Thursday, July 25, 2013 DaniElle Severinski, a third-generation Pitt Meadows dairy farmer, is singing at Country Fest Sunday.
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From the legendary water fight that ends the weekend for the 4-Hers, to the showing, camping, and companionship, all the kids who participate in Country Fest are anxious to return again.
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Grab the raincoats, 4-Hers, it’s almost time for the favourite part of Country Fest. “This is the pinnacle of Country Fest for the 4-H kids,” said Deanna Laity, 4-H leader and one of the 4-H organizers. She’s referring to the annual and “legendary” water fight. What began years ago as an impromptu free-for-all soon grew into a greatly anticipated part
of a long two days for 4-H kids, Laity said. “They start getting possessive of their buckets,” Laity said of how the kids prepare. “It’s a really big deal. It is epic.” One year a fire hose even came on scene. The drenching is expected to be thorough and exciting. “My daughter is already talking about it [the water fight],” Laity noted. Taking the water fight to those epic proportions won’t be hard this year, with a steep increase in the number of 4-H competitors. “This is my 22nd year as a 4-H leader – a member for 11 years before that – and I’ve never seen a show this big,” said 4-H com-
mittee chair Dean Spady. Country Fest organizer Lorraine Bates attributes the growth in part to the hard work Spady put in to collect prizes and ensure the event is not just the largest, but the best ever. “There never used to be prize money and prizes,” Spady noted. “Now, we give out between cash and prizes, it will be $7,000, we give out. They all get something,” he said, giving credit for the prizes to the community. “It’s sponsored through local businesses and people in the community,” Spady added. In addition to the cash and prizes are the coveted belt buckles for the beef champions. Four buckles in all will be award-
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ed, one each for junior showitself is going to be good,” said man, senior showman, champion Spady. heifer, and champion steer. All of the 4-H animal projects “I’m the chairman of the 4-H will be shown throughout the committee, and my wife and I two-day Country Fest. are pretty much the beef “The numbers are sky View committee,” Spady noted, high,” Laity added. “Our video & explaining his keen interest little fair, it’s amazing, it’s photos in the beef award buckles. really grown. I just can’t with Beef isn’t the only thing believe it.” coming to the show in And as for that water or online droves. On site at the fight? Albion Fairgrounds this “It just ends off the fair weekend, Saturday and in such a fun way,” Laity Sunday, July 27 and 28, said. “I’ve seen older visitors will see beef and ones [kids] piggyback the dairy cattle, sheep, llamas, hogs, younger ones.” rabbits, and dogs. Almost all When the afternoon hits, vishave seen a significant increase itors may want to avoid the areas in numbers. around the barns or risk being “The whole 4-H program in soaked.
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One of the favourite animal demonstrations at the fair is the sheepherding dogs that herd their feathered friends. by Ronda Payne
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Pilot project funded Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Community Services will be given $158,000 over the next two years for a pilot project called Alisa’s Wish. Alisa’s Wish is the name of the Ridge Meadows Child and Youth Advocacy Centre, which serves children ages 18 years and younger who have been victims or witnesses of violence. • More at www.mrtimes.com
Bard hits bandstand After a great run last week in Pitt Meadows, members of the Emerald Pig Theatrical Society are moving their annual Bard to the bandstand. Their production of Macbeth – A Midsummer’s Nightmare in Memorial Peace Park July 25 to 27 starting at 7 p.m. and July 28 at 1 p.m. Donations to Friends In Need Food Bank accepted. • More at www.mrtimes.com
Firefighters wash cars Maple Ridge firefighters are holding their annual car wash in support of the Vancouver General Hospital and BC Children’s Hospital burn unit on Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the parking lot at the Maple Ridge Baptist Church, 222nd Street and Lougheed Highway. • More at www.mrtimes.com – Lisa Frey is a member of the Pitt Meadows law firm of Becker & Company, focusing her efforts on real estate law. Send questions to: info@beckerlawyers.ca
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Sheep can be a bit of a hassle sometimes according to Bill McCallion. The Whonnock farm owner has quite a few sheep. When they are on his and his wife Wendy’s property things are just fine. Take those sheep off the farm and that’s when chaos ensues. “It’s harder to deal with the sheep loading and unloading,” McCallion said. “I used to take sheep there [to Country Fest] long ago.” Wendy told of a time when the sheep got loose at the fair and it was difficult rounding them up. Now, McCallion takes ducks to Country Fest and has for a number of years. Why? So two of the couple’s dogs, Gil and Flash, can round them up. Yes, duck herding. “People like the ducks, they can see the small movements,” McCallion said. “It slows it [the herding process] right down.” With a bit of a grin, McCallion added that the spectators “especially like it when they [the dogs] misbehave.” It’s hard to imaging Gil or
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Gil, one of the five dogs on the McCallion’s farm, takes the work of herding seriously. He’ll be herding ducks at this weekend’s Country Fest. Flash misbehaving. Although eager to do their work, the two border collie sheepdogs seemed fully aware of McCallion’s every word. It took a while for McCallion and his wife to get used to being farmers. They were, afterall, “city, city” people, he noted – he, from Aberdeen, Scotland, having come to Canada in 1969, and she from North Vancouver. They moved to Maple Ridge in 1983 when they bought a farm, “for the dogs.” Visitors to Country Fest can take in the duck herding show in between 4-H shows at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m.
