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Young dad in fight of his life A popular father of two from Pitt Meadows is making the best of each day as he battles colon cancer.

by Troy Landreville tlandreville@mrtimes.com

Jayden Baily planted his feet, his legs set roughly two feet apart, knees slightly bent, back and arms straight.

He wound back, looping his golf club around his shoulder.

Jayden then swung the club forward with all his might.

A sharp crack broke the silence, signifying titanium connecting flush with the ball, that sliced slightly to the right and sailed into the blue sky.

Considering Jayden is just five years old, it was an impressive tee shot.

Onlookers cheered loudly.

Jayden somewhat sheepishly made his way over to his dad Blake and gave him a high five.

The Pitt Meadows boy successfully hit the ceremonial first tee shot to kick off the sold-out BLAKESTRONG Invitational Golf Tournament, a fundraiser for his dad and the rest of his family.

The May 3 tournament at Pitt Meadows Golf Club saw 140 golfers play in support of Blake, who has an aggressive form of colon cancer.

The family patriarch is battling this disease head on, not just for him but for his wife Julie, for Jayden, and for his youngest son, three-year-old Rylan.

A sales representative in the electrical industry, Blake is on disability as he endures bi-weekly chemotherapy treatments to fight the cancer, which is stage four, meaning it has spread to other organs.

“That’s a scary thing to hear, when you hear you’re stage four cancer,” the 31-year-old said.

“When I first heard about my cancer, I heard it from my general physician who has been my doctor since I was three months old. All she was able to read was a biopsy report that came back

and said I have cancer.” a radiologist detected a hole in What he initially thought was his bowel. Once again, a parasite a stomach bug or parasite turned was believed to be the culprit. out to be much more sinister.

Blake spent four days at RMH. After coming home to Canada Antibiotics didn’t help; pain from a friend’s wedding in clung to the inside of his stomCancun, Mexico in November ach.

2012, Blake started experiencing He underwent a colonoscopy, stomach pain. and that’s when doctors found “I thought it was just my the tumour. During the procedstomach sort of geture, the tumour ting back to normal was so large, “All I can do right food, or just a little doctors couldn’t now is sort of bit of something that’s push the scope cope, day by day.” past it. trying to work its way out that may take a “That was Blake Baily week or so,” Blake a painful part said. that I actually A couple of weeks passed and remember,” he said. “You’re the pain persisted. Blake decided pretty much out for the colonto see a doctor. oscopy. They call it conscious Being that Blake had just sedation. You’re not supposed returned from a foreign country, to remember anything but you it was thought a parasite may can follow directions. The one have been the cause. Results part I remember was them trying from a blood test and stool samto push further up. It was horple came back negative. rible.”

Blake spent part of Christmas Blake was initially positive, Eve at Ridge Meadows Hospital upbeat. He hoped the tumour because the pain was so excruci- could be removed. ating.

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focus on anything, my vision was all weird. There is nothing I could do to calm down.”

At that point he didn’t want to do any more chemotherapy.

“I can’t see myself being able to do what that first round was 12 times over the course of six months,” he said.

Throughout this ordeal, the diagnosis, the chemotherapy, the stress and anxiety, Julie, Blake’s wife of two years and partner of eight, has been his rock.

“I don’t know how she does it,” he said.

And Blake’s legion of friends continue to rally around him.

Prior to the golf tournament, Blake’s supporters organized a pub night March 10 at Roosters Country Cabaret that drew 400 people.

“It’s amazing, the support that we’ve had,” he said. “I’ve always been able to make friends sort of wherever I go.

My wife says, maybe that’s why it happened to you, because nobody else would get the support like I’ve had.”

The tumour was large and Asked about the future, Blake, aggressive. who has lost roughly 30 pounds A colectomy was performed over the past few months, startFeb. 8. A third of Blake’s colon ed to cry. and lymph nodes were to be His future is uncertain. removed during the procedure.

“One of the first things, when But it proved to be too difwe found out, my wife and I ficult to get at a tumour that said was, this isn’t right, you was large and socked in. know?” Blake said, chokDoctors also found numer- View video ing the words out. “We with ous other tumours along had so many plans to do Blake’s stomach lining. stuff in our future. All I “I wake up from surgery can do right now is sort of and I get that horrible cope, day by day. I don’t news that they weren’t want to try too hard to able to get it [the tumour] out,” look into the future. It’s tough to he recalled. see, right now. I try to live each He wanted to get started with day for what it’s worth, for what chemotherapy as soon as posit has for me, right?” sible, knowing that aggressive Anyone willing to donate forms of cancer react well to money to this family can visit treatment. a website that has been set up The first round of chemo “was at http://www.indiegogo.com/ the worst,” Blake said. projects/337960/. To date, the He was taking a drug to conwebsite has generated more than trol his nausea and had a bad $30,600 in donations. reaction to it, barely sleeping Funds can also be dropped off over the course of five days. at any credit union in B.C. The “I literally went crazy,” Blake transit number is 11730809. said. “I couldn’t sit still, I was All proceeds go to Blake and pacing all over the place, I his family. couldn’t do anything. I couldn’t • More online at www.mrtimes.com

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Director leaves Friends food bank Joanne Olson headed a charity for four years.

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Mounties raid home Ridge Meadows RCMP executed a search warrant on a home in the 21400 block of 117th Avenue in Maple Ridge.

Mounties from the street enforcement unit arrested one man before entering the home around 12:30 p.m. Friday, May 17. The search is under the authority of the Controlled Drugs and Substance Act. • More at www.mrtimes.com

Seniors get task force Seniors in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows will soon have new opportunities to volunteer, mentor younger generations, and help raise awareness of elder abuse through a task force being set up using money from the New Horizons for Randy Kamp Seniors Program, MP announced Randy Kamp, MP for Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge-Mission Friday.

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Building a community Neighbourhood Champions and Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Parks & Leisure Services are organizing a free, neighbourhood-building workshop.

The keynote speaker will be Joe Roberts, also known as the “Skid Row CEO.” The forum will be held Saturday, May 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pitt Meadows Seniors Centre, at 19065 119B Ave. RSVP: Dave Speers at dspeers@ mapleridge.ca or 604-467-7433.

