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Amid practices and performances,Maple Ridge Concert Band membersare organizing a party to celebratethe bandstands 20th anniversary.

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Museum curator Allison White and research assistant Alison Pocock were showing the Hoosier in the kitchen of Haney House. See page A23 for anexplanation on what a Hoosier is and how it helped Mom around the kitchen.

Dog owners frustrated by adecision to close an off-leasharea will rally this Saturday.by Eric Zimmerezimmer@mrtimes.com

David Boag visited Volker Parklast Thursday.He was there to meet with

residents concerned about theimpending closure next month ofthe off-leash dog area at VolkerPark.However, the meeting with the

director of parks and facilitiesdid little to alleviate concernsof those who attended, saidRebecca Lee.I was disappointed in the

meeting and others were aswell, she said.Lee is the creator of the

Facebook group Volker Dog ParkRefugees and said she expectedmore from Boag.He came with the police who

waited in an unmarked car out-side the park, she explained.He never entered the park,

and talked to us from outsidethe fence.

Lee said she was expecting tohave questions answered andgo over issues at the park.Instead, she

said that everyquestion was metwith some type ofdeflection.We were def-

initely being ledin the direction ofwhat we will doonce the park isclosed.As a followup, concerned

park users went door-to-door onTuesday to talk with residents

whose homes back on to thepark.The majority of homeowners

use the dog parkon a regularbasis, but wouldnot sign the peti-tion (to keepit open), Leeexplained.Interestingly,

she noted, notone person com-plained about

hearing barking dogs or dust lev-els two factors cited as reasonsto close the off-leash area of the

park located at 21113 123rd Ave.A rally is planned for this

Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Volker,but Lee said even getting theword out has been a challenge.We are having some issues

with people pulling down oursmall signs as fast as we can putthem up, she noted.Mayor Ernie Daykin has noted

the closure doesnt mean dogswont be allowed at Volker,theyll just have to be on aleash.Closure of the fenced off-leash

area at Volker Park is slated forJune 10.

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Tea servedin HaneyA historic building will be the venuefor a Mothers Day tea.by Maria Rantanenmrantanen@mrtimes.com

This Mothers Day, visitors to HaneyHouse can learn about what life was likefor the mothers of Maple Ridge from theearly 1900s through to the 1970s.Tea and tours take place at the historic

building that was donated to the Districtof Maple Ridge in the 1979 and that washome to the family of Thomas Haney, akey figure in the Districts early history.Haney House will also feature a dis-

play called Mother Knows Best, and itwill highlight the chores mothers had totake care of from baking, laundry, mak-ing clothes, cleaning to parenting.During this time, women were making

the transition into the workforce, andhow this affected their lives will be partof the tour information.As technology developed coupled

with an expansion of the use of elec-tricity certain domestic items becameobsolete, for example, rug beaters, eggbeaters, and racks for drying clothes.

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The majority of(neighbouring)homeowners use thepark on a regularbasis, but would notsign the petition.Rebecca Lee

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An offer is already on the table for ashowhome in Maple Ridges exclusiveneighbourhood, Grant Hills, that willsee all proceeds going to a charity.by Roxanne Hooperrhooper@mrtimes.com

Theres strong symmetry between a newfive-bedroom home recently constructed inMaple Ridge and a five-suite home that wasbuilt in December in Abbotsford to providehospice for dying children and their families.Theyve both been built with an immense

amount of love, and theyre both going toprovide warm, safe, comfortable placesfor families, Margaret McNeil, the CEO ofCanuck Place said Tuesday afternoon, aftertouring one of the showhomes in the exclu-sive Maple Ridge neighbourhood called GrantHill Estates.The development is currently under con-

struction off 112nd Avenue, near 256thStreet, and the 6,500-square-foot home onlot 1 of the 106-lot development is a CanuckPlace showhome. That means all proceedsfrom the sale of the house will go to CanuckPlace Childrens Hospice.This isnt a lottery house, clarified Paul

