maple ridge pitt meadows news - july 6, 2011 online edition

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Five companies that are part of the Aquilini Investment Group have been given a licence to pump water from the North Alouette River, even though they still face environmental charges.

The pump that will be used to move water under the new licence

is the same one which led to the charges.

A short-term water permit was issued June 24 to numbered com-panies 374917 B.C. Ltd. to 374921 B.C. Ltd., inclusive for watering, harvesting, frost protection and storage purposes for cranberry fi elds in north Pitt Meadows.

Those same companies face six charges under the Water Act, including diverting water without authority, illegal use of water, and installing a pump into the river without authorization. The charges were fi led in Port

Coquitlam Provincial Court last February in connection with the 2009 installation of a 45-centime-tre-wide water intake pipe in the North Alouette River.

In total, 11 charges were fi led under the Water Act, the Fisher-ies Act and Dike Maintenance Act. The counts, regulatory offences rather than criminal matters, are fi led against fi ve individuals, two companies, as well as the six num-bered companies, by the Ministry of Environment’s conservation of-fi cer service.

Named in the charges are Elisa

Aquilini, Francesco Aquilini, Pau-lo Aquilini, Roberto Aquilini and Richard Matis, as well as CPI – Cranberry Plantation, and Global Coin Corp. Their next court date is July 12 in Port Coquitlam.

Environmental activist Jack Em-berly said the charges should be dealt with before the government issues more water permits.

“I don’t think this licence should be granted until this case is re-solved and we have a system in place that monitors how much they’ve used.”

Even though charges are still before the courts

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Water licence issued for berry farm

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A summer’s dayVeronica Wyatt, 6, out of school for summer, tries to net some fi sh in the Alouette River by Maple Ridge Park on Monday. See slideshow @ mapleridgenews.com.

User fees for Thornhill water?

Maple Ridge will study who uses two new roadside water stations in eastern Maple Ridge and why, and may use the data to slap a user fee on residents who do.

The district built a new water pumping station on Jackson Road and 106th Avenue last year and is planning another this year for Roth-say Street.

The new stations replace old stand pipes on 102nd Avenue, at 244th Street and another on 256th Street that Fraser Health wanted shut down for health and security rea-sons.

The new water station has card locks so that not just anyone can drop by and help themselves to the fresh water provided by Metro Van-couver’s system.

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See License, p4

Opinion 6

Tom Fletcher 6

Parenting 17

Arts&life 20

Sports 23

Community Calendar 27

Seniority 30

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Armed with a camera, Will Dugger has been spending his free time, seat-ed at an intersection in south Haney, eyeing every car that slows down.

He makes it rather obvious he’s documenting their license plates, es-pecially if he catches them approach-ing a sex trade worker.

“I’m not playing a game,” says Dug-ger, who was propelled into action last month after a man propositioned his 18-year-old daughter.

“If I can do something to effect change, I will.”

Initially, Dugger stapled large hand-written signs to telephone and hydro poles in the Maple Ridge neighbour-hood, along North Avenue, 224th and Fraser streets, warning sex trade workers and their clients, or “johns,” they were being watched.

The signs, however, contravened a municipal bylaw and were promptly taken down by district staff.

Dugger now plans on using his truck as a billboard to shame the folks who are travelling to his neigh-bourhood to buy sex.

“I’m not going away,” he says.“I’m just saying, ‘move, go some-

where else. Do it on the main strip on Lougheed. Not in a residential area.’ “

Dugger’s approach, however, isn’t supported by groups that advocate for sex trade workers because it leads to displacement and pushes the trade further underground, thus making it

more dangerous.“He is complicating an already dif-

fi cult situation,” said Susan Davis, a sex trade worker, advocate and activ-ist from Vancouver.

“You are putting people in harm’s way by forcing them to move. If they really want to do something, they should sit down with the women, meet with them and try to fi nd a way to meet everybody’s safety con-cerns.”

Even local Mounties recommend that Dugger cease his shaming tac-tics.

The Ridge-Meadows detachment reports it has received just four com-plaints about prostitution from the south Haney neighbourhood since the beginning of the year.

Sgt. Daryl Creighton’s Street En-forcement Unit last conducted an un-dercover sting a year ago.

He disagrees with Dugger and

other residents who claims that the neighbourhood lacks police patrols.

“We have maintained a police pres-ence in the area between Dewdney Trunk Road, the Fraser River, 222nd Street and 228th Street,” said Creigh-ton.

The Ridge Meadows RCMP Com-munity Resource Team continues both foot and bike patrols of the neighbourhood, and general duty of-fi cers are in the area daily.

“All of our offi cers have gotten to know the street survival workers, and they check up on them on a regu-lar basis,” Creighton said.

“RCMP strongly discourage citi-zens taking the law into their own hands. If anyone observes this, or any other type of criminal event oc-curring, we ask they call our offi ce. All police offi cers are trained in deal-ing with these matters, and diffusing confl icts.”

Resident keeping eye on sex trade

A young sex offender from Maple Ridge has been released from custody less than two months after he violated his bail condi-tions.

James Edward Harry, 19, pleaded guilty to two counts of breaching probation and was sentenced on Thursday to a day in jail and a three-year probation order.

Harry was arrested in May, two weeks af-

ter being released from a remand centre for violating bail conditions imposed on him for a similar breach in January.

Ridge Meadows RCMP allege Harry left his apartment unescorted.

Mounties characterize him as a “danger-ous sexual predator” and issued a warning about him a day before he was arrested in May.

Cpl. Alanna Dunlop said the public interest notifi cation was made under the Privacy Act of Canada, in the interest of public safety.

At the time of his arrest, Harry was being supervised by the Maple Ridge probation offi ce and is still being monitored by Ridge Meadows RCMP’s serious crimes unit, which fi rst became aware of Harry when he was a

youth.Court records show

Harry was placed under a peace bond in Octo-ber 2009 because police feared he may commit a sexual offence against a person under 16.

The peace bond was sworn just three months after Harry turned 18.

He breached the peace bond on Sept. 8, 2010 and spent 16 days in jail. He also received a 12-month probation order.

Harry, however, violated the probation or-der in January and proceeded to violate bail

conditions in May.Under the terms of his latest probation or-

der, Harry is prohibited from having contact with anyone under 16.

He is also required to stay away from parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, day-cares, schools and anywhere else children are present.

He is not allowed to use a computer or the Internet to communicate with anyone under 16 or access social networking sites such as Facebook.

He is not allowed to work where he can come in contact with anyone under 16.

He also has a daily curfew for the next three years from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. and must attend counselling.

Maple Ridge bylaws has taken

down Dugger’s signs along North Avenue, between

Fraser and 224th streets.

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As one president steps away, a new one steps for-ward to take charge of the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Chamber of Commerce.

Ken Holland is replacing Jeremy Bekar, the chamber of commerce said in a Tues-day news release. The an-nouncement confi rms what Bekar said last week after he resigned. Bekar had been president of the chamber for the past 18 months, but de-cided to step down before his second term expired.

Holland takes over with four years experience with the chamber.

He was unanimously elect-ed by the board of directors.

“[Holland] passionately be-lieves in the role of the cham-ber as a bridge to the growth and development of busi-nesses in our region and is dedicated to maintaining and strengthening the chamber’s ties with local government,” said a chamber news release.

Holland leads a board of di-rectors “who are enthusiastic about the revitalized strategic vision of the chamber and its growing relationship with the business community.”

Bekar said his resignation this month was a “positive and it means they’re [board of directors] doing a great job,” and don’t need him around anymore.

Bekar was president in 2010, during the chamber’s 100th year, and stayed on this year to help out following the res-ignation of previous execu-tive-director Dean Barbour.

‘Dangerous’ sex off ender gets probation, released

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But Tim Bennett, with the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Re-source Operations, said Tuesday that the court proceedings and the appli-cation are independent.

“If there was ongoing diversion of use, then that may change us look-ing at the licence.”

He said the Aquilini group has complied with requests to do several environmental impact assessments and had disconnected the pump. Bennett confi rmed that the existing pump will be used to haul water and that it was left in the river because it could have caused more envi-ronmental damage by removing it.

Golden Eagle Group, also part of the Aquilini Investment Group, which owns the Vancouver Ca-nucks, said in 2009 that it pumped water from the river briefl y to save young cranberry plants during a dry spring. It had applications pending for that use.

Bennett said the new

permit is stricter than usual because it requires an environmental moni-tor to observe the site and that Geri Partner-ship, also part of the Aquilini group, must pro-vide monthly reports of the daily water volumes diverted.

“That is defi nitely more prescriptive than would be typical on one of these kinds of permits. That level of reporting wouldn’t be normal.”

The company’s consul-tant prepared the envi-ronmental assessment, which was reviewed by the ministry and for-warded for comment by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. But the depart-ment didn’t respond.

“We’ll make a decision in the absence of a re-sponse,” Bennett said.

“I wouldn’t have ex-pected to see a red fl ag from DFO [Dept. of Fish-eries and Oceans], but you never know.”

Amanda Crowston, ex-ecutive-director with the Alouette River Manage-ment Society, wonders why a new water permit

was issued while charges are still before the court.

But she likes some of the conditions that have been added to the per-mit, such as the require-ment to only take water when river levels are high, at 0.6 metres above sea level.

“We are pleased that it’s being handled in such a way that there will be more reporting and ac-countability.”

That could serve as a model for future licences, she added.

Data collected by the environmental consul-tant should also be acces-sible to the public, said.

“Accountability is key here.”

One of the conditions says the monitor can stop the pump if it’s too risky and that any violations of the conditions have to be reported to the ministry.

Emberly also said the requirement for a moni-tor “sounds like a move in the right direction,” but also wants testing of water that’s released back into the river after it has been used for farm-

ing purposes.“We have to know that

the water is pure and there’s nothing harm-ful to the habitat or fi sh. If these things happen, we’ll be one step for-ward, knowing that our environment and health are safer.”

The water permit was issued for specifi c peri-ods, for the fall, begin-ning Sept. 1, for fl ood harvesting and frost pro-tection.

The permit also allows water used for irrigation, April 1 to Sept. 30.

An acre-foot is the amount of water needed to cover an acre one foot, or 33 centimetres deep.

More water is allowed to be pumped for storage purposes over the next 12 months. Total water au-thorized is 1,469 acre-ft.

The Water Manage-ment branch of the new Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Re-source Operations is-sued the licences. That replaces the former Wa-ter Stewardship Division in the Ministry of Envi-ronment.

Bulk water carriers can access the old stand pipes, a staff report notes.

Once data is collected about how who’s using the water stations, from where and how much, staff will present op-tions to council, which could include user fees.

But before any fee is put on water from the stations, Thornhill resi-dent Betty von Harden-berg says there should be district-wide meter-ing to curb waste by those who are in the po-sition to do so by having access to piped water.

People in the Thornhill area only use the water station for emergencies, for a couple of the hot-ter months in the year,

when their wells dry up, von Hardenberg said.

She had to haul water for the fi rst time last year, after living on Thornhill for 20 years, because she’d lent out part of her yard for a vegetable garden.

But most on wells in eastern Maple Ridge use the water stations only to haul water for drinking and bathing purposes. Neither does it make sense for people to drive here from out of the district, she said, just to fi ll up their con-tainers with water.

“It’s not something they use and abuse.”

Meanwhile, there’s only a small percentage of Maple Ridge homes that have water meters, allowing people to waste

water without penalty. “There’s nothing to stop someone from abusing that,” she added.

Langley township re-cently metered most of its residents before put-ting a fee on its water station.

Coun. Al Hogarth pointed out most resi-dents on the Metro Vancouver system pay for their water (through the fl at fee). “We have to realize, there is a cost to provide water.”

And others who pay that fl at rate could ask to have their rates re-duced if others are get-ting water for free, said Coun. Judy Dueck.

“I think it’s inevitable that there has to be some cost, there has to be some cost recovery.”

Coun. Mike Morden wanted to know if it was worth the cost to build the new bulk water sta-tions.

But public works gen-eral manager Frank Quinn said the old standpipes raised sever-al concerns with Fraser Health and have to be replaced. The old stand pipes have no backfl ow preventers to stop con-taminants from fl owing down the pipes and pos-sibly contaminating the water supply.

Von Hardenberg wanted to know why Fraser Health ordered the district to replace the standpipes now.

“It’s a real concern if there’s a health issue.”

An open house takes place in a few weeks.

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‘Old standpipes raised concerns’

A new water station was set up on Jackson Road by 106th Avenue last year.

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Grounds crews at Golden Ears Provincial Park were busy Mon-day, cleaning up trash left behind by thou-sands of long-weekend revelers.

More than 5,000 peo-ple visited the park’s camping grounds and day-use area each day over the long weekend.

Parks manager Stu Burgess estimated that more than 100 cubic yards of trash were generated by parks us-ers over the weekend.

“It’s amazing how

much trash people make when they are up here,” he said. “It takes about a day and a half to completely clean up the park, so we’d like people to clean up after themselves.”

The park’s 409 camp-grounds were fully booked Friday and Sat-urday night, while the Alouette Lake beach areas were packed with sun-worshippers throughout the week-end.

“The weather wasn’t the greatest, but it was a nice improvement on what we’ve had so far this year,” said Burgess. “For a lot of people, this was their fi rst taste of summer, so they seemed to be really enjoying them-selves.”

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“We had a few people who had a bit too much to drink,” he said. “But in all, it was a pretty average weekend for us.”

Parks staff are get-ting ready for another onslaught again this weekend. While the park’s campgrounds and day-use areas are all open for the season, some hiking trails in the park are still bur-ied under snow.

The Golden Ears peaks are currently inaccessible, while the hiker’s shelter near the peak is still half buried in snow, Burgess said.

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The District of Maple Ridge has been doing daily dike patrols since early June and staff have been in regular contact with colleagues in the lower Fraser Valley, monitoring the conditions and forecasts for each fi ve-day weather cycle.Prior to this recent expected slight increase, water levels peaked at 5.65 metres from June 10 to 15. • Levels at the Mission gauge can be obtained online @ http://www.wateroffi ce.ec.gc.ca/graph/graph_e.html?stn=08MH024.