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A group of volunteers and board members were at Friends In Need Food Bank on Tuesday wishing its executive director well as she steps down from her position.

Joanne Olson said she won’t be continuing as executive director because she doesn’t feel she can give 100 per cent at the taill end of her cancer treatment.

“I don’t know if I’ll have the energy,” she said of the demanding job of running a food bank that feeds a few thousand people a month in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.

Olson has been struggling with ovarian cancer for more than a year, and she said she needs a few more months to recover.

“I didn’t want to leave [the food bank] hanging,” she said.

And, she added, during her recovery process, “I just don’t need the stress now.”

Olson said she will be doing some travelling and a lot of gardening this summer.

Olson was the executive director for almost four years, and she said she has a lot of memories, including the annual Christmas parade where the food bank collects money and food donations, and dealing with pallets of questionable food that shouldn’t have been accepted.

Heading up the organization has been a very “hands-on” job, Olson said, and she has had to be flexible with her time, responsible for day-to-day finances, staffing, fundraising, and networking in the community to “make sure you are out there.”

Leaving the food bank is “bittersweet” for Olson, “because I like the job – but I don’t think I can do the job... the way I like to do it,” she said.

Before coming to the food bank, Olson ran a restaurant, worked for the United Way, and was the executive assistant to a member of Parliament.

“I like challenges,” Olson said. “I like to go in and fix things and let them grow.”

Mary Robson is volunteering as the acting executive director at the moment.

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Joanne Olson was executive director of the Friends in Need Food Bank for almost four years.

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Property off the market until the fall

Maple Ridge mayor calls a Interfaith bridges gap downtown lot a “key piece” The Islamic Society of Ridge Meadows of property. invites the local community to join them

for afternoon prayers on Sunday, May 26, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the Fraser Room of the Maple Ridge Library.

Guests are welcome to observe or participate in prayers. For information, people can visit: www.islam-rm.ca • More at www.mrtimes.com

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Fourteen consolidated lots bought by the District of Maple Ridge have been pulled off the market temporarily.

The District bought the 14 lots in January 2011, and demolished the houses on the properties, in order to sell it for redevelopment.

Maple Ridge Mayor Ernie Daykin said the marketing has been put “on hold” for a while as the District has been a “victim of our own success” with the downtown incentive program sparking so much development in the downtown core.

Daykin said with so much happening in the downtown core and “a lot on the market,” council decided to wait for a while before continuing to market the

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The District of Maple Ridge owns a large lot between Haney Place and Valley Fair malls, which it consolidated from 14 lots more than a year ago. property.

“There is still interest in it,” Daykin said. “It a key piece of

property.”

The lot is located between Haney Place Mall and Valley Fair

Mall. Currently, the District is levelling off and maintaining the property.

But Daykin said it is “all about timing,” and he doesn’t believe it will be a challenge to sell it when the time comes.

Having bought and cleaned up the property, it has put the District in the “driver’s seat,” Daykin said.

“We don’t want to accept just anything,” Daykin said, adding that they want a “really well done project.”

“It’s not like we’re under the gun,” he said.

But, Daykin said there’s a “fine line” between making things happen as a municipality and being in competition with other developers.

“We’re not developers,” he said. “We’re there to facilitate.”

Council plans to look at marketing the property again in the fall, Daykin said.

The District of Maple Ridge spent $3.7 million to buy the 14 lots.

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Ridge twins star in Man of Steel A blockbuster film with ‘A-List’ actors will also include baby brothers from Maple Ridge.

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At the risk of mixing movie cliches, Maple Ridge’s own dynamic duo will be appearing in a movie about the man of steel.

Chris and Candice Colgan’s twin boys Cruz and Ryder were cast as baby Superman “Kal-El” in the summer blockbuster Man of Steel, that premieres June 14.

“The closer [the premiere] gets, the more excited I am,” Candice said.

“Superman is the most recognized comic book character in the world. The fact my boys are immortalized for life, I am just so excited about that.”

The twins were used in one scene, of Kal-El being born.

The brothers were chosen for the role while still “preemies” in hospital.

“The role… fell right into our lap and when we committed to the talent agency and to Warner Brothers, we had no idea what movie our boys would be in,” Candice shared.

The parents were told the movie was called Autumn Frost (a code name they used for many reasons, including security and traffic control) but when Candice decided to do a little investigating and googled “Cast of Autumn Frost” she found out the movie was actually Man of Steel.

“I was so excited,” she said. “And who doesn’t love the original movies with Christopher Reeves?”

When she took the twins for their costume fitting, Candice asked some of the crew if her boys were actually playing “Baby Superman.” They confirmed that these boys were, in fact, going to play the baby Kal-El. “I was overjoyed and felt that the role was so fitting because I felt my boys really were little ‘Supermans’ [due to] their severely premature birth at 29 weeks,” Candice said.

Both boys weighed just three pounds at birth and were born by emergency Csection at Ridge Meadows Hospital.

The family has been waiting for a year-and-ahalf for this movie, and the premiere is fast approaching.

“One of my boys [Ryder] is in two of the trailers, too, which was also very exciting to watch and Russell Crowe plays the

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Garden draws old, young

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On Friday morning, the Intergenerational Garden on Edge Street was officially opened. It is being tended by seniors and children from Eric Langton Elementary and St. Patrick’s school.

Gardening coordinator Sue Fleming said the opening was “amazing.”

The seniors and students have already been gardening and most of the beds are planted, including a raised one that swarmed with ladybugs on Friday.

“It’s been interesting to see how excited kids get when the seeds grow,” Fleming said.

A session for volunteers takes place on May 23 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Eric Langton Elementary, 12138 Edge St. For more information, call 604-837-8915 or gardencoord@gmail.com.

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The good news story from Thursday’s Whonnock Community Association’s annual general meeting was that the board now includes its

youngest member, according to Whonnock resident Jo Ann ten Brink. Jacqlyn Rempel will be the association’s vice-president.

But the rest of the meeting concerned some Whonnock residents as they wanted more discussion about transferring operations of the hall to the District of Maple Ridge, initiated by the board in January. ten Brink, a past pres-

ident of the association, said she hopes questions raised at the AGM will start discussion about the future of the hall.

“If it takes a crisis to spur people to take action, it’s a good thing,” she said.

