signs

have been in the building for years, but it remains vacant.

Ineke Boekhorst, with the Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association, doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what the plans are of the offshore owners.

But she predicts interest it and the Haney Bingo Plex, when it becomes vacant sometime in 2013-2014, from major retailers who

want a presence in Maple Ridgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s downtown. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is a lot of interest in downtown from developers and new businesses,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Both sites offer space for a major retailer who wants to locate in the central area, which is increasing its population base, providing a market for retailers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure there is going

to be some interest from some major companies there, so it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take long.â&#x20AC;?

Maple Ridge has a longterm plan of increasing the population of the downtown to 22,000.

She said the owners of the bingo plex, the peaked shaped building on 224th Street across from Haney Place Mall, seem interested in dealing the property.

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+BOVBSZ t -BOHMFZ &WFOUT $FOUSF The Continental Cup is a property of the World Curling Federation, operated jointly with the Canadian Curling Association as part of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Season of Champions.

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1933 ~ 2011 It is with sadness that we announce the passing of a beautiful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend. Denise Catherine Blais passed away in Maple Ridge on the evening of Saturday, December 31, 2011. Denise is survived by her children, Denise, Robbie, Carolyn (Ian), Darren, and the loves of her life, her grandchildren Daniel, Johnathan, Treanna, Kayleen, Tyler, Shane, great-granddaughter Aryena and siblings, Darryl, Jeannine, Lorraine. We are thankful for the staff at Baillie House for the care given. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, January 10 at 11:00am at St. Luke’s Parish- 20285 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge.

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Please submit your resume with cover letter by Friday, January 20, 2012.

To: Publisher, The Outlook publisher@northshoreoutlook.com fax: 604 903-1001 #104 – 980 West 1st Street North Vancouver, BC V7P 3N4

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188 STUDIED at University of Alberta professional teacher, conductor, and clinician. Taking students for voice, flute, and theory. 604-7828668/flotiste@gmail.com

604-460-8058 #7 - 20306 Dewdney Trunk, M. Ridge Corner Max Gas Station

FINANCIAL SERVICES

AVOID BANKRUPTCY - SAVE UP TO 70% Of Your Debt.

One affordable monthly payment, interest free. For debt restructuring on YOUR terms, not your creditors.

Call 1-866-690-3328 or see web site: www.4pillars.ca

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MIND BODY SPIRIT

RELAXING SWEDISH MASSAGE A.M. Special 15% off. *Stress Free *European *Private 604.230.4444

LEGAL SERVICES

CRIMINAL RECORD? Guaranteed Record Removal since 1989. Confidential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating assures EMPLOYMENT & TRAVEL FREEDOM. Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET

1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366) RemoveYourRecord.com

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

203

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING

257

DRYWALL

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 281

HUGH’S DRYWALL The clean professional way.

Small renovations. 604-463-5413

ACCOUNTING Done Accurately Small Business, P/U & Delivery Bookkeeping, Payroll, Tax Returns, HST.604-814-0967 / 604-862-1596

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ELECTRICAL

GARDENING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 287

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

Prompt Delivery Available

Seven Days a Week

Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd.

236

778.885.7074 Trent Reisinger

CLEANING SERVICES

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

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meadowslandscapesupply.com

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

287

bcclassified.com 604-575-5555

HERFORT CONCRETE

275

(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

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

FRESH COAT PAINTING ~ Int/Ext, Drywall repair, Texture ceilings, Free Est. (778)868-5307 James

604-942-6907

HOME RENOVATIONS

FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

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101 - 19070 Lougheed Hwy, Pitt Meadows 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

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

PLUMBING

✔ 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

DRYWALL Home Renovations and New Construction

CASCADE DRYWALL. Res / Comm Drywall, taping, text. ceilings, t-bar. steel stud. Call Rob 604-218-2396

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

Ceiling Restoration: taping & boarding respray, repaint, trowel over, 30 yrs exp. Del 604-505-3826

Dean 604-834-3076 .Jim’s Moving Winter Service

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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

DUTCH TOUCH

JANUARY SPEAKER Depression and Winter Blues: Getting to the Root Cause Depression affects millions of people worldwide. From the mid 90’s to today, Psychotropic medication usage (like Anti-depressants) have exponentially grown, and the numbers increase during the winter months. Are we really more depressed today than we were 20 GUEST SPEAKER years ago as a society, or is there a truth to Dr. Nima Rahmany mental health that we are not looking at?

Dr. Nima challenges our current medical paradigm in “treating symptoms” by covering up the cause, and shares a breakthrough awareness of what creates mental/emotional and physical well being that doesn’t involve chemicals with harmful side effects. His tools and strategies have helped the community and now the world become healthier and lead more fulfilling lives. The power that made the body heals the body from within. It happens no other way.

