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Sean Nosek is now principal at Thomas Haney secondary, where he began as a teacher 17 years ago.

THSS, different by design Secondary school celebrates 20 years by R o b e r t M a n g e l s d o r f staff reporter

ou could be forgiven for mistaking the wide hallways and large open spaces of Thomas Haney Secondary School for a university campus. Even as the Maple Ridge school celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, it’s still evident upon entering that is was designed from the ground up to be different. And it remains that way.

“This is not your typical high school,” says principal Sean Nosek. Twenty years ago, the school helped pioneer a new teaching model, one that offers fewer structured classes and more free time, where students learn at their own pace, and have more of a say in what they are learning. “Schools haven’t changed much in 50 years,” says Nosek, who started out as a teacher at Thomas Haney 17 years ago. “But the world we’re preparing students for is very different.” The self-paced model at Thomas Haney was designed to better

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The most obvious difference about Thomas Haney’s selfpaced model is that students don’t attend classes like traditional schools. While students start out at the school in Grade 8 under a fairly traditional school model, with ﬁve classes a day, in Grade 9 they are given more freedom, with fewer required classes to attend, and more discretionary time to complete their own work. By Grade 12, much of a student’s schedule is wide open. “I love it,” Grade 12 student Lisa Szostek, 16, said of the school’s self-paced model. See THSS, p3

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by M o n i s h a M a r t i n s staff reporter An anonymous tip and police surveillance led to a bust of a busy dial-adope line that had been operating in downtown Maple Ridge for months. RCMP seized cash and illegal drugs worth more than $30,000 from an apartment at 22858 Lougheed Highway. The investigation was sparked by a tip to CrimeStoppers last May that identiﬁed a young Asian man as someone who was delivering drugs to a house on River Road. Police checked the licence plate number provided and found it registered to a 21-year-old man who been in contact with police 22 times since 2009 and “had associations” with the Rez Back Punioz gang. A search warrant application says the Filipino gang consists of young men in their late teens and early 20s. In January, police began tailing a green Nissan Pathﬁnder that was linked to the crew. See Bust, p12

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‘As if they saw future coming’ THSS from front “I’m in the accelerated program, so I was able to power ahead through my courses, and I’m going to be graduating early.” At the same time, Szostek says she was able to devote more of her time to studying courses that gave her difficulty, like Spanish. “At its heart, it is designed to be a flexible, nimble system, that puts students at the centre of their learning,” Nosek says of the school. “Students can spend an entire day working on a project, if they choose.” The open concept towards learning is mirrored in the building’s architectural design. The building was designed with wide, open learning areas, community space, and wired so laptops could be used by all teachers and students. “Hardly anyone had heard of the Internet 20 years ago,” says Nosek. “It’s as if they saw the future coming.” Students can study in one of the school’s three subject-specific “Great Halls” – large study areas with teachers on hand to help students with math, English and science. Students work at their own pace and must fulfill a series of assignments and learning outcomes to pass a course. “You don’t get stuck with a teacher like in

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Thomas Haney secondary principal Sean Nosek talks to students working in a Great Hall. a regular school,” says Grade 12 student Joyce Chong. “There’s lots of one-on-one, and if there is a teacher you don’t like, you can just ask one of the other teachers who are around.” But with freedom comes accountability, and students at Thomas Haney aren’t merely left to their own devices. Every morning students meet with their teacher advisor, who stays with the students from Grade 8 to graduation. A student and their teacher advisor will work together to devise a study

plan for that day, and the advisor will make sure the student sticks to it. “The teacher advisor role was one of the key pillars to the school,” says Mike Suddaby. He was the school district’s assistant superintendent when the school opened, and was one many administrators, teachers, and staff responsible for bringing Thomas Haney to fruition. The advisor aspect of the school has proven to be so successful, the district has since adopted the practice at all of its

secondary schools. “My TA is like a second mom,” says Grade 12 student Perveen Sivia. “She’s always there for me, she’s one of the most amazing people I’ve ever met.” Because the school mixes age groups in home room and in the Great Halls, there is more interaction between older and younger students. “You can tell a Thomas Haney student by how they carry themselves,” says Nosek. “They’re more comfortable talking to adults.” The inspiration for

Thomas Haney’s innovative learning model came from Bishop Carroll High School, a Catholic high school in Calgary. The school was one of the ﬁrst in Canada to feature a self-paced learning model, and educators in the district were keen to see if the model could be successful here. “We were lucky to have staff in the district, and a board of trustees, who were willing to try something different,” Suddaby says. Anyone who has ever had children will tell you the self-paced model

makes sense, he says. “Kids don’t develop at the same time. They don’t learn to talk at the time, they don’t learn to walk at the same,” says Suddaby. “So why do we think they will suddenly conform at 13 years old to a set schedule of development?” Initially, the model was met with no small amount of skepticism from parents. However, the school’s success over the past 20 years has helped change minds. Provincial exam scores have been consistently above provincial and district averages. This past school year, Thomas Haney had the highest marks of any school in the district on three of the ﬁve required provincial exams, according to Nosek. “That tells me we’re doing something right,” he says. “Parents see that. And I think the parents have caught up with what we’re doing.” Educators from across the country and from as far away as Australia routinely visit the school to see how the Thomas Haney model can be successfully applied elsewhere. However, the self-paced learning model isn’t for everyone, Suddaby notes, and some schools that have tried to adopt a similar style have failed. “There was a school in Duncan that tried to do something similar, but they eventually switched back,” he says. “The problem there was that the school was the only

one in town.” One of the major reasons for Thomas Haney’s success has been the fact the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District has open catchments for high schools. “If students want a more traditional learning environment, they can go to Maple Ridge secondary, Garibaldi, or Samuel Robertson, all close by,” Suddaby said. Thomas Haney was also developed in partnership with Douglas College, which initially ran ﬁrst- and secondyear post-secondary courses out of the building. That enabled high school to graduate with a head start in university or college. However, Douglas College’s presence in the school dwindled after the opening of the David Lam Campus in Coquitlam in the mid-1990s. Post-secondary classes were still offered by the school district-owned Ridge Meadows College. But beginning in 2010, the college has operated out of Riverside Centre. Thomas Haney’s selfpaced model is still evolving. In recent years, the school has added more structured classes to the younger grades to help ease students’ transition. Both Nosek and Suddaby agree, though, as to the secret of the school’s success over the past 20 years. “It’s the teachers, the staff, and the parents,” says Suddaby. “They believed in the model, and they made it happen.”

Maple Ridge father demands end to teacher job action Alan Richards starts Facebook group ‘Where’s my Kid’s Report Card’ by R o b e r t M a n g e l s d o r f staff reporter Maple Ridge father Alan Richards wants teachers to end their job action and he’s taken to the Internet to tell them so. Richards has started a Facebook group called “Where is my Kid’s Report Card?,” and is calling on the B.C. teachers’ union to accept the provincial government’s zeronet mandate of freezing public sector wages and end their job action, which includes not writing report cards and limiting extracurricular activities. Richards says he wants the B.C. Teachers’ Federation to stop using kids as “pawns” in

their contract dispute. “This isn’t an attack on teachers, it’s about a policy decision by the B.C. Teachers’ Federation,” Richards said. “I understand they are trying to negotiate [with the provincial government], but leave my kids alone.” Because of the ongoing job action which started in September, Richards, who has a child in high school and one in elementary, says he has struggled to find out how his children are progressing in school. While some teachers have made themselves available, others have not. “It’s difficult to coordinate with five, six, or seven different teachers, especially for two working parents” he said. “Not all teachers are responding to parent requests.” Richards said he felt a lack of control over what was happening to his kids, so he decided to take to Facebook and create a group where like-minded parents could voice

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additional cost of $300 million over the span of the contract. Provincial education minister George Abbott dismissed the demand as “absurd.” “I have to agree with [Education Minister George Abbott], that [teachers’ wage demands] are not realistic given the current economic climate,” said Richards. “When the government had money, they doled it out. But that’s not the case right now, so to me, it’s not logical.” In 2006, B.C. teachers signed a ﬁve-year contract with a 16 per cent increase in wage and beneﬁts, as well as a $4,000 signing bonus. “It looks to me like the government, and I can’t believe I’m saying this, but they’re being quite reasonable,” Richards said. He is also considering starting an online petition to urge teachers to end their job action.

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Would defeat Liberals 57-20 by P hil Mel nyc hu k staff reporter The latest poll says the NDP, after being out of power for a decade, would win the next election in a walk. But MLA Michael Sather knows better than to rely on a snapshot sampling. “I don’t think in politics we should ever take anything for granted,” he said Wednesday. “Many political parties look good in a poll, but I wouldn’t get over conﬁdent about anything at this point.” According to Forum Research Inc., the NDP would win 57 seats and the Liberals 20. The B.C. Conservative party would play a spoiler role, siphoning off Liberal support and earning seven seats. Currently, the governing Liberals, under Premier Christy Clark, have 47 seats and the NDP has 34.

The poll says only one in three British Columbians approve of Clark’s leadership, although only four in 10 approve of the job Adrian Dix is doing as NDP leader. Sather said that the impression of Clark is that her decision making is “exceedingly erratic. People are getting that impression, but it’s not something that instills conﬁdence.” The MLA for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows said that Clark is still dealing with the aftereffects of the HST. Craig Speirs, president of the NDP’s local constituency association, said the Liberal descent is because of “a lot of internal strife.” Clark is seen as a federal Liberal, which is bothering the right wing of the party. “That’s why [B.C. Conservative] leader John Cummings is doing so well,” Speirs said. Speirs said Clark is not taking a policy-ﬁrst approach to governing and solving issues, but

is following a “tyranny of the moment” approach, offering quick ﬁxes to problems. Contrary to Sather, Speirs says the NDP will do “extremely well” in Maple RidgePitt Meadows in the May 2013 election. “I feel extremely conﬁdent that we’ll retain the seat.” He also expects the NDP, with either Mike Bocking or Bob D’Eith as candidate, to win in Maple Ridge-Mission, unseating Liberal Marc Dalton. NDP candidate selection could take place this spring or fall. Dalton said Clark’s connection with Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been positive. As a federal Conservative, Dalton said voters get a conservative MLA under the coalition Liberal banner. Dalton said he’s still a federal Conservative party member and will be at the annual meeting of riding association this weekend. See Polls, p8

Conservatives have high hopes The B.C. Conservative party isn’t doing anything in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows – yet. First there are the two by-elections in Port Moody-Coquitlam and Chilliwack-Hope to worry about, says John Cummins, leader of the B.C. Conservatives. But after those, the party will focus on other parts of B.C., such as north of the Fraser River and east of the Pitt River. “That’s an important area to us. We’ll get quite active there once we get these by-elections out of the way,” Cummins said Thursday. He thinks his party could win in both local ridings. “It’s an area that’s familiar to us and it’s going to be a target area for us, no question about it. “We’ll be up and organized there in the next couple of months.” The party still has no formal riding associations in Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows or Maple Ridge-Mission, but about 40 people are involved in each riding. Everything has been put on hold until the by-elections have taken place, he added. Cummins said the B.C. Conservatives have about 4,000 members and the party is struggling to keep up with growth. “It’s a great problem to have, mind you.” The party is attracting votes from both the NDP and Liberals. While some say his party will split the small-C conservative vote, allowing the NDP into power, Cummins said his party will keep the NDP from forming a majority government. “The people who are coming over [from the Liberals] are saying, ‘we’ve had enough of these guys.’” Cummins said he knows of a people around the province who want to run for the Conservatives, but hasn’t heard of any people in Maple Ridge or Pitt Meadows who are interested. Christine Clarke is running for the Conservatives in Port Moody-Coquitlam and John Martin is running in ChilliwackHope.

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by Phi l M elnyc h u k staff reporter Maple Ridge council made it official Tuesday, voting unanimously to allow landowners to make their best pitch for shopping and light industry on the west side of Albion flats. But they’ll have to move fast in order to get their proposal to the Agricultural Land Commission by summer so a decision can come back by fall. Council opted for the third of three choices laid out by staff to determine what will happen to the area along Lougheed Highway at 105th Avenue. That option calls for the property owners to apply to take their land out of the Agricultural Land Reserve, even though the land commission opposes non-farm use for the western portion of the 106-hectare Albion flats. In the meantime, the District of Maple Ridge will start its own exclusion process for the east side of 105th Avenue, to be fine tuned once it learns of the commission’s decision on the west side. But time is of the essence for a few on council. Coun. Michael Morden wanted a decision on the process done by year end, before the spring 2013 election, which could unseat the Liberal government and its policies on the land reserve. The NDP created the Agricultural Land Reserve in 1973. “My main concern is enough is enough,” said Coun. Al Hogarth.