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VICTORIA – There were high hopes and harsh words in 2000, when the provincial and federal govern-ments signed Can-ada’s fi rst modern-day treaty with the Nisga’a people of northwestern B.C.

The four villages are now governed by the Nisga’a Lisims government, which holds broad authority transferred from the federal and provincial governments.

While Canada’s fi nancial support continues to fl ow, the Nisga’a Nation is nearing the stage where it must begin to collect taxes and become self-sustaining.

A new study by the Winnipeg-based Frontier Centre for Public Policy offers a unique look behind the scenes of this remote experiment. And judging by the hostile response of the Nisga’a govern-ment to the fi ndings, it may be the last one for some time.

Is the Nisga’a Nation ready to support itself? The short answer is no, according to polling data and extensive interviews with “key informants” who are not identi-fi ed.

Co-author Joseph Quesnel told me he interviewed 15 infl uential people, both supporters and critics of the treaty, since he fi rst visited the region last fall.

A larger phone survey by COMPAS Re-search found that more people trust the Nisga’a government compared to the old Indian Act regime. But divisions remain, particularly over giving up aboriginal tax exemptions.

Quesnel said he met people who have left the Nisga’a villages for nearby Tsimshian communities, before sales and income taxes take effect in 2013.

According to the study, a culture of dependency that grew up during a century of colonial-style rule remains pervasive. The authors report many of the same problems that plague Indian Act reserves, such as willful damage to hous-ing, accusations of nepotism and failed business investment.

“More than one key informant observed that old attitudes and mentalities persist regarding public services,” the report states. “Expectations at the local level that the village government will provide everything are still rampant.”

Quesnel said the Nisga’a Nation’s recent move to allow fee-simple ownership of municipal-style lots is a key step towards self-suffi ciency. But the land title system is still in development and it’s too soon to see results.

The study notes that economic condi-tions in Nisga’a territory have become worse since the treaty. Quesnel agreed with my suggestion that this has more to do with the decline of forestry and fi shing than any failure of governance.

Nisga’a Lisims President Mitchell Stevens issued a statement rejecting the report’s fi ndings, citing two factual errors and denying that he had participated.

Quesnel, a Quebec Metis with a background in journalism, said he was welcomed on his initial visit and was even invited to attend a Nisga’a Lisims execu-tive meeting. But he said Stevens and other offi cials “stopped responding” as the project progressed.

In his statement, Stevens described the code of conduct for Nisga’a offi cials and

the complaint process people can use to hold them accountable for decisions. The president dismissed the “colourful com-mentary” of a few “key informants” who didn’t expect to be quoted.

Quesnel says that despite the slow prog-ress, he remains convinced the Nisga’a treaty is a positive step. Now investors have only one government to deal with, and the region has electricity, mining and gas development on the drawing board.

And there are lessons to be learned by other aboriginal communities, such as tackling dependency and addiction problems before a treaty is signed, and bringing in outside experts to set up busi-nesses.

“Mitchell Stevens, when I spoke to him, was optimistic about the ability to reduce transfers, even eliminate them,” Quesnel said. “Without fi nancial independence, I think political self-government is really an illusion. Ultimately, you’re still depen-dent.”

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press

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The Aquilini group has been issued a license to withdraw water from the Alouette River to irrigate berry fi elds even though environmental charges against members of the Vancouver company for do-ing so without one are still before the courts.

Francesco, Paulo, Elisa and Roberto Aquilini, along with Richard Matis were charged in February with 11 counts under the Water Act, the Fisheries Act and the Dike Maintenance Act, in connection with the installation of an irrigation pipe in the North Alouette River in May 2009. CPI – Cranberry Planta-tion, and Global Coin Corp. were also charged.

The Golden Eagle Group, which is part of the Aquilini Investment Group and owns almost 5,000 acres of berry fi elds in Pitt Meadows, has said it in-stalled the pipe, then pumped at least 100,000 litres of water in order to save young cranberry bushes, while waiting for approval.

Penalties under the Water Act can range from fi nes of up to $200,000, or six months in jail, or up to $200,000 daily for continuing offences.

Environmentalists question why a water licence has been granted before those charges have been dealt with.

But they are satisfi ed that as part of the new per-mit, a monitor has been appointed to observe the site and fi le monthly reports. That is stricter than usual, and could serve as a model for future water licences.

A qualifi ed environmental monitor will visit the site monthly to observe water diversion and has the authority to shut down the pump if it poses any environmental risk. The monitor must also call the water management of Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations to report any vio-lations.

This is one step away from making the informa-tion publicly accessible, a critical component to ac-countability that’s needed when allotting water.

Presumably, any incidents reported to the min-istry could be available to the public. This could be a precedent for future water permits and the government should be applauded for setting these conditions.

Depending on the outcome of the court case, and the performance on this permit, the ap-plause for the Aquilinis will have to wait.

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THE NEWS“Expectations at the local level that the village government will provide everything are still rampant.”


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EDITOR, THE NEWS:Re: Nobody died, give kid a break (Commentary, July 1).I totally agree with Phil Melnychuk. He makes a lot of

sense in what he says in defense of a teenager who, in the midst of a riot, lost control of his better judgement, and has since sincerely apologized for it.

What disturbs me most is the vigilantly attitudes of peo-ple who want to crucify this poor kid, including Christy Clark’s knee jerk comment that they should all be jailed. What an ignorant statement from our premier.

What do you really think would have been gained by putting this kid in jail for a spur-of-the-moment mistake, where he didn’t hurt or injure anyone?

It has certainly displayed a darker side of what lurks inside all of us, in our lust for revenge.

The same venom which drives the vigilantly crowd, is just as bad, if not worse than what these kids did in the riot.

We’d be well advised to look deeply into our own mo-tives for wanting to crucify these kids, and show some compassion and forgiveness. We all make mistakes –es-pecially teenagers. Give this kid a break.

Let’s keep it in perspective, as Mr. Melnychuk suggests, and realize that no one was killed, and hopefully these kids learn a hard lesson about not getting sucked into a mob mentality riot in the spur of the moment.

JOHN MCKENZIE

MAPLE RIDGE

Don’t get sucked in to mob mentality

Consumption is a fair taxEDITOR, THE NEWS:

Re: Don’t be fooled by HST propa-ganda (Letters, July 1).

Figures do not lie, but liars do fi g-ure.

I cannot recall where I heard this, but the quote certainly stuck in my mind, since it is so true.

Even if it is not an outright lie, one can easily mislead people with the sig-nifi cance of numbers.

For example, if a researcher reports on the effectiveness of a new vaccine for a problem where normally 50 per-cent succumbs if nothing is done and states that only one third died after the vaccination, then one would eas-ily come to the conclusion that this is quite an improvement.

However, the picture changes dras-tically when one discovers that only three patients received the new vac-cine.

Speaking about questionable num-bers, Wayne Clark writes that we should not be fooled by the HST pro-paganda and proceeds to present us with some numbers how the new tax is affecting him.

He claims to have to pay in excess of $1,000 more for his registered thera-peutic massage than before.

Since the $1,000 represents seven per cent of his total outlay for the treat-ment, he spends more than $14,000 on treating his fi bromyalgia, or about $40 a day, every day of the year.

One consolation is that much of that amount is tax deductible, if indeed he spends that much.

He also claims to have spent and ex-tra $2,000 in new taxes in the past 11 months.

Since the HST applies to about 20 per cent of the goods and services that were PST exempt before, Mr. Clark must have spent $28,500 on items that only had the GST before the HST.

If that applies to the 20 per cent of his spending, then he supports our economy at the tune of over $160,000 annually.

If he is that wealthy, then I do not feel sorry for him.

After all, the HST is a consumption tax and, therefore, a fair tax.

Poor people spend far less than rich people, and with this tax the rich pay

considerably more to provide the gov-ernment with the funds to pay for public services such as education and health care, and let us not forget the wages of all the government employ-ees.

I fi nd it ironic that the very people who object the most to the HST are the same who want more money from the government.

Where is that money going to come from?

The glib answer is, of course, that the big bad corporations should be taxed more to pay for their wage increases.

Do they remember what happens when the government does that?

The corporations either pack up and leave and many people lose their jobs, or they have to increase the prices of the goods or services they provide to remain in business.

One way or another, the consumer ends up having to paying more for just about everything and, therefore, will curtail their spending.

The combined result of that is that the provincial economy tanks and we once again will become a ‘have not’ province.

I, therefore, prefer to keep the HST. Not because I like to pay more in tax, but I do not want to see the inevitable cuts in health care and education if we go back to the antiquated GST/PST combination.

MARCO TERWIEL

MAPLE RIDGE

Vote without biasEDITOR, THE NEWS:

Re: Anti-HST signs OK in city now (The News, July 1).

I am disappointed to see Corisa Bell claiming that her ‘Yes’ signs must have been removed by Liberals.

It is not so long ago that Ms. Bell was vehemently complaining that her anti-HST campaign was assumed to be NDP-motivated. She is now making similar unfounded assumptions.

For you information, Ms. Bell, not all HST supporters are Liberals, and con-versely, not all Liberals are HST sup-porters.

If this referendum is decided on party lines, then we will be doing ourselves a

disservice. Yet the longer the campaign contin-

ues, the more likely it is that this will be the case.

I urge everyone to read all the repu-table information on the subject, ig-noring the hype, political posturing and blatant inaccuracies that are be-ing published.

Ask yourself if it’s reasonable for someone to claim he spends $1,000 in HST on massage therapy – that equates to more than $8,000 in fees in one year.

As advertising on both sides of the argument becomes more frenzied, it is increasingly diffi cult for the gen-eral public to make a balanced and in-formed decision.

It is essential that we vote without political bias and that we research ac-curate information that will give us a more complete picture of all the rami-fi cations of this tax, provincial, nation-al and international.

ANNE ROSTVIG

MAPLE RIDGE

Vote for more or lessEDITOR, THE NEWS:

It seems that every time I pick up the news, there are the same half dozen anti-HST writing their narrow focus of why the government should go back-wards and spend billions bringing back a poor tax because it did not tax one of two things.

If the HST is so bad because it now taxes a couple of other things, perhaps these writers could petition to exempt those items.

When the government has to pay $2 billion, they may have to continue tax-ing those items, anyways.

If those who are prepared to vote yes because they want to send a message, try sending a letter instead of insisting on a policy that will cost billions.

Governments must tax to provide services. We vote for a government that will tax to provide the services we want.

We vote on better services for more taxes or less services and less taxes.

We have an election to do that.DAN BANOV

MAPLE RIDGE

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Moving onFrom: Elizabeth Rosenau, posted on mapleridgenews.com.Re: Nobody died, give kid a break (Commentary, July 1).Phil Melnychuk: I appreciate that you showed balance in your article; there is so much hysteria and witch-hunting these days. I do not condone for one minute what the rioters did. It was definitely a huge embarrassment for us. But people need to have some perspective. By pointing out how often the police involved in serious incidents resulting in injury or death avoid charges and get to keep their jobs, you have provided food for thought. Our justice system is far from perfect, but mob justice or vigilante justice is not the way to go. Let’s hope we can learn some lessons from this, hold people accountable for their actions in court and move on.

Not over itFrom: Jeromie Williams, posted on mapleridgenews.com.Re: Nobody died, give kid a break (Commentary, July 1).Dear editor, as a columnist myself, I was shocked and disheartened to see that your paper would run such a blatantly callous and biased article, and that is saying something for an opinion piece. Your article shows a cavalier disregard for the hundreds who were stabbed, beaten, punched and attacked by roving bands of thugs during the riots, in some cases, such as the story of the teen girl who punched so hard in the face by a 220-pound male that her jaw was unhinged at both sides and her chin is now being held together with metal plates. The fact that no one died should not be an excuse to tell people to “get over it.”

Not acceptableFrom: Kim Johnston, posted on mapleridgenews.com.Re: Nobody died, give kid a break (Commentary, July 1).It infuriates me that you think it is OK, that when Van city puts up screens for our people to watch the game, for people that night to gather about in festive mood to celebrate – win or lose – and people parked their cars in parking garages or the street, that that was an invite for some scum to come and burn down the city and smash everything in site, including the young girl who had to have her jaw wired back together because some 220-pound idiot smashed her in the face for being in his way. Maybe that is the mentality down your way, but that is just not acceptable behavior here.

EDITOR, THE NEWS:Re: Pitt mayor accepts city insurance

contract (The News, June 17).I would like to express my disdain over

the way that Pitt Meadows Couns. Deb Walters and Tracy Miyashita handled the award of the City of Pitt Meadows insurance business to Sharpe’s Insur-ance, which is owned by Mayor Don Ma-cLean.

This reeks of political grandstanding. I have not always voted for Mayor Ma-cLean. In fact, I haven’t voted for him during the past two elections.

But politics aside, I would have to say that the political knives were being brandished with self-gain being the mo-tivation.

First of all, the mayor’s agency has owned and paid property taxes on a business and building in Pitt Meadows for 55 years. The other two insurance

businesses that put forth proposals to handle the City of Pitt Meadows insur-ance portfolio do not have solid roots in Pitt Meadows.

Meier and Company is a New West-minster-based insurance business and Johnston Meier (no relation to Meier and Company) owns 35 offi ces, with only one offi ce leasing space in Pitt Meadows.

Is Mayor MacLean not allowed to put in a bid for the city’s business?

If that were the case, then Coun. Doug Bing, who is a Pitt Meadows dentist, should not allow any of the City of Pitt Meadows staff to get their teeth cleaned by him, nor should Coun. John Becker, who is a Pitt Meadows lawyer, allow any City of Pitt Meadows staff to use him for conveyance or wills services.

Should city staff have acknowledged that Mayor MacLean’s insurance busi-ness put in a bid for the city’s insurance

business? Absolutely, they should have.But I fi rmly believe that this was sim-

ply a mistake. Couns. Walters and Miyashita seized

the opportunity and spun it into a politi-cal circus for their own benefi t.

Shame on them. I, for one, will not vote for individuals

who put their own political gain ahead of the facts.

Sharpe’s Insurance is a pioneer busi-ness in our community and deserves the insurance business of the city.