and 3 p.m. Sunday. “We’re just a filler,” said McCallion, downplaying the interest the crowd has in the herding show. The interest is obvious, McCallion has been providing the demonstration at the fair since the early ’90s, or possibly earlier. Speaking fondly of those dogs that did the demonstrations in the past, McCallion said those, “first dogs were really good dogs. These guys, they take advantage.” “Flash is a therapy dog at Maple Ridge hospital,” he added. “And at a Catholic school where they [children] learn to read. They’ve shown that kids with
difficulties will do better if there’s a dog there. He went through some special courses with the kids. But with the sheep, he’s a little soft.” The sheep had taken slight advantage of Flash’s good nature, but Gil quickly brought them back into line. The role between dog and sheep, as McCallion explained it, isn’t a friendly one, they are adversaries. “No one likes to be bossed around,” he noted. McCallion will bring three Peking ducks to Country Fest along with Gil and Flash. “They take it seriously,” he noted of how the dogs treat their duties.
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About five years ago Lorraine Bates, an organizer with Country Fest, asked a local church for a worship service at the fair. Her concern was that spectators, vendors, and exhibitors were too busy at the event to attend their regular services. Five years later, Les Warriner, pastor of Living Way Foursquare Church, heads up the Ridge Meadows ministerial group that brings local churches together to organize (among other events) Country Fest’s church service. “We don’t know definitively, but we
believe there’s going to be about a dozen churches involved,” Warriner said. Many local churches encourage their congregation to attend services at the fair. “Not all the churches are closing down their services,” Warriner noted. “But many are. We’re hoping a great number of those congregations will come out and bring their lawn chairs and take in the service and then the fair.” Up to 1,000 people are expected for Country Fest’s church held at the main stage. “The cool thing about it is once the music starts, the people come in from all over. The exhibits, the carnival, and they stand and lisOver
ten,” commented Warriner. Warriner will open the service, James Zelinski of Maple Ridge Baptist Church will MC, Shawn Green from Maple Ridge Baptist will lead the music, and the special speaker is James Bonney from North Vancouver. Attendance to the fair, and thus the church service, is free and starts at 10 a.m. Sunday. “It’s a real uplifting time,” Warriner said. Some may shy away from church and may be uncertain about attending, but Warriner notes this service will be motivational. “It will definitely be a motivational message,” he said.
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With the likes of Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver, and Rachael Ray occupying TV screens, it’s no wonder that live cooking competitions are sprouting up at community fairs. The twist at this weekend’s Country Fest is the focus on up-and-coming culinary leaders. Not only does this twist make things more interesting locally, but provincially and nationally, other fair organizers are showing interest in the competition. The second year of the Black Box Culinary Competition will see four teams of two competing from noon to 2 p.m., both days of Country Fest to forge their best creations from local products. “The idea is that a team of two – one [team] from each [secondary] school – will show up,” said Trevor Randle, chef instructor at Maple Ridge Secondary.
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Kettles dusted off in July Salvation Army Caring Place volunteers will be standing in the heat, instead of the cold, giving out lemonade. by Ronda Payne editorial@mrtimes.com
When shopping during the busy Christmas and holiday season, everyone is used to seeing the Salvation Army kettles. Volunteers are usually decked out in mittens, scarves and winter coats. Need isn’t confined to just one season however, and there is uncertainty about what the Salvation Army Caring Place does in the Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows communities. The Caring Place team decided to dust the kettles off early and use them to help raise funds while getting information to the public about the work they do year round. “We’ll be handing out information and collecting donations with the red kettles,” said Amelia Norrie with the Caring Place. “There is some confusion about what we do in the community. The event is meant to share informa-
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Steph Wagner of the Salvation Army Caring Place dusted off some of the organization’s familiar kettles prior to Saturday. tion about what we do and who we serve.” The organization’s community meal program is one of the biggest programs they run and is always in need of support. “Our biggest need is always our community meal program which is 100 per cent donation driven,” Norrie noted. The goal of Saturday – dubbed Caring Place Day – is to share the services and initiatives offered by the organization with the community. “We’re going to be set up [with the kettles] at six locations throughout Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows,”
commented Norrie. “All the way from Canadian Tire up to London Drugs at Valley Fair.” While manning the kettles, volunteers will be giving out informational bookmarks. “We wondered, what can we do to also raise [more] awareness,” questioned Norrie. The idea the group came up with was to make use of their food truck and give a little something back to the community. “Our food truck will be handing out free lemonade,” she said. “We figured it’s so hot and sunny and we have this food truck.” From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the food truck will be roving the region, visiting parks in Pitt Meadows first, then coming to Maple Ridge parks, and finishing up in Memorial Peace Park. “Caring Place Day is an event where we really get to show our appreciation to the community for their year round support for the community meal program,” said Darrell Pilgrim, director at the Caring Place. “It’s also a great time to share our statistics with the community and show them all of the great things their support is doing.”