Parks general manager Kelly Swift said there is no urgency to transfer the hall to the municipality and hopes her organization can help the community work through the process.

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Democracy… a good thing Now that the dust has settled and everyone has had a chance to catch their breath after what – for many, at least – was a breath-taking election night last Tuesday, it’s a good time to consider some of the positive things that the entire election campaign gave us.

For one thing, it Scan this gave us, as all free and page with open elections do in our blessed part of the world, the sweet taste of democracy.

While we’re disheartened that so few people partook of that heady bouquet – one that millions of people around the world would literally die to bring to their own countries – those who chose not to vote exercised their rights, and as such, they, as much as anyone else, earned the government that will lead us through the next four years.

That’s how democracy works… and it’s a good thing – certainly better than the alternatives.

Another positive that came out of the election campaign, is that we will be represented by the best possible people in Victoria. We chose them, and they represent the majority of hopes and wishes for our province, for our communities, for ourselves, and for our future.

That’s democracy, too. And that, too, is a good thing.

But let’s not forget those who stood for election, despite having been able to garner more support than their successful opponents. They are all people who believed strongly enough in their visions for our communities that they offered those visions for all of us to share.

That sharing of ideas and ideals of service is no less important an aspect of democracy than the final outcome of the vote.

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No confidence left in limits

Mea culpa. was heading for a landslide vicI have no truly honourable tory on May 14. choice other than to admit my And that the BC Liberals were guilt. plunging over the edge of a politIndeed, I have to admit that ical cliff and into oblivion.

I’m probably guiltier than most, In our defence, it is not uncombecause, while I am not a fullmon for political parties to disblown professional statistician, appear into the kind of political by any stretch of the imagination, abyss that we were all predicting my personal background gives me was about to engulf Christy Clark – or at least, it should give me – and she did lose her own seat.

– a slight leg up on most other I’ll admit that’s a pretty weak

by Bob Groeneveld people as ordinary as myself. defence, however, considering From childhood, I always had that, other than Clark herself an interest in and better than (who will undoubtedly graciously average understanding of mathematical concepts. accept a seat that will be given up for her by one And my post-secondary education included of her more successful minions – also undoubtcourses in statistical analysis, so I do have a edly in return for some pretty extensive favours basic understanding of the language of statistics – at taxpayers’ expense, to boot, because that’s (although “basic” really is the operative word, the way party politics works), the BC Liberals, university was a long, long time ago). as a whole, fared reasonably well on election Unlike most people, who could not care less night… okay!… more than reasonably well: they about such things, terms like standard deviation, kicked the NDP’s butts. random sampling, and variances are not entirely It’s even weaker when I consider that BC foreign to me.

Deputy Premier Rich Coleman told me – two Especially, I am fully aware of margins of error weeks before the election, and without a hint of (which most people think they understand, but irony in his voice – that his reading of the situaeither they don’t, or they ignore them when tion indicated the BC Liberals would win. consuming statistical information) and a nasty And they did – in part because, among the concept, confidence limits, that appears in nearly many political and personal mistakes he has every poll you’ve ever read or heard – but hardly made along the road to his current unsuccess, anybody ever explains what it means… because Adrian Dix spent too much time patting himself it means virtually any poll could be meaningless on the back instead of formulating a real mes– and in fact, statistically speaking, a certain per- sage for voters. In short, he overreached his concentage of polls MUST be meaningless. fidence limit.

Add that to my awareness of the weird pollIn statistics, that’s the line that reads someing results out of the Alberta election just a little thing like, “These results can be considered while back, and some statistical nonsense that accurate within stated margins of error 19 times appeared in polling results in Quebec not terribly out of 20.” (Nineteen out of 20 is a pretty stanlong ago. dard 95 per cent confidence limit.)

The bottom line is this: we in the media – and While a lot of people take that to mean the I have to add myself, in particular – should have polls are 95 per cent accurate, it really means been more careful about reporting and speculatone of every 20 polls result in meaningless results – like the ones before the election. ing on the indications arising out of the pre-elecMy own confidence limit has a crack in it. tion polling that seemed to indicate that the NDP

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

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Education

Librarians not needed at all

In elementary schools, it would be better Dear Editor, to have lower class sizes, and put books Librarian cuts are not devastating in each class – perhaps putting books in [Librarian cuts devastating, May 17 carts to move from one grade to Letters, TIMES]. another.

I am now a retired teacher.

Scan this Teachers are trained to interWhen teaching, I advocated image with est their students in reading. a change in the amount of Library rooms could be used resources spent on libraries. The to cut down the use of portpowerful librarian association ables. Money budgeted for brought my comments up to books could be used for classthe BC Teachers Federations as room technology. being unethical. I can now comLetters to Libraries are just not an ecoment with what many teachers the Editor nomical use of school scarce know, but about which they resources. cannot speak freely.

This is a changing world.

I commend the board for Printed books are becoming obsolete. So are standing against the librarian lobby. Cutting librarians. librarian time is a good decision. It allows resources to be put to better use, like smallDan Banov, Maple Ridge er class sizes.

Librarians have in the past 10 to 20 years Community been busy protecting their position with distorted facts of their need in the school.

Librarians are just “not with the current times.” In high schools, most librarians spend more than 50 per cent of their time as high-paid supervisors.

Libraries are not the resource informaDear Editor, tion they used to be. In high schools, I have My 87-year-old mother lives in the seen libraries spend thousands of dollars on Wesbrooke Senior’s Residences in Pitt books that are never read.

Meadows.

Most books could easily be put in On the evening of Saturday, May 11, she resource rooms for English classes, since decided to go for a walk around the block. other subject areas rarely use library books.

As she was walking along Ford Road, she I think the subject teacher is a lot better saw some children playing with a rope. The qualified to teach students how to research children waited until my Mom got up to the information. rope, and then they pulled on it, which, of I would rather see class size reduced than course, tripped my Mom and made her fall. full-time, high-paid supervisor/librarians.

Fortunately, she did not break any bones, but she was bruised, bloody, and as you imagine, completely shocked and conWhat you’re telling us can fused.

I want to convey my disappointment and on Facebook dismay in the behaviour of these children.