MICHELLE DANIELSON

PITT MEADOWS

Editor’s note: Pitt Meadows Mayor Don MacLean did violate a section

of the B.C. Community Charter regarding disclosure of

municipal contracts.

‘Pitt councillors were just grandstanding’


More than 200 enter-tainers will be taking part in the 11th annual Maple Ridge Caribbean Festival this year at Me-morial Peace Park.

The two-day festival, which attracted about 18,000 people last year, will feature 15 bands on two outdoor stages, en-tertaining festival-goers with the sounds of reg-gae, calypso, salsa and soca music, said Deddy Geese, entertainment organizer.

Saturday’s activities have been extended this year, from noon to 9 p.m.

Headlining on Satur-day is Mike Amaral’s California Beach Boys Tribute Band.

“I’ve seen a lot of the band’s material,” says Geese. “It is original. It is absolutely fabulous.”

Geese wants to invite the community to put on their surf gear and have a great time with the band, which is trav-elling from California to perform.

“We have been wait-ing for summer for three months now,” Geese said of what he hopes will be a “beach party in the park.”

On Sunday, the en-tertainment again goes from noon to 9 p.m., starting with Bounty

Hunta, Vancouver’s fi rst reggae recording art-ist, followed by the steel drums of Tropical Heat.

The costume parade follows at 2 p.m.. Before that, children can make their own costumes at craft stations, then join the parade.

Headlining Sunday night, at 8 p.m., will be Steele, a Juno-nominat-ed reggae artist based out of Toronto, and Natural Flavas, a reggae and roots musical group based out of Vancouver.

Natural Flavas have backed up Tosh1 (the son of Peter Tosh) and Errol Blackwood of Mes-senjah on live perfor-mances and have also performed with the reg-

gae groups Inner Circle and Easy Star All-Stars.

During both days, 224th Street in Maple Ridge will be closed from 119th Avenue to Dewdney Trunk Road to accommodate food and craft vendors, as well as a kids zone, extend-ing north from McIntosh Avenue.

The kids zone will have lots of activities and crafts for children, as well as children-ori-ented vendors.

More than 15 food ven-dors will feature authen-tic Caribbean food.

• Tiffany Chen, festival volunteer coordinator, is still looking for volun-teers. Anyone interested should call 604-467-7459.

Caribbean Festival a ‘beach party in park’

Members of the Afro-Caribbean dance troupe per-formed at last year’s event.

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ITT-PL11-42 - LOADING AND UNLOADING AREA: 11900-224 STREET (AT MEMORIAL PEACE PARK)

The Corporation of the District of Maple Ridge (hereinafter referred to as “the District”) invites tender offers from interested and experienced contractors for the supply of all labour, materials and equipment required for the construction and installation as per specifi cations for the Loading and Unloading Area located at 11900 – 224 Street, Maple Ridge, B.C., adjacent to Memorial Peace Park.

Scope of works involves the construction of a vehicular loading and unloading area /transit pad, street furniture (e.g. bike racks), the installation of a new lighting system, sanitary and storm sewer pipes and catch basins, water main extension, irrigation system, water vault and fi re hydrant. Landscaping in this area will also be required to make repairs to the existing soft landscape areas with protection to existing trees, installation of a partially paved public space suitable for public events.

Sealed tenders clearly marked, “ITT-PL11-42 Loading and Unloading Area – 11900 224th Street (at Memorial Peace Park),” must be received by the undersigned, no later than 2:00 P.M. Local Time: Tuesday, July 20, 2011 at the following address:

Nichole Walsh, Purchasing Supervisor The District of Maple Ridge 11995 Haney Place, Reception Desk (Main Floor) Maple Ridge, B.C., V2X 6A9

A Non-MANDATORY site tour will be held at 11900 224 Street, in Maple Ridge, B.C., Monday, July 11, 2011 at 9:00 am, local time.

Tender submissions must be accompanied by the specifi ed 10% Bid Bond and Consent of Surety. The successful Tenderer will be required to provide a Performance Bond and Labour and Material Payment Bond, each in the amount of 50% of the Contract Price.

The lowest or any tender may not necessarily be accepted and the District will not be responsible for any cost incurred by the Tenderer in preparing the Tender. Award of Contract is subject to funds being legally available for this project.

Tender Documents may be obtained from the address listed above during normal business hours (Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, except holidays), upon payment of a non-refundable amount of $50.00 (not including HST) made payable to the District of Maple Ridge.

Documents may be downloaded, at no charge, from the District website at www.mapleridge.ca. Bid documents transmitted by facsimile machine or electronic media will not be considered. Bid documents submitted are irrevocable after the closing time.

All questions regarding this Invitation to Tender should be submitted in writing to Nichole Walsh, Purchasing Supervisor at [email protected].


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You are, more than likely, doing something right rather than wrong.

This summer marks the 11th year of the Summer Safety Smart Card program, spon-

sored by the Maple Ridge Fire Department, local McDonald’s Restaurants and RCMP Com-munity Policing Team.

From June 1 until the end of September, yellow cards will be handed out for free ice cream cones at McDonald’s, rewarding people who are en-joying the outdoors safely.

Assistant fi re chief Timo Juurakko says many injuries that occur during summer are preventable, and the program rewards positive and safe be-

haviour.And it’s not just for children

either. Last year, he says, a card

was given to a man using a weed eater wearing his gog-gles and another to a person who pulled their car over to use their cell phone.

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A First Nations man who sold halibut to the owners of two fi sh and chip shops in Maple Ridge and Pitt Mead-ows has been found guilty of three charges under the Fisheries Act.

James Robert Wad-hams, a resident of Port McNeill on Vancouver Island, faced a total of 10 charges under the act for allegedly ped-dling the fi sh that had been caught under an

aboriginal communal license for food, social, ceremonial purposes.

He will be sentenced in October.

Crown prosecutor Digby Kier called the conviction important because halibut is an important resource and is threatened by il-legal harvesting.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans began a year-and-a-half-long investigation into Wadhams after it received tips from the public on Vancouver Island.

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ducted on Wadhams, who was seen deliver-ing fi sh to Amy Zhuo Hua Zheng and Mi-chael Kam Fuk Ching, who have since pleaded guilty to the offences.

Ching, who owns Austin Fish and Chips in Valley Fair Mall in Maple Ridge, was fi ned $5,000 for three Fisher-ies Act contraventions, while Zheng, who owns Austin Fish and Chips in Pitt Meadows, got a $500 fi ne for two viola-tions.

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Wadhams was fi ned $5,000 in Port Hardy Provincial Court on Nov. 19, 2008 after pleading guilty to sell-ing fi sh caught by a harvester without a license authorizing sales.

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Ridge Meadows RCMP welcomed 11 new auxiliary consta-bles to the detachment on Thursday night.

A graduation cer-emony, attended by Maple Ridge Mayor Ernie Daykin and Pitt Meadows Mayor Don MacLean, was held at Thomas Haney Second-ary School.

The grad class per-formed a foot drill be-fore receiving badges from RCMP Supt. Dave

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Walsh praised the constables for dedi-cating three months to training and called them “ultimate volun-teers.”

The new auxiliary constables didn’t have long to rest, as they were on duty for Can-ada Day at 6 a.m. the next day on foot patrols in both Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge.

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The graduation ceremony was held Thursday at Thomas Haney secondary.

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A pair of would-be thieves set off a blast of pepper spray before fl eeing a house early Monday in Maple Ridge.

Wearing balaclavas to hide their faces and dark clothing, the men forced their way into the home on 124 Avenue around 4 a.m.

Insp. David Fleugel said the men damaged the house, but did not take anything.

The occupants of the home were pepper sprayed before the men left the house. They were last seen driving towards 232nd Street.

“The occupants of the home were not injured, and the motive for this crime is unknown at this time but it’s suspected to be drug-related,” said Fleugel.

Drugs, Taser, knivesDrugs and weapons

were found in a pickup truck early Monday af-ter Mounties stopped the driver for driving while uninsured.

The 39-year-old woman was pulled over around 1:30 a.m. in 23800-block of River Road.

While conducting a search of the truck, Insp. Dave Fleugel said police

found several individual packages of what they believe is crystal meth, along with other items consistent with drug traffi cking.

A Taser and knives were also seized. The woman was arrested and held in custody for a court appearance later in the day.

No breath sampleRidge Meadows RCMP

are seeking impaired driving charges against a 50-year-old Maple Ridge man involved in a car crash on Sunday.

The two-vehicle crash happened just before 3 p.m. on 228th Street and Lougheed Highway.

Police allege the man showed signs of being impaired by alcohol, so he was asked to provide samples of his breath for analysis.

Insp. Dave Fleugel said the man refused to comply with the offi cer’s demand.

The man was arrested and released on a prom-ise to appear in court. His pickup truck was im-pounded.

Robbed, assaultedA man who assaulted

and robbed another man was arrested Friday.

The theft took place along railway tracks in the 22200-block of River Road around 8:30 p.m.

Police allege the 20-year-old from Coquit-lam stole cigarettes, a small amount of money and a cellular phone be-fore running off.

The man met up with a group of friends in the area, but was eventually found by police.

Police said he was found drinking alcohol, violating a probation order.

During the investiga-tion, police found a teen-age boy, who is a friend of the accused, in pos-session of marijuana.

The marijuana was seized and charges of drug possession are

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Van recoveredA routine traffi c stop

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The white van was pulled over around 10:20 a.m. in the 11900-block of 227th Street in Maple Ridge. A police check of the licence plate showed it had been re-ported stolen to Burna-by RCMP and resulted in all three occupants being placed under ar-rest.

Two men from Burn-aby, ages 31 and 30, as well as a 28-year old Langley man were re-leased from custody, but will have to appear in court to face charg-es.

The stolen licence plates were seized as evidence and the van, which is owned by a rental company, was returned to its owner.

Cedar shakes stolenTwenty packs of ce-

dar roofi ng shakes were stolen last week during a break-in in Maple Ridge.

Thieves entered the sawmill on 287th Street sometime between 3:30 p.m. Wednesday and 8 a.m. on Thursday by cutting a hole in the pe-rimeter fence.

Golf carts missingA pair of golf carts

was stolen early Thurs-day during a break-in at the Maple Ridge Golf Course.

Thieves managed to get into a locked compound and drive off with the golf carts around 2:20 a.m.

Police said the thieves may have loaded the golf cars onto another vehicle or driven them to an unknown loca-tion.

Both carts are marked with ‘Maple Ridge Golf Course’ logos.

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1. The HST is now 10% - False The HST is 12% and will not be 10% for three years – if ever. There will be an election before that, and even if the HST were to miraculously drop to 10% - it will still apply to hundreds more goods and services than a 12% PST/GST for a total tax increase to consumers of $1.6B per year. And who says it won’t go right back up again later?

2. The HST will lower taxes – False This one is hilarious. The HST increases taxes for British Columbians by $2.8 Billion per year. That’s an average annual increase of $500 per person - or $1208 per average family – forever. Finance Minister Falcon says if his side loses he may disregard the result and expand the PST to items previously exempt – which would be illegal. Do you really trust this guy to cut the rate if he wins?

3. The HST will save you money - False And the tooth fairy is going to leave you a quarter under your pillow too. To get their numbers to show the HST actually “saving” you money they are calculating only “routine purchases” and that 90% of what you pay in HST will be passed back to you in lower prices. Have you seen lower prices?... We didn’t think so.

4. The HST benefits seniors - False Seniors and people on fixed incomes are some of the hardest hit by the HST. A one time rebate of $175 if you vote in favour of their tax in exchange for paying it for the rest of your life is a deal only a snake oil salesman would offer. Why take $175 when you can vote to cancel the HST and keep all your money? How dumb do they think we are?

5. The HST benefits families – False Next to seniors, working families are hardest hit by the HST because they are among the largest consumers and have dependent children. Bribes of $175 per child when your cost is closer to $400 a year each makes you wonder if they think all of us failed math as badly as they did. And what about a single mom with two kids going to college? She gets nothing while the Premier and Finance Minister who earn big six figure salaries get the rebate. Nice.

6. Business will pay more so you pay less - False A temporary increase of 2% in corporate taxes will be passed on to consumers with increased prices. Either way you pay the final bill whether it’s in HST or higher prices.

7. We’ll owe $1.6 Billion if we cancel the HST - False The “Independent Panel” says the HST generated $850 million more than budgeted. Setting aside that is the biggest tax grab in BC history, it means government already has $850 million to repay Ottawa. BC has only received $1B, and Ottawa collected $300M more in corporate taxes under HST than under PST. So it’s a wash. And keeping the HST would cost British Columbians alot more than killing it – over $28 Billion in new taxes in just 10 years.

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River from p15 Another fl ower you

will fi nd is the wild bleeding heart. Smaller than the garden variety, it spreads like a pale pink carpet under the trees. The heart-shaped

fl owers hang like small bells along the stem of the plant and are sur-rounded by feather-like leaves. This, too, is a fl ower that has its seeds spread by ants.

The fringe cup is

a member of the saxifrage family. It is scented and you can’t mistake its long stems with deeply fringed small round fl owers running along it. The leaves are round with frilly edges and they grow in clumps. They used to be used as a herb to aid the appetite but I would not recom-

mend trying it.These are just three of

the many lovely fl owers growing in the forest and along the river banks, all part of the fragile eco-system of the area.

Liz Hancock is a member of the Alouette

River Management Society.

The City of Van-couver and our civic pride are

still trying to recover from the damage done on June 15.

We shake our heads in disbelief when we see such violence, such self-centeredness, such blatant disregard for other people and their property.

What gives us hope, though, was the strik-ing contrast of people who do care, like the police who put them-selves in harm’s way, the selfl ess citizens who linked arms to protect an offi cer and the injured person he was rescuing, and the hundreds who showed up the next morning to clean up the mess.

What can we learn about love in the after-math of a riot?

In April, I wrote about God’s love.

The Easter season is a vivid reminder of God’s unconditional love for all of us.

The command that Jesus gave us just before he went to the cross was “to love one another as I have loved you” (John 13:34).

This month, I will

focus on how we can live out God’s kind of love in our homes and on the streets of our community.

While our city of-fi cials consider how to react better to pre-serve the peace, you and I can take a more proactive, preventative approach.