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Council supports removed land west of 105th Avenue out of the agricultural reserve. “This has been a political football.” It’s time for the property owners to either put forward a development proposal that works or go back to farming the land, an area that’s consumed council for more than a decade. “At the end of the day, there has to be something come out for the community,” Hogarth said. But the application should be done in a respectful way for the agricultural values that the land commission may see as being at risk. He also called for a firm deadline by which an application must be filed. Coun. Cheryl Ashlie said the land commission will make its decision based on the information that’s before it, even though it said in November it wouldn’t support exclusion of land on the west side of 105th Avenue. If the commission rejects the first application, Maple Ridge can continue with its own application to exclude land on the east side of 105th for commercial

and recreation development, a use that’s already received informal approval of the land commission. Council proposed a plan for developing most of Albion ﬂats because it thought that’s what most in the community wanted, despite consultation in 2010 that showed support for much less intense development, pointed out Coun. Judy Dueck. The district can OK any plan it wants but unless a developer is willing to put up the money, nothing will happen, she added. “We will have a better product at the end of the day because we will know once and for all what’s happening on the north side.” The option selected by council could delay decisions for the area by a few months, compared to the timeline of Maple Ridge simply applying to exclude land from the east side, which could see an ALC decision by September. Former municipal candidate Christian Cowley, also with the

Community Education on Environment and Development Centre, predicted the land commission would reject the exclusion of the west side of 105th Avenue. “The ALR is not for today. The ALR is not for tomorrow. It’s forever. “It’s a very shortsighted policy. It contradicts the purpose of the ALR. It demonstrates ignorance of the purpose of the ALR.” The land is in the ﬂood plain and like much farmland, is surrounded by homes and businesses. “It’s a ready market. People could walk to it.” Cowley said one of the applicants wants to put residential development on the land. Council’s policy is not to allow ALR withdrawals for residential use. “The shopping argument has been heard louder than it actually is and it’s swaying council.” E-mails and calls to Smart Centres or Genstar Development, weren’t returned.

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Policy to protect Imagine life without the Internet. Some of the world’s biggest websites, as well as some as its most unique, recently put that frightening prospect into practice. Encyclopedic website Wikipedia, blogging site Wordpress, search engine Google, and even I Can Has Cheez Burger, a huge collection of goofy cat photos and videos, were amongst thousands of sites that either went dark, denying visitors access to their content or censored parts of it to make a point. The tech companies that manage and host thousands of websites took the extraordinary step to protest a pair of bills working their way through the American legislative process. The Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect Intellectual Property Act were designed to combat the piracy of movies, music and other content. But opponents say it goes much further by empowering U.S. courts to block access to websites that host pirated content or even link to such sites whether knowingly or unwittingly. Critics say the new laws would be prohibitively expensive to police and, perhaps more importantly, they threaten the freedom of expression and creativity that fuel the Internet. The protest worked. American legislators have backed off the bills. It’s hard to have much sympathy for wealthy multinational multimedia companies that continue to rack in billions of dollars despite illegal downloading. But there is little protection for individual content creators who ﬁnd their own work co-opted by big companies, such as photojournalist Daniel Morel, whose ﬁrst photos from the 2010 earthquake in Haiti were plucked from Twitter and distributed by an international wire service without his knowledge and without compensation. The tech companies say they can police piracy themselves. If that’s to work, they must harness the same creativity they’re professing to protect to formulate plans and policies that protect individual content creators as much as wealthy media companies. – Black Press

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have the same effects.” That’s because glyphosate is “very effective against certain organisms at extremely low concentrations,” which “are all permitted in our food and feed approvals.” Today, GMO corn, soybeans, and alfalfa are primary feeds for the dairy cows, pigs and cattle that supply the human diet. Labelling the GMO link to allow consumer choice is feared by the biotech industry. So far, that’s not required in Canada or the U.S., even though independent research on the safety of GMO crops exposed to glyphosate has not occurred. Huber says universities are afraid to fund such research, and scientists who’d undertake it face reprisal. “They can be ﬁred from their job or their program shut down. If they did [research], they were prohibited from publishing it,” says Huber, echoing concerns heard at Cohen. At the same time, says Huber, the USDA is encouraging the industry to do its own safety tests. Huber concludes this allows the biotech industry to monitor itself. It “has essentially monopolized the regulatory process.” During Cohen testimony we learned the farm ﬁsh industry enjoys the same privilege. The DFO has gagged its scientists. Huber has asked the USDA to fund research on glyphosate ties to GMO plants and herbivores that now display a disease linked entity, “common in nature, but new to science.” See Emberly, p7

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Re: Second farm school in Maple Ridge? (The News, Jan. 20). Hurray, we are all saved. Here is a proposal for the Albion ﬂats that would create jobs and preserve farmland. A second farm school in Maple Ridge would save our tax money from being wasted again on applying to remove land from the ALR and would save our councillors’ time from reviewing and rewriting the proposal to remove the land west of 105th Avenue, for a third time, to develop into yet another Wal-mart shopping centre. Using the Albion ﬂats for a farm school, an idea suggested by Kwantlen Polytechnic University, should be promoted and cultivated by our elected Maple Ridge council.

“Here is a proposal for the Albion flats that would create jobs and preserve farmland.” The necessary partnerships needed between the university and the District of Maple Ridge should be developed now, and is a path that our council could direct their myriad of time and energy towards instead of the endless ﬁght to remove the Albion land from the ALR. Imagine Maple Ridge having the capacity to grow some of its own food. LISA SCATCHARD MAPLE RIDGE

Two threats to meat, dairy Emberly from p6 He awaits an answer, as does Kristi Miller. Of the entity in U.S. meat and dairy, Huber says, “It was first identified by veterinarians confronted by a very high reproductive failure in animals. You put that on top of 10-15 per cent infertility rate to start with and you’re not going to have a dairy very long.” The problem, says Huber, “tracts fairly well with what we see with the increase usage of our genetically modified crops, especially with the Roundup ready or BT traits in them.” Huber says two conditions threaten the meat and dairy industry. “One was this reproductive failure – as many as 40-50 per cent of pregnant animals losing their offspring. The other was premature aging. When they take a two-yearold to market, it’s downgraded to that of a 10-year-old cow.” Is the entity in the corn, asked Mercola. “Oh yeah,” Huber replied. He wants a moratorium on GMO alfalfa. It’s unlikely in the U.S., which favors markets free of interference by protection agencies. “It could have a tremendous impact on our exports,” says Huber. DFO officials voiced fear of a market loss if buyers thought our salmon were diseased. “Impact on our exports” – do the words explain the evolution of government for the people to government for big corporations in the U.S. and Canada? The final chapters of the GMO and farm fish stories in 2012 will confirm this. My mistake: Cinema Politica, which brings issues of social justice to us for enlightened discussion is not an “outreach” of the NDP. The last video, The Yes Men Fix the World, focused on corporate irresponsibility, including DOW Chemicals’ failure to compensate victims of a gas plant explosion 20 years ago. Jack Emberly is a retired teacher, local author and environmentalist.

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We need to get off dirty oil EDITOR, THE NEWS:

Re: Enbridge oil pipeline won’t happen (B.C. Views, Jan. 18). The environmental assessment process about of the Enbridge pipeline to Kitimat and shipping oil on huge tankers through our coastal waters to China has been hijacked by shifting our attention to attacks on our main environmental groups. The Harper government and the protar sands advocacy group Ethical Oil have launched a campaign to discredit groups like the David Suzuki Foundation, Pembina Institute and Sierra Club for receiving funding from “foreign“ resources. Supposedly, U.S. capitalist-billionaires-turned-environmentalists are trying to inﬂuence the outcome of the Enbridge Pipeline hearings. This is a red herring. First of all, the tar sands are awash with foreign money, foreign ownership and foreign investments. Fifty percent of the board of directors of Enbridge, a so-called Canadian company, are Americans. Ethical Oil gets funding from “foreign“ sources. If we want to ban “foreigners and their local puppets” from Alberta’s tar sands industry, there will be a lot of house cleaning to be done. It is shameful that the Harper government has to resort to tactics like this to stiﬂe any dissent and legitimate concern about the environmental impact of the pipeline. It is pretty scary when people like David Suzuki are called “radicals” and accused of trying to subvert the hearing process. Who then is allowed to voice any objections? How does this “subversion” happen? By making speeches? By making posters? By writing letters? By attending and presenting at the hearings? If our government would really believe in democracy and freedom of speech, it would be shouting with joy that, under Canadian law, more than

4,000 individuals have the right and have chosen to express their views on a major industrial development. It is really worrisome that a democratic process is being tampered with by our government by discrediting any dissenting voices. The main issue here is, that we do not need this project. We can get more good, long-term jobs with less risk by investing in renewable, sustainable clean energy. Oil is a dirty, non-renewable, polluting energy source. We need to get off oil. Germany has, in the last decade, increased its energy from renewable sources by 20 per cent, to be increase to 35 per cent by 2020, and has created a $50-billion renewable energy industry. We do deserve the ‘fossil award.’ The Harper government wants to make a profit from shipping our raw, unrefined oil to China when we, at the same time, are still importing “foreign” oil to fulfill our own needs. Mr. Harper just backed out of the Kyoto Climate Agreement in Durban because China and India do not do their part to stop polluting. Now he wants to make a profit by selling China oil to help it pollute even more. How ethical is that? I think we better call it hypocritical oil. MARIA RAYNOLDS MAPLE RIDGE

Dirty bombs EDITOR, THE NEWS:

Re: Enbridge oil pipeline won’t happen (B.C. Views, Jan. 18). Never mind that the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline would pass through 1,200 kilometres of pristine habitat and will cross 1,000 streams and rivers on its way to Kitimat. Never mind that Enbridge has had 610 oil leaks from 1999 to 2008. The one in Michigan was more than a million U.S. gallons of toxic oil, costing $700 million to clean up.

Never mind that Canada has a cap on what energy companies have to pay for environmental disaster cleanups. That cap is an obviously inadequate $40 million dollars, and whatever the balance is to try to clean up a mess shall be picked up by the taxpayers of Canada. As if that is not enough, my main concern is what would happen to that toxic sludge once it gets to Kitimat? Up to two million barrels of toxic sludge would be pumped onto a supertanker that was never meant to sail into most ports in the world let alone 240 kilometres into the forth most dangerous waterway in the world. These behemoths are up to four football ﬁelds long and 68 meters wide. A full emergency stop takes three kilometres and 14 minutes. There will be approximately 225 of these dirty bombs a year plying one of the most pristine marine habitats in the world. Enbridge claims it would use oceangoing tugs to keep these dirty bombs out of trouble, but really two tugs could not even move a fully loaded super tanker in rough weather. I suspect that the cost of this measure would not last long anyway and would be soon forgotten because of the prohibitive costs involved. Never mind the thousands of other things that can go wrong in this harsh environment, each loaded supertanker has enormous inertia once moving and is hard enough to control at the best of times without the human error, alcohol, drugs, heart attacks, navigation equipment failures, Coriolis force, tides, currents, storms, mechanical failure, not to mention collisions with other vessels and natural obstacles that exist. A supertanker disaster is not a matter of if, it is most assuredly a forgone certainty, and just one disaster would surely wipe out any monetary gain and loss of habitat for the people of B.C. and ultimately Canada. WAYNE CLARK MAPLE RIDGE

You’ve already started to help the homeless EDITOR, THE NEWS:

Re: Lost souls wander our streets (Letters, Jan. 25). Sandy Macdougall, thank you for having the courage to write your letter. Your story warms my heart, because you have already started to help the homeless without even knowing it. You say you feel guilty as you did not do anything to alleviate the suffering from the ‘lost souls’. However, what you did was huge. For some reason, that day, you shifted your thinking and saw the homeless in Maple Ridge as people ﬁrst rather than part of our landscape. You saw the man outside McDonald’s as a person who matters, a person with soul. Perhaps next time you will offer him a coffee, or perhaps you will look him in the eyes and say a warm hello. Three years ago, I felt the

same way as you and wondered how I could help the homeless feel empowered and a part of the community. I am a vice-principal at a Coquitlam high school, and together with a team of amazing students, we embraced on what was meant to be a one-day ﬁeld trip, giving the homeless a chance to give. We invited them to send hand-made cards home to friends or family they have lost touch with. It was our way of giving the homeless a chance to give during the holidays. Our hope was to help one person re-connect with family or friends and ﬁnd hope. We also began volunteering weekly in the Tri-Cities wet mat homeless shelter program. Almost immediately, the students and I were overwhelmed with emotion as we realized that the people in our community who are

homeless are people like you and me. Many of them have experienced great hardships in life and they have been outcast by society. As we got to know them, and truly listened to their life stories, we were moved to do more and help them re-connect. Our one-day ﬁeld trip three years ago has now turned into a year-round commitment, called Project HELLO (Helping everyone locate loved ones). On our website (www. projecthello.ca) you can read stories and reﬂections from our students. As of this December, our high school students have now helped re-connect more than 200 homeless people in the Tri-Cities and Downtown Eastside with family and friends through Christmas cards, Mother’s Day cards, phone calls and a face-to-face reunion. The entire experi-

ence has been one of the best things to ever happen to me. I have spent time giving presentations with our students and talking with others to start similar programs in Hawaii, Ontario and Richmond. Yet each day I leave Maple Ridge in the morning and return after work and I, too, had not yet stopped to see the homeless in our community in a different light. Your letter opened my eyes wider and I asked my husband right after reading it, why we had not thought to expand project HELLO to the homeless in our own community. My goal will be to make a connection with a high school in Maple Ridge in hopes that a team of students will want to learn more and help offer similar experiences in our community. KRISTI BLAKEWAY, VICE-PRINCIPAL DR. CHARLES BEST SECONDARY

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Becker running, Morden may still Polls from p4 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Liberal riding president Brent Perry said it’s easy to call for an NDP win at this time. “I don’t believe that at all. This is a swing riding. It can go either way.” He said Clark just got into office and needs time. So far, Terry Becker, wife of former Pitt Meadows councillor John Becker, has filed her nomination papers for the Liberal party in Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows. But Maple Ridge Coun. Michael Morden is seriously thinking about challenging. So far, he’s just written a letter saying he plans to run, but hasn’t filed the detailed papers and forms for review by the party. “When it feels right for me to do it, I will do it.” Morden said he enjoys serving on council. “At this point in time, I have not made final decisions on what I’m doing and how I’m doing it. I’m chewing it over, let’s put it that way.” The Forum Research poll’s prediction about a province-wide NDP victory could change in six months, Speirs said, but added “that’s a reflection of the strength of the party leader.

