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Trains, buses and cars, lots of cars. p3Along the Fraser

Koob cares to support our seniors. p6

An employee accused of shoot-ing a fl eeing thief early Tuesday at a Maple Ridge ranch was fi r-ing in the air to scare a group of men off the property when sev-eral shotgun pellets struck one in the buttocks, by mistake, says his boss.

The 46-year-old man, who lives

with his family at Timberline Ranch, was arrested, along with fi ve men allegedly involved in the break-and-enter, but released pending a charge of careless use of a fi rearm.

He is scheduled to appear in court in May.

“We are hoping that the charg-es against him will be dropped when more details come out,” said ranch executive-director Craig Douglas.

Timberline Ranch is a 50-year-old Christian camp and retreat centre in Maple Ridge that serves more than 6,000 children and

their families each year.Tuesday was the second time in

three days thieves had targeted the rural property on 144th Av-enue, at the north end of 224th Street.

Several items were stolen dur-ing the fi rst break-in on Satur-day, while two groups of children, staff and their families were at the ranch.

Staff believe the same group of criminals returned to the ranch Tuesday around 12:40 a.m. They were heard breaking into a work shop and seen load-ing tools and a motorcycle into

a Timberline vehicle.Police were called and two

ranch staff tried to apprehend the men.

One of them carried a shotgun, which he fi red in the air, Douglas said, in an attempt to scare the thieves.

Three of the birdshot pellets, less than fi ve millimetres in di-ameter, hit one of the men in his buttocks.

Douglas said it was uninten-tional.

“Our staff truly felt that they were in danger.

Second break-in at Timberline in three days

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Ranch shooting an ‘accident’

Recall collected 2,000signatures

Had it gone the entire eight weeks, Corisa Bell says she would have reached the required 14,882 votes to re-move Maple Ridge-Mission MLA Marc Dalton and force a byelection.

She bases her opinion on the 2,000 to 2,500 signatures collected after the fi rst two weeks of canvassing, during spring break, when many residents weren’t home.

But the Done With Dalton drive was called off last week so the FightHST campaign can focus on winning the June 24 mail-in vote on the Harmo-nized Sales Tax, announced Friday by the provincial government.

“We’re very happy with the num-bers,” Bell said Thursday, adding the petition sheets will be collected today.

“They were on track and on pace and we were defi nitely pleased with what we had.”

See Recall, p4

See Ranch, p14

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How to create a low-allergen garden.p21

Opinion 6

Along the Fraser 6

Parenting 18

Home&gardening 21

Acts of Faith 39

Community Calendar 40

Scoreboard 42

Index

Disco Fury and All Star

Wrestling return to

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Broken heartJulie Raymond holds a broken glass angel, while eldest daughter Danielle looks at other damage to the memorial for her youngest daughter, Shannon, at Westview secondary. See story, p11.

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The experiment with mid-day West Coast Express service during last year’s Winter

Olympics worked like a charm. The trains were packed and passengers happy about not having to drive into crowded Vancouver.

But an experiment is exactly what it was and expansion of the popular commuter rail service beyond the fi ve rush-hour trains in the morning and evening is years away. Adding a midday train to make it easier to get to Vancouver isn’t even on Trans-Link’s to-do list.

Same goes for completion of the twinning of Lougheed Highway in east Maple Ridge.

Finishing a short stretch near Ruskin was shelved years ago when the B.C. government said there was no more money for that, for a while at least.

According to a recent report by the Toronto Board of Trade, To-ronto as a Global City: Scorecard on Prosperity 2011, Vancouver and Toronto fi nish near the bottom in many categories that measure the extent of transit use.

While the federal government can dish out the dollars for major issues such as transportation, it’s really up to the province to decide when and how, says the current federal repre-sentative.

“That’s their decision to make, at the end of the day. I want them to know, as federal representative, these [West Coast Express expan-sion and Lougheed Highway twin-ning] are high priorities, as I see them,” says Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge-Mission MP Randy Kamp.

He pointed out the federal govern-ment has helped in the past, such as pitching in for the Pitt River Bridge. The Conservative government coughed up $90 million for that proj-ect, even though it was announced by the previous Liberal government of Paul Martin.

“The Liberals announced a lot of things. There was no guarantee they were actually going to invest in those things. We actually made those investments,” Kamp said.

“These were actual dollars spent under a Conservative government.”

The Conservatives also prom-ised $400 million for the Evergreen SkyTrain line in Coquitlam, still to be built, which the Liberals hadn’t contemplated, he added.

Ottawa has also helped recently with twinning a short stretch of the Lougheed Highway, just west of Mission, and for the high-occupancy bus lanes under construction from 200th Street to Pitt River Bridge. It contributed $8 million of the $20-mil-lion price tag for the latter, through its Economic Action Plan.

Kamp says he also has met former B.C. transportation minister Kevin Falcon and MLAs Marc Dalton and Randy Hawes about the two priori-ties. But MPs can’t make commit-ments for other levels of govern-ment, he added.

Adding midday train service could also be easier thanks to the passage by the Conservatives in 2007 of Bill C-11. The bill gives agencies such as TransLink more clout and the ability to get a settlement for more track time with CP Rail. The NDP and Bloc Quebecois voted against the bill.

NDP candidate Craig Speirs the easiest way to improve local trans-portation is to add midday West Coast Express service, and thinks

road tolls more gas taxes could help pay for the cost.

Maple Ridge should also continue its ongoing quest to get RapidBus service from the downtown to Co-quitlam.

“We have asked for that consis-tently,” says the current Maple Ridge councillor.

Eventually, the corridors served by RapidBus could be used for light-rail transit, he said, adding as Maple Ridge’s satellite communities ma-ture, they will draw more people and build ridership for transit.

“The argument that people love their cars is really starting to sound hollow.”

But any costly new transportation projects need careful study to make the business case, says Liberal can-didate Mandeep Bhuller.

Any new project should be studied fi rst, particularly in how it would complement other infrastructure, he said.

“I do appreciate we may be at the bottom of the list, but I think the work still needs to be done to make the case for specifi c transportation improvements.”

And he’s skeptical about the $400 million the federal government has allotted to the Evergreen line, won-

dering if it will be released in stages or used as leverage for more an-nouncements.

“I would feel a lot more comfort-able making that assumption if re-announcements weren’t such a high priority of the current government.

“It’s a great way to excite people and confuse people, who don’t have the time track which announce-ments they hear and when they hear them.”

For the Green party, the topic of transportation coincided with the party’s announcement this week calling for high-speed commuter rail lines between Edmonton and Calgary, Regina and Saskatoon, Windsor and Quebec, Sydney and Halifax.

“With downtown-to-downtown service and no airport security de-lays, it will make taking the train faster and easier than fl ying,” Green leader Elizabeth May said in a release.

In B.C., local Green party candi-date Peter Tam supports the call for Rail for the Valley connecting Chilli-wack, Abbotsford and Surrey. That would allow Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows commuters to connect by catching buses across the Golden Ears Bridge.

Tam says there should be a na-tional transportation policy, spell-ing out objectives. “We need to take a look at public transportation as a public subsidy – the same we subsi-dize building a road.”

The reason trains and buses are not coming into Maple Ridge is be-cause nobody’s using them, which in turn makes the service more ex-pensive.

Subsidizing transit can increase ridership and also increase green-related jobs, he added.

Trains, buses and cars, lots of cars

THE NEWS/files

West Coast Express commuters can still only use the commuter train during the morning and afternoon rush-hours.

Meet the candidates, do some reading

Maple Ridge voters have a chance to see their politicians in person April 19 when they gath-er at the Maple Ridge Public Li-brary for a meet and greet.

Candidates for the Pitt Mead-ows-Maple Ridge-Mission will be there from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Voters can drop by, pick up some pamphlets and ask ques-tions of the four who want to represent them in the House of Commons.

Randy Kamp is seeking re-election May 2 for the Conserva-tives, Craig Speirs is running for the NDP, Peter Tam is running for the Green party and Man-deep Bhuller is representing the Liberals.

The Maple Ridge-Pitt Mead-ows Chamber of Commerce is also planning a candidates’ forum, but a date hasn’t been confi rmed.

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Making the grade • According to a study by the Toronto Board of Trade, Vancouver gets a D for placing 13th out of 22 world cities when it comes to the percentage of the labour force (25 per cent) that doesn’t drive to work.

Hong Kong tops the category with 89 per cent of the labour force taking alternative transportation.• Vancouver also places 13th, but this time earning a C, when ranking the average com-muting time: 67 minutes. Barcelona comes in fi rst in that category with the average

time to get to work being only 48 minutes. • Vancouver also loves its cars, ranking the fi fth-highest in the number of cars (190) per kilometre of road. That earns it a C, but still places it above Hong Kong, Berlin and Paris, which all have more cars per kilometre. Paris is choking in autos with 251 cars per

kilometre of road. Shanghai gets an A rating with only 58 cars per kilometre.• When it comes to the average distance travelled on transit, Vancouver gets a D, with the average person travelling only 964 kilometres (18th out of 24 cities), compared to top-ranked Tokyo, where the average

annual distance on transit was 5,847.– Toronto Board of Trade, Scorecard

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While the Done With Dalton campaign is done, Marc Dalton is saying no to a knock-down drag-out debate with the FightHST folks.

The MLA for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows says the April 7 event will be too political and

it’s too soon, given the June 24 voting day for the mail-in vote on the HST.

“As far as the debate goes right now, the timeline isn’t right for me to attend,” he said Monday.

“I’m not keen on this, just because of the po-

litical connotations. I re-ally believe the HST has to be judged on its own merits.”

Dalton said he doesn’t want to be the primary spokesman on the top-ic and says the issue should be discussed on its economic pros and cons and that people

should take ownership of the debate and decide what is the best way to raise revenue for the province.

“It’s impor-tant people don’t feel they’re being pushed by poli-ticians.”

He said gov-ernment cau-cus also will discuss the is-sue and how to handle public input leading up to the vote.

“At this point, I’m not sure. I’m not ducking it, I have supported the HST … but whether or not I make the best spokesperson, I’m not

sure. There might be better voices, maybe a panel discussion.”

He said he’d also con-sider a debate later on, closer to the June 24 vot-

ing day.“As we move

closer to the event the path will be clear.”

Dalton said the Done With Dalton’s deci-sion to cancel the recall cam-paign “as a win for myself and my sup-porters.

“The fact that they called it quits refl ected the fact that the recall campaign wasn’t resonating in Maple Ridge-Mission.

“It just wasn’t having the response that they thought it would.”

Liberal MLA says no to HST debate

‘Excuse after excuse’Recall from front

Bell, though, is still angry with Dalton for refusing to debate the HST. Previously, he said he would debate the issue on April 7 if the recall drive was can-celled.

Bell says she would host a debate on any date to suit Dalton and talked to him about that this week.

“All he had was ex-cuse, after excuse, af-ter excuse. He’s just no different than what we experienced with the Liberals for the last two years here,” Bell said.

She added that if Dal-ton is taking orders from party headquar-ters on how to the de-fend the HST, he should just say that.

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Maple Ridge politi-cians will have no short-age of reading material after the latest meeting to fi gure out the future of the Albion fl ats.

About 200 people inter-ested in the area along Lougheed Highway and 105th Avenue attended the open house Wednes-day, with many putting their thoughts in writ-ing on comment sheets.

Debbie Gillette was one of those who want-ed to see better shop-ping. She’s only lived in Maple Ridge for six years and still has to go to Langley or Coquitlam to fi nd even basic cloth-ing items.

Sharing the same opinion while looking at the display board near-by was Claire Lindsay, a resident of Maple Ridge for 36 years. It’s nice to live in an area that has hiking, she said, but how much hiking can you do?

“Everything is study, study, study. That’s all they do is talk about it.”

The meeting is the lat-est in the public’s say on the plan for developing the 125 hectares in the fl ats, from 240th Street to Tamarack Lane.

Once staff and coun-

cil review the feedback, they may or may not tweak the plan before sending it for comment to Agricultural Land Commission.

The plan calls for big-box stores and a busi-ness park on the west side of 105th Avenue and a mix of recreation, light industry and residential on the east side.

It’s a good mix as far as realtor Don Pearce is concerned. He lives above the fi elds on Tam-arack Lane and, as long as traffi c concerns are addressed, he likes the

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It would also be nice to see future business parks provide local em-ployment so residents wouldn’t have to com-mute to Vancouver, he added.

“I like it. I think it’s good. It will bring some commercial into the area.”

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The past presi-dent of the Ridge Meadows

Senior Society was too young to remem-ber his father before he contracted tuber-culosis. But when Ray Koob’s dad came home from the hospi-tal in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, eight years had passed.

Treatment for TB in the 1930s often failed. Ray was 13, the oldest of four kids, when his mom called a cab to the farm. Dad’s lungs had hemorrhaged. En route to the clinic, with Ray next to him, he died.

Ray says “consumption,” or the “white plague” was highly infectious and feared at the turn of the 20th century. In 1938, at its peak, 19,000 Canadians like Ray’s fa-ther occupied beds in 61 specially built TB clinics across the country. Others waited to get one.

During the Depression, there was no government welfare. Families relied on ingenuity, and the good will of neigh-bors for day-to-day survival. Ray’s mom worked at a chicken processing plant. A couple of uncles shared vegetables. Ray scooped up chaff at a grain threshing mill.

“That was our cereal. It wasn’t that bad,” Ray says.

His mom believed neighbors should look after each other. “She was always giving. She kept chickens and shared

eggs with families that didn’t have any; made more stew than our family needed. I remember her taking us kids by the hand and going over to someone’s place with a meal.”

Ray recalls a mentally handicapped woman his mom took in because nobody else would. “She became part of our fam-ily until her own would look after her.”

Ray says his mom’s model of compas-sion inspires his volunteer work. As past president of the Ridge Meadows Seniors Society, Ray recently helped organize a fi nancial literary seminar that I sat in on. Seniors learned the ins-and-outs of as-signing power of attorney, and the value of networking as a way to look after each other.

“These are the things baby boomers should be looking into,” says Ray, “but they’ll probably leave it to the last mo-ment.”

Today is Friday. Ray’s delivering hot meals. Wheels on Meals is one of many community service programs designed to help seniors “remain in their homes as long as possible.”

Ray’s been a volunteer for 14 years. Folks like him provide important social contact to those who might feel lonely; a friendly visit from someone who checks in regularly.

Ray has found other ways to help his neighbors. Older people often fi nd it diffi -cult to communicate to offi cials who have information for them. Ray accompanies them to meetings and helps explain the information they receive.

Ray’s also a volunteer of the Maple

Ridge Caregivers Support Group, which meets twice weekly at the Maple Ridge seniors’ centre. ‘Caregivers’ look after mates no longer able to care for them-selves.