Let’s work together to come up with some long-term solutions that just may infl uence the next generation to be more loving.

According to the Bible, loving other people is the most ob-vious sign of maturity.

1 Corinthians 13 is known as “the love chapter” and is frequently read at

weddings. But it’s too late to

wait until marriage to learn how to truly

love. We need to start

passing on the virtues of love to our young children:

• Love is patient and kind.

Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude.

Love does not demand its own way.

Love is not irritable, and it keeps no record of when it has been wronged.

It is never glad about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out.

Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every

circumstance. Love will last forever.

(1 Corinthians 13:4-8)Right after this pas-

sage the Apos-tle Paul writes, “when I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child does. But when I grew up, I put away childish things.” (vs. 11).

Let’s face it – babies and young children, as cute as they

are, are really very self-centered. Our job as parents, teachers, and concerned citizens is to teach the next generation how to grow up and genuinely care for others.

I invite our read-ers to email me at [email protected] with their tried and proven ideas for teach-ing their children how to love.

Watch for your sug-gestions in print in the weeks ahead and let’s do our part to take love to the streets.

Rob Buzza is lead pastor at NorthRidge

Church.

What can we learn about love?

Acts of Faith Rob Buzza

Ants held spread the seeds of wild fl owers

“Let’s work together to come up with some long-term solutions that just may influence the next generation to be more loving.”

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I wrote my fi rst column for a local newspaper in On-

tario in 1983 and have continued to do so, on a weekly basis, in vari-ous communi-ties in which I have lived since then.

The basic premise of the column has always been about education or parenting and, as I have said before, it’s not from some feigned position of ex-pertise that I write, but more from an explora-tion of my own learning as I have gone through the stages of teaching, educational administra-tion and parenting.

I can assure you, I have never lacked for topics nor for experi-ences that have given rise to much thinking about what seems to make the most sense, even if it is from my

own limited perception.Now that all of my

children are grown and I have offi cially retired from the education

world, I have found myself pausing to think about what my writing should entail. While I have a long list of issues related to parenting and education that I have not yet addressed, I am also enter-ing a new

phase of my life, one in which I will be caring for my aging and ill parents.

In essence, I am going to be the child in their home, wrestling with a new role in which I have little experience.

Having been a decision-maker for many years now, my new role is not to make decisions for my parents, although that moment might well

come at some point, but to facilitate them being able to make their own decisions with as much independence or dignity as possible.

I’ll be treading a new fi ne line in so doing.

To some extent, my writing for this column has been a journal of my family’s experiences and I plan to continue that format.

However, I will likely be expanding the notion of topics to include a wider range than the issues of parenting and educating youth and teens.

The reality is that many readers will be entering a similar phase to me over the next few years, when a large generation of ag-ing parents will bring a new and different chal-lenge to our collective skills of caring for each other.

Just as we’ve shared ideas about parenting, so too might we share ideas of caring for our parents.

For me, the feedback I have received from readers has often been helpful in forming my own strategies and so

this column has, indeed, been a forum of shar-ing, and I invite readers to send stories, tips and questions as this topic of elder care develops.

Ten years ago, I had a list of about 500 top-ics I wanted to cover in the parenting and education fi eld. I’ve used many and added new ones so the length of that list has not changed much.

But 10 years ago I had no list of elder care top-ics; it simply wasn’t on my radar, despite my parents being in their late 70s at the time.

In the past two years, and particularly in the past six months, that list has exploded. I’ve begun reading a lot and talking to a lot of people with experience, both in elder care and in health care, trying to understand the chal-lenges faced by both the elderly and their families.

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The fi rst Ridge Meadows Job Fair will take place on July 21, 4-8 p.m. at Golden Ears Winter Club.

The job fair is an initiative by Peter Tam to con-tinue his commitment to Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, made during the recent Federal Elec-tion, to create jobs for youth and help improve the local economy.

Tam followed the FaceBook Group created by Ni-cole VanDerEst called “Jobs for Everyone,” to help youth in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows fi nd local work.

In addition, he believes that youth want to get into jobs that are more meaningful and could point them towards a career path.

Business in technology, tourism and recreation, as well as environmental products and public services are invited to present at the job fair and encouraged to take advantage of a variety of gov-ernment incentives, such as Youth Skill B.C., a program administered by Bowman Employment.

This program provides qualifi ed businesses or organizations $2,000 per new hired, plus $1,000 for training for the new young employees.

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There is no cost for job seekers who attend with resumes, but without, is $5.

This event is partially sponsored by Bowman Employment, the District of Maple Ridge and Pe-ter Tam.

More information is available on Facebook “Jobs for Everyone” and “Ridge Meadows Job Fair.”

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The California Beach Boys tribute band features Mike Amaral, Josh Meschi, James Nobriga, Jim Sealy, Richard Schmidt and Dennis Buldo.

‘Rollicking band of pirates we’

This year, Poppy Welsh will trying for a more prominent place on stage. Perhaps she’ll be one of General Stanley’s

daughters, a pirate maid or a police constable dressed in blue.

“I’ve played a lot of different roles in school,” says 12-year-old Welsh, who started a summer musical theatre workshop run by Odeum The-atre at the ACT in Maple Ridge this week and which will culminate in a performance of Gilbert & Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance on Saturday.

“I think I’m ready for a bigger part.”Welsh and 25 other young thespians have 10

days to master comic opera about Frederic, the pirate apprentice, who is indentured to the sea-faring scoundrels until his 21st birthday.

The actors get their scripts on Day 1, immerse themselves into learning a range of parts and need to know every note, rhythm and word by Day 3.

The cast, costumes, props and staging are only introduced – on Day 5.

“We only give them 10 days, but what we pro-duce is anything but a mediocre performance,” says artistic director Rayne Beveridge, who is sharing duties with Clarke Schaufele, from the University of Indiana, and Cari Russell, an actor and theatre instructor from Calgary, Alberta.

Even parents are surprised their children were capable of staging an entire operetta in little more than a week.

Ian McDonnell, whose son Trevor is enrolled in the workshop for the third year, admits he wasn’t expecting much when he watched last year’s performance of another Gilbert and Sul-livan classic H.M.S Pinafore.

If everybody had an ocean, across Canada


(From left) Cayla Lynn, Becky King, Graham Strang, Trevor McDonnell, Hannah Lynn and Poppy Welsh stage a scene from Pirates in Penzance.

Michael Amaral can whip up a beach party anywhere. As the lead singer of the tribute band California Beach Boys, he’s equipped

with a ready formula – the tunes written by the leg-ends of surf music: Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Den-nis Wilson, Mike Love, David Marks, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and Dick Dale.

“We’ve all been playing music since we were kids,” says Amaral, whose tribute band features his cousin, just like the original Beach Boys.

“We all grew up with it. I used to surf and I’d lis-ten to them on AM radio sing about California Girls and Surfi ng U.S.A. It was just so perfect.”

Often dressed the part in Beach Boys’ signature blue and white striped short-sleeved shirts and white pants, the six-man combo blends dreamy vo-cal harmonies with instrumental expertise.

Amaral admits the hardest part about saluting the Beach Boys is memorizing their layered vocals.


(Left) Kate Taylor, Alysha Hall, Sofia Acciarresi, Alex Shankland have yet to learn who they’ll be playing in the Odeum Theatre production of Pirates In Penzance, which plays the ACT on Saturday; (right) Cayla Lynn, Tianna Hall, Eric Dand, Marlee Macdonald, Sofia Acciarresi try out cos-tumes and characters before the workshop starts.

Odeum Theatre stages Gilbert & Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance at the ACT


See Pirates, p21


The California Beach Boys promises to bring the sounds of surf and sand to Memorial Peace Park

See Caribbean Fest, p21


“After all how good could it be after just a week to get ready?,” he says.

“I was expecting it to be like a school Christmas pageant, where you are happy to see your own child perform for fi ve minutes and then groaning through the rest. To my surprise and the director’s credit, the show was fantastic. The kids were well-prepared and enthusias-tic. I really enjoyed it, and my son did too.”

• Pirates of Penzance plays the ACT on Saturday, July 16 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Tickets are avail-able at the Bergthorson Academy of

Musical Arts (604-467 6613) or at the ACT in Maple Ridge.

Musicians neededThe Bergthorson Academy of Musi-

cal Arts is looking for a talented troupe of musicians for the comic opera Io-lanthe, to play the ACT next year. It’s the fi rst time the school will use live or-chestration for a musical production; it will feature 30 performers, aged 13 to 60. Bergthorson is currently accepting applications from musicians with at least three years experience.

• For more information, call Rayne Beveridge at 604-716 3057 or the Bergth-orson academy at 604-467-6613

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Two performances at ACT


Natasha Krilow, Carly Strang stage a scene from Pirates in Penzance.

Caribbean beach party“You want to make sure all the parts are

right,” he says. “There aren’t a lot of Beach Boy cover bands because a lot of people don’t want to take the time to learn all the parts.”

Members of the band – which features Ama-ral, Josh Meschi, James Nobriga, Jim Sealy, Richard Schmidt and Dennis Buldo – have shared the stage with Surfaris and Ventures and count The Fireballs, The Atlantics, The Chantays, The Shadows, and the Ripcords among their infl uences.

The melodic tunes of the 1960s, says Amaral, can even get the most fl at-footed, left-legged audience on the fl oor.

“When I’m on stage, I never see anybody who doesn’t have a smile on their face,” says Ama-ral.

“If there’s no smile on their face, they don’t hang around for long. It’s all about fun.”

• The California Beach Boys tribute headline the Caribbean Festival in Maple Ridge on Sat-urday, July 9 at 7 p.m.

The festival takes place on 224th Street in Maple Ridge, between Lougheed Highway and Dewdney Trunk Road, Saturday and Sunday.

Festival lineupSaturday, July 9• Noon -1 p.m. - DJ Kizum• 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. - Nick Hope• 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. - 3 The Hard Way• 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. - Daddy Roy The Messenger• 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. - Tropiton-ics Steel Band• 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. - The Fireband• 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. - Los Furios and Mama Pulpa• 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. - California Beach Boys

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Vancouver roots-reggae band Natural Flavas close the festival on Sunday at 8 p.m.

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Maple Ridge Burrards players Creighton Reid (front) and Sam Cook check Nanaimo Timbermen opponent Scott Ranger during Saturday’s Western Lacrosse Association game at Nanaimo’s Frank Crane Arena. The home team won 10-8.

The Maple Ridge Burrards fi nd themselves at the bottom of the Western Lacrosse Association standings after dropping another pair of games over the weekend.

The Burrards lost 10-8 to the Nanaimo Timbermen on the road Saturday before coming home to host the Burnaby Lakers on Sun-day, losing 12-8 in that game.

The losses drop the Burrards to 4-8 this season, tying them for last place in the league with the Coquit-lam Adanacs.

After a 3-3 start, the Burrards have won just one game in their last six. The Burrards have also yet to win on the road this season, going 0-6 away from Planet Ice.

With six games left to play, Fridge admits the Burrards have a tough row to hoe to the post-season.

“I think 6-0 is an unrealistic expec-tation,” said Burrards head coach Daren Fridge. “But going 4-2 might not be enough.”

The Burrards were in a similar position last season when they were 6-9 with three games to play. They went on to win three games in a row to squeak into the playoffs for the fi rst time in fi ve years.

While the Burrards are only three points out of a play-off berth, if they are going to make a run at the post-season, they will have to do it with-out the services of forward Joel Dalgarno.

Dalgarno, who has 31 points in eight games with the Burrards this season, has missed the past four games due to work commitments and is unlikely to return this sea-son.

“It’s a signifi cant blow,” said Fridge.

The Burrards are also without their top scorer from last season, Jarrett Davis. They lost him to the Hamilton Nationals of the profes-sional fi eld lacrosse league, Major League Lacrosse, prior to this sea-son.

Making matters worse, Curtis

Dickson, the Burrards top scorer this season with 50 points in 11 games, was unavailable to play Saturday in Nanaimo against the Timbermen due to family commit-ments. Starting goaltender Ron Schibild was also out of the line-up with work commitments.

“I thought the guys did a good job of stepping up,” said Fridge of Saturday’s game. “[Back-up goalie Chris Seidel] gave us a chance to win, but we just didn’t score enough goals.”

“Basically, our top three scorers were gone.”

The team’s depleted roster of late has underscored the team’s need for secondary scoring.

“We are trying to fi ll the gaps as best as we can,” said Fridge. “But this has really exposed some depth issues on the team, and that puts pressure on everyone.”

Fridge said if the team is going to rally for a playoff spot, every play-er will have to step up.

“One thing I know about this team is that we never give up,” he said.

“We are always in every game, so it’s not a question of effort.

“We just need that consistency.”The Burrards opened the scoring

with a pair of goals in the first pe-riod Saturday against the Nanaimo Timbermen. However, Nanaimo rallied with six unanswered goals t o take a 6-2 lead

midway through the second pe-riod. Maple

Ridge potted three of their

own to cut the lead to one, only to have

Nanaimo score with 12 seconds left in the middle frame.

After trading goals early in the third, the Burrards were able to tie the game thanks to a pair of goals by Randy Daly with six and a half minutes to play.

It was all Timbermen from that point on, however, as Scott Rang-er potted a pair of his own to give Nanaimo the 10-8 win.

Daly led all Burrards scorers with a hat trick, while rookie Riley Loewen had a pair of goals and an assist.

If there was a bright spot to the Maple Ridge Burrards’ weekend, it was the play of vet-eran forward Randy Daly, who in scoring fi ve times, reached the 200-goal plateau in the Western Lacrosse Asso-ciation.

Daly has played in the WLA for more than 10 seasons, and has earned a reputation as a potent scorer and a solid team-mate.

“It is quite an accom-plishment,” Burrards head coach Daren Fridge said of 200 goals. “I told him he’s got 28 to go to catch me.”

Despite his small size, at just fi ve-foot-nine, Daly has proven himself to be one of the hardest-hitting players on the team, Fridge said.

“He’s found a role that works for best for him, and he can fi nesse his way through situa-tions.”

There was some de-bate as to wether Daly would be coming back this season for the Bur-rards due to work com-mitments.