“I don’t believe that at all. This is a swing riding. It can go either way.” Brent Perry, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Liberal riding president

“It’s so different than the Liberals, where they have this puppet leader with very little support.” Sather is vacating the seat in Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows, and under the NPD’s equity policy, his successor has to be either a woman, member of a visible minority, gay, lesbian or transgendered. Elizabeth Rosenau has said she wants to run for the NPD, but there could also be another challenger. The NPD in Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows just had a membership drive and boosted its numbers to about 350.

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New shelter has busy and slow times Currently housing four dogs, 35 cats by Phi l M elnyc h u k staff reporter Spending your ﬁrst few hours in a dump, in the middle of winter, in Dawson Creek isn’t the easiest start in life. But three lab-cross pups, now about three months old, survived that harsh welcome to the world after someone abandoned them there. Now they’re warm and cosy several hundred kilometres farther south in a new home and in the new Maple Ridge Community Animal Shelter. One pup has already been adopted, but two are still awaiting new owners, says Maple Ridge SPCA spokesman Mark Vosper. They were two of only four dogs staying at the shelter while waiting for new homes as of Thursday, along with 35 cats. Christmas can be a slow time at the shelter, with cold and snowy weather affecting the SPCA transfer program, in which animals surrendered to SPCA branches

in northern B.C. are moved for easier adoption in the more populous Lower Mainland. The cold weather has most pets stay inside, and those who people no longer can care for have usually been surrendered before Christmas. Vosper, though, expects the pace to pick up soon. The end of the month can be busy times for animal surrenders, as people move and find they have no place for their family pets. Owners also have a legal responsibility to care for the health and wellness of their animals and to ensure they’re not in distress, Vosper said. “People have to be realistic as well, if they’re finding it difficult to make ends meet, then unfortunately they have to consider re-homing their animals rather than leaving them without proper care or attention.” The new energy-smart centre on Jackson Road, with its natural lighting and air exchange system, which reduces the spread of disease, is working well, he said. “It’s just a nice facility for the animals.”

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ANSELL STREET SANITARY SEWER LAS Reference No: ITT-EN12-14 Project No: E04-010-073 The District of Maple Ridge invites tenders for Ansell Street Sanitary Sewer Local Area Service (LAS) Project. The work generally consists of 740m of 200mm gravity sanitary sewer main along 124 Avenue,125 Avenue, 126 Avenue and Ansell Street, pavement restorations and 19 service connections at the property line of all lots included in the LAS. Tender Documents may be obtained on or after Tuesday, January 31, 2012 during normal business hours (Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, except holidays) at the Engineering Counter of the District of Maple Ridge, on payment of a non-refundable amount of $56.00 (incl. HST) made payable to the District of Maple Ridge. The document can also be downloaded from BC Bid at www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca. The Tender Documents may be viewed at the Plan Room of the Vancouver Regional Construction Association, 3636 East 4 Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5M 1M3. For all inquiries, contact Maria Guerra at the District of Maple Ridge at 604-467-7356. Tender Closing Date: Tender Closing Time: Tender Deposit Place:

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delay approval for two weeks, following concerns raised about the future of the neighbourhood at a public hearing. “I would have liked us to take a little more time and have a plan for the area,” Masse said later. He was relaying concerns from residents

expressed at the public hearing on the project, for which they wanted a comprehensive plan for the area. The project at 11312 – 206th St. will see 36 apartments built in a four-storey wood frame building on three lots that would be consolidated.

But most on council wanted the project to go ahead without the delay. Masse and other councillors liked the project because it’s close to the West Coast Express and offers affordable housing. Staff will later address long-range planning for the Hammond area.

‘People doing it out of social responsibility’ Bust from front They kept tabs on the SUV as it picked up and dropped off customers behind a 7-Eleven on Lougheed Hwy., a Dairy Queen, gas stations and mall parking lots. Mounties also arrested a “buyer” after he got out of the Nissan and seized a point of heroin from him. Through surveillance, police were able to pin-point the base of the dial-a-dope operation and eventually obtained a search warrant to raid the apartment on Jan. 11. Heroin and crack cocaine were found inside the apartment, in addition to more than $14,000 in cash. The anonymous tips that pour into CrimeStoppers are increasingly being credited for triggering police investigations or solv-

ing crimes. RCMP Const. Jack Stetz, the CrimeStoppers co-ordinator for B.C., calls the tips that “ﬁrst piece of the puzzle.” In 2011, Metro Vancouver CrimeStoppers received 3,985 tips, resulting in the recovery of property worth $1.5 million and the seizure of $15.3 million in drugs. Statistics show that since 2008, the number of arrests made as a result of CrimeStoppers tips has more than tripled, while the number of cases cleared has doubled. The riot in downtown Vancouver generated 300 tips in 36 hours. Tips through CrimeStoppers’ solvecrime.ca website are also increasing. In British Columbia, there are 43 CrimeStoppers programs that work in partnership with police to help solve and prevent crime.

Stetz is the officer who forwards tips to police agencies from Squamish to Abbotsford. “When an anonymous tip comes in, the police officer and detachment looks at it and determines if it’s good or not,” explains Stetz. “That can lead to further investigation and, subsequently, lead to search warrant. Tips are up. Every year we see an increase in the number of tips.” Although CrimeStoppers offers a reward for tips that lead to an arrest, the non-profit society says it isn’t the cash incentive that’s motivating tipsters. Tips received are going up monthly, but the number of payouts isn’t reflected in the number of tips, said Len McGeouch, past president of the Metro Vancouver CrimeStoppers Association. “People are doing it more out of social responsibility,” he added.

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For what it’s worth Great Canadian Roadshow buyer Becca Pain examines coins and jewellery brought in by Juliuss Hoffmann of Coquitlam Tuesday morning at the Ramada Inn in Pitt Meadows. She explained that coins have key dates. For example, for a Canadian silver dollar, 1911 and 1948 are key dates. Only three were made in 1911 and one would be worth more than a million dollars. In 1948, 18,000 were produced; their worth varies from $400 to $14,000, depending on the condition. Canadian silver dollars produced after 1968 are worth only face value. In addition to coins, the roadshow was also buying war memorabilia, five- and 10-cent comic books, tin toys made in the 1930s and ’40s, Disney memorabilia made in the 1960s or earlier, and sports memorabilia. The roadshow remains at the Ramada Inn until Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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B.C. Hydro is not moving to variable electricity rates, based on time of use, because the system has plenty of capacity compared to other jurisdictions where variable rates try to encourage people to use power in down times. had particular questions about the meters. “When is B.C. Hydro going to get on with what the rest of the world is doing and allow people to sell into the [electricity] grid?” asked Coun. Al Hogarth. He pointed out in Germany that people using solar power can feed their power back on to the grid. Most municipalities, including Maple Ridge, now require new home builders to leave conduit space to allow rooftop solar power or

solar hot water devices to be connected to the inside of the house, he pointed out. Taylor said it’s possible now for individuals to sell their power back to B.C. Hydro. But it’s not easy. She said Hydro is working on a program that would allow that and that smart meters would be required for that program. Taylor said smart meters will allow quick detection of power outages, sparing B.C. Hydro crews from having to drive through areas looking for lit

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Watch for cars before you cross: RCMP Young boy hit by car after darting into traffic An eight-year-old boy was taken to hospital after being hit by a car Wednesday evening in Maple Ridge. Police said the boy ran onto the dimly lit street from between two parked cars on a rainy night. He was struck by the car, which was being driving by a girl who was learning how to drive. The girl and her instructor were not injured. RCMP Cpl. Alanna Dunlop said the boy has a broken leg and that may require surgery. Investigators are blaming pedestrian error for the accident.

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Scrimping on meds prevalent in B.C. by J eff Nage l Black Press A new study has found B.C. patients are much likelier than other Canadians to refuse to take prescribed medicine because of the cost. The Canadian Medical Association Journal analyzed 2007 Statistics Canada survey data and found 17 per cent of B.C. residents did not follow prescriptions as directed in order to save money in the previous year. That was more than double the 7.2 per cent rate reported by Quebecers and well above the national average of 9.6 per cent of respondents who scrimped on their drugs to save cash. Failing to ﬁll or reﬁll a prescription on time or skipping doses can make treatment less effective and worsen chronic diseases, the journal noted.

“We did not expect that cost-related non-adherence would be highest in British Columbia,” the CMAJ research paper said. “This ﬁnding might result from the province’s high-deductible public drug plan or the high level of personal debt among its residents.” The CMAJ report said providing better coverage to improve prescription use would likely reduce spending in other areas, such as acute care admissions to hospital. Health Minister Mike de Jong said he wants the disparity between B.C. and the rest of the country investigated further. Prescription drug costs are entirely covered, with no deductible, for more than 270,000 lowincome patients in B.C. – the poorest 10 per cent. “We need to take a closer look at why some

residents report having challenges accessing prescriptions,” de Jong said in a statement. He noted a 40-year-old on social assistance who racks up nearly $1,400 in drug costs to control hypertension should pay nothing out of pocket, while other categories of low-income patients might pay around 30 per cent of their true drug cost themselves. NDP leader Adrian Dix said he believes the problem is not the poor but middle-income earners who struggle against high housing prices and rising health premiums, ICBC premiums, electricity rates and other costs. “It shows the growth in inequality and how much pressure there is today on middle-income people,” Dix said. “One in six people are not taking the drugs they need because it’s too expen-

sive – twice as much as anywhere else.” The CMAJ study found underuse of prescriptions due to cost was most prevalent among low-income earners without medical insurance – more than 35 per cent reported doing it. But nearly 15 per cent of the highest-income earners without insurance also resorted to the practice – more than the lowest-income earners with insurance. Dix argued B.C. could have done much more to keep a lid on pharmaceutical prices, which have skyrocketed over the past 20 years, had it been more prepared to stand up to drug companies. He noted B.C.’s pricing structure charges patients more for generic drugs – 35 per cent of brand name cost – compared to just 25 per cent in Ontario and Quebec.

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Housing market looks forward to 2012 The new year brings with it new expectations and new trends. This is true in the housing market as well, and Cristy Edmonds, Vice-President of Sales and Marketing for Fifth Avenue Marketing, has a few ideas in mind for 2012. “It will be a good, steady year,” she says. “It’s been a busy January already.” With mortgage rates at a historical low, there is still a steady supply of people moving into Greater Vancouver. “We have the benefit of the international market,” Edmonds says. Buyers from all over the world are eager to purchase a home in the Lower Mainland, but one big change that Edmonds expects to see is more end users purchasing property, instead of the speculative buyers that have historically owned homes.