I’ve lived in Pitt Meadows for years and just A TIMES reader and new resident recently moved my Mom here. I was comto Maple Ridge told of an experience pletely disheartened that this could happen at the Harry Hooge polling station, in our lovely community. where a poll worker opened her balOn the bright side, a Good Samaritan lot and looked at it, then apologized. came along and saw that my Mom was disBut the reader is feeling violated. oriented, and she, very kindly, walked my Mom back to her building. She wouldn’t “This is actually illegal.” leave my Mom until she was safe inside.

– Chantal Tshimanga I want to thank this woman very much “It is completely against your rights to for her loving and compassionate care of look at your ballot… she has broken the my Mom. law… it could invalidate your vote… priCorinne Alain, Pitt Meadows vacy violation is a big deal… I’d report it to Elections [BC]… just sayin’ If one out Animal welfare of every voting station does that, it’s a huge issue.”

– Celeste Mcdonagh

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– Eve Watson “It is our right as Canadians to have an honest and fair election. Although it seems like it might be minor, we’ve had soldiers fight and die for this right.”

– Shawn Alain “Hopefully just an isolated mistake from an inexperienced volunteer.”

– Wayne Clark “WTH!!!! I don’t think it’s right… that is a personal choice! Not for her to see..”

– Jannette Kotze “Just wrong!!!”

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“…Bad mistake… She wasn’t trained very well. I was, and reviewed and studied my training material b4 election day!!!”

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Both my dogs are vaccinated, and unfortunately, one is in the hospital, waiting to find out if she has parvo.

Other than walking around the neighbourhood, the only park they visit is Jordan Park.

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Firefighter dies in the ‘line of duty’

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im Sigurdson lost his She raised a great fambattle with esophageal ily, mostly girls, and at cancer on May 5. His last count, I think she had death was in the “line something like 22 great of duty.” grandchildren.

After a fire to the family’s In a discussion with insurance office in 1983, my youngest son about Jim became a member of the many changes Mrs. the Maple Ridge volunteer Morrisette must have seen fire department. during her life, he slowly Jim, like many volunteer explained to me that the

by Gordy Robson firemen in those days, was pace of change is acceleraton call 24/7 and ate a lot ing.

Find more of smoke.

He said within a decade, online with In his first decade, Jim logged Elon Musk would be putting cars the equivalent of 30 years of on the road that had autopilots. service.

“Don’t older people realize Jim spent more than 20 years that there won’t be automobile as a volunteer fireman in Maple accidents? Insurance rates go Ridge. After the family insurance down. The emergency wards business was sold to the credit union, won’t have accident victims, and we his employment took him away from our won’t need as many traffic policemen.” community.

This sent me, of course, to my new Maple Ridge fire department gave Jim friend – my iPad – and discovered the full honours (died in the line of duty) at story of Tesla Motors Inc., which is actualhis memorial last Sunday. ly projecting that technology will be availEsophageal cancer has been recognized able within five years. as a fireman’s disease. There is no differAnthony Levandowski, product manence between Jim’s death and a fireman ager for Google’s self-driving car project who gets crushed in a collapsed structure.

(Google actually has a guy in charge), Jim passed early because of his 20-plus says, “Google expects to release the techyears of service to our community. nology within five years.”

At a family dinner, my youngest son tried to convince me that, in the future, I could have a drink, get in my car, punch Mrs. Gloria Morrisette also recently in the address, and my car would deliver passed, and her funeral took place last me there.

Saturday.

His older brother, a member of the In 1944 Mrs. Morrisette arrived in Maple RCMP, got into a philosophical discussion.

Ridge at the age of 36. I knooow!! That Would that be impaired driving? means she was 104 when she passed.

Just saying…

Mrs. Morrisette was a wonderful person.

She wrote in the Haney Gazette, which Gordy Robson’s column appears Tuesdays in the print and/or was back in the time of lead set and online versions of The TIMES. Questions and reactions can be emailed c/o editorial@mrtimes.com. broadsheet.

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www.mrtimes.com May 21: Writers

• Golden Ears Writers host a talk at The ACT at 7 p.m. on How to Work with an Editor with editor Lesley Cameron who will explain the mysteries of the editing process.

May 22: Music

• Kanaka open mic features local singer/ songwriter Drew Barnes from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Kanaka Creek Coffee, #101-24155 102nd Ave. Info: 604-463-6727.

May 23: Seniors gardening

• An information session for seniors (55plus) interested in volunteering with the Intergenerational Garden takes place from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Eric Langton Elementary, 12138 Edge St. Info: Sue Fleming at 604-8378915 or gardencoord@gmail.com.

May 23: Cinema

• Cinema Politica and Golden Ears Gogos present A Grandmother’s Tribe, a film that captures the lives of two Kenyan grandmothers who have stepped into the void after the loss of their own children to raise their young grandchildren. The film is shown at Maple Ridge municipal hall, 11995 Haney Pl. from 7 to 9 p.m. Admission is free and there will be refreshments and door prizes.

May 23: Toastmasters

• Blue Heron Toastmasters meet at Pitt Meadows City Hall, 12007 Harris Rd. from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Info: Andrew Thompson at 604-460-0339.

• The Maple Ridge branch of the BC SPCA holds its annual open house from 1 to 4 p.m. at its location at 10235 Jackson Rd., Maple Ridge including kids activities and crafts, a scavenger hunt, educational displays, an ask-a-vet booth, shelter tours, face painting, RCMP/police dog demonstration, pet first-aid demonstrations, free nail trimming, a plant and bake sale, and a barbecue with refreshments.

May 25: Neighbourhood seminar

• A neighbourhood building seminar will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pitt Meadows Seniors Centre, 19065 119B Ave. and includes guest speaker Joe Roberts, workshops on how to start a neighbourhood, how to connect and communicate, how to organize events, and how to make neighbourhoods safe. RSVP: Dave Speers at dspeers@mapleridge.ca or call 604-467-7433.

May 25: Seniors

• Ridge Meadows Seniors Society is holding a Saturday night social Spring Fling from 7 to 10 p.m. Entertainment is by Peter Paulus.

Tickets are $4 and are available at the seniors centre reception desk, 12150 224th St.

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• Alzheimer Society of B.C. is holding a Family Caregiver Education series on May 25 and June 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Greystone Manor, 11657 Ritchie Ave., Maple Ridge. To register, call Lori or Dorothy at 604-298-0780.