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showcases,” she said with a laugh about her rise to fame. “I want to be a singer, but I have no plans yet to take a trip to Nashville,” she admitted. “I’m very excited,” she said about her first time performing on the main stage as by Sylver McLaren an invited performer. smclaren@mrtimes.com Severinski is no stranger to the stage, A recent graduate from Pitt Meadows she competed in the talent show last year Secondary will take the main stage on at Country Fest and intends to participate Sunday at 1 p.m. at the again, this time at 3:45 Maple Ridge and Pitt p.m. on Sunday. Meadows Country Fest. She will compete • Saturday main stage DaniElle Severinski against other hopeplans to do six songs fuls after performances 10 a.m. – Golden Ears Metis Dancers – three originals and by last year’s winners 10:30 a.m. – Zumba three cover tunes. Darren Exley and Ria 11 a.m. – Polonez Folk Dance Two of those originDyi. Ensemble (Poland) als – Country Girl and The Ministry of 11:30 a.m. – Yau King Moon (China) Changed Your Mind – Heritage is sponsoring Noon – The World of Fairy Tales she is currently recordthe concerts, and out (Russia) ing demos for. of respect the organ12:30 p.m. – The Forras (Hungary) “One of the covers izers included multicul1 p.m. – Topaz (ft. Annika Kraakman) is a mash-up of Avril tural acts, according to Lavigne’s Complicated, Country Fest organizer 2:30 p.m. – The Shindiggers Shania Twain’s No One 4 p.m. – Kenny Holliday (as Bon Jovi & Lorraine Bates. Needs to Know, Bryan “We gratefully Rod Stewart) Adams’ Summer of ‘69, acknowledge the finan5:30 p.m. – March Hare (as John and Call Me Maybe by cial support of the Fogarty & Bob Segar) Carly Rae Jepsen. We Government of Canada, 7 p.m. – StoneBolt played it at the Electric through the Department 8:30 p.m. – March Hare Owl for the Youthink BC of Canadian Heritage,” • Appaloosa stage – Saturday Best Band Contest,” she added Bates, who said explained. (Severinski she is looking forward to 3 and 4 p.m. – Zumba placed second.) watching the acts. 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. – Bergthorson Severinski will be at The Hungarian dance Academy Choir the Abbotsford Agrifair group The Forras, which • Sunday main stage on Aug. 2 and is playmeans the source, will ing at Blends in Pitt entertain in the original 10 a.m. – Church at Country Fest Meadows this Saturday, style seen throughout Noon – Kylee Epp accompanied by piano Hungarian villages. 12:30 p.m. – The Slack-Up Band player Terry Chen. Dancers from the 1 p.m. – DaniElle Severinski’s YouTube Polish Friendship Zgoda 1:30 p.m. – Mike Sanyshyn and Tianna Society have been sharpage isn’t very big, and Lefebvre-Sanyshyn can’t be called a part of ing their love of dancing 2 p.m. – Payton Rector her success, she said. for the past 60 years. 2:30 p.m. – Amanda Thate “I guess I’ve been The group performs all 3 p.m. – Robyn and Ryleigh harassing people to the national dances in include me in their 3:45 p.m. – Ridge Meadows Got Talent its repertoire.
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Feel-good fair filled with fun
It’s practically the definition of “community.” And as it has been around since 1901 (just a little longer than organizers Lorraine Bates and Tom Cameron of the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Agricultural Association), it’s probably this community’s longest-held tradition. Country Fest makes its annual reappearance at the Albion Fairgrounds this weekend, July 27 and 28, packed with yet another round of delightful sights, sounds, tastes and smells to entertain Scan this kids, families, and anypage with one who appreciates good, wholesome fun. In the finest tradition of country fairs, it’s the strength of participation in the exhibits and activities, as much as the thousands of spectators who come out to enjoy the competitions, demonstrations, and shows, that makes it a truly defining community event. Agriculture continues as a keystone of the fair. Young, future community leaders in 4-H offer a growing contribution to the show, with their beef and dairy cattle, sheep, and llamas. The event also features a home and garden section, offers instruction for the backyard gardener, and spotlights a variety of entertainment ranging from sheep dog trials (with ducks!) to a talent contest and home-grown entertainers – all demonstrative of thriving community spirit. There’s even a chef competition – catering to those who are more inclined to culinary achievement – drawing observers from across B.C. and the Prairies who will be looking for pointers to take home. And the economic benefits of Country Fest can’t be overstated – not just the benefits of thousands of participants and spectators feeling good about spending their money at a community event, but the long-term economic benefits of those thousands of happy people feeling good about this town. – B.G.