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Listraor is continuing its reputation for excellence with its newest development, Westridge Living in Burnaby. While the Listraor name is drawing people in, buyers are staying for the beautiful homes on offer. “You’d be really hard-pressed to find these standard features,” says sales manager Ryan Lalonde. “Listraor is offering a level of detail that’s not traditionally offered.” Westridge is chock-full of amazing features, from deep soaker tubs in the master ensuite to gourmet kitchens built in an open plan design that include stone-slab countertops, stainless-steel appliances and custom cabinetry. The main living areas are perfect for entertaining, with hardwood flooring and even a space for your flat-screen television. In a masterstroke of convenience, a washer and dryer are included in every home. Ranging from 1,031 to 1,107 square feet, the homes are available in three different floorplans. The A plan is a two-bedroom single-level home with a garden-level walkout terrace, perfect for a morning cup of coffee or entertaining groups of all sizes. Above the A units are the B units, which are two-bedroom townhomes that feature stunning rooftop views of the Burrard Inlet and North Shore mountains. Each home also includes two private decks and a breakfast nook. The largest homes are the C units, which have three bedrooms and large outdoor terraces. One special feature of these homes is the master bedroom and ensuite, which is located in its own

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THE NEWS/home&gardening Pruning fruit trees can be a lot of fun Y

ou really don’t have to be an expert to prune fruit trees. All it takes is a little common sense and a few helpful hints. As a rule of thumb, I place fruit trees in three different pruning categories: open centre; central leader; espalier form. Apples, pears and plums should have their Gardening Brian Minter centres opened up to allow more sun and air to penetrate. This technique is called open-vase pruning, and it allows fruit to develop on the inside of the tree, on the tips and on the outward growing branches. For this type of pruning, retain three to five dominate branches radiating out from the main stem. These branches should be five or six feet off the ground, allowing you to comfortably walk or work under the tree without hitting your head. Then cut out any other branches left in the centre, as well as any inward growing ones. Next, cut out all the upward growing branches, leaving the tree looking like a ‘Y’. The remaining branches should be pruned back each year at two foot intervals, keeping this ‘Y’ formation intact. A heavy pruning each year, unfortunately, results in a mass of water sprouts shooting out in all directions. To minimize this problem, once you have developed the tree’s open-vase shape, you should switch to a training program rather than a pruning program. Training means weighing down the branches with soil-filled plastic bags to encourage growth in a horizontal pattern. This technique will minimize the need for massive pruning and greatly reduce the number of water sprouts you have to deal with each year. You will also find that these horizontal branches will be your best fruit-bearing stems. You will still have to cut them back at 18 to 24 inch intervals to keep the tree’s size in check, but this type of pruning will result in a tree that is more productive and easier to maintain. Sweet cherries present a slightly different problem. They are perhaps the most vigorous of all fruit trees and resist any attempt to be pruned in an open-vase shape. Sweet cherries tend to have a strong stem or leader,

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Apples, pears and plums should have their centres opened up to allow more sun and air to penetrate. and because of that, they require centralleader pruning. Central-leader pruning simply means cutting back the main stem each year to control the rate of growth and at the same time, cutting back the outward growing branches even further, leaving an overall pyramidal form. If there are two or three strong central stems, it may be a good idea to eliminate all but one to avoid competition and to thin out the tree. The outward growing branches should be pruned back at a 45-degree angle. Next season, the central leader may develop two or three new branches. The one that grows into the strongest and most upright main stem should be treated as your central leader, and the other remaining stems can be removed or left, depending upon their growth habit. If they can be trained in an outward direction, simply cut them back next year

on a 45-degree angle along with the other branches. Try, however, not to let the centre of the tree become cluttered. If you maintain the outside branches at a 45-degree angle each year, the result will be a tree which is fairly open and easy to maintain, and one which will stay within reach of your ladder. Probably one of the best root stocks for cherry trees in a smaller home garden is the new dwarf, self-fertile varieties of Giesla root stock from Europe. Espalier pruning is primarily done on trees such as peaches, nectarines and apricots. To minimizes disease problems such as peach leaf curl, these trees should be grown against the south or west side of a building. Compact apple and pear varieties are usually grown in the same manner, except out in the open against a fence or other support device. All that is necessary here is the removal of frontward and backward growing branches which don’t conform to an espalier

formation. The most common problem is leaving too many branches on the tree, which causes over-production and simply clutters up the tree. Choose three to ﬁve sets of the strongest sideward-growing branches and remove the rest. If these branches have a tendency to grow upward, use a long bamboo pole as a T-bar to hold the branches in place. You will have to be quite ruthless in your pruning to maintain this very strict form. Most branches radiating off this framework will have to be removed, leaving many spurs and fruit buds along each stem. Pruning fruit trees is actually a lot of fun. You will learn a little more from each pruning session and in just a few years, you will quickly develop a real sense of how it is done. Brian Minter owns and operates Minter Gardens just outside of Chilliwack.

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A123-2099 Lougheed Highway, Port Coquitlam T: 604-468-0010 F: 604-468-0042

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616,900

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Call 778-866-7478 www.RyanHartt.ca

FREE 3 MINUTE HOME EVALUATION

Andy Wallace 604.323.3613

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369,900

11282 Burnett Street, Maple Ridge

32244 14 Avenue, Mission

This beautiful 3 bed/3 bath 1/2 duplex has everything you need. Recent renovations include: kitchen, fixtures, hardwood floors, roof w/25 year warranty, HW tank, SS fridge & induction stove, carpets, paint in warm designer colors, lots of storage & more. Bonus of extra rec room & huge yard. Must be seen.

Very nice 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home with a big yard. Completely renovated! Has ﬁlled rental suites upstairs and downstairs, with both tenants wanting to stay.

RICHARD BURLEIGH

369,900

• Downtown Maple Ridge • Top Floor • Over 1000 square feet • 2 bedrooms • Strata Fee includes heat, gas & hot water

richardburleigh.com

778-878-1347

10078 243 Street, Maple Ridge

#3501 2980 Atlantic Ave, Coquitlam

Here it is. This is the house you’ve been looking for. Size, Location, Price and did I mention Location. This home has it all. Very private and quiet and close to everything you could want or need. Elementary and High Schools are both within walking distance. Be sure to put this one on your list. Best layout and best price in the whole neighbourhood.

These spacious suites have everything. Top of the line lighting and plumbing ﬁ xtures. The decor is New York and Paris inspired luxury design. Minutes to the WC Express, Coquitlam Town Centre shopping, all levels of schools and Coquitlam Library. Environmentally Responsible roof top Garden and waterfall design that operates using recaptured rainwater.

Michael Ree MichaelRee.ca 778-386-9686

550-20395 Lougheed Highway, Maple Ridge Located in Westgate Centre.

missionridgehomes.com

Open House Sat 2-4

3 bedroom 2 bath 1327 square feet

LOOKING to buy or sell? Contact me for a free, no obligation, market evaluation!

andywallace@shaw.ca

Open House Sat & Sun, Jan 28 & 29 1-4

Whether you’re buying or selling, it all starts here. Keller Williams Elite Realty

659,900

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Julia Perrie

604-313-6158

FOR A FREE, NO OBLIGATION, MARKET EVALUATION CALL ME, ANYTIME!

OPEN HOUSE Sunday, January 29, 1-4 pm #204 19236 Ford Road, Pitt Meadows

194,900

NEW ROOF! NO HST!!! GREAT BIG one bedroom suite on the bright side of the building! 930 sq.ft., featuring a great big eat-in kitchen; great big bedroom ready for your great big furniture and a great big living/ dining room perfect for entertaining! The utility room is large enough us convert into an ofﬁce/man-cave/ command central! You can walk to all amenities from this sparkling suite! Imagine OWNING your own little piece of paradise instead of wasting your hard earned money on rent!

If you’re thinking about listing your house, now is the time! Call me at 604-313-6158 today. $

1,195,000

23931 106 Avenue, Maple Ridge V2W 1E4 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 5,349 sq ft. Sub Zero Fridge, Wolf Six Burner Gas Range, Smart Wired - Home Automation, Gorgeous View of Golden Ears Mountains. MLS# V907637

Certiﬁed Luxury Home Marketing Specialist Service in Korean and English

Roy Choi 604 465 0030 roychoi.ca

soldbyroy@gmail.com

“Don’t sit and wait, I can get you moving” THIS COMMUNICATION IS NOT INTENDED TO CAUSE OR INDUCE BREACH OF AN EXISTING LISTING AND/OR BUYER’S AGREEMENT.

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For the way you live

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604-561-0053

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# 55 11737 236TH ST., MR • 2 storey, 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath • Updated 1410 sq ft unit • Backing onto a park/ playground

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$319,900

# 211 19142 122ND AV., PM • Extensively remodeled • 2 bedrooms • 2 full bathrooms • Lg balcony

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#28-23580 DEWDNEY TRK RD. MR

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• level-entry rancher style townhouse in 50+ complex • vaulted ceilings in living/dining rooms • 2 bedrooms /2 washrooms • covered patio, private outlook

Ask Rob Jeeves

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$389,000

• • • • • •

• 6000 sqft located on a quiet cul-de-sac • Close to schools + shopping • Side yard set for RV or Boat storage • Lovely mountain views • Great starter or investment

Two story 4,562 sq ft family home 4 bdrms up +1 bdrm on main Floor to ceiling rock ﬁreplace 17 ft ceiling in great room 3 car garage Backs onto greenbelt

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ALL FOR THE FAMILY

2,060 sqft 4 bdrms + 2 1/2 baths Open ﬂoor plan + high ceilings Gas ﬁreplace Private Back Yard Across from Elementary School

Amazing space–amazing location. 4 bedrooms plus games room on upper ﬂoor. Huge gourmet kitchen and great room, 10’ ceilings with ﬂoor to ceiling windows. Large south facing private yard and so much more in this custom built 2 storey home.

A MUST SEE AT $628,800

The neighbourhood you dreamed of with quiet street, well-kept homes and lawns, friendly people and children laughing. The house has 3 br, 3 baths, full basement, family kitchen and great room and room for an RV. It’s happiness for your family, in move-in condition. PRICED AT $474,800

Jan Hickman 604-828-3445

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$529,000 11856 238B STREET, MAPLE RIDGE

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Starting at $452,900

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Show Home at 10132 - 240 Street, Maple Ridge • • • • • •

Quality built 2 storey homes with basements Built by Onni Group 3 or 4 bedrooms Open ﬂoor plans Gas ﬁreplace in the Great room Maple kitchen with granite countertops, island & pantry • Fridge, stove, dishwasher, microwave, washer, dryer, garberator • Double garage

• 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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Castlebrook Hostess at 24256 - 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.

Silver Heights Estates

Starting at $329,900

Starting at $359,900

Valley & Mountain View

Show Home at #15 –11252 Cottonwood Dr, Maple Ridge

Showhome at #7 - 13771 - 232A Street, Maple Ridge

Hostess at 13751 Silver Valley Road, Maple Ridge

Cottonwood Ridge • Nicely finished townhomes with 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and basement • Hardwood floors, maple cabinets, granite countertops, crown moldings • Gas fireplace • Garage for 2 cars • 6 appliances and blinds included

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

(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

Each office independently owned and operated

Starting at $599,900

• Silver Views new 2 storey homes ready to move into • Only 3 left. Finished basements with separate entrance • 2 homes with 2 bedroom legal suites • Deluxe ﬁnishings • Two gas ﬁreplaces • Double and triple garages • Great location

604.466.2838

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Steve & Gloria EACH OFFICE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

Hamilton 604-467-8881 OPEN SUNDAY 2-4 PM

Donna Telep Mortgage Specialist 10656 - 248 St., Maple Ridge

www.sevillemortgage.ca 22718 Lougheed Hwy., Maple Ridge Fax: 604-466-5348 Email: donna@sevillemortgage.ca

Fred Miller-Tait (604) 671-8159

West Coast Realty

22941 STOREY AVE, MAPLE RIDGE

Perfect for the young family this nicely remodeled home featuring 3 bed up PLUS 1 or 2 bed inlaw suite down on a quiet ﬂat road hockey street! A short walk to shopping,elementary school. Newer appliances,beautiful laminate,gas ﬁreplace and a great fenced backyard for kids. OPEN HOUSE Sun 2-4 22941 Storey Avenue or call Fred for a private viewing! 604-671-8159

For ALL your real estate needs! Alan C. Thompson

David Riddell

Lawyer/Notary Public

604-463-6281 22311 - 119th Avenue, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 2Z2 Fax: 604-463-7497 E-Mail: thompson@vernon-thompson.com, riddell@vernon-thompson.com

LAWYER

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433,000

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Anderson & Thompson

OPEN SUNDAY 2-4

Just $285,000 in Mission Updated, clean, home near schools, park, & bus. Has 5 bdrms & 2½ bathrms, ﬁreplace, & covered 12’x 14’ deck overlooks private backyard. Unauth mortgage helper could be 1 or 2 bdrm. Call now for more info or showing.

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.