May 26: Plant sale

• Willow Manor and the Maple Ridge Garden Club are holding a plant sale at Willow Manor, 12275 224th St., from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

May 26: Grad fundraiser

• Maple Ridge Secondary Show ‘n’ Shine car show runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the school parking lot at 21911 122nd Ave. with trophies, food and beverages, raffles, and a reverse draw. All proceeds from this event go to the dry grad event. Info: 604-463-4175.

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A one-month-old pharmacy in Maple Ridge is open and the pharmacist wants to know your name.

“This pharmacy for me is an opportunity to say thank you to the people of Canada,” pharmacist Sayed Atthari said of Medlandia Compounding Pharmacy, which is in a brand new building attached to a medical centre.

Medlandia is a 1,400 sq. ft. full-service pharmacy which includes regular prescriptions, compound prescriptions, vaccines, veterinarian prescriptions, and consultations.

Sayed remembers when he first came to Canada 27 years ago.

“I didn’t speak any English, I didn’t have any money, I didn’t have anything,” he said. “Today, I am grateful for everything my customers have given me and it’s a pleasure to come to work everyday.”

A Canadian family from Winnipeg that took Sayed in when he first arrived in Canada sat him down.

“Son” they said, “If you have good

intentions, and you mean good, and you work hard, and you show up with a smile at work, it doesn’t matter what you do, you are going to be just fine.”

That family even paid his first year’s tuition at the University of Manitoba.

So, now it is his turn to give back.

“It is my time to remember that moment everyday, and remember people who need my help, and to help people with their medication,” Sayed explained.

“To me everybody has a story. Once you get to know people’s story, that is where communication happens, and that is when good things happen.” He doesn’t want a person to take medication just because a doctor said so.

He wants people to understand why they are taking it, how long is the duration of the prescription, what are the alternatives, and whether there will be any side effects.

“I want to take the time to engage my patients in thought-provoking dialogue so they can find out why they are at the doctor¹s office, so they can come up with smart questions,” he added.

He has two technicians working for him: Ana Maria Maior & Charlissa Newman.

He is looking forward to expanding.

Sayed moved to Canada from Iranian Kurdistan in 1988. He is married to Kejal, and together they have three children: Samira, 20, Hazhar, 16, and nine-yearold Zhiar.

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Who am I? Join in and have some fun with Who Am I? Who Am I? is part of a twice-weekly TIMES contest, where readers are asked to identify people from this community’s distant and recent past. For instance, who’s the subject of this week’s picture? Readers can “Like Us” on Facebook and answer before 9 a.m. Friday to be entered to win. Patrice Damico correctly identified last week’s subject as former Social Credit MLA George Mussallem.

He represented the Dewdney riding (as it was known then) from 1966 to 1972 and again from 1975 to 1983. He was also a long-time automobile dealer, working his way up the ladder of the family business before taking over from his father Solomon – who, by the way, was mayor of Maple Ridge for years and who made a failed attempt at the same MLA’s seat years earlier in 1933. Damico, along with all others who Facebooked in the correct answer, is entered in a grand-prize draw.

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 | Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times

Our Pets Pets in conflict Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows rural and urban areas are home to many kinds of wildlife and many of the animals have their babies in the spring. Domestic pets can cause problems for wild animals. Pet owners are reminded that under the B.C. Wildlife Act, it is an offence to allow pets to kill, injure, or harass wildlife.

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Usually in both situations, the dog is conOften it is important to downplay the flicted in its emotions. greeting and this may even involve ignoring It may be socially attracted to the owner the dog when you first arrive home. or visitor but also displaying some fear or Let the dog approach you and then kneel anxiety.

For instance, when the owner comes home down, speak softly. Allow the dog some time to settle down on the bed and offer a favourthe dog may be conflicted between exciteite treat or toy. ment and vigorous petting combined with For excitement urination problems, refrain verbal reprimands or fear of punishment, from eye contact, physical contact, etc. until which make the dog more fearful and subthe pet calms down. missive.

You may even need to stop and walk The treatment of these puppies or female away if the dog becomes too excited. dogs would involve reducing the pet’s The key is to always train the dog that you excitement and arousal, reducing the fear coming home is not really that exciting and and anxiety, and training for a calm and there is also nothing to fear. relaxed greeting behaviour in the future.

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Sports On Deck

Titans advance Samuel Robertson Technical junior girls soccer team has advanced to the Fraser Valley Championships.

The Titans advanced with a big win over the North Surrey Spartans of 4-0. Goals were scored by Courtney Murru, Jaime Browne, and two from Katelyn Erhardsen.

The Titans will now take on the undefeated Panorama Ridge at SRT on Tuesday.

• More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”

Cycle for diversity Cycling4Diversity (C4D) will be stopping at Westview Secondary on Friday, May 24, at 10 a.m. for a talk about cultural diversity and eliminating racism.

The C4D team will be visiting 14 cities from May 21 to 24 and speaking to many schools during the four-day tour.

C4D team will be finishing its ride on May 24 at The Reach Gallery Museum in Abbotsford and a celebration is being held from 6 to 7 p.m. The public is welcome to attend.

• More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”

Ridge Meadows Burrards A2 novice lacrosse team celebrated its win in Coquitlam.

Burrards win gold Ridge Meadows Burrards A2 novice lacrosse team went undefeated winning all five game last weekend, to win gold at the annual Adanac Cup hosted by Coquitlam.

The boys dominated the competition winning every game and blowing away the A2 Surrey team in the gold medal match 8-4.

They dispatched teams along the way from Mission, North Delta, Semiahmoo, and Surrey.

• More online: www.mrtimes.com, click on “Sports”

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Hockey

Trans athlete becomes advocate Fear he couldn’t play hockey kept a teenager from making transition.

by Megan Stewart Special to The TIMES

Cory Oskam looks like your typical teenage goaltender. His broad, fleshy frame fills a net and even in the gym for ball hockey, he positions his five-footeleven body to stop shots as if he’s wearing voluminous padding.

His movements are deliberate and calm. When his teammates score the deciding goal after the school bell has rung, the boys scream, fist-pump and pile on each other to celebrate their heroics.