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Beating the heat at ‘skuzzy pond’
What is going on with this weeks ago, causing me to rush interminable stretch of hot, sunny outside, take off my shirt and weather? raise my head to the heavens for I haven’t seen a slug in weeks, this brief respite from the sun. and the last one I did see had the Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy the texture and consistency of a french weather, in moderation. I like to fry. get a little colour on this flaccid My dog is tripping over his figure – even the chubby look tongue, and his incessant panting good with a tan! sounds like the soundtrack from a I love to frolic in the water, porn film. come out and dry off with a soft Toronto seems to have our drink, beer not being the drink of by Tim Tyler weather, with the flooding of choice on most beaches, although t3atyler@shaw.ca recent weeks, and we theirs, many still do imbibe surreptiminus the crushing humidity. tiously before throwing up on litWhen I look in my well, all I see is about six tle Jimmy’s sand castle: “Mom, Daddy barfed on inches of water and the unfortunate remains of a my sculpture.” Although, I hear on the news that mouse. the powers that be are considering a law to make Drownings are at an all-time record high, with beach boozing legal, which can only increase trafpeople flocking to local beaches. It seems beyond fic accidents heading home from a day of swimthe pale, in this day and age, that swimming ming and swilling. should be so dangerous, with lessons available Beer consumption does seem to spike in the hot at most local pools, unlike when I was a lad weather, along with most other types of alcohol, and someone tossed you in the water with the and tempers, as well, seem to rise with and withadmonition to “sink or swim.” out increased booze intake. Andrew and I have been frequenting Whonnock Away from the water, when you can’t seem Lake, that skuzzy pond just west of Ruskin, that to stop sweating and the air conditioning in the is so popular with families that come laden with car is not working, and some bozo gives you the barbecues and propane tanks and the ubiquitous horn and/or the finger because you took “his” canopy so they can set up and make a day of it. parking spot, fisticuffs have been known to break I’m happy with a book and Andrew with a out – mall security is called and before you know hotdog and a soda from the concession. I have to it, you’re missing the annual trip to the cottage. take the boy, because he rubs sunscreen on my A little rain every few days isn’t a bad thing, back. You only fall asleep once in the sand and despite what the “weather person” says, although wake up with a back the colour of a cheap Shiraz we know that, out here, those few days can before you bring someone along to “cover your stretch into October, our tans fading fast, and the back.” sun becoming a distant memory. Asking a stranger, especially a young woman, So we take what we can get, our only choice at the beach to apply sunscreen will only invite being travel to another clime – or the basement, mockery and embarrassing refusals. depending on your socio-economic status. In my I like Whonnock because it reminds me of the golden years, I don’t seem to want to travel that skuzzy pond to which my parents took me as much. We went to Kits Beach last month – I do a child, with the egg salad sandwiches and the enjoy the ocean – and that is enough for me, green bottles of Coca Cola. despite the querulous cries of my family. It did rain for about five minutes a couple Have a nice summer.
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of our education system continues to As a teacher in the Maple Ridge-Pitt decline.” Where has he found statistics Meadows School District, I could not let that back that statement? A study conGordy Robson’s column [More sense ducted by the BCTF Research Department in tests than tears, July 2 Just Saying, in 2010 states that, “when it comes to TIMES] go without a response. Education and Skills, Canada ranks secHe begins by commenting that school ond out of 17 countries on the Conference board chair Mike Murray shed tears over Board of Canada’s ‘Report Card on recent budget cuts. He then compares it Canada.’” It goes on to say that, “with to paying property taxes: “Tears will be modest spending… the public school sysshed over the hardships that tem provides many Canadians excessive property taxes cause, with a good education in core Scan this not what school programs subjects and the skills they image with have been cut.” need to be successful in the Can we not cry about both? workforce.” Property taxes are difficult to If the quality of our educapay for many people, but the tion system is declining (which current budget situation in our I don’t believe), it would be school district and the rest of Letters to due to lack of government the province is not something the Editor funding, large class sizes, class to be taken lightly. composition, and other things School District 42 had to cut teachers do shed tears over! its budget by $5.6 million, a large portion The writer then comments that “our as a reduction in staff. teaching methods and curriculum are I went to Simon Fraser University for stuck in the last century.” six years to become a teacher; I have my A quick look at the School District 42 Bachelors of Science and my Bachelors website will clearly tell you otherwise. of Education. I have been teaching for Teachers in our school district are doing four years in this school district, and was many amazing things to push teaching to recently laid off with no guarantee of a new and exciting level. employment next year. The premise of the new reporting I think my tears, as well as Mike model is to steer away from letter grades Murray’s and those of many other teachand focus on the big ideas that relate to ers are justified. an elementary student’s growth. It is clear The rest of the column then branches that the writer is misinformed about the out onto a completely different and new reporting option for teachers. unrelated topic. It has nothing to do with Columns like these lead people who property taxes or budget cuts; it discusses go to newspapers for correct information the new reporting option for elementary down a path of misinformation. Melissa Fuller, teacher – School District 42 teachers in School District 42, which is [Note: A fuller version of this letter is not something teachers are shedding tears online at www.mrtimes.com. Click on over. We are celebrating it. Opinion, or search the writer’s name.] The writer states that “the quality Dear Editor,
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Thanks for such a great Odd Thoughts [We need a punch in the nose, July 23, TIMES]. I felt exactly the same way.
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Oh yes, he must keep up on current events: Canada does not have an abortion law at all. Technically, abortions in Canada are allowed up to the birth of the child.
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Does it ever end? Did you include the ship (can’t remember the name) from Germany in that history of “Jewish refugees?” It was a ship full of Jews fleeing concentration camps, and it was actually turned away when it got to Canada. They had no choice but to return to Germany, and they all died.