Few people are ready for the emotional and physical strains involved.

“Seniors don’t think about what they’ll face until it happens,” says Ray. “They weren’t connected with professionals, or volunteers who they could talk to about care giving.” Who to turn to for advice is one of their fi rst questions.

There’s a lot to think about. The mate’s medical program must be supervised; a task sometimes made more diffi cult by dementia. A partner, says Ray, might refuse to wear a hearing aide, or take his medication.

“They can get jealous of the time spent away from them,” adds Ray, “critical of the lunch made for them, or accusatory. A person cared for can become emotionally or physically abusive, or slip in and out of depression like a musical tap dancer.”

Ray says a senior’s peers understand better than anyone.

“There is usually no personal relation-ship between the doctor and the patient. Some have more empathy than others, but talking to a GP can be like talking to a truck driver.”

Members of the support group listen, give guidance. A caregiver can talk about anything.

“If you care for someone at home you can relate to what’s happening,” says Ray.

Koob cares to support our seniors

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Only after public outrage was she included in the 2008 debates, during which she displayed her pit bull persona.

Initially, the Conservatives and the NDP refused to participate if she was invited.

Now the consortium argues that the Green party has never earned an elected seat in the House of Commons and, therefore, isn’t worthy of airtime, in English or French.

We couldn’t disagree more.The Bloc party only runs candidates in Quebec,

yet it is allowed to take part in the debates? The Green party is running candidates in all 308

Canadian ridings. Peter Tam is the party’s nomi-nee in Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge-Mission, where, in 2008 election, the Greens earned more votes than the Liberals.

In all, the Green party garnered close to a million votes, representing one in 10 Canadians, or 6.8 per cent of all votes cast, for which it receives taxpayer money.

What party leader would be willing to tell all those voters that their opinions, and dollars, don’t matter?

Those opinions largely concern the state of the environment, an issue that will no doubt be part of the leaders’ debates.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and NDP leader Jack Layton are both willing, this time, to accept if Ms. May is included in the debates, which, for the most part, are all bickering.

Regardless, the broadcast consortium needs to rethink its arbitrary decision and apologize to Ms. May, and voters, and let her speak.

There really is no debating that.– The News

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THE NEWSAlong the Fraser Jack Emberly

See Seniors, p7


Letters to the editor should be exclusive to The News and address topics of interest to residents of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. Include full name and address, as well as daytime phone number for verification. Keep letters to 500 words or less. Letters may be edited for length and clarity.

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EDITOR, THE NEWS: I would like everyone to

have a common understand-ing of the true property tax generating potential of the various land uses in the urban centre, the sub-urbs and the rural areas of Maple Ridge. If my under-standing below is incorrect, then I would like a suitable authority to set the record straight.

First of all, only industrial lands provide a consistent positive tax fl ow to munici-pal coffers regardless of where they are located in

the community. Agriculture, for example, is an industrial use that provides a net posi-tive property tax return.

On the other hand, com-mercial uses generally cost as much in municipal ser-vices as the property taxes they generate.

Residential uses can be a net positive in the older ur-ban centre, but may cost as much as $1.65 per tax dollar in far-fl ung suburbs and ru-ral areas.

In short, no amount of commercial development in Albion will reduce our prop-

erty tax burden. And resi-dential housing at the mar-gins of town actually raises our taxes. This means that townspeople are subsidiz-ing new developments on farmland. This process has a name: urban sprawl.

And it is rightly demonized by the planning community because of its adverse im-pacts on our wallets, the liv-ability of our town and the environment.

Yes, it is true that a more comprehensive analysis has to take employment into consideration, but employ-

ment taxes are not directly allocated to municipalities and will not relieve your property tax burden.

So if you want to keep your property taxes low, let your representatives know that you would like to welcome some clean industry but give more detailed scru-tiny to the commercial and residential developments that come forward. As the marketers and economists say, “location, location, lo-cation.”

CHRISTIAN COWLEY

MAPLE RIDGE

EDITOR, THE NEWS:Re: Council Has Quake

Concerns (The News, March 23).

Wow, Maple Ridge council is fi nally awakening from its stupor to imply that it has some concerns about earthquake safety. Are the present council members or people in this communi-ty fi nally paying any atten-tion to what has happened in New Zealand and Japan during the last couple of months?

We are overdue for a sig-nifi cant earthquake in this part of the world, the last being an M7.3 near Comox in 1946.

In the almost 40 years that I have lived in this

community, I have seen a continuous ignorance of earthquakes, with councils giving in to the demands of developers. When I see that council is fi nally pay-ing attention to the geology of the region, I will begin to believe that the message is fi nally getting through.

But I do not hold out a lot of hope when I look at the recent history of develop-ment. There are a number of examples where houses have been built on fl ood plains, on clay slopes, at the top and bottom of unstable slopes, presumably with the approval of previous councils.

Currently, the community is arguing over the Albion

fl ats – a highly saturated fl ood plain that is identifi ed as an earthquake liquefac-tion site on Metro Vancou-ver hazard maps. Ground shaking will be up to 10 times stronger in this area than on more stable land. That means water will pour out of the ground and build-ings will sink or topple.

How safe is the current sports complex in terms of a signifi cant earthquake?

Any additional build-ing will also entail loading the area with fi ll to bring it above fl ood levels, com-pounding the problem. How-ever, loading up part of the land increases the water ta-ble in the so-called undevel-oped areas. This will lead to

increased fl ooding in these parts of the fl ats, making any chance of food produc-tion virtually impossible.

I do not care that big-box shopping is somewhat cheaper. If those big boxes are built on the same type of fi lled fl ood plain, I will not go anywhere near them, not in Port Coquitlam, Albion or the Kwantlen land. For the latter, the fi ll is at the top of a steep slope above the Fraser River.

What about liability or insurance issues over in-creased fl ooding or earth-quake damage resulting from poor municipal deci-sions?

E. WILLIAMS

MAPLE RIDGE

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Get straight on property taxes

If you don’t want to vote, don’t bother

Ensure seniors connected

EDITOR, THE NEWS:Re: Trustee does 180 on budget confl ict (The News, Feb.

25).On Feb. 23, school board trustee Mike Huber voted for the

2010/11 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District budget de-spite of his wife being a teacher on call with SD 42. Trustee Dave Rempel, who is in a similar confl ict, ensured he was absent from the meeting, while board chair Ken Clarkson ab-stained from voting on the portion of the budget pertaining to teacher salaries because his son is a teacher on call with the district.

Mr. Huber, who had abstained from voting on the teacher salary budget in the past, explained his turnabout as follows: “Every decision we make comes back to the dollar, so I would have to remove myself from every decision.”

I could not agree more: for trustees in such fundamental confl icts, ad hoc abstentions are meaningless. The only logi-cal, sensible solution is for the Ministry of Education to pro-hibit anyone who has a close relative employed by a school district from serving on the school board in the fi rst place.

Sadly, B.C. school trustees in such confl icts have resisted calls for reform with the spurious argument that prohibit-ing such persons from serving would leave no one to serve on school boards –a justifi cation as ridiculous as it is self-serv-ing. Teachers and other school district employees in B.C., who already have considerable bargaining leverage through their labour unions, have for too long been allowed to install their proxies on school boards across this province.

If that were not bad enough, there is mounting evidence that the B.C. College of Teachers is also acting in the inter-ests of teachers rather than protecting the interests of the general public, as it is charged to do.

As Mr. Huber acknowledged, only the Ministry of Edu-cation can clean up this embarrassing mess once and for all. Let us hope it does so sooner rather than later to ensure that the public interest is served by school boards across our province.

KIRK BROWN

MAPLE RIDGE

‘I don’t care if big-box is cheaper’

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“If someone passes, members become a grieving group. Everyone goes through it together, like a family.”

When I met Ray, I was looking for answers for my mother-in-law, who had become a caregiver. She was overwhelmed by responsibilities and confused by her own emotions.

“How will I survive personally is one of the fi rst things you think about,” says Ray. “There’s a grieving stage for what’s gone from the relationship, and resentment for what they will now miss.”

My mother-in-law had guidance from friends – caregivers themselves. I wondered about folks without that supportive circle. Who were the people in any community ready to help a stranger through the diffi cult transition of caregiving?

In Maple Ridge, answers can be found in the Seniors Resource Guide, a booklet produced by the Seniors Network (604-786-7404). Community services lists volunteers to help with shopping, transportation, handyman services, and real people to answer the phone if you call.

“We make sure seniors are connected to the resources they need, whether it’s something we provide here or that someone else provides,” says program worker Diana Vivian.

There are probably folks like her in every town along the Fraser.

I hope there’s also somebody like Ray Koob following closely in his mother’s footsteps.

• New caregivers, and even baby boomers can reach Ray at the Maple Ridge seniors’ centre.

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

Seniors from p6

May 2 is another election

day.The election

pundits will tell you it’s a real chance to decide who runs the show in Ottawa. After years of mi-nority government, the Tories could fi nally pull it off and get the keys to the car and a full tank of gas.

The rhetoric in coming weeks could get intense, and it will be hard to fathom the truth in it all.

Will the Tories really put half of us in jail and give the other half high-pow-ered rifl es to protect ourselves?

Is Michael Ignatieff really a Russian spy? Is Jack Layton really Ted Turner?

So many webs to untangle.But who cares?Elections come and go like dashed

Stanley Cup dreams around these parts.

It’s like watching the rain through your window at work. Don’t worry, you’ll get another chance to enjoy it on the weekend.

Elections aren’t worth noting at all.

Most people should just hit the couch that fi rst Monday in May, watch Danc-ing with the Stars, maybe tune into the news later to see who won this time.

Getting up and hoofi ng it to the poll-ing station? No way. Better to spend that energy elsewhere, like trying to fathom the great features on that shiny iPhone or removing that ugly stain from the toilet bowl.

Leave it to those suckers who keep voting year after year.

Just think how much responsibility those masochists willingly bear on their shoulders.

Because of dwindling voter turnout, each one of their votes carries a weight that is actually much more signifi cant. They’re not just voting for themselves, they’re voting on behalf of others, too.

Poor sods.Think about it.Federal election turnout was 59 per

cent in 2008, provincial turnout in 2009 was just 50 per cent. And in the last municipal election three years ago, in my city of New Westminster less than one-quarter of all eligible voters came out.

Suddenly, every patsy who follows the issues, gets to know the candidates and forces himself to make a decision has found himself forced to carry the weight of four.

Suckers.I suppose we could ease the load on

these blokes and sheilas, and follow the path of Australia.

Force everyone to vote.Make it the law.There’d be 100 per cent turnout and

every half-wit could reach his own deci-sion, employing his mind-making-up technology of choice. One potato, two potato. Spin the bottle. Pin the tail on the donkey.

Maybe that’s why Down Under these wise folks are called the “donkey vote.”

For now, my advice to you non-voters out there is to watch out.

Habitual voters will try to foist their burden on you by using guilt.

They’ll talk about how privileged we are to have the vote in the fi rst place, pointing to our free society – they might even mention the world wars.

And they’ll dredge up those old, hard-fought battles waged to bring the franchise to anyone other than land-owning white men.

You tell them bullocks.If you don’t want to vote, don’t bother.As for me, I’m only too happy to do it

for you.

Chris Bryan is editor of the Burnaby and New Westminster NewsLeader,

a Black Press affi liate.

Commentary Chris Bryan


For him, the plan had a lot of merit. “It’s go-ing to complement the community of Haney.”

But Christian Cowley, with the Community Education on Environ-ment and Development Centre, doubted any development west of 105th Avenue, within the Agricultural Land Reserve, would be ap-proved by the Agricul-tural Land Commis-sion.

“My opinion is they don’t want this plan to go forward, but they have to be seen to be

responding. They’re letting the ALC make the decision.”

The fi rst concepts af-ter the brainstorming sessions last fall rec-ommended no devel-opment west of 105th Avenue, the area where mall developer Smart-Centres owns several acres.

Cowley said when the ALC rejects the plan, Maple Ridge will have to start over, focus-ing on the east side of 105th, the area where there is already devel-opment and which has a greater chance of ex-

clusion from the land reserve.

“I don’t think it’s de-signed to succeed.”

One element of the plan calls for residen-tial along the west side of 240th Street, devel-opment that’s already happening.

Darrel McEachern, with Bruce’s Country Market, is fi ne with that and the overall concept as long as access off 240th St. to his store is preserved.

Community planning manager Christine Carter was happy with the turnout and said

about half the people fi lled out comment sheets. Many were hap-py with the concept, but some weren’t, she added.

Staff and council will read all of the comment sheets, one of which asked the question: “Do you support the plan, yes or no?”

“It was a busy night,” Carter said.

People have a week to fi le their comment sheets and can also give their opinion on the district’s website. The issue comes back to council in the fall.

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The Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School Dis-trict is hoping a pro-posed two-week spring break and coordinated timetable will put a dent in its $2.2 budget shortfall for the 2011/12 school year.

District superinten-dent Jan Unwin told dozens of parents, teachers, and support staff who attended School District No. 42’s school calendar infor-mation meeting Tues-day night at Thomas Haney secondary that the plan, expected to save the district $200,000, was neces-sary to help balance the district’s budget.

The proposed chang-es would see spring break extended from one week to two, with an additional day off on the Remembrance Day long weekend in November. To make up for the lost time, 10 minutes of instruc-tional time would be added to each school day under a coordi-nated bell schedule. Elementary schools would be in session from 8:30 a.m. to 2:20 p.m., while secondary schools would be in session from 2:30 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. Currently, elementary schools across the district have varying school day lengths, many with an early dismissal on Fri-days, while secondary schools are in session from 8:28 a.m. to 2:37 p.m.

However, many in at-tendance at Tuesday’s meeting expressed concern the plan wasn’t in the best in-terest of students.

Laura Tucker is a mother of two and worries that an extra week away from school could present a burden on vulnerable families who may not be able to pay for child care.

“I don’t want to see a loss of instructional days,” she said. “For

[vulnerable children], more time away from school isn’t a good thing.”

Unwin said the dis-trict is looking at working with parks and leisure services to provide free or low-cost opportunities for vulnerable children, but did not provide any specifi c details.

Eight elementary schools in the district currently have early dismissals on Friday afternoons. Parents and teachers from those schools ex-pressed concern about the early dismissals being taken away.

Unwin said the dis-trict is underfunded and needs to fi nd sav-ings in order to bal-ance its budget, which it is required to do by law. She noted that a consultant’s report suggested there would be no adverse affect on student achievement by such a move. Cur-rently 43 of 60 school districts across the province have already adopted a two-week spring break.

“But no matter what we decide to do, there will always be a con-

tingent of unhappy people, and we realize that,” said Unwin.