Oskam, composed, looks on.

He plays midget house for the Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey Association, but two seasons ago, Oskam was a goaltender for the Vancouver Angels, the city’s only hockey association for girls. Two seasons ago, Cory was Anneke, a girl not comfortable in her body because she felt like a boy.

“I was stealth,” he said.

“No one knew I was trans.

My teammates didn’t know until… they still don’t know, probably.”

Oksam came out a week before Christmas 2011. He stayed home from school for two days while his classmates at Britannia Secondary learned about gender non-conformity, transitioning and transgendered people. They were told the girl they knew would return to school a boy.

He had the support of staff, teachers, and the school district. Students with questions were encouraged to approach a counsellor.

He said he hasn’t experienced any discrimination.

“I’ve been treated the way I want to be treated — as a male. I don’t think anyone has treated me differently because I’m trans or

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Cory Oskam, who plays midget house for the Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey Association. wears Cory Schneider’s retired hockey pads. The gear is signed by the Canucks goaltender, who is also the trans teen’s namesake. because I’m transitioning,” When jock talk is mindOskam said. lessly punctuated with “There was one little homosexual insults and song that was a bit transthe word “gay” drops into phobic, but we cleared conversation as an insult, that up.”

Oskam speaks He was up. His “The one thing that asked few friends and questions, some classwas stopping me but one mates do the from transitioning kept comsame when ing up: given the was hockey.”

Cory Oskam “What’s opportunity. going to “All my happen in friends are the locker room?” girls and I was more outOskam said the answer going and I kind of led the was simple. “He’s male conversation, whereas in and he’ll be in the male the boys locker room, I locker room.” just sit there and change,”

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he said. “They’re funny enough that I laugh but they’re also just kind of stupid sometimes.”

He doesn’t shower but instead heads home after games before completely undressing. He behaved differently among girls than he does with boys, who are boisterous, familiar and not generally as mature as Oskam, who has become a self-possessed and articulate advocate courageous enough to speak publicly about his experience.

He has delivered workshops and spoken at dif-

ferent events. He delivered the keynote address last Friday at the ninth annual International Day Against Homophobia, hosted by QMUNITY, B.C.’s queer resource centre.

For the occasion, he bought his first suit. And he shaved, he said.

Organized sport is also making a transition. NBA veteran Jason Collins became the first active professional male athlete to announce he is gay, and the NHL supports You Can Play, a campaign to eliminate homophobia from hockey.

Next month Oskam will attend an LGBT sports summit in Portland sponsored by Nike.

And the association that governs high school sport in B.C. made it possible for gender-variant athletes to play on the team of their choice. B.C. School Sport bylaws now states, “A student-athlete may participate with the opposite sex in a sex-segregated sport on the basis that doing so would be consistent with his or her gender identity.”

Oskam said this latest development may open the door for him to play a sport he previously shied away from, like basketball or badminton. He delayed announcing his transition because he worried being transgendered might prevented him from doing what he loved.

“The one thing that was stopping me from transitioning was hockey. When I wanted to transition, when I wanted testosterone, I wanted to play girls hockey. I wanted to be male, use male pronouns, but play girls hockey,” he said. “My friends were there. I was really good at girls hockey. I played rep.

I was up in the top.”

Gay role models like Collins defy the stereotype that hold back young athletes like Oskram. Indeed, Oskram is also an inspiration to others.

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Houses - Sale

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6015

DUPLEX ON 5 acre blueberry farm, on city water, sewer at propty line $999K 604-880-5069 see uSELLaHOME.com id5643

6020-34

IMMACULATE TOP fl 963sf 2 br condo, insuite laundry, +55 building, $121,500 604-309-3947 see uSELLaHOME.com id5565

FLEETWOOD RENO’D 2140sf 4br 3ba, large 7100sf lot, bsmt suite $539,000. 604-727-9240 see uSELLaHOME.com id5617

GUILDFORD 1900SF 3br 2ba w/basement suite on huge 8640 sf lot, $479,000 604-613-1553 see uSELLaHOME.com id5608 TOP FLR 762sf 1br condo, in-ste laundry, 45+ building Mt. Baker view $85,000. 778-822-7387 see uSELLaHOME.com id5553

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Maple Ridge/ Pitt Mead.

2BDRM + DEN/ 2BATH CONDO for Sale. By Willowbrook Mall, Langley. 961sqft $249,800.

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6020

Houses - Sale

6020-01 IMMACULATE 2446SF 4br 4ba t/h. Incredible view, huge master br $405,000, 604-466-3175 see uSELLaHOME.com id5226

6008-18

New Westminster

TOP FLOOR quiet side of bldg 650sf 1br+den condo nr Hosp, & Sky train $244K 778-241-4101 see uSELLaHOME.com id5580

6008-28

Surrey

NEWTON 723SF 1br ground level w/private entry, insuite laundry $139,900 604-984-8891 see uSELLaHOME.com id5546

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MERRITT HERITAGE style 3070 sf 4br 5ba on 9.9ac lot detached shop, view $895K 250-378-8857 see uSELLaHOME.com id5592

6050

GUILDFORD MAGNIFICENT 4952sf 10br 6.5ba back on creek, main floor master br, $729K 604-581-5541 see: uSELLaHOME.com id5506

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Lots & Acreage

LANGLEY NR town fully reno’d 2474sf home on 5ac ppty, bsmt suite $1,150,000 604-825-3966 see uSELLaHOME.com id5582

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Out Of Town Property

CRANBROOK 2060SF 4br 3ba reno’d home w/side suite on 2 lots $239,900 778-887-4530 see uSELLaHOME.com id5304

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Okanagan/ Interior

HATZIC LAKE 1 hr drive from Vanc, 2 vacant lots 1 is lakefront $65K is for both 604-302-3527 see uSELLaHOME.com id5588

HATZIC LAKE Swans Point, 1 hr from Vanc incl lot & 5th wheel ski, fish, $134,500. 604-209-8650 see uSELLaHOME.com id5491

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Real Estate

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Abbotsford

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CULTUS LK gardener’s dream 1160 sf 2 br 1.5 ba rancher, a/c 55+ complex $63K 604-858-9301 see uSELLaHOME.com id5400