Annette Code, Pitt Meadows
[Note: The ship was the SS St. Louis, and the incident was the basis for the 1974 book and subsequent 1976 movie, Voyage of the Damned. The 907 passengers were denied entry to Cuba, all of South America, and Canada, and were literally escorted by gunboat past the United States. Most were interned in concentration camps (and many died there) upon their forced return to Europe. Canada’s Immigration Minister, Frederick Blair, was concerned that admission of “these Jews” to Canada would be “followed by other ship loads.” He famously stated, “The line must be drawn somewhere.” Throughout the pre-war crisis period, Canada allowed entry of only 4,000 Jews of the 800,000 who escaped the Third Reich.]
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Pitt Meadows The Natural Place
August 2013
Keeping Connected: Summer Events at Spirit Square Looking for ways to enjoy the summer in Pitt Meadows? Come to Spirit Square eachWednesday night for live music performances by the Bruce James Orchestra. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and the music begins at 7:30 pm every Wednesday throughout the summer. Feel like dancing! You can do that too!
Parks & Leisure Services will also be hosting a “Movie in the Park” on Wednesday, August 10. Bring the family for a free outdoor viewing of “A Shark Tale.” The movie will be shown in Spirit Square, and any one is welcome. Looking for more summer fun? Check the City’s website at pittmeadows.bc.ca.
Community Building & Engagement
Economic Development & Land Use
Bring Hot Summer Nights to your neighbourhood! The Pitt Meadows Fire & Rescue Service is once again hosting its Hot Summer Nights program.At a Hot Summer Nights event,local firefighters will visit your neighbourhood and people will be able to meet the crew,check out the fire trucks and equipment,get wet with the giant sprinkler, have fun and learn about fire safety.To book a Hot Summer Nights event in your neighbourhood, call 604.465.2401 or visit the Fire & Rescue Service website at pittmeadowsfire.com.
Welcome To Our New Directors! This month we are welcoming three new Directors to our Board: Ray Boogaards of Nustadia Recreation, Gary Manson of Civic Owl Marketing and Jeff Slater of Slater Industrial Supply. TrueNorthFraserSignageProgram.
The True North Fraser signage program utilizes special signs directing motorists to agriculturerelated businesses that are open to the public.The True North Fraser signs feature the True North Fraser logo,theTrue North Fraser website address (www.truenorthfraser.com) and a directional arrow to farm sales & agri-tourism operations.Please connect with the Pitt Meadows Economic Development office at 604.465.9481 if you would like to learn more about this program.
Transportation
In August, Council takes a summer recess.There will be a Council in Committee meeting on August 27 at 3pm.The regular meeting schedule begins again on September 3. Check the Council Meeting Calendar online at pittmeadows.bc.ca > City Hall > Council Agendas and Minutes, and click on the link in the top right corner. Watch Council Meetings live online!Visit our website at pittmeadows.bc.ca and click on Council MeetingVideos under the Quick Links sidebar.
Public Works & Safety
Summer is wildfire season. Curb extensions allow pedestrians to “see and be seen.” You may have noticed extensions built out on some curbs in Pitt Meadows. These are primarily a pedestrian safety feature, to allow people crossing the street to see oncoming traffic more easily, and allow them to be seen by traffic. They are also designed to encourage traffic to slow down in high-pedestrian areas and school zones. You can learn more about safer roads from ICBC’s website at icbc.com/road-safety/saferroads/
Drierweathermeansahigherriskoffires.Remember to follow these fire safety rules during hot weather: • Never throw cigarette butts on the ground. • Keep loose,dry debris and brush away from your home. • Be careful when running machinery and vehicles in areas of dry grass. • Keep a fully charged fire extinguisher on hand and keep a water hose handy. Open fires are banned in Pitt Meadows,so bonfires, pit fires or outdoor fireplaces are not permitted at any time. To report a wildfire, dial 9-1-1 or call the wildfire hotline at 1-800-663-5555 (*5555 on a cell phone). For more about these issues, visit our website at pittmeadows.bc.ca.
CouncilThis Month
The City will soon begin business planning for the following year! The business planning process supports the annual budget process and plans. While the Financial Plan provides details about the projected revenues and expenditures for the organization as a whole (as well as other related information), business plans provide
Go Green
Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup Join us in the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, which will be held on Sunday, September 15 at 11am. If you would like to help clean up our shorelines in Pitt Meadows, please email greenteam@ pittmeadows.bc.ca.
the details of the services provided, the results to be achieved, and the specific financial needs of each City department.
Business plans and financial plans for the current year are available on our website at pittmeadows.bc.ca. Watch for opportunities for public input over the coming months.