Email: fmillertait@sutton.com

Al Knuttila

Brookside Realty

www.mapleridgehome.com

11933 - 224th St., Maple Ridge

604.240.5474

Call for a et Free Mark n Evaluatio

OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND UNITS # 301, #604 11980 222ND AVE MR • Both are 2 bdrms, 1 bath, 1023 sq. ft. • Safe concrete highrise. • Walk to all shopping, ask me about the no rental restrictions on these 2 units. MLS V923375

• 10% DOWN 3.2% INT RATE, PAYMENT APPROX $395.00 EVERY TWO WEEKS

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179,900

# 7 - 13210 SHOESMITH CRES , MR

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604-467-1122

739,900

OPEN Wanted big Family! Over 3000 sq ft, 3 bdrms up, SUN 2 bdrms down and a den , nice open traditional plan with 12-2pm high ceilings, big kitchen with eating area overlooking covered rear deck, deluxe ensuite, extra deep garage, priced at very nice home located in Kanaka Ridge $

MLSV924085 MLS

539,900

11690 CREEKSIDE ST , MAPLE RIDGE

MLS V921655

Over 4000 sq.ft ﬁnished in this 2 storey with ﬁnished bsm’t , 4 big bdrms up, gourmet sized kitchen , huge covered deck , downstairs is an entertainers dream with granite bar , designer lighting with home theatre setup, rv parking and playground in priced at the fenced rear yard for the kids! $

609,888

34663 FERNDALE AVE MISSION

Serving Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows since 1978

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Welcome to Rockpoint! This two storey with basement is just over 2-4:30pm 4,000 sq. ft, 4 bedrooms up, built by Rattan Construction, real hardwood floors throughout main floor, gourmet sized antiqued OPEN SUN kitchen with granite counters & stone back splash, floor to ceiling 2 - 4:30pm fireplace, 6 inch baseboards, crown moldings, panel moldings, extra deep garage on one side. priced at BUILDER OFFERING HST INCENTIVES TO BUYER $

23698 TAMARACK LANE, MR

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OPEN SAT 12-2pm

MLS F1122555

Truly a country estate. This exquisite home sits on a fenced 14.7 acre site with subdivision potential, 5 bdrms in total, gourmet kitchen, gorgeous covered deck overlooking in ground pool & hot tub, livestock barn with storage, the list goes on ... $

11899 236 B ST , MAPLE RIDGE

28487 108TH AVE MAPLE RIDGE

Rancher with basement 3000 sq.ft ﬁnished

10.5 acres, building plans avail, property is approx 482’x957’

499,900

MLS V920835

MLS V916666

priced at

1,899,000

COMING SOON .... 4 BRAND NEW BASEMENT ENTRY HOMES IN ROCK RIDGE built by Rattan Construction starting at $509,900plus HST

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B.C. battles smoking, salt consumption by Tom Fletcher Black Press

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VICTORIA – B.C.’s program to supply free quit-smoking aids is proving popular, with more than 63,000 smokers taking advantage since it launched in September. The program offers up to 12 weeks worth of nicotine patches or gum, available once per calendar year to people with active Medical Services Plan coverage. Those who used the program in 2011 are eligible again for 2012, and 4,500 people signed up in the ﬁrst two weeks of the new year. Two prescription drugs, Champix and Zyban, are also available with costs for 12 weeks covered for some people under the Pharmacare plan. People can register by calling HealthLink B.C. at 8-1-1. B.C. has the lowest smoking rate in Canada, but the health ministry estimates there are still 550,000 smokers in the province. More than 6,000 B.C. residents die each year from smoking-related illness, costing an estimated $605 million in direct health

SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC ON DEWDNEY TRUNK ROAD AT STAVE FALLS When: February 3 – 6, 2012 Dewdney Trunk Road over Blind Slough Dam at Stave Falls will be operating as alternating single lane traffic from 7:00 a.m. Friday, February 3 through 5:00 p.m. Monday, February 6. Full closures of the dam crossing may be required during this period, but for no more than 10 minutes at a time. Emergency vehicles will have immediate access through the work area. Traffic control personnel will be on site 24 hours a day, Friday through Monday. Pedestrian access over Blind Slough Dam will be closed during this work. When the work is completed, BC Hydro will re-open pedestrian access for evenings and weekends. BC Hydro contractors will conduct maintenance on the tower crane being used for the Stave Falls Spillway Gates Reliability Project. We apologize for the inconvenience this work may cause and will complete the work as safely and efficiently as possible. If the work is completed earlier than scheduled, the dam crossing will revert to two-lane traffic.

For more information visit bchydro.com/spillwaygates, call BC Hydro Stakeholder Engagement at 604 623 4472/1 866 647 3343, email stakeholderengagement@bchydro.com, or follow us on Twitter @bchydro.com.

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There are an estimated 550,000 smokers in B.C., and thousands are taking advantage of free nicotine patches or gum. care costs. With health care costs taking up more than 40 per cent of the B.C. budget and cost pressures increasing as the baby boom generation retires, the province is launching another push to reduce salt consumption. A new “sodium sense” tool has been added to the health minis-

try’s website at www.healthyfamiliesbc.ca so people can calculate salt intake and ﬁnd low-sodium menu alternatives. Sodium is a necessary part of the diet, but the ministry estimates that B.C. residents on average consume twice as much as they need. Excess sodium is linked to high blood pressure.

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Community Calendar ommunity Calendar lists events in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. Notices are free to local nonprofit groups courtesy of The News. Drop off details to 22328 119 Ave., fax to 604-463-4741 or e-mail events@mapleridgenews.com at least a week before the event. Include a contact name and number. (No submissions by phone.) Listings appear as space permits. For guaranteed publication, ask our classified department at 604-467-1122 about nonprofit rates.

Sunday, Jan. 29 â&#x20AC;˘ The Alouette Field Naturalists travel to Boundary Bay to see snowy owls. Meet at 9:30 a.m. in front of Tim Hortons, No. 100 20201 Lougheed Highway, to carpool. Call Michael at 604-467-9863 for more information. â&#x20AC;˘ The Pitt Meadows Museum is all about wax as families are invited for Tiny Tapers for Tots. Between 2 and 4 p.m., come by the museum to practice candle dipping by making a mini set of candles. For more information, call 604-465-4322 or email us at pittmeadowsmuseum@ telus.net.

members of PMCA or FVAS attend free. $2 drop-in fee for non-members. Advanced registration is not required, but RSVP is appreciated. 604465-5500. Thursday, Feb. 2 â&#x20AC;˘ The Maple Ridge Better Breathers Club will hold its next meeting from noon to 2 p.m. in the Fraser Room of the Maple Ridge Public Library. Guest speaker will be from the Ridge Meadows Hospice Society to talk about its various programs. Everyone welcome. For more info, call Heidi at 604-466-1633. â&#x20AC;˘ The District Parent Advisory Council will

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be at Alexander Robinson Elementary School, 11849 238B Street, Maple Ridge, from 7 to 9 p.m. David Vandergugten, Director of Instruction for SD42, will be presenting on the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vision for technology and its current use in the classrooms to enhance learning. All parents are welcome. â&#x20AC;˘ The Maple Ridge Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Caregivers Support Group meets from 10 a.m. to noon. This support group for caregivers, family and friends of people with Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease. For more information please call or email Elinor Verkerk 604467-2768, jdverkerk@shaw.ca

the Heart of the Arts Lindy, MRPM Arts Council Executive Director, and Bonnie, local busineswoman and MRPM Arts Council Vice President, are proud to support the arts. For more information on how you can show your heart, visit theactmapleridge.org or call 604.476.2787

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by R o b e r t M a n g e l s d o r f staff reporter The Maple Ridge Secondary School Ramblers were missing two starters from their lineup last Thursday, but still managed to overcome an early deficit to beat Brookswood secondary 55-46 in AAA Abbotsford West senior boys’ basketball league play. “This was a must win for the team in league play,” said Ramblers coach Ken Dockendorf. “One of the strengths of this team is to face adverse situations, and play to the best of their ability.” The Ramblers ran into foul trouble right away, a situation made all the more difficult given their shortened bench. Max Neumann and Jacob Lutz both took a pair of fouls in the first quarter, but great play from the Ramblers’ bench limited Brookswood’s lead to just 1110 after the first quarter. With Neumann and Lutz with three fouls each in the second quarter, Amit Rakhra did an excellent job running the Ramblers’ offence. Matt Connor and Tyler Pipke both had strong performances at defence, keeping Maple Ridge in the game, only down by two points at the half. With Neumann on the bemch with four personal fouls, the team pulled together again to pull out in front 38-36. Neumann returned to the game in the fourth and led the team to victory, 55-46, finishing with a game-high 29 points, nine rebounds, and seven recoveries. Pavel Niemirski had nine points and five recoveries. The Ramblers were back in action on Saturday to take on the Port Moody Blues in exhibition action, beating them 67-57. Jacob Durkovich led the Ramblers with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Neumann had 20 points and 11 recoveries. Niemirski lit it up from the outside, scoring 15 points, while Joel Lutz dominated the defensive end of the court with nine rebounds and seven recoveries. The Ramblers are 2-1 in league play so far this season and are 11-6 overall, earning them an honourable mention in the B.C. Boys’ Basketball Association’s weekly provincial rankings. The Ramblers will try to crack the top 10 in B.C. this weekend as they take on WJ Mouat in league action tonight (Friday) at home. The Ramblers then travel to take on the Mennonite Educational Institute Saturday on the road at 3 p.m.

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Pitt duo lifts UBC to 10-2 staff reporter A jump shot from Pitt Meadows’ own Malcolm Williams with 40 seconds to go in the fourth quarter gave the No. 3 UBC Thunderbirds men’s basketball team a 74-73 road win against the University of Winnipeg Wesmen on Saturday night. With the win, UBC improves to 10-2 this season, and has now won six consecutive games, including four in a row on the road. “Winning on the road is always tough,” said UBC assistant coach Casey Archibald, who was ﬁlling in for an ailing Kevin Hanson. “I’m really happy that we clawed out the two wins. It would have been easy to have a let down after our overtime win last night but our veteran guys really stepped up when we needed them.”

Those veterans included fellow Pitt Meadows native Doug Plumb, who scored a game-high 26 points, including eight in the final quarter. The two teams went into halftime tied at 34, after the T-Birds fought back from an eightpoint first quarter deficit. A Plumb basket at 7:53 of the fourth quarter gave UBC a 60-53 lead but a 13-5 Winnipeg run gave the home team the advantage for the first time since early in the third. The teams went back and forth down the stretch. Williams, a rookie guard with the Thunderbirds, hit a jumper to tie the game with 2:15 to go, before clinching the win in the final minute of play. Williams finished with

10 points in just four minutes of play. “Winning in close games is always a good learning experience, and it’s been great for our rookies to get minutes in games like these,” said Archibald. “Doug [Plumb] obviously scored the ball great tonight and did a great job getting to the rim.” Plumb had 16 points in the Thunderbirds’ 93-84 win over the University of Manitoba Bisons Friday night. Williams had two points in that game, while Mike Lewandowski, also from Pitt Meadows, had four points. The Thunderbirds return home this weekend for games against the UBC Okanagan Heat.

Maple Ridge is becoming the destination of choice for the Grey Cup after the B.C. Lions won Canadian football’s biggest prize in November. The Cup will be making a pair of stops locally as it traverses the province as part of the Lions’ ongoing victory tour. This Sunday the Grey Cup will visiting the Maple Ridge Arts Centre Theatre from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. On hand will be future CFL hall-of-fame receiver Geroy Simon, record-setting kicker Paul McCallum, Grey Cup MVP Travis Lulay, and journeyman centre Angus Reid. McCallum, who is a realtor in Maple Ridge when he’s not setting CFL field goal-kicking records, will also be hosting the Grey Cup today (Friday) from 4 to 6 p.m. at Macdonald Realty, 22718 Lougheed Highway. The Lions beat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 34-23 on Nov. 27 to claim the team’s sixth Grey Cup championship. B.C. became the first CFL club in history to win a title after starting the season 0-5. The Lions finished the regular season on a miraculous 10-1 run and posted two more wins in the playoffs to claim the Grey Cup. Canadian football’s biggest prize also spent some time in Maple Ridge last month. B.C. Lions receivers coach Travis Moore and the trophy dropped by Kal Tire on Lougheed Highway on Dec. 19.

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Hockey Pacific International Junior Hockey League Regular season standings Harold Brittain Conference Name GP W L Aldergrove Kodiaks 33 23 8 Abbotsford Pilots 33 22 9 Port Moody Black Panthers 35 9 21 Ridge Meadows Flames 34 7 26 Mission Icebreakers 32 4 25 Tom Shaw Conference Name GP W L Richmond Sockeyes 36 30 6 Delta Ice Hawks 33 23 7 North Delta Devils 35 21 10 North Vancouver Wolf Pack 34 15 16 Grandview Steelers 35 12 17

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PIJHL scoring leaders Players Spencer Traher Jeremy Hamaguchi Thomas Hardy Carter Popoff Kevan Kilistoff Kyzen Loo Cody Smith Danny Brandys Trevor Kang Adam Rossi Julian Klaric Sean Pesut Brady Bjornson Matthew Bissett

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Poetry Contest Presented by

Maple Ridge Festival of Light Society Submit your original, previously unpublished poem (40 lines or less, including the title) on the theme:

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lightâ&#x20AC;? 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 at Centre Court in Haney Place Mall around 4:30 p.m. as part of the Lantern Festival. CertiďŹ cates 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 notiďŹ ed by February 17, 2012.

Entries must be postmarked by February 10, 2012. Mail to: Maple Ridge Festival of Light Society #905 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12148 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 224 St., Maple Ridge, B.C., V2X 3N8

Senior Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; High School Basketball league standings AAA Abbotsford West Team Walnut Grove Secondary Maple Ridge Secondary W.J.Mouat Secondary Brookswood Secondary Mennonite Ed. Inst.

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AAA Fraser Valley North Team Terry Fox Secondary Pitt Meadows Secondary Centennial Secondary Heritage Woods Secondary Gleneagle Secondary North Surrey Secondary Port Moody Secondary Pinetree Secondary Dr. Charles Best Secondary Fraser Heights Riverside Secondary

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Some Shoes Need Filling

Lead Todd Kupser (left) and second Noel Stone, of Maple Ridge, sweep the ice during the Men’s Open Bonspeil Sunday afternoon at the Golden Ears Winter Club. Also on team Kupser were skip Brent Kupser and third, Fred Fox.