Unwin also stressed the proposed calendar change would only be for the 2011/12 school year, and would be re-visited on an annual basis.

“It’s a pilot project,” she said. “If we fi nd it’s not working, we can change it.”

Three board trustees were present for the meeting: board chair Ken Clarkson, Kathy Ward and Susan Carr.

“Parents realize un-derfunding is the is-sue,” Clarkson said after the meeting. “I don’t think we would be having this conver-sation if education was being properly funded [by the provincial gov-ernment].”

Parents are being asked to take part in an online survey about the proposed changes on the district’s web-site, at www.sd42.ca/calendar.

The district has re-ceived more than 1,300 responses to its online survey so far. Submis-sions will be accepted up until April 10.

Trustees will vote on

the proposal at their April 13 board meet-ing.

Province restores facilities grant

The provincial gov-ernment announced Wednesday it is rein-stating the $110 mil-lion in annual facilities grant funding it pro-vides school districts so they can pay for the maintenance of their buildings.

School District No. 42 traditionally received close to $2.5 million annually before the provincial government axed the annual grant in September 2009.

The money will be used to fund projects like building envelope work, mechanical sys-tems upgrades, electri-cal systems upgrades, carbon Neutral proj-ects, disability access, non-structural seismic mitigation, hazmat items, loss prevention, and roof replacements.

Last year the prov-ince provided 50 per cent funding for dis-tricts, amounting to $1.2 million for School District No. 42.

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The District of Maple Ridge Operations Department will be commencing the annual fl ushing/cleaning program starting at 203rd Street working east to 216th Street between Wharf Street and 132nd Avenue, for approximately ten (10) weeks beginning March 28, 2011.

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

You may take the following steps to correct the problem:

1. MILKY WATER: Open tap slightly to bleed air from the water lines. 2. DIRTY WATER: Turn an outside tap on until the water becomes clear.

This temporary interruption in service will be as brief as possible. Your understanding and cooperation is appreciated.

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Are you prepared?In the last year there have been three large earthquakes along the edge of the Pacifi c Plate in Chile, New Zealand and Japan. In the past we’ve seen signifi cant earthquakes in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Alaska. There are over 300 small earthquakes recorded annually in southwestern BC, and the message is clear, we need to have a plan and we need to be prepared.

On Thursday, April 14, 2011 the District of Maple Ridge will host two public Emergency Preparedness Presentations designed to help you protect yourself and your family. The presentations will let you know the latest information on what to during an earthquake, how to develop an emergency kit, how to conduct a home hazard hunt and tips on dealing with other disasters such as a fl ood or power outage.

The location for the presentation is Maple Ridge Municipal Hall, Council Chambers and admission is FREE. You are invited to sign up for either the 1:00 pm session or the

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April 2011Council Meeting ScheduleMayor and Council encourage everyone to attend these important public meetings. It’s your chance to see how public policy is debated and enacted.

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MONDAY, APRIL 119:00 am Council Workshop, Blaney Room

TUESDAY, APRIL 127:00 pm Council Meeting, Council Chambers

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Backyard BurningLots of people are out in their yards this time of year cleaning up the gardens getting ready for summer. The Maple Ridge Fire Department wants to remind people that there is no burning allowed in the urban areas and that burning of garden refuse is only allowed between April 15 and May 15 with a permit. The Fire Department wants to remind citizens that they should consider the Green Waste Program. You can get information about that from the Maple Ridge Transfer Station at 604.466-9277. To determine if you live in the rural area and are eligible for a burning permit contact the fi re department at 604.463-5880 from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday. Visit our website at www.fi re.mapleridge.ca to view the rules and regulations of fi re permits.

Crime Prevention Open HouseOn Saturday, April 2, 2011 Clint Van Blanken, RCMP Crime Prevention and Volunteer Coordinator is hosting an Open House and Information Session for citizens interested in becoming part of the Community Policing volunteer team. Programs include Citizens on Patrol, Volunteer Bike Watch, Speed Watch, the Community Policing Committee and the Auxiliary Constable Program. This session will run through the application process and information about the background security check. This is a great opportunity to meet current volunteers and hear fi rst-hand how you can make a difference. The session starts at 10:00 am in the Hilton Haider Room in the Randy Herman Building located across the plaza from the Ridge Meadows RCMP headquarters and Maple Ridge Municipal Hall. For more information email Clint at [email protected] or phone 604.467-7644.

Lights Out Maple Ridge!Congratulations to the citizens of Maple Ridge for reducing electricity consumption by almost 4% during Earth Hour on Saturday, March 26, 2011. A tip of the hat to our neighbours in Pitt Meadows, who were close to a 6% reduction, tops in BC. As the ads in the paper said, there are 8760 hours in a year, and Earth Hour shows us what’s possible if we look around our homes and conserve energy every hour of every day.

The reduction of consumption in Maple Ridge was almost 5 times our 2010 level and we went from number 62 in BC to number 5. In April we will celebrate Earth Week, where energy consumption is just part of the equation of becoming one of the most sustainable communities in the world.

Citizens of Christchurch, New Zealand, dig through the rubble after the devastating earthquake that destroyed many of the older buildings in the downtown.

Celebrate Earth WeekEarth Day is April 22, and in Maple Ridge we’re all about sustainability, so we’re having an Earth Week celebration! Here’s a complete list of local activities organized by the folks at the CEED Centre, KEEPS, Metro Vancouver Parks, Haney Farmers Market, North Fraser Beekeepers, Cinema Politica, Ridge Meadows Recycling Society and generous support from many others. For more information contact Christian at 604.463-2229 or go to [email protected].

Friday, April 15 at 7:00 pmClean Bin Project fi lm and Q&A with the fi lmmakers in the Maple Ridge Council Chambers. Admission by donation.

Saturday, April 16 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pmCelebrate Earth Week at Memorial Peace Park in downtown Maple Ridge. It’s an early preview of the Haney Farmers Market plus special exhibits, performances and activities to celebrate our environment and community.

Monday, April 18 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm‘Eat, Drink and be Eco’ at the ACT. An ‘adults only’ tasting event that will highlight local, sustainable organic wine, beer and cuisine. Tickets are $35 in advance, $45 at the door. Buy tickets atwww.theactmapleridge.org.

Tuesday, April 19 at 7:00 pmThe new David Suzuki Movie Force of Nature will play at Hollywood 3 Cinemas in Pitt Meadows. This wonderful fi lm details the life and accomplishments of one of Canada’s fi rst and leading voices on sustainability, David Suzuki. Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the door and include a small drink and popcorn. Contact the CEED Centre at the email and phone number above for tickets.

Thursday, April 21 at 7:00 pmVanishing of the Bees fi lm and discussion in the Maple Ridge Council Chambers. Admission by donation. Ellen Page narrates this documentary about colony collapse disorder in honeybees.


Raymond memorial site vandalized

A Japanese cherry tree is beginning to bloom for the fi rst time on a grassy knoll beside the soccer pitch at Westview sec-ondary.

Planted more than two years ago in memory of Shannon Raymond, its roots have fi nally taken hold. Tiny buds shiver in a chilly spring wind, waiting to burst into blossom.

“When Shannon died, it was very expensive to purchase a formal me-morial site. This was all I could afford,” says her mom, Julie Raymond.

Shannon, 16, was found dead at 6 a.m. on July 26, 2008 at Victoria Turley’s home in Maple Ridge af-ter attending a party on a bus.

Turley now faces one count of failure to pro-vide the necessities of life in connection with her death – a charge laid under a rarely used section of the Canadian Criminal Code.

Her trial begins next year.

Ridge Meadows RCMP will not say how Ray-mond died, but allege she

was in the care of the ac-cused and was in medical distress, which Turley failed to address.

The tree planted at Shannon’s high school is the same species of Sakura planted for her dad, who died when she was six. His stands near a soccer fi eld in Vancou-ver, where he kicked a ball around during his lunch hour.

Decked in purple –

Shannon’s favourite colour – the tree is a place of solace for her family and friends. It is where they gather when they miss her. It’s where they leave her messages and tiny gifts – angels, bright purple fl owers, two stuffed toy penguins, coins with the words ‘I love you’.

“We like it because you can sit by the tree honouring Shannon and

watch a soccer game,” said her mom.

But on Sunday night, when Shannon’s moth-er visited the tree, she knew something was amiss. The mementoes looked out of place in the dark. When she returned in daylight on Monday af-ternoon, she realized the memorial had been van-dalized.

Glassed vases had been smashed to bits, potted plants turned over and trampled on, the coins with messages stolen, along with a photograph. The whole mess was gathered into a pile and topped with a crudely fashioned cross made of bull rushes. Under the mess, a pile of dog excre-ment.

“I can’t even compre-hend what would possess somebody to do that,” said Raymond.

“What else could you possible do to dishonour Shannon and hurt Dan-ielle [Shannon’s sister] and myself? For us, it is a grave site.”

• Anyone who wit-nessed the vandalism or suspicious people near the tree on Sun-day, March 26 are asked to call Ridge Meadows RCMP at 604-463-6251.


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The 2011 edition of the Ridge Meadows Home Show is around the corner, and this year’s event promises to be the biggest ever, with close to 400 vendors par-ticipating, including 200 new exhibitors.

Organizer Cass Wind-er expects more than 20,000 visitors to the event, which runs April 29 to May 1, and is one of the biggest shows of its kind in western Canada.

New for 2011 will be a mini RV show, featuring all sorts of outdoor rec-reation vehicles, includ-ing motorbikes, ATVs, fi shing boats, and RVs.

“Everything you’ll need for summer will be here,” said Winder. “All the toys, and everything to haul those toys.”

There will also be golf-ing, camping and fi shing displays by local outdoor tourism companies.

“We have such an abundance of outdoor opportunities here. There’s rivers, streams, parks, horse trails, and mountains to explore,” said Winder.

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show to refl ect that.”Like every year, there

will still be dozens of building and renova-tion experts on hand to share their know-how and experience, provid-ing advice on how to turn your house into a home.

In addition to vendors, the Ridge Meadows Home Show features the FunZone Family Festival, Body, Mind and Spirit Psychic Fair, West-coast Amusements, and the food fair, all of which are free to attend.

Headlining the Fun-Zone this year will be Dancing Bear Story Theatre. The petting zoo also returns, and there will be plenty of carnival rides and food vendors.

The Haney and Mead-owridge Rotary clubs are sponsoring a sports fi tness program for kids. Developed by Pa-cifi cSport, B.C.’s Olym-pic training centre, the SportFit program allows kids to measure their abilities and overall fi t-ness by taking part in a number of exercises and challenges. Parents can then plug the result into their computer at home, and get suggestions

about what sports or activities might be best suited to their child’s abilities.

Kids will also enjoy Yuen’s Martial Arts ninja obstacle course, the Quantum Gymnas-tics play area, as well as the Aché Brasil capoeria demonstration.

The Home Show food fair features all the classic fair food, as well gourmet coffee, wood-

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The event is put on by the Ridge Meadows Home Show Society, a non-profi t organization. Admission is $3, or $6 for the whole family, and parking is free, with a complimentary shuttle to the show.

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The man hurt was treated in hospi-tal and released with minor injuries.

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All fi ve men, between 20 and 45 years old, fl ed after being confronted by staff, but were apprehended by police before they could escape in a waiting vehicle.

Although police recovered some of the stolen items, the ranch is still missing cash and tools.

“Many of the staff members are shaken by the brazen invasion of this usually peaceful and serene setting,” said Douglas. “Although Timberline

does not in any way condone the use of fi rearms in this type of situa-tion, the staff and board of directors stand behind our staff member in his intention to scare away this threat to protect his family, and to protect Timberline Ranch.”

The men suspected in the theft - three from Abbotsford, one from Vancouver and another from Surrey - have been released without charg-es, but will also be back in court in May.

Police are still preparing reports for Crown and are warning people not to confront thieves.

“Don’t deal with the situation on your own. It should go without say-ing that this type of thing should be left to police,” said Ridge Meadows RCMP Supt. Dave Walsh.

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A man from Port Co-quitlam was arrested Friday following a pair of robberies in Maple Ridge.

The first happened at 6 a.m. on March 21 at a Petro Canada gas sta-tion in the 20300-block of Dewdney Trunk Road in Maple Ridge.

The man jumped over the counter and stole several packages of cigarettes before fleeing the store.

Thirty minutes lat-er, a man entered a Subway restaurant in the 20500-block of the Lougheed Highway, a short distance from the gas station.

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He was released pending charges, with a court appearance scheduled in April.

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Around 12:30 p.m., a man went to the Bell kiosk in Haney Place Mall and asked to look at some phones.

He then handed the clerk a note that read he wanted sev-eral high-end smart phones.

The clerk informed the man that security and police were on their way and he ran off without stealing anything.

He is described as a white man in his 30s, 5-10 with a slim build. He had short brown hair, with a black baseball hat on back-wards. He was wear-ing a blue plaid shirt or jacket at the time of the incident.

Teen hit by carA 13-year-old boy

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The boy was struck around 8:30 a.m. by a red Chevrolet Malibu on a marked cross walk on 123rd Avenue.

He was bruised and taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

A 75-year-old woman who was driving the car was charged with failing to yield to a pedes-trian.

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Thieves fl ed a Maple Ridge home Wednes-day without stealing a thing after being scared off by a loud alarm.

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A computer check re-vealed that the man’s driver’s licence was in-valid.

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Early in January I wrote about self-esteem. I stated,

“My most common question is to ask a stu-dent if she thinks she is a good person and I let her ponder that awhile. It’s often quite a struggle for a young person to answer that for an adult and may take some time to evolve, but that is the ultimate root of self-esteem. You have to believe in your worth. In fact, worthless is a word regularly bandied about by those with a low self-image.”

Last week, the cloth-ing chain Abercrombie and Fitch released a line of padded swimsuits for girls as young as eight years of age. There has been a backlash to this concept from some parents, of course, as the incessant market-ing of adult-oriented expectations to ever-younger children has become a siren call for sanity in the world of

sales. There are plenty of demons to go around in this attack on child-hood.

The movie industry constantly promotes youthful promiscuity and the “need” for at-tachment and being at-tractive to the opposite sex.

Sexuality on televi-sion and in music vid-eos fl oods the minds of our children with body images, morality and clothing styles that are anything but child-like. Marketing executives have come to the real-ization that there is a huge amount of discre-tionary spending pow-er in young children and that sewing the seeds of early adult-hood in youngsters is both easy to do and a powerful motivation to separate them from their money.

The messages our children, and particu-larly our daughters, are constantly fed are that they need to have

perfect bodies, make-up and behaviours to recruit and retain good b o y f r i e n d s , generally por-trayed as being lean, sporty, wealthy and, of course, well dressed.