Dr. Nima Rahmany is the owner of one of the leading multi-disciplinary wellness clinics in the lower mainland. He is a mind/body wellness expert and teacher with a mission to transform physical and emotional health, well-being and fulfillment by elevating consciousness of wellness principles. He specializes in taking his clients from a state of illness, anxiety, depression, emotional and physical pain, and transforming them to live to their full potential. Dr. Nima is also an avid salsa enthusiast, instructor and performer.

Everyone welcome!

Bring a friend.

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Green Services Ltd

Thursday, January 12, 2011 • 7:00 am Fraserview Village Hall 22610 – 116th Avenue (Corner of 116th Avenue and 227th Street)

To RSVP call the Chamber at 604-463-3366 or email womensam@gmail.com by noon on January 10, 2011

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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

604-463-3644 604-861-1490

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On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

604.587.5865

Jan Hickman ReMax Lifestyles Realty

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778-233-4949 T & K Haulaway

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

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MISC SERVICES

TOPSOIL

SCREENED TOPSOIL MUSHROOM MANURE BARK MULCH 604-467-3003

Jane MacKay Art Glass Design

Kathy Walcott

✶Dump Site Now Open✶ SBroken Concrete RocksS $22.00 Per Metric Ton SMud Dirt Sod ClayS $22.00 Per metric Ton

Hair By Kathy

Laurel Hickman LA Body Retreat

GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $59.00 Per Ton

Linda Leo

Meadows Landscape Supply

604-465-1311

Dr. Nelie Johnson Awareness Heals Consulting

320

MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable.

Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

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

604-537-4140

PETS

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 Cairn Terriers: shots/dewormed.

Ready to go to good homes. over 20 yrs of referrals. 604-807-5204 or 604-592-5442 CAT 10 MOS OLD M orange, neutered, shots, tattooed good w/dogs $50 to good home (604)302-9249 CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES $550: Born Sept. 26th. 1 Male, 1 Female. 604-836-6861 GERMAN SHEPHERD Pups & young adults. Quality German & Czech bloodlines. 604-856-8161.

FURNITURE

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

Single items to entire households

374

TREE SERVICES 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 $

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

REAL ESTATE 627

LAB cross puppies, vet checked, 1st shots, eager and social $350, 604-823-6739 afternoons/evenings.

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

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS 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

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

www.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

TRAVEL with bcclassified.com

604 575 5555

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

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

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

8S SYV ZEPYIH VIEHIVW

Available for Delivery Call for pricing www.augustinesoilandmulch.com

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Hemlock, Fir & Cedar

604-465-5193 or 604-465-5197

PETS

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

JAGUAR LANDSCAPING Lawn & Garden Service. Design, Pruning, Lawns, Cleanups, Comm/Res. (604)462-1369

SAWDUST

Door Prize Sponsors:

548

Free Estimates * Fully Insured

www.recycleitcanada.ca

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

Admission Includes a light breakfast Catering by Mike’s Big Feast

Call Chris 604-462-9009

Landscape Construction Renovations W Maintenance

Avon

Sponsored by:

Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certified Arborist

360 PLUMBING & HEATING. Gas, plumbing, heating, reno’s, repairs.

20 years exp., reliable & courteous.

Lic’d. Bonded. Jack 778-835-4416

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

45 Years in the drywall trade. All size jobs boarding, taping, spraying.

Big or small. Wayne 778-242-2060

CENTRAL AUCTION #313 - 20560 - Langley By Pass (#10 Hwy) 604-534-8322 www.centralauction.ca

Your LOCAL Tree Service, For Honest Prices & Quality Work

EAGLE TILE

GARDENING

AUCTIONS

WW ANYTHING OF VALUE WW

(778)233-1114 Ray

UNIQUE CONCRETE DESIGN

Serving Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows since 1978

Tree Service

Decks - Bathrooms - Kitchens Flooring & Tile Work Local Maple Ridge Company

Ceramic Tiles, Hardwood Laminate Guaranteed work, Free Estimate.

Cell 604-618-6401 Marcel.

LEO: Mobile #657-2375, 462-8620

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PAUL BUNYAN

Small Jobs OK

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

509

Consignment of English furniture, secretariat bookcase, antique pine Welsh dresser, 3 section lawyers bookcase, art deco, table & chair set, Jacobean cupboard, oak wardrobe, Westcoast paintings & prints, Royal Albert china, oil lamps, old tobacco cans & much more.

View: Sun 1-5pm & Mon fr 10am

3 rooms for $269, 2 coats any colour

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

Antique & Collectible Auction Monday Jan 9th ~ 7pm

PAINT SPECIAL

BELRON RENOVATIONS INC.