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Curling race heats up in Haney master’s league staff reporter The race for top spot in the Haney Master’s Curling League tightened this week following victories by the rinks of Jack Stadel, Wayne Chin and Bill Hanula. The Stadel rink, with Wayne Leech, Tony Stadig and Terry Lajeunesse, extended their unbeaten record to 5-0 with an easy victory over the Terry Gregory rink to retain a slight

lead in the Spring competition. With the loss, the Gregory rink of Max Albrechtsen, Walter Vesa and Earl King failed to move into sole possession of ﬁrst place. Instead they dropped into fourth place behind Hanula’s rink who drubbed the Darrell Winterlik rink, and Chin, who edged Angelo Masaro’s rink in a hard-fought contest. Hanula’s rink, with lead Stan Melanson,

second Kent Skene and third Rudy Baird, controlled their game from start to finish in recording an easy 9-1 victory. In the most exciting game of the draw, Chin and Masaro battled down to the final stones before Chin’s rink pulled out the win. Tied 4-4 going into the seventh end, Masoro’s rink of William Ritchie, Hugh McIntyre and Hilly Boonstra were laying five until Chin, on his last rock, cut the dif-

ference to one point. With Masaro ahead 5-4 entering the eighth and ﬁnal end, the Chin rink, consisting of George Lagerstrom, Barry Elson and Ed Belsey rallied back. Two outstanding draws by Lagerstrom sealed a 7-5 victory for Chin. With only four games remaining before playoffs, Stadel has a twopoint lead over both Hanula and Chin while Gregory is just 3-pts back.

Maple Ridge wrestlers shine at Kamloops tournament Maple Ridge Secondary School eighthgrader Brody Koopmans continued his winning ways this past weekend at the B.C. Age Class Wrestling Tournament in Kamloops. Koopmans won all three of his matches en route to a gold medal win. Team mate Cameron Hicks also went unde-

feated at the tournament, winning gold. Other Grade 8 wrestlers Hayden Tupper and Marko Kolobara each took home silver medals as the Maple Ridge Ramblers wrestling club took second place overall in the 25team tournament. Other Ridge wrestlers with strong performances last week-

end include Payten Smith, who took gold, Brodie McKenzie, with

bronze, and Colton Koopmans, who ﬁnished ﬁfth.

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Pitt swimmer sets new record at meet

by R o b e r t M a n g e l s d o r f staff reporter Pitt Meadows’ Ciaran McDonnell broke an 11-year old record in the butterﬂy stroke with the SFU Clan

men’s swim team at a swim meet last weekend hosted by Seattle University Redhawks. McDonnell’s time of 1:52.87 set a new standard in the butterﬂy. Unfortunately his time

three members of the SFU men’s team to win an individual event at the meet, grabbing ﬁrst in the 200yard butterﬂy. Also winning for the Clan was Greg Laughlin, who set a record in the 200-yard

wasn’t enough to bring SFU victory at the dual men’s and women’s meet, as both swim teams suffered defeats to the Redhawks. The men lost their dual meet 116-88, while the women fell 111-88. McDonnell was one of

breaststroke with a time of 1:50.59, while Kevin Nickerson won the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 9:55.75. The SFU men also won the 200-yard medley relay by 14/100ths of a second to open the meet.

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INDEX IN BRIEF FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS . . . . . . . . . 1-8 COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS . . . . 9-57 TRAVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-76 CHILDREN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-98 EMPLOYMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102-198 BUSINESS SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . 203-387 PETS & LIVESTOCK . . . . . . . . . . . 453-483 MERCHANDISE FOR SALE . . . . . . 503-587 REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603-696 RENTALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703-757 AUTOMOTIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 804-862 MARINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903-920

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OBITUARIES

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OBITUARIES

On January 18th, Colin Gysbertsen passed away in the hands of an Angel. His soul is now resting with peace and harmony. He was a man who touched many hearts and will never be forgotten. His wife, Linda, children and family would like to express their appreciation to those who showed their support and kindness.

IN MEMORIAM GIFTS

CHILDCARE AVAILABLE

PRE-SCHOOLS

LICENSED FAMILY DAYCARE

Aug 31, 1926 ~ Jan 1, 2012 Joe passed away peacefully in Ridge Meadows Hospital, Maple Ridge, BC at the age of 85 years surrounded by his family. He will be greatly missed and forever in our hearts. Joe is survived by his former wife Joy, children Ken (Frances), Marc (Janis) and Michelle (Chris); grandchildren Jason, Mia, David, Barry (Shannon), Jordan, Tracy, Spencer and Julia; great grandchildren Kaili, Julia; brother Fred (Fenna), sister Hanneke, sister-in-law Gill (Gary); and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents Frederik and Johanna, brother Hans, sister Maria, and his grandson Lyle. At Joe’s request, no funeral services will be held. A special thank you to all the Doctors and healthcare providers in Joe’s life.

GYSBERTSEN Colin

GROENEWEGEN Joseph Aegidius

Now Has Openings 240th & Dewdney Trunk Rd.

604-463-3572

RUSSO Donna Marion bcclassified.com

Donna passed away on January 23, 2012 at Hospice. Donna was born July 4, 1926 in Brantford, ONT. A resident of Maple Ridge since the 1980’s, Donna loved Maple Ridge. Donna is survived by her daughter, Kimberly Barnett of Salinas, California, three grandchildren, two great grandchildren and two cousins in Ontario. She will be missed by her many friends in Maple Ridge, as well as throughout Canada and the United States.

Montessori Beginnings

Preschool & Childcare

PRE-SCHOOLS

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS A Wise Investment In Your Child’s Future

LOST AND FOUND

OPEN HOUSES

LOST:Large DIAMOND RING, 8-10 diamonds, Z-shaped, missing since early Jan. Pls call 604-467-2288.

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TRAVEL

Tulalip Resort Casino Tour Bus Every Thursday $8.00/per person

PUDDLE D (Duck) Children’s Ctr

Sat, Jan 28, 12 ~ 3pm Mon, Jan 30, 5 ~ 7pm

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

Quality Full-time or Part-time Preschool

Davie Jones Edith McDermott Highland Park Pitt Meadows

Full or Half Day Kindergarten

He will be Forever in our Hearts...

Includes: $5 slot ticket, $15 match play & free lunch (Value $5) etc…

Condolences may be sent to www.mapleridgefuneral.ca

Call for reservations:

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

604-466-5773 or 604-463-2078

604.465.9822

IN MEMORIAM

Rich Montessori Elementary K~5

IN MEMORIAM

Our progressive program excels in merging the best of the Montessori Method and the current thinking of Early Childhood Education. Each child has their own program to grow and learn. Within our prepared environment we offer fun and exciting programs; French, Music & Creative Movement. AM/PM 2, 3,4 & 5 day programs.

★ OPEN HOUSE ★

Sat. Feb. 11, 10 am-1 pm 21746 Lougheed Hwy. 604-466-3184 beginnings@shaw.ca www.montessoribeginnings.ca

GIVE YOUR CHILD THE LOVE OF LEARNING!

Talk to us about After/School Care! 11391 Dartford Street

Maple Ridge Call 604.465.3492 www.meadowmontessori.ca

Close to major route

In Loving Memory of

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DISCRIMINATORY LEGISLATION

LAKESIDE PRE-SCHOOL Located on beautiful Whonnock Lake is accepting

REGISTRATION for September 2012, spaces also available now. W Quality Programming for 3 to 5 year olds W AM & PM Classes available W Bright, well-equipped classroom

Mrs. Kilsby 604-462-0026

We offer a caring, supportive and stimulating environment in which children happily enjoy the freedom to explore and learn at their own pace the realms of numeracy, literacy, geography, science, music and art.

Open House & Registration for September 2012

Thornhill Corner Montessori Saturday, Feb. 4th 9am-12pm #7 - 9975 - 272nd St. Tel.: (604) 462-1400

Websters Corner Montessori Saturday, Feb. 11th 9am-12pm 25102 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Tel.: (604) 466-5681

The schools are 6 minutes apart and you can enrol your child for 2, 3 or 5 days per week programs

Please visit us at www.montessoricorner.ca

Mercier William (Ted) Edgar 1930-2012 It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Ted in Abbotsford on January 15, 2012, at the age of 81, with his family by his side. Ted was a loving husband, father and grandfather and will be greatly missed by his beloved wife, of 62 years, Joyce, daughters; Ann, Joyce (Doug), Linda (Brian), Mary (Rick), Vicki (Christopher), Michelle (Brent) and his son Lev (Laura), 11 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. A Celebration of Ted’s Life will be held on February 5, 2012 from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Please call 604-460-8535 for more information.

Dean Eric Gebauer

Richard Ehrl Gebauer

November 7, 1960 - January 27, 2011

June 2, 1962 - February 11, 1989

And now, the summer sun will never be as warm. No remedy will ever ease my pain. But I will warm my life in memories, and thoughts of us together once again. Loved with a love beyond all telling Just as you were, you will always be. The Gebauer family

Little Explorers Preschool 12145 Laity St. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church • Educational & Nurturing Environment • Qualiﬁed Early Childhood, Montessori and Special Needs Educators • Ages 2-1/2 to 5 years

604-722-2410

Little Explorers Preschool “Where Children Can Learn By Exploring”

NOW ACCEPTING

REGISTRATION FOR SEPT. 2012 LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

AUTOMOTIVE

Auto Recycler in Mission & Aldergrove looking for Auto Parts dismantler. Must have exp. & tools. Please call 604-308-5767 or 604-857-1818

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Be Your Own Boss! Attention Locals! People req. to work from home online. Earn $500$4500+ P/T or F/T. Toll Free 1.877.880.8843 leave mess.

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CARRIERS NEEDED The following routes are now available to deliver the NEWS in Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows 41011022 - Bonson Rd, Maple Pl Somerset Dr 41011033 - Callaghan Close, Carter Close, Hoffman Way, Sutton Ave, Thornburn Way 41011015 - 117B Ave, 193 St, 193A St, 193B St, Blakely Rd, Hammond Rd 41021051 - Advent Rd, Ford Rd 41011030 - Cobblestone Lane, Fieldstone Walk, Streamstone Walk 41011005 - 118B Ave, 119 Ave, 119B Ave, 193 St, Blakely Rd 40330325 - Beckly St, Chigwell St, Ditton St, Hampton St, Kent St, Lorne Ave, Princess St, Wharf St 40210212 - 128 Ave, 228 St, 228A St, 229 St, 230 St, Barnsdale St 40220263 - 121 Ave, 122 Ave, 216 St, 218 St, Acadia St, Mountainview Cres 40100114 - 218 St, Dover Rd, Laurie Ave, Lougheed Hwy, Wicklow Way 40100112 - 220 St, 221 St, Dewdney Trk Rd, York St 40100121 - 118 Ave, 231B St, 232 St, Dewdney Trk Rd, Slager Ave, Stephens St

DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

DRIVER, F/T, req. by Commercial Laundry. Must have excellent customer service skills/good knowledge of the lower mainland. 5 yrs of good driving. Exp. with cube vans and 5 tons an asset. $19.25 incl. benefits. Apply in person with resume between 9am and 10am. #205 - 1515 Broadway St. PoCo.

HIGHWAY TRUCK LOW BED DRIVER

for Dorman Timber Location Harrison Mills, must have a minimum of five years low bedding exp. Hauling various types of logging equipment in the Fraser Valley.