Without such a t t r i b u t e s , and attraction powers, the girls are sim-ply not going to be happy, or in the termi-nology I used a few weeks ago, worthy of a mate.

I think this challenge of social acceptability has existed for thou-sands of years as young people have gone through the “mating” phase of life by pre-senting themselves as a decent catch for the opposite sex.

What has changed in recent years is the movement of this social and mating pecking order from late high

school teens to early el-ementary children. We have heaped a lot of so-

cial pressure on to younger children, re-sulting in higher and earlier levels of eating dis-orders, social anxieties and teen depres-sion.

I refer to the royal “we” in the comment above because as easy as it is to identify

the outside demons in this shift of values, the reality is that we, as parents, are part of the problem. We have giv-en our young children the freedom to choose and the economic buy-ing power to make them targets. We have accepted ever-lowering standards of moral behaviour in televi-sion programming and given our children tele-visions or computers in their own room to watch whatever they want. We’ve given them devices to listen to, and 24-hour-a-day access to, music that is often inappropriate and clearly infl uential. In other words, we’ve put them into an adult world, then reeled a bit when they have taken to it like fi sh to water.

Children are not adults, either physi-cally or emotionally. If we thrust them into an adult world, they will feel unworthy and their inability to live up to the adult standards around them will likely create signifi cant stress in the short run and self-esteem issues for a lot longer.

Parents need to co-alesce around the no-tion that a childhood is something worth main-taining until at least the entrance to high school.

I guarantee you that if a 100,000 parents of Grade 5 girls wrote let-ters to Abercrombie and Fitch, saying they would permanently boycott their products if they didn’t pull these padded swimsuits from their offerings, you’d see a lot more action out of the company than ev-eryone simply reading a few columns of indig-nation and then letting their kids go to the mall and buy whatever they want while tweeting on their cell phones about the “cool” adult things they are doing.

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me anywhere near a tuna casserole, a Neil Diamond song (particu-larly Sweet Caroline), reruns of The Love Boat or circa 1975-80, AMC Pacers – and suddenly, I break out in a rash and swell up like a balloon.

Fortunately, I am quite capable of avoid-ing these minor annoyances, while those people with real allergies often struggle with serious physical symptoms while also trying to diagnose the numerous factors that can trigger them.

Gardens, or the plants in them, are often the culprits. The botanical factors which might aggravate allergic symptoms include fi ne hairs (indumentum) on the foliage of London Plane trees (Platanus), pollen clouds wafting off male plants such as Taxus x media ‘Brownii’ and even the strong perfume or fragrance of honeysuck-le (Lonicera).

Then there are those garden plants that commonly cause dermal reactions, such as Euphorbia (with its milky sap), prickly junipers and rue (Ruta).

While the latter problem is easily re-solved by wearing gloves when handling these plants, what do you do for more dy-namic and harder to control factors, such as air-borne pollen?

Thankfully, an allergen rating system for plants has been established based on 70 different factors – some of which include fl ower size, method of pollination (wind or insect-borne pollen), fragrance, individual pollen structure, the plant family and the length of the pollination period.

It is referred to as the OPALS (Ogren Plant Allergy Scale) scale and this system was developed by Thomas Ogren (MS Agriculture) who began the process by asking himself two basic questions: What do plants that are known not to cause al-lergies have in common with each other; and, what do plants that are well known to cause allergies have in common?

The resulting system was favourably peer-reviewed by botanists and allergists, and eventually adopted by the USDA (US Department of Agriculture) to create al-lergy ratings for plant material used in all major US cities.

The OPALS scale works on a simple one to 10 numerical rating, with one being the lowest allergen level and 10 being plants that almost always cause allergic reactions.

A sampling of rated plants from best to worst for allergies would include Acer ru-brum ‘October Glory’ (1), single hollyhocks (Alcea 3), Abelia (5), Buxus or boxwood (7) and male mulberry (Morus) trees (10).

Take note that some of the worst offend-ers are male selections of dioecious plants (with male and female fl owers on separate plants) that had been used extensively in the past because they produce no messy

fruit, unfortunately what they do emit are clouds of air-borne pollen.

You should also be looking to choose dis-ease-resistant plants (particularly roses), as the spores from fungal infections such as rust, black spot and powdery mildew can also trigger allergies.

I recently had a design customer request to keep all the selections for her new gar-den strictly to low-allergen plants – which meant I had to do a little research. My fi rst assumption that foliar plants would be less allergic turned out to be wrong, as the aforementioned boxwood produces copious amounts of pollen when not constantly pruned.

Similarly, there are many fl oriferous plants such as fl owering quince (Chaenom-eles) and purple-leaf plum (Prunus ceras-ifera ‘Pissardii Nigra’) that rate quite low on the OPALS scale.

To give you some idea of what would be appropriate for a low-allergen garden, here is a short list of plants that rate less than four on the OPALS scale:

• Shrubs: heavenly bamboo (Nandina), Mexican orange (Choisya), Oregon grape (Mahonia), Camellia, mophead hydrangea (H. macrophylla), Potentilla, strawberry

bush (Arbutus unedo).• Perennials: black-eyed Susan (Rud-

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• Summer fl owers: zinnia, lobelia, impatiens, begonia, snapdragon, petunia, coleus.

• Bulbs: tulip, daffodil, canna lily, grape hyacinth (Muscari), gladiolus, windfl ower (Anemone).

For a more comprehensive listing (albeit southern California focussed), visit www.asthmasandiego.org (click resources, then low allergy plants- full list) or look for Mr. Ogren’s book, Allergy-Free Gardening (Ten Speed Press, 2004).

I’ve uploaded a new story, Buy a Cheap Garden Tool ... Kill a Coral Reef, to my garden blog at www.soulofagardener.word-press.com – I hope it inspires you to care-fully consider your next tool purchase.

Mike Lascelle is a local nursery manager and gardening author

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1 3 0 8 - 1 3 5 8 s q f t u n i t s f r o m $ 2 9 9 , 9 0 0


Maple Ridge Offi ce 22718 Lougheed Highway 604.467.3871 www.macrealty.com

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DICK HUBER

604.250.3977

MIKE HUBER

604.839.8647

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SSCOTTCOTT MMEADUSEADUS

604.313.5727

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HAPPY APRIL FOOLS DAY

20330 Chatwin

Ave

MLSV862884

$618,000$618,000

CUSTOM BUILT RANCHER

23825 106th Ave

MLSV870033

$573,888$573,888

KANAKA RIDGE

23979 Fern Cr

MLSV870097

$558,800$558,800

OPPORTUNITY AWAITS

#30619673

Meadow Gardens

MLSV874140

$338,000$338,000

THE FAIRWAYS

10443 Tamarack

Crs

MLSV875928

$558,800$558,800

KANAKA RIDGE

#7 - 11757

236th St

MLSV878045

$278,800$278,800

CHARM & CHARISMA

24062 102A Ave

MLSV878307

$429,900$429,900

OPEN HOUSE SUN 1-3PM

19662 Joyner

MLSV843126

$649,900$649,900

PERFECT FAMILY HOME

#230 - 12248 224th

MLSV878733

$199,900$199,900

URBANO

12095 228th St

Prices starting at

$209,900$209,900

RIO

1253 Bradshaw

St.POCOMLS

V878317

$699,900$699,900

OPEN HOUSE SUN 2-4PM

#406-2558

Parkview

MLSV876216

$218,800$218,800

THE CRESCENT-POCO

12428 Edge Street

MLS V870397

$415,000$415,000

GREAT FAMILY HOME

12598 Blackstock

MLS V863387

$414,900$414,900

RANCHER WITH 3 POWERED SHOPS

#26-11282 Cottonwood Dr

MLS V872764

$398,000$398,000

OPEN CONCEPT FLOOR PLAN

#69 - 11757 236th Street

MLS V874815

$338,800$338,800

TOWNHOME BACKS ONTO GREENBELT

#123-22555 116th Ave

MLS V877690

$239,800$239,800

FRASERVIEW VILLAGE

#13 11720 Cottonwood Dr

MLS V872788

$398,000$398,000

END UNIT WITH PRIVATE YARD

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4 PM

Dave 604-341-0783 • Lisa 604-970-2209www.teamtelep.com

DAVE TELEP PERSONAL REAL ESTATE CORPORATION

TEAMTELEP

Dave TelepLisa Telep

“Our service will move you.”

604.467.3871604.467.3871

23870 106th Ave

$779,900 INCL. HSTOPEN Sat & Sun 1-3 pm

New construction• Still time to choose your • colours!Granite, crown • mouldings throughoutS/S appliances• Triple Garage• Quiet neighbourhood•

Your Dream Home!

Call Dave at 604-341-0783

28461 Dewdney Trunk Rd$359,900

5 acre property•

Cozy 2 bdrm cabin•

Beautiful treed land•

Super private setting•

Your Piece of Paradise

Call Lisa at 604-970-2209

3 - 11255 232nd St

$289,900

Great central location• 3 bdrms, walk in closet• Crown mouldings• Lovely bright kitchen• Low maintenance fees• Private fenced yard•

Still Renting?


13925 McKechnie Rd, PM$889,900

6.4 acres level property• 70,000 sq. ft. glass green-• houses2 barns• 3 bdrm residential home• Zoned Agricultural• Prime Pitt Meadows location•

Prime Acreage!

Call Dave 604-341-0783

23897 118th Ave

$524,500OPEN Sun 2-4 pm

Walk to Alexander• Robinson Elementary, Meadowridge3 bdrms upstairs• 2 bdrm bsmt suite w/• kitchen, separate entryLarge corner lot•

Priced to Sell!!


NEW LISTING!

Call today for more details$274,900 - $299,900

5 acre estate lots awaiting your dream home!GRANITE HEIGHTS Extremely private and • beautifulLocated on a treed cul-de-• sac in WhonnockSome partial view lots • available

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18963 119th Ave.18963 119th Ave.

$959,900$959,900

4.45 Acres4.45 Acres

$349,000$349,000

Flat building site• Gated Subdivision - Mission • Top of the World View• Drilled Well in place• Perc test done - Septic approved• Bring your Dream House Plans•

Make some sweat equity• 2100 sq ft 3 bedroom basement • home on quiet cul-de-sacLarge private 6649 sq ft fenced • yard in great neighbourhood Close to schools • Sold “as is” •

Foreclosure! MissionForeclosure! Mission32754 Crane Ave.32754 Crane Ave.

$245,000$245,000

INVESTOR ALERTRancher - 1892 square feet• SUBDIVIDABLE• 1/2 ACRE lotGreat Pitt Meadows location• In ground Pool/Summer Kitchen• Lots of Parking•

TRAVIS FRANKLIN Cell: 604-351-0235 • E-mail: [email protected]

10554 SLATFORD STREET

Rancher with full basement• Large 8,729 sq ft lot• Open fl oor plan 3 bdrm – 2 baths• Large kitchen with eating bar•

HUGE BACKYARD WITH VIEW

GRAYSTONE SUBDIVISION11630 227TH STREET

2 Bedroom – 2 baths• Large corner lot• Ensuite with walk in closet• Age 55 +, Large patio area•

CLOSE TO SHOPPING & TRANSIT

#52 21163 LOUGHEED HWY

VAL MARIA MOBILE HOME PARKLots of updates - 5 bdrm, 3 baths• Granite countertops & s/s appliances• Laminate & tile fl ooring• 2 bdrm suite – new appliances•

FORMER SHOW HOME!

KANAKA RIDGE

$39,900 $579,900$594,900


Maple Ridge Offi ce 22718 Lougheed Highway 604.467.3871 www.macrealty.com

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JENNIFER NIXON604.467.3871

www.jennifernixon.ca

3 acre property in • park-like settingMinutes to town & • all amenitiesBarn, 3 paddocks & • riding arena

Updated Tudor style • family home 3 lg bdrms up plus • a bonus guest suite down

$679,900

26110 112TH AVETHORNHILL

BRENDA EXNER 604-603-8043

WWW.BRENDAEXNER.COM

SUPER STARTER WITH 3 BEDROOMS AND LAUNDRY UPSTAIRS. DOWNSTAIRS IS A BRIGHT EURO-STYLE KITCHEN, POWDER ROOM, BIG DINING AREA, AND HUGE LIVING ROOM WITH COZY GAS FIREPLACE. THERE IS A PRIVATE NORTH FACING FENCED YARD. GREAT FAMILY COMPLEX CLOSE TO SCHOOLS AND BUS LINE.

Al & Brenda JENKINS604.467.3871

www.brendajenkins.com

1/4 ACRE SPLIT LEVEL

Get inside this extraordinary 3 level split. New kitchen with maple cabinets and granite counter tops. Large yet cozy living room with vaulted ceilings. Great little sun room/play room. Master has huge walk in. Updated plumbing, 4 year old roof, tankless hot water. 1/4 acre lot and 10 X16 shed. Fenced yard for kids and pets. Carport and RV parking. Super family neighbourhood!

CALL BRENDA FOR APPOINTMENTS TO VIEW (604) 816-6961. MLS # V878536

21695 Ridgeway Cr., Maple Ridge

View All Ranchers For Sale in Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows at:

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For Viewing Call Scott Harrison604-421-2220

Do You Love Ranchers?

19561-117B St.,Pitt MeadowsTotally renovated 1700 sq.ft. rancher• 9150 sq.ft. lot with private backyard.• Friendly established neighbourhood.• 4 bed/den, family room, great fl oorplan• Workshop and parking for 6•

JEWEL YOURCHEKCell 604-813-5476YourchekTeam.com

OPEN SAT. & SUN 1-4 PM

ROGER CUMMINGS 604.828.7643

REDUCED! $474,90011530 239A

5 bedrooms, corner lot with lane access

MODERN RANCHER

ASKING$489,900

HOLLYHOCK HOLLYHOCK $$264,900264,900

RON MITCHELLCell 604-617-9642

www.ronmitchell.bc.ca

Horses! Horses! Horses!Here is a perfect 5 acres all set up with fenced pastures and room for a hobby farm. Enjoy it as is or it can be easily subdivided with the paved road already in at the back. Presently used as a hobby farm with numerous animals and a big garden area. The home is an “11”, totally reno’d from top to bottom.

$849,000$849,000

DICK HUBER604.250.3977

MIKE HUBER604.839.8647

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NEW HOMES - COMING SOON! OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY 2-4

12095 228TH ST. 12248 224TH ST.

Prices

Starting at

$499,000 + HST

Final Blowout - 2 units left!