6020-14

Langley/ Aldergrove

NEW SRI 1152 sq ft, 3 BR, dbl wide $77,900. Full gyproc single wide $66,900. Repossessions 1974-2007. Call 604-830-1960

OWN THE land, Chilliwack, 1092sf, 2bdrm rancher style mobile home, kids OK, $179,900 604-824-7803 see uSELLaHOME.com id5541

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OCEAN FRONT boat access only 2 yr old 1600sf 3br 2.5ba 30min from W Van $799K 778-998-9141 see uSELLaHOME.com id5424

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ALDERGROVE SXS DUPLEX 80K below assessment. $3K/mo rent $529,900 firm 604-807-6565 see uSELLaHOME.com id3428

S. Surrey/ White Rock

PARTIAL OCEAN view, 920sf 2br+den 2ba quiet condo, kids, pets ok. $309,000 778-294-2275 see uSELLaHOME.com id5575

NEW MOBILE Home w/river view in Ruskin. Fam/pet ok. $89,900 w/ $505 pad rent. Chuck 604-830-1960

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RENTALS

AUTOMOTIVE

6508

9102

Apt/Condos

AMBER ROCHESTOR 545 Rochester Ave, Coq

Close to Lougheed Mall, S.F.U. & Transportation.

Office 604- 936-3907

AMBER (W)

401 Westview St, Coq Large Units.

Near Lougheed Mall.

Transportation & S.F.U.

office: 604-939-2136 cell: 604-727-5178

ARBOUR GREENE 552 Dansey Ave, Coq Extra Large 2 Bedrooms.

Close to Lougheed Mall and S.F.U.

office: 604-939-4903 cell: 778- 229-1358 BBY • GOV’T & LOUGHEED. 2 BR Garden Apt, fireplace, W/D Hookup, Sec prkg & entry. Extra prkg. Onsite Manager. By skytrn.

Lease. $1000. Avail now. NS/NP. 604-585-8500 or 604-420-1982

CALYPSO COURT 1030 - 5th Ave, New West Near Transportation & Douglas College.

Well Managed Building.

Cell: 604-813-8789 COQ 2 BR apartment, quiet family complex, no pets. $965.

604-942-2277

COQ Austin & Blue Mnt. 1 BR start $720, 2 BR $820. Bldg laundry. By transit. 604-518-8935

COTTONWOOD PLAZA 555 Cottonwood Ave, Coq

Large units some with 2nd bathroom or den.

On bus routes, close to S.F.U. & Lougheed Mall.

office: 604- 936-1225

JUNIPER COURT 415 Westview St, Coq

Close to Lougheed Mall, all Transportation Connections, Schools & S.F.U.

office: 604-939-8905 KING ALBERT COURT 1300 King Albert, Coq

Close to Transportation, Schools & S.F.U.

office: cell:

6508

Apt/Condos

Auto Finance

Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

ROYAL CRESCENT ESTATES

22588 Royal Crescent Ave, Maple Ridge Large units. Close to Golden Ears Bridge. Great River view!

2006 FORD F250 4x4, 8 cyl stnd, 170k’s, 5.4L EFI, tow pkge, alpine stereo, single cab $7900. 604-819-3610

office: 604-463-0857 cell: 604-375-1768

6510

HARRIS ROAD HOUSING CO-OP

(Pitt Meadows) 2 BR, $1030/mo, $2500 share purchase.

Near bus & schools.

No subsidy.

Pets ok. 604 465-1938

6540

Houses - Rent

2 BR duplex, Maple Ridge, quiet area, fenced yard, $850/mo, ns/ np, avail Now, 604-240-8358 3BDRM Home - Central BBY. New paint, floors.

Close to bus and all amens.

Fenced yard. Double garage.

No Pets/no smoking $2,000/ mo. Call: (778) 388-7936 or email: sgill1923@gmail.com.

5 BDRM/ 3.5BTH EXECUTIVE MODEL HOME 248 STREET $2400. CALL 604 374 8926 N WEST 2 BR hse w/d, d/w, patio, fenced yd. air cond, garage. $1650. Now/Jun 1. 604-626-5981 STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN ● No Qualification - Low Down ● CHILLIWACK – 9557 Williams St, 3 bdrm, 2 level HOUSE, new fridge, Gas stove, hot water heater, with 10% down... $588/M Call 604-435-5555 for showing www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

6565

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

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Imports, domestic, all makes available – We finance everyone! Contact:

COQ. $725/MO. 1 BD, 4 appls, stove, frig, washer, dryer. Close to all amens, avail June 1st, incls utils. NO PETS. 604-454-4540

COQ, COMO LAKE. Newer 1 BR bsmt ste. Priv laundry & entry. $650/mo + sh’d utils. Avail May 1.

Near bus & amens. 604-939-6765

$50 off / month for the first year Spacious Reno’d Bach, 1, 2, 3 BR suites.

Heat & hot water included.

Walk Score = 75 Call 604-530-0030 www.cycloneholdings.ca

PORT COQUITLAM 2 BR APT, $815, quiet complex, no pets. Call 604-464-0034

6605

Townhouses Rent

COQ 2 BR $995 apts, quiet complex, incls hot water, laundry facils, free parking, nr amens, No pets. 778-323-4317 MRIDGE BROOKSIDE Gardens 3 BR avail, newly reno’d, 5 appl, fncd yard, $1325 June 1 ★Pets Welcome★ Call ..778-835-0748

9110

Collectibles & Classics

1956 OLDSMOBILE Sedan, excl cond 324/ Rocket 88 78,000 org miles. A must see $12,000. 604-795-3344

Asking $2250 obo 604-467-8914 after 7pm

9160

Sports & Imports

1997 TOYOTA Camry LE. 4 drs, 4 cyl, auto, a/c. Well maintained.

Aircared. $3700. 604-936-1270

2006 Volkswagen Jetta 67,000 kms tan leather interior. 5 spd/2.5L FL. No claims/ accidents. incl winter tires $12,500 Call: (604) 703-8323

Boats

1996 5TH wheel trailer, model 26RK, 26 ft, fridge, stove, sep bath 1995 CHEV 3/4 ton diesel, 200 k’s. $15,500 both. 604-794-7487

1979 FORD M/H, 23 ft, cozy, bunk beds, fully equipped, low k, hi way usage, $5,500. 778-737-3890

9522

RV’s/Trailers

BEAUTIFUL 24’ trailer, lge fridge, big oven, a/c, queen bd, full bth.