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erry Becker is the the helm. new president of “It’s time to focus my the Chamber of energy on my business, Commerce servand my responsibility as ing Maple Ridge and Pitt the president of the Rotary Meadows. Club of Haney,” he said. She has been a member “By concentrating on of the board at the chamber the positive, we have built for three years. very solid relationships Becker said she is expectwith City hall, both Pitt ing a great year. Meadows and Maple Ridge by Sylver McLaren “I will be attending the Economic Development Send any local tidbits on business to: Canadian Chamber of offices, the BIA, our neighsmclaren@mrtimes.com Commerce AGM at the end bouring chambers, and other of September and hoping to bring back local business-related groups. We are all from there all kinds of ideas – things that working together towards the same goal, may or may not work in our area,” Becker so it is imperative that we work together said. to achieve them,” Holland added. “I’m a policy person. I like to get into Becker will be the first president back in the nuts and bolts of the discussions. I the old building that housed the chamber really like this stuff,” she added. of commerce before Pitt Meadows and Ken Holland, the outgoing president, Maple Ridge merged together. decided to step down after two years at Congratulation Terry!
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• Heritage Thursday participants at the Pitt Meadows Museum will create mosaic art on stepping stones along with exploring the
event, and is also garnering support for the Salvation Army’s Caring Place with donations of cash and food throughout the day’s event. The market is at Memorial Peace Park on 224th Street in downtown Maple Ridge from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Info: www. haneyfarmersmarket.org.
July 27 & 28: Barbecue
• Alouette Addictions Services will be hosting a barbecue fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Save-On-Foods, 22703 Lougheed Hwy,. Maple Ridge. All proceeds will help benefit Alouette Addictions’ mission of promoting healthy lifestyles, free from addictions.
July 25: Storytime
• Mumble Jumble Storytimes take place on Thursdays until Aug. 8 from 10:15 to 11 a.m. at Pitt Meadows Library. Parents can come to the library, at #200-12099 Harris Rd., for a little bit of this and a little bit of that. There will be stories, singing, dancing, puppets – and lots of fun and laughter for kids.
July 28: Music
• The Prairie Shakedown Classical concert series is happening at 7 p.m. at Westacres, 23575 124 Ave. in Maple Ridge. The event celebrates classical piano and opera musical performances by Maple Ridge’s own Rayne Beveridge and Alberta-born Clark Schaufele. Tickets are $15/adults at 604-467-3162.
July 27: BIA market
• Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association is holding its second summer market from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Memorial Peace Park on 224th Street. There will be live music, local businesses, and a fun street-market atmosphere in conjunction with the Haney Farmers Market. There will be clothing of all sorts, handmade jewelry, gourmet food, beautiful flowers, activities for the kids, and much more.
July 26: Support group
• The provincial senior men and ladies lawn bowling triples tournament is being held on July 23, 24, and 25 starting at 9 a.m. at the Lawn Bowling Club, 11445 232nd St. See how the experts play. Info: George at 604466-8739.
July 25: Heritage Thursdays
free. Gates open daily at 10 a.m., with activities running until 10 p.m. Saturday and 6 p.m. Sunday.
museum garden. The program runs from 1 to 3 p.m. for children aged five to 10. The session is $6 per child. To register or for more information, call Nikki at the museum 604465-4322.
• Hominum Fraser Valley, an informal discussion and support group to help gay, bisexual, and questioning men, meets at 7:30 p.m. For information and meeting location, call Art at 604-462-9813 or Don at 604-329-9760.
July 27 & 28: Country Fest
• Since 1901, country fairs have been an integral part of the fabric of this community, and that tradition continues this weekend at the Albion Fairgrounds. Agricultural displays, animals, home craft and art exhibits, midway, entertainment, and more. Admission is
July 31: Pitt Meadows seniors
• Pitt Meadows Seniors Centre is hosting a patio party at 12:30 p.m. There will be a cold plate luncheon at the new Pitt Meadows Seniors Centre, 19065 119B Ave. Tickets available Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Info: 604-457-4771. • Full listing: www.mrtimes.com, search “What’s On”
July 27: Farmers market
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Rev. Greg Dalman, Senior Pastor Rev. Neil Penner, Adults & Evangelism Rev. Phil Siebenmorgen, Youth and Young Adults Kyle Veer, Worship Pastor
BAPTIST
FRASER VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH
FOURSQUARE experience
ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA 1859
ST. JOHN'S
"The church next door to the hospital" (River Road & Laity Street)
Sunday Services
Sundays: 1:00 pm
604-463-5733
604-463-5300
8:30 am & 10:30 am Church School & Nursery @ 10:30 am
"Hall Available" www.holyspiritanglican.ca
stjmr@shaw.ca www.nwnet.org/~stjmr
JESUS IS THE WAY
Sundays 10:30 am & 6:00 pm KJV Conservative Music Pastor Dan Deschamp
604-826-0602
Children & Youth Programs www.mrcchurch.com Pastor Duane Goerzen
SOOJUNG CHURCH & REVIVAL CENTRE
“Come and experience a safe place to find freedom from life’s hurts, hang-ups and habits.”
Join us every TUESDAY for Dinner, Dessert & Coffee 6:00 – 7:00 Group meeting 7:00 – 8:00 Share Groups 8:00 – 9:00
Celebration Station for kids 5-13 years • Childcare provided for kids under 5 years
PLAC E
OF
10:00 AM
WORSHIP 10:00 AM
Weekly programs for all ages!