Prices starting at

$209,900

- 2 units Available

Prices starting at

$199,900

* 4 bdrm ~ 2 bath* 1404 sq. ft.* RV PARKING* Total Reno!* Central location* 7222 s f lot* Separate “Dollhouse”* 4 pc ensuite bath* Fully fenced b/yard

OPEN HOUSESUN 2 - 4Marketed at $549,900

23389 Dewdney

* 52 x 33 SHOP* 2 car hoists* 19,460 s f lot* Rancher w. bsmnt* 2 c/ports* 2 road frontages*3200+ s f home* Minutes to town* LOTS OF STORAGE

52 X 33 SHOP

Yours at $299,90034 21550 Cherrington OPEN HOUSE

SUN 2 - 4

4BDRMS ~ END UNIT* Westside T/H* Duplex style* 4 bdrm, 3 baths* Bright end unit* Cul-de-sac* S/S appliances* New countertops* New baths/flooring* Huge backyard

1 13887 Docksteader10872 - 249A St.

* 3900+ sq. ft.* 6 bdrms~ 4 baths* Family cul-de-sac* Entertainers dream* MUST SEE KITCHEN* wetbar, A/C* Fully Fenced b/yard* Many, many features* Call for all details

OPEN HOUSESUN 2 - 4Offered at $729,000

PURE LUXURY

RENO’D RANCH

23400 Tamarack LNListed at $439,000

OPEN HOUSE SUN 2-4

* 3 bdrm ~ 2 bath* 1536 sq. ft.* Double gar* Total Reno!* Central location* 9000 s f lot* RV Parking* Kanaka Ridge*Min to town

Listed at $324,90018-23085 118th

SOMMERVILLE* Bright end unit* 3 bdrm, 2.5 baths* NEW ROOF!* Central Location* Vaulted ceilings* Master & full ensuite* Sunny S/W b/yard* Walk to shopping* Well runu complex

OPEN HOUSESAT 2 - 4

WILDWOOD PARK

11515 - 198 StreetSettle in at $549,000

* Prime Pitt Meadows* 8700+ private lot* Beautifully reno’d* NEW flooring* NEW kitchen* Fully fenced b/yard* Lots of parking* RV PARKING* Quiet, family area

LOTS OF WOWFACTOR!

* 4 bdrm ~ 2 bath* 1404 sq. ft.* RV PARKING* Total Reno!* Central location* 7222 s f lot* Separate “Dollhouse”* 4 pc ensuite bath* Fully fenced b/yard

Yours at $424,90012196 210th St.

WESTSIDE RANCH

OPEN HOUSESUN 2 - 4

* WESTSIDE location* Move in ready* 4 bdrm, 3 baths* 7222 sq. ft. lot* 1404 sq. ft. home* Renovated rancher* Fully fenced yard* RV Parking +++* Playhouse

1 13887 DocksteaderMarketed at $624,90019843 Silverthorne Pl

* Bonson’s Landing* 3 bdrms ~ 3 baths* 8439 s f fenced lot* Cul-De-Sac location* Prime Pitt Meadows* 2 storey home* 600 s f master bdrm* hardwood flooring

PRIME PITTMEADOWS

SIMPLY..THE BEST

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11933 224th St.,Maple Ridge604.467.5000

Brookside Realty

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PANORAMA BY ECRA

EAST MAPLE RIDGE 1 acre on sewer and city water. • 5 minutes to shopping and a short walk to • Meadow Ridge School. Home has been tastefully remodelled.• 1 bedroom suite for Grandma or • boomerang child. Huge shop with oversized doors, • perfect for your RV.

Gina Halinda604-467-5000

$979,900

ACADEMY PARKA MUST SEE

CLOSE TO SCHOOLSOver 4400 sq. ft. custom built home.• Legal self contained 2 bedroom suite w/separate • laundry, separate entrance.Extra lrg master bedroom w/5 piece en suite.• 18 x 16 basement media room. • Maple kitchen w/lrg island and granite counters.• A formal dining room, and lrg den/of ce.• Plenty of room for a large family!• www.housebymouse.net•

$639,000

GREAT FAMILY HOME!

PITT MEADOWSBeautiful 2 bedroom corner suite with 2 full • bathrooms.9 foot ceilings, in-suite laundry/storage.• Secure underground parking• Gorgeous mountain view!.• Located very close to shopping and West • Coast Express.

$279,500

MCMYN MEWS

Jim Isherwood604-250-7755

CENTRAL MAPLE RIDGE One bedroom home features open kitchen/• centre island and granite counter tops. Gas replace, fully tiled soaker tub.• This unit is vacant and ready for immediate • possession.

BRIGHT & SPACIOUS APARTMENT

Jim Isherwood604-250-7755

Dave Hyslop604-240-3523

Dave Hyslop604-240-3523

Mike Harris604-832-5813

Randy & Tracy DeLair 604-463-2991

Glenn “Mr. Rogers”604-790-2345

EAST MAPLE RIDGE3800 sq. ft. log home on 3.46 acres.• Thornhill with river & mountain views. • In ground pool, very private.• Large kitchen with 2 stoves, gorgeous sun • room. Great entertaining property. •

$799,900

CENTRAL MAPLE RIDGEConcrete and steel building, wheelchair • friendly. One bedroom boasts solarium/den - could be • guest bedroom.$15,000 reno in 2006. • Easy access to ECRA Senior Centre.• Safe, secure relaxing and convenient.•

$221,000

Mike Harris604-832-5813

CENTRAL MAPLE RIDGE2 storey, 3 bedroom, 2 bath town home.• Laminate ooring, gas replace, family • oriented. Close to playground.• Very close to West Coast Express.•

$259,000

3 BEDROOM TOWN HOME

$179,900

WEST MAPLE RIDGEThis classic 2 storey family home sparkles.• New kitchen leads out to full length deck.• Large private lot with beautiful in • ground pool and hot tub.

$494,900

TOTALLY REMODELLED

Pat Drummond604-817-8664

GREAT FAMILY HOME

MISSION4 bdrm, 3 bath, professionally landscaped • home.Boasts a 16 x 32 in ground pool, hot tub and • large detached shop with 220 power.Maple cabinets, deluxe ensuite, new paint, • and triple garage. Desirable executive location.•

$749,900

BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY HOME

CENTRAL MAPLE RIDGEThis adult oriented town home • is ideal for you.Adults 45+ pets are welcome, • in Fraserview Village.1667 sq. ft. on 2 levels, very• healthy complex.2 bdrms, family room, level entry back yard. • A pleasure to present, check it out. •

$354,900

ARE YOUR KIDS GONE? DOWNSIZING?

PORT COQUITLAM Port Coquitlam town home with west facing view of • north shore mountains.Corner unit, 1450 sq. ft., 2 bdrms and den.• Double garage and mezzanine for extra storage.• Great location just off the Mary Hill By-pass. •

$395,000

INEXPENSIVE FIRST BUY!

EAST MAPLE RIDGEPride of ownership.• 4 bdrm beautifully maintained home. • 10,230 sq. ft. lot overlooking peaceful • greenbeltUpgrades throughout. • Private back yard with covered deck. • 8 x 12 shed and double garage, & RV • parking. This home shows great!•

$469,900

GREAT FOR FAMILIES!

Chris Frandsen604-467-5000

Chris Frandsen604-467-5000


Brookside Realty

11933 224th St., Maple Ridge604.467.5000

Bob Terepocki

604- 817-2920SELL YOU!

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11933 224th St., Maple Ridge

“The Willows” at FRASERVIEW Village

Enjoy the comfort of these Air-conditioned units and all the amenities that are offered from spa, pool, exercise area , workshops plus secure living with out the yard work. Both units offer oak cabinets, laminate oors ,open plans. gas places (gas included in maintenance fee), in suite laundry and built-in vacuum #105 is a ground oor court side with patio,,1 bedroom and large living room. #206 is a 2 bedroom plus with vaulted ceilings in living room, master on main, en suite with 2nd bedroom, bathroom ,den with wet bar, sundeck plus large storage area in loft area. New Prices $199,900 and $239,900

#105 & #206 11578 225th St.

Riverside Nature Hideaway

This serene area is one of Maple Ridges Best Kept Secrets. 2 Acres with private bridge access ,Enjoy this 4 level contemporary home with extensive decks ,patios ,pool and Hot tub. Spacious bedrooms, dens family room and storage areas. New appliances ,bathrooms etc. Wake up with the deer sleeping in your yard. If acreage is your forte, this is a must see. $969,900

12680 239th Street (Davison Pool area )Enjoy the solitude and beauty of this quality built 2 storey with 2 bedroom basement suite. The main levels of this awesome home offers warm angular oak hardwood and tiled oors, vaulted ceilings in living room, den, beautiful kitchen opening to family room. The upper area has 4 bedrooms with a large en suite in the main bedroom. All this and a great yard for entertaining and relaxing in. $699,000

11309 238th Maple Ridge

Superior Apartment Close to Town

Lowest priced complex with 1065 sq. ft. Outstanding 2 bedroom unit offering 9 foot ceilings and open floor plan. A beautiful kitchen with spacious dark wood cabinets, stainless steel appliances, granite counter tops and large island. Living room with and a sizable covered balcony. Master bedroom with an en suite with walk-in closet, his and her sinks, soaker tub and separate shower. In suite laundry with lots of storage secure underground parking complete with large attached storage area (4 ft x 8 ft x10 ft) All this and just a short walk to town and West Coast Express. $279,900

308-22150 Dewdney Trunk Road

Paradise In Whispering Falls

Former “Lindal Cedar Showhome” set in parklike 1.52 acres of serenity surrounded buy greenbelt and creeks. Power Smart 2 storey post and beam wish 30 foot ceilings, natural hardwood oors, sky lights, solarium kitchen and low E windows all this including 3 bedrooms, den numerous patios and decking. You’ll enjoy your leisure time in this beautiful setting. Reduced $759,000

12627 261st Street

V857893

Hobby Farm with added Potential

South Slope Thornhill 2.42 acres featuring immaculate split level home with out buildings. New roof and rear deck over looking this mini park Enjoy all this knowing there is future potential for your investment. $789,900

25360 102nd Ave

V843065

Enjoy the luxury of this beautiful designed 3 level home. Every extra included for your add comfort. Hardwood floors ,vaulted ceilings, dark wood cabinetry in designer kitchen complemented with top of the line fixtures. Loads of room including 3 large bedrooms up 4 bathrooms and a great bedroom for teenager down. Every thing is done on this property. Just move right in. Come have a look ,You’ll be glad you did. Reduced $559,500

Private Serene Greenbelt Yard

SOLDSOLDOPEN SATURDAY 2- 4

V849955

f thi b tif l d i d 3 l l h E

23617 112a St.

April Showers May Flowers enough already!bring

604.318.5254www.chadaugust.com

11933 224th St., Maple RidgeBrookside Realty

CHAD AUGUSTCHAD AUGUST

[email protected]

• Greenbelt. • 2700+sq. ft.• Whistler

inspired.

• Like new.• Huge

daylight basement.

MASTER ON THE MAIN

MLS# V877784

$509,900

#25 24185 106 B

MLS # V845844

#35 19696 HAMMOND RD

• 2 bed, 2 bath, townhouse.• Large master bedroom,

fenced yard.• Good complex.• Newly updated

Park - like setting.

GREAT LOCATION AFFORDABLE NICELY UPDATED

$234,900

#75 20554 118TH AVE.

$289,900

Concrete and • SteelFloor to Ceiling • WindowsInvestor Friendly•

Stunning Inside • and OutGreat Northern • Views

1 BED from $204,900 2 BED from $249,9002 BED + DEN from $279,900

12069 HARRIS RD

BRAND NEW FROM.... BBSOLARISSOLARIS

• Beautiful private 1+ acre.

• 1565 sq ft rancher, bsmt + loft

• Backs onto

Kanaka Creek.• Detached barn

expansion possible.• Path of

development.

PRIVATE, PICTURE PERFECT ROOM FOR A SHOP

MLS# V869481

$598,000

24979 112TH AVE

STYLISH, SPACIOUS, SIMPLY THE BEST!

NO MORE STAIRS

Central location. • Storage.• Golf course • nearby.Recreation nearby.• Shopping nearby.•

Fireplace.• Security System.• Drapes Window • coverings.Appliances • Included.

2 bed, 2 bath, • 1020 sq ftBright Open and • updatedGround Floor, •

Big PatioPopular Colonial • WestSuper location•

• Southern exposure.• Future develop-

ment.• No creeks.

• Pride of ownership.• Newer roof.

YOUR OWN PRIVATE PARK

MLS# V867171

$789,900

25360 102ND

OPEN OPEN SUNSUN2 - 42 - 4

$289,900

$224,900

#407 22150 DEWDNEY TRK

MLS # V845844

MLS # V879320

NEW LISTING

Michelle DonDebi

Nicole

Brookside Realty 11933 - 224th St., Maple [email protected]

Service with IntegrityService with Integrity

www.ThePearceTeam.com

MLS #V870961$$539,000539,000

INVESTOR ALERT!20969 - 20971 COOK AVE.

Full duplex in West Maple Ridge.• Lots of updates incl. roof, • windows, floors, bathrooms.Newer furnace + hot water tank. • Good income, long term tenants.•

MLS #V870114$$152,900152,900

OWN NOW!#203-11665 HANEY-BYPASS

Open plan, granite counters. • Secure 2nd floor, u/g parking.• Guest suite, fitness room.• Walk to West Coast Express. •

Almost 3300 sq ft of living space. • Hardwood floors, crown mouldings, new • bathrooms, new furnace.New light fixtures, designer colours.• Covered deck, HOT TUB with privacy fence.•

23828 113B AVE.

ENTERTAINERS’ DELIGHT

$$574,900574,900 MLS #V865132

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MLS #V867823

1900 sq. ft. basement home.• Updates include floors, paint, appliances, • bathroom, crown mouldings.Easy to make a self contained suite.•

$$349,500349,500

NOT A DRIVE BY!21504 DEWDNEY TRUNK RD.

MLS #V866770$$309,900309,900

LARGE PRIVATE FENCED YARD#7 - 11528 BURNETT ST.

8 yr old, 8 unit complex.• Shows like new.• 4 bedrooms up, deluxe en suite.• Laminate and tile floors, • designer colours.

MLS #V862495$$499,900499,900

BUILD ON 10 ACRES26310 DEWDNEY TRUNK RD.

10 acres with city water at road, • telephone & cable on proper ty.Cleared building location on • front NE por tion or could build toward the center.

$$549,000549,000

23945 107TH AVE.

MLS# V867662

• 4 yr old with “Great Room” plan.• Hardwood floors, crown, gas fireplace.• Island in kitchen, quality black appliances.• Media room in daylight basement.

JUST LIKE NEW!


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11933 - 224th St.,Maple Ridge

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Turn key and fully renovated by professional with $80,000 in high end upgrades. Reno includes: SS appliances, solid maple cabinetry throughout, granite throughout, fl ooring, bathrooms, designer paint,crown moldings, baseboards and window coverings. Located in quiet cul de sac with 600 sq ft of deck space in a fully fenced yard that backs onto greenbelt. Bonus storage space for RV or boat.