Hayes, one of the main developers who hasbeen working to pull this 160-acre (80-acresof which was donated to the District forparkland) project together for almost adecade.Hes working in partnership

with Voth Bros. and First NationalProperties, and said all the major play-ers were quick to agree theyd liketo find a way for this project to helpCanuck Place.The net proceeds of the sale of this

home will support children and fam-ilies who need pediatric palliative carein the Fraser Valley and across BritishColumbia, McNeil elaborated.On behalf of B.C.s children facing life-

threatening illnesses and the families thatlove them we extend our gratitude to theteam behind the Grant Hill Estates CanuckPlace showhome, she said.At least 46 per cent of the children and

families served by Canuck Place are from theFraser Valley. The recent construction of theDave Lede House in Abbotsford will whenits fully operational in 2016 offer great sup-port to all the local families in need, she said,explaining how it will augment the currentfacilities and services offered in Vancouver.A chunk of the $13-million capital needed

to build the Fraser Valley centre has alreadybeen committed from the developers of GrantHills, while they wait for the showhome tosell. It was listed at just under $1.5 million.At the official opening Tuesday, Hayes

announced an offer has been received onthe house, pending the sale of their existinghome. And hes optimistic the local family

will soon be calling Grant Hill Estates home.In the meantime, Hayes gave thanks to

upwards of 70 to 80 different subtrades some in attendance who donated their timeand/or products to bring this to fruition.Its a project of love that took about eight

months to complete in part because of allthe special features and extra detail workadded, Hayes said.This house has a lot of love in it because

of all the people who have donated andgiven to build it, he said, noting he actuallyreceived calls from new trades offering tohelp with the undertaking and the cause.

Honestly, I cant believe all the love thathas been put into the house, Hayes said.About 170 metres above sea level, this

home and the rest in the gated-develop-ment is located on a mountainside. Backingup against a forested area, the developmentoffers stunning views of the valley to thesouth and west, and mountains to the north.Hayes, quite excited about the unique

nature of the project, said about half of thelots have been sold, and purchasers areworking with one of the three approvedbuilders to construct their custom homes thatrange from about $800,000 and up.

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This house has a lotof love in it becauseof all the people whohave donated andgiven to build it.Paul Hayes

During an official unveilingTuesday afternoon, MargaretMcNeil, CEO of CanuckPlace Childrens Hospiceexpressed her gratitude tothe developers of Grant HillEstate and the Canuck Placeshowhome, as well as tothe community and all thetrades who helped constructa 6,500-square-foot homethat will be sold to benefither organization.Roxanne Hooper/TIMES

Melisa Mathot,daughter ofGrant Hill Estatedeveloper PaulHayes, is onsite at the threeshowhomesSaturdaysthroughThursdays, from1 to 4 p.m.

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Dancers come in 2ndTwo Peggy Peat dancers took runner-

up provincial awards in separate com-petitions. Nicole Clark won in a Surreyprovincial competition, and Rachel Uptonwas runner up in the PacWest provincialcompetition. On May 24, Peggy Peatwill be honoured with a performance atMassey Theatre at www.masseytheatre.com.

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Pitt Meadows airport is the base fora training session taking place inMaple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.Mounties will be practising how to

escort VIPs in Pitt Meadows and MapleRidge today (Thursday).Ridge Meadows RCMP Supt. Dave

Fleugel said its a great honour to havethe community chosen for the training.The training is based at the Pitt MeadowsRegional Airport.This basic escort techniques instructs

police officers on how to move inter-nationally protected person motorcades,

or sanctioned special events, throughtraffic safely, Fleugel said. This train-ing will include some realistic trainingscenarios that may result in some minortraffic delays, estimated to be one to twominutes, at some select intersections.Drivers and pedestrians are reminded

to be aware that police direction takesprecedence over traffic lights and signs,Fleugel said.The RCMP want to say thank you

to the public for their cooperation andpatience if they encounter any of thesedelays, Fleugel added. Chances are,if you see a police motorcycle escortedmotorcade, it will be this training group.

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The community, including Hammond residents, dignitaries, andpark staff, came out to celebrate the opening of the EmmelineMohun Park in Hammond on Saturday.

Pitt MeadowsMayor DebWalters, MapleRidge MayorErnie Daykin,Katzie ChiefSusan Miller,and parkscommissionchair DonMitchell wereat the openingceremony ofthe EmmelineMohun Park inHammond onSaturday.

The Fraser River is the backdrop fora new publicly accessible space inHammond that opened Saturday.by Maria Rantanenmrantanen@mrtimes.com

The residents of Hammond can nowaccess the Fraser River waterfront at anew park.On Saturday, the official opening cere-

mony with ribbon-cuttingand plaque-unveilingtook place at the newlyminted Emmeline MohunPark on Wharf Street.Leanne Koehn, an

area resident and oneof the founders of theneighbourhood groupHammond Neighbours,said the park means somuch to both Hammondand Maple Ridge residents because of theaccess it gives to the river.Our town is built all along the water,

but because it began with waterfrontindustries, there are precious few publicaccess points to the Fraser River, shesaid.The view along Wharf Street is beauti-

ful, she added, but most of it is in privatehands.The fact that there is now a public

park there that is welcoming and allowsus access to the water is an amazing feel-ing, Koehn said. The park invites youto come sit by the river, learn about itschanges and moods, and connects us tothe areas history, a time when water wasour main transportation route.The park is named after a Hammond

resident from the 1800s, EmmelineMohun, who owned 555 acres in thearea.The new park, at 20208 Wharf St., was

an empty lot just a year ago, before theDistrict of Maple Ridgecleared away the black-berry brambles and othergrowth.While this was the offi-

cial opening ceremony,Hammond residents havebeen able to use the parksince late October whenthe construction fencescame down.The park is a welcome

addition to the growing energy, connec-tions, and revitalization Hammond isexperiencing, Koehn said.The District of Maple Ridge is currently