“I’m glad I was able to talk him into playing,” said Fridge.

“He’s been the biggest contributor in Dalgar-no’s absence, he’s really stepped up when we’re desperate for goals.

“The way he is play-ing right now, he could probably play another three or four years.”

Daly has 10 goals and six assists in nine games with Maple Ridge this season.

Daly came to the Bur-rards in 2006 after a stint in the National Lacrosse League with Colorado and the now-defunct Vancouver Ravens. That year Daly had 65 points to lead the team in scor-ing.

Daly tops 200-goal markb y R o b e r t M a n g e l s d o r fstaff repor ter

Randy Daly

Depleted Burrards drop a pairMaple Ridge without Dalgarno, Dickson, Schibild for Nanaimo visit Saturday

b y R o b e r t M a n g e l s d o r fstaff repor ter

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Derek Lowe had one goal and two assists, while Aaron Pascas has one goal and one helper. Aaron Davis had the other Burrards goal. Peter Tel-lis had a pair of assists, while Ben Davies and Tyler Miotto each had helpers.

The Burrards made the trip back to the mainland on the last ferry Saturday night in time to face the Burnaby Lak-ers Sunday night.

Again the Burrards got out to a 2-0 lead midway through the fi rst period, but found them-selves down by three goals

after the Lakers went on a 6-1 run.

Burnaby was able to stay at least one goal ahead of thew Bur-rards for much of the game, and with less than eight minutes left, the Lakers held a slim 9-8 lead.

However, Burn-aby fi nished with three unanswered goals to put the game out of reach for the Burrards.

Daly again led Burrards scor-ers with a pair of goals and a

pair of assists, while Dickson had a pair of goals and one assist. Tyler Miotto had two

goals, while Jeff Sauve and Ben Da-vies had the other Burrards goals.

The Burrards travel to Bill Cope-land Arena for a rematch with the Burnaby Lakers this Friday, before returning home

to take on the Victoria Sham-rocks at home this Sunday, July 10, at Planet Ice in Maple Ridge at 6:45 p.m.

The Ridge Meadows Royals midget AAA baseball team had an up-and-down weekend in Kamloops, ending up fi nishing fi fth in the 10-team Daley & Sons Can-Am Tournament this past weekend.

The Royals split games on both Friday and Saturday to fi nish the round-robin por-tion of the tournament with a 2-2 record, good enough for third in the fi ve-team pool. The tournament started off with a game against the Mid-Island Mustangs, and saw the Royals come out fl at and were down 6-0 after four innings. The Royals avoided the shut-out by pushing two across in the seventh, but still came out on the losing end of a 6-2 score. The Royals rebounded with a solid 11-4 win over the Sherwood Park A’s on Friday night to end the fi rst day with a 1-1 record.

Saturday saw the team face the Spruce

Grove Sox and their starting pitcher man-aged to hold the Roy-als bats in check with one of the best fast-balls the team has seen this season, accord-ing to manager Nor Ljunggren. The Roy-als eventually scored a couple of runs but it was too little too late as they lost 8-2. The fi nal game of the round robin matched the Roy-als against the Red Deer Braves under the lights at Norbrock Sta-dium. Cole Johnson started for the Royals and pitched six solid innings before run-ning into trouble in the seventh when Eric Blower, who saw his fi rst mound action of the year this weekend, came on for the save.

On Sunday they faced off with the Ed-monton Cardinals. The Royals jumped out to an early 6-1 lead and looked to be well on their way to victory when the Cards came back with five runs in

the fourth and added another in the fifth to take a 7-6 lead. In the sixth, Lucas Tillotson hit a booming two-run double to give the Roy-als the lead and then scored the insurance run on a Keanen Buck-ley single to help pre-serve a 9-7 win.

The team battled through injuries and put forth a strong ef-fort to finish out the tournament. Catcher Dylan MacDermid played the final two games after being used sparingly at the position this season, and Eric Blower, who made three appearanc-es on the mound after not pitching since last season didn’t allow an earned run in 6.2 in-nings. The team now gets a couple of days off before returning to league play tonight against Tri-City before hosting the Interior teams, South Okana-gan and Kamloops, this weekend at the Albion Sports Complex.

Burrards host Shamrocks this Sunday

Game time• The Maple Ridge Burrards take on the Victoria Sham-rocks at home this Sunday, July 10, at Planet Ice in Maple Ridge at 6:45 p.m.

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The Ridge Meadows Novice A1 box lacrosse team headed to Calgary this past weekend to participate in the 35th an-nual Canada Day Lacrosse Tournament, bringing home a bronze medal.

The tournament is consid-ered to be one of the longest running and largest box la-crosse tournaments in the world, with more than 92 teams in age groups from nov-ice to midget competing over the three days.

The Burrards played hard in two games Friday, two games Saturday and finished on Sun-

day playing against the Cal-gary Sabrecats with a score of 5-3 to win bronze, coming up just short of playing in the finals.

Winning MVP awards over the weekend were Cole Leon, Drew Andre, Lochlan Munro and Caleb Foley.

The boys also had a great time competing Saturday and Sunday in a fun team chal-lenge against a novice team from California. The Bur-rards team came out on top in the events which included mechanical bull riding, radar gun, obstacle course, top shot,

and jousting.The coaches, consisting of

Lance Andre, Ron Williams and Ryan Brandon, said they were proud of how the team played and the way the boys finished the season.

The Burrards team mem-bers include: Cole Leon, Ben Williams, Cody Zachow, Trevor Funk, Kyle Brandon, Jake Bailuk, Caleb Foley, Joel Thomson, Ethan Grant, Chase Johnson, Drew Andre, Brayden Hamilton, Kurt Can-tello, Dawson McGuinness, Jack Williams and Lochlan Munro.

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Wednesday, July 6• The Maple Ridge Public

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Pack your dinner and bring it along to our fabulous evening of entertainment at Memorial Peace Park Bandstand. In case of rain, this program will take place in the Fraser Room of the Library. For more information, please call the Maple Ridge Public Library at 604-467-7417.

Friday, July 8• Discover the wonder and

surprises of reading with Read-ing Magic with Peter Rooke from 10:30 and 11:15 a.m. at Memorial Peace Park Bandstand. This magic show is fi lled with tricks involving books and the importance of reading, and is fi lled with plenty of laughs and lots of audience participation. For more information, please call the Maple Ridge Public Library at 604-467-7417.


TERRY INKLERCanadian Collectors RoadshowStaff Writer

After very successful shows inPenticton and Tsawwassen, The Road-show is now in Pt. Coquitlam. So you had better search through your attics and garages, go through your lock boxes and jewellery, because you may be sitting on a small fortune and not even know it! Roadshow experts are here to examine all your antiques, collectibles, gold and silver.

During a show near Toronto, a woman came in with a jewellery box that she had just inherited from her late aunt. “I don’t wear jewellery,” explained Barbara Engles, “so it was an easy decision to come down to the Roadshow to sell it”. She was very excited when she was able to walk away with a cheque for over $2,100 for jewellery she was never going to wear anyway.

Expert Elijah Gold explains, “We have

noticed a substantial increase in the amount of precious metals such as gold and silver coming to the Roadshow, which makes sense considering how high it’s currently trading at. He added, “The Roadshow is great because it puts money in people’s pockets, especially during such hard times. Lots of items that are just sitting around collecting dust in basements and jewellery boxes can be exchanged for money, on the spot!”

At another Roadshow event, a woman, named Mira Kovalchek, walked in with a tin full of hundreds of old coins that were given to her as a young child by her grandfather. She nally decided to come in to the Roadshow and see what he had given her. She was ecstatic to learn she had coins dating back to the late 1800’s, some of which were extremely rare. Roadshow consultant Perry Bruce explains “We had uncovered an 1871 Queen Victoria 50 Cent piece, valued at over $2,000!! She had a nice assortment of coins that were not rare dates, but

she was able to sell them for their silver content”. She explains, “I never would have thought that my old tin of coins was worth so much! I can nally afford to renovate my kitchen”. Perry Bruce con-tinued, “Canadian coins prior to 1967, and American coins prior to 1964 are all made with silver, and we have noticed a large increase of customers coming to the Roadshow with coins and cashing them in for their silver value”.

Experts at the Roadshow will evalu-ate and examine your items, FREE OF CHARGE, as well as educate you on them. The Roadshow sees hundreds of people during a one week event, and they have been travelling across Canada to different cities and towns, searching for your forgotten treasures.

Trains, dolls, toys, old advertising signs, pocket watches, porcelain and bisque dolls, pretty much everything can be sold at the Roadshow. Any early edition Barbie’s are sought after by the Road-

show collectors, as well as a variety of Dinky Toys and Matchbox cars. Lionel Trains and a variety of tin toys can also fetch a price, especially if they are in their original box or in mint condition. If a collector is looking for one of your collectibles, they can always make an offer to buy it.

A man brought in a 1950’s Marx Tin Toy Robot, in fairly good condition, still in its original box. They were able to locate a collector for that speci c toy within minutes, and that gentleman went home with over $700 for his Toy Robot and a few other small toys.

So whether you have an old toy car, a broken gold chain, or a Barbie sitting in the closet, bring it down to the Road-show, they will take a look at it for FREE and it could put money in your pocket!

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nual Caribbean Festival takes place in the downtown core of Maple Ridge on 224th Street and the Memorial Peace Park. The festival will feature two stages with 15 live bands from the Lower Mainland’s Caribbean com-munity entertaining with Reggae, calypso, salsa, and soca music. More than 200 entertainers and 60 to 70 street vendors will be taking

part. For more information, visit www.caribbeanfest.ca. The festival continues all day Sunday, July 10.

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Market has Pirate’s Day treasure and a map to follow to the gold. The draw for the $100 Farmers’ Market Shop-ping Spree is at noon. There is still time to sign up. Riosa-mayo entertains. www.haneyfarmersmarket.org

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Grand J&K Cabinetry opened in Maple Ridge in March and is already seeing plenty of interest in its cabinets and countertops.

Sky Luo, who co-owns the Maple Ridge location (No. 403 – 20285 Stewart Crescent) with Ronald Zhang, said the key to the business’ success so far has been satisfi ed customers.

“We have good references from customers,” he said. “It’s a lot of word of mouth.”

Luo said the business offers cabinets, countertops and sinks in a wide variety of designs.

On the cabinet front, Grand J&K has a variety of different styles that use lots of different colours, including a cherry maple glaze, a honey maple design, a mocha maple glaze, a chocolate maple glaze and an espresso maple.

“The door and the frame is solid wood,” Luo said. “We supply a classical style and an older style.”

The cabinets’ doors and frames are made of solid wood, with the box constructed of plywood. Compressed and particle boards aren’t used.

The cabinets feature a full overlay door, a raised door panel, concealed hinges and adjustable shelves. Basic models come with an undermount glide system and a three-quarters extension dovetail drawer.

More advanced models use a soft-closing undermount glide system and a full extension dovetail drawer. Grand J&K’s sinks are double-bowl models that can come either with bowls of equal size or with a larger right or left bowl. It also sells prefabricated granite and marble.

The Maple Ridge Grand J&K Cabinetry outlet is a dealer for a larger cabinet company. Its products and styles can be seen on the parent company’s website, www.grandjk.com.

Luo said the large amount of information and photos of the products available on the website has proven quite helpful to sales.

“The website is perfect,” he said. “The colour display, it’s perfect.”

Luo said the cabinets are pre-made, so the business is able to turn orders around very quickly.

“If someone comes in today, the cabinet will be in in seven to 10 days,” he said. “With installation, it can be as quick as two weeks or 20 days.”

Grand J&K C a b i n e t r y takes pride in its installation expertise, as p r o f e s s i o n a l i n s t a l l a t i o n is a key part of keeping c u s t o m e r s satisfi ed.

“We have a p r o f e s s i o n a l i n s t a l l a t i o n team and an interior

designer,” Luo said. “For the service, we have good references from customers.”

Grand J&K does cabinets, sinks and countertops, and Luo said the business has already seen lots of business from both commercial and residential customers.

“It’s been very good,” he said.

Potential customers can come into the store and check out the various designs to see what might work for them, but Luo recommends taking measurements ahead of time.

“It’s easier if you have the dimensions before you come in,” he said.

Despite only being around for a few months, Grand J&K has already seen plenty of business and referrals. Luo said the focus for the future is to keep excelling in all areas of the business and keep the positive word of mouth spreading.

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“Making these adjustments will be good for businesses in B.C., and good for the health and long-term independence of all customers.”

The province has made a number of commitments to seniors in the past week.

Last week, Premier Christy Clark an-nounced $3.5 million to support an inno-vative project at the University of Victo-ria that will help seniors and people with disabilities remain as independent as possible while still living at home.

The province also unveiled a suite of multimedia training resources that will support physicians and other health pro-

fessionals to educate seniors in ways to prevent falls and stay healthy.

Every year, the province publishes the easy-to-read B.C. Seniors’ Guide, con-taining information on a range of topics including transportation options, hous-ing, health services and healthy living. It is also available in Chinese, Punjabi and French translations and includes tele-phone numbers and website information for frequently used resources.

• Creating an Age-friendly Business in B.C. can be accessed through any B.C. Chamber of Commerce or online at http://bit.ly/iw48IE.

The B.C. Seniors’ Guide can be accessed at www.gov.bc.ca/seniors/guide.

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Seniors Calendar• Award-winning local historian Fred Braches

will be at the Maple Ridge Public Library Saturday, July 16 at 1 p.m. for a fascinating presentation of Slumach and the Pitt Lake Gold Mine. Braches will talk about the history and legends surrounding Slumach and the Lost Mine, as well as discuss the current eff orts used to fi nd it using new discoveries from historic records. For more information, please call the Maple Ridge Public Library at 604-467-7417.

• I Love To Dance returns to the Ridge Meadows Seniors’ Activity Centre Saturday, July 23. This month’s event features a West Coast swing lesson from 7 to 8 p.m. tickets are $20, and includes food and refresh-ments. Singles welcome. For more information, visit www.ilovetodance.ca or call Ray at 604-836-7295

• Pitt Meadows Secondary School hosts it 50th birthday open house on Sept. 30. If you graduated from the school or have a child who attends or has graduated

from PMSS, contact Gerri (Laseur) Willms (PMSS grad 1969) at 604-465-7141, ext. 265 or email [email protected].