$589,500

This quiet street charmer has been meticulously main-tained and professionally renovated. Updates include exterior/interior paint, crown mouldings, baseboards, fl ooring, window coverings and lighting. Just move your family in and add your personal touches with a fully fenced and landscaped backyard. Two bedrooms in the basement are an easy conversion for a suite or just enjoy the living space for your enjoyment. Shows like new.

$589,500

This property boasts high quality fi nishes, stain-less appliances, granite counters with breakfast island, 2 full baths and large bedrooms. over 375 sq. feet of outdoor south facing patio space and seperate entrance make this condo extremely rare. Close to city center, shopping, restaurants, enter-tainment, recreational facility, transit and West Coast Express.

$294,900

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For adults 45+ This is an excellent oppor-tunity to renovate to your own taste! Very desirable rancher with garage + driveway parking and covered patio in fenced back yard. Priced for im-mediate sale!

Rancher In Brandywynd

$$269,900269,900

Falcon Landing! Just reduced to $thou-sands$ below recent sales. Offer recently collapsed. Why not take advantage? 4 bdrms, 4 baths and fully fi nished on 3 levels. throughout. Don’t miss this one!

Fabulous and conve-nient Pitt Meadows location with a very affordable price! Bring the whole family. 4 bdrms and a huge fenced and treed back yard! Renovated inside with character feel.

Best Deal In AlbionWalk To West Coast Express

$$409,900409,900$$439,900439,900

This appealing 3 storey + bsmt is pro-fessionally fi nished on all levels. 5 bdrms, 4 baths, with great rm plan on main. There is a greenbelt view at front, and detached garage out back. Easily suited!

Looking for a big 4 bdrm + den town-home? Over 2,000 sq. ft. fi nished and a fenced yard backing greenbelt! Galiano is child and pet friendly and seller will pay for the new roof about to be installed

Award Winning Silver Ridge

Big 3 Level on Greenbelt

$$599,900599,900

$$334,900334,900

Backing onto Kanaka Creek Park and what a great house too! Metal roof, new windows, oak fl oors and so much more. Located in the Urban reserve in the path of development!

1.44 Acre Estate Property

$$749,900749,900

This is one of those homes that makes you feel good when you step inside! It offers a fantastic layout with vaulted ceilings and a large open kitchen. Full bsmt with in-law suite. Flat fenced yard in Cottonwood area.

Quality Tri-Crest Home

$$539,900539,900

Big & Gorgeous traditional split entry basement home on ¼ acre lot w/ oak fl oors, Swedish f/p, 4 bdrms and 2 huge rec rooms. Professional grade 40x20 shop with hoist, pit, industrial power and separate driveway!

Incredible Workshop

$$569,900569,900

Fresh, bright and exceptionally well cared for home on a manicured greenbelt lot. Great room plan with feature window-wall and lush views! Full walkout base-ment. It shines!

High Style at Uplands

$$629,900629,900

Now here is value for your dollar! This bright condo has 2 bdrms + full size den or 3rd bdrm. 2 U/G parking spots, and balcony with Southwest exposure. Shows very well & pets allowed.

Don’t let the address fool you! This hard to fi nd 2 storey home + full bsmt on the West side is located on a private no-through boulevard. Amazing fi nishing throughout. Suite in bsmt.

Best Buy in Westbrooke

$$259,500259,500

$$469,500469,500

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20472 - 123B Ave., Maple Ridge #115 - 21868 Lougheed Hwy

Deluxe 3850 sq. ft. home with 5 bdrms & 4 baths on a 1/4 acre cul-de-sac lot in prime Maple Ridge neighbourhood. Expansive cedar deck, heated i/g pool and much more Just reduced $30,000!

$$639,900639,900


20324 124TH AVE.

$849,000$849,000

• West Maple Ridge Rancher on 1/2 acre• 2253 sqft, 3 bedrooms• Crown detailing throughout• Beautiful kitchen w granite counters• Solar heated inground pool with new liner• Central Air, Irrigation system• Huge patio area, Hot Tub

11442 BEST AVE.

$600,000$600,000

Stunning 2 storey with basement• Views of the Fraser River in bare land strata develop.• Great room & master on the main• Lots of windows for natural light• 2 more bedrooms up & 2 down for a total of 5• Huge games room & family room downstairs• Fenced yard, 2 car garage, age restricted complex 19+•

ROB JEEVES604-240-2629

West Maple Ridge RancherFully renovated, granite counters,4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms,

large lot, cul de sac, tile fl oors & hardwood, new roof, new windows, new fl oors, new 40” kitchen cabinets,

huge south facing patio,$550,000$550,000

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24346- 101 AVE.

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RANCHER ON 1 ACRE Park like acreage near Alouette Riv-er. Comfortable one level living in this 1600 sq ft 4 bedrm rancher. A lovely property w/ room for kids & pets. Extra lge. dble. garage, + an 18’x 28’ workshop & a 12’x 16’ outbldg. RV parking. Just $575,800.

Lovely 2 storey Country Lane home w/ over 2200 sq ft.,w/ fully fi nished bsmt. to accommodate in-laws, w/private entrance. 4 bdrms, 3.5 bathrms, 2 laundry areas, lge cov-ered patio with hot tub. 3 parking spaces off lane. Asking $399,800.

Home has mtge helper or in law suite. Open plan, kitchen thru breakfast & fam rm. w/ vaulted ceiling. Great yd. w/ newer deck & covered patio under. Full ensuite w/jacuzzi tub + shower. Tile roof. Near school. & bus, & shopping.

JUST LIKE NEW...NO HST. END UNIT. Largest plan (2017 sq ft) with largest yard & sun deck. 3 bdrms, 2 1/2 bathrms, dble SxS garage. Granite counter tops, stainless appl., laminate & rainscreen exterior. Near schools, shopping, recreation, bus & WCE.

Charming two storey home, offers 3 Ige. bedrooms & lami-nate fl ooring on both fl oors. Gas F/P in living room. Recently painted & crown mouldings installed. New appliances. Two parking spaces.

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Starting at $354,900#25-13711 - 232A Street, Maple Ridge

(off 232 St. onto Silver Valley Rd.)Executive new townhomes • ‘Silver Heights’2 storey plus a fully fi nished basement• 3 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms• Maple cabinets, granite counters, fi replace.• Single and double garages• 6 appliances and blinds included•

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Spacious 3,721 sq. ft. 2 storey plus • a full unfi nished daylight walkout basement.Features 4 bdrms up, 3 bathrooms• Maple kitchen with granite counters, • island, walk-in pantryGas fi replace in the family room•

$584,900

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#1-11252 - Cottonwood Drive, M. R.Finished basement• 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms• Fireplace, hardwood fl oors, granite • countertops & maple cabinetsDouble garage• Fenced yard• 6 appliances and blinds included•


Cottonwood RidgeStarting at $309,900

New 2 Storey Homes With BasementsStarting at $463,90010138 - 240 St., Maple Ridge

Main Stone Creek 56 26 lovely single Family • Homes built by Onni GroupOpen fl oor plans, gas F/P, maple kitchen with • granite counters, pantry & island Includes 6 appliances, garburator and blinds•

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(Off 232nd St. onto Silver Valley Rd.)‘Silver Views’• Deluxe new 2 storey homes with daylight basements Some homes with 2 bedroom legal • suites in the basementDouble and triple garages• Some homes with valley views•

Lovely Mountain and Valley View

Starting at $609,900


24256 - 101A Ave.,Maple Ridge

(south off 102nd Ave onto 242B St)Castle Brook• 3 to 6 bedroom, 2 storey homes. Finished and unfi nished basementsSome homes back onto greenbelt• Double and single garages•

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Starting at $499,900

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10467 - 280 Street, Maple RidgeUpdated English style home on 2.44 • acres backing onto Whonnock CreekLarge deck• 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms• 3 fi replaces• Stone barn, 2 garages & outbuildings•

$589,900

PRIVATE 2.44 ACRES - BARN

13088 - 239B Street, Maple RidgeShow-home quality• Spacious home with 4 bdrms up, 2 • bdrms down, 4 bathroomsFloor to ceiling gas fi replace and • custom built cabinetry in the great rmGourmet kitchen, den on the main fl oor• A/C. 7766 sq ft private fully fenced lot•

$669,900

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22308 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge • 604.466.2838# 2 - 19126 Ford Road, Pitt Meadows • 604.459.2838

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# 26 11922 Poplar Dr, Pitt Meadows

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NEW LISTING!A brake slammer! A 4 bdrm, 3 bath 2-storey that really turns heads. While only 7 years old, it has the charm of centuries with it’s intricate woodwork, high bright rooms and crown moldings. There are large fl owing family areas and every modern amenity in it’s charm. Priced at only $619,900

FLAUNT IT!Don’t be ashamed to let others know of your success. After all, what good is success if you can’t live it? This 4800 sq. ft. 5 bdrm, 2-storey with full fi nished basement offers the ultimate in fi ne living. You’ll love the one acre private lot, spacious rooms and hardwood fl oors. An investment in yourself at $989,000

FAMILY AFFAIRA tree-canopied street, sidewalks with children playing and well-kept homes & lawns; that’s the setting for a move-in ready 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom basement entry home in delightful Chilcotin subdivision. There’s a private backyard that’s perfect for children & puppies. Family priced at $469,900

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1034 sq. ft. uptown rancher• 78 x 84 level lot, walk to everything• 2 bedrooms, but potential for 3• No pet or rental restrictions!•

$449,900$449,900

The southern exposure and big windows lets the sunshine stream into this two-storey house plus fully fi nished basement, hardwood fl ooring throughout the great room and fl ex room, 3 bedrooms upstairs, 4th bedrooms down, decadent ensuite with soaker tub and separate shower, wrap-around front porch, private backyard, super-sized garage in Creeks Crossing, Albion. Don’t miss it!

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4PM24010 - 100th Avenue, Maple Ridge

Beautifully updated ground fl oor townhouse in Dewdney West. Offering 1205 sq. ft. of living enjoyment, gorgeous laminate fl ooring, slate facing on fi replace, tile countertops in kitchen with newer appliances, 2 bedrooms, 2 washrooms, located in a quiet part of the complex backing onto a fi eld, enclosed garage. Its a beauty!

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$185,900$185,900

Don’t miss this super desirable complex walking distance to town, buses and the Seniors Center, this great upper unit offers sunny southern exposure in the main living area, 2 bedrooms, insuite laundry/den, covered front deck, and mountain views from the rear deck, extra storage room unbelievably priced for this complex. Call today!

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$279,900PITT MEADOWS 55+ complex• master bedroom on main fl oor• vaulted ceiling in livingroom/sunny kitchen• 2 more bedrooms plus storage/den up• 1483 sq. ft. of living enjoyment•

$329,900PITT MEADOWS ACREAGE• 4.97 acre level parcel, city water• build your dream home• existing rancher is no value• existing greenhouses poor condition•

$649,900

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$389,900$389,900

FRASER RIVER VIEWS can be enjoyed from this very special end unit in Fraserview Village, a 45+ complex. Offering 1777 sq. ft. of living enjoyment, vaulted ceiling and hardwood fl ooring in living and dining rooms, 2-sided fi replace separates the fl ex room/offi ce, carousel windows in the eating area let in plenty of sunlight, 2 spacious bedrooms upstairs, decadent ensuite with jetted tub and separate shower, double garage, covered patio. Call today to view!

OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY 2-4PM #4 22538 116th Ave., Maple Ridge

$274,900$274,900

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HALF DUPLEX - WEST MAPLE RIDGEJust like a house• 1,855 sqft• 3 bedrooms & 3 baths•

Stainless appliances• Double garage• Huge driveway•

John Dale604-816-96042010Master Member

HOLLY LANE – AGE 55+Master on main fl oor• 1,432 sqft• 3 bedrooms & 3 baths•

20 x 10 patio• Double garage with ex deep bay• Pitt Meadows location•

STAVE FALLS ACREAGEBeautiful property 2.5 acres• 3,320 sqft with 2 bdrm suite• 5 bedrooms & 3 baths total•

Triple garage plus det. shop• No-thru road• Just east of MR/Mission border•

MISSION FIXER UPPER.62 acre property• 1,043 sqft• 2 bedrooms & 1 bath•

Fronting and backing ravines• Private & quiet no-thru rd• Just 5 mins from Lougheed Hwy•

MAGNOLIA GATEJust 4 years young• 829 sqft• 1 bedroom & 1 den•

Granite counters & stainless appl.• Master with large WI closet• Covered deck•

THE EVERGREENShows like new• 852 sqft• 2 bedrooms & 1 bath•

Newer laminate fl oors & carpet• Living room with gas fi replace• In suite & storage locker•

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$325,000$325,000$419,000$419,000

$659,900$659,900 $249,900$249,900

$199,900$199,900 $189,000$189,000

Covers the entire 4th fl oor!• 2 bed/3 bath & den• 1,680 sq ft• Expansive Terrace• Gas F/P & H/W included in • maintenance2 parking stalls•

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#401 19130 Ford Rd, PITT MEADOWS #311 1199 Westwood, COQUITLAM2 Storey T/H 3 bed/2.5 bath• Separate eating area• Fenced/private backyard• Single garage & extra parking• Backs onto neighbourhood park• No pet restrictions•

$299,900$299,900

Minutes to Tee Time

Overlooking inner courtyard• Ground level unit with expansive patio• 1 Bedroom & Den• Deluxe kitchen w/granite & s/s • appliancesGym, clubhouse, sauna, pool table• Rentals and pets allowed w/• restrictions

Quiet West Maple Ridge location

#103 19673 Meadow Gardens

$239,900$239,900

Corner unit with lots of sunlight• Immaculate condition• 2 Bed/2 Bath• View of Westwood Plateau• Gas F/P, H/W & cable included in • maintenanceComplex has indoor pool, hot tubs & • exercise equip

#40 21801 Dewdney Trunk Rd

Walk to Coquitlam Centre

A WHOPPORTUNITY!Investment with cash fl ow! No updating required here… just move in or rent out tomorrow! Bright, spacious, two bedroom, three bathrooms & a loft! It’s gorgeous. A beautiful place to call home! View this updated townhome with Terri today – call me at 778-988-1224 for your private viewing appointment today!

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Terri Smith

$242,000$242,000

ROOM FOR THE TOYS...Big boy toys that is! Triple garage for Dad and a deluxe home in Maple Crest for Mom! All the luxuries are here… spacious rooms, high ceilings, granite counters and more! The unfi nished basement lets you customize the layout to suite your families needs. Call Terri for your private viewing appointment today!