Competitive Wages! E-mail: mikayla. tamihilog@shaw.ca or Fax: 604-796-0318

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EDUCATION

Become a Psychiatric Nursetrain locally via distance education, local and/or regional clinical placements and some regional classroom delivery. Wages start at $30.79/hr to $40.42/hr. This 23 month program is recognized by the CRPNBC. Gov’t funding may be available. Toll-free 1-87-STENBERG www.stenbergcollege.com

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FARM WORKERS Pitt Meadows farming company requires seasonal farm workers for blueberry and cranberry farms. Duties will include general farm labor, planting, pruning, fertilizing, weed control and harvesting. Work is physically demanding; handling heavy loads, repetitive tasks and standing for extended periods of time. Work is performed outdoors in cold/damp or hot/dusty conditions. Wages are $9.50 per hour. Work can consist of 50 hours or more over 6 day weeks particularly during harvest. Approx start date: March 15, 2012 Please fax your resume to 604-460-2041 No phone calls please. THREE FARM WORKERS required for Blue Magic Greenhouses in Pitt Meadows. To commence work on the week of April 18. Work is labour intensive. Duties include pruning, planting, weeding, picking & other related duties. Some heavy lifting required. Wages $9.56 per hour. Expected to work 50 hrs per week, 6 days/week. Fax resume by Feb 6. Fax: 604-465-9133

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FOSTER/SOCIAL CARE

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

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

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If you live on or near one of these routes and you are interested in delivering papers please call circulation @ 604-476-2740 and quote the Route number. brian@mapleridgenews.com

FARM WORKERS

Farm Labourers: 2 required by Meadows Feedlot. 5 or 6 days per week, 40 to 50 hours per week, $10.50 per hour. For horticultural work such as pruning & hand harvesting berry crops. Start date April 1, 2012. bob@meadowsfeedlot.ca

HAIRCARE PROFESSIONALS CHAIR RENTAL

Hair stylist only, Maple Ridge area. Clientele req’d. (604)968-3755

HELP WANTED

An earthmoving company based in Edson Alberta requires a full time Heavy Duty mechanic for field and shop work. We require Cat Dozer/Deere excavator experience. You will work a set schedule for days on and off. Call Lloyd @ 780723-5051

Wild & Crazy Can’t Be Lazy Earn up to $20/hour. NO sales, NO commissions! Full training provided. Travel, dress sharp & have fun! Must be outgoing. Call Marcia 604-777-2195

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ACCOUNTING/ BOOKKEEPING

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 130

HELP WANTED

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

P/T Spice & Herb Filler Hands on - Must have good hand eye coordination. School hours. Fax to 604-465-4372 www.natureschoice.ca

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KITCHEN HELPER, NEEDED P/T, 3 days/week to start, 10am-4pm. Exp. necessary. Fax resumes to: 604-944-6304 or email: karl@oldcountrypasta.com

LABOURERS LABOURERS

BW Creative Wood in Maple Ridge is looking for energetic, hardworking people for F/T positions. Flex hours. No exp. req’d. Benefits avail. Exc. growth opp’t. Submit resume to: 23282 River Rd, Maple Ridge, between 9am - 3pm

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Nurse Next Door

has immediate openings. Car an asset. Send resume to:

careersnndmapleridge@shaw.ca

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You are experienced performing administrative duties and coordinating activities related to managing buildings. You have the ability to communicate with building residents, co-workers and the general public in a pleasant and courteous manner and are able to work alone or with others. You must be able to provide criminal record check and possess a valid BC Security licence. We offer attractive wages including comprehensive health & dental benefits.

Please email your resume to resumes@ﬁvestarbc.ca or fax to 604-435-0516

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

Meadow Ridge Collision Ltd 11973 ~ 207th St. Maple Ridge.

Wanted immediately

Autobody Detailer & General shop cleanup person.

Wages depending on experience. Must have Licence. Willing to train.

604-465-8636 John or Tony

• TRUSS BUILDERS • LABOURERS • EXPERIENCED

ALS SAWYER

Required Full-Time for a Truss Manufacturer in Pitt Meadows. Wages commensurate with experience. Beneﬁts after 6 months (Full-Time).

Please fax resume: 604-465-9176 or e-mail: jamie.g@mrtruss.com

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We have a position available for a CSA in our Surrey location. This position is responsible for promoting and selling Brandt’s parts, service and after sales support to existing and new customers. The successful candidate will work cooperatively with the management team to meet budget goals while expanding the customer base. Industry experience and strong selling skills are considered assets for this position. Brandt Tractor is the world’s largest privately held John Deere Construction & Forestry Equipment dealer and a Platinum member of the Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies Program. Find out more about our exciting career opportunities at www.brandtjobs.com or by calling (306) 791-8923. Email resume indicating position title and location to hr@brandttractor.com or fax (306) 791-5986.

ARCHBISHOP CARNEY REGIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOL 1335 Dominion Avenue, Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 8B7 Phone: 604-942-7465 Fax: 604-942-5289

www.acrss.org

Archbishop Carney Regional Secondary School (ACRSS) is seeking applicants for the position of a full-time Bookkeeper. ACRSS is well-known for its spiritual development, outstanding academic and extra-curricular programs and dynamic staff. The successful candidate will become a collaborative member of this co-educational grade 8 to 12 secondary school community. The successful candidate will: • Be an active practising Catholic • Have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to build strong professional relationships • Demonstrate the ability to effectively network with all stakeholder groups in the school community • Demonstrate the ability to work independently, with initiative, confidentiality, and discretion • Demonstrate excellent organizational and planning skills • Have successfully completed secondary school and a minimum of 3-5 years experience in a computerized accounting environment or the equivalent training in the accounting field, with a supervisory component • Demonstrate a superior knowledge of Simply Accounting, MS Office Suite, and familiarity with AccPac, BCeSIS, HELP Payroll and CISVA school policies and procedures would be an asset • Demonstrate a committment to continuous Professional Development Send resume and supporting documentation to: ACRSS HR Committee 1335 Dominion Avenue Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 8G7 Or by email: hrcommittee@acrss.org Deadline for applications is: Friday, February 10, 2012 ACRSS thanks all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

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ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

Five Star Building Maintenance has an immediate F/T openings (d/t only) for experienced & enthusiastic Building Managers/Concierges.

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CUSTOMER SUPPORT ADVISOR

PERSONAL SERVICES

BUILDING MANAGER/ CONCIERGE

MEDICAL/DENTAL Part time and Live-In Care Aides & RN’s.

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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

EXPERIENCED BAKER Full time, 40 hour position available. Should have previous knowledge in European style baking. Minimum 3 - 5 years work experience. Start time 3am!! Forward your resume to europebakery@live.de

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

JASMINE’S RELAXATION TOUCH Pain and stress relief. Tranquil Setting / Comfort studio. M/Ridge 778-888-3866 (9am-9pm) ph or text

# 101-1125 Nicola Avenue Port Coq. (behind COSTCO)

604-468-8889 candymassage.blogspot.com/

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FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITY s 0ROVEN 3YSTEM s -OST 2ECOGNIZED .AME IN THE )NDUSTRY s /NGOING 4RAINING AND 3UPPORT s 2APIDLY 'ROWING -ARKET

www.mollymaid.ca

MOLLY MAID currently has a franchise available in Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows. Call or email us today!

Fiona Styant

fstyant@mollymaid.ca

1-800-663-6243 BECOME AN OPTICIAN IN ONLY 6 MONTHS Optical Dispensing is a high-growth industry with good pay and job security. Train for a “Career With Vision”. START YOUR OWN BUSINESS!! • 6-month program . . . starts Feb. 20th, 2012 • Financial assistance available • Hurry . . . enrolment limited!!

B.C. COLLEGE OF OPTICS #208 - 10070 King George Blvd., Surrey, BC www.bccollegeofoptics.ca

604.581.0101

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PERSONAL SERVICES 171

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING

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UNIQUE CONCRETE DESIGN

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

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

604-460-8058 #7 - 20306

778-231-9675, 778-231-9147 FREE ESTIMATES Bookkeeping & Accounting Payroll, Year-end, Financial Statements, Income Taxes E-FILE Service Ph: 604-465-2123 Cellular: 604-788-0161

45 Years in the drywall trade. All size jobs boarding, taping, spraying. Big or small. Wayne 778-242-2060

ON THE BOOKS BOOKKEEPING SOLUTIONS

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

Ready to make 2012 a fresh start? Need help organizing 2011 for your accountant? Whether at your office or using our free pick up and delivery service, Let us put your business On The Books.

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COMPLETE DRYWALL SERVICE, res/com. Ref’s. Reno’s. Reas. rates. 604-941-8261, cell 778-999-2754.

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

CARPENTRY

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CLEANING SERVICES

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

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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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HELP WANTED

ELECTRICAL

(#102055) Bonded

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

3 Ladies Maid Service Fast and Reliable. $25/hr. 778-318-4716

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

778.885.7074 Trent Reisinger

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

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FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

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

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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GARDENING

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 300

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

LANDSCAPING

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CHOICE RENOVATIONS Bsmt suites, bathrooms, windows siding, H/W tank installation, etc NO JOB TOO SMALL

A LICENSED/ HONEST PLUMBER & GAS FITTER with 31 years exp. Very neat work Refs. Reas. rates. Free est. 24 hrs.Don: 604-220-4956

Gary 467-3024

“ODESSEY” PROFESSIONAL plumbing and drain services. Fully licensed, bonded, insured. Reasonable prices, great references, 17 years experience. Call Dmitry 604762-7197

EAGLE TILE 101 - 19070 Lougheed Hwy, Pitt Meadows

SAJE PLUMBING & HEATING Lic. & Ins. Free quotes. Reas. rates

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

(604)466-8931 www.sajeplumbing.ca

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

ABACUS ROOFING 317

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

Dean 604-834-3076 HOOT & OWL Renovations & repairs Email: hoot&owl@telus.net Gary 604-339-5430

MDG HOME SERVICES

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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.

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LANDSCAPING

Thank you to all who apply, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Serving Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows since 1978

MOVING & STORAGE

*Appliances *BBQs *Exercise Equip *Cars/Trucks/Trailers *Hotwater Tanks *Furnaces * Restaurant Equipment All FREE pickup!

AFFORDABLE MOVING

778-233-4949 T & K Haulaway

Local & Long Distance

$45/Hr

Green Services Ltd

RECYCLE-IT!

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

Landscape Construction Renovations W Maintenance

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

604-537-4140

604-463-3644 604-861-1490

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

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

604.587.5865

www.recycleitcanada.ca

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Top Written

Quality Painting. Guarantee. Free

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

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

• • •

SAWDUST Hemlock, Fir & Cedar Available for Delivery Call for pricing

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539

Prompt Delivery Available

Seven Days a Week

Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd.

3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

www.augustinesoilandmulch.com VECTOR RENO’S Complete Home Renovations / Improvements. Interior & Exterior. Call 604-690-3327

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

✶ Bark Mulch ✶ Lawn & Garden Soil ✶ Drain Grave Lava Rock ✶ River Rock ✶Pea Gravel

(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

(604)465-1311

Making Your Renovations Come True... 283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

TRAVEL with bcclassified.com

604 575 5555

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

BATHROOM SPECIALISTS, complete renos, tub to counter, from floor to wall, proud BBB Member. Refs. 30 yrs. exp. Call John @ 604-779-4029. www.bcbwreno.ca

BELRON RENOVATIONS INC. Decks - Bathrooms - Kitchens Flooring & Tile Work Local Maple Ridge Company Small Jobs OK

(778)233-1114 Ray

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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 $

meadowslandscapesupply.com

GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine. 7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

TOPSOIL

SCREENED TOPSOIL MUSHROOM MANURE BARK MULCH 604-467-3003

Running this ad for 8yrs

PAINT SPECIAL

604-465-5193 or 604-465-5197

.Jim’s Moving Winter Service

HOME RENOVATIONS

THE NEWS

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

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

We offer a great working environment with a competitive base salary and commission plan along with a strong beneﬁt package.

Carly Ferguson, Advertising & Creative Services Manager Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows News 22328 - 119th Avenue Maple Ridge, BC V2X 2Z3 or by email: admanager@mapleridgenews.com

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable. Rates. Different From the Rest. 604-721-4555.

A-1 PAINTING CO. 604.723.8434 Floors & Finishing. Insured, WCB, Est. 20 Years Exp.

HELP WANTED

Please submit your resume with a cover letter by 5:00 pm Friday, January 27, 2012 to:

604-465-1311

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

LEO: Mobile #657-2375, 462-8620

Black Press has over 170 community newspapers across Canada and the United States and for the proven candidate the opportunities are endless.

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Meadows Landscape Supply

DUTCH TOUCH

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

Call Chris 604-462-9009

GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $59.00 Per Ton

Repairs, Maintenance, Renovation Guaranteed work, Free Estimate. Cell: 604-618-6401. Marcel.

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

HOME REPAIRS

NO JOB TOO SMALL

The successful candidate will be required to meet sales targets by deepening relationships with existing clients and developing new business with an aggressive face-to-face cold calling mandate. The ability to work independently in an extremely fast paced environment while adhering to deadlines is a must. Candidates considered for the position will be results oriented, strong communicators, and be willing to learn and adapt in an ever changing business environment. A vehicle and a valid driver’s license is required.

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

Home Renovations and New Construction

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

The award-winning Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows News has an immediate opening for a full time Advertising Sales Representative.

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

MISC SERVICES

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PLUMBING

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

(604)999-5454

CONCRETE & PLACING

Advertising Sales Representative

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HUGH’S DRYWALL The clean professional way. Small renovations. 604-463-5413

GOOD RELIABLE CARPENTER Framing Finishing Siding Decks Windows Doors W Rot & Damage 22 years experience W Ref’’s Call Greg (604)816-5758

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

Call Natalie at 604-552-9093

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

Cellular 604-671-9694

Dewdney Trunk, M. Ridge Corner Max Gas Station

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CONCRETE & PLACING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

Kitchens • Bathrooms New Additions • Flooring Painting • Decks Windows / Doors Stonework • Siding & More Free Estimates BBB • WCB • Insured Check Out Our Extraordinary Projects At www.caliberwest contracting.com

604.764.9594

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PLUMBING

360 PLUMBING & HEATING. Gas, plumbing, heating, reno’s, repairs. 20 years exp., reliable & courteous. Lic’d. Bonded. Jack 778-835-4416

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 374

TREE SERVICES

REAL ESTATE 626

HOUSES FOR SALE

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

RENTALS 736

HOMES FOR RENT

RENTALS 752

TRANSPORTATION

TOWNHOUSES

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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

The Scrapper

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Tree Service

Spacious 2 & 3 Bdrm T/hses 2 Bdrm Apartments

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

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If your income is lower than these ranges call BC Housing 604-433-2218

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For further info call 604-451-6075 to view Metro Vancouver Housing Co-operation.