12109 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows
Golden Ears United 10:00 am • Family Service with Children’s Church 22165 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge
More information - ridgemeadowsunited.com
Maple Ridge Baptist Church 22155 Loughheed Highway For more info 604-377-3575 www.celebraterecovery.ca
W O R S H I P - C A L L E LYS S E
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HANEY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
604-467-4343
9:15 am • Pitt Meadows United
3-19040 Lougheed Hwy, Pitt Meadows
PRESBYTERIAN
SUNDAY WORSHIP
Sunday Worship
Pastor Alfred Lee www.soojungchurch.org
604.462.1161
PASTOR: Roland Ziprick 12145 Laity St.
Come explore with us!
Sunday Worship 11:30am ( ) 2pm (English)
Meeting at: St. Andrew’s Church off Haney Bypass at 116th Avenue 10:00am Sundays 7:30 pm Wednesday Bible Study Pastor Albert Foster 604-466-0500 Ask about free Home Bible Study
(old Whonnock Elementary School)
11858 - 216th St 604-467-1715
United in love. United in Christ.
PRESBYTERIAN
Sundays @ 10am
(E.L.C.I.C.)
604-465-4211
Loving God Loving You
Faith Apostolic United Pentecostal
YO U R
SUNDAY Service 10:00 am
SUNDAY @ 10AM
PENTECOSTAL
A DV E RT I S E
20450 Dewdney Trunk Rd, Maple Ridge
Pastor Rob Buzza rbuzza@nrchurch.ca
Sundays 10:30am 28304 96th Ave. thelivingway.ca
LUTHERAN St. Paul's Lutheran Church
23000 116 AVENUE
BAPTIST
BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER
MENNONITE BRETHREN
Thomas Haney Centre
12854 - 232nd Street Maple Ridge
12109 Harris Road Pitt Meadows
NRchurch.ca
604-463-6347
LIVING WAY CHURCH
Meeting at
Yennadon Centre
Parish of St. Bride
2013
WELCOME TO
SUNDAY WORSHIP 10:00 AM
FOURSQUARE
TRADITIONAL ANGLICAN
604-998-1204 • E M A I L :
www.haneypreschurch.org
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST Maple Ridge Seventh-day Adventist Church 21467 Dewdney Trunk Road Maple Ridge 604-312-1849
Church at Study - Sat. 9:45am Church at Worship - Sat. 11:00am Prayer Meeting - Tues. 7:00pm
What do the prophecies in the Bible say about: End Time Events, One World Government, New Earth, Christ's Return?
www.prophecycode.org
To place your Church Announcements call Elysse at 604-998-1204 E G I L B E RT S O N @ VA N . N E T
Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times
Sports
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Recreation
Reach The TIMES' sports desk: Phone: 604-463-2281 or email: smclaren@mrtimes.com
Senior A lacrosse
On Deck
Camp bound Maple Ridge’s Andrew Ladd has been invited to the summer orientation camp for the Canadian men’s Olympic hockey team. The camp in Calgary runs from Aug. 25 to 28 and will begin the process of selecting the 25 players who will play for Canada in Sochi, Russia in 2014. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”
On the Fly by Jeff Weltz
A fly fishing instructor and outdoor writer, Jeff has fished the area since the early 1970s. Contact him at fishingnewsman@gmail.com
Scant bass history This week Jeff Weltz talks bass. Named the “working man’s fish,” by trout and salmon anglers of the late 1800s, bass have a scant written history. • More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”
Burrards sit outside post-season bubble
Maple Ridge has lost five straight going into its regular season finale in Nanaimo. by Troy Landreville
tlandreville@mrtimes.com
The Maple Ridge Burrards are hoping that the lacrosse planets align in their favour in order for them to nudge their way into the playoffs. The top four teams in the Western Lacrosse Association make it into the post-season and as of today the Burrards sit outside the playoff bubble, in fifth spot with one game to go in their season. With a 7-10 record, the Burrards are a point back of the fourthplace Coquitlam Adanacs (7-8-1), who have two games to go in their campaign and can clinch a playoff spot with either a win or a tie on the road tonight (July 25) against the sixth-place New Westminster Salmonbellies (6-9-1). In the event of an Adanacs’ loss, the Burrards will still have to beat the Nanaimo Timbermen (5-11) Saturday in Nanaimo, and then
Maple Ridge Burrard’s Jonathan Munk and Langley Thunder’s Nik Bilic fought with 37 seconds to go in the game in the first week of July. hope the Adanacs lose at home to the Burnaby Lakers (9-7) the same night. In this scenario, the Maple Ridge senior As will leapfrog past Coquitlam and thusly qualify for the playoffs as the WLA’s fourthplace team. Then there’s the Salmonbellies, who could earn a post-season berth with wins over the firstplace Langley Thunder last night (July 24) and Adanacs, and then cross their collective fingers that
Coquitlam and Maple Ridge both lose on Saturday. The Salmonbellies/Thunder game got underway after The TIMES went to press Wednesday afternoon. Meanwhile, the Burrards couldn’t have picked a worse time for their worst slump of the season. The senior A squad has now lost five in a row heading into Saturday’s regular season finale at Nanaimo’s Frank Crane Arena.