$632,000$632,000

22308 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge • 604.466.2838# 2 - 19126 Ford Road, Pitt Meadows • 604.459.2838

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Townhomes from $319,900 inc. net HST

Access to complex off Cedar Street, north of Cherry Avenue. Look for signs.

32792 Lightbody Crt. Mission

25 Unit gated complex 3 bdrms, 2.5 baths + fl ex room. Main fl oor boasts h/w & tile fl ooring., 9 ft ceilings, maple kitchens w/granite counter tops, f/p & designer colours, 5 appliances, blinds and parking for 2 cars.

3 Bedroom Townhomes from $249,900 plus HST

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32501 Fraser Crescent, Mission

Proudly built by Mt. Baker Enterprises. Fraser Landing offers 2 & 3 bedroom units ranging from 1205 to 1592 sq. ft. All units have an enclosed garage and are complete with stainless steel appli-ances, maple cabinetry and laminate fl ooring. Walk to shopping, the West Coast Express and all other amenities from this central location.

To view call Mindy 604.826.1000

Totally Custom 2 Storey!Big master on Main. Quality thru-out, best of best!! In fl oor radiant heat-geo therm system. Open fl /plan w/WOW kitchen. Tons of parking/RV. Big corner lot and much more. $549,900

#0595


Prime Development PropBig corner (2 road fronts)! Great multi family site with rezoning. 2 small rev-enue houses, generate income while re-zoning process. Great location - Hurry on this one!!! $799,900

#0594


Price Below Assess ValueHome is like brand new! Compl. reno top to bottom in ‘09! Great rm style. view Mt Baker & valley. Hickory h/w fl r riv/rockfi replace, heritage style mill work. Master on main. $374,900

#0596

NEW LISTING

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Out of this World View!!Beautiful, private hedged 0.4 acre on south side of Norrish Ave. Rancher is beautifully decorated! 3 bdrms. Inlaid h/wood fl rs & coffered ceilings. Newer roof, furn. & more. $529,900

#0575

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Impressive End UnitSave the HST Great rm concept w/kitch in center of home. Maple shaker cabi-nets, SS appl, huge center isl 2 bdrms up. Master has walk-in closet and 3 pce ens. Sgl car garage. $265,000

#0567

REDUCED


College Heights Location!Priced to Sell! Finished bsmt home. Cedar deck w/hot-tub, fenced backyard. Oak h/wood fl oors, designer colours, 3 f/baths, oversize garage. Walk to schools & new Shopping Plaza. $414,900

#0510

REDUCED


Surrey - Att DevelopersAttention developers!! Possible 5-6 lot subdivision. Older home on 1.03 acres of prime development. Property has had 3rd reading with City of Surrey. Hurry on this one!!! $1,250,000

#0260


Privacy Seekers!!!Contemporary living, private 1.05 acre suburban lot. Custom 4 level split over-looking treed forest & Alouette Riv. Stu-dio/workshop perfect for home based bus. 3 bdrms + 3 baths. $699,000

#0272


Cul-de-sac Maple RidgeBeautiful 4 level split features over 2700 sq. ft. of luxury living space. 5’ crawl space, lots of storage. Located in quiet cul-de-sac in area of good homes, close to schools. $524,500

#0592


Walk to Whonnock Lake!!!Huge Shop! Huge Lot! Beautiful land-scaping, complete with fi sh pond, total-ly private! No stairs with this real nice 3 bdrm, 2 bath rancher, gas f/p, lam & lots of updates. Priced to sell. $519,500

#0513


Country Lane/Maple Ridge4 bdrm, 4 bath on a no thru st 2 storey with a fully fi nished basement. 9 ft cei-ing. Great room! Oak kitchen w/island. 2 car garage. Lane access! South facing backyard! Close to schools! $396,500

#0583


Moonlite Grove, Maple RDowntown Maple Ridge, wheelchair and scooter 55+ building. Corner unit, kitchen is open plan w/centre island. 2 bdrm, 2 bath. Enclosed glass balcony. $128,900

#0509


4 Bdrm Character Home!Great central area. Rock-faced f/p, wired shed & garage, high energy furnace. Beautiful decorated, close to schools, rec facility & park. A must see!! Shows very well!!! $239,000

#0565


Only $229,900Skiing, boating, golfi ng, back roading! Easy access for the avid outdoorsman. 3 bdrm, 1 bath 1200+ sq. ft. rancher on 0.72 acre with mtn. views. 24x26 det. gar/wkshp. $229,900

#0522


Industrial ParkMission Way!! Prime location for this big corner, high visible exposure unit! Warehouse/retail space, 3 pce bath-room, mezz fl r for offi ces/storage. Huge roll-up bay door. Imm. Pos. $219,500

#0534


Adorable Little Home!Great starter or retirement!! Everything almost new! New roof, windows, fl rs, kitchen, paint & more. Re-done bthrm. Private back yard. Great quiet location on dead end street. $199,900

#0538


Gated “Edwards Estates”55+ complex!! Vaulted ceiling in liv-ing room. 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, gas fi replace. Spacious shower in ensuite. Sought after adult complex. $205,000

#0123


Larger than a Condo!!!Big Beautiful Double Wide! On Mission/Maple Ridge border! Redone with up-dates galore, kitchen w/granite, d/r with built-ins, huge l/r, 3 bedrooms, covered s/d. You will be impressed! $129,500

#0126


Cloudcroft Manor - Abbotsford 2 bdrm, 1 bath @ Cloudcroft Manor. Close to everything. Almost 950 sq.ft. of functional living. $127,900

#0239


2 Bdrm Mobile-Ruskin ParkElectrical redone, new insulation. Pan-oramic view of Stave Lake, River and Mountains. Double wide, 1056 sq. ft. of living space. Partly covered 200 sq. ft. deck. $116,900

#0511


Georgian Park in Abbots.2 bedrooms, conveniently located. Backs onto private treed backyard. New furnace. Covered sun deck. Lots of park-ing. $46,200

#0514


5.733 Acres in AgassizPerfect for the adventure seeker! Could be a great home/home away from home. Close to skiing, lakes, golfi ng and all year fun. 4 bdrm home w/2 outbuild-ings. Beautiful surroundings. $349,900

#0276


Home & 10 Acres-ClintonBacks onto Crown Land! Bring the horses to this 10 acre private property. 3 bdrm rancher, out buildings, workshop, chicken coop, cabin with elec. for guests. Fenced. Priced to sell! $229,500

#0270


Bouchie Lake - Cariboo5 tranquil acres located only 1/2 hour out of Quesnel. Get away from the hus-tle of the commercial world. 500+ sq ft with 5x16 front porch. Electric done to code. Wood shed! Shop! $127,500

#0227

Building /Development

2 Commercial LotsAdjoining commercial/industrial lots. Can be sold separately or

together $149,900 ea

Amazing Hemlock ValleyGreat investment - zoned for6 plex - all services available

at lot line $129,900

Cul-De-Sac Location2 great lots in greatcul-de-sac location

$174,900 and $186,500

Lot on SalsburyGreat building lot!!Centrally located!!!

HST payable by buyer.$195,000

One Acre Building LotGreat location, only minutes to

everywhere! - city water, natural gas $339,500

Quiet & Private 13.2 AcresSerene property on quiet

cul-de-sac $349,900

Acre Lots By Golf CourseFabulous Acre parcels - build your

dream home retreat!$329,500

Excellent Location!Close to Allen Lake, septic, well &

geotech done! $468,800

Prime Location! 18.8 Acres!Property located in ALR

$1,499,000

Big Beautiful7800 sq. ft. Lot to build yourDream Home!! $249,900

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• Beautiful 2 storey w/fi nished bsmt.

• Laminate fl ooring. Designer paint.

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Maple Ridge (BC) – My name is Dawn, and my husband and I have lived in this home in Maple Ridge for 11 years now, but it’s always been our dream to get a home on acreage, especially once the kids moved out. Well, they have now, and in fact our daughter is getting married in a couple months.

Here’s our dilemma: We’ve been looking around at homes on acreage, like we always do, but we can’t take any real steps until we’ve sold our home. We have a beautiful, well maintained 2 storey home with a finished basement, and a nice private backyard where we often relax and enjoy our hot tub. Our basement is not walk-out, but a contrac-tor has told us we could convert it to a walk-out for around $5,000. My husband likes to putter around, so he has turned our 20x20’ garage into a workshop with 9’ high ceilings, 220V wiring, tel. and cable hook ups. Maybe a 400 sq ft future coach home (if District of Maple Ridge allows it)??

We spend a lot of time out of the house, and so our home is in great condition. We’ve tried to sell in the past, but to be honest; we weren’t really ready or motivated back then. But we are now. If we had more time, we’d ask at least $480,000, and it would probably sell for close to that. I say this because another very similar home down the road has recently been listed at $488,100. Anyway...that’s what we’d do if we had more time. But we don’t. We want to sell our house within 2 weeks, and that’s why we’ve decided to sell it for $464,000 so we can be sure to sell it in time to get the house we really want.

Our Realtor is having an open house this Sunday, April 3, at 2pm sharp, and we’ll be accepting offers on Sunday night after the open house, if we haven’t had any on the previous days. Our Realtor has set up a free recorded message with all the details about our house and directions on how to get here. You just need to call 888-560-4780, ext. 22, or if you’d like to see it before or after the open house, if still available, you can call our Realtor, Neville Adomi with HomeLife Trendsetter Realty at 604-467-4420. This is not intended to cause or induce breach of any existing agency agreement.

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We know that our two greatest psychological needs are to love and be loved. If you choose to believe that humans are the result of random evolution, good luck fi guring out where that deep need for love comes from.

If, on the other hand, you’ve recognized the handiwork of a De-signer in everything

and everyone you see around you, it won’t be hard to un-derstand why we desperately crave endless love.

The Bible says in one place that “God is love”. In another, we are told that we are created in God’s image.

It seems our need for love was placed there intentionally by the God who created us to be in relationship with Him.

The Bible also tells us that the only way to fi ll that gaping hole in our hearts is to discover God’s love for us. When we do, we suddenly fi nd that we now have the capacity to love Him and other people with the same kind of unselfi sh love He has for us: “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love” (1 John 4:7,8).

As we approach Easter, we are going to be reminded about how

selfl ess and unconditional God’s love is.

I was in my favourite fast food restau-rant this past week, sitting at a counter beside a young girl with some strik-ing tattoos up one arm. One colourfully emblazoned

a man’s name who I naively assumed was her husband. When I asked her about that, she reluctantly told me about her impetuous love for an old boy-friend. After they broke up, she tried only dating boys with the same name but that severely limited her op-tions. Her plan now is to remove it, but she’s dreading the pain.

What a vivid meta-phor for the pain we all go through looking for love.

So often we get disillusioned and embittered about love because we haven’t yet discovered true love.

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Anesthesio logists are warning a short-age of doctors in their specialty is causing surgery cancellations in the Fraser Health region and could leave new operating rooms unused once a major expansion of Surrey Memorial Hospital is fi nished.

Operating room slates have been cancelled at SMH a total of 283 times in the past year due to a lack of anaesthesiolo-gists, according to the B.C. Anaesthesiolo-gists’ Society.

In the past three months, they say 170 operating room days have been lost across Fraser Health – equiva-lent to 1,000 cancelled surgeries so far this year – with half the can-cellations in Surrey.

Society president Dr. James Helliwell said it’s also a growing problem at Royal Columbian, Eagle Ridge and Ab-botsford Regional hos-pitals.

“We’re not talking about just one or two closures, but hundreds of closures,” he said. “Patients are not get-ting surgery in a timely fashion and the wait list is growing.”

Anaesthesiology is one of the only special-ties where a shortage exists in the Lower Mainland, despite re-peated recruitment drives extending across Canada and overseas.

Most of Fraser Health has now been declared an underserviced area, Helliwell said, and foreign-trained anaes-thesiologists whose certifi cation is not rec-ognized in Canada are now being hired as a result.

“We’ve been look-ing all over the world and we still can’t get enough people to come here,” he said.

Helliwell said the situation is even more dire outside the Lower Mainland, noting half the operating rooms in Vernon are closed at any given time because of the shortage of anes-thesiologists.

“We need to sit down with government and fi nd ways to make the work-life balance bet-ter,” he said, adding anaethesiologists work upwards of 70 hours a week in Surrey and Ab-

botsford.That’s prompting

more anaesthesiolo-gists here to leave the province, he said, and for older doctors in the fi eld to retire sooner than planned.

He also proposes sys-tem reforms like hiring “physician extenders” – lower-cost aides who would support anaes-thesiologists.

Helliwell said that’s increased productiv-ity dramatically and reduced net costs at some hospitals in Que-bec and Ontario.

Fraser Health spokes-man Roy Thorpe-Dor-ward said the shortage of anaesthesiologists is “an ongoing chal-lenge.”

He could not con-

fi rm the number of OR slates and surgeries cancelled as a result.

“We are actively re-cruiting for current and future needs,” he said, adding the health authority remains op-timistic it will be seen as an appealing place to work, particularly as hospital expansions proceed.

Fourteen anaesthe-siologists have been hired since 2008 and just over 100 are now working across the re-gion.

According to the health ministry, the average full-time anaesthesiolo-gist now bills $340,000 a year and sees 10 per cent fewer patients than a decade ago.

And they increasingly

work part-time rather than full-time, averag-ing 153 days worked a year.

The anaesthesiolo-gists spoke out after Premier Christy Clark and health minister Mike de Jong on Mon-day staged a high-pro-fi le offi cial launch at the site of the Surrey Memorial expansion.

The $512-million proj-ect will add an eight-sto-rey critical care tower and new emergency de-partment fi ve times the size of the current one.

Nearing completion just to the northeast in Surrey is the $237-mil-lion Jim Pattison Out-patient Care and Sur-gery Centre, which adds several operating rooms for day surgery.

Doctor shortage behind surgery delaysRecruitment of anaesthesiologists a challenge

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Community Calendar lists events in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. Notices are

free to local non-profi t groups courtesy of The News. Drop off details to 22328 119 Ave., fax to 604-463-4741 or e-mail [email protected] at least a week before the event. Include a contact name and number. (No submissions by phone.) Listings appear as space permits. For guaranteed publication, ask our classifi ed department at 604-467-1122 about non-profi t rates.

Ongoing• Overeaters Anonymous

meets every Tuesday at the Maple Ridge Library, Alouette Room at 1:15 p.m. Drop in or call 604-878-4575 for more information. No dues or fees. Newcomers welcome.

• Singles dance, at various locations, every Saturday night. For more information call Doris at 604-465-4412.

• The Ridge Meadows Seniors’ Society hosts a seniors’ lounge at the Pitt Meadows Recreation Centre, 12027 Harris Rd. Open Mon-day to Friday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come by for tea, coffee and lively conversation. Mem-berships also available. More info at 604-465-2478.