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From the untimely death of oneyoung man on the streets of PittMeadows last month comes a fewincredibly moving stories I feelthe need to share.I dont mean to harp on a

tragedy that occurred on theLougheed Highway in PittMeadows on April 16 the sud-den death of 23-year-old CraigLilly but his passing has trulytouched a lot of people.Im not just talking about the

hundreds of friends and familywho came out to say their goodbyes at his recentcelebration of life. Nor, am I speaking of howthose people probably reached out as per thefamilys request and donated to the SPCA inCraigs honour, in lieu of flowers. Honestly, thosekinds of donations are almost a given nowadays,and while appreciated, are not surprising.Im talking about seven Lower Mainland resi-

dents who have literally been given the gift of lifethanks to this young mans thoughtfulness andforesight.It came as a surprise to many of those in

attendance at his wake, but even more of a shockto his family as they gathered at his side in theRoyal Columbian Hospital after the accident,that Craig had chosen years earlier to donate hisorgans in the case of his death.It turns out that as soon as he was legally able

to do so, Craig signed up with Transplant BC tobe a donor (www.transplant.bc.ca), a commend-able act that I hope will inspire others.Im also talking about another all be it

indirect moving story that was spawned fromCraigs death.This one came to me via The TIMES Facebook

last week, and I thank Max Neon for sharing.It just so happened that this father stumbled on

a rest in peace banner for Craig, attached to a bal-loon, that came down along the dikes on a farmin Pitt Meadows.While Im not much for the use of memorial

lanterns because whatever goesup must, at some point, comedown, and the thought of some-thing with a flame potentiallystarting a fire seems counter-intui-tive I much prefer this idea ofa memorial balloon, and this onehad what Max described as somesentimental notes attached.Nice touch, he shared with

The TIMES and its readers. I didnot know Craig, but feel like Iwas meant to find that balloon, asI have a boy born the same year

as Craig.Max went on to explain that hed been going

through some hard times with his son, but thatthe discovery of this balloon proved very cathar-tic.This has helped me to see that some things

are not worth arguing over. Enjoy all the time wehave together, as we wont be here forever, Maxwrote of his unexpected gift.To Craigs family and friends, so sorry for your

loss. And to Craig, RIP. Im sure youre in goodhands now (again). To all who read this, wishingyou all well. Max.I find these stories truly uplifting, and Im

moved to see how one mans life and his actionscan so impact the lives of so many completestrangers. Indeed, Craig, rest in peace.

Teens spread smiles far and wideId also like to present a bouquet of roses to

two young, motivational Maple Ridge women:Jenna Crew and Miranda Tymoschuk.These Grade 12 students from Thomas Haney

Secondary have kicked off a BC Smile campaignthat they hope will be ongoing.The pair is spearheading a student-driven initia-

tive that culminates with a week-long blitz laterthis month featuring an inspirational speakerfrom Washington and a series of public flash-moblike initiatives aimed at spreading happiness.

Stay tuned to The TIMES for more on their initiatives

Opinion

A8 Thursday, May 8, 2014

Our View

Science opensdoors to jobs

We may not always understand thescience involved in our daily lives, fromthe physics that hold up our houses tothe way a certain medication acts in ourbodies. But theres no denying that weall rely on science a lot.

So its little wonder that there areefforts afoot to get more people into thesciences.

Schools take students on field trips orhave guests come into the classroom toshow some of the possibilities of science.

Post-secondary schools open theirdoors to host events. Even astronautChris Hadfield has become an ambassa-dor for science and science education.

Young people, in particular, haveunprecedented opportunities in the com-ing years in so many sectors of the econ-omy and in industries that may not evenexist yet.

A decade ago, who would haveimagined 3D printing, social media man-agement/businesses, private space flight,consumer electric cars, and even com-mercial medical marijuana?

Governments have lots of numbersto toss about, such as the labour short-age expected to hit around 2016 andalready being felt in some sectors suchas the trades, which (even if peopledont always acknowledge it) requiresa high-degree of skill and has plenty ofscience involved.