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

• Ridge Meadows Hospice 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.

• Do you play music or love to listen? Come to Kanaka Coff ee’s open mic/stage night, an acoustic evening, open to musicians and audience alike every Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Kanaka Creek Coff ee is located at No. 101-24155 102nd Avenue (Turn left at Lougheed and 240th and then right at 102nd).

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The Morning Star, one of Canada’s leading community newspapers, is published every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday and has an extensive distribution network throughout the North Okanagan. More than 33,000 homes and businesses are reached in the communities of Vernon, Coldstream, Armstrong, Enderby, Lumby, Cherryville, Oyama, Spallumcheen, Grindrod, Falkland and Silver Star.

The Morning Star is the No.1 news source in the North Okanagan and has been committed to serving its communities with in-depth local news, sports, entertainment, events and happenings since 1988.

The Morning Star is part of Black Press, Canada’s largest private, independent newspaper company, with over 150 community, daily and urban newspapers located in BC, Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii.

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

2 BIRTHS

Gabriella Grace Vero

Big sister Alyson is proud to announce the safe arrival of her baby sister, Gabriella Grace, born May 15th, 2011 at 8:36am weighing 6lbs 10oz. Proud parents: Daniel and Robyn Vero. Grandpar-ents: Rick & Brenda Schmidt, Peter & Yolanda Vero. Great Grandmothers: Norah Gallagher, Anne Schmidt & Giuseppina Nardi. Aunts and Uncles: Rich & Sarah Lovett, Joseph & Jessica Vero, Ryan Schmidt, Cristina, Adriana, Matthew Vero, Cousins: Zachary, Jackson, & Maddox Lovett. Thank you to all the wonder-ful doctors and nurses at BC Women’s Hospital and a special thank you to every-one for all your love, support and especially your prayers. xoxo

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As we loved you, so we miss you;

In our memory you are near.Loved, remembered, longed for always,

Bringing many a silent tear.

Miss & Love you foreverHelen & family

7 OBITUARIES

BRECH – Gertrud (Oma)

Born in Speyer, Germany on June 28, 1919. Passed away three days after her 92nd birthday on July 1, 2011. Survived and much loved by her family; son, Gunther (Jacqueline), grand-daughters, Susan (Simon) Hall and Debbie (Murray) Davisson; great-grandchildren, Michael, Amy and Nicholas Hall; great-granddoggies, Sadie, Ally and Bobby. Will be dearly missed by her sister-in-law, Lienchen Holdermann of Speyer. A sin-cere and heart-felt “Danke schon” to Dr. Milewski for the many years of thoughtful care. Many thanks also to the com-passionate staff at McKinney Creek Hospice and Ridge Meadows PATH unit. In lieu of fl owers, donations to McKin-ney Creek Hospice appreciat-ed. Funeral Service Saturday, July 9th at 3:30pm at Maple Ridge Funeral Chapel, 11969 – 216th St. We take comfort knowing that Oma is reunited with Opa in heaven; some-thing Oma was looking for-ward to for many years now. Condolences may be sent to www.mapleridgefuneral.ca


7 OBITUARIES

SHARPE, George James (Jack)

Jan 15, 1923 - June 30, 2011

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Jack Sharpe, of one of the founding families of Pitt Meadows, after a lengthy illness. He was pre-deceased by his loving wife, Lane and granddaughter, Melissa. Jack is survived by daughters Susan, Debbie, Holly, their partners, 7 grand-children, and 10 great grand-children. Jack was a dispatch rider in WWII and shared many stories of his adven-tures. He was a proud mem-ber of RCL-Branch 88. Jack worked for Fraser River Pile Driving. This job took him up and down the B.C. coast and he made many friends along the way. Jack enjoyed his 1928 and 1931 Model A Fords, and was a Life Member of Totem A & T Car Club. He was an avid fi sherman, hunter, and cribbage player.A sincere thank you to Dr. Surgenor, Dr. Evans, the nurs-ing staff at Ridge Meadows Hospital, his Access helpers, the Jolly Coachmen Girls, and his many friends and family. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, July 9th, 2011 at 10:00am at the Maple Ridge Legion. Flowers are gratefully declined. Donations may be made in Jack’s name to a charity of your choice.

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Opportunity for outstanding

Disability ClaimsCoordinator

Black Press is looking for a Disability Claims Coordinator, to be located in our central compensation offi ce in Abbotsford. Black Press is Canada’s largest independent newspaper group with more than 150 community, Daily and urban weekly newspapers in B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Hawaii and Ohio.

Reporting to the Director, Human Resources, you will be responsible for the coordination of non-occupational and workers’ compensation claims for our Canadian Division.

Summary:The Disability Claims Coordinator will be responsible for the management of ill/injured employee claims focusing on the development and implementation of proactive stay at/return to work plans. The successful applicant will work directly with insurance companies, third party adjudicators, medical professionals and internal stakeholders to ensure all documentation is received and processed in a timely manner.

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Call 604-708-2628www.plea.bc.ca

127 HAIRCAREPROFESSIONALS

DYE TO BE DIFFERENT Chair rental available

Starts @ $500. 604-375-3219

130 HELP WANTEDFLAGGERS NEEDED

If not certifi ed, training available for a fee. Call 604-575-3944


130 HELP WANTED

CARRIERS NEEDEDThe following routes are now available to deliver the NEWS

in Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows

40109 - Lougheed Hwy, Harrison St, Olund Cres, Gillis Pl, 113 Ave40113 - Lougheed Hwy, River Rd, Carshill St, 221 St, Cliff Ave40219 - 122A Ave, 121A Ave, Apple Grove, Dewdney Trunk, Cherrywood Dr, 230 St40223 - Eagle Ave, 122 Ave, 121A Ave, Peach Tree Crt, 231 St, Blossom St40369 - 122 Ave, 121B Ave, Dewdney Trunk Rd, 230 St40370 - Davenport Dr, 201 St, McIvor Ave, 202 St, 203 St, Chatwin Ave, 123 Ave40373 - Lindsay Ave, 121 Ave, Makinson St, Lindsay Pl, Irving St40375 - 122B Ave, 122 Ave, Tyner Ave, 205B St, 206 St40377 - Powell Ave, 125 Ave, 124 Ave, 203 St, 202B St, 202A St40378 - Brooks Ave, Powell Ave, 204 St, 205 St40384 - 125 Ave, Meadow Pl, 124 Ave, Blanshard St, 209 St40432 - Docksteader Circ, Docksteader Loop, Foreman Dr, 229 St, 229B St, 230 St, 139A Ave41004 - Oak Terr, Park Rd, Bonson Rd41021 - Davison Rd, 192A St, 193B St, 194 St

If you live on or near one of these routes and you are

interested in delivering papersplease call circulation @ 604-466-6397 and quote

the Route number.

FULL TIME Green House workers $10/hour. Apply in person 13460 Rippington Rd., Pitt Meadows.


130 HELP WANTED

Holbrook Dyson Logging Ltd Has vacancies in the following jobs: 1)Heavy Duty Mechanic. 2)Driller Blaster Details can be seen at http://hdlogging.com/ Fax resume to 250-287-9259

139 MEDICAL/DENTAL

Meadow Ridge Dental Centre requires an experienced

part-time CDA.Please fax resume to

604-467-6231 or drop at 11934 207th St

in Maple Ridge

MODEL/TALENT AGENCIES

MOVIE EXTRAS !WWW.CASTINGROOM.COM

Register Now for upcomingFilm Season!!!

All Ages, All Ethnicities

CALL 604-558-2278

156 SALESTOM Harris Cellular is looking for Wireless Sales Professionals in Surrey, White Rock, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack. If you want to work for Telus’ premier wireless dealer, apply to [email protected].

157 SALES - INSIDETELEMARKETING

Show Home HOSTESSNeeded for The Pointe Project in Maple Ridge. Must be outgoing, positive, a quick learner and a team player. Real Estate Sales experience a must. P/T hours. Must be available weekends. Pay commensurate on experience. Email to:

[email protected]

SECURITY GUARD TRAININGClasses in Abbotsford.

604-870-4731 First Career Institute

160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

Carpenters & Carpenters Helpers needed. Must have own transporta-

tion. (604) 819-8167 (Chilliwack).

DIAMOND Drillers Wanted. We are currently looking for Sr. Drillers to provide services for our Sr. Clients programs in Gold, Zinc, Coal, and Copper drilling projects. Projects will be located near towns in the South and Interior of BC. Clean Safety and Performance references are mandatory. Apply via Fax at 250-314-4865, Email at [email protected] or by phone at 250-572-2614.

E CONSTRUCTION Ltd. is one of Western Canada’s largest PAVING CONTRACTORS. Currently seek-ing EXPERIENCED FINISH GRAD-ER OPERATORS for Ft. McMurray. Competitive Wages, Medical and Dental Benefi ts, Employer matched Pension Plan. Email Human Re-sources at hrecltd.ca OR FAX: 780-743-5946. www.ecltd.ca

EDMONTON STEEL FABRICA-TION shop requires STRUCTURAL STEEL FITTERS, up to $32.72/hour; CWB FCAW WELD-ERS, to $31.68/hour. Overtime, benefi ts, relocation/accommodation assistance. Resume: Fax: 780-939-2181 or Email: [email protected].

LEAD ROOF TECHNICIAN$28.00 - $38.00 per hour based on experience. Commercial roof-ing co. hiring lead roofers with extensive exp. in commercial roofi ng, including: two - ply torch, single ply, sloped and metal.

Offering Great Benefi ts Including: Company Vehicle, Paid Travel, Support Crews, Top Wages, Health/Dental,

Pension & Company Uniforms.

Must have proven ability to install using RCABC roofi ng practices and follow WCB regulations.

Fax resume: 604-944-2916, Call Adam: 604-944-2977 or e-mail

aknipfel@designroofi ng.caVisit: www.designroofi ng.ca

LOUISIANA-PACIFIC Canada Ltd. requires an experienced Jour- ney-man Electrician for our EWP Opera-tion in Golden B.C. Email resume to: [email protected] or fax to 250-344-8859.

PAINTING Labourers for Port Moody project. Own transportation a must. Call Roger 604-314-3256


160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

Multiple PositionsDue to continuous growth, Knelson is once again looking for talented tradesmen to add to our production team on a full time basis for both day and afternoon shifts.

Fabricators/Welders

3 years fabricating experience in steel manufacturing environment. 3-5 years welding experience. Profi cient in stainless steel, mild steel, and aluminum. $23-$31/hr.

Fabricators - Material Prep

3 years fabricating experience in steel manufacturing environment. Experience in brake press, rolls, punches, saws, and burn table. $23-$31/hr.

Machinists

Minimum 4th year apprentice or journeyman. Experience in steel manufacturing environment. Ex-perience in manual operation of a lathe, vertical boring mill, horizon-tal milling machine, and radial arm drill. No CNC required.$23-$31/hr.

Assembly Technician

Minimum 3rd year apprentice or Millwright certifi cation. 3 years experience in a manufacturing environment, Precision and attention to detail is imperative for run-up tests and quality control. Self-starter with ability to use own judgment, effective communica-tion, and problem solving skills on a daily basis. Must be able to multi-task and understand the pressures of manufacturing timelines. $23-$30/hr.

All successful candidates must be able to read blueprints, have a

personal drive to succeed, and work well in a team. Preference will be given to journeymen and

ticketed applicants.

Compensation depending on tickets and experience, includes competitive benefi t package with

RRSP match program and profi t sharing.

Explore this opportunity by submitting your resume to

[email protected] Attn: Production Manager.

STORES MANAGERTorbram Electric Supply is an international family owned electri-cal distributor with 71 branches in Canada, 9 in the lower mainland. Due to an internal promotion our Langley branch has an opening for the prestigious position of Stores Manager. This position brings with it training for Branch Manager and beyond!The ideal candidate will …-have an attitude for winning, for solving problems, and be ready to be challenged.-be able to multi - task, be an excellent communicator, -have experience in the electrical fi eld, in managing people and controlling inventory.

Please submit your resume in confi dence to Eldon Friesen at [email protected]

or via fax to 604-539-9338

TECHS LIVE Large in Western Canada! Go Auto has 23 dealer-ships/18 brands. Journeymen can earn $120K+. Specialists can earn $150K+. Full benefi ts. Investment Program. Moving/training/tool allow-ances. Apply now! [email protected] or www.goauto.ca.

TIRE TECHNICIAN Required. Experienced in medium truck and agricultural tire repair.

Call Larry or Jason604-826-9119

or email: [email protected]

PERSONAL SERVICES

171 ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

# 101-1125 Nicola AvenuePort Coq. (behind COSTCO)

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PERSONAL SERVICES

171 ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

604-460-8058#7 - 20306

Dewdney Trunk, M. RidgeCorner Max Gas Station

JASMINES RELAXATION TOUCHPain/ Stress Relief. Country Setting*Easy Prkg *7Days. 778-888-3866

173A COUNSELLING

DO you have a problem with alcohol or drugs?

Call Alouette Addiction Services at (604)467-5179

Check our websitewww.alouetteaddictions.org

173E HEALTH PRODUCTS

Bergamonte- The Natural Way To Improve Your Glucose, Cholesterol & Cardiovascular Health! Call today to fi nd out how to get a free bottle with your order.! 888-470-5390

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad cred-it? Bills? Unemployed? Need Mon-ey? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Accep-tance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420.

www.pioneerwest.com

IF YOU own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS will lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Cred-it / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

MoneyProvider.com. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-776-1660.

NEED CASH TODAY?

✓ Do you Own a Car?✓ Borrow up to $20000.00✓ No Credit Checks!✓ Cash same day, local offi ce

www.REALCARCASH.com

604-777-5046

.Own a home? Need Money?Origin Home Financial Partners

188 LEGAL SERVICES

DENIED CANADA PENSION plan disability benefi ts? The Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic can help. Call Allison Schmidt at 1-877-793-3222. www.dcac.ca

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

203 ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

.Sigma Solutions

236 CLEANING SERVICES

3 Ladies Maid Service Fast and Reliable. $25/hr.

778-318-4716

“AN EXTRA HAND” Exp. Hardwork-ing, reliable cleaning lady. Rea-sonable rates Louise 604.467.3665

CLEANING SPECIAL $25/hour minimum 2hrs.