Must see $8500. 604-824-0850

1966 CADILLAC Coupe de ville a/c, pwr pkg, nr new tires, was $7500, now $6500 604-793-5520

9125

Domestic

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 service call. Insured. Lic # 89402.

Fast same day service guar’d. We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

8105

9130

Motorcycles/ Dirt Bikes

2007 KAWASAKI Vulcan 900, new saddle bags/batt, w/shield, bike cover. $4,995. 604-209-1039

Flooring/ Refinishing

Artistry of Hardwood Floors

Refinish, sanding, install, dustless Prof & Quality work 604-219-6944

8160 2011 Hyundai Sonata Limited Affordable Luxury 35,600 kms.

2.4L GDI DOHC. $19,999. Email: sjscot@shaw.ca (604) 794-3428.

Electrical

Lawn & Garden

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9145

Scrap Car Removal

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash paid for full sized vehicles. 604-518-3673

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RV’s/Trailers

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Moving & Storage

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8195

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Patios/Decks/ Railings

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2007 SEADOO 150 Jet boat, only 30hrs, 155hp, rotex, trailer, factorycover, $13,500, 604-477-9281

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Spring Services

TENT TRAILER 2007 Fleetwood "Yuma" Tent Trailer. Sleeps 6. $6,500 obo Call: (604) 466-4878

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RV’s/Trailers

604.356.2303

CASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

604-630-3300 604-630-3300

9515

Black with leather interior.

Fully loaded, aircared, excellent condition.

OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK

PARK TERRACE

9522

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(DOWNSTAIRS)19085 117A Ave, 2BR, 2BA, 800sf, shared laundry, 40% util, lease, no pets, n/s, $850, Call Eric 604-723-7368 2BR bsmt, 123/221 St, ns/np, Now, shrd w/d, $900 incls utils/net cbl, nr amens, 604-202-0623

Wanted

SPORTS CARS Serious buyer will pay $$ for pre 1970 sports cars in good condition. Paul 604-514-3844

1989 19’ Bayliner Capri Blue, 2.3 litre IO Fresh water cooled, new windshield/canvas/swim grid, trailer. $8,375. 604-837-7564

Office/Retail Rent

Commercial Space availl May 1, suits Dr. or Acc’ting office etc.

22368 Dewdney Trunk Rd, Maple Ridge. For viewing 778-688-0843

9175

95 CHEV BLAZER LT

Co-ops

604-937-7343 778-863-9980

NEW WEST NR RCH/Skytrain, 1 BR apt, $795 & bachelor $605.

Incls heat/u/g parking, no pets, quiet complex, 604-299-8288 email: cedarsunset@shaw.ca

9155

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Paving/Seal Coating

ALLEN ASPHALT concrete, brick, drains, foundations, walls, membranes 604-618-2304/ 820-2187

8220

Plumbing

A FIXIT PLUMBING & Heating H/W tanks, boilers, furn, renos, drains, gas fitter. 778-908-2501

8225

Power Washing

POWER WASHING Hand Washing, Res, Business, Strata, Apts, Mobile Homes, 10% OFF ★ 604-319-1993★

Build Results

Roofing

Bros. Roofing Ltd. Over 40 Years in Business SPECIALIZING IN CEDAR, FIBERGLASS LAMINATES AND TORCH ON.

Liability Insurance, WCB, BBB, Free Estimates

604-946-4333

10% DISCOUNT. MG Roofing & Siding. WCB. Re-Roofing, New Roof, Gutters. 604-812-9721 A EASTWEST Roofing & Siding Reroofing, Gutter, BBB Member, 10% disc, Seniors Disc, 604-783-6437

8255

Rubbish Removal

Bulldog Disposal Co Home & Yard Clean Ups Residential/Commercial No Job Too Small Free Estimates- 7 Days/Wk Call Tony 604-834-2597 www.bulldogdisposal.ca

Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Langley Farm Market PRODUCE

SATSUMA MANDARINES Product of Peru ($1.74/kg)

1

/lb

ROMAINE LETTUCE

RED LEAF LETTUCE

Product of California

MEAT ITEMS PITT 2011 MEADOWS LOCATION ONLY

79¢

/ea

Family Pack ($9.88 kg) ..........

Open Seas

4

$ 49

/lb

/ea

69¢

/lb

/ea

GREEN LEAF LETTUCE

Product of California

Chicken Drummettes

Product of Mexico

$ 29

79¢

79¢

HASS AVOCADO

RHUBARB

Product of B.C. ($2.84/kg)

Product of California

M E AT

79¢

Pork Back Ribs

4 /lb G RO C E RY

($9.44 kg).....................................

McVities

$ 29

McVities

LEEK

Product of B.C. ($1.52/kg)

69¢

/lb

/ea

Beef Top Sirloin Steak Family Pack ($10.98 kg) ................

San Remo

4

$ 99

/lb

Santa Cruz

Seafood Sauce Digestive Cookies (Assorted 300 ml) Beans (Black Bean, Chick Pea, Organic Lemonade Red Kidney) (Assorted $ 79 $ 00 (250mL) .......... 1 ea. (500g) ..... 2 for 5 .............. 2 for$500 (540mL) .......... 99¢ea. 946mL)...... 2 for$400 Flax Seed Almond Cookies

(350g).......................................................................

BA K E RY

2

Banana Loaf

/Each (450g)....................................................................... $250/Each

$ 80

DELI

Freybe Freybe Mild Provolone Cheese ¢ $ 48 Montreal Smoked Meat 100g........ 99 Hungarian Salami 100g............... 1 100g........................................... $148

WE ARE HIRING!

2011

FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS: • MEAT CUTTER • BAKER

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LOUGHEED HWY.

LANGLEY FARM MARKET

PITT MEADOWS

LFM

604-460-7122

For fresh and quality foods

12438 Harris Road

LANGLEY FARM MARKET

For freshness & quality you can count on!

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Thank you to all our valued customers for supporting us!

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#1-22621 Lougheed Hwy

604-466-0281

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

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