PETS FEED & HAY

HAY, 2ND & 3RD cut, square bales. Excellent quality. 604-9913056

Avail Feb. 1 - Ref’s req’d

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HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOMES BC The OLDER. The DIRTIER. The BETTER. Flexible Terms. Quick Closing. Call us First! 604.657.9422

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS 1996 NORTEC mobile home, 14x70. Clean and bright, sunken liv. rm., lam. floors, attached room and deck. Must be moved. $42,000. (604)626-4294 New SRI Manufactured Homes. Single Double Modulars on display. Repossessions 1974-2004. Chuck 604-830-1960.

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MORTGAGES

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

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(604) 463-9522 Central Maple Ridge Available Feb. 1

706

APARTMENT/CONDO

MAPLE INN 11695 -224th St Maple Ridge - 1 Bdrm $550/mo includes hot water . Certiﬁed Crime Free Building Mature adult oriented. Close to uptown 604-463-4131 for appointment (9am-5pm)

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GREAT LOCATION

Queen Anne Apts. * Renovated Suites * INCLUDES: HEAT, HOT WATER & HYDRO Near Shopping & Amenities.

12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certiﬁed Crime Free Buildings

Maple Ridge 22450-121st Street

FURNITURE

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

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

2 Bedroom Apt $840/mo

Professional Property Management Services for LANDLORDS (Tri City)

P.Meadows Brand New - Solaris Towers. 2 & 3 bdrms, 5 appli’s, nr WCE, shops,parks,schls. Now. NS/NP,refs. Rents Start@ $1250 PoCo downtown. BRAND NEW 2bd, 2ba condo,inste w/d, 838 s/f, The Pearl, h/w flrs, ns/np, $1250. P.MOODY Ioco, 1bd+den condo, Heritage Grand, g/lvl balcony, insuite laundry, N/S, $1250/mo. PoCo 2 bdrm 1/2 duplex with 1 bath, laminate in livrm & bdrms. Avail Now/Feb1. N/S. $1100/mo. M.Ridge Beautiful 3000 s/f newer home in Albion area. 5Bdrm + den. March 1st. 1Cat ok. $2000. P.Moody W. 1Bd 3rd floor apt, Mary St,new kitch/appls,lrg deck 680s/f,greenspace behind. $1000 MAPLE RIDGE, 11735-225 St. 1 & 2 bdrm incl heat & h.w. No dogs. 604-467-9420 or 463-6686

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

MAPLE RIDGE

1 & 2 Bdrs from $765/mo

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

Call 604-451-6075 to view. Metro Vancouver Housing Corp. MAPLE RIDGE 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 Fraser St. Spac. & clean 1 bdrm condo, u/g prkg, cls to downtown & transit. $770/mo + hydro. Avail. March 1. 778-773-4730

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

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. RECTANGULAR LOT @ 17,145 sq ft which includes a 5266 s.f. building housing 3 OFFICES & lrg hoist equipped SHOP in Mission, BC. Property is fenced and building has security alarm. This property presently has an industrial zoning and is located in the area slated for industrial in the OCP. Shop has 3 phase, 2 overhead doors 1 is 12’ x 10’ and the other is 12’ x 12’ and incl. a steel crane way with 2 ton cranes.

Phone 604-826-1186

736

HOMES FOR RENT

3 bedroom 1,100 Square feet house. Completely Rennovated. New Kitchen, flooring and more. Call 604-961-5526 fore more info. 4 bedrooms w/basement on 3 Ac corner lot. 2500 sft. Hugh workshop $1850/mo. 6046498987 Coquitlam - Totally Reno’d 3 bdrm rancher. Cls to schools & shops. Priv bkyrd. $1650. 604-913-7785

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

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WHONNOCK AREA; 2 Bdrm, 2 bath, NS/NP. $1100/mo incl utils. Avail immed. 778-837-9934

741

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

OFFICE/RETAIL 847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

MAPLE RIDGE

1999 CHEVY BLAZER, black, mags 2” lift 4x4, Air Cared, std. new clutch $4995 obo 604-826-0519 2004 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Ltd. 4x4, auto, green, 126K, $8000 firm. Call 604-538-4883

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

Call: Rick Medhurst, Royal LePage

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

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The tenant and other occupants must demonstrate they meet eligibility criteria related to income, number of occupants, and other similar criteria. Please note that fully subsidized, or Rent Geared to Income (RGI) units are filled via a waiting list called The BC Housing Central Registry (www.bchousing.org/applicants). No RGI subsidy available at this time. Call 604-451-6075 to view.

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Refs & Credit check req. Sorry No Pets

A safe, all ages community in POCO, spacious grounds in a park like setting, close to schools and parks with shopping near by. Great for families - Day Care and After School Care facilities right on site! On site laundry facilities in the apartment building. Pet friendly (some exceptions apply).

PORT COQUITLAM, Suffolk Ave. 3 bdrm., 2 baths, plus 1 bdrm. bsmnt. suite, quiet street, fenced yard, garage, Feb. 1. $1700 mo. + utils. (604)931-6317

Call 778-788-1845

Polo Club Apartments

3 Bedroom Townhouse $1100 Include 1 Free Parking Spot

PITT MEADOWS. 2 & 3 bdrm. in family complex. Close to bus, schools & shopping. Ref’s req’d. Small pets okay, $1030/$1134/mo. Avail. immed. 604-465-1938.

604-463-3000

Senior Move-In Allowance.

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MAPLE RIDGE nr GE bridge, newer subdivision 4 bdrm, 3 full bath, loft, office, den, huge kitchen (granite), A/C, N/S, N/P. Immed. $2350. (604)820-0411 or 604-217-0380

Large 2 bdrm stes available. Incudes heat, hot water, large balconies. Close to transit.

Clean, quiet & affordable! Incl. heat, h/w, cable.

604-463-7450 604-463-2236

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

WESTGATE APTS Under New Management

2 BDRMS.

AUCTIONS

Viewing: Sunday 1pm - 5pm & Monday from 10am

MAPLE RIDGE

PORT COQUITLAM

MAPLE RIDGE 2 bdrm house with den, near amens, fenced yard, cement patio, dble garage, 4 appls, NS/NP, $1200/mo. Avail Feb. 1st. Call 604-438-0329 after 6 pm.

604.477.9189

Great location for seniors!

Clean, very quiet, large,

RENTALS

Antique & Collectible Auction Monday Jan. 30, 7:00pm

548

GARIBALDI Court

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 509

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

1 & 2 bdrm $790 & $900/mo

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

PUPPIES FOR SALE, 6 wks old, Terrier X Chihuahua $350 Call 604-856-3855

Glenwood Manor Apartments

MAPLE RIDGE Sunwood. New top floor Assisted Living Condo.1 Bdrm 1 bath, 24/hr emergency response. $1350/mo. Call (604)970-9510.

S Impeccably clean S Heat S Hot Water S Parking

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

MALAMUTE WOLF Cross - 10 wks, 1st shots, dewormed. Great temperament. Mostly white. 1 M, 3 Fem. $700 ea. (604)319-8419 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

Maple Ridge

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

BLOOD HOUND PUPS, CKC reg’d health chk, 2nd vac, micro chipped, 1 fem’s. Liver & Tan. Ready to go. $300. Call 604-574-5788.

ENGLISH BULLDOG PUPPIES Male/Female, shots, micro-chip, vet checked, health guarantee. $2400. Call 604-970-3807.

22423 121st Ave 604-467-4894

Maple Ridge Swan Court Apartments

BEAGLE PUPS, tri colored, good looking, healthy, vet check $600. (604)796-3026. No Sunday calls

CHIHUAHUA, 5 year old, female, very sweet & clean, $450. Call 604794-7347

MAPLE COURT II

Port Coq ~ 604-941-5452 or 604-944-7889 FREE PREMIUM CABLE $80 Value

PETS

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977

22437 121st Ave 604-467-0715

Derek Manor 2048 Manning Ave.

LOCAL HAY FOR SALE. Good Quality! 60lb bale average. $6/bale. Pitt Meadows. Call 604-505-4087.

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

MAPLE COURT I

If your income is between $41,000 and $60,000 you will be qualified for market rent.

Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certified Arborist

BORDER COLLIE/LAB/shepherd X, black 18 mos old, med/lrg neutered, family friendly dog, loves to play $100 to good home (604)302-5191

1 & 2 BDRM SUITES Heat, hot water & parking. Close to stores & schools.

Subsidies available based on gross houseold income.

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AVAILABLE NOW

With accessible amenities, in safe family oriented communities of Coquitlam, North Burnaby. Market rents from $875 - $1175 for 2 - 3 bdrm units. Pet friendly.

604-942-6907

456

MAPLE RIDGE

MAPLE RIDGE house on 221st. 3 bdrm 1 bath w/ large basement,garage,patio. clse to school/mall. $1250/month (604)726 5447

746

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

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TRUCKS & VANS

1999 CHEVY VENTURE, white, auto, rebuilt trans, head gasket, new brakes, $2495. (604)826-0519 2002 DODGE CARAVAN blue, loaded, 150K, AirCared. 778-773-6226 or 604-540-1941.

CARS - DOMESTIC

Call 604-467-3944 750

SUITES, LOWER

CENTRAL M.R. 1 BDRM + den ste. 1 full bath, priv entr, own w/d, patio, very large shrd fnce yard on 1/4 acre. $800 + 1/3 utils, Feb 1 or 15. N/S, small pet ok. 778-999-2862

2003 Cadillac CTS. Black on black, leather, sunroof. Must see! $10,500, Mint. Phone 604 809 6235

Coquitlam Central. Bright 1 bdrm. Quiet & beautiful. Nr amenits. Inste lndry. Pri ent. N/P. N/S. Refs. Feb 1. $875 + 1/3 utils. 604-936-5324.

2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING convertible, silver, 84 k’s. auto. Mags. $6795/obo. (604)826-0519

COQUITLAM nr Como Lake 2 bdrm 1100 sf. W/D on site Feb 1 NS/NP $1000+1/3 utils. 604-312-3795

838

MAPLE RIDGE 2 bdrm, 1 bath very clean, quiet. $750 incl util NS/NP. Avail now Gilbert 604-466-6388

RECREATIONAL/SALE

2005 TRAIL-BAY 31BH

MAPLE RIDGE Balsalm St & 134 Ave. brand new 2 bdrm bsmt ste. incld’s hydro & gas, alarm & A/C, No pets . N/S (604)773-3912

Awning, 3 burner range, A/C, microwave, DSI water heater, Stab jacks and more! $17,483 (Stk.31558A) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

MAPLE RIDGE, Kanaka. New clean lrg grd lvl 1 bdrm ste. Incl. a/c, ldry, alarm. Nr bus. $750 incl utils, internet & TV. N/S. N/P. Refs req. Avail Feb. 15. 604-868-7288.

2009 Montana 3400RL

PORT COQUITLAM Northside, 2 bdrm grd flr. gas F/P. Garage parking. Private entry. $800/mo. N/S. N/P. Avail Feb. 1. 604-942-9725.

751

SUITES, UPPER

MAPLE RIDGE Kanaka 3 bdrm + den, 2 full baths, fen/back yard, nr schl, dble garage Immed $1400+2/3 util’s. NS/NP. 604-467-5820

752

TOWNHOUSES

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

2010 Mazda Mazda 3 VIN# JM1BL1H32A1190979, registered owner Ryan Tomas Bartscher Miskiman, debt amount $3744.96 2010 Dodge 4WHDR VIN# 1D7RV1CT5AS154218 registered owner Elisha Shaunalee Cunningham, debt amount $2094.18 1996 Honda Motorcycle VIN# JH2PC2520TM500224 registered owner Paul Daniel Johnson, debt amount $1145.13

MAPLE Ridge 2 bdrm grd flr. Sep entry. 900sq ft. Quiet hse. Off st prkg. 5 appls. N/S. cat ok. $950/mo + $50 utils. 604-936-5728 or 604466-9458 ask for Beth

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.

The following vehicles will be sold, as per the warehouse liens act: 1996 Jeep Cherokee VIN# 1J4GZ58Y4TC208889 registered owner Frank Wilfred Dagg, debt amount $2890.32

Microwave, washer/dryer combo, 3 burner stove, 2 recliners, and free standing dinette. $54,983 (Stk.32434) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

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

2002 Chrysler Intrepid VIN# 2C3HH46R82H203522 registered owner Travis Glen Walkey, debt amount $1197.28 If you have any claim to any of these vehicles please respond in writing by February 10th, 2012, to Maple Ridge Towing (1981) Ltd, 23283 McKay Ave, Maple Ridge, B.C. V2W 1B9.

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22722 Lougheed Hwy., Maple Ridge • 604-463-7277

Maple Ridge Store Only

MONDAY - FRIDAY 9 AM - 9 PM • SATURDAY 10 AM - 6 PM • SUNDAY 10 AM - 5 PM • • • INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED • CUSTOM EMBROIDERY CENTRE ON PREMISES • • •

DIRECT PAYMENT