• Blue Heron Toastmas-ters meets at Pitt Meadows

City Hall on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. To visit the club and see the contest, please visit [email protected]

• Co-depenence Anonymous can help if you desire healthy and loving relationships, Meetings are Mondays at 7:30 p.m. at the One Way Club Society, 22270 North Ave., Maple Ridge. Call 604-836-1217 for more information.

• Ridge Meadows Hospital is currently seeking donations of current, used paperbacks in good condition for patients and residents at the hospital. Paperback donations can be dropped off at the volunteer resources office Monday to Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Email [email protected] for more information.

• Ridge Meadows Hos-pice Society is hosting Meat Draws at the Jolly Coachman Pub, 19167 Ford Road, Pitt Meadows, every Saturday. Draw times at 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. All proceeds go to support the Hospice society programs.

• Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Community Services will be offering tax preparation services for seniors in our com-munity. Basic tax returns

only. Space is limited. Please call 604-467-6911 ext. 232 for more info.

• Grace Community Church in Pitt Meadows presents Coffee, Tea, ‘n Much More, every Thursday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. This event is for ladies to come together, share, build friendships, enjoy crafts, beauty, baking tips, and keeping fit. Event is free and no registration required. For more information, call Lois at 604-941-3543.

• The Stride to Thrive walking group meets at Jerry Sulina Park for a one hour walk on the dike every Satur-day morning at 10 a.m. Meet in the parking lot by the large notice board, rain or shine. This group is for women of all ages whose lives or the lives of family and friends have been affected by cancer. For more information, email: [email protected].

• The Hominum Fraser Valley Chapter is a support and discussion group to help gay, bi-sexual and question-ing men with the challenges of being married, separated or single. The group meets on the last Friday of the month. For information and meeting location call Art at 604-462-9813 or Don at 604-329-9760

• Eastern District Cricket

Club is looking for new members, male and female, for the 2011 season (April to September). Any skill level welcomed, equipment provided and coaching available. Contact Scott at 778-988-3260 for more information.

• Debtors Anonymous meets Tuesdays, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s church, 22165 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Hope and recovery for debtors, compulsive spenders and under-earners. For more information, email [email protected] or call John 604-928-9697.

• Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) meets every Monday (except holidays) from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Ridge Meadows Seniors’ Activity Centre library, 12150 224th Street, Maple Ridge. For more information, contact Elma at 604-463-4831, or by email at [email protected]

• Cythera Thrift Store has volunteer opportuni-ties for weekend Retail Cashiers. Shifts are one hour in duration. Full training and support provided. Please call Shelley at 604-467-4671. Net proceeds support women and children who are fleeing abuse.

• The North Fraser Thera-peutic Riding Association needs volunteers to help groom and tack horses and to lead or side walk with riders during their lesson. Horse experience is great but not required. If you enjoy the outdoors, working with won-derful people of all abilities, and love animals, this is the place for you. Please contact 604-462-7786 for further information or to sign up for an orientation.

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THE NEWS/sportsSection coordinator:Robert Mangelsdorf 604-467-1122 ext. [email protected]

Westview secondary grad Nathan Burke, aka Disco Fury, will be ap-pearing at the All Star Wrestling fundraiser event at the school Friday, April 8, where he’ll taken on fellow Westview alum Dylan Miller, aka Artemis Spencer. Proceeds from the event will benefi t the school’s athletic department.


Some dads play beer league hockey or softball. Some dads play in a band on Saturday

nights. Nathan Burke, aka Disco Fury,

wrestles. And after 12 years in the ring, Burke has no plans to step away anytime soon.

Disco Fury will be returning to his alma mater, Westview second-ary, for an All Star Wrestling fund-raiser for the school’s sports pro-gram on Friday, April 8. He’ll take on fellow Westview grad Dylan Miller, aka Artemis Spencer.

Burke is hard to miss in the ring, with his pink and blue bell-bottom stretch pants, and matching pink headband and wristcuffs. His gold-en locks have started to thin, and the corners of his once-chiseled physique have been somewhat rounded down at the edges over the years.

But what he hasn’t lost is his en-ergy, which he can barely contain.

Wrestling has been the perfect outlet for him, he says.

“It’s like detox, I need it,” he says. “Every time I get into the ring, whether it’s for fi ve minutes or an

hour, I get to be someone else.” But despite the fact he is now

married, and with an eight-year-old son, Jayden, he sees no reason to walk away from the ring.

“For me, it’s everything,” he says. “Some people drink or smoke, but wrestling is my vice.”

Some of Burke’s earliest memo-ries are of sneaking downstairs past his bedtime to watch wres-tling on TV, and getting up early on the weekend to catch Maple Leaf Wrestling.

“Hulk Hogan was the fi rst wres-tler I was really into,” he says.

Since he started wrestling in 1998, Burke estimates he was wres-tled in more than 1,000 matches. In that time, he’s travelled through-out B.C., Alberta, and Washington State, and as far away as Japan and the UK.

He’s taken on the likes of Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts, The Honky Tonk Man, and Jim ‘The Anvil’ Neidhart, as well as many of the new rising stars of the wrestling world.

Burke says he does around 30 shows a year now, from his peak of more than 200 a few years ago.

Burke fi rst started wrestling in 1998. He was at a wrestling event at GM Place dressed up as wrestler Mick Foley’s character, Mankind, when he noticed an elderly woman handing out fl yers to an indepen-dent wrestling show in Vancouver. He asked her how he could get in-volved, and she told him to call the

number on the fl yer and ask for Michelle.

Michelle turned out to be “Gor-geous” Michelle Starr, the male gender-bending headliner for All Star Wrestling, with whom Burke is still affi liated.

Burke told Starr he was 170 pounds and was ready to be a wrestler. In reality, he was 150 pounds soaking wet, and needed a lot of work.

“He called me out on it, but he was nice about it,” he says.

The two started training togeth-er. After a few months, Burke was nearly ready step in the ring, when his dreams of being a pro wrestler nearly came to screeching halt, lit-erally.

Burke was getting a ride to work from his wife’s friend when she rear-ended the car in front of her. Even though he had his seat belt on, the impact sent Burke fl ying through the windshield, resulting in three compressed vertebrae, and an assortment of cuts and bruises.

“I couldn’t do anything for a month,” he says. “My doctor said to give up wrestling, but when some-one tells me I can’t do something, that just makes me try harder.”

So Burke stepped up his training regimen, and within three months, he made his debut against Grue-some Annie in a battle of the sexes at an event in Lillooet. The loser of the match had to eat dog food.

Burke lost.“It was real Alpo,” he says.

The life of a pro wrestler isn’t al-ways glamorous, but that just adds to the camaraderie among the wrestlers, especially when they are on the road together.

“There’s all sorts of people who do this. We have one guy who’s a school teacher, one guy is a pretty

successful lawyer,” says Burke. “The stuff on TV is choreographed for months, but there’s no time to do that for us,” he says. “We show up to the show at 5 p.m. and go on at 7 p.m.”

While the outcome might be pre-determined, the violence is very real.

“I’ve got broken fi ngers, concus-sions, tore my Achilles tendon, you name it,” says Burke. “We’re really hitting each other out there, and it hurts quite a bit.”

Burke began in the ring as the Fabulous Fury, and soon became the Dancing Fury due to his slick moves in the ring. One night, one of the promoters suggested he use “Staying Alive” by The Bee-Gees as his ring music, and Disco Fury was born. As part of his routine, Burke baits the crowd with chants of “Disco Rules.” which predictably

turn to chants of “Disco sucks.”It’s been 15 years since he gradu-

ated from Westview secondary, and Burke says he wanted to help give back to the school, especially now that his younger brother, Joshua Prosser, is a student there.

When Burke last wrestled at an event held at the school in 1999, there was a young boy named Dy-lan Miller sitting in the front row that night. Miller graduated in 2004 and went on to become Artemis Spencer, with the Extreme Canadi-an Championship Wrestling. Next Friday the pair will face each other in the ring.

“He was my No. 1 fan that night, and now I’m going to be wrestling him,” says Burke. “It’s neat to see the young kids coming up. Who knows, maybe the next generation [of wrestlers] will be there this time.”

Disco Fury returns to Westview secondaryMaple Ridge’s favourite wrestler returns to his alma mater for fundraiser event


“Some people drink or smoke, but wrestling is my vice.” Nathan Burke, aka Disco Fury

Friday, April 8All Star Wrestling fundraiser for the Westview athletic department. Tickets $15 ringside, $12 general admission, $10 for Westview students. Tickets available at Wok Box 400-20395 Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge, Cutting Edge Nutrition 104-20306 Dewdney Trunk Road Maple Ridge, All Seasons Tanning-210-22529 Lougheed Highway Maple Ridge. For more information, call 778-868-6690. Tickets also available at the door.


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Sports calendar• The Ridge Meadows Racers speed skating club is holding its earlybird registration Saturday, April 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Maple Ridge Planet Ice. Come and join our team coached by former Olympian Eden Donatelli. www.ridgemeadowsracers.org • The opening ceremonies for Ridge Meadows Minor Baseball Association takes place at noon on Saturday, April 2 at Pitt Meadows Athletic Park. www.rmbaseball.bc.ca• Meadow Ridge Barracudas Female Minor Hockey Association is holding its annual general meeting Sunday, April 3, at 2 p.m., upstairs in the Maple Ridge Planet Ice meeting room. All members of MRFMHA are encouraged to attend this meeting. For more information, visit www.barracudashockey.ca• The Ridge Meadows Minor Lacrosse As-sociation is holding its annual general meeting at Planet Ice, upstairs in the meeting room, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5. www.rmburrards.com• The Maple Ridge Lawn Bowling Club is holding an open house April 9 and 16, starting at 9 a.m. at 11445 232nd Street, Maple Ridge. Qualifi ed lawn bowling coaches will be on hand to teach beginners how to lawn bowl.• Eastern District Cricket Club is looking for new members, male and female, for the 2011 season (April to September). Any skill level welcomed, equipment provided and coaching available. Con-tact Scott at 778-988-3260 for more information.

Chipping in Ed Mitchell of Maple Ridge chips out of the buncker on his approach to the 16th hole at Meadow Gardens Golf Club Sunday afternoon.


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Boys U-15Rank Name Home town Score1 Jordan Lu Vancouver 73-74--147 +32 Curtis Chan Richmond 78-71--149 +53 Logan Yanick Courtenay 79-72--151 +74 Santiago Bouyra Qualicum Beach 76-77--153 +9T5 Patrick Tan Vancouver 77-77--154 +10T5 Trevor Yu Vancouver 80-74--154 +10T7 Harry Huang Vancouver 81-78--159 +15T7 Sy Lovan Surrey 79-80--159 +159 Jae Wook Lee Langley 81-80--161 +1710 Henry Lee Coquitlam 81-81--162 +1811 Noah Guise Port Moody 88-84--172 +2812 Andrew Spalti Vancouver 96-86--182 +3813 K. Panaktalok-Olin Victoria 100-85--185 +41T14 Chris Fletcher Vancouver 101-91--192 +48T14 James Kim Vancouver 99-93--192 +4816 Liam Kruse Victoria 107-102--209 +65 Boys 15-19Rank Name Home town Score

1 Kevin Ko Coquitlam 72-72--144 E

T2 Matthew Broughton Victoria 71-77--148 +4

T2 Stuart Macdonald Vancouver 68-80--148 +4

T4 Ben Froese Kamloops 73-76--149 +5

T4 Kevin Kwon Pitt Meadows 76-73--149 +5

6 Lucas Gatto Burnaby 78-72--150 +6

T7 Chris Crisologo Richmond 74-77--151 +7

T7 Emmett Oh Calgary 72-79--151 +7

T9 Brayden Eriksen Parksville 74-78--152 +8

T9 Gunntas Sidhu Port Coquitlam 73-79--152 +8

11 Sean Hay Victoria 73-80--153 +9

T12 T. Jeff ries-Harrison Vancouver 76-78--154 +10

T12 Kieran Standen Edmonton 80-74--154 +10

T12 Josh Zhang Vancouver 77-77--154 +10

T15 Tae In Lee Maple Ridge 75-80--155 +11

T15 Greggory Palmer Port Alberni 73-82--155 +11

17 Alexander Chen Richmond 76-81--157 +13

18 Hiro Minakawa Victoria 81-77--158 +14

T19 Myles DeBrincat Coquitlam 80-79--159 +15

T19 Sean Gill Vancouver 84-75--159 +15

21 Trevor Garofano Coquitlam 78-82--160 +16

22 Alex Leech Mission 81-81--162 +18

23 Simon Blaker Langley 82-81--163 +19

T24 Tom Bang Coquitlam 80-84--164 +20

T24 Dylan Cheyne Cold Lake 87-77--164 +20

T24 Connor Moore Bonnyville 83-81--164 +20

T24 Wyatt Racette Burnaby 82-82--164 +20

T28 Jerry Bang Coquitlam 79-87--166 +22

T28 Geoff Fry Calgary 81-85--166 +22

30 Jonathan Fry Calgary 82-86--168 +24

31 Chanan Poonian Surrey 83-86--169 +25

32 Young Oh Coquitlam 83-87--170 +26

33 Joel Robertson Coquitlam 92-82--174 +30

34 Seung Jun Woo Maple Ridge 94-87--181 +37

35 Joshua Zaporzan Winnipeg 97-86--183 +39

36 Sean Park Coquitlam 94-98--192 +48

GirlsRank Name Home town Score

1 Anica Yoo Coquitlam 76-72--148 +4

2 Jamie Oleksiew Surrey 76-76--152 +8

3 Naomi Ko Victoria 80-76--156 +12

4 Ally Shin Coquitlam 78-79--157 +13

5 Muni He Pitt Meadows 78-80--158 +14

T6 Cherie Chua White Rock 81-80--161 +17

T6 Keanna Mason Maple Ridge 83-78--161 +17

8 Rachel Shi Vancouver 79-88--167 +23

9 Ye Rin Suh Coquitlam 84-84--168 +24

T10 Haley Kruse Victoria 86-84--170 +26

T10 Annie Songeun Lee Surrey 85-85--170 +26

12 E. Hernandez Richmond 90-82--172 +28

13 Lana Gill Vancouver 85-88--173 +29

14 Tiff any Kong Vancouver 88-88--176 +32

15 Rachelle Nielsen Summerland 87-92--179 +35

16 Julia Yu Vancouver 88-92--180 +36

17 Jacqueline Law Richmond 90-92--182 +38

18 Ashley Cai Vancouver 95-94--189 +45

19 Sara Spencer Grande Prairie 99-92--191 +47

20 Julie Lym Vancouver 98-103--201 +57

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