Equally frustrating: four of the Burrards’ last five losses have been by one-goal margins. “We’ll know our fate by the outcome Thursday [of the game between the Adanacs and Salmonbellies],” Burrards head coach and general manager Daren Fridge told The TIMES earlier this week. “Of course we hold on to that hope. The optimism, the belief in me is there, but I’ve been fearing this. We’ve backed ourselves into a corner and now we have to count on other teams, other situations, to help ourselves. We needed a better effort a greater commitment, and then going into the final game we’d know where we stood and we’d be in charge of things. It’s just the reality we’re facing.” The Burrards didn’t help their playoff cause Sunday at Planet Ice, where they lost by three goals to the Adanacs. Maple’s Ridge’s third period was a meltdown of epic proportions. The Burrards led 9-5 heading into the final frame before allowing seven unanswered goals to close out the night.
• More online at www.mrtimes.com, search Burrarrds
Maple Ridge - Pitt Meadows
Country Fest 2013 ~ PRESENTS ~
July 27 & 28, 2013
THE CANADIAN HERITAGE STAGE featuring..... SATURDAY
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10:00am............................Golden Ears Metis Dancers 10:30am............................Zumba Fitness 11:00am............................Poland-Polonez Folk Dance Ensemble 11:30am............................China-Yau King Moon Noon .................................Russia-the World Fairy Tales 12:30pm ...........................Hungary-the Forras 1:00pm..............................Topaz (ft. Annika Kraakman) 2:30pm..............................The Shindiggers 4:00pm......................................KennyHolliday(tributetoBonJovi&RodStewart) 5:30pm..............................March Hare (tribute to John Fogarty) 7:00pm..............................Stone Bolt 8:30pm..............................March Hare ( tribute to Bob Seger)
Noon ........................................................................Kylee Epp 12:30pm ...................................................The Slack-Up Band 1:00pm....................................................................... DaniElle 1:30pm......... Mike Sanyshyn & Tianna Lefebvre-Sansyshyn 2:00pm..............................................................Payton Rector 2:30pm.............................................................Amanda Thate 3:00pm......................................................... Robyn & Ryleigh 3:45pm.................................RIDGE MEADOWS GOT TALENT? with 2012 WINNERS RIA DYI & DARREN EXLEY RIDGE MEADOWS GOT TALENT? 10-18 YRS RIDGE MEADOWS GOT TALENT? 19 YRS & OVER
SATURDAY APPALOOSA STAGE 3:00pm.............................. Zumba Fitness 3:30pm.............................. Bergthorson Academy Choir 4:00pm.............................. Zumba Fitness 4:30p................................. Bergthorson Academy Choir 5:00pm.............................. Bergthorson Academy Choir
SUNDAY CHURCH AT THE COUNTRY FEST AT 10AM
And it’s free – believe it!
Check the website at www.mrpmcountryfest.com for performance times LOCATED AT THE ALBION FAIRGROUNDS MAPLE RIDGE PARKING IS LOCATED AT ALBION SPORTS FIELDS $2 WITH FREE SHUTTLE TO THE FAIRGROUNDS
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times
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HELP BUST CRIME…
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Ridge Meadows RCMP is looking for the following people. If you see any of them, do not attempt to apprehend them. Please contact the RCMP immediately by calling 604-463-6251 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800222-8477. The warrants attached to these individuals were still outstanding as of 10 a.m. Wednesday. Remember: all of the listed people are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
Alex, Corie, and Joe Pruefer of Maple Ridge had a picture taken with their hometown newspaper, The TIMES, while visiting Hanauma Bay in Oahu, Hawaii recently, while Jenny Pruefer held up The TIMES in front of the Polynesian Cultural Centre. In the meantime, (below), weekend warriors Darren Hankey and his partner Tracy Juulsen of Maple Ridge, had a picture taken holding The TIMES in Whistler’s Olympic Plaza after completing the Tough Mudder obstacle course.
FREE Head Lice Screening At
Youth Music at the Market Memorial Peace Park, Haney Place
9am to 2pm this Saturday, July 27th A community service provided by
778-984-5423
www.liceclinic.ca
SZCZYGIELSKI, Boris
NIGHT SLIDE CONCERT!
Age: 26 Wanted in connection with File #2010-3589 Wanted for aggravated assault.
JULY 26th 8pm-midnight
Slide under the Stars!
Free Wi-Fi
HALLWORTH, Chad Philip
Age: 40 Wanted in connection with File #2012-27875 Wanted for breach of recognizance.
featuring:
Dear Rouge Russ Rosen Band Ezra Kwizera
FLEMING, Justin Lee
Age: 26 Wanted in connection with File #2013-13079 Wanted for assault.
KITZEL, Robert Walter
Age: 52 Wanted in connection with File #2013-13165 Wanted for resisting a peace officer.
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Next Night Slide: FRIDAY, AUG. 16 LOCATED ON COLUMBIA VALLEY HWY. IN CULTUS LAKE
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ROTARY DUCK RACE SUNDAY, AUG. 4TH MAPLE RIDGE PARK
10AM - 3PM RACE BEGINS AT 1PM
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