According to the B.C. governmentlabour market analysis: 1,027,400 job openings are expected

for B.C. between 2010 and 2020. Close to two-thirds of openings

(676,400) will be tied to retiring workersand deaths. The other one-third of job openings

(351,000) will be due to the new jobsthat result from economic growth.And that means education, a willing-

ness to work hard at learning not justfor young people, but for anyone want-ing to change careers will be key.So, seize every opportunity you can to

learn about jobs now and in the future including those not yet conceived.

H.C.

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Dear Editor,My family lives beside Volker Park. My

daughter attended Laity View Elementaryand now attends Westview Secondary.The neighbourhood surrounding Volker

Park is teeming with families, familieswho sought out a neighbourhood withschools and parks that they could utilize.My daughter plays at Volker Park with

her friends, in every season, and almostevery day in the summer.When she plays at Volker Park with her

friends, I dont have any concerns abouther getting attacked and bitten by adog, because VolkerPark contains afenced dog park.If the dog park

was removed, wouldit still be safe for herto play there?Volker Park

is located nearWestview Secondaryand shares a boundary line with LaityView Elementary. The students whoattend those schools walk through VolkerPark every day.Toddlers use the tot jungle gym in

Volker Park, and students attending LaityView use the jungle gym on the sharedboundary line.At any given time of day, you can walk

through Volker Park and see a motherwith a stroller, toddlers running around,or elementary students playing only a fewmetres away from the fenced off-leashdog area.

How is it possible to have dogs, stu-dents, children, toddlers, and parents allprotected?The credit goes to our city for building

a fenced off-leash dog area where dogsare contained, providing protection forthe residents and families who use thispark, making the safety of families andchildren the highest priority.The Volker Park area is an attractive

place for families to buy homes and raisetheir children.Unfortunately, some residents who have

concerns about dogsbarking too early inthe morning and toolate at night havetaken the fight tothe extreme of hav-ing the entire dogpark removed.I have a question

for those who makeup the Maple Ridge

and Pitt Meadows Parks and LeisureServices Commission, who did not, as afirst step, opt to put signage around thepark to clearly outline times of usage fordog owners before they argued to havethe entire park dismantled, and exposeour children:What will they think of their decision if

a child does get bit or injured by a dog?How will they justify the decision to com-pletely remove the fence that separatesdogs and protects children?Sleep well?

P. Justus, Maple Ridge

Volker Park

Dog park keeps children safe

Dear Editor,While the school district

may no longer have a legalobligation (thanks to theMinistry of Education turn-ing transportation over to

local boards) to providefree school busing forsome students, it certainlyhas a moral obligation fora large number of studentsliving in the Albion area.

I can sit on my backdeck and see AlbionElementary, yet my grand-children, who live at thissame address, have totravel more than eightkilometres on narrow ruralroads to attend WhonnockElementary.Students in the sub-

division adjacent to usattend Websters CornersElementary.All of this is because the

school district has beenunable to convince theprovincial government thatwe desperately requireanother elementary schoolhere in Albion.As long as this situation

remains, the district hasa moral obligation to pro-vide free busing for thesestudents.I would love to have my

grandchildren able to walkto school, but that is notpossible.At this point, the school

district provides free bus-ing. To charge these kidsto ride a school bus is thesame as charging a fee,and we know from recentnews that that is not per-mitted.The school district must

stop trying to rearrangethe deck chairs on theTitanic, and simply tellVictoria it is unable to doits job with the moneyprovided.Ian Strachan, Albion-Thornhill

Education

Albion kids need their own school

Environment

Suggested solution all wrongDear Editor,Councillor Al Hogarth was recently quoted as saying,

The natural environment has been decimated by inva-sive species [Hogarth suggests changes to setbacks forstreams, April 15, TIMES].Ironically, the largest decimation to the natural

environment by an invasive species was actually thecouncillor himself, suggesting the current stream set-backs should be decreased. Clearly, Coun. Hogarth is adevelopers dream come true.

Kelly Kaspar, Whonnock

A single Pitt Meadows mother with fivekids is eternally grateful to constructionangels who came to her aid in desperatetimes. Readers responded to the heart-warming story of her unforgettable Mothers Daygift as told by TIMES reporter Troy Landreville.

It is nice to see this story has a happy ending. Goodthings do happen to good people. I believe that every-thing happens for a reason, the stress that you wentthrough gave you strength to be a champion and voicefor other victims and brought out the good in others. Wayto go Trudi!.