Price includes cleaning supplies. Also laminate fl ooring and paint specials. Free estimates. A-TECH Services at 604-230-3539

242 CONCRETE & PLACING

HERFORT CONCRETENO JOB TOO SMALL

Serving Lower Mainland 23 Years! *Prepare *Form *Place *Finish

*Retaining Walls *Stairs *DrivewaysExposed Aggregate & Stamped

Concrete ***ALSO...Interlocking Bricks &Sod Placement

-Excellent Ref’s -WCB Insured

LEO: Mobile #657-2375, 462-8620

UNIQUE CONCRETEDESIGN

F All types of concrete work FF Re & Re F Forming F Site prepFDriveways FExposed FStamped

F Bobcat Work F WCB Insured778-231-9675, 778-231-9147

FREE ESTIMATES

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257 DRYWALL

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

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

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

260 ELECTRICAL

104607

Big Mountain Electric Bonded, experienced

Friendly service Reasonable price No job too small Reno’s/Additions

778-892-4299DC ELECTRIC (#37544). Bonded. 24 hr service. We specialize in jobs too small for the big guys! 30 yrs exp. Free est. 460-8867.

REISINGER Electrical (#102055) Bonded, Specializing in Renos, New Const, (Comm./Res.)Free Est 25 Yrs Exp. 778.885.7074 Trent

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

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

A-1 EXCAVATING

Specializing in drain tile, old & new.

Excavations & Demolitions.Bobcats &

Excavatorsall sizes.

Site Servicing & Site Preparation.

(604)465-4718

269 FENCING

FENCE-IT-RIGHT Installations -- 604.639.6626 Cedar, Chain Link, Ornamental iron, Vinyl (Insured, Experienced, Competitive Pricing)

275 FLOOR REFINISHING/INSTALLATIONS

Ceramic Tiles, Hardwood LaminateGuaranteed work, Free Estimate.

Cell 604-618-6401 Marcel.

281 GARDENING

Prompt Delivery AvailableSeven Days a Week

Meadows LandscapeSupply Ltd.

✶ Bark Mulch✶ Lawn & Garden Soil

✶ Drain Grave Lava Rock✶ River Rock ✶Pea Gravel

(604)465-1311meadowslandscapesupply.com


281 GARDENING

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

M.T. GUTTERSProfessional Installation5” Gutter, Down Pipe, Soffi t28 YRS EXP. *FULLY INSURED

Cleaning & Repairing

Call Tim 604-612-5388

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

A-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, reroofi ng. Dhillon 604-782-1936.

BATHROOM SPECIALISTS, com-plete renos, tub to counter, from fl oor to wall, proud BBB Member. Refs. 30 yrs. exp. Call John 604-779-4029 www.bcbwreno.ca

BELRONRENOVATIONS INC.

HOME RENOVATIONSDecks - Bathrooms - KitchensLocal Maple Ridge company

Lic / Ins 25 Years Exp

(778)233-1114 Ray

Home Renovations and New Construction

Kitchens, Bathrooms, Flooring, Drywall, Garages, Decks & more

* 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE*INSURED ~ WCB

Dean 604-834-3076

MDG HOME SERVICESDoes your house have

the blues? Need to spruce up the yard?

Just can’t fi nd the time?

W Lawn Mowing WHedge TrimmingW Power wash the house

W Sidewalks and drivewaysW Gutters W Painting

W General yard cleanupW Any little job....

Let MDG Home Services do the work for you...

Just pick up the phone and give us a call!!!

(604)999-5454

✓CHECK CLASSIFIEDSbcclassified.com 604-575-5555


287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

SWANSON RENOVATIONS

Patios ~ Painting ~ SundecksInlaw Suites ~ Additions

Bathrooms ~ Kitchens & MoreFree Estimates

604.619.6561

288 HOME REPAIRS

If I can’t do it

It can’t be done

Call Robert 604-941-1618 OR 604-844-4222

INTERIORS: Baths (renos/repairs) specializing in drywall, doors, fl ooring, tiling, plumbing,

painting, miscellaneous, etc.EXPERIENCED IN OVER

30 LINES OF WORK!* Quality work * Prompt Service

* Fair prices For positive results Call Robert

SERVICE CALLS WELCOME

IF I HAD A HAMMERHandyman Services

W Special Needs equipment installed W Reno’s & Repairs

Fully Insured Great Work. Will

604-764-1036Repairs, Maintenance, Renovation Guaranteed work, Free Estimate.

Cell: 604-618-6401. Marcel.

RETIRED carpenter wants to keep busy. Looking for small carpentry jobs. Will repair or build new. Will also do small painting & plumbing jobs. Call Ken 604-460-7803.

300 LANDSCAPING

All aspects of Landscaping and Landscaping MaintenanceStrata, Commercial, ResidentialPavers, Patios & Retaining walls

Spring clean upsFully INSURED

Call (604)763-8795

D Garden Blend SoilD Lawn Blend SoilD Custom Blends avail.D Composted Mushroom Manure NO Wood byproducts used

When QUALITY Mattersall soils are tested for Optimum

growing requirements

17607 FORD ROAD, PITT MEADOWS

PICK-UP ...... OR .... DELIVERY

604-465-3189

DUTCH TOUCHGreen Services Ltd

Landscape ConstructionRenovations W Maintenance

604-463-3644604-861-1490

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


300 LANDSCAPING

Instant Grassifacation!

16897 Windsor RoadPitt Meadows

(Turn right 1st road East of Pitt River Bridge from

Vancouver)604-465-9812

1-800-663-5847

SAWDUSTHemlock, Fir & Cedar

Available for DeliveryCall for pricing

604-465-5193 or 604-465-5197www.augustinesoilandmulch.com

317 MISC SERVICESGET RESULTS! Post a classifi ed in 123 newspapers in just a few clicks. Reach nearly 2 million people for only $395 a week - only $3.22 per newspaper. Choose your province or all across Canada. Best value. Save over 85% compared to book-ing individually. www.community-classifi eds.ca or 1-866-669-9222.

✶Dump Site Now Open✶SBroken Concrete RocksS

$22.00 Per Metric TonSMud Dirt Sod ClayS

$22.00 Per metric TonGrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds

$59.00 Per TonMeadows Landscape Supply

604-465-1311

320 MOVING & STORAGE1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. We move - We ship - We recycle.Senior- Student Discount available. 604-721-4555 or 604-800-9488.

AFFORDABLE MOVINGLocal & Long Distance

From $45/Hr1, 3, 5, 7,10 Ton Trucks

Licenced ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 MenFree estimate/Seniors discount

Residential~Commercial~Pianos

604-537-4140

SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured

Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

329 PAINTING & DECORATINGAAA PRECISION PAINTING. Quality work. 778-881-6096.

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

A-1 EXTERIOR/ INTERIOR. Quality job, senior rates, free est, residen-tial, commercial. Refs. 15 yrs exp. No job too small.Call 604-476-0766

A-1 PAINTING CO.604.723.8434

Top Quality PaintingExterior / Interior

• Insured • WCB • Written Guarantee

• Free Est. • 20 Years Exp.

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539Running this ad for 7yrs

PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $269, 2 coats(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls

Cloverdale Premium quality paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is

completed. Ask us about ourLaminate Flooring &

Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com

“ ABOVE THE REST “Int. & Ext., Unbeatable Prices, Professional Crew. Free Est.

Written Guarantee. No Hassle, Quick Work, Insured, WCB.

Call (778)997-9582

MILANO PAINTING. Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Written Guar. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510


329 PAINTING & DECORATING

SEASIDE PAINTING& Decking 604-462-8528, 218-9618

Stardust Painting Commercial & Residential Service, Interior & Exterior. Member of BBB since 1975 Call John (604)889-8424

332 PAVING/SEAL COATINGALLAN Const. & Asphalt. Brick, conc, drainage, found. & membrane repair. 604-618-2304; 820-2187.

338 PLUMBING

✔ ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDSCall Niko Plumbing Ltd. 24/7. Res/Com, plugged drains. h/w tanks. ★15 yrs exp. 604-837-6640$69/HR. Lic., Insured. Experienced & friendly service. Clogged drains, garburators, leaks & more. Sm jobs OK. Call anytime 604-805-2488.

341 PRESSURE WASHING

POWER WASHINGGUTTER CLEANING

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE Call Ian 604-724-6373

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTSRIDGE MEADOWS ROOFING. Res Re-roofi ng & repairs WCB BBB A+ rating Free est. 604-377-5401

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

RECYCLE-IT!JUNK REMOVALEARTH FRIENDLY

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

604.587.5865www.recycle-it-now.com

ALL JUNKRubbish Removal

Residential & CommercialWe do almost anythingFree Estimates 7 days a

week 10% off with this ad

604-537-8523A-1 RUBBISH REMOVAL. House-hold & Yard Waste. Up to 100% re-cycle. Reasonable. 604-786-2948

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

TOPSOIL• SCREENED TOPSOIL• MUSHROOM MANURE• BARK MULCH

604-467-3003

372 SUNDECKS

Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing, gates. 604-521-2688www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

The DECK GuysD Sundeck / Patio ConstructionD Re-build/Extend Existing DecksD Authorized vinyl deck installersD Aluminum, glass, wood railingsD Sundeck & Vinyl RepairsD 5 Year Warranty on Vinyl*Work Guaranteed *References

*Over 20 Years Experience.

Free estimates 604-418-8340

373A TELEPHONE SERVICESA FREE TELEPHONE SERVICE - Get Your First Month Free. Bad Credit, Don’t Sweat It. No Deposits. No Credit Checks. Call Freedom Phone Lines Today Toll-Free 1-866-884-7464.

374 TREE SERVICES

A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv. Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping. Insured, WCB Free Est

Arborist ReportsAndrew 604-618-8585

$ Best Rates $

TRI CITY TREE SERVICEAll Tree Services -- Fully Insured --

24 Hrs 604-462-0865


374 TREE SERVICES

A.C.TREE SERVICE

30 years experience

Bob Fitz-James604-467-0333

.

Tree removal done RIGHT!• Tree & Stump Removal

• Certifi ed Arborists • 20 yrs exp. • 60’ Bucket Truck

• Crown Reduction • Spiral Pruning • Land Clearing • Selective Logging

~ Fully Insured • Best Rates ~

604-787-5915, 604-291-7778Info: www.treeworksonline.ca

[email protected]% OFF with this AD

PETS

477 PETSAMERICAN COCKER Vet ✔, cud-dly, family raised, paper trained. Exc pet! $700. 604-823-4393 Chwk.ARCTIC WOLF/Husky X- Social-ized, well tempered, paper/outside trained. $500. fi rm. (604)309-3774

Beautiful & adorable purebred German Shepherd puppies born on

Apr. 27, no papers. Loving & affectionate parents, vet checked, 1st shots, dewormed. Good family

dogs. 604-796-3561Boston Terriers pups, ckc reg, vet checked, reputable breeder, excel-lent pedigree. (604)794-3786CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866CHIHUAHUA 4 yrs old, female, friendly & sweet personality. $400 Call (604)794-7347 ChwkCKC Reg.soft coated Wheaten Ter-rier pups, hypo-allergenic. Guarntd. Vet ✓ $1200. Call 604-617-3470

PETS

477 PETSGERMAN SHEPHERD all black pure bred, 9 mo/old male, all shots, neutered, very good with kids, great guard dog. $700. 604-897-3139.GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS. 2 Male & 2 Fem. $550. 1st shots & dewormed. Call 778-863-6332.JACK RUSSELL pups, cute, short, stocky, smooth coat, tails doc, dew claws 1st shot. $495 (604)798-9233MINI SCHNAUZER POMERANIAN X, 3F, 5 weeks old, tails docked, dewormed $500 (604)826-0257NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.comPRESA CANARIO pups, $500-$1200. Black, fawn & brindle. Dad 150lbs, Mom 120lbs. 778-552-1525SHELTIE SABLE PUPPIES 4 months old, asking to go out! $400-$600 (604)826-6311SHIH TZU X Bichon pups, 8 wks, Vet ck’d, 1st shots, $500. Fam raised 604-860-4654/604-793-0552TOY POODLE puppies. 2 apricot,Adorable. Ready to go June 25. $700. 778-240-2400 (Cloverdale)

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

506 APPLIANCESRECONDITIONED Newer style Inglis Washer & Dryer sets $275 & up; Washers $220 & up; Dryers $75 & up. *** Also: Electric Ranges.REMPELS SERVICE 604-467-2794

542 FRUIT & VEGETABLESU-PICK STRAWBERRIES. $1.25 lb. 19478 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Pitt Meadows. 604-763-2808

548 FURNITURE

#1 Cash Buyer“Since 1987”

$$CASH $$ for your furniture,tools, electronics, antiques,

appliances, computers& collectibles.

WW ANYTHING OF VALUE WW

Single items to entirehouseholds

463-4449 or209-6583

560 MISC. FOR SALEBRINKMAN “All In One” BAR-B-Q Great for smoking, grilling, boiling, & crab boils. Uses propane or briquettes. Competition grade. $75. 604-928-6687SAWMILLS from only $3997 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.Nor-woodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT. STEEL BUILDING SALE...SPE-CIALS from $5 to $12/sq.ft. Great pricing on ABSOLUTELY every model, width and length. Example: 30’Wx50’Lx16’H. NOW $10,500.00. End walls included, doors optional. Pioneer Steel Manufacturers 1-800-668-5422.

551 GARAGE SALES

MAPLE RIDGE BIG FAMILY gar-age sale 21508 spring ave maple ridge - Saturday July 9th from 9am-2pm. Selling lots of childrens items, toys and household items! Rain or shine!

MAPLE RIDGE

Multi-FamilyGARAGE SALESat/Sun, July 9 & 10,

9am - 4pm22705 - 123 Ave

MOVING SALE SILVER VALLEY

Top of the World - (232nd St.)Friday, July 8th, 12pm-8pm and

Sat July 9th, 10am-4pm.