Check our Classifieds before buying a

CONCRETE & PLACING

TREE SERVICES

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539

HANDYPERSONS

283A

LARRY THE HANDY GUY. For all your Household needs.

Reno’s, Hauling & Power Washing Elec/ Plumb/ Tiling (778)994-4736

New or Used CAR or TRUCK

374

Running this ad for 7yrs

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.

HOME Maid Cleaning Services Oxygen based, non toxic disinfectants included 12 yrs exp, $25.00/hr.

Ref.available Connie 778-881-4889 - homemaid@live.ca

MOVING & STORAGE

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

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

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

604.467.2532 twohungrypainters.ca

(604)465-1311

(#102055) Bonded

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

320

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

✶ Bark Mulch ✶ Lawn & Garden Soil ✶ Drain Grave Lava Rock ✶ River Rock ✶Pea Gravel Bookkeeping & Accounting Payroll, Year-end, Financial Statements, Income Taxes E-FILE Service Ph: 604-465-2123 Cellular: 604-788-0161

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

604-464-7548 #1 IN RENTALS (Since 1990) Professional Property Management Services for LANDLORDS (Tri City)

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

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

COQUITLAM, Plateau Blvd 2 bdrm on 4th flr, 960sf, gas f/p, inste ldry 2 u/g prkg $1330mo. 604-360-6783

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RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

BRENTWOOD Apartments

Pitt Meadows

Deluxe 2 Bdrms.

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

Walk to W. Coast Express.

No pets.

For more information, google us.

Phone 604-465-9823 MAPLE RIDGE

1 & 2 Bdrs from $765/mo GREAT LOCATION

Queen Anne Apts.

RENTALS 736

MAPLE RIDGE 2 bdrm house with den, near amens, fenced yard, cement patio, dble garage, 4 appls, NS/NP, $1200/mo. Avail Jan 20th.

Call 604-438-0329 after 6 pm.

MAPLE RIDGE, 2 bdrm rancher, garage, 4 appl’s, nr WCE., schools ref’s $1200 + utils. (604)430-1830 MAPLE RIDGE East 3 Bdrm, 1 bath Rancher. F/P, fenced yard, F/S, close to schools/transit. N/S, pets ok $1400/mo + util’s avail Feb 1, ref’s req’d (604)467-5248 after 5pm 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

* Renovated Suites * Clean, very quiet, large, INCLUDES: HEAT, HOT WATER & HYDRO Near Shopping & Amenities.

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

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

604-463-1731 MAPLE RIDGE Central. Lrg 1 bdrm nr amens, insuite w/d, d/w, patio, vaulted ceilings, sec u/g prk. Immed Ns/Np. $780 +utils. 604-307-2241.

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 Maple Ridge Swan Court Apartments 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

604.477.9189 MAPLE RIDGE

WESTGATE APTS Under New Management Large 2 bdrm stes available.

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

Call 778-788-1845

HOMES FOR RENT

COQUITLAM: Totally Reno’d 3 bdrm rancher. Cls to school. Priv bckyrd. $1650. 604-913-7785

DREAMING of a new career?

Look in bcclassified.com’s

Class 109 Career Opportunities!

Why not make your dream a reality?

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 Mar 1 (604)462-9683

MAPLE RIDGE - RANCHER 122nd Ave. & 124th St. Older style 2 bdrm. home & 1 Full-bath, 850 - 900sf. on 1 acre fenced yard w/ work shed. Incls. lndry. Close to transit, recreation, parks, shopping & schools. Avail.

Immediately. Only $1195/mo.

Dogs & Cats OKAY!

604-728-7860

TOP PRODUCERS REALTY LTD MAPLE RIDGE 207A St: 2 brm 2 bath spacious condo avail Feb 1st! Small pet ok w/pet dep. Centrally located. F/P, storage,2 private balconies. Secure parking.$1200/m

For viewing call Gulnaz 604-820-9000 or TEXT 604-854-0011 UPDATED 2 bed, 1 bath rancher, fenced yard, carport, 5 appliances.

Downtown, walk to shopping and bus. Small pet ok. Available immediately. $1150. 604-613-6644

741

19071 Ford Rd. Pitt Meadows Clean, Quiet Well Managed Bldg.

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

604.465.7221 PORT COQUITLAM

1 Bdrm suite $775 2 Bdrm corner suite $925 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

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL GREENHOUSE FOR LEASE for flowering & bedding plants. Retail and wholesale. Fully computerized and automated system. 2.5 acres incl. greenhouse. Approx. 43,000 covered area. 1.5 acres set up for outside use. City water. High traffic area. 5498 Gladwin Rd., Abbts.

Call 604-807-3910 for more info.

PORT COQUITLAM, 2043 sq ft.

Ground floor, dance/fitness area.