Deb Walters [Pitt Meadows mayor]

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Patty Rosby

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Double bass player Les Haddad was among 40 members of the Maple Ridge Concert band whoperformed at the groups spring concert, Fantasia, at St. Georges church on Tuesday night.

Lengthy planning is a part of thebandstand party preparations.A six-hour planning session Sunday

solidified some exciting entertainment,activities, food and yes, even a wedding that will be part of the bandstands bigbirthday bash next month.As if the volunteers with Maple Ridge

Concert Band dont have enough ontheir plate juggling regular practices andperformances with what conductor Ed

Dumas describes as a challenging reper-toire the band has taken on a leader-ship role in organizing a huge party atMemorial Peace Park on Saturday, June14, to celebrate the 20th anniversary ofthe bandstand.In addition to planning for the big

bandstand party and revitalization efforts,the concert band is also gearing up for itsTwilight Tuesdays outdoor Pops in thePark series set for each Tuesday in July.

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Georges laugh entered the roombefore he did.It was more a restrained cacklereally: a loud exuberant littlegrunt to announce he had arrived in thebuilding. And his laugh meant business just like the guy who fol-lowed it into the room.And Ive imagined that

same laugh every time Iwalk by the bandstand,whether Im shopping thefarmers market, taking ina Shakespeare play, or justwatching teenagers hang-ing out.This spring marks the

bandstands 20th anniver-sary.But it was even further

back when George Pricefirst followed his laugh intoThe TIMES office with a setof blueprints under hisarm to announce this towndesperately needed a com-munity magnet downtownand I was about to helphim make it happen.I dont remember but I

probably sighed. Deeply.Because when George

said something was going to happen ithappened sometimes just to stop himfrom telling you it was going to happen.Like I said, he meant business.George was a legion leader and Second

World War vet who had met tougher foesthan the sometimes cynical and civicallylethargic population of Maple Ridge.He never surrendered. Never retreated.

George was instrumental in gettingmore and better legion housing in town,creating an explosion of daffodils sentfrom an appreciative Netherlands down224th Street as a perpetual thank you toCanadian soldiers, and was the drivingforce behind the bandstand when most ofus didnt know what we were missing.But George knew.George was raised, in part, by the

Salvation Army when he was young andhe often said thats why he loved a goodband, a good cause, and a good deal.I looked at the plans and wondered

why we would need a hokey bandstandthat brought up memories of dying Prairietowns where such empty shells were leftunloved and forgotten.I felt a little sorry for George, and the

lost cause hed taken up this time.But he just cackled and told me with a

twinkle in his eyes that hed already beentalking to people. Had them buying intohis idea. Literally.

It was a bit of a state secret at the time,but I think hed be okay with me sayingnow how he managed to get those firstfew crucial dollars and endorsements.He just walked up to business, com-

munity, and political leaders and toldthem that the guy downthe road had already agreedto support the idea andwouldnt they look silly notbuying in.No one had necessarily

done any such thing yet but they all eventuallykicked in money to see hisdream happen.Now, when I walk by

those plaques on the band-stand and hear Georgesgenerous cackle, I canthelp but let out a little grinmyself.Im not laughing at those

who gave so generouslyat the time, and still do,to important causes in ourcommunity. I am celebrat-ing them and George.He not only knew we

needed a bandstand,he knew we needed tobe needed to open our

hearts and our wallets and help create acommunity hub that would become thecentrepiece of our creativity.He just had to help us along a little.And I must admit that Ive tried to emu-

late Georges fundraising techniques inthe past. Ive certainly been thinking a lotabout his nerve recently, as governmentbudget cuts have community organiza-tions all over the place in a tizzy includ-ing one that I am involved with.So be forewarned if you see me coming!I just wish I had a bit more of Georges

chutzpah and unwavering faith. But thetruth is there was only one George Priceand we were lucky to have him for awhile. The rest of us have to look to eachother to find ways and money to keepcreating the community we know weneed. To never retreat. Never surrender.We could follow the lead of the Maple

Ridge Concert Band, which is honouringGeorges spirit so perfectly by starting arefurbishing campaign for the 20th anni-versary. No empty shell here.Maybe the rest of us who are scheming

ways to keep our community vibrant andstrong could all meet at the soon-to-be-spiffy-clean bandstand. If we are quiet wemight all be able to hear George: laughingwith determined glee; telling us we can doit; marching on forward while his brassband plays on.

Force to be reckoned with

Bandstand champs laugh echoes

George was thedriving force behind thebandstand when mostof us didnt know whatwe were missing.

Lynn Easton, a journalist and formereditor of The TIMES, offers reflections oflife in east Maple Ridge and beyond. Sendyour thoughts to lynneaston@shaw.ca.

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