Chairs, art, old windows, hall tree, caddy parts, 5ft. farmhouse

sink, china, books & more.14202 Marc Rd.

Whether it is comic books,dirt bikes or video games

you crave…

You will find somethingfor the kid in you in the

Classifieds!

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSSTERLING PIANO

Low style. Very good ring. $800. Call 604-557-9644

REAL ESTATE

603 ACREAGE20 Acre Ranch Foreclosures Near Booming El Paso, Texas Was $16,900 Now $12,900 $0 Down, take over payments, $99/mo. Beautiful views, owner fi nancing, FREE map/pictures 800-755-8953

609 APARTMENT/CONDOSMaple Ridge

Peaceful & secure retirement living$215,000 ~ 12148 224th St

1 Bedroom and solarium, large rooms, full tub with grab-bars.

Retirement community. Pool tables, workshop, hairdresser,

Rec Centre Quick possession availableBrookside Realty ~ Dave

604.240.3523Maple Ridge

Spacious 2 Bdrm apartment Great view ~ Gas fi replace

Covered wrap-around sun deck.2 underground parking stalls.

$224,800 Brookside Realty ~ Dave

604.240.3523

630 LOTSTEXAS LAND FORECLOSURES! 20/40 acre tracts. Near growing El Paso-Was $16,900 (USD) Now $12,900 (USD) $0 Down, take over payments,$99/mo. (USD) Beautiful views, owner fi nancing, FREE map/pictures. 866-484-0857 (US)

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKSCanadian CSA Modular, Manufac-tured, and Park Model Homes @ US factory direct wholesale prices. Starting @ 39,824 better features + more options = best value. The Home Boys 877-976-3737 or 509-481-9830 www.hbmodular.com We will beat anyone’s price. Guaranteed!

636 MORTGAGESMortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refi nances, im-mediate debt consolidation, foreclo-sure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations.

Call 1-888-685-6181www.mountaincitymortgage.ca

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVEHOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

www.dannyevans.caHomelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDOCOQUITLAM, low rise concrete bldg, 2nd fl r, 2 bdrm, 2 baths, undg sec. prk, gas F/P, balcony, $1150. Avail. immed. Call (778) 889-3731.

Derek Manor2048 Manning Ave.

Port Coq ~ 604-941-5452 or 604-944-7889

FREE PREMIUM CABLE$80 Value

S Impeccably clean S HeatS H/water S Parking S Ldry

1 bdrm. $780/mo.Available June 15th

MAPLE INN 11695 -224th St

Maple Ridge 1 bdrm$500-$550 includes hot water Certifi ed Crime Free Building

Mature adult oriented. Close to uptown

604-463-4131 for appointment (9am-5pm)

MAPLE RIDGE: 11671 - Fraser St. Spac 1 bdrm, nr town centre. Avail now. $820/mo. (604)880-7137

MAPLE RIDGE

1 & 2 Bdrs from $750/mo

GREAT LOCATIONQueen Anne Apts.

* Renovated Suites *

Clean, very quiet, large,INCLUDES: HEAT,

HOT WATER & HYDRO

Near Shopping & Amenities.

604-463-7450 604-463-2236

12186-224 St, Maple RidgeCertifi ed Crime Free Buildings

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

MAPLE RIDGE

1 BEDROOM SUITES

✶ Move InAllowance

McIntosh PlazaSuit Mature AdultsHighrise 1/2 Block to Town

F/F fridge & easy clean stovesAvail Aug 1. NO PETS

22330 McIntosh Avenue(604)463-6841

Maple Ridge22450-121st Street2 Bedroom Apt $820/mo3 Bedroom Apt $950/mo

Attractive modern unit, in a safe, all ages community in beautiful Maple Ridge. Amenities include community gardens, playground, amenity rooms, on site laundry facilities & secure parking in a certifi ed Crime Free Multi Hous-ing complex. Pet friendly (some exceptions apply). The tenant and other occupants must demonstrate they meet eligibility criteria related to income, number of occupants, and other similar criteria. Please note that fully subsidized, or Rent Geared to Income (RGI) units are fi lled via a waiting list called The BC Housing Central Registry (www.bchousing.org/applicants). No RGI subsidy available at this time. Call 604-451-6075 to view.

Metro Vancouver Housing Corp.

MAPLE RIDGE 2 Bdrm, 2 bath, on 2nd Floor amenities room, weight room,

f/p, new appl’s, insuite laundry, Beautiful master ensuite,

2 u/g parking, 24hr monitored security, avail in URBANO com-plex for July, credit checks & ref-

erences mandatory Walk to shopping, schools.

$1200/mo 604-463-1731

MAPLE RIDGE

AVAILABLE NOW1 & 2 BDRM SUITES Heat, hot water & parking. Close to stores & schools.

MAPLE COURT I 22437 121st Ave

604-467-0715&

MAPLE COURT II22423 121st Ave

604-467-4894

MAPLE RIDGE

AVAILABLE NOW1 Bedroom

Heat, hot water & parking.Close to stores & schools.

SUNRISE APARTMENT22292 - 122nd Ave

604-319-9341

Maple RidgeCentral

Certifi ed Crime Free Multiple Housing

New renovated 1 Bdrm suites. $575/mo. incl hot water, cable.

Ref’s req’d. N/P. Adult only building

Mon to Fri 9am ~ 6pmBy appointment only

604-418-1932

MAPLE RIDGE CENTRE 1 & 2 Bdrm apts, newly renovated, hardwood fl oors or carpet, heat & hot water included. No pets. From $700/mo for 1 bdrm; $900 for 2 bdrms. Available now. Close to amenities.

Call 604-467-5677MAPLE RIDGE - Condo Suite11671 Fraser St. Large 2 BR

Reno’d! 1 Bath; 800 sf; $850 NOWPeak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666

MAPLE RIDGE Ctrl adult building. Large 1 Bdrm $750/mo incls heat/ hot water, ref’s, N/P (604)467-2606

Maple Ridge

Glenwood ManorApartments

1 & 2 Bdrms from $685 & $850 & renovated suite with dishwasher $45. extra.

Clean, SpaciousIncludes cable, heat,hot water & parking

Seniors discount21387 Dewdney Trunk Rd

(604)466-5799

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

Maple RidgeSwan Court Apartments

Large 1 & 2 Bedrooms. Hardwood fl oors, adult oriented,

heat, h/w & cable incl’d, f/p, n/pets.Criminal Record check may be reqd

Resident Manager OnsiteNow with

SENIORS DISCOUNT604.477.9189

MAPLE RIDGE W. New quiet bldg. 2 bdrm. condo. 3rd fl r. 5 appl., u/g prking. $1100/mo. Avail. now. 604-467-4450 or 604-833-4450.

PITT MEADOWS

CHELSEA PARK APTS

1 & 2 Bdrms Apts, Also 3 Bdrm T/Homes Avail

Conveniently located. Nice, bright & large suites. No pets.

Call 604-465-8088

PITT MEADOWS

The MeadowsGated underground parking, heated outdoor pool. Heat, hot water & 3 appliances included. 2 min. walk to Westcoast Express.

Large 1, 2 & 3 Bdrm Suites Available

Call: 778-882-8894604-465-0008 or 604-465-5818

PORT COQUITLAM 1 Bdrm Top fl r apt. $775 2 Bdrm Corner apt. $925

S Incl heat/hot wtr, wndw cvrngsS Close to bus stop S Walk to shpng/medical/WCE S Across from park w/Mtn viewsS Gated parking and Elevator S Adult oriented building S References required

CALL FOR APPOINTMENT604-464-3550

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

PORT COQUITLAM, 2043 sq ft. Ground fl oor, dance/fi tness area. Facing onto city park. 1 blk from Lougheed/Shaughnessy intersec-tion. 604-464-3550.

715 DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

MAPLE RIDGE / Albion 1/2 duplex 2 Bdrm, 5 appl’s, very clean, $875 + util’s (604)831-5302 call before 8pm

736 HOMES FOR RENT

ANMORE 2 bdrm + den ste above garage 1100sf 5 appls $1500m. Min to Buntzen Lake N/P. 778-688-6622

MAPLE RIDGE 1 BDRM HOUSE, $650/mo. Avail now. 604-462-0387

MAPLE RIDGE - 3000sf. 2 storey 4 bdrm. 4 bath + fi nished basement. Kanaka Elementary area, double garage, quiet family street, A/C, fenced yard. $2200/mo. No pets. Now! Rick 604.790.7425

741 OFFICE/RETAIL

MAPLE RIDGE Central Offi ce/ Retail space approx 800 sqft. $920/mo + hst (604)467-2606

MAPLE RIDGE

OFFICE& RETAIL SPACE

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

Call: Rick Medhurst, Royal LePage

6 0 4 - 4 6 3 - 3 0 0 0

743 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

Call Maria at ridgemeadows property management

Mon Fri 9-6 604-466-2838 or visit www.ridgemeadowsproperty

management.com

Maple Ridge 2 Bedroom basement suite.

Great location near schools & parks. Avail immed $875/mo

Brookside Realty ~ Dave 604.240.3523

RENTALS

746 ROOMS FOR RENT

$75 OFF 1ST MONTHRooms from $435/mo. Fully Furn,

weekly maid service, cable TV,private bath, on bus route, 5/min

walk to commuter rail.

Haney Motor Hotel22222 Lougheed Hwy.,

Maple RidgeInquire in person between

9am - 3pm or Call 604-467-3944

747B SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING

POCO DOWNTOWNAll-Inclusive

Seniors Residence1 Bdrm. Apartment

Rent incls. freshly prepared meals, cable, housekeeping,

emergency response & activities.www.rjkent.com

2675 Shaughnessy St.Call: 778-285-5554

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATIONMAPLE RIDGE lrg bright furn’d or unfurn room for female only in char-acter home. Sml pet ok. Now. $500 incl strg/utils/internet. 604-374-8850

750 SUITES, LOWEREAST ABBY. 1 bdrm. Bright and spacious. All appliances, gas fi re-place. Private yard. Excellent neigh-borhood. N/S, N/P. Avail immedi-ately. .Call 604-850-7008.MAPLE Ridge Central. Large, bright 1 bdrm suite. Sep ent and lndry, fi replace, new fl rs/paint, close to bus. Suitable for single person, NS. elect/gas/grbg pu.$750 call 604 220-9225MAPLE RIDGE 1 bdrm. grnd. level suite. Priv. ent. CDS. Avail. immed. $775 mo. incl. utils. (604)764-8563MAPLE Ridge. Albion area. 1 bdrm. Sep entry. Ns/np. On bus rte. Shrd W/D. $625 incl utils. Ref’s. Immed. 778-549-9526 or 604-463-9122.MAPLE RIDGE central bright g/l 1 bdrm sh w/d, N/S. Cats ok. Cls to transit. Gas f/p, prkg $725 incl util & full cble. Avail Aug 1 604-463-5592MAPLE RIDGE, Harrison St. Large bright 1/bdrm suite. Shared W/D. Sep entry. $700/mo incl util. N/S, N/P. Avail Aug 1. (604)496-4899MAPLE RIDGE spacious 2 bdrm a/g, NEW carpet, paint & brand new 3 appl’s, np, $950 incls utils sh W/D604-466-6343 / 778-862-1542PITT MEADOWS, Newer home, 2 bdrm suite, W/D, nr amenities, NS/NP, avail now. Refs. $950 incl. utils & cable. Phone (604)764-6821.

752 TOWNHOUSESCITY LIVING IN a Westcoast set-ting! Beautiful rentals available now in Wesbrook Village at UBC. Studi-os, 2-bedrooms and Townhouses. Call 604-228-2025 today, or mail

[email protected]

www.DiscoverWesbrook.ca/bcyPITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1005/mo - $1089/mo. Shares req’d. No subsidy available. Orien-tation 2nd & 4th Sun. 2 pm & 3rd Tues. 7 pm each mo. 19225 119th Ave., Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2B2. Leave msg 604-465-1938PITT MEADOWS - Osprey Village2 Bdrm row townhouse, 2 baths, 5 appls. Near river, shops, transit, dyke & Golden Ears Bridge. Ns/np, Avail Aug 1 or 15. 778-837-1499.

TRANSPORTATION

806 ANTIQUES/CLASSICS

1955 BUICK 4 dr. h/t, red & black, auto, 264 eng., 6,000 mi. on rebuilt motor. $32,000. 1(250)765-0112

1962 Cadillac DeVille, 2dr, hardtop, $21,000 obo. Calif car, new paint/chrome. (604)463-7367

1964 Pontiac Sport, 2dr, hardtop, $16,000 obo. 1 owner, mint. (origi-nal) blue on blue. (604)463-7367

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810 AUTO FINANCING

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS2004 CROSSFIRE Mercedes built, new Perf.tires,paid$53,000,like new in/out, orig.owner.778-232-3578

2009 TOYOTA MATRIX 4/dr auto p/w, p/l, AC, cd player, 89K, silver. $8800. Call 604-825-9477.

827 VEHICLES WANTED

TRANSPORTATION

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE

1993 PHOENIX. 26’ Motorhome, Class A. GM chassis, rear queen bed, awning, 62K, nice shape, $13,500/obo. 604-536-8379.

2008 CLASSIC cruiser 18’ trailer, new cond. Only used 6 times. De-luxe model, incl high quality mat-tress, toilet & shower, A/C, furnace, microwave, lge. fridge. $9900 Pls call 604-463-1644 for more info

LAKEFRONT Properties, For Sale 20 minutes from Qualicum www.hornelake.bc.ca

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Autos • Trucks• Equipment Removal

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.We pay Up To $500 CA$H

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604.683.2200

SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Min. 10. Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288

TRANSPORTATION

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

CA$H for CAR$ No Wheels -No Problem! Servicing the Fraser Valley 604-746-2855

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

1996 SUZUKI auto, 4 cyl. 1.3L, $1250. (778)551-1662

851 TRUCKS & VANS

2003 DODGE DAKOTA, ext cab, 2 wheel drive, auto, canopy, 105K, $8000 fi rm. Call 604-538-4883.

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