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

746

ROOMS FOR RENT

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

838

RECREATIONAL/SALE

TRANSPORTATION 845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

Loan. Apply Now, 1.877.680.1231

2011 SALEM FG T21RD

Haney Motor Hotel

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal

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

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

Call 604-467-3944 750

SUITES, LOWER

MAPLE RIDGE 1 bdrm & 1 den/ office, 1050 sqft, W/D, quiet area, 5 appl’s. 2 prkg $900 incl utils N/S Feb 1.604-786-7121 604-220-1936 MAPLE RIDGE 2 bdrm, 1 bath very clean, quiet. $750 incl util NS/NP. Avail now Gilbert 604-466-6388 MAPLE RIDGE - 2 bdrm bsmt, n/s, n/p inside. Cls to bus & schools.

Avail. Feb 1. 604-495-1778 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 ste, grd level, priv ent., N/S, N/P, laundry incl Feb 1st. $825 (604)460-8123 between 3pm ~ 8pm 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.

MAPLE RIDGE West 1 Bdrm, full bath, own W/D, N/S, N/P, $700 incl’s util’s Feb 1st (604)466-5514 MAPLE RIDGE W. Newer 2 bdrm grnd level, $900 incl cbl/utils/net. Nr amens. Immed. Call 604-351-0005.

M.RIDGE, 2 bdrm in newer home, nr Kanaka schl. NP/NS. Refs. $675+utils. Feb. 1. 604-462-8905

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.

812

AUTO SERVICES

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.

818

CARS - DOMESTIC

2001 BUICK LESABRE LTD. All options, heated seats, lumbar, 139K, $5900/obo. 778-565-4334.

Microwave, awning, pass through storage, u-shaped dinette, ext. speakers, DSI water heater. $15,483 (Stk.30525) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

2004 PORSCHE 911 C2 One owner, NCL serviced, beautiful cond! $48,000. Call 604-309-4599.

845

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

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

The Scrapper

Re “CYCLE”

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

Call 604-538-9257

your unwanted items in bcclassified.com 604-575-5555 838

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

848

RECREATIONAL/SALE

2011 EVER-LITE 35RL-DS

604-318-8300

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 1994 Saab 900-S. 6cyl, 2.5 l engine. 4dr, sunroof, 5spd, green, like new. $1950. 604-541-0344 1995 CAMRY, 4 dr, 4 cyl, auto, 1 owner, loaded, aircared, mint cond. $2900/obo. Phone 604-931-1236.

1997 MAZDA PROTEGE, 5 spd, very good cond, 170K, AirCared til 10/12. Good tires, MP3, cheap on gas. $1900. Call: 778-240-8075

Ext. shower, AM/FM/CD/DVD, power awning, power tongue jack, LCD TV, A/C. $34,483 (Stk.30968) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

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

Poetry Contest

NICE & clean 2 bdrm bsmt suite.

Own entry,balcony & laundry. Utility incl. N/P, N/S. $850/mo. 604-7219488

Maple Ridge Festival of Light Society

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

Submit your original, previously unpublished poem (40 lines or less, including the title) on the theme:

TRANSPORTATION 806

ANTIQUES/CLASSICS

TOWING

BENJAMIN TOWING Flat rate $49

NEW bright basement suite for rent. large kitchen, bathroom with tub, new carpet and paint. Laundry and sep. entrance. No pets Please phone Maruis at 604-779-6112.

Presented by

“Light” On a separate page, provide your name, telephone number, address and the title of your poem.

A selected number poets will be invited to read their poems at the

Festival of Light on Friday, February 24, 2012 1966 CHEV SURBURBAN 2 door, 283 auto, p/s, p/b, disc brakes on front mag whls, black interior. $11,900 obo. Phone 604-626-4799

604-463-3000

810 743 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

AUTO FINANCING

TRANSPORTATION

$75 OFF 1ST MONTH

OFFICE & RETAIL SPACE

Call: Rick Medhurst, Royal LePage

810

TRANSPORTATION

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

MAPLE RIDGE

Various downtown locations.

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

- 2000sf. Starting at $495/month.

TRANSPORTATION

Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto www.UapplyUdrive.ca

OFFICE/RETAIL

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

Polo Club Apartments

RENTALS

AUTO FINANCING

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

1-800-910-6402

www.PreApproval.cc

at Centre Court in Haney Place Mall around 4:30 p.m. as part of the Lantern Festival.

Certificates will be awarded to those poets in recognition of their work.

Only residents of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows are eligible for entry into this contest.

Entry Fee: $5 cheque or money order payable to MR Festival of Light.

Winners will be notified by February 17, 2012.

Entries must be postmarked by February 10, 2012. Mail to: Maple Ridge Festival of Light Society #905 – 12148 – 224 St., Maple Ridge, B.C., V2X